Turks Given Week to Act on Demands
Delegates from Bulgaria Greece Montenegro and Serbia meet Turkish plenipotentiaries at St James Palace to decide on peace or renewed war in the Balkans. Allies demand surrender of Adrianople and Janti hu, evacuation of eastern Europe, Crete union with Greece, and a war indemnity with amnesty for Muslims. Greek fleet engages off Lemnos. both sides report losses.
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London
Bulgaria
Greece
Montenegro
Serbia
St. James’ Palace
Balkans
Edward Grey
Grey
Balkan States
Turkey
Adrianople
Scutari
Jantihu
Europe
East Thhatalja
Aegan Islands
Crete
Balkan
Kans
Constantinople
Lemnos
Dardan
New York Women Demand Cheaper Eggs Campaign
Fifty thousand New York women began a campaign to cap egg prices at 26 cents a dozen aiming for a fair price. The Housewives' League plans education drives and, if needed, local stations to sell eggs at moderate rates. In Philadelphia discussions noted some women left the movement accusing dealers and speculators of price manipulation.
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New York
Jeague
Philadelphia
Housewives’ League
Ege
Mather
Weather Forecast for Rock Island Area Tomorrow
Fair tonight with temperatures above freezing. Tuesday cloudy and colder. 7 am 33 degrees. Highest yesterday 48, lowest last night 32. Wind 5 mph. No precipitation. Humidity 72 at 7 pm. Relative humidity 33. Water stage 14, fall 1.6 in last 48 hours. J M Sherier Local Forecaster. Astronomical events include sunset 4 30, sunrise 7 19. Evening stars Venus Jupiter Saturn. morning stars Mars Mercury.
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Rock Island
Davenport
Moline
Tam
J. M.sherier
Venus
Jupiter
Saturn
Mars
Mercury
Engagement of Helen Gould to Finley J. Shepard Announced
New York Dec 16 Announcement was made that Miss Helen Miller Gould daughter of the late Jay Gould is to wed Finley J Shepard of St Louis He is assistant to the president B F Bush Missouri Pacific Iron Mountain and Denver and Rio Grande railroads The betrothal was disclosed by Mr and Mrs George J Gould at a dinner at Georgian Court Lakewood and wedding is expected toward the end of January.
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New York
Helen Miller Gould
Jay Gould
Finley J. Shepard
St. Louis
George J. Gould
Georgian Court
Miss Gould
Railroad
Young Men's Christian Association
Lnes
Gould Railroads
Shepard
B. F. Bush
Missouri Pacific Iron Mountain
Denver and
Rio Grande
English Navy Aviator and Passenger Die in Aviation Crash
London report details the December 16 crash near Wembley golf course killing Lieutenant W. Parks of the Royal Navy and aero plane manager Mr. Hardwick. They were aloft from Hendon to Oxford in a monoplane when 150 foot altitude flight ended in disaster as gusting wind toppled the craft. Parks, a leading aviator from the last army maneuvers, had earned his license in April 1911 at Brooklands.
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London
W. Parks
Royal Navy
Hardwick
Hendon
Oxford
Wembly
Parks
Brooklands
Two Appendixes Removed From Scranton Man
In Scranton Pennsylvania on December 16 surgeons at Hahnemann hospital removed two appendixes from R A Spangenberg who is recovering at home. The operation began with the first incision and revealed a second appendix about three quarters of an inch away, described as unprecedented.
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Scranton
R. A. Spangerberg
Hahnemann Hospital
Spangenberg
Patrick to Be a Broker in St Louis
Rumor says Albert T. Patrick, recently pardoned from Sing Sing after ten years for the Rice murder, will work as a broker in St Louis. He has taken a desk in the office of his brother in law John T. Milliken, a Milliken Helm Commission Company member, Chamber of Commerce, and may join the firm.
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St. Louis
Albert T. Patrick
Sing Sing
William Marsh Rice
Patrick
John T. Milliken
Milliken-Helm Commission Company
Chamber of Commerce
Fim
Nagel
United States
Great Britain
Germany
Charles P. Neill
Knapp
Commerce Court
New York
Canada
Division of Information
Alsberg Appointed Chief of Bureau of Chemistry
Dr Carl Alsberg of the agricultural department is named chief of the bureau of chemistry to succeed Dr H W Wiley, as announced from Washington on December 16. Alsberg, a noted chemist, takes over leadership of the bureau in the federal science agency.
