Advances Bring Mackensen Line Within 37 Miles of Bucharest
Conflicting reports describe Teutonic forces nearing Bucharest from the south and west. Bulgarian gains threaten Romanian troops near Vidin Lom Palanka and Rahovo while Giurgiu occupation puts von Mackensen within thirty seven miles of the capital. In Macedonia, Berlin Sofia and Belgrade offer divergent accounts of front actions with limited clarity on gains.
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Mackensen
Teutonic Allias
Ruihanis
Bucharest
Danube
Romania
Gurgiu
Vidan
Vidin
Lom- Palanka
Rahovo
Orsova
Tarnu-Severin
Giurgiu
von ‘Matkensén
Cortez de ‘Arges
Pitesci
Campu‘lung
Ait Valley
Macedonia
Berlin
Monastir
Serbian War Office
Sofia
Parolovo
Vardar
Bogoroditsa
Whitman outlines plan for food price commission
Gov. Whitman urged legislation to form a New York state commission to address the rising cost of living. He said the plan aims to bring farm products directly to consumers and may require a week or two to finalize before presenting to the legislature with prominent leaders at the helm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Aa State ‘Commission
Whitman
Hare
Pastor Russell Leaves Estate to Widow and Editors
The will of Pastor Charles T. Russell reports an estate of $200 to be left to his widow. The Watch Tower founder also directs five men named as the magazine editorial staff to receive $10 monthly for expenses plus board and lodging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Charles T. Russell
Watch Tower
Pastor Russell
Watch Tower Bible 2Nd Tract Society
Benbow City Purchased for Switching Yard by Standard Oil
Benbow City known as the wettest spot in Tineis has been bought by Standard Oil agents for a switching yard. AE Benbow, its founder and longtime mayor, led the town from eighty seven inhabitants and twenty three saloons to present. Atlas Powder declares an extra dividend on common stock plus the regular 2 percent quarterly dividend.
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Benbow City
Edwardsville
Benbow
Tineis
Standard Oil Company
Powder Company
New York
Atlas Powder Company
Electric Crane Death Claims Clinton Man
Ralph Lyons aged 24 was killed when he grasped a live trolley wire feeding an electric crane he rode. The resulting 440 volts passed through his body after he lost his balance in Clinton Iowa.
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Clinton
Ralph Lyons
Jones Elected Captain of Army Football Team
West Point cadet Lawrence Jones of the class of 18 was elected captain of the Army football team for next year. Jones, a tackle this season, leads the squad as it prepares for upcoming games.
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Jones
Army
West Point
Lawrence Jones
Military Academy
Entry of German Forces in Roumania Reaches Alexandria
New German military dispatches report Mackensen and von Falkenhayn closing on Alexandria Roumanian towns are being burned as retreating forces pull back from the Danube. German and Austro-Hungarian units advance with Danube flotilla support while Pioneers and motor corps aid crossing efforts near Baton Nagran and the Gyer Gyom mountains.
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Berlin
von Falkenhayn
Rochmanin
Danube
Vén A Mackensen
Dohbrudja
von Mackensen
Roumania
Alexandria
Imperial Motor Corps
Lucich
Gaugi
Mrs Inez Boissevain Dies Noted Suffragist and Welfare Worker
Mrs Inez Micholland Boissevain a prominent suffragist and welfare advocate died in a Los Angeles hospital after a ten week illness diagnosed as aplastic anemia. Born in New York in 1885 she studied at Vassar and NYU Law, married Frida Eugen Boissevain in 1912, and traveled as a Ford peace ship delegate before leaving the party at Stockholm.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Inez Micholland Boissevain
Boissevain
Euzene Boisseynin
John
Mit Holland
New York
Vida
Vassar Coerce
University of New York Law School
Bar of
England
Frida Eugenet Boissevain
Holander
Europe
Stockholm
Miners Leaders Sentenced to Six Months in Jail
Four organizers and district officials of the United State Workers of America were resentenced by Judge Dalton in the U S district court to six months in jail for violating an injunction during the Coulters coal strike of 1912. Plaintiffs had already served about three months while appealing to the U S Supreme Court which affirmed Judge Dayton. Defendants named are Miss Fannie Selling Frank Ledvinka James Oates and Hiram Stoans.
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Frank Ledvinka
James Oates
Hiram Stoans
British Capture Big Giver at Milan Report
British naval forces captured two large German ships named Sie Marlbe near Milan. A British sweeper reportedly landed 15 crew members of the diver at an Italian port, per Ctrriere Delia Sera.
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Milan
Ctrriere Delia Sera
Hias
Archdiocese mandates five year priest abstinence pledge
Chicago November 27 Archbishop Mundelein of the Roman Catholic Church announces a policy requiring every priest ordained in his diocese to take a five year abstinence pledge. The directive affects all clergy within the archdiocese and aims to reinforce celibacy commitments and discipline.
