Bonar Law declines to form cabinet amid British crisis
London reports Bonar Law refused the king's invitation to form a new ministry as Asquith resigns. Lloyd George may be asked to form a government though Libs hopeful. Nationalists viewed cautiously. Asquith quits after eight turbulent years, with Churchill, Balfour, Henderson among attendees.
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Westminster Gazette
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David loyd-George
Exchange Telegraph Company
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Ireland
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King George
Andrew Bonar Law
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Balfour
The
Admiralty
Arthur Henderson
Downing Street
Mr. Asquith
Earl Curzon
Robert Cecil
Earl of Derby
David Lloyd-George
Om Hie
Good Fellows Plan for the Little Folks Toys and Clothing
Letters flood the Good Fellows editor as Waterloo families seek Christmas aid. Orphans and children request clothing, dolls for girls, a boy’s toy, oranges, and sane curls. Miss Eva Belford coordinates dressed dolls at 122 Leland Ave, contact 685 for volunteers.
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Good Fellows
Santa Claus
Waterloo
Eva Belford
Leland Avenue
Helford
Waterous Good Fellows seek gifts for needy Waterloo children
An informal order of the Good Fellows urges holiday aid for Waterloo children to ensure winter comfort with useful gifts. Mrs. John T. Muldoon oversees girls dolls and boys toys, while Mrs. A H Hott leads investigations and distribution with Mrs. Grace Friend as secretary. A meeting is set for Friday at 4 p.m. at the YMCA parlors to organize participation from societies, clubs, firms, and corporations.
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John T. Muldoon
Oak Avenue
A. H. Hott
Holt
Grace Friend
Good Fellows
Congress Clears Path For Railroad Legislation
Senate and House leaders move to advance the presidents railway program. Chairman Adamson prepares the bill for quick submission pending legal review by Attorney General Gregory. Chairman Newlands plans a committee consideration Friday. House Rules Chairman Henry to meet the president on expedited railroad measures.
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Congress
House
Senate
Adamson
Commerce
Gregory
Newlands
Commerce Committee
Henry
House Rules Committee
Open Bids For Speed Demons Of America's Navy
Bids for four new battle cruisers were opened by the Navy Department from Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock, Cramps, Union Iron Works, and Fore River Shipbuilding. Proposals based on cost plus 10 to 15 percent for profit. Navy aims for ships with up to 180000 horsepower and speeds exceeding 35 knots. Congress authorized six ships in three years as flying wing vessels, with tentative total cost around 21 million dollars per ship.
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Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Company
Cramps
Navy
Union Iron, Works of
San Francisco
Fore River Shipbuilding Company
Washington, D. C
Congress
Navy Department
Urge Waterways As Defense Aid By Naval Chief
Washington, Dec. 6 Rear Admiral William S. Benson urged inland waterways as military necessities in wartime at the national rivers and harbors congress opening its annual three day convention. He said midwest rivers should be improved to aid army and navy emergencies by moving wheat from plains states and coal from Ohio Pennsylvania West Virginia regions. Also speaking were Vice President Marshall Secretary Baker Senator Ransdell and Senator Fletcher.
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William S. Benson
Naval Operations
National Rivers and Harbors Congress
Middlewest
Army
Navy
Plains States
Ohio
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Marshall
Baker
Ransdell
Louisiana
Congress
Senator Fletcher
Florida
Woman reporter convicted of murdering politician in Montana
Edith Colby a 44 year old Thompson Falls newspaper reporter was found guilty of second degree murder for shooting A C Thomas a local politician on September 28. The sentence ranges from 10 to 12 years in the penitentiary. Colby claimed Thomas insulted her and that editors urged the act. Manire was acquitted. Ainsworth's case was pending.
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Mont
Edith Colby
A. C. Thomas
Miss Colby
Thomas
John C. Manire
A. S. Ainsworth
Manire
Ainsworth
Allies Deny Forcing Greece War in Debate
Premier Barelli told the chamber that the allies do not wish to coerce Greece into war or back anti dynastic moves. Premier Baselli affirmed Italy will continue the war with allies until Belgium Serbia and Montenegro are restored, calling it the noble and essential object of the war. He sent greetings to Roumania hoping for its success.
