Arrest 30 Dynamite Plotters In Sacramento Raid
Sacramento police arrested thirty men after an explosion at the executive mansion and a plot to dynamite the Pacific Gas and Electric power house. Key suspect William Hood, wanted in Chicago, carried ten sticks of dynamite in a soap box. I W W quarters were raided, with literature, maps, and photos seized and a guard placed there.
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Sacramento
Executive Mansion
Conran
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
William Hood
Governor Stephens
Hood
Chicago
G. F. Voetter
IWOW
Voetter
Navy
Tle
I W. W
Boston
Mass
United States Navy
Wood
Frank S. Doherty
William Reilly
Arthur Ryan
Trotzky Says Fight in Peace Offensive
Bolshevik foreign minister Leon Trotzky told the council of soldiers and workmen in Petrograd that Russia would fight any offensive peace terms from the German Emperor. He declared Cumulating exhaustion would not force kneeling before the Kaiser, saying they rose to oppose German militarism.
CAPPS REFUSED ALL CONTRACTS GOETHALS MADE
Washington reports reveal Senate inquiry into shipbuilding delays. Rear Admiral Capps refused to close contracts until alterations were made by Goethals's predecessors. Witnesses attribute fabricating and delivery delays to specification changes, material lags, and managerial decisions. The investigation, led by Senator Nelson and Mr Piez, also discusses design changes and leadership changes at the Emergency Fleet Corporation.
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Washington
Shipping Board
Senate
Capps
Emergency Fleet Corporation
General Goethals
Senate Commerce Commission
Turley
John A. Donald
Charles Pier
Ademiral Bowles
Hurley
Fleet Corporation
Admiral Capps
Piez
Southern Pine
Viez
Pacific
Nelson
Mfr
Mr. Piez
Osborne Restores 25 to Navy Service
Portsmouth New Hampshire December 23 Lieutenant Commander Thomas Mott Osborne former Sing Sing warden now in charge of the United States naval prison here has restored 25 prisoners to active service in the navy bringing his two month total to 200. It was announced that the Christmas pardons by the Navy secretary had been discontinued under Osborne's system of prison regulation.
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Portsmouth
N. H
Thomas Mott Osborne
Sing Sing Prison
United States Naval Prison
Secretary of the Navy
Osborne
Whig circulation figures show weekly gains and last year’s compare
Past week paid circulation averages around 7163 to 7188 with daily marks from 7137 to 7236 and today’s near 8100. Last year’s corresponding week shows Tuesday 5773 to Sunday 6256. Distribution for the week runs from 7405 to 8300, reflecting growing reach and a broad, constructive community newspaper.
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The
Whig
Italians Force Teuton Retreat On 3 Mile Front
Italian forces in northern Italy launch a sequence of attacks over two days to push the Austrians from Monte Asolone on a three mile front. The assault, including Alpini and 7th regiments, drives the enemy back beyond a mile and repels an effort to cross the Piave near Venice. Italian sailors and marines sink an enemy boat during the action.
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Associated Preas
Italy
Monte Asolone
Asolone
San Lorenzo Valley
Bassano
Alpini
7Th
Asplone
Piave
Venice
Piersol Confesses in Missouri Baby Abduction Case
Claude G. Piersol, already serving 35 years for abducting Baby Lloyd Keet, confesses to Webster County Sheriff Ward Mackey that he aided in the plot but did not touch the child. He names a gang leader called the Mysterious Riley and several associates, with more arrests anticipated as the inquiry unfolds.
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Springfield
Claude G. Piersol
Missouri Penitentiary
Lloyd Keet
Ward Mackey
Webster County
Macky
Harold Tunnell
Piersol
Riley
Piercot
Keet
Dick Carter
Cletus Adams
Maxie Adams
Air raid on English coast repelled by British forces
London reports a German raid on the Kentish coast just after 6 pm. One raider descended near the coast and the three crew members were captured alive. A second attack around 9:30 pm dropped a few bombs in Thanet but caused no casualties or inland damage.
