President Wilson Visits His Mother’s Home in Carlisle
President Wilson and Mrs. Wilson arrived in Carlisle amid rain to tour the queen mother’s boyhood sites. Crowds lined streets as the party visited Annetweel street and Cavendish place, signed the freemen’s roll, and attended services at Lowther Street Congregational church where the president spoke briefly about his mother.
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England
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Bertram Carr
Crown and Mitre Hotel
Farewell Dinner Planned for Wilson at Buckingham Palace
London December 80 The private dinner for the president and Mrs. Wilson and King George and Queen Mary on the president's return from Manchester has been changed to a farewell dinner for the president and Mrs. Wilson. The state dining room at Buckingham Palace will host about 30 guests tonight.
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London
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King George
Queen Mary
Manchester
Puckingham Palace
Welcome address by London officials to President Wilson
President Wilson made his last public London appearance as officials of the city presented him an address of welcome at the Guildhall. He attended a Mansion House luncheon and toured via Buckingham Palace amid large crowds. Political notes included Lloyd George’s larger majority and Asquith’s stalled career.
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General Grant
Roosevelt
Mansion House
Buckingham Palace
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FH. H. Asquith
Downing Street
Wilson in London hails spontaneous crowd at Buckingham Palace
President Wilson and the First Lady greet the king and queen from Buckingham Palace as a spontaneous, unstructured crowd gathers along the Mall and nearby parks. No stands or rented windows. people arrive on foot and by car with flags and lunches.
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England
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Admiralty
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League for Protection of the Kaiser Proposed in Berlin
Berlin reports a League for Protection of the Personal Life of the Kaiser has formed and will appeal to former advisers and diplomats connected to the ex-emperor. Prince Henry of Prussia was proposed as president with von Liudenburg as a candidate for the post.
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Berlin
Prince Henry of
Prussia
von Liudenburg
Crowds Cheer Royal Party On Holiday Visit to Meet President
Friday crowds in the capital gathered for a holiday visit with the king and queen. The reception featured a warm ovation as they rode to the station to meet the president, reflecting popular support among plain folk and country visitors alike.
Triumph for Lloyd George in historic election
London reports show large majorities for winning candidates under the new franchise and few small margins. London leans almost solidly coalition with only a few Independent Liberals and Labourites remaining. The result marks a personal triumph for Premier Lloyd George and a push for broad social reform.
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London
Lloyd George
Labor
Dead toll tops six million in war losses
London reports official French loss figures and tallies national casualties to date. British 706,726. American 58,478. Russian 1,700,000. Austrian 800,000. German 1,600,000. French 1,071,800. Germany total casualties 6,330,000. Austria 4,000,000. Serbia 320,000 in killed wounded and prisoners.
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London
Berlin
Serbia
Murder Charge Filed Against Swindlehurst in Harvey Killing
Livingston December 28 An information charging murder in the first degree has been filed by the county attorney against Postmaster Joseph E Swindlehurst for the death of O M Harvey chairman of the Republican state central committee after a fist fight on Livingston main street last week.
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Livingston
Joseph E Swindlehurst
O. M. Harvey
Republican State Central Committee
More Aviators to Return and Early Convoy Assignment
Washington reports a war department announcement that about 50 officers and 8,000 men from several aero squadrons and trench mortar batteries are to join an early convoy. The 50th aero squadron assignment to the convoy was cancelled due to an error.
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Washington
War Department
50Th Aero Squadron
Armadas Return as Wives Meet Sailors in Snowstorm
New York welcomed 21 superdreadnaughts and allied ships after 18 months at sea. Secretary Daniels and Admiral Mayo led a homecoming parade as wives of naval officers reunited with their husbands amid snow and cheers.
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A. W. Grant
Occupation Expense Payments Reported From Coblenz
Nine million marks arrived in Coblenz to be turned over to the American army authorities as part of Germany's payment toward occupation expenses. The Germans have given 45,000,000 marks in accord with armistice terms. The money was moved by American trucks and trains with German guards.
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Berlin
Germany
Army of Occupation
Coblens
Goon WILL PREVAILS ABROAD AS Yanks AND Huns Exchange Gifts
American Headquarters in Germany reports Santa Claus bringing Christmas cheer to five million American troops in France and Germany. Wilson addressed troops via Langres while 220000 soldiers in Germany received their home packages late but in quantity. Over 200 YMCA and Knights of Columbus volunteers staged concerts across the bridgehead and troops relaxed discipline to mingle with locals as gifts circulated between Americans and Germans.
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Hoover refuses German officials meet over food relief
Food Administrator Hoover, in Europe for relief efforts, declines to meet German Belgians Baron von Der Luncken and Dr. Reith. He sends a sharp reply stating they may go to hell, and that any future dealings with Germans will not involve that pair.
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Hoover
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Paris
Belgium
Berlin
Walter Lyman Brown
Rotterdam
Hoover report on European food problems
Herbert C Hoover and William B Poland report on Belgian damage and relief conditions. The food administration will ship 180000 tons of supplies monthly to Belgium, plus 160000 deadweight tons of shipping, with 840000 tons already chartered. Belgian and French governments will bear costs via American loans. France funds aid for northern France and refugees.
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Shipping Board
France
Mooney Case Focus Promised at Labor Congress
San Francisco dispatch reports the labor congress in Chicago on January 14 will focus solely on the Thomas J. Mooney case and related defendants, with no discussion of broader labor policies. EB Nolan, secretary of the San Francisco Workers' Defense League, says the Preparedness Day explosion case will also be addressed within the Mooney framework.
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Labor Congress
Chicago
Thomas J. Mooney
Mooney
EB. N. Nolan
Workers’ Defense Lease
Sailors From Fleet Start Merry Row In New York
Hoboken N J December 28 Police reserves and two detachments of naval guards with rifles were called out late last night to disperse a crowd of several hundred sailors and civilians who gathered when seamen from ships in the Hudson threatened to rescue three arrested on disorderly conduct charges. The guards dispersed civilians and drove sailors back to the piers.
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Hoboken
N. J
Hudson
Paris peace conference drives French stance on league
American delegates hail Foreign Minister Pichon statement that France supports a league of nations and seeks full publicity at the peace talks. Baker reports war material to be brought home for disposal, including 1400 guns and airframes arriving in Coblenz.
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League of Nations
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Department
Peace Conference Seeks Broad Participation for World Pact
Neutral powers will be allowed to participate when world wide adoption of plans is deemed necessary by the forthcoming peace conference. Delegates from numerous small states and former empires seek recognition as Zionists Arabs Armenians Georgians and Mesopotamian governments murmur for admit. Big powers expect to set credentials and limit first then widen access as talks proceed.
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Serbia
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Esthenia
Russia
Germans to Pattern Republic After U S
Geneva dispatch reports Germany plans a federal republic modeled on the United States. A two chamber congress, a popular chamber and a senate chamber, would elect the president who serves without congressional accountability. Nobility privileges would end and Germany would annex German Austria.
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Austria
Hohenzollern Fortune Safe in Holland Bank
Amerongen Holland Dec 28 William Hohenzollern attended the daily service at Brentinck castle. Only the former emperor and empress were present. It is understood the former emperor's cash fortune, reported at more than 1 000 000 pounds, is safely guarded in a Dutch bank vault.
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Brentinck Castle
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