German fleet shells Scarborough and Hartlepool in North Sea raid
German cruisers bombarded Scarborough and Hartlepool early this morning, prompting mass panic as residents fled inland. The attack, announced by the British Admiralty, marked the first overt act of war against British territory with damage reported to several buildings and the gas works in Hartlepool. Authorities and insurers reacted to the raid amid uncertain naval strength and ongoing danger.
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Yandon
North Sea
Scarborough
Hartlepool
London
Admiralty
West Hartlepool
Lloyds
Newcastle Chronicle
Hertlepool
German shelling along England's east coast shocks towns
Dec 16 reports from Hartlepool Scarborough Whitby Redcar and Whitby describe German warships shelling coastal towns. Nine killed at Hartlepool. roofs torn away. gas tank set afire. several buildings damaged including an abbey. Scarborough and Whitby shelters, with forts replying, while Scarborough is not fortified per a London official. Florence Tate dies in Granite City after lifelong illness.
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Yorkshire
Hartlepool
England
Hull
Scarborough
St. Martin's Church
Tees
London
Whitby
West Hartlepool
Redcar
York
Tees Bay
Washington, D. C
Navy Department
Roosevelt Declines To Testify Before Naval Committee
Dec 16 The report says Colonel Roosevelt will not appear before the naval committee. He states he sees where he can contribute in other ways and declines public action on the matter.
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Izton
Bourse Naval Committee
England and German Raid Mark New War Milestone
The War Today reports Germany’s first modern naval bombardment of English towns aiming for a psychological impact, with minimal detail on damage. Allied statements mention advances in Belgium and repulsed attacks in Alsace and the Woëvre. Berlin claims eastern progress with several strong positions and about 3,000 Russians captured. The khedive of Egypt reportedly travels to Vienna for talks.
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Associated Press
England
United Kingdom
Germany
Belgium
Alsace
Woevre
Egypt
Vienna
Paris
Servia
Berlin
BIDS FAIR EQUAL JUNE MARRIAGES
Two Rock Island women file for divorce in circuit court as December separations rise, with Florence Drake accusing husband Isaac of habitual intoxication and seeking alimony for a marriage that began February 1909 and ended November 14, 1912. H M McCaskin files for divorce from Charles B Thompson this afternoon on cruelty and drunkenness grounds. they wed July 29, 1909 in Moline.
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Rock Island
Florence Drake
Isaac
H. M. McCaskin
Laura A. Thompson
County Court Hears Several Cases Involving Debts And Mental Health
County Judge Nels A. Larson disposed of multiple matters today. Odav Ears ordered to pay his wife six dollars weekly for wife abandonment. Peter Verbeke, brought from Bureau county, declared insane with medical commission W. A. Crooks and J. R. Hollowbush presiding. Dependence hearing for Bonnie Vogel, East Moline, continued indefinitely due to illness of her mother.
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Nels A. Larson
Odav
Ears
Peter Verbeke
Bureau County
W. A. Crooks
J. R. Hollowbush
Bonnie Vogel
Anna Vogel
East Moline
Defense Motions To Take Case From Jury
The day centers on a motion to remove the Koepke estate case from jury consideration against the Rock Island Railway. Attorney Stafford for the railway argues, while B. Marshall and Dudley Marshall for the plaintiff resist.
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Anna Koepke
Herman Koepke
Rock Island Railway Company
Stafford
B. Marshall
Dudley Marshall
Transylvania Narrowly Escapes Mine Off Irish Coast
The Cunard liner Transylvania arriving from Liverpool with 366 passengers endured a near-miss when two mines collided in a storm off the north coast of Ireland. A fragment ripped railing, and the blast lifted the bow several feet, narrowly missing catastrophe at 4 a m on December 16.
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New York
Cunard
Transylvania
Liverpool
Ireland
German consul accused in alleged purchase for Pacific fleet
San Francisco December 16 agents of the justice department inform the attorney general that German consul Baron F H Von Schack supplied funds for groceries clothing and ship chandler supplies shipped to Valparaiso aboard the Olson and Mahony. Vessel clearance was refused and cargo unloaded. Von Schack denies knowledge of the cargo and involvement. The Olson and Mahony is the third vessel suspected of supplying the German Pacific fleet with goods. one ship vanished and another, the Sacramento, is with Chilean authorities.
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Department of Justice
San Francisco
Cal
Baron F. H. von Schack
Valparaiso
Olson
Mahony
Baron von Schack
Olson and Mahony
Sacramento
Warships to Canal Zone to guard neutrality
President Wilson and his cabinet decided to send American warships to the canal zone to guard neutrality there. The number and type of ships will be decided after a full report from Colonel Goethals and Captain Rodman.