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London
Kentish
Thanet
Henry D Esterbrook Dies in Tarrytown
Henry Dodge Esterbrook longtime attorney and former general solicitor for Western Union Telegraph died suddenly in Tarrytown N Y after a walk Saturday night. He had been in good health earlier and collapsed shortly after leaving home for an evening stroll.
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Tarrytown
N. Y
Henry Dodge Esterbrook
Western Union Telegraph Company
Norwegian Steamer Ingriduxii Torpedoed Off Coast
Copenhagen dispatch reports the Norwegian foreign office says the Ingriduxii was torpedoed and only four crew members were saved. The Borgsten was also torpedoed with two sailors killed.
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Copenhagen
Norwegian Foreign Office
Ingriduxii
Borgsten
Fire Rages at Krupp Gun Plant in Essen
A Telegraaf dispatch from Amsterdam reports an explosion at the Krupp plant's electric power station in Essen caused by a short circuit. The building is said to be seriously damaged as Dutch workers are recalled to Holland. The Krupp works, Germany’s arms maker, formerly employed about 30,000 and near the Dutch border may be subjected to further raids amid wartime secrecy.
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Amsterdam
Telegraaf
Krupp
Essen
London
Exchange Telegraph Company
Echo Belge
Holland
Krupps
Germany
Rhennish
Prussia
Italians Hold Monte Ascolone Front Pressing Restore Position
Italian forces maintain a firm line at Monte Ascolone on the northern front after retaking ground lost in a prior offensive. The action aims to counter a proposed Austro-German wedge toward Monte Grappa while other sectors see little combat and French and German fronts report subdued activity. In Russia, Ukraine Cossack movements grow, alarming Petrograd as separatists gain strength, with peace talks at Brest-Litovsk’ unresolved amid German terms and official uncertainty.
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Monte Ascolone
Home War Office
Monte Grappa
Asolone Heights
Upper
Alsace
Russia
Petrograd
Ukraine
Don
Brest- Litovsk
Foes Use Invisible Ink Disrupted by Customs
Washington reports customs officials uncovered and halted within weeks a wide traffic of coded written communications to Germany Austria and northern European neutrals. The use of invisible ink and a coded system was central to the operation.
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Washington
Germany
Austria
Treasury
Caillaux Denied Immunity In French Treason Debate
Paris dispatch reports former premier Joseph Caillaux losing parliamentary immunity in treason accusations as deputies adopted a resolution by 417 to 2. Caillaux defended his record denying contact with enemies, cited war policies, and claimed a conspiracy sought to ruin his prewar and wartime actions including Alsace Lorraine aims and appeal to peace terms.
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Caillaux
Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Joseph Caillaux
Louis Lestalot
Chamber
Neschanel
M. Paisant
M. Caillaux
Loustalot
Bolo Pasha
Bolo
United States
Letters in Invisible Ink Aid German Spies Revealed
Washington reports a system of regular communications between the United States Germany Austria and European neutrals. Custom officials found letters with invisible ink or coded phrases on crews bound for Scandinavian ports. Swedes and Norwegians dominate the traffic. About one fifth of letters were suspicious and many are under scrutiny. Investigations may lead to arrests for violating the trading with the enemy act. Evidence suggests neutral subjects aided by Americans profited by promoting clandestine traffic to dodge British mail censorship.
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Washington
United States
Germany
Austria
War Trade Board
Secret Service
Five Killed on Grade Crossing in Maryland
Five men were killed and six injured when struck by a Pennsylvania railroad train at Magnolia Maryland late Saturday. Most victims were in government service. The injured were taken to Baltimore. Details remain unavailable at railroad offices.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad
Magnolia
Baltimore
American Destroyer Burns in Atlantic Port Fire
A submarine chaser on patrol near the Atlantic port was destroyed by fire late Saturday and two crew members were injured while lowering small boats. They were rushed to a naval hospital for treatment.
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Atlantic
Here
Fugitive From Asylum Escapes After Arrest
MALDEN Me Dec 23 H W Wissman wounded after arrest for killing City Marshal St Clair escaped from the Jacksonville NL insane asylum in June 1916.
