Adamson's stance dominates railroad dispute talks
Representative Adamson vows congressional action if needed to defend the Adamson act as railroads and unions seek a working accord. He notes the president's re election and a conciliatory mood among labor leaders and employers. A proposed plan favors arbitration and public involvement to prevent strikes pending investigation.
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Washington
Dee
Brotherhood
Labor
Supreme Court
Labor ix
Chamber of Commerce of the United States
Germany seeks only a peace conference not fighting
Copenhagen dispatch quotes the Frankfurter Zeitung that Germany wants a peace conference at The Hague around January 15 where all belligerents will openly state peace proposals. Military operations would continue during the conference while it is in session.
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Copenhagen
Exchange Teleph Company
Frankfurter Zeitung
Germany
The
Hague
Norwegian Ship Seized En Route to London
Berlin reports Norwegian steamer ligit bound for London with contraband has been seized and brought into a German port by German warships, per Overseas News agency.
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Berlin
Sayville
Ligit
London
Overseas
Russian advance and global limits prompt disarmament talk
French forces pressing forward amid calls for restraint as nations seek peace. World powers debate arms levels and Mesopotamian tensions while other domestic stories note local events. Horse population declines and community programs are reported alongside school and scouting achievements.
Germany Seeks Armament Limits as Peace Talks Open
The Frankfurter Zeitung outlines Germany’s view on armament limits and naval restraint. It says Germany won’t preempt others in cutting forces and favors a common international framework with a strong German role, while defending defensive shipbuilding and sea freedoms. It warns a rejected peace would lead to a harsher outcome.
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London
Jd. P. m
Frankfurter Zettung
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Zeitung
United States
Great Britain
the Zeitung
Demands in contrast to military position from Berlin to London
Berlin dispatch quotes Lt Gen Baron von Freytag Loringhoven arguing that despite enemy defeats, opponent presses for surrender while Germany maintains strength. He claims Allied civil leadership shows intellectual neurosis and demands while German arms, munitions, and submarines push to greater losses for adversaries, deeming peace offers humane.
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London
Nis
Baron von Freytag-Loringhoven
Victoria
British still fear raider scouring ocean near Sandy Hook
New York report says a British cruiser off Sandy Hook dispatched a wireless warning about a German raider on this side of the Atlantic. The message largely repeats prior warnings and is seen as a precaution by marine circles.
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New York
Atlantic
Sandy Hook
Romanian Crown Council Discusses Move to Petrograd
From Brockhein via wireless, the Rumanian crown council resolves the foreign office be moved to Petrograd with other ministries in Kiev. The Romanian parliament reportedly to meet in Petrograd as King Ferdinand plans a week in Russia then England.
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Brockhein
Oshl Atastger
Crown Council
Petrograd
Kiev
Ferdinand
Russia
England
Miss Sylvia Pankhurst Arrested At Demonstration
London December 17 Sylvia Pankhurst militant suffragette and supporters sought a peaceful demonstration at East India Dock gates. A large crowd mobbed the speaker. police intervened and rushed Pankhurst and companions to the station. Prisoners were held on bail for magistrate examination.
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London
Sylvia Pankhurst
East India Dock
Miss Panihurst
Germans declare Wallachia operations terminated
The Overseas News agency reports that operations in Wallachia are ended with Huzeu captured, giving central powers control of two thirds of Romanian rail lines. The Buzeu and Jalomitza rivers form key lines containing corn and oil stores while Meuse offensive efforts by the French are unlikely to alter the broader situation.
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Sayille
Romania
Verdun
France
Wallachia
Huzeu
Central Powers
Teutonic
Buzeu
Jalomitza
Ironclad embargo on grain shipments denied by Northern Pacific
St Paul report says Northern Pacific will accept grain and lumber from far western points if there is real demand and prompt unloading. President Hannaford noted congestion in the East limits accepting shipments beyond the Twin Cities, while railcars remain on the railroad’s lines.
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St. Paul
Far Western
Northern
Northern Pacific
German steamship breaks British blockade near Bergen
The German steamship Prinz Friedrich Wilhelm, long anchored at Odde near Bergen, reportedly broke the British blockade outside Bergen. Previously cruising off Norway’s coast on a voyage to the Arctic, the ship was in regular North German Lloyd service between Bremen and New York before hostilities began. Stavanger lies 100 miles south of Bergen.
