Wilson orders troops to border as crossfire continues
President Wilson directs Gen Bliss with three artillery batteries to Naco Arizona to deter firing from Mexican factions into the United States. Garrison notes no cavalry deployment beyond current border patrols while diplomacy proceeds and consuls warn factions to stop firing across the line.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
Garrison
Naco
Ariz
Tasker H. Bliss
Arizona
State Department
Bryan
Hunt
Benjamin Hill
Carranza
Maytorena
Villa
Winchester Arms denies riot gun order in Europe
New Haven Conn December 9 The Winchester Arms company issued a statement denying a German ambassador’s claim that it had received an order for 20000 riot guns and 60000000 buckshot cartridges The company said it has not received any such order from the English government or any other governments involved in the European war and does not expect to.
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New Haven
Conn
Winchester Arms Company
Winchester Company
Wissmath Packing Wins 53 000 Verdict Against Power Co
In Fort Madison Iowa on December 9 a jury awarded Wissmath Packing Company 53000 against Mississippi River Power Company after a thirteen day trial begun in 1913. The suit centered on disputed damages in a long legal battle.
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Fort Madison
Wissmath Packing Company
Mississippi River Power Company
Kansas Reaches Ocean City Distress Report Confirmed
Philadelphia reports confirm the warship Kansas, the U S battleship, anchored off Ocean City Maryland to ride out a sea storm. Captain Bryan said no other vessel was present, propellers lifted by heavy seas, risk of engine damage, minor damage to lifeboats and superstructure, vessel uninjured overall.
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Philadelphia
Ocean City
United States
Kansas
Philadelphia Navy Yard
Bryan
Delaware
Atlantic Coast Swept By Storm Hurts New York and Coney Island
Huge seas and a northeast gale battered New York and New Jersey coasts. Coney Island suffered $200000 in losses with many buildings damaged and several hotels wrecked. Waves over twenty five feet smashed boardwalks and shore structures as ferries were forced offshore and trains paused in the storm.
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New York
Sandy Hook
New Jersey
Staten Island
New York City
Coney Island
Sea Gate
Brighton Beach
Rockaway Beach
Arverne
Point Lookout
Long Beach
Jersey
The
Hook
Dwinsk
Newcastle
Halifax
St. Louis
Savannah
Scotland
Francisco
Wilson Line
Atlantic
Hudson River
American Food Aid Feeds Brussels Children Through 36 Stations
A Chicago report says 90 percent of Brussels dependence on U S food aid, with Americans supplying bread and meals through a relief effort. The Little Bees organization runs 36 distribution stations feeding 7,500 babies as Belgium awaits ongoing support.
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Little Bees
Confessed Slayer Escapes Jail in Red Oak
Roy Clark, a confessed Bell family murderer, and George Baker, recently pardoned for a Claude Grice killing, escaped from Red Oak jail Saturday night. Baker, who served years in Anamosa for Grice’s 1907 death, had been paroled and pardoned after good behavior and allegedly forged checks on November 26. He was captured before fleeing.
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Red Oak
Roy Clark
Bell
George Baker
Claude Grice
Clark
Baker
Anamosa
Tom Kirby
Grant Township
Montgomery County
Jersey livestock and dental services listed
Duroc Jersey male pig eligible for registration and a fresh Jersey cow offered by J B Young at 138 First Street. Martin phone 9494 and 1111 F. A. Boysen, Dentist on Second Street.
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Duroc Jersey
Jersey
J. B. Young
First Street
Martin
Slayer of Conductor Pleads Guilty in Iowa Rail Death
Roy James pleaded guilty to murder in the killing of Northwestern Freight Conductor Reynolds in Humboldt Iowa. Clyde Spiker denied assault with intent to rob and faces trial in February. Judge Coyle will determine James’s sentence this week with possible first or second degree murder terms.
