Thanksgiving Observed by 5 Officials at St Patrick's
In Washington on November 25 Pan American Thanksgiving at St Patrick's Catholic Church drew members of the cabinet diplomatic corps the supreme court and other dignitaries. Secretary McAdoo represented President Wilson who also prepared the annual message and planned a family dinner with his fiancée. A 35 pound turkey gift from South Trimble marked the feast.
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Washington, D. C
St. Patrick's Catholi Church
Cabinet
Diplomatic Corps
Supreme Court
Wilson
McAdoo
Treasury Department
Americas
Mer. Russell
St. Patrick’s
Norman Galt
South Trimble
Garrison
Jersey
Ford to Charter Ship for Peace Envoys Trip
Henry Ford announced plans for a peace expedition to Europe to end the war. He will invite leading American pacifists and peace advocates from neutral countries to join, with negotiations begun to charter the liner Oscar JT from Scandinavian-American Line for a December 4 departure from New York.
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New York
Henry Ford
Detroit
Europe
Ford
Explosion Shatters Powder Plant in East Alton
Alton Illinois November 25 two wheel houses at the Equitable Powder company East Alton blew up this afternoon. No one was hurt though the blast was felt and heard miles away. A grazing fragment damaged a second wheelhouse triggering another explosion. Eight thousand pounds of powder were stored in the two buildings. Cause unknown. The company is producing war supplies for the Entente Allies.
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Alton, II
Equitable Powder Company
East Alton
Italians Take Summit of Montesano Michele
Rome reports a major Italian victory as Austrian trenches between the fourth summit of Montesano Michele and San Martino church were stormed and held despite fierce counterattacks, according to a war office statement.
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Rome
la Paris
San Martino
War Office
Nogales Border Tensions Prompt U S Troop Rush
United States troops, with an annibal duce present, moved quickly to defend Nogales along the border with Sonora after Villa officers in the Mexican town were reportedly intoxicated. Detachments blocked cross-border travel, saloons on the Sonoran side were closed, and Villa troops allegedly hurled insults across the line. The San Diego was slated to sail from San Francisco with 300 marines to protect nearby civilians amid Mayo Indian attacks.
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Ariz
United States
Annibal Duce
Sonora
Carlos Randall
Associated Press
Villa
Atizona
San Francisco
Cal
San Diego
Topolobampa
Mexico
Washington
Cameron Meit
Winslow
Panama-Pacific Exposition Grounds
Deserter German Soldier Lands in New York
Heinie Schultz, formerly a German private, arrived in New York as a deserter and stowaway aboard the Dutch steamer Noorderdyk. He wore a trench earth-stained uniform and sought admission to the United States to avoid further fighting. Detained at Ellis Island, his case awaits immigration decision. if denied, he faces possible indefinite detention to prevent British capture. Schultz said his father and brother were killed, prompting his escape through Holland to Rotterdam and concealment aboard the ship.
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U. S— Bays
Rotterdam
New York
Helnie Schultz
Noorderdyk
United States
Ellis
Schultz
Holland
Hig
Cornell Pennsylvan ia clash headlines Thanksgiving game at Philadelphia
In Philadelphia Cornell seeks its 23rd straight win over Pennsylvania as betting favors the undefeated Ithacans 4 to 1 and even money that Penn will not score. Both teams arrive from practice digs with new plays and formations. In Des Moines the Drake and Ames clash favors Ames, backed by weight and recent success against Iowa.
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Cornell-Pennsylvania
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Cornell Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania
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Quakers
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al Sharp
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Jameson
Miller
Goal
Anderson
Gillies
Germans Take City Near Riga
Berlin reports from Sayville state that Bersemuende is firmly in German hands with nine officers and 766 men captured and three machine guns seized. Western front unchanged. Bersentuende lies near the northern Russian front south of Riga after heavy fighting in the I Jonkst district for weeks. Capture of Bersentuende by Russians was announced at Pet-Togread on Nov. ii.
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Sayville
Marshal von Hindenburg
Prince von Leopold
von Tansingen
Bersemnente
Ijonkst
Riga
Bersentuende
Pet- Togread
Good Fellows urged to aid Waterloo children at Christmas
An editorial calls Waterloo residents to share Christmas cheer with the needy. It notes poverty rises with cold weather and reduced industry, urging all to donate toys and remembrances to ensure local children have joy this season.
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Waterloo
Hammond Seeks 2000 Planes and Observers for U S Defense
John Hass Hammond Jr., aero nautical division member of the naval advisory board, urges immediate buildup of at least 2,000 aeroplanes and as many trained observers for land forces. He notes France expanded from 25,000 to 100,000 officers and argues the United States will need similar scale and ten years to fortify against a first class power.
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New York
John Hass Hammond, Jr
Aeronautical Division
Naval Advisory Board
Europe
United States
Hammond
France
Children Find Stolen Jewelry Near Granite Canyon
Jewelry valued at 1500 dollars stolen from Mrs. James McClurg Hamilton on a Union Pacific train was found in the possession of local school children near Granite Canyon, eighteen miles west. The items were in a suitcase found near the track. Detectives believe the thief threw the grip from the train to avoid detection.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
James McClurg Hamilton
Union Pacific
Granite Cannyon
Canadian troopship Milsonabie arrives in England
Ottawa announces the troopship Milsonabie, sailing November 13 from Canada, has safely arrived in England with 1,621 men and 54 officers aboard. The brief item notes the voyage of a Canadian contingent and cites a Martin’s El Tovar Cigar advertisement.
