Republicans Still Retain House Control in Close Races
Washington dispatch reports no change in control as canvasses unfold. Whit P. Martin's 99‑vote victory over Wade Martin confirms a Progressive win in Louisiana, while pending counts in North Carolina Michigan and Pennsylvania keep the House balance in flux. With possible shifts in key districts the tally stands near 213 to 215 between Republicans and Democrats, plus several minor parties.
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Washington, D. C
Louisiana
Whit P. Martin
Wade Martin
North Carolina
Buncombe County
J. J. Britt
Zebulon Weaver
Michigan
Pennsylvania
Beakes
Jackson County
Mark R. Bacon
M. Clyde Kelly
William H. Coleman
Twenty-first
R. C. Rowland
William E. Tobias
House
Kelly
Tobias
No Change in California Recount Totals
California recounts show no material changes from unofficial tallies in San Francisco and Los Angeles while San Diego gains Hughes by 84 votes for a 163 lead over Wilson and Sacramento confirms gains for Wilson. San Bernardino shifts nine of twelve votes to Wilson, with state results unlikely before midweek.
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San Francisco
Cal
California
San Diego
Hughes
Wilson
Sacramento County
Wiloon
San Bernardino County
Los Angeles
Democratic
Republican Party
Mondell Lead Narrowed in Wyoming Congressional Race
Cheyenne Wyoming November 17 Mondell Republican candidate still leads Democrat John D Clark by 482 points after unofficial results from scattered precincts reduced Mondell s margin Dem Chairman Hopkins says official count will likely shrink Mondell further but Clark victory not claimed yet.
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Mondell
Cheyenne
Wyo
Frank W. Mondell
John D. Clark
Congress
Hopkins
Clark
Democrat Concedes Defeat in West Virginia Race
Charleston dispatch reports Democrat Thomas A. Null concedes defeat to Republican Harry C. Woodyard in the Fourth district race and says he will not enter a contest or runoff.
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Charleston
W. Va
Thomas A. Null
Congress
Harry C. Woodyard
Interurban Hotel Fire Destroys Waco Building
A fire at 4 30 this morning gutted the upper three stories of the Interurban Hotel at Fourth and Austin in Waco. The blaze damaged part of Sanger Brothers department store on the first floor. Estimated loss is 200000 with Sanger Brothers' share about 100000. Three men injured are Robert Sparkman Charles Jackson and J M Paul. Sparkman suffers a compound fracture and other injuries.
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WACO
Tex
Fourth
Austin
Sanger Brothers
Robert Sparkman
Charles Jackson
Galveston
J. M. Paul
Greenville
Labor program opposed by American Federation of Labor
The AFL unanimously rejected President Wilson's plan to bar railroad strikes before merits are investigated. The report argues against compulsory restraint and defends freedom of labor. It condemns the bill as involuntary servitude and notes wage earners will strike if conditions are unjust. Two Adamson Law suits were filed in St Louis federal court by railroads.
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Baltimore
American Federation of Labor
Wilson
Executive Council
ST. Louis
Federal District Court
St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway
St. Louis Southwestern
Cotton Belt
Frederick Palmer Arrives in New York on Leave
Frederick Palmer, AP correspondent with the British army in France, arrived in New York today aboard the Nieuw Amsterdam. He is on leave.
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Associated Press
New York
Frederick Palmer
France
Nieuw Amsterdam
Weather Forecast for San Antonio and Vicinity
For San Antonio and vicinity tonight fair with frost likely Saturday fair conditions expected.
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San Antonio
Vicinity
Weather Forecasts In Major Cities Noted
Forecasts from The Light list temperatures and conditions for St. Louis Chicago Milwaukee Kansas City New York and Washington. Readings show cold air masses with winds from the north northwest west and southwest and temperatures ranging from 20 to 36 with rising or steady trends.
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ST. Louis
Fair
Chicago
Milwaukee
Kansas City
New York
Washington
British Press Front Lines Hold Amid Ancre Attacks
British forces pressed German positions along the Ancre as they extended the Somme offensive. Berlin reports German counter actions and French positions around Sailly Saillisel. Major General Maurice says winter attacks will continue to pressure the enemy and deny gains. The Allied line gains included Beaumont and St Pierre Divion and the Semi Circular bridge creating a strategic advantage.
