Ford Peace Party Cails for Europe
The Oscar II with 140 Ford guests sails Dec 4 from New York to Europe to urge neutral nations to pursue war stoppage. Guests include reporters, film men, and Ford staff. departure to Christiana with stops in Stockholm Copenhagen and The Hague. Bryan plans to join at The Hague after arriving from Florida.
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New York
Henry Ford
Europe
Ford
Feach Christiana
Norway
Stockholm
Copenhagen
Hague
Wiliam J. Bryan
Florida
State Department
Oscar SL
Bryae
the Hague
German Line Officials Found Guilty of Defrauding U S
In New York three Hamburg American Line officers and a junior official are found guilty by a federal jury of conspiring to defraud the United States by sending coal and supplies to German cruisers in the South Atlantic during the early European war. A fifth defendant, Felix Zaffner, is not tried.
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United States
New York
South Atlantic
New York City
Hero
Mexico
Hague
George Kotter
Adolph Hachmeister
Joseph Pop- Pinghaus
Felix Zaffner
Canada
Dr. Buenz
Kotter
Explosion Kills Thirty At Duront Powder Yard
In Wilmington a blast at the Upper Hagler plant's packing house kills thirty workers and injures seven. The small 18 by 20 foot building housed six rooms where black powder pellets are prepared for shipment to war nations. A mystery origin and possible spark from a horse shoe or cart are considered.
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Wilmington
Upper Hagtey
Duront Powder Company
Bretery
Hagler
Brandywine
Italy Backs London Pact and Moves to Aid Servians
Rome pledges adhesion to the London treaty not to seek a separate peace and to send military aid to Serbia. The move aims to clarify the Greek diplomacy and futures of Allied rail and naval policing in Greek waters as negotiations proceed with Greece.
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Rome
London
Italy
Greece
Great Britain
France
Russia
Monastir
Albania
Six-Foot Channel Favored and River Improvements Endorsed
Quincy notes a six foot channel to the Mississippi from St. Paul to the Missouri mouth was endorsed. Cities along the river urged terminal construction if resolutions pass. The meeting backed the National Rivers and Harbors Congress program, canal from Lake Superior to the Mississippi, and the Illinois Waterways project.
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Quincy
Mississippi River
St. Paul
Missouri River
Upper
Italian Troops Land in Albania Reports From Athens
Detachments of Italian troops have been landed at Aviona Albania according to a reliable Athens source.
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Albania
Paris
Aviona
Athens
Hunting Toll Reaches 59 Killed in 18 States This Season
The season ending November 20 shows 59 hunters killed and 66 injured across 18 states, with Michigan leading at 14 deaths. Accidents include shotguns dragged through fences and friendly fire incidents among deer hunters.
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Chicago
Michigan
Earl Kitchener Returns From War Line Visit London
Field Marshal Earl Kitchener secretary for war returns to London from the near east and will report to colleagues on battle fronts and conferences. A dispatch describes his gallipoli visit where he spoke with troops near the Turks lines and moved along the firing line in vigorous health. Paris authorizes purchase of a merchant fleet of fifty ships for France.
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Gallipoli
London
Earl Kitchener
Near East
Field Marshal Kitchener
Alexander
Earl Eltehener
France
Paris
Ministers of Finance and Marine
Chamber of Deputies
Government
Turkish War Minister Enver Pasha Arrives in Sofia
Overseas Agency reports Turkish war minister Enver Pasha has reached Sofia. He is received by Bulgarian war minister M. Newdenow and General Savoff. In Bucharest, a dispatch says Roumania will issue an ultimatum to Austria once the Entente powers amass 500,000 troops in the Balkans.
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Sofia
Berlin
Enver Pasha
M. Newdenow
Savoff
Roumania
London
Austria
Balkans
Bucharest
Recall of Papen and Boy-Ed Asked by State Department
Washington requested the immediate withdrawal of Capt Boy Ed and Capt Franz Von Papen, naval and military attaches of the German embassy. Secretary Lansing said they had rendered themselves persona non grata by improper activities in naval and military matters, with President Wilson concurring. Bernstorff was informed, and Germany was asked to remove the attaches. no reply yet. The case hinges on suspicions of actions violating U.S. neutrality, not local proof, and aims to end their official status.
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Washington
Boy-Ed
Franz von Papen
State Department
Lansing
United States
Wilson
Count von Bernstorf
Germany
New York
Bertin
von Papen
Bor-Ed
Department
Kaiser Visit Sparks Vienna Speculation Amid Balkan War
London reports Emperor William's Vienna visit as ministers resigning while speculation swirls on Germany pressuring Austria, a potential papal peace move, and an ongoing central power campaign in the Balkans. Bulgaria claims Serb campaign ends with Pi rsun. Austria and Germany press Montenegro frontier with Montenegrins and remnant Servian forces defending rugged terrain.
