Finnish steamer sinks after mine. many aboard lost
Berlin reports the Finnish steamer Oihonna of 1070 tons struck a mine off the Aland islands and sank in minutes. Most aboard, including 1000 horses, are said to be drowned. another ship between Abo and Marhaam also struck a mine with many missing. Lieut. Gustav Leffers killed in air combat on the western front. Central powers push toward Moldavia with new thrusts. hundreds taken prisoner and villages captured as battles continue.
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Berlin
Sayville
Oihonna
Aland Islands
Frankfurter Zeitung
Copenhagen
Helsingfors
Abo
Russia
Marhaam
Leffers
Gustav Leffers
Moldavia
Rimnik Sarat
Dobrudja
Brail
Kasino
Covesha
Petrograd
Verdun
Lemort Homme
Paris
Meuse
Avecourt
Hill 304
Federal Judges Deny Injunction On Rail Rates Denial
Federal judges denied a request for a temporary injunction to halt increased steel and iron shipment rates to Portland and Seattle from eastern points. Judge W B Gilbert and Judges Welverton Bean sitting en banc heard the case in Portland Oregon.
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Portland
Ore
Trans-Continental
Seattle
W. B. Gilbert
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Charles J. Welverton
Henry J. Bean
En Bank
United States District Court
Wortham Named as Showmen's Officer
Wortham named as showmen's officer at a New York dinner. The Outdoor Showmen of the World, an association of circus proprietors and outdoor amusement interests, elected Frank P. Spellman of Newark, New Jersey, president and C.A. (last name truncated) as another officer following a Wednesday formation.
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Wortham
New York
Perforters
Frank P. Spellman
Newark
N. J
C.A
Somme Battle Victory for Allies Revealed by Haig
London dispatch reports Gen Sir Douglas Haig characterizes the Somme clash as a sweeping Allied triumph covering July 1 to November 18. He notes German forces were saved from collapse by weather, but asserts the Allies proved their ability to win on the western front and that the German army remains central to the Central Powers.
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Ondon
the Somme
Douglas Haig
Haig
Germany
Somme
Loeb questions war biology and virility theory
Dr Jacques Loeb, head of Rockefeller Institute biology, told the AAAS biological section that war enthusiasts misapply biology to justify war. He warned that notions of inborn virility fading without war rely on unproven assumptions about hereditary instincts and the impact of practice on offspring. He urged recognizing the need to curb harmful instincts for society to endure.
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New York
Jacques Loeb
Rockefeller Institute
Loeb
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Dr. Loch
Nia
American Anthropological Association
Harle Stamp
University of Pennsylvania
P.A. Maignen
Philadelphia
Milton W. Blarkson
The
Mayor MagVicar Seizes Coal Amid City Crisis
Des Moines police under Mayor Jon MagVicar seize a carload of coal in the railway yards to aid the destitute, guarded by armed officers as workers unload. The action follows the mayor’s charge that coal dealers failed to honor an agreement to supply fuel to the poor, with a prior injunction filed and then dismissed after operators promised relief. The sergeant in charge was ordered to deliver coal to needy families by midnight with aid from Associated Charities.
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Des Moines
Jon MacVicar
Associated Charities
Charter of Western Union Is Revoked
Little Rock Arkansas December 30 the charter of the Western Union Telegraph company was revoked and the company forbidden to do business in the state by an order of the secretary of state A restraining order was obtained by the company in federal district court and will be argued next Tuesday before Judge Jacob Treber Revocation arose from a suit by William Overman of Hot Springs for damages over alleged non delivery of a message The company removed the case from state to federal court which state law forbids under penalty of loss of the right to do business in this state
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Little Rock
Ark
Western Union Telegraph Company
Secretary of State
Federal District Court
Jacob Treber
Willam Overman
Hot Springs
Regiments Sworn In To Federal Oath In United States Army
A Chicago cavalry troop led a pledge ceremony as the first full guard regiment to enroll in the U S Army. The event July 10 joined 987 men as more swore in later that week, amid a high profile military controversy. Janowski defeats Showalter to win a $1000 purse in Lexington chess final.
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Bers
National Guard
Pany
United States
United States Army
Chicago
Railroad labor chiefs move next in Adamson act dispute
Four railroad brotherhood chiefs issued a cryptic circular delaying action until membership can decide. William G. Lee and others said the stance could threaten benefits from the eight hour day law as suits and injunctions slow government enforcement and delay investigations. The circulars were broadcast after a day of meetings with rail managers that ended without agreement.
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New York
Four Brotherhood
William G. Lee
Brotherhood of
West
Wilson
Congress
Supreme Court
Brotherhood
Lee
Aarren S. Stone
The
Locomotive Engineers
Injunction Granted On El Paso Township High Taxes
Bloomington Illinois December 30 Judge Sam Welty of McLean County Circuit Court issued a temporary injunction stopping tax collectors in Woodford and McLean counties from collecting taxes levied by the El Paso Township high school district. The district had been declared unconstitutional by the state supreme court, but taxes were levied before that ruling. The district comprises portions of McLean and Wood counties.
