Proclamation of Roosevelt Death Flags at Half Staff
President Wilson issues a Paris cable proclamation announcing Theodore Roosevelt's death at Sagamore Hill on January 6 1919. It directs national mourning with White House and department buildings half staff for 80 days and ordered military honors at the funeral. Frank L. Polk signs as Acting Secretary of State.
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Theodore Roosevelt
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Paris
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United States
Sagamore Hill
Oyster Bay
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White House
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Navy
Woodrow Wilsom
Frank L. Polk
Camp Grant Honors a Dead Girl
The funeral of a hospital nurse Miss Anes Tosephines Noh of Weprpaen Wisconsin died of pneumonia led to a military procession at Camp Grant Rockford Jan. A line of soldiers and AO officers accompanied the motor hearse as flags draped the hospital buildings and salutes were rendered.
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Rockford
Kishwaukee
Bhateat Thierry
Verdun
Pawl
Anes Tosephines Noh
Weprpaen
Wis
Wilson Walks With Mrs. Wilson in Paris Visit
President Wilson, despite medical advice, walked with Mrs. Wilson to the American mission headquarters at the Hotel de Crillon in Paris. He greeted crowds along the route and held a brief conference with mission members during the afternoon stroll.
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Paris
Wilson
Theodore Roosevelt Rest in Oyster Bay Funeral Details
The body of Theodore Roosevelt was laid to rest in a family plot overlooking Long Island Sound after a 12:55 service. The casket draped in an American flag and Rough Rider flags bore a wreath from his comrades, with tributes from Wilson, Marshall, the Senate and House, Daniels, and the battleship Indiana’s officers. Captain Archibald Roosevelt led guests, assisted by William Loeb Jr, as General Marshall and Admiral Winslow attended.
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Navy
Wounded Back In Fight Statistics From WWI Hospitals
Washington reports American Hospital statistics for January to October 14, 1918. Of 160,682 disease cases, 92.3 percent returned to duty, 4 percent died, 2.2 percent invalided home, 0.4 percent deserted, and 0.1 percent listed as otherwise disposed of.
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Washingston
General Statas
Cais
U. S. Ships Carry Yank Troops Home From France
The battleships Georgia and Kansas arrived at Newport News with 2,650 U.S. troops returning from France.
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Georgia
Kansas
Newport News
France
Lenine Arrested as Trotzky Seizes Control in Bolshevik Split
Moscow dispatch reports Nikolai Lenine, Bolshivik premier, arrested on Trotzky orders. Trotzky proclaims himself dictator over Bolshevik reforms dispute with Lenine. Riga dispatch notes bourgeoisie arrests by Lettish soviet. Poles and Bolshevik troops begin fighting for Vilna.
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Nikolai Lenine
Russia
Leon Trotzky
Moscow
Gotherburg
Sweden
Trotzky
Lenine
Stockholm
Riga
Lettish Soviet
Warsaw
Vilna
Flag Demolished in Berlin Riot Over Entente Officials
Rioters compelled General Harris to lower the American flag over the Adlon hotel after it was raised to protect entente officials. Gunfire and clashes between Spartacan and government demonstrators left scores dead as cars mounted with machine guns roared through the streets.
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Berlin
Harris
Adlon
Entente
Four U. S. Transports Overdue Homeward
Four transports carrying 1,007 U S Army and Navy personnel are overdue for arrival in New York. The Toloa from Brest with 51 officers and 954 enlisted men led the missing ships. The Minnesota Tonla and Veendijk were overdue from Marseilles Nantes and St Nazaire respectively with January 4 7 and 7 as implied due dates.
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New York
Toloa
Brest
Marseilles
Nantes
Veendijk
St. Nazaire
Mrs Roosevelt to France in sorrow pilgrimage
Oyster Bay report notes Mrs Theodore Roosevelt plans a sorrow pilgrimage to the grave of her son Lieutenant Quentin Roosevelt in France. She will be joined by one daughter and is leaving Sagamore Hill for a time to undertake the journey with her late husband’s support and help.
