British Battleship Bulwark Blown Up at Sheerness
Reports say the British battleship Bulwark exploded in Sheerness harbor during World War I, killing between 700 and 800 crew members, with only about fourteen saved. Official statements cite an internal magazine explosion as the cause, while Churchill announces the disaster and confirms the ship’s swift destruction.
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Tandon
Great Britain
Medway
Guy Belater
Hite
Sheerness Harbor
Winston
Admiralty
Churchill
Sheerness
Eee
Russian Rout At Lodz As Germans Claim Big Prisoner Toll
German forces report heavy losses for Russia between Lodz and Lowicz with a claim of about 40 000 uninjured prisoners taken along with 70 cannons 160 ammunition wagons and 156 machine guns. They praise their troops for sacrifices and success on the Polish front.
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Gaim
Lodz
Lowies
Lord Kitchener
Petrograd
Brzeziny
Strykow
Poland
von Mackensen
Lowicz
Standstill in Flanders as WWI artillery wanes
Paris report says only isolated attacks and no major developments in Flanders with artillery fighting subsiding. Berlin confirms no change in western front as of November 27. No clear indication of where German blows will strike to reach the French coast.
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Paris
Flanders
Berlin
French losses reported in November totals
Berlin dispatch cites a Berne source stating French casualties through November 1 include 130000 killed, 370000 wounded, and 167000 missing.
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Berlin
Berne
England to Repel Foes
England readies defenses to fend off potential attacks as London reports swift fortification efforts amid rising threats. Officials emphasize preparedness and national resolve in the face of unspecified hostile actions.
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England
London
Safety League Forming Amid Mexican City Turmoil
Reports from Mexico City indicate Zapata forces maintain order with only isolated robberies. Brazilian minister to the state department notes no injuries to Spaniards and that the city is being well managed as Villa troops reportedly join Zapata. News from Y W C A warns girls seeking work and a Lincoln man is shot in Washington.
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Zapata
Mexico City
State Department
Mexgi City
Les
Mex- Aity
Conand
General Villa
Momentous Arbitration Case Opens in Chicago
The Wilson brokered arbitration between 98 western railroads and their engineers and firemen unions began in Chicago Monday. Some 65,000 workers and 140,000 miles of railroad are affected by the case, described as the most momentous in U.S. history.
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Chicago
Wilson
Western Railroads
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Engineers
Conference Committee of Managers
Association of Western Railways
Formation of a United States Safety League in Chicago
Chicago reports a December conference aiming to form a permanent United States Safety League. Colonel Henry L. Turner says the league will mobilize Americans toward immediate national defense readiness and turn conviction into action.
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Chicago
United States Safety League
Henry L. Turner
Violent earthquake shocks western Greece and Ionian Islands
A strong earthquake struck western Greece and the Ionian islands on Saturday. The epicenter lay between Santa Maura and Corfu with reports of three deaths and substantial property damage.
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Paris
Greece
Ionian Islands
Athens
Havas
Santa Maura
Corfu
Passports Rejected for Naturalized Americans
Washington report notes naturalized Americans face frequent passport refusals as the state Department enforces the new regulations issued by President Wilson. Officials cite strict adherence to the updated rules in processing requests to visit native lands.
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Washington
State Department
Wilson
Chicago Twelve Deaths Attributed To Football Season Ended
Chicago report notes twelve deaths linked to football during the recent season as details from the previous year’s play are summarized.
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Chicago
United States
Sutton shot in gun duel with tramps at Lincoln yard
Lincoln night yardmaster Richard C. Sutton of the Burlington was wounded just above the knee in a gun duel with two tramps. He chased them in the old switch yards near a freight car group, confronted them alone, and after they fled one fired at him, knocking him down. The injury is not serious.
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Lincoln,Neb
Richard C. Sutton
Burlington
Sutton
Cwitch
Keep Away From Chicago Warns Travelers Aid
The Chicago Young Women's Christian Association Travelers' Aid plans a national warning to keep young girls away from Chicago. Officials cite rising difficulty for strangers to find work as heightening risks for women visiting the city.
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Chicago
Travelers’ Aid Department
Chicago Young Women's Christian Association
Wilhelmina Barr
Travelers’ Aid
Embargo Lift To Release Cattle Value In Alberta
Calgary report says US embargo end will free nearly 1 million dollars of cattle for immediate sale in Alberta. Patrick Burns, leading western cattle exporter, notes much of the stock will ship to Omaha as Minnesota remains under restrictions.
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Calgary
Alberta
United States
Patrick Burns
Omaha
Minnesota
Merger Discontent Upsets Fraternal Groups Across States
Omaha reports Roy Milner of Cleveland a motorcycle racer opposing the merger. Lincoln sees Unison of Nebraska members of the Fraternal Aid association worried by the Kansas organization joining with the Fraternal Union Insurance society of Denver. Dissatisfied members in other states may pursue investigations, with H. J. Whitmore, secretary of the Fraternal Aid union, planning to alert Kansas Colorado and Nebraska attorney generals.
