President Wilson ships toward Brest for peace talks
The U S S George Washington leads toward Brest as President Wilson plans early sessions for the peace conference. Delegations from France and the United States prepare a formal reception, with officials and crowds awaiting the president in Paris.
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U. S
George Washington
Associated Press
Azores
Brest
Pennsylvania
Washington
Marik
Wilson
Edward M. House
Italy
Lloyd-George
Great Britain
Clemenceau
France
Premie Orlando
United States
Paris
Madame Poincare
University of Paris
League of Nations
E. M. House
Gen. Tasker JH. Bliss
Gordon Auchinctoss
Colonel House
Joseph C. Grew
Vienna
American Commission For
George
Bois Doulogne
Champs Elyses
Rue Royale
Rue Monceau
iHenry P T Pevison
War Council of the American Red Cross
Europe
Five Conversations Over One Telephone Wire
Postmaster General Burleson released Theodore N. Vail's letter detailing Bell system progress in multiplex telephony and telegraphy. The system carries four extra telephone conversations on one wire pair in addition to the standard line, totaling five simultaneous calls with equal service quality. Installation between Baltimore and Pittsburg has operated for over a month, with a government inspection confirming successful performance.
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Washington
Burleson
Theodore N. Vail
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Bell System
Mr. Vail
Baltimore
Pittsburg
Urges business men to get into politics
Philadelphia December 12 United States Senator Fernald of Maine addressed the Association of Manufacturers representatives at their annual dinner urging business men to enter politics to increase their share in Congress He argued the Senate would function better with more risk taking businessmen and opposed government ownership of railroads saying future development hinges on returning railroads to their owners.
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Philadelphia
United States
Fernald
Maine
Association of Manufacturers’ Representatives
United States Senate
Montreal in Hands of Rioters
Montreal endures a citywide strike as police and firemen walk out leaving rioters to loot stores loot saloons and wreck fire stations. Citizens fear further violence as gangs roam the streets and lawfulness collapses under the disorder.
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Montreal
Dee
Chilean Lieutenant Crosses Andes by Bristol Plane
Lieutenant Dagerboto Godoi of the Chilean army flew across the Andes from Santiago to Mendoza in a Bristol airplane. He crossed the Tu Jungato range at an altitude of 19 700 feet this morning, landing in Argentina.
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Andes
Beuios
Dagerboto Godoi
Andes Mountains
Santiago
Chile
Tujungato Range
Mendoza
Argentina
Alleged Deserter Killed by Military Police
Washington December 12 8 A Cohen a black soldier said to be a deserter from Camp Dix was shot and killed here tonight by military police while attempting to escape after being arrested.
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Washington
A. Cohen
Camp Dix
Cuban Strike Order Rescinded In Havana
The committee directing the general strike has canceled the strike order and instructed workers to return to their jobs immediately in Havana on December 12.
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Havana
Rail executives oppose McAdoo plan to delay rail control
Philadelphia leaders representing 125 roads and 92 percent of U S mileage said extending government control to January 1924 would delay and confuse the system and demoralize the industry. They urged Congress to consider a full plan under the present act to resolve the railroad question.
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Kellogg
Minnesota
Senate Today
McAdoo
Smith
South Carolina
Senate Commerce Oneittee
Congress
Wilson
Senate
United States Chamber of Commerce
Walker D. Hines
Philadelphia
Thomas DeWitt Cuyler
Railway Executives ‘Advisory Committee
The
Association of Railway Executives
Hungary to Pay All Debts Promises Financial Honor
Budapest announces that the Hungarian minister of finance will endeavor to meet all financial engagements both to its nationals and to foreigners. The statement emphasizes full repayment of debts and commitment to financial obligations.
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Hungary
Budapest
Havas
Warships to Aid in Bringing Troops Home
New York officials report fourteen battleships and ten armored cruisers refitted as troop ships with forty four transports to serve in bringing home American expeditionary forces from France. Ships will carry about 1000 to 1600 soldiers plus crews, plus large sick bays to handle wounded and ill. The cruiser North Carolina heads to Brest to collect 100 officers and 1600 men for demobilization as bunks near completion on other warships.
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New York
Navy Department
France
Navy
Army Transport Department
North Carolina
Brest
Navy Aide Seeks US Sea Power To Be Second To None
Washington reports Rear Admiral Charles J. Badger told the house naval affairs committee that the general board aims for a US navy equal to any other nation by 1925. He urged Congress to provide sufficient appropriations, citing world conditions and the need to build a strong merchant marine and sea power for a future league of nations.
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Washington
League of Nations
General Board of the Navy
Charles J. Badger
House Naval Affairs Committee
Congress
Eeneral Board
Padger
Germany
Admiral Badger
United States
General Board
England
Badger
Naval policy and German submarines dialogue at session
Admiral Badger argued for a U S navy equal to the world’s strongest by 1925 despite German redistributions. He warned rapid progress may be blocked if ships are dispersed to allies and noted no general policy on fleet distribution. Also noted is the surge of German submarine power and a British bid to contest U S court jurisdiction over certain vessels.
