Rockefeller Foundation to probe mine strike roots and broader industrial tensions
John D. Rockefeller Jr announced a foundation inquiry into the Colorado mine dispute and similar uprisings nationwide. The plan seeks root causes and public information on the foundation’s industrial relations work, with details to follow in a comprehensive report.
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John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Rockefeller Foundation
Colorado
Colorado Fuel and Iron Company
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John D. Rockefeller
Propsar
Broadway
New York
Greene
Ker Foundation
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Fedon
India
Bei Holly
Foundaeontion
Dons costl y gems then shoots herself
Mrs Agnes Bain Raver 28 wife of Harry R Raver president of All Star Feature Co operated on after shooting self in Placid Hall apt 736 Riverside Dr near 151st St She admitted attempt but gave no reason and told police I did it but I wont tell why She and a Japanese servant John with 77 year old daughter Julia were present as the revolver fired The bullet lodged below the heart and she was in serious condition at Washington Heights Hospital The husband listed as in Philadelphia and contacted at the Harris Theatre was en route to the hospital
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Harry R. Raver
All Star Feature Company
West Forty-second Street
Augustus Thomas
Placid Hall Apartments
Riverside Drive
151St Street
Washington Heights
Edward Wallace Lee
President McKinley
Wealthy yachtsman names masseur as thief trap
Robert Walton Goelet, of 591 Fifth Avenue, had Dr. Robert E. Moore, 50, arrested after a staged money trap. Detectives blocked Moore as he left Goelet’s home after a treatment, finding $90 in marked bills missing from $350 placed for the sting. Goelet had noted many small sums vanished over time and blamed Moore.
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Fifth Avenue
Robert E. Moore
West Forty-seventh Street
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Mr.Goelet
Dr. Moore
Frazer and
Deitsch
Moore
End to Anti-Japanese Law Promised by Wilson and Bryan
The Rev Tr El Tsumsahoma said in Honolulu that he had assurances from President Wilson and Secretary Bryan they would strive to end California anti Japanese statutes. He spoke to Japanese residents during a stopover homeward to Japan from America. The report notes a pledge at a political gathering and reflects ongoing diplomatic pressure over immigration law.
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Japan
América
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Bryan
California
Congress Faces Troubled Session Ahead
The 63rd Congress opens with fights over Wilson policy in Mexico and war readiness, plus debates on prohibition, suffrage, Philippine independence, and merchant ship purchase. Wealth of measures faces scrutiny with hopes to finish by March 4.
Forty War Vessels At Dardanelles In Baltic Dispatch
Copenhagen dispatch reports forty British and French warships gathered off the Dardanelles with intent to press through. Fortifications are said to be strengthened and minefields cover the water, making passage unlikely. French ships are noted among the Mediterranean fleet. Turkish defences are described as weak, with German officers directing strengthening work.
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Grey pledges Britain would not invade Belgium
London report of a 1913 conversation between Sir Edward Grey and the Belgian Minister records Grey denying Britain ever contemplated invading Belgian neutrality. He stressed Britain would not be first to violate Belgium and urged respect for neutral states unless Belgian neutrality is violated by another power.
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Great Britain
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Edward Grey
Brussels
Belgium
England
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Germany
Airmens Bomb Drops Near German Cities
Russian aviators reportedly dropped bombs over Breslau forts while a Kaiser conference was held in Breslau. German officials later acknowledged French air raids on Freiburg in the Breisgau targeting aviation hangars in a reported official dispatch.
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NEW York Times
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London Daily News
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Kaiser's Return Disappoints as East Front Woes Grow
Airmen worry Kaiser returns to Berlin from the East front amid public disappointment. The Kaiser fears Russian airmen trailing him wherever he goes. He feels uneasy about the East Prussian situation and must rely on von Hindenburg's strategy, which conflicts with his views.
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Zeppelin Loses Fight Over Northern France
The Daily Mail reports a Zeppelin balloon clashed with three British planes in Northern France. The airship maneuvered poorly and failed to deploy explosives. bullets pierced its envelope and caused it to crumple.
