U S Wants Ocean Highway of All Nations
The United States advocates the oceans as an international highway governed by universal law. The president’s ship lies 740 miles off New York as Bernard Baruch and Henry P. Davison are asked to coordinate with peace delegates.
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Ocean
New York
Baruch
Davison
Peace Party
United Press
the. George
Washington
United States
Associated Press
Washington,d. C
Malone Funeral to Be Sunday Forenoon
Funeral services for Thomas L Malone Wiota postmaster will be held at the Catholic church in Wiota Sunday at 10 30 a m Rev McAllister of Casey to conduct a large Knights of Columbus delegation expected from Atlantic Malone a member of the Atlantic council died at his Wiota home Wednesday night after paralysis He had lived in the county forty five years
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Wiota
McAllister
Casey
Wichy
Knights of Columbus
Atlantic
Malone
Atlantic Council
More Red Oak Men Killed in Action
Two Red Oak soldiers died in France as relatives confirm. Elmer Nord Wied suffered wounds on October 18 and Clem Hite was killed on October 25. Nord served in Company M, 168th Infantry after enlisting April 2, 1917, while Hite, age 21, served in Company H, 867th Infantry.
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News-Telegraph
Red Oak
France
Elmer
Nord
Clem ‘Hite
168Th Infantry
Pvt
Hite
United States Army
867Th Infantry
Stock Raisers Paid Big Sum in November
Chicago reports record livestock payments to farmers in November. Three million dollars an hour and 21 million a day, totaling about 120 million a week, were paid for meat animals. Experts at the International Livestock Exposition say producers received over 87 million for hogs entering the market that month.
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Chicago
Peru Grant Envisions Ambassador Request
A fragment notes an ambassador request tied to Peru. The text mentions Lima and a legation, signaling diplomatic action but provides no clear names, dates, or outcomes. Further readable context is needed to confirm the exact target and timeline of the ambassador designation.
Bartholdt Denies Charges In German Agent Case
St Louis December 7 Richard Bartholdt former congressman denies the charge he had dealings with German agents saying the charge is ridiculous.
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Associated Press
ST. Louis
Richard Bartholdt
Holland Will Yield Kaiser If Allies Insist
London Dec 7 The Allies press for surrender of the former emperor and crown prince with a plan to intern them for life in a Dutch colony. Holland is understood to seek internment on an island, possibly in the West Indies, and to demand compensation for German troops who pass through Limburg in retreat.
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Associated Press
London
Holland
Hohenzollern
di Astor
Limburg
Influenza Strikes EXIRA Post Office Staff
Influenza has laid up many EXIRA post office workers prompting a call to the Atlantic post office for aid. Postmaster May his wife and two rural carriers are ill at home. John J. Rapp assistant Boatmaster of Atlantic was asked to assume charge but was unable to go in due to illness.
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Atlantic
May
Extra
Death claims second Moore brother near Massena
Massena Iowa December 7 Following the death of his brother Leo by a week Robert Moore 33 a farmer living in Lincoln township Adams county died of influenza after a brief illness He leaves a wife and seven children Leo Moore died a week earlier from influenza Robert Moore was buried in Reno cemetery Funeral services were held at the Reno Catholic church conducted by Father Casey Mrs Wats is the daughter and wife of Vie
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News-Telegraph
Massena
Iowa
Leo
Robert Moore
Tye
Mr.Moore
Lincoln Township
Adams County
Leo Moore
Robert
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Reno Catholic Church
Casey
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High School Senior Circus Stages The Eighth Wonder
The senior class at the local high school staged an indoor circus titled The Eighth Wonder of The World. Seniors performed as animals and entertainers, with acts including an elephant, parallel bars, tumbling, boxing, and a Goddess of Liberty finale. A concert and side shows followed, with refreshments served in the gym.
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Honser I Earaty
Aeraile
Edith O'Connell
Train Delay After Avoca Rail Dera ilment
Eastbound passenger No. 8 faced several hours of delay due to a derailment near Avoca this morning. The item also notes local notices including cattle purchases, visits, a city band concert, travel plans, a postponed case, and Red Cross drive preparations.
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Avoca
Subsidized Papers and Lusitania Sinkings Spark Propaganda Debate
The passage reports on German propaganda in America tied to subsidized newspapers and the Lusitania sinking. Bernstein's Berlin testimony to a Senate committee describes agents' ties and the fall from influence, noting alleged past ties with papers like The Times and The Mail and cautious hopes for future relations with Huntington Wright and T. E. Low.