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Alsberg
WILEY
Washington
Carl Alsberg
Agricultural Department
Bureau of Chemistry
H.W. Wiley
Coal Corner Gets a Blow in Decision
The Supreme Court ruled that 65 per cent coal contracts between hard coal roads and local operators are illegal and voided. It upheld a verdict against Temple Iron Co but found no general conspiracy among roads. The decision traces to a 1907 suit against Reading Co and major railroads, aiming to curb restraints on interstate coal trade.
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Washington
Hard Coal Trust
Supreme Court
Temple Coal & Iron
Seaboard
New York, Wyoming & Western
Tempe
Tidewater
Wickersham
United States Circuit Court
Pennsylvania
Reading Company
Philadelphia & Reading Railway Company
Lehigh Valley Railroad Company
Delaware Lackawanna & Western Railroad Company
Central Railroad Company of New Jersey
Erie Railroad Company
New York, Susquehanna and Western Railroad Company
New York, Ontario and Western
General Combine
New York
Philadelphia & Reading Coal & Iron Company
Lehigh & Wilkes, Barre Coal Company
New York, Susquehanna & Western Railroad Company
Temple Iron Company
Pennsylvania Coal Company
Delaware Valley & Kingston Railroad Company
Erie and Wyoming Valley Railroad Company
Suffragists Walk to Albany to See Sulzer
Twenty five suffragists began a 14 mile march from Van Cortlandt Park toward Albany to present a petition to Governor Sulzer on his recreation day. Clad in sweaters and boots, they marched amid cheers, led by a drummer, advancing on a cause seen as pressing for votes for all.
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New York
Albany
Sulzer
van Cortlandt Park
City
Nagel Opposes Federal Price Fixing and Broad Powers
Washington secretary of commerce and labor Nagel urges restricting a proposed federal commission's powers to regulate industry. He opposes price fixing and favors self regulation with specific conduct principles. He favors automatic disclosure of basic corporate data to speed public accountability and advises advisory roles for reform plans under Sherman antitrust law.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Nagel
Bureau of Corporations
Frange's labor goes on strike amid war protest
A general strike across France called by the General Federation of Labor paralyzed Paris streets with few cabs and shuttered factories as workers demonstrate their power in case of war. Mass meetings are planned. tranquility remains overall.
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Frange
Paris
France
General Federation of Labor
Oak
Wilson Returns From Bermuda With Annual Message To Legislature
President elect Wilson arrives in New York from Bermuda aboard the Bermudian. He plans to attend New Jersey affairs and deliver the annual message to the New Jersey legislature meeting January 14. No final decisions on appointments made. no private secretary chosen. Wilson spent vacation answering about seven thousand letters, many seeking government positions. He walks up Fifth Avenue, unnoticed, but narrowly escapes a delivery wagon at Thirty-seventh Street.
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New York
Wilson
Bermuda
New Jersey
Princeton
Trenton
Bermudas
Fifth Avenue
Uiice
Thirty-seventh Street
Elgin Butter Board Election Grips Nationwide Attention
Elgin Wisconsin December 16 nation wide interest focuses on the annual meeting of the butter board known as the butter trust as the five directors are chosen the fate of the quotations committee may hinge on the vote. A suit to dissolve the trust was settled in Chicago last week with two competing tickets the regular and the membership. Alfred F 41 Alfred appointed general manager of the Pere Marquette railroad succeeding William Potter. Denis Reardon dies after 13 story fall in Chicago. John P Hand in Springfield in critical condition with some improvement noted.
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Elgin
Elgin Butter Board
Butter Trust
Chicago
Alfred
Washington
Pere- Marquette Railroad
William Potter
Temperance Folk Bombard Senate For Prohibition Bill
In Washington December 16 the Senate opened consideration of the Kenyon-Sheppard bill to bar shipping intoxicants to dry states. Led by Women’s Christian Temperance Union leaders, petitions and memorials pour in for and against. Gallinger and Bacon named acting presidents pro tempore. Representative Deforest filed a joint resolution to amend the constitution for four-year terms for congressmen. Berger proposes government condemnation and purchase of the New York New Haven Hartford railroad property.
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Washington
Women's Christian Temperance Union
Senate
Gallinger
Bacon
Porie
Deforest
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Eastern
Helen Gould
Rice
Cebes
Lehigh Valley Coal Company
Connell Coal Company
Seneca Coal Company
Warrior Run Coal Company
Wyoming Coal and Land Company
Delaware, Susquehanna & Schuykill Railroad Company
Vance
Commerce and Labor
Power of Business Commission
Jersey
Painter
Dennis Reardon
Justice Hand
Springfield, II
John P. Hand
Mindrs Supreme Court
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