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Bloomington
Til
Sam Welty
Mclean County
Woodford
Mclean Counties
Board of Education
el Paso, SM
State Supreme Court
Twe
McLean
Wood Counties
Entente peace terms demand German subjugation and territorial losses
London Spectator outlines Allied demands to start from prewar borders with evacuations of northern France Belgium Luxembourg and lands taken from Serbia Romania Russia and Montenegro. Restore Alsace Lorraine to France, Baltic and eastern changes, independence for Bohemia, Transylvania to Romania, Italian gains, and German indemnities, colonies, and naval redistribution. The plan also calls for Turkish Strait control by Russia and demilitarization measures.
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Ondon
The
Spectator
Wilson
France
Belgium
Luxemburg
Serbia
Romania
Russia
Montenegro
Alsace-Lorraine
Schleswig-Holstein
Denmark
Posen
Austrian Poland
Poland
Bosnia
Herzegovina
Dalmatia
Croatia
Bohemia
Transylvania
Rumania
Austrian
Tyrol
Triest
Austria
Italy
Turkey
Constantinople
Straits
Syria
Asia Minor
Mesopotamia
Germany
Kiel Canal
Entente
United States
President signs Ferris bill expanding homestead 640 acres
President Wilson signed the Ferris bill opening 640 acre homesteads for stock raising and grazing. The measure, supported by Representative Ferris of Oklahoma, shifts a homestead limit from 30 to 640 acres on arid lands, with $125 per acre improvements. The interior department praised the plan to boost western cattle numbers.
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Washington
Wilson
House
Senate
Congress
Ferris
Oklahoma
Alaska
Interior Department
West
Missouri Guardsmen Play Practical Joke
Waggish Missouri guardsmen who left Laredo for home staged jokes on Mexicans living on the American side. The hoaxes surfaced when a militia guard had to be called to stop threats to raze buildings once used by the guardsmen. The incident involved bought tech and led to a tense standoff with locals.
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Laredo
Tex
Missouri
Des Moines Man Released After Alibi at Preliminary Hearing
Kim mage Widener, arrested three weeks ago in Sparta Illinois, charged with the Des Moines murder of Elizabeth Boyd, was released Friday after a preliminary hearing. The girl's mother testified Widener held her daughter while poison was poured down her throat. Widener presented an alibi, and Pearl Robinson, a former fiancée of the dead girl, testified suggesting the death may have been by self-inflicted action.
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Des Moines
Kimmage Widener
Sparta
Til
Elizabeth Boyd
Widener
Pearl Robinson
Carranza pushes fresh talks as Pershing row deepens
General Carranza proposes continued Mexican American joint commission conferences without ruling out troop withdrawal, while urging recall of the Pershing expedition. He signals possible new channels for work beyond the Atlantic City protocol, arguing he cannot sign any action that appeared to sanction foreign troops in Mexico.
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Washington
United States
Carranza
Wilson
Lane
J. R. Mott
George Gray
American Commission
Joint Commission
Mexico
Norway and neighbors condemn war with sympathy
Dec 30 reports Norway Sweden and Denmark sending identical notes to the United States through Minister Bryn expressing deep sympathy with President Wilsons peace proposals and a wish to end the war. They offer no direct cooperation, unlike the Swiss. Entente diplomats remain puzzled by the note intent and expect short, appreciative replies. Spain protests German submarine activities amid ongoing peace discussions.
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Washington
Norway
Sweden
Denmark
State Department
Bryn
Wilson
Entente
America
Spain
Germany
Aimong
Lansing
Lunatic Defies Capture for Six Hours in Baltimore
George C. Gantz, 32, shot his physician Dr. George A. Hocking and held out for six hours as police and residents surrounded his Govans home. Using two cushioned chairs as shields, Detective Wesley Creamer and Patrolman Bell breached the front. Gantz was overpowered on the attic door after a pistol confrontation. Hocking was wounded but not seriously. Gantz had mental trouble since a typhoid fever attack and was a Princeton graduate and former New York businessman.
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Baltimore
Govans
George C. Gantz
George A. Hocking
Hocking
Gantz
Wesley Creamer
Bell
Ganntz
Creamer
Princeton University
New York
Utilities Concern Seeks Injunction In Bloomington Case
A civil action seeks an injunction filed Friday in Bloomington. The utilities concern alleges harm and requests court intervention to prevent ongoing damages. Further details appear in the local court records after the filing date.
Lye lion Gibson Propose Bonds for Municipal Plant
Lye lion and Gibson propose issuing bonds to finance a municipal plant project. The plan aims to raise funds for construction and long term operation, with details pending official approval and terms.
Packages Stolen From Parcel Post Suspect Arrested
Richard Clip pinger of Westfield Illinois was arrested in Chicago by a deputy U S marshal on a charge of stealing parcel post packages. He waived examination before a commissioner and consented to return to Danville. He had a counterfeit half dollar but said he did not know where he got it.
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Chicago
Richard Clippinger
Westfield
Lil
United States
Clippinger
Danville
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Sir Douglas Haig
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Janowski
Choos
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Dee
David
Jackson W. Showalter
Georgetown
Anowski
Showalter
London Spectator
Missouri Guardsmen
Pershing
South America
Holland
Bulgaria
London
Dent
Lunatic
Utilities Concern Wants
Selt Court
Lyelion, Gibson
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