Chile Argentina mediation talks grip Tacna Arica dispute
Buenos Aires reports Chilean press favors Argentina mediation to settle the Tacna Arica issue. Washington cites U S desire to preserve peaceful relations as Chile weighs Argentine offer and rejects U S mediation. Diplomatic exchanges signal a hopeful shift in the long running dispute.
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Morning Journal
Buenos Aires
Chile
Wilson
Peru
Irigoyen
Argentina
Washington
State Department
Tacna and
Arica
United States
Puenos Arres
South America
Ancon
Tacna
Percy
Seted
Tacha
Kansas City Street Car Strike Threat Nears
Kansas City workers voted to strike at 6 o clock tomorrow, over war board wage increases. About 2,760 men and 110 women conductors would be affected, risking a citywide blackout if power plant staff join the walkout.
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Kansas City
Dee
Kansas Ci Kallwaee
War Labor Board
Araert Wmployes
Power House
Sumone
Dells and
Power 'O
Telegraphers pay not to be reduced
Washington officials stated that telegraphers’ pay will not be cut under the latest wage order. An additional request for higher wages is under consideration by railroad administrations.
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Morning Journal
Washington
Denver Weather Summary for December 10
The report from Denver Colorado indicates Wednesday has fair skies with warmer conditions expected on Thursday. The forecast notes rising temperatures and unsettled weather patterns in the northern portion of the area.
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Denver
Colo
New Mexico
Watire
Korth
Weather Summary for Twenty Four Hours Ended 6 PM
Local weather report shows maximum 57 degrees minimum 21 degrees and a 38 degree range. Winds north at 4 pm were light and the sky was clear.
Notable 1918 figures in suicide attempts reported
London reports William Hohenzollern attempted suicide after depression. a retinue member was wounded. Budapest telegram says Count Michael Karolyi, active in Hungary's republic movement, tried to take his life amid failed efforts to rebuild Hungary. his attempt was thwarted with no further details. Government unable to stop country partition into small republics.
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William Pohenzollern
Copenhagen
Exchange ‘Telegraph Company
Herr Hohenzollern
Michael Karolyi
Budapest
Hitchcock Shifts View on War After German Atrocities
Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska, head of the foreign relations committee, says he moved from peaceful neutrality to armed neutrality and then to war as German aggression grew. He notes his early 1914 push for an ammunition embargo and recalls his roles in the Senate debates on neutrality and the 1917 declaration of war.
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IY Morning Journal
Washington
Hitchcock
Nebraska
Foereiga
Senate
Senate Judiciary Committee
United States
Nin
Lssue
Pastor and Three Of Flock Accused Of Evading Draft
Joshua Sykes and three teachers of the Church of the Living God face espionage act charges in a U S district court trial in Berkeley California. Co defendants refuse draft registration claiming allegiance to the Kingdom of Heaven. Witnesses describe alleged indoctrination of congregants to the Garden of Eden near Denver and a March incident where a man was burned by a mob.
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San Francisco
Der
Joshua Sykes
United Sates
Church of the Living God
Berkeley
Calif
John
Baker
Haywards
August Vollmer
Deckeley Elter
Bykes
M. Dean
John Mergusson
Walter Joseph Crosby
Kingdom of Heaven
Sykes Im
Lone Rock man dies in plane propeller accident
Sullivan of Lone Rock was killed when struck on the head by a plane propeller during an incident at Carruthers Field in Fort Worth. The accident occurred today involving local residents and aviation personnel.
Germans greet US troops at Coblenz with former American ties
Americans entering Coblenz were met by Germans who had lived in the United States, including Ernest Westfall of Enid Oklahoma. They welcomed the occupiers, decorated with rosettes, and noted friendly sentiment. A German officer who once sought surrender of the Lost Battalion shared high praise for American troops.
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U. S
Banks OF Rhine
Oklahoma
Associated Press
United States
Coblenz
Ernest Westfall
Enid
Okla
Westfall
Missouri National Guard
Kansas City
Berlin
Cobsens Fromerlin
William A. Smith
Lynching of Negro Slayer in Wyoming Despite Mob Action
Green River Wyoming December 16 A mob of about 500 railroad workers seized Jameson Woodson a Negro and lynched him at a telephone pole after he shot and killed a railroad switchman named Miller and wounded another man at the Union Pacific station. Sheriff Arthur Dixon attempted to intervene but the mob carried Woodson away and he was hanged in front of the courthouse. Governor Houx was notified as authorities sought to identify mob participants.
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Orning
Capnal
Greenriver
Weo
Jameon Woodson
Union Pacific
Miller
Arthur Dixon
Underwater County
Villa band arrives near Texas border
Twenty three Villa followers, believed to be the vanguard of the Villa movement into the Ojimagu district, reached San Antonio, opposite Candaria, Tex. They are watched for possible smuggling of supplies across the border. The Villa men said they took part in the Villa Ahumada fight on November 24. Five head of cattle stolen from the Tigner ranch on the American side were located in Mexico by Mexican federal troops.
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Presidio
Tex
Ojimagu
San Antonio
Chihuaulua
Candearia
United States
Villa Ahumada
Tigner Ranch
Mexico
Offnage
German Assembly Likely Before Peace Treaty
Berlin dispatch reports reliable sources indicating the Entente powers will not conclude a preliminary peace with Germany before Germany's national assembly convenes. The note emphasizes the urgency of a parliamentary mandate prior to any final settlement.