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Faust
Chicago
G. Mundelein
Cathulte
Urcu
Hughes Telegram Congratulates Wilson After Close Election
Charles J. Hughes Republican candidate telegraphed President Wilson from Lakewood New Jersey to congratulate him on reelection after the California tally. Hughes expressed best wishes for Wilsons administration and noted the vote was close. Washington later reported Wilson acknowledged the congratulatory message.
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Lakewood
Charles J. Hughes
Wilson
Hughes
California
Washington
Woodrow Wison
Charles Evan Hughes
Likewood
N. J
White House
Willan R. Wilcox
Republics
Camo Ord
Charles
Villa meets defeat at Chihuahua City in seven hour battle
Francisco Villa withdraws his surviving forces after a seven hour clash with General Trevino's Carranza troops in Chihuahua City. Trevino reports heavy losses for Villa as 5,000 Carranza soldiers and artillery repulse multiple attacks with prisoners taken.
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el Paso
Tex
Francisco Villa
Chihuahua City
Trevino
Villa
Juorex
Chiluahua
Gonzales
Carranza
Vin
Trevina
Santa Rosa
Chihughua City
Juarez
Adamson Eight-Hour Law Ruled Void by Kansas City Judge
Judge William C. Hook in U S district court held the Adamson eight hour law unconstitutional. He directed Missouri Oklahoma Gulf railroad receivers to assist the government and invite railroad representatives nationwide to hearings before the Supreme Court. Government special counsel announced an appeal after the decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
William C. Hook
United States District Court
Hook
Missouri, Oklahoma & Gulf Railroad
Supreme Court of the United States
United States
Book
Frank Hagerman
Railroads Seek System Reform to Avert Government Ownership
Washington says railroads pressed the Newlands committee for a revolution in federal control of railways. General Counsel A P Thom of the executives' committee warned that without reform the government could end up owning all railroad systems. He argued current policies block new lines and threaten railroad growth.
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Washington
A. P. Thom
Railroad Executives' Committee
Newlands. Joint Congressional Committee
Afr
Thom
Ele
Britannic Sinking Losses Reported In Aegean Sea
London reports the Britannic one of the White Star Line’s largest liners was sunk by a mine or torpedo in the Aegean Sea with about fifty lives lost and 41 survivors. A British statement had claimed American nurses and surgeons aboard was later denied by a senior consular official.
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London
White Ster
Aegeny Sea
New York
Aegean Sea
Warning to Sailors About Submarine Nearby
Wireless alert issued to watch for German submarines off the American coast as the liner Kroonland arrives fueled by reports of enemy activity at sea and naval authorities warn ships and crews to exercise vigilance.
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York
Gerry
Aimericane Staumehip
Kroonland
Lhyerpaal
Baron's Wedding and Somme Toll Reported in New York
In New York on November 8, reports note Baron Stain and Karen Fans' Heinrich von Wolf with ten killed on the Somme fraw and mention the Baren's marriage to Miss Jayta Wamphre the daughter of VT and John Gatney former American consul general at LA.
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Baron Stain
New York
Karen Fans
Heinrich von Wolf
Somme
Baren
Jayta Wamphre
Sop
VT &T
John Gatney
Amer‘ch
Three U S Sailors Killed in Bay Launch Disaster
Three sailors from the United States Navy destroyer Glacier drowned when a launch carrying 20 crew members back to the ship was crushed beneath the stern wheel of the Southern Pacific flyer Apache in San Francisco Bay. The tide is believed to have dragged the boat against the propeller. Names listed include William Hetberger Glendale Cal Wiley McKinney Grover Campbell Middlesboro Ky.
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San Francisco
United States Naval
Glacier
Apache
Willian Hetberger
Sweden Asks Explanation for Sinkings of Swedish Steamer Arkut
Sweden has instructed its diplomatic representatives in Berlin to seek an explanation from the German government for the sinking of the Swedish steamer Arut. The note follows protests over the attack and the loss of the vessel and crew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sweden
London
Berlin
Aritur
Change in Russian Cabinet Shifts Premier and Foreign Minister
Reported cabinet reshuffle in Russia with Alice Wahinen M. Nerstort named minister of foreign affairs and Bork succeeding as premier. Vo Stuesmer had served as acting premier and foreign minister prior to the change.
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Copenhnigen
Einige
Hiitshin
Alice Wahinen
Nerstort
Bork
Vo Stuesmer
Aged convict pardoned by Governor Perris in Michigan
Governor Perris pardons Willan Kitlemer a sixty nine year old inmate of Jackson prison on March 2 1881. The pardon marks the elder convict’s release from his sentence after consideration of clemency.
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Lansing
Mich
Perris
Willan Kitlemer
Jackson
Tee Werder
Private Iowa colleges face endowment constraints and downsizing
The educational survey commission warns that many privately supported Iowa colleges with endowments under 200000 will likely merge or close, and only ten exceed the minimum for permanency. It notes higher education costs and fee dependence. endowment is essential for lasting operation and attracting students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Iowa
Educational Survey Commission
State Board of Education
Massachusetts
Iown
Eutheran
United Brethren
Thieves Chloroform Hogs Near Hawkeye
Eight fat hogs owned by Ed Boelschner were chloroformed at night two miles east of Hawkeye. The thieves carried the hogs from the house to a wagon in the road about 100 feet away, silencing the animals as they loaded them.
