Teutons advance on Bucharest from three axes
Roumanians retire east of the River Alt as Austro German forces push from north west and south. Mackensen and Falkenhayn converge toward Bucharest after crossing the Danube, withov the vanguard reaching Alexandria within 47 miles of the capital. Towns burn as defenders withdraw and prisoners and materiel are captured.
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Kraft von Delmensingen
Wallachia
Rothenthurm Pass
Bucharest
Danube
Orsova
London
Roumania
von Mackensen
von Falkenhayn
van. Mackensen
Mackensen
Alexandria
Jower Alt
von. Falken-hayn
Althe
Berliner Tageblatt
Sofia
J Marshal
Alt Valley
War Office
Dary
Francis Joseph to Be Buried With Old Rites
Vienna dispatch notes final coffin closure and state that the burial in the Capuchin crypt will follow ancient ceremony. A ritual challenge at the vault door precedes the procession with the inscription I know him not and the assertion A sinful man, our brother, Francis Joseph.
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Francis Joseph
Vienna
London
Austria
Hungary
Wheat Drops on Peace Rumor and Armistice Hopes
Chicago November 27 Wheat prices fell sharply with some drops up to 93 1/2 cents a bushel as large sales and bear pressure pushed down values. Rumors of an armistice in Europe and possible US embargo weighed on the market, though late-hour rallies appeared on weaker supply signals. December dropped to 1.73 1/2, May 1.50 6, July 1.49 7/8 to 1.60.
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Chicago
Europe
Atlantic
United States
Court ruling on guard's law asked by Boston duo
Washington D C Nov 27 Supreme court review of lower court decisions construing the new national defense act to hold state guardsmen in service for federal purposes despite their failure or refusal to take the new oath was asked today but Alexander Emerson and A P Lowell of Boston final ruling is sought to settle disputed questions of service obligations of state troops.
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Washington, D. C
Supreme Court
Alexander Emerson
A. P. Lowell
Boston
Forgery convict Joseph Hinton dies in Fort Madison prison
Joseph Hinton, 62, serving a 10 year term for forgery at Fort Madison, died in the prison hospital today from cancer. His Woodbury county district court trial drew statewide attention.
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Fort Madison
Joseph H. Hinton
Hinton
Woodbury County
Bulgarians Repelled After Counter Attack on Macedonian Front
Paris Nov 27 Bulgarian forces on the Macedonian front launched a counter attack in the Cerna river region against Serbian forces. The war office reports they were repulsed with heavy losses. Meanwhile Italian troops continue progress west of Monastir.
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Hil
Paralove
Dobrudja
Danube
Sivistova
Aimnitza
Paris
Cerna River
War Office
Monastir
Dieters Gam Five Pounds on 40-Cent Fare
Chicago health department diet squad ends sixth day of a two week trial with a five pound aggregate weight gain among 12 members. Commissioner Dr John Dill Robertson notes food cost will be near 40 cents per person per day with no allowances for light heat or overhead. Meals listed include apricus cornmeal mush macaroni gratin beets and beef cannelloni with desserts and tea.
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Chicago
Chicago Health Department
John Dill Robertson
Steven Apricus
Death at Clarksville Resident Dies of Acute Dialysis
Clarksville November 27 Special Mrs August Hammel an old time resident died this morning from an attack of acute dia l h etis She is survived by her husband three sons and one daughter all grown and married Mr and Mrs Wammel have resided on South Main street for many years prior to which they lived on a farm
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Clarksville
August Hammel
Wammel
South Main Street
Sudden Death in Waverly Claims Local Farmer
William Shanewise aged years died at his Waverly home from heart failure this morning. A retired farmer, he moved to Waverly six years ago from Readlyn. He is survived by his widow two sons and four daughters. Funeral arrangements are not announced.
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Waverly
William Shanewise
Readlyn
Retailers and Housewives Unite in Egg Embargo Action
New York Nov. 27 Co operative action by American housewives to curb egg prices was inaugurated today with a household embargo on eggs. Endorsed by the National Housewives League and city officials John J. Dillon and Joseph Hartigen. Wholesale and retail dealers approve as a practical move against egg speculators. A meeting of retail grocers associations presidents is set for next Wednesday to plan cooperation with the public and dealers to target egg speculators and later other foods. The movement is reportedly spreading to eastern states.
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New York
W National Housewives League
John J. Dillon
Foods and Markets
Joseph Hartigen
Big Dye Plant Opens in Quincy with $600,000 in Orders
The second large dye manufacturing plant in the United States and the only west of Buffalo, opened in Quincy today. Monroe Color & Chemical Co. reports orders exceeding $600,000 for dyes, signaling a strong start for the new facility in the Midwest.
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Quincy
United States
Buffalo
XN. Y
Monroe Color & Chemical Company
Somme Attack Reports See Major Allied Losses
Berlin dispatch reports on the Somme front claim British use of colonial troops in a practice battle while Australians and New Zealanders faced heavy losses. It asserts 40,000 Australians and Kiwis killed or wounded, with Canadians and South Africans also heavily engaged. Total Anglo-French losses exceed 600,000. Separately, a Chicago meeting delays and a quiet front report note artillery activity near La Ragse with no further details.
