German Submarine Sinks Greek Steamer Goulandtis
The Greek steamer Goulandtis bound from Mexandria to England was torpedoed 150 miles west of Alexandria. Crew survived after lifeboats were towed. another British steamer was torpedoed by the same submarine within sight, and all hands reached port.
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L. O. Gowlandus
Athens
Treuter
Goulandtis
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England
Alexandria
Alexandra
Lansing to seek safe conduct for German envoys
Washington December 11 Secretary Lansing will ask Great Britain and France for safe conduct for Captain Boyd and Von Papen, naval and military attaches of the German embassy, recalling the officers after allegations of activities that could affect the personal stance of Emperor Wilhelm. Withdrawal of the attaches has been requested due to their alleged actions.
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Washington
Lansing
Great Upitain
France
Ema
The Cathedral Wedding of Dorothy and Margaret
A fragmented wedding tale follows Dorothy and Jim as a bride named Margaret eyes a radiant dawn. The scene moves from lace veils to cathedral vows amid inner turmoil and quiet longing.
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Margaret
Per
Dorothy Darling
Akeew
Tom
Jim
Brattman
Det you’re crying a cinder of fate in love
An awkward exchange unfolds as Dor othy Coleman resists a proposal while a determined suitor declares he will not stand by. The dialogue hints at pressure and a possible kidnapping threat framed in a melodramatic courtship scene.
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Dorothy Coleman
Aternty
Fate
Polly and Freds Engagement and Family Prospects
Polly accepts Fred Weston after a tense wait as he keeps silent. The village choir singer faces nerves and tears while her father plans the engagement, and the couple share a heartfelt memorial through song. The scene frames a forthcoming wedding amid family, friends, and local social ritual.
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Beat Alnger
Patty
Kitchag
George
Ellen
Fred
Polly
Abe
Parole Threat Considered If German Attaches Leave US
Speculation arose about Great Britain and France demanding that departing German attaches be placed under parole. The pledge would bar them from participating in the European war, raising questions about neutral status and wartime diplomacy.
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Grata Lo
Great Britain
France
Charge Explains Austro Hungarian Embassy Actions to Lansing
Washington reports Baron Erich Zwiddinek, Austro Hungarian embassy charge, asked Secretary Lansing to explain a August 1914 letter suggesting passports be bought for Austrian reservists. He said he acted under ambassador Constantin Dumba's instructions, who had been recalled, and claimed he did not act on his own initiative.
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Washington
Erich Zwiddinek
Lansing
State Department
Constantin Dumba
Haron Zwiedinek
Will Sell Iron Ore in Open Market in Virginia
Minn Dec 17 Indication of unusual demand for iron ore at an advanced price for next season. Pitt Iron company announces it will sell ore in the open market from its range properties for the first time since organization. Broad expectation that the price will be higher than the present figure.
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Virginia
Minn
Pitt Iron Company
Investigation to cover bomb plots in senate inquiry
Washington reports further action on a senate resolution demanding a congressional investigation of British interference with American trade. An amendment to extend the inquiry to cover bomb plots and attacks on American lives at sea rested today with the foreign relations committee after a sharp speech by Senator Hoke Smith of Georgia and an amendment from Senator Lodge.
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Washington
Senate
Veseele
Foreign Relations Committee
Hoke Smith
Georgis
Order In Council
Lodge
French actions shift toward settlement of Greece entente questions
Athens reports a Greek minister says questions with the entente powers are moving toward settlement. Greece may meet demands on expeditionary forces at Saloniki and withdraw some troops to allow Franco-British forces to fortify near Baloniki. French reinforcements arrive. rail tunnels and a bridge at the Vardar are destroyed. In London the food supply debate returns to the budget committee with party groups presenting views for open session.
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Greece
M.gounaria
Havas
Athens
Cabinet Council
Goonaris
Anya
Satool
Baloniki
Vardar
Q Derlin
London
Relehsizg
Allies to Take the Offensive At Saloniki
Paris reports that the Allies will remain at Saloniki and deploy sufficient forces to sustain an offensive under favorable conditions. A strong Franco-British army is awaited to press King Constantine’s forces and open the way for the Russian army along the Danube as Romania hesitates. Reports from Petrograd note the Austrians and Germans evacuating Lemberg, Galicia.
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Saloniki
Constratce
Danube
Petrograd
London
Lemberg
Galicia
Kier
Hazing Death Claims Stir Roanoke Inquiry
Roanoke Virginia December 11 Thurgber sSweet eleven year old son of a Chicago magnate died from injuries he said were inflicted at a Virginia military institute. He left the institute in October after reporting bayonet beating. Washington and Lee students cared for him and Dr J M Scott attended. He died after transfer to the institute hospital. Superintendent Nichols said there was no truth to the beating claim.
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ThurbersSweet
Virginia Military Institutes
Sweet
Washington and Lee
J. M. Scott
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Nichols
Institute
Sweet death linked to hazing in Chicago tragedy
Chicago reports confirm Thurber Sweet son of Charles A. Sweet, vice president of W. Scott Thurber Art Galleries, died from hazing. Parents traveled from Illinois to Virginia to be near him during the incident. The piece notes varied school events, labor matters, and public notices interwoven with the correspondent’s broad catalog of items.
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Chicago
Thurber Sweet
Charles A. Sweet
W. Scott Thurber
Virginia
Commencement Days Drama Presented by Weber Academy
Weber academy students and friends show keen interest in the three act drama Commencement Days to be staged next Wednesday evening at the Orpheum theatre. Prof Tarl Pardoe directs with 26 cast members who have rehearsed for over a month at the local church school. The production is praised as one of the best of its kind.
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Weber Academy
Alutanys
Academy Dramatic Club
Orpheuns
Tarl Pardoe
Cotton values drop sharply in early New Orleans trading
New Orleans reports cotton values fell from 1.70 to 1.80 per bale in the first half hour as heavy selling and market tension with Austria Hungary spurred a rapid decline. New York later notes a violent morning drop in cotton prices as trading began.
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New Orleans
Bears
Austria Hungary
New York
British judge lauds Sing Sing prison system
New York reports Judge Francia Augustin Wellesley, visiting Wandeworth prison in London, returns after two months in America. He will abolish the cat o nine tails as punishment in British prisons and praises Warden Osborne's system as better than England's current methods.
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Francia Augustin Wellesley
Wandeworth
London
Wellesley
Osborne
England
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