British Reply on Reparations and Peace Proposals
London reports Chancellor Andrew Bonar Law stated no peace proposals had reached Britain from the central powers. He affirmed entente demands for adequate past reparations and future security, noting the government would refrain from statements amid ongoing peace talk. Reports from Petrograd and Berlin discuss press censorship tainting coverage and public enthusiasm for peace.
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London
Andrew Bonar Law
Exchequer
House of Commons
Mr. Law
Asquith
Russia
Petrograd
Pec
Novoe Vremya
Henry Crews Veteran Banker Favors Teaching Boys
Henry Crews, a longtime banker, advocates improving education for boys by promoting practical skills and literacy. He argues for mentorship and classroom reforms to prepare youth for responsible financial decision making and civic life.
France Moves to Impose Total Prohibition on Alcohol
Paris reports Premier Briand declares in Journal Officiel that France will ban all consumption of whiskey brandy and liquors nationwide. He seeks power to regulate via decrees for national defense and wartime needs, with applause from deputies as Mayeras asks if the army is included.
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Paris
France
Journal
Officiel
Briand
Chamber of Deputies
Mayeras
Peace Outlook From Entente Braces For Terms
Washington reports a calmer entente press stance toward German peace proposals with cautious consideration likely. Morgan visited the British embassy as discussions unfolded. Secretary Lansing circulated the German text to major capitals, while New York stocks fell sharply in panic with heavy losses across industries.
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Entente
Washington
America
Germany
Teuton
Lansing
London
Paris
Petrograd
Tokyo
Roumania
Serbia
Belgium
New York
Lloyd George status worsens with chill. beds rest urged
London reports Premier David Lloyd George is indisposed with a chill and his doctors order continued bed rest for a few more days. Despite hopes he will attend Parliament next Tuesday, his condition has slightly deteriorated since earlier in the week.
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London
David Lloyd-George
Copper Mines Increase Men's Pay in Calumet Michigan
The Mohawk and Wolverine mining companies announce wage bonuses similar to Calumet and Hecla. Daily bonus rises from 23 to 50 cents from January 1 to July 1, 1917, with a 10 percent premium continued. About 2,000 men to be refitted.
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Calumet, Mich
Mohawk
Wolverine
Calumet
Hecla
Miners Die In Explosion At Reedy and Ryan Coal Mine
Pittsburg Kansas December 15 Twenty miners were killed and seven injured in an explosion at the Reedy and Ryan Coal mine near More City fifteen miles southwest of here.
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Pittsburg
Kan
Reedy & Ryan
Iore City
Here
Divers rescue crew from stranded submarine H-13 near Eureka
The H-13 submarine ran ashore in heavy fog off Samoiz near Humboldt Bay. Lieutenant Commander H R Bogusch led a perilous rescue as two lieutenants and twenty men were brought to shore in a breeches buoy after hours of fighting the sea.
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Eureka
Cal
H. R. Bogusch
Samoiz
Humboldt Bay Bar
Prohibition Amendment Favored by Judiciary Panel
The judiciary committee voted 12 to 7 to order the national prohibition amendment to the house. The universal suffrage amendment was ordered reported without recommendation.
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Senate
Washington
House
Judiciary Committee
Senate honors Saulbury elects pro tempore of Senate
Senator Willard Saulsbury of Delaware was elected president pro tempore of the Senate with 41 votes. Gallinger received 22 votes and Clapp 6 as the Progressive Republican candidate. The vote occurred in Washington on December 15.
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Washington
Willard Saulsbury
Delaware
Senate
Gallinger
Clapp
Minnesota
Progressive Republicana
Britain’s war outlay tops daily sum in note to credit
London reports Chancellor Bonar Law moved a note of credit for 400 million pounds as Britain’s daily war expenditure rose to 6.71 million pounds. He noted actual costs exceed estimates due to mobilization, allied loans, and extra administration. The total votes of credit since the war began stood at 3.352 billion pounds.
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London
A. Bonar Law
Great Britain
Peace Offer Should Be Received In Good Faith
Dean George W. Kirchway of Columbia University urged at a World's Court league luncheon that Germanys peace proposal must be received in good faith by the Allies. He, though pro Allied, supported seeking a just peace and said motives matter, warning against battles solely to destroy Germany if the offer is insincere.
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New York
Germany
George W. Kirchway
Columbia University
World’s Court League
Biltmore
Dean Kirch- Way
Grippe blamed on women by former Aurora official
In Aurora Illinois doctor A R Redar claims the grippe is widespread with women blamed for spreading it. He says women dress for heat indoors and wander outside without adequate coverings, making them prime transmitters of the contagious illness.
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Aurora
Ill
Grippe
A. R. Redar
Forty Cities Discuss Coal Prices in Illinois Meeting
W K Abbott of Quincy chairs the Illinois Municipal league committee to investigate coal prices with plan to bring representatives to Springfield to discuss the situation. The Quincy city council started the investigation into high coal costs as cities distant from coal fields attend.
