World War Headlines and assorted dispatches
A roundup of global war news includes Serbian retreat halted by Bulgarian forces with heavy losses, German and Bulgarian capture of Monastir, and a Russian capture of a German division commander near Pinsk. Reports mention Austrian evacuations at Lemberg, Dardanelles combat setbacks for British forces, and Italy sending troops to Aviona to aid Serbia. Additional items cover the Zarafis sinking, a major Maquoketa fire, and various political and criminal developments.
Washington Officials Assert Whitlock Return Plan Unchanged
Washington officials say they have not altered plans for American Minister Brand Whitlock to return to Belgium. Unofficial press reports suggest Germany objects to his return. Maj. Gen. George W. Goethals has submitted a report on Panama canal slides to Secretary Garrison. The White House announced the December 18 wedding of President Wilson and Mrs. Norman Galt. The State Department said it has asked for recall of German embassy attaches Captain Boyrd and Captain von Papen. Senator Clarke of Arkansas was elected president pro tempore by the Senate Democrats after lengthy balloting.
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State Department
Washington
Brand Whitlock
Belgium
Germany
Whitlock
George W. Goethals
Garrison
Panama Canal
Wilson
Norman Galt
White House
Boyrd
von Papen
Clarke
Arkansas
Senate
Senate Democrats
Mexican Revolt and Typhus Panic in Mexico City
Reports describe typhus fever raging in Mexico City with deaths exceeding 180 daily. An American named McEnnis Ring, robbed and tortured by Villa soldiers, reached Douglas Arizona after events near Cos Sonora. Villareal, minister of finance, faced sedition charges in Mexico City. Admiral Winslow relayed a Villa escape to Washington. Villa generals Pereyra and Jiminez, plus fifty officers, were court-martialed and shot after a Fuerte river battle in Sonora.
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Mexico City
Villa
McEnnis Ring
Cos
Sonora
Nacozari
Douglas
Ariz
Felicitous Villareal
Constitutionalist Convention
Vera Cruz
Winslow
Navy Department
Washington
J D. Dillingham
Las Mochis
Mex
Orestes Pereyra
E. Jiminez
Fuerte River
Los Angeles
Cal
Berlin Seeks Fagts May Contests Withdrawals
The Berlin foreign office requests the withdrawal of Captain Boy Ed and Captain von Papen, with the U S to refuse to discuss facts or disclose sources. The state department notes the move as contrary to diplomatic procedure, and the attaches will stay in the United States during talks. Count von Bernstorff denies German involvement in any counter revolution in Mexico.
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Washington
State Department
Roy-Ed
von Papen
Berlin
United States
Boy-Ed
Count von Bernstorff
Germany
Mexico
Six New Cardinals Created by Rome in Consistory
Rome announces six new cardinals including Mer. Giulio Tenti and Mer. Alfonso Maria Mistrangelo with others from Vienna and Bologna. American appointments followed with bishops to St Cloud Chicago Covington Buffalo and the Philippines. Pope Benedict XV urged peace noting the horrors of war and Armenian suffering.
