US note to Austria-Hungary on Ancona sinking drafts issued
Washington moves to curb Austro-Hungarian actions by demanding disavowal reparations and punishment for the submarine commander in the Ancona disaster. The first note draft, prepared after consultations, will be sent to Vienna via Ambassador Penfill Tomorrow. Officials stress the government will not discuss details at length. Meanwhile Koenig and Leyendecker face charges in New York for a nationwide munition plot as Metzler turns state’s evidence.
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Washington
Wilson
Austria-Hungary
Ancona
Lansing
Penficll
Vienna
State Department
Baron Erich Zwiedinek
United States
Austria- Hungary
Admiralty
Will
New York
Paul “Koenig
Richard Emil Leyendecker
Welland ‘Canal
Koenig
Hamburg-American Steamship Company
Leyendecker
Frederick Scheindle
National City Bank
Scheindle
Frederick _Metzler
Metzler
Hamburg American Line
Letter From 1860 Lincoln Ballot Reaches Century Later
Old Los Angeles dispatch reports a letter written November 6, 1860 by Rev. Samuel Ward of Neoga Illinois, addressed to H O Ward of Zanesville Ohio. It was mailed then and only recently delivered to Prof Ward of Occidental College in Los Angeles. The journey after mailing remains a mystery.
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Los Angeles
Samuel Ward
Neoga
Tul
Abe’ Lincoln
W. D. Ward
Occidental College
Zanesville
College Station
N.Y
Ward
Seven Men Drowned As Oyster Sloop Capsizes
Cambridge Md Dec 18 Seven men were drowned when the oyster sloop Lady Harrington of Oxford capsized and sank in a gale on the Chesapeake Bay.
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Cambridge
Chesapeake Bay
Lady Harringon
Oxford
Bulgarians to Renew Offensive at Greek Frontier
Paris dispatch says the pause along the Bulgarian Greek-Serbian frontier is provisional and likely a short rest before renewed action. Allies note Bulgarian forces may resume the offensive while German troops concentrate at Uskup, per Saloniki sources.
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Paris
Serbia
Havas
Saloniki
Uskup
Taft Sees Specialist For Laryngitis In Milwaukee
Former President William Howard Taft was treated by a Milwaukee throat specialist for an acute laryngitis attack after catching a cold on a sleeper to Wasau. The doctor said recovery likely by Monday.
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Taft
Milwaukee
Wis
William Tr. Taft
Wasau
Publication Prohibited Report From London Note
Amsterdam dispatch reports the Lokal Anzeiger Berlin printed a single sheet announcing the newspaper’s publication has been prohibited. The note marks a shift from its semi official status and follows Reuters Telegram coverage dated December 18.
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London
Amsterdam
Reuters Telegram Company
Lokal Anzeiger
Berlin
Francisco Villa Surrenders Hope for Mexican Government
Authentic advices from Chihuahua report General Francisco Villa has given up hope of overthrowing the government. Villa reportedly told his council of war he will not sacrifice men needlessly and plans to abandon the revolutionary movement. Some followers intend to seek peace with Carranza. Villa hinted at possible exile to the United States or Europe if not allowed.
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EL. Paso
Tex
Francisco Villa
Mexico
Chihuahua
Carranza
Villa
Council of War
United States
Europe
Ilis Real
Doroteo _Oranga
Las Nieves
Durango
Ilis
Francisco
Francisco Madero
Diaz
Madero
Huerta
Mexico’ City
Rio Grande
Thompson orders Chicago police to report for active duty
Mayor William Hale Thompson announces a crackdown to clean up Chicago by detaching all officers for active duty and holding captains personally responsible for district conditions. He cites graft, protection of criminals, and a “crime wave” while pledging a police reform to end corruption and shield honest officers.
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Chicago
Police’ Department
William Hale Thompson
Police Department
Thompson
Canal Reopens For Light Draft Vessels At Panama
Panama City Dec 18 The Panama Canal reopened to traffic for vessels drawing less than twenty feet tomorrow with ten ships ready to pass three from the Atlantic end and seven from the Pacific end The reopening came after the worst slide in the canal's history and follows 35 hours of rapid progress by engineers and dredgemen If no further slides occur the canal will be ready for all drafts shortly after the new year
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Panama
Panama Canal
Atlantic
Pacific
American envoy and German chancellor discuss relations
James W. Gerard United States ambassador to Germany and Dr Von Bethmann Hollweg held an extended conference on German American relations. No details were released but the Ancona affair possibly influenced discussions as high German authorities take notice of the issue.
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Berlin
London
James W. Gerard
United States
Germany
von Bethmann-Hollweg
Ancona
Austria
German government disclaims support for anti American acts
The German government states it never endorses acts by individuals or groups that offend American authority or harm public order. It stresses it cannot directly control private actions and denounces anyone linking the German cause to lawlessness in the United States as an enemy and a source of embarrassment to Berlin.
