Missing Civil War veteran William Hall last seen near Union Station
William Hall a 76 year old Civil War veteran from 821 Sixth Street West disappeared after visiting Robert Anderson post hall and Soldiers Memorial hall then walking toward Union Station with James Barrett He was last seen about 4 30 Friday afternoon near the station and his family fears foul play as he carried at least $50 and has not been heard from despite searches and telegrams to relatives in Shenandoah Farragut IL and Nebraska City NE notes on his portly six foot frame gray beard and blue serge suit with broad brimmed felt hat
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Willian Hall
Sixth Street West
Elerram
Harl
Hall
A. R. Hall
Commercial Street
Robert Anderson Post
Soldiers’ Memorial Hall
River Front
James Barrett
Washington Street
Union Passenger Station
Mr. Barrett
Mr. Hall
Union Station
Barrett
Searcy
B. G B. Sippel
Sullivan Avenue
G. A. R. Post
Heal
Shenandoah
Farragut
Nebraska City
Neb
Waterloo
Halll
William Hall
Mr. Sippel
Bulgarians Foiled by Serbs Near Monastir in Tight Fight
War dispatch from Milan via Paris notes Bulgarians 20 900 strong and Serbians 6 000 in southern Serbia near Habana pass. Serbian Colonel Vassic drives Bulgarians from Perlepe road, holds key passes, and inflicts heavy losses. 8 500 Serbs captured. Russians defeated near Gallev and Styr. Germans take French trench near Bourien.
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Thaly
Paris
Navy
Habana Pass
Serbia
Corriere Della Sera
Veles
Isvor
Abdi Pass
Babuna Pass
Monastir
Vassic
Perlepe
Kotziak
Berlin
Sayville
War Office
Gallela F
von Linsingen
Styr Tiger
West Bank
Mystery man Hall linked to Waterloo locals and war brigade
The text notes Hall always carried at least $50 and his son suspects robbery as a possible solution. Union station clerks say no match to his description boarded a train. Hall served in Crocker's brigade during the war and became a popular figure after moving to Waterloo.
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Union Station
Hall
Crocker's Brigade
Waterloo
Bohemian Leaders Issue Manifesto Declaring an Independent Czech State
Chicago dispatch reports Bohemian National Alliance of America announces an independent Bohemian-Slovak state. The manifesto, signed by exiled Bohemian deputies and leaders abroad, cites Austro-Hungarian oppression, praises Russia and the Slavic cause, and calls for independence without Austria-Hungary. Signed by multiple international Bohemian and Slovak leaders across Paris, Petrograd, London, Geneva, Chicago, and Pittsburgh.
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Chicago
Bohemian National Alliance of America
Wifth
Europe
Berlin
Vienna
Austria
Russia
Wniits
Austria-Hungary
Sarajevo
Serbia
Budapest
Khomensky
B. Cermak
Union of
Petrograd
Bohdan Partu
Czechoslovak
Francois Kupka
Czech National Alliance
France
Paris
G. Masaryk
Independent
Czech Deputies Club
Bohemia
Marovta
Leo Sychrava
Ceskoslovenskea Samostatucst
Geneva
Switzerland
Sykora
Great Britain
London
Bohemian
National Alliance In America
L. J. Fisher
Joseph Tvratcky-Kramer
Volta Renes
Charles Pergler
Cresco
Slovak League N América
Pittsburgh
Albert Mamatey
Ivan Daxner
B. VY. Voska
New York
Fay Offers Full Confession on the Munitions Plot
Fay, named as the chief figure in a Germant conspiracy to bomb steamships carrying munitions to the Allies from New York, reportedly amplified his prior confession after meeting with William Fiyne, chief of the secret service. He may become a government witness but no immunity has been granted yet.
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New York
Robert Faye
United States
H. Snowdell Marshall
Fay
William 7. Fiyne
Secret Service
Althe
Chicago
George Dur Kidl
Waplor
Winnetka
Wilson
Galt
LODY OF SIR CHAS TUPPER ARRIVES IN HALIFAX
The body of Sir Charles Tupper former prime minister of Canada lies in state in Halifax Nova Scotia parliament building after arrival on a special train from Quebec. Elderly mourners file past the casket as the funeral is set for tomorrow afternoon.
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Halifax
Sir Charles Tupper
Canada
Nova Scotia
Charles
Quebec
England
Shots and Suicide Attempt After Refusal to Marry
Findlay Ohio reports Norris H. Powell forty four and Ada Warner forty, Powell shot by Warner after she demanded marriage, then Warner slashed her throat. Powell in custody of a relative with a lung wound. Warner hospitalized with neck wounds and under opiates seeking death.
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Miss Warner
John Warner
Guise of Slaying Spouse Verdict Delivered
Sidney jurors find Mrs. Lucinda Bailey guilty of manslaughter in the Percival Indiana home murder case. The trial culminated after a late verdict returned Saturday afternoon following yesterday's deliberations by the panel.
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Sidney
Lucinda Bailey
Percival
Two Belgian Citizens Executed by Germans
Amsterdam reports that two Cambrai residents condemned by court martial at Meuveuge on Oct 22 were executed on Nov 1. Twelve others, men and women, were sentenced to terms of penal servitude ranging from two and a half to fifteen years.
