Congress Declares War On Austria With One Dissenting Vote
Congress swiftly passes a war resolution declaring war on Austria with a single no vote by Socialist representative from New York at party request. Senator La Follette absent. President Wilson signs, aligning US with Italy as Turkey and Bulgaria are excluded.
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New York
Stone
Germany
La Follette
Italy
Washington
Dee. S
United States
Austria
dihenai
rente of representatives
Prestuel Wilson
congress
Wilson
Turkey
Bulgaria
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Gernland
senate
Sinatars Stone
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Norte
Kota Norris
No Drasha
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Oregon
TLoadaw
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Soeist party
ines
Marquis de Castellane in Critical Condition After Assault
Paris Marquis de Castellane, father of Count Bont de Castellane, was injured in an incident described as severe. The report notes his condition as serious and hospitalized, with the details of the assault and surrounding events recorded in two serials.
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Marquis de Castallane
Paris
Dee, SAS
Marquis de Castellane
Bont de Castellane
Big Guns To Boom Work Starts On Artillery Range
Work began on a new artillery range near Camp Sherman Ohio to serve the 83rd division units. The range is expected to be usable within about 20 days with equipment for two light field gun units on hand. Also reported a death from natural causes at the base hospital Private Rey Masten of Fayette Fulton County Ohio died of cerebral trouble.
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Sherman
Cuffiscothe
Ohio
western Pennsylvania
tratmae
eier
Rey Masten
John Masten
Fayette
Fulton county
Halifax disaster described by survivor amid ruins
Duncan Crey, inspecting a shell shed on the Halifax waterfront, recounts a night of destruction worse than European battlefields. He witnessed collapsing timbers, injuries, and scores of victims, racing to aid the trapped as flames and smoke engulfed the area.
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St. Juan
Europe
halifax
Duncan Crey
France
Meath
Chinese Troops Called Out as Riots Rage in Harlin City
Emergency unrest spreads through Harlin after Russia disorder links. Chinese troops deployed and shops close as authorities confront a nationalist surge. Reports note arrest orders for General Koliat and heightened street violence across the city.
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Cit
Harlin
Tokyo
Dec
bare
Russia
Koliat
Harbin
Blind Women Murdered In Cabin Fire With Savings Stolen
In Columbus two blind Black women died in a fire believed set to cover theft. Savings of $1100 in gold belonged to the mother, Lincoln Black, and the family home was destroyed. Separate item: American airmen wounded in France. Corporal Warren A. Warren of Dublin, Georgia lightly wounded and Private Edward Ebsen of Buffalo, Missouri severely wounded.
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alumbus
Pee
Carine
Mars
howe
Lincoln Black
Washington
Dec. S
France
war department
ares
Water A. Warren Dublin
Edward Ebsen
Buffalo
Ohio State Fair Date Set by State Board of Agriculture
The state board of agriculture announced the Ohio State Fair will be held in Columbus for a date yet to be finalized. The report notes delays and scheduling considerations affecting the event timeline and venue plans.
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Ohio
Columbus
state board ‘of agriculure
Avena
May Unseat Sinn Fein Leader in East Clare Vote
The article reports a potential challenge to Sinn Fein leader Edward De Valera’s eligibility to sit as the East Clare member in the House. Taudon and Dee Ne discuss a possible debate on his status after imprisonment, noting his birthplace as New York.
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Sinn Fein
Taudon
Dee
comptons
Henry 1
Duke
Ian Ireland
Edward De Valera
Dublin
New York
hig hasing
De Valera
East Clare
Clerks Strike Hits New York Shops Over Wages Hours
New York clerks in a broad strike press for higher wages and shorter hours. Union officials say several thousand shops are affected, while shop owners claim business interruption is minimal. Wage demand and work hours are central to the action by the 7200-member union.
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New York
Dec. S
syorparay
auberg
Blizzard Hits Halifax Killing and Injuring Hundreds
A brutal blizzard devastates Halifax causing widespread destruction and a rising death toll near 2,000 with thousands injured. Fires, collapsed buildings, and network outages paralyze the city as rescue crews search ruins and ration scarce food amid a harsh winter siege.
