Lansing Plans Note to Germany to Clear Diplomatic Dispute
Washington weighs sending a new note to Berlin to clarify Germany’s pledges in the Sussex case and ensure merchant ships are not destroyed without warning. Aimed at resolving interpretation differences, the move parallels the Arabia and Marina incidents with affidavits on sinking and casualties being gathered. London reports a Norwegian steamer Caloric was fired upon by a German sub, killing two crewmen.
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D. C. Pree
Germany
Washington
Berlin
Sussex c
Lansing
Wilson
State Department
Wew
United States
Sussex
Arabia
Marina
London
Dec
Caloric
Scandinavian
Saya
Copenhagen
Exchange Telegraph Company
Klale
New York
Lawcet
Van Dyke Sends France Poem as Tribute in New Work
Dr. Henry Van Dyke, resigning as minister to The Netherlands, publishes a three verse poem titled The Name of France praising France and urging world unity through liberty. He states his return to writing with freedom to express his thoughts and feelings.
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New York
Henry van Dyke
Netherlands
France
Mme
Associated Press
Hague
van Dinke
All Hope Lost for French Battleship Suffren
The French battleship Suffren, departed from Lorient on November 4, has not been heard from. Displacing 1.7 tons, the ship carried a crew of about 220. Bombardment actions at the Dardanelles are noted, with damage reported in Turkish announcements before her loss was reported.
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Varin Dee
Minister of Marine
Lorient
Brittany
Suftren
Dardanelles
Toulon
Repriza
German exchange falls as new German levy sparks fear
Geneva reports show the German l0d-mark trading at 79 francs and 78 francs 25 centimes after a sharp drop. Analysts attribute the decline to a new levy in Germany and the anticipated suspension of part of the country’s economic life.
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Geneva
Dee
Vin Pavia
Gcerman
Zurich
Sensational Cotton Price Slump Sparks Historic Decline
Severe fall in cotton prices hits December 1 totals as liquidation and short selling surge after census data. Census bureau figures show 10,250,046 running bales with 177,662 round bales and 20,620 bales of Lee Island.
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Census Bureau
Washington, D. C
Lee Island
Houtoo! Tolay
Farmers 10 Work Out Cost System for Wheat Trade
Farmers of the Midwest seek a cost system to keep consumer prices fair and increase producer profits. Lyon J. Frazier urged state and national action on storage, terminals, and hail insurance, citing experiments showing middlemen take 16 to 111 percent profits. Resolutions urged Congress to probe agricultural marketing and loan acts.
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Fite
Weat
Orth
Lyon J. Frazier
North Dakota
Frasier
Dr. Ladd
Agricultural Experiment Station
Fargo
N. D
Fred Stout
Ashbum, DL
D. Anderson
Farmers’ Cooperative Inoiation
South Dakota
Congress
United States
Tony
Germany
Denmark
O. D. Anderson
Farmers’ Cooperative Association of
Chicago Board of Trade
J. P. Griffin
Case Against Bopp May Be Discredited
In San Francisco on December 4 1919 the defense charged government witness Louis J. Smith with a prior felony conviction barring his federal testimony. District attorney John Wreston said President Wilson was asked to restore Smiths citizenship and his right to testify by pardoning the offense committed during his Army service.
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San Francisco
Dec
Franz Bopp
Louis J. Smith
Wilson
Smith
United States Army
John Wreston
United States
Venizelist prisoners moved to Averoff prison in Athens
A Reuters report from Athens dated December 4 states Venizelist prisoners were transferred from the parliament house to Averoff prison. They were marched through Stadium street in fours while a jeering crowd taunted them.
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London
Reuter
Athens
Parliament House
Averoff
Antis Say Suffrage Vote Had Little Effect
The national association opposing Woman suffrage held sessions in December to plan campaigns against the national suffrage amendment and elect officers. Reports from suffrage states showed only a small proportion of women voted and limited impact on political conditions.
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Washington
National Association
Tenming
Japanese Population Surges on Hawaiian Islands
Washington reports the 1911 census shows Hawaii with 297,095 residents, up 45,714 from 1910. The Japanese group contributes the largest gain, increasing by 17,426 people, per Governor Minkham's annual release.
