Germans Complete Forts in West Flanders Fields
Bruges Belgium November 19 large bodies of German engineers seen moving toward the front indicating plans to cross the inundated country by engineering means. The western storm continues and North Sea waters sweep inland as winter conditions hinder operations.
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Bruges
Belgium
Sluis
London
North Sea
Nieuport
West Flanders
Flanders
Aitte
Goeben
Petrograd
Ministry of Marine
Black Sea
Sebastopol
Anatolia
Khersones
Breslau
Evstafry
German Reports Verdun Defense and Russian Retreat
Berlin reports a French attack near Verdun repulsed and a continuing Russian retreat in northwestern Poland. The official German communique notes heavy rains and snow hindering movements, progress south of Plock, and unclear decisions around Lodz and east of Czestochowa.
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Bertha
London
Verdun
France
Poland
Flanders
Cambre
Mazurian
Lipne
Neawanil
Plock
Lodz
Czenstochowa
Snow and Floods Slow the Armies in Paris
Paris officials report snow and floods slow troop movements as of this afternoon, with the latest dispatches detailing weather delays impacting French military operations and logistics.
Commons Votes to Approve Gig Army Estimate
London November 20 The House of Commons formally passed the supplementary army estimate calling for an additional one million men. Prime Minister Asquith noted the figure, with War Under Secretary Harold Tennant saying total enlistments would likely be around 1.1 million. Tennant warned the total may be higher and outlined plans to split the force into home defense and foreign service battalions. He rejected calls to special treat Lord Kitchener’s recruits.
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London
House of Commons
Britisherg Holds All Credits From the Enemy
London November 20 1947 1 The attorney general Sir John A Shannon introduced in the house of commons an attachment to the act restricting dealings with the enemy He stated the goal was to stop the transfer of money or credits aiding the enemy All trust property such as dividends profit would be paid to a public trustee The measure preserves enemy property until the war ends and its final disposition will be decided then
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London
John A. Shnon
House of Commons
Germany
Austria
Turkey
Germany's Tea Supply Cut Off By British Export Ban
London reports Great Britain prohibits tea exports to continental ports except Allied and Spanish Portuguese ports. The move follows indications Germany is obtaining large tea supplies, often via the Netherlands, amid wartime disruption.
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Germany
London
Great Britain
Portugal
Netherlands
Christmas Check of Needful Children Appeal Faces Funds Gap
Waterloo readers are urged to donate to the Christmas Check of Needful Children in Waterloo. The appeal lists individual contributions and highlights a shortfall of hundreds of dollars still needed, with total contributions reported at $196.73 so far.
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Watterloo
Idollar Christmas Fund Aids Homeless Belgians
A note from Nathan Northey outlines a Christmas fund titled A Friend for Edmund de Wagenaer in Boston. The fragment lists small contributions and figures such as 1.00 and 1.50 with casual notations like Tuesday Euchre and campietl cenwr pe. The legible data are sparse, but indicate a charitable appeal with scattered donation amounts and a Boston link.
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Idollar
Nathan Northey
Edmund DE Wagenaerr
F.ow
Boston
First U S Cargo Of Supplies For Belgians In Port
The Christian Florata sent a London Belgium relief cargo and a Amsterdam dispatch says it is the first American aid reaching the Belgians. A representative urged Americans to continue aid as 7,600,000 refugees in five cities in Helgttun stand for clothes. Snow falls in The Hague as women and children line up for clothing.
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New York
Christian Floratd
London
Belgium
Motterdam
A.rt
Hague
Helgttun
Minister condemns sentimentality in Wartime talk
Rev William T Manning of Trinity Church on Governors Island denounces sentimental views that condemn naval and military service. He honors soldiers as guardians of lands and homes and insists they seek national peace, not bloodshed. He praises their sacrifices and urges more such service.
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William T. Manning
New York
Governy Island
Trinity Church
Obregon forces move from Mexico City as Carranza government shutters
American Consul Silliman reports Obregon troops entraining for Orizaba and moving government offices. Rail links northward and to Vera Cruz disrupted as tension rises. Vera Cruz customs funds about to be withdrawn to the United States. Obregon declares war in Villa, with Salina Cruz as a noted destination, leaving officials unsure of theater and posture.
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Silliman
Mexico City
Obregon
Orizaba
Carranza
Queretaro
Gonzalvs
Mr. Silliman
Vera Cruz
Zapata
Villa
Tlausing
Breckenridge
War Department
Scott
Funston
Vidla
First Storm of Season Lashes New England Coast
Boston reports the season's first southern storm battered the New England coast with high tides and wrecked ships. Ports from Eastport to Nantucket saw gales, while inland regions such as New Hampshire and Maine endured a miniature blizzard. A three masted schooner distressed near Cape Porpoise. one casualty reported. Recovery efforts included a tug from Portland aiding the Fannie and Fay crew.
