Long Reign Ends as Emperor Francis Joseph Dies
Archduke Charles Francis Joseph proclaimed emperor of Austria and king of Hungary after the death of Francis Joseph. The long reign, beginning in 1848, faced wars, losses of Lombardy and Venice, internal dissensions, and a famed personal loyalty to the state amid a multiethnic empire. The heir Archduke Karl Franz Joseph awaits co regency as the empire enters a new era.
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France
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Lombardy
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Prussia
Venice
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John Orth
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Sophie
Chotek
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Europe
Geneva
Elzabeth
Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria
Schoenbrunn Castle
Hughes Congratulates Wilson on Reelection in Close Vote
News brief from Lakewood New Jersey reports Charles Hughes sending a telegram of congratulations to President Wilson after his re election noting the close vote delayed the count. The piece also covers reactions from Washington and labor ferment with Samuel Gompers urging a January 1 strike if the Adamson Act not enacted and the push for an eight hour day.
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N. J
Charles HW. Hughes
Iepublican
Wilson
Lim
Mx Hughes
California
Washington
Woodrow Wilson
Charles Evans Hughes
Mughes
White House
Willing R. Wilcox
Hughes
Charles J. Tinghes
Baltimore
American Federation of Labor
Samuel Gomperg
Criels
Atwis
Gompers
New York
Adamson Eight-Hour Law Ruled Unconstitutional
Kansas City officials report Judge William C. Hook of the U S district court voided the Adamson eight hour law. He enjoined the Missouri Oklahoma Gulf railroad receivers and urged railroads nationwide to join the appeal as the government pursues Supreme Court review. Frank Hagerman announced the appeal late in the day.
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Kansas City, Mo
Wiliam C. Hook
United States District Court
Fudge Hook
Missouri, Okahoma & Gulf Railroad
Supreme Court of the United States
Milwax
United States
Tfrank Hagerman
Britannic Hospital Ship Sunk in Aegean Sea
The Britannic, a White Star liner of 47 000 tons, was sunk in the Aegean Sea Tuesday morning with about fifty lives lost. There were 1 106 survivors and reports in New York credited American nurses and surgeons aboard, though later official denial followed.
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London
White Star
Aegean Sea
New York
Aly Dasla
Baker Names Fire Control Board for Coast Defenses
Secretary Baker announces the fire control board for coast defenses with members Cale St H Davis Lieut Col Krank W Coe and a district engineer officer to study the project in Los Angeles.
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Baker
Fire Control Board
Washington
Cale St. H. Davis
Krank W.coe
Los Angeles
Howd
Coast Defenses
Wall Street Bets Pay Off After Presidential Election
In New York, November 25, bettors on the presidential outcome settled wagers on Wall Street. The largest wagers paid off as results concluded, with estimates around 900 dollars or more reported among bettors and bookmakers.
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New York
Wall Street
Hold Up Fast Chicago Train
Two masked men boarded a Chicago and Northwestern express train near Chicago on Thursday night. They gagged and tied the messenger, robbed the strong box of about $1,000, and searched passengers for watches and gems. They dumped valuables along the car and fled as the train stopped at Clybough Function in Chicago.
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Chicago
Northwestern
Clybough Fonction
Indictment Eyes Food and Coal Speculators in Chicago
Federal grand jury in Chicago hears evidence from District Attorney Charley Fr. Clyne about probes into food and coal speculation. Investigators report vast stores of bread, meat, and cabbage held in warehouses and yards across the city to influence prices amid shortages.
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Chicago
Federal
Charley Fr. Clyne
Deutschland on Way Home from New London The Submarine
The Deutschland began its return voyage to Bremen after departing New London at around 2 PM on Tuesday. Thousands gathered along the Thames to witness and cheer the departure as the merchant submarine carried a cargo valued at about $2,000,000.
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Con
Sunarine
Bremen
Thames River
Villa Is Defeated Carranza Forces Pursue Bandits
Francisco Villa withdrew after a seven hour battle near Chihuahua City as General Trevino with about 5,000 troops and 20 field pieces repulsed Villa's fourth mass assault. Prisoners were taken and Carranza forces chase the bandits southward toward Juarez. Villa reportedly rode a crutch strapped to his saddle during the fighting.
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Francisco Villa
Chihuahue City
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Villa
Juarez
Chihuahua City
Gener Trevino
Gonzales
Carranza
Santa Rosa
Railroads demand reform as ownership debate rises
United States rail executives press the Newlands committee for a sweeping overhaul of government railroad control. General Counsel A P Thom warns that without reform government ownership of all railroads seems inevitable while Mr Kom outlines the railroads position. He says the present system blocks new construction and jeopardizes railroad credit.
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Washington
A. P. Thom
Newlands Joint Congressional Committee
Kom
Miners Leaders Sentenced to Six Months in Jail
Mourer Rauizers aides to United Mine Workers of America in Phillips West Virginia were resentenced by Judge Dalton in federal court to six months imprisonment for violating an injunction tied to the 1942 Golhers coal strike. They had already served about three months pending an appeal. The defendants include Miss Dannie Selling Frank Ledvickn James Ostes and Hiram Stevuns.
Russian dreadnaught Imperatrista Marin sunk in blast
Petrograd reports the battleship Imperatrista Marin sunk by internal explosion. Two hundred crewmen missing. Built in 1913, displacement 22 000 tons, 28 500 horsepower, 21 knots.
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Petrograd
London
Tussle
Fire destroys Limotlou church in Quebec
A furnace room spark caused a devastating fire at Limotlou parish church in Quebec. The blaze razed the building, inflicting an estimated property loss of 180000 dollars. No injuries are reported.
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Quebec
Que
Limotlou
Get Money for Irish Rebels Rally Reported in Boston
Boston crowd in November gathered to solicit funds to aid Irish rebels. Speakers urged support for another revolution in Ireland and claimed Dublin rebels were poised for action.
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Boston
Ireland
Dublin
Berbia Recovered Area Near Monastir Reported
Nearly 200 square miles of Berbia were reconquered from the Teutons in the allied advance around Monastir. A Serbian official statement released Friday afternoon confirms the gains and outlines the new frontline positions.
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Satoniki
Berbia
Teutons
Monastir
Thirty Injured In Elevated Wreck In New York
Thirty persons were injured when a southbound elevated train jumped a switch at One Hundred and Twenty-ninth street and Second avenue near the Harlem River bridge. The crash occurred November 27 and involved traffic on the city’s elevated line.
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New York
Twenty-ninth Street
Second Avenue
Harlem‘ River Bridge
Withdrawal of Pershing forces under cross border pact
An agreement reached between American and Mexican delegates at a joint conference in Atlantic City outlines withdrawal of the Pershing expedition within days of mutual approval. It sets border patrol by both nations, allows joint action to deter raiders, and assigns withdrawal details to General Pershing subject to conditions in northern Mexico. The accord requires approval by Gen Venustiano Carranza and will resume within weeks if acceptable, with cooperation against marauders and plans for joint control via a common force.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Pershing
Naco
United States
Gener Pershing
Mexico
Border Patrol
Mexe
Chihuahua
Tony Alo
Chihuahuan
Judg
Mexica
Mex
Carranza
Waraudlers
Gen Y Venustiano Fulza
Fire destroys Lockport cereal plant injuring workers
Fire at the Notarm Tiinola Cereal plant in Lockport Friday night wrecked the factory, with hundreds of employees trapped and escaped. Loss estimates exceed 200000 dollars and the blaze is blamed on crossed wires in the nil room where grain is prepared.
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Notarm Tiinola Cereal Company
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