Plans for Break With Austria Are Being Made
Washington reports that the state department is preparing for a possible diplomatic break with Austria over the sinking of the Italian liner Ancona. Austria contends it acted within its rights under international law, while the United States seeks a disavowal. Ambassador Penfield remains central as Vienna’s reply is awaited and Berlin pressures Vienna to reconsider.
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State Department
Austria
Ancona
United States
Vienna
Penfield
United
Wilson
Berlin
Zwiedinek
Woman plans funeral as she lies dying in hospital
New Britain December 29 Mrs Eilen Queenin whose death was reported yesterday laid out her funeral wishes while at New Britain General hospital She told her sister Mrs Margaret Riecker whom to employ for the wake and chapel service and requested the casket cost not exceed $50 She asked friends to skip flowers and instead send the money to Rev J L Sullivan of St Josephs church for masses for her soul.
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New Britain
Eilen Queenin
New Britain General Hospital
Margaret Riecker
J. L. Sullivan
St. Joseph's Church
Vanished on Way Home. Teen Girl Missing Near Mount A
A 17 year old girl, Dee. trace Schooley of Mount A Philadelphia, disappeared last Thursday while returning home for holidays. Reported last seen after alighting a train. police traced her movements but found no clear lead. Relatives and police fear she may have been abducted by strangers, not eloped, with town residents anxious for her safe return.
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Trace Schooley
Ter
William School
Mount Ahiladelphia
Daugher
Rockville
Philadelphia
Taree Town
Worcester Club Sold in New England League Deal
Plans are laid to sell the Worcester baseball club of the New England League to Frank Igelow and John P Lewin. Large stockholders Jesse Burkett John J and Paul McHale announced completion of the sale with the signing of the papers.
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Worcester Baseball Club
Enépad
Frank Igelow
John P.lewin
Jesse Burkett
John .J
Paul McHale
O'ponnell
British steamer sunk by German submarine
Dec 2 Taorden reports the British steamer Morning of 444 tons was sunk by a German submarine. Four crew members were saved.
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Taorden
Beerene
Hle
Germany's Peace Terms Reported by Wolff Agency
Berlin reports from Wolff News Agency citing Neue Zuericher Zeitung outline German peace terms. Indemnity of 4.015 billion dollars plus restoration of overseas colonies by England, a separate Poland, evacuation of Belgium and France, and indemnity transfers linked to Russia debts. Belgium would pay Germany annually to cover its military expenditures, with a German garrison to secure payment. Prince von Buelow associated with possible peace mission. censorship noted as significant.
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Wolff News Agency
Neue Zuericher Zeitung
Zurich
Germany
England
Poland
Russia
Belgium
France
Prince von Buelow
Switzerland
Protest over British interference with American mail
From Holland, Dec 29 The State Department will file a sharply worded protest with the British foreign office over interference with US mail to and from Holland Consul General Skinner reports American mail seized on ships between Holland and the United States The protest cites the eleventh Hague convention and asserts Britain is bound by its terms officials say Britain must explain actions immediately and continue a full investigation into all mail seizures
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Gan Oge
Great Britain
Skinner
United States
State Department
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Germany
Austria-Hungary
France
Iral Skinner
Gene _Sking
Ondence
Neu
French Painting Peace Found After Shipping Mix-Up
New York December 29 W Francklyn Paris trustee of the Museum of Trench Art says Albert Besnard’s painting Peace, once believed lost or stolen, has been located. A Bordeaux cable reports the work was not shipped originally but is aboard the Rochambeau due soon, due to a nursing staff error insured for $20,000.
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Museum of Trench Art
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Mysterij
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Bordeaux
Trance
Hip
Yoakum Beats Gallant in December showdown
Unclear OCR fragment notes Yoakum defeating Gallant on December 29 with Gilbert from Denver involved in a hard-pattling contest. Mentions a stern end to a 15-night stretch and a result over Stanley.
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Britton and Grifithe Fight Foe Johnny
Akron and Chicago boxing scene reports Johnny Britton fought Jack B Britton for twelve rounds in Akron. The claim notes a draw after the lengthy bout, with details unclear due to OCR fragment errors.
