Powder Company Officials Deny Outside Agency Cause
Wilmington Del nataly reports an all day investigation into the November 80 powder explosion at the Du Pont Mack plant near Wilmington. Officials deny outside agency involvement and insist the disaster was an accident. Rumors are unfounded as those with knowledge are dead. No warnings or wiring evidence were found linking to the blast.
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Powder Company
Wilmington
del Nath
du Pont Mack Powder Plant
Here
du Font ‘Company
Carney
Foint
N. J
Brandywine Creek
Prisrend Capture Ends Bulgarian Serbia Campaign
Bulgaria announces Prisrend’s capture ends its campaign against Serbia. Monastir remains the main Serbian stronghold with no official news of changes. Austria and Germany press on against Montenegro, facing resistance from mountain valleys and former Serbian troops.
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Prisrend
London
Bulgaria
Serbia
Greece
Ferdinand
Monastir
Monasir
Austria
Germal
Montenesto
Werfste
Tragic Nebraska Schoolhouse Fire Claims Teacher Life
In a remote country school between here and Maywood, Miss Esther Maye died after a gasoline explosion during stove ignition. She was found alive and conscious but perished shortly after. Miss Mara arrived in Nebraska from Virginia this fall.
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North Platte
Neb
Here
Maywood
Esther Maye
Gre
Prohibition Petition Drive In Lincoln Faces Hurdle
An army of petitioners canvassed Lincoln on December 1 to submit the prohibition question for Nebraska’s next election. Governor Morehead refused to sign, citing his established rule as state executive not to sign petitions, while several other state officials signed.
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Lincoln
Nebh
Nebraska
Statehouse
Morehead
President Wilson Hosts Princeton Class Dinner at White House
President Wilson hosted a dinner at the White House on November 30 in honor of the Princeton class of 1879 of which he was a member. The event recalled as Tommy by classmates. In Steubenville a woman's naked body wrapped in a blanket was found in a cornfield by farm hands. County authorities believe the victim was murdered. No identification has been found.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
White House
Princeton
Tommy
Steubensiile
Flames Destroy Munitions Factory in Madison
A fire believed caused by an explosion destroyed the French Battery and Garden company plant at 120 South Dickinson street in Madison Wisconsin on December 1. The loss is estimated at 206000 dollars.
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Madison
Wls
French Battery and Garden Company
South
Dickinson Street
Prisoners of Germans and War Casualties Reported
London reports approximately 32 000 British POWs in Germany as Harold J Ten nit announces in the house of commons. Boomer W Versteen men were killed by Ab osion in mine No 2 of the Boomer Coal and Coke company, with officials confirming all workers accounted for. Indianapolis notes four indictments in the Terre Haute election conspiracy cases with aten oe notices by Judge Anderson in U S district court.
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London
Germany
Harold J. Tennit
Mar
Boomer
W. Versteen
Ab Osion
Boomer Cou! and Coke Company
Tnen
Indianapolis
Meyer Don M. Roberts
Terre Haute
Ateneoes
Anderson
United States District Court
Ready for Attack Teutons and Turks In Balkans War
London reports Germany rushes to meet expected Balkan assault as 350000 Russian forces prepare to strike in Bulgaria. Romania likely joins Entente. Greek government may assist. Monastir civilians ordered to evacuate amid Monastir fall anticipated.
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London
Germany
Balkans
Bulgaria
Ferlinand
Roumania
Harmonioia
Agar East
Athens
Saloniki
Greece
Bucharest
Rustchuk
Near East
Monastir
Bank Robberies Strike Oklahoma and Minnesota
Three white men and one black man robbed the Farmers' National Bank in Fort Gibson Oklahoma, forcing the cashier and bookkeeper into the vault. In Minneapolis Minnesota, three armed bandits entered Camden Park State Bank, herded customers to the street, and escaped with about $1,500 in a stolen delivery wagon.
