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Newspaper
Paoli Republican
Location
Paoli, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1915
Page
13
A Japanese liner Yasuka Maru was sunk by a submarine in the Mediterranean. All Americans except W Leigh were saved and the ship carried 12.5 million dollars in gold. Reports from Rome and Athens describe the incident as the vessel went to the bottom with a crew of 160.
Sporting representatives of the Federal American and National leagues signed an agreement at Cincinnati eliminating the third circuit from the baseball map. Charles H Weeghman, president of theWhales, acquired the Cubs with Joe Tinker named manager. Phil Ball bought the Crowns. Ad Wolgast, ex lightweight boxing champion, was suspended six months by the New York athletic commission for contract violations with the Harlem Sporting Club.
Federal grand jury returns three indictments charging Paul Koenig Richard Gevendecker and Edmund Justice with conspiracies in land canal military information and Canadian munitions. Bond set at 100000 each. Other items note a Davenport secret marriage a Burlington fire a Humboldt train crash a New York surrogate probate dispute and questions over seized American securities during a war era.
Reports say General Rafael Egualas Lis and staff were executed at Cuautla by a Zapatista order. Rioting in Juarez left two Americans and six Mexicans dead, and American George A. Dipert was killed by Juarez snipers. Juarez becomes Carrancista, Villa's garrison evacuates, and peace papers are signed at El Paso between Villa and the de facto government.
Personal Livya M. Bingham wife of Amelia Hingham actress and Ford peace party official entertainer dies of pneumonia aboard the Oscar HL Ford. Mme Schwimmer and Ford party are in Christiania with potential expedition abandonment. German commanders and officials referenced in terse Overseas Agency dispatches.
A freak blizzard and gale swept New York and surrounding areas with winds up to 71 miles per hour. The storm caused seven deaths and scores injured, widespread property damage, and destroyed roofs and windows across Brooklyn, Newark, and nearby towns.
The navy will request bids on submarines based on plans drafted by naval constructors. Previously bidders supplied both plans and requirements, but moving forward the process will rely on official plans while alternative bids from patentees may still be submitted. Admiral Taylor reveals this progress in the annual Bureau of Construction and Repair report.
London. David Lloyd George addresses 8 000 trade union officials and workshop stewards in Glasgow urging agreement between skilled and unskilled labor. He warns that without unity the guns for 1916 may be delayed or American workers may be needed for 1917, risking a Kaiser victory.
Washington observes Admiral George Dewey's 78th birthday with many congratulatory messages. Friends visit as Dewey, still active in naval affairs, serves as chairman of the General Board of the Navy.
Milan Tripeti disputes to the Secolo claim Port Said sank after the beer sunk. Sutter flying the Austrian colors Sax purse Beupirscu one Hienthber of the crew perished. The rest were saved.
A year into World War I a year ago this week the German defense of Antwerp began, British naval strikes hit Cuxhaven, and a German admiral was jailed for losing his vessel. Reports list French and Russian actions, Turkish advances, and bombing raids as 1914 closes, with American protests over commerce interference and relief efforts by the Rockefeller Foundation aiding Belgium.
The note discusses the magenta color named after a battle at its discovery year. It claims Lake Erie yields the most fish per square mile. Gardner Savage of North Anson Maine, blind for years, is a telegraph operator who can repair his device. Baltimore experts set a minimum decency wage of $6.60 weekly for a single woman. 81 percent of department store women in Baltimore earn less.
Allen D. Albert of Minneapolis spoke to the Evansville Rotary on the relation of clubs to municipal improvements. He praised park systems and credited Mrs. Albion Fellows Bacon with civic work, noting Rotaryism's progress in the community.
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