Honeymooning President and Bride Reported
Berlin announces President Wilson and bride began their honeymoon. The report also lists German: Bremen sunk by British submarine in the eastern Baltic with many rescued. Turkish troops to aid in Saloniki assault, across Bulgaria to avoid Greek clashes. Italian troops seize Torre Peak in the Austrian Tyrol. Allies urged to withdraw from Greek territory or face expulsion.
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Amsterdam
Bremen
Baltic
Berlin
Rome
Saloniki
Bulgaria
Torre Peak
Astica
Austrian Tyrol
Zurich
M. Petkoff
Sofia
Macedonia
Austria Demands Prompt Action Over Ancona Sinking
Washington reports reveal the U S government pushed a swift note to Vienna after Austria's plea to discuss the Ancona sinking. President Wilson personally reviewed the final draft and insisted on providing the requested facts to back the demand for reparations and punishment of the submarine commander.
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Washington
Austria
Ancona
Wilson
State Department
Lansing
Polk
Woollsey
White House
Vienna
Simple wedding marks quiet White House ceremony
President Woodrow Wilson and Mrs Edith Gault wed at 8 30 pm in Washington in a simple service at the bride’s home. The couple then motored to Alexandria to board the honeymoon train to Hot Springs Virginia with the private car attached to the rear.
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Washington
Woodrow Wilson
Edith Bolling Gult
Wilson
Lea
Alexandria
Hot Springs
Union Station
Chesapeake and Ohio Tre
J Springs
Heco Smith
St. Margaret's’ Protestant Episcopal Church
James B. Taylor
Central Presbyterian Church
Gait
Galt
Tumulty
Cary T. Grayson
Allies Prepare for Invasion as French Strike Rail Line
Allied forces report heavy fighting and fortification near Saloniki as French troops destroy miles of the Gregreli Karasuli railway near the Serbo Greek border. German reinforcements reach Etrumnitza while the German ambassador holds talks in Athens amid protests over Greek port fortifications.
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Athens
Gregreli-Karasuli
Saloniki
Sariguiol
Kilkis
Etrumnitza
Foreign Office
Greek elections expected to uphold king's neutrality policy
Greek dispatches from Athens say a new parliament will largely back King Constantine's neutrality stance. Former Premier Venizelos is expected to win few votes but his followers may abstain, calling the election illegal. Meanwhile, fortifications around Saloniki continue with Anglo French engineers, while Balkan fighting shifts to Montenegro. Russian forces report rapid advances southeast of Hamadan in Persia.
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London
Constantine
Athens
Venizelos
Greece
Saloniki
Balkans
Paris
Subeska
President Thanks Public For Marriage Wishes
The president expresses deep gratitude for thousands of nationwide good wishes on his marriage. He notes the response was in good taste and reflects the people’s trust and genuine feeling toward those who serve them.
New York Arrests of Teutons Reveal Wide Plots
A government investigator described evidence of Teutonic agents shadowing state officials and policing federal officers. Federal and city authorities arrested twelve hours of swift action including Frank Scheindl jailed on 25000 bond for bank record theft and Paul Koenig held on 50000 bond for alleged plot to blow up the Weiland canal in Canada. Richard Lyendecker and Otto Mattola faced bonds and charges related to Koenig’s network. Continued on Page 3.
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New York
Teutonic
Frank Scheindl
National City Bank
Paul Koenig
Secret Service
Weiland
Canada
Richard Emil Lyendecker
Koenig
Otto F. Mattola
Substitutes 5 Snorers for 5 Who Didn't
In Washington on December 18, Sergeant Timothy Reardon at a U S Marine Corps barracks replaced five non snorers with five snorers to fix sleep. The eleven snorers welcome the change and the five quiet sleepers are pleased.
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Washington
Timothy Reardon
United States Marine Corps
Sergeant Reardon
United States
Reardon
French Soldiers Accused of Misconduct in Macedonia
The Bulgarian army journal charges that French troops in Macedonia mistreated women and girls, looted villages, and destroyed items they could not carry off. Transmission from Berlin via Sayville reports the claims dated Dec. 18.
