German cruiser Dresden grounded near Rio Gallegos
Rio Gallegos reports the German light cruiser Dresden, which escaped the British fleet off the Falklands, was run aground today. Also from the Dardanelles a Turkish gunboat was sunk by a submarine mine said to be laid by a British ship.
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International News Service
Buenos Aires
Rio Gallegos
Dresden
Sturdee
Falkland Islands
Constantinople
Berlin
Amsterdam
Dardanelles
Russians Cut German Front Lines Near Warsaw Front
Petrograd dispatch says German lines between Przanysz and Ciecha were cut, Russian communications destroyed and Warsaw battle rage continues. The maneuver frees the Russian right wing west of the Vistula while Germans press day and night near Lowicz as reinforcements arrive.
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Petrograd
Przanysz
Ciechanow
Warsaw
Vistula
Przanyer-Ciechanow
Lowicz
British Pride as Germans Expelled from Yser Front
London reports jubilation after the Germans are expelled from the west bank of the Yser. The victory follows Britain’s assumption of positions along the line, underscoring a climactic phase of the fighting and national pride.
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London
West Bank
Yser
Underwood Pushes Short Congress Christmas Recess
Washington reports Representative Underwood majority leader seeks a Dec 28 to Dec 29 recess to save valuable time. The plan includes one Sunday, so apart from Christmas Day the house would be in session for only four days, limiting west of the Mississippi travelers’ holiday time.
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Washington
Congress
Underwood
House
Mississippi River
Dalton farmer vows seventh wife at age ninety
Robert Knox a ninety year old Dalton Georgia farmer poet and war veteran plans to wed his seventh wife as a Christmas present. Miss Amelia Dewitt of Selma Ohio was chosen from 297 photographs. Knox has had six marriages with three lasting unions and ten children.
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Savannah
Robert Knox
Dalton
Amelia Dewitt
Selma
Ohio
Bob
Union
Bequest to Woman Suffrage Attacked in Two Suits
Two lawsuits filed in New York Supreme Court challenge Mrs. Frank Leslie’s $1,000,000 bequest to woman suffrage. Grandchildren Florence Weissbrod and Lonetta Hollander seek $500,000 each and argue she entitled only to one third of the $1.8 million estate, with others to receive shares.
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International News Service
New York
Frank Leslie
Supreme Court
Florence L. Weissbrod
Lonetta L. Hollander
Frank Leslie III
Arthur Leslie
Americans Troubled by Turkish Officials in Constantinople
Cable from Ambassador Morgenthau reports further mistreatment of American institutions by Turkish authorities in Constantinople. He notes deportations of French and English from Beirut and a promise to curb them. Washington cites talks with the ministers of public instruction and interior who pledge equal treatment for American and foreign institutions and seek direct supervisory control without embassy guardianship.
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Washington
Morgenthau
Constantinople
State Department
Beirut
Interior
United States
Promoting Revolutions Could Be Penalized by Senate Bill
Washington December 12 Senator Jones of Washington introduced a bill to make promoting or aiding revolutions in other nations a penal offense. The measure targets foreign political upheavals and outlines potential legal penalties for such actions.
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Washington
Jones
Weather Brief for Alabama and Mississippi
Rain Sunday with much colder temperatures at night in Alabama Mississippi. Monday will be fair and colder with similar chilly conditions across the region.
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Alabama
Mississippi
Alabama Teachers Protest Pay Delays in December
Ten thousand public school teachers in Alabama protest delays in salary payments due December. The treasury condition has postponed November and now December salaries, with no firm date set for payout. Governor absent from Montgomery as Feagin notes banks decline advances on state warrants.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Feagin
Auditor’s Department
Herrick Says Belligerents Stand In Foe Fight To Finish
Cleveland December 12 Myron T Herrick, former ambassador, declares that both peoples and governments of belligerent nations are determined to fight the war to a finish. He notes Wilsons pledge and says mass resolve sustains the conflict beyond mere statesmen. He cites Ulster volunteers and German Socialists as examples of prevailed war spirit.
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James Creelman
Cleveland
Ohio
Myron T. Herrick
Euclid Heights
Paris
Bryan
Wilson
Mr. Herrick
Ulster Volunteers
Mobile County Teachers Paid Promptly In November
Superintendent S. Murphy of Mobile County Public Schools said November salaries were paid on the tenth after a board change. He reported funds were available in banks, warrants issued promptly, and no trouble in teachers receiving their pay, with confidence of regular pay ahead.
