Krause Sentenced for Impersonating Officer and Kidnapping
Edw in Krause was sentenced by U S Commissioner J B Maratall to one year in federal jail on impersonating an officer after he served a fake subpoena on William Christie at Treadwell on October 20. The same hearing fixed bond at 5000 for the kidnapping charge. Krause’s attorney protested lack of trial for the impersonation charge, but the court ruled the misdemeanor fell under its jurisdiction and proceeded.
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Edward Krause
U.S
J. B. Maratall
William Christie
Treadwell
Krause
Karis Kraucrunas
Marshall
Commissioners Court
Kraucennas
Krauczunasstil
Kruse
P Ssoner
J. A. Smiter
Grand Jury
Smiser
Kraucranap
Kravezunas
Kramme
Krauczman
Kranczunas
Krauses
J.J. Clarke
B. Sharp
Kazis Krauceumas
Edwins Krause
Weather Summary for the Last 24 Hours
The report shows a high of 26 and a low of 1 below zero. Conditions were cold and dry with no notable precipitation. Wind speeds remained light throughout the period.
Pistol Duel Sparks Capture in Downtown Seattle
Seattle news reports a pistol duel in the business district left James Moran fatally wounded and Charles Salo jailed. Moran, dying, named Salo as a friend and hinted at goodbye while Hal Verone, a merchant policeman, claimed the two attempted a hold up. Earlier, six youths robbed two saloons and thirteen men before fleeing. they remain at large.
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Seattle
James Moran
Charles Salo
Moran
H. Halvernon
Ace Salo
William ‘Krippner
Fever Under Control As Quarantine Inches Forward
Fever is reportedly under control with no new scarlet fever cases. Three patients at the Pettings home are progressing. public schools may remain open unless new cases arise. If more cases appear, schools could be closed and a citywide quarantine ordered.
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Pettings
Atep
British loan unlikely before February say London
A London special reports no new British loan expected before February. Treasury bills and other revenue makeshifts are expected to suffice in the interim.
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New York
London
Treasury Bilin
Journalism Department May Become a School
President Henry Sargallo told Sigma Delta Chi members that the journalism department at the state university should become a school of journalism. The administration aims to grant the department full autonomy to craft its own curriculum around professional training. Speakers at the Zeta chapter meeting included Coach Gimour Doble and W. D. Chandler, Frank G. Kang, Leo A. White, and Ralph P. D. Casey, with Will A. Simmonds presiding.
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Seattle
Duc
State University
Henry Sargallo
Zeta
Sigma Detta Chi
Lberal Arte
Jati
Gimour Doble
W. D. Chandler
Frank G. Kang
Leo A. White
Ralph PD. Casey
Will A. Simmonds
Bear kill near Cowan Park shocks Seattle crowd
A 409 pound black bear was trapped and killed near Cowan Park just outside Seattle city limits. Two men sold the bear from the trap to Lampasert of Redmond for 20 dollars, with the animal having used Cowan Park ravine hill as its winter lair and foraging in nearby backyards.
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Seattle
Cowan Park
University
Brain
Redmond
Cowen Park
Eric Johnson 62 Dies In Seattle Cannery Worker
Eric Johnson, longtime cannery worker in Southeastern Alaska, died in Seattle on December 2 at age 62 from abdominal trouble. He was a member of the Juneau Elks and survived by a grown daughter. Johnson had recent hospital treatment here and left Carlson cannery at Tak Harbor due to illness. He previously ran a cannery boat at Sitka Bay and worked at Petersburg a decade ago under Judge J. R. Winn. His death ends a wide circle of friends.
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Eric Johnson
Alaska
Seattle
Butterworth & Sons
Johnson
Juneau
Ape of Elks
Yohnson
Carlson Cannery
Taka Harbor
Algaka’s Largest Circulation Newspaper Claims Supremacy
The Empire asserts it boasted the largest circulation of any newspaper published in Algaka, aiming to attract advertisers by citing its reach and prominence in the region.
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Algaka
Financial stability praised by McAdoo in annual report
Secretary McAdoo declared in Congress that American financial resources are the greatest in history and the banking system, aided by the Federal Reserve, is the strongest in the world. He noted domestic demand for iron and steel is increasing faster than foreign demand, signaling robust business conditions. Exports through the port reached a record 130 million dollars.