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Grifithe
Johnny
Akron
Ono
Akron Fightwe Srg
Jack B Britton
Chicago
Tom Shevlin Dies of Pneumonia in Minneapolis
Thomas L. Shevlin the Yale football coach and lumber magnate died at 7 a m after six days of pneumonia. The Minneapolis native, born 1882, led Yale to key victories including the 1907 and 1910 campaigns and married Elizabeth Shevley. His estate is valued near 20 million. widow and daughter Betty inherit.
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Thomas L. Shevlin
Yale
Chicago
Shevlin
Tom
New Haven
Princeton
Harvard
Tie
Pottstown
Helizabeth Shevley
Kentucky Belle
Betty
Ritchie Dominates Willie In Welterweight Showdown
New York December 29. Ted Lewis Ritchie boxed the American Willie lens to a standstill over ten rounds. Ritchie swung rights and lefts and badly punished his opponent throughout the bout. Willie never gained footing and was heavily outclassed by the former lightweight champion.
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New York
Ted Lewis
Willie
Ritchie
Lens
Fire in Humason Bradley building stock room
A blaze in the Humason Bradley building stock room, a Landers Frary & Clark unit, caused about 10000 dollars in damage. Origin unknown, but the room stored celluloid and the fire spread quickly, threatening broader loss.
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New Britain
Humason-Bradleyuilding
Landers, Frary & Clark
Whaley Wedding in New York City at West He Whaley Dr
Bride Mildred Rhoades Whaley and Mrs Adelbert entered the ceremony in New York last evening at 530 West He Whaley Dr. Frank Oliver Hall presided. Bride's father is vice president of the New Haven railroad. Miss Isbel Lemnan of Philadelphia was maid of honor with Miss Lee Holt and others as bridesmaids. Jerald Barrier Davis of Chicago served as best man with ushers Oscar Graeve and Harry Hughes.
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Der
Rhoades Whaley
Mildred
Adelbert
Olay
Joseph Ey
Whaley
West
Frank Oliver Hall
New Haven Railroad
Isbel Lemnan
Philadelp
Lee Holt
All Sample
Gertrude Adams
Jerald Iarrier Davis
Chicago
Oscar Graeve
Harry Hughes
Mrs Katherine B Davis Resigns as Commissioner of Correction
New York reports Dr Katherine B Davis resigns as commissioner of correction to join Mayor Mitchel's new municipal parole board with a salary of 7500 dollars. She had been appointed commissioner in 1914 after leading Bedford reformatory for women since 1901. Davis is a Vassar and Chicago alumna with an LLD from Mount Holyoke.
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New York
Katherine B. Davis
Correction
Mitchel
New
Municipal Parole Board
Miss Davis
Bedford Reformatory For Women
Harvard Men Ready to Drill at Cambridge
Cambridge Mass December 29 Harvard is on a real war footing as 1200 students begin military drills after Christmas. Captain Constant Cordier of the Fourth Infantry U S A will command the Harvard regiment. A military science course starts January 3 with instruction by regular army officers including Major General Leonard Wood and Captain Halstead Dorey. Archie Roosevelt issued the volunteers call.
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Mass
Harvard
Harvard Regiment of Infantry
War Department
Constant Cordier
Fourth Infantry
Corder
Leonard Wood
Halstead Dorey
Archie Roosevelt
Bernhardt Arrives in Paris Sets Record as Fit
Paris Dec 29 Mme Sarah Bernhardt the famed French actress who had been reported very ill arrived from Bordeaux and declared she is as fit as a fiddle. She said reports of serious illness were false and she will depart for London Friday to fulfill a theatrical engagement.
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Paris
Mme
Sarah Bernhardt
Bordeaux
Mme. Bernhardt
London
Eighteen German Soldiers Die in Train Wreck Near Pogen
Berlin dispatch reports that eighteen German soldiers were killed and 47 wounded when a troop train derailed at Bentschen station near Posen while on furlough.
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Berlin
Sayville Wireless
Bentschen
Pogen
Four Distinct Attacks on the Naval Program Discussed
Democrats in the House confront four distinct attacks on the naval program. The proceedings center on budget priorities, defense spending, and oversight measures as party members debate strategy and response to critics.
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E. R. Sartwell
Majoritenton Kitchin
Washington
Irish Excluded From Conscription Bill Debate
London reports Irish exclusion may accompany a conscription bill amid rising anti preparedness sentiment. Asquith to announce policy next Wednesday? Lloyd George and cabinet push for modified conscription while facing potential resignations in Kitchener McKenna and Henderson camps.
