DLE WOMEN MAY JOIN THE WILD ELEMENT
Berlin dispatch reports thousands of starving women assume political roles as war ends. Spartacist faction mobilizes, hoping to win women’s support and mobilize men while German reactionaries brace for power shifts near Berlin. Estimated 21 million women eligible to vote. 200000 illegitimate children cited. Bolshevik money alleged to fund Spartacists and Ebertians.
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Berlin
Germany
Spartacus
National Assembly
Entente Troops Planned to Police Berlin
Paris reports that Allied occupation of Berlin is not planned at present and a high official close to French headquarters says rumors of Allies taking over the city are an attempt to gauge their future intentions in Germany.
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Paris
Berlin
United Press
Germany
50 000 Stars in Flag Canton Honors Ohio Grange Members
A service flag honoring about 50 000 Ohio grangers serving in the military was unfolded during a Tuesday night reception for delegates attending the Ohio Grange annual meeting in Canton.
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Ohio
The
Ohio Grange
Indianapolis strike by streetcar conductors and motormen
Indiana dispatch reports union streetcar conductors and motormen of the Indianapolis Traction and Terminal Company went on a morning strike at two o clock. They demand a five cent hourly wage raise. Many cars ran with substitute motormen and conductors.
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Indianapolis
Union
Indianapolis Traction and Terminal Company
Treasury issues $500 million certificates of indebtedness
Secretary McAdoo authorized a new issue of treasury certificates totaling 500 million dollars. The issue will be dated December 19 and mature on May 20 of the following year.
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United Press
Washington
Treasury
McAdoo
Navy Men Governed Well During War Says Judge Advocate General
Judge advocate General Clark releases annual report noting 1918 trials fell to 4831 with 412 415 personnel under naval jurisdiction. Deserts and absence over leave drove most courts martial. many cases ended not guilty or dismissed. Navy dry reduced drunkenness charges. office handled legal questions and prison oversight.
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Washington
Clark
Navy
Judge Advocate General Office
Carder Wife Informs Husband Wounded In Action
Mrs. R. H. Carder of Muses Bottom West Virginia, a Ohio University student, has received official notice that her husband Corporal Roscoe H. Carder FA was seriously wounded in action on November 11.
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R. H. Carder
Ohio University
Muses Bottom
W. Va
Roscoe H. Carder
British diplomat Sir Charles Eliot named in Siberia post
Sir Charles Eliot becomes high commissioner and plenipotentiary in Siberia. Formerly secretary of the British embassy in Washington, he formed a close friendship with Theodore Roosevelt and has led several diplomatic roles including presidency of colleges such as the University of Hongkong. He is noted as an expert linguist and scholar of oriental and ancient languages.
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Sir Charles Eliot
Siberia
Washington
Theodore Roosevelt
University of Hongkong
German Guard Declares for Ebert in Berlin Return
The famed Prussian guard unit, numbering thousands of elite troops, reportedly swore allegiance to Chancellor Ebert's government as it returned to Berlin. The reception by the public was enthusiastic.
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Copenhagen
Berlin
Ebert
Local man posing as US marshal runs counterfeiting scam
Local federal agents hunt a man using the alias W. W. Byrd who claims to be a United States Marshal. He arrests a businessman in Prospect and Waldo in Marion county and Athens county, demands a $100 bond for release, and then flees with the money.
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Columbus
Io W. W. Byrd
Prospect
Waldo
Marion County
Athens County
United States
Byrd
Toledo
Smiths Face Divorce Suit in Common Pleas Court
Josephine Smith files for divorce from William P. Smith in common pleas court stating his unknown whereabouts for over three years. She seeks custody of their five year old son and notes their Kansas marriage on August 8 1912 at Elgin. She alleges willful absence without cause and self support for herself and child.
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Josephine Smith
Common Pleas Court
William P. Smith
Lantern top cage for cooking utensils proposed in Honolulu
A Honolulu inventor suggests converting an ordinary hand lantern into a cooking aid by mounting a wire cage on top to hold utensils. The device aims to let users prepare meals using a lantern as a heat source.
