Epidemic of fever fears close Juneau schools
An apparent scarlet fever outbreak prompts health officials to debate seven day school shutdowns. Three cases including Harvey and Peter Nicholson and Marie Lattes prompt quarantine actions and a new health officer may be appointed to enforce strict isolation. Local doctors suspect mild forms misattributed to influenza.
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Juneau
Bevis
L. D. Henderson
Harvey Nicholson
Peter Nicholson
Marie Lattes
Thich
Ia Grippe
Geddes and Wolland
Ida Pettingill
Wisconsin Senator Urges Germans to Support Only the U S
Senator Patt Husting of Wisconsin urged German born Americans to align with the American side of the hyphen, urging loyalty as U S citizens. He cautioned against adopting Germany’s form of government while acknowledging lessons from its efficiency.
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Wisconsin
Washington
Patt Husting
United States
Hasting
Germany
Temperance Aid to England Report Sees Gains
A Lord Cabernon report notes stricter temperance enforcement in Great Britain improves worker readiness and ship operations. Sailors, dock laborers, and civil servants show less drunkenness as crews sign on sober, leading to faster loading and clearance of ships.
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London
Great Britain
Lord Cabernon
Legace Control
Indian girl Mary Nook linked to witchcraft case in Georgia
Captain Edward Thornton of the steamship Georgia denied that Mary Nook, a Klackwan Indian girl, was kidnapped near Killianoo. He said she left the boat of her own accord after several Indians boarded to view her, and she carried a ticket to Sitts with plans to enter Sheldandackson school. Officials fear she may have vanished or been harmed amid witchcraft investigations, with age disputed between 15 and near 20.
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Edward Thornton
Georgia
Mary Nook
Killianoo
Thornton
Chas. Ottesen
Sitts
Sheldandackson School
Educational Bureau
Killismoo
Supt. Johns
Mary Nock
Stock Quotations Dip and Rise in New York Trading
Alaska's Gold rises to 23 percent while Chino Ot Hu Rey advances to 25 percent and Dinh Copper settles at 36. Copper metal holds at 20 as market activity reflects varied metal movements in New York trading on December 7.
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New York
Alaska
Chino Ot. Hu
Rey
Weather summary for past 24 hours
Weather report notes a maximum of 37 and a minimum of 5 with cloudy skies and rain. The period ends at 3:00 p m today. Rainfall measured .84 inches.
Nameless Launch Thiefe tied to Krause and Christie tale
Edward Krause fled after being seen with William Christie on a boat in Gastineau channel near Salmon Creek. The craft later resurfaced at Ward's Cove near Ketchikan where Krause claimed to have left it and sailed to Seattle under the name Ole E Moe. Seattle officers allege Krause killed Moe.
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Thiefe
Krause
William Christie
Gastineau Channel
Salmon Creek
Ward's Cove
Ketchikan
Thire
Seattle
Ole E. Moe
Hearing in Krause case set for tomorrow
Edward Krause faces a preliminary hearing before United States Commissioner Marshall at 2 p m tomorrow afternoon on a kidnapping charge involving Christie of Treadwell. District Attorney James A Suiser will prosecute, with Krave sunas for the defense and Foreman Nick King of the local stamp mill as the government’s key witness identifying Krause.
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Edward Krause
United States
Marshall
Cocurthase
Wi Fam Christie
Treadwell
James A. Suiiser
Agaistant
J. J. Reagan
Basis Kravesunas
Nick ‘King
Too
King
Krause
Christhe
Syracuse Grinds Occidental 26 to 0 as captain injured
Syracuse University football team defeating Occidental College 26 to 0 during a West tour game in Los Angeles. The only tour game occurred in the third quarter when Occidental captain McClurs broke his right leg.
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Los Angeles
Syracuse University
Occidental College
McClurs
Occidental
Salesman Confesses Aiding Wife Death in Minnesota Case
Washington salesman Charles Efchigan arrived in Minneapolis as prosecutors claim he helped Frederick T. Price of Minneapolis murder his wife by flinging her from a cliff. Mrs Price died November 25 1914 after receiving sixty thousand dollars from her father.
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Chicago
George W. Armstrong
Hennepin County
Minnesota
Frederick T. Price
Minneapolis
Price
Charles D. Efchigan
Washington, D.C
Voting machine error reverses Utica mayoral result
In Utica New York a voting machine opened under Justice Ross's order misread a digit as eight in the first column. Correcting the error reestablishes J P Smith as mayor by a 14 vote plurality, keeping the Democratic incumbent in office after a prior claim of Republican victory.
