Palermo torpedoed off Spanish coast with Americans aboard
The Italian steamship Palermo carrying twenty five American crew and forty seven American horse tenders was torpedoed off the Spanish coast. One American sailor died in a Palafrugell hospital. Three others were seriously wounded and three injured in the attack. The ship, 9203 tons gross, had two three inch guns mounted aft for defence and carried no passengers. It sailed from New York November 15 bound for Genoa and Spezia via Gibraltar.
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Palermo
Palafrugell
Spain
New York
Genoa
Spezia
Gibraltar
Three More Vessels Sunk in War Report
London reports Lloyds sinking of bosses Bossi 1462 tons and Draupner 1126 tons. Vesna landed eighteen crew from Sao Nicolau, formerly Dors Horn, sunk by submarine. Sao Nicolau 2629 tons last seen at St Vincent. 242 Norwegian ships destroyed since war start, 182 steamers totaling 281,628 tons, insured for 145 million kroner. Madeira port shelled. $1000 damage to Salinge Magnus offices in Funchal.
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Lloyds
Bossi
Draupner
Vesna
Lisbon
Dors Horn
Sao Nicolau
Dora Horn
Rostock
H. C Horm
Lubeck
St. Vincent
Cape Verde Islands
Christiania
New York
Funchal
Madeira Islands
Salinge & Magnus
Germans Attack at Loos After Failed Raid Says War Office
London reports from the Franco-Belgian front say south of Loos the enemy after heavy bombardment attempted a raid in large numbers but it failed. Elsewhere there is nothing new. Sub-Lieutenant Nungesser shot down two airplanes within three hours, bringing his total to twenty. No other significant developments on the French front.
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London War Office
London
Loos
Nungesser
Paris War Office
Dr Edwards Olive Tablets Adverts Claim Health Boost
Pimply faces and dull feelings are said to improve with Dr Edwards Olive Tablets, a vegetable laxative touted as a mild calomel substitute. The copy urges taking one or two nightly for a week to feel and look better, with 10c and 25c price points advertised.
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Dr. Edwards
Acre
Conmenon
Archbold Dies In New Jersey Oil Pioneer Dies at 90
John D Archbold influential Standard Oil leader and longtime trustee dies after a two week illness following an operation for appendicitis. Wealth estimated near 100 million. Funeral Thursday with Rockefeller relatives among mourners. Survived by widow a son and two daughters. Archbold helped engineer Standard Oil dissolution in 1911 and led the company afterward. He was a prominent fighter in the oil combination and testified often in government anti trust cases.
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Tarrytown
N.Y
Gbebeta
Archbold
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
Offeer
Varios Order Enterprises
John D. Rockefeller
Willian Rockefeller
Tarry Town
John F. Archbold
Thomasville
M. M. van Beuren
Newhart
Armar D. Saunderson
Lyndhurst
England
John J. Archbold
Standard 68
John D. Rouitefelle
Himeetr
Trust
Standard Oil
Berlin daily hints at near business peace talks
Berlin Tageblatt predicts a near term business peace acceptable to both sides noting Poland's independence and shrinking German appetite to annex Belgium. Vossische Zeitung also contemplates peace and suggests American envoy Gerard may be returning with a proposal, urging Germany to treat Wilson as messenger not arbiter.
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London
Berlin
Poland
Belgium
Tageblatt
Germany
Vossische Zeitung
Gerard
America
Wilson
Mrs Marshall Freed in Acquittal in Grace Marshall Case
In Easton Maryland Mrs Rose Virginia Marshall and her husband Frank were acquitted of aiding Grace Marshall’s confinement and neglect. The judge found no evidence of intent to kill and noted the state failed to prove its case beyond doubt. Separate dispatch from Copenhagen notes Norway’s decree moderation and trade deal with Germany involving fish catches and coal supply.
