Austria notes milder tone in new Ancona demands
Washington reports Austro-Hungarian reply to the Ancona sinking note is milder than the first, reiterating demands but avoiding harsh terms. The United States seeks indemnity, punishment of the submarine commander, and full consideration of American lives lost, hoping for amicable settlement though demand remains firm.
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Washington
Austria
Ancona
State Department
United States
Germany
Penfield
Vienna
Baron Zwiedinek
Thetalien
Imperial and Royal Government
Department of State Areaf
Reird
Boant
Admiralty
Tee
Thore
Austria-Hungary
Wood Resigns From Naval Consulting Board
Henry A Wise Wood resigns from the naval consulting board amid views that the current administration naval program is inadequate for defense He will continue to serve as a consultant to board members Catholic Priest Dead in Cleveland Rev William McMahon editor of the Catholic Universe dies at 61 from pneumonia He lost a fortune in 1909 in a bank failure Vice President Remembers Paces Marshall hosts a Christmas dinner for sixteen senate pages in the senate restaurant in Washington
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Naval Consulting Board
New York
Henry A. Wise ‘Wood
American Society of Aeronautic Engineers
Secretary of the Navy
Daniels
Cleveland
William McMahon
The
Catholic Universe
Paces
Washington
Marshall
Senate
Ohio Coal Output Falls to 1899 Low in 1914
Columbus reports Ohio coal production for 1914 at 18 736 407 tons, about half of 1913, due to miners strike in April and mine idleness. 46 965 miners were employed, average pay low, and only 4.4 percent of U S output. 1399 has not seen such small production. many miners logged few days, with fatal accidents totaling thirty eight in the period.
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Columbus
Oho
Statistical Department
State Industrial Commission
Poho
United States
New Conservation Bill Sets Long Term Lands Use
Washington reports a new administration measure to employ public lands and national forests for water power. The plan proposes a fixed fifty year tenure replacing revocable permits, with the option to renew or transfer. Interior charges would fund irrigation in western arid lands.
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Washington
Congress
Ferris
House Committee
United States
Secretary of the Interior
Columbus men named to Holmes county licensing board
W J Rudy of Millersburg and Julius Voltz of Winenburg were appointed by the state liquor licensing commission to Holmes county licensing board. Rudy receives four year term and Voltz two year term.
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Columbus
W. J. Rudy
Millersburg
Julius Voltz
Winenburg
Holmes County Lcensing Board
State Liquor Licensing Commission
Rudy
Voltz
Fumes Kill Aged Woman In Cleveland Home
Plumes from a gas stove caused the death of Mrs. M. J. Steward, eighty two, at her Cleveland residence. Her daughter, Mrs. Catherine Morris, was unconscious when a neighbor entered the house. Mrs. Morris’s life was saved by prompt use of a pull motor.
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Cleveland
M. J. Steward
Catherine Morris
Masons Min Suit In Court Reaches Appellate Level
A legal action involving Mason Terople Company of Washington alleges a judgment against Gioutiern Surety Company for .008. The case moved to appellate review after pleas and costs were contested in the court of appeals.
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Dayton U. Vee
Eppealn
Scommog Pleas Court
Masone Terople Company
Washington
Jederegut
Gioutiern Surety Company
Executions in Mexico City of Six Robber Band Members
Six members of a robber band were publicly executed in Mexico City. Chicago public schools report about five thousand pupils absent due to influenza, according to school physicians to the health department.
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Ropber
Mexico City
Law Chicago
Health Department
Christmas Peace in Baseball Ends Two Year Fight
Cincinnati reports the last steps to end a long dispute in baseball as John B. Teser Ban Johnson August Herrmann Harry F. Sieclair and James Gilmore sign agreements to settle. Terms set a general outline. owners surrender prior rights to players who jumped contracts and remaining 1915 contracts stay with Federal League owners. In Virginia, a separate note recalls a winter trip by Mr and Mrs to Greensbrier near Wild Mountain area.
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Cincinnati
Linton
St. Organteed Baseball
Federal League
Admits Forgery Ring Arrest in Toledo
Walter Hollis nineteen admitted passing forged checks after traveling from Chicago six weeks ago. He and accomplices Hollie and Claude Mason, both nineteen, pleaded guilty to forgery and were held to the grand jury for further action.
