Senate Debates 1920 Tax Plan Amid Opposition
The Senate opened debate on the televised war revenue bill with majority and minority reports from the finance committee. Republicans oppose fixing 1920 taxes, citing uncertainty. Democrats and La Follette support delaying, while proposals to extend 1919 taxes and adjust rates face broad dissent.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate
Senate Finance Committee
Simmons
Penrose
LaFollette
Wisconsin
Thomas
Colorado
Smoot
Utah
la Follette
Congress
Minority Report
Flu Masks and Vaccine Touted as Best Plague Weapons
Dr. Woods Hutchinson of New York told the Public Health Association in Chicago that gauze masks and vaccination are the main methods against influenza. He cited San Francisco where masking reduced daily cases from 2300 to 300 in six days with vaccinations of 81 000 and few deaths.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Woods Hutchinson
New York
Public Health Association
San Francisco
Hutchinson
French ships will meet the George Washington
The George Washington with President Wilson aboard passes the Azores en route to Paris for the peace conference. French warships will greet the US party and a ceremonial landing at quay 3 is planned with General Pershing and other officers aboard to transfer President Wilson to shore.
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Brest
France
George Washington
President Wilson
Paris
Naval Wireless
Azores
Pinchon
Marine Leygues
Andre Tardieu
Central Commission For
Avay
General Pershing
Gen. Bliss
William S. Benson
Henry B. Wilson
E. M. House
Wilson
Dakota
Bauphine
Car Crash Damages Vehicle in Rochester Evening Collision
A Rochester bar event ended with Ragler colliding at Fourth Street Deontwng road. The automobile was badly damaged in the collision last evening.
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Rochester
Ragler
Vourth
First National Bank Buys Block's Fourth Street Property
The First National Bank purchased the three story ben martin jewelry site at 310 Fourth Street from Mrs. Jessie Uhl. The bank now holds a quarter block frontage on Fourth Street and plans a five to six story office building within five years. The Graffis building will be used in the meantime for banking activities.
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Fourth Street
Ben Martin
First National Bank
Jessie Uhl
House Bill Aims to Put Meat Packing Under Federal Control
Legislation introduced by Chairman Sims to enact federal trade commission recommendations would let the president acquire and operate stock yards cold storage and freezing plants and cattle and refrigerator cars or place the industry under direct federal licensing. The measure responds to concerns about monopolies dominated by Swift Arm Wilson and Cudahy Packing, and follows a White House briefing.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
Wilson
House
Sims
Interstate Commerce Commission
Congress
Department of Justice
White House
Emergency Hospital Dismisses Six Influenza Patients
The influenza epidemic in Cass county shows slight abatement as six patients are discharged home. The Emergency hospital requests old blankets and serving trays while residents donate food money and services to aid hospital needs.
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Cass County
R. ©. Hillis
Harry Apt
J. E. Paul
Cappel
Seybold
J. Hartman
Charles Lowe
McCall
Gibson
Rice
Abe Stern
Helena Shedron
Andrews
Carney
Sterns Meat Market
Albert Rogers
C. Gibson
Reral
Weolmearth Ten
Andrew Lang
Tye
Meeford Pomon
Mer
American South Atlantic naval squadron arrives in Montevideo
Bulletin from Montevideo reports the American South Atlantic naval squadron has arrived for a visit on December 10.
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Montevideo
Uruguay
American South Atlantic Naval Squadron
Two Men Arrested for Intoxication After Jamaica Ginger Incident
Albert Burtis and William Meeks were arrested last evening charged with intoxication. The men allegedly became intoxicated on Jamaica ginger.
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Albert Burtis
William Meeks
Jamaica
Navy Losses in World War I Submarine and Mine Toll
An Associated Press report summarizes Navy losses from April 6, 1917, to November 11, 1918. It notes 44 vessels lost, 12 to enemy submarines, with ships including the destroyer Jacob Jones and the armed yacht Alcedo. It also lists mines, collisions, and miscellaneous sinkings, totaling 77 lives on warship losses and 346 lives on miscellaneous sinkings, plus 1,121 naval casualties among enlisted and 3561 among commissioned personnel.
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Daniels
Jacob Jones
Tampa
Alcedo
San Diego
Fire Island
N. Y
Mount Vernon
West Bridge
Chauncey
Shaw
F-1
Coastguard
Mohawk
Schurz
Wakiva II
Tarantula
Cyclops
Ld Reenos
U. S
Scorpion
Constantinople
Board of Works Sets 179 Street Oiling Plan for Spring
The Board of Works in regular session approved oiling 179 blocks of city streets next spring. Streets to be oiled were listed. plan allows time for ordering and shipping oil. The board granted W H Porter a permit to build a $500 garage at 128 Eel River Avenue. Willow and Godfrey streets improvement was tabled pending further reason for action.
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Board of Works
Jersey
Chase
Rarees
W. H. Porter
Eel River Avenue
Willow
Godfrey
Inmate Escapes Long Cliff Hospital
Theodore Berry, an inmate at Long cliff hospital, escaped last evening. Police were alerted and a lookout posted. His home is Rochester, Indiana, and authorities suspect he may