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New York
The
New York Times
Berlin
Germany
United States
Wilson
Affidavits Filed in Munday Case in Illinois
Three affidavits were filed by the state in response to Charles B. Munday's motion for a new trial. Special Bailiff M. D. Mull, who selected the venire orders, denies Munday's charges that Catholics and Democrats were discriminated against in sourcing veniremen for the trial of the wrecking case against LaSalle Street Trust and Savings Bank of Chicago.
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Munday
Morris,ill
State Today
Charles B. Munday
LaSalle Street Trust and Savings Bank of Chicago
Rull
Stough
Veniremen
Quiet Reigns On War Front For Holidays
London dispatch notes a holiday quiet on the European war front with expectant observers predicting continued stalemate until after Christmas. It cites uncertain eastern front activity from North Russia to South Persia and mentions Russian advances toward Hamadan near Baghdad, while Greece faces political ambiguity and potential German pressure.
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London
Russia
Persia
Riga
Dvinsk
Berlin
Petrograd
Galicia
Balkan Zone
Balkans
Albania
Bessarabia
Nicholas
Hamadan
Bagdad
Itis
Entente
Suffragists Lose Bid on Delegates Nomination Rights
Chicago readers report Attorney General P J Lucey ruled women cannot vote for delegates to presidential conventions. Equal Suffrage association attorneys argue that if women vote for presidential electors they should also help nominate party candidates. Lucey announced his opinion while reviewing election calendars and primary law ambiguities.
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Chicago
P. J. Lucey
Nixon. Equal. Suffrage Association
Zayas Nominated for Cuba President by Zayista Wing
Alfredo Zayas was nominated for president of Cuba by a Zayista faction of the liberal party. The move signals strong hostility from the Zayista wing toward ex President Gomez and his presidential aspirations.
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Havana
Alfredo Zayas
Cuba
Liberal Party
Zayista
Gomez
Tumulty Recalls Simple Wedding of President and Bride
Secretary Tumulty issued a formal statement describing the ceremony as simple, likened to a normal American citizen’s wedding. The prayer book used belonged to the bride’s late father Judge William H. Rolling of Virginia. A guest named Matilda Braxton, a longtime family servant, attended the event.
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Washington
Tumulty
William HH. Rolling
Virginia
Matilda Braxton
Wytheville
Ready for attack upon Chihuahua and Laredo
Reports from Carranza officials said Gen Jacinto Trevino commanding Carranza troops demanded unconditional surrender of Chihuahua. The city refused and reinforcement from the north was en route to aid Villa’s garrison as Trevino prepared to attack.
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Carranza
Jacinto Trevino
Chihuahua
Villa
Laredo
Tex
Trevino
State Nearing Close in Los Angeles Times Explosion Trial
In Los Angeles on December 18, prosecutors in the Mathew A. Schmidt murder trial said most material testimony for the prosecution had been presented and they expected to finish their case by next Tuesday.
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Los Angeles
Mathew A. Schmidt
Los Angeles Times
Honeymoon
A brief notice notes a honeymoon event or celebration connected to a local or family context. Specific names, places, or dates are unreadable in the source text, but the fragment suggests a personal milestone being recorded in a local record.
Wilson and Edith Galt wed at the White House in secret
President Wilson and Edith Bolling Galt were married at 8 30 pm and left for a honeymoon at Hot Springs Virginia. The couple traveled in a private car attached to a special train due to arrive tomorrow morning. They will stay at the Homestead until after New Year’s Day. The ceremony was kept secret with heavy police presence. The president dined with his daughters at the White House before driving to the bride’s home. The wedding party was small.
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Washington
Wilson
Edith Bolling Galt
Hot Springs
Homestead
White House
Secret Service Guard
White
Howse
Executive Mansion
Confesses Crime Thirty Years Later in Oklahoma
Muskoge e Oklahoma December 18 B A Miller a 60 year old former town marshal walked into the sheriff office and confessed to killing James Cullen a Riverton Illinois bartender thirty seven years ago witnesses are dead or moved away and Miller was not held officials said
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Muskogee
Okla
B. A. Miller
Riverton
R. A. Miller
Avant
Oklo
Miller
James Cullen
Cullen
Springfield Labor Strike Threatens Westinghouse Plants
Labor leaders warn that if no agreement by Monday ends the 500 machinists and tool makers strike at two of four New England Westinghouse plants in Springfield Mass the remaining plants may be affected. Strikers demand union recognition and a minimum wage scale.
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Springfield
Mass
Dee
New England Westinghouse Company
Westinghouse
Deserters Rejoin Army Report Reveals Reenlistment
Washington dispatch notes the judge advocate general annual report shows 410 enlisted men were dishonorably discharged for desertion. Of these, 128 have reenlisted and 107 are now serving with the colors. The remainder either deserted again or faced life charges or other causes.
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Washington
Judge Advocate General
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