Battle Over Warsaw Not Yet Settled
Petrograd reports a German army of 200000 pressing toward Warsaw across the Bzura river and Sochaczew while Russian forces hold the right bank. Berlin dispatches imply cautious progress as Russians entrench near the Vistula junction, with Cracow siege lifted further south and Austrian forces pushing toward Serb victory as Poland tightens around Warsaw. Kaiser Wilhelm II reportedly returns to the front as Zeppelin fears rise in London. Acquittals occur in graft charges as trial outcomes unfold.
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Petrograd
Bzura
Sochaccen
Wana
Sochacow
Warsaw
Vistula
Opoceno
Piotrkow
Sczerczew
Malmoe
Sweden
Haakon
Gustave
Russia
London
Ber‘ie
von Hindenburg
Lodz
Hindenburg
Cracow
East Prasia
Galicia
Teuton al Se
Thie
Servia
Poland
Beura
Rail chief Eugene Zimmerman dies in Cincinnati club
Eugene Zimmerman, former president and railroad financier in Cincinnati, died suddenly at his club from a lung hemorrhage. Born December 17, 1845, in Vicksburg Mississippi, he served in the U S Navy and later built a railroad career, becoming president of the Cincinnati Hamilton and Dayton railroad. His only child Helena married the Duke of Manchester in 1900. Funeral arrangements not made.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Eugene Zimmerman
Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton Railroad
Helena
Duke of Manchester
Zimmerman
Duchess of Manchester
Eel Vicksburg
Miss
Standard Oil Company
Dayton
Fort Warne
Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton
Stolen Money Recovered From Bandit Hohl in Cincinnati
Detectives recovered 8160 dollars of the 12660 taken by bank bandit Frank G. Hohl. The loot was found in a second floor Vine street room, unearthed after Hohl rented nearby quarters and was killed in a police battle. The remaining 4500 is thought mailed to P C Wright in Louisville, with postal searches failing.
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Hohl
Cincinnati
Ohio
Frank G. Hohl
P. C. Wright
Louisville
Vine Street
East Ninth Street
Rumor Says German Cruiser Sunk Off Scotland
London reports persistent rumors a German cruiser has been sunk off the Scottish coast amid claims two British destroyers to Leith arrived damaged. No official confirmation issued.
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London
Scotland
Leith
French Fresh Force Is Reported By Joffre In Paris
Paris reports progress along the front with gains in Belgium between Lys and the Aisne and in Champagne and Argonne. French heavy artillery succeeds near Rheims on the Aisne while Verdun attacks fail and Allied actions in Flanders move to push back German lines.
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Paris
Belgium
Lys
Aisne
Champagne
Argonne
Meuse
Rheims
London
English Channel
Alsace
Flanders
Verdun
Berlin
Souain
German War Office
Joffre
Dardanelles
Italy
Turkey
Tripoli
Skirmish Begun for Presidency
Washington reports a looming Republican battle for the 1916 nomination pitting progressive and conservative wings. Conservatives name Herrick, Burton, Willis, Fairbanks, Mann, Smith, and Penrose as possible candidates while Whitman, Hughes, Cummins, Sherman, Borah, and Hadley head the progressive list. Whitman’s status draws western support as Hughes looms as a potential unifier, with party insiders weighing business prosperity as a nominating argument.
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Washington, D. C
Myron T. Herrick
Burton
Willis
Ohio
Fairbanks
Indiana
James R. Mann
Illinois
Smith
Michigan
Penrose
Pennsylvania
Washington
Belect Whitman
New York
West
Middle West
Whitman
Justice Hughes
Congress
O'Gorman
Wilson to spend Christmas in capital
Washington December 21 President Wilson will spend Christmas Day in the capital with his daughters marking his first White House Christmas. He has completed arrangements for distributing 125 turkeys to White House employees, a gesture reflecting holiday calm and domestic duties.
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Washington
Wilson
White House
Pass Christian
Miss
Thaw Must Be Returned to New York Conspiracy Charge
The U S Supreme Court reversed a New Hampshire extradition denial and ordered Harry K Thaw turned over to New York authorities to face a conspiracy charge tied to his Matteawan escape. The decision allows immediate extradition though Thaw may stay 30 days. New York plans an early trial, then return him to Matteawan.
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New York
Washington, D. C
Supreme Court of the United States Today
Federal Court of
New Hampshire
Harry K. Thaw
Holmes
Mattewan Asylum
Stanford White
Supreme Court
Thaw
Coos County
Aldrich
Manchester
N. H
Jerome
William Travers Jerome
Matteawan
Four Thousand Taken From Chicago Theatre Safe
Three intruders bound and gagged a downtown theatre watchman early today. After five hours they opened the strong box and escaped with four thousand dollars.
