British Sink Three German Vessels in South Atlantic Duel
In a South Atlantic clash off the Falkland Islands, Vice Admiral Sir Frederick Sturdee’s British squadron destroyed the German ships Scharnhorst Gneisenau and Leipzig, while Dresden and Nurenburg escaped. German losses exceed 2,000. British casualties are minimal with three reported dead. The action echoes Cradock’s prior disaster near Chile as German cruisers flee toward the Pacific.
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London
Ron
Frederick Sturdee
Staf
Count von Spee
Falkland
South Atlantic
Scharmoret
Gneisenau
Leipzig
Goodhope
Monmouth
Pacific
Dresden
Nurenburg
Admiralty
Scharnhorst
Falkland Islands
Scharnvorst
Christopher Cradock
Chile
Lurdee
England
Sturdee
South America
von Spee
Atlantic
Schamnhorst
Goessenau
Pach
Lelpete
Russian Trench Soldier Left as Comrades Retreated
A World War I era note recalls a Russian trench scene where a lone soldier stood firm while his comrades retreated before German advances. The report highlights caution in retreat and the clash of orders under fire, reflecting the chaos of frontline positions.
Atlantic Storm Causes Loss of Life and Major Damage
The worst storm in years began near the Virginia capes and unleashed extensive property destruction and loss of life, triggering widespread damage worth hundreds of thousands of dollars.
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Virginia Capes
Collision on the L trains leaves two dead in Harlem
A Ninth Avenue local elevated train carrying hundreds of passengers collided with an express at One Hundred Sixteenth Street. Flagman Joseph Collins and an unidentified man were killed instantly. The wreckage caught fire, injuring scores as flames rose high above the street while thousands gathered and police struggled to restore order.
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New York
Ninth Avenue
Harlem
Joseph Collins
Wdugen
Murderer Captured in Columbus Shootout
James Smith known as Money Jim, twenty six and colored, tied to the Ballard murder, was seized in a North Lazelle street house by two auto loads of officers. Max Scheff, arrested in Cincinnati last week, implicated Smith in a confession to Chief Carter.
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Columbus
James Smith
Elias
Money Jim
James Ballard
North Lazelle Street
Max Scheff
Cincinnati
Carter
Money Jim" Smith
Ballord
Former German consul guilty of treason in England
Durham report states Nichol an Ahlers former German consul general for Germany at Sunderland and naturalized British citizen was found guilty of high treason and sentenced to banishment for sending German citizens back to fight against the Allies. The rapid trial spanned under two days with Ahlers pleading not guilty.
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Durham
England
Nicholan Ahlers
Germany
Sunderland
Grata Tin Girense
Ahlers
Garrison for larger army urged by secretary to reach full strength
Washington December 10. Secretary Garrigon urged President Wilson to recruit the army to full war strength adding 25 000 men and 1000 officers. The move would raise the regular force to about 120 000, with 50 000 ready as a mobile continental contingent.
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Washington
United States Army
Garrigon
War Department
Wilson
Continental
United States
Kaiser Very Ill Amid War Strain In Berlin
Reports from Berlin say Emperor William of Germany is gravely ill with pneumonia and nervous exhaustion. Doctors fear for his health as he lies in bed and stays distant from campaigns to conserve strength. he has been at the front since the war began and is said to be too weak to guide military advisers.
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London
William
Germany
Berlin
Joffre's Dispatch Reports Allied Progress on Front
General Joffre reports progress along the front from the North Sea to Alsace. Gains are aimed along the Aisne and Meuse heights, in the Argonne and the Vosges. Allied advances are maintained and German attacks repulsed, according to the communiques.
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North Sea
Alsace
Jofre
Ate
Heigits
Meuse
Argonne
Stockyards Closed for Disinfection in Cincinnati
The Cincinnati Union stockyards are closed and will remain closed until Sunday. Intervening days will be used for another thorough disinfection of the pens and runways in accordance with a new federal quarantine regulation.
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Cincinnati
Nev
Cincinnati Union
Earthquake Sparks Deadly Blaze in Xenia Area
A massive quake triggered a fire devastating a bulong and a storeroom occupied by Hufeendees and Oley, causing about 200 local deaths. The tremor struck Calta and two nearby impoverished towns, leveling streets and injuring many as residents fled the square.
