Shipping Rules Strike Coal Bunkers at British Ports
Washington reports curtailment of coal privileges at British ports threatens U S shipping. State Department notes treaties offer little relief as Britain reserves bunker coal for ships aiding allied interests. Many American vessels face 3 to 7 day delays with heavy losses, hurting trade with non allied nations including the Philippines.
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Washington
Great Britain
State Department
London
Philippines
Britain
Arabia Sinking Prompted Berlin Reply
A preliminary German reply to U.S. inquiry on the sinking of the British liner Arabia was cabled from Berlin. A submarine commander reported attacking what he believed to be an armed transport and asked Washington to relay any evidence about the vessel and its character to the German government.
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Washington
Germany
Arabia
State Department
Berlin
United States
Archbold Dead Standard Oil Magnate Dies at 68
Archbold John D. Standard Oil magnate dies in New York at 68 after a two week illness. Wealth is estimated near 100 million dollars. The notice notes his immense wealth and the cause of death.
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Archbold
New York
John D. Archbold
Standard Oil
$600,000 Gift Toward Columbia Business School Building
Trustees announce a $600,000 gift for a planned building for Columbia University's School of Business. The donor's identity was not disclosed.
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Columbia
New York
School of Business
Columbia University
Daylight Robbery at Park Bank Memphis Reported
Two masked men robbed the Park Bank and Trust Company in Memphis Tennessee during daylight. They covered the cashier with revolvers and forced him to fill a money sack with about five dollars before fleeing. A bystander outside jumped into a car and escaped.
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Memphis
Tenn
Park Bank
Trust Company
Ben
Government Budget Seeks 1.65 Billion For 1917 18
The United States plans a budget of 1 654 819 654 03 to run from June 30 1917 to June 30 1918 with military and naval needs dominating. Totals by department include Legislative 7 691 626 45 Executive 32 979 665 46 Judicial 1 396 790 00 Agriculture 096 907 00 Foreign Intercourse 5 700 626 66 Military Establishment 300 694 684 52 Naval Establishment 366 070 000 00 Indian Affairs 12 230 356 67 Pensions 155 560 000 00 Panama Canal 25 145 56 35 Public Works 145 118 394 46 Postal Service 325 355 820 00 Miscellaneous 106 914 738 93 Permanent Annual Appropriations 143 864 830 32 The total exceeds last year by 87 197 659 93 with several post office and public works projects listed. A church bar plan is noted in New York.
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Washington
United States
Congress
Secretary of the Treasury
McAdoo
Judicial
Department of Ager
Oues Indian Affairs
Panama Canal
Postal Service
Wiinos
Alton
Ment
Two Drowned When Skating At Pike Lake
Duluth Minnesota. Margaret Swendy of Duluth and Rudolph Forgrin of Decorah Iowa, guests at a weekend house party at Pike Lake near here, were drowned when skating.
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Duluth, Minn
Margaret Swendy
Duluth
Rudolph Forgrin
Decorah
Pike Lake
Here
Book Found from 1587 in Bucks County Collection
A 1587 printing of Conquista de Nova Hispana by Antonio de Solis was discovered among old volumes sent to the Bucks County Historical Society in Philadelphia.
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Philadelphia
Antonio de Solia
Bucks County Historical Society
Open Windows In New York During Health Appeal
New York City observes open window week as the health department urges residents to keep windows open to improve ventilation. The campaign emphasizes reducing indoor transmission risks and asks households to participate.
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New York
Department of Health
Robbers Break Open Johnson City Post Office Vault
Robbers blew open the Johnson City Tennessee post office vaults and escaped with 100 dollars in money and 10000 dollars in stamps. Police reported no crew tied to the crime.
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Johnson City
Tenn
Wolf Terrorizes Chicago Then Is Killed by Police
A timber wolf invaded Chicago causing alarm as it menaced children at play and bit Frank Fennell who confronted the animal. Police eventually killed the wild creature after Fennell tasered or engaged it in a perilous encounter.
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Chicago
Frank Fennell
Ifennell
Burglar Foiled by Fearful Wife and Fiery Husband
Chicago case reports a wife waking during a burglar alarm and her husband, Frank Hamlin Scott, known for his temper, she chose not to wake him fearing he might kill the intruder. The incident highlights domestic risk and police response.
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Chicago
Frank Hamlin Scott
Mutiny Attempt Forces Arethusa Back to Norfolk
An attempted mutiny aboard the auxiliary cruiser Arethusa led to at least one fatality and caused the vessel to return to the navy yard at Norfolk. The incident, tied to Auxiliary Back to Port, Washington, prompted swift actions as men were confronted and the ship diverted to safety.
