Secrecy Hides Cabinet Deliberations on U S Note
London reports detail a British government response to the American note protesting wartime interference with US shipping. Key figures including Grey, Lloyd George, McKenna, and Page weigh diplomacy, searches, and possible guarantees to ease tension. The press notes a friendly yet firm stance and predicts near-term efforts toward understanding between the United States and Britain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
United States
Great Britain
Foreign Office
Edadward Gray
David Lloyd-George
Excheque
Reginald McKenna
Walter Kaneman
Board of Trade
Francis Hopwood
Admiralty
America
Denmark
Helline
Norway
Sweden
Germany
Austria- Hungary
Italy
Austria-Hungary
Walter Hines Page
Grey
Preas
Enegland
Washington
Woelminster
Cingotte
France
Berinstorff Sample Fails Gun Fit in War Arsenal Test
Officials from Washington Delaware report that the Berinstorff sample rifles cannot fit standard guns due to damaged components. Investigators note the defective bolt and misaligned sights hinder proper operation. The agency warns the issue could affect allied supply chains and requires further review.
Third of Austrian Army Annulated Losses Appall
A Vienna official statement confirms Austrian forces retreated along the Galician front after heavy Russian and German reversals. Reports tally vast casualties among Austrian and German troops, with claims of up to 60 000 dead or captured and a turbulent eastern front including Prussia and the Caucasus.
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London
Riesian
Galieia
Vienna
Carpathians
Berlin
Frang Joseph
Galician
Cracow
Poland
Germany
Petrograd
Enor
Tlondon
Beura
Warsaw
Belgium
East Prussia
Federal Troops Ordered Withdrawn From Oak Creek Patrol
Washington reports that the Thirteenth United States cavalry on patrol at Oak Creek hast May is ordered to return to Fort Meade. Preparations proceed for a gradual withdrawal of Colorado federal troops sent to quell mining disorders, per a plan agreed at a conference among President Wilson, Secretary Ammons, and Governor-elect Caradon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, DD. C
Twelfth
United States Cavalry
Oak Creek
Fort Meade, & B
Colorado
Wilson
Ammons
Carlaon
Liquor Petition Withdrawn in Ida County
Liquor dealers of Ida County withdraw their petition before the board of supervisors after a day of wrangling over the permit. The dry faction would have defeated the petition but the board, advised by the county attorney, approved the withdrawal, with charges and affidavits noted for court review.
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Ida County
Dinteleh
Tania
Charity Wins On Plunge In Wheat
Charity wins about 40000 in a wheat plunge represented by James Patten and a goat proxy. Patten speculative moves lifted losses and potential gains as May wheat rose from 1.21 to 1285 before closing near 134.
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Chiweo
Dee
Charity
James Patten
Mr. Patten Gete
Patten
Partlett-Frasier Company
Buenos Ayres
Board of Trade
City Council Expected to Let Hotel Licenses Expire
Des Moines Iowa December 30 There is strong indication the city council will refuse to renew saloon licenses on January 1 After morning debate three members say they will vote against renewal while a hearing on a consent petition continues Mayor Hino favors a 20 day closing period, others seek immediate action The wet period is expected to end within 20 to 69 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Hino
Hi Associates
Taft Says National Day Law Cannot Be
Former President William Howard Taft told the Boston Bar Association that national prohibition is dangerous and would upend local government by shifting duties to federal control. He warned it would create a large machinery of officials and threaten healthy governance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Mass
Wm. H.taft
Bar Association of Boston
Washington
Legislative program assured says Wilson
President Wilson said his legislative agenda including the shipping Philippine conservation and appropriation bills would pass this session without an extra session He forecast government revenue to exceed expenditures this fiscal year and said he was not personally participating in the immigration bill fight though he opposes the literacy test
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Washington
Wilson
Congress
Senate
Pupils' Teeth and Eyes to Be Made Better
Pittsb schools announce an ambitious physical betterment program. Five fully equipped dental clinics will operate with ten registered dentists available five days a week for children entering the lower grades. The optical department will provide free lenses to those in need.
