Jacob Jones Sinks After Torpedo Attack Off Foreign Waters
The destroyer Jacob Jones was torpedoed and sunk on December 6 at 8 p.m. while on patrol. Seven survivors were reported, with six feared lost. Ensign Worth Bagley, a notable earlier casualty in the Spanish American War, was related to the ship’s commander.
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Washington, D. C
Jacob Jones
Navy Department
Navy
Daniels
Adelaide E. Bagley
Bagley
New York Shipbuilding Company
Job Jones
Committee On Public Information
Orama
United States
Czar Nicholas Rumored To Escape From Siberia Confinement
Report from Washington states that Czar Nicholas has escaped from confinement in Siberia. The American consul in Peking is said to relay the rumor to the state department today.
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Washington
Dec
Nicholas
Siberia
Pifi
State Department
Untimely Mention of Sauce Transport Antilles Torpedoing
An OCR fragment notes the torpedoing of the Sauce transport Antilles, a ship carrying sixty seven men, hinting at the wartime risk and human cost associated with such incidents.
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Antilles
Modern Woodmen Initiate Record Class at Daviess Martin Ball
The Modern Woodmen of America of Daviess and Martin counties held a large initiation night at the Carnahan building. Sixty five candidates were initiated as members with the Loogoo team conferring the fraternal degree and the Washington team delivering the beneficial degree. Refreshments followed as district deputy George E. Hopking led the event.
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Modern
Woodmen of America
Daviess
Martin Counties
Carnahan
Daviess County
Loogootee
Loogoo Tea Camp
Washington
George E. Hopking
Lashing Storm Fails to Halt Relief Efforts
A powerful storm leaves twenty thousand people homeless as relief work continues. Officials estimate damages at 830 million while authorities deploy aid crews and temporary shelters nationwide.
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Ioes
Navy Sends Emergency Aid to Halifax Sufferers
Secretary of the Navy ordered 25 000 blankets and 600 stoves from the New Hampshire yard to aid Halifax disaster victims. A Provincetown hospital was dispatched and Red Cross relief mobilized. Halifax reports 2000 dead 5000 injured and 20000 homeless after the munition ship explosion.
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NAVY
Halifax
Washington
New Hampshire Navy Yard
Secretary of the Navy
Daniels
Provincetown
Maas
Red Cross
Washington Camp 63 Elects Officers for Coming Year
At the regular meeting of Washington Camp number 63 of the W O W Thursday night officers for the coming year were elected. L H Stuckey was elected clerk for his nineteenth consecutive year. Other officers include P C C Jessie Lyons Co G J E Hates A L Joseph M Periat Banker A M Kelso Escort Ed Shepherd Watchman James E Bennett Sentry W A Davidson Auditor for three years A J Morton.
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Washington
L. H H. Stuckey
Stuckey
Jessie Lyons
Co. G
J. E. Hates
A. L
Joseph M. Periat
Aa. M. Kelso
L. H. Stuckey
Ed. Shepherd
James E. Bennett
W. A. Davidson
A. J. Morton
Hunter badly injured in shotgun accident at hunt
Vincennes Indiana December 8 William Richardville son of Charles Richardville a clerk at Chris Bubenzer grocery store was badly injured while hunting when a twig struck the shotgun trigger tearing away the back of his right palm and up the forearm doctors strive to save his hand and arm James Platse known as Sigefoot accompanied him.
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Vincennes
Ind
William Richardville
Charles Richardville
Park Street
Chris Bubenzer
Richardville
James Platse
Sigefoot
Richard Ville
Rev Thompson to Repeat Lecture at Methodist Church
The Rev. Virgil Thompson pastor of the First Methodist church will deliver his lecture The Socialization of Our Vital Resources at the Methodist church Sunday night. He spoke at the Loogootee teachers institute this week to favorable comment and has drawn large crowds at each service in Washington with another full house expected.
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Virgil Thompson
First Methodist Church
Methodist Church
Thompson
Teachers Institute
Loogootee
Dr. Thompson
Washington
Bowers’s Mother Killed in Washington Fall
Claud G. Bowers editor and former Kern aide rushed to Washington after learning his mother Mrs Juliette Bowers died in a fall at her apartment. Funeral in Indianapolis or Terre Haute undecided. The fate of Wisconsin German classes not tied to this item. separate note reports Wisconsin French enrollment up 14 percent.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Claud G. Bowers
The
Journal-Gazette
John W. Kern
Washington, D. C
Juliette Bowers
Indianapolisi
Terre Haute
University of Wisconsin
Winter snow paralyzes rail and streets across Midwest towns
A broad snow storm blankets the middle west with six to twelve inches of snow and winds driving drifts up to thirty six inches. Rail lines and streetcars halt, workers shovel through heavy accumulations while crossings are cleared and trains run late or not at all. In Vincennes Evansville and Princeton heavy snow disrupts traffic and business. local weather bureaus report record depths. Labor disputes are settled by chambers of commerce in China with a feast funded by the winning side.
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Rail
Eds
Nnto
Middle ‘West
Evansville
Ind
China
Chamber of Commerce
Germany 10 Drive Hard for Peace Says U S Officers
American military men back from Europe expect Germany's winter push to be political. Germany would press fronts for advantage and aim to remove Russia from the rallied ranks while seeking peace overtures to the Allies. They believe Italy's reverses aid the Allied position.
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Carl D. Groat
United Press
Washington
Dec
Europe
Germany
Camrail
Government Control Is Wilson Solution To Railroads
Washington reports that President Wilson favors government control of railroads as a wartime solution. An official dictator would unify all roads, share trackage and terminals, and pool revenues, altering current private management rules. The alternative seen is continuing in-house war board control with government loans and repeal of anti trust acts.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
War Board
Prisoners Held By Austrians Reach Sixteen Thousand
Vienna via London reports 16 006 Italian prisoners held by the Austrians as of today. East of Asiago strong points were captured in ongoing operations. The Emmora Record has raised its subscription price to 1 25 a year.
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Vienna
London
Asiago
Emmora
Portueh Gal
Allen Will Read Police Belther To Head Firemen
Adney Morton wins the police chief job with Elkanah Allen named chief of police and Will Belcher chosen for fire chief in Friday caucus. John Lundergan becomes night sergeant and Ezra Mattingly is city attorney as the new republican administration nears January offices. Frank Trainor leaves for Great Lakes training.
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Charles Dove
Board of Health
Ore Democrat
Dr. McPhérson
TV Trewine
Faith
Andy Riester
Andy Morton
Elkanah Allen
Will Belcher
Fire Department
John Lundergan
Louis Greenwell
Fred Jackman
Charles Ferguson
Mr. Rayhill
John Smooth
Ellis Fields
Edwin Bakery
Harry Fyffe
Justus Stites
Martin Towey
Byron Sullivans
West End
Walter Williams
Ezra Mattingly
McPherson
Tig
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