Thanksgiving Quiet as Carthage Stores Close
Thanksgiving activities dominated Carthage with stores, offices, and the courthouse closed. A marriage license was issued to Lawrence Irwin McFarland and Hulda Ramp ley, who wed at Hotel Cutler with Rev E M Smith presiding. The couple plans farming near Camp Point and will live with the groom’s parents.
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Carthage
Edward Miller
Lawrence Irwin McFarland
Camp Point
Hulda Amney Rampley
West Point
Rampley
Cutler
E. M. Smith
Christian Church
Arthur
Chicago
Breeders’ Gazette
Court House
Hancock County
Exposition Site Urged for Navy Fleet Base at Chesapeake Bay
Washington December 2 The Atlantic fleet seeks an adequate base on Chesapeake Bay with Captain Jonah McKean urging purchase of the old Jamestown Exposition site for 5 133 000 in air service costs. The 640 acre land is offered at 1 400 000. Norfolk yard would shed training and stores to form a new base with a submarine base and ten 1 200 foot docks. A recreation ground for fleet athletic events is planned and aircraft totals are outlined with orders for more planes.
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Washington
Chesapeake Bay
Jonah McKean
House Naval Committee
McKean
Air Service
Padgett
Norfolk
Navy Yard
Fifth Naval District
Navy
Plunkett
Local Residents Visit Quincy and Nearby Towns
James Barnard took Ww. Ford to Quincy Tuesday. Mrs. W Tieldloff and Mrs. Ellis Kendrick and son were in Quincy visiting relatives. W. H and R. S. Gard H Koll Max Jacobson were in Quincy Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Brown, Mrs. John Howard and Ellis Kendrick were in Quincy. Mrs. B. P F Uppinghouse spent Thanksgiving in Barry with her son Bert’s family. Jas. McFarland G. W. Staff CG t. Hopking and Jerro Haker were in Pittsfield Wednesday. RM. Atkinson and family spent Thanksgiving with Mrs. Atkinson’s mother in Atlas. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Dennis and two children are visiting relatives in Warsaw and Hamilton.
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New
Canton
Ill
James Barnard
W. Ww. Ford
A. Gilbert
W. E. Hackman
W. H. Toster
Quincy
W. Tieldloff
Ellis Kendrick
W. H and
R. S. Gard
H. Koll
Max Jacobson
W. G. Brown
John Howard
FORCE BOX CARS INTO THE WEST
The American Railway Association seeks quick relief for car shortages by directing railroads to move a large share of box cars to western and southern lines. The conference committee in Washington orders increased transfers to those regions and limits outbound movements to the Atlantic seaboard and New England. Weekly reports on car movements are required.
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New York
American Railway Association
Conference Committee
Seaboard
Sharp Decline Drives Spring Wheat Price Lower
In Chicago on Friday spring wheat flour prices fell following the recent wheat market drop. Some top brands slipped as much as one dollar per barrel, now quoted at 9.30 dollars per barrel.
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Chicago
Mistook Marina for War Transport
Washington reports a German submarine commander said he sank the Marina thinking it was a transport and Americans died. Germany seeks US status on the ship and offers to amend if immunity for a peaceful merchant vessel is proven. President Wilson oversees potential settlement talks with Germany.
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Washington
Marina
Germany
United States
Berlin
Wilson
Proposed sale of bills withdrawn by J P Morgan
New York reported the withdrawal of the planned sale of short term British and French treasury bills by J P Morgan at the request of entente governments and the federal reserve board. The move surprised markets as arrangements had been completed, with plans for dollar credits possible for Britain. No official comment beyond noting the reserve board action as domestic.
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New York
J. P. Morgan & Co
Treasury
Morgan
Federal Reserve Board
Great Britain
Canada
Washington
J. P. Morgan and Company
Federal Reserve Rct
State Department
Reserve Board
Trainmen Killed in New Haven Wreck At Beacon Falls
Two trainmen died when the north bound Winsted express from New York crashed into a freight at an open switch on the New York New Haven and Hartford line near Beacon Falls Connecticut. The engineer and fireman were killed by escaping steam. two passengers were seriously injured and several others lightly hurt.
