National Guardsman fate debated by Baker and Congress
Secretary Baker warns Congress that continuing the National Guard as a reserve will require rebuilding from scratch. He notes federalization could erase federalized regiments and that uniform military training could end the Guard. Some units remain unaffected or already federally recognized, while most merged into wartime forces.
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Baker
Congress
National Guard
Washington
Samuel T. Ancell
Ufe
War Department
Army of the United States
Great Fleet on Hudson Arrives as U S Navy Pride
Twenty one superdreadnoughts and ships of the line anchor in the Hudson amid a symbol of U.S. naval strength. Ten ships return after months with Beatty's fleet. others form the North Atlantic Meet. Secretary Daniels and officials review the fleet as crowds endure a snowstorm to greet the returning armada.
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New York
Hudson
Cn Hon
Eigheen
Beatty
Grand Fleet
North Atlantic
United States
Daniels
Walter Hines Page Dies Former Ambassador to Britain
Walter Hines Page, former American ambassador to Great Britain, died December 21 in Pilehurst North Carolina after months of illness. He had resigned as ambassador in the summer prior and was longtime editor of The World's Work and a partner in Doubleday Page & Co. at Garden City, Long Island.
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Pilehurst
N. C
Walter Mines Page
Great Britain
Hess
Page
Court of St. James
Walter Hines Page
Doublediny, Page & Co
Garden City L. L
Wilson
Burglars Target Western Mechanic Company Safe
A heist at the Western Mechanic Company involved forced entry after burning hinges and breaking a safe through a window. The thieves hoisted the safe to a nearby shelter, rifling it of $15,000 in cash and Liberty bonds after escaping.
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Los Angeles
Tere
Berlin Rebellion Spurs Garrison Drift as Government Struggles
Reported mutinous gatherings in Berlin show regiments aligning with revolting suitors. Advices from Devlin predict widespread defection, threatening the government’s hold on the capital.
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Landon
Berlin
Devlin
Wilson Opposes Sinking Hun Ships
Washington asserts President Wilson will directly oppose proposals from any source to sink the warships Germany surrendered under the armistice terms.
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Wilson
Washington
Germany
Armiatioe
Argentina recalls Mexican Minister Manuel Malbran
Argentina recalls its minister to Mexico Manuel Malbran and directs his departure from Mexico City by December 21. The move follows the Argentine government announcement made Thursday.
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Argentina
Mexico City
Mexico
Manuel BE. Malbran
Paris Talks Between Wilson and Foch Last Night
Paris reports say President Wilson and General Foch met for about half an hour Tuesday night. Discussions centered on the occupied front and allied military coordination amid ongoing European tensions.
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Paris
Wilson
Map Bhal Foch
President Wilson in London A Historic Royal Welcome
Two million people lined the London streets as President Wilson rode with the king and queen in Buckingham Palace balcony events. The day featured medieval pageantry, royal receptions, and a spontaneous, diverse crowd cheering the U S leader amid saluting cannons and bundled flags.
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London
Wilson
England
Wilsoun
Buckingham Jpalace
Admiralty
St. James’ Park
Green Park
United States
Dover Corporation
Navy
Empire
Eleven Troop Ships Depart From France With 3000 Men
Washington announces departure from France of eleven transports including the Mauretania carrying more than 3000 men from the Three Hundred Forty seventh infantry of the Eighty-seventh division, announced Thursday.
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Washington
France
Mauretania
Postoffice Robbery in Greeley Rocks Colorado
Robbery at the Greeley Colorado post office led to the loss of war savings stamps valued at 26,000 dollars and an unknown amount of cash from a safe. The theft occurred between 6 and 10 pm Thursday. Local investigators search for clues and possible suspects.
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Colorado Postoffice
Greeley
Colo
Sailors on Leave Robbed in Christmas Night Scam
Thirty five sailors on leave from warships in harbor were robbed of all their money at resorts they were enticed to on Christmas night, according to complaints received Thursday.
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New York
Wilson praises soldiers as Allies vow to peace pact
President Wilson on Christmas day commends American troops for faithful duty and urges a people’s peace. He travels with General Pershing to Chaumont, praising the First Army and noting unity among leaders in seeking a just settlement.
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Chaumont
Wilson
Hotel de Ville
Pershing
Humes
First Army
France
America
United States
Ublies
Allies limit bold move in Italy crisis
Paris reports that allied governments, including Britain and the United States, will refrain from further intervention in Italy for the present. They endorse aiding Russia back to normal conditions but warn large military action would bring many difficulties and dangers.
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Paris
Italvia
Elelos
Great Britain
United States
Russia
Domestic turmoil as released Russian prisoners roam Poland
In Poland, batches of released Russian prisoners travel toward homeward routes tainted by Bolshevium. Polish authorities label them as a dagger to security and report increasing lawlessness while they search for food.
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Warsaw
Poland
Five Die in Norge Oklahoma Train Wreck
Five people were killed and twenty seven injured when a St. Louis and San Francisco freight train collided with a passenger train at Norge Oklahoma. Ten of the injured were reported seriously hurt and authorities investigated the cause of the collision.
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Chickasha
Okla
St. Louis
San Francisco
Norge
Motorman Killed In City Street Car Collision
A North Ogden street car operated by motorman V. But tees collided with a Twenty-first street car on an open switch. The accident killed the motorman and injured six passengers.