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Pt Ital . Pa
Nec
Pittsb
H. B Burna
Department of Hyelene
Army Training Near the Pyramids Draws Australian Troops
Australian troops are massing near the Pyramids for training under General Von Muller con tin g, with tenl aing queries noted. The operation, reported via London on December 30, places Braden and other officers in command amid the shadow of the ancient site.
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Alro
London
Dew
Pyramids
Gees
Isin
von Muller
Braden
SAILING SCHOONER WRECKED ON CHRISTMAS DAY
New York report says the three masted schooner Adams sailed from Charleston for Philadelphia with lumber. A gale wrecked her on Christmas day and she was abandoned in a damaged condition on December 2. Her seven crew were rescued by a vessel from Portugal.
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New York
American Girl to Wed German Prince in Berlin
Miss Elizabeth Reid Rogers of Washington and New York will marry Prince Christian of Hesse. The couple met in Cairo before the war. Kaiser consented. Christian serves aboard a Kiel Canal battleship. Rogers debuted in Washington three years ago.
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Elizabeth Reid Rogers
Washington, D.C
Dec. C
Washington
New York
Prince Christian of Herse
America
Prince Christian
Hesse
Miss Rogers
Cairo
Berlin
Kiel Canal
Innocent Man Hanged for Crime Claim Letter Says So
A Buffalo sender claiming innocence writes Chief Gleason that George H. Painter was hanged in 189 for the murder of Alice Martin. The letter asks investigators to locate Painter’s relatives and says the family’s stigma should be removed.
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Chicago
George H. Painter
Alice Martin
Gleason
FR. W. Baxter
Buffalo
Sangamon County
Piinels
Painter
A. P. Moordyke
Jesus Christ
Geason
Baxter
Shipping hazard boosts prices as freight rates surge
London reports a transport crisis with freight rates rising sharply after Christmas. North and South American routes, Egypt, and the Platte region drive the increases, stirring fears of food price inflation and possible government intervention. Trade losses from mine incidents and war risks feed the cost surge.
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Egypt
River Platte
South America
Morning Post
Allya
Shiponge Elieles
Eigha
North Sea
Chris
Gaya
England
Admiralty
Stockholm
Sweden
Omark
Norway
Holland
Livera and
London War Risks Inavre
Day College Students Meet in Kansas Capital
Topeka witnesses a gathering of college students as they assemble in the Kansas capital. Details are incomplete but the event centers on student activity and local participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DAY College
Kansas Capital
Comptroller Urges 10-Times Deposit Limit for Banks
Washington reports Comptroller John Skelton Williams urges linking national bank deposits to 14 times capital and surplus, arguing deposits exceed safe levels. He cites that many banks run with deposits far above their capital and fears solvency risks if loans swell past safe margins.
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Washington
John Skelton Williams
Currency Bureau
Congress
Iawe
National
I i
Ull
Unclear Text About Office Terms and Law Promulgation
Fragmentary notice discusses a ten year term for an office and the promulgation of a new law with regulatory references. The readable portion mentions ongoing changes and promotes a reform or establishment of procedures to be enforced.
British Protest Widely Approved at Capitol
Washington December 30. A strong showing of support for the administration's protest to Great Britain over searches for contraband and interference with American shipments was evident at the Capitol. Congressmen, including Vollmer, voiced backing and urged measures to shut off shipments to warring nations, warning of potential trouble in commerce and war.
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Washington, DB. C
Great Britain
Capitol
Congress
Congressman Vollmer
Israel
Vollmer
Britain
Mr. Vollmer
United States
House Foreign Affairs
No Threat Made by American Warship
Captain Oman of the armored cruiser North Carolina stated to the navy department that a Russian chaser was the threat and not an American vessel. He said no American merchant ship has been south of Alexandretta, Syria, since December 8 and denied any threat by the North Carolina toward Tripoli.