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Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska
Fraternal Aid Association of Kansas
Fraternal Union Insurance Society of
Denver
H. J. Whitmore
Ian
Hero
Kansas
Colorado
Stamp will appear on many articles of commerce
Beginning the first of the week a stamp will appear on articles of commerce and business, marking internal revenue for duties other than liquor and tobacco after nearly fifteen years. The change signals new tax enforcement and definable stamps on goods across Lincoln Nebraska.
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Lincoln
Neb
Internal Revenue
Congress Opens Final Session Amid Wariness of Extra Session
As the sixty-third congress nears its end, members rush to Washington for the opening of the final session. The appropriations and naval affairs committees begin work on supply measures while lawmakers hope to finish by March 4 to avoid an extra session. In Nebraska, two young girls die and others fall ill from poisoning after eating wild parsnips found nearby.
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Washington
House
Committee On Appropriations and Naval Affairs
Mittee
O'Neill
Neb
Catherine N. Conrad
George Conrad
Mary L. Slaight
Charles Swanson
Emmet Slaight
Daniel
Joe Conrad
Norway Grants Women Full Suffrage Across Elections
The Society for Suffrage in Christiana dissolves as Norway grants women voting rights in city, county, and state elections. From 1896 tax payers with over 120 yearly could vote in city affairs, 1907 extended to state elections, 1910 to all women over 25 not public charges, and 1918 Parliament unanimously passed full state election suffrage.
Executioner Resigns in Little Rock After Sentence
In Little Rock Arkansas Luther Castling resigns from the post of executioner after ten men were sentenced to death for war crimes. Authorities say they know of no suitable successor to Castling.
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Little Rock
Ark
Luther Castling
Elec
Castling
Railroad Communication Opened Between El Paso and Sea Fee City
Railroad communication opened between the Soares El Pass border port and Sea Fee City, marking the first entry into the area since the Mexico City to Vera Cruz line was cut. Officials announce the move as a key regional link reestablished.
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el Paso
Tex
Soares-El Pass
Sea Fee City
Mexico City
Vera Cruz Las
Tokyo mine disaster looms as 437 miners reported dead
A Tokyo dispatch cites a mine disaster in Hokkaido with 437 miners dead. The tally follows a statement by the secretary of state for home affairs noting 120000 suspicious aliens investigated and 242 interned.
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Tary
State For Home Affairs
House of Commons
London
Tokio
Reu Compan
Fions
Hokkaido
Japan
Beatrice Man Wounds Neighbor in Rural Quarrel
Beatrice Ibe a farmer living five miles southeast of Wymore shot John Trauernicht twenty years old a neighbor and cousin of the county superintendent of Gage county at c oclock Saturday night during a quarrel at Ibes home His bullet wounds in the head will not prove fatal.
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Beatrice
Nei
William Ibe
Wymore
John Trauernicht
Gage
Iben
Japanese Population Rapidly Growing Tokio
Japanese population rises by about 1.125 million yearly, per a government issued report noting rapid growth in Japan.
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Tokio
Japan
Nebraska News Roundup From 1914 Era
Norfolk votes to upgrade street lighting while local firms expand. Lincoln defeats York 24 to 5 for state football title. Notable deaths include Judge Gow at 102 in Bellevue and Henry Seymour in Lincoln. A Hastings boy to oversee a new English telecom system. Fires and accidents across cities. hoarding and theft cases reported. County crops and apple show set for Lincoln auditorium. Donations to Belgium and a Carnegie art exhibit planned in Lincoln.
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Norfolk
Hudson
Congregational Church
Beatrice
Nebraska
Lincoln High School
York Eleven
James Gow
Bey
Bellevue
Clarence Lomax
Hastings
England
Whitlam McKay
Albion Black’smith
Henry Seymour
State Board of Assessment and Equalization
Lincoln
Foreman Keesley
Plattemouth
Lincoln Auditorium
Sherwin Drug Company
Omaha
My Lady Nicotine
Harry Worthen
Plattsmouth
Rock and
Hanning
Gus Gumpert
Fremont
Loomis
Herbert Dana
Mildred Isabel Francis
Roy Francis
Nina Workman
Lincoln Telegraph and Telephone Company
Setihat
Carnegie Art Institute
State University Art Gallery
Charity Organization Society At
Belgium
Manillas: Odd Southwest Nigerian coinage sold as bullion
The horseshoe shaped manillas of southwest Nigeria weigh over eight ounces each and have seven to a quarter in face value. White traders used them as legal tender and they circulated in Bonny Brass and Akassa. Now scarce, collectors prize them as curios and silver plated serviette rings.
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Nigeria
Africa
Bonny
Brass
Akassa
Curio
Entry of Alexander I and Allies at the Vienna Congress
One hundred years ago Alexander I of Russia and other sovereigns entered Vienna with a large retinue to take part in the Congress readjusting Europe after Napoleon. Initial weeks focused on ceremonial display rather than immediate political work.
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Alexander I
Russia
Prussia
Vienna
Europe
Napoleon
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Mexico
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Tremoos
Uation
Villa
Villa Control City
Travelers Aid
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Roy Milner
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Norway
Society For Suffrage For Women In
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