Annual Navy Report Reveals War Vessel Totals and Advances
In Washington on December 12 Rear Admiral Griffin releases the annual navy report detailing 1959 vessels in commission or active service on the eve of Germany’s armistace. It notes 264 ships with 42,000 men in European waters, plus 570 regular ships, 93 Coast Guard vessels, 937 converted craft, and 247 supply ships with 112 more about to be commissioned. The document highlights submarine detection advances, expanded radio networks, repair bases abroad, and progress on destroyers, battleships, and submarines.
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Washington, D. C
Germany
Griffin
Bureau of Steam Engineering
Admiral Griffin
Regular Navy
Coast Guard
Lighthouse Service
Coast and Geodetic Survey and Fish Commission
Navy
Naval Overseas Transport Service
Shipping Board
Regular
United States
France
Great Britain
Gibraltar
Mediterranean
General Electric Company
British
Admiralty
Ministry of Marine
Atlantic
Taylor
Annapolis
Europe
Mississippi
Sipaerines
Emergency conference on public health nursing in Chicago
Today a national emergency conference on reconstruction plans is convened by the National Organization for Public Health Nursing in Chicago. The Rhode Island Corn Growers Association opens its annual show in Providence highlighting corn production and products. The National Drainage Congress begins sessions in Chicago with discussion of large government appropriations for drainage, water power, food control, and river improvements. Sports calendar includes racing at Jefferson Park New Orleans and Cuban-American Jockey Club in Havana. baseball and tennis group meetings listed in various cities.
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National Organization For Public Health Nursing
Chicago
Rhode Island Corn Growers’ Association
Providence
National
Drainage Congres
Jefferson Park
New Orleans
Annual Motors and Sports Meetings Across North America
Automobile annual convention of New York State Motor Federation in Rochester. Hockey annual meeting of Canadian Amateur Hockey Association in Toronto. Wrestling Central Association A A U championship in Chicago. Boxing Central Association A Milwaukee.
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New York State Motor Federation
Rochester
Canadian Amateur Hockey Association
Toronto
Central Association A. A. U
Chicago
Boxing—Central Asociation A. A. U
Milwaukee
Miss Christabel Pankhurst as Parliamentary Candidate
Miss Christabel Pankhurst daughter of Emmeline Pankhurst and sister to other suffrage leaders. A brilliant law graduate from Victoria University she was denied practice by sex. She served as organising secretary for the W S P U and helped design its militant campaigns.
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Christabel Pankhurst
Emmeline Pankhurst
Miss Christabel
Victoria University
Women’s Social and Political Union
Notable European Figures and Institutions Chronicle
The record lists events and figures from different years: 1560 Duke of Sully, Henry IV’s chief minister born at Rosny who died at Chartres on December 22, 1641. 1769 Dartmouth College charter grant. 1810 North Germany annexed to France. 1818 Baron Ellenborough noted in a continuing entry.
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Duke of
Sully
Henry IV of
France
Rosny
Chartres
Dartmouth College
North Germany
Baron Ellenborouch
Notable historical milestones and events from 1880 to 1916
A collage of facts includes Sloan's Liniment endorsement against pain, a 1750 birth, Warren Hastings defense death in London, the 1880 Thames embankment sighting, 1893 Utah statehood bill, 1914 Dardanelles torpedo, 1915 British and French forces expelled from Macedonia, and 1916 Dutch neutral nations appeal to the U S to aid Belgium.
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Warren Hastings
London
Berlin
Macedonia
League of Neutral Nations
People of
America
One Year Ago Today in the War Headlines
Entries recount a submarine bombardment at Punchal Madeira and German envoys arriving at Brent-Litovsk to sign an armistice with Russia. Berlin also notes an Austro-German advance in northern Italy marking ongoing conflict across fronts.
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Punchal
Madeira
Brent- Litovsk
Berlin
Italy
Notable Birth Anniversaries Across the Century
A list of prominent figures born on this day includes Rt. Rev. John Cragg vorthing lord bishop of Montreal born in Cincinnati 57 years ago, Dr. A Lawrence Lowell Harvard president born in Boston 2 years ago, Arthur George Perkin noted color chemist born Sudbury England 67 years ago, Edwin O Excell gospel singer born Uniontown Ohio 07 years ago, Emil Seidel socialist Milwaukee mayor born Ashland Pennsylvania 54 years ago.
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John Cragg Vorthing
Montreal
Cincinnati
A. Lawrence Lowell
Harvard University
Boston
Arthur George Perkin
Sudbury
England
Edwin O. Excell
Uniontown
Emil Seidel
Milwaukee
Ashland
Local Market Reporting Service Expands Nationwide
The bureau of markets expands its local market reporting service as a new field supplementing national telegraphic news. Originating in Providence Rhode Island about eighteen months ago the program grew with emergency funds and now places agents in fifteen more states.
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Bureau of Markets
United States Department of Agriculture
Secretary of Agriculture
Providence
R. I
Safe Remedy Sold by Druggists for All Ages
Advertisement proclaims a universal remedy praised by doctors and families. It claims widespread use across grandparents parents and children as the safest option, sold by all druggists. Prices listed are 60 cents and 1.20 dollars.
New Life Pills Promoted for Digestive Comfort
Mild tonic treatment advertised to keep bowels on schedule and ease daily duties. The ad claims cleansing effects, stomach support, and lively appetite, offered by Dr. King's New Life Pills at 25c with widespread sale and benefit to growers, consumers, and dealers, with local price observations shared through newspapers.
Indian Girls Show Canning Skills in Beckham County
Indian girls in Beckham County attend home demonstration meetings and display a strong canning and drying effort with canned fruits and vegetables. An Indian woman showcased 100 chickens she raised, highlighting community participation in food preservation initiatives.
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Beckham County
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Govleon
Fremont
North Haven
Conn
Pinkham
Eve
Fen Isere
Fuomence Loella
Lydia E. Pinkham
E.pinkham Medicine CO
Rub
Aise
Orient
BAN Company
W. 17Th St
Infante
Childr
Philadelyade
Sloan
Thames Embankment
House of Representatives
Utah
Dardanelles
Larimer Street
Denver
Egypt
Uxertland
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