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Honolulu
Light cast a new scheme to take the roads
Senator Kellog of Minnesota charged that Director General McAdoo seeks government ownership of railroads by asking Congress for a five year extension of control. Kellog presented the letter to Congress, calling it a remarkable document and noting it follows President Wilson's statement that he had no rail plan.
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Washington
Kellog
Minnesota
McAdoo
Congress
Kelley
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Wilson
Welfare Plan for Nation 19 Approved in Senate
The Senate adopted a Kenyon resolution directing the Education and Labor Committee to report on a national welfare program. It covers a national labor tribunal, a expanded labor exchange, employment regulation, public works during downturns, housing project control, extended insurance, a national insurer, a minimum wage, and worker training for the disabled.
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Washington
Senate
Kenyon
Committee On Education and Labor
United States Employment Service
National Labor Exchange
Guards Do Not Know What to Expect Next
Cincinnati reports letters from Colonel Fred W. Galbraith commander of the 147th Infantry give no sign of an early return to the U S. The dispatch notes his forces were advancing and that members of the Old First Regiment were on the firing line when the armistice ended the war at 11 o clock on November 11.
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Cincinnati
Fred W. Galbraith
147Th Infantry
America
Old Men Go Home First in French Demobilization
In a French army demobilization move, men born in 1887 1888 and 1889 will be released first. They are to report to their local depot immediately and then be allowed to return to their homes.
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Paris
Expansion of Foreign Trade to Come Next
Washington December 12. The annual report of the Department of Commerce outlines plans to expand foreign trade promotion with new commercial attaches traveling and resident trade commissioners and statistical experts. Secretary Redfield asks for a $25,000,000 higher appropriation to grow the department’s work amid growing postwar needs.
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Washington
Department of Commerce
Congress
Redfield
United States
Commerce Secretary
Department
Flu Warning Issued As Nationwide Cases Rise
Surgeon General Blue issued a warning after a marked nationwide rise in influenza cases. He urged continued adherence to precautions, noting worst conditions in Pennsylvania, Louisiana, and the Pacific coast, with Ohio milder than earlier.
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Washington
Blue
Pennsylvania
Louisiana
Pacific Coast
Ohio
President Wilson to land in France Friday afternoon
Brest reports President Wilson aboard the George Washington 600 miles from port as heavy seas slow progress. The arrival is set for Friday afternoon with a joint American French welcome on shore and a ceremonial salute by French and American warships. The party will proceed to Paris by train after a quay ceremony.
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Wilson
France
Brest
George Washington
Berst
Albert Thomas
Mayor Godde
Picton
Leygues
Andre Tardieu
Colonel House
General Bliss
General Pershing
Admiral Benson
Admiral Wilson
Maragret Wilson
Chamber of Deputies
Admiral Abe
Mayo
Pennsylvania
Simm
Wyoming
Florida
Utah
Arizona
Arkansas
New York
Texas
Nevada
Oklahoma
Paris
Poilus
Made in America Toys Highlighted by New York Shops
A New York toy shop scene emphasizes producing children’s toys labeled Made in America. The piece contrasts this with foreign products and notes holiday demand for domestically made goods.
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New York
America
Plan Could Move U.S. Railways Toward Federal Ownership
Washington reports Director General McAdoo proposes a five year extension of federal railway operation. The plan, endorsed by President Wilson, tests government control after peace and argues private return only if better. Experts say it would push toward national ownership despite wartime cost sacrifices.
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United Press
Washington
McAdoo
Smith
South Carolina
Simms
Wilson
Huns Eager for Allied Protection Amid Armistice
London December 12 Occupation of German towns under armistice terms is nearly complete A British advance guard has entered Bonn and taken possession of a Rhine bridge An American commission reported German cooperation with the bridgehead efforts Germans, fearful of disorderly elements, welcome allied protection.
