London Dispatch Chronicles Colonel House Visit
English reports describe Cal. M. M. House as taciturn during interviews in London at Chesterfield House. The scene featured American officials meeting British figures amid Gainsborough works and fine china. Washington reports Germany weighing a fresh peace proposal.
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London
Cal. M. M. House
Colonel House
Chesterfield House
Mayfair
Wouse
Burton
Duke of
Country children faring worse in health than city peers says health board
The state board of health cites Dr Thomas Wood statistics showing country children suffer higher rates of lung and heart disease mental defects ear problems spinal curvature and under nutrition. It faults rural home conditions overcrowding poor ventilation lack of bathing and infrequent medical care as the main causes.
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State Board of Health
Thomas DB. Wood
Columbia University
National Counsil of Education
American Medical Association
Bankhead Highway pathfinders press data for route decision
Pathfinders touring routes from Washington to Atlanta urge towns along Ashington to Greensboro and beyond to send maps data and mileage fees. Committee plans Washington meeting to review information and decide the Washington Atlanta division before seeking Congress to designate the road as a military path from Memphis to Washington.
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Birmingham
Ala
Bankhead National Highway Association
Ashington
Fredericksburg
Richmoddy
Raleigh
Greensboro
Atlanta
Danville
Lynchburg
Charlotte
Culpeper
Washington
J J. Rountree
Pathfinders
Piedmont
Pathfinding
J. O. LaCoree
A. 4 Batchelder
M. ©. Eldridge
Washigton
Plowman
Board of
Memphis
Road construction moves ahead in accordance with specs
Despite earlier delays, officials announce active steps to advance the project and begin building the road per the approved specifications. The plan includes initiating groundwork and mobilizing crews to meet the outlined standards and timelines.
Wachovia to Run Christmas Savings Club in 1918
W. C. Idol announces Wachovia Bank and Trust will run a Christmas savings club in Winston-Salem for 1918. The program opens December 26 and ends about a week before Christmas. Last year's club paid members 101000 dollars, a record for the state, which Idol vows to top.
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Wachovia Company
Club For Savings
W. C. Idol
Eaghter
Wachovia Bank and Trust Company
Wachovia
Wacho
Via Company
Winston-Salem
Christ Savings Club
North Carolina
Idol
British Attack Fails Near Montery Fontana Setta
British troops on the Italian front attacked German lines south of Montery Fontana Setta but the effort collapsed before German positions according to the war office on December 17.
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Berlin
Montery Fontana Setta
War Office
Lawmakers Recess Tomorrow After Senate Adopts Resolution
Washington dispatch reports Congress will recess from tomorrow until January 3 after the Senate adopted the House resolution for the respite.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
House
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United States
Tenar
Lord Chesterfield
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Germany
Tanlac
Hart Drug CO
Nfrta
Bankhead Highway
Broadway
Handsome Wallace Reid
Arbuckle
Pathe
FEE the Reily-Faytor
Mporters S-Roasters
Onteans
Luzianne
Reily
Taylor Coompany
New Orleans
OUR Christmas Savings Club
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