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Washington
Naval Auxiliary
Arethusa
Navy
Norfolk
Illinois Tax Up or Down Slashes State Rates in 1916
Illinois faces a necessary rise in state tax rates as equalized assessments climb to 2 502 132 541 from 2 499 311 188 last year. Auditor Brady and Treasurer Russell say rates could reach 70 cents, up from 55, with department requests totaling 55 million incomplete. Lincoln wins public utilities appeal cutting rates and property valuation. Cattle quarantine to curb hoof and mouth disease spreads in Midwest. Final presidential results show Hughes carrying Illinois by 202,235 votes over Wilson with Lowden trailing.
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Illinois
State Board of Equalization
Brady
Russell
Walter A. Shaw
City of
Lincoln
Utilities
Water Department
Electric Department
Electric
Commission
O. E. Dyson
Union
Chicago
National
East St. Louis
Kansas
Nebraska
Missouri
Missouri River Valley
Union Stockyards and Transit Company
United States Bureau of Animal Husbandry
Kansas City
Chase County
St. Joseph
Anderson
J. H. Murphy
National Live Stock Association of
Murphy
A. G. Leonard
Union Stock Yards and Transit Company
Steeplejack Falls From Chicago Church Steeple
AuroraHans Hansen a Chicago steeplejack tumbled fifty feet from St Michael s church steeple sustaining multiple severe injuries including broken legs arms ribs and a skull fracture in a dramatic fall that stunned onlookers.
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Aurora
Hans Hansen
Chicago
St. Michael’s Church
Russians Hold Up Teuton Advance In Somme Battle
Berlin reports the Somme offensive remains the war’s bloodiest export of World War I. German and Bulgarian forces southwest of Bucharest are defeated and retreat toward the south, while Russians and Rumanians claim prisoners and 26 guns. Paris notes Athens firing ceased and Entente troops moved to Piraeus as Greece offers mountain batteries to Du Fournet.
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War Office
Petrograd
Paris
Athens
Entente
Piraeus
Havas
du Fournet
Czar to Get Constantinople and Straits Claim
The new Russian premier Trepoff states that by a 1915 agreement with Italy the allies definitively established Russia's right to Constantinople and the Straits. The document's existence had been alleged for years but not formally acknowledged before.
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Czar
Constantinople
London
Alexander Trepoff
Italy
Russia
Straits
Kansan Collected Odd Bets In Election Wagering
Greensburg Kansas farmer Charles Johnson has stacked diverse bets on the election. He lists 65 wagers totaling 900 in cash, 22 boxes of cigars, 18 hats, two trained coon dogs, and a span of mules valued at 450.
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Greensburg
Kan
Charles Johnson
Kiowa County
Mayor Bosse Buys Coal to Cut Local Prices
Evansville Indiana mayor Benjamin Bosse purchased 40,000 bushels of coal from the Dixie mine near Spottsville Kentucky to push down prices. Labor union leaders protested the source as nonunion and questioned the move's impact on local workers.
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Evansville
Ind
Benjamin Bosse
Dixie
Spottsville
Larpenteur Held in Death of Wife in Minneapolis
Paul Larpenteur, son of A L Larpenteur of St Paul the oldest surviving pioneer settler of Minnesota, is held by Minneapolis police awaiting inquiry into his wife s death at their apartment.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Paul Larpenteur
A. L. Larpenteur
St. Paul
Minnesota
Dog Saves Master From Fire in Topeka
In Topeka Kansas a white fox terrier named Jerry owned by H B Fletcher woke his sleeping master by jumping on the bed as the house caught fire. The quick action likely saved the man's life and drew attention to the brave dog’s deed.
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Topeka
Kan
Jerry
H.B. Fletcher
Danes Vote to Keep Islands in West Indies Plebiscite
Copenhagen reports the November 14 plebiscite on selling the Danish West Indies to the United States. The majority favors retaining the islands, confirming Denmark will keep the territory.
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Copenhagen
Danish West Indies
United States
Allies Urge Fast Action to End War
Washington reports Speaker Champ Clark urges President Wilson to seek steps to halt the European conflict. He cites Germany open to peace negotiations, while Premier Asquith insists no peace until Allied victory, noting a prior German offer based on maps was rejected as unfair. The piece contrasts Allied and Central Powers positions and hints at evolving war dynamics.
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Washington
Champ Clark
Wilson
Europe
Germany
Asquith
Bey
Romania
Plumber Claims 19 Years of Drinking Sober
In Domestic Relations Court Matthew Murray a New York plumber testified he had not been sober a single day for 19 years admitting he took only one drink daily and that drink makes him drunk asserting it as a legal matter in the court.
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New York
Matthew ‘Murray
Hunters Kill 86 in Hunting Season Across States
Chicago reports 86 dead and 41 injured in the recently closed hunting season across 15 states, up from 59 dead and 66 injured last year. In New York, the American language topic will be explored at the National Council of Teachers of English convention.
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Chicago
New York
National Council of Teachers of English
Philadelphia Mint Sets Coin Production Record in November
The Philadelphia Mint produced 9,850,000 dimes 8,266,200 nickels and 28,975,450 pennies in November, establishing a record for total pieces coined. The output was valued at 1 688 64 BO dollars.
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Philadelphia
Ocal
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