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Washington
Hawaii
Minkham
American consul general dies in England at 60
Samuel M. Taylor American consul general at Dilemingham England died last night of influenza He was 60 and a native of Orleans Ohio The notice lists London Dev as the source and gives his age and residence
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United States
London
Dev
Samuel M. Taylor
Dilemingham
England
Urleans, Ohie
German Justifies Belgian Labor Transfers as Necessary
Berlin reports a German explanation for transferring Belgian workers to Germany. The measure aims to relieve idle Belgians, improve wages, and support families, with compulsory transport used only when voluntary work is refused. Workers are paid higher wages and may send earnings home while retaining religious services in their language.
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Sterlin
London
Germany
Belgium
Io le
France
von Bissing
Woll
Cermins
Cermany
Beldform
Kansas Editors Seek Congress Aid Over Paper Shortage
Kansas daily publishers meet in Kansas City to seek federal help. George W. Marble to present their needs to the Federal Trade Commission in Washington and urge the Kansas congressional delegation to act. Reports show newspapers face severe markup or scarce print paper.
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Kansas
Congress
Kanana City
Kansas Daily
George W. Marale
Fort Scott Tribune Monitor
Federal Trade Commission
Washington, D. C
Arkansas City Traveler
Atchison Tobe
Chanute Tribune
Cherryvale Republican
Clay Center Dispatch-Republican
Coffeyville Journal
Concordia Side
Emporia Gazette
Fort Bent Tribune-Monitor
Galena Times
Great Bend Tribune
Hutchinson News
Independence Reporter
Iola Register
Hon City Union
Lawrence Journal- World
Leavenworth Post
Manhattan Nationalist
Newton Kansan-Republian
Ottawa Herald
Parsons
Marble
The
Kansas Daily League
DRY Forces Map Out Ambitious Prohibition Program
Washington delegates from the Anti-Baloon League, Prohibition Party, WCTU, and other groups met to plan a nationwide dry campaign. They will hold separate conferences to discuss legislative efforts to establish national prohibition and ban liquor advertising, aiming to make the District of Columbia dry.
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Washington
Dec
No- Hong Temperance Council
Anti-Baloon League
Prohibition Party
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Committee of Sixty
District of Columbia
Governors to Meet in Washington Next Week
The delayed governors conference meeting is set for Washington on Thursday through Saturday. Secretary Miles C. Ives announced the schedule. The Venezuelan government plans a 643 mile highway across the republic. More than 80,000 government employees earn under $5200 annually.
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Madison
Wic
Washington
The
Republic
Germans Offer Greece Aid As Allies Blockade Coast
A Wireless Press dispatch reports Germany and Austria offered aid to Greece and suggested openings of land communications if Greece declares war on the Entente. Athens states the blockade of Greece begins officially at 4 am Friday and British naval mission members are to embark on the King Constantine. The Greek government says troop movements have ceased in response to Entente inquiries.
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Greece
Teuens
Entente
London
Switeerland
Rome
L’ress
Germany
Austria
Constantine
Beaten Romanian Army in Retreat Across Front
Reports from Petrograd and Berlin detail Romanian forces retreating northeast toward the Buzu line as Austro German troops press in western and Carpathian theaters. Russian offensives in the Carpathians and Trotus valley trigger continued pursuit with heavy enemy losses.
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Berlin
Bayville
Sudova
Carpathians
Trotus
War Office
Predeal
Altshants
Rumania
Germans Driven From Hill 304 Trenches at Verdun
Paria reports an official announcement that German forces have been driven from trenches on the eastern side of Hill 304 along the Verdun front last night.
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Paria
Verdun Front
Heavy fighting on the Macedonian front and Verdun attack
Reports from Paris describe heavy fighting on the Macedonian front with three counterattacks by German and Bulgarian troops near Stravina repulsed. In Verdun French forces attacked Hill 304 to recapture trenches but failed, according to army headquarters. An assault near Dvina on the Rouman line by Russians also failed to gain ground.
