Troops Quit Vera Cruz as Battleships Stay Off Coast
Washington dispatch says Brigadier General Funston's force about six thousand men evacuated Vera Cruz marking U S policy of no territorial gain. Five battleships remain off Vera Cruz Tampico and western coast vessels stay indefinitely while Villa moves toward Mexico City and Guadalajara remains active.
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Washington
Funston
Vera Cruz
Wilson
Tampico
Bluejackets
Fletcher
Huerta
Admiral Mayo
United States
Rio Grande
Central Department
Chicago
el Paso
Tex
Villa
Mexico City
Guadalajara
Jalisco
Chihuahua City
Sonora
Maytorena
Naco
Train kills four in Ohio doctors couple crash
Four people die when an automobile is struck by the Broadway Limited train east of Fort Wayne Indiana. The victims are Dr H DeHays his wife Dr D W Leslie and wife all from Conway Ohio. The collision occurred about November 21.
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Ohio
Broadway Limited
Fort Wayne
Ind
H. DeHays
D. W. Leslie
Conway, O
Pennsylvania
Here
Stockholder seeks receiver for United States Motor Co
Smanuel Metzger, a stockholder, sues in the New York supreme court charging willful waste of assets with intent to ruin and defraud and seeks the appointment of a receiver for the United States Motor company, a New Jersey corporation with capital stock of 42,500,000.
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Big
New York
Smanuel Metzger
Supreme Court
United States Motor Company
New Jersey
Prominent Clergyman Rev A R Morgan Dies in Mackinaw
Bloomington Ill Nov 23 Rev A R Morgan prominent Methodist clergyman died at his Mackinaw home aged seventy one He served as chaplain of Joliet penitentiary for many years and during the Spanish American war was chaplain for Sixth Illinois infantry
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Bloomington
Ill
A. R. Morgan
Mackinaw
Joliet Penitentiary
Sixth Illinois Infantry
2000 More Men Return to Work at Illinois Steel Plant
Chicago November 24 Illinois Steel South Chicago plant resumes operations returning 2000 workers laid off last spring Rail mill No 1 and the structural mill restart, restoring jobs to the idle workforce.
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Chicago
Illinois Steel Company
Court Upheld $200 Damages For False Arrest
Carried by station Erie train took Frederick Mallery past Passaic to Paterson while asleep. He refused to pay extra fare and sued. Court of errors affirmed the verdict awarding $200 damages for false arrest.
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Trenton
N. J
Court of Errors
Frederick Mallery
Erie
Passaic
Paterson
Mallery
Studebaker President Brings Back British Orders
President Fish of Studebaker Corporation returns from England with British orders for wagons sleds harness and other supplies valued at 15 million dollars. The shipment strengthens postwar trade links and signals robust demand for transportation equipment.
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New York
England
Fish
Studebaker Corporation of
Detroit
Elevator Kills Woman in Steubenville Store
Steubenville Ohio November 25 Miss Margaret Upperman age forty a store clerk was instantly killed when she was caught in the machinery of the department store elevator where she worked.
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Steubenville
Margaret Upperman
Former Gotham merchant prince found guilty
Geneseo New York November 25 Henry G Siegel the New York merchant charged with grand larceny was found guilty of a mass demeanor Justice William W Clarke sentenced Siegel to a 1000 dollar fine and ten months in Monroe county penitentiary Stay of execution until the second Monday of June bail 25000 Siegel must appear in Geneseo and if creditors are provided for further action on the sentence may not be taken The jury deliberated about four hours Clarke noted doubts about the grand larceny charge but allowed the jury to decide Siegel said he would try to repay depositors losses and supporters are said to be aiding him in resuming business
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Geneseo
N. Y
Henry G Siegel
New York
William W. Clarke
Siegel
Monroe County
Justice Clarke
Mississippi Valley Trade Conference Aims Foreign Trade Help
Delegates from 17 states meet in Memphis to aid small factories in the Mississippi Valley. They note over twenty thousand small plants from New Orleans to Montana lack direct access to international buyers, causing layoffs when US demand falls. Big companies need no such aid.
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Memphis
Tenn
Mississippi Valley
New Orleans
Montana
United States
Storm Claims Twenty Six Lives On Lake Superior
Reports confirm the steamer Curtis and two barges Annie M. Peterson and S. E. Marvin lost in a violent Lake Superior gale. Crews totaling 26 perished as the downbound Plage sighted wreckage between Crisp Point and Whitefish Point. Lifesavers recovered four more bodies, including Captain J. P. Jennings of the Curtis.
