Resignation of Austrian ministers follows Kaiser visit
Reports confirmed by a Wiener Zeitung autograph letter say Austrians ministers Heinold D udynski Schuster Von Bennett and Baron Engel Von Mainfelder resigned. Emperor Francis Joseph accepted with provisions for possible recall and new appointments among top officials. The Vienna visit by Emperor William sought peace talks and possible territorial pledges.
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Associated Press
Amsterdam
London
Franbois Joseph
Wiener Zeitung
Vienna
Karl Heinold D'Udynski
Interior
Rudolf Schuster von Bennett
Baron Engel von Mainfelder
Finance
Herr von Spitzminster
Commerce
William
Francis Joseph
Austria
Rome
Paris
Madrid
Vatican
Berlin
Tngland
Milwaukee Rail Wreck Is Fatal
An eastbound Chicago Milwaukee St Paul Columbian passenger train No 18 derailed near Freeman Washington after a broken rail. One brakeman was killed and three passengers injured. The observation car flipped over as two sleepers derailed.
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Associated Press
Spokane
Wash
Chicago
Milwaukee
St. Paul
Freeman
Germans Resort to Field Mines and Air Battles Along Somme
Berlin reports German mines damage British trenches on the western front while French artillery fights along the Somme and Artois. A French plane attacked two German machines. one was brought down near the lines and a barrage damaged barracks near Lens.
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Somme
Berlin
London
Labrassee
Paris
War Office
Frise
Artois
Doul
Lens
Fourteen Bodies From Mine No 2 In Boomer Explodes
Boomer West Virginia December 1 fourteen miners died in Mine No 2 of the Boomer Coat and Coke company after a blowout shot exploded yesterday crippling about 300 workers. Rescuers recovered fourteen bodies and later found five more buried miners alive in critical condition. They were rushed to a hospital while inspectors and engineers coordinate the search.
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Boomer
W. Va
Boomer Coat and Coke Company
Bureau of Mines
Marines Protect American Lives at Los Mochis
Wireless dispatch from Topolobampo reports Admiral Winslow with US Marines arriving off Los Mochis to investigate conditions at the American colony. Refugees fear protection shortfalls and many Americans refuse to return. Reports from Donza station cite Villa forces near Carranza lines with 500 suspected Villa troops captured.
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Topolobampo
Mexico
San Diego
Cal
Admiral Winslow
Sandiego
United States Marines
Winslow
Los Qfochis
Los Mochis
Carranza
Villa
Don
San’ Blas
Sinaloa
Navajo
Sonora
Interior
Sanque Grande
John Lehr
Appalling Losses for Italians at Isonzo Front
Berlin dispatch reports from the front say appalling Italian losses on the Isonzo while seeking to take Gorizia. Austro-Hungarian lines remain firm as both sides repair damage nightly amid heavy artillery and infantry assaults.
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Isonzo
Associated Press
Berlin
Sayville
Gorizia
Cummins Proposes Army Reform as Continental Army Substitute
Senator Cummins announced a bill to improve army efficiency by strengthening the national guard and converting several posts into officer training schools. The measure acts as a substitute for the administration’s continental army plan and bars the national guard from police duty. Cummins, a leading GOP presidential hopeful, also comments on party unity, senate cloture, and rural credit legislation.
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Journal
Washington, D. C
Senator Cummins
National Guard
Continental Army
Cummins
Japan Financier Favors Six-Power Peace Plan
Baron Wiichi Shibusawa, visiting New York, endorses a six power peace alliance including United States, Great Britain, France, Russia, Italy and Japan. He cites talks with Harvard President Emeritus Charles W. Eliot and aims to rally business leaders to support a future US led coalition. He sees postwar China as a major cooperative field, noting US capital and science versus Japan’s proximity and understanding of Chinese peoples.
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Associated Press
New York City
N. Y
Wiichi Shibusawa
United States
Great Britain
France
Russia
Italy
Japan
San Francisco
New York
Charles W. Eliot
Harvard University
America
Uu.s
U. S
China
Confesses to Part in Plot Against U.S.
Cleveland reporters relay a federal probe into a confession by Dr. E. W. Ritter about plots against U.S. munitions plants. Ritter, arrested for a 5 cent counterfeit charge, is held on 5000 dollars bail. He claims a noble lineage and says he invented liquid fire, a claim denied by officials.
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Cleveland
O.C
Cyrus Locher
E. W. Ritter
Ritter
United States
Clare Darby
Emerich W. Ritter von Rettaghe
U S Will Protest Seizure of Boats
The U S State Department in Washington instructed Ambassador Page in London to seek from Britain whether two Trans Atlantic company vessels seized under the American flag would be requisitioned without prize court proceedings. Richard Wagner of the company reported that British attorneys planned to act today to pursue vessel requisition.
