Tornado Ravages Farm District Near Hot Springs
Thirteen dead and about twenty injured as a tornado carved devastation across farming areas south of Hot Springs Arkansas. Relief teams regroup at daybreak amid damaged homes, washed bridges, and blocked roads. six white victims named with several others unidentified among the dead and injured. The city itself escaped major damage while distant lines report a stalled Iron Mountain train and widespread destruction.
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Little Rock
Ark
Hot Springs
Tot Springs
Flat’ Springs
Iron Mountain
Policeman Frederick Cook Dies of Wounds in Riot
San Francisco report says Police Corporal Frederick Cook, wounded in a revolver duel with robbers early Wednesday, died here early today. He was shot during the incident and succumbed to his injuries after hours of suffering, authorities reported.
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San Francisco
Cal
C. CG. Crowley
Don F. Rathbun
Department of Justice
John W. Preston
United States
Frederick Cook
Joffre Appeals for French Loan and Victory
Paris reports General Joffre issued an army order urging a great November loan to fund national defense. He appeals to citizens to subscribe, promising five francs annual interest on seven francs twenty-five centimes, framing it as the loan of victory to serve France and future generations.
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Paris
Joffre
France
Two Women Slugged by Negro He 15 Captured
Des Moines reports Mrs. Alice Jackson and Miss May Jackson attacked with a hammer by Lee Holt colored in their home. Both women seriously injured. Holt jailed after pursuit attempting to board a freight train. A razor and hammer seized.
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Des Moines
Alice Jackson
Charles Jackson
May Jackson
Lee Holt
Dogble
Ss- Louis
William Street
Barmeier
Street
Barmefer
Soomeone
Tod Sloan Deported From Great Britain Under New Policy
London reports reveal British police aggressively enforce deportation of undesirable aliens under the Defense of the Realm Act. The crackdown targets an underworld linked to gambling and crime, with Ted Sloan, former American jockey, singled out for deportation on grounds of being undesirable.
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London
Underworld
Ted Stoan
Home Secretary
United States
Wilson declines to join Ford peace movement
President Wilson will not participate in the current peace conference movement though he does not object to unofficial efforts. Henry Ford's peace ship will not carry any American government representatives. Ford's plan draws mixed reviews in Britain, with officials cautioning Americans about potential ridicule and business impact. Governor Fielder of New Jersey declines invitation to join Ford's peace delegation, calling citizen efforts meddlesome.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
Europe
Henry Ford
White House
Ford
London
America
Wiih
Laning
Fielder
Trenton
N. J
Liberty Bell Arrives in Philadelphia for Thanksgiving
The Liberty Bell arrived in Philadelphia shortly before 4 PM from the Pacific coast. Escorted by a large military delegation, the bell was placed in a glass case at Independence Hall after a parade along crowded streets. Patriotic exercises followed at Independence Hall.
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Philadelphia
Pacific Coast
Independence Hall
Captain Tells of Trip to German Ship
New York dispatch reports in the Hamburg American line trial that only a fraction of wartime supply ships were cited. Captain Olaf Neilsen testified the Nepos carried goods for German cruisers, defying orders and ending with partial cargo loss and sales to British agents before being chartered by the Hamburg American line.
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New York
Arantic
Pacific
Karl Buenz
Hamburg-American Line
United States
Nepos
Philadelphia
Altho
Monrovia
Wos
Roger B. Wood
Olaf Neilsen
Fleuler
Neilsen
High Flyer
Atlantic
Africa
Teneriffe
Deserter tells thrilling story of battlefield escape
Deserter from the German army, Treinle Schultz, is held at Ellis Island for inquiry on refuge in America. He says he fought at Liege and Antwerp, deserted after learning his father and brother were killed, and found shelter with a French girl before slipping toward the Dutch border.
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New York
Navy
Treinle Schultz
Ells Island
America
Schultz
Noorderdyk
Liege
Antwerp
Yser
Lille
Brussels
MADO OPPOSES BOND Wooue 10 MEET DEFENSE
Washington dispatch notes Secretary McAdoo favors increasing internal taxation over issuing bonds to fund the first year of defense, proposing to suspend income tax exemptions and tax various commodities. The report details 1916 balance, revenues, and projected 1917 needs including defense expenditures and Panama canal payments.