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Beaumont
St. Pierre Divion
Ancre
British Attack Fails On Beaucourt Front Near Ancre
Berlin reports British troops attacked German lines near Beaucourt north of the Ancre, but failed. A night attack west of Le Sars also failed as German forces drove Britons back to Thilloy era. Entente assaults on Monastir and surrounding lakes met with no success. Romanian positions west of Predeal were penetrated by German and Austro German forces. Bavarian troops seized Rungul summit along the Moldavian frontier and held it against counterattacks.
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Berlin
London
Somme
Ancre Brook
le Sars
Flers-Thilloy
Paris
Saillisel
Sailly-Saillisel
Rce
Cerna River
Monastir
Maurice
War Office
Associated Press
Ancre
Sayville
Beaucourt
Flers
Thilloy
Entente
Macedonian
Malik and
Presba
Predeal
Rothenthurm
Rungul
Roumania
Teutons Capture Liresht Petrograd War Report
Austro Hungarian forces invading Roumania seize the village of Liresht in Campulung. Romanian troops evacuate Tirgajiulij in the Jiul sector as announced by the war office.
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Petrograd
London
Roumania
Liresht
Campulung
War Office
Tirgajiulij
Jiul
Artillery Shells Sent to Pershing Reported from El Paso
Army officers arriving from Columbus say large quantities of artillery shells have been shipped to General Pershing for the Mexican punitive expedition. The ordnance department has also sent more than two million rounds of small arms ammunition south to the American field headquarters in the past month.
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EL Paso
Tex
Columbus
Mexico
Ordnance Department
Army
President Wilson Proclaims Thanksgiving Day
President Wilson designates Thursday November 30 as a day of national thanksgiving and prayer. He urges worship and relief aid for war stricken peoples, urging charitable giving and reflection on peace amid world conflict.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
Woodrow Wilson
United States of America
United States
Washington
Diemer Family Faces Autopsy in Christine Diemer Death
In Pontiac NL on November 17 Jacob G Diemer and his wife and Magdalen Diemer hold bonds while authorities probe Christine Diemer s death. An second autopsy by two Chicago physicians is planned to determine if suicide occurred as Bert W Adair pushes for further expert input. Dr J B Mitchell says family likely not involved in murder if any occurred.
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Pontiac
Jacob G. Diemer
Magdalena
Christine Diemer
Christine
Bert W. Adair
Diemers
Infantile Paralysis Patient Dies After Second Attack
In Baltimore 20 month old Henry Tuerke, once deemed cured in New York after serum treatment for infantile paralysis, is dying from a second attack. Health Commissioner Leake says this is the first known case of a child being struck twice by the disease.
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Baltimore
Henry Tuerke
New York
Leke
Russia vows no separate peace with Germany
Petrograd reports from November 18 1916 that Russia will not seek a separate peace with Germany. The foreign minister's telegram to allied representatives states Russia will stay united with its valiant allies and fight onward until final victory, despite enemy efforts to sow rumors.
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Petrograd
Russia
Germany
Skirts to Be Longer in Coming Season
The National Cloak Sulit and Skirt Manufacturers Association meets in Chicago for its annual colontan to discuss Americanizing spring fashions. J. P. Haviland says confidence of American women is the goal as lines trend long and straight with modest skirts and easy waist coats, stitching in heavy loose threads.
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Chicago
Hillstrom ashes to be distributed at I W W convention
The ashes of Joseph Hillstrom I W W organizer shot for murder by Utah will be distributed in 600 parchment pockets to delegates at the I W W tenth annual convention opening in Chicago. William D Haywood, I W W general organizer, had the urn moved to the organization's headquarters and said packets will go to all parts of the world for memorial meetings.
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Chicago
Joseph Hillstrom
Industrial Workers of the World
Utah
William D. Haywood
Hillstrom
Graceland Cemetery
Haywood
Women blamed for election errors by Chicago official
Frank D. Ayers, assistant corporation counsel, said women are failures as clerks and judges in the recent election canvass. He noted the county will spend hundreds of dollars to fix tally sheet mixups caused by women officials and blamed their attention to dress over content.