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Utica
Tno
Ross
Supreme Court
J.P. Smith
Abhde
Mackensen Reported Wounded in Serbia
Petrograd dispatch says General Von Mackensen was severely wounded by a Serbian bullet during a recent operation in Serbia while commanding Serbian operations.
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Petrograd
von Mackensen
Serbia
Brand Whitlock Praised By Belgians In Devastated Belgium
New York Dec 7 Captain Lucey former U S Army officer and head of Lucey Manufacturing Corp calls Brand Whitlock the most powerful figure in Belgium today among Belgians still in the devastated country. He notes the reverence and affection Belgians hold for him and for their heroic king.
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New York
Belgium
Brand Whitlock
Brussels
Lucey
Lucey Manufacturing Corporation
United States Army
Kitchen Aides in Revenue Plan for Military Needs
Washington December 7 Representative Clende Kitchen chairman of the House ways and means committee and minority leader on the House floor works with the administration in all but his opposition to higher army and navy appropriations. He predicts the administration measure will pass and promises to help secure additional revenues for the next fiscal year estimated at about 1.3 billion dollars.
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Kitchen
Washington
Clende Kitchen
House
Ways and Means
Bank Robbery Hits Amer. Bank in Buenos Aires
The National City Bank Bueno Ayres branch in Buenos Aires was robbed of 240,000. Police and investigators work to trace suspects as the incident sends shock through the financial district. No injuries reported.
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American Bank
South America
New York
Bueno Ayres
National City Bank
Plunkett’s Image Tied to Petersburg Case In Alaska Tale
The tale links Captain James Plunkett once seen in Willows California with a disappearance in late October. Evidence cited includes binoculars and a gun found with Edward Krause and reports say Krause’s gasboat tender was weeded in reaching Petersburg.
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James
Plunkett
Edward Krause
Willows
Calif
Juneau
Krause
Krauec
Petersburg
Democratic Committee Sets Dates for Convention
The Democratic National Committee met in Washington on December 7 to fix time and place for the next convention, elect a secretary, and decide contests for Kentucky and Oregon membership. St Louis preferred, with R Cheney proxy held by J Bruce Kremer in Juneau Alaska.
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Washington
Democratic National Committee
Nto Dirogne
Kentucky
Oregon
St. Louis
R. Cheney
Juneau
Alaska
J. Bruce Kremer
Butte
Montana
Virginia Committeeman Faces Norfolk County Court Audit
Charges filed by a special investigating committee appointed by Judge Coleman accuse Alyoah H. Martin Republican National Committeeman for Virginia of permitting irregularities in his accounts as Clerk of the Norfolk County Court. Martin denies the charges and presents a general denial.
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Norfolk
Alyoah H. Martin
Virginia
Norfolk County
Coleman
Martin
Minnesota freighter in mutiny rumor amid distress
Rumors of mutineers seize the Hill line freighter Minnesota persist as distress signals reach San Francisco. Captain Gallick reports the vessel 600 miles south with all boilers out of commission and three tugs racing to assist, while questions linger over alleged chemical sabotage by a crew spy. The ship departed Seattle November 14 bound for England carrying migrant cargo including munitions of war.
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San Francisco
Minnesota
Hill Line
Gallick
Seattle
England
Germany can endure long war says Deutsch Bank chief
Amsterdam dispatch quotes President Gwinner of Deutsch Bank asserting Germany will keep money in the country during a prolonged war. He states German funds will remain in Germany and implies Allies cannot seize capital held in America.
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Amsterdam
Gwinner
Deutsch Bank
Germany
Fle
America
Germans Buy Gold
London dispatch claims the Deutsch Asiatische bank is the largest gold buyer in China. The bank ships large quantities via registered parcels to America in bamboo tubes, each containing forty ounces.
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London
China
Deutsch Asiatische Bank
America
Hudson Maxim Warns of Prolonged War Deadlock
In Boston on December 7 Hudson Maxim warned the war could extend three to seven years if Germany prevails in the Balkans and strikes at Egypt. He predicted a stalemate where neither side can fully prevail, with England ruling the seas and Germany dominating land.
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Hudson Maxim
Boston
Hudson Maxim Wiva
Bilkans
Egypt
England
Germany
England War Costs Rise to 27.6 Million Daily
London reports that England is spending 27.6 million dollars per day on the war, a figure cited by the parliamentary correspondent of the Daily Chronicle. The estimate reflects the growing financial burden of wartime mobilization and supply.
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London
England
Parliament
The
Dally Chronicle
Russia forms society to promote friendly relations with America
Petrograd December 7 A new Russian angerly, titled The Society for Promoting Mutual Friendly Relations Between Russia and America, has been established in Petrograd to foster better ties between the two nations.
