Holland Loses 50000 Tons Of Cattle Feed
Fifty thousand tons of linseed cake meant for Holland were halted by the Netherlands refusal to guarantee no dairy exports to Germany. The Food Administration will sell the cargo for consumption in New York Pennsylvania and New England to relieve rail congestion and supply winter and spring feed in those regions.
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Washington
Holland
Netherlands
Germany
Food Administration
New York
Pennsylvania
New England
British Writers Knighted in New Year Honors
London January 1 The New Year honors list awards many for war service with arts and literature entries. Sir Frederick E. Smith the attorney general now in the United States is made a baronet while John Galsworthy and Anthony Hope receive knighthoods for their literary work.
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London
Frederick E. Smith
United States
John Galsworthy
Anthony Hope
Galsworthy’s Knighthood Error Sparks Correction
The official New Year knights list wrongly included John Galsworthy who asked to decline the offer. His name was added due to a misconception of his wishes. Four new peerages were created.
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John Galsworthy
Galsworthy
New Honor Roll Includes Dukedom and Privy Councillors
Baroness Fur ness becomes viscount while Sir Henry Norman and Thomas Richards gain privy council status. Sir Frederick Caw ley and Sir John B. Lonsdale lead political figures named among a list of new knights and royal appointments. Notables include John Lavery Edwin Lutyens David Murray and others from arts and academia for service under the realm.
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Frederick Cawley
Duchy of
West Monmouthshire
John Scott Keltie
John Lavery
Sidney J. Low
Edwin L. Lutyens
David Murray
W. A
Leslie Ward
Andrew MacPhail
McGill University
Montreal
Canada
Newly Married Man Found Dead From Gas In Worcester
Everett Dodge died from gas asphyxiation in his bed at 4 Allen Street Worcester on January 1 days after marrying Miss Bessie Shinners of 44 Fluntington Avenue Boston. The death occurred at his home during the honeymoon period.
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Worcester
Everett
Dodge
Bessie Shinners
Fluntington Avenue
Boston
Allen Street
Stabbed U S Navy Man Treated at Chelsea Naval Hospital
Percy H M Washington a mugs attend ant of the U S 8 Georgia is hospitalized at Chelsea Naval Hospital with a severe cut to his right leg. He was attacked by a colored man who emerged from an alley at Cherry and Second streets Chelsea.
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Percy HM
Washington
Georgia
Naval Hospital
Chelsea
Cherry and
Second Streets
Tommy the Ducks Keeper Whistles Down at Franklin Park
At Franklin Park zoo the caretaker known as Tommy greets the ducks with a shrill whistle. The birds screech in unison as he arrives at the feeding house and doles out bread and meal across the icy pond to ensure each duck gets a meal.
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Franklin Park Zoo
Tommy
Newton Girl Hurt in Auto Collision
Miss Mary Carney of 110 South Street Newton was seriously injured early yesterday when the car taking her home from a New Year s party at a Back Bay hotel collided with Dr. Winifred C. Pike s auto at the Boylston and Exeter streets corner.
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Mary Carney
South Street
Newton
Back Bay
Winifred C. Pike
Huntington Avenue
Boylston and
Exeter Streets
Miss Higgins Weds Lothian in Brookline Ceremony
Miss Emily Davis Higgins of Brookline married T. B. Lothian of Brookline at high noon. Miss Louise Garrett of Medford served as bridesmaid and F. G. Carleton of Brookline was best man. Rev. H. E. Krom of Providence officiated in Providence.
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Emily Davis Higgins
Brookline
T. B. Lothian
Louise Garrett
Medford
F. G. Carleton
H. E. Krom
Providence
French King's Body Moved to Austrian Monastery
The sarcophagus with Charles X of France and family members who fled after 1830 has been moved by Austrian authorities to the etead monastery in Vienna. It rests in the Franciscan monastery at Castagnavizza near Gorizia, in territory regained from Italy. Also interred are the Duke of Angouleme, his wife, the Count de Chambord and his wife Princess Theresa Modena.