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William
Vienna
London
Germany
Austria
Francis Joseph
Pope Benedict
Bulgaria
Balkans
Piiszend
Servia
Montenegro
Defective Babe Dies in New York Hospital
Margaret Roberts, the deformed and paralyzed infant at Babies' hospital, died after a board of physicians decided against performing the operation. Earlier reports noted Dr. Maurice Rosenberg's claim the life could be saved but the child would be lifelong cripple.
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New York
Margaret Roberts
Chicago
Maurice Rosenberg
Joffre Named Commander in Chief of French Armies
Paris General Joffre is appointed commander in chief of all French armies except those in North Africa and colonies. President Poincare signs the decree establishing the new command structure amid ongoing war mobilization.
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Joffre
Paris
North Africa
Morocco
Poincaire
Greek Steamer Zarific Sunk Off London Shores
The Greek steamship Zarific, 2094 tons gross and built in 1901, was sunk near London. The crew were landed at Malta after the loss. The vessel measured 124 feet in length.
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London
Malta
Fight on Senator Clarke Sparks Senate Clash
Senator Pomerene of Ohio joins the contest to be presiding officer pro tempore opposing Arkansas Senator James P. Clarke's bid for reelection. The Democratic caucus signals a lively fight amid party tensions over Clarke and a new cloture rule to curb filibustering, with opposition forecast to battle the proposal in conference.
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Washington
Pomerene
Ohio
Senate
James P. Clarke
Arkansas
Democratic
Clarke
Democratc
Special Committee
Bulgars Capture Monastir as War Shifts Fronts
Athens reports Monastir formally surrendered to Bulgarian forces after a commission of Greek and Roumanian consuls and high priests met Bulgars. Col Vassitch left Monastir for Florina while British consul retreated to Greek territory. News flags Austro Italian frontier as Victor Emmanuel’s troops push the Austrians amid winter delays elsewhere.
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Londos
Monastir
Athens
Daily Telegraph
Vassitch
Megi Wate
Florina
Fiorina
Saloniki
Times
al- Danian
Montenegro
Servia
Victor Emmanuel
Mistrial Declared in Watson Case After 30 Hour Deadlock
Federal court in Thompson, Georgia, ordered a mistrial in the Thomas E Watson case as jurors remained deadlocked at 10 to 2 for acquittal. Foreman Brown of Tennille said agreement was impossible, and juror Crawford suggested the jury might never reach a verdict. The trial was reset as Watson left Thompson.
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Thomas E Watson
Thompson
W. W. Lambdin
Co. E Brown
Tennille
J. A. Crawford
Martinez
Lambdin
Watson
Bond Bank Robbery in Fort Gibson shocks Muskogee
Three white men and one Black man robbed the Farmers National Bank of several thousand dollars in Fort Gibson eight miles from Muskogee. Bank officials were held at gunpoint and locked in the vault as the bandits absconded with the cash before escaping. No arrests reported.
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Muskogee
Okla
Fort Gibson
Muskoge
Farmers’ National Bank
Methodist Conference at Laurel closes with extensive church figures
The one hundred second annual session of the Mississippi Methodist Conference at Laurel ended. A key record by Rev. J. L. Nell shows 136 local preachers and 56,584 members, 479 Sunday Schools with 3,702 teachers and 415,218 scholars, plus funds raised for superannuated ministers, church extension, education, and presiding elders. Appointments listed by Bishop James Atkins cover numerous charges and districts across the state.
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James Atkins
B. Hogg
Laurel
Second Avenue
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Laurel Fourteenth Avenue
A. Sorta
J. King
Prings
Trosa
J. B
B. H. Williama
Newton and
Rosehill
H. KR. Meee
Shieh
W. W. Murray
Trentos
T. B. Winsten
Walnut Grove
E. H. Cooley
J. L. Nell Port Gison District
M. BS. Sharbrough
Gloster and Liberty
E Wiliams
Harriston
J. T. McVeigh
Hermanvile
J. W. Price
A W. W. Hopper
Natchez
G. F.ery
Neba
G. L. McNeese
Oak Ridge
J. A. Wells
L. Applewhite
Galiman
J. L. Smith
Hasishuret
Fiji
Hattiesburg
Brodgers
Iinim
East Abuchte
Jenluary
L. Green Sumrall
Bere
Tuaylorey
R. T. Neleo
D. E. Kelly
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