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Muskogee
Okla
Fort Gibson
Farmers’ National Bank
Minneapolis
Minn
Camden Park State Bank
Kern Re elected Senate Democratic Leader in Unanimous Vote
Washington December 1 Senator Kern of Indiana was re elected chairman of the senate caucus committee and floor leader by unanimous vote. Senator Pittman of Nevada was chosen secretary to succeed Senator Saulsbury. Vice chairman pro tempore and other items were postponed until Wednesday with Kern authorized to name a new steering committee of eight members.
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Washington
Senate Democrats
Kern
Indiana
Senate Caucus Committee
Pittman
Nevada
Saulsbury
Delaware
Senate
Named to Succeed Quigley as Chicago Archbishop Mundelein
Washington reports the papal legation announced that at the next consistory Pope Pius would appoint Rt Rev George William Mundelein, bishop of Brooklyn, archbishop of Chicago, to succeed the late Archbishop Quigley. Ferdinand Brossart of Covington would be bishop of Covington and Bishop Doherty, from Jaro, Philippines, would move to Buffalo. The consistory is expected soon, likely before Christmas.
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Washington
George William Mundelein
Brooklyn
Chicago
Quigsey
Ferdinand Brossart
Covington
Shop
Doherty
Jaro
Philippine Islands
Buffalo
Foon
US Newspaper Man Shot at Petrograd Front
Walter C.Whitten of New York, head of the Petrograd bureau of the Associated Press, was wounded on the Russian front. He was struck in the thigh by an explosive bullet but his injury is not serious.
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US. S
Petrograd
Walter C. Whitten
New York
Three Men Killed in Wreex Freight Collision Near Roark
Three men died when a freight train struck a 40 ton rock slide one mile south at Roark Missouri. The dead were Endsley Cotter Arkansas fo Hotge fireman Fatesville Arkansas and Joe Campbell.
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Wreex
St. Louis
Roark
Endslay
Cotter
Ark
Hotge
Fatesville
Joe Campbell
12 Perish In Cyclone At Hot Springs Health Resort
Nov 27 reports from Rock Island train passengers detail a tornado that struck Hot Springs Arkansas late Thursday. At least 12 dead with around 30 fatally injured and many more hurt as farms and outskirts suffered destruction though the city center remained largely spared. Identified dead include Mrs E B Edwards and three children, Mrs George Turner, Mrs Pam Canada and Hayden Pare with other women and children named unidentified. Paige Hill, a farm hand, is listed as missing along with other missing farm residents.
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Little Rock
Ark
Rock Island
Hot ‘Springs
Airs
E. B
Edwards
George Turner
Pam Canada
Hayden Pare
Hot Springs
Paie Hill
Brand Whitlock Back From Europe After Turbulent Trip
Brand Whitlock American minister to Belgium arrived in New York aboard the Ryndam after a fifteen day voyage. He denied reports of coming home for good and said he would return to Brussels, planning to sail December 28 on the Rotterdam. He declined to discuss the war from any angle.
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New York
Brand Whitlock
Belgium
Ryndam
Whitlock
Edith Cavell
Brussels
Rotterdam
Lawrence and Hanley win six day race at Coliseum Chicago
In Chicago on Thursday night Lawrence and Hanley captured first with 32 points in a Berlin finish as part of the second annual six day race. Ryan and Thomas finished second, Walker and Walthour third, Mitten and Hansen fourth, with four teams of fifteen finishing.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Ava- Jona
Catalina Island
Bloomington
John Rogers
Braceville
Pontiac
Increase in Coal Rates Approved by ICC
Washington December 1 The Interstate Commerce Commission authorized a ten cent per ton increase in carrier rates on bituminous coal from mines to points on the Mississippi River.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Striking Crew Beaten During Riot at Plymouth Plant
Rioting broke out in Wilkes Barre during a car strike as replacement workers arrived at the Plymouth plant. The crew taking the place of striking employees was badly beaten.
