Hitch in Baltic peace talks delays Esthonian armistice
A Baltic peace conference pauses after a longer session into Christmas morning over Esthonian fortification of Narva front. Joffe signals sending issue to Moscow, delaying resumption for days as Esthonians pessimistically weigh bolshevik demands. Observers expect eventual agreement may follow Esthonian example with armistice terms on independence Frontiers and guarantees.
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Joffe
M. Joffe
Moscow
Esthonia
Baltic States
Finland
Great Britain
Americ
Trial of 17 officers and civilians ends in mass conviction
The Mayence trial concluded with 16 of 17 defendants found guilty, including army officers and civilians, in a case concerning the sale to Germans of American war stock goods purchased by the government.
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Mayence
General Young Dead at East Lake City Utah
Brig. Gen. Richard W. Young former commander of the Sixty fifth artillery brigade in France during the war died in East Lake City Utah after an appendicitis operation performed a week earlier.
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General Young
East Lake City
Utah
Richard W. Young
Sixty-fifth
France
Taste for jam nearly sinks ocean liner in outage
A Clyde liner named the Princess May suffered a wireless outage and loss of lights causing a near disaster at sea. The crew rigged a hand pump to maintain pressure, and the ship was towed to Delaware Breakwater and later to New York. Officers called the vessel the luckiest ship afloat.
International socialist congress opens in Geneva
The international congress of socialists and communist students began in Geneva on Friday with about 80 delegates from England, Germany, Switzerland, Yugoslavia, Austria and the United States in attendance. French representatives are not yet present as the congress to sit for several days.
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Geneva
Havas
International Congress of Socialists and Communist Students
Attorney General Opinion Released From Pierre
In an opinion made public tonight from Pierre, South Dakota, the department addresses filing questions and related procedural matters. The document outlines interpretations of existing statutes and the implications for official actions.
South Dakota AG Requires Presidential Candidate Declarations
Attorney General Payne states under the Richards primary law all presidential and vice presidential candidates must file a declaration of qualification to have their names appear on the March primary ballot. The rule applies regardless of party, nomination method, or petition.
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Ney
Payne
South Dakota
United States
Zionist Engineers Discuss Palestine Plans
Plans for sending an engineering commission to Palestine to survey the country and establish a merchant marine, construct harbors railroads and highways and reclaim swamp lands will be discussed over the next three days at the Zionist Society of Engineers and Agriculturists second annual convention in Palestine New York.
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New York
Palestine
Zionist Society of Engineers and Agriculturists
Lloyd George Defends League Voting Arrangements
Premier Lloyd George, in Llanystymdwy, Wales, defended League of Nations voting rules. He argued Australia suffered as many war fatalities as the United States and deserves equal voting rights, but not on issues between Britain and the United States. He praised President Wilson for recognizing British fairness and called US treaty fights partisan folly.
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Lloyd George
Llanystymdwy
Wales
League of Nations
Australia
United States
Great Britain
Wilson
America
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