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West Union
Ed Boelschner
Hawkeye
Movies Barred From Prison at Fort Madison
Prison inmates lose weekly film shows after fire inspectors demand better protection. An official order bans all pictures until a non inflammable projection setup and improved fire safeguards are installed. No accidents reported, but inmates await reinstatement of the program.
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Fort Madison
Explosion wrecks Collins Methodist church injuring two
An explosion at the Collins Methodist church injured George Hagles and knocked out windows and doors. The brick foundation was damaged with debris blown from the building, and Young Jingles was struck by splintered wood and knocked unconscious. Estimated church damage is $1,500.
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Collins
George Hagles
Young Jingles
Fire Destroys New Hartford High School Building
Fire destroyed the high school here at noon while empty. Estimated loss about 15000 with 4000 insurance. Cause thought to be spontaneous combustion in the coal bin. Classes will resume in churches and halls. city lacks a school building except a small primary grade room.
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Destrys
New Hartford
Itra
Ings
Cedar Rapids Faces Coal Shortage as Plants Idle
Cedar Rapids endures a severe coal crisis with a major factory closed for lack of steam coal and others seeking reserves. A Chicago coke company canceled its contract after failing to secure coal while Pocahontas coal sold at 9.95 per ton and anthracite at 17.50 per ton, the city’s highest prices on record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Chicago Coke Company
Farm buys make in Crofit Ames
County agents and 22 09 pounds of baby beef sold to a Chicago dealer as part of a cooperative effort. The program boosted profits through reduced freight rates and bulk sale pricing. Average calf weight rose from 462.31 pounds to 1038.19 pounds, a gain of 635.28 pounds per head.
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Ames
Frenzy
Don
Chicago
Iowa Reef Producers’ Association
Railroad company seeks eight hour law ruling
The Chicago Burlington and Quincy Railroad files in the United States Maritime Court to have the eight hour law declared unconstitutional and to enjoin enforcement by the government. It also seeks against railway brotherhoods to prevent strikes if the law is disregarded, noting similar petitions by other companies nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company
United States
Santa Fe Railroad launches typhus crusade from Fort Madison
Four fumigating cars with doctors and nurses depart Fort Madison on a tour of the Santa Fe system westward. TheTrain will stop at Mexican camps washing and disinfecting living quarters and families to halt the typhus fever spread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Madison
Ayar
Santa Fe
Dairy Products Valuable Ames Dairy Report 1038
The food and dairy commission tabulates the value of dairy products from Iowa for the year ending July 1 1038. Values listed include creamery butter 2712, fancy butter 2164997, market milk 20240000, condensed in skim milk and butter milk 10050000, ice cream 900000. The total value is 199.08.
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Ames
Food and Dairy Commission
Towa
Webster County Moves to Curb Bootlegging in Fort Dodge
County officials led petitions against eleven draymen to restrain shipments of liquor into Webster County. Four Fort Dodge buildings were petitioned to be declared public nuisances. Indictments were returned against eleven bootleggers and one...
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Dodge
Webster County
Destructive Fire Devastates Carroll Drug Store
Mrs. Ann Sullivan eight telephone operator at the local exchange remained at her post to summon volunteers despite deadly smoke as fire gutted most stock at the Bebenbarger drug store and severely damaged the telephone apparatus. Loss will run to several thousand dollars.
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Carroll. Carroll
Ann Sullivan
Feral Exchange
Bebenbarger
Telephone Exchange
Nurse Minnie Nolan Dies At Sea In Irish Waters
A Des Moines nurse Miss Minnie Nolan drowned in the Irish sea on a November voyage when a coat barge rammed her boat. More than twenty died in the sinking. Nolan had been traveling from Grovamore, Ireland to Queenstown to board the St. Paul for America.
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Des Moines
Minnie Nolan
Irish Sea
Miss Nolan
Grovamore
Ireland
Queenstown
St. Paul
Amerion
Raid Temp Bare Keokuk Injunction Raids Seize Liquor
State agents Verrit Risdon and Rock raided a temporary bar against which injunctions had been issued. They seized a sizable quantity of merchandise described as beer whisky and gin and stored it in the county jail. Proceedings against the proprietors have been filed.
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Keokuk
Eseven
Verrit
Risdon
Rock
Railroad Plans Improvements Near Fort Dodge
Indications are that the Illness Central railroad plans to double track its line east of Fort Dodge to handle heavy traffic. Workmen are widening the right of way and collecting material along the line as the company routes one line to Sioux City and another to Omaha. The congested tracks have loaded freight for some time.
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Fort Dodge
Illness
Central Railroad
State Inc
Sioux City
Omaha
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