Ancona Sunk By Submarine On Med Route To New York
Rome reports the Italian liner Ancona bound Genoa to New York was sunk by a submarine flying Austrian flag in the Mediterranean. Two hundred seventy survivors landed at Hizerta. about 318 aboard were lost. The ship carried 83 in first cabin, 60 in second, 339 steerage passengers and a crew of 160. no guns or munition cargo aboard.
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Rome
Ancona
Genoa
New York
Mediterranean
Prince Cassano Zunica
Hizerta
North African
Massardo
Antonio Rustini
Naples
Italy
Gibraltar
William Hartfield
Hatfield
Hartfield
mid-Atlantic
Azores
Passport plot denied by Germany in State note
Washington reports a German note denying involvement in manufacturing fraudulent American passports. Berlin says it stopped passport falsification in Antwerp where a falsifier’s den was found. The note rejects Robert Rosenthal’s claim of being offered a false passport in the German admiralty offices.
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State Department
Washington
Germany
Antwerp
Robert Rosenthal
London
Change in Russian Cabinet Reduced Health Reasons
Petrograd reports Minister of Agriculture Kriveshein relieved at his own request for health reasons. Emperor Nicholas awarded him the Order of Alexander Nevsky.
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Petrograd
Kriveshein
Nicholas
Alexander Nevsky
Montenegrins Repel Austrians at Cetinje
Austrian offensive continues on Herzegovina and Drina fronts but all attacks repulsed, official statement from Cetinje dated Tuesday.
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Cetinje
Herzegovina
Drina
Secretary Garrison Reveals Nation's Defense Plan
Washington outlines a five year military program including a regular army of 141,843 with $127,234,555 annual cost, a National Guard of 129,000 at $10,000,000 yearly, a 400,000 strong citizen army named Continental army costing $45,000,000 annually, reserve material at $104,326,261, and seacoast fortifications at $81,677,000 with $20,000,000 per year. Total five year appropriation exceeds $1.03 billion, lifting overall defense needs above $2 billion for army and navy. New units include ten infantry regiments, four field artillery regiments, 52 coast artillery companies, 15 engineer companies, and four aero squadrons.
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Washington
Secretary of War
National Guard
Continental Army
Army
Mr. Garrison
Congress
Navy
$50 000 Prize Herd Slain By Governer Order
Chicago November 11 A Circuit Court injunction to halt the slaughter of Mrs. Scott Durand s prize Guernseys on Crab Tree farm was ignored and the cattle were killed by orders from Governor Dunne. Judge Edwards threatens contempt charges against State Veterinarian Dyson and commissioners Shanly Brown and Patterson. Durand laments no justice in Illinois and plans to leave. Fifty seven cows valued around 50000 with premier bloodlines were shot by government officials.
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Chicago
Claire Edwards
Waukegan
State Board of Livestock Commissioners
Scott Durand
Crab Tree
Dunne
Edwards
Dyson
Shanly, Brown and Patterson
Italy to take part in lasting peace congress deliberations
Berne November 8 Italy will participate in some form in the deliberations of the congress founded to study the basis of lasting peace. The announcement states Italy will be involved though the exact role is not specified.
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Italy
Berne
Indiana Attorney General Milburn Dies in Indianapolis
Richard M. Milburn, attorney general of Indiana, died in Indianapolis after a weeks long illness. Milburn, elected for the Democratic ticket in 1912, passed away early Tuesday.
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Indiana
Indianapolis
Ind
Richard M. Milburn
German Plot to Free Prisoners Foiled in Harbin
Advices from Harbin Manchuria report a plan to move German war prisoners to Siberia uncovered. Several German agents were arrested in Harbin as the plot was exposed.
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Peking
Siberia
Harbin
Manchuria
Michigan Crop Report Issued With Poor Wheat Yield
Michigan's crop report shows wheat at 19.91 bushels per acre, total 15,494,517 bushels, 83 percent of normal. Corn averages 26.32 bushels per acre. other crops listed include oats, potatoes, beans, peas, clover seed, and various fruits with noted weather and quality impacts. Governor Ferris orders investigation and reform at the Boys Industrial School in Lansing, with medical inspection and updated staffing urged. Also reporting: Monroe tax-roll appeals, a Thanksgiving proclamation, and new state incorporations.