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Lake Superior
Sault Ste. Marie
Mich
Curtis
Annie M. Peterson
S. E. Marvin
Crisp Point
Whitefish Point
J. P. Jennings
U S Boat Is Torpedoed Near New London Harbor
The U S torpedo destroyer Mac Donough was struck by a dummy torpedo fired from the submarine K-18 during harbor maneuvers. The impact wedged the torpedo in a bow hole, and the ship now lies at a dock for repairs.
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U. S
New London
Conn
United States
MacDonough
Desperado Jerry the gunman slain after chase
In Chattanooga Tennessee on November 23, the black desperado known as Jerry the gunman who menaced the city for ten days with three cold blooded murders and six attempted assassinations was killed in a gun battle with detectives Richard Turner and Robert Bass. Both officers were seriously wounded but not fatally.
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Desperado
Chattanooga
Tenn
Jerry
Richard Turner
Robert Bass
Peoria Banker Durkin Weds Katherine Goodman in Peoria
Joseph R. Durkin banker and former collector of internal revenue at Peoria married Katherine Goodman of Peoria in a ceremony held here late Wednesday.
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Peoria
Sanker
Kewanee
Joseph R. Durkin
Internal Revenue
Katherine Goodman
Man drinks to win bet dies in haste
In Trenton New Jersey on November 25 Isaac B Pierson aged forty killed himself by attempting to drink a quart of whisky won on a Harvard bet. The incident occurred after a recent sporting wager.
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Trenton
N. J
Harvard
Isaac B. Pierson
Bresnahan to Manage Cubs Named for Next Season
Cincinnati reports Roger Bresnahan, Cubs catcher, has signed a three year contract to manage the Chicago Cubs beginning next season. The announcement marks Bresnahan's transition from player to manager with a long term commitment from the club.
Dynamite Blast Kills Four on Government Levee
Four laborers on a government levee near Burlington Iowa were killed when dynamite exploded as they thawed the explosives. The workers were located about 20 miles north of Burlington during the incident dated November 23.
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Burlington
Red Cross Sends Aid to Servia
Washington November 23 Two more American Red Cross units proceed to Servia aboard the Finland They include six surgeons and twelve nurses and will sail from New York today on the Red Star liner Finland.
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Red Cross
Servia
Washington
New York
Red Star
Finland
Russian Troops Take Gumbinnen in East Prussia
Petrograd reports the capture of Gumbinnen after five days of heavy fighting as Cossacks riders down German gunners and seize batteries. Berlin confirms unchanged East Prussia situation and notes Russian reinforcements delaying Polish battles.
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Petrograd
Poland
East Prussia
Gumbinnen
Stallupoene
Insterberg
Berlin
Czenstochowa
Cracow
Vienna
Dunajec
Galicia
Carpathian Mountains
Unusual Naval Activity Reported Near Emden
From North Holland sources the Exchange Telegraph dispatch notes heightened activity at Emden and signals fishermen near German waters say the German fleet is ready for decisive action in the North Sea. Prince Henry of Prussia is referenced in the telegram.
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East
Poland
Emden
Maiser
Constantinople
London
North Holland
Exchange Telegraph Company
the Hague
North Sea
Prince Henry of
Prussia
German Warships Sunk
London reports German submarine U-18 rammed off Scotland by a British patrol vessel and foundering after surfacing under a white flag. An Exchange telegram says the Danish steamer Anglodyne collided with German torpedo boat destroyer H-124 in the Gronsund. the steamer escaped while the destroyer sank with heavy loss of life.
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London
Scotland
Copenhagen
Gronsund
Moen
Falster
Baltic
De Wet Staff Captured in Pretoria Dispatch
An official dispatch from Pretoria reports the capture of several members of General De Wet's staff, the Boer rebel leader's aides taken as the conflict in South Africa continues.
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de Wet
Cape Town
South Africa
Pretoria
Riot at Constantinople Reported in Telegraph
Morning Post correspondent says the British embassy in Constantinople was sacked and foreigners abused with many arrests among all classes. A widespread conspiracy against the Young Turks was alleged. Turkey claims Caucasus Russian victories and British in Egypt. Ottoman forces reach Suez and defeat English at El Kantara, but reports lack confirmation.
