Allotment Delay Promised for Soldier Families Amid War End
In Butte, Red Cross secretary says delays for September November allotments stem from a filing system change in Washington. Remittances should resume soon. civilian relief funds halt inquiries to soldier allotments. Allotments continue while service endures or until discharge, with Home Service aiding relatives as before.
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Famlies
Jeannette Ezekiels
Home Service Section
Butte
Red Cross
MO 3
Red Cross Welfare
Washington
Miss Ezekiels
Imperial revenues for royal personages
Copenhagen reports from Berlin that imperial revenues have been paid for all former royal persons entitled to them. The Vossische Zeitung notes the former German emperor has authorized Frederick, his second son, to represent him in all matters concerning the former Imperial house.
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Copenhagen
Berlin
Germany
Fitel Frederick
Lawyer claims act unconstitutional in treason case
In district court yesterday a motion to set aside the information against Louis Medal was filed charging the information is indefinite. The motion argues the act of Feb 22 conflicts with U S Constitution provisions. In Geneva, authorities report the arrest on high treason charges of August Thyssen, known as Tron.
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Louis Medal
United States
Geneva
August Thyssen
Tron
Belgium loans from US rise to 218 million dollars
Reports from Washington state Belgium’s US loans increased to 218,320,000 with an extra 3,200,000 credit. Allies total credits reach 8,228,540,02, as debates on postwar aid and naval expansion continue. Admiral Tadger urges a Navy appropriations level by 1923 to rival any nation.
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Belgium
Washington
United States
Tadger
General Board
Navy
House
Railroad Executives Oppose McAdoo Plan
Philadelphia reports that 125 railroad bodies representing 92 percent of track mileage issued a formal statement rejecting Director General McAdoo's proposal to keep government control of railroads through January 1924. They warn such continuation would cause delay and confusion, demoralize corporate and operating sides, and hinder a satisfactory settlement of the railroad problem. The association, chaired by Thomas De Witt Custer, is studying issues tied to returning properties to private ownership.
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Philadelphia
McAdoo
Thomas de Witt Custer
Railway Execu Divisory Committee
Association of Railway Execu
Food conservation orders limit bread and meat in public eating places
An official of the food administration outlines continued ration controls after the war. Public eating places may serve only small portions of bread and butter, with strict limits on meat courses and prohibited items. The rules specify that no more than two ounces of wheat bread per person and one meat course per meal, among other restrictions designed to curb waste and ensure supplies for all.
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Hutterestau
Army Return Note for Tom Saeenfield in Seattle Visit
Tom Saeenfield returns from army service and plans a visit to Seattle before resuming duties at the Record-Herald in Helena. He previously served as a sergeant in the Btanda local force in Butte and later transferred to infantry earning a commission as lieutenant. His service included major camps and a last posting at Camp Knox Kentucky before leaving.
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Seattle
Greenfield
Btanda
Butte
Helena
Tina
Tere Pastors
Infantry
Montana
Camp Knox
Kentucky
Tutte
The
Record-Herald
American Array Officers Arrive in Berlin
Berlin, Dec 11. Brigadier General Harries and Lieutenants Gaillard and Schelling of the American commission for the restoration of war prisoners arrived in Berlin last night, the first American officers to reach the city since the signing of the armistice. A Chronicle-Telegraph item recounts a humorous anecdote about a “thin man” and a man of the mighty fist in a circus-like tale.
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Berlin
Brigneul Harries
Lieuten Ants, Gaillard
Schelling
American Commission For the
Chronicle-Teleaph
Wedding Chase Sparks Last Minute Bank Hint
A fragmentary tale from Panascn hints at a rushed wedding between a bride and Walter as a father plans a noon ceremony to secure a cash wedding present before banks close at 3. The playful dialogue suggests a pressure filled countdown and a comical monetary twist.
Miner Herbert Yates Dead in Butte at 54
Herbert Yates a longtime Butte miner died of influenza aged 54 at 1 Harrison Avenue. English native who came to Butte as a youth he worked in mines and ranches before returning to mines later becoming a flagman on the Butte Anaconda Pacific Fall road. Survived by his wife a daughter and two brothers Willan P. Yates of Pittsburgh a Carnegie College professor and Capt. George H. Yates of Carnegie Yacht Fer hardina Florida. Funeral services set for this afternoon at Sherman Reed rooms.
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Herbert
Yates
Harrison Avenue
Tate
England
Butte
Anaconda
Pittsburg
Profese
Carnegie Coltese
Capt
Geart H. Yates
Ferhardina
Fla
Sherman & Reed Rooms
Riots in Aussi Bohemia Use Firearms Killing Three
Dispatches from Prague report extensive riots in Aussi Bohemia with machine guns and rifles firing on mobs. Three killed and five seriously injured as a large number wounded seek aid in the village of Schoenwiesen amid ongoing unrest through the night.
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Amsterdam
Aussi
Bohemia
Prague
Schoenwiesen
Cuba General Strike Said Caused by Propaganda
Information reaching the state department indicates the general strike in Cuba is the result of Western influence and enemy propaganda. The report says order is being maintained in affected districts.
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LW. W
Cuba
Washington
State Department
Dr Welington Koo Arrives in Bordeaux for Peace Conference
Dr Welington Koo, Chinese minister to the United States and representative to the peace congress, has arrived at Bordeaux on December 12. He travels from Paris to join talks and represents China in the event.
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Koo
Bordeaux
Paris
Havas
Wellngton Koo
United States
Peace Congress
Bordeau
Town Chronicle Fragment on Tower of London History
The fragment notes the royal palace known as the white tower, connected to the Tower of London. It mentions it was begun by William the Conqueror’s son William and suggests the White Tower was a premier part of the fortress.
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Gment
London
Pears
Tower of
William
History of a church and tower through English rulers
The text traces a church’s construction and expansions from 1008 when Hufus surrounded it, through successive kings, including Edward II who erected the church. It notes 1628 rebuilding of the white tower, numerous additions in Charles II’s reign, and completion of the new tower buildings in 1850.
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Hufus
Edward II
Charles II
London mother’s apple lesson drifted to charity
A London mother leads by example, telling her older child to let the younger pick first. The elder obeys, passes the larger apple, and the younger chooses the smaller, prompting a reaction as the mother questions the choice and its fairness.
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London
Bobby
Bear robs Highland man of honey twice in forest
Axel Mc Crackn of Highland Pennsylvania reports a bear robbed him of honey on two separate occasions in a forest. He had stored honey in a trunk, then after removing some honey the bear arrived again. He left the area after both incidents.
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Axel McCrackn
Highland
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