Lloyd George Regime Praised by Northcliffe Amid War Unity
Northcliffe asserts Lloyd George will govern well for the United States as he forms a national war cabinet with Bonar Law and Carson. He lauds Lloyd George as a driven leader who unites Irish, British, and American aims, while noting a need to prune old fossils from the cabinet.
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Sir Edward Carson
Lloyd George
Lloyd George de
Bonar Law
Lord Shaughnessy
Montreal
W. M. Hughes
Australia
United States
U S Protest to Germany Over Belgian Deportations
The United States formally protests Germanys Belgian deportations for forced labor in a note read to Chancellor by Ambassador Gerard on November 29. The note warns the policy harms Belgian relief work and could embarrass the German government, stating it violates international practice.
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Washington, D. C
Germany
State Department
Berlin
Gerard
Wilson
Grew
United States
Government probe finds damaging goods in food price scheme
A high official tied to the food price inquiry told United Press that the government has damaging evidence of widespread illegal speculation in food markets. The probe suggests gross abuse of transportation facilities and collusion among interests controlling freight cars to withhold food from major markets, especially Chicago.
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Washington
Dec
United Press Fidiay
Chicago
White Rats May Walk Out in Midwest Theater Strike
Chicago theater managers and booking agencies fear a White Rats strike that could shut most burlesque and vaudeville houses in the middle west. The union seeks a closed shop and three national executive board members are here to organize a walk-out. Cities involved include Chicago Kansas City St Louis New Orleans Cleveland Detroit and Winnipeg. Physicians and stage-hands may join in solidarity.
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Chicago
White Rats Actors’ Union
Middle West
National Executive Board
Kansas City
St. Louis
New Orleans
Cleveland
Detroit
Winnipeg
Canada
Oratorical Association Nears Prize Program Launch
The Oratorical association of the La Crosse normal held its semi annual meeting on Friday. Officers were re elected unanimously. The group approved a $73 prize fund for five series of contests in debating oratory and literature marking a new financial era as the organization holds about $85 on hand with $125 more due in February from student assessments. Officers: President William Walker, Vice president Elsie Preus, Secretary Helen Merrill, Treasurer Loren Dressendorfer, Student representative Clair Kirkpatrick.
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The
la Crosse Normal
Oratorical Association
William Walker
Elsie Preus
Helen Merrill
Loren Dressendorfer
Clair Kirkpatrick
Embargo Fight Sparks Commentary From Senators Penrose Smoot
Republicans accuse Democrats of biting the hand that feeds them during the embargo debate. Senators Penrose and Smoot argued that without the war driving prices there would have been no campaign season this year.
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Washington
Penrose
Smoot
Wisconsin Fight Against Tuberculosis Cuts Death Rate
Last year in Wisconsin one life saved every four hours by organized anti tuberculosis work. Death rate dropped from 110.3 to 93.4 per 100 000 since 1909 with 418 lives saved in a year. State association urges public support for Red Cross Christmas Seals.
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Wisconsin
Wisconsin Anti-Tuberculosis Association
Red Cross
State Association
Northwestern Roads Congress Boosts Good Roads Effort
About four hundred delegates from eleven states attended the third annual Northwestern Roads congress in Chicago. Delegates, empowered to spend up to 60 million dollars through state commissions and township officials, heard discussions on scientific road building by experts.
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Chicago
Danderine Claims Dandruff End After Few Applications
Advertiser promises dandruff disappearance after one or two uses of Danderine rubbed into the scalp. A 25 cent bottle offered at drug stores to stop itching and prevent hair loss with several applications.
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