Allies win in Macedonia as Danube fronts shift
War front dispatch notes Entente victory in Macedonia from Cerna River to Lake Presba and continued Romanian fighting on Danube fronts. German artillery shells intensify on the Somme near Beaumont Hamel and Guedecourt and Verdun around Douaumont. Rumanians retreat in the Jiul Valley as Austro German forces push toward Craiova. Monastir reportedly near destruction. Serbs have not entered the town.
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Monastir
Somme
France
Romania
Wallachia
Craiova
Danube
Orsova
Hungary
Bucharest
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Jiul
Campulung
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Dobrudja
Silistria
Dstina
Macedonia
Cerna
Lake Presba
Paris War Office
Beaumont-Hamel
Guedecourt
Verdun
Douaumont
Reserve Board Council Reports Business Good
Washington bankers from nationwide advisory council of the Federal Reserve Board met for the quarterly conference. They examined foreign credit discount rates and the gold situation and offered recommendations after a joint session with the Reserve Board.
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Advisory Council of
Federal Reserve Board
Washington
Reserve Board
W. P. G. Harding
Europe
South America
Federal Reserve
United States
England
Mine Owners Get Tax Reduction Pact Reopens Properties
Atlantic City report says Luis Cabrera announces an agreement with mine owners in New York to cut taxes on gold and silver ore from 10 to 8 percent and on bullion from 8 to 5 percent, enabling reopening of properties.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Luis Cabrera
New York
33 000 Mill Operators to Get Wage Advance
New Bedford Mass The cotton manufacturers association of this city voted to grant a 10 percent increase in pay to their 33 000 operatives for six months beginning December The rise marks the third raise this year and brings total payroll to about 19 000 000 from 17 800 000 annually
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New Bedford
Mass
Cotton Manufacturers’ Association
Deutschland Collison Sinks Tug. Return Delayed Only Briefly
Federal inquiry into the sinking of the tug T. A. Scott Jr. by the German submarine Deutschland near Race Rock. Testimony from Captain Koenig and officers confirms the incident as an accident caused by swift currents and darkness. The Deutschland’s return will be delayed only a few days as damage to bow plates is assessed. The dead from the T. A. Scott Jr. include Captain John Gurney, William Caton, Edward Stone, Clarence Davison, and Eugene Durant.
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New London
Cai
Deutschland
Germany
T. A. Scott, Jr
United States
Race Rock
Paul Koenig
F. W. Krapohl
Hans Kleese
Koenig
John Gurney
William A. Caton
Edward Stone
Clarence B. Davison
Eugene Durant
Ten Thousand Cheer Wilson at White House Return
More than 10 000 people from Washington and parts of Maryland and Virginia marched to the White House in honor of Wilsons re election. Bands played and fireworks lit the sky as 300 voices sang patriotic tunes including the Star Spangled Banner and Dixie. Democratic workers government clerks suffragists union members and citizens joined the celebration.
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Washington
Maryland
Virginia
Wilson
Capitol
White House
Fighting on Ancre Inconclusive After Gains
In the Ancre region of France British forces report reduced fighting with no fresh gains. The latest British dispatch notes German bombardment of the new front to the north of the stream. In the last 24 hours British forces captured six officers and 297 men in the region.
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London
Ancre
France
Wilson Faces Urgent Foreign Policy Decisions After Election
The article notes President Wilson must soon resolve key international issues, including German submarine policy, Entente trade restrictions, and whether the U S should shift from isolation to concerted neutral action. Secretary Lansing and advisers emphasize acting with focus on global events rather than domestic politics.
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Wahsington
Wilson
Lansing
Washington
United States
Permanent League
America
Lane Urges Quick End to Border Plan Talks
Secretary Lane, back from Washington, returns to Atlantic City to push the American Mexican Joint Commission to a prompt conclusion of border settlement talks. He reports full White House accord with Wilson, Lansing, and Baker on progress and options, but cautions that failure to agree could push diplomacy toward remote prospects.
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Uniess Commission
Washington
Wilson
Lane
Atlantic City
Joint Commission
Lansing
Baker
White House
Second Inauguration of Wilson to be Simple
Washington reports President Wilson will have a modest second inauguration with minimal ceremony. Officials expect no inaugural ball due to his preference for simplicity as well as the death of his sister Mrs Anne Howe and the Sunday March 4 date next year.
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Washington
Wilson
Anne Howe
Girl shatters air records in non stop flight
A young pilot from Binghampton York Miss breaks air records in a non stop flight with a biplane. The feat sets a new distance standard and elevates her status in early aviation history.
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AIR
Binghampton
York
First Trans-Pacific Wireless Service Inaugurated
Wireless link from Bolinas Ridge near San Francisco to Japan marks the first commercial trans Pacific service. Messages pass between President Wilson, Emperor Yoshihito, Japanese officials, and the American press in a historic exchange.
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San Francisco
Honolulu
Japan
Marecani Wireless Telegraph Company
Wilson
Bolinas Ridge
Here
Almaro Sato
United States
George W. Guthrie
London
Gugleilmo Marconi
Post and
Yoshihito
United States of America
America
Far West
Far East
Woodrow Wilson
Control of House Still Uncertain as Election Totals Stand
Washington reports incomplete canvasses leave unofficial totals at 217 Republicans 212 Democrats and six others for the Sixty Fifth Congress. GOP leaders insist they will control the House despite being one seat short of a majority, hoping for Progressive supports in Minnesota and Louisiana.
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Washington
Representative Woods
Republican Committee
House
Minnesota
Louisiana
Suits Filed Across U S Attack Adamson Act
Washington report says suits challenging the eight hour railroad law were begun in many parts of the country. The Department of Justice plans to defend the act and no test case settlement has been offered by railroads. Attorney General Gregory has not proposed one case to settle the issue.
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Washington
Department of Justice
Gregory
Wilson Forgoes Vacation Before Congress Convenes
President Wilson decides not to take a vacation before Congress meets and may cruise the Potomac on the Mayflower yacht. He nears completion of the tariff commission and shipping board appointments and plans to announce both before session. Little progress on the workers compensation board. one page of the annual message is drafted.
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Washington
Wilson
Congress
Potomac River
Virginia
Traif Commission and Shipping Board
Proclamation Declares Thanksgiving Day in 1916
President Woodrow Wilson proclaims November 30 a national day of thanksgiving and prayer amid World War I. The document urges worship, charitable relief for war stricken peoples, and reflection on peace and prosperity for the United States. Signed November 17, 1916, in Washington with Secretary of State Robert Lansing.
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Washington
Wilson
Woodrow Wilson
United States of America
United States
Robert Lansing
Progress by Women’s Christian Temperance Union outlines growth
Indianapolis reports show strong year for WCTU with 660 new Loyal Temperance Legion branches formed and nine states earning honorable mention for new legions at the annual convention opening session.
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Indianapolis
Ind
National Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Loyal Temperance Legion
Border Conference Adjourns Deadlocked in Atlantic City
Atlantic City N J The Mexican American joint commission adjourned for a few days with the conference in a deadlock. When meetings resume this week representatives of both governments will be informed of their chiefs wishes. Luis Cabrera chairman of the Mexican commission interfered with adoption of a plan for border ventro.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Woman credits Lydia E Pinkham remedy for relief
New Castle Indiana resident Mrs Haze describes long monthly pains from age eleven to seventeen and says Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cured her and made her regular. An ad notes Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co offers confidential advice from Lynn Massachusetts and invites letters from women seeking help.
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New Castle
Ind
Lydia E. Pinkham
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