Czernowitz Occupation Rumors Amid War Dispatches
Dispatches describe Russian troops entering Czernowitz on November 27 after Austrians abandoned Bukowina capital. Crowds greeted Russians with Roumanian and Ruthenian support as units advanced from Czernowitz. Separate Montenegrin report cites Austrian assaults near Videgrade passes repelled with losses before retreat.
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International
Bucharest
Czernowitz
Bukowina
Darnavatra
Russians Report Big Push Toward Cracow Front
London dispatch notes heavy fighting over a 200 mile front with Austrians and Germans. Russians claim 20 000 prisoners this week as they press toward Cracow from the south, while observing the capabilities of a single Russian company overpowering Austrian regiments.
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London
Petrograd
Russia
Cracow
Hapsburgs
Germany
Cipher Messages To U S Comings From Turkey Now
Washington dispatch reports that after protests by Ambassador Morgenthau and President Wilson, the Turkish government will honor diplomatic cipher messages from the American embassy in Constantinople. State Department officials had complained of delays and the prior ban on cipher transmissions.
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George W. Guthrie
Japan
Panama
San Francisco
Mr. Guthrie
Viscount Kanetake Oura
Haruki Yamawaki
Washington
Morgenthau
Wilson
State Department
Constantinople
Weather Forecast for Alabama Mississippi in Sunday to Monday
The Weather Bureau reports in The Weather Washington that Alabama and Mississippi will see rain on Sunday with a rise in clouds. Monday will bring fair weather conditions across the region.
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Washington
Alabama- Mississippi
Bowron Arranges for Forwarding Mobile's Belgian Relief Fund
James Bowron chairing Alabama for the American Commission for Relief in Belgium explains arrangements to collect Mobile and state funds. A plan to ship via New Orleans to New York and distribute to Belgian refugees is outlined, with steamer pickup once totals are notified. A Foley, Alabama Thanksgiving collection adds 4.95 to the fund.
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Bowron
Mobile
James Bowron
Alabama
American Commission For Relief
Belgium
New York
J.C. O'Connell
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Ala
O'Connell
Lindon W. Bates
England
Rotterdam
American Commission
France
Bates
New Orleans
Belgian Relief Fund
Foley
John C. O'Connell
Congress
L Weatherly
Satsuma Day in Mobile Promises Great Success
Assurance given that Satsuma Day in Mobile will be a great success. Gulf coast citrus growers back novel advertising event for Satsuma pride and Gulf coast industry. Satsuma Day committee reports funds for charitable distributions and supplies for parade and day events. Ocean Springs citrus growers to participate.
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Satsuma Day
Mobile
Gulf Coast
Satsuma
Satsuma Day Committee
Chamber, of. Commerce
W. H. Reynalds
Ocean Springs
Robertson Palmer
Miss
Dancing in Cafes Declared Dangerous by Chicago Activists
Dr Rachel Yarros told a joint city council judiciary and health committee meeting that dancing in cafes and restaurants fosters tuberculosis and endangers patrons. She spoke with club women and social workers to oppose an order allowing dancing in such venues.
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International News Service
Chicago
Rachel Yarros
Abraham C. Bird Dies Former Railway Official at 71
Abra ham C Bird former vice president of the Gould railway system in charge of traffic died at his Pasadena home aged 71. He suffered paralytic strokes in 192 years Feb and March last year and had lived in Pasadena since 1906 after resigning from the Gould system. At his bedside were Mrs Bird an unmarried daughter and a son.
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Pasadena
Cal
Abraham C. Bird
Gould Railway System
Bird
Gould System
Chicago
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad
Arrests Expected Soon in Florida Murder Mystery
Miami authorities investigating the deaths of A. A. Boggs, a prominent Florida lawyer, and his daughter Marjorie at their country home announced that arrests were expected within thirty six hours. The coroner's inquest continued as police asserted major progress in the probe.
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Miami
Fla
A. A. Boggs
Florida
Marjorie
Trouble in Mexico City Plaza Fight and Vera Cruz News
Reports from Vera Cruz state fighting ongoing in Mexico City plaza for hours while the minister requests withdrawal of the Minnesota from harbor. Carranza leaders travel to Jalapas for a memorial and possible arrest rumors surface regarding General Blanco. Spanish ambassador Riano warns of outrages by Zapata forces amid uncertain Mexican capital updates.