Willis Names First Ohio War Office Appointments
Columbus December 1 Governor Frank B Willis announced his first batch of appointments at Washington. He said upon taking the oath he would appoint Lieutenant Colonel Benson W Hough of Delaware as adjutant general, Colonel W Bryant of Wood county as assistant adjutant general, and Major W H Duty of Columbus as quartermaster general.
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Columbus
Royernurichet
Frank B. Willis
Washington
Benson W. Hough
Delaware
W. Bryant
Wood County
W. H. Duty
Operators Statement on Eastern Ohio Coal Strike
The Ohio Coal Operators Association issued a statement Dec 10 declaring no immediate settlement prospect for the 15,000 miners strike. They said mines would stay closed until miners accept a wage scale aligned with other contracts, not higher than last year.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Ohio Coal Operators' Association
Une
Nelda
Admiral Fletcher backs modern battleships in naval defense
Rear Admiral Frank F Fletcher told the House Naval Affairs Committee that the United States has no reason to fear any navy except Britain's. He said the fleet could be ready in a week in emergencies, submarines remain a “weapon of opportunity,” and battleships stay central. He urged 100 submarines for coast protection and downplayed city bombardment as essential to modern warfare.
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United 8
Great Britain
House Committee On Navy
Washington
United States
House Committee On Naval Affairs
Frank F. Fletcher
Vera Crag
Fletcher
Pletcher
Hokewise
Naval Committee
House
Admiral Fletcher
Great A
Germany
Atlantic
Pacific
Atlante
Livestock and Grain Prices Across Cities in December
Prices for cattle hogs sheep and lambs vary by city with figures from Chicago East Buffalo St Louis Cleveland and Boston. Cattle prices show native beef steers at seven to ten dollars and mixed lots at five to seven dollars. Hogs and sheep follow similar regional spreads with fluctuating weights and receipts reported.
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Chicago
Dro
Rourtim
Bheep
Lamus
Yearinge
Wolkers
Calyum
St, Louis
Texas and Media
Cleveland
Cracow Shift Shifts Front in Polish Front
Desperate fighting in central Poland centers near Lodz and Pietrokow as Germans push from Lodz toward Warsaw while Russians entrench. Reports from Petrograd Berlin and Vienna note a shift of the main action to Cracow and foothills of the Carpathians with tactical fighting along a newly formed line from Velitchka to southeast of Cracow.
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London
Lodz
Petrograd
Berlin
Vienna
Cracow
Warsaw
Lowtsez
Pietrokow
Poland
Tow
Lewises
Strykow
Carpathians
Velitchka
Turkish governor Subhi Bey surrenders to Indian Expeditionary Force
Subhi Bey former Basra governor and Turkish commander at Kurna relinquishes all with his troops to the Indian Expeditionary Force near the Persian Gulf. British troops occupy Kurna and control the region from the Tigris and Euphrates junction to the sea and the delta’s wealth.
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Surmadere
Dendon
Subhi Bey
Basra
Turkey
Kurna
Persian Gulf
Kurne
Tierra
Buphrsing
Rightful Trade Theory Debate Continues in Brief Session
A terse exchange today questioned the benefits of the proposed theory as lawmakers weighed the implications. Participants argued for and against, focusing on practical outcomes and potential impacts on policy.
Stockmen Form Protest Against Quarantine Rules
Stockmen from nearly twenty counties organized in Columbus on December 10 to protest quarantine restrictions. A. B. Thomas of Mt. Sterling was named president and James Devine was chosen secretary. They pledged to take their grievance to Governor Cox and the agricultural commission and possibly to Washington.
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Columbus
Cox
Agricultural Commission
Thomas
Mt. Sterling
Citozen
James Devine
Washington
Bury
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Unita
Reporc
American Pras Association
Connecticut
Noreaster
Kaiser
Joffre
Xenia
Feuln
Lee
Hufedeinees & Oley
Lita
Peru
Dee
Calta
Hough
NAVY
Austria
Piétrokow
G ‘Rison
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