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Berlin
Sayville
Ni Y
Somme
Review Today
Fraiile
Altho
Pozieres
Plague Rumors Trigger Wider Stockyard Quarantines
Reports from Nebraska and Missouri spark statewide and regional quarantines on cattle shipments. Colorado joins with a shipment embargo while Illinois and Iowa consider precautionary moves as federal inspectors assess suspected hoof and mouth disease versus stomatitis.
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Springfield
Orchargs
East St. Laws
Chilengo
Dyson
Nebraska
Kansas
Missouri
Des Moines
Jamas J. Gilson
Kansas City
Omaha
Gibson
Chase County
Neh
Nes. Bennett and Houck
Chicago
Clinton
Union
St. Joseph
M. O. Anderson
Vicarageouf
Federal Bureau of Animal Industrs
Anderson
Colorado
Denver
Charles G. Lamb
President Is Better Sees Austrian Envoy
President Wilson's cold improved and he played an early golf round. He planned meetings with Baron Zwiedinek to discuss land memorial services for the late emperor Henderson Martin, Philippine commissioner, Hugh Frayne of the AFL, and Rozin Orr of the streetcar men's union.
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Washington, DC
Wilson
Baron Zwiedinek
Wednassay
Handerson Martin
Philippine Commission
Hugh Frayne
American Federation of Labor
Rozin Orr
Street Car Men's Union
Noted suffragist Inez Milholland dies in West
Inez MilhollandBoissevain, famed suffragist and welfare worker, died in a Los Angeles hospital shortly before midnight after a 10 week illness. She was 30. Her husband Eugene Boissevain and her parents came from New York. sister Vida Milholland was with her. She had long been active as a lawyer and advocate for women's rights.
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Inez
Milholland Borasevain
Hoissevain
New York
Vida Milholland
Sween
Toelsse
Eugene Bolasevatn
John i
iMiUlhaland
Vida
Il Vita
Inem
Milboji
Boissevain
Hesce Lee
Theatrical Manager Falls To Death in New York
A theatrical manager Joseph Hroaaks died after falling from a floor apartment in West Seventy ninth Street New York November 7. Family reports a nervous breakdown weeks earlier and notes he had edited and produced with Brinser productions. Other names mentioned include William Ht and Gillian Ray Crane in connection with the theater world.
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York
Joseph Hroaaks
Rheatrical
West Seventy
Brooks
Brinsert Productions
Rors
Wanny Drive
Willian Ht
Peath
Zewport
Gillian Ray Crane
Ambassador Gerard visits Lansing during Washington trip
Ambassador Gerard arrives in Washington from Berlin on vacation and makes his first visit to the state department. He will meet President Wilson before departing, with lunching guests including the German ambassador and Countess von Bernstorff.
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Washington, D. C
Ambassador Gerard
Berlin
State Department
Gerard
Countess von Bernstorff
Wilson
Villisca Slander Suit Likely to Last Through Week
The slander suit of former state Senator FLFL Jones of Villisca against J. N. Wilkerson, Kan detective, for 560000, opened today with many witnesses expected. Attorneys noted lengthy arguments ahead as the case proceeds through the week, with the plaintiff and defense set to present further testimony.
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Villisca
Red Oak
Flfl Jones
J. N. Wilkerson
Peth
Ido
Plaindit
Reimttal
le Hite Jangs
G. O. P. Fund Shows Surplus of $3,856
Cornelius N. Bliss, treasurer of the Republican national committee, filed the final report of contributions and expenditures for the Republican campaign. The document lists total contributions of $2,445.42 from 34,205 contributors and expenditures of $2,441,565, leaving a surplus of $3,856.
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Washington, D
Cornelius N. Bliss
Republican National Committee
Warned Submarine Dangers Cast Shadow Over Atlantic Travel
Anxiety grows among shipping circles as six steamers dock in New York amid warnings of German submarines in the Atlantic. British cruiser Lancaster reported two submarines may be headed toward the coast. crews shielded lights and sails used. Almost a score of French and British merchant ships linger near the port as large steamers near Boston and Philadelphia.
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New York
Lapland
Liverpool
Duca d' Aosta
Mediterranean
Frederick VIII
Porto Rico
Bermuda
Atlantic
Lancaster
Newport Harbor
Daye
Boston
Philadelphia
Amunssen to Try Air Route to Pole
New York November 27 Rosld Amundsen the south polar explorer arrives aboard the Danish steamer Frederik VII from Copenhagen and plans to buy two aircraft for an 1918 expedition. He says the flying machines will travel over smooth ice and water and will be used for exploration. The expedition will start in 1918.
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New York
Rosld Amundsen
North Polar
Frederik VII
Copenhagen
Kansas farmer loses 7500 to wiretrappers scheme
A Kansas farmer fell for a fake horse race scam and handed over 7500 to wiretrappers. Over the past two weeks three operations enriched themselves in Kansas City, with the victim aiding detectives in locating the alleged room where he lost his money.
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Kansas City
Kansas
New Gold Shipments From Canada Reach New York
New York November 27 reports further imports of gold from Canada. J P Morgan and Co deposited 7.5 million dollars at the assay office, bringing total gold imports since the war began to 496 million dollars.
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New York
Canada
J. P. Morgan & Co
Auto dealer dies in crash near Cedar Rapids
Earl Smith, a Mt Vernon automobile dealer, was found dead beside his car with a broken neck about one and a half miles from Cedar Rapids. Authorities said the car overturned at a bridge approach after apparently losing control.
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Cedar Rapids
Earl Smith
Mt.Vernon
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