Austria's 3000 word reply on Ancona sinking readied
Ambassdor Penfield in Vienna reports Austria's note to the second American note about the liner Ancona is about 3000 words long and being translated into diplomatic code. Officials say the reply could offer arbitration or new evidence and keep the case in diplomatic discussion to preserve U.S.-Austria relations.
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Vienna
Austria
Ancona
Lansing
United States
Wilson
Ambassador Penfield
Germany
Holland
State Department
Humanity
Troops Pour Into Juarez Amid Delirious Suffering
An American doctor tended the wounded as Carranza troops and Villa refugees faced the border. Training and transport delays delayed aid, with sick and dying left behind until promised wagons and later train transfers to Juarez. Women and children were carried in blankets as Obregon orders moved liners toward safety.
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War Department
Bond
Juarez
Oga Oe
Bal
Dome of Indershing
el Paso
Carranza
Obregon
Lambert Lodge Officers Raised to Positions
Lambert Lodge No. 659 A F and A M installed its recently elected officers in the Masonic hall last night. Emmett A. Simpson was named master with Lester E. Lawrence senior warden and William F. Sprague junior warden. The roster includes treasurer Thomas Burrows secretary Charles E Lane chaplain Rev William T Beadles senior deacon Alfred F Smyth junior deacon John W White senior steward Herman R Boschulte junior steward Norman B Getty marshal Louis H Holman ryler and C S Irwin director Masonic Temple association.
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Lambert Lodge No
Masonic Hall
Emmett A. Howard
Wilton E. White
Emmet A. Simpson
Lester E. Lawrence
Wiliam F. Sprague
Thomas Burrows
Charles E. Lane
William T. Beadles
Alfred F. Smyth
John W. White
Herman R. Boschulte
Norman B. Getty
Louis H. Holman
Daniel H. Rouse
Ryler
C. S. Irwin
Masonic Temple Association
Railroad Ties For Hannibal Poor
Hannibal officials await a Burlington proposal to donate old railroad ties to the poor. Mayor Mills favors the plan as winter relief, with ties to be unloaded at convenient points and distributed to deserving families. Tramps and vagrants may be employed to saw wood for stove fuel.
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Hannibal
John K. Mills
Edward Pratt
Burlington
Palmyra
Burlington Railroad
Pratt
Mills
Christmas Savings Club drives local shopping push
Remnant sale today offers half price items from Halbach Schroeder Co and W T Duker Co. The 1916 Christmas Savings club at State Savings Loan Trust Co branches urges memberships and promises the largest Quincy collection yet. Oliver Reed pastor delivered ordination sermon. New Year's celebration planned at Hotel Newcomb with music and dance.
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First Baptist Church
Elvaston
State Savings Loan & Trust Company
Broadway
South Side
Halbach. Schroeder Co
Orlinda Heidemann
Ohio Street
Blessing Hospital
W. T. Duker Co
W.H. Purpus
Broadway Branch Bank
South Side Branch Bank
Christmas Savings Club
Quincy
W. Collins
LaBelle
David Cook
Wells
Haltach-Schrceder Co
S. B. Montgomery
Christmas Savings
Fairbanks Aims to Carry Indiana and Kentucky
In a Kentucky rally, supporters pledged allegiance to Charles Warren Fairbanks as the next U.S. president. The speaker claimed Fairbanks can swing Kentucky, win Indiana, and prompt nationwide GOP success, stressing prosperous living for American workers and a vast carrying trade. The event was described as one of the party’s largest gatherings in years.
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Kentucky
Fairbanks
Morrow
United States
Indiana
Charles Warren Fairbanks
Piles Cured in 6 to 14 Days by PAZO OINTMENT
Announcer promises relief from itching bleeding or prolapsed piles with first application. Druggists refund money if PAZO OINTMENT fails to cure within 6 to 14 days. Stated price 30 cents.
Schmidt Convicted in Times Building Bombing Case
Mathew A. Schmidt was found guilty of first degree murder as McNamara’s accomplice in the Los Angeles Times blast. The jury out 46 minutes, sentencing him to life imprisonment. Caplan is jailed awaiting trial. The verdict surprised supporters. a motion for a new trial will be heard. Schmidt’s appeal likely.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Mathew A. Schmidt
James B. McNamara
Los Angeles Times
Charles Hagerty
Times
Schmidt
David Caplan
McNamara
Seattle
New York
Katherine Schmidt
Chicago
Nathan Coghlan
Giant
Powder Company
San Francisco
Retreat Under Turkish Guns Ends Anzac Withdrawal
War dispatch describes retreat under Turkish fire at Suvla Bay with Turks atop high ground observing the beach. Sapper mining near Russell's Op creates confusion, followed by rifle fire and fire on beaches. Also notes New Year services at St Peters Evangelical church and a congregational meeting.
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Suvla
Anzac
Russell
Suvla Bay
St. Petr’s Evangelical Church
August Langhorst
Ketterville
Ohio
The Absence of Soft Water Deters Drinking Hard
A short witty line notes that the lack of soft water serves as an omen for choosing hard water. It frames scarcity as a justification for tougher, more bitter drink choices with a tongue in cheek tone.
Land Congress Sought in Northeast Missouri
Hannibal Mo Dec 30 A land congress of northeast Missourians to discuss reclaiming bottom lands was proposed by Col Henry Funk of Shelby County He asked Secretary W Jay Ward of the Macon Commercial club to organize a meeting in Macon as a convenient site Funk said the group would unite both resident and non resident landowners to form a working majority and emulate efforts seen in southeast Missouri to prevent population decline by coordinated action and teamwork
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Hannibal
Henry Funk
Shelby County
W. Jay Ward
Macon Commercial Club
Macon
Missouri
Roughened City Sidewalks Improve Safety in Quincy
A Quincy resident notes a fall movement that roughens downtown sidewalks to prevent slick conditions from ice or rain. The changes faced initial opposition over appearance, but proponents say the safer, steadier walks outweigh aesthetic concerns.
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Quincy
Cupid Darts in Marion County Names Couples in Listing
A long list of couples and partners from multiple towns such as Springfield Hannibal Moline and Quincy appears under Cupid Darts in Marion County. The piece ends with a note about a rousing demonstration needed to wake a small boy early.
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Cupid's Darts
Marion County
First Skating Fatal in Burlington on River Ice
In Burlington Iowa on December 30 11 year old Herbert Madison drowned after skating into an air hole in the Mississippi River. Pulmotor used after recovery but revival failed.
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Burlington
Herbert Madison
Mississippi River
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