HELP FOR SUFFERERS Special trains to Halifax for relief
Two Red Cross trains carried a base hospital unit plus doctors nurses and supplies to Halifax after a disaster. President Wilson offered sympathy to Canada and Congress member Tague proposed a $5 000 relief appropriation.
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governor general
Canada
United States
dominion
Tn congress
Tague
Massachusetts
Coal Pool Approved for Terminal Coal Pens
Washington formally approves plans by the Coal Snippers Terminal Pool association to establish terminal coal pens in the central west to facilitate handling of the coal supply.
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Washington
Garfield
Terminal Pool association
west
Oil Strike Settlement Reached In Texas Louisiana Fields
Settlement of the oil workers strike in Texas and Louisiana fields has been agreed upon. A written agreement will be signed by producers and workers, signaling an end to the dispute.
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Det
Halifax
agai
talitax
norngnes
Houston
Tex
Tess
Louisiana
ines
First Woman Conductor Starts on Broadway Surface Cars
New York marks a milestone as the first woman conductor completes her inaugural run on a Broadway surface car route. Meanwhile a surge of sugar shipments signals a new Porto Rican era, with steady flows promised to the United States. War risk insurance bureau reports L441 policies from 1914 to 1917 totaling 961 600 000 in insured value. John D Rockefeller Jr plans two weeks as a Young Men’s Christian Association field secretary at Camp Was Army cantonment Wrightstown New Jersey, per the war work council.
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New Yorks
United States
War risk insurance bureau
John JD. Rockefeller, Jr
Wrighttown
N. J
war work council
Fires and near misses frighten Ohio towns in December items
Reports from Delaware Lancaster Marion Columbus and Dayton recount a string of incidents. A woman burned when her clothing caught fire at home. a child died after eating what were misrepresented as grip tablets. a Dayton attorney faced a state appointment notice amid vacancy. a sewer gas explosion at Marion’s public square injured workers and damaged surroundings.
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Delaware
Jasper Shaw
Marion
Cook
John Hurry
Grain Production Rises Despite War Demands
Secretary of Agriculture David F. Houston announces that U S farmers produced over five and a half billion bushels of principal crops, a record potato and vegetable harvest, and crops of beans and sugar beets, while noting livestock losses in Europe and high meat and grain export needs may constrain domestic supplies.
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Washington
David F. Houston
Europe
Senate suspends anti trust clause for rail joint buying
The Senate adopted a resolution suspending until January 1 1979 the clause of the Clayton Act forbidding joint buying agreements by railroads. The move aims to enable railroad unification proposed by the Interstate Commerce Commission as President Wilson and leaders seek a wartime solution.
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Senate
Washington
Qverman
Clayton and trust
interstate commerce commission
Wilson
railroad War board
Ship Simcoe Sinks After SOS. Quebec Sundered by Fire
An SOS alerted that the steamship Simcoe is sinking near Quebec as reports place heavy losses and damaged vessels in the area. Witnesses describe a chaotic scene and authorities begin investigations into the disaster and its cause.
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Quebec
Dee
kame Voint
SOS
voveTAmMent steaay
Simcoe
Teutons Hold Line as Four Thousand Prisoners Taken
London reports a heavy price for the Teutons as they push toward the Venetian plains. Four thousand additional Allied prisoners capture highlights a widening front while Eastern Front offensives pause with armistice talk in Roumania. American aviation regiments earn the fourragere, marking a notable Allied honor.
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Teutons
Armistice Terms Reported on Eastern Front and Prisoner Releases
Dispatches describe an armistice plan allowing Germany to move troops between Russian and German fronts under the Portrayed terms. Reports claim Austria initiated prisoner releases of Russian and Austrian captives on the Italian front and pledged to end the war, while propaganda framed Russian prisoners as leverage.
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Petrograd
Germany
Ruman
herve
Matton
Troshy
Austria
Rome
Austra begest
Thrify Stamp Conference Movement Gains Momentum
A chaotic report outlines a national conference advancing a thrift stamp movement with figures like Lins SOTL Te Walle and Votonel debi. It notes campaigns in Ohio West Virginia and southern Indiana, plus a Cincinnati event and talks on wartime savings and public meetings.
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Toph
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Frank
Vardertiy
mae
Ohie
West Virgins
Keitely
Iroiana
Cincinnati
Mero Vainderto
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