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Newspaper
Cordova Daily Times
Location
Cordova, Alaska, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1918
Page
1
President Wilson visits the Red Cross hospital at Neilly and spends hours speaking with twelve hundred American wounded soldiers. He plans to leave for Rome on January 3 as food relief for starving nations becomes a key peace conference issue.
The U S Supreme Court sustains injunctions shielding the Associated Press from the International News Service piracy claim. Justice Pitney delivers the opinion with Justice Brandeis dissenting, warning the ruling could curb access to news for many newspapers relying on non-AP sources.
President Wilson opposes proposals to sink the surrendered German ships as reported in the Dec orated Press from Washington. The article notes the president’s stance against destroying the captured fleet.
Alaska Gold rises 2 percent and Alaska Juneau up 1 percent as New York market activity closes for December 23.
The Ninety first division composed of Alaskans and Westerners is at Denterghem Belgium in an official communication. The engine dumped into the river at the Chitina crossing has been raised and will be brought to local shops for repairs.
The United States Supreme Court ruled the Lafollette seamen act constitutional, regulating wage payments to seamen. The decision applies only to foreign vessels while they are in American waters and resolves questions certified from the lower court.
Walter Hines Page, editor of The World's Work and partner in the Doubleday, Page firm, died in Pinehurst aged 66 after months of ill health. He served as the United States ambassador to Great Britain from March 1913 appointed by President Woodrow Wilson amid British praise for a scholarly, personable diplomatic appointment.
Captain Robert A. Bartlett will lead a June expedition to survey the North Pole by air for the Aero Club of America. The plan, conceived by Admiral Peary, calls for a ship base at Bish, base camps at Cape Columbine, and a flight across the pole to Cape Chelyuskina in Siberia.
London Dec 28 The former Kaiser plans a traditional German Christmas observance despite restrictions. Religious ceremonies will be held at Amerongen on Christmas Eve where the former Emperor will deliver the sermon. The Belgian government declined a request to permit the former court chaplain to travel from Berlin to preach. Many friends refused to attend, and his entourage and staff will comprise most of his company.
The steamship Northwestern departed Seattle for Alaska ports at 1 p m Sunday carrying passengers for Cordova including RWerrell J A Terry Charles Kitsman Miss Florence James Ben Richardson Miss Drummond and John Barker.
Paris dispatch reports Professor Masaryk, newly elected president of the Czecho Slovak republic, has arrived in Prague to begin his leadership duties amid celebrations and political change.
A Seattle issued order restricts commercial fishing on the Yukon River in Alaska to thirty thousand. The ruling follows hearings in Seattle in November conducted by the fisheries bureau.
Territorial Commissioner of Education L. D. Henderson died today from influenza. He was married two years and came from Idaho. his wife is mentioned as ill. The influenza epidemic is abating with only four new cases since Saturday.
The Associated Press reports Britain has informed the Netherlands of plans to ship supplies to the British army of occupation by way of Limberg in the Netherlands and the Scheldt river.
General Von Hindenburg has concentrated a large force at Posen in German Poland. Polish Nationalists claim German Poland as part of the new Poland and Polish troops have invaded the territory amid a broader conflict with Czechs and Austrian positions.
Viscount Grey, former British foreign secretary, says in a London interview that the peace conference offers a great chance to move toward a league of nations. He believes the conference need not create a permanent body but can begin the process, leaving its future to time and adjournment.
A December 25 Associated Press dispatch from Berne cites experts saying state control has driven costs above receipts in Russian mills and factories. The socialization of industry reportedly cripples the sector for years to come.
The transport Washington returned to New York with 700 troops aboard. The Cedric arrived carrying 65 officers and 2000 wounded. The Reyndam transport carried a large force including thousands of officers and men as part of postwar movements.
The Associated Press reports a House Military Affairs committee request to grant permanent general ranks to Pershing Bliss and Mareh. The move aims to formalize senior leadership status within the armed forces.
Washington December 28 The comptroller of the currency reported that national bank resources totaled nearly twenty billion dollars a new high record for the country and reflecting growth in deposits and credit.
Representatives from the Allies and the United States will hold a conference soon to decide the future of international aerial navigation and to prevent airmen from evading customs and turning interplane craft into bombing machines.
The American League will begin its season on April 2 with opening games announced for Chicago and other cities. Teams prepare schedules with key matchups and venues to kick off the new season.
Washington December 28 Associated Press reports that wartime price controls on bread meat sugar butter and cheese have been rescinded. The action ends the regulation affecting staple foods and signals a return to normal market rules.
The Senate, in disposing of amendments to the war revenue bill, eliminated the 20 percent tax on luxuries, ending the proposed levy as part of budget adjustments.
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