Servians win Belgrade drive defeat Austrians
The Sarajevo dispatch describes the December 8 breakout by Serbian forces around Takovo and the reoccupation of Belgrade after ten hours of fierce fighting. It notes Serbian staff calm, Austrians tiring, and a surprise Servian assault that shattered Austro-Hungarian lines, triggering a panicked retreat.
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Associated Press
London
Daily Telegraph
Sarajevo
Belgrade
Takovo
Prince Arthur of Connaught Escapes German Captivity
London buzzes as Prince Arthur of Connaught and an orderly are captured near German lines then confined in a peasant hut. They find uniforms, disguise themselves, and slip away while the guard rests at his beat.
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London
Prince Arthur of
Connaught
Trio of children born to Mr and Mrs McKnight
Friends of Mr George B McKnight and wife at 62 North Broad celebrate the birth of triplets on Sunday at 4:30 AM. Two boys and a girl each weigh 5 pounds 6 ounces. Mr McKnight serves as an official of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad.
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George B. McKnight
North Broad Street
Mc Knight
Mobile and Ohio Railroad
Congress Returns to Work After Holiday Recess
Congressmen head back to Washington from holidays to push required legislation. Senate faces immigration and district appropriation bills while general administration measures await action. House expected low progress until after New Year’s Day.
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Associated Press
Washington
House
Senate
Administration
Wilson
Lewis
Ilinoise
Post Office
House Naval Committee
Death of Dr Arthur MacArthur Prominent Troy Mason
Colonel Arthur MacArthur of Troy New York editor and proprietor of the Troy Northern Budget died suddenly of apoplexy at 64. He was grand master of the Grand Encampment Knights Templar United States and long active in Masonry and Republican politics. He served on Governor Morton's military staff and remained on it under Governor Black. He had been a Mason since 1872.
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Denver
Colo
Cobb Returns from New Orleans Traffic Talks
After Christmas holidays in New Orleans R G Cobb traffic manager of Mobile Chamber of Commerce returns with Mrs Cobb. He conferred with New Orleans traffic officials on ICC decisions affecting that port and Mobile and their relative effects.
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New Orleans
R. G. Cobb
Mobile Chamber of Commerce
City
Cobb
Interstate Commerce Commission
Mobile
Hensley Admits Pork Motive Behind Navy Opposition
Missouri Representative Walter L. Hensley, a Democratic member of the House naval affairs committee, confesses in a Navy League letter that his desire for river pork projects influenced his vote against a larger navy. Navy League secretary A. H. Cadman accuses him of criticising the league while seeking district pork.
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Washington, D. C
Walter L. Hensley
Missouri
House
Naval Affairs Committee
A. H. Dadmun
Navy League
Dadmun
Hensley
League
Congress
Cadman
Adam
Henes
Naval Fund For
Youthful Pair Keep Marriage Secret Nine Months
New York report details the July 11 1914 secret wedding of Edytha Pierce and Edward Harrison Lawton. The couple delayed public notice until Lawton’s father fell ill and blessing arrived, after two sisters initially kept quiet. Engaged two years, Lawton planned to join Massachusetts militia encampment.
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New York
the Herald
Edytha Pierce
Alvin E. Pierce
Claremont Avenue
Edward Harrison Lawton
Boston
Lawton
Mass
Mr. Lawton
Winthrop
Mr. Lawton, Jr
Kaiser Promises Hungary Big Role For Sustained Effort
London dispatch reports the Hungarian premier Count Tisza was summoned by Emperor William and told Germany relies more on Hungary than Austria in the fight against the allies. The Times notes promises of postwar influence for Hungary, a conciliatory stance toward Transylvania Romanians, talks with southern Slavs, and a revised campaign plan to defend Hungary from Russian incursions.
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London
the Times
Count Tisza
William
Germany
Hungary
Austria
Isza
Roumania
Transylvania
New York man Joe the Greaser charged with murder
Joseph Rosen known as Joe the Greaser arrested in New York for murder in the May 11 slaying of Philip Paul at 180 Norfolk street. Police say Rosen hired Bennie Schneider to ambush Paul as part of rival business attacks and that Schneider shot Paul. Rosen to be arraigned tomorrow with several witnesses held.
