Wilson Pledges Clear Path Ahead for Business and Defense
President Wilson, in a congressional address, defends national defense and urges ship purchase and navigable-water improvements. He says business might expect no further restrictive legislation as trust and currency laws near completion. The session heard applause as he described a definite, stable road ahead for the nation.
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Washington
Wilson
Congress
Bryan
House
Philippines
Marshall
Clark
Senate
Europe
United States
Tasker Bliss Named Commander In Charge At Border
Tasker H Bliss is appointed commander in charge of American troops sent to protect the Mexican border. He assumes leadership as tensions rise and mobilization proceeds with units deployed along the frontier.
Bread Causes Alimony
Mrs. Catherine Cochrane of 451 West 16th Street sued for separation and obtained $10 a week alimony pending the case. She contends the modern wife should bake at home and in her own way, while her husband William, a retired contractor, insists on baker's bread.
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New York
Catherine Cochrane
West 16Th Street
Emperor Wil liam Health Report Conflicting
Reports from London Berlin and Amsterdam in December detail conflicting statuses of Emperor William II. A Vienna visit with Emperor Francis Joseph left him chilled and worsening, with a serious mental condition cited. Other dispatches claim bedrest with uncertain improvement amid influenza or pneumonia rumors.
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Paris
Amsterdam
Vienna
Francis Joseph
Charles Francis Joseph
Berlin
London
Woman Flees in Snow From Pottsville Hospital
Mrs Annie Keugler of New Philadelphia, a delirious patient at Pottsville Hospital, fled barefoot into a raging snowstorm in her nightgown with two thin blankets. She was stopped before completing a six mile dash and was returned to the institution.
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Pottsville
Annie Keugler
New Philadelphia
Pottsville Hospital
Kengler
Reading Police Consider Bathing Hoboes Plan
Reading officials may provide baths for vagrants to deter hoboes and tramps gathering in the city and to improve police station sanitation. The proposal, discussed in Reading, Pa., on December 1, suggests installing baths as a preventative measure.
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Reading
Worker loses finger while trying to save it
In York Pennsylvania on December 1 David Wagner a firmer near Dilisburg suffered a lost finger after it was lopped off and then slipped down a pipe he had hoped to salvage.
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York
David Wagner
Dilisburg
Diplomatic push to halt Naco border firing faces uncertain compliance
Washington reports renewed notes to Generals Gutierrez and Carranza urging an end to cross border shooting at Naco. Officials warn the United States will act to protect citizens if fxes fail. Maytorena and Hill retain control of the contested area as Villa forces advance to Tampico.
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Washington
Naco
State Department
Gutierrez
Carranza
United States
Villa
Maytorena
Hill
Aguas Calientes
Uncle Joe Cannon Attacks Democratic Economy
Washington dispatch reports Uncle Joe Cannon visiting town to critici ze the Democrats and their economy measures. He mocks McAdoo and Fitzgerald, recalls Holman as a treasury watchdog, and argues the party repeats a master’s voice while exploiting government ownership.
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Washington
Joe Cannon
Democratic Party
Uncle Joe
McAdoo
Fitzgerald
Joe
Cannon
Holman
Indiana
Committee On Appropriation
Treasury
Edison to rebuild ruined factories after fire
West Orange N J December 1 Thomas A Edison said the loss from a large factory fire could reach about 2 million dollars with no full insurance. Engineers praised reinforced concrete for its endurance noting several structures remained standing though top floors collapsed and steel cores flexed under heat.
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West Orange
N. J
Thomas A. Edison
Organize to Fight Ban in Ohio Farmers Association
In Columbus 200 stockmen feeders and farmers formed the Ohio Farmers & Feeders' association to press for relief amid hoof and mouth fears. Governor Cox outlined his aid efforts and A S Thomas was elected president with James A Devine as secretary. The Cincinnati Union stockyards remained closed through Sunday for further disinfection under a new federal quarantine rule.
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Columbus
Ohio
State Agricultural Commission
Ohio Farmers & Feeders’ Association
J. M. Cox
A. S. Thomas
Mt. Sterling
James A. Devine
Agricultural Department
Washington
Cincinnati Union
Shock melts his dollar in teen volts story from Trevorton
Eight year old Robert Argher was sent to buy goods with a silver dollar. He linked two telegraph wires and 500 volts passed through him, melting the dollar and badly burning his hand. He was taken to the State hospital in Shamokin in critical condition.