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Washington
Oman
North Carolina
Betrui
Buria
Navy Department
Tripoli
Daniela
Alexandretta
Syria
Athens
Alexandretts
Carranza Soldiers Declare for Villa Gripping Mexican Crisis
Seven thousand Carranza troops allegedly declare for Gen. Francisco Villa as news wires report near Ban Diego California on December 10. Foreigners at Han Hin and Teple board the U S supply ship Clactr. Admiral Howard orders gunboat Annayotl to San Blas. no trouble expected.
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Ban Diego
Cal
Wire Lees
el Vernntiano Carransa
Francisco Villa
Hoa Pie
Mexico
Han Hin
Teple
United Sates
Clactr
Howard
Pacific Feet
San Blas
Flyer thought dead may be German prisoner
London reports Commander Francis K. Howlett, pilot of a Pirileh seaplane in the Canpines raid, likely captured by Germans after his craft was damaged and ditched at sea. A German torpedo boat approached as he was last seen. Times notes belief that airship and Zeppelins sustained damage in the raid on Cuxhaven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flyer
London
The
Daily Sketch
Francis K. Howlett
Canpines
Howlett
Hewlett
the Times
Germany
Increased cement rates allowed in West districts
The Interstate Commerce Commission today allowed higher cement rates in parts of the West. The approved 7 cent road rate remains, with changes varying by district. Some zones see a 1 cent increase, while others retain current levels as the commission adjusts to regional conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West
Washington
Dee
Des Malmnes
Paul
Commission
Dieson
Exports Rise as Imports Dip in Trade Shifts
Secretary of Commerce notes a growing export surge while imports ease, signaling a shifting trade balance. Official statements emphasize policy aims to boost domestic production and reduce deficit through revised tariffs and incentives.
Austrians Retreat as Eastern Front Shifts Amid War News
London reports a marked change in the eastern war, with Austrians forced back and Russia regaining river passes. Petrograd says 200 officers and 16,000 workers captured along with 40 mitrailleuses, while British trenches hold with limited gains as fears of Zeppelin raids rise and air defenses tighten.
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Austria
Russia
Carpathian Mountains
Sinin
Dake Pass
Petrograd
Viatula
Opatow
Dukla
Liskola
Czenstochowa
Carpattitant
Galicia
Hollebeke
Ypres
O ‘Lispatch
John French
Ommane
U S Enters Field of Daily Journalism
The United States government plans to enter daily journalism via The Commercial Report starting January. The publication will disseminate important commercial cablegrams from embassies and consuls worldwide and include abstracts of Commerce Department investigations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Commerce Department
Washington
Dee
United States
Department of Commerce
Department
Yoong Vase of
America
Filipino Uprising Won't Deter Wilson
Dispatch from Washington notes the president remains firm against influence from the uprising in the Philippines. Officials and aides emphasize continued support for U.S. policy in the region despite domestic unrest.
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Wilson
Cold Weather Works Havoc Among Turks and Palemting
A fragmented wartime notice reports harsh cold affecting Turkish forces and local operations. Mixed garbled lines reference weather, disruptions, and defensive adjustments near a frontier front.
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Thane
Hwo Dor
Lord Haldane
Bernstorff
Shore Department
Phim
Aterff
Che
von Berestrn
Pericles
United Rates
Eart
Berliny War Office
Skierniewice
Lowiex
German War Office
Pruskullen
Niemen River
Vistula
Bruru
Rawka
Snowlodz
Lowicn
Sklerniewice
Servia
Montenegro
Constantinople
Arabia
Colorado Coal Fields
Fort Meade
Taft
George Painter
R. W. Baxter
Topeka
Voblegy
Aomit
Niniey
Ceed BB. Bdagunce Dent
Carranza
Tepic
Kaiser
Hungary
Faiseins
Petrogend War Office
Whicch
Laondon
Haven
Washington, Dev
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Callere
Eissips
Phileline
Alter
Urbannes
Oaksite
Philipping Ladepeniso
Palemting
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