Record Cold Wave Sweeps East Across Regions
A severe cold front from the Rocky Mountain area pushes eastward, with temperatures plunging to as low as 10 degrees below zero in Wyoming and new November lows reported across the Midwest. Central Vermont sees ten inches of snow, while cities from Nebraska to Texas report frigid conditions and early-season records. The cold front, now reaching the Mexican border, freezes rivers and disrupts early winter expectations.
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Vermont
Waterloo
Ralph B. Slippy
Cedar River
Wyoming
Plains States
Slippy
Washington, D. C
Rocky Mountain
Lander
Wyo
Puebolio
Colo
Valentine
Neb
Charles City
North Platte
Huron
Bes Moines
Middlewest
Mississippi River
el Paso
Tex
San Antonio
del Rio
Corpus Christ
Brownsville
Chicago
St. Paul
St. Louis
Omaha
Daniels to Lose His Job Says Providence Paper
The Providence Journal reports Josephus Daniels, secretary of the navy, will not join President Wilson's next cabinet. The decision dates back a year and a southern, nonpolitical man is anticipated as the next secretary of the navy if Wilson is re elected.
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Providence
R. I
Providence Journal
Josephus Daniels
Navy
Wilson
Daniels
Russians Retreat on Transylvanian Front
Berlin dispatch reports Russian forces withdrawing from the Guergye mountains in northern Transylvania to the Romanian frontier after German and Austro-Hungarian attacks. Bavarian and Austro-Hungarian battalions pushed progress south of Tulghes pass despite stubborn Romanian defences.
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Berlin
Sayville, L. T
Guergye
Transylvania
Roumanian
Tulghes Pass
Red Cross to Send Thanksgiving Treats to Cedar Falls Soldiers
The Red Cross society of Cedar Falls plans a box for Black Hawk county soldiers at the border including cranberry sauce and other delicacies. The Courier and Reporter will provide ice cream with reader help, and candy from home manufacture may be sent if funds allow. Girls and clubs are urged to donate homemade candy to help fund the feast.
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Red Cross Society of
Cedar Falls
Black Hawk County
Courier and Reporter
Another Giant Submersible Near Completion
Washington D C November 14 an other great transatlantic merchant submarine to replace the Bremen sister ship to the Deutschland is being built in Germany definite information is lacking. The sub may resemble the Deutschland which will not carry regular mails on her forthcoming voyage as talks between the German embassy and the post office department are not concluded.
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Washington, D. C
Bremen
United States
Germany
Post Office Department
Grand Jury Probes High Milk Prices in Des Moines
Des Moines reports that the Polk County grand jury opened an inquiry into rising milk costs. Members of the Polk County Milk Producers' association were summoned after an announcement of a price hike, with wholesale milk at about 21 8 cents per gallon and retail prices around 40 to 50 cents.
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Des Moines
Polk County Grand Jury
Polk County Milk Producers’ Association
Grand Jury
Yale Squad Prepares to Meet Princeton
Yale head coach Tad Jones marshals a revived squad for a decisive clash with Princeton. Baldridge Galt Taft and Jacques return to bolster the line after a rough showing against Brown. The team plans hard prep through Friday before traveling to New York and then Princeton.
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New Haven
Conn
Tad Jones
Yale
Princeton
Baldridge
Galt
Taft
Jacques
Scrubs
New York
Foster
Rockwell
Jack Gates
Blue Stars
Brown
Brunonians
Temperatures Reported Over Nov 14 Across Years
Supplied data from Buchanan Optical Co. records temperatures for November 14 across years 1911 to 1915. Readings show wide ranges from lows near the teens to highs in the fifties and sixties, with notable variation year to year.
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Buchanan Optical Co
British Break Through at Beaumont Hamel in Ancre Valley
British infantry stormed Beaumont-Hamel and St. Pierre Divion during a surprise morning attack, taking nearly 4,000 prisoners and establishing a new front west of Serre. German defenses evaporated with light British losses as the lines collapsed. Berlin confirmed the losses in the Ancre sector.
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Associated Press
France
London
The
Ancre
Beaumont-Hamel
St. Pierre Divion
Serre
Beaucourt-Sur-Ancre
Schwaben Redoubt
Berlin
River Ancre
War Office
Beaumont- Ilames
Woman He Aids' Long-Lost Sister Finds Heirloom Legacy
Charles I. Martin, once of Water loo, now in Redondo Beach California, reunited with his long lost sister Mrs Lottie Goodrich and learned of a 46 000 legacy from their father. Martin had walked from Montreal for health. He aided Mrs Goodrich during an attempted assault on the highway and was invited to dinner, where she revealed their kinship and inheritance.
