Christmas Ship Sailings From New York To Beirut
Former ambassadors Oscar S Straus and Henry Morgenthau Jr joined ceremonies for the Christmas ship Cresor a U S naval collier bound for Beirut with 250000 in food clothing and medicine for Syria and Armenia. The cargo funded by the Armenian Syrian Relief committee and medical supplies by the Steel Cross. Loading delays postponed sailing to tomorrow morning.
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Frees
New York
Turley
Oscar S. Straus
Henry Morgenthau
America
United States Naval
Cresir
Beirut
Syria
Armenia
American Committee For
Steel Cross
Abandon Fight by I W W Heads Leave Duluth Area
In Duluth and the Minnesota Iron ranges the Industrial Workers of the World will depart after a year of activity. Despite labor troubles last summer, ore shipments set records as operators report. Leaders Elizabeth Gurley Flynn James Gilday and Joseph Etter ran the campaign. Three I W W members charged with manslaughter pleaded guilty and were sentenced to prison.
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Associated Press
Duluth
Minn
Minnesota Iron Ranges
Industrial Workers of the World
Mesaba
Elizabeth Gurley Flynn
James Gilday
Joseph Etter
Industrial Workers of the World Fight
Industrial Workers of the (World
Kansas elects 151 women to county offices headline
In Topeka a report shows 255 women ran for Kansas county posts, with 151 elected. The tally also notes 126 women currently hold county offices. A separate statistic states the nation imports 2 to 3 million pounds of Roquefort cheese annually. A Merino sheep has 13 inches of wool shorn after four years lost in Australia.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Sas
Australia
Emperor Charles Credited With Peace Move Amid War Talks
Paris Dec 16 The Berne based La Liberte correspondent reports Emperor Charles of Austria Hungary is credited by Central powers circles with initiating a peace effort. Berlin fears the young ruler may be an uncertain ally as William II plans a private interview in Vienna. Talks postponed beyond Bucharest capture.
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Ay Agnoniare
Paris
Charles
Austria-Hungary
Berne
la Liberte
Berlin
Wigh
Willian
Germany
Vienna
Ferdinand of Gilsaria
Sittrles
Ncr
Bucharest
Navy Battery Debate Stirs Senate over Edison Battery
Secretary Daniels asked by a Brandagee resolution to present to the Senate the naval board reports on the E-2 explosion at New York yard and submarine battery. The boards split, majority favoring not installing Edison on other submarines while a minority notes advantages. reports have not been made public.
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Washington
Daniels
Brandagee
Senate
Naval Boards
New York Navy Yard
State income tax upheld by court in West Virginia
Martinsburg December 16 federal judges ruled Baldwin Tool Company of Walkershire and other corporations cannot block the state tax on corporate incomes under the new West Virginia law. The decision dissolves a prior injunction and allows tax collection to continue. The ruling was issued by Judges Pritchard Woods and Waddell after a July hearing in Clarksburg. The case was part of a larger matter heard in Richmond district court.
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Ty Associated Prees
Martinsburg
Baldwin ‘Tool Company
Walkershire
Pied O. Blue
West Virginia
J. CG. Pritchard
Chaylen A. Woods
Dreft Court of Appeals
Richmond
Howard Waddell
Thie
Clarksburg
Blue
Thomas J. Haymond
Kentucky
City Board of Affairs
Fairmont
W. Va
Pritchard and
Villa Envoy Seeks U S-Mexico Accord Through Villa Scott Talks
A Mexican envoy claims Francisco Villa authorized discussions with General Hugh J. Scott to seek a possible accord that could settle U S Mexican differences. Villa reportedly said he bears no ill will toward the American people, only against officials who backed Carranza, allowing troops to pass through American territory to Agua Prieta after a pivotal date.
