War news roundup from Europe and Near East
A Central News dispatch from Bucharest reports Austrian forces evacuated Lemberg due to a scurvy epidemic with 206 fresh cases daily. In the Dardanelles a allied cruiser was hit three times and forced to retire. Italy has landed troops at Avlona to aid Serbia, while the Zarafis steamer was sunk by a submarine. Sonnino states Italy signed the London pact for no separate peace and will aid Serbia.
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London
Bucharest
Lemberg
Turkish War Office
Constantinople
Dardanelles
Serbia
Rome
Avlona
Albania
Athens
Zarafis
Mediterranean
Sonnino
Italy
Woodrow Wilson Files for Nebraska Primary in 1916 Nomination
A 1916 Nebraska primary filing shows Woodrow Wilson seeking the Democratic nomination in Lincoln. Other items note a penitentiary wardenship, indictments in Cleveland and Chicago, and major fires at Emporia College and paper dealer losses in St Paul.
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Woodrow Wilson
Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska
Mexico City Typhus Outbreak Feared As Deaths Climb
The chronicled dispatches describe a typhus surge in Mexico City with deaths exceeding 180 daily. Other items note early 20th century events including Villa era trials, escapes, battles on the Fuerte river, and notable deaths and marriages in the United States and abroad.
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Mexico City
Illinois Legislature Recess Until February 23
The Illinois legislature adjourned for a recess until February 23. Lawmakers also tidied up all emergency appropriation bills before the break.
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Illinois
Recall of German embassy attaches and Senate leadership changes
The state department requested the recall of Captain Boy Ed and Captain von Papen for objectionable activities. Senator Clarke of Arkansas became president pro tem after a long caucus vote, and Senator Lewis of Illinois was unanimously re elected Democratic whip. Seventy five neutral passports were issued to Ford peace expedition members with some refusals for faulty apps or non citizens. The department asked London to confirm Britain’s plan to seize American ships before prize courts rule.
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State Department
Washington
Boy- Ed
von Papen
Clarke
Arkansas
Senate
Senate Democrats
BOF
United States
Page
London
Foreign Office
Britain
James Hamilton Lewis
Ilinois
Roumanian Deputy Mille Attacked After Disrupting King Speech
Oversea News Agency from Berlin reports Mille, a Roumanian deputy, attempted to interrupt the king's speech in parliament and shouted Down with the government. A deputy slapped him, and after the session Mille was beaten by several deputies.
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Mille
Berlin
Deyutiea
Mutiny on Chinese Cruiser Chao Ho Sparks Cannonade
Mutineers from the Chinese cruiser Chao Ho fired on the arsenal and two neighboring warships Hai Chi and Tung Ching. The engagement lasted about an hour with cannon shots in the foreign concessions. authorities warned the Chao Ho would be shelled at daybreak.
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Union News Service
Shanghai
Chao Ho
Chao- Ho
Kiang, Nan
Chao-Ho
Hai-Chi
Tung-Ching
Wreck at Lenzburg Crashes Trains After Switch Failure
A porter on a northbound Illinois Central train failed to throw a switch near Lenzburg Duquoin Illinois causing a head on collision with a southbound St Louis bound train. Eighteen passengers were injured though none seriously. The incident occurred at 15 miles per hour.
Tragic Deaths Mark Milwaukee Outdoor Pleasures
In Milwaukee two men were killed by a passing train and a boy drowned after falling through ice while others were injured. A fourth person is dying after being thrown from a horse as pleasant weather drew crowds outdoors.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Cincinnati Dairy and Grain Markets Summary
Cincinnati markets report varied prices across commodities. Wheat, corn, oats, hay, mill feed, rye, butter, eggs, poultry, cattle, hogs, sheep, and natubs show wide ranges with No. 1 to No. 4 grades, old and new season figures, and domestic market allocations.
War Year Ago This Week 1914 Chronicle
The notices recount a week in early December 1914 with Allied advances in northern France and pressure on German positions. Russians shell Cracow, Turks seize Keda, and a British French naval presence arrives at the Dardanelles. German setbacks include losses at Falkland Islands and moves to Roulers. Multiple fronts show shifting fronts and aerial activity as powers maneuver.
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France
Tod
Przemysi
Cracow
Keda
Dardanelles
Breslau
Freiburg
Roulers
Dixmude
Batum
Sturdee
Admiral von Spee
Falkland Islands
Scharnhorst
Gneisenau
Leipzig
Nurnberg
Prince von Buelow
Rome
American
Red Cross
Italy
Serbia
Yser
Ypres
Furnes
Valjevo
Ushirza
Lowicz
Kurna
Armentieres
Vermelles
Union of South Africa
Dover
South Sea Islands
Japan
Britain
Ostend
Poland
Keamaj
Parovnitza
Sheik Kiazim
Bordeaux
Paris
Hazebrouck
Hodelda
American Red Cross
Rockefeller Foundation
Yeser Canal
Przaznysz
Lodz
Hoosier Briefs Report Local Elections and Crimes
Adams Circuit Court Judge David Ed Smith announced his candidacy for Congress in the Eighth District. A series of local incidents include a musician killed in Terre Haute, a murder acquittal at Noblesville, a suicide attempt by Fay Maxwell in Evansville, and a perjury plea in Franklin. Other items note a two to twenty one year sentence for John Hennessy, a riotous conspiracy plea in Sullivan, a foundling case in Terre Haute, and a vocational building approval in Terre Haute with a dedication planned January 6.
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Decatur
David Ed Smith
Adams Circuit Court
J. A. M. Adair
Terre .Haute
Samuel Anderson
Temple Israel
First Methodist Church
F. H. Clark
Clinton
Anderson
Noblesville
Cassius B. Smith
Ilxv
Marcellus Hollingsworth
Augusta
Smith
Hollingsworth
Evansville
Fay Maxwell
Franklin
John Hennessy
Indianapolis
W. B. Dupree
Danville
Erroll Key
Forest Miller
Indiana Reformatory
Jeffersonville
Key
Brill
Clifford T. Curry
Michael Burns
Sullivan
George Anderson
Shelburn
William Shelburn
William D. Wright
G W. Bull
Terre Haute
Vernon Posey
Board of Children’s Guardians
Indiana State Normal School Board of Trustees
B. F. Deal of
Gooden
Deal
Princeton
J. N. Boome
Terre Haute Hiquor
Kidd
Boome
Carter Kolb
Francis Giggon
Gibson
Kokomo
Charles Tyler
Purdam
Tyler
Georgia Eckman
Wabash
Muncie
Frankfort
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