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Goethals
Washington, D. C
Wilson
Canal Zone
Rodman
Canal
Weather Forecast for Rock Island and Vicinity
Fair tonight with a low near zero and a gradual rise in temperature tomorrow. Thursday will be partly cloudy with increasing warmth. Yesterday's high 13, low last night 6 below zero. Wind speed at 7 am not stated. Relative humidity 82 percent at 7 am and 8 percent at 7 pm. Stage of water 3.2 feet, up 1.4 feet in 24 hours. Evening stars Jupiter and Mars. morning stars Mercury and Venus. Mercury phase notes unclear.
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Rock Island
Davenport
Moline
J. M. Sherier
Scott Heads South to End Mexican Border Menace
Brig. Gen. Hugh Scott sails to Naco Ariz to press Mexican leaders to halt hostilities. Meanwhile Governor Maytorena signals he will stop firing into U S territory as reinforcements move to Naco. In Mexico City 100 to 150 political prisoners have been secretly executed amid ongoing turmoil.
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Washington, D. C
Hugh Scott
Naco
Ariz
Maytorena
Villa
Gutierrez
Cormorant Interned at Guam as War Neutrally Observed
The German converted cruiser Cormorant and 22 officers with 355 men were interned at Guam amid questions of American neutrality. Navy officials said observers must ensure strict neutrality while governor Maxwell oversees dealings. The vessel, a 5,000 ton converted cruiser, arrived short of coal water and provisions.
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Guam
Washington
Cormorant
Navy Department
Maxwell
Germany
Russia
Pacific
Cormoran
Honolulu
Dunne to issue seats for three Democrats in Illinois
Governor Dunne will issue certificates of election to three Democrats held by the state canvassing board as entitled to seats in the Illinois legislature. The move cements Senate control for Democrats while Republican leaders denounce the board as unwarranted and vow to contest. Contests will be filed in the legislature. House and Senate alignments after action: Senate 27D 21R 1P, House 78R 71D 2P 2S.
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Springfield
Ill
Dunne
Senate
P. J. Lucey
James J. Brady
William Ryan, Jr
Lewis G. Stevenson
Brady
Ryan
Brady- Ryan
Stevenson
Lucey
Thomas F. Byrne
Joseph Strauss
Cook County
Robert Howard
Mattoon
House
P. G. Baldwin
Chicago
Henry W. Austin
Oak Park
Walter Green
Kinsbury
Republican County Committee
Court Dismisses Lynch Libel Suit Against Manufacturers Directors
New York December 16 The $100000 libel suit by James M Lynch former president of the International Typographical Union against John Kirby and other directors of the National Association of Manufacturers over resolutions charging the union with responsibility for the Los Angeles Times building dynamite blast was dismissed by Justice Guy in the supreme court. The judge sustained the directors demurrer finding no officers of the union were named and that a libel against a class cannot be maintained by an individual cancer]]
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J. M. Lynch
New York
James M.lynch
International Typographical Union
John Kirby
National Association of Manufacturers
Los Angeles Times
Justice Guy
Supreme Court
Guy
Tthe Union
Crisis nears for Austria as Serbs win
A multi city wire report outlines crisis in Austria as Serbs win and crowds protest in Vienna Budapest and Prague over war conduct. Reports from Rome Petrograd and Amsterdam note separate peace rumors denied Albanian tribes war on Servia and Belgrade entry of King Peter Crown Prince Alexander and Prince George at head of victorious Serb army.
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Peter
Crown Prince
Belgrade
Rome
Vienna
Budapest
Prague
Petrograd
Austria
Russia
Germany
Nicholas
Caucasus
Lowicz
Llow
Albania
Servia
Amsterdam
Constantinople
London
Alexander
George
Nish
Berlin
Nieuport
Poland
Basel
Switzerland
Belfort
Sainte Marie Aux Mines
Figaro
Paris
Holland
Nicaraguan Treaty Before Senate for Ratification
Washington December 16 Foreign relations committee orders the Nicaraguan treaty reported to the Senate for ratification. The United States would pay 3 million dollars for the Nicaraguan canal route and naval bases on the Fonseca Bay. The ship purchase bill urged by the president is favorably reported to the Senate for action. France Lets Cotton By. Washington December 16 France assures it will not interfere with American cotton shipments to belligerents or neutrals. Starlings are not liked in Australia per the American consul at Melbourne, as they damage fruit and displace insect eating birds.
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Mexico City
United States
Gutierrez
Villa
Zapata
Washington
Washington, D. C
Foreign Relations Committee
Bay of Fonseca
Senate
France
Australia
Melbourne
British warships chase German cruiser Dresden
Washington reports two British warships pursue the German cruiser Dresden which left Punta Arenas on Sunday, according to the American consul at Santiago Chile. The chase underscores Allied naval pressure during the December 1914 patrols.
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Washington, D. C
Dresden
Punta Arenas
Santiago
Chile
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