German Leader Sees Wilson as Peace Catalyst
Count Apponyi arriving in Berlin from Budapest urged that Wilson could become a different president and seize the moment to help secure peace in Europe. He said peace is nearer and compared wartime statements of Bethmann-Hollweg and Grey, noting belligerents are narrowing to common ground. He added Wilson might lead if elected, while Hughes remains uncertain.
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Berlin
Sayville
Paign
Wilson
Europe
Count Apponyi
Budapest
Reichstag
Chancelor Bethmann-Hollweg
Earl Grey
Count Appony
United States
Hughes
America
No Agreement Reached By R R Heads And Men
New York Nov 15 managers for major railroads study the Adamson eight hour measure and seek a favorable basis for its operation while planning legal action against the government. Union leaders prepare to press their strike threat, claiming the law infringes contracts and due process. Northern Pacific Great Northern and Minneapolis St Paul lines file federal court injunctions against the Adamson act.
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New York
Sultana
Wilson
N. P
Law and Order leaders condemn Mayor Gill at fiery Everett meeting
A press club gathering in Everett heard calls to recall Mayor Gill. Resolutions by Judge Burke, Jay Thomas, and James A. Wood condemned Gill and urged a recall campaign after recounting the Seattle I W W incident. Brainerd urged measured action. some questioned the cited facts.
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Press Club
Judge Burke
Jay Thomas
James A. Wood
J. K. Witherspoon
Gill
W. C. Dawson
C. J. Smith
Burke
W. W
Everett
Seattle
W. A. Major
Brewery
Comptroller's Office
Erastus Brainerd
Merrill
Brainerd
Roy P. Ballard
Relief for Belgians in Jeopardy Over German Deportations
Washington reports fear that American relief to destitute Belgium may be halted as Germany intensifies deportations of Belgians. The State Department has addressed Berlin through Grew to warn that forcing Belgians to work under relief aid could draw England and France to stop U S relief efforts.
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Washington
Belgium
America
Germany
State Department
Cialis
England
France
United States
Berlin
von Beth- Olsweg
Opin
Coal Shortage Hits Nation Amid Car Shortage
Washington November 15. A harsh cold wave promises to worsen as the weather bureau warns of a nine year coal shortage. The Princeton Railway association reports 108010 cars on hand November 1 with a larger shortage anticipated. Railroads inform the Interstate Commerce Commission they have started measures to meet the demand.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Prican Railway Association
Interstate Commerce Commission
High Financing at Dumas Club Snares Several to the Jail
Police arrested James Sharpe Harry White and G Stevens at the Dumas club 209% Firth Ave S Negro club Early reports claim Stevens had $149 in a search Proceeds Sharpe says are his White accuses Sharpe of stealing 13140 fish from Jim Boyd Boyd says Sharpe took between 700 and 1000 Monday night and 7000 ten days ago A follow up raid led to three more heavy gamblers being arrested
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James Sharpe
Harry White
G. Stevens
Dumas Club
Firth Ave. S. A
Stevens
Sharpe
White
Jim Boyd
Boyd
Birth Control Advocates Say It Brings Happier Race
Mrs. Wexler, president of a new birth control league in Washington DC, argues birth control yields a better race. She cites that two thirds of wage earners’ families earn under 750 dollars and that 900 dollars is the bare minimum for decent living, urging against bringing children into poverty.
Eastern trunk lines join fight against Adamson eight hour law
Three Great Eastern trunk lines announced they will join the Western railway system in a coordinated challenge to the Adamson eight hour law. The Pennsylvania Railroad filed for an injunction in Philadelphia, New York Central plans a filing in New York, and New York, New Haven & Hartford will initiate proceedings in Boston in the coming days.
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New York
Great Eastern Trunk
Great Western Railway
Pennsylvania Railroad
Philadelphia
New York Central
New York, New Haven & Hartford
Boston
Fail to Report Causes Police Chase for Two Autoists
Two drivers who failed to report accidents on October 31 are sought by police. One struck and dragged Hattie Harris at 201 Queen Anne Ave and Second Ave Union St, while the other crashed into Harry Clain’s milk wagon at 320 Fourth Ave injuring a horse and damaging the wagon. Clain says the first driver, said to be drunk, threatened to kill him if the incident was reported. Patrolmen have warrants.
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Hattie Harris
Queen Anne Ave
Second Ave
Union St
Harry Clain
Fourth Ave
Clain
Fresh Attacks Near Ancre Reported Partly Successful
The war office announced fresh attacks south of the Ancre between Le Sars and Guedecourt, just south of Bapaume, via Sayville on November 15, with strong infantry masses delivering partial success.
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Berlin
Sayville
the Ancre
le Sars
Guedecourt
Bapaume
War Office
Thirty More Bodies Found In Padau Destruction
A Rome dispatch reports thirty additional corpses found in homes destroyed by the aero rail crash on Padau, increasing total fatalities to ninety.
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London
Padau
Rome
Is Hatten Found In Navy Yard Report
Leon Hatten, missing from his Colorado Springs home, may be working in the navy yard at Shemerton per a Star Wednesday report. The note raises questions about his whereabouts and status.
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Leon Hatten
Colorado Springs
Shemerton
The
Star
Ten Die In Jamison Coal Mine Explosion at Barrackville
Reports from Clarksburg say a massive explosion at Jamison Coal Co. mine No. 7 in Barrackville Marion County killed ten men who had been working there.
