Red Flag Declares Council Ousted Amid Berlin Turmoil
Berlin dispatches report the Spartacus group losing influence as the Red Flag claims the soldiers and workers council is stripped of power. Ebert's cabinet strengthens, while Solf resigns and Schwerin remains contested amid rising radical tensions and troop movements.
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Berlin
Associated Press
Dr. W
Solf
Hiagaria
Reichstag
Tageblatt
Cal Net
Teichstag
Spartacus
Red Flag
Soldiers’ and Workers’ Council
Murder charges rock Hig Bend district ranch near Mierva Blanca
Paso Texas December 12 3 1 Hes ter a ranch owner in the Hig Bend district near Mierva Blanca is held in connection with the killing of former soldier Sergeant Dro her. Dro her recently discharged from the army was found on the Porter ranch with a bullet hole in his body.
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Paso
Texas
Hester
Hig Bend
Mierva Blanca
Droher
Lroher
Boxers barred from upcoming city bout under new law
Tangtond Palton Pout Barred. fubions Cahf Der 12 fam Langford and Fred Fulton will not be permitted to box here next Wednesday night. District Attorney Kara Sweete notified Promoter Tommy Simpson that the law prohibiting professionals from boxing or prize fights would be enforced. Jeneford likely is on the train from Boeten.
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Palton
Fubions
Fam Langford
Fred Fulton
Kara Sweete
Tommy” Simpson
Jeneford
Boeten
Weather Outlook for New Mexico and Arizona
The report forecasts New Mexico partly cloudy and colder Friday with improving conditions Saturday. Arizona will see Friday and Saturday fair weather with warmer temperatures on Saturday.
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New Mexico
Arizona
Local weather conditions for the past day
Yesterday’s 24 hour weather summary shows a high of 85 with a low near 30. Conditions were cloudy with light rain noted and northwest winds prevailing from morning to evening.
Trial Opens in Victor Berger Case with Socialist Leaders on Trial
Army private Arnold Schiller testifies about his work with the American Socialist and Young People's Socialist League and the alleged German agent remark by Herman Pasler. Defense lawyers object to lines of questioning as prosecutors seek to prove Berger and allies conspired against the Espionage Act.
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Soldier
Young People’s Socialist League
Morning Journal
Chicago
Victor L. Herger
Milwaukee
Adolph Germer
Socialist Party
J. Louis Engdahl
William F. Kruse
Irwin St. John Tucker
Landis
United Sates District Court
Arnold A. Schiller
Camp Grant
12Nd Field Artilery
Schiller
The
American Socialist
William P. Kruse
Young People's Socialist League
Yipseld
Kruse
Het Herman Pasler
Young Peoples Socialist League
Pasler
Xut Buck
Victor Rerecer
National Army
W. F. Kuse
Leage
Herman Pasler
League
Fasier
Germany
Irwm
St. John Tucker
Tucker
Wilson
Tasser
Passer
Mexico
Colonel House Leaves Paris for Peace Mission
Colonel E M House President Wilsons adviser Tasker H Bliss Gordon Auchincloss and Joseph Grew of the American peace commission depart Paris by special train to meet President Wilson aboard the George Washington. They will confer with him after arrival at Brest and report French sentiment ahead of his visit.
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Paris
Col
E. M. House
Wilson
Tasker H. Bliss
Gordon Auchincloss
Colonel House
Joseph
Grew
Vienna
American Commission For Negotiating
Forrest
Wilhon
U. S
George Washington
United States
Brest Roads
General Bling
Messrs
Auchineless
Wilken
Hots du Houlogne
Orlock
Thamor Niysees
Hue Royale
Rr Moncenu
Wilka
Russian Generals Shot by Bolshevik in Ukraine Action
An official Ukrainian statement from Petrograd reports Generals Ruski and Dimitrieff of the Russian army were shot by order of the Soviet at Prapara Orek. M. Kukhotets, ex minister of commerce and communications, was executed at the same time.