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Dec
Rose Wirginia Marshall
Frank
Grace
Marshall
Saint Michaels
Adking
Mia
Norway
Copenhagen
Politiken
Stockholm
Norwaegian
Germany
Shoots Wife Injures Child In Shamokin Row
Wilson Bressler shot his wife and wounded his daughter in Shamokin Pennsylvania on December 6 during a brutal dispute over his daughter's weekly pay from a silk mill. He barricaded himself upstairs as Constable Michael Dormer arrived, five shots were exchanged before Dormer overpowered him.
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Wilson Bressler
Oldie
Michael Dormer
Bressler
Dormer
Hercules Powder declares 95 percent total annual dividends
The Hercules Powder Company, Wilmington Delaware, declares a regular 2 percent cash dividend on common stock plus a 1 percent extra dividend and an additional 47 percent special dividend in Anglo-French bonds at 95. Total dividends for the year amount to 95 percent.
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Wilmington
Del
Hercules Powder Company
Danderine Promises Thick Hair Free From Dandruff
An advertisement touts Knowlton's Danderine as a inexpensive solution to dandruff and hair loss. It claims 25 cents buys a bottle, with results within ten minutes and noticeable new hair growth after about two weeks. The copy urges testing a strand and promises soft glossy hair and an itchy scalp relief.
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Knowlton
Villa chase to Durango as Villa bandits terrorize Chihuahua
Reports state Villa forces terrorized Chihuahua City with executions of Municipal President Wotquln and eight other citizens. About forty Chinese and other foreigners were killed or wounded. eight Americans hid but escaped. General Arnulfo Gonzales named Chihuahua governor. widespread destruction reported at Chinese-owned stores. Despatches note deaths of Emellano Enriquez and other officials amid pursuit by constitutional cavalry.
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Villa
Wotquln
Alain
Vila
Durango
Arnulfo Gonzales
Chihuahua
Danuke
Charles Elmendorf
Chihuahua City
Knt
Ian Arizona
Jose Lovie
Chinnahua Chey
Emellano 151Riquez
Iknow Slo Enriquez
Potato Ban Relaxed by Department to Ease Prices
The Department of Agriculture ends strict quarantine on Canadian potatoes. From now on shipments with at most ten percent diseased traces are admitted at all customs houses. Inspections at designated ports end. Action aims to flood U.S. markets and reduce high potato prices.
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Washington
Del
Thea Department of Agriculture
Canada
United States
Possible Gregory Judgeship in Fifth Circuit Plan
December 20 report says if Attorney General Gregory resigns he may be nominated by President Wilson as United States judge in the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals for the gulf states and later promoted to the Supreme Court upon a vacancy. The plan is said to be under consideration.
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Gregory
Washington
Wilson
United States
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
Gulf States
A. P. McCormick
Suprémie Cour
Danger Signal Cough Rises Like Fire Bell
A coughing fit is a danger signal requiring action not suppression. Cough remedies can cure the disease causing coughing, with Chamberlain's Cough Remedy highlighted as especially effective for persistent post cold or grip coughs. Mrs. Beeching of Andrews Indiana endorses its use for her husband who easily catches cold and coughs in winter. Obtainable everywhere.
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Thomas Beeching
Andrews
Ind
Chamberlain
Albert
P. A
Prince Albert Tobacco
UK War Credit Vote Seeks New Bill in Commons
The premier will ask Parliament to approve a new vote of credit and the treasury may seek $2.0 billion. If approved, Britain's 1916 total would rise to about $8.756 billion, reflecting wartime expenditures in London.
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London
House of Commons
Thoresay
Exports Rise in October Driven by New York Trade
In October, New York led a broad surge in exports with total gains of 62,266,921 dollars across USGS figures. The outward movement included notable shipments totaling 35,976,859 dollars in that month. A French invention for curling women's hair is described as highly effective, keeping its shape for months.
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New York, der
New York
Moreton Tebbe
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Industrial Worker of the World
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