Bucharest Falls as Romanians Retreat from Front
Berlin and London report Bucharest captured after Romanian forces evacuate the capital amid a three front German advance. 9,000+ Romanians captured, Danube crossing completed, and a rapid, decisive German seizure followed by a swift advance toward Tchernavoda.
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Petrograd
Bucharest
Wallachia
London
Berlin
Ferdinand
von Falkenhayn
von Mackensen
Danube
Tchernavoda
Ploesei
Sakharof
Dobrudja
Ton Felkenhayn
Good Fellows Club Directs Its Work Apart From Social Welfare League
Good Fellows workers report many citizens still think the group operates with the Social Welfare league. The club operates independently to bring Christmas cheer to needy children with toys candy dolls and orange treats. Miss Ela Belford 122 Leland Avenue oversees collection and distribution of dolls for little girls and requests inquiries via telephone 685 Mrs John T Muldoon 321 Oak Avenue is listed as a contact.
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Good Fellows
Social Welfare League
Ela Belford
Leland Avenue
Miss Belford
John T. Muldoon
Oak
Good Fellows seek gifts for Waterloo children this Christmas
A Waterloo relief effort calls for Christmas gifts to comfort needy children through winter. Volunteers and church groups are invited to participate via the Good Fellows movement, with a meeting at the M. G. A. parlors at 4 p.m. tomorrow. Girls from W. C. A. high school and grade school will make bags and help fill them and dress dolls, continuing last year’s appreciated work.
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Waterloo
Good Fellows Movement
Miss Larkin
INTI RUM FORGES GATHER FOR FIGHT FOR NATION
Washington D C Dec 7 Leaders of prohibition and temperance groups met to plan nationwide prohibition efforts and a mail ban on liquor advertisements while pushing to make the District of Columbia dry The National Temperance Council will convene tomorrow with speakers including Mrs Carrie Chapman Catt and Dr Harvey W Wiley The event drew participation from anti saloon League Prohibition party Women s Christian Temperance unions and the M E Church Temperance Society plus the sixty committee urging party platforms supporting national prohibition.
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Washington, D. C
Prohibition
District of Columbia
National Temperance Council
Carrie Chapman Catt
National American Woman Suffrage Association
Harvey W. Wiley
Anti-Saloon League of America
Prohibition Party
Women’s Christian Temperance Society
Temperance Society
The
M. E. Church
Committee of Sixty
Third Major League Talked by Magnates Plan
Chicago Dec. plan to form a third major baseball league from the International league and the American association may be taken up at the annual meeting of the eluce owners of the latter in Indianapolis tomorrow. The plan would combine Baltimore Newark Buffalo Toronto from the International and Toledo Milwaukee Indianapolis Louisville from the American association with a later suggestion to substitute Columbus for Milwaukee.
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Chicago
Dec
International League
American Association
Eluce
Indianapolis
Herald Today
B. B. Johnson
Baltimore
Newark
Buffalo
Toronto
International
Toledo
Milwaukee
Louisville
Columbus
California pioneer Hatteroth dies. Bell associate
William Hatteroth, 72, a California pioneer and early Bell associate, died at his San Francisco home. Born in Germany, he helped build China’s first telegraph line and contributed to early telephone experiments.
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San Francisco
Cal
William Hatteroth
California
Alexander Graham Bell
Hatteroth
Germany
China
Bankers Blamed Infederal Probe For High Prices
Chicago reports fed officers continued inquiry into bankers as a probe into rising food costs. A preliminary finding noted a bank loan of over $1.5 million on warehouse receipts, aimed at showing how funds support brokers holding Zeots in markets. Packing firm reps at Union Stockyards were subpoenaed for questioning.
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Chicago
Fed
Commission
Charles F. Clyne
United States
Union
New Cardinals Received by Pope in Rome Consistory
Pope Benedict held a public consistory in St. Peter's hall with thousands present. Ten cardinals named on Monday entered with Cardinal Freunhwirth and Cardinal Scapinelli, created in 1914, as the procession moved to the throne. The pope blessed the kneeling crowd and later returned to his apartments as the sacred college sang Te Deum.