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Mterkholm
Ruski
Dimitrieff
Prapara Orek
Petrograd
M. Kukhotets
Commerce and Communications
Venizelos Arrives in Paris for Peace Congress Delegation
Greek Premier Venizelos reached Paris to lead the Greek delegation to the peace congress, accompanied by Foreign Minister Politis. The arrival marks the start of Greece's participation in the negotiations.
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Paris
France
Havas
Venizelos
Polithe
Mother Jones Oee Governon In Mooney's Beale
Mother Jones meets labor officials in San Francisco to discuss taxes and the appointment of George Stanley Arnold as special grand jury prosecutor in the Mooney case. The grand jury probes alleged malfeasance in prosecuting Mooney and co defendants as Mother Jones plans to seek a new trial from Governor Stephene. Mooney was convicted for a preparedness day case and his death sentence was commuted to life imprisonment.
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BPE
San Francisco
Calif
Mary Jones
George Stanleigh Arnold
San
Federal Employment Service
Charles M. Pickert
Pickert
Mooney
Mother Jones
Stephene
San Ouentin
Police on Strike Paralyzes Montreal City
Montreal news reports a citywide strike by police and firefighters over wages leaving the city in chaos. Rioters roam streets looting stores and wrecking property as law abides and public order collapses under the crisis.
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Montreal
French Socialists to Greet Wilson in Brest Delegation
The radical socialist group in the chamber of deputies votes to send a delegation to Brest to welcome President Wilson. They will coordinate with other socialist groups to stage a collective demonstration in honor of the U.S. leader.
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Sy Hoening Jouhnal
ECA Loseeoeleet
Paris
Havas
Chamber of Deputies
Brest
Wilson
Slidlom
Occupation of Zwickau by Czecho-Slovak Troops
Havas dispatch reports Zwickau a town in Bohemia near Saxony occupied by Czecho-Slovak forces. Dresden, capital of Saxony, lies about 40 miles northwest of Zwickau.
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Paris
France
Zwickau
Bohemia
Ust
Saxony
Dresden
Britton Troops Hold Bridge in Cologne City
Britton troops report holding a bridge in the city of Cologne after German forces cut wires and left the east side in darkness. Reports describe tense actions as the bridge remained under control amid shifting lines.
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Anine
City OF
Cologne
Highlanders Create Great Sensation in Cologne Bridges
British troops seized most Rhine bridges at Cologne after German sentries withdrew at night. Crowds gathered as Highlanders paraded through the city with wailing bagpipes, drawing curiosity and shouts of welcome amid cautious relief over the new occupation.
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Cologne
Ress
Rhine
Teutonic Arm
Skirtea
Hohenzollern
Ham
Prince Kemarek
Refitted battleships to carry troops to France
Fourteen battleships and ten armored cruisers are refitted as troop transports to bring American expeditionary forces home to France. Each battleship will carry about 1,400 soldiers and cruisers about 1,460, with ships also serving as sick bays for wounded and ill travelers. The North Carolina leads the group and sails to Brest with 160 officers and 1,600 men for demobilization.
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New York
Iou
Navy Department
France
Cruuiser
Navy
Army Transport Department
North Cara
Brest
Peace Conference May Convene Earlier Than Expected
President Wilson learned by wireless that the peace conference plans to begin sessions before January 3. He moves to hasten front visits and Italy talks while vetoing pleasure trips, with conferences planned with Lloyd George Clemenceau Orlando to smooth allied issues. The George Washington heads toward Brest after a December Azores stop, with Pershing and a review at the front eyed for early action.
