29 Dec 1918
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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1918
Page
1
In a Lord Mayor’s address Wilson defends crossing the ocean to seek peace talks saying breaking precedent is sensible when intimate conference is required. He cites the need for direct diplomacy and recalls English welcome while noting global suffering and hope for a new peaceful era.
Major Maloney and Police Murphy pledge strict enforcement of state prohibition and anti gambling laws with a dry city by year end. Officials say midnight December 30 marks zero tolerance for liquor sales, bootlegging, road houses, and vice in the county.
A fragmented wartime wire summary references Bourguin witnessing the surrender of the German fleet and notes various civilian and military items. The garbled text mentions deaths, weddings, service, and local notices alongside references to courts, finance, and charity chapters, reflecting a miscellany page item.
London dispatch reports a landslide for Lloyd George’s coalition in the first election after extended franchise. Sinn Fein gains are noted alongside heavy defeats for Asquithians and pacifists. Countess Markievicz is the sole woman seated.
Paris dispatch reports optimism in peace talks after weeks of conferences. Americans press for swift progress with a January deadline and a unified front among Allied leaders as Col. B. M. House hosts a broad coalition of U S officials and interests.
Crowds witnessed the president's entry into London and attended official events at Mansion House and Downing Street. A Norwood-like tension hovered as crowds cheered while authorities reported removal of red flags from a few women in the streets. Officials noted continued demonstrations and delegations dining with the American delegation at the residence.
London reports Premier Lloyd George told American correspondents that general principles were agreed with President Wilson and that entente powers share basic peace aims. He expected Britain to join the Paris talks by late January after domestic election matters are settled.
In San Francisco on December 28 labor organizations totaling over 1 260 000 members sent delegates to a Chicago congress to consider the Thomas J Mooney murder conviction. Bawin D Nolan defense league secretary outlined the plan in a statement.
Washington Dispatch: A war material captured by the American army will be brought home to be disposed of as Congress may direct. The equipment includes over 1400 guns and trench mortars plus thousands of machine guns and rifles. Proposals to distribute the captured materiel among states by army quotas were made, but Secretary Baker declined to express an opinion.
December 28 report in Berlin reveals Hiebknecht and other leaders will press to weigh the cabinet change before the new government takes shape. Weather outlook unsettled with rain or snow possible Monday as temperatures drop.
The daughter of Leon Trotzky and a Bolshevist associate Lewow were arrested in Warekaw yesterday, per a Lausanne news agency. Six million marks found in the apartment they occupied.
London reports that President Wilson and Premier Lloyd George led a highly harmonious British cabinet session. The piece says officials anticipate a late week or Monday start to the Paris peace conference and notes Wilson and his wife were grateful for the warm reception, appearing rested and buoyant after the gathering.
President Wilson’s remarks at Guild Hall in London praise unity and Allied resolve. He recalls the soldiers of Great Britain France Italy and the United States, honors Joffre’s admission to the academy and stresses that freedom depends on the strength of right rather than force.
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