Brittan ic hospital ship Britannic sunk in Aegean
Reports from Athens via London confirm the White Star liner Britannic hospital ship for Entente wounded was torpedoed or mined and sunk off the island of Kea in the Aegean Sea. About 50 lives lost, 1,106 survivors. No Americans aboard per Red Cross and consular sources.
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London
White Star Line
Island of
Kes
Kea
Keos
Attica
Aegean Sea
St. London
White Star
White Star Efleet
Belfast
Olympic
New York
Cunard
Atlantic
Vaterland
Imperator
Statendam
England
Red Cross
Craiova
Alt Valley
Canpulung
Teutonic
Teutons
Monastir
Serbian War Office
Sultanabad
Parsia
Shanahan Choice of House Caucus in Chicago
In Chicago on November 23, 65 Republican representatives elect and 4 absentees unanimously endorsed David E. Shanahan for speaker of the next General Assembly, giving him a guaranteed majority. Plans for Col. Frank O Lowden’s governor inauguration were also discussed. Mrs Lowden and Adjutant General Dickson engaged in talks on inauguration details. Royal Staff To Colors. In London The Times reports the king ordered an unmarried man of military age to the royal staffs at Buckingham Palace Windsor Castle Balmoral and Bendingham for service.
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Chicago
David E. Shanahan
Shanahan
Frank O. Lowden
Lowden
Springfield
Dunne
Dickson
Sterling
London
the Times
Buckingham
Windsor Castle
Balmoral
Bendingham
Dead Emperor Noted for His Indiscriminate Alms Giving
Vienna reports the death at Schoenbrunn of Emperor Francis Joseph at 3:05 pm after a bronchial inflammation developed pneumonia. Archduke Charles Francis Joseph advances to govern. Rome confirms the news to the Vatican and Pope Benedict. The aged monarch, beloved across Austria Hungary, was famed for charity and long service during the war era.
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Vienna
London
Canoi Joseph
Schoenbrunn Castle
Archduke Charles Francis Joseph
Neumon
E.elogs
Baron Burlan
Imperial and Royal Household
Francis Joseph
Francia Joseph
Austria-Hungary
Schobrunn Park
Alma
Rome
Via
Pass
Vatican
Monsignor Marchetti
Switzerland
President Wilson Sends Condolences to Austria’s New Emperor
President Wilson conveyed condolences to Emperor Karl Franz Joseph of Austria Hungary after the death of Emperor Francis Joseph. The message expressed sincere sympathy from Mrs. Wilson and the United States government and people, and wished the new emperor well. Secretary Lansing likewise instructed Ambassador Penfield to extend US condolences to Vienna and the Austrian government.
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Wilson
Austria
Washington
Karl Franz Joseph
Austria-Hungary
Francis Joseph
Lansing
Penfield
Vienna
United States
Paris Adopts Meatless Two Days Weekly
Paris authorities on Wednesday decided two meatless days each week, set for Thursday and Friday, to ease food supply issues. A decree will formalize the plan and impose a ban on fresh pastry cakes rolls and fancy bread. the smallest loaf permitted will be two pounds with crackers and dry edibles as the only cake forms allowed.
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Paris
Unknown assailant shoots two down in Chicago alley
An unidentified gunman in Chicago’s North Side Italian district killed Tony Garity, a grocer, and Frank Dilionar, a laborer, as they approached in an alley near Death Corner. Garity’s brother in law, Marco Imburgio, was wounded Monday in the same area.
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Chicago
Death Corner
North Side
Tony Garity
Frank Dilionardo
Garity
Marco Imburgio
Convict Returns to Prison After Escape
A Peoria bound inmate named Patterson returned to the Joliet prison on Wednesday night, saying conscience drove him back. He had escaped from the prison honor farm on August 8, 1915, and was received as an indeterminate larceny prisoner with fifteen months remaining.
TEST CASE READY FOR THE COURT
Kansas City reports Judge Hook ruled the Adamson eight hour law unconstitutional. The decision was seen as expedient for a faster Supreme Court review. Special counsel Hagerman urged sending the case to the high court, with receivers and railroads to be notified to join.
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Kansas City
William C. Hook
United States District Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Gregory
Frank Hagerman
Adamson
Hook
Missouri, Oklahoma and Gulf Railroad
Supreme Court
Hearings on rail car idle time near end in Louisville
Interstate Commerce Commission hearings in Louisville wrap after two weeks as probes into exchange and return of freight cars end. Washington will continue the inquiry and require daily car movement reports. An embargo on coal movements to Michigan and west of St Louis is to be lifted immediately. Carriers spent much of the session filing reports and elaborating prior testimony.
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Louisville
Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington
C. C. McChord
Baltimore and Ohio
Michigan
St. Louis
Three Corporate Incorporations Reported in Springfield
In Springfield Illinois on November 23 permits to incorporate were issued for three firms. The Sherrard Power Company, Mercer county, capital 30000, incorporators B W Bowen Joseph A Klucker and Beatrice Bowen. The Winnebago Manufacturing Co Rockford, capital 50000, to manufacture furniture, incorporators B A Wilson G A Larson and O G Lawbaugh. The Cosmopolitan Oil and Paint Mfg Co Cicero, capital 6000, to manufacture paints, incorporators Siegmund Jacobs Charles Petrasek and Joseph Z Klenha.