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Ottawa
Ont
Canada
England
Police Reserves Called to Stop Los Angeles High School Clash
In Los Angeles California on November 25 police reserves were twice sent to quell street fighting between students of Los Angeles and Polytechnic high schools and their supporters. Polytechnic beat Los Angeles High yesterday evening to win the city football title. Tomatoes flew during the melee and damaged civilians clothing and police uniforms.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Polytechnic High Schools
Polytechnic
Los Angeles High Yeatertiny
Noted Warrior Leads British Serb Campaign
General Sir Bryan T. Mahon commands British forces aiding Serbs against Teuton and Bulgar invaders. Mahon, famed for Boer War relief of Majebe King, is regarded as an able British army strategist in this expedition.
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Bryan T. Mahon
Maje. King
Mahon
Dr Greil Reports Ancona Sinking To U S Ambassador
Dr Cecile L Greil of New York the only American born passenger aboard the steamship Ancona sunk in the Mediterranean by two submarines on Nov 9 told the American ambassador in Rome Thomas Nelson Page the same account she has given before She was accompanied by Lieutenant Commander Jackson assistant naval attache who came to Naples to help collect evidence for the U S government regarding the sinking and Greil repeats that the submarine shelled the ship as passengers tried to escape in the boat.
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Cecile L. Greil
New York
Ancona
Mediterranean
Rome
Thomas Nelson Page
Jackson
Greil
Borate
Alleged Murder Suspect Starves Himself in Omaha
Arthur Hauser, taken from Wichita to face murder charges in the death of W. H. Smith, has not eaten since arriving in Omaha and says he will starve himself. Police say he claims a two week hunger strike, though his condition does not support that. He is closely guarded and force feeding would be used if he continues to refuse food.
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Omaha, Neb
Arthur Hauser
Wichita
W. H. Smith
Hauser
Ships Weather Terrific Storm
Officers described severe weather seen by the American steamer Rio Pasig from Shanghai to San Francisco and the Japanese Seiko Maru from Seattle to Vladivostok. The Rio Pasig faced winds of 87 miles per hour, a 32 degree roll, and danger of foundering after a coal fire. The Seiko Maru lost its rudder in a hurricane and saw its deck load of lumber swept overboard.
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Aleutian Islands
Wilson appeals to Americans to aid Red Cross during war
President Wilson issues a Thanksgiving appeal urging renewed American generosity to sustain Red Cross relief as war strains its resources. The message notes vast donations, but warns funds are dwindling and asks citizens to forward contributions to state treasurers or Red Cross HQ in Washington. The text references Serbian defense line and Serbs fleeing toward the border after a hard battle.
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Europe
Washington, D. C
Wilson
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Lismenna
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Rted Cross
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Greece signs friendly terms with Entente amid Balkan crisis
Greece replies to the Entente note with explicit assurances that no military action will be taken against Serbian, French, or British troops in Greek territory. British observers question full details but expect Greece to yield on key points. Meanwhile, Serbians retreat toward the Albanian border after Pristina and Mitrovitza fall, and British troops near Bagdad press on as Italian forces report a victory near Gorizia.
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Katchanik Pass
Mesopotamia
Rome
Spain's Premier Rules Out War Intervention
Madrid, Nov 25. Premier Dato told parliament there is no possibility Spain will intervene in the war. He said Spain has welcomed goodwill from all belligerents since hostilities began and defended cabinet reforms to strengthen the army should intervention become necessary.
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Spain
Paris
Dato
Ele
Belgian Minister's Sister Arrested by the Germans
Havre France November 25 Word reached that Mlle Juliete Renkin sister of the Belgian minister of colonies has been arrested by German authorities in Brussels The charge is not specified Official advices report the arrest of four retired officers General Jansen General van Sorang General de Fauconval and Colonel Brassine It is also reported two Jesuits Father de Vrore and Father Du Jruy have been sentenced to fifteen months in prison for ornamenting a prospectus of St Michaels college with the Belgian national colors
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France
Mlle
Juliete Renkin
Brussels
Jansen
van Sorang
de Fauconval
Brassine
Father de Vrore
Father du Jruy
St. Michael’s ‘College
Shaw warns crushing Germany could make US foe and ally clash
Bernard Shaw told the Fabian Society that a crushing defeat of Germany might push Germany and the United States into a defensive alliance against Britain and its naval power, if Britain leaves the postwar balance too strong. London date given as November 26.
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London
Fabian Society
Bernard Shaw
Germany
Great Britain
United States
Qapen
Telegram flood at White House urges peace conference
Three thousand telegrams arrived at the White House today urging President Wilson to join a conference of neutral nations to seek peace in Europe. The messages came from across the country at the urging of the Women's Peace party, creating a pile several feet high. A verbal appeal by a committee led by Miss Jane Addams is planned for tomorrow.
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Washington, D. C
White House
Wilson
United States
Europe
Women's Peace Party
Jane Addams
Wife Slayer Gets Life Sentence
Ottawa reports George David Starkley convicted of burning his wife and body to death last spring on an Illinois River island and sentenced by the jury to life imprisonment. Galveston notes the Belgian relief commission chartering five steamers to carry wheat from this port, first ship Phetinia docking today.
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Ottawa
George David Starkley
Illinois River
Galveston
Tex
Commmission For Relief
Belgium
Phetinia
Andrew Carnegie Celebrates Eighty Birthday Quietly
New York November 25 Andrew Carnegie marks his eightieth birthday with a quiet celebration. A small group of longtime colleagues call to offer greetings and tonight he hosts a family dinner. He expresses optimism, saying the world grows better and wishes for blessed peace and a world court to unite mankind.
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Andrew Carnegie
Burns
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