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Amsterdam
London
Handalablad Jearn
Brussels
Cambrai
Meubeuge
Verona Air Raid Kills Thirty. Papal Aid Sought
Verona suffered an Austro Hungarian air raid that killed thirty civilians and wounded forty nine as bombs hit the city square during market time. Pope Benedict ordered relief measures and Cardinal Gasparri coordinated aid to Verona. The attack deepens Italian bitterness toward Austria with calls for reprisals and internment of Germans in Italy.
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Rome
Paris
Veronan
Ninatean
Tfe Austro- Hungarian
Verons
Verona
Venice
Trajan
Venetia
Popenstruces
Via Parla
Pape Benedict
Cardinal Gasperri
Cardinal Brolliers
Italy
Austria
Idea Nazionale
Lake Steamer Charlies A Luck Safe After Gale
Cleveland November 15 The lake steamer Charlies A Luck, reported lost in a gale on Lake Superior last week, is safe. A message to Mrs Evill Galen, wife of the chief engineer, confirms the ship is in shelter at Whitefish Point with twenty crew members all safe.
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Cleveland, O
Charlies A. Luck
Lake Superior
Evill
Galen
Whitefish Point
Preparedness for Defense of Our Country Series
Professor Robert M. Johinston of the U S War College writes a series for the New York Tribune on defense. The Waterloo Evening Courier and Daily Reporter will publish installments discussing whether to pursue a political or military army for the United States and the economic factors in the military problem, with weekly Saturday installments.
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United States
Robert M. Johinston
U. S. War College
Fr. Leavenworth
New York Tribune
Waterloo Evening Courier
Daily Reporter
Europe
U. S
Booker T. Washington Dies in Tuskegee Alabama
Tuskegee Alabama November 15 Booker T. Washington founder of Tuskegee Institute for Negroes and leader of black Americans died Sunday at age believed 56 to 69 after a nervous breakdown in New York. He arrived from New York with Mrs. Washington and two private aids and died at 4 80 oclock Sunday morning. Funeral set for Wednesday at 10 am at Tuskegee Institute. Washington survived by widow one brother John L Washington four grandchildren and two private aides. Funeral arrangements await word from a successor to be named after the service. Washington born on a Virginia plantation and started as a coal miner before founding the Tuskegee Institute in 1881 which grew into a major educational center with thousands of students and varied courses.
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Tuskegee
Ala
Nooker T. Washington
People of America
Tuskegee Institute For
Tablyroy
Washington
New York
O'Cllock
John IL. Washington
Ree
Hooker ‘T. Washington
Male's Word
Uooker T. Washington
Hampton
Mediterranean Liner Sinkings Stir Calls for Sub War Measures
Roma reports the sinking of the steamship Ancona and the loss of 212 more aboard the Firenze and other vessels. Survivors in the Ancona total 295 of 507. most victims were unaccompanied passengers. Submarine activity prompts renewed calls for measures in the Mediterranean.
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Roma
Paris
Losnia
Ancona
Firenze
Mediterranean
North Sea
Thea
Virenze
Sosnia
Nice
France
Rafaels
Danghl
New York
Danta Alighieri
Gonor
America
Palermo
Kitchener Origin of Antwerp Relief Expedition
London November 15 Winston Churchill declared in the House of Commons that sending an army to relieve Antwerp originated with Field Marshal Kitchener and the French government. He explained his resignation from the cabinet and his handling of the Admiralty, where he previously served.
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London
Winston Spencer Churchill
Duchy of Tancaster
House of Cummons
Antwerp
Field Marshal
Kitchener
Churchill
Out
Admiralty
Jari
New Zealand Bars Emigration of Soldiers
Wellington announces a government decree prohibiting males aged 18 to 46 from leaving New Zealand for overseas destinations without a military permit, effective immediately. The measure aims to control overseas travel during wartime by requiring official authorization.
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Zealand
Wellington
New Zealand
London
Iéan
Discharged Winnetka aide reinstated by president
Washington dispatch reports George Burkitt, assistant postmaster at Winnetka, restored by President Wilson after being removed for criticizing the president's engagement. He had denied other charges, but the decision confirms no discharge for voicing such views. White House stressed lack of prior knowledge of the case.
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Wahahington
Wilson
Burleson
George Burkitt
Winnetka
Burkitt
Tumulty
Mioespier
White House
Roper
Germans Lose Heavy Infantry Losses Reported
Paris reports infantry fighting in the labyrinth area continues with severe losses on both sides. The French war office confirms previous estimates that German casualties on November 14 were very high.
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Paris
War Office
Adriatic or Adriatic? Ships Spark Atlantic Rumor
In New York a circulating maritime rumor claimed the steamship Adriatic, possibly the White Star liner, had been sunk en route from Greece to Philadelphia. Officials expressed no confirmation, noting the Adriatic was reported safe in Liverpool and unloading at the time. Details remain uncertain as line officials await verified information.
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New York
White Star Line
Kymassi
Greece
Philadelphia
Tarifa
Spain
White Star
Liverpool
Maritime Exchange
Kumasgi
mid-Atlantic
David Lindsay
Jefferies
Lverpool
Lindsay
Bross
Ancona
Washington, D. C
State Department
Sharp
Paris
Bizerta
Cape Bon
Marseilles
Nesbit Thaw Served Divorce Papers in Flight
In Pittsburgh a frantic woman rushed to her Pullman stateroom and slammed the door while a man followed. He peeped through a window and saw her pick up a paper under the floor as Deputy Sheriff Bradley served Evelyn Nesbit Thaw divorce papers on a St. Louis destined flyer.
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Pittsburgh
Pullman Stateroom
Bradley
Evelyn Nesbit
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