Berlin Dancing and Drinking as Troops Return Home
Berlin rejoices as German troops arrive at a rate of 10,000 daily. Chancellor Ebert speaks to crowds outside the French embassy while bands play. Officers are saluted by front-line troops, Berlin buzzes with cabarets and late dances despite crowding and heavy revelry across the city.
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Associated Prosa
London
Daily Mail
Berlin
Herr Ebert
Brandenburg Gate
Ing
Untermeyer Defends Attitude Toward German Embassy Before War
Samuel Untermeyer testifies before the legation committee on beer and German propaganda. He acknowledges friendship with the German ambassador and details limited contacts with Dernburg. He claims he did not intend to aid the embassy and discusses the 1916 Berlin purchase of the New York Morning and Evening Sun. He cites doubts about Dernburg and German submarine policy.
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Untermeyer
Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Samuel Untermeyer
New York
Dernsterff
United States
Gety
Evening Sun
Berlin
Dernburg
Wilson
Lusitansa
Baffling Murder Almost Solved
A baffling murder case shows progress as investigators identify new leads and examine evidence. Officials urge patience while tracing clues, with a local grand jury option reportedly under consideration.
Muskegon Mystery Deepens Over 1916 Weichman Death
Muskegon authorities near a breakthrough as C F Whitney and wife travel from Chicago to identify Milo Piper linked to Miss Keda Weichman. Rev Paul Carmick and a man named M A Piper also head to Muskegon while Mrs Whitney notes resemblance to the man in photographs. Weichman had lived with the Whitneys before marriage and Piper reportedly visited her regularly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muskegon
Mich
Keda Weichman
Milo Piper
Authoritien
C. F. Whitney
Chicago
Misa Welchman
Piper
Paul G. Carmick
Indianapolis
Weichman
M. A. Piper
Rennsaelor
Ind
John Sheldon
Weather Forecast: Snow Possible in Southeast Wednesday
The outlook calls for generally fair weather Wednesday and Thursday with minimal temperature changes. Snow is possible in the southeast Wednesday, while other areas mainly see light or no precipitation and stable temperatures.
Right to Deliver Booze Under Horton Law
Denver reports legal action to determine if American Railway Express Co may deliver liquor under Horton law permits issued before Prohibition. Arrests of a clerk Harold Kohnoka and permit holder Carl S Heinrich sparked the case. Court injunction sought. company halted deliveries and permit holders gathered outside the office.
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Associated Press
Denver
American Railway Express Co
Harold Kohnoka
Carl S. Heinrich
Leslie BE. Hubbard
Sidley
Prisoners report German cruelty after armistice signing
Lieutenants James Duke Cassius Styles and Raymond arrive in Switzerland from a German camp. They say Red Cross aid reveals Russians starving at Rasatt and describe guards beating, starving, and killings of prisoners at Langensellar. The Rasatt cemetery has nine graves.
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Associated Press
Berne
James Duke
Wahington
Cassius Styles
Whlsboro
New York
Raymond
Newton Center
Mass
Switzerland
France
American Aviation Service
Red Cross
Raseatt
Germany
Rascatt
Red, Cross
Langensellar
Ambassador Sharpe Hosts Dinner Honoring Wilsons in Paris
In Paris on December 17, the American ambassador W. Sharpe hosted a dinner for the President and Mrs. Wilson along with leading figures from France and America. The event showcased strong diplomatic ties as prominent guests attended.
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France
America
Wilson admits peace conference not to be rushed
Paris report says President Wilson now understands the peace conference cannot start before year end. Informal talks continue to lay groundwork as Wilson seeks to know the men he will work with and avoid antagonisms while maintaining health and close Cabinet contacts.
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Paris
Wilson
England
France
Royal Palace in Coblenz Seized by American Troops
The Coblenz royal palace once favored by the emperor is now under American control. Guards patrol royal gardens and valuables linked to William J. historic rooms and silverware are protected as the Amberian occupation continues. The palace, begun in 1778 and completed in 1786, with barracks in the gardens, remains only partially occupied by U.S. forces.