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Ameterdaam
tDeutache
Zeitung
Berlin
Germany
All-American Party To First Greet President In Brest
American naval contingent sails to Brest France ahead of President Wilson arrival. George Washington heavy cruiser leads escort, landing planned at quay 3 with formal French welcome. Pershing Bliss and other officials to accompany Wilson ashore. parade and brief welcome by the mayor planned if time permits.
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Brest
Prest
France
Ber
Mremehy
Salites
Paris
General Pershing
Bliss
Servie
Wilson
Cours Dalot
Cours
Dauphine
Exkitethy
Debate Opens on Measure with Long Contested Odds
Debate over the measure begins with a lengthy contest anticipated to continue intermittently for an unspecified period. Supporters argue for the measure's right of way while opponents pledge ongoing discussion.
Senator Simmons Leads Debate on 1920 Tax Plan
Washington December 10 debate on the revised war revenue bill opened in the senate with majority and minority reports from the finance committee. Senator Simmons defended 1920 provisions arguing business needs to know future tax burdens while Senator Penrose attacked the 1920 law and warned against extending the tax schedule. Opposition grows to luxury taxes and child labor tax amendments, with Smoot and La Follette filing or presenting statements.
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Colorado
Smoot
Utah
la Pollétte Alsa
Simmons
Minority Report
Penrose
Simmons Saks
Pomerene
Ohio
Supreme Court
Benatore Simmons
Bimmons
Senate
Kaiser interview printed in Germany sparks debate
Frederick Hohen sellers son, once German crown prince, gave an interview carried by The Associated Press and widely reprinted in German papers. Berlin newspapers gave it front-page treatment while Essen’s paper questions the truth of his claims that Germany was hopeless after the Marne and that the general staff lost nerve.
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Jurnal Spheinl
Amsterdam
Frederick Hohensellern
Associated Press
Werlin Kreuz Acitung
Berlin
Germany
Marne
Essen
Scheidemann Warns Government Faces Powder Keg
New paragraph reports Philipp Scheidemann defending the government against Spartacus activity. He warns the cabinet holds 90 percent of support but says the situation is a powder keg waiting to explode.
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Terlin
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Ascointet
Philipp Beheldemann
Spartacus Group
Farrel Resigns as Informational League President
The Informational League president John J. Parrett resigned at the annual meeting, with owners accepting the move but he would stay in the executive office until a successor is elected. Director J. Ad Meaffery of Toronto was elected to the board.
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Renin Lournol
New
Home Sweet Tome Welcomes Wounded Men
Wounded American soldiers arriving from overseas on the Kroonland are greeted with cheers in New York. A police band leads the Welcoming committee as caps and crutches are tossed in the air while the maimed dance and cheer. The Kroonland carried 63 officers 1140 enlisted men and 106 civilians. The Empress of Britain also arrived with 2456 soldiers. The men debark tomorrow. The 204th ambulance company is among the arrivals.
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New York
Kroonland
Sweet Home
Federal bill sought federal control of meat packers
Washington December 10 Congress introduced a bill aligning with the Federal Trade Commission to place the meat packing industry under federal licensing or direct government operation The measure would authorize the president to acquire and run stockyards cold storage plants and refrigerator cars or license their operation The FTC urged control of dockyards cold storage and warehouses to curb the power of Swift Co Armour Co Morris Co Wilbur Co Inc and the Cudahy packing company over meat and other foods
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
Wileen
Sims
Interstate Commerce Committer
Congress
Department of Justice
Ihe
White House
Menopay
Swift & Co
Armedur & Co
Morris & Co
Wilbhon & Co. Inc
Cudahy Photine Company
Vice President Marshall presides over cabinet meeting
Vice President Marshall chaired today’s cabinet session at the request of President Wilson who travels to Europe. He stated the gathering was informal and not an official presidential duty. The meeting produced no presidential business and carried no directives to the White House. Secretary McAdoo bids farewell as Carter Glass slated to succeed him next Monday.
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Fern Wee
Washington
Derk
Marshall
Wilson
Europe
White House
Actig
McAdoo
Carter Glass
Railreids
Minor Leagues Seek Self Rule In Baseball Structure
New York dispatch reports the National Association of Minor League Baseball clubs push for autonomous governance. President John H M Farrell notes A K Tearney and the American League president outlined a plan to make the national commission the sole administrative body for resolving disputes affecting minor leagues.
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New York
National Association of Minor League Baseball
Ac Cordidge
John H M. Farrell
Chicago
A. K. Tearney
Johnmi
Mina
Farrell
Tearney
Nations Association
Betes Et
Hearst Telegrams Link Zimmerman Note to 1917 Propaganda Efforts
Senate committee reads 1917 Hearst telegrams from Palm Beach showing instructions to editors to push embargoes and peace votes while a doctored Zimmerman note is implicated. The record cites a forged note claim and references responses from Windsor McCay and others as part of German propaganda inquiries.
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Washington
William RB. Hearst
Palm Head
Fla
United States
Senate Committee
Department of Justice
Hruce Bielaski
Bureau of Investigation
Hearst
New York
Windsor McCay
Tor. Hart
Elihu Root
Charles W. Ellet
Tir Hart
Overman
Euid
Woswheche Zeitune
Herlin
Sayville
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