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Rome
Benedict
St. Peter's
Freunhwirth
Munich
Scapinelli
Vienna
J Sacred College
Sistine Chapel
Half Million Foreigners File First Naturalization Papers
About half a million foreigners became eligible for naturalization in the year ending June, per the annual report of the Bureau of Naturalization released in Washington. The report details the surge in filings and reflects immigration and citizenship trends across the nation.
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Washington
Bureau of Naturalization
Lloyd George to Form New Cabinet Faces Neutrally Supported Front
London reports that Lloyd George will form a ministry with Bonar Law and Derby as core figures while Carson Reading and Curzon are named for possible inclusion. Liberal MPs unlikely to join. Tories may abstain, neutrally backing the premier’s effort to secure a Commons majority. A vote of credit will test the new government’s strength.
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London
David Lloyd-George
House of Commons
Mr. Asquith
Lkely
Mr. Lloyd-George
Buckingham Palace
Bonar Law
Lord Derby
Lord Curzon
Frederick E. Smith
Edward Carson
Viscount Reading
Cabinlet
House of Commions
London Morning Papers
Lloyd- George
Lloyd-George
Bryan Objects to U.S. Rail Control
William J. Bryan appeared before a joint congressional committee probing transportation issues. He opposed federal centralization of railroad regulation, arguing against federal incorporation proposals and reducing state railroad commissions' authority by enlarging Interstate Commerce Commission powers.
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Washington, D. C
William J. Bryan
Joint Congressional Committee
Interstate Commerce Commission
Re-Election Costs Highlighted in Democratic Report
Washington report details campaign finances of the Democratic National Committee. It shows total receipts of 1,808,248 dollars and disbursements of 1,856,590 dollars. Also listed are ascertained liabilities 97,004 dollars and claims subject to audit 99,479 dollars plus loans to be repaid 32,000 dollars.
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Washington, D. C
Democratic Nation
Wal
House
Keokuk Indicts 46 Bootlegging Charges in Dry Case
Keokuk, Lee county grand jury returned 47 indictments after a two week session charging sales of liquor in violation of state law. Attorney General George Cosson traveled from Des Moines to address the grand jury as the report was announced today.
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Keokuk
Dee
Lee County
George Cosson
Des Moines
Ani
Grand
German agent's activities told to federal court
In San Francisco the trial of Franz Ropp and six others for conspiring to destroy munitions destined for the entente centers on Lewis J. Smith once a German consulate agent and now the chief government witness. Prosecutors sought to show his neutrality stance differed from defense claims. Smith himself was not expected to testify until early next week.
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San Francisco
Cal
Lewis J. Smith
Franz Ropp
United States
Smlctt
PHC
Smith
Pedestrians Blamed for Street Mishaps at Baltimore Meet
Dr H M Rowe of Baltimore and president of the American Automobile Association told the Safety First federation convention that pedestrians are the most dangerous factor in street traffic. He argued accidents and fatalities would drop if walkers stayed on sidewalks and used designated crossings only.
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Baltimore
Nec
H. M. Rowe
American Automobissociation
Federation of America
Skull Fractured in Beer Fight Near Webster City
Special report from an east city station describes August Harrott striking Bries Thurmond, who fled the scene after delivering a fatal blow. Harrott, 29, accuses Thurmond of stealing beer. Thurmond’s Missouri home is noted, and physicians say Harrott’s skull fracture is mortal.
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Webster
Kin
August Harecott
Bries Thurmond
Thurmond
Harrott
Misouri
Har Role
Aiden
North Dakota Woman Farmer Captures Attention at Expo
Mrs. W. C. Welly of Devils Lake leads a North Dakota farm family aboard the Thirty A il lion Cellar Farmers Special train to the international livestock exposition. The group from the northwest, praised for quality stock, is valued at $50,000 to $75,000.
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Dakota
Northwest
W. C. Welly
Devils Bake
Noo
Chicago
Dec
Bandits murder American mining man at Parral
A telegram from El Paso reports Howard Gray, an American mining man at Parral Chihuahua, was hanged by Villa bandits after being shot in the doorway of his home on November 6. Nearby witnesses, two foreign refugees, confirm the execution and name German officials and other foreigners affected in the Parral district.
