Wilson Voices Belgian Deportation Protest and Belgian Relief
The United States protests German deportations of Belgian noncombatants to force labor as contrary to international norms. President Wilson dictates a second unofficial protest warning the policy could ruin Belgian relief efforts and strain relations with Germany. Senator Lodge introduces Belgian rights league resolutions urging Congress to back the President.
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Washington
Germany
State Department
Joseph C. Grew
United States
Berlin
Wilson
Charles Grew
Belgium
Senate
Lodge
American Rights League
Boston
Congress
America
Strike Spreads in Cuba Involves Rail Workers
A wave of strikes reaches Havana Central railway workers as drivers, chauffeurs, bricklayers and truckers join the effort. Workers demand a twenty percent wage increase. Committees seek settlement while fear grows of a general stoppage affecting Cuban Central and Western Railway lines and possibly United Railways.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petavana
Camaguey
Havana Central Railway
Cuban Central
Western Railway Company
United Railways
Wilson Frees Union Men
President Wilson commutes jail sentences of labor organizers Frank Ladvinka James Oates Hiram Stephens and Fanny Sullens tied to the 1914 West Virginia coal strike. Convictions rested on testimony from a single detective. Sentences were set to expire at once by the federal judge Jickson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Frank Ladvinka
James Oates
Hiram Stephens
Fanny Sullens
West Virginia
Wilson
Jickson
Senator Lodge Proposes Resolution Condemning Deportations
Senator Lodge introduces a resolution condemning deportations in Belgium, urging policy review and diplomatic steps. The move signals a stance on civil rights and wartime displacement affecting Belgian communities and allied relations.
Family of Six Tragedy Near Waukegan Illinois
Ed McDowell a farmer tried to fatally harm his wife then killed a child and burned his home between Libertyville and Gray's Lake. He lay beside his infant as fire consumed the house and four of five children were locked inside. The mother survived a serious injury while firefighters and neighbors rescued the siblings. The fire cremated the father.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Traukegan
Ill
Ed McDowell
Libertyville
Gray’s Lake
Waukegan
Jane McAllister Hospital
George Favours Ban On Booze In Lloyd George Era
London reports Lloyd George, soon to lead Britain, strongly favors national prohibition to boost wartime efficiency and conserve grain. Asquith urges unity and Liberal support for the coming coalition, while cabinet odds point to Bonar Law Carson and Henderson in top posts. Detroit native Sir Albert H. Stanley, former chore boy, slated for a cabinet role after leading British army motor transport.
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Asquith
London
Nerbert H. Asquith
Liberal Party
David Troyd- George
England
United Kingdom
Lloyd- George
Andrew Bonar Law
A. J. Balfour
Admiralty
Sir Edward Carson
Lord Derby
Jabor
Arthur Henderson
Penar Law
Falfour
Curzon
Tord Readirr
Winston Churchill
Board of Trade
Walter Runciman
Detroit
Mich
Albert H. Stanley
Detroit United Railways
Motor Transport Service
Lloyd George
Stanley
Stoney
Rem
Public Service Corporation of
New Jersey
Sunk French battleship Suffren with 750 aboard
Paris reports the French battleship Suffren, 12 750 tons, with a crew of 750, departed Nov 24 for Lorient and has not been heard from. The vessel, built in 1899, fought at the Dardanelles and was damaged in Turkish bombardment before being sent to Toulon for repairs.
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Paris
Sufffren
Minister of Marine
Lorient
Brittany
Dardanelles
Toulon
FTC Urges Webb Bill Adoption for World Trade Edge
The Federal Trade Commission in its annual report to Congress urges adoption of the Webb bill to coordinate American exporters abroad. The commission says the measure is needed to enable the United States to compete with foreign businessmen after the European war in world markets.
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Washingston
Federal Trade Commission
Congress
That Common Law Affair In Detroit Heir Dispute
Mrs. Etta Wetmore sparked a sensational petition in Detroit demanding a widow’s share of 600000 from the estate of Walter R. Hamper father of Mrs. Robert Mantell. Heirs contend Hamper never married while Wetmore claims she was his common law wife.
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Detroit
Mich
Etta Wetmore
Walter R. Hamper
Robert Mantell
Hamper
Asquith Declines Earldom Relation to George Offer
King George offered H. H. Asquith an earldom and the Order of the Garter. Asquith reportedly sought permission to decline both honors, according to the Chronicle report from London.
Milwaukee Coke and Gas company gives 10 percent bonus
The Milwaukee Coke and Gas company and its subsidiaries announce a wage bonus of 1 percent payable Dec. 1 and Jan. 1 to all employees. About 1,200 workers affected. This is the third wage bonus since Feb. 1 1%. All employees work in electhony shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Milwaukee Coke and Gas Company
Death by her own hand ends life of Flora Labram
Mrs Flora Labram of Aurora Illinois aged 52 widow of G F Labram the mining engineer who built a long steel shaft cannon for Kimberley’s defense against the Boers shot herself at her home after long illness. Britain had granted her a life pension for her husband’s service and Cecil Rhodes left funds to educate her son George.
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Aurora
Ill
Flora Labrem
G. F. Labram
Kimberly
South Africa
Aurore
Labram
Great Britain
Cecil Rhodes
George
Clay Workers Head Held In Brazil Arrested Leaders
Frank Kasten president of the United Brick and Clay Workers of Chicago was arrested in Brazil Ind charged with conspiring to incite riot tied to the Clay county strike. Bond set at 3100. Claude Harris, driver, also held for 48 hours for contempt of court over evidence given to the grand jury monitoring the strike.