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United Press London
Bonn
Ican
Hmits
Here's a Quack Cure for Spanish Flu and Its Ingredients
The verse promotes a dubious home remedy for influenza with a long list of odd ingredients. It claims effectiveness though the concoction includes turpentine and other unsafe components, reflecting historical medical misinformation.
Ohio liquor firms barred from serving soldiers in uniform
Ohio liquor licensing board issued an order prohibiting saloon keepers from selling liquor to any soldier in uniform, even after discharge. Federal authorities requested the measure to curb discharged soldiers using papers to obtain liquor, amid the demobilization system.
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Columbus
Ohio
State Liquor Licensing Board
Cox
Former Kaiser Ready to Leave Holland
A Rotterdam dispatch to the Berliner Tageblatt says the former Kaiser is willing to depart from Holland. The report cites possible destinations and notes preparations or talks surrounding his exit from the country.
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Berlin
Rotterdam
Berliner Tageblatt
Holland
Belgium Claims Limburg and Luxemburg Territory
Belgian newspapers quote 8S. De Heymans of the Belgian Atrocity Commission indicating Belgium will claim portions of Limburg and Luxemburg lost in 1839 and will demand Holland relinquish monopoly of the Schedlt river at the peace conference.
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London
de Heymans
Belgium
Limburg
Luxemburg
Holland
Schedlt
British Fleet Not Coming to London Visit Denied
The British admiralty today discredited a report that a squadron from the grand fleet would soon visit America, stating the claim is unfounded.
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London
British Admiralty
America
Census bill for 1920 decennial count reported in Senate
Washington December 12 A bill to fund the decennial census in 1920 was reported to the Senate. The measure would appropriate 18 million dollars. The Uruguay government runs an experimental farm focused on securing high quality seeds.
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Washington
Senate
Uruguay
Navy expands gun making to meet wartime demand
Rear Admiral Earle reports a tenfold expansion of navy gun production beyond peacetime capacity. The 16 inch battleship gun trials succeeded, with 104 guns to be completed. production also extends to 12, 10, 8, 7 and 6 inch pieces. Mines and depth charges for anti submarine work were also developed and proven effective.
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Washington
Navy
Earle
France
Warle
Army
Ordnance Branch
Christmas Checks Being Mailed Out
Treasury War Risk Bureau speeded up allotment and allowance payments to soldiers and families. An army of clerks now issues about 140,000 checks daily, with more than 150,000 expected to be mailed this month.
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Washington
Treasury War Risk Bureau
Athens Boys in Belgium Endure Frontline Victory Letter
Captain Rafel R. Johnson of the 17th Division U S A sent a November 12 letter from Ghent Belgium describing the Armistice and the end of World War I. He recalls fierce fighting against Prussian shock troops, the pride of the Athens boys, and the joy of victory with comrades. He notes the ruin of Belgium and the welcome of civilians as Americans return home. He signs with affection and hopeful plans for reunion.
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W. B. Johnson
Rafel R. Johnson
Belgum
Ghent
M. G. Bn
Ohte
Athens
God Biegs
Sam
Ohio prohibits booze by air in dry law plan
The antisaloon league adds airplanes to prohibited conveyances in Ohio. Legislative advisers draft the measure and an air patrol may enforce the ban as the dry law expands to include air travel for alcohol.
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Columbus
Ohio
Antisaloon League
John Barleycorn
League
Bolshevik Leader Antonoff Under Audit For Large Spending
Stockholm dispatch reports Comrade Antonoff, a Bolshevik commander in the southern army, is under investigation with his accounts to be audited after spending about 50 million dollars in a short period.
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Stockholm
Antonoff
Senators authorize cable welfare inquiries for overseas members
The senate adopted a resolution by Senator Spencer to ask the post master general if relatives can obtain timely welfare information by cable for soldiers overseas who have not sent word in over six months.
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Washington
Senate
Spencer
Missouri
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