Heroes Cheat Goeben at Sebastopol Stand By Leader
Petrograd dispatch describes Lieut Ragusi and 77 Russians aboard the transport Priuth as Goeben attacked Sebastopol. The crew refused to desert their commander despite a torpedo strike and exploding debris. The Pruth tore apart as the battle raged with little rescue from the sea.
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Ragusai
Washington Post
Petrograd
Ragussi
Priuth
Blark Sea
Goeben
Sebastopol
Hlessa
Truth
U S Cutter Androscoggin To Aid Atlantic Fishermen
The U S cutter Androscoggin sails for Canton Hollow and Boston after arriving in Baltimore to receive supplies. Commanded by Capt W F L Fall, the ship will cruise near Nova Scotia to assist American fishing vessels with medical and surgical aid at sea.
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Androscoggin
Baltimore
United States
Grand Banka
Canton Hollow
Boston
Nova Scotia
W. FL. W. Fall
Raw milk and cream health warnings prompt pasteurization
An early 20th century health notice warns raw milk and cream harbor dangerous germs. It cautions that even healthy people can suffer illness after long raw-milk consumption, especially children, and urges heat treatment or pasteurization at home to prevent contamination.
Society Bulletin Notes From Prevention Society
TheBulletins of the Society for Prevention of Sickness issued under E Berliner as secretary are based on careful study and aim to inform the public for their benefit. Signed by Mr BE Berliner, with Ven George Sternberg Surgeon General retired and GEO M Kober of Georgetown University involved.
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Society For Prevention of Sickness
BE. Berliner
Ven
Geo. . Sternberg
Kulturbund and Kaiser's Germany Eye Central Europe
A 1920s Newswire analysis from Amsterdam notes German plans to Teutonise Europe through three schools of thought blood and iron diplomacy and thinkers. It cites Wilhelm Ostwald and Minot Haeckel on a future kulturbund and predicts Britain France Belgium and Russia reshaped under German leadership.
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Wanhiggton Post
Amsterdam
London
Germany
Europe
Berlin
Monistische Jahrhundert
Minst Haeckel
Britain
Belgium
Ortend
Antwerp
Thia
Tolerand
Tuxembourg
France
Russia
Poland
Austria
Baltic
Finland
Sweden
Willhelm Ostwald
Ermany
Prof
Peass
England
Submarine Curle Destroyed by Austrian Guns at Pot a Harbor
London dispatch says the French submarine Curle was sunk after colliding with a steel net guarding Pot a harbor entrance. In attempting to torpedo the Austrian squadron at anchor the vessel penetrated the harbor bar and was fired upon, sinking as the crew was captured except for one man.
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London
Pota Harbor
Austria
Curle
Miinu
Lloyds News
Swan
Prohibition Pleases All of Russia Closing Vodka Shops a Blessing
A Moscow letter to a Manchester firm reports Russia has shuttered government vodka shops and all wine venues since the war began, with restaurants and hotels barred from selling alcohol. The teetotal trend earns wide approval and even peasant disappointment at losing alcohol revenue, while a sugar monopoly is proposed to aid the poor.
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Russia
Manchester
Moscow
Scarcity of Copper Forces Fittings for Shells in Germany
A confidential German war office instruction outlines ammo saving and restricted shelling. It notes copper shortages across Germany as shop fronts and fittings are torn down to supply Krupp, with authorities at a loss to curb the copper famine amid wartime strain.
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Rhine
Strassburg
Mannheim
Mayence
Coblenz
Cologne
Paris
Germany
Washington Post
London
Sient Bertin
England
America
Ocean
Gerrman
Funston Reflects On Kansas Farm Days And Estes Park
Ottawa Kansas December 26 Maj Gen Funston on a Santa Fe train recalls growing up on a Kansas farm and fending off memory with humor. He visits relatives in Emporia Carlyle and Ottawa before heading to Cartye and San Francisco. He avoids politics and war talk, recounts old camp tales, and hints at a daughter at the Presidio.
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Ottawa
Kane
Kansas
Funston
Emporia
Cartye
Mexico
Philippines
Sphinx
Anywa
Wichita
New
Union Station
Sass
Will Will White
Kentucky Street
Tierb Hadley
Estes Park
Winte
Missouri
eleMeral
Vera Oru
Denver
FLI
Webster
Lawrence Gazette
Presidio
Era Crux
Kansay
Vanul Flndson
Mexiean Herald
Jack Tangaton
Kurigoun
University of Wansas
Langston
Sancta Fe
Topeka
Fanston
White boomed for governor by West Virginia Republicans
Friends of T J Sherrard chairman of the Republican State committee have launched a gubernatorial boom for him. Former Gov A B White of Parkersburg plans a 1915 United States Senate candidacy to free himself for a strenuous campaign.