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Washington, D. C
Page
London
Richard Wagner
Explosion at Dupont Plant Sparks Anxiety After Disaster
A flare up explosion at Dupont Powder plant in Carney's Point New Jersey was seen from Wilmington Delaware at dawn. No injuries from that blast were reported, but concern rose after yesterday's Hagley disaster with several deaths and many injured. Officials say the cause may be unknown and a formal inquest will be held. investigators work to verify victim lists.
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Wilmington
Del
Dupont
Carney’s Point
N. J
Delaware River
Planta
New Jersey
Hagley
Edwin Davis
Louis Booker
Nichols
Cloture Ruling Stumbling Block in Senate Caucus
Washington December 1 Democrats in caucus failed to agree on a rule to provide cloture for debate postponing action until tomorrow. The special committee was not ready for a definite recommendation but will seek a proposal tomorrow. The caucus deferred Friday election of a president pro tempore. Kern said the delay aimed at harmony. Chilton was elected vice chair, Lewis kept as party whip, and Kern named the string committee members. Lea, Smith, and Clarke retire from the committee.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
Kern
Chilton
West Virginia
Lewis
Ilinois
Martine
Owen
Chamberlain
Thomas
Des Moines Doctor Found Guilty of Drug Act Violation
Des Moines Indiana December 1 Dr Samuel Aliller an East Des Moines physician was found guilty by a federal court jury of violating the Harrison drug act. The jury was out five hours he was indicted on two counts selling morphine and failing to make proper entry of sales. He was found guilty on the first count with a maximum penalty of 2000 dollars fine or five years in the penitentiary. The physician claimed he was giving his patient a reduction treatment hoping to effect a cure.
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Des. Moines
Samuel Aliller
Rail network builds near Riga front warns of advance base
Paris dispatch cites Charles Rivet reporting German rail and telegraph systems to connect with Field Marshal Von Hindenburg along the Riga Dvinsk front. Three main lines from East Prussia to Riga Dvinsk operate with regular schedules. electric tramways serve villages around Poniedwisch. The network suggests Riga Dvinsk could be base for an advance on Petrograd.
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Associated Press
Paris
Marshal von Hindenburg
Riga-Dvinsk
Charles ‘Rivet
Temps
Petrograd
East’ Prussia
Riga Dvyinsk
Poniedwisch
M. Rivet
Riga Dvinsk
Rumanian King jeered after speech today
Paris dispatch reports opening session of Romanian Parliament interrupted by cries of down with the government. King Ferdinand barely began his speech before Mille and the interventionists clashed with government supporters, a general fight breaking out as the king left.
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Paris
Berne
Mafin
Ferdinand
M.mille
Fraud Revealed in Belgian Loan Trade in Paris
Paris December 1 5 15 a m Omer Boulanger head of the Belgian committee in Paris and Edmond De Vries Jules Armand Samuel Brussels stock brokers were arrested on charges of illegal traffic in Belgian bank notes The Bank of France will cash Belgian notes up to 500 francs every fortnight for Belgian refugees with the amount and date endorsed on their passports Police allege the men bought large quantities of notes in Holland and Belgium then used many refugees to swap notes at the Bank of France Boulanger was a former chauffeur to King Leopold reportedly amassing 500000 francs
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Associated Press
Paris
Omer Boulanger
Belgian Committee of
Edmond de Vries Jules
Armand Samuel
Brussels
Bank of France
Holland
Belgium
Bank of
France
M. Boulanger
Leopold
King George Leaves Palace for Alexandra Birthday Visit
London officials report King George left Buckingham Palace for the first time since his return from France after an accident to visit Queen Mother Alexandra on her birthday.
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King
Palace
London
England
France
George
Queen Mother
Alexandra
Bulgarian Claims Big Capture in Cerna Valley a Balkan News Dispatch
In Bucharest Balkan reports claim 500000 entente troops in the Balkans and bold Bulgarian advances. Official statements describe Prisrend capture with 15000 to 17000 Serb prisoners, 50 field guns, 20000 rifles, and large war materiel seized. Bulgarian forces crossed the upper Cerna, retaking bridges toward Monastir while Anglo French lines retreated. French and Montenegrin notes add continued battles and cold weather hindering actions. Martial law imposed in Jefferson Parish after lottery shop raids and unrest.
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Prisrend
Priszendand
Upper
Cerna
Monastir
Vardar
Paris
Flotcha
Bosnia
Gorazada
Weather Town Illinois Forecast Tonight Slightly Colder
The forecast calls for fair skies in Weather Town and across Illinois with a slight drop in temperature tonight. Thursday looks fair with continued mild conditions and no precipitation expected.
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Illinois
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