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Wilkes-Barre
US Troops clash in Nogales amid border fighting
American forces engaged Villa and Carranza troops as Nogales evacuated. Three Americans were killed and several wounded after a misidentification led to cross border fire. Carranzistas occupied Nogales while Villa forces retreated along the border after looting and a chaotic night evacuation.
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Nogales
Ariz
Ralhere
Villagarerison
Stephen Little
Fairmont
N. C
United States
Villa
Savera
Villistas
Alvaro Obregon
Villista
Randall
Sdge
German cruiser Frauentoh sunk by allied submarine
London reports an allied submarine sunk the German protected cruiser Frauentoh of 2,672 tons built in 1901. Sister ship Undine was sunk the same afternoon off the South Swedish coast, with nearly all crew saved. each ship carried 275 men.
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Sweden
London
Frauentoh
Petrograf
Undine
Berlin
Joffre Transfers Generals to Reserve in New Reforms
Paris announces in the Official Journal that seven division generals and three brigade generals are transferred to the reserve. They are replaced by younger officers who have distinguished themselves in the recent Tunisian operations.
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Joffre
Paris
Lynch Deters Black Man in Kentucky Rampage
In Henderson Kentucky on November 20 thirty masked men raided the jail and abducted Eli Thickner a Black prisoner charged with detaining Mary Iradin against her will and hanged him in an extrajudicial act.
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Kentucky
Henderson
Ical
Eli Thickner
Mary Ilardin
Cadorna Honored by King in Italian Army Ceremony
Italian field marshal Luigi Cadorna was lauded by King George V in a ceremony noted for signaling strong Allied ties. The event, described in telegraphic dispatches, highlighted Cadorna’s leadership and the prestige of Italian forces within the coalition.
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Cadorna
Treme
George
Bath
Kitchenera
Hog Crop Prosperity Report From Northwest Iowa
Ivan Whitted of the Town department of agriculture reports hog herds in northwestern Iowa at 120 to 125 percent of normal due to freedom from hog cholera. Farmers note more cattle, high corn demand, and plans to sell later. Vaccination helps prevent but does not cure cholera, with some dissatisfaction from farmers who believed it would save infected hogs. Popcorn in Dallas and nearby counties mirrors corn, with about 40 percent of a crop. prices expected to offset losses. Perry reports a serious hog cholera outbreak on J H Lage’s farm east of town, 150 hogs affected, requiring euthanasia and carcass burning. two dogs implicated in spreading cholera were killed. Authorities fortify patrols to prevent spread.
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Ames
Ivan Whitted
Town Department
Agriculture
Whitted
Alock
3Dn
Sue
Thhat
Dallas County
Perry
J. H. Lage
J. Ss. Koen
United States Agricultural Department
de Clare
Boone County
Unusual Fall of Big Horse at Mason City Bank
A 1,300 pound horse fell through a 23 inch square rear hole at the First National Bank in Mason City. The animal backed in hind feet first with no exit in the building. A wrecking crew erected timbers and used block and tackle to lift the horse out.
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Mason City
National Bank
Bank
Des Moines Blue Laws Spark Prosecution Threat
Des Moines officials may face changes as local theaters and cigar stores could operate on Sundays until January 1. Attorney M S Odle informed state county and city officials he will await action, then begin wholesale prosecutions if the law is not enforced by year’s start.
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Des Moines
M. S. Odle
Iowa
Street Car Collision in Waterloo Injures Dozens
A street car on Hinata Central tracks collided with a Union engine in Waterloo today. Twelve people were injured and three perhaps fatally. Wing glass caused most injuries. Seriously hurt include motor man Renslow, conductor Dring, and Dilford Pratt. MH G Conrad and Mrs Burg among passengers.