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Washington
McAdoo
Congress
Federal Reserve System
Trade figures indicate record year for U S commerce
Washington reports from the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce show that total foreign commerce for 1916 may set a new high. Exports in 1915 exceeded 500 million dollars, while imports for ten months through October 1915 reached about 1.691 billion. Calendar year totals may reach 1.75 billion for imports, exports, and the aggregate likely around 5.25 billion, establishing a new high record for any country. The balance of trade would be about 1.75 billion dollars.
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Washington
Bureau of Foreign and Dometic Commerce
United States
Great Britain
Italians Make Steady Progress On Foe at Gorinti
Dispatches from Udina report Italian troops advancing with steady progress in the Gorinti area as Austrian reinforcements flood to the front. General von Hotzendorf, head of the Austrian general staff, has arrived on the front to direct defense on the Isonzo line.
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Dec
Ondiold
Gorinti
Ud Ina
Vienna
von Hovtzendorf
Auwtelan
Wtal
Fsonzo
de Fonce
Boston man predicts record prosperity next year
Edward A. Fifone of Boston spoke in St Louis before the city club claiming that the coming year will show even greater prosperity than the current period, arguing the greatest era of prosperity America has known will dawn next year.
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ST. Louis
Edward A. Fifone
Boston
St Louis
America
Signs of improvement in Boston labor conditions
Boston reports show increased demand for help at the State free employment agency, up 38 percent from the same month last year. Applications for positions have fallen since September, yet a prosperous winter is anticipated as labor conditions improve.
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Boston
Eiet Ey
Gold shipments surge as December metal inflow tops forecasts
New York dispatch notes December is shaping up to be the strongest month for gold in year, with a single shipment of 10 million dollars arriving aboard the Rattle in late November signaling rapid inflow.
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New York
Government Foundry Opens at Brooklyn Navy Yard
Dec 9 report notes the foundry at Brooklyn Navy Yard, long delayed by castings from private firms, is ordered opened by Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels. The plant will cast four ton ship plates.
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New York
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Josephus Daniels
Sidetracks Stop 300-Mile Freight Spur Traffic
New York observes chronic congestion as built to order spurs around the city fill with tonned freight cars. A shortage of lighter crews prevents relief, worsening the freight logjam and delaying shipments.
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New York
Britain and Sweden arrange cotton shipment with safeguards
London reports the British government and the Swedish Spinners Association have finalized an arrangement via the Swedish government to allow a normal volume of American cotton to be forwarded. The agreement includes a strict guarantee that none of the cotton will reach German or Austrian channels.
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London
Swedish Spinners’ Association
Seattle customs district receipts rise over prior year
Seattle customs district receipts for November show 85,208.89 dollars, up from 74,000 plus for the same month last year. The November 1913 totals reach 87,158.89 dollars, following the Underwood tariff's oil provision starting the prior month.
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Seattle
New York Markets Close Mixed With Copper Edges Up
New York trading closed with Alanka Gold at 21 percent and China 54 holding firm while Ray mans Wah Copper rose to 80 as copper metal finished at 20. The report notes gains for these metals amid varied session results.
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New York
China
Raymans Wah
Hopewell Town Fire Destroys Rapidly Amid Du Pont Plant
Hopewell Virginia, touted as the newest town in the United States with about 87,000 residents, is burning to the ground this afternoon. The blaze centers on a Du Pont powder factory area, threatening surrounding districts as fire crews and equipment are dispatched from nearby points to combat the spreading flames.
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Richmond
Hopewell
United States
DuPont
Ipolnita
Inventor Says German Embassy Attaches Should Buy Invention
PUYALLUP Waal Dec $-M Mal loy fouterery Inventor declared today that Capt. Richard Boyld Captain Frans von Papen and Fay C. Crowley the latter under arrest at San Francisco for dynamiting play ought last May to buy one of his inventions
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Puyallup Waal
M. Malloy
Richard Boyld
Frans von Papen
Fay C. Crowley
San Frantiato
Hin
Feder authorities weigh Tettersco as threat to munition supply
In Sunneapolis on December 9, federal authorities grapple with a posting alleging Tettersco as a threat to munitions aiding Allied forces. The document ties to large storage facilities and potential dangers to proprietors and civilians nearby.