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New York
Joseph Rosen
Joe the Greaser
Philip Paul
Pinchey Paul
Norfolk Street
Woods
Paul
Rosen
South Street
Bennie Schneider
Schneider
William T. Jerome
Jerome
Hyme Bernstein
Jake Feisemann
Tona Roillick
Lower East Side
Prentiss to Address Ways and Means Meeting
The Ways and Means Committee of the Chamber of Commerce will hold its final meeting of the year Monday night at the Battle House. Mark Prentiss of Washington, D. C., field secretary of the U S Chamber of Commerce, will deliver an address. Talks will cover poultry raising and reports from sub committee chairmen. A luncheon will be served with J Leslie Taylor presiding.
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Ways and Means Committee
Chamber of Commerce
Battle House
Mark Prentiss
Washington, D. C
United States Chamber of Commerce
J. Leslie Taylor
Christmas Tree Planned by Mobile Scandinavian Colony
The Scandinavian colony in Mobile will hold its annual Christmas tree on Tuesday night at German Relief Hall. Rev Andreas Kielland will open the program from the Norwegian Seamen's Mission with singing and speeches in English and Scandinavian. Danish Swedish and Norwegian dances are scheduled.
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Mobile
Andreas Kielland
Turner of Chatom Seeks Circuit Judge Post
Ben D. Turner of Chatom Alabama, a noted attorney with Turner Wilson Tucker, travels to Mobile seeking endorsement for the first judicial circuit seat left vacant by the death of Judge John T. Lackland in Selma after an operation. He is backed by State Senator T. M. Stevens and other prominent attorneys including James H. Webb and John W. McAlpine.
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Ben D. Turner
Chatom
Ala
Turner, Wilson & Tucker
Mobile
First Judicial Circuit
John T. Lackland
Selma
Als
Turner
T. M. Stevens
Alabama Bar Association
James H. Webb
John W. McAlpine
How To Give Quin ine To Children
Ferbriline is a trademarked improved quinine syrup that is pleasant to take and does not upset the stomach. It is advertised as suitable for children who take it without noticing the quinine and is pitched for adults with a mild ailment such as a cold.
Great Athletic Activity in U S in 1915 Review
A 1915 outlook predicts nationwide rise in sport amid wartime limits on international events. American interest will grow in baseball, rowing, track, auto racing, football, tennis, and golf with national championships gaining prominence. New Orleans may become a boxing center as California bans pugilism. Yale football prospects hinge on new players and Yale’s net defense and kick formations.
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New York
United States
America
Defiance
Resolute
Vanitie
California
Louisiana
Pelican
New Orleans
Crescent City
Jack Dempsey
Bob Fitzsimmons
James J. Corbett
Pacific Coast
San Francisco
Boston
Pride
John L. Sullivan
New York State
Army of Sports
Yale
Walter Camp
Charles M Hall Dies at Daytona Former AOAC President
Niagara Falls New York December 28 News arrived of the death at Daytona Florida of Charles M Hall famed chemist and president of the Aluminum Company of America He received the Parkin medal in 1911 and was a Thompson Ohio native Oberlin College graduate Hall held memberships in the AAAS Institution of Electrical Engineers American Philosophical Society Franklin Institute and the American Electro Chemical Society
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Associated Press
Niagara Falls
N. Y
Daytona
Fila
Charles M. Hall
Aluminum Company of America
Charles Martin Hall
America
Parkin
Thompson, C
Oberlin College
Hall
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Institution of Electrical Engineers of Great Britain
The
American Philosophical Society
Franklin Institute of Philadelphia
American Electro-Chemical Society
Tennessee deputy kills man who allegedly threatened him
Ducktown Tenn December 28 Joseph Hedden was shot and killed by Deputy Sheriff Joseph Williams when the deputy tried to arrest him. Williams had been warned that Hedden threatened his life. Hedden was brother of Garrett Hedden killed years earlier in an illicit still raid at Reliance Tenn.
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Associated Press
Ducktown
Tenn
Joseph Hedden
Joseph Williams
Hedden
Williams
Garrett Hedden
Reliance
Soe
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Prentiss
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U. S
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Tennessee
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