Western Canada wheat crop sets record yields in 1915
The 1915 Western Canada harvest yields average over 25 bushels per acre across Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta. Railways report rising earnings and freight traffic as grain ships and car loads hit new records. Port of New York reloads of Canadian wheat through August to mid October total 4 265 791 bushels for delivery to Europe.
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Canada
Department of the Interior
Maanobs
Sesksichewan
Alberta
W. Grant Mordén
Canade Steamships Company
Upper Lakes
New York
Kastown
England
France
Italy
Montreal
Dr Pierce Pellets Advertised For Liver Bowel Stomach
The ad promotes Dr Pierce's Pellets as best for liver and bowels. It claims one pellet for a relative and three for two cathartic doses. It ends with a quip about women and complexion implying reliance on products rather than natural care.
German experts back submarine act as lawful war measure
A group of twenty one prominent German international law authorities issue a unified volume arguing the sinking of the Lusitania was legal. The report emphasizes consent and state practice, aligning with official German views amid calls to settle international differences. Earthquake shocks ripple from a Mexican volcanic eruption affecting Baja California and southern California including San Diego and the Imperial Valley.
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Tila
Brestad
Germany
Universy
Hwsitania
Lox
Angeles
Calif
Mexico
Imperial Valley
Andrade
Mex
Yuma
San Diego
Corone
el Centro
Calexico
Mexia
Coronado
Greece Seeks Peace Over War Urge Amid Wheat Shortage
Greece's justice minister Kepalidis, a guiding figure in the Mikrouloudis cabinet, tells the Daily Mail Athena interview that Greece wants peace and warns against forcing war. He criticizes British policy blocking wheat shipments and warns against sending troops to Serbia, stressing Greece will not be drawn into a futile crisis.
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Union News Service
London
Inhalile
Mikouloudis
Daily Mail
Athena
Kmiiieh Prees
Khaifiv
Serbia
Safety Push and Inaugural Law Orders from Governor Spry
Governor Spry declares he will enforce state law and quell inflammatory street talking in Utah. He warns he will act personally if officers fail to uphold order and vows to remove lawbreakers from the state. News also notes U S diplomacy on China and Allied talks in Europe with limited Chinese involvement.
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Onte
World Supreme Court Formed To Settle International Disputes
At a Bankers' Club luncheon in New York a step toward a world supreme court for judicial settlement of international disputes was announced. The World Court League of America formed with a board of governors to elect officers and finalize the organization. Plans echo earlier discussions in Cleveland last May.
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New ‘York
World Supreme Court
Bankers’ Club
World’s Court League. of America
Cleveland
Huskers Triumph Over Hawkeyes For Big Nine Title Hope
Lincoln reports Nebraska smothered Iowa 7 to 2 in a decisive win. The Huskers boosted their season total with a heavy scoring surge and moved ahead in the Big Nine race, signaling a potential championship path over Minnesota.
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Lincoln
Nebra
Nebraska Cornhuskers
Iowa Hawkeyes
Iowans
Huskers
Minnesota Gopher
Hawkeyer
Minnesota Ias
Cornhuskers
Gophers
Safety stance cited in Italy sinking inquiry
Washington officials warned that open boats do not guarantee safety under international law as the United States queried Ambassador Penfield about the Ancona sinking. In Germany Frye case talks the U.S. said open boats fail to be a safe place. Omaha reports two gunmen shot Lincoln contractor Clell D Campbell who lay critically injured after Friday night attack.
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Washington
United States
Penfield
Ancona
Germany
Frye
Omaha
Clell D. .Campbell
Lincoln
St. Joseph Hospital
Oklahoma celebrates statehood with cornerstone ceremony
In Oklahoma City on Tuesday the eighth anniversary of statehood was marked by laying the cornerstone of the state capital building, costing 1,599,009 dollars. The program featured a street pageant with 5,009 marchers and 1,500 automobiles carrying officials and civilians.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Oklahoma
Ministers suspend remaining enemy-owned enterprises in Russia
The council of ministers ordered the suspension of all remaining commercial and industrial enterprises in Russia owned by subjects of enemy countries. The actions affect over 1,000 firms employing about 30,000 people across the region.
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Petrograd
Council of Ministers
Russia
Persvag
Omaha flight shows speed of Nebraska guard aeroplane corps
Captain R. E. McMillan of the Nebraska National Guard air corps flew from Lincoln to Omaha in forty five minutes on a military experiment. The report notes the flight as rapid and shows the air corps capability.
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Omaha
Neb
R. E. McMillen
Aeroplane Corps
Nebraska National Guard
Lincoln
Editors of foreign language papers in Nebraska unite
Lincoln Neb editors of foreign language newspapers held a Tuesday meeting and organized themselves as a unit to coordinate coverage and share resources across titles.
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Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska
Abolition Proposal for Comptroller of the Currency
The advisory council created by the Federal Reserve Act proposes abolishing the office of comptroller of the currency which supervised all national banks. The recommendation, unanimously approved at a meeting with nine of twelve committee members present, aims to reorganize oversight of the nation’s banking system.
