91 Americans on board British stock transport Russian
Ninety one Americans were aboard the British stock transport Russian when she sank in the Mediterranean on December 14 after being torpedoed. Of them 68 were white cattlemen and 21 were Negroes, plus veterinary surgeon Dr. E A Carpenter. The ship sailed from Newport News November 16 for Alexandria and carried no armament. Names were sent to the American consul.
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London
Mediterranean
Mth
Newport News
Alexandria
Egypt
E. A. Carpenter
Connect Bopp Up With Bomb Plots
San Francisco December 19 The government aims to link Franz Bopp German consul general with alleged dynamiting conspiracies as trials proceed. District Attorney Preston questions consulate clerk Jessen about who signed checks while defense notes F H Von Schack also signed. The case seeks to show Bopp's involvement through consulate funds paid to Louis J Smith and C C Crowley.
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San Francisco
Franz Bopp
U. S
F. H. von Schack
Lkewise
Preston
Bopp
von Schack
Father Stricken, Son Sent to Ellis Island New York
Carlos Valez Alverz, 14, son of Barcelonia merchant Janues Valdez Alverz, was released after relatives appealed. Immigrants under 16 must travel with guardians. boy sent to Ellis Island while father, stricken with apoplexy aboard the Spanish steamship Buenos Aires, was hospitalized and improving.
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Ifather
Ellis Island
New York
Carlos Valez Alverz
Janues Valdez Alverz
Barcelonia
Uenos Aires
Sunny
Cadiz
United States
Archan
Alvert
Owen Bill To Be Redrafted In Senate
Washington December 19 The senate elections committee appointed Senators Reed and Kenyon a sub committee to redraft the corrupt tactics bill and related amendments and report by January 3 The panel also added an amendment to publish a pamphlet informing the public about pending questions with space for political parties to respond.
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Owen
Senate
Washington
Senate Elections Committee
Reed
Also
Kenyon
Won
William J. Ryan
Car Shortage Report Reveals 105,527 Freight Cars Lacking
New York December 19 The American Railway Association released a report showing a nationwide shortage of 105,527 freight cars as of December 1. The finding highlights transportation strains across the country and potential impacts on goods movement.
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New York
American Railway Association
Wood condemns volunteer plan and universal training debate
Washington dispatch reports Gen. Wood and Gen. Scott condemning the volunteer militia system after a failed border mobilization. They urge universal service, outlining a plan blending Chamberlain, Australian, and French methods to create a trained reserve and a 250,000 standing army.
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Wood
Relief supplies sent for German and Austrian prisoners in Siberia
The United States announced that about half of relief stocks held at Tien Tsin have begun shipping by sea to Vladivostok on December 18 and will move to Siberian prison camps once railroad space opens. Felt shoes undergarments and other goods were gathered in China for this aid. Russia cited crowded Japanese munitions as the reason for delays despite previous U S requests.
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Washington
America
Russia
Francis
Petrograd
Tien Tsin
China
Siberia
State Department
Vladivostok
Japan
United States
Germany
France Reclaims Chambrittes Farm Northeast Verdun
French troops regain occupancy of Chambrittes farm northeast of Verdun as their center of advance last week. More than 11 000 prisoners and 115 cannon plus 107 machine guns captured or destroyed. Berlin reports mixed Somme losses. unofficial French and British totals run high.
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Chambrittes
Verdun
Paris
Somme
Berlin
Buzen
von Mackensen
Petrograd
Filipechti
Buzeu
Babodogh-Pecinaga
Tohernavoda-Constanza
Dobrudja
Sangamon River Fish Poisoned Near Springfield
Three state commissions investigate the death of thousands of Sangamon river fish near Springfield Illinois as a chemist links sickness in local families to local fish. Dozens of laborers remove fish in gunny sacks while fish near a dam at the Springfield water works are halted by the barrier. Investigations point to water pollution possibly from Decatur, but no definite source is named.