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Associated Pass
EL Paso
Tex
Francisco Villa
Hugh J., Scott
United States Army
United States
Mexico
Villa
Scott
Carranza
Agua Prieta
Rear Admiral John J. Hunter Dies in Asheville At 70
Aged Rear Admiral John J. Hunter, retired and noted for service under Admiral Sampson in the Spanish American War, died tonight at an Asheville sanitarium of heart trouble. He was 70, appointed to the Naval Academy from Ohio in 1862, retired in 1906 for age, and spent most of the last years in Put-in-Bay Ohio before residing in Asheville.
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Asheville
N. C
John J. Hunter
Sampson
Naval Academy
Ohio
in-Bay
Gas Shut Off Across East Liverpool Area
Amid natural gas shortages the Ohio Valley Gas Company part of the Manufacturers' Light and Heat Company of Pittsburgh ordered shutoffs in East Liverpool Wellsville Chester and Newell. The entire supply is to be conserved for domestic consumers.
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Frees
Liverpool
Ohio Valley
Wight and Heat Company
Pittsburg
Wellle
Chester
Newell
Niaswar
Mrs Reed Breaks Arm After Icy Fall
Mrs Joseph Reed of the Pair Grounds sustained a broken right arm in a Saturday evening fall on an icy walk near her home. She was treated at St Mary's hospital, where the arm was dressed before she returned home.
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Joseph Reed
Grounds
St. Mary's Hospital
Constitutional convention adopts free speech and petition rights
In Queretaro on December 16 the constitutional convention approved articles guaranteeing free speech and the right to petition. Deliberations then moved to prohibiting gambling and the sale of intoxicants. Meanwhile a reel life program titled The Law of Nature and related features were offered at Bijon on Monday, with prices listed at 10 cents.
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Soy Associated Presse
Qupretaro
Better Wages Demands Ratified by Shirt and Waist Workers
In New York on December 16, union members from the Shirt and Boys Waist Workers and Trimmers union ratified demands for higher wages and shorter hours. About 15,000 workers across 250 manufacturing establishments were affected. Employers were given ten days to respond, and union officials expressed confidence the terms would be met.
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Associated Press
New York
Shirt and
Unnion
Rivermen wage rise in Pittsburg district
In Pittsburg on December 16 the wages of nearly all rivermen on coal boats and river transport employed by river coal companies or in manufacturing firm departments increased by ten percent. About 400 men are affected, with deck hands rising from 50 to 60 dollars a month. Also, William B Johnson, West Virginia treasurer elect, plans a Florida trip to recover from illness with physicians advising the warmer climate.
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Pittsburg
Florida
Charleston
William 8. Johnson
West Virginia
McKendree
Johnson
New World War Readiness Warned by Baker in Philadelphia
Secretary of War Newton D Baker told the American Academy of Political and Social Science that America has learned a new thing from Europe and may face involvement if necessary. He argued preparedness to safeguard rights, denied aggression, and urged ending huge war profits that push for munition production.
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America
Atlas Powder announces 10 percent bonus for all employees
St Louis dispatch reports Atlas Powder Company workers nationwide will receive a ten percent bonus on their monthly wages until further notice. This bonus adds to a ten percent bonus already awarded for 1916.
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Associated Press
St.louis
Atlas Powder Company
United States
More Wages for Stove and Foundry Workers in Fight
Atlantic City December 16. An 18 14-27 percent wage advance and a half hour cut in the work day were granted to 14,000 stove and foundry workers nationwide under a ratified agreement between manufacturers and the International Molders Union. The new scale will be...
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Associated Press
Atlantic City
International Molders Union
Compromise Reached After Week of Talks on Wages and Hours
Come effective January 1. The men had demanded a 26 percent raise and a one hour shorter workday. The compromise agreement was reached after conferences lasting nearly a week.
Texas Team Wins Border Service Football Title
The Second Texas Infantry claimed the Mexican border service football championship by defeating the Virginia Artillery here 52 to ?. Texans scored 1139 points across border games.
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San Antonio
Tex
Mexican Border Service
Second
Texas Infantry
Virginia Artillery
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