Turkey Will Reply to Italian Note
Rome reports the Turkish chargé d affaires assured the Italian foreign office that Ankara will provide a satisfactory explanation for the attack on the Italian consulate at Hodeida. He met the foreign office twice in four hours and said a reply to Italy's representations would come soon. There is strong belief the matter will be settled without war, aided by German influence on Constantinople to prevent a clash.
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Italy
Rome
Foreign Office
Hodeida
Porte
Turkey
Germany
Constantinople
Allies Claim to Have Made Slight Gains
British troops capture a small forest west of Wytschaete used by German artillery as fighting rages along the 300 mile front from the Belgian frontier to the Somme. French gains west of Hollebeke and in the Argonne with defensive pressure from German counterattacks. In Alsace German artillery active. St Leonard station bombarded. heavy fighting reported near Ypres and Armentieres with ongoing bombardment and replacements of exhausted regiments.
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Hollebeke
Argonne
Vosges
St. Die
St. Leonard
Alsace
Tys
Wytschaete
Yser Canal
Somme
Crouey
St. Dic
Steinbach
Uffholtz
Metz
Strassburg
Mauthausen
West Flanders
von Beimling
Ypres
Warneton
St. Eloi
Ypres-Menin Road
Armentierres
Courtrai
Roulers
Sultan Plagues Blame for War on the Allies
Constantinople reports the sultan blaming the Allies for the war in a Turkish parliament address. He cites Russian attacks in the Black Sea and says Britain and France began hostilities at the frontiers. He calls for a holy war per a fetwa and vows to resist with his land and sea forces. The scene opened with ceremonies as Goltz von der Goltz attended and the Egyptian khediver joined beforehand. The president stated war was forced and Turkey must endure until peace.
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Sultann
Black Sea
England
France
Turkey
Russia
Asia
Africa
Germany
Austria-Hungary
Bulgaria
Goltz Pacna
Baron von der Goltz
Wilson Delays Action On Panama Canal Torpedo Boats Request
Zone Washington December 15 The United States government awaits further information from Colonel Goethals before acting on his request to send torpedo boat destroyers to enforce neutrality in the Panama Canal Zone. President Wilson declined to comment further on the Panama situation.
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Washington
United States
Toethals
Panama Canal Zone
Wilson
Panama
Cubs Mascot to Die in New Year’s Execution
Chicago reports Clara Maduro the Cubs brown bear mascot has grown too large and is inclined to break loose at times. She will be executed New Year’s morning as a safety measure by order of officials in Chicago.
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Cubs
Chicago
Clara Maduro
Chicago Cubs
Clara
Two Steamers Wrecked Near Oporto
A wireless dispatch reports the British steamer Silurian and a Dutch Royal Mail steamer wrecked near Oporto. Thirty four Dutch crewmen were drowned in the incident.
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Lisbon
Oporto
Cold Wave Grips New York Including Food Shelters
New York grapples with the first winter cold snap as temperatures fall from 47 to 12 above zero. Thousands seek aid with 1500 at the municipal lodging house and 1600 at missions and bread lines. Winter storm from the north meets Atlantic gales as forecasters warn of even colder weather.
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New York
Salvation Army
Ileischmann and
Bowery Mission
KATZER'S REPLY REPORTED BY WERNER IN BERLIN
Frederick Werner reports Emperor William's reply to the Reichstag sorrow over Admiral Graf von Spee's squadron loss. The emperor pledges united resolve in battle for existence, trust in God, and turning the hour of trial into a blessing for the nation and fatherland.
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Frederick Werner
Berlin
Reichstag
Graf von Spee
Emperor William
England Ready for Winter Campaign Narratives
By Herbert Temple London December 15 government release details Field Marshal Sir John French staff narrative reporting preparations for winter campaign. It notes enhanced communications trenches heating and supply transport efficiency. Weather warmer with rain. British guns silenced German guns. infantry sapping and artillery improved.
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Herbert Temple
London
John French
Flanders
France
Hazebrouck
Lodz
Charities taxed as Cleveland endures freezing night
Zero weather grips Cleveland Ohio as charitable groups max out capacity to feed and clothe seekers. Last night all free lodging houses were crowded while temperatures hovered around zero and slipped to 2 degrees below.
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Cleveland
Christmas gifts urged to fit trains for front men
Brief items from multiple cities report military officials asking the public to limit Christmas gifts to small, numerous parcels so all can fit on trains. Other notes cover a boycott of a WWI song by Irish American groups, a separation suit over alleged cruelty, a tale of a tail-less rabbit supposedly fitting its tail to a matching carcass, a Kings County DA staff hike for health, sea loss and recovery of lumber, and a bachelor will offering $50 to any wife proven to be his spouse from a $100,000 estate.
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Paris
New York
Tipperary
The
Irish Women’s Council
Mrrs
Maud L. Watts
Jennie
Sayville
N. Yy
John 8
Wells
Cropsey
Kings County
Southampton
N. Y
Elmer Smith
Montclair
Robert L. Kenne
One Out of Every Ten Paupers in Chicago
Chicago report by the board of county commissioners shows that one out of every ten residents is a pauper. During the year 260,000 Cook county residents received partial or full support at public expense. Cook county’s total population is about 2,500,000, with over 50,000 cared for in public institutions. Food clothing and fuel were provided for about 200,000 more.