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Toledo
Chicaco
Walter Hollis
Hollie and
Claude Mason
Two Safes Cracked in Shawnee and Gore Invasion
In Shawnee Oklahoma two safes were cracked by burglars near the railway office where 35 cents were seized. In Gore John Nutter's safe was opened and $25 was taken. Netter, the portmaster, said $12 belonged to the government.
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Shawnee. O
John Nutter
Gore
Netter
Cincinnati Mother Kills Daughter in Home Tragedy
Mrs. Binnie Schmitz, thirty nine, is charged after authorities say she choked her seventeen year old daughter Gertrude with a four inch band necktie at their Cincinnati residence. The case notes suspect was detected and arrested.
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Cincinnati
Bec
Binnie Eehmitz
Gertrude
Ohioan Held by Germans in Border Attempt
A Ohioan was detained by German authorities in Colane for attempting to cross the border into Hollard without permission. The state department advised President Harding on the case, noting efforts to soften Germany’s stance toward Dr. Deeley have not succeeded. The man has been sent to prison to await further action.
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Wastogtos
Dee
State Department
Sesater Harding
Seeiex
Mansfel
Colane
Germany
Deeley
Carranza Seizes Chihuahua City and Madera Bonded Ranch
El Paso December 23 reports Joaves surrendered to Carranza government and Chihuahua city fell to General. Villa’s forces were for long west of Chihuahua, attempting to form a junction with General Hodri. The US allows asylum only if thirty Americans at Madera are released. Negotiations seek Villas to settle cattle industry on a ranch in a South American republic.
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el Paso
Tex
Carranza
Chihas- Bus
Vilis
Bastillo’s Ranch
Chihuahua
Hodri
United States
Madera
Buenos Aires
Facing coal famine in New York and New England
Coal dealers warn of a looming shortage in New York and New England as transportation limits bite. Industry says surface mine production runs at about 69 percent of normal, while labor shortages from munition work and conscription deplete the workforce, threatening supplies into the winter.
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New York
New
Europe
Haig to lead first British army in France
Premier Asquith announced Archibald Murray will succeed Sir Charles Munro as commander of the first British army in France. Murray, until recently chief of the imperial staff in London, will take over as the war cabinet discusses the change. Robertson succeeds Murray as chief of the general staff in London. The House of Commons debated the supplementary measures amid the uncertainty.
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France
Architeld Murrey
Charles Munro
Murray
Imperial Staf
London
Asquith
Ropertson
Balkans Tension Reflects Homentous Developments Pending
In the Balkans, momentous developments loom as regional tensions rise. The scene is marked by readiness for battle and shifting alliances, signaling potential upheaval and international concern.
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Balkans
Balkans set for new great battle as forces converge
Amid rumors of a fresh Balkans clash, Austria and Bulgaria push into Montenegro and Albania while Greece remains isolated. Italian reinforcements along the Adriatic coast loom as Varna and Adriatic access become strategic aims. French reports claim German prisoners at Hartmans Weller Kopf, and a Turco German expedition to Egypt begins with Turkish forces and Austrian artillery, amidst expected regional insurrection.
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London
Balkans
Montenegro
Greece
Venizelox
Varna
al- Hed Gallipoli
Albania
Bulgaria
Austria
Adriatic
Hartmans Weller Kopf
Vosges
Rome
Egypt
Constantinople
Persia
Africa
Morocco
Afghanistan
WATCHMAN JAILED FOR KOENIG SECRET WORK
New phase of the German secret service the authorities allege was led by Paul Koenig. Edmund Justice, a Watchman for Atlas Line, was arrested in Brooklyn while with his two children shopping for Christmas. Justice had traveled to Quebec in September 1914 to gather information on Canadian troops for Germany. Authorities say Koenig sent the conclusions in German and they were transmitted to Berlin.
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Paul Koenig
New York
Paul Koente
Secret Service
Edmund Justice
Atlas Line
Brooklyn
Justice
Koenig
Quebec
Washington
Bertin
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Ohio
Masons
Wilsers
Grewbrier
Chimuahua City
Villa
Treving
Chimuahos
Rodriguez
Obregon
Juarez
Haig
Monte- Megro
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