President Wilson Weds Ars Galt in Home Ceremony
President Wilson marries Edith Bolling Galt in a private Washington ceremony on December 18. The couple leaves for a Virginia honeymoon aboard a special train to Hot Springs, Virginia, with secrecy and security evident as guests are few and preparations understated. The ceremony, simple and intimate, is followed by a buffet supper and a modest reception at the Galt home.
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Third President to Wed In White House Era
Washington reports Woodrow Wilson becomes the third president to marry during his term joining John Tyler and Grover Cleveland. Tyler remarried in 1844 to Julia Gardiner after becoming a widower while in office. Frances Folsom’s marriage to Grover Cleveland occurred in the Blue Room with a select guest list.
Ford Peace Party in Norway Reaches Christiania
Henry Ford peace party has arrived in Christiania Norway with expenses reaching 125000 including 36000 spent in New York. The total projected cost is about 500000 and possibly more. S. McClure tours with the party at Ford's request while tensions rise over espionage curfews and leadership among delegates.
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Congress adjourns for holidays after war tax extension
Washington reports Congress adjourned for Christmas holidays after the Senate passed and President Wilson signed a one year extension of the emergency revenue law to Dec 31 1916. House and Senate will reconvene Jan 4 to focus on national defense and potential tax amendments. Republicans criticize the Underwood tariff while supporting it in Senate debate. Senator Underwood defends the law and challenges GOP to compare it with Payne Aldrich tariff.
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Race War In Georgia Involving Sheriff and Lynch Mood
Leesburg Georgia reports a violent clash near Worth County over alleged theft. Sheriff D Moreland of Lee County died from wounds after leading six white men against black residents. Posse searches across Lee Worth and Dougherty counties. unconfirmed rumor says two black men were lynched. Sheriff was attempting to arrest Jim Keith, a black man accused of theft by James Oczier.
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Invasion of Egypt Headed from Aleppo
Telegram dispatch reports Gan van der Golts has set headquarters at Aleppo Syria where Turkish and German troops are assembling for a planned invasion of Egypt.
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Austro Hungarian Admiralty backs Ancona sinking commander
Vienna reports the Austro Hungarian admiralty opposes any disavowal of the submarine commander who sank the Italian steamer Ancona. It endorses his conduct, noting he filed a report from land and a supplementary log from Pola, with no crew examination deemed necessary. The note to the American government is expected soon.
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Villa Asks U S Protection In Border Crossing
El Paso dispatch reports a Villa delegation seeks U S protection and legal immunity for its officers. The conference discusses crossings of Villa supporters and the transfer of military and civil authority in controlled territory to the government, with involvement of Hipolito Villa and other officials.
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U S Needs Million Men For Defense Plan
Senator Works urged national defense measures including a mobile land force and a military reserve of 200000 men at an annual cost of 50000000 for ten years. He warned the Pacific coast was at risk of Asiatic attack and emphasized preparedness.
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Offer Titan IC settlement White Star pays 664000
New York White Star Line agrees to pay 664000 to settle Titanic claims from the April 15 1912 sinking in which over 1500 died. Attorney George W Betts Jr announced the terms with about 50 going to claimants and 114000 allocated for interest and expenses.
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Japan Will Defend Suez Fleet Sent to Canal
A. M. Papajian Bey, ex-minister of Beyot, claims a strong European theater fleet has been secretly dispatched to the Suez Canal from Los Angeles. He says Great Britain cannot lose the canal as it is vital to its life, with the Japanese fleet seen as a threat.
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Austria Must Accept U5 Submarine Warhold View
Washington presses Austria-Hungary to adopt U S and German agreed submarine warfare principles in the Ancona case or risk ending diplomatic ties Officials say Vienna cannot plead ignorance of American views on international law and note deliveries have signaled the U S position through Berlin and Washington diplomats
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Balkan campaign ends as observers watch for German move
Anglo French forces hold Saloniki base as reinforcements arrive. Bulgarian plans to invade Greece appear unlikely, while Austro German strength near Monastir Doiran and the Roumanian border prompts concern. Analysts say Germans must watch Romania for a potential Russian thrust while Entente fortifies Saloniki and Gallipoli.
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German Plans Grow Forth in West and East Fronts
Dispatches indicate German forces are massing for new strikes in the east near the Dvina line and in the west possibly in the Saint Mihiel area along the Meuse. Reports from Petrograd note activity in the Dvinsk district while neutral accounts cite continued movement of men and guns westward amid bridge destruction and floods.
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Hopeful London on Balkan Front After Italian Landing
London sees a shift in mood as reports confirm Italian landings on the Albanian coast and a reinforced Anglo-French force near Salonika with heavy naval guns. An Italian expedition to aid Servians and Montenegrins is anticipated, while German plans may target Saloniki before Allied strength grows. Greece likely resists Bulgarian involvement, and Austria desires a port on the Aegean.
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Haig Succeeds French as Commander in France and Flanders
London reports Field Marshal Sir John French has been relieved and Sir Douglas Haig named commander of British forces in France and Flanders. French becomes commander-in-chief of UK armies after 16 months at the front and is made viscount. Haig, nine years younger, earlier commanded the first army and served in Sudan, India, and Africa.
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Two Are Executed at Sing Sing Prison
Ossining N Y Worthy Tooley of Athena and Ludwig Marquardt of Kingston were executed by electricity at Sing Sing. Tooley murdered John Hallenbeck in Athens last year and Marquardt killed Mrs Nellie Paulis of Kingston.
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