British and German Lines See Mixed WWI Front Activity
notices of Allied raids near Gommeeourt Arras and Loos, French trench bombardments, and German shelling north of the Somme. Reports from Petrograd claim Russian and Roumanian pressure near Partita and Danube left bank operations. Austrians intensify bombardment of Italian Carso front.
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London
Dobrudia
Berlin
Petrograd
Partita
Danube
Rimmixa-Buzdu
France
Gommecourt
Arras
Loos
Somme
Festubert
Ypres
Cerna
Macedonia
Galicia
Brody
Bystritca
Carso
Idaho youth shoots farmer in Lewiston drug store
Jewell Frong, 17, shot Lester Gifford, a farmer, after failing to collect 130 dollars in personal injury damages. Frong forced the man to write a check. after Gifford pleaded poverty a patrolman arrived, Frong fired multiple shots, was disarmed, and arrested. Gifford left a widow and one child.
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Lewiston
Idaho
Jewell Frong
Lester Gifford
Gifford
Frong
Villa Seeks Meeting With Scott to End Mexican Dispute
A Mexican emissary claims Francisco Villa would meet General Hugh Scott of the U.S. Army to settle U S Mexican differences. Villa reportedly praised Scott as a "good man" and said they nearly settled the Mexican question at one time.
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el Paso
Texas
Francisco Villa
Hugh Scott
United States Army
United States
Mexico
Villa
Scott
Hollweg Granted Full Authority for Peace Talks
Zurich dispatch reports from Berlin that Chancellor Theobald von Bethmann Hollweg received full powers to negotiate peace without further party consultation. The move came after a secret conference with party leaders before Germany’s peace offer was released.
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London
Reuter
Zurich
Berlin
von Bethmann Dlollweg
Germany
Releasng
Utah Teachers Meeting Opens State Educational Convention
The Utah Educational association opened its convention in Salt Lake City with a 10 o'clock session in the Tabernacle. Nearly 4,000 people were seated as the gathering began, reinforcing its reputation as the best attended and most successful in the National Educational association jurisdiction.
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Salt Lake City
Utah Educational Association
National Educational Association
Tabernacle
Ford Plans Blocked by Court Injunction on Development Work
Detroit Three circuit judges denied Henry Ord’s petition to annul the temporary injunction preventing Ford Motor Company from carrying out development work. The ruling constrains Ford’s activities while the case proceeds.
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Detroit
Henry Ord
Ford Motor Company
London A warrant issued for ex premier Eliph Ventaelos
A warrant has been issued in Athens for the arrest of Eliph Ventaelos former premier on charges of high treason and for defeating the Greek general staff in in the Mcles affair as reported by the newspaper.
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London
Athens
Eliphtheres Ventaelos
Ar Mcles
Germany declares armed ships as war cruisers in submarine policy
Berlin declines the pledge to stop and search armed English merchant vessels. The Taegische Rundschau reports Germany now treats England's armed commercial and passenger steamers as warships even with American passengers aboard. The remark signals a broader push to escalate submarine warfare.
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London
Exchange Telegraph Company
Amsterdam
Berlin
England
America
Lloyd George
Stock Prices Slaughtered In Historic Wall Street Day
New York traders faced unprecedented losses as Wilsons note and Lansing statement spurred panic selling. Prices fell by 5 to 15 points and even 32 in one case, with 3,176,000 shares changing hands, marking a record day since 1901.
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New York
Wilson
Lansing
Germany
Northern Pacific
Americans Seafarers Among Sunk Ship Victims
A Malta consular report says the British ship St. Ursula bound from Saloniki to Montreal in ballast with six Americans aboard was torpedoed without warning by an unknown submarine on December 12. Two officers saw a wake and periscope but not the flag. survivors, including the six Americans, were landed at Malta six hours later.