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Berlin
Sayville, L. L
Bulgarian Army Journal
Macedonia
Foreign office justifies liner mail seizure at London
The foreign office said the seizure of mails aboard the Danish liner Hellig Olav was justified. Of 300 bags searched, 109 contained 300 pounds of rubber consigned to a German agent in Sweden.
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London
Foreign Office Tonight
Sweden
War tax extension agreed to by the Senate
Congress adjourned for Christmas after the Senate adopted the joint resolution extending the emergency revenue law one year to December 31 1916. The vote was 45 to 29 with Democrats united and Republicans opposed. President Wilson signed the measure as both houses plan to reconvene January 4 to pursue the administration’s defense agenda.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
House
Wilson
Monkeys Wearing Specs Aid Johns Hopkins Eye Experiments
Two baboons at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore wear glasses fastened by a chin strap for an experimental optician study. The setup aims to yield astounding discoveries about eyes as researchers pursue new insights from animal testing.
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Baltimore
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Explosion at German Ammunition Depot in Courtrai
A terrific explosion hit the German ammunition depot at Courtrai on Wednesday. Travelers report great damage but no lives were believed lost.
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Amsterdam
Courtrai
United Fruit Presents Its Side in Suit Trial
In Philadelphia Judge Thompson overruled a motion to dismiss the Bluefields Steamship Co Ltd suit against United Fruit for 15 million dollars under Sherman anti trust provisions. The defense began presenting its side of the case after the ruling.
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United Fruit
Philadelphia
Thompson
Federal District Court
Bluefields Steamship Company, Ltd
United Fruit Company
Tts
Weather Forecast for Washington
Fragment shows a forecast for Washington with references to temperatures and days including Monday. Names appear garbled. no clear highs or lows or specific conditions are readable.
Villa quits war to lecture in United States
General Francisco Villa announces he will abandon the Mexican revolution to accept a lecture tour proposed by Americans. A new leader will be chosen by his generals, while the rebellion continues, with possible Obregon coup rumors and safe conduct sought for Villa. Villa may reside in Havana during lecture plans as he seeks entry to the United States.
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EL Paso
Texas
Francisco Villa
Mexico
United States
Chihuahua
Carranza
Alvaro Obregon
Villa
Juarez
Havana
Cuba
Villaenerals
Lesteo
Obregon
Berlin Lokal Anzeiger Suppressed by German Authorities
The Berlin Lokal Anzeiger, a leading liberal paper with editor Eugene Zimmerman, has been suppressed by German authorities. It follows the suppression of Vorwaerts and Tageblatt, two other major German newspapers censored during wartime.
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Amsterdam
Berlin
Lokal Anzeiger
Germany
Eugene Zimmerman
Vorwaerts
Tageblatt
Count von Reventlow
Lusitania
Funeral Notice for Joseph Owen Dec 18 1915
Funeral services set for Joseph Owen from 154 N Warren Street this Sunday at 2 30 PM and from St Patrick's Church at two o'clock. Interment will follow in the cemetery. Friends invited to attend funeral arrangements and church rites.
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Custa
Joseph Owen
N. Warren Street
St. Patrick’s Church
Lost items and found pets listed with rewards and contact
Classified notices report various lost items and found animals. Entries include a small padlock and keys marked D S with reward, a motorboat found on November 20 with contact T D Nelson and Fred Nelson, a Fox terrier with a black spot on the head and a reward at 150 St Stephens road, a Bank of Mobile bank book lost on Tuesday with reply to L Lindstrom, a large red and white Scotch collie found with Bell phone, a liver-spotted pointer lost on December 2 with mange around the neck and a reward, and a female setter lost with a liver back returning to 310 Call Georgia Loan Co. Bell phone listed.
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St. Stephens Road
Bank of Mobile Bank
Bell
Spring Avenue
Georgia Loan Co. Bell
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Alntempi
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