Pandemonium on Front Lines Amid Global War Reports
Persian force of 4000 attacked Anglo Indian troops near Bushire killing 550. Serbians suffer 23000 prisoners last week as Austro German forces seize Novibazar. Greece blockaded economically to force alliance or demobilization. Austrian air raids kill 12 in Udine while Verona and Grado bombed. Haravai mines Roumania Danube island alleged. Italians prepare Goritz attack with 500000 troops. Bulgarians seize Monastir and Persope. Dardanelles advances 280 yards of Turkish trenches. Anglia hospital ship sinks after mine. James Smith Jr resigns Newark bank presidency amid $1.75 million liabilities.
Designations for California and South Dakota acreage for entry
Secretary Lane approved expanded homestead entry designations totaling 1 875 000 acres in California and 830 000 acres in South Dakota with 320 acre lots. Attorney General Gregory announced A Bruce Bielaski met in New York with Dr Josef Gorkar to obtain information on Austrian Consul General von Nuber and associates. Associate Justice Hughes told the Secretary of State he will not seek the presidential primary ballot in Nebraska.
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California
South Dakota
Lane
Interior Department
Washington
Gregory
A. Bruce Bielaski
Bureau of Investigation
Department of Justice
New York
Josef Gorkar
von Nuber
Hughes
Supreme Court At
Secretary of State
Nebraska
Notable Figures in Health and Arts Lose Leading Figures
Congressman William Kent undergoes appendectomy in San Rafael California with satisfactory recovery. August Weeghman, head of a Chicago restaurant family, dies by suicide at his home. Dr Henry R Carter, famed dengue expert, is dying in Porto Rico. National Grange selects Oliver Wilson of Peoria as master at Oakland California. Theodor Leschetizky, renowned piano teacher and Paderewski mentor, dies in Dresden.
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August Weeghman
Charles Weeghman
Chicago Federal League Baseball Club
Chicago
Henry R. Carter
United States Public Health Service
Porto Rico
National Grange
Oakland
Cal
Oliver Wilson
Peoria
Denys Cochin greeted by Athens crowds on visit
A Havas dispatch from Athens reports French cabinet minister Denys Cochin received by King Constantine. Cochin and his retinue drew enthusiastic demonstrations from the public both on arrival and during the return journey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denys Cochin
Constantine
Havas
Crs
Athens
M. Cochin
Ten Die As Train Collides With Carnival Train
In Columbus Georgia on Monday ten people died and twelve were injured when passenger train No 2 from Birmingham to Macon struck the Don T Kennedy Carnival company train from Atlanta. Fred Kempf proprietor and his wife perished in the fire. Kempf begged trainmen to kill him to avoid burning. Engineers on both trains escaped. The carnival had just finished a week in Atlanta and was to open in Columbus.
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Columbus
Central of Georgia Railroad
Dulles
Monnday
Birmingham
Macon
Don T. Kennedy Carnival Company
Atlanta
Fred Kempf
Chicago Sleuth Is Ousted
Captain P. D. O'Brien, chief of detectives, was suspended after a civil service commission inquiry into a slush fund said to be raised to aid John J. Halpin and Detective Sergeant Walter O'Brien. Lieut. Charles L. Larkin became acting chief of detectives while O'Brien and his nephew Walter O'Brien face bribery related cases.
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Chicago
P. D. O’brien
Civil Service Commission
John J. Halpin
Detective Bureau
Walter O’brien
Healey
Charles L. Larkin
Walter O'Brien
Halpin
Teutons Face U S Court Over False Clearances
Four Hamburg American Line officials led by Dr Karl Buenz go on trial before Judge Howar in New York. They face charges of oath to false clearances and manifests with the government alleging their aim was to coal and supply German raiders. Names include Koetter Hackmeister and Joseph Poppinghaus. Buenz is said to be managing director and influential German resident in America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Howa
Federal District Court
Karl Buenz
George Koetter
Adolph Hack- Meister
Joseph Poppinghaus
Doctor Buenz
America
New Hitch in Peace Plans for Swiss Congress
In Berne on November 24 promoters of a peace congress face a setback as German delegates refuse to attend the proposed December 14 meeting, following the French example. It is understood Germany was instructed by its government not to participate in the congress.
