Government plans Panama bonds to cover wartime costs
Washington Dec 29 Tentative approval by President Wilson to a bond issue plan aims to meet part of the looming deficit. Representative Hull proposes issuing 126 million in Panama bonds for army and navy needs plus 70 million under shipping act and nitrate plan and 25 million for West Indies. Treasury estimates suggest a 10 percent ad valorem duty and 5 percent rise on duties could add 268 million in revenue from March to July 1918, facing opposition already.
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Washington
Wilson
Geffett
Conness
Ways and Means
Vanama Sonas
Hull
Panama
Army
Navy
West Indies
Treasury
Garner
Texas
Somme Offensive Report Declares Allied Victory Amid Weather
A sweeping dispatch from General Haig details the Somme battle from July to November, noting the German western armies were saved from collapse by prolonged bad weather. It credits the campaign with three aims: easing Verdun pressure, halting German troop shifts, and wearing down German strength, while asserting Allied forces proved the ability to win the war on the Western Front.
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West Fromy
Verdun
Sir Dougl Haig
Haig
Germany
Uume Comen
Elieven
Somme
Cone
Varlaulshed
Western Front
Joffre
Carranza seeks new talks in Mexico amid troop recall plea
General Carranza proposes continuing conferences with the American joint commission in Mexico without withdrawing U S troops and urges recalling Pershing. He says no prior correspondence created the commission and that the protocol may be set aside to pursue new channels and other subjects.
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Washington
Physician's Assassin Nabbed After Nightlong Capture
George O Gantz, 32, shot his physician Dr George A Hocking in Govans suburb this morning during a six hour standoff with Do-Teemen and residents. Hocking was wounded in the arm and shoulder but not seriously. Gant’s face was cut by shot and broken glass before his capture late today.
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Daugiet
Baltimore
Govans
George O’ Gantz
George A. Hocking
Scandinavian nations join in peace appeal
In the latest dispatch from Helena and beyond, General Hinig describes Somme events while a bond issue seeks to fund desert War enthusiasm wanes. The piece notes responsibility resting with brotherhoods amid rising suspicion and hints at a broader federal court context including the Buckley Inquest and various court dismissals.
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Helena
Hinig
Somme
Sport_news
cChurch
Anaconda News
Raitorial T
Darby Day
Buckley Inquest
Railroad brotherhoods place next step to members
New York December 7 four railroad brotherhood chiefs sent circulars to about 400000 members placing the next step in the Adamson act dispute before the membership. The move followed a conference of the four chiefs who warned that railroad actions threaten benefits of the act and did not rule out a new strike vote.
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New York
Mpecuil
Brotherhood
William G. Lee
Brotherhood of Fait
West
Supreme Court
Lee
Cei Cael
Ns. Stone
Brotherhood of Locomotive
Authorities Probe Business Swings In High Price Era
New York reports quote George W. Anderson stating federal district attorneys from Maine to West Virginia are studying alleged unlawful actions by business men that raise prices. He says evidence shows some high prices stem from unlawful acts and urges enforcement of the Sherman Act to protect the public, while agriculture and commerce departments stress economy and cheaper substitutions.
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New York
Maine
West Virginia
George W. Anderson
United States
Boston
Suriea Wii
Department of Ill
Departments of Agriculture and Commerce
Des Moines Mayor Seizes Coal Car to Aid Needy
Police under Mayor John Mac Vickar seized a carload of coal in Des Moines railway yards to force dealers to supply fuel for the poor. The operation involved laborers firemen and armed officers unloading the coal, aiming to finish before owners could intervene. A prior injunction had been dismissed after operators pledged to aid the destitute. The sergeant in charge was to deliver coal to needy families by midnight assisted by Associated Charities.
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Des Moines
Iowa
John MacVickar
Associated Charities
Northern Pacific Orders $7,060,000 in Rolling Stock
Northern Pacific President J. M. Hannaford announced that the railroad is placing equipment orders totaling 7,060,000 dollars. The purchase includes 2,860 freight cars and other rolling stock, to be added to the company’s facilities in a bid to boost capacity.