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Washington
Iowa Corn Crop Falls Short in Expected Yields
Des Moines Iowa reports Iowa's corn crop will not meet government projections. Prices rise as a supplementary Agriculture Department estimate shows Iowa at 25 percent mature, with Wisconsin and Minnesota at 19 percent, North Dakota at 6 percent, and South Dakota at 28 percent.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Department of Agriculture
Wisconsin
Minnegots
North Dakota
South Dakota
Lahore affair echoes in India trials for anarchic acts
Reports from India describe government commissions at Lahore sentencing twenty four Hindus to life terms and detailing anti-British activities. The Lahore case is one of several recent prosecutions grounded in charges of anarchy, mutiny, and insubordination across the population.
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Washington
India
Lahore
Peace congress to study durable peace in Berne
Dispatches from Berne say an international congress to study and determine a durable peace will open December 14 in Berne. Thirty delegates from belligerent and neutral states will attend, with an American delegation already en route. France has yet to decide whether to send a delegation.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Berne
International Congress
Eid
Voluntary Recruiting Hopeful Amid UK Stance
London premier Asgalli expressed hope that voluntary recruitment in Britain would succeed and avoid coercive measures. In Washington Britain authorized Mohler to extend recognition to the de facto government upon his return from the United States. A damaging fire in North Platte Nebraska destroyed the Union Pacific station baggage room and hotel causing estimated losses around 50000 dollars. The blaze began from engine sparks and burned the north wall before being contained.
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London
Asgalli
United Kingdom
House of Commons
Washington
Great Britain
Charge Mohler
Mexico City
United States
North Platte
Neb
Union Paecific Station
Fm Tames
Federal Reserve to Seek AG Opinion onDistrict Realignment
The Federal Reserve Board will request Washington Attorney General Gregory to interpret the Federal Reserve Act and decide if the board has authority to reduce the number of reserve districts. The decision followed hours of consideration on appeals over bank locations and district boundary realignments. No vote was taken and pending Gregory’s opinion, pending appeals will not be decided. The subject likely won’t be revisited for several weeks.
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Washington
Gregory
Federal Reserve Board
Farmers Benefit as War Boosts U S Agricultural Output
Figures from the department of agriculture show American farmers seized the war moment, boosting production seven percent over last year. If half the increase is exportable, this year's crop exports would be about two percent higher than last year’s totals despite global disruption.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
United States
Turkey gifted for White House dinner shipped from Lexington
A thirty five pound turkey was shipped to Washington for Thanksgiving dinner at the White House. The gift comes from South Trimble, clerk of the national House of Representatives and former congressman from the Highland, Kentucky district.
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Lexington
White House
Washington
South
Trimble
National House of ‘Representatives
Aghland
Switzerland's Neutrality Costs Amid War Prolonged
An official statement places Switzerland's cost to end October for guarding neutrality at 266 million francs with estimates of potential two year war expenses rising to 360 to 400 million francs. The government also plans to raise 25 million francs annually from tobacco taxes.
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Berne
Switzerland
France
Plot to Kil Ol Magnate Frustrated in Tarrytown Estate
A plot to kill John D. Archbold president of Standard Oil of New Jersey was frustrated when a dynamite bomb was found in the wheel rut of a roadway on his estate near his home in Tarrytown New York. Police chief William J Bowles said the plan aimed to blow up Archbold with his automobile.
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Tarrytown
N. Y
John D. Archbold
Standard Oil Company of New Jersey
Wiliam J. Bowies
Ind
Bowles
Mr. Archbold
Not Gooktover and the mountain reader
A visitor spent a summer in a Tennessee mountain hamlet and hired a local to assist with packing books. The mountaineer confesses he cannot read and questions whether his lack of reading affects his work or prospects.
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Tennessee
Newest Remedy for Backache and Rheumatism
An advertisement promoting Dr. Pierce’s Anuric for kidney and back trouble. It claims kidney weakness causes toxin buildup, uric acid issues, and related pains. Invites readers to mail water samples to Buffalo, New York, for free examination and suggests purchasing trial packs.
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Anuric
Dr. Pierce
Insurance Company
Invalide Hotel
Buffalo
N. Y
Autopile Aft Moonlight Drive Bid Sparks Offer
A humorous exchange centers on an automopile borrow and a proposed swap. One man asks to use the vehicle for an afternoon ride with his girl while the other hesitates, then proposes a swap if trusted with the girl. The dialogue conveys light, flirtatious street banter.
Kidney and Bladder Trouble Highlight Swamp Root Remedy
Wormen as well as men are made miserable by kidney and bladder trouble. Dr Kilmer Swamp Root is highly regarded and has proved the remedy needed in thousands of distressing cases. Sample bottle offered by parcel post with pamphlet. send ten cents and mention the paper.
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Kilmer
Hove
Parcel Post
Dr Kilner & Go
Binghamton
N. TY
Cuticura Claims Better Hair Health with Free Samples
Ad touts Cuticura Soap and Ointment for dandruff and scalp itching with shampoos and ointment, urging readers to sample via mail from Cuticura Dept XY Boston. Mentions widespread sale and brand’s skin and scalp benefits.
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Cuticura
Dept. XY
Boston
Improved Quinine Product Promises Fewer Side Effects
An advertisement touts an improved quinine laxative blend saying it does not cause nervousness or ringing in the head. It claims better bowel effects than ordinary quinine and invites readers to seek signatures by E. W. Grove Bic. The copy suggests the remedy supports regularity and stable marriages, with pills to regulate heart and bowels.
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Enyoon
Reneter
E. W. Grove
Bic
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