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Lansing
Michigan
Vaughan
Ferris
Fred L. Keeler
John Munson
E. M. Lawson
Munson
Indiana State School
Plainfield
Ind
Franklin B. Sayre
Flushing
Frank F. Rowe
Kalamazoo
John Bohner
United States
Commonwealth of Michigan
Woodbridge N. Ferris
State of
Commonwealth
Pavedway Picks Northern Route for 160 Mile Highway
Wolverine paving group selects the Portland Ionia Lowell corridor from Grand Haven to Detroit by a 13 to 10 vote, with 23 directors. The southern route from Grand Rapids to Detroit faces resignation bids but will be pursued. preparations to start construction next spring are planned amid encouraging financial reports.
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Wolverine Pavedway Association
Grand Haven
Detroit
Lansing
Grand Rapids
Okemos
East Lansing
Grand Ledge
Eagle
Portland
Ionia
Saranac
Lowell
Ada
Berlin
Coopersville
Spring Lake
Prohibition Meeting in Lansing Draws Large Crowd
More than two thousand Michigan advocates gathered in Lansing for a major opening rally for statewide prohibition. The demonstrators came from all sections, including the upper peninsula, signaling strong support and a determined, well-financed campaign ready for the fall 1916 election.
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Lansing
Michigan
Upper Peninsula
Fires Kill Ten in Michigan October Report
Ten people died and nineteen were seriously burned or injured in October fires across Michigan per the State Fire Marshal Winship report. The majority of deaths and injuries stemmed from careless gasoline use, blamed for four deaths and six injuries.
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Michigan
Winship
Rabies Investigation Probed by State Vet at Saginaw
State Veterinary Doctor Dunphy went to Saginaw to probe a report of rabies among cattle on the city’s outskirts. Two or three cows were said to have been bitten by rabid dogs amid a period of rabies prevalence in the city. Dogs remained under quarantine. departures required state permit.
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Dunphy
Saginaw
Livestock Commission
State News In Brief Highlights Michigan Events
Grand Rapids hosts the forty fifth annual Michigan State Horticultural Society convention from December 7 to 9. Muskegon reports an unidentified man killed beside interurban tracks by a Grand Rapids Grand Haven and Muskegon car. Lansing notes 309 game law violations in October with 187 convictions and fines totaling 2594 dollars. Lapeer awards 6805 dollars for injuries from a Detroit interurban fall. Muskegon banker Herbert Hesse receives 1000 dollars from Carnegie hero fund for saving two Chicago girls from drowning. Saginaw store safe blown, 135 dollars cash and 255 dollars checks stolen. dynamite suspected. Iron River fined 5 dollars for basement cleanup violations. Kalamazoo woman gets five days in jail for theft. Hillsdale plans a fraternity house with 8000 dollars. Hillsdale College graduate Chauncey Newcomer chairs the building committee. Hastings teacher John Bowman committed to Kalamazoo hospital for mental derangement. St Joseph woman Carrie Cutler sentenced to 2 to 20 years for murder. Grand Rapids liquor dealers tour Upper Peninsula to counter prohibition. Delta county tax review denied. no full value assessments. possible hikes next year. Ann Arbor sees Spanish enrollment double due to Americas relations. Clare burglar Rama Cour escapes jail with outside aid. implicated in five burglaries. Hillsdale high school farm club formed. officers elected. Washtenaw Baptist association names officers.
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Grand Rapids
Michigan State Horticultural Society
Muskegon
Fruitport
Grand Haven
Lansing
Michigan
Lapeer
John Seabury
D. U. R. Interurban
Detroit
Herbert Hesse
Whitehall
Carnegie Hero Fund Commission
Chicago
Elsie
Carrie Brytsprank
Ducklake
Saginaw
Hubinger Bros
Frankenmuth
Mylander Bros
Iron River
Kalamazoo
May Larkins
Hillsdale—Kappa Chapter
Delta Tau Delta
Hillsdale College
Chauncey L. Newcomer
Bryan
Ohio
Hastings
John Bowman
Nashville
State Hospital
Bowman
Mannie
Louis Lautner
Traverse City
Upper Peninsula
Manistique
Escanaba
Delta Board of Supervisors
State Tax Commission
Carl P. Mason
Gladstone
Pcasion
Ann Arbor
Charles P. Wagner
University of Michigan
Wagner
Harrison—Rama Cour
Clare
Kunath, McKenzie and Heffron
Clare County
Cour
Ward Louch
Miss Prayer
Cheboygan
Hillsdale
Kenneth Osterhout
Muriel Payne
Breld Brown
Anna Carter
R. A. Turner
Washtenaw Baptist Association
First Baptist Church
Jessie Everett
Chelsea
M. E. Cooley
This City
William Latham
Ypsilanti
European War Headlines From A Year Ago This Week
Allied gains included the plateau of Vregny while German attacks pressed from the North Sea to Lys and in Argonne. Belgian advances at Dixmude and Ypres. Russian cavalry moved into Posen and Wirballen, seized Koprikos in Armenia, and a Dardanelles fort was destroyed. A Greek steamer was sunk by Turks. Germany mourned Tsingtau but praised the Geier crew interned in Honolulu. Beyers rebels were defeated in South Africa.