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Oyster Bay
N. Y
Tan
Theodore Roosevelt
Quentin Roosevelt
France
Full Casualty Lists Now Published In Washington
Washington dispatch reports completed casualty lists for American expeditionary forces have been sent to Washington. One thousand additional clerks are at work in the adjutant general’s office to publish the names quickly. Secretary Baker says another thousand clerks will be added, and lists will be published soon.
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Adjutant General's Office
Baker
Adjutant General
Mail Flyer Dies of Injuries
Plainfield New Jersey January 9 August Thiele of Buffalo New York aviator in the government airplane mail service died there from injuries received being hit by propeller blades.
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Plainfield
N. J
August Thiele
Buffalo
N. Y
Extremists Now Rule in Germany Uprising Aftermath
Berlin reports say Spartacists and independent socialists seized police HQ and parts of the royal palace while government troops hold Wilhelmstrasse. Ebert era troops prepare to resist as fighting erupts in Potsdamer Platz and rail hubs. Gosl Noske forms a military bureau and arms workers councils to defend central authority.
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Berlin
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Cabinet of
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Gart Kautsky
Elert Brelsneéeltd
Interior
Oscar Gohen
Refehstag
Prince Leopold
Socialist Party
Gustave Noske
Biehhorn
Wes Mamie
German Ebert Government Overthrown in Berlin Violence
Paris dated dispatch reports the Ebert Schiedelmann government toppled after days of bloody clashes in Berlin. Extremists control the city as a new Independent Treck led government is proclaimed. Government troops who once backed Ebert have joined the rebels.
Arrest and Detention in Plan to Deport Enemy Aliens
Secretary of Labor Wilson announces that arrests and detentions are pending arrangements for deportation of enemy aliens who supported anarchy in Washington. The steps are part of the government’s new plan for disposing of such individuals.
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Secretary of Labor
Wilson
Strike ties up all ferry boats in New York
New York harbor falls silent as a widespread ferry strike halts service citywide. Port authorities report massive disruption with ferries idle and commuters affected across Manhattan, Brooklyn, and New Jersey crossings.
British Troops Leave Russia Amid Casualty Totals
Dispatch from Washington reports British forces in Russia nearing withdrawal with 132 deaths and 126 wounded or missing in action. Official figures detail officers and enlisted men killed by battle, disease, accidents, and drowning. Russian Soviet wireless claims Bolshevik advances westward with Lithuanian troops taking Podbrodzie near Vilna.
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Witte
War Department
James A. Angeles
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Archangel
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Pouden
Ian
Russia
Old Russia
Podbrodzie
Vilna
Ex Representative Merce Dies in Omaha
Ex-Congressman David H. Mercer dies of heart disease in Omaha Nebraska at age 75 after five terms in Congress. His career included service as a legislator and public figure in the mid 20th century.
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Merce
Omaha
Neb
David H. Mercer
Yanks First to Break Through in Germany’s Line
The Daily News cites Field Marshal Haig praising the American forces for breaching the Hindenburg line from late April to hostilities end. It notes the 30th and 27th American divisions led by Maj. Gen. Lewis and Maj. Gen. O’Ryan achieving breakthroughs at Bellenglise Nouroy Gillimont farm and nearby points amid heavy fighting. Haig commends Foch and the allies’ fighting qualities and stresses unity and loyalty as keys to victory and planned postwar harmony.
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Hindenburg Line
Daily News
Douglas Haig
Bellenglise
B. M. Lewis
Bellincourt
Noudoy
O’ryan
Jolly
Nouroy
Gillimont Farm
Haig
Foch
Berger and allies found guilty in Espionage Act case
Victor L. Berger Socialist Congressman-elect from Milwaukee and four co-defendants were found guilty by a jury in Judge Landis's court after about six hours of deliberation. The leaders were convicted of violating the Espionage Act through articles, pamphlets, and speeches, with government evidence from raids on the Socialist party's Madison Street headquarters presented during the trial.
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Chicago
Victor L. Berger
Mil« Wren
Rey. Irwin St. John Tucker
Adolph Germer
William J.ruse
J. Lousingdahl
Landis
Madison Street
7 703 Yanks on Way Home From France
The transport President Grant with 284 officers and 7,419 men sails from France to New York along with the battleships Montana and South Dakota and the hospital ship Comfort.
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