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Plaza
Mexico City
Favela
Carranzista
Washington
Minnesota
Carranza
Candido Aguilar
Jalapas
Blanco
Zapata
Senor Riano
Prince Albert Christian Captured and Bound for London
Prince Albert Christian second son of Princess Christian of Schleswig Holstein has been taken prisoner while fighting for Germany and will be brought to London soon. He will stay at St James Palace under military guard until the war ends. Princess Christian and King George are related. she resides at Cumberland's Lodge Windsor Park. His elder brother Prince Christian Victor died of wounds at Pretoria in 1900.
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International News Service
London
Albert Christian
Christian
Schleswig-Holstein
St. James Palace
Helena
England
George
Cumberland’s Lodge
Windsor Park
Prince Albert Christian
Pri Christian Victor
Pretoria
Cattle Tour of County Begins In Mobile Area
The Mobile Chamber of Commerce launches a cattle tour led by George MacAtebat and J. C. McDonald from Grand Bay to Bayou la Batre. Officials stress government experts will advise farmers to boost stock raising with practical assistance.
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Mobile
Chamber of Commerce
Grand Bay Au Bayou la Batre
George Mac Ae
Kilmer
Warships reported near Chilean coast and South Atlantic
Reports from Iquique and Montevideo say four unknown nation warships and ten British warships were sighted near the Chilean coast and 300 miles from Montevideo. Berlin notes Von Spee’s German fleet is near Samoa, aiming to retake the island and base ships including Scharnhorst and Gneisenau.
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International News Service
Iquique
Chile
Montevideo
Uruguay
San Francisco
von Spee Fine
South America
Samoa
International
Cruischarnhorst
Gneisenau
Leipzig
Dresden
Nurtemburg
Karlgruhe
West Indies
Atlantic
Rise Raye
Perma
Von
Inn
Satsuma Day Window Decorations Planned by Local Merchants
The December 8 Satsuma Day edition notes merchants decorating shop windows including Level Best Shoe Store Reynolds Music House Kenny tea and Coffee Store E H Britton Shoe Store Lichtbach Brothers The Toggery Reiss Mercantile Co other names to be added day by day
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Satsuma Day
Level Best
Reynolds Music House
Kenny "Tea & Coffee
E. H. Britton
Lichtbach Brothers
Reiss Mercantile Co
Fifthousand Horses To France From Chicago Stockyards
Chicago reports fifty one hundred horses at the stockyards bound for France to bolster the French army. The animals, from western plains, are large and strong for cavalry or artillery. Fifty cars arrived since Wednesday and another drove of 1700 animals rests with the Union Stock Yards Co. where six hundred more will join Sunday.
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Chicago
France
Union Stock Yards Co
Macon Lawyer Convicted of Thomason Murder in Georgia
A. W. Stokes, Macon lawyer, was found guilty in superior court of the July 4 murder of Virgil Thomason, a contractor, and sentenced on the jury’s recommendation to life imprisonment. Stokes claimed self defense and the unwritten law, alleging Thomason had broken up his home. Counsel filed a motion for a new trial.
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Macon
A. W. Stokes
Superior Court
Virgil Thomason
Stokes
Thomason
AI Battles Herge and Ralquant at Front
Paris dispatch reports Gallieni to command a Rhine army corps as rumors spread of German reinforcements and defensive works around Belgian towns. Unconfirmed reports claim German forces pulled back from Morslede to Roulers amid fighting near Ypres and along the Yser.
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Amsterdam
Weet Ene Aitle
Blankenburghe
Heyst
Kocsis
Morslede
Roulers
Ypres
Yseer
Aviators Clash as Flyers Report Four Duels in Western War Zone
Paris dispatchs describe heavy aerial activity as German and French aviators engage in four distinct duels above the western front. Four clashes occur with German losses noted in all but one exploit while Amiens gains are officially announced amid a German attempt to destroy a French aerial depot.
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Paris
War Office
Amiens
Taubes
Fren Corps
Nhon
Angry Woman Topples Egyptian Khedive Abbas II
Cairo reports Abbas II, khedive of Egypt, has been deposed and Prince Hussein Pasha takes the throne. The transfer follows a discarded lover's schemes and political intrigues tied to Turkey and Germany. A British-linked revolt rumor surfaced as Abbas reportedly sought return with pro-German backing.
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Germany
Abbas
Khedive of
British
Abbas Milmi
Npple
England
Rater
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