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Berne
Switzerland
Mrs Thomas R Marshall Undergoes Operation in Indianapolis
Mrs Thomas R Marshall wife of the United States vice president was operated on for an abdominal ailment at St. Vincent's hospital in Indianapolis. The hospital said the operation was a success and undertaken to prevent possible future complications, with Dr. C G Pfaff the attending physician reporting her condition not serious.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Thomas R. Marshall
United States
St. Vincent's Hospital
C. G. Pfaff
Illinois News Nuggets Roundup From Several Cities
Vermilion county reports a sixth post office robbery in three years as yeggs dynamite a Fairmount safe, stealing 200 dollars in stamps. Vandalia notes the death of Peter Conner, eighty one, at his son's home. Kankakee backs a 750000 road bond issue after a highway meeting. Macomb reports quarantine prevented thousands of hog shipments. Danville honors Joseph B. Mann at an Elks Club banquet. Duquoin announces Carbondale as the site for the state dairymen convention January 25 to 27. Springfield urges observance of December 2 as Illinois’ 97th anniversary in the Union. Anna reports W. W. Thomas’s death from typhoid. he was active in Masonic and horticultural groups. Duquoin students tour southern Illinois coal fields with James Forester. Duquoin hosts a public health meeting on diphtheria and scarlet fever with ongoing school and Sunday school quarantines. Chicago sees perjury charges looming in labor slugger cases as witnesses are pressed for truth. Springfield unveils a two acre bass rearing pond and new cement trout ponds at the state hatchery to bolster restocking, plus a fish car for distribution. Morris seeks a new trial for Charles B. Munday in a LaSalle Street bank case with arguments set for December 31.
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Danville
Vermilion County
Yeggs
Fairmount
Bureau of Animal Industry
Washington
Joseph B. Mann
Elks’ Club
Mann
Duqucin
J. P. Mason
Elgin
Illinois State Dairymen’s Association
Carbondale
Springfield
Dunne
Illinois
Anna—W. W. Thomas
Masonic Order
Fiftieth Illinois
Mystic Shriners
St. Louis
Illinois Horticultural Society
Southern Illinois
Duquoin
University of Illinois
Coalields
Ilinois
James Forester
Chicago
Charles Center
Madison Street
Rish and Game Commission
State Hatchery
Spring Grove
Ill
Morris
Charles B. Munday
LaSalle Street Trust and Savings Bank
John E. Hogan
Stough
Canada Wheat Crop Sets Fall Records Across Provinces
The 1915 western Canadian wheat crop yields exceed 25 bushels per acre across Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta. Railways report record shipments with the CPR handling 2000 cars daily, GT and CNR setting new records, and Montreal remaining the main export gateway as New York receives overflow.
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Canada
Department of the Interior
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
W. Grant Morden
Canada Steamships Company
Upper Lakes
New York
England
France
Italy
Montreal
Fur collar fashion sparks heated debate in era remarks
A quoted exchange critiques chin high fur collars as hideous while another says they are commonly worn for warmth. The dialogue highlights fashion tensions and practical reasons behind proposed style choices.
Kilmer Swamp Root Promoted For Kidney Relief
Advertises Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as a remedy for kidney and bladder trouble recommended for men and women. Claims thousands indicate its effectiveness and offers sample by parcel post with a ten cent note to Kilmer and Co. in Binghamton N Y.
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Binghamton, N. C
A Hot One as Quarrel Simmers in Quiet Week
A local quarrel tone surfaces in a lighthearted item with a joking exchange about a spouse's grouch and someone being laid up. The brief flavor suggests domestic humor rather than a serious dispute and reflects everyday petty friction.
Castoria Examined for Safety and Signatures
Warning to mothers to inspect every bottle of Castoria for the signature and note its long history of use. The ad asserts Castoria is a safe remedy for infants and children and emphasizes its familiarity of over 30 years. It contrasts this with the lure of easy money and fleeting affluence on Easy Street.
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Fletcher
Eyes and age in advice ads from a vintage health page
A compact ad style feature contrasts aging with eye care, promotes youthful appearance, and urges keeping eyes young after movies. It includes early bird notions, Dr. Pierce's Pellets for liver bowels and stomach, and a remark about rabbits to illustrate timid courage.
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Hovbehar
Berlin
Bulwar
Bushire
London
Ernest C. T. Troubridge
Belgrade
Albania
von Koevess
Novibazar
Serbia
Greece
Earl Kitchener
Udine
Rome
Verona
Vicenza
Venetia
Grado
Epoca
Bucharest
Roumania
Harawai
Danube River
Goritz
Milan
Zurich
Prilep
Monastir
Saloniki
Dardanelles
Persope
Paris
Czerna
Anglia
English Channel
Admiralty
James Smith, Jr
Federal Trust Company of
Newark
N. J
Smith
National League of Compulsory Education
Milwaukee
William L. Bodine
Prohibition
Alexandria
Rapides Parish
Madison
Wis
North Circus
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Morris,l
Northwestern Improvement Company
Ravensdale
Wash
Cleveland
Morris, IL
Pittsburgh
South Penn Oil Company
W. W. Clemmens
Marion
Clemmens
Mark Twain
Vincencio Mercino
New Orleans
Ilinois Manufacturers’ Association
Congress
Harry J. Haiselden
Baby Bollinger
William Kent
San Rafael
Theodor Leschetitzky
Dresden
Paderewski
COLINS/15
P. D. O'Brien
Teutons
U. S. Court
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