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Charles I. Martin
Waterloo
Redondo Beach
Cal
Martin
Montreal
Canada
California
Lottie Goodrich
Mr. Martin
Hughes Ahead in Minnesota by 188 000 Ballots Out
St. Paul Minn November 14 Charley E B Hughes lead in Minnesota narrowed to 1536 as final returns from 10 missing precincts in Koochiching and revised tallies in St Louis and Becker counties arrived The totals thus far show Wilson 178981 Hughes 179136 with about 500 soldier ballots still outstanding and largely uncounted.
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Hughes
Minnesota
St. Paul
Minn
Charley EB. Hughes
Koochiching County
St. Louis County
Becker County
Wilson
State Officials Open Fight on Bootlegging Fort Madison Navy
Navy special counsel F. M. Steer and six aides of the state department of justice appeared before a Lee county grand jury today. They presented evidence against 12 restaurant and soft drink parlor proprietors who face permanent injunctions under state liquor laws. Indictments or permanent injunctions are expected after the November 18 district court session.
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Fort Madison
Navy
F. M. Steer
State Department of Justice
Lee County Grand Jury
District Court
Steer
Gets Religion Says He Killed Policeman
Grand Junction Colorado November 14 Following a religious meeting last night Andrew J Daniels told police he was a member of the gang that killed Policeman Thomas Russell in New York City during a street fight five years ago He is said to be held awaiting advices from New York City Daniels could not say whether a shot from his revolver killed Russell or if the officer died from other gang members The confession was given to ease his conscience and clear up the murder in the eyes of authorities
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Grand Junction
Colo
Andrew J. Daniels
Thomas Russell
New York City
West Twenty-second Avenue
Daniels
Russell
Burlington Road Attacks 8 Hour Law
Burlington & Quincy railway files suit in federal court at Lincoln to test the Adamson 38 hour law. United States District Attorney Allen and several railroad men are named as defendants. A temporary injunction is asked to restrain enforcement of the law.
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Lincoln, Neb
Chicago. Burlington & Quincy Railway
United States
Allen
Berlin pessimistic over relations with Norway
London telegraph report from Amsterdam says Berlin fears Norway will reject Germany’s note on the submarine issue. Officials expect another German effort to press Norway on its policy, viewed as contrary to German interests and prestige. The dispatch notes pessimism among Berlin political circles about the tone and outcome of future communications.
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London
Berlin
Norway
Amsterdam
Germany
Sinking of Columbia and Arabia Dreyfuss Era Events
The report details the sinking of the American steamer Columbia by the German U-49 with 169 crew saved, and the sinking of the British steamer Arabia by a submarine in the Mediterranean. Captain Frederick Curtis recounts six days aboard U-49 and the rescue of his crew of 109. Other statements confirm no warning and lifeboat survival.
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Paul R. Danner
Harvard
Young Men's Christian Association
India
Cambridge
Mass
Columbia Corunna
Spain
Pari
Frederick Curtis
Columbia
Associated Press
Hig
Curtis
Mfeboata
New York
Hte
Seatania
Htalto
Lelugsen
Fordalen
Madrid
Camurmias
Gold Shipment to Argentina Valued at 2.49 Million Dollars
New York November 14. Gold coin totaling 2,490,000 dollars was withdrawn from the treasury for shipment to Argentina. It is believed to pay for hides and other goods sold to British interests. A New York paper note prompts readers to report delivery issues.
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New York
Argentina
Burglars Raid Six Homes on East Side
Six city homes were entered between 3 and 4 am with doors and windows left open and water pipes frozen. Losses included small valuables at several houses, while Mrs. Dahl sustained the heaviest damage from property loss and ruined perishables. Police suspect saboteurs used similar methods in all six break ins. Names and addresses of affected residents are listed among the readable details.
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Burgtlare
Lopsca
Naa
Fred Dahl
Argyle
BE. OH. Lyons
Saxon Street
M. Anderson
Argyle Atreet
M. Jenking
Harrison Atreet
Guy Mead
Logan Av
Frank Trotter
Counting Guards Ballots Delays in Brownsville Votes
Des Moines reports slow canvass by state executive council as guardsmen vote terreaches county by county. Ballots saturated from 24 pollbooks per office. several counties may base contests on guards’ ballots. Two late returns flip state legislature results in Kossuth and Van Buren counties.