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Springfield
Sangamon River
Springfield Water Works
State Fish Commission
Wstern Cartridge Company
State Board of Health
State Rivers and Lakes Commission
Decatur
Large Wheat Planting Sets Record Despite Winter Dormancy
Washington reports U S Department of Agriculture data showing winter wheat planted acreage at 40 090 000 acres the second largest in history and up 2 3 percent from 1915 while conditions are 2 percent below last December and 4 56 below the ten year average. Heavy European demand and high prices spurred plans for more wheat but heavy rains at seeding hindered the expanded acreage.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Famous river pilot Derrance dies in Davenport
Davenport Ia Dec 19 Captain D F Derrance of Leclaire La aged 73 a famed river pilot on the upper Mississippi died Sunday in a Davenport hospital. Known for guiding massive raft logs over the LeClaire rapids he was noted for skill and daring during raft era days.
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Davenport
D. F. Derrance
Leclaire
Mississippi River
Derrance
Leclaira Rapids
Mississippi
Navigation closes as steamers retreat from icy harbor
In Sault Ste Marie on December 19 a navigation closure ended with the steamer Chiles L. Hutchinson being the last in service. Reports say the river remained blocked by ice, with crews noting slow progress and difficulties navigating the frozen waters.
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Sault Ste Marte
Midh
Chiles L. Hutchinson
Lloyd George to Outline Policy in Commons Speech
London dec 19 premier Lloyd George returns from illness and will address the house of commons about 4 pm. The speech, expected to last about an hour and a half, will respond to the German peace note and lay out the policy of the new national government aimed at sustaining the war with vigor to a successful end. Balfour takes a three week foreign affairs vacation, leaving policy shaping largely to Lloyd George.
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London
Liloyd George
House of Commons
Viscount Grey
Great Britain
Lloyd-George
England
Balfour
Northcliffe
Patrie class battleship torpedoed in Mediterranean action
Berlin reports December 12 torpedo damage to a Patrie class French battleship 35 knots southeast of Malta. December 11 sees the armed French transport Maghelan, 6,000 tons with 1,000 troops, torpedoed southeast of Panteraelia Island. Official figures list 14,080 tons and 742 crew for the Patrie class ships.
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Berlin
Des
Sayville
Malta
Pantelleria
Maghelan
Amsterdam
London
Mediterranean
Sicily
Republique
French Admiralty Denies Warship Damage Claim
London dispatch says the French admiralty states there is no truth to reports that a Patrie class warship was damaged on December 12 or that the Magellan has been lost. The statement refutes rumors of French naval losses.
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London
Divert More Water for Power Purposes
Washington Dec 19 An emergency authorization to increase water diversion for Niagara Falls power was recommended to Congress by the War Department. Senators Johnson and Fernald of Maine plan to meet Secretary Baker to present petitions from Maine paper manufacturers whose plants risk shutdown without more water power.
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Washington
Niagara Falls
Congress
War Department
Johnson and Fernald
Maine
Baker
Niagara
Lord Curzon to Wed American Beauty in London
Lord Curzon, recently named to Britain's war council, announces engagement to Mrs Grace Elvina Duggan widow of Alfred Diggan of Buenos Ayres and daughter of the late J Munroe Hinds former American minister to Brazil. Mrs Duggan, native of Alabama, is tall and has been known in European capitals for years. Her former husband made a large fortune in Argentina.
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Lord Curzon
British War Council
Grace Elvina Duggan
Alfred Diggan
Buenos Ayres
J. Munroe Hinds
Brazil
London
Mary Victoria Leiter
Chicago
Duggan
Alabama
Argentina
Congress hears on universal training and reforms
The military affairs sub committee opened hearings on universal training with Major General Scott urging dismissal of the volunteer system. The privileges and elections panel named a sub-committee to redraft corrupt practices. A joint sub-committee on public lands began reevaluating the oil land leasing bill. Debates resumed on the District of Columbia prohibition measure as adjournments occurred through the day.
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Gen. Scott
Army
Privileges and Elections Committee
Joint
Public Lands
District of Columbia
Baker Seeks 8.5 Million for Army Families
Secretary Baker asked Congress to appropriate 8.5 million dollars for the War Department to support dependent families of enlisted men and the national guard during the current fiscal year. The funding would cover monthly payments until muster out and assumes guard service continues to June 30. At least 1.6 million is needed to make December payments.
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Washington
Baker
Congress
War Department
Army
National Guard
Coal Shortage Strikes Chicago In Freezing Weather
December 19 Chicago residents faced fuel hardship as temperatures dropped to zero. An 18 unit building at Rosemont and Lakewood avenues and several others in preferred districts lacked heat. John A. Carroll, agent for 300 South Side apartments, said coal delivery was erratic with rising prices. Real estate agents across the city reported similar shortages.
