01 Dec 1914
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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1914
Page
1
Government officials say the formation of a commission by President Wilson to handle coal strike controversies brings hope. The action follows ongoing tensions with the Colorado Operators Coal Company and potential market uncertainties as officials stay in close contact with the situation.
A federal commission led by Seth Low Charles Mills and Patrick Gilday will study potential disputes between operators and miners rather than current strife. Howel Davies and W R Fairley will continue mediations as the president outlines a peace instrument to curb future troubles. Wilson proposed a similar temporary settlement plan, accepted by miners and rejected by operators over the commission concept.
A Norwegian steamship in tow of a British cruiser is being brought to Halifax as a prize of war. The vessel carries a cotton cargo but is suspected of contraband of war.
London reports King George has traveled to join the army headquarters in France to exchange greetings with President Poincare and assess Allied operations on the Continent.
Telegraph reports from London and Petrograd describe heavy Russian bombardment of Cracow fortress and suburbs, with fires in one district. Dispatches claim Russian forces breached German lines near Lowicz, capturing prisoners and guns as they push through Galicia toward Milesia amid harsh winter conditions.
Berlin dispatch says Major General Ludendorff promoted to lieutenant general and seen as likely to replace General Helmath Von Moltke as chief of the German general staff. Von Moltke is reported jailed at Homburg. A Danish letter cited by Copenhagen papers notes the Kaiser dismissed his plans.
J B Jordan a janitor at the First Methodist church in Mount Pleasant is under arrest on murder charges for his nineteen year old daughter Inez who died November 18 from poisoning pancakes. The mother and brother were present during the incident. George C Tilyou, prominent Coney Island amusements owner, died in Brooklyn at age 52 after an intestinal illness.
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