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Wilson
American Front
Italy
George Washington
Azores
Harbor of Brest
U. S
Associated Press
Edward M. House
Lleoya George
Great Britain
Clemenceau
Orlando
United States
Paris
Madame Poincare
University of Paris
League of Nations
Alexander
Serbia
Victor Emmanuel
France
General Pershing
Pacis
Brest
Pennsylvania
Invention Boosts Wire Capacity for Telephony and Telegraphy
Washington D C December 12 Postmaster General Burleson released a letter from Theodore N Vail president of the American Telephone and Telegraph Company announcing a new Fell system that greatly increases wire capacity. The system carries four telephone conversations on one pair of wires plus the usual two conversations, or five total per pair, with potential for telegraph use as well. The letter notes prior phantom circuit work and describes the new method as transforming long distance telephony and telegraphy, with partial sharing of wires for telephone or telegraph as needed. An installation between Baltimore and Pittsburgh has been in service over a month with demonstrations to government and industry officials.
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Washington, D. C
Burieson
Theodore N. Vail
American Telephony and Telegraph Company
Mr Vail
Wait
Phitimore
Pittsburg
Vpaltimore
Baltimore
Pittsburgh
Senators Oppose McAdoo Plan To Hold Railroads
Washington Dec 12 The Senate debated McAdoo proposal to extend government control of railroads to January 1 1924 despite opposition from Senator Kellogg and mixed views among lawmakers The Interstate Commerce Committee prepared to meet while the House panel planned to discuss the plan Republicans and Democrats questioned the five year extension and its impact on private ownership and the 1924 campaign context
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Morning Journal
Washington
McAdoo
Senate Interstate Commerce
Tourvedey
McAsoo
House Committee
Kellogg
Minnesota
Senate
Senater Kelloggs
McAsion
Senatormitch
South Carolina
Senate Commerce Committee
Congress
Wilson
Kellore
Omaha Strike Ends Cars Run Again in City
Omaha street car workers returned to work at 4 PM after eight days idle. The local union voted to obey International President Mahon and resume service while submitting their differences to arbitration before the National War Labor Board. Former President Taft and Kasl Manly named as arbitrators.
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Srecias
Naha
Omaha
International
WC. Mahon
National War Labor Board
Taft
Kasil Manly
Influenza New Case Rate Reported by California Board
Reports to the state board of health show 2.12 percent new influenza cases in California yesterday. Los Angeles reported 98 cases while San Francisco’s report had not been received.
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Sacramento
Calif
California State Board of Health
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Johnson asks for U S Russia ops documents
Senator Johnson of California has asked the State Department to provide all documents bearing on U S operations in Russia. The request seeks a complete record of policy actions, reports, and communications relevant to American involvement and the evolving Russian situation.
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U. S
Russia
Johnson
State Department
Johnson Seeks Full US Russia Policy Record in Senate
Senator Johnson of California demanded a definite statement of US policy toward Russia citing a de facto state of war with the Soviet government and pressed for all documents from the State Department and War Department on Russia policy, intervention, and aid to Moscow and Petrograd. He questioned relief efforts, Red Cross shipments, and Allied cooperation with Russia while criticizing Creel Bureau propaganda and the Bolshevik threat.
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Seymour Stedman
Henry Cochems
Vieter J. Derger
Congress
Wisconsin
Berger
Defenes
WywoeNime Journal
PEC al .Faten
Washington
D. C
Johnson
California
Republican
Senate
Russia
State Department
War Department
Brest
Siberia
East
America
Red Crows
Soviet Russia
Department of State
American Red Cross
Moscow
Petrograd
Cgiermany
Siberian
Creel
Kerensky
League of Nations
Rubin
Creel Bureau of Public Information
Creel Bureau
Austria
Germany
Reuwsia
St Hevian of Bedis
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Spartacus Group
SY Morning Journal Frecial
London
Ebert
Copenhagen
Daily Mail
Spartacus Organ
Bbvert-Schneidemann
Barth
Chemnitz
Parth-Haase
M. Joffe
Herr Harth
Scheidemann
Milwaukee Leader
Perger
Red Cross
Junkers
Hohenzollerns
J. WW. W
W. P. Hayward
T. WW
National Socialist Convention
Cochems
House
Oe Oummo
Breza Lee
Oee Governon
Heechee
Hell
Mpadog
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
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