German Influence in Foreign Office Denied by Cecil
London December 22 Lord Robert Cecil defends the foreign office against pro German rumors. He says unity within the cabinet is preserved and outlines plans for a white paper on the blockade. Walter Runciman discusses postwar commerce and tonnage needs while A J Falfour emphasizes naval primacy and wartime shipbuilding efforts.
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Foreign Office
Cecil
London
House of Commons
Robert Cecil
Foreign Affairs
Walter Runciman
Board of Trade
A. J. Falfour
Admiralty
Robert Creil
Paber
Brockade
Germany
Gles
Earthquakes Hit Guatemala City with Minimal Damage
In Guatemala, Guatemala City, December 2, twenty severe earthquakes have struck in the last two days. Officials report no serious damage and ongoing assessments are underway.
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Guatemala
Guatemala City
Henry Ford Leaves Christiania for Bergen Aboard Bergenhus
Reports from Christiania say Henry Ford left secretly for Bergen to rest overworked nerves and return to the United States. Other peace mission members continued toward Stockholm. authorities debate whether Ford will remain in Europe or rejoin the mission later.
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Christiania
Bergen
United States
Copenhagen
London
National Tidende
Henry Ford
Bergenhus
Ford
Stockholm
Reuter
Chris
Hanna
Han
Gjelo
Fins
Peace Mission
North Dakota
England blocks hospital supplies to central powers
Washington reports Great Britain has suspended shipments of hospital supplies from the United States to Germany Austria Hungary Bulgaria and Turkey. The Red Cross sought repeal, but rubber goods remain restricted. Large consignments stored in New York await government decision as the Red Cross plans its Europe relief program.
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Washington
Great Sustain
United States
Germany
Austria-Hungury
Bulgaria
Turkey
State Department
American Red Cross
London Foreign Office
New York
Red Cross
Mayor Grants 12 Christmas Pardons From City Stockade
Recorder George E. Johnson arranges pardons for twelve inmates to spend Christmas with families. Mayor Woodward will approve, freeing Bertha Winston and others serving 21 to 36 day sentences. most released inmates were jailed late November or mid December.
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George E. Johnson
Woodward
Recorder Johnson
T. B Lankford
Recorder
Bertha Winston
Will Cone
Eb, Cook
Lon Paris
Amd
Amanda Hall
Corrine Easton
Alberta Trimble
Rosa Allen
Alma Scott
Walter Thompson
Bessie Lattimore
Americans Ordered Out of Juarez Amid Turmoil
December 22 El Paso reports General Pershing ordered all Americans to remain on the American side of the border at 8:30 PM. A mob surrounded Juarez government offices demanding funds while border patrols were tightened and cross-border traffic halted. Mrs. Thomas Edwards, wife of the Juarez American consul, was among those crossing into the United States as authorities said the situation was brought under control.
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el Paso
Texas
Juarez
General Pershing
Thomas Edwards
United States
Edwards
East
Fort Buss
al Juarez
Villa readies northern Sinaloa invasion amid defections
Reports from the region say General Francisco Villa, weakened by surrender, plans to move from Chihuahua toward Sinaloa with 2900 troops under General Rodriguez. Obregon’s Carranza forces sit nearby at Juarez as Paliza and Ochoa shift roles. Prisoners and thefts at Madera are noted amid the flux.
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Jaly
Texas
Francisco Villa
Sinaloa
Rodriguez
Villa
Bustillo Canch
Chihuahua
Medinavieta
Madara
Rodrigues
Cases Grandig
Sin
Menuel Ochoa
Ochoa
Juares
Edel Avila
Vietoriano Avila
Flaviano Paliza
Juarez
Obregon
Carranga
Carranza
Stobbe
Campaign Against Indians Begins in Sonora
General Calles, military governor of Sonora, orders concentration of state forces for a campaign against the Yaqui Indians in the Yaqui river valley. 2,300-man Flores column to march from Agua Prieta to Naco and Guaymas, with 6,000 troops total planned, drawing troops from Agua Prieta Naco and Hermosillo.
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Iwasiamaria
Calles
Sonora
Guaymas
Yaqui River
Agua Prieta
Naco
Flores
Officer Infatuated With Another Woman Seeks Divorce Custody
Mrs Lula B Womack wife of traffic policeman F H Womack filed an answer to his divorce suit stating his infatuation with another woman prompted the filing. She denies influence of clairvoyance or prayer and asks the court grant her the divorce custody of their daughter and that she receive custody.
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Lula B. Womack
F. H. Womack
British 300000 Troops Reported In Egypt
Berlin reports in a Kolnischer Volk undesirable letter from Egypt on December 12 claims Britain has 300 900 troops in Egypt. About 200 000 guard the Suez Canal while 70 000 were added last week in a mixed British native Indian and Australian force. The letter warns of possible compulsory recruiting of Egyptians to oppose insurgents and says the canal may soon close to navigation for military reasons.
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Tuckerton
Great Britain
Egypt
Suex Canal
Kolnischer Volkzeitung
Suez Canal
President and Mrs Wilson Tee Off in Virginia
In Hot Springs Virginia on December 13 the president and Mrs Wilson played a round of golf at the local links. Joined by several others the couple chatted with fellow players during the outing. Mrs Wilson wore a light blue tailored suit with walking shoes and ding legue bai is noted in the fragment.
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Hot Springs
Wilson
Christmas Message From Good Words Inspires Inmates
The Christmas Message from the prison era of Good Words speaks of strength, divine love, and brotherhood. It urges daily selfless labor, reflects the life of Christ, and notes the Savior's mercy to sinners even at the cross.
