Sinking of British Steamer Dramatist by German Raider
A Pernambuco dispatch to The Daily Mail reports the British steamer Dramatist being captured by a German commerce raider on December 18. German boarding party, two guns revealed, crew transferred to Hudson Maru, Dramatist sunk by explosives, with twenty seven Indian firemen remaining aboard. Crew describe food and sanitary issues but note courteous treatment and receipts issued by the raider.
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London
Pernambuco
Daily Mail
Wooly
Nantes
Small German raider linked to three new submarines
The Jornal Pequeno reports the German raider is accompanied by three subs of a new type. Survivors say submarines depart and reappear for scouting. The raider may travel 25 knots but slows at night. Britain warns shipping after the St Theodore’s capture and conversion. Fifteen cruisers hunt the raider in the South Atlantic. Stanley port sends four more British ships. Uruguay sends a warship to defend its coast against neutrality violations.
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Rio Janeiro
Jornal Pequeno
Pernambuco
St. Theodore
Atlantic
Port Stanley
Falkland Islands
Raider uses German flag to lure British ships in war time
A raider sailing as a neutral, then flying the German flag when spotting a British steamer, says it aims only at cargo ships not passenger vessels. The destroyer’s crew reports papers were destroyed and an officer laughed, saying the game cannot be helped.
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Dinary
Minieh
Three American Sailors Held Aboard Yarrowdale Crew
Three Americans were aboard the British steamer Yarrowdale when seized by a German raider and brought to a German port by a prize crew, records from the British consulate in New York show. The British warning to Entente vessels noted the St. Theodore had been converted into a German commerce raider.
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New York
St. Theodore
German raiders in Atlantic believed at large
Shipping experts point to at least two German raiders roaming the Atlantic after a December sighting by Samland. The Faro formerly Galata, now Portuguese requisitioned, drew attention with odd maneuvers near Cape Hatteras. Sucrosa reported Faro’s circling actions and absence of signals before it vanished. Authorities warn of possible attacks on British and French West Indies and tighten coastal defenses as consular codes and wireless checks are issued to departing vessels. Reverend J Henry Cartwright notes wider trade-route reports before Christmas and troops being dispersed in Trinidad to bolster island ports. Lights are out in towns and lighthouses along coasts to deter raiders.
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Samland
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Germany
Lloyds
Sucrosa
Newport News
England
France
New York
British
French West Indies
J. Henry Cartwright
London
Cartwright
English Wesleyan Missions Board
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Martinique
Yarrowdale Arrives in German Port Solving Mystery
News from Berlin reports the Yarrowdale has safely reached a German port after weeks at sea. Details on the cruiser, its commander, size, speed, and armament remain withheld by naval authorities as cases of crew members taken as prisoners of war surface.
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Berlin
London
Yarrowdale Held in Spain as Prize Crew Escapes
The English steamer Yarrowdale of 4600 tons was brought into a Spanish harbor on December 31 as a prize by a German prize crew of sixteen. It carried 469 prisoners from crews of Norwegian and British ships captured by a German auxiliary cruiser in the Atlantic. The cargo included war materiel, foodstuffs, 117 motor lorries, rifles, barbed wire, steel bars, meat, and other supplies for enemies.
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Spain
Teneriffe
Yarrowdale
Atlantic Ocean
America
Mysterious Four-Stacked Ship Sighted Near Ceara
Reports from Rio de Janeiro say a black four smokestack steamship was sighted off Ceara Brazil at high speed. Passengers on a Bahia bound vessel reported the steamer, believed to be the German raider with collapsible stacks changing visibility to conceal its identity. Ceara lies in northern Brazil.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Rio de Janeiro
Ceara
Brazil
Bahia
South Atlantic
Port of Baltimore Sees Surge of Ships After German Raid News
Since confirmation of German commerce raider operations, no belligerent ship has sailed for Europe from Baltimore. About twenty-five ships have entered in the last two days, bringing the port total to seventy-one, with many anchored midstream due to limited wharfage.
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Baltimore
Europe
Passengers Agents Open Semi annual Meeting in San Antonio
About 140 passenger agents gathered at the Gunter Hotel in San Antonio for the semi annual gathering. Texas representative H C Carson opened proceedings with invocation by Bishop W T Capers and Mayor Clinton G Brown delivered a welcoming address.
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Texas
Gunter Hotel
San Antonio
H. C. Carson
New York Central Lines
W. T. Capers
Brown
A. B. Caldin
Canadian Railroad
Association
Gunter Otel
Submarine Attacks Tramp Steamer Lindenhall
The British tramp steamship Lindenhall, arriving in New York from the Mediterranean via Norfolk, was pursued and fired upon by a submarine while sailing from Naples toward Gibraltar last December. Two shots struck the vessel, according to on board accounts.