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Ireland
The
Chronicle
Asquith
Commons
David Lloyd-George
Lord Kitchener
United Kingdom
Reginald Mc‘Kenna
Arthur Henderson
Board of Education
Roosevelt Speech Bitterly Scores Ford and Pacifists
Theodore Roosevelt attacked pacifists likened to David Starr Jordan and Henry Ford during the Pan American Scientific congress. Read by Edward A Rose, he condemned resolutions praising lofty names while urging strong action against militarism. He warned against allowing one militarism to foothold and urged wartime resolve as essential to national strength.
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American Scientific Congress
Roosevelt
Edward A. Rose
American Sociological Society
China
Col. Roosevelt
Allies to assume the offensive in the Balkan theatre
From Bucharest reports indicate von Hindenburg may join Mackensen in Balkan and Egyptian campaigns. The front on Greek soil could shift to Serbian soil as the Allies prepare to strike. Bulgaria faces internal friction with Germany and mutiny in the Eleventh regiment at Gumirjina amid Austrian efforts in Montenegro being checked by Serb forces.
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London
Bucharest
von Hindenburg
Near East
von Mackensen
Balkans
Paris
Gumirjina
Echo de Paris
Montenegro
Albania
Tpek
International wrestling bouts end with partial finishes
In New York on December 29, Wladek Zybsuko the Polish champion and John McGrath of Ireland quit early in their finish match after 1 hour 40 minutes without a fall. The Masked Marvel defeated Demetrios Tofalos of Greece in 30 minutes, and Strangler Lewis pinned Albert Miller in four minutes and nine seconds.
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Wladek Zybsuko
John McGrath
Ireland
Grapplers
Demetrios Tofalos
Greece
Strangler Lewis
Albert Miller
Mrs. Von Claussen Weds 9 in New York
Ida Von Claussen, formerly at Middle Town State Hospital for the insane, was married to Francis Albert Dona of Philadelphia in a Washington Heights church ceremony conducted by Rev. J. J. Price. Claussen had once threatened to sue President Roosevelt over interference with her official ambitions abroad.
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Ida von New York
Claussen
Middletown State Hospital
Yeaterday
Franets Alpert Dona
Philadelphia
Washington Heights Methodist Episcopal Church
von Claussen
Roosevelt
Receiver Sought for Middlesex Chemical Company Debtor
Bridgeport Dec 29 Harry J Dietrich of Mount Vernon NY has applied in superior court for the appointment of a receiver for the Middlesex Chemical company debtor to the extent of 300000 He owns one tenth of the shares in a concern with a 1000000 capitalization and seeks legal relief in court
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Chemical Company
Bridgeport
Harry J. Dietrich
Mount, Vernon
N. Y
Middlesex Chemical Company
Two Taunton Children Die in Sooty Bedroom Fire
In Taunton Massachusetts on December 29 the four and five year old children of Mr and Mrs Edward A Murphy of 22 Wales Street suffocated in their bedroom while parents were at a wake. The gas jet ignited the bed clothes and authorities say the fire caused their deaths.
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Taunton
Mass
Edward A. Murphy
Wales Street
True Love Stock at Zero
Mrs George L Brown formerly Mabel King daughter of Gen Horatio C King of Brooklyn sues for divorce in Stamford charging intolerable cruelty and habitual intoxication. Brown a New York stock broker son of Belden B Brown heir to wealth valued at 250000 alimony of 83233 33 and custody of their 11 year old daughter Elizabeth. Married in Brooklyn January 2 1902 they have lived apart months. daughter largely in mother’s care.
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Stamford
George L. Brown
Mabel C. King
Horatio C. King
Brooklyn
Brown
New York
Belden B. Brown
George A. Hoyt
Pennsylvania Coal Company
Elizabeth
Woman Seriously Injured In Hartford Car Crash
Hartford December 29 A woman Mrs Jey Parsons 57 of East Hart was struck by an automobile on the way to St Francis Hospital to visit her daughter Harriet. She was severely injured and died later in the hospital. Henry Hall of Hartford was involved in the crash.
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Harriet
St. Francis’ Hospital
Jey Parsons
East Hart
Henry Hall
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