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London
The
Daily Mail
France
Scotch Non-Refillable Bottles Sold by Edin Adv Co
Andrew Usher and Burgh distribute Scotch in non-refillable bottles via the Edin Adv Co. This notice references GFESS ETRIFE Scotch and related branding in a historical advertisement context.
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Edin
Andrew Usher & Burgh
British Warship Ashore Off Jersey Coast
A four funnel vessel believed to be a warship went aground three miles north of North Beach Life-Saving Station amid a northeast gale near Ocean City Maryland. Rescue boats could not reach the ship due to heavy seas and fog. observers noted fighting tops and a distant searchlight before she vanished from view.
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North Beach
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Itasca Goes to Rescue of Stranded Warship Off Ocean City
Reports from Ocean City and nearby points say a large warship of unknown name and nationality ran ashore south of Ocean City as a fierce northeastern storm raged along the coast. The revenue cutter Itasca and a seagoing tug were dispatched to aid. Naval officials suspect the vessel may be a British cruiser.
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Ocean City
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Itasca
Navy Receives Distress Report Off Ocean City Maryland
The Navy said a telegram reported a man of war in distress off Ocean City. The Itasca sailed from Norfolk to assist. Vessels Terry and Perkins were not nearby. Officials conclude the distressed ship is likely a foreign warship with four smokestacks, not an American vessel. The armored cruiser Washington is the only U S ship with four stacks, stationed at Philadelphia.
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Perkins
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Atlantic
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TUGS SAVE CONSTELLATION OFF SHORE GALE ENDS AT NORFOLK
The historic frigate Constellation, with two anchors missing yet intact, was towed to the Norfolk Navy Yard by naval tugs after a gale drove it near shore off Ocean View. Twenty crewmen aboard. towline broke and fouled Ontario’s propeller, prompting a call for aid as the vessel drifted. The Cape Charles Lightship also broke from moorings. Continued on Page 6.
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German Forces Report Mixed War Progress Across Fronts
Official wartime dispatches describe evacuations near Bethune and counterattacks around Altkirch, with French assaults repelled and prisoners taken. Reports claim Allied gains in Poland and southern regions, while Vienna cites continued fighting in the Carpathians and low intensity on other fronts.
Destruction in Rheims Described by Perris
G H Perris writes from Rheims describing German bombardment and its impact on the city for The Daily Chronicle. He notes partial destruction, damaged facades at Rheims Cathedral, and loss of lives while contrasting Rheims with nearby towns and wine cellars.
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London
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Daily Chronicle
Rheims
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Epernay Road
St. Remi
Germany Calls Up Last Landsturm Men
German General Staff orders the second Landsturm mobilization with a nationwide posting of an active service date on the 20th. to bolster morale officials seek hero worship of General von Hindenburg and even rename Zarzbe in Silesia to Hindemburg with his consent.
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Rumania Weighs Entry to War Reports Say
Geneva dispatch quotes Bucharest indicating Rumania will join Allies. King Ferdinand and most officials favor entry, except Finance Minister Marghiloman. Timing under debate to avoid winter campaign. concerns Bulgaria and Greece with unclear concessions. Also report from Petrograd: Russian Caucasus army seizes Sarai Kol and Bashkal near Persian border on Dec 6.
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Journal de Genéve
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Rumania
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Paris
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Khoi
Persia
Ostend Burning Report Supposed Fire From Bombardment
Ostend is reported to be burning with the fire thought to be caused by bombardment from British ships or by German action. The message was submitted to the Press Bureau under all reserve and neither confirmed nor denied.
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Dunkirk
London Daily Chronicle
Ostend
Furious Battle for Polish Railroad Centre Rages On
German forces push toward Lodz and surrounding rail hubs in Russian Poland, aiming to cut Warsaw’s vital lines. Reports say Germans hold Lodz after heavy fighting, with reinforcements driving a wedge from Thorn and Kal ish into Polish rail corridors as Russians press toward Przemyśl and Budapest.
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Hungary
Budapest
German bombardment hammers Lodz amid fierce assaults
Petrograd correspondent reports Lodz under severe bombardment as German forces from Mackensen’s line attack the city. Civilians flee into cellars as shells explode, fire, and tramways burn. Food scarcity grows and German infantry press advances near Zeierz and Lowicz.
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Zeierz
Lowicz
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