The Pretty Purring One and a News Paper Man Incident
A newsman is knocked down near the Union Pacific depot by a commotion over Luans Pung and a romantic triangle. A Chinese man, a furious woman, and a pursed cue lead to a comic chase through an arcade ending with the reporter recalling a “pretty purring one” back in Frisco as the train nears departure.
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Union Pacific
S Bak Pope
Internationaljem
Luan
San Francisco
St. Louis
China
Frisco
Prisco
Viembo
Iman
Aiscue
Capitol Avenue
Train crash near Orleans kills many Americans in France
An express train from Orleans last night collided with a second train near Meung sur Loire. Twelve bodies have been identified. twenty five people were injured. Four cars were smashed as debris is cleared.
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Associated
Prom
Outline of Programs Caring for Soldiers
The Department of the Interior summarizes soldier settlement laws from English speaking countries to help the public understand wartime reconstruction. It notes Australia and Canada cooperation between federal and local authorities, with land provision by states and funding by the federal government for reclamation and farm equipment.
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Department of the Interior
Canada
Australia
United States
Haa
Mobi- Aspa
Soldiera
Train wreck at Elrod leaves two dead many injured
Two persons are believed killed and 20 hurt when an Atlantic Coast Line express train from New York to Key West derailed at Elrod North Carolina. Emergency crews and officials respond to the wreck scene as investigators inspect the mangled cars.
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Asociated Arena
Wilmington
Elrod
N. C
Atlantic Coast Line
New York
Key West
Bavarian Leader Says Documents Will Prove Wilhelm Caused War
Bavarian premier Kurt Eisner announced plans to publish German foreign office documents to prove Emperor Wilhelm II started the war. Berlin paper notes notations show the emperor’s impulsiveness, suggesting the documents incriminate him more than their authors.
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Seetias Press
London
Kurt Elsner
Foreign Office
William
Copenhagen
Eisner
Berlin
Death Penalty Met By Lloyd Bopp In Oak Park Murder
Lloyd Bopp was executed by hanging for the murder of Herman Malow a motorcycle policeman in Oak Park Chicago suburb after a protracted legal fight. The case tied to a criminal gang involved in a jail break and a spree of robberies and escapes.
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Chicago
Lloyd Bopp
Herman Malow
Oak Park
Earl Dear
Brana
State Supreme Court
Bopp
Dear
Eugene Hartnett
Rudoph Wolfe
Hartnett
Frank McErlane
Big Joe” Moran
North Shore
Weather Outlook: Cooler Start to Weekend
The period favors a generally falllike Saturday and Sunday with a cooler trend by Sunday. Expect diminishing temperatures and a dry weekend with a gradual cooldown through the two days.
Treason Indictments Return Against German Agent
Federal grand juries in New York indict Herman Wesell of the German navy and Albert Fricke of Mt Vernon New York for treason. Fricke is an American citizen alleged to have aided agents of the German government by concealing Wesell’s secret role.
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New York
Dee. G
Herrman Wesell
Albert Fricke
Mt. Vernon
N. Y
Fricker
Weisell
Associated Press
New, York
New York American
Hearst
Hale
Berlin
Wilson
Mexico
Germany
Hate
Elections in Bavaria Set for January 12
General sections to the Bavarian landtag will be held on Sunday January 12 according to a government announcement from Munich. All Bavarians over 18 may vote and all men and women over 25 are eligible for election.
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Bavaria
Munich
Landtag
Hearst papers tied to German intrigue in 1916
Senate inquiry details secret talks over buying the Washington Post and other papers. Bielaski testifies to German promises to sway U.S. opinion and halt munitions shipments, naming Hale and Untermeyer and noting Hale’s German payroll ties. New York American denies Hale’s German connection.
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Associated Press
Washington
Department of Justice
United States
Senate Committee
A. Bruce Bielaski
Department Bureau of Investigation
Count von Bernstorff
Washington Post
William Bayard Hale
Germany
Hearst
Bernatorff
Japan
Biélaski
Bernstorff
Dernburgh and Albert
New York
Berin
Bielaski
Foreign, Office
Wag
Dr. Suehp
Tin the Orient
Dr. Hale
Edward F. Fox
Dernburg
Fox
Great Britain Seeks 40 Billion Dollars in War Reparations
London reports that Britain will demand Germany pay about 8,000,000,000 pounds in reparations for the war. Premier Lloyd George is expected to announce the figure at a London speech. The Daily Mail says Britain will derive tax relief of 400,000,000 pounds annually from the German payment.
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England
Lloyd George
Great Britain
Dominions
Daily Mail
David Lloyd George
Leeda
Americans Move Toward Rhine Front As Occupation Advances
In the Rhine region the American army of occupation pushes forward with plans for temporary control at Trevas and nearby towns. Generals Brown and Smith oversee civil administration as villagers turn in firearms and comply with Prohibition era style rules. Food relief eases but pepperless restaurants reflect wartime disruptions.
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Associated Press
Brown
Trevas
Smith
British battleship Hercules arrives with naval delegation
London dispatch reports the British battleship Hercules reached an unnamed bay Thursday with a special naval delegation aboard and was escorted by five torpedo boat destroyers.
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Associated Press
London
Hercules
Ataen Bay
Discyere
British Peace Conference Plan Outlined by Lloyd George
Paris December reports say Inter allied conference to assemble December 16 or 17 at the French foreign office. Lloyd George and A. J. Balfour expected to attend with Wilson consulted. British and French delegates to be announced. conference to last about four months with final action late May.
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Paris
Wren Wilh
Supreme War Council
London
Supreme Council
Clemenceau
Baron Soraimo
Earl of Nerby
France
Foreign Office
Lloyd George
A. J. Balfour
Wilson
Great Britain
George Nicholl Barnes
Andrew Bonar Law
Crg
T Fe
American Navy Vessel Total Rises to 1501 by July 1920
Washington reports the American Navy reached 1501 vessels as of July 1 1920 including 40 battleships and 229 destroyers. The record notes 264 ships at declaration of war and 777 non privately owned ships by Nov 3 1918, with further contracts for 29 ships yet to be placed.
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Washington
Amorihan Navy
Gritfin
houa@ naval committee
Howtill
Paral Wie
Taylor
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Albert
New York Sun
Haile
Hernstorff
South America
Saya Bietiski
Dialea
Bryan
Lusitania
Romania
Pershing
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