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Tunim
Federal Prison
Train collision kills engineer and several workers near Cowan
Nashville dispatch reports a crash between Nashville Chattanooga and St Louis trains near Cowan Tennessee. Engineer Irby Reed and fireman W B Lehr died along with several laborers. About 20 injured, hospitals readied to treat up to 35 confirmed victims. The passenger train No 2 collided with freight No 56 in a deep cut between Sharonwood and Rockledge.
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Irby Read
Lehr
Nashville, Tenn
Nashville, Chattanooxs
St. Louis
Nashville
Chattanevis
Harmon Lear
Bhiorwood
Rockledge
Chattanooga
Tenn
Nashville, Chattanooga
St Louis
Wooker Station
Chattanooga and St. Louis
Rb" Reed
W. BE. Lehr
Cowao
Cowan
Britons Remove Mail From the Rotterdam
New York reports from December 23 that the Rotterdam strain arrived with British authorities unloading 39 sacks of mail at Fal mouth. Sacks from Berlin Constanti nople and Sofia were seized, Captain Baran protesting the action as illegal yet accepting a receipt. The mail, after censorship, would be sent by another steamer.
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New York
Rotterdam
Rootterdam
Falmouth
British Authoriies
Berlin
Constantinople
Sofia
Baran
Message of plenty reminds shoppers of forgotten items
The Constitution urges readers to check page 2 for dealers in good things to eat and find potential forgotten Christmas dinner items such as celery lettuce olives or turkey. The piece emphasizes that oversights happen when expecting company and directs readers to review the page for timely reminders.
Constitution advertisement hints before downtown visit
A brief notice advises readers to review a constitution advertisement prior to heading downtown. The fragment suggests checking a public notice or civic marketing before engaging with local government offices or downtown activities.
Atlanta Recall Registration Surges Toward 14 000
Registration books close Saturday for the recall vote with Monday hours kept open under a city council ordinance. Registrar P. Stewart places total registrants around 11,000 by Thursday, potential rise to 14,000. Negro participation cited as uncertain with figures expected between 1,600 and 2,000 if turnout builds.
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P. Stewart
Thashase
Atlanta
La Grippe Epidemic Widens in Philadelphia Area
Philadelphia faces a raging La Grippe outbreak with about 15,000 residents affected. Health Commissioner Samuel G Dixon warns of grave mortality and urges avoiding crowds as 660 burial permits issued in three days. Schools factories and transit report heavy disruption. Camden, New Jersey, adds about 1,000 cases and 50 deaths in the past week.
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Lagtppe
Samuel G. Dixon
Harrisburg
Dixon
Bureau of Vital Statistics
la Grippe
Philadelphia
Algne
Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company
Camden
N. J
Austrian Plane Bombs Village Near Saloniki
An Austrian aeroplane reportedly flew within three miles of Saloniki and dropped five bombs near the village of Apspli, causing no damage. Three French planes pursued the craft as it fled northward. Unconfirmed reports also claim a Zeppelin sighting over Florina and nearby areas.
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Paris
Saloniki
Fame
Havas
Athens
Cresh
Salaniki
Apspli
Florina
ir-Higear
Renfroe threatens $10,000 libel suit over recall bulletin
Councilman James N. Renfroe denounces a recall campaign bulletin as a wilful falsehood and declares he has instructed lawyers to sue the author or authors for $10,000 damages for malicious slander. He accuses unnamed editors of cowardice and labels reformers as corrupt and hypocritical in Atlanta politics.
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James N. Renfroe
Luletina
Bulletin
Ilea
Idels
Citizen of
Atlanta
The
Atlante
Guing
Iain
Tun
Dr Hardman Not Yet Announced for Governor
Valdosta Ga December 2 A newspaper note in Atlanta claimed Dr L G Hardman announced for governor but Dr Hartman denied the report Tonight he said he has made no announcement and will issue a position statement later The Dahlonega Echo had reported Hardman will seek the governorship on his spring primary platform emphasizing strict law enforcement
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Atlanta
Hardman
Dahlonega Echo
Hartman
Ele
Dr. Hardman
L. G. Hardman
Commerce
Ferdinand visits spot where serb crown was found
Berlin reports King Ferdinand of Bulgaria touring Macedonian districts greeting officials and inspecting battle sites near Prisrend where the Serbian crown was recovered. He visits Uskup Monestir and celebrates Christmas with German soldiers’ families while noting arson and supplies disruptions.
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Ferdinand
Berlin
Witeleas
Sayville
Uskup
Veles
Ekrivolak
Prisrend
Peter
Monestir
Matzstrasse
Ladies’ Union
James W. Gerard
Jacques Mayer
Greeks Fear German Push as War Updates Dominate Front News
Reports from Berlin claim Hartmanns-Wellerkopf retaken with over 1,000 prisoners. Greek unrest grows as parliament protects against press capture. Salonika may be targeted by January 12 with Greece on edge over German advance. Russian and Balkan fronts show sporadic clashes, Suez defenses eyed, while Austro German plans pivot to Macedonian lines.
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Tendon
Hailmanns
Wenerkopf
Galicia
Per- Stn
Teheran Hut
Balkan Theater
Manintains
Reuter
Athens
Germany
Greece
Salonike
Pars
Teutonuaires
Austria
Paris
Saloniki
Joulki
Ir Lhely
Reuters Salowiki
Bays Saitary
Weather Prophecy FAIR in Georgia and Washington report
Weather forecast notes FAIR conditions in Georgia and Washington for Friday and Saturday with clear skies. Local weather expert reports low and high temperatures, mean temperatures near normal, and rainfall measurements for the past 24 hours and month to date.
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