Cars In Collisions Reported Across Thursday
Four automobile accidents were logged between 4 40 p m and 9 50 p m Thursday with no serious injuries. Capt E Russell of the Army Post and E Harris collided at River avenue and Casa Blanca street. no one arrested. Dr J F Hines and F L Youngblood collided on Garden street. Youngblood was arrested but released on bond. Rev W B Bowen of Aransas Pass was arrested for careless driving after striking soldier Reuben Lott at West Commerce and Pecos streets. Bowen released on bail. Another street car strike damaged D Garcia’s car on Houston street between Navarro and Avenue CC.
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E. Russell
Army Post
E. Harris
Austin Street
River Avenue
Casa Blanca Street
J. F. Hines
F. L. Youngblood
Garden Street
Lancaster
Massey
Coy
Brown
Youngblood
D. Garcia
Houston Street
Navarro
Avenue CC
Reuben Lott
W. B. Bowen
Aransas Pass
Tex
West Commerce
Pecos
Mr. Bowen
Colonel Franz Adlinger Ends Life on Front Line
Zurich reports Colonel Franz Adlinger commander of a Bavarian reserve regiment died by suicide. He gained distinction in Transylvania and northwestern Roumania, was wounded weeks earlier, refused hospital, and led troops with his head bandaged before dying as army surgeons ordered him to a hospital.
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Zurich
Franz Adlinger
Transylvania
Roumania
Greece Declares War Tensions Rise as Venizelist Prisoners Moved
A Wireless Press report from London cites a Swiss dispatch via Rome that Germany and Austria offered to help Greece open land routes if war is declared on the Entente. A Reuters Athens dispatch notes Venizelist prisoners were moved from Parliament to Averoff prison amid jeering crowds.
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London
Switzerland
Rome
Germany
Austria
Greece
Reuter
Athens
Parliament House
Averoff
Stadium Street
Greek reply to protests over Venizelist prisoners
Athens reports release of Greece’s formal reply to protests by the United States Netherlands and Spain over the treatment of Venizelist prisoners after the attempted revolution. Greece vows order and punishes those guilty while recalling neutrals to caution and the consequences of French admiralship demand.
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Athens
London
Greece
Greece Blockade Ordered by British Navy
Greece is officially blockaded starting at 8 o clock Friday morning. The British naval mission boards the King Constance liner to depart. The Greek government says troop movements have ceased in response to entente demands and seeks no further explanation.
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Athens
London
Greece
Constance
Slashed on Durango Street Two Men Wounded
Two men were slashed during an altercation on Durango street in the 500 block about 9 30 PM. Peter Rother and Manuel Arocha, both injured, were taken to the city hospital. The attacker, described as a man of Mexican appearance, remains at large as officers search the area. Rother suffered a deep gash near the left abdomen and Arocha multiple cuts. Captain Brown and Motorcycle Officer Kohr aided in transport and investigation.
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Durango Street
Peter Rother
North
San Saba Street
Manuel Arocha
Perez Street
Arocha
Brown
Kohr
Former Hungarian Premier Predicts Teutons Crush Roumanians
Count Albert Apponyi former Hungarian premier and diplomat touring Germany said peace talks will not begin soon while the Roumanian campaign remains undecided. He backed allied chances if Roumania falls noting that failure there would prove impossible to crush the Teuton powers and hasten the war's end.
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Berlin
Albert Apponyi
Germany
Roumania
German language expurgation drive spreads to major cities
Berlin reports a campaign to remove foreign words from commerce. Police chiefs in Frankfort, Dresden, Glogau, Koenigsberg, Stuttgart and others issued proclamations urging businessmen to use only German terms in ads and to remove foreign signs. Weimar city council also ordered using Speisewirtschaft for restaurant and Gasthaus for hotel.
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Berlin
Frankfort
Dresden
Glogau
Koenigsberg
Stuttgart
Common Council
Weimar
Speisewirtschaft
Bromo Quinine Labeled Remedy Box Signed by E. W. Grove
An old warning notes that the only Bromo Quinine product cited is on a box signed by E. W. Grove. The ad hints that colds cause headaches and that the remedy removes the cause, with a single named product and signature.
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E. W. Grove
Berlin plans central library for blind German veterans
The German Society of Printers and Publishers reports a Leipzig meeting formed a 64 member committee to raise funds for a central library for blind war veterans. Donations exceed 15000 dollars, with a goal of 200000 dollars. The library will be in Leipzig with branches in major cities and expect support from blind care societies and the government.
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Berlin
German Society of Printers and Publishers
Leipzig
Sage and Sulphur Compound Promises Dark Hair
An old hair dye recipe, Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Compound, claims to restore natural color and gloss to gray or streaked hair. Sold ready for use at 50 cents a bottle, it darkens evenly and is advertised as a cosmetic, not a disease cure.
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Wyeth
Modern Taxidermists Are Sculptors Of Life Sized Molds
Washington December 8. A National Museum article explains taxidermists now sculpt hollow plaster manikins for large mammals rather than using stuffed forms. The process covers clay models, bone and iron frame work, plaster molds, inside manikin sections, and careful retouching with wax and shellac to create lifelike animals.
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Washington D. C
National Museum
National Zoological Park
Roman Prison Remains Unearthed In Ancient Quarters
In an archaic newspaper exchange, Mr Snooks cites an article noting petrified remains found in old Roman prison sites. Mrs Snooke humorously quips that these would be called hardened criminals, reflecting playful banter over the discovery.
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Matilda
Mr. Snooks
Berlin Food Dictator Promotes Seal Meat as Staple
Berlin officials seek to ease meat shortages by urging Berliners to eat seals from the Baltic and western Schleswig Holstein and Jutland. Von Batocki hosted a seal themed dinner at the Hotel Kaiserhof with seal soup and seal roast. Public orders and regular shipments are reportedly planned if demand grows.
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Berlin
von Batocki
Baltic Sea
Schleswig-Holstein
Jutland
Kaiserhof
Old Habits in War Writ Small at Exchange
A wounded stock exchange broker recalls battlefield medicine as a field doctor checks temperatures. The doctor mutters ninety eight, ary nine and the broker promises to sell out when the fever hits one hundred. A clipped wartime vignette of reflexive finance under duress.
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Stock Exchange
Himes
Exchange
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Chamberlain & Company
Gunter Building
Phone Crockett
Balkan
Allies
Scott & Bowne
Bloomfield, N.J
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Teutons
Library For the
Cage
Joske
Joske’s
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Aires
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Hsie
Tisan
Newark
Newark Shoe Stores Co
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