Miss Ruth Law Ends Record Airplane Flight
Ruth Law completed a record nonstop flight from Chicago to New York totaling 832 miles in 9 hours 1 minute. She landed at Governor's Island at 9 40 a m after stops in Hornell and Binghamton New York. Major General Leonard Wood greeted her and she rest at an officer’s house.
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Associated Press
New York
Ruth Law
Chicago
Governor's Island
Hornell
Binghamton
N. Y
Miss Law
Leonard Wood
Ruth Law Completes Chicago to Hornell Flight Record
Ruth Law, flying a Curtiss military scout biplane, set a new long distance record by nonstop Chicago to Hornell, covering about 660 miles in six hours and ninety minutes. She then continued toward New York from Binghamton with promising plans for a larger craft.
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Binghamton
N. Y
Ruth Law
Chicago
New York
Hornell N. Y
Victor Carlstrom
New York City
Illinois Club Hosts Variety Musical Program
The Illinois Club entertained in the Cawthon Hotel assembly room Saturday night with a varied program led by Mrs. N. Crane and assistants. Numbers included piano trios, vocal solos, a vocal comic duet, a reading, violin piece, and multiple accompaniments by Mrs. Crane, Mrs. Barbour, and Lisle.
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Illinois Club
Cawthon Hotel
German Advance in Rumani a Threatens Flank
The morning papers warn that German and Austrian forces have reached the Danube Craiove railway, risking a flank to Romania south of Vulcan Pass. If true, the advance endangers the Romanian line and may force large scale retirement. The move could provide a base to threaten Bucharest, though not directly.
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London
Rumania
Danube
Craiove
Vulcan Pass
Daily Mail
Daily Chronicle
Orsova
Bucharest
Military training camps attract large U S enrollments
American Defence Society reports a 600 percent jump in camp attendance from 3 439 in 1915 to 19 297 in 1916 across five camps Plattsburg NY shows 2 355 rise to 15 690 while four other camps add 1 084 and 1 067 respectively at Fort Oglethorpe Fort Sam Houston Fort Terry and Monterey.
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American Defence Society
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Cal
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Mich
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Fort Sam Houston
Texas
Fort Terry
Plum Island
Germans Drop Bombs on Belgian Town Furnes
German naval air planes attacked Furnes in West Flanders on the night of November 16 17. Heavy bombs totaling 1400 kilograms caused several fires and damaged two searchlights near Coxyde five miles northwest of Furnes.
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Many Ships Sink as Tidal Wave Strikes Marseilles
Paris reports disastrous seas along the Mediterranean coast when a tidal wave hit Marseilles causing numerous vessels to founder. Weather officials note record rapid barometer drop and widespread gales across France with snow in northern fronts and heavy rains in Paris.
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Heavy gales strand British ships with losses
London dispatch reports renewed gales causing heavy shipping losses on the British coast. Four outward bound steamers turned back to Queensland. Gisla lost its propeller and barely reached port amid heavy seas. Several vessels were driven ashore including the Kenneth at Cloverhead and the Muriston south of Blyth with seventeen feared dead.
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Twelve start on 14 day economy diet scheme
Chicago article reports twelve city health department employees, six men and six women, will abstain from meals for two weeks after Thanksgiving to follow a public economy commission diet. Health Commissioner John Dill Robertson aims to feed them for about 20 dollars weekly, roughly 8 cents per meal.
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Associated Press
Chicago
City Health Department
Public Economy Commission
John Dill Robertson
First Lecture of Series in Knights of Columbus Hall
The first of a series of lectures at the Knights of Columbus hall drew a large crowd last evening. Rev Father Falley spoke on Mexico and a weekly Sunday lecture schedule was announced. Father Molloy defended Catholics against claims they cause Mexican illiteracy and praised Alabama's literacy efforts.
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Mexico
Father Molloy
Alabama
Rumors of Bryan moving voting residency denied
Lincoln reports deny William J. Bryan plans to move his voting residence to Asheville North Carolina. The gossip about his relocation to the South has circulated for some time.
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Lincoln, Neb
William J. Bryan
Asheville
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Four Cars Fined for Wrong Side of Street
S. R. Prince F C. Turner J B. Gayle and A D. Simington appeared before the recorder on a traffic violation. An arresting officer testified the cars were on the wrong side of the street. Each was fined two dollars or four days and paid the assessed amounts.
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S. R. Prince
F. C. Turner
J. 8. Gayle
A. D. Simington
Recorder
Quinine That Does Not Affect Head Ad Ad Claim
An advertisement touts Laxative Bromo Quinine as safe for all users with no nervousness or head ringing. It claims a single remedy branded Bromo Quinine and notes E. W. Grove’s signature on box 26c.
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To Mobilize Civilians as Counter Step to Germany
Paris reports a mass mobilization of civilians is being considered as a counter move to Germany. The Temps urges a simultaneous Allied effort and warns Germany must be beaten. The Journal des Debats notes a crisis and calls for rapid production growth without disrupting daily life.
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Journal Des Debats
Fines Raised to 100 In Prohibition Case Trio Appeal
Recemer D. H. Edington increased prohibition fines from fifty to one hundred dollars effective Monday. Defendants Walter K. Puckett Ed Werneth and Dan F. Petty faced the higher fine after appearing for violations. They appealed to the city court and were released on two hundred dollar bonds. A separate case against James N. Cox failed for want of evidence. Deputy sheriffs booked Clarence Evans on a prohibition charge and released him on one hundred dollar bond.
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Rev H H Buzbee Resigns Pastorship in City
Rev H H Buzbee of Cavalry Baptist church announced at evening service that he resigns his pastorate effective December 18. He said he has not accepted another charge for the present. The notice appeared in a city church setting.
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