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D.C
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America
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Berlin
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A. Bruce Bielagki
Bureau of Investigation
Fair Play
Fatherland
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Times
the Mail
Huntington
Wright
T. E. Low
Rates Reduced Between Northern Valley and New Orleans
Director General McAdoo authorized reduced joint rail and river rates between Northern Valley and New Orleans. Washington DC December 7. The House Rules Committee approved the resolution for investigation of charges of disloyalty against congressmen by the National Security League.
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New Orleans
Associated Press
Washington, D. C
House
National Security League
Son Henry Miller Killed in France in Final War Days
Audubon Iowa dec 1918 Mrs Conrad Miller learns from the war department that her son Henry Miller, about 27, was killed in action in France on November 3 after leaving Audubon April 29 1918 for Camp Dodge Camp Travis and Camp Merritt before overseas duty. District court notes indictments and trials slated. Audubon Roller Mills undergoes major reconstruction with N Scott of Denison overseeing modernization and new machinery.
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Conrad Miller
Viola Township
War Department
Henry
France
Henry Miller
Camp Dodge
Camp Travis
Tex
Camp Merritt
N. Scott
Denison
St Cecilian Busy Bee Civic Harmony clubs meet December dates
Society and clubs notes list St Cecilian postponement to Dec 19 and Busy Bee hosting an all day Dec 12 at Mrs John Henderson home. H T S hosts Dec 11 with Mrs Harris. current events and readings on Canada and Her Daughters. Civic Club Dec 9 at Mrs Lovett home with biographies of Millard Fillmore and Franklin Pierce. Harmony Club Dec 10 at Mrs Elizabeth Brown with study of American Women Composers.
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Thurdday
John Henderson
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Harris
H. T. S. Club
Robertson
Canada
Civic Club
Mteeta
R. C. Lovett
Millard Fillmore
Franklin Pierce
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Long
Harmony Club
Elizabeth Brown
Ella“Sarly
Nellie Pellett
Margaret Linn
Burial for Banker’s Wife in Wiota Yesterday
Funeral services for Mrs. Ross Bell were held yesterday afternoon at 3:30 in Wiota Cemetery after dying in Griswold from influenza. Rev. J. K. Driver of Atlantic Presbyterian church led the service as a large Atlantic attendance gathered. Pallbearers were John S. Rapp, J. G. Herring, R. D. Morrow, Sam Marshall, W. A. McKee, and George Johnson.
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Wiota
Ross’ Bell
Griswold
J. K. Driver
Presbyterian Church of Atlantic
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J.G. Herring
R. D. Morrow
Sam Marshall
A. McKee
George Johnson
America Neutral on Kaiser's Extradition
Washington reports the United States remains aloof from the European dispute over extraditing the former German emperor. State Department officials say the question has not been considered in Washington and no American opinion has been expressed on the subject.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Europe
State Department
Washington
Oil stove explosion burns home in Sciola
Telegraph Special reports in Sciola Iowa that an oil heater exploded in a bathroom at 11 PM, burning the home and nearly trapping J L Gourley and family. All contents destroyed while the occupants fled in their night clothes.
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Telegraph
Sciola
Dev
J. L. Gourley
Manning to return home soon in health update
DeWitt M. Manning, famed local funeral director now in Kansas City for health reasons, writes he expects to be back in a few days. He notes the recently circulated death report about him is unnecessary and somewhat exaggerated, likening it to the hoax about Mark Twain's passing.
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DeWitt M. Manning
Kansas City
Mark Twain
Ady
Turks massacre ten thousand Armenians report from Berlin
Amsterdam Dec 7 officials in Berlin report Vorwaerts that Turkish forces massacred about 10,000 Armenians during evacuations at Baku Olu and Ardahan amid ongoing war operations.
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Associated Press
Amsterdam
Baku
Olu
Ardahan
Vorwaerts
Berlin
Street clash in Mainz leaves several dead and many injured
United Press reports from Mainz that a street fight resulted in several deaths and many injuries. Numerous shops were looted amid the violence, with authorities struggling to restore order.
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Mainz
United Press
Copenhagen
Red Oak Chapters Partial School Reopening Plan
Red Oak Indiana resumes classes with half attendance and ventilated rooms. City superintendent J R Inman leads the plan to reopen safely after influenza closures. Public restrictions persist, including visitors leaving stores after purchase and the closure of candy kitchens and soft drink parlors.
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Red Oak
J. R. Inman
Camp Dodge Soldiers Sentenced for Draft Resistance
Seven Camp Dodge soldiers were found guilty of resisting the draft and sentenced to terms ranging from 15 to 30 years in Port Leavenworth. Named defendants include Guy H. Little of Oskaloosa Iowa 36 years, Williams of Sandberg Minneapolis 25 years, Sten Brandborg of Henning Minn 125 years, Walter W. Oliver of Selma Ta 25, Paul Gildea 25, Ingmar Iverson of Maison 8 D 20, Sohn Langerquist 15 years.