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Clarksburg
W. Va
Jamison Coal Co
Barrackeville
Marion County
Eligible for Examinations for Second Lieutenant Posts
University students and graduates aged 21 to 27 are eligible to take exams on January 29, 1917, for commissions as second lieutenants in the regular army.
Snow Tops New York As First Snowfall Falls
New York reports its first snow of the season with a light morning fall that briefly touched the ground before fading. City residents observed the rare event as a chilly, wintry reminder.
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New York
British Drive Fails To Break German Subsurface Fortifications
London reports intensifying bombardment as British and German forces clash along the Ancre including Beaumont Hamel Beaucourt and St Pierre Divion. Haig says ground gained, more prisoners taken, and heavy losses on both sides with a possible flank maneuver centered at Le Havre Miraumont area. Over 6,000 British troops in rear reported.
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London
Germany
Ancre Brook
Beaumont-Hamel
Beaucourt
St. Pierre-Divion
Haig
War Office
Miraumont
Grand Court
Achietle Grand
Hebutern
Bapaume
Ancre
Heaumont
Con. Hraig
The
Somme
Canadians cap 1000 yards in Regina trench breakthrough
Canadians with bomb and bayonet broke into the last Regina trench section after a fierce bombardment. The operation covered about 1000 yards in a half hour with few Allied casualties, while German counterattacks through the night failed. In Paris, French forces north of the Somme held gains near St. Pierre Vaast wood after heavy bombardment despite German counterattacks.
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London
Regina
War Office
Paris
Somme
St. Pierre-Vaast Wood
Mexico Would Bar Japanese Fishers
San Diego dispatch reports that Governor Kataban Cantu of Lower California may back the seizure of the Japanese tender Asia by a Mexican patrol boat Ensenada near Turtle Bay for poaching in Mexican waters. If confirmed, it indicates Mexico's plan to bar Japanese fishers from Lower California waters.
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San Diego
Lower California
Kataban Cantu
Turtle Bay
City Council Demands Jitneys Accept Franchises Now
Portland officials issue an ultimatum to jitney bus drivers to accept council framed franchises by 2 p m today or be forced from the streets. The plan restricts jitneys to designated routes and bans them from certain streets.
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Portland
Truck Driver Injures Pedestrian in City Street Crash
D J Rickles, a truck driver for Alaska Hardware Co, struck G W Fenner on Railroad and Main streets Tuesday afternoon. Fenner, 48, suffered facial and body injuries and was treated at City Hospital.
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D. J. Rickles
22Nd Ave
Alaska Hardware Co
G. W. Fenner
Rairoad Ave
Fenner
Welcome Home Banquet for Bon Marche President and Mrs McDermott
Five hundred Bon Marche employees hosted a welcome home banquet in the store cafe for Frank V McDermott president and Mrs McDermott who returned Tuesday after six months in the East. A dance followed the banquet.
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Frank V McDermott
Bon Marche Co
Mayor Camly Signals Plan to Sign Recall
Mayor Camly states he would sign a recall petition if given the chance and defends his record amid a newly formed law and order committee. He claims the group aims to remove him but asserts he seeks full transparency and balance in handling I W W tensions in Seattle.
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Gill
Law and Order Committee
68 J. W. W. Removed to the County Jail
The Everett city jail emptied of Industrial Workers of the World detainees after a shooting incident. Sixty eight were sent to the county jail while six were released. Prisoners face unlawful assembly charges. Calista inmates remain in jail with many expected to be discharged soon. Mario Marino and Walter Mullholland were turned over to the Secretary for production. I. W. W. members contributed 18.40 for tobacco while jailed.
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Everett
Elks
The
Eagles
Seattle
Auburn
Tacoma
Beckingham
Helsell
Calista
Mario Marino
Walter Mulholland
Verona
Mahler
U Club to Meet on Law Enforcement Topic
The University Community club will hold a Wednesday evening meeting to discuss the subject of law enforcement. Members are invited to share views on policing, crime, and public safety.
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University
Wanted One Spook
In San Francisco on November 15 Police Judge Oppenheimer challenged an arrested clairvoyant to reveal future actions. No spook appeared, leaving the case unresolved.
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San Francisco
Oppenheimer
Amnesia Victim Reclaims Memory After Somme Letter
Cleveland man Robert Hastings, missing, wandered from home. A Somme front letter reveals he regained his memory and recalled his identity while in France, linking his past to the wartime service.
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Cleveland, O
Robert Hastings
France
Somme
Jail Policy Sparks Hoboes Stir in Erie County
Erie county jail will not admit ordinary hoboes this winter. Officials say feeding them is too costly and announce a strict policy to limit intake amid rising costs and harsh conditions.
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Sandusky, CO
Knights of the Road
Erie County
Bold robber forces woman to remove stockings in Chicago
A bold robber in Chicago pressured Mrs Scholnik to remove her stockings during a burglary attempt at her home. He fled the scene when she began to cry, leaving valuables sought in the crime.
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Chicago
Navy
Sailor Joe Miller Arrested After Hotel Hallway Attack
Sailor Joe Miller was arrested Tuesday night after a hallway assault at the Standard hotel on Second Ave. Police search for a second assailant identified by Burlington resident Chris Davidson who, in the ensuing fight, lost half of a $20 bill.
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Joe Miller
Chris Davidson
Burlington
Standard
Second Ave
Davidson
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LAW and Order
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Ira Bronson
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