United States note prompt stir in world press
Berlin, London, and Vienna papers react to President Wilson’s peace note with mixed verdicts. Some praise the move as constructive mediation while others call it an ultimatum or doubt peace prospects. Swiss and Dutch outlets express cautious support and aid readiness.
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Reuter
Melbourne
Hughes
Australian Commonwealth
Lansing
Wilson
America
United States
Central States
Turmoil Over Wilson Peace Note Rages in Russian Press
Russian reaction to President Wilson's note is mixed with criticism and cautious optimism. Prominent leaders in Petrograd question terms and Russia contemplates whether US mediation can help end hostilities. The note's lack of concrete terms fuels doubts about Allied acceptance and potential peace prospects.
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London
Wilson
Germany
Duma
United States
Peace note timing sparks debate over German aims
Rome reports the Tdeanazionale says Germany pressed for a grand pacific demonstration after its peace proposal and sought it via the Vatican. The Gloriale d'Italia cites three faults in Wilson's note: timing, failure to distinguish savages and civil peoples, and a 28 month delay.
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Onnervatore. Romano
Thi
Wilson
Pope Benedict
Germany
Rome
Paris
Tdeanazionale
Vatican
Washington
Elvis
Chicago stores adopt eight hour day starting Tuesday
Chicago reports four large department stores will shift to an eight hour day, opening at 8 20 and closing at 8 30 with a full hour for lunch. The changes affect thousands of clerks and start next Tuesday. Pate is a mystery. Lamport and Holt liner Vanhan from Liverpool adds no new word on Voltaire fate. Rev Davis resigns from Spokane church to join First Christian in Kansas City February 1.
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Pate
York
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Holt Hiner Vanhan
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Halifax
Kansas Try
Spokane
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How to Have a Happy Christmas Sermon Theme
Rev Charles A Cook preaches at First Baptist yuletide service on the joy of Christmas. He urges giving over getting, promoting love forgiveness and kindness, and envisions the season lifting spirits even on battlefields as people share blessings and joy.
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First Baptist Church
Bradway
Montana
Mr. Cook
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Jesus
Mary
Earth
Estate Escates Beren
Amelie Erate
Austrian Foreign Minister Czernin Adopts Predecessor Policy
Czernin in reply to congratulations on his appointment says he plans to follow Baron von Burian's policy. He backs the Central powers peace proposal and asserts alignment with prior diplomacy in the context of Amsterdam’s dispute with the Ex Telegraph company.
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Czernin
Baron von Burlan
Chinamas Spirit Triggers Arrests Over Sunday Law
Chicago on December 24 reports that twenty six saloonkeepers bartenders and druggists defied Mayor Thompson by remaining open and were arrested for violating the Sunday closing law in a bold display of defiance.
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Thompson
Wilson Family Joins In Community Celebration
Boston observers report the Wilson family and neighbors aiding the needy with gifts as the Salvation Army and Volunteers of America plan large dinners for the poor. Crowds gathered before station houses as traffic stalled. bands roamed Beacon Hill and the common tree on Christmas Eve.
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Juarez clash fears rise as Carranza troops feel strain
In Juarez Mexico December 74 residents report danger of a clash between General Gonzales and General Murguia forces. Most troops are intoxicated and streets see disorder during Christmas Eve band concerts. Murguia arrived to relieve Gonzales today, heightening tension between commands.
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Juarez
Mexico
Gonzales
Jose Murgula
Murguia
Gonsales
Miss Ella Endsley Dies Companion of Mrs McKinley
Miss Ella Endsley longtime associate of the late Mrs William McKinley in the White House died today in Washington aged 68. Her father a Methodist minister performed the marriage of the late president and Mrs McKinley. Also noted Cincinnati obituary for Henry Farny, 71, renowned author and painter of Indians, who died today in a hospital. A Japanese florist achieved success growing chrysanthemums under cheese cloth.
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Ella "Felicia Endsley
William McKinley
White House
Washington
McKinley
Jochas Falnter
Cincinnati
Ohio
Henry Re Farny
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