Kansas Gale Rays Toll in Central Kansas Destruction
Six are believed dead and at least 50 injured after a violent wind and rainstorm swept central Kansas, leveling homes and destroying grain elevators. Great Bend reports two deaths and 36 injured with $500,000 in damage. towns like Derby and Larned saw casualties and widespread ruin as communication failed.
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Kansas City
Kansas
Great Bend
Charles H. Smith
WAV
Hale. Larned
Israel Perger
Perger
Zyba
Laforge
Derby
Kan
Rocky Mountains
Plersons
Tventy
Charles A- Smith
Hale
Santa Fe
27 Americans Missing as Ancona Sink Probed
The Ancona sank after a chase with a liner and panic aboard. Consul White at Naples reports 347 saved of 496 aboard. Ambassador Page cites about 27 American losses. State Department seeks full details while awaiting official word on victims and submarine nationality.
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Ambassador Page
Washington, D. C
State Department
White
Naples
Societa Italia
Ancona
Department
Washington
D. C
Lansing
Cfort
United States
Paris
Pasquale Laurine
Pape
Alexander Patattivo
New York
Mira
Frances Masecolo Lamura
Las
Cecile J. Grell
Waverly Place
Manhattan
Hartfield, Solari & Co
Hartfield
Tornado Rips Tripoli Largely Damages Canning Plant
Tripoli reports a storm around 1 30 this morning with tornado like force causing heavy property damage in Tripoli and nearby. Livestock losses include cattle and horses and barns blown down. The canning factory roof destroyed and several homes damaged. Local weather shows severe gale and heavy rain with a high wind waking residents. A C G Elsperman suffers major loss as an adjacent addition to his house is ruined.
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Tripoli
Canning Factory
Waterloo
Litchfield Addition
A. C G. Elsperman
Reed Street
Taft Urges Navy Parity with Germany in Defense Plan
President Wilson plans to consult Congress on national defense before the new session. In a Manhattan speech he will appeal for bipartisan support to strengthen the army and navy, aiming to win over Republicans and counter Democratic opposition led by Bryan. Taft in Chicago urged preparedness, arguing nations act with moral limits and peaceful arbitration, but defense requires ready strength to deter aggression.
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Congress
Wilson
Manhattan
Bhuib
New York
Army
Bryan
Chicago
William H. Taft
National Security League
League
Taft
Roosevelt
Europe
Asia
Washington
Jefferson
Mr. Bryan
Inquiry Started On Our Seizure In Mexican Port
Washington reports say the United States asked Britain for information on the Zealandia seizure at Progreso by a British cruiser landing party. American consul John W. German at Progreso said the ship was forcibly searched. Britain investigated the status and cargo of the Zealandia, which sailed under a German flag with a German crew and resin cargo. The United States seeks grounds for action in a neutral port, amid neutrality concerns and potential protests by Mexico and the U.S.
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Washington, D. C
Great Britain
United States
Progreso
Ambassador Page
London Foreign Office
John W. German
Istate Department
Mexico
Tampico
Sweden
Atlantic
U. S
Washington
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Russians Break Teuton Lines In New Balkan Push
The war office reports renewed Russian offensives on the eastern front with success west of Gnartorysk and recent gains near the Riga area. Bulgarians push in Macedonia as Serbians restore pressure at Babuna Pass linking with French forces to safeguard Monastir. Bulgarian and Serbian actions loom over the Ancona sinking debate as 4,000 Serbs are captured south of Morava.
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Mediterranean
War Office
Gnartorysk
Riga
Rusaiana
Leas
Balkan
Veles
Ledet
Place
Bec
Monvastir
Ipantc
Mondstir
Ancona
United States
Bertin
Sayville
Boynchieff
Morava
Serbia
Shick
Former Rock Island Head Elected Rio Grande President
New York November 11 H W Mudge who resigned last week as chief officer of the Rock Island Railway system was today elected president of the Denver Rio Grande railway succeeding Arthur Coppell the New York banker recently elected temporary president Smoke El Verso Havana 10c cigar
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New York
H. WU. Mudge
Rock Island Raiway System
Denver & Rio Grande Railway
Arthur Coppell
Romania Weighs Neutrality as War Rivals Align
From Bucharest comes the latest on Rotomania’s cabinet edging toward neutrality as Russian supply ships to the Serbs are barred on the lower Danube. Rumors say Roumania will join the Allies when intervention proves most effective, with King Ferdinand backing the Entente.
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Bucharest
Lower Danube
Roumania
Ferdinand
TEDTON SUBMARINE CHELLO TRANSPORT 2d MEN ANE LOST
A cannonade near Fehmarn belt signals British submarine activity against German forces. The Mercian transport was struck by a submarine in the Mediterranean, with 23 killed 30 missing and 50 wounded. Mercian reached harbor. The French liner France was sunk by a German submarine off Cagliari. crew saved.
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Copenhagen
London
Neigh Horhood
Fehmarn
Shelbred
Metean
Mediterranean
Giornale A
Italia
Cagliari
Submarine Commander Resumes Brief Pause Before Sinking
Immigrant boats overwhelmed as terror rises aboard a doomed vessel. Cries fill the air as women and children struggle to reach safety while Austrian shells add to the fright. Scores are reported drowning in the water.
Commander of Ancona denies warning claims
London reports the Italian steamer Ancona was not sunk without warning. Survivors describe an Austrian submarine shelling and signaling to abandon ship, triggering a panic as lifeboats capsized and many drowned. Some say German ensign appeared as the vessel was sighted.
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London
Ancona
Malta
Reuter
Thore
Messina
Sicily
Naples
New York
United States
Salvemid
Anbbmarines
Quickey
Boy shoots playmate while rat hunting in barn
Fredericksburg November 21 special report says seven year old Wendell Phillips accidently shot and killed 11 year old Clifford Muir as he and friend Johnny Schumacher approached the barn door. The rifle discharged. Schumacher suffered a grazing wound to the arm. Clifford Muir, son of a widow, leaves behind teachers and two sisters. the oldest was celebrating his fourteenth birthday.
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Fredericksburg
Wendell Phillips
Cliffons Muir
Trudy Muir
Muir
Young Phillips
Ene Ily Gayton
Clifford Muir
Johnny Schumacher
Phillipe
Muir Thruther
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Babuna Pasa
Monastir
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