European War Briefs: Battles, Sinking Ships and Shifting Fronts
News notes report Falkenhayn's forces linking with Mackensen near Roumanian capital within 47 miles, British patrol boat sunk, Greek Venizelos government declares war, hospital ship Braemer Castle mined, artillery clashes continue in Macedonia, Orsova Turnu Severin captured, Russian battleship Imperatritsa Maria lost, Britannic sinks in the Aegean with 50 lives lost and 1,106 survivors.
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Braemer Castle
Saloniki
Malta
Aegean Sea
London
White Star
National Grange defends farmer costs and embargos on munitions
In Washington the National Grange issued a statement blaming high living costs on poor farm crops and urging embargoes only on munitions of war. Other items note John D. Archbold underwent appendectomy at his New York home with reassuring prospects. a Kansas City court calls the Adamson eight hour law unconstitutional. robberies and collisions leave multiple casualties. a New York coal price hoax threat surfaces. a West Cape May blaze kills a family. naval casualties occur in San Francisco Bay. a Detroit interurban crash kills five. a Wisconsin US attorney recess appointment is reported. and a bank peculation case leads to $10,000 bail.
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National Grange
Washington
John D. Archbold
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
New York
Mexican War News and Obits Highlight 1915 Events
General Funston’s remark at San Antonio frames the Mexico withdrawal accord signed in Atlantic City. Villa’s forces briefly entered Chihuahua City before being driven out. The pact allows U S troops to chase bandits into Mexico if needed while maintaining border control. Also notes Andrew Carnegie’s 81st birthday, Inez Milholland Boissevain’s death, Jack London’s passing, and Sir Hiram Maxim’s death with brief biographical details.
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Vera Cruz
General Funston
San Antonio
Tex
Mexico
Chihuahua
Mex
United States
Atlantic City
N. J
Washington warns amid German submarine crisis and legal rulings
Officials in Washington state the situation remains unchanged until evidence on recent attacks is collected. The Adamson eight hour law case goes to the Supreme Court with Missouri Oklahoma Gulf Railway injunctions. Census estimates place continental US population at 103 million in November 1916 with more added by 1917. Railroad counsel warns reform is needed to avoid government ownership of railways.
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Kansas City
William C. Hook
United States District Court
Hook
Missouri, Oklahoma & Gulf Railroad
Supreme Court of the United States
Germany
United States
Washington
Adamson
Supreme Court
Department of Justice
Continental
Census Bureau
Treasury Department
Federal Reserve warns banks against foreign short term notes
Washington reports the Federal Reserve Board issued a formal statement warning banks and the public to avoid purchasing foreign treasury bills. It cautions funds should not be sunk into short term notes that may need renewal, risking bank liquidity and economic stability.
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Federal Reserve Board
Washington
United States
Treasury
No Pass For Vienna Envoy
London reports the foreign office refused to grant a safe conduct to Count Adam Tarnowski von Tarnow the new Austro Hungarian ambassador to the United States. The British government cites excess of regular diplomatic functions by Austrian and German embassies and consulates abroad as justification.
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London
Foreign Office
Adam Tarnowski von Tarnow
United States
Teutons Take Alexandria in Romania Front Advance
Berlin reports Alexandria, a Roumanian town 47 miles southwest of Bucharest, has fallen to Teutonic forces. Romanian troops retreating from Orsova are blocked as Teuton units close in from the rear.
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Berlin
Alexandria
Bucharest
Danube
Orsova
Fire destroys Quebec parish church causing heavy losses
A blaze in the furnace room of a Quebec parish church burned the entire building with damages estimated at 150000 dollars. In related dispatches from London Petrograd reports that Alexander Treport, the Russian minister of railways, has been appointed president of Injen.