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Constantinople
London
Petrograd
Morning Post
Turkey
Caucasus
Egypt
Suez Canal
el Kantara
Germans Sink the Audacious in War at Sea
New York reports the British dreadnought Audacious sunk by a torpedo from a German submarine. Eyewitnesses aboard the steamship Olympic saw the explosion after the vessel was struck twice, disproving earlier claims that the ship blew itself up to avoid navigation hazards.
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Bien Vestellas
Good Hope
Chile
Russia
Turks Explain to U S Washington Mine Warning Near Smyrna
Ambassador Morgenthau reported that Turkey explained to the United States that the shots toward the Tennessee were a standard warning that Smyrna port was mined and closed to navigation. Ottoman interior and war ministers stated they had fully explained the incident.
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U. S
Washington
Turkey
United States
Morgenthau
Tennessee
Smyrna
Interior
Japan Ready to Enter Fight
London November 22 Arthur Daisy founder of the Japan society and authority on Anglo Japanese affairs says Japan is ready to furnish a large army if needed to increase the allied forces in Europe The Japanese army is in a complete state of readiness and can supply immediately a large admirably equipped and highly trained force
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Japan
London
Arthur Daisy
The
Japan Society
Europe
Daisy
Refugees in France Estimated at One Million
Bordeaux reports an official commission estimate that the number of people displaced from ten war theater departments reaches one million. The figure reflects the scale of population movement caused by ongoing hostilities.
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Bordeaux
France
Commission of Investigation
Worse Scourge Than War Cholera Reported in Vienna
The cholera outbreak in Vienna is described as highly virulent with mortality around 50 percent in mild cases and 90 percent in severe cases. It is distinguished from bubonic plague, though both carry high death rates and rapid fatality. The disease has haunted humanity since ancient times and could threaten Austria's capital.
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Vienna
Austria
Gates
Russia
Balkan
Deadlock in Polish warfare as fronts hold
Berlin reports the eastern theater unsettled with German forces holding their own northeast of the Mazur lakes and fighting in northern and southern Poland at a standstill. In Flanders the front slackens due to cold while British and French troops endure shelling. A German airship bomb hit the U S consulate area in Warsaw, windows damaged but no injuries reported.
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Berlin
East Prussia
Mazur
Poland
Czenstochowa
Cracow
Libert
Tannewitz
Prussia
Liebert
Leinaertryde
Zeebrugge
Petrograd
Warsaw
Vistula
Warthe
Strykow
Lowicz
Warsaw and
Kalicz
Zgeerz
Lodz
Szadek
Zdunskawolia
Woznik
Silesia
Germany
Flanders
Paris
France
Ypres
Jack Johnsons
Sam Langfords
U. S
Washington
Antwerp War Levy Refusal Deepens German Deadlock
Amsterdam reports that Germany presses Antwerp to pay a ten million dollar war levy. Deputy Burgomaster Franck refuses until guarantees no further requisitions will be made. The dispute has reached a tense deadlock.
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Amsterdam
Holland
London
the Handelsblad
Antwerp
Franck
Football Halls Enlistments
Indignation from the British press follows poor enlistment at recent matches as recruiting rallies fail to draw men to service in the wake of football games.
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London
French War Casualties Report Exceed 375000
Paris reports indicate French casualties since the war began exceed 375000 including killed wounded and captured though no official lists have been published.
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Paris
Gasoline loss blamed on tin in polar can seams
Youth's Companion reports B T Brooks of the Mellon Institute proposes that at extreme cold tin pulverizes and compromises gasoline cans. He notes 54 degrees below zero accelerates this. soldered seams may fail, suggesting explorers use glass or cold-stable metal containers for polar expeditions.
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Amundsen
Scott
Captain Scott
B. T. Brooks
Mellon Institute of Industrial Research
Mr. Brooks
Bella Sparks Rivalry With Her Clear Complexion
A social mention notes Bella's wide circle yet hints she stirs enmity among some women due to a notably good natural complexion. The tone suggests a gossip column remark about beauty provoking rivalries.
Time to Match and Thundering Good Time
A lighthearted quip about speed and a lazy temperament. The speaker reflects on a man famed for being good natured due to reluctance to stand up for himself. The passage uses playful phrasing to contrast risk and gentleness.
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