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Trevorton
Robert Argher
Argher
Shamokin
Governor Glynn Grants Brief Lifespan Stay for Chinamen
Governor Glynn issued a respite to Eng Hing and Leé Dock delaying their Sing Sing execution to February 1. The stay follows a meeting with Court of Appeals judges Bartlett Hogan and Cardozo who dissented from the appellate court ruling affirming the conviction for the 1912 murder in New York City.
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Albany
Glynn
Eng Hing
Leé Dock
Sing Sing
New York City
Moss
Court of Appeals
Bartlett, Hogan and Cardozo
Braves Star Second Baseman Evers Improves at hotel
New York December first report says Johhry Evers world champion Braves star second baseman has been ill at the Hotel Somerset. He is much improved and not as seriously ill as first feared and is expected to return to Troy by the weekend.
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New York
Johbhry Evers
Braves
Somerset
Troy
Prosperity in Tank Cars From Union Order
Sharon Pennsylvania Tank Car plant lands an order for 500 tank cars from Union Tank Line. To meet the contract, the plant will run on double shifts for a period, affecting 300 workers. The American Wire and Steel Co. mill at Farrell resumes yesterday morning, restoring about 250 jobs after months idle, with enough orders to cover several months of work.
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Sharon
Pennsylvania Tank Car Company
Union Tank Line
American Wire & Steel Company
Farrell
Allies Begin Slow Offensive Across Flanders Front
Paris reports show allied forces gaining small, defensible advances along the front in France and Belgium. Ground gained ranges from 200 to 690 meters in places like Laquesnoy, Andechy, Perthes, and Rheims, with fortifications established to secure positions and deter German counterattacks. In the Argonne the drive continues despite six German assaults, and the Allies claim full control of ground won.
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Paris
Flanders
France
Laquesnoy
Andechy
Perthes
Rheims
Argonne
Von Buelow Secret Peace Mission Report From Rome
Word from Rome states Prince von Buelow German provisional ambassador is to head peace negotiations. He will act under joint efforts of King Victor Emmanuel and President Wilson to avert Italian intervention and finalize talks from Berlin. Kaiser’s illness delays final instructions.
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von Buelow
Rome
Italy
Prince von Buelow
Germany
Victor Emmanuel
Wilson
United States
Berlin
Kaiser
Front Line Near Mlawa and Cracow Sees Heavy Fighting
Russian and German troops form a continuous front from Mlawa toward Cracow, spanning over 250 miles. Armies pause to regroup with reinforcements on the way, the heaviest actions reported in Mlawa and Uracow areas during the past 24 hours.
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Lozten
Mlawa
British Ships Pursue Dresden Amid German Fleet Sinking
British Admiral Sturdee reports the Nuernberg sunk on December 8 and the Dresden remains at large in the Atlantic with Karlsruhe possibly hiding. The Falkland Islands battle wiped out Scharnhorst and Gneisenau, Leipzig destroyed, and pursuit continues with over 40 British ships tracking the remaining German vessels.
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Low
Dresden
Admiralty
Sir Frederick Sturdee
Scharnhorst
Leipzig
Falkland Islands
Dee
Karlsruhe
England
Gneenau
Admiral von Spee
Sturdee
Samuel Reed shoots father in New Philadelphia home
Samuel Reed aged 18 shot and killed his father Joseph Reed aged 44 in their New Philadelphia home. He surrendered and confessed saying his father tried to kill him with a pair of scissors. Reed had his revolver and claimed the father planned to kill his mother and brothers since yesterday. He is held without bail pending inquiry.
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New
Philadelphia
Samuel Reed
Joseph Reed
Reed
Tiffany to Fashion Silver Service for York Officers
Albany December 1 The $10 000 service to be presented to the officers of the battleship York will be fashioned by Tiffany Co under a design of the state fees of holdings. The service is funded by a legislature appropriation and includes a large bowl humidor cups and more than twenty pieces. The event involves Governor Glynn Lieutenant Wagener and Speaker Sweet.
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Tiffany
Albany
York
Tiffar Co
Ernor Glynn
Gove Wagener
Speaker Sweet
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Tasker H. Bliss
American Press Association
Kaiser Gauzht
Emperor Williams
Will
Mavytorena
Sonora
Madero
Tampico
Uncle Joe Wallops
Leary
Edison
Boy
Evers
Pittsburg
Joffre
Nuernberg
Atlantic
von Spee
Falkland
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