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London
Charles X
France
Austria
Charles
Etead
Vienna
Amsterdam
Castagnavizza
Gorizia
Edwin C Fletcher Former Postmaster Dies at 82
Edwin C Fletcher of Camden Missouri former town postmaster and Knox Woolen Company president died aged 82. He also served as a representative in the Legislature.
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Camden
Edwin C. Fletcher
Knox Woolen Company
Kaiser Still Hopeful Amid War Year End Message
Berlin reports Emperor William issued a New Year address praising 1917 battles on Belgian and French soil and Italian front successes. The message notes German submarines and colonial troops, cites Hindenburg on Oesel Dago islands, and vows unity with Admiral von Holtzendorff to press toward victory in 1918.
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Amsterdam
Berlin
William
Germany
von Holtzendorff
Marshal von Hindenburg
Oesel
Dago Islands
Baltic
Admiral von Holtzendorff
Sailor Weds Noted Irish Girl Near Irish Coast
London January 1 The Daily Chronicle reports several recent marriages of sailors from the American flotilla off the Irish coast to Irish girls. It notes a sailor named Groff marrying Miss Nora Carroll, daughter of Lady Ellen Carroll, widow of Sir James Carroll a prominent Queenstown civic figure.
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London
Daily Chronicle
Groff
Nora Carroll
Ellen Carroll
James Carroll
Queenstown
Fomenting Revolt in Germany Suppressed in London Dispatch
A Daily News correspondent in London reports on German democracy and Russia’s role amid rumors of a separate peace. Trotzky is urged to push revolution in Germany to aid Russia and counter German plans, with bank nationalization cited as a potent tool. Potential party shifts in Russia and Bolshevik resistance to Bolshevik exploitation are discussed.
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London
Petrograd
The
Daily News
England
Russia
Germany
Trotzky
Democratic Movement
Perograd
Times
Ferdinand's Speech Opens Romanian Parliament
King Ferdinand addressed the Romanian Parliament praising constitutional reforms and land apportionment laws. He pledged sacrifice for national justice and liberty and commended the army's valor as part of world history.
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Jassy
Rumania
Ferdinand
Romania
Germans Fear U.S. Airshps Sparks German Anxiety
Amsterdam Times correspondent reports rising German nerves over Allied air raids and a possible American air invasion. Explosions in munitions plants add to unrest across exposed districts as frost settles in.
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London
Germany
Amsterdam
The
Times
German Reds Endorse Brest Litovsk Peace Move
Berlin and Rotterdam reports quote Mathias Erzberger Friedrich Ebert and Herr Fischbeck saying the Reichstag main committee fully approves the Brest Litovsk declaration. The group represents the majority backing the July 19 peace resolution.
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Rotterdam
Mathias Erzberger
Friedrich Ebert
Socialist Party
Herr Fischbeck
Progressives
Berlin
Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant
Brest-Litovsk
German Cruiser's Pig Sold For Red Cross Benefit
The German cruiser Dresden's pet pig Tirpitz, rescued by crew of the British cruiser Glasgow, has been sold for 2100 dollars to aid the Red Cross.
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RED Cross
London
Tirpitz
Dresden
Glasgow
Finland Adopts New Lion Flag
Stockholm December 15 reports Finland as the first of the new Russian communities to adopt a flag. The flag features a lion on a red background.
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Finland
Stockholm
Feed Birds Win the War Prompts Massachusetts Appeal
The Massachusetts Audubon Society urges the public to feed birds to protect crops and aid soldiers. Secretary Winthrop Packard says food can be saved for the war effort. provide hayseed, crumbs, meat scraps, and suet to sustain birds through deep snow.
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Massachusetts Audubon Society
Winthrop Packard
Osmo-Chemic Physicians Win Cures for Chronic Ailments
Mrs Stevens of Worcester speaks of knee rheumatism relief after Osmo-Chemic treatment and improved health. Mrs Fickett of Chelsea credits them for stomach and heart trouble relief and urges others to seek help. Mr Kanalonious of Lowell notes lumbago relief after following his brother’s advice. The clinic touts SNOW PENCIL and X-RAY therapy curing catarrh deafness bronchitis asthma skin disorders and birthmarks and moles.
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E. Stevens
Worcester
Cambridge
Susan Fickett
Ingleside Ave
Chelsea
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