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Serbia
Paris
Dec. S
Stravina
War Office
Atiacke
Dvina
Merlin
Dec
Bayville
Roulidhan
Caledonia Sunk Believed After WWI Service
London reports the Anchor line steamer Caledonia of 9223 tons gross is believed sunk. Formerly a New York to Glasgow passenger ship, she was commandeered for government service in August 1914 and had not been heard from since. Built in Glasgow in 1904, the vessel measured 500 feet long.
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London
Caledonia
Lloyds’ Shipping Agency
New York
Glasgow
Anchor Line
Line
Germany to Obtain Food from Holland
Amsterdam dispatch reports the Berlin Vossische Zeitung states an agreement between Holland and Germany on exporting foodstuffs similar to the Holland England arrangement. Dutch ships carrying food to land would not be harassed by German submarines or destroyers, with payment to be made in German treasury notes and bank assigns.
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London
Amsterdam
the Times
Berlin
Vossiche Zeitung
Holland
Germany
England
Timea
Shackleton to Attempt Rescue of His Crew
Sir Ernest Shackleton is to sail from Dunedin New Zealand on December 16 for the South Sea to rescue the members of his Antarctic expedition marooned near the Ross Barrier. The party of ten includes Captain Mackin toch and nine crew from the Aurora who were stranded when the ship broke away two months ago with scant provisions and no contact since.
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London
Sir Ernest Shackleton
Dunedin
New Zealand
Hoss Sea
Reuter
Wellington
Air Ernest
Mackintoch
Aurora
Ross Barrier
Busnard
Death cuts big gap in U. S. pension roll
A government pension bureau report shows over 60 000 Civil War veterans added to the rolls last year while many older names were removed. Commissioner Bultagaber notes the net gain narrowed gaps in the pension list and highlights changes affecting veterans nationwide.
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U. S
Washington
Bultagaber
Penaion Bureau
Bae
Aaron
Sibbabhuoe
Lloyd George seeks immediate Irish settlement plan
London reports that Premier Lloyd George aims for an imperial conference to solve the Irish problem. The Daily Mail claims a near completed, broad ministry including Sir Albert Henry Stanley as Trade Minister and Andrew Bonar Law as Chancellor of the Exchequer with Derby as War Minister.
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London
The
Manchester Guardian
Lieyd-George
Daily Mall
J. Lloyd-George
Albert Henry Stanley
Daily Mail
Board of Trade
Derby
Andrew Bonar Law
Earl of Derby
Labor
Arthu Henderson
Nicol Barnes
John Hodge
Christopher Addison
Dally Mall
H. Lever
Robert Cecil
Austen Chamberlain
Lloyd-George
Col
Winston Spencer Churchill
London Morning
Wald
A. J. Walfour
Plan Mapped Out for Prosecution of Price Fixers
Federal investigators target coal and food speculators tied to rising costs. Justice officials, led by United States Attorney Anderson, coordinate nationwide probes while Congress defers action until after holidays.
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Washington, D. C
Dee
United States
Anderson
Washington
White House
Congress
Department
Oliver BE. Pagan
Department of Justice
House Commerce Committee
Embargo Extension Hits Eastbound Food Shipments Across Airlines
Chicago reports an extension of the fairbond embargo on eastward food shipments causing price declines and expected large price drops. Rail lines including New York Central and Wabash limit grain and perishable goods to eastern points as investigations into food pricing widen. Federal subpoenas target small packing firms linked to big houses. Fort Dearborn Bank VP Nelson N. Lampert among those to be questioned.
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Tts
Department of Justice
Andersen
Kcoxa
Federal Grand Jury
Chicago
New York Central Lines
Wabash
New York Central
Muftalo
Fort Dearborn Nat Bank
Butter Prices Fall Amid Boycott and Federal Probe
The article notes a butter boycott lowering prices as the federal investigation into food prices unfolds. Creamery quotations fluctuated with varied declines and described reduced consumption and increased supplies compared with prior days.
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Heycott
Chicago
Wilesterday
Confidence Vote in French Government Reported
Parliament votes on the government’s conduct of the war with a margin of support noted by reporters. Delegations and chamber procedures influenced the outcome as issues of leadership and policy are debated.
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Parla
Chamber of
Derou
Sant Ace
Ita
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Galata
Danube
Sayville
Bay Freng
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Ottawa
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