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Howard Gray
Villa
Fl Paso
Tex
E Howard Gray
Parral
Chihuahua
Villa Bandite
Alvarado Mining & Milling Company
Gray Ling
Bowman
el Paso
Gray
Matin Cole Umae
Edgar Kock
Santa Rosalia
Theodora Hoemalter
Sarral
Federal Council Review Guides Quadrennial Meeting
Dr. Frank Mason North presented a review of eight years of the Federal Council of Churches in America at the quadrennial session in St Louis. He noted its small start, minimal funds, and a base of 18,000,000 church members while outlining the council's aims, methods, and standards for American churches.
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St. Louis
Federal Council of Churches In America
Frank Mason North
Ladteral Council
North
Federal Council
Churches of America
Congress Debates Ethics Bill and Railroad Regulation
SENATE resumes debate on the corrupt practices bill. The Make Smith proposal seeks retirement at 70 for federal judges. William J. Bryan opposes exclusive federal regulation of railroads before a joint investigating committee. Secretary Baker supports water division to the American side amid clashes. Omnibus fish hatcheries bill discussions proceed.
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Senate
Smith
William J. Bryan
Joint Railroad Investigating Committee
Mean
Wecretary
Baker
Wiapara
Foreign Affairs Committee
Berlin Admits Arabia Sunk Without Warning At Sea
Amsterdam dispatch reports Emperor Wiliman quoted praising Field Marshal von Mackensen and the Danube army after the sinking of the Arabia. The note hints at a critical diplomatic situation and Germany offering amends if found wrong.
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Berlin
Arabia
Amsterdam
London
Wiliman
Mar- Blind von Mackensan
Bucharest
Danube
Epship
Exerson
Germany
Peisls
Gou
Wilson Talks to New Council for Defense
President Wilson addressed the first meeting of the new national council of defense in Washington detailing its role to coordinate military, industrial, and economic resources. He said the body aims to unite the nation’s forces for peace and war, comprising six cabinet officers and seven civilians.
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Washington, D. C
National Council of Defense
Wilson
Germany Says Arabia Sunk as Troop Transport Warship
The German note to the United States claims the British steamer Arabia was a troop transport on a western route and thus an auxiliary warship under international law. It says the submarine commander acted legally, sank the ship after noting Chinese passengers and workers onboard, and would amend if data show Arabia was a regular passenger liner.
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Washington, D. C
Germany
State Department
Arabia
Mediterranean
Marina
United States
Berlin
Grew
Washington
United States of America
Corigo Straits
Corigo
Port Said
Malta
Aegean
Corigo-Malta
Stolen Harness Recovered From Box Car Charge Upheld
O Kingbard formerly of New Hartford was arrested after a harness valued at $50 disappeared from Bybank Transfer company and turned up in an Illinois Central box car. Constable Theodore Peek found the item in a barrel. Kingbard pleaded guilty and paid $31.70 in fines and costs.
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Bybank Transfer Company
O. Kingbard
New Hartford
Illinois Central
Kingbard
Woods County
Wis
Theodore Peek
Pyvank Company
Peek
Fp.f. Knopp
Hero of Mantua Bay Near Wrath in FH West
Berkeley California December 7 Captain Charles Gilman Calkins navigating officer of Commodore Dewey s flagship the Olympia at Manila Bay is at the point of death today at his home He has been ill for several months Captain Calkins was retired from active service about ten years ago.
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Berkeley
Cal
Charles Gilman Calkins
Dewer
Olympia
Manila Bay
Calkins
Embezzler A Lyle Bradley Sentenced Five Years
Nes Moines December 7 Former Iowa National Bank employee A Lyle Bradley received a five year federal prison sentence at Leavenworth Kansas after being convicted of embezzlement. The item also notes Charles E B Hughes won South Dakota’s official plurality by 5070 with totals Hughes 64261 Wilson 59191 Arch ie Miller dies in Keokuk after long typhoid illness.
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A. Lyle Bradley
Iowa National Bank
Leavenworth
Kan
Bradley
Hughes
Pierre
S. D
Charles EB. Hughes
South Dakota
Wilson
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