Roosevelts Death Shocks Oyster Bay Community
Former president Theodore Roosevelt died in his sleep at Sagamore Hill Oyster Bay New York after a period of rheumatism and weakness. Mrs Roosevelt and a nurse were with him. Miss Josephine Striker reported the death and his sudden decline following New Year’s day illness.
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Oyster Bay
N. Y
Theodore Roosevelt
Sagamore Hill
Roosevelt
New York
Josephine Striker
Colonel Roosevelt
Springfield
Mass
West
Roosevelt Hospital
Pope Presents Wilson with Vatican Mosaic of St. Peter
Pope Benedict presented President Wilson a yard square mosaic from the Vatican grounds reproducing Guido Reni's St. Peter. Valued at $40,000, the gift was accompanied by two copies of Cardinal Gasparri's compilation of canon law. One copy is signed and bound in white parchment. the other in red leather with an autograph.
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Rome
Benedict
Wilson
Guido Reni
St. Peter
Vatican
Cardinal Gasparri
Gasparri
President Wilson Addresses Italian Deputies in Rome
President Wilson tells the Italian chamber that the balance of power is unbalanced, drawing a roaring ovation as he exits the building. He cannot visit the battlefield due to time pressures and must return to Paris for peace conference work. A royal reception and parade greet him with flags of Italy and the Allies.
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Rome
Wilson
Chamber of Deputies
France
England
Europe
Victor Emmanuel
General Diaz
Battle Field
Paris
Duchess of Aosta
Helena
Margaret Wilson
Senate
Senator Sherman Criticizes Cables for Foreign News
Senator Sherman of Illinois blasts trans Atlantic cables for carrying detailed reports of President Wilson’s abroad visit while parents seek word on sons in the American army over seas. He says he has no objection to news but wants mothers to hear first if their sons are dead or in hospitals.
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Sherman
Washington
Senator Sherman
Illinois
Wilson
British Press Demands Clear Russia Policy Outline
London reports from German and Scandinavian sources claim British naval and military activity in the Baltic provinces, provoking a demand from the press for a clear government policy toward Russia.
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London
Baltic
Russia
German leaders deposed by soldiers council in Zurich report
Zurich dispatch says the soldiers council ousted Field Marshal von Hindenburg and General Groener after they refused orders. The report cites the council as asserting control over the German armies.
Hoover Directs Food Shipments to Germany and Allies
Germany must provide ships to carry food acquired by the Allies under Herbert Hoover who directs a joint plan. The move aims to feed neutrals and restored regions while Germany may buy food and supply passenger ships for repatriating U.S. soldiers. Europe may need about 1.5 billion dollars in goods before July.
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Paris
Germany
United States
Herbert C. Hoover
Hoover
Europe
Wilson
Bolshevik Suppression and Riga Action Report
London reports the Deutsche Tages Zeitung claiming British and German forces clash over Bol shevik suppression in Riga with a claimed German retreat. Mackensen reportedly arrested in Budapest. Innsbruck occupied by Italian troops. Copenhagen cites co operation with British naval forces to quell a Riga anti Bolshevik demonstration. Petrograd unrest mounts amid famine and government collapse.
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London
Deutsche Tages Zeitung
Baltic
Walk
Wenden
Livonia
Germany
Riga
Berlin
Mackensen
Budapest
Innsbruck
Austria
Copenhagen
Herr Ernst
Zeitung Am Mittag
Petrograd
Russia
British Delegates Named for Paris Inter Allied Conference
London January 4 British delegates to the Paris inter allied conference include Premier Lloyd George Foreign Secretary Balfour Andrew Bonar Law Viscount Hardinge Sir William Tyrrell Sir Louis Mallet Esme Howard Ralph Paget Eyre Crowe and Lord Robert Cecil a majority to sail January 4 with the conference slated to open January 13 officials from the war office admiralty and the air board will accompany.
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London
Paris
Lloyd George
Balfour
Andrew Bonar Law
Viscount Hardinage
William G. Tyrrel
Foreign Office
Louis Mallet
Turkey
Esme W. Howard
Sweden
Ralph Pagent
Denmark
Eyre Crowe
Robert Cecil
France
League of Nations
War Office
Admiralty
Air Board
Baker advocates 500000 man temporary volunteer army
Secretary of War N. D. Baker urged Congress to authorize a temporary volunteer army of 500,000 to speed demobilization of current forces. He told the House military committee the force would be temporary and aimed at discharging soldiers who have already served.
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Washington
N. D. Baker
Congress
Baker
House Military Committee
British Prisoners Hidden in German Records
London dispatch states 15,000 British prisoners in Germany were listed as dead or missing. German records show 35,000 in German hands, 15,000 of whom were previously reported dead, changing expectations about repatriation within a fortnight.
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Great Britain
London
Germany
Germans Outnumbered as Bolshevik Divisions Advance
London reports on January 4 that the Bolsheviks, via the Berlin Tageszeitung, claim two armies of three divisions each are advancing toward Vilna and Kovno, while the Germans can field only three reliable battalions.