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Barelli
Chamber of Deputies
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Italy
Belgium
Serbia
Montenegro
Roumania
Moyer Named Warden of Sing Sing Prison
The appointment of William H. Moyer for twelve years as warden of Sing Sing prison was announced today by James M. Carter state superintendent of prisons from Atlanta Georgia.
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Albany
William H. Moyer
Federal Penitentiary
Atlanta
Sing Snig
State Superintendent of
James M. Carter
Brooklyn Fire Causes Half Million Loss in District
A fire in Brooklyn destroyed the Flatbush Storage Company building, damaged the piano factory of Freeborn G. Smith, and affected adjoining property with an estimated loss of 500000 dollars. One policeman was injured.
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New York
Brooklyn
Flatbush Storage Company
Freeborn G. Smith
Miss Morgan Backs War Relief Bout
New York reports that a proposed 16 round no decision boxing match between Georges Carpentier and Jess Willard has sponsors including Miss Anne Morgan and Miss Elizabeth Marbury. Morgan serves as treasurer of the American fund for the French wounded and the bout would aid the French relief effort. Marbury says her interest is to ensure the $50,000 expected from the proceeds is properly handled.
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Dec
Georges Carpentier
Europe
Jess Willard
Anne Morgan
Elizabeth Marbury
Prices for Farm Implements Expected to Rise
Des Moines December 6 at the Iowa Implement Dealers association session delegates forecast higher prices for farm implements as steel and other manufacturing costs rise rapidly. Several speakers urged producers to adjust pricing to reflect mounting material costs.
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Des Moines
Iowa Implement Dealers’ Association
Wireless funds aid Teutons Christmas relief
Chicago reports thousands of gold dollars sent by wireless to families in central Europe for Christmas. Julius Goldzier says over 20,000 in six weeks via the German Austro Hungarian Relief society. Rates: 58 cents per Berlin address word, 19 cents Chicago to Berlin.
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Europe
Julius Goldzier
Leopold Saumann
United Charities
Vienna
Berlin
Sam
Mr. Goldaler
What Congress Did
Senate met at noon with joint committees restarting hearings on many problems. Postponed consideration of Owen corrupt practice bill. Senator Kenyon introduced bill to prohibit beating on elections with proposed $500 penalty. House met at noon. Interstate commerce committees drafted railroad bill.
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Noom
Owen
Kenyon
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Feutong in swift cave to entrap Roumanian army
Romania faces a peril as central powers press toward Bucharest with German forces aiming to cut the northeast escape rail via Ploesti. Petrograd reports another Romanian retirement northwest of Bucharest along the Titu route, while Franco Serbian forces push in Macedonia and Russian attacks resume in the Carpathians near Tartaron and Lidova.
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Buchharest
Ploedti
Bucharest
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Ploechti
Ascape
Moldavia
Petrograd
London
Titu
War Office
Feutonie
Macedonia
Paris
Monastir
Carpathians
Berlin
Carpathian Forests
Tartaron
Lidova
Congress to Push Corrupt Practice Bill
Washington reports the Senate yesterday moved unfinished business on the Owen bill to cap party election expenditures at 400000 for president and vice president and tighten limits for senators and representatives. Senator Owen said he would press the measure relentlessly, while Senator Penrose offered an amendment recalling an earlier failed reform to federalize election supervision and curb disenfranchisement in the JimCrow South.
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Bee
Owen
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Santa Fe Employees to Get Christmas Bonus
About 3,800 workers in Fort Madison will receive a Christmas bonus from the Atchison Topeka Santa Fe railroad directing in New York. Nearly 500 Santa Fe employees here will get the bonus, totaling roughly 310 600 dollars.
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Fort Madison
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Directural
New York
Santa Fe
Beez Madison
Des Moines Raid Arrests Nineteen In Liquor Sweep
Nineteen persons were arrested in an east side Des Moines apartment raid by police early today. The operation marked the largest liquor law action since the new state law took effect. Two suspects faced charges of selling liquor in violation of the law.
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Des Moines
Wilson Begin Study of Cost of Living
President Wilson orders a government wide study of the cost of living with reports from Justice and Commerce agencies. U S Attorney Anderson leads inquiries in Boston and aims to decide on grand jury action and possible probes in New York or Chicago. Several bills addressing rising costs have been introduced in Congress.