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Petrograd
the Society For
Russia
America
Negro Chauffeur Kills Man and His Invalid Daughter
Seattle dispatch says W. J. Jackson, a black chauffeur, ran down Charles Anderson, a laborer with four children, one an invalid. Anderson died. the daughter’s death is feared from shock. Jackson is jailed on a charge of murder.
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Seattle
W. J. Jackson
Charles Anderson
Jackson
Jal
Mina
Sal oniki Harbor Guarded by French Troops and Net
Rome reports Sal oniki harbor under guard by French armored units and protected by a vast steel net. Allied ships, including French and British cruisers, anchor nearby as streets fill with allied soldiers. French greet Greeks with a salute. British officers remain in their own circle.
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Rome
Saloniki
Automobile man saves women choking mad dog in Los Angeles
A. A. Kell, an automobile man, jumped from an operating table at the city receiving hospital to rescue several women attacked by a mad dog in the street. He choked the animal to death with his bare hands, was bitten several times, and will receive Pasteur treatment.
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Los Angeles
A. A. Kell
Kell
Pasteur
Germany Still Holds Some China Trade
A Peking despatch to the Times reports Germany still exports German owned and financed commodities via Chinese firms in neutral ships to America. The machinery of business remains ready for a trade resumption as soon as the war ends, despite claims of its extinction.
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London
Germany
China
Peking
Times
America
Spain Tightens Watch Against Neutrality Violations
Madrid reports tighter government vigilance to prevent submarines from receiving supplies from Moroccan and Spanish coasts. Smuggling remains a persistent issue, with tobacco and other contraband often moved by daring seamen in small sailing craft.
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Madrid
Ita
Spain
Juneau Man Among Missing in Gallipoli Campaign
London papers list Lieut Rupert I Scribner formerly of Juneau among those missing from the Gallipoli campaign. A young Englishman and Perseverance mining force member, he left Juneau after war began to join the English army. He rose to lieutenant and joined the Dardanelles contingent, with letters indicating good health before reports suggest many casualties.
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London
Rupert I. Scribner
Juneau
Gallipoli
Scribner
Junieau
Yorkshire
Dardanelles
Bis
Campilion
III
Aer Main University
German Exodous Predicted From United States
New York dispatch reports George von Skal of Muanchener Nooute Nachrichten predicts a large wave of German Americans will soon depart the United States en masse, signaling a general exodus. Strong entities cited include von Skal and the Munich news service, with the forecast dated December 7.
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New York
George von Skal
The
Muanchener Nooute Nachrichten
United States
Serbian Campaign Costs Seven Thousand In Serbia
War report details Central Allies gains in Serbia and new activity on the Hussi front. Austrian and German losses in the Serbian campaign total about seven thousand with around two thousand killed. Mutineers in Bucharest are said to have been shot for mutiny as Bulgarians face a similar fate. A Petrograd dispatch notes the Czar delaying the opening of the Duma.
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London
Serbia
Gallipoli
Bucharest
Salonika
Buchareat
Dardanelles
Petrograd
Dumn
Real Citizenship and Readiness for War Theme Echoed
Washington December 7 The third annual message to Congress by President Wilson proclaims Pan Americanism and full hemispheric partnership. It centers on national defense and preparedness, outlining army and navy plans, government ships, rural credit laws, and bills for Philippines and Puerto Rico, plus safety laws against neutral violation by naturalized citizens.
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Washington
Western Hemisphere
Woodrow Wilton
United States
Army
Congress
Washington stands pat on recalls over German attaches
Secretary of State Lansing rejected Germany's request for a reasoned explanation and declared Captains Boy-Ed and von Papen undesirable due to their naval and military activities. The White House confirmed the U S will maintain the decision despite Germany's actions, with the President fully backing Lansing's stance.
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Washington
Lanting
Germany
von Bernstort
Richard Boy-Ed
Frans von Papen
White House
United States
Lansing
Venizelos urges allies to halt enemy in Serbia
London dispatch quotes M Venizelos as saying Germans face conquest as Balkans open a new front benefiting Allied efforts. He warns of German morale impacts if Balkans campaign fails. Washington reports three cabinet departments seek Alaska communications control and large rail and road projects, with Burleson pushing full telegraph and wireless take over.
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Venizelos
Serbia
Khostratesiat
Balkans
Germany
Harny
Turkey
Greece and
Rowmantami
Paria
Calais
Russia
Warsaw
Egypt
Washington
Alaska
Burleson
Postailce Department
Alanka
Pontoffice Department
United States Army Aignal Corps
War Department
Washington-Alaska
Ita
Army
Navy Department
Aluka
Hawaii
Porto Rico
Lane
Matanuska
Secretary of the Interior
Frank K. Lane
Alaska Railroad
Matnanuska Junction
Chickaboonts
Alaska Northern Railroai
Ine
Talkoatna River
Sitka Monument
Sitka Nation Monument
Alaska Fund
Alaska Board of Road Commissioners
Allien Front Turned To Continuous War Munitions
A correspondent reports from the French front that the Allien are now revolving war munitions including lin and steady stream as a continuous supply for the gma. The conviction grows that the work of blowing the Germans out of France will proceed immediately.