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Northern Pacific
St. Paul
Northern Pacific Railroad Company
J. M. Hannaford
Montana wets and drys prepare for new session clash
Special Dispatch to the Standard Helena December 29 amid the opening of the Fifteenth Montana legislative assembly indications point to a wets versus drys fight. Joseph Pope of the Anti Saloon League arrives and signals active efforts to push ouster seizure and abatement laws while prohibition repeal is sought by liquor interests. Judge O Connor, candidate Kehoe and a senate caucus plan for leadership at pro tem. Senator E Edwards of Rosebud is an active contender.
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Helena
Fifteenth
Legislative Assembly
Joseph Pope
Montana Anti-Saloon League
Montana
O'Connor
Park County
Kehoe
Judge
Connor
Senate
Burlingame
JE. Edwards
Rosebud
Woman Legislator Announces School for Girls Bill
Helena dispatch reports Emma Snegalls Republican representative from Flathead arrives for the legislative session and plans to introduce a bill for the State Federation of War Clubs establishing a state industrial school for girls. She will also take part in farm lexisation with rancher Mrs nk alls.
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Helena
Mra
Emma Snegalls
Flathead County
State Federation of War Clubs
Industria School
Nkalls
Wilson Signs Ferris Bill Expands 640 Acre Homesteads
President Wilson signed the Ferris bill opening 640 acre homesteads for stock raising and grazing. Representative Ferris of Oklahoma said it could unlock public lands in the West and Alaska for homesteads, raising the unit from 320 to 640 acres with $1.25 per acre improvements. The Interior Department endorsed the measure, predicting a cattle boom.
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Washington
Wileson Inte
Ferris
Oklahoma
Alaska
Interior Department
Congress
Scandinavian Nations Seek Peace With Wilson Plea
Washington notes show Norway Sweden and Denmark expressing sympathy with President Wilson's peace aims while urging no direct involvement. Officials will issue no further comment as diplomatic reactions unfold. Spain protests German submarine actions and allies await their reply.
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Washington
Norway
Swe 1
Denmark
State Department
Bryn
Wilson
Holland
al i
Turkey
Menthal
Germany
Austria
A Department
Karin
London
Entente
America
Spain
Law
Lansing
United States
Demanded peace terms outlined in Spectator piece
The Spectator outlines proposed postwar terms as basis for peace with Germany. It favors evacuation of Northern France and Belgium, restoration of Alsace Lorraine to France, transfer of Schleswig-Holstein, sub kingdoms and redrawn borders, and a Romanian union with Transylvania. It calls for Turkish cession to Russia, Armenian protection, Arab liberation under external guardianship, and a neutral Kiel canal with democratic reforms in Germany.
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Don
Wilson
Nilieu
France
Belgium
Belgium Emberg and Rom Serbia, Rumania, Ruste Montenegro, Aimee Lorraine
Schlenwig-Holstein
Mab Prucsia
Faenia
Vehemia
Tranesylvania
Rumania
Tryol
Italy
Turkey
Constan
Straits
Syria
Asia
Minor
Mesopotamia
Serbia
Montenegro
Kiel Canal
United States
Increased Rates on Iron and Steel Sustained
Portland ore December 29. Applications for a temporary injunction to restrain transcontinental railroads from enforcing higher steel and transshipment rates to Portland and related routes were filed in the circuit court following an Interstate Commerce Commission order. Seattle and Portland steel concerns said the proposed increase would ruin business, as they had large East booked orders based on prior freight rates.
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Portland
Ore
W. B. Gilbert
Interstate Commerce Commission
Seattle
Portland Steel
Submarine Mail to Carry Letters to Many Regions
Berlin December 29 Germany announced that mail to be carried on the merchant submarine Deutschland and sister ships will be known as submarine mail. It will be dispatched to the United States Central and South America the West Indies China the Dutch East Indies and the Philippine islands. All letters must be sent to Bremen and bear the inscription submarine letter.
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Berlin
Sayville
United States
Cerral
South America
West Indies
China
Dutch East Indies
Philippine Islands
Bremen
War Enthusiasts Lack Support From Biology Says Loeb
New York biology expert Dr. Jacques Loeb told the American Association for the Advancement of Science that belief in war as a natural social law is unfounded. He argued that survival of the fittest is not a universal law and that virility cannot be sustained by occasional warfare, noting variations in instinct and inhibition among individuals and governments.
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New York
Jacques Loeb
Rockefeller Institute
Loeb
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Dr. Loeb
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