Turkish harbor firing shocks Washington officials
Washington officials faced a tense morning as Captain Decker of the cruiser Tennessee reported firing near Smyrna while ashore for a consular call. Ambassadors Morgenthau and Daniels pressed for full details while muttered theories blamed a local warning or accidental crossfire amid uneasy American-Turkish relations.
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Washington, D. C
Decker
Craser
Tennessee
Daniely
Vour- Jah
Smyrna
Chios
Daniele
The
North Carolina
Morgenthau
Turkey
Mediterranean
Beirut
Mussulman
Trukish
England
Russia
France
Porte
Constantinople
Washington
Horton
Asia Minor
Daniels
Secreary
Lansing
Uyon
United States
Non-Union Men Open Mines At Prairie Creek
Non union miners recruited from Clarksville and Jimtown camps left Fort Smith for the Bache-Den Clan properties at Prairie Creek to resume operations under federal court orders. Franklin Bache declined to state worker numbers. Union miners led by Edward Cunningham plan to present their side in Hartford Valley to President Wilson and key officials tomorrow.
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Fort Smith
Ark
Navy
Clarksville
Jimtown
Prairie Creek
Franklin Bache
Mind Midland
Camp Garrison
Edward Cunningham
Hartford Valley
Wilson
Garrison
Bresnahan to Manage Cubs Next Season Says Murphy
Chicago dispatch reports Chas W Murphy, Cubs part owner, and Chas P Tait dismiss options on stock by Charles Weeghman. The Cubs will play next season at their west side grounds with Bresnahan replacing Henry O Day as manager.
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Chicago
Charles Weeghan
West Side
Roger Bresnahan
Henry O'Day
Cubs
Chas. W. Murphy
Cincinnati
Chas. P. Tait
Changes Ordered in U S Naval Commands
Washington D C November 18 Brig Gen Clarence R Edwards commander of the first Hawaiian brigade to be succeeded by Brig Gen John P Wisser now commanding the Pacific coast artillery district General Edwards ordered to command on the zonal zone Temperatures November 18 Supplied by tee Optical Co Midnight 23 Yesterday the maximum was 24 and the minimum 15 1911 Maximum 36 minimum 7 1912 Maximum 50 minimum 34 1913 Maximum 63 minimum 66
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Washington, D. C
Clarence R. Edwards
John P. Wisser
Pacific Coast Artillery District
Edwards
Tee Optical Co
Waterloo Urges Immediate Help For Belgium Suffering
The Waterloo community is urged to donate now to aid Belgium refugees, arguing that timely gifts are more effective than waiting until Christmas. The Good Fellow Fund is collecting contributions via the Evening Courier and Reporter to support distressed children and prevent winter hardship.
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Waterloo
Belgium
Good Fellow Fund Evening Courier and
Waterlas
Train Conductor Killed by Bandit in Humboldt County
William J. Reynolds, a Chicago & Northwestern freight conductor, was killed during a confrontation with a masked bandit between Bradgate and Rutland Iowa. Reynolds wrestled the robber, three shots fired, and the bandit escaped into Humboldt County woods as officers organize a posse. Dale and Crane were uninjured. The train continued to Rutland with Reynolds.
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Eagle Grove
William J. Reynolds
Chicago & Northwestern Railroad
Bradgate
Rutland
Humboldt County
Northwestern
H. H. Dale
Tom Crane
Sioux Rapids
Reynolds
Crane
Wale
Turland
Dale
Foreigners Spread Cattle Disease in Midwestern States
Lingala Nebraska and Missouri authorities chase two suspected foreigners linked to foot and mouth disease in cattle. Field Inspector C M Day reported to Washington that the men with hypodermics fled toward St Joe Missouri, with dispatch orders to deter spread and alert officials. A wartime note mentions beef delivery to the war zone.
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Lingala
Neb
Nebraska
Missouri
C. M. Day
Nebraska State Veterinarian Department
Department of Agriculture
Washington
St. Joe
Stray Mexican Bullets Hit U S Border Notes
At Naco Arizona on November 18 United States customs inspector R H Reynolds was shot in the left leg by a stray bullet as Maytorena forces attacked the Carranza garrison in Naco Sonora. Bullets crossed the line wounding three Mexican women and 16 garrison men reported injured by 10 o'clock as Maytorena infantry advanced from the southeast.
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Naco
Ariz
R. H. Reynolds
United States
Maytorena
Carranza
Sonora
Reynolds
Hill
Maytarena
Carranza says he will not retire despite telegram
Washington November 18 General Carranza repudiated a telegram in which General Pablo Gonzales claimed he would retire This denial was released by the American Consul Silliman Also reported General Jose Carbajal a former Carranza chief was killed near Puerto Mexico while with Villa forces fighting General Jesus Carranza a brother of the constitutionalist first chief
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Washington, D. C
Carranza
Pablo Gonzales
Gutierrez
Silliman
Jose Carbajal
Puerto
Mexico
Villa
Jesus Carranza
Nieuport Damaged as German Forces Retreat
London reports through Reuters that Dixmude remains quiet while Germans retreat with heavy losses. Nieuport is badly damaged amid renewed shelling near Ypres, and fugitives indicate new submarines under construction at Zeebrugge.
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London
Reuter
Amsterdam
Telegraaf
Luis
Netherlands
Dixmudae
Nieuport
Wis
Ypres
Zeebrugge
Fire Rips Florida Reform School. Ten Inmates Die
Tampa reports all ten inmates at the state reform school in Marianna perished when a blaze destroyed the facility. Authorities confirmed the fatalities as the fire swept the institution in the morning.