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Mado
Washington, D. C
Congress
dcAdoo
McAdoo
National Finance
Treasury
Panama Canal
German protected cruiser Frauenlob sunk by British submarine
A semi official Petrograd report to Central News says the German protected cruiser Frauenlob of 2,672 tons was sunk by an Entente submarine off the Baltic coast. The loss parallels the fate of sister ship Undine and mirrors prior sinkings along the Swedish south coast.
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London
Politiken
Copenhagen
Sweden
Berlin
Swerlish
President to Attend Army-Navy Contest in New York
President Wilson cancelled a cabinet meeting to finish his address to Congress. He wrote late into the night but could not complete it. He plans to go to New York tomorrow morning to watch the army-navy football game and complete the message before leaving, hoping to submit it to the public printer by noon if possible.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
Congress
New York
Thanksgiving Hunger Strike Ends in Omaha
Arthur Hauser, held on a murder charge and awaiting trial, had vowed to starve himself in a hunger strike but surrendered to temptation and ate Thanksgiving turkey after two days with no food. Police and city lawyers debated whether authorities could force feed him.
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Qmaha
Neb
Arthurl ‘Hauser
Turkey
Iis
Execution at county almshouse farm shocks crowd
Snowy Thanksgiving Day crowds in Snow Hill gathered at the county almshouse farm to witness the execution of Frank Grane, a triple murderer. Grane, driven by jealousy of Mrs Levin B. Robinson, killed her and her husband and a farmhand named Re Sped den, with motive linked to the farmer’s wife.
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Prank Grane
Woos Grane
Levin B. Robinson
Cslenze Re. Spedden
Probe ordered into killing of American railway man Bean
Washington directs investigation into Edgar Bean execution by Villa authorities after a derailment forced his train to run for Villa troops. Villa leader apologizes for insults to American officials. Desultory firing near Nogales signals contact with Obregon forces as Villa evacuates the town.
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Lansing
Villa
Randall
Nogales Nogales
Ariz
Nogales
Sonora
Carranza
Alvaro Obregon
Lumber magnate killed as train strikes auto
Bay City Michigan November 26 Edgar B Foss millionaire lumberman of this city and Joseph Muilsak president of the Pilsen Lumber Company of Chisago were instantly killed when their automobile was struck by a train today.
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Bay City
Mich
Edgar B. Foss
Iuberman
Joseph Muilsak
Pilsen Lumber Company
Chisago
Snowball display helps halt Stevens Point blaze
Stevens Point Wis Nov 26 300 men women and children hurled snowballs at a fire threatening multiple structures. The crowd, gathered for worship in a nearby church when the alarm sounded, joined to suppress the blaze and prevent destruction.
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Stevens Point
Wis
Balkans War News From London on Romania Serbia and Russia
Greek affairs ease allied Balkans tension as Roumania faces difficulties and Russian troops near the frontier are expected in Bulgaria. Russia may threaten in Romania and Ismail with 250000 troops, while Serbia remains unbeaten and harasses invaders near Mitrovitza. Gorizia is still contested as Italian advance aims at northern rail links.
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London
Balkans
Roumania
Europe
Althe Roumania
Greece
Odeesa
Nichales
Bulgaria
Alla
Russia
Ismail
Serbia
Pristina
Mitrovitza
Boyadjieff
Peter
Gorizia
Altho
Isonza
Calied
SERS
Berlin
Bzuard
Mitrovitze
Sienica
von Mackensen
Cardinal Mercier Delays Trip to the Vatican
Paris reports confirm Cardinal Mercier of Belgium postponed his planned visit to Rome. The Belgian government learned of the postponement, tied to conditions set by German authorities deemed incompatible with his dignities.
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Paris
Petit Journal
Rome
Cardinal Mercier
Primata
Belgium
Havre
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