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Springfield
Sherrard Power Company
Mercer County
B. W. Bowen
Joseph A. Klucker
Beatrice Bowen
Winnebago Mfg. Co
Rockford
A. Wilson
G. A. Larson
O. G. Law
Theologial students test flannel shirts in cost study
CHICAGO November 28 Theological students at the University of Chicago wear flannel shirts as a test against the high cost of laundry. The experiment aims to compare washing costs and maintenance for students living on limited budgets.
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Chicago
University of Chicago
German Forces Near Orsova in Three Day Battle
German forces push toward Orsova as Allied troops brace for impact in a three day engagement. infantry and armor clash in the Danube region with heavy artillery and aerial support reported on both sides. local residents seek safety as fighting intensifies.
Cavalry Sweeps Plains Advance Guard of Teuton Offensive
Cavalry units sweep the plains driving the advance guard of the Teuton offensive near Orsova. The pursuit routs the foe, signaling a rapid breach in the enemy’s lines and a decisive setback for their forces.
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Teuton
Orsova
Teutons press in Wallachia as Rumanians retreat east
Berlin reports a breakthrough by German Austro Hungarian forces from the Romanian frontier into the foothills, driving Rumanians and Russians toward the Orsova Craiova rail line. Cavalry pursued along the Jiul to Filort corridor as pursuit continued Nov 19 near Orsova.
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Berlin
Sayville
Falkenhayn
Tirgujiulij
Wallachia
Tirgunulis
Jiul
Filort
Orsova-Craiova
Strehai
Filliash
Bucharest
Orsova
Rumania
Commerce Board Suspends Rates in Central Territory
Washington November 23 The Interstate Commerce Commission suspended proposed class rates filed by railroads in the central freight association area north of the Ohio and east of the Mississippi until March 31 next pending investigation. Most suspensions involve increases. some reductions are also seen. Readjusted rates would raise from 1 to 4 cents per hundred pounds for Chicago to Pittsburgh and from 1 to 6 cents for Chicago to Grand Rapids and Detroit, plus increases to Cleveland and Toledo areas.
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Washington
Central Freight Association
Ohio
Mississippi Liver
Interstate Commerce Commission
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Grand Rapids
Mich
Detroit
Cleveland
Toledo
Hughes congratulates Wilson on reelection in telegram
Charles E. Hughes, Republican candidate, sent a telegram to President Wilson congratulating him on his reelection after the California canvass neared completion. Willcox stated no recount planned as the Wilson electors’ majority in California stood about 1,200 to 3,800. Wilson was at a theater with Mrs. Wilson when the telegram arrived and declined comment.
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Hughes
Wilson
Willcox
New York
Navy
William R. Willcox
Republican National Committee
Republican State Committee
Republican
California
National Committee
Washington
President Wilson
White House
Death of California author Jack London at Glen Ellen ranch
Jack London, 41, famed California novelist, died at his Glen Ellen ranch of uremic poisoning after illness began Tuesday night. Survived by widow Charmion, a daughter at the University of California, and his sister Mrs. Eliza Shepard. London, born in San Francisco in 1876, had recently returned from Hawaii with the London family. The death followed a brief relapse after initial unconsciousness.
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Santa Rosa
Cal
Jack London
California
Glen Ellen
Here
London
Eliza Shepard
J. Wilson Shell
San Francisco
She London
University of Cana
Cana
University of California
LABOR CONVENTION NARROWS DEBATE ON SCHOOLS AND IRON WORKERS
In Baltimore the American Federation of Labor convened with morning debates over a resolution opposing militarism in public schools. A committee recommendation failed and the resolution passed. The afternoon focused on whether to revoke or suspend the International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers charter for not withdrawing a charter to a New York local.
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Baltimore
American Federation of Labor
International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers
New York
Iron Workers
Threatens to Hold Up State Vote Over Election Return Errors
California Secretary of State Frank C. Jordan warned that he may withhold certificates for presidential electors if mistakes in returns from Yuba and Orange counties are not corrected. He cited incomplete tallies in Marysville Precinct No 3 and Orangeport precinct, warning such omissions could delay or jeopardize Wilson’s re election and trigger broader political disruption. The statement notes duties to compare and estimate votes once returns arrive from all counties.
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Sacramento
Cal
Frank C. Jordan
Yuba County
Orange County
California
Wilson
Jordan
Secretary of State
Marysville
Loren A. Handley
Orange
Orangethorpe
Board of Supervisors
Border Question In Dispute Yields Possible Change
The joint commission stayed in session late as talks produced “more or less progress.” A proposed alteration to the American plan could ease signing for Mexico while preserving the core intent. The sticking point remains U S troop actions across the border without restrictions if future raiders prompt a response.
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Joint Commission
Sioners
United States
Mexico
Raidera
Bank Robbery at Roberts Ends Without Trace of Suspects
Bloomington Illinois November 23 search continues for three men who robbed a change bank at Roberts. A posse pursued them along the Illinois Central tracks toward Gibson City. About 100 shots were exchanged with no reported injuries. The robbers appeared to vanish in darkness near Roberts.
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Bloomington
Roberts
Gibson City
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