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Chicago
Frank D. Ayers
Avers
Carranza to Queretaro Departure and Tax Decree
General Carranza will ride to Queretaro today and is not expected to arrive until December 1 when disputes over the constitutional legislature should be resolved. A new decree bars non counterfeitable stamps from stamp tax collection while he travels.
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Mexico City
Carranza
Queretaro
Bank Robbery in Navina Yields Pennies Loot
A sack holding $18 in pennies was stolen when robbers blew the Bank of Navina safe. They fled after triggering alarms, leaving behind about $1800 in currency untouched in the vault.
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Navina
Okla
Bank of
Mexico agreement stalls as Carranza influence grows
In Atlantic City the Mexican-American joint committee nears a dead end as Luis Cabrera objects to the plan, signaling a delay until Carranza directs his staff. In Laredo a Durango traveler reports Villista forces massacred 25 Chinese near Santa Rosalia, with ears reportedly amputated from prisoners.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Luis Cabrera
Carranza
Mexico
Villistag
Laredo
Tex
Villista
Santa Rosalia
Durango
Villistas
Churchill Urges Extremes in War Measures
Churchill predicts in the House of Commons that by war’s end Britain will nationalize shipping and impose universal service for military and war needs. He urges ration tickets for essentials, price fixing for the poor, and a national agricultural program to boost munitions of life.
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London
Navy
Winston Churchill
House of Commons
Admiralty
National Organization of Agriculture
Stanford Professor Dr Frank Angell Divorced
Dr Frank Angell a Stanford University psychology professor who recently returned from service on the Belgian relief commission was granted a divorce on grounds of desertion. The estranged wife Louise Lee Bayard daughter of the late Thomas F Bayard ambassador to England. The couple married in Wilmington Delaware in 1893.
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Palo Alto
Cal
Frank Angell
Stanford University
Europe
Tony
Funston Threatens Libel Action Over Camp Religion Row
General Funston warned Baptist leaders he may sue over protests from the Baptist General Association of Virginia at Norfolk. He said other religious groups distort his stance on permissible religious work in border camps after meetings with Dr. J B Gambrell of the Texas Baptist state board. The dispute centers on soldiers being treated as lost souls and preachers’ activity in camps.
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General Funston
Baptist General Association of Virginia
Norfolk
J. B. Gambrell
Texas Baptist State Board
United States
Milk price inquiry opens statewide probe in Texas
The Texas Attorney General's Department ordered a statewide probe into rising milk prices. Reports indicate a perceptible increase and potential dairy price fixing by groups or dairymen could lead to prosecutions for anti trust violations.
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Austin
Tex
Attorney General's Department
Dutch Move Makes Women Eligible for Legislature
Dutch Lower Chamber votes to allow women to membership in the states general. The measure was adopted during a debate on constitutional revision in The Hague.
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London
States General
Meuter
Hague
Deutschland hits tug and sinks crew of five near New London
Five men die when the German submarine Deutschland collides with the tug T A Scott Jr inside the Race, lifting the tug and causing boiler explosions. Captain John Gurney and four crewmen are among the dead. The submarine suffers minor damage and plans to sail after quick repairs. Captain Hinsch of the Neckar is rescued after being pulled from the water.
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T. A. Scott, Jr
New London
Conn
Deutschland
Bremen
T. A. Scott Jr
John Gurney
William A. Caton
Edward Stone
Clarence B. Davidson
Eugene Durant
Scott
Fred Hinsch
Montauk Point
Harry Baker
Cassie
Baker
Race Rock
Hinsch
Henry C. Hilken
Eastern Forwarding Company
W. A. Fons
Scott Company
Deutschland's Damage Light Submarine Escapes Major Harm
Baltimore dispatch reports the Deutschland sustained only minor damage after a collision with a tug. Officials linked long distance talks with New London to assess the injury. Skipper Paul Koenig remained relaxed as preparations for departure proceeded and crews moved vessels to ensure a clear exit.
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Baltimore
North German-Lloyd Line
Eastern
New London
Paul Koenig
State Pier
Efco
Willehad
Alert
T. A. Scott Jr
T. A. Scott Wrecking Company
Deutschlan
Thames
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