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Municipal League
Springfield
Quincy
Ill
W.K. Abbott
Illinois Municipal League Committee
Edwin C Y Webs and Export Trade Enlargement Measure
Edwin C Y Webs is identified as author of the export trade enlargement measure. The notice notes his involvement and the scope of the proposed measure.
British Ambassador Cecil Spring-Rice Holds Talks With J P Morgan
British Ambassador Cecil Spring-Rice met with financier J P Morgan in New York to discuss global finance and postwar contributions. The meeting highlighted Allied economic coordination as the two men reviewed economic stabilization and investment plans.
Do Not Kiss Anyone Admonition In Illinois Health Circular
Springfield Illinois December 15 Do not kiss anyone is the first admonition to children in a new Illinois state board of health circular on school health education Other rules urge not putting anything in the mouth after another person washing hands after meals avoiding dust drinking fresh water keeping away from homes with contagious diseases swat the fly and avoiding kissing those with colds The circular emphasizes disease germs pose greater risk to children and will be followed by more notices this winter.
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France
Russia
Great Britain
Amsterdam
Tageblatt
Springfield
Ill
Illinois State Board of Health
Mine Owner Sues Railroad for 365000 in Harrisburg
C M Wasson president of Wasson Coal sues Big Four Railroad in Harrisburg circuit court for 365000 in six counts alleging neglect to furnish cars to haul mine output. In Chicago, Carson Pierie Scott & Co awards a 10 percent year end bonus to employees.
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Harrisburg
Ill
C. M. Wasson
Wasson Coal Company
Big Four Railroad Company
Chicago
Carson, Pierie, Scott & Co
New York
Chicago Markets Report Hogs and Cattle Prices Noted
The Chicago live stock market shows hog receipts at 60,000 with light shipping at 9.40 to 9.65 and heavy packing 9.65 to 10.40. Cattle receipts 16,000 with steers 10.50 to 11.50 and butcher cows 6.85 to 7.35. food to prime dealers 11.75 to 12.25. Wheat no 2 red 1.65 to 1.66. corn 91 cents. oats 51 to 52 cents. East Buffalo market steady with 6 car cattle, 20 car hogs, 10 cars sheep. hogs 9.00 to 10.80. lambs 12.60. yearlings 11.00 to 11.75.
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Chicago
East Buffalo
Dunning and Stevens
Livestock Commission
N. Y
Hoxs
Ones
Vears
Verdun Offensive and Allied Actions Across Fronts
War briefing: French troops push on the Meuse fronts near Verdun as German forces attack Lassigny near Paris and plans for a larger army are reported. Russian pressure continues in the Carpathians while Teuton advances in Moldavia and Greece faces entente demands to resolve tensions.
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Berlin
Verdun Resien
War Office
Meuse
Somme
Paris
Lassigny
la Liberte
von Bethmann-Hollwee
French War Office
London
Teutons
Jaromitz
Marshal von Mackensen
Danube
German War Office
Jalomiz
Moldavia
Roumania
Bucharest
Cernavoda
Petrograd
Dbuzen
Carpathians
Greece
Entente
Robert Cecil
House of Commons
St. Louis Firm Grants 5 Percent Raise and Hour Cuts
The Hamilton Brown Shoe company announced a 5 percent wage increase and a substantial reduction in hours affecting 4300 employees. Affected factories are in St. Louis Columbia Union and Popular Bluff in Missouri.
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St. Louis
Hamilton Brown Shoe Company
Columbia
Union
Popular Bluff
Berns Named Purdue Football Captain for 1917
Lafayette Ind Dec 15 William J Berns of Linton Ind right tackle on the Purdue football team for forty years was elected captain of the Boilermakers for 1917 Berns is a junior in the school of agriculture He stands six feet one inch tall and weighs 190 pounds
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Berns
Boilermakers
Lafayette
Ind
William J. Berns
Linton
Purdue
School of Agriculture
Fourteenyearold Burse found guilty in serious case
In Hammond Indiana on December 16 a fourteen year old boy of Mexican descent struck and fatally injured Richard Calvaron a Black Chicago man on September 10. The jury in the superior court found him guilty of the serious case in the second degree.
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Hammond
Ind
Burse
Richard Calvaron
Chicago
Ognry
Found With Bullet in Head in Hammond Area
A man identified as William Jerrill, employed by Grace Construction, was found with bullet holes in the head near Crovr No in Hammond. Sheriff Whiteker reported the discovery and indicated the assailant is being sought.
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Hammond
Dow
The
Bee
William Jerrill
Grace Construction Company
Cage
Crovr No
Whiteker
Police Chief Threet Detroit Mics Dec ihl for Tin
Police discussions on Threet Detroit comment by Louit's commissioner Janis Coutes drew a laugh from the room as the board weighed merit and coverage during December meetings.
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Detroit
Mics
Louit
Janis Coutes
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J. P. Morgan
United States
Cecil Spring Rice
Mr. Morgan
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Kansas
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Britain
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Aly
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