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Des Moines
State Executive Council
Town National Guard
Brownsville
Donna
Tex
Kossuth County
T. P. Harrington
J. W. Sulivan
Iowa Denies Foot and Mouth Disease Spread
Des Moines reports state veterinarian Dr. J J Gibson denies rumors of foot and mouth disease outbreaks across Iowa horse markets. He notes illness cited as necrotic stomachs appeared in some markets but says the epidemic is not serious or widespread. Movement of horses for war effort is blamed for the spike.
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Des Moines
Iowa
J. J. Gibson
WAR VETERAN SELLS PATERS ON TRAINS
Hutchinson Kansas November 14 Hutchinson claims the oldest train agent in the United States Oscar Rightmire aged 74 or 75 is employed by the Fred Harvey news service on their plug run out of here for Kinley daily Night Mire is a retired farmer and Civil War veteran Rightmire was born in Pennsylvania in 1842 He moved to Illinois at 16 and farmed He enlisted in the One Hundred Twenty second Illinois infantry and served three years After the war he returned to farming He came to Kansas in 1867 and settled in the eastern part
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Hutchinson
Kan
United States
Oscar Rightmire
Fred Harvey News Service
Kineley
Nightmire
Rightmire
Pennsylvania
Tinois
Tiinois
Kansas
White Slave Act Case Before Court in D C
Arguments were heard in the Supreme Court over whether the Mann Act covers cases of mere immorality without commerce. Diggs-Caminetti case from California involved interpretation. Senator Bailey argued the law should not apply to mere immorality. government contended the statute prohibits transportation for immoral purposes.
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Washington, D. C
Bupranig Court
Diggs-Caminetti
California
Bailey
Wallace
Texas
Three Confess to Wire Tapping Swindle
Harold Ward John Brown and John Reeves pleaded guilty to operating a confidence game in New Moines Iowa. They face sentencing Friday as the state justice department considers further charges from other cases across Iowa. Officials say the gang’s alleged wholesale swindling of farmers via fake race horse games may have netted about half a million dollars.
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New Moines
Harold Ward
John Brown
John Reeves
State Department of Justice
Iowa
British say 4000 prisoners captured on Ancre Somme front
London reports a war office statement announcing that the number of prisoners taken by British forces in the Ancre sector on the Somme front has risen to four thousand. The figure reflects ongoing operations and battlefield gains as recorded today.
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London
Ancre
Somme
War Office
Attack by German Detachment West of Auberide
Paris reports a strong German detachment attacked west of the Auberide in Champagne last night. The assault was checked by French forces. South of St Somme near Pressoire active artillery combat was reported.
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Paris
Auberide
Champagne
War Office
St. Somme
Pressoire
Senate to probe use of campaign funds in presidential race
Washington dispatch reports a sweeping senatorial inquiry into campaign finance, with plans ready to introduce machinery after Congress convenes. Investigators aim to question those in charge of finances, amid claims of fund misuse and charges of voter colonization tied to Indiana and West Virginia contests. Willcox defends full probe of every penny spent by Republicans.
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Washington,d. C
Congress
Senate Committee
Indiana
West Virginia
United States
Debree
Harrys
New
James ©. Watson
Howard Sutherland
Kern
Watson
Taggart
Sutherland
Chilton
Senate
Willcox
New York
Republian National Committee
William R. Willcox
Washington
Republican Committee
Defeated Senators Must Go Jobless
Washington November 14 President Wilson cancelled the Tuesday cabinet meeting and all engagements to clear a pile of routine campaign work. The executive offices were thronged with visitors as word spread that few new appointments would be made. The president would like to place defeated senators and representatives but cannot appoint them to boards and commissions due to legal restrictions.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
Congress
Henry George Jr Dies at 54 in Washington
Washington reports former congressman Henry George son of the single tax advocate died after a lengthy illness. He served New Yorks Twenty first district and lived in New York City. He was 54. Ireland Faces Partial Potato Crop Failure. Losses Estimated at 15 Million Dollars.
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Washington, D. C
Henry George
Tony
Twenty-first Congressional District
New York
New York City
Dublin
Ireland
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U. S
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Merseillem
Carlalo
Amscour
East Side
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Jack Prost
Deny
Gungheso
Indiana Senate
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