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Malden
H. W. Wissman
St. Clair
Jacksonville
Border Spy Shot By Army Patrols Near El Paso
Charles Hf. Feige was shot and killed by U S army patrols as he tried to cross into Mexico in El Paso Texas He bore papers a notebook drawings and ground plans of Fort Bliss and nearby fortifications He carried a camera and was believed to be gathering military information for Germany His death was instantaneous and his body was returned to the American side by a Mexican woman The seized items included charts of boundary monuments wireless towers and other military data He wore clothing bearing New York store labels.
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EL Paso
Texas
Charles Hf. Feige
Mexico
Feige
Fort Bliss
Germany
Tis
New York
Pleads Guilty To Conspiracy Fined Ten Thousand
Geo Rodick former German consul at Honolulu pled guilty to conspiring to foment revolution against British rule in India. He was fined $10,000 by Judge William C Van Fleet, who ordered imprisonment until the fine is paid. The judge noted Rodick’s allegiance to the United States and ordered no further imprisonment beyond the fine’s payment.
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San Francisco
Calif
Geo. Rodick
Honolulu
India
William C. van Fleet
United States District Court
van Fleet
Rodiek
Rodick
Flynn Leaves U S Secret Service Chief Post
New York December 23 William J Flynn announced he has resigned as chief of the United States secret service. He said he offered it last November but was urged to reconsider. On medical advice and family request he will retire December 31 after twenty years in the agency. He had worked intensely since America entered the war. His physician warned of a possible breakdown if he did not take a long rest.
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M. Caillaux
Germany
Alsace-Lorraine
Europe
Wilson
France
Ife
New York
William J. Flynn
United States Secret Service
Flynn
Chief Flynn
Secret Service
United States
Kaiser Hints at Peace Proposals in Christmas Message
In Berne neutral envoys report the German Emperor has sent conciliatory peace proposals. The plan, to be revealed on Christmas Eve, is described as vague, elastic, and lacking explicit terms. Meanwhile Finland rejects recognizing the workmen and soldiers’ deputies and calls for Russian troop removal. Ukraine shows a new currency pledge in Kiev as operations spread in the region.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Berne
Germany
Petrograd
Finland
Constituent Assembly
N. V. Nekrasoff
Kerensky
Tobolsk
Siberian Congress
Siberia
Russia
Ukraine
Kiev
Republic
Don Basin
Smolny Institute
Stoherbatcheff
Red Cross total hits 8 million in Christmas drive
Nearly eight million new members have joined the Red Cross since the Christmas membership drive began. Divisions report totals: Atlantic 1,510,000. Pennsylvania 1,000,000. southern 438,000. gulf 214,478. lake 1,796,000. southwestern 1,725,000. mountain 130,000. northwestern 420,000. Pacific 4,330,880. More than half of New England’s quota has been filled and central northern plus Potomac divisions expect to meet theirs.
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Washington
Red Cross
Atlantic
New York
New Jersey
Connecticut
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Southern
Florida
Georgia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Tennessee
Gulf
Alabama
Louisiana
Mississippi
Lake
Ohio
Kentucky
Indiana
Southwestern
Arkansas
Ansas
Missouri
Oklahoma
Texas
Mountain
Colorado
Utah
Wyoming
New Mexico
Northwestern
Oregon
Idaho
Alaska
Pacific
California
Arizona
Nevada
New England
Northern
Potomac
Founder of Sacred Heart order dies in Chicago
Mother Navier Cabrini founder of the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart died Saturday night in Columbus hospital of heart disease. Born in Italy July 16, 1850 she formed the first order in 1880 and built a global network of schools hospitals and missions reaching 67 institutions and 2,500 members at her death. Her body will be taken to West Park then Rome.
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Chicago
Navier Cabrini
Order of the
Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart
Columbus Hospital
Mother Cabrini
Italy
Order of the Sacred Heart
Codogno
Rome
Leo XIII
Pontifical School
Pope Leo
America
New York
The
Sacred Heart
West Park
Roma
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Martin
Teuton
Henry D. Estabrook
Bonnet Rouge
Foreign Office
Maryland
Kaiser
Berlin
Elastic
Vague
Sacred Heart Order
Xavier Cabrini
Chicago Hospital
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