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Ference
Badger
Wegland
Representative Kelly
Michigan
United States Navy
Buller
General Board
Pacific
Dodger
Release of Army Doctors Sought in Toledo Epidemic
Toledo reports 168 new influenza cases as the city health department asks Secretary of War Newton B. Baker for the immediate release of physicians in the army. About twenty local doctors are serving at Camp Greenleaf in Oglethorpe, Georgia, to aid national efforts against the outbreak.
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Toledo
Ohio
City Health Department
Newton Db. Baker
Camp Greenleaf
Oglethorpe
Eight Deaths From Influenza Reported in One Day
Eight deaths from influenza and its complications were reported with more cases pending. Thirty patients were in the emergency hospital, with ten more expected to be moved in. Four Red Cross nurses arrived to assist, while Bluefield added two non influenza deaths.
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Bavergency Hospital
East
Daily Telegraph
Bluefield
Red Cross
Emmergency Hospital
German Censorship Reduced to Formality In 1946
AP reports from Herlin that German censorship of telegrams is now only a formality. AP dispatches pass without reading by censors, and copies seen in Copenhagen show no alterations. Outgoing letters are limited to barring bank notes or securities from export, with sporadic newspaper crackdowns noted in Hamburg and Cologne.
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Associated Press
Herlin
Stan
Copenhagen
Hamburg
Cologne
Berlin
Preas
Five Killed in Wreck Near Mereland Ohio
Five people died and another was dying with one fatally injured when an interurban freight car derailed and struck two cars in Mereland Ohio. Three of the victims were sailors riding in one of the autos.
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Mereland
Ohio
Violence in Petrograd as Bolsheviks tighten grip
Dispatches report widespread executions and brutal methods by the anti revolutionary commission in Petrograd. Priests monks and suspected counter revolutionaries are said to be executed in multiple cities including ten in one town and twenty two in Spask. Foreign legations face pressure as the Bolsheviks threaten neutral offices.
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Washington
Petrograd
Anti-Revolutionary Commission
Spask
Pheyond Tumat
Churches back League of Nations at Federal Council meeting
The executive committee of the Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America adopted a resolution favoring the League of Nations. The body representing thirty denominations will promote Americanization of foreigners after a message from U S Department of Education official FP H Claxton.
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League of Nations
Mtantic City
N. J
Commission of International Justice and Good Will
League of Nation
Federal Council of the Churches of Christ In America
Fiere
London Invites Wilson Address and Luncheon
The city corporation of London passed a resolution inviting President Wilson to accept an address of welcome in a gold box and asking him to be luncheon guest at Guild Hall.
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Wilson
London
Corporation of the City of London
Guild Hall
Plan 10 Swindle Captain Von Papen Laugh at Him
A Senate probe into brewers and German propaganda reveals a letter by Edward Lyle Pow alleging a scheme to stir anti Japanese sentiment on the Pacific coast to swindle Captain Von Papen and mock him. Fox states Hiram Moe Greene was unjustly named and not involved in Japanese propaganda. Richardson of Princeton also listed as not pro German but patriotic.
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Washington
Overman
Senate
Edward Lyle Pow
Pacific
Fox
von Papen
Germany
Teutonic
America
Bruce Hieluski
Department of Justice
Hiram Moe Greene
Illustrated Sunday Magazine
Greene
Bin
E. ©. Richardson
Princeton University
F. Rh. Feuhr
War department plans to dispose surplus materials
Secretary Baker outlined methods to absorb surplus raw materials like copper steel and lead without disturbing markets. Sales will involve producers and consumers and be timed to avoid economic disruption and impeded production.
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Washington
Taker
War Department
Baker
Will Unite in Campaign
Four Presbyterian denominations from Atlantic City unite to aid veterans and active service members. The joint effort covers about 5 million members and aims to rehabilitate, assist wounded, help veterans obtain work, and fund education under a uniform policy for all churches.
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Atlantic City
N. J
United Presbyterian Church
Canadian Presbyterian Church
Southern Presbyterian Church
Northern Presbyterian Church
Lipton Challenge Sent For America's Cup
Belfast December 12 The Royal Ulster Yacht Club sent a cablegram to the New York Yacht Club challenging for the America's Cup on behalf of Sir Thomas Lipton.
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Belfast
Ireland
Royal Ulster Yacht Club
New York Yacht Club
Thomas Lipton
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McCormick
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Andre Tardieu
Ambassador Star
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Admiral Benson
General Bliss
Gordon Auchineloss
Trouse
Radical
Socialist Party
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Lower East Side
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Austria
Ellis C. Jones
von Paper
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City Club
Romulo S. Noon
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