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Guy HH. Little
Oskaloosa
Iac
Williams
Sandberg
Minneapolis
Sten
Brandborg
Henning
Minn
Walter W. Oliver
Selma
Paul Gildea
Ingmar Iverson
Maison
Light Plant Struggles With Influenza Labor Shortage
Patrons of the city light plant are urged to blame delays on influenza. The disease has hit plant workers including several firemen, reducing staff and forcing the night engineer to handle boiler firing. The shortage has slowed service, heightening impatience among patrons.
Lewis Poultry Show Closes After Week of Fine Birds
The Lewis poultry show wrapped up last evening after opening Monday under the Botna Valley Poultry Association. Held in Lewis this year due to road conditions Atlantic attendees were fewer, but exhibits and quality met the usual high standard.
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Lewis
Atlantic
Botna Valley Poultry Association
Permanent wage for R. R. Men
A terse note from New York states associated prong ree, Dee, LasThe. The wage is given as permanent for R. R. men employed in finance, with limited readable details and unclear context due to OCR errors.
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New York
Jena
Ukrainian forces seize Kiev after fierce battle
Susanne Switzerland December 7 United Press reports the Ukrainian national union has occupied Kiev following a brutal engagement with 10,000 casualties. Among the dead is Skorpadski and 600 Russian officers. The National Union now controls all of Ukraine.
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United Press
Attempt on Portuguese president ends with arrest
An assailant fired at President Paes in December but the shot missed widely. The would-be killer was arrested and faces charges.
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Imsbon
Dec
Aed
Paes
Brazil Mobilizes Troops Report Appears Unofficial
Lima reports indicate Brazil may be massing troops, but the information lacks official confirmation. Associated Press notes the potential mobilization without verified details.
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Associated Press
Lima
Brazil
German Cabinet Holds Extraordinary Meeting
London Dec 7 German cabinet summoned to discuss the figures occupying Berlin and the tense political situation as the extraordinary meeting convened to address the crisis.
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Associated Press
London
Ccm
Dixenaa
Ber
Automobile Dealer Returns From Camp
Charles E. Hulsebus former American automobile dealer returns from military service after discharge. He served as an instructor in motor transportation at Austin Texas and spent a day in Atlantic. He will join his brother in operating the Hulsebus Automobile company in Harlan.
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Charles E. Hulsebus
At- Isratic
Hulsebus
Austin
Tex
Atlantic
Wuisebua
Harlan
Hulssbus Automobile Company
British Troops Enter Cologne Citywide Advance
Amsterdam dispatch reports British forces entered Cologne at four o clock Friday afternoon as Allied units push into the city.
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Cologne
Amsterdam
Five divisions added to U S occupation army
Washington reports five more divisions assigned to the American occupation force under Gen March. Included are the 2nd and 7th regiments, 28th Pennsylvania, 33rd Illinois, 79th Pennsylvania, and units from Maryland and the District of Columbia. Large numbers of officers and men are being discharged at home. Major General Foxeph T. Dickman commands.
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Army of Occupation
March
Pennsylvania
Ilinois
Maryland
District of Columbia
Pershing
Kansas
Missouri
Nebraska
Foxeph T. Dickman
Susquehanna
Santa Tona
DeKalb
New York
War Department
ZELLmer Opposes Air Line Road Funding in Cass County
A letter from A Zellmer explains voting against the Federal Aid acceptance for the proposed Air Line Road between Wiota and Atlantic. He argues taxpayers would bear right of way and bridge costs and prefers funding permanent bridges and culverts, warning total county expense could rise beyond initial 44 000 dollars and strain other roads.
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Air Line
Wiota
Atlantic
Cass County
A. Zellmer
British Merchant Tonnage Losses Reach Over Three Million Tons
London December 7 official figures show British merchant losses from the start of the year to October 31, 1918 totaling 9,031,828 gross tons. New UK construction stood at 4,342,296 tons with 680,060 tons bought abroad and 716,520 tons of enemy tonnage captured. Net losses amounted to 3,448,012 tons.
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London
United Kingdom
Loas Way
Mooney Demonstration Called Off After Labor Council Action
San Francisco December 7 The Mooney demonstration by strikes on Monday is off as the labor council tables a resolution instructing affiliated unions to vote a division.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
Mooney
Labor Counci
Funeral for Brother T L Major at Wiota church
Funeral services for Brother T L Major will be held at the Wiota Catholic church at 10:80 a m on Sunday. Interment will be in the Atlantic Catholic cemetery. Grand Knight A Beener notes attendance is requested.
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Wiota “Cathol
Aterment
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A. Beener
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