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Beacon Falls
Conn
Winsted
New York
New York, New Flaven and Hartford
North Shore
Britain may grant U S safe conduct request for Tarnowski
London reports a strong belief that Britain will reconsider its refusal of safe conduct for Count Adam Tarnowski Von Tarnow, Austro-Hungarian ambassador-designate to the United States. War Trade Minister Robert Cecil notes two phases: hostile belligerents and friendly neutrals, with action possible but uncertain pending French consultation and Grey’s input.
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London
Great Britain
Washington
Adam Tarnowski von Tarnow
United States
Ord Robert Cecil
Associated Press
Tarnowski
Viscount Grey
Knapp Explains Dominican Move Purpose
Santo Domingo December 2 The proclamation by Capt H S Knapp commanding United States forces declares the government was not seized by the military The United States seeks to help Dominican internal order while honoring independence Dominican legal administration remains under authorized Dominican officials with military oversight Any offending American personnel will be judged by military authorities A censorship of newspapers telegraph and cable lines is in place A promise was made that suspended August budget payments would soon resume.
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Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
H. S. Knapp
United States
Family of Nations
Germ Believed Causative Agent Isolated at Mayo Clinic
In Rochester Mayo Clinic researchers Dr. E C Rosenow and associates Dr. E B Towne of Boston and Dr. G W Wheeler of New York report isolating a germ suspected to cause infantile paralysis. The St Paul Dispatch notes that experiments toward a vaccine or serum have been conducted there.
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ST. Paul
Mayo Clinic
Rochester
Minn
E. CG. Rosenow
E. B. Towne
Boston
G. W. Wheeler
New York
Stopped Children's Croup Cough Recalled in Ad Copy
Billie Mayberry of Eckert, Go says two of her children choked and coughed from croup three weeks ago. She gave Foley's Honey and Tar before bed, the cough stopped, and they slept well. The ad notes Poley’s Honey and Tar as a standard low priced remedy for colds and bronchitis.
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Billie Mayberry
Eckert
Foley
Sweden Moves Toward Universal Woman Suffrage
Sweden the sole Scandinavian nation without full female voting rights may gain enfranchisement by 1921. The National Swedish Woman's Suffrage Association reports growing support among clergy and men, with 17,000 members and 200 branches. Key figures include Burgomaster Lindhagen, K A Staaf, and Signe Bergman as leaders. The movement faces opposition from conservatives and the existing communal franchise, but backers argue wartime women’s contributions prove equal rights.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Swedish Woman's Suffrage Association
Kristianstad
Malmo
C. A. Lindhagen
Lindhagen
Riksdag
K. A. Staaf
Staaf
Constitutional Committee
Herr Hammerskjold
Social Democratic Party
Norway
Bjornson
Ibsen
Grundtvig
Denmark
Strindberg
Signe Bergman
National Woman Suffrage Association
Earthquake Shocks Felt in Santo Domingo
Severe earthquake shocks were felt in Santo Domingo Friday night with no damage reported. A casual remark about dishonest men hints at eventual consequences, noting they often end up behind bars.
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Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Romania prepares desperate defense of Bucharest
London dispatch cites Zurich Rome route report that Romanian authorities plan a vigorous defense of Bucharest. Civilians have evacuated the city and officials have moved to a town on the Russian frontier, likely Jassy, with diplomatic corps.
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London
Exchange Telegraph Company
Zurich
Rome
Bucharest
Jassy
President Shops Early in Washington Christmas Spree
President Wilson joined secret service escorts for an extensive downtown shopping walk in Washington on a Friday morning. He visited several stores making purchases as part of his pre holiday routine.
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Washington
Wilson
Secret Service
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Grace Ervin
Thos, Casin
Soldiers’ Home Hospital
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Mississippi Valley Telephone Co
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Meyers
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Albert Rams
I. R. Pitney
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Robert Fulton Layton
W. E. Layton
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O. B. Bleakley
House of Representatives
Franklin
William C. Ocker
Aviation Corps
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Railway Association
U. S
New Haven
Britain
Count Tarnowski
Knapp
San Domingo
Republic
Armory
Tion
Strohl
Hampshire Street
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James W. Gerard
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South State Street
American Relief Committee
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Sepa
Chianga
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