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Quebec
Que
Alexander Treport
Toon Reuter
London
Tion
Petrograd
Hughes Returns to Law Practice in New York Firm
Lakewood New Jersey November 29 Charles K B Hughes announced on Monday that January 1 he would resume the practice of law as a member of the New York firm Rounds Schurman Dwight 96 Broadway His son Charles E Hughes Jr will also enter the firm
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Lakewood
N. J
Charles KB. Hughes
New York
of Rounds, Schurman & Dwight
Broadway
Charles Eblughes, Jr
Tir
Don’t You Dare Throw Stones at My Dog
A mother warns her son, Little Ernest, not to throw stones at her dog after he asks what the lady nearby tells him. The exchange showcases a playful, cautious family moment with a stern maternal rebuke.
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Ernest
Pimply Skin Remedies Ad Offer Free Sample By Mail
Fragrant super creamy emollients claim to care for skin scalp hair and hands. Promises clear skin of pimples blotches redness and roughness and scalp of dandruff itching and hands of chapping and soreness. Free sample by mail with Book. Address Cuticura Depots Boston Sold everywhere.
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Pusicard
Cuticura
Boston
No Busy Office, Yet Useful for Golfing Husband
A witty exchange notes a husband’s office seems quiet to a woman, while another quips the space is useful as a retreat when he is not on the golf course. The remark highlights domestic humor about work and leisure.
Odious Comparison and Quips from a Courier-Journal
A collection of quirky quotes and aphorisms includes a proprietor remark about a hotel not run to suit him, a Klondike potato joke, Miss Cayenne’s defense of potatoes against jewelry, and a J. S. MIL misquote about evil actions.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Klondike
Miss Cayenne
Bodily Housekeeping and Anurie Remedy Claims
Dr Pierce promotes drinking water with meals and Anurie tablets for kidney and rheumatic relief citing X ray and scientist observations. A Fort Wayne Ohio testimonial from Mrs Pemila Tomlins on 815 Cottage Ave credits Anaric with clearing urine sediment easing nighttime bladder discomfort and reducing rheumatism.
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Indiana News
Fort Wayne
Ind
Pemila Tomlinson
Cottage Ave
Can You Beat It Mrs. Exe My Girl Left Me
A comic exchange from the Boston Evening Transcript, with Mrs Exe and Mrs Wye lamenting lost companions and social position in a witty dialogue. The brothership of lines satirizes courtship and social standing.
Ambiguous Quotes Highlight Cholmley Smith Humor
Fragmentary remarks recall a joke about Smith’s humor and a misstep on concrete that injured him. The text hints at a religious choir’s morale and a sense of hopelessness within a parson’s imagination.
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von Falkenhayn
Noumania
Rimwsgate
Eleftherios Venizelos
Greece
Constantine
Bulgaria
Macedonia
Sofia
Paralaya
Presba
Ochrida
Turnu Severin
Roberts
Ford County
John C. Mitchel
Lewis Wilson
Katherine Gibbon
Wilson
West Cape May
San Francisco Bay
Detroit
Mich
Tania Wilkemeyer
Joseph Wilkeysmeyer
Roy Hayes
Russell Winterstedn
Rhyybeth R. Marchese
William E. Wolfe
la Crosse
Wis
Western District
Wisconsin
American National Conference Committee
Liberty National Bank of New York
James P. Miller
Federal Grand Jury
Francisco Villa
Snta Rio de Guadalupe
Chihuahua City
Andrew Carnegie
Inez Milholland Boissevain
Los Angeles
Gal
Jack London
Ellen Cranch
Santa Rosa
Cal
San Francisco
Sir Hiram Maxim
Sir Hiram
Sangerville
Europe
A. P. Them
Newlands Joint Congressional Committee
U.S
Banks
Vienna
Great Britain
Teutons
von Mackensen
Hughes
the Genraur Company
IU Tits
Castoria
Bright
Ry Dean
Illinois
Litchfield
Doan
Spohn’s
Spohn Medical Cop
Goshen, Ind
V. M. Pierce, M. D
Cannon
Grutzner
Pavlov
Fowler
Hawk
Lithia
Smith
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