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5. S. Murphy
Mobile County
German Spy Hidden in Trunk Caught at Gravesend
Gravesend customs officers uncovered a plot to aid a German spy's escape. A large box marked merchandise and addressed to Rotterdam was opened, revealing a man inside with a carpeted interior and small cot. The spy was arrested.
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Gravesend
Eng
International News Service
London
England
Rotterdam
Eugenic Marriage Bill Passed by Women’s Meeting
At the Congress Hotel Chicago on December 12 an overwhelming vote by the women’s legislative committee approved a bill requiring medical certificates from prospective brides and grooms before marriage. The decision followed a violent debate with multiple speakers and frequent gavel rap by chair Harriet Taylor Treadwell.
Kaiser Up But Held Indoors By Doctor
Berlin reports the kaiser suffered a throat infection that became bronchial catarrh from exposure to cold. He had a fever but it has subsided and he is now up and talking with guests. Convalescence requires several days indoors and a return to the field is not expected for a week or ten days.
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Kaiser
Doctor
London
Berlin
von Medner
Murder Confession in Jennie Miller Aurora Tragedy
JANESVILLE Wis Dec 12 Howard F Grant a partly demented tramp arrested after claiming inside knowledge of Miss Jennie Miller Aurora Ills murder confessed tonight to the crime He will reenact the slaying near the Free Methodist church in Aurora Grant says he struck the woman with a stove wrench stole her pocketbook and fled to Chicago He claims to have burned his clothes but police remain cautious given his insanity record.
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Grant
Mises Miller
Aurora
Chandion
Chicago
Salvation Army
Wheaton
Miller
Sheriff Fatally Shot by Desperado at Bay
Sheriff John McMurtie of Hardin county was probably fatally shot this afternoon while leading a posse against a house where the desperado who yesterday killed a deputy sheriff and wounded a companion was at bay. He was rushed to a hospital in a dying condition as the siege continued.
President thanked by Southerners for aid to buy a bale movement
A Southern delegation led by Representative Underwood and Senator Hoke Smith met President Wilson in Washington to thank him for backing the buy a bale of cotton movement. The group presented a medal honoring his efforts in that cause.
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International News Service
Washington
Underwood
Hoke Smith
Wilson
Joke turns tragic as bride shot by husband
In Waukegan Illinois on December 12 James Dail fired a loaded gun at his laughing bride. He aimed at her heart and she cried let me be shot there. The buckshot wounded her severely and Dail, horrified, ran through the street confessing I’ve killed her.
Governor sidesteps on Alabama special session call
Montgomery December report says the governor offers no firm plan for a January special session. Officials expect relief for Jefferson county but the governor denies committing to a session or specific legislation, leaving no definite timetable.
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Montgomery
Alabama
Jefferson County
Jeffersoon
Belief of Special Session Tied to Aid to Governor
The report suggests a possible special session as leaders consider aiding Governor Henderson with a stripped legislature. The language indicates intent to clear action and push through measures.
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Henderson
Gorgas Praises Alabama Guard Sanitary Corps
Surgeon General D W C Gorgas lauds Alabama National Guard sanitary corps in his annual war department report noting progress from 1913 to 1914 tables show more medical officers and hospital corps enlisted men. Adjutant General Joseph B Alabama National Guard is referenced in the accompanying notes.
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Montgomery
Ala
W. C. Gorgas
United States Army
Secretary of War
Sanitary Corps
Alabama National Guard
Alabama
Conta
Gorgas
Joseph B
Mayor Floyd Faces Loss Over Barrels of Christmas Spirit
Spartanburg South Carolina Mayor John F Floyd and nine friends are at risk of losing a barrel of forty gallons of liquor ordered for Christmas extra. The barrel was found in a freight depot and seized while authorities consider its legality. The mayor says the liquor will not be kept and will be sent back to its origin unless a ruling is made.
Mrs. Caroline Rigby Dies in 24 Hours After Husband
Spartanburg South Carolina details say Mrs. Caroline C. Rigby died within a day of her husband JC Rigby. She was 67 years old and had been married to him for 35 years. The couple's deaths followed each other closely with his funeral held yesterday afternoon.
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