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Washington Post
Charleston
W. Va
T. J. Sherrard
Republican State Committee
A. B. White
Parkersburg
United States
Germans Withdraw War Levy Protest In Brussels
Paris reports German proclamations in Brussels demanding a 10 million dollar indemnity and a 25 franc tax on unmarried adults over 27. The measure may have been withdrawn after representations by American Secretary of State through Brand Whitlock. Bryan says Whitlock acted personally without U S instructions.
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Paris
Brussels
Brand Whitlock
Bryan
Belgium
Whitlock
Banner whiskers crop in Georgia outlook for barbers
Atlanta, Dec. 24. Ke Limbaugh, chairman of the State board of barber examiners, warns Georgia will have an unusually large crop of whiskers next year as thousands of barbers neglect the state license exam. Only 30 of 4,006 barbers have applied. licenses cost $2 before year end, rising to five dollars after.
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Atlanta
Georgia
KE EK. Limbaugh
State Board of Barber Examiners
Missing boy Ralph Johnston feared drowned near Fairfax
In Alexandria Virginia a two year old, Ralph Johnston, son of John Johnston, a Fairfax County truck farmer, is missing. Searchers found his father's ring near the Hunting Creek bridge raising fears he fell overboard or was abducted. Some suspect murder while others think the ring was dropped by accident. The father remains distraught after a Christmas wage of 11 dollars and a night out before he left home. A hospital board meeting and Confederate Veterans appointments are also noted.
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Brittnin
France
Baltic
Russia
Beku
Petrograd
Germany
MS Troeletia
Het Volk
von Bethmann-Hollweg
Europs
Ington Pont Rorha
King Street
Alevanir' Va
Ralph Johnston
John Johnston
Fairfax County
Hunting Creek
Tridge
Jobnaten
Johnston
Carroll Woolft
M. KR. O’sullivan’s
Aerial Bombs Kill Ten in French Bombing Raid
German airmen dropped medium sized bombs on the outskirts of Nancy outside the defended zone. Reports say Berlin flyers then reached within 20 miles of London before retreating. This marks a rare Zeppelin attack on a French city, with Antwerp noted as a prior example. Nancy lies about 140 miles east of Paris with a population around one million.
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Renly
Freiburg
Nancy
London
Antwerp
Paris
Torreon Surrounded as Carranza Forces Close In
Special to The Washington Post reports Torreon completely invested by constitutionalist troops and Tlaxcala captured by Carranza forces. Fighting near Apizaco ongoing. Carranza representatives Rafael Zubaran and Gen Eduardo Hay meet with Carranza and Luis Cabrera in Veracruz.
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Carranza Fercea
Washington Post
Vera Cruz
Mexico
Torreon
Tlaxcala
Carranza
Apizaco
Rafael Zubaran
Washington
Eduardo Hay
Luis Cabrera
Cornell Men Aid Frank in Clemency Plea
Pittsburgh figures report Cornell alumni in western Pennsylvania petitioning Gov Slaton for executive clemency for Leo M Frank. More than 300 Cornell Club members received petitions on December 22 with expectations of a near unanimous response. Maryland Cornell Association runs a similar drive as part of a nation wide club effort. The piece notes about 86 000 billiard rooms and 15 000 bowling establishments in the United States.
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Washington Post
Pittsburgh
Leo M. Frank
Cornell
Cornell University
Western Pennsylvania
Slaton
Cornell Club of
Cornell Association of Maryland
U. S
United States
Handkerchiefs in Original Boxes Price Marked
Fragmentary notice noting value priced handkerchiefs in original boxes with lower sale prices and older pricing, indicating former prices and boxed presentation.
Governors Hammond and Willis Begin Inaugural Plans
The text notes Representative Winfield Tammond of Minnesota and Representative Frank B. Willis of Ohio selected as governors announce a simple oath ceremony. Willis plans to walk to the state capital for the oath outdoors and greet the crowd, while Hammond schedules the oath for January 4 and Willis for January 11, with resignations to follow.
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Winfield 5. Tammond
Minnesota
Frank B. Willis
Ohio
Willis
Columbus
Capital
Hammond
Walis
Washington
Congress
Waimond
St. James, Minn
Br. Willis
Wammond
Wilts
Secretary narrowly escapes Virginia rabbit hunt fine
The Secretary of State faced possible charges after a Christmas day hunting trip in Virginia where he and a cousin tried to shoot rabbits. Snow-covered ground made rabbit shooting illegal, so no game was taken and no offense occurred. The Secretary plans another attempt once the snow melts.
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Virginia
Secretary of State
Iate
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