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Boston
New England
New Hampshire
Maine
Eastport
Cane Cod
Brock Island
Nantucket
Provinertown
Mars
Dawn
Cape Por- Poise
Revenue
Woodbury
Portlando
Chatham
Maas
Keonebunkport
Mc. Navy
Cape Porpoise
Gav. L. Hardy
Deersland
Fannie
Fay
Vesel
Harry Chapman
Southland
Washington, D. C
South Atlantic
Virginia
Florida
Weather Bureau
Palm Wreath
Ohio Valley
Plains States
Caro Jlina
England
New York
Great Lakes
Mississippi
Alabama
Georgia
Carolinas
Crew of Crocker Land expedition in poor health
New York dispatch reports all Crocker Land expedition members led by Dr. Donald B. Macmillan are in good health as of August 29 per a letter by geologist Elmer Elblaw. The note, partly published by Edmund Otis Hovey, recounts a storm south of Cape Alexander and a meeting with Knud Rasmussen’s boat delaying mail and cables.
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New York
Donald B. Macmillan
Elmer Elblaw
Elblaw
Edmund Otis Hovey
K. Rasmussen
Cape Alexander
Mr. Elblaw
Jett
Small
Knud Rasmussen
Utah
Assaulted Woman Dies in Aurora After Attack
Miss Jennie Miller, 5, daughter of a former mayor, died after being struck with a wrench and left unconscious in the Free Methodist church yard. Police consider robbery or lunatic attack. doctors operated to relieve brain pressure but she never revived.
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Aurora
Ill
Jennie Miller
Free Methodist Church
Bie
Miss. Miller
Canadian Cattle Quarantine Raised
Washington November 20 The quarantine against cattle shipments from Canada to the United States was lifted today by the Department of Agriculture. Officials said the measure was not due to infection in Canada but to prevent the return of infected cattle. The move signals the epidemic is being brought under control.
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Washington, D. C
Canada
United States
Department of Agriculture
Dominion
Distribution of Harvest Hands in Grain States
Chicago reports a meeting to decide how to distribute harvest workers in grain states of the Missouri valley, set for December in Kansas. The conference is led by the United States Council on Industrial Relations with rail officials, state labor commissioners, and western farmers in attendance.
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Chicago
Alissouri Valley
Kansanvy
United States
City employment in New York faces job shortage
New York on November 20 reports 3600 applications after yesterday’s opening at the municipal employment bureau. Superintendent Walter Sears said the city needs employers as only four jobs were offered and more filings are expected while workers seek roles across many tasks.
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New York
New
Municipal Employment Bureau
Walter
Sears
Railroads Seek Return to 3-Cent Passenger Rate in Kansas
Topeka Nov 20 The majority of Kansas railroads filed with the public utilities commission for restoration of the 3 cent passenger rate that existed before the 1907 agreement. They argue operating costs have risen and the 2 cent rate cannot sustain first class service or a dividend balance, pending Nebraska rate case decision.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Public Utilities Commission
Nebraska
Flirt Proof Jury Fails in Its Duty
Chicago readers recount a jury's failure to convict Louis J. Weigle on charges of annoying Miss Macy McKinney on a suburban train. A new hearing is scheduled for December 14 amid attention from women's groups. Each juror was required to swear they never flirted before serving.
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Chicago
Louis J. Weigle
Macy McKinney
Hi Cause Women’s Organizations Rms
Miss McKinney
Weigle
Lodge Attacks Wilson Policies In Two Matters
Boston November 20 United States Senator Henry Cabot Lodge criticized the administration for its handling of the Tennessee firing on Turkish waters and the Tampico incident in Mexico He urged inquiry into defense preparedness and opposed diverting funds from southern post offices to defense measures while noting Mexico's revolutionary turmoil and clashes between Carranza and Villa.
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Boston
Chinese Missionary Warns World of Paganism Threat
Miss Hie Ding Lin a Chinese convert of rank told the Interdenominational Medical Missionary conference in Battle Creek that unless China is Christianized by the world its people will lead others into paganism. She urged native teachers educated in mission schools to evangelize China.
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Battle Creek
Mich
China
Hie Ding Lin
Ita M. Sendder
India
Burdette Passes at Pasadena. Funniest Preacher-Author Dies
Dr Robert J Burdette longtime humorist preacher and author died at his Pasadena home after two years of illness He rose from a Peoria start to Los Angeles Temple Baptist pastor and noted lecturer He leaves wife Clara Burdette son Robert and stepson Roy Wheeler Memorial services planned in Los Angeles and Pasadena churches.
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Cal
Robert J. Burdette
Clara Bradley Burdette
Dte
Salt Lake City
Roy Blanchard Wheeler
Pasadena Presbyterian Church
Temple Baptist Church of
Los Angeles
Burdette
Kegan
Peoria
TLU
Robert 5. Burdette
Hls
Peoria Transcript
Carrie Garrett
Burdetta
Burlington
Keokuk
United States
Temple Baptist Church
Altho Burdette
Greensboro
California
Clifton-on-the-Sea
Clara B. Baker
Europe
Weary Ward Beecher
Beecher
Russian consulate wrecked during Trebizond bombardment
An Amsterdam dispatch reports that during the bombardment of Trebizond on the Black Sea by the Russian fleet the Russian consulate was demolished and the consul and women were wounded.
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London
Amsterdam
Rester's Telegram Co
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