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Brazil
Ind
Frank Kasten
United Brick and Clay Workers’ Retion
Chicago
Clay County Clay Workers
Claude Harris
Automobile Crash Kills Man in Galesburg
William Garrison of Monmouth died instantly and Frank Cable of Cameron was injured when their car struck a moving street car in Galesburg Illinois. Chief Hinman says Cable was criminally negligent and will face manslaughter charges when discharged from the hospital.
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William Garrison
Monmouth
Galesburg
Ill
Frank Cable
Cameron
Hinman
Cable
Highway Experts Meet In La Salle Onceremonial Plans
The state highway commission attended a meeting of the Mississippi Valley Association of State Highway Departments in LaSalle to plan the program for the dedication of the ceramic engineering building at the University of Illinois.
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LA Salle
State Highway Commission
Mississippi Valley Association of State Highway Departments
Ceramic Engineering
University of Illinois
Mexican finds guilty in border bandit case
Brownsville Texas December 9 Remon Pizana convicted of murder over border bandit troubles last year and faces a fifteen year prison sentence after the jury verdict.
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Brownsville
Tex
Remon Pizana
Rae Tanzei confronts Oliver Osborne in prison case
Rae Tanzei faces Oliver Osborne as a key figure in a disputed prison confrontation case. The article details the defendants and the legal context, highlighting the ongoing court proceedings and potential implications for both parties.
Edwin T. Meredith Named Secretary Nominee
Edwin T. Meredith is appointed to succeed as secretary in Houston. The selection signals a new leadership direction and aligns with administrative goals set by the office.
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American Press Association
Edwin Thomas Meredith
Des Moines
Houston
United States to Send New Note on Submarine Issue
Washington reports the United States will dispatch a new note to Germany to clarify armed merchant ships and the Marine and Arabia sinkings. Ambassador Gerard will confer with the German foreign office, and Von Bernstorff will discuss with the State Department. Officials say the Marine was not a government transport.
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Washington
United States
Germany
Marine
Arabia
James W. Gerard
Foreign Office
Berlin
von Bernstorff
State Department
Count von Bernstorff
Marina
Lansing
Caledonia Sunk, British Steamer Near Lloyds Sighting
The Anchor Line steamship Caledonia of 9223 tons gross is believed sunk. In British government service, she measured 500 feet long 58 feet beam and 823 feet deep and was built in Glasgow in 1994.
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Caledonia
London
Anchor
Lloyd’s Shipping Agency
Glasgow
Upset by Dog Seriously Hurts Local Man in Rockville
Mahlon W Marshall, 78, former postmaster, was thrown from the sidewalk by a large dog in Rockville Indiana He suffered a broken shoulder and internal injuries as the animal charged into him while he stepped from the curb.
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Rockville
Inh
Mahlon
Marshal
Wilkerson to Aid Brundage in Illinois
CHICAGO December 9 James W Wilkerson formerly United States district attorney will be the first assistant attorney general of Illinois announced by Attorney General-elect Edward Brundage.
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Wilkerson
Brundage
Chicago
James W. Wilkerson
United States
Altorney
Ilinois
Edward J. Brundace
Kimball Building Destroyed in Cedar Rapids Fire
A four story office building named the Kimball burned in Cedar Rapids causing an estimated loss of 250000 dollars. Firefighters battled the blaze through the night and determined the structure was a total loss.
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Cedar Rapids
Dee
Kimball
Senate Deadlock Halts D C Dry Bill Vote
Senator Morris Sheppard moves to take up the District of Columbia liquor bill, claiming enough votes to pass it. Adjournment for Rep Tribble's death blocks a Senate vote, while Underwood signals a referendum substitute to extend prohibition influence. The proposal bars manufacture and sale of liquor in D C but allows personal importation.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
Representative Tribble
Georgia
Morris Sheppard
District of Columbia
Sheppard
SO. S
Underwood
Alabama
Young Girls Fuel Unemployment Fears in Chicago
Chicago reports a claim by J B Rosenthal that young girls, many still children, work for little pay and drive unemployment among men aged 45 to 65. He notes ads lure them into the business world with promises of rest rooms, gyms, and dancing classes, hurting older workers and youths alike.
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Chicago
Ainly
J. B. Rosenthal
Daily Papers
Mr. Rosenthal
Du Pont Powder workers receive 20 percent pay rise
Arlington New Jersey workers at the Arlington division of Du Pont Powder get a 20 percent bonus on a payroll of 1,920,000 dollars. The report notes a wage increase for 2000 employees and cites the higher remuneration as part of the pay scale adjustment. A separate item reports a bank robbery in Point Texas where cashier Cerrence C. was killed while resisting masked robbers who stole 244 dollars.
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New York
Arlington Company
Arlington
N. J
du Pont Powder Company
Point, Tex
Point National Bank
Dynamiters Sentenced in Atlanta Street Conspiracy
Cet 19 years. Pec. Deed, he WwW and J. B nnter, sitting medtars, convicted of dynamiting a street here. They were sentenced to ten years' imprisonment.
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Atlanta
Medtars
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Edwin T. Meredith
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