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Chicago
Weather Forecast For Rock Island Area
Partly cloudy and cold tonight and Tuesday with a low near five above zero. West winds from moderate to fresh. Temperature 7 am 10. Highest yesterday 18. Lowest last night 10. Wind 10 mph. Precipitation .28 inch. Humidity 95 at 7 pm and 87 at 1 am. Water stage 2.9, up .2 in 48 hours. Astronomical events note Jupiter Saturn Mars in evening sky, Mercury Venus in morning. Jupiter in conjunction with the moon at 1:33 am.
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Rock Island
Davenport
Moline
J. M. Sherier
Engineers Strike Threats Endangering Western Railroads
Chicago officials report Grand Chief Stone of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and President Carter of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen warned before the arbitration board that enginemen may strike if surprise tests are not regulated to reduce danger. They argued safety must be ensured and pledged to join if the law fails to protect workers and improve efficiency tests.
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Chicago
Board of Arbitration
Stone
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Carter
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Burglars Steal Women’s Shoes From Bert’s Store
Burglars entered Bert’s sample shoe store at 325 Seventeenth Street Saturday night by prying open a rear window. They took five pairs of ladies’ shoes valued at $12.50. The theft was found Sunday morning. pennies in the cash register were untouched as boxes were emptied and footprints marked the snow outside. Police are investigating the unusual motive.
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Bert
Seventeenth Street
Jimmy
Automobile Skids in Snow Hits Post on Second Ave
A Ford delivery auto from the Rock Island post office skidded in heavy snow at about 10 this morning and crashed into a post near Eighteenth Street on Second Avenue. Driver Charles Seiter was thrown out, cut his right hand, and escaped serious injury as the front end was demolished and the radiator masked the post. It took some time to remove the wreckage.
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Rock Island
Eighteenth Street
Second Avenue
Charles Seiter
Murder Is Murder Says Jurist In Cleary Case
In Poughkeepsie New York December 21 Supreme Court Justice Joseph Morschause r presiding at the William V Cleary trial at New City says the acquittal verdict did not match his views. He believed there may have been reasonable doubt about the degree of guilt and warned jurors to avoid sympathy influencing their decision. He emphasizes jurors bear responsibility to their oaths.
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Cleary
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Supreme Court
Joseph Morschauser
William V. Cleary
New City
Woman Slayer To Hang In Grundy County Jail
John Kinzie, 23, found guilty of murdering Mrs. Anna Popekitis in Morris. Jury fixed hanging as punishment. Kinzie denies guilt. Aurora, December 21. Ex Governor Deneen’s mother Mary Ashley Deneen dies at Yale apartments Chicago aged 85. Survived by son Charles S. Deneen and two daughters plus a brother.
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Grundy County
Morris
Anna Popekitis
Aurora
John Kinzie
Deneen
Chicago
Mary Ashely Deneen
Charles S. Deneen
Yale Apartments
Yale Avenue
Florence Deneen
Altgeld School
William Horner Ashley
Carbondale, Il
$2,500,000 Fund to Fight Disease
Washington December 21 the urgent deficiency bill includes a $2,500,000 appropriation to combat foot and mouth disease in cattle, as reported by the House appropriation committee.
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Washington, D. C
House
Amnesty Debate Grows as Gutierrez Cabinet Deliberates
Reports from Mexico City indicate Governor Maytorena near Naco has told Gutierrez of plans to move forces from the American border. Maytorena and Carranza troops threaten Manzanillo while the Gutierrez cabinet weighs a general amnesty. 20000 troops evac Puebla. British subjects Dunn and Francis misidentified as Americans. Mexico City unrest quiet, no new executions reported.
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Washington, D. C
Silliman
Mexico City
Maytorena
Villa
Naco
Gutierrez
Manzanillo
Carranza
Bryan
Vera Cruz
State Department
Douglas
Arizona
R. E. Dunn
Thomas Francis
Cacozari
Sonora
Francis
Dunn
Simpiche
Nogales
Bowman
Nacozari
Great Britain
Puebla
Scandinavia to Remain Neutral in War Cooperation
King Gustave of Sweden and Kings Haakon of Norway and Christian of Denmark, with their ministers, met at Malmo to align neutral conduct during the war. They agreed on cooperation to safeguard their interests and planned future meetings as circumstances allow. John Callan O'Loughlin, accompanying the Jason mission, was decorated with the grand cross of the Order of Francis Joseph by the Austrian emperor.
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Stockholm
London
Christian
Denmark
Gustave
Sweden
Haakon
Norway
Malmo
O'Loughlin
Washington
John Callan O'Loughlin
Jason
Europe
Francis Joseph
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William
West Front
Zeppe
England
Zeppelin
Liuetenant
W. P. O'Neill
Markey
Onler
France
Jupiter
Saturn
Mars
Mercury
Venus
Bert’s
Scandinavia
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