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Chicago
Board of County Commissioners
Cook County
Explosion destroys two story house in Cleveland fatalities rise
Cleveland officials launched a rigid inquiry into the deadly gas explosion at 116 Madison avenue. At least nine people are dead and ten injured, with two missing. Police and fire crews search the ruins as investigators seek the cause and accountability. Victims include several children from the rooms above a photo studio. The blast blew out walls and started a blaze amid frigid weather, with gas pressure believed high.
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Madaison Avenue
Mary Ingst
Michael Haner
Maggalena Piatka
Susie Piatka
Margaret Piatka
Joseph Piatka
Jacob Piatka
Anna Haner
Tony Haner
Woman Finds Gas Leak With Match Threatens Boarding House Fire
Hartford report details a gas leak found by Mrs. Peter Dolan at 28 West Street. She entered the cellar with a lighted match triggering an explosion and fire. Firemen arrived quickly, using chemical lines to keep the blaze from spreading. Damages under $100. Clean-up completed without major injury.
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Hartford
West Street
Peter Dolan
Sale of Highlanders Nears Final Deal
Ban Johnson said he expected to meet Col. Jacob Ruppert Jr. soon to close the sale of the New York Yankees. Ruppert had indicated he would purchase the American League team and would build a ball park in New York, with one of the country’s best grounds.
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Chicago
Ban Johnson
Jacob Ruppert, Jr
French Lick
Ind
New York Yankees
French Lick Springs
Col. Ruppert
New York
Johnson
Russian Wedge in Position of Danger Averting Cracow Siege
Berlin dispatch reports German analysts say Russian forces in southern Poland retreat is likely after heavy casualties in western Galicia. The wedge near the Vistula is endangered as Russian units withdraw toward Ivangorod. General Ruszki is ill with dysentery and two German generals, Von Martinez and Von Briesen, were killed in action.
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Sremfiewa River
Galicia
Vistula
Ruszki
Poland
von Martin
von Briesen
Russians Driven Back Fifty Miles in Galicia
Steven Burnett reports from Vienna via Berlin and Amsterdam that Russian forces attempting to reach Cracow from the southeast have been driven back about 50 miles to the plain of Allenthal. Austrian forces report heavy Russian losses and many prisoners as pursuit continues in western Galicia with ongoing engagements.
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Steven Burnett
Vienna
Berlin
Amsterdam
Cracow
Allenthal
Galicia
Ottoman cruiser bombards Sebastopol fortress
In a Dec 15 report the Turkish minister of marine announced that an Ottoman cruiser bombarded the Russian fortress of Sebastopol on the Black Sea. The action underscores ongoing naval operations amid the Russo Turkish conflict.
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Constantinople
Berlin
Amsterdam
Sebastopal
Black Sea
Swedish Legation Denies Plans to Enter War
London dispatch reports rumors of a December 1819 Malmo conference where kings of Sweden Denmark and Norway might discuss joining the war. The Swedish legation emphatically denied any such move, stating the aim was to protect Scandinavians and to maintain strict neutrality.
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John C. Foster
London
Sweden
Denmark
Norway
Malmo
Gustave
Eloping Millionaire and Bride Return
New York dispatch reports Mr. Carl Tideman of Worcester Massachusetts and his 21 year old bride Mrs. Tideman returning from Bermuda aboard the Trinidad. Tideman a 55 year old millionaire heads the invention and managing department of Reed and Prince Manufacturing while his wife worked as a telephone operator in the plant. The marriage faced opposition from the bride’s mother Eliza beth Nakashian prompting the elopement.
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New York
Trinidad
Bermuda
Carl Tideman
Worcester
Mass
S Tideman
Tideman
Elizabeth Nakashian
Reed and Prince Manufacturing Company
Johnny Evers Nearing End Of Pneumonia Crisis
New York report states Johnny Evers of the Boston Braves is passing through a pneumonia crisis at the Hotel Somerset after more than a week of illness. Dr. Herridy predicts the worst is over by nightfall and a rapid recovery ahead.
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New York
Johnny Evers
Boston Braves
Somerset
America Again Demonstrates Her Financial Strength
On December 15 in New York America again showed financial strength as stock trading opened with broad advances. International shares led gains with U S Steel Great Northern Southern Pacific Canadian Pacific New York Central and B and O among top movers. Mexican Petroleum jumped eight points before giving back gains while Canadian Pacific and other issues also rose, signaling buoyant mood on the floor.
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U.S. Steel
Great Northern
Southern Pacific
Canadian Pacific
New York Central
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange Committee
Amalgamated Copper
American Cotton Oil
St. Paul
Rio Grande
Wire
L. V
Utah Copper
Westinghouse
Rhode Island
U. S. Rubber
Nevada Consolidated Copper
Reading
Consolidated Gas
American
Exchange
Fism
Steel
Anaconda
Mexican Petroleum
Recapture of Belgrade Officially Announced
Nish via Tondon Dec 15 The recapture of Belgrade was officially announced in a despatch from King Peter. The king called the cabinet to the minister of war for a large celebration and said with God’s help and the noble army they expect to drive invaders from Serbia soon.
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Nish
Tondon
Belgrade
Peter
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Food and Shelter
Katser
Watts
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Highlanders
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Czar
Tatty
Ivangorod
America
Charles W. Storm
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