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Waterloo
Hinata Central
Otorman Renslow
Dring
Dilford Pratt
MH. G. Conrad
Burg
Average Corn Yield Report From Cedar Rapids
In Cedar Rapids area corn yields per acre range from thirty five to forty five barrels, with some fields reaching sixty. Soil fertility, drainage, and cultivation affect results while grain quality shows about sixty percent No 4 grade and others around 23 percent No 4. If cold weather persists, a large portion may become cribbed.
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Cedar Rapida
Fortunes Rise From War Teardown Junk Heap Growth
Anca Tom Hobnson of Slater built a vast junk heap over years, gathering metals from many sources. As wartime demand increased, the pile grew to over five acres and up to twenty feet high. When prices spiked, he sold three acres of junk for more than $100,000 to eastern manufacturers.
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Anca
Tom Hobnson
Slater
End Long Service at Iowa Soldiers' Home
Commandant C Horton of the Iowa Soldiers' Home resigns effective May 1 1916 after eighteen years in command. He was reelected for a four year term starting January 1 1915 but leaves the service at age 76 seeking other opportunities. state board of control announces the retirement.
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Marshalltown
C. @ Horton
Iowa Soldiers’ Home
State Board of Control
Horton
Seed corn fetches high price at Waterloo sale
At a public sale auth or Hudson seed corn sold for 9.50 a sack. The corn was on the cob with scant bushel per sack. This set a new record for the year though seed corn has traded around 3 a bushel and as high as 8 in some cases. The sale marked the first time seed from a farmer brought nearly 19 a bushel.
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Waterloo
Hudson
Warned of Bank Swindles in Northern Iowa
An alleged $5,000 bank swindle reported by the state bankers association involves a man who identified as A. B. Boyd. He gained a bank cashier's confidence, secured a letter of credit after depositing checks totaling $9,900, and then cashed $3,000 in Minnesota. The deposited checks proved worthless.
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Bes Moineg
Iowa
State Bankers’ Association
B. Boyd
Minna Sole
Death claims George P. Groswold at age 86
George P. Groswold, once a Michigan attorney and candidate for judge of the third district, died at age 86 after years of illness. He attended the Flint G C P convention in Marshalltown and was part of the July 6, 1834 Jackson Michigan convention that helped birth the republican party. He is survived by his widow and four children.
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Flint G
Clesa Charity Convention Elects Eldora Official
Waterloo W L Kuser, superintendent of the Eldora boys Industrial school, was elected president of the Iowa State Conference of Files and Correction session. The group, meeting in Ottumwa, voted in 1918 to align its name with the national organization and chose Nar at the closing as a result.
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Clesa Charity
Waterloo
W. L. Kuser
Superine
Industrial School For Boys
Eldora
Lawa State Conference of Files and Correction
Ottumwa
Lawa Organization
Granted New Trial for Centerville Woman in Supreme Court
Centerville justice records show Joan Asbury granted a new trial by the Supreme Court. The case concerns alleged mistreatment of a school teacher. The lower court allowed a witness to testify about church membership and Bible reading but barred evidence of the defendant’s lodge membership. The high court ruled this unfair and ordered a new trial.
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Centerville
Joan Asbury
Supreme Court
Asbury
High Court
Iowa's Fifteen Breweries Face Shutdown Across State
Iowa breweries tottering under repeal laws will close or shift to other manufacturing lines. Fifteen plants listed across Keokuk Burlington Davenport Dubuque Sioux City Iowa City Cedar Rapids and Clinton, with several already changing operations.
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Iowa
Dubuque
Towa
Keotyt
Burlington
Davenport
Dubie
Sioux City
Iowa City
Cedar Rapida
Clinton
Campaign drive raises twenty five thousand for church aid
A community drive in Bluffs A Counch area raised $25,000 for the Young Men's Christian League. The effort closed with the target met, funding work begun and finished in five days to clear debt and enable repairs and additions. Many business and professional leaders contributed heavily to the campaign.
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Yary
M.c. A. Counch
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