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London
Tageszeitung
Berlin
Vilna
Kovno
Teutons damage airplanes at Cologne evacuation
British correspondents report German forces damaged many planes as they evacuated Cologne. The dismantled machines include a giant Gotha skeleton built to carry 14 men, with walks on the wings and ladders to the upper machine gunner position.
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Navy
Glenn H. Curtiss
Eiito
H. E. Richardson
Cologne
London
Gotha
Senate resolution favors purchase of Lower California
Senator Ashurst introduces a resolution urging the President to begin negotiations with Mexico for the United States to buy Lower California and about 10,000 square miles of northern Sonora north of 31 degrees latitude. The measure was laid over.
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Senate
Mexico
Washington
Ashurst
Arizona
United States
Lower
California
Sonora
Siboney Brings 3264 Men to New York Arrival of Siboney
The transport Siboney arrived in New York with 3,264 officers and men aboard. The ship carried 635 wounded, including 25 ambulance cases, following the Matsonia’s docking a few hours earlier.
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New York
Siboney
Matsonia
Five Billions in Next Liberty Loan Signal Short Term Issue
Reports from New York financial circles indicate the next Liberty Loan bonds will carry 4 percent interest. The issue is expected to total 5 billion dollars and may be a short term loan of about five years.
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New York
Gasoline Tank Explodes At Constable Hook Plant
An oil tank holding over 8000 gallons blew up at the Standard Oil plant in Constable Hook Bayonne N J. Twenty workers including a girl were badly burned and rushed to a hospital with some feared dead.
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Constable Hook
N. J. Bayonne
N. J
Standard Oil Company
Canada Announces Revised World War Casualties
Ottawa reports a revised casualty list showing 220,183 total casualties for Canadian forces in the war, with 60,383 dead and 155,709 wounded. Officers accounted for 9,989 of the casualties.
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Ottawa
Michigan Joins Day States in Prohibition Ratification
Lansing reports the Legislature ratified the federal constitutional amendment for nationwide prohibition. Governor Sleeper had sent the measure, and the House approved 88 to 3 while the Senate recorded no opposing vote.
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Lansing, Mich
Albert E. Sleeper
House
Senate
Fighting in Posen as Polish forces seize fortress
Fighting continues in Polish Prussian city of Posen with Polish troops occupying the fortress. German forces report more than 20000 soldiers disarmed and the Sixth German Grenadier Regiment surrounded after refusing surrender.
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Posen
Warsaw
German Poland
Imperial Palace Looted in Berlin Plunder Report
Berlin dispatch reports the imperial palace damage exceeds 1.5 million dollars due to theft and vandalism. About five hundred suspects tied to six weeks of looting have been apprehended and much property recovered.
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Berlin
Bond Price Probing Under Way by County DA Office
An investigation to determine why Liberty Bonds trade far below par was announced by the county district attorney's office. There is no indication of any attempt by financiers to force prices downward.
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New York
Jan
Liberty
Wilson to Visit Belgium for King Albert Banquet
President Wilson is expected to arrive in Brussels early this month and be hosted by King Albert. A state banquet at the Winter palace in Brussels is planned in his honor.
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King Albert
Brussels
Washington
Wilson
France
Albert
Winter Palace
Probe Questions over Wounded Soldiers Care on Ships
A congressional probe will question General Mc Intyre about Johnsons claim to Chairman Dent that wounded soldiers returning home were not adequately cared for aboard ships. The inquiry centers on treatment of the sick and the handling of returning troops under naval custody.
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Dier
McIntyre
Johnson
Dent
War cost rise noted by Navy chief before House panel
Rear Admiral Taylor told the House Naval Committee that war conditions have driven up shipbuilding costs. He said hulls and machinery for 10 battleships and six battle cruisers authorized in 1916 could exceed estimates by about 150 million dollars, a near 60 percent rise, with no quick fall likely after hostilities end. He cited costs for the Mississippi and newer battleships and noted merchant ship costs jumped from 75 to 200 dollars per ton.
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Washington
Taylor
Bureau of Construction and Repair
House Naval Committee
Mississippi
California
Tennessee
Admiral Taylor
Colorado
Maryland
West Virginia
British Naval Boat Sunk With 270 Lost Off Stornoway
London reports the British steam yacht lalaire stranded on rocks known as The Beasts of Helm near Stornoway Scotland. Of 300 aboard two hundred seventy sailors and all officers were drowned, with about 30 saved though severely injured on New Year holiday leave.
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London
Stornoway
Scotland
Stornoway Harbor
Trade Curb Modifications By Marshal Foch
Allied appeals to suspend intercourse between occupied German zones and the rest of Germany were reviewed at Marshal Fochs Luxembourg headquarters. A German delegation was received and informed that appeals are granted as far as military needs permit.
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Marshal Foch
London
Germany
Marshal Fochs
Luxemburg
Agreement Reached on Kaiser Status Kept Secret
The British and Dutch governments have agreed on the status of the former German emperor. Details of the pact remain undisclosed, according to a dispatch from The Hague.
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Amsterdam
Jan
Hague
Bolshevik Authorities Publicize Turkestan Release Efforts
The State department made public that Turkestan has been under Bolshevik control since late October. Mr. Tredwel reported he was well. The department said it continues to pursue his release through multiple channels via consular efforts.
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Turkestan
State Department
Tredwel
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