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Sunneapolis
Alliea
Urges Nation to Support Poor Babies
Dr Atrom Jacobi at Free Synagogue Carnegie Hall urges citizens to curb births by financially supporting families with limited means. He argues healthy children beyond a couple’s means threaten the commonwealth and that aid should guarantee each American’s existence.
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New York
Atrom Jacobi
Free Synagogue
Carnegie Hall
Stephen S. Wie
Commonwealth
American Red Cross First In Relief Work
The International Red Cross bulletin lauds American relief efforts in Europe. It notes 71 surgeons with privates and 259 nurses served across France Belgium Russia Germany Austria and Serbia. The American ambulance system aided typhus control in Serbia and total first year expenses reached 1450 206 dollars.
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Terne
United States
International Red Cross
Europe
Thinataff
France
Belgium
Russia
Germany
Austria
Serbia
Ameorican Ambulance
Miner Defused Whiskey Fight Turns Violent in Fairbanks
In Fairbanks a mine diggings scene saw Sam Harber, a miner, clash with Anton Christopher, saloon proprietor, over whiskey. A 20 gauge pistol was drawn, but the attempt failed as a bystander, Swangon, intervened and Barker was knocked down and kicked in the face.
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Fairbanks
Doetnila
Brooks
Tolorana
Sam Harber
Anton Christopher
Christopher
Pune
Atander
Barker
Joffre's Two Year War Plan Outlined
Paris reports General Joffre, Allied supreme commander, envisages defeating Austria Hungary Bulgaria in Serbia then breaking Turkish links with Germany. He expects a staged war wear down total, aiming to exhaust German resources by 1917 and drive Germany from Belgium and France while Serbia and Turkey are neutralized. The plan envisions gradual German attrition and possible victory within a year to a year and a half, with continued pressure beyond to finalize defeat.
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Paris
Spirins
Ae Joffre
Tt Tw
Armica
Serbia
Teutons
Turkey
Tallan ‘Galing
Austria
Jofttri
Germany
Bolgium
Switzerland
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Danube
Baltic
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Joalig
Jones
Joan
Ulel
Belgium
France
Istalt
Germain
Anite
Alita
Joffre Beleven
Rumored Cabinet-Mentored Supreme Court Appointment
In Washington rumors suggest Franklin D. Lane, Secretary of the Interior, will join the Supreme Court to replace the ailing Justice Lamour. Houston may take Lane’s post, with Vroom reportedly set to succeed Houston as agriculture secretary.
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Washington
Dec
Franklin
K. Lane
United States Supreme Court
Jaktics Lamour
Houston
Lane
Vroom
Late News Briefs Reflect Multiple U S Officials Actions
U S Marshal L Ty Irwin clarifies complaints after hour long talks with department heads. Eliseo Arrodondo, Quaranzas envoy, chosen as Mexico ambassador to the United States. Colville reservation to open to homestead entry July 1. Dr B M Hort 75, father of lawyer John Hart, dies in Spokane. James Mann Illinois congressman meets with President Wilson on preparedness. Mare Island Navy Yard Vallejo Calif wins contract to build battleships for about 8 million dollars. Ortia B Medhani cal witness in McNamara case testifies in Los Angeles.
Capt Jebsen Reported Killed in German Sub Attack
CAPT JEBSEN FRED JOBEEN disappeared from San Francisco months ago and was reported to have perished while serving with the German Navy. A letter received here states Jobeen was fired upon when a German submarine was sunk by the British patrol boat Barolong on August 19.
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Jebsen
San Francisco
Fred Jobeen
Jobaen
Barolong
Largest union formed for wages and conditions in England
London reports the creation of the country’s biggest trade union. It unites workers for offensive and defensive action over wages and work conditions. The organization claims two million members represented and aims to shape national labor policy.
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London
England
Atenos War Council Arrives in Paris With Rasalan Officers
Det Vice Admiral Rowe Gino leads a general war council entourage arriving in Paris. He is accompanied by Rasalan naval officers and another senior commander. The meeting began late morning with bolag proont noted in dispatches.
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Atenos War Council
Paris
Rowe ‘Gino
Runaisa Poyy
Saveral Rasalan Naval
Germany Talks Peace If Compatible With National Safety
Berlin dispatch reports Germany willing to discuss terms if they respect dignity and safety. Dr von Hethmann Hollner stated in the Reichstag that peace proposals must shorten the war. He said Germany would not seek terms but would consider any compatible with Germany’s safety and honor.