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Rome
Giulio Tenti
Lisbon
Alfonso Maria Mistrangelo
Valorence
Giovanni Cagliero
Central American
Andreas Furwith
Vienna
Raffaele Scapinella
Giorgio Gusmini
Bologna
Philippines
Mer
Edward Patricio Roque
St. Johns
N. F
Benedict XV
Vatican
Europe
Turkey
Notable marriages and deaths across early 20th century notices
Personal Ohio Columbus Garber aged seven four Akron millionaire and Mary Ff Orr aged thirty eight his private secretary for twelve years were married in Akron Ohio Mr Barber founder of the Diamond Match company Lilly Hinton once famous actress found dead at her Linwood country home S J heart failure listed as cause Mrs William Randolph Hearst becomes mother of two more sons bringing total to five at Riverside Drive New York Charles Edward Rucker seventy three died in San Diego once part of Maximilian's expedition He was born in the United States Destruction of a large ammunition factory at Halle Prussian Saxony by explosion with hundreds dead reported from Koldins to Copenhagen
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Ohio
Columbus
Garber
Akron
Mary Ff Orr
Barber
Diamond Match Company
Lilly Hinton
Linwood
S.J
William Randolph Hearst
Riverside Drive
New York
Charles Edward Rucker
Maximilian
Austria
San Diego
United States
Halle
Prussian
Saxony
Koldins
Denmark
Copenhagen
Call Five Death Plotters Indicted Again in New York
A federal grand jury added five indictments against Robert Fay Walter Schulz Max Breitung Dr Elerbert Kienzle Englebert Bronkhorst and Paul Daeche. They are charged with conspiracy to commit murder to assault with deadly weapons and to destroy ships. The new charges specify the conspiracy targeted Americans and ships owned in part or whole in the United States. Assistant District Attorney Knox noted conspiracy to murder does not require actual murder but can justify the harsher charge.
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New York
Robert Fay
Walter Schulz
Max Breitung
Elerbert Kienzle
Englebert Bronkhorst
Paul Daeche
Knox
Hardly Complimentary Tale From South Kilkenny
Doyle toils breaking stones on a roadside hillside while an old donkey munches grass nearby. An English tourist passes as the beast brays loudly and Doyle blurts a local proverb about friends meeting hearts warm, reflecting village wit and bond.
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Doyle
Kilkenny
Laxative Bromo Quinine Ad Promises Quick Relief
An advertisement touts Laxative Bromo Quinine as an improved quinine with fewer head effects. It claims the combination provides better results and can be taken by anyone, urging readers to seek the full name and look for E. W. Grove signature. A satirical Josephine quote from a Judge column follows.
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E. W. Grove
When a Cowboy Becomes a Baseball Player Joke
A humorous fragment asks if a cowboy turned baseball player becomes a cow catcher. The lines repeat the Denison coffee slogan and reference The Metamorphosis with a playful question about identity and role change.
Marine Eye Remedy Co. Chicago Free Book Offer
Marine Eye Remedy Co of Chicago offers the Illustrated Book of the Eye free. The notice also notes the presence of 1 569 Austrians and Hungarians 1 027 Germans and 592 Turks serving in the French army.
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Marine Eye Remedy Co
Chicago
Anuric Promises to Rid Uric Acid, Backed by Dr. Pierce
An advertisement traces uric acid harms since Scheele 1775 and touts Dr. Pierce’s Anuric as 87 times stronger than withinia to remove uric acid. It urges sending 10 cents for a trial and cites Pierce's long trusted reputation with his other remedies.
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Scheele
Pierce
Dr. Pierce
The
Invalids’ Hotel and Surgical Institute
Buffalo
N. Y
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War Office
Monastir
Pinsk
London
Bucharest
Lemberg
Turkish War Office
Constantinople
Dardanelles
Neonasty
Athens
Greek Macedonia
Bagdad
Serbia
Aviona
Albania
Zarafis
Mediterranean
Stevens
Maquoketa
Carrol Phillips
Oscar II
Henry Ford
Llo- Bryan
Spokane
Wash
Great Northern
W. C. Dunbar
Cardinal Gibons
Dattimore
St. Paul
Leslie & Co
Barrett & Barrett
I. W. Ritter
Rich Zwiedinek
Guy D Gaunt
Cleveland
Samuel Keener
Pittsburgh
Westinghouse
East Pittsburgh
Joliet
Zimmer
Rhinelander
Wis
Woodrow Wilson
Lintuin
Iveb
Nebraska
Cire As
Dr. Samuel Pitcher
the Centaur Company
Ei Didi Pithy
U. S
Sacred College
Federal
Breitung, Fay
SPOHN
Spohn Medical CO
Goshen
Ind
Henry
Denison
MOONE
Mosne Chemical Co
Dept. W. Rochester
Carter
Absorbine, JR
W. F.young
Temple St
Springfield
Mass
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