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Wilson
United States
Anderson
Boston
Department of Justice
Federal Trade Commission
Intersuils Commerce Commission
New York
Chicago
Thorely
Gregory
Houston
Redfield
Interstate Commerce Commission
Congress
Trade Commission
O Connor Held Lane By Judge Salinger
Judge Ben Salinger of the state supreme court ruled Maurine O Connor a prominent Fort Dodge attorney is sane now after an insanity ruling. He ordered bond of 5000 for potential further hearings and release from Cherokee state asylum, excluding delusions about his wife’s fidelity. Webster county insanity commissioners are enjoined from further action.
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O'Connor
Cherokee
Connor
Tava, i
Fine for Betting on Election Proposed in Sen Kenyon's Ist
A proposal to prohibit betting on elections was offered today as an amendment to the corrupt practices bill by Senator Kenyon of Iowa. It would punish betting by a fine of up to 500 dollars for each offense.
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Kenyon
Iowa
Jury Acquits McDaniel of Wife Murder
McDaniel, prosecutor Oscar D. McDaniel of Upchanan, is cleared by a St. Joseph jury of the charge he killed his wife Harriet Moms McDaniel. Verdict came at 6:25 p.m. after four ballots. crowd cheered as he sobbed and his mother embraced him.
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Qoscar D. McDaniel
Upchanan
Harriet Moms McDanie
Soutern Missort
Thomry Coleman
Mr. McDaniel
Siutlan
Oliftm
American ship John Lambert sunk by German submarine off Isle of Wight
The American steamship John Lambert was shelled and sunk without warning by a German U‑boat on November 22, about 25 miles south of the Isle of Wight. Crew members, arriving in New York, said two vessels were sunk and that 58 mules and 163 horses plus 1,452 cases of explosive were aboard the Palermo, which carried 47 Americans.
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John Lambert
Maritime Register
Isle of Wight
Ling
Espagne
Bordeaux
Great Lakes
Havre
Esle
Wight
Edward Harrison
Fred.sax
John. Lambert
France
Om John Bernardus
Palermo
Genoa
Spezia
Gibraltar
Hartfield, Solari & Co
W Navagazioni Generale Italiaa
Solari
Naples
Italy
Packer Wear Farm Conference Attack Methods
Officials including Arthur Meeker of Armour & Co, lawyers and packers gathered at a national conference on marketing and farm credits to face accusations of control over the food market. Henry Krumrey urged a livestock industry probe as debates centered on decline in meat supply and proposed cooperative milk marketing under a new national federation.
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Chicago, Bee
Arthur Meeker
Armour & Co
Ble
Mr. Meeker
Henry Krumrey
Wisconsin
Co-Operative Cheesemakers’ Organization
Mr. Krumray
B. L. Burke
Omaha
Federal Trade Commission
United States
MRA
Campbell
Coldwater
Mich
National Federation of Milk Producers of America
Towa Guards Require 25000 Lbs Turkey for Thanksgiving
More than 25000 pounds of dressed turkey were needed to feed Iowa national guard members in mobilization camp at Brownsville Texas, according to the adjutant general. The average cost per man for dinner was about 1.25 dollars. Turkeys were bought at 34 cents a pound with other delicacies acquired at wholesale at reduced prices.
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Nes Moines
Dec
Iowa National Guard
Brownsville
Tex
German ships prepare to quit Rio Janeiro war harbor
Extraordinary activity has been noted aboard the German ships interned at Rio de Janeiro. Vessels are receiving provisions and coal and some are clearing decks in preparation to sail secretly to avoid requisition, according to the Journal.
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Rio Janeiro
Orders Probe of Ohio Election
Columbus December 6 Charles Q. Hidebrent secretary of state ordered a statewide investigation into charges of fraud and error in the recent Ohio election. The Republican state committee filed the charges and all ballots slated for destruction tomorrow were ordered preserved.
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Columbus
Charles Q. Hidebrent
Ohio
Republican State Committee
Guaranty Trust Declares $300000 Employee Distribution
The Guaranty Trust directors voted a 300000 distribution among its 2000 employees in New York. This marks one of the largest financial in gest ions in the city as of December.
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the Guaranty ‘Trust
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