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Amine
Coblenz
Royal Gardens
William J
Royal Barracks
Palace Gardens
Jalace
Bolsheviks Begin Evacuation of Petrograd and Move Toward New Capital
Reports from Stockholm dated December 17 state travelers arriving from Petrograd say the Bolsheviks have begun evacuating the capital to hasten move to a new seat of power. The dispatch notes preparation to depart Petrograd and proceed toward the south.
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Stockholm
Petrograd
Nishnovgered
Husband of Cheyenne Girl Murdered in Livingston Montana
Telegram to Mr and Mrs J A Parnell reports their daughter Mrs Alex Duthie lost her husband, killed by an unknown man. The incident likely occurred in Livingston yards. details scarce. Duthie's husband, a Northern Pacific roundhouse foreman, left a widow with a young infant. Mrs Duthie had worked in Dr Strader’s Cheyenne office and belonged to Westminster Guild.
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Livingston, Mont
J. A. Parnell
East Sixteenth Street
Alex Duthie
Duthie
Cheyenne
G. L. Strader
Westminster Guild of the Presbyterian Church
Bogus Check Artist Seeks Cheyenne Route
Wyoming Credit Rating Exchange warns of a bogus check artist heading toward Cheyenne. The man claims to be L. B. Davis from an nonexistent Grand Coal Mining Co of Foster Colorado. He uses a cigarette case engraved with a name to identify himself and is about 65 years old, five foot six, 130 pounds, already suspected in Trinidad and Denver.
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Wyoming Credit Rating Exchange
Cheyenne
L. 8
Davis
Grand Coal Mining Company
Foster
Colo
Colorado
Trinidad National Bank
Auyer
Denver
Former German Emperor May Return to Berlin
A Rotterdam dispatch cited by the Daily News reports the Dutch government seeks to protect the ex Kaiser on a trip to Berlin. Marquis of Crewe argues that punishments for wartime crimes must be decided by governments, not jurists, and that top German leaders should be surrendered for execution or removal to prevent future harm. Friedrich Ebert, Germanys socialist premier, says no legal method exists to force William II’s surrender and calls for exposing guilt for the outbreak of war.
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London
Exkeiser
Germany
Berlin
Rotterdam
Daily News
Juripta
Marquis of Crewe
Westminster
Belgium
Fryant
Edith Cavell
Friedrich Ebert
William Hohenzollern
Ebert
City relaxes shopping ban as influenza blooms
Cheyenne authorities widen the six at a time rule to ten in dry goods jewelers grocery stores and meat markets while cigar stores saloons remain limited to six. The outbreak grows with 13 new cases and two deaths reported yesterday. Kemmerer and Diamondville tighten access and serum inoculations are urged as hospitals fill and prices rise in Baltimore.
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Cheyenne
Beard
Superior
Worland
Pine Bluffa
Kemmerer
Diamondville
Baltimore
Fire on Canadian Pacific tourist coach kills fifteen
Winnipeg Dec 17 Fifteen persons are believed dead after a fire on a Canadian Pacific tourist coach. The disaster occurred on a train near Benlerta tion, 129 miles west of Fort William Ontario. Twelve passengers were rescued, four with minor injuries.
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Winnipeg
Canadian Pacific
Benleartation
Fort Wilama
Ontario
War Savings Stamps For 1919 And Beyond
The 1919 War Savings Stamps may become a permanent feature as the U S plans to extend credits after the peace treaty to aid rehabilitation. The plan envisions small savings from the public funding a secure, interest bearing instrument. The 1919 issue will be slightly smaller in size and will mature January 1 1924, unlike the 1918 issue set to mature earlier.
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United States
Not create bread for the German people
The speaker argues famine would force a desperate national situation and justify harsher actions. The author blames the system for collapsing under Russian events it provoked and claims no better solution exists, though a different approach would be preferable.
Marconi Officers Oppose Government Purchase
Marconi Wireless Company executives J. W. Graves and D. Sarners told a House committee that Navy control of all private gable stations would be unjust and detrimental. They argued 25 Mexican stations show German influence, warning government ownership would curb private messages and enable arbitrary control.
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Associated Press
Washington
Marconi Wireless Company
House Committee
Navy Department
J. W. Graves
D. Sarners
Mexico
Germany
Marconi
Mexicas Dystem
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