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Humboldt
Reynolds
Northwestern
Roy James
Clyde Spiker
Coyle
James
Okie E. Casteel
Spiker
Invaders Repulsed as Front Lines Hold Across Belgium and France
A Daily Express report from the Belgian frontier notes German divisions retreating from Routers area after Passchendaele recapture signaling Allied advance. French war office reports repulsed German attack on St Eloy south of Ypres and Allied gains at Vermelles Autoire near Arras with ground won in the Aisne Champagne sector and minor artillery actions elsewhere.
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London
Daily Express
Paris
French War Office
Belgium
St. Eloy
Ypres
Arras
Vermelles
Autoire
Aisne
Champagne
Argone
Forest of Grurie
Pont-a- Mouszion
First National Bank of Webster City Stockholders Meeting
Notice is given of the annual stockholders meeting of the First National Bank of Webster City Iowa to elect directors for the ensuing year. The meeting will be held in the banking rooms Webster City Iowa on Tuesday January 12 19156 from 1 to 4 p.m. Cashier W C Pyle. 12-9d114
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First National Bank
Webster City
Iowa
W. C. Pyle
Belgium Queen and Duchess Accept American Relief Roles
Messages from Queen Elizabeth and the Duchess of Vendome accept patroness roles with the American Commission for Relief in Belgium. Elizabeth thanks American women for daily food aid and praises their help in Belgium's darkest hour. Henriette asks for continued support as winter tightens. In Eau Claire Wisconsin, 150 students go on strike to protest a directive demanding apologies to a teacher for a remark about a student, remaining peaceful.
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New York
America
Elizabeth
Belgium
Duchess of Vendome
Albert of
American Commission For Relief
H. C. Hoover
London
England
Queen Elizabeth
Henriette
Eau Claire
Wis
Eau Claire High School
F. M. Jack
Florence Blood
Slays Two in a Court Room in Cashmere Washington
In Cashmere Washington Harry E Carr of Leavenworth shot and killed D Franklin who was on trial for assault on a girl. A juror J C Parsons was killed by a stray bullet as the courtroom was crowded with jurors in their seats. Franklin had been slated for a trial on a statutory offense against Carrs 10 year old daughter. Prior to arrest Franklin enjoyed a good reputation and had been superintendent of the Sunday school of Leavenworth.
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Cashmere
Wash
Harry E. Carr
Leavenworth
D. Franklin
Carr
J. C. Parsons
Franklin
Sunday School
Courtroom Shooting Leaves Two Dead in Texas Incident
In a courtroom in Texas, Carr opened fire with an automatic pistol as he stepped behind Franklin. Franklin was struck twice and Parsons, a leading rancher, received a fatal chest wound. Franklin died after fifteen minutes, and Carr surrendered to the sheriff. The shooter was accompanied by his wife and five children at the time.
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Carr
Franklin
Parsons
Owan Victim of Wiretapping Ring Scams Wins
Theodore Russell of Jefferson Iowa, named in a warrant for saloon keeper Tom Kerwin, fell prey to a wiretapping gang led by Clarence Class. The ring took 65 000 in cash from Russell after luring him into a racehorse scheme in September and filing a police complaint on September 15 without action.
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Chicago
Theodore Russell
Jefferson
Tom Kerwin
Clarence Class
Russell
Fighting in East Not Yet Decisive
Report describes ongoing battles in the eastern theater with no clear breakthrough. German forces achieve tactical gains but the overall outcome remains unsettled as contingents clash across multiple fronts.
Germans seize Lodz as Russians suffer heavy losses
London dispatch reports German forces occupy Lodz after a long battle with heavy Russian losses and retreat. Berlin says the Lodz victory follows a Russian attempt to flank and withdraw, aided by German rail reinforcements. fighting continues with the front line now straightened and contest expected.
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Piotrkow
Poland
Nowa Radomsko
Galicia
Carpathians
London
Lodz
Berlin
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Children Aid Distribution
Little Bees” Organization
Brussels
Chicago Daily News
American Commission
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F. A. Boysen
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Stockholders Meeting
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