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Reform School
Tampa
Fla
State Reform School
Marianna
France Extends Prohibition Zones Across France and Africa
An official decree extends the prohibition zone to French colonies in Africa and forbids the sale and consumption of absinthe and related beverages in Bordeaux and across France. The measure tightens controls amid ongoing restrictions announced in Paris on November 8.
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Bordeaux
France
Paris
Africa
British Bombard a German Base on Berlin Coast
A Rotterdam dispatch to the Daily Mail reports a vigorous bombardment by British forces at Kyocka and Zoobrugee on the Berlin coast. Solvay works on Ss ship canal used as a German military base were wrecked. A five car troop train was hit by shells and destroyed, with extensive damage to stores and ships.
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Daily Mail
Kyocka
Zoobrugee
Berlin
Solvay Company
Ship Canal
Captain Describes Fight With Emden
Melbourne dispatch to Reuters recalls Captain John Glassay of the Australian cruiser Sydney describing the battle that destroyed the German cruiser Emden. He notes hits improving as the Sydney struck, destroying rudder and funnels, crippling speed and foremast.
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London
N.a
Melbourne
Australia
Reuters Telegraph Co
John Glassay
Sydney
Emden
Funden
Mortar Incident Reported by Bilbao Newspaper
The Pueblo Vasco of Bilbao reports a serious German mortar incident involving gunners. The event, described with cautious wording, notes a catastrophe and casualties as authorities conceal details.
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Mardeid
Paris
Newsspaper Pueblo Vasco
Bilbao
Nagel Named on Mediation Board for Western Railroads
Nov 28 report from J Louis states Charles Nagel former secretary of commerce and labor is named as the third member of the federal board of mediation and conciliation. Judge W N Chambers of Washington announced the selection. The board will meet in Chicago on Nov 20 to arbitrate disputes between western railroads and 55 000 engineers and firemen.
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J. Louis
Chas. Nagel
Rommerte and Labor
Fderal Board of Mediation and Conciliation
W. N. Chambers
Washington, D.C
Chicago
Mississippi River
Receiver sought for United States Motors company
In New York on November 18 a suit in the state supreme court seeks a receiver for the United States Motors company a New Jersey corporation with capital of 42000 and plants at Hertford Cann Detroit Dayton Providence Newcastle and Taristown Emanuel Metgger of lig city a stockholder is named in the filing
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New York
United States Motors Company
New Jersey
Hertford
Cann
Detroit
Dayton
Providence
I. J
Newcastle
Ind
Taristown
N.Y
Emanuel Metgger
Lig City
Belgian Children Afraid to Laugh Amid War Miseries
Jarvis M. Bet for New York, representing the American commission for relief in Belgium, describes in detail the grim conditions in Belgium. He notes widespread misery, ruined villages, and ghostly children, while German troops cooperate to clear waterways to allow relief shipments.
Slain Man Found in Barrel In Queens Barred Street
In New York on November 19 a 22 year old tailor Luigi Mitalugo of the East Side Manhattan was identified as the victim. Police believe the death arose from gang rivalry and feud between rival gangs.
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York
Nov
Queensborough
Luigi
Mitalugo
Manhattan
East Side
Ipe
Death of Rudolph Emmerich Professor in Munich
Rudolph Emmerich, professor of hygiene and bacteriology at the University of Munich, died. Born in 1852, his death was announced. the report traces his career through Munich via Berlin and London.
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Munich
Bavaria
Berlin
London
Navy
Rudolph Emmerich
University At
Allies More Than Hold Their Own in French Report
Paris reports a daily update from November 17 detailing artillery exchanges and repelled infantry assaults. French forces repelled German attacks near Ypres and Craonne while Zouaves seized a contested forest near Hixschoote. Reims bombardment continues and Alsace losses noted.
Russians Press Attack in Four Day Battle at Soldau
Paris dispatch cites intense fighting around Soldau with Russians attempting to break German lines despite heavy fire and torrential rain. Russians reportedly capture 19 large cannons as they push toward German interior amid fierce German resistance.
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Paris
Petroegrad
Havag
Soldau
Germany
Bukowina Scene of Fierce Battle
Dispatch from Mare Momatta reports fierce fighting on the Austro Russian frontier near Bukowina and northern Erminea. Russian troops are described as victorious while Austrian forces fall into disorder as they retreat or are pressed back by advances.
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Bukowina
Germans Take Advantage Of Russian Check
Berlin reports say eastern front operations progress favorably with German forces leveraging victories near Wloclawek and Lipno. Russians retreat toward Plock and near Wloclawek, while Belgrade falls appears imminent and Przemyal fort remains provisioned for 12 months. West front updates note continued fighting in Flanders and Argonne, Meuse progress near St Mihiel, and repulsed Verdun sorties. Austrian sorties from Cracow capture northern Russian fortifications and a Servian defeat enables river crossing.
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Berlin
Hague
London
m—aAn
Thair Vietory
Wloclawek
Lipno
Plock
Xutno
Lechyter
Soldau
Vistula
Raada
Belgrade
Servid
Vienna
Praemyal
West Berlin
Gays
West Flanders
Forest of
Argonne
Verdun
Meuse
St. Mihiel
Cirey
Chateau Chatillon
Poland
Lodz
East Prussia
Miawa
Mikallen
Washington, D. C
Cracow
Kulebra
National Municipal League Meets in Baltimore for Conference
Experts in city government gathered in Baltimore for the National Municipal League annual meeting and national conference for good city government. The three day event opened with committee meetings and conferences of civic societies and secretaries of State leagues.
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Baltimore
National Municipal League
National Conference For
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U.S. Naval
Humboldt CO
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America
Czar
Eastern Front
Serbia
Przemyal
Ben Heged
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