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Lindenhall
Norfolk
Mediterranean
Naples
Gibraltar
Second Texas EAE to Cheer Football Team in San Antonio
Captain Birge says the Second Texas Infantry football squad is in top shape for the 3 pm game against a First New York Cavalry all star team at League Park. Over 1000 guardsmen arrived by two special trains from Corpus Christi. crowds wagered heavily and bands led the Texas roots for a vibrant, orderly show.
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Second
Texas Infantry
Corpus Christi
First
New York Cavalry
Rooters
Austin
Camp Wilson
Capital City
W. 8. Birge
Texas
New York
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Texas Rooters
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M. College
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Texas Infantry Regiment
Texas Infantrymen
McAllen
Kendricks
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Jordan Birge
Canlon Dudof
Boty
Ice Agle Ea
Ronoure
Wilkinson
Cavalry Frolic Shines At Empire Theater
A San Antonio crowd packed the Empire Theater for The Cavalry Frolic staged by First New York cavalry recruits from McAllen. Soldiers in gold braid joined a large civilian audience for a society event blending Texas and New York influences in a unique, military themed show.
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Texas-Mexico
Empire Theater
New York Cavalry
McAllen
San Antonio
DIES AFTER ARREST IDENTIFIED AS UNKNOWN MAN
Chief of Police and city detectives search for identity of a white man about 35 found dying after an arrest at 2:30 Saturday morning. He was loitering near Kuntz Albaugh Lumber Co on Lake View avenue, taken to central headquarters, then to the city hospital where he died. Body to Riebe morgue pending further investigation. Detectives note he had been seen in the city recently. He wore a dark coat ducking trousers and a worn cap.
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Jake Gibbons
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Lake View Avenue
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John Welch
Central
Riebe Morgue
Mexican Held After Tire Theft From Wrecked Autos
A 20 year old Mexican was arrested two hours after a collision at Travis and St Marys streets on suspicion of stealing two tires. He was found carrying tires across Houston street near St Marys. One wrecked car was driven by Co Feille of 782 Ruiz street and the other by C H Johnson a broker at Travis Club. No serious injuries reported. Both cars badly damaged. Drivers arrested by Motorcycle Officer Kohr for careless operation.
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St. Mary's Streets
John Stark
Houston Street
St. Mary's Street
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Ruiz Street
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Shelley Loring Undertaking Co Automobile Equipment
Shelley Loring Undertaking Co offers automotive equipment and related services with contact via phone numbers listed for inquiries and orders.
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Convict Linked to Sweden Heir Ring Captured in Train Box Car
Huntsville convict, escaped from a penitentiary transfer, pretended to be a Miracle agent. He was found concealed in a box car at the stock yards on a Southern Pacific train and jailed in Huntsville awaiting return by officers. The man had eloped with a Swedish farmer's daughter in Washington and was later traced through clippings in San Francisco.
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Southern Pacific
John W. Tobin
James Galbreath
State of Washington
Sweden
Honda
San Angelo
Washington
San Francisco
Tobin
Galbreath
George Millard
John Subira
Antonio Diaz
Armed Japanese Merchantman Seeks Panama Passage
Governor Harding asks for a rule definition as Japanese armed merchant ship seeks transit through the canal. War Department refers question to State Department after noting presidential proclamation grants no armed ship passage limits.
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Washington, D. C
Panama Canal
Harding
Canal
Washington
War Department
State Department
Encounter at the door in a married household
A brief scene shows a courteous agent asking to see the lady of the house who is now married. The new maid explains she is no longer the mistress, reflecting social change and domestic roles in the period.
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Christian Herald
French Praise Section 8 and William Meadowcroft
Section Eight of the American Ambulance Field Service, attached to the Sixteenth Division, is cited for transporting wounded under dangerous conditions. Driver William Meadowcroft, a Harvard graduate from New York, is praised for coolness and decisive action during a December 29, 1916 bombardment in which he was wounded.
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Paris
American Ambulance Field Service
William Meadowsroft
New York
Harvard
Sixteenth
William Meadowcroft
Rabbit Drive Near Luling Slaughters Hundreds
The second big rabbit drive of the year in Luling Texas drew more than seventy five participants. Clouds and cool weather favored the hunt as volunteers circled three miles north of town to clear land from the rabbit pest. Farmers provided free transport to helpers who joined the effort and left the dead rabbits where shot.
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Luling
Tex
San Marcos
Trade Card Offer for Foley Medicines
A promotional slip invites readers to mail five cents to Foley Co. in Chirag, Illinois, for a trial package of Foley’s Honey and Tar Compound, Foley Kidney Pills, and Foley Cathartic Tablets. The ad lists uses from bronchial coughs to kidney ailments and general cleansing, signed by A. M. Fischer.
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Sheffield Ave
Chirag
Ill
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