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Berlin
Germany
von Hethmann Hollner
Socialista
Hollweg
Gertmaany
Europe
German Troops Reported at Greek Border Near War Lines
London dispatch says German troops sit on the Greek frontier as Anglo French lines re-form nearly inside Greek soil. Greece faces a crucial decision on whether to join the Entente, with Paris papers fearing Colonel Phalls may not be authorized to take required steps to safeguard Allied troops' interests.
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London
Greece
Phalls
Entente Hommindere
Paris
Entire staff captured in daring raid, Russian capture reported
The war office announced that the entire staff of the German factory office was seized by Russian agents during a night raid and brought as prisoners into Russia today.
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Phtrograd
Offigre
Frory ‘Dielalod
War Office
German Editor Blames Attacks on US for German Odium
Amsterdam based editor Herr Harden of Ballin Die Zukunft denounces German attacks on the United States during the war and condemns a German corporate director’s slur calling Americans “that pack of scoundrels.” He warns such remarks humiliate loyal Germans and offend Empire conscience.
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Amsterdam
Herr -Harden
Ballin Die Zukunft
United States
Germany
America
Herr’ Harden
Germans Attack Allies Hospitals Behind Belian Front
At Havre on December 9 German air forces reportedly attacked Allied hospitals behind the Belgian front. The strikes were conducted under the direction of and supervised by Queen Elizabeth. Hospitals suffered severe damage though casualties were reportedly small.
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Havre
Philare
Queen
Elizabeth
Japan Says Obstacles Prevent Sending Army to Europe
Tokyo reports a government minister stating insurmountable obstacles make sending a Japanese army to Europe impossible. The official adds a large, powerful force would be required, but Japan will aid the Allies with equipment and is shipping rolling stock to Russia for railway use.
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Tokyo
Foralen
Europe
Japan
Rusela
Allied War Centralization Plans Arranged by Allies
Paris reports a plan for an allied strategic board in Paris with generals tacticians and naval experts. The council will refine proposals and submit them to a higher Paris based council for final decision, with representatives from the quadruple Entente cabinets.
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Paris
Hiigher
Compulsory German youth military training proposed
Copenhagen dispatch reports a plan for compulsory military training for all German boys over age six under an Imperial Youth Defense Law to be submitted for approval, as described in the London Daily Mail summary.
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London
Basils
Copenhagen
Daily Mail
England to raise four million soldiers for war by April
London December. England intends to have four million men in the field by April with three million in town training, Premier Asquith announced. He, with the cabinet, will seek parliamentary authorization to recruit the extra million within the week, a move viewed as England's reply to Germany's peace terms.
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London
England
Asquith
Germany
Hungarian Leader Pleads for Peace in Parliament
Budapest dispatches quote Julian Andrassy former Hungarian premier urging peace at the earliest moment. He warns prolonged war will devastate Europe and asserts victory is possible only if combatants seek peace before exhaustion dictates terms. Reports say the speech impressed many in Hungary and across Austro-Hungarian territories.
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Amsterdam
Budapest
Jona
Julian Andrassy
Lfe
Europe
Hungary
Britain Accepts US Protest on Ship Requisition
Ambassador Page in London told the State Department that Great Britain has accepted the American protest against requisitioning ships of the American Transatlantic Co. under wartime orders.
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Washington
Dec
Page
London
State Department
Great Britain
American Transatlantic Co
State Department gathers affidavits on ship ownership
The State Department has been advised that the American Transatlantic Company of New York is securing affidavits from its stockholders to prove only American citizens and capital are involved in its fleet. Several vessels bearing the American flag were seized by British cruisers on suspicions of German ownership, and delivery of the affidavits may prompt diplomatic representations to Great Britain.
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Washington
United States State Department
American Transatlantic Company of
New York
Brit: Craisera
State Department
Great Britain
Americans Gain Over 200 Vessels In Registry Increase
Washington reports that twenty two foreign built ships have been admitted to American registry under the 1914 act, all since June 20, 1915, bringing the total gains to over 200 vessels.
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Washington
Charles Hensel Hospitalized With Pneumonia Rumors
Charles Hensel of the C. W. Young Co. was taken to the hospital about noon today and is under the care of Dr. I. P. Dawes. It is believed Handel has pneumonia.
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Charles Hensel
C. W. Young Co
I. P. Dawes
Handel
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