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Ogden
Utabe
V. Buttees
North Ogden
War Revenue Measure Passed by Senate in Long Session
The Senate without a record vote approved the war revenue bill on December 23 after a thirteen hour session and began a three day holiday recess. The measure aims to raise about six billion dollars in 1910 and four billion in 1920, with plans to convene a conference with the House on January 2 to finalize enactment. The body rejected Senator La Follette’s substitute 55 to 6, and upheld a 41 to 22 vote in favor of repealing zone postage rates in favor of a one cent pound rate within 150 miles and 14 cents beyond, while adjusting automobile tax provisions and luxury taxes to alter revenue projections.
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Washington
Senate
House
la Follette
Wisconsin
Boy awarded damages over tongue loss after surgery
In St Louis Missouri nine year old Robert D Hague, son of Albert Hague, won a $2000 verdict against Dr Jesse M Threadgill for the loss of part of his tongue during a tonsil removal operation.
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St. Louie
Robert D. Hague
Albert Hague
Jesse M.threadgill
Man Slain on Train Near Tucson Identified
A man killed on a Los Angeles train near Tucson after shooting conductor John Seamons was identified Thursday as Biases Tunes of Viealin Gul.
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Tucson
ArlaeThe
Los Angeles
John Seamons
Viealin, Gul
Plan to Sink Surrendered Warships Raises Debate
Washington dispatches from Paris report that US peace delegates with British support may urge sinking the surrendered German warships to dispose of them. Secretary Daniels denies official knowledge of such a plan while Admiral Benson and allied officials weigh the option with the British and French. Congress shows strong opposition to sinking the ships.
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Washington
Paris
Senate
State
Navy
Daniela
State Department
London
Admiral Benson
Europe
Sims
Admiralty
Ministry of Marine
Congress
Armistice News Sparks Joy Aboard Skansen I
Captain Walcott of the Norwegian bark Skansen I greeted Boston pilots after 141 days from Sydney N S W. The crew learned the armistice had been signed and most German submarines surrendered. They planned a Christmas celebration aboard.
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Boston
Walcott
Sydney
France reports World War losses exceed one million
Paris—In the chamber of deputies M Abraz under secretary of state announced France's total losses in officers and men killed through November 1 reached 1,071,300. The figures break down to 1,300 officers and 1,040,000 men killed, with 42,600 officers and 1,780,000 men dead or missing. Missing include 3,000 officers and 11,000 men. Prisoners living total 8,300 officers and 438,000 men.
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Paris
Chamber of Deputies
M. Abraz
France
Montanan Killed in Street Fight
In Livingston Montana Republican state chairman M Harvey died from a fractured skull after a fist fight on the street. Postmaster J Swindlehurst surrendered and remained in custody at the county hall.
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Livingston, Mont
O. M. Harvey
Montana
J. Swindlehurst
Swindlehurst
City Illuminates 40 Foot Christmas Tree Along Rhine
The first luminated Christmas tree in Coblens was lit Tuesday night in the plaza before the Third army headquarters. A 40 foot tall tree adorned with red white and blue ribbons was trimmed by army nurses and placed by the Thirty seventh engineers.
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Coblens
Rhine
Third Army
Thirty-seventh Engineers
German Troops Evacuate Reval Amid Baltic Actions
Berlin reports Reval the capital of Hethonia on the Gulf of Pine land has been evacuated by German troops after fighting Bolshevik forces near Nedir Zhitomir eighty miles southwest of Kiev. German forces captured fifteen Bolshevik guns.
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Reval
Amsterdam
Hethonia
Gulf of Pineland
Berlin
Nedir Zhitomir
Kiev
Ukraine
Mineral Production Surges to Record 2017 U S Output
War driven gains push U S mineral production to 5.01 billion dollars in 2017, up 43 percent from the 1916 peak, reflecting unprecedented industrial demand.
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Washington
United States
Veloe Gohwab Presents Platform at Chicago Banquet
The Chicago Machinery Club hosted a banquet for 700 plant superintendents and other corporate representatives to hear a choice of Charles M. Schwab for the next U S president. Schwab’s candidacy was discussed as a potential national leadership option at the event.
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Veloe Gohwab
Chicago
Charles M. Schwab
United States
Chicago Machinery Club
That Good Old Rail Fence
The Columbus Dispatch notes the old rail fence as a relic of farm life once wasting timber now replaced by wire. It sheltered wildlife and offered shade and safety for harvest hands while hosting elderberry and blackberry growth and a home for ground squirrels and Bob White quail in winter.
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Columbus Dispatch
Bob White
Names in Asia's Goldeners and the Tamerlane Legacy
An excerpt discusses Tamerlane, the fourteenth century conqueror, and his impact on Samarkand. It notes his role in rebuilding the city with artisans from Persia Mesopotamia India and China and describes the fusion of Byzantine Persian and Arabic influences in its monuments. It highlights Genghis Khan and Tamerlane as enduring inspirations for poets.
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Samarkand
Khan
Tamerlane
Genghis Khan
Elsie S. Well
Christopher Marlowe
Tamberlane
Asia
Persia
Mesopotamia
India
China
Chrysanthemum Revered in Japan Through History
In the sixteenth year of Emperor Kwammu a poem for the chrysanthemum, or kiku, was written and mythologized as a towered sacred flower. The kuku goddess presided, Emperor Murekam kept a great feast in 1011, and the empress leads guests through gardens on the ninth day of the cloth month to admire crimson crowns on slender stems.
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Japan
Kwammu
Kuku Bima
Murekam
Nemesia the goddess of justice and retribution
The text discusses Nemesia as a goddess of justice and divine retribution. It notes etymology from a Greek verb and mentions the concept of divine distribution of fortune, with prosperity allocated to individuals and later balanced by punishment or reduction.
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Precias
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