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Sayville
Friedrich Wilhelm
Odde
Bergen
Nordewinning
Frankfurter Zeitung
Prinz Friedrich Wilhelm
Lloyd Line
Bremen
New York
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Arctic
Ergen
Stavanger
Mesopotamia Not Forgotten Renewed British Push
London reports renewed British activity in Mesopotamia after seven months of quiet. General Maude commands a campaign near Kut el Amara with plans unclear, while railways, basra base facilities, and medical capacities expand. The Times notes potential capture of Kut could force Turkish retreat without frontal fighting.
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London
Kut-el-Amara
Maude
Kut-el- Amara
Kut
Samayyat
Sotitla
Basra
Mesopotamia
Morgan's Latest Partner Joins Morgan Bank
Thomas Cochran, president of the Liberty National Bank of this city, will become a partner in J P Morgan & Co on January 1. Born in St Paul on March 20 187, Cochran rose from penniless beginnings 18 years ago after his family moved from New York. He taught, then worked in railroads before moving to St Paul and rising to director of several banks and firms. He will be the youngest among Morgan’s 12 partners.
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Thomas Cochran
Liberty National Nk
Newark
J.P. Morgan & Co
Mr. Cochran
St. Paul
Hon
Aving
New York
Cochran
Yale
Albany
Wealthy Northwest figure dies after lingering illness
Len, a prominent Red Wing financier described as one of the Northwest's wealthiest men, died here today after a lingering illness. He was 1d years old and survived by two sons, William and Pacite, both connected to transit agencies. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday.
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Redwing
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Iein
William U. Pacite
Traneallway Ros
Grand ‘Trunk
Atinneapolia
Belatura
Balesian
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Arron
Belgium
Germany
Belgian
Duble
French Advance On Meuse Continues Against German Positions
French forces press the Meuse offensive extending gains against German positions. The drive follows recent advances and signals continued momentum in the campaign.
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Meuse
British Raids and Meuse Front Advance Reported
The French offensive along the Meuse in Verdun gains ground while British raiding near Ransart and Wytachaets yield footholds. German war office notes French advances at Hezonvaux and nearby areas as German and Austrian forces press in the Austro Italian sector. Russian and Rumanian movements in Dobrudja continue with near forest district resistance. Volhynia reports gains by Prince Leopold’s forces after repelling Ruslan advances. Schlesvig Prussia institutes civil conscription of schoolboys for railroad work.
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Verdun
Ransart
Wytachaets
War Office
Hezonvaux
Marshal von Mackensen Watin Hi
Dobrudja
Petrograd
Testmete
Volhynia
Leopold
Berlin War Office
Kovel
Lutsk
Sera
Truket
Two Girls Break Up Dice Game Raid in Berlin Dear
Anna Credit a 20 year old Springfield stenographer and her sister shut down a dice game in Berlin Dear according to Miss Credit’s report to Sheriff Wheeler. Warrants were sworn for men and boys alleged to have been caught in the raid. The sisters found the paraphernalia and balls and halted the gambling at the illicit gathering held in an abandoned mine shaft nearby.
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Springfield
Til
Anna Credit
Berlin
Miss Credit
Wheeler
Itt
Prussian Civil Conscript Law Targets Schoolboys
London dispatch reports Schieswik Prussia proclaims civil conscription of schoolboys. They will be used mainly for railroad work and loading unloading of trucks amid labor shortages.
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Schleswix
Prussia
Aispatch
Copenhagen
Protests Over Belgian Deportations to Germany
A long despatch reports Cardinal Mere’s appeal against belgian deportations to Germany and the use of Belgian workers as German soldiers. It notes decrees from the German authorities ordering forced labor, with notices threat ening fines and imprisonment for the idle and detailing exemptions for physicians and teachers. The piece outlines the shift from Belgian forced labor to deportations into Germany, aimed at the German war effort, and cites specific communes and dates as proof of implementation.
Reorganization replaces horse stages in Yellowstone Park
A Yellowstone Park transportation overhaul ends horse drawn stages. Three concessioners will run passenger autos next summer, reducing travel time and expanding stays at Geyser Lake and the canyon. A new unified transportation company forms to serve the entire park, with camps reorganized and better facilities. Arrangements among railroads allow travelers to enter via any entrance.
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Secial
Standard
Washington
Yellowstone Park
Geyser Lake
Canyon
Park
Bitel Company
of & Proader
Lane
Yellowstone
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