17 Nov 1915
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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1915
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR note mentions Feederick and Maryland with a November reference and swag. The readable facts are limited to place names Feederick Maryland and a timing hint November. No clear event or outcome is stated.
In New York federal court, three defendants including Robert Foy and Walter Scholz faced denials of indictments in a German bomb conspiracy case. Fay refused to continue his confession, while prosecutors warned a guilty plea could yield a twelve year sentence.
In Connellsville Pennsylvania on November 17 a group of 125 laborers employed by the Pittsburgh and Lake Erie railroad struck after their demand for a 15 cent daily raise and eye protection was denied. The workers were unloading furnace tags when the walkout began. Venezuela reports 12 railways with 624 miles of trackage.
Petrograd reports progress as Russian forces claim to push back German invaders in the Riga Dvinsk area while other fronts show mixed gains for the Central Powers. A Neva ice jam disrupts transportation and German losses are noted. Tehran relations unfold as Persian factions maneuver with Russian and British diplomatic teams observing.
Philadelphia nov 17 Cardinal Gibbons cautions the nation to avoid extreme positions in preparedness advocating a middle of the road policy. He favors a militia based system with state federal cooperation and criticizes great standing armies while stressing cautious readiness and adherence to Christian principles.
News from an era describing the arrival of the ship Europa at an unspecified location near New York and mentioning torpedoing threats. The vessel carried around ten passengers and was tied to Italian line operatives, with confirmation awaited about Seron’s arrival.
Harrisburg November 17 Governor Brumbaugh opened the Efficiency Welfare and Engineering conference vowing the era of easy state jobs with high salaries is over He told lawmakers and officials that government must deliver dollar for dollar service and called for an administration of activity to serve the state and its people
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