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Vregny
North Sea
Lys
Argonne
Dixmude
Ypres
World War Fronts See Shifting Aggression and Losses
German bombardment sets Ypres afire as Allied and Russian forces clash across Europe. Russians seize Goldapp on the Aisne while German withdrawals continue. A German victory near a lake yields 4000 prisoners. Serbians push back Austrians near Losnitz a. Russians capture Turkish fort near Erzerum and win at Koprikos on the Araxes, with ports bombarded. Allied advances between Ypres and Armentieres and between Reims and Berry au Bac. Russians push German right toward the Mazurian lakes and occupy Miechow. Austrians beat Serbians near Losnitza. All Allies declare war on Turkey. Emden destroyed by Sydney at Cocos Island. Russian fleet sinks four Turkish transports. Karl H Lody executed as a spy in the Tower.
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Turkey
Emden
Sydney
Cocos Island
Germans Capture Dixmude and Push West. Allies Rally
Germans seized Dixmude crossed the Yser canal and drove the British and French from their first line west of Langemarck then out of St Eloi. Allies retook Lombaertzyde and repelled German forces near the coast. Russians attacked Cracow defenses. Austrians chased Serbians along the Shabats Losnitza line. British torpedo boat Niger sunk near Dover and Japanese torpedo boat lost at Kiaochow. Conspiracy in Constantinople against Germans and Young Turks uncovered and leaders shot.
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Dixmude
Yser Canal
Langemarck
St. Eloi
Dover
Kiaochow
Constantinople
Battle claims and field news across Europe and London
Both sides claimed success along the Yser. Russians captured Johannisburg in East Prussia. The siege of Przemys resumed. Austrians won at Pruth. Serbians routed Austrians attempting to cross the Danube near Seman-dria. The Turkish cruiser Goeben was crippled. A mass meeting in London supported Kitchener's temperance appeal.
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Yser
Johannisburg
East Prussia
Przemys
Pruth
London
Kitchener
Fronts and Battles Across Europe and Africa
German forces broke British lines at Ypres while Allies advanced toward the coast at Bix Schoote. A battle of aviators erupted near Austrians. central Galicia was evacuated. Russians seized Tarnow Jaslo and Krosno as Germans pressed on Poland. A bomb killed five in Enver Beys palace. Two more Rocca relief ships fled.
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Ypres
Bix
Galicia
Tarnow
Jaslo
Krosno
Poland
Enver Bey
Roc’ Aler Foundation
Quote humor about baby angels and heaven
A humorous exchange question asks if the baby came from heaven and answers doubt he was fired. The child quips that the baby might be fired, wondering how angels could sing with his loud cries ongoing.
An Impossible Experiment
A humorous exchange where Mr. Growcher jokes that he cannot escape worry as the other fellow keeps visiting to fret. The dialogue highlights a lighthearted pattern of mutual anxiety.
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Mr. Growcher
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Sheboygan
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Garrison
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Michigan Grop Report
Secretary OF
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Monroe
Monroe County Board of Supervisors
Samuel 8S. LaPointe
Erie Township
Wannamaker, Incorporated
Albert C. Wannamaker
Toledo
Hollis Harshman
Highland Park
Frank Weisman
Detroit Ice Company
Walter E. Oxtoby
Milo H. Crawford
Roy H. Curtiss
State
Posen
Pleschen
Wirballen
Koprikos
Armenia
Dardanelles
Tsingtau
Geier
Honolulu
Beyers
South Africa
Aisne
Goldapp
Vysuhtuniz Lake
Shabats
Erzerum
Araxes
Bosporus
Armentieres
Reims
Berry-au-Bac
Mazurian Lakes
Miechow
Losnitza
Karl H. Lody
Tower of London
Lombaertzyde
Cracow
Shabats-Losnitza Line
Danube
Semandria
Goeben
Schoote
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