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Chicago
Six Die in Cheyenne Hotel Fire Tragedy
Cheyenne Wyoming reports a fatal hotel fire at the Interocean hotel. A man from Bayles California A White and his wife and four children perished. Firefighters found two bodies and a nine month old baby who died later. One child remained missing in the ruins. A man leaped from the third story to his death amid electric wires. fifteen guests were saved.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Bec
Rov A. White
Bayles
Cal
Interocean Hotel
White
German Offensive in East Checked by Russian Fire
London reports that the German offensive in Romania was halted by Russian fire. The Russian war office, as cited by British admiralty and Wireless Press, said reconnaissance and artillery halted the attack west and southwest of Romniku Sarat near Filipechi and Dihbatoga.
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London
Rumania
Russian War Office
Romniku- Sarat
Filipechi
Dihbatoga
Carranza Delays Ratifying Atlantic City Protocol
Philadelphia Dec 19 Gen Carranza's Mexican representatives admitted the protocol signed weeks ago at Atlantic City had not been ratified. They stressed the delay does not imply rejection and stressed Carranza’s position, noting US statements on border troop actions and the possible withdrawal of Pershing's forces within 40 days of ratification.
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Philadelphia
Carranza
Atlantic City
United States
Mexico
Alberto Pani
Queretaro
Lane
Chihuahua
Pershing
Commission
Pani
Referendum debate on Washington prohibition bill stalls vote
Senator Underwood backs a district wide referendum on prohibition in a lengthy senate discussion. While supporters claim enough votes to pass, the chamber rejects Smoot’s substitute banning liquor outright. Judiciary panel plans Thursday action on a constitutional prohibition amendment. Senator Williams endorses the referendum and vows never to seek office again.
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Washington
Underwood
District of Columbia
Senate
Smoot
Judiciary Committee
United States
House
John Sharp Williams
Mississipp
United States Senate
Prominent Mill Man Roach Dies After Illness
William Leroy Roach, head of the Roach and Musser Sash and Door Co. of Muscatine, a leading Mississippi Valley mill figure and timber investor, died in Chicago Monday from pneumonia.
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Muscatine
Iowa
William Leroy Roach
Roach and Musser Sash and Door Company
Mississippi Valley
Chicago
Aged pair slain. two Thomas brothers held in Mason City
Mason City county authorities say Charles and Jack Thomas were arrested after bloodhounds traced a scent from the Becker home to the Thomas farm. Investigators report mutilated bodies of John and Mrs Becker found near the Becker residence, with oil burned clothing and a rifle linked to the suspects. Cash believed stolen totals around 14 thousand dollars. The Beckers were elderly farmers. the Thomas boys lived on a farm owned by William Becker, a son of the slain couple.
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Mason City
Charles
Jack Thomas
John
Becker
Thomas
Springsfield
Thomas Brothers
Mason County
Havana
Beckers
William Becker
President and Mrs Wilson Celebrate First Wedding Anniversary
Washington December 19 The president and Mrs Wilson marked their first wedding anniversary with a motor ride a family dinner and a movie theater visit They attended Annette Kellermann in a feature film Their anniversary was noted by Republican Leader Mann who praised the couple and urged continued happiness and friendship in American politics
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Washington
Wilson
Moving Pictures
Annette Kellerman
Mann
Order More Troops Home From Border
National guard units totaling 16 647 soldiers were designated by Gen Funston to depart from border duty to their states and mustered out of federal service. Movements from border posts will begin in a few days with units including Seventh Illinois Infantry Company A Illinois Signal Corps and Company A Town Engineers. Final units are expected to start January 5 or 7. The redeployment follows a War Department general order to reduce border forces. Total militia on the Mexican border reaches 75 000 men.
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Gen. Wood
Brady
San Antonio
Texas
National Guard
Finston
War Department
Seventh
Ilinois Infantry
Illinois Signal Corps
Funston
Fimstan
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Hugh L. Scott
Leonard Wood
Eastern Department
Woo
Scott
Walter L. Fisher
Secretary of the Interior
Green Met
Senator Brady
Agricultural Department
George
Patrie
Weaver
Coast Artillery
Military Affairs Committee
East
Pan
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