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London
Allien
Tle Gma
France
Germany Reports Ample Cotton Stock for Years
Amsterdam December 7 Germany has several years supply of cotton for military use and has discovered new sources of supply in recent months.
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Germany
Amsterdam
Hermanys
Montana
Serbian Forces Inflict Losses at Babuna Pass
In the defense of Babuna Pass the Serbian army inflicted greater losses on Bulgarian troops than the number of Serbian defenders, as Athens reports from the front.
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Athens
Babuna
England and France pledge to save Serbia at any cost
London dispatch reports that England and France have pledged themselves to save Serbia at any cost, signaling decisive Allied commitment amid rising tensions in the Balkans and broader European crisis.
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London
England
France
Serbia
Belgium pays tenth instalment in war levy
Amsterdam dispatch reports Belgium provinces have just remitted the tenth instalment of the war levy amounting to 96 million dollars. They have paid out 80 million dollars to date.
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Amsterdam
Russian freight congestion hits food prices in Russia
Berlin dispatch reports food prices rising sharply in Russia as freight delays mount at major railroad hubs. Moscow says 6,000 cars carrying foodstuff are detained, while a Russian minister proposes organizing military companies of discharged land soldiers to manage freight and relief efforts.
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Berlin
Russia
Moscow
Prosoners
Italians Leaving United States in Increasing Numbers
Washington reports that since the European war began, 172,876 Italians have returned to their homeland. Weekly departures rise as the Bureau of Immigration notes steady declines in this national group. In the last four months 76,467 sailed from Atlantic ports for home. November figures show at least 20,000 more headed back.
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Washington
Europe
Atlantic
Mormon Priests Push Smoot Seat Challenge
Washington D C Dec 7 Senator Reed Smoot faces a protest from C G Patterson a Mormon and Salt Lake District Court clerk who asks Senators to deny Smoot's seat. Patterson accuses Smoot of church tied politics with business interests especially Utah Idaho Sugar Company while not disputing his faith but arguing church influence infringes individual rights. The Smoot seating was previously investigated years ago with no action taken.
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Washington, D.C
Reed Smoot
United States
C. G. Patternon
District Court of
Salt Lake
Smoot
Patterson
Utahddaho Sugar Company
Mormon Church
Senate
Fife
Copper famine in Germany prompts church copper seizures
A Copenhagen dispatch reports German copper shortages driving authorities to seize all church copper. Copper fittings from Bre men Cathedral are being dismantled and transferred to military authorities for allocation.
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London
Copenhagen
Bremen
Submarine fires on U S tanker near Crete
Word from the cruiser Des Moines states an American tanker, the Petrolite, was fired on by an Austrian submarine off Crete. One man wounded. Secretary Lansing orders an investigation.
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Washington
Des Moines
Crete
Lansing
War Munitions Exports From New York Reach 15 Million
Dudley Field Malone, port of New York collector, reports that in the last five days of the previous week war munitions for the Entente allies were shipped from New York totaling fifteen million dollars in value.
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New York
Dudley Field Malone
Americans Finance Canadians for War
Ottawa reports Americans financed most of Canada war needs in the year. Canadian securities sold totaled 232.198 million dollars with Americans purchasing 146.831 million, Britain 46.292 million, and Canada 28.576 million. Municipal bonds comprised 20.019 million of Canada’s share. Since the figures were compiled Ottawa raised 3 million dollars largely from the United States, and Montreal borrowed heavily from New York and Boston.
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Ottawa
United States
Canada
Dominion Securities Corporation
Toronto
Britain
Montreal
New York
Boston
Comptroller Williams defends reform bid in banking overhaul
Washington December 7 John Skelton Williams Comptroller of the Currency says he will press for banking reform including making usury by national banks punishable without borrower complaint He notes Congress should decide if his office is still needed and declines further comment on abolition recommendations by the Federal Reserve Advisory Council
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Washington
John Skelton Williams
Federal Reserve Advisory Council
Congress
Willams
London Times Sees Victory in Distance
The London Times predicts Germany’s drive on Egypt will fail, calling attrition slowly decisive and stating that failure at the Suez Canal would end the war, signaling Britain’s long war weariness but expected victory.
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London Times
London
Germany
Egypt
Suex Canal
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