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Washington
State Department
Malta
St. Ursula
Saloniki
Montreal
Prohibition Amendment Drive in Congress After Holidays
Advocates vow a vigorous campaign in Congress to push the proposed federal constitutional amendment for prohibition at the current session despite prevailing belief it may be defeated.
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Washington
Congress
German Officers Killed After Siberian Prison Escape
Three German army officers including a captain and two lieutenants who escaped a Siberian camp were killed by Russian soldiers in Mongolia, according to the Chinese foreign office.
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Peking
China
Siberian
Mongolia
Chinese Foreign Office
Wells Fargo to Distribute $1 Million Bonus to 5000 Employees
Wells Fargo announces a one time bonus totaling 1 million dollars for 5000 employees earning 2000 dollars annually or less. The payout reflects the company’s recognition of staff contributions and will be allocated across eligible workers.
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New York
Wells Fargo Company
Lowe
Lloyd George Rejects German Peace Offer in Commons
In London the new prime minister Lloyd George declares no peace conference unless Germany accepts full restitution reparation and guarantees. He says the German note, a paraphrase of Bethmann Hollweg, offers no terms and Belgium’s bondage must end. Asquith supports the stance as Curzon urges guarantees for all nations. Arthur Neville Chamberlain named director of national service with civil and military chiefs.
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London
David Lloyd George
House of Commons
Central Powers
Germany
Lloyd George
Washington
von Bethmann-Hollweg
Asquith
Liloyd-George
Earl Curzon
Europe
Marquis of Crewe
Commons
Lloyd- George
Arthur Neville Chamberlain
Birmingham
Execution Notice of Howard L. Elton in Oaxaca Mexico
The Department received notice of the execution of Howard L. Elton an American at Oaxaca Mexico on December 16 He was convicted of treasonable activity aiding rebels in Oaxaca and the notice was sent to his family in Waterbury Connecticut.
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Washington
Howard L. Elton
Oaxaca
Mexico
State Department
Waterbury
Conn
Elton
Orders to Return 16 000 National Guard Troops
General Fuuston designates 16 000 troops from National Guard units at San Antonio to leave border service and return to their states for muster out of federal service on Monday.
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San Antonio
Texas
National Guard
Fuuston
Border Service
Boston Votes to Continue Liquor Licenses in Tumultuous Campaign
Boston on Tuesday voted to continue the licensed sale of liquor after the liveliest campaign on the liquor question in years. The license vote totaled 3,459 in favor with 29,097 against.
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Boston
Joffre Hands Over Command in Paris Transfer
General Joffre surrendered command of the French north and northeast armies to Gen. George M. Nivelle on Monday morning in Paris, following Nivelle's recent appointment as commander in chief of those forces.
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Joffre
Paris
George M. Nivelle
Armistice Not Asked by Berlin Amid Peace Parley Talk
Telegraphed reports quote the Frankfurter Zeitung in Copenhagen stating Germany seeks a peace conference at The Hague around January 15 rather than a ceasefire. While talks proceed, all belligerents may continue military operations and Germany resists unilaterally reducing its armed forces.
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Zeitung
Germany
Organization of Nations
Admiral du Fournet Removed From Greek Command
Admiral du Fournet of the French navy failed to compel the king of Greece to yield to allied demands and has been removed from command of entente forces near Athens.
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du Fournet
Greece
Athens
May Wins Breach of Promise Suit Against Deniston in Pittsburgh
Miss Nettie Richardson, 40, former hotel cashier in Pittsburgh, wins a breach of promise suit against Henry Deniston, 78, receiving a verdict of 170000 dollars in a $500000 claim. The case involves compensation for alleged broken betrothal and related damages.
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May
Pittsburgh
Nettie Richardson
Henry Deniston
Avalanche Buries Waldheim Sanitarium in Fontresina
An avalanche in the upper Engadine Switzerland destroyed the Waldheim children's sanitarium at Fontresina. Two people are dead and several others seriously injured in the disaster.
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Parlo
Waldheim
Fontresina
Upper
Engadine
Switzerland
President Wilson Urges Peace Parley Notes Sent to Belligerents
Washington reports President Wilson dispatched notes to all belligerents and neutrals seeking an early opportunity to hear each side’s views on terms that could end the war and guard against future conflicts. He stresses he is not proposing or mediating peace, but probing possible avenues toward a just settlement.
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Washington
Wilson
League of Nations
United States
Fire destroys Masonic home. 20 unaccounted inmates
A Wichita fire overwhelmed the Masonic home Friday morning destroying the structure. More than 100 inmates were housed there but only 80 were accounted for as rescuers faced frozen fire plugs hindering efforts to control the blaze.
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Wichita
Kan
Utah Guardsmen Welcomed Home Battery A Returns
Battery A of the National Guard of Utah was welcomed home from the Mexican border after six months away. The unit ranked third in the national guard artillery contingent and received a reception second only to the 1899 Philippines return.
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Salt Lake City
National Guard of
Utah
National Guard
Philippines
Burbank Weds His Secretary in California
Luther Burbank plant evolutionist married his secretary Miss Elizabeth Waters on Friday in San Francisco. Mrs Burbank formerly lived in Hastings Nebraska.
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Burbank
San Francisco
Luther Burbank
Elizabeth Waters
Hastings
Neb
Denmark approves sale of Danish West Indies to US
The Danish Folketing ratified the treaty to transfer the Danish West Indies to the United States. The vote totaled 90 in favor and 16 against ratification.
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Copenhagen
Folkething
Danish West Indies
United States
Trick of Wily Chinese in San Francisco
Edward White, immigration commissioner, reports dead men’s names used to aid illegal entry of Chinese to the port of San Francisco. The information comes from immigration records in his possession.
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San Francisco
China
Edward White
Gommissioner of Immigration
Voters Wise On Tariff Debate and Underwood Law
The piece argues that Republican claims about the Underwood tariff causing a postwar flood of imports and factory layoffs were unfounded. It cites official data showing imports were lower in ten months after the law than the prior year and notes wartime stock depletion and postwar demand will require imports, undermining tariff warnings.
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Hughes
Wages and Campaign Cries in Steel and Cotton Trusts
The steel trust raises wages for its 200000 workers and the cotton mill trust adds 33000 payroll positions, signaling confidence after Wilson’s reelection and challenging Republican claims of impending disaster. The piece argues the campaign against Wilson misled voters and cites wage hikes as counters to panic fears.
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Steel Trust
Hughes
Republican National Committee
Wilson
Mr. Wilson
White House
Cotton Mill Trust of
New England
Misrepresentation rebuked in tariff campaign critiques
The piece argues that fears of postwar import floods were misguided and that safeguards exist in the new tariff commission and federal trade commission. It notes that the Republican tariff push in the campaign failed, due to misrepresentation of facts and predictions scholars cannot accept, while dumping prevention provisions are in place.
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Tariff Commission
Federal Trade Commission
Same Old Republican Game on Tariffs
The piece argues Republicans push for high tariffs for three reasons. It cites lack of public outcry, financial Bourbonism, and a desire by privilege leaders to restore old tax policies that burden others and threaten national prosperity.
Federal Reserve Act Boosts Dollar's Foreign Market Reach
Four years after its passage the dollar gains in foreign markets while pounds marks and francs face competition. The act strengthened exchange mechanisms and raises concerns about currency balance in international trade.
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Tany Feldas
Republicans Prepare to Meet Issues and Train Next Candidates
The party faces the need to secure issues and train potential candidates for future elections. This effort signals strategic groundwork and readiness for upcoming campaigns.
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Republican Party
Democratic Senate and House to Fulfill 1912 Platform Promises
Democratic lawmakers, seasoned in legislation, can translate Baltimore platform promises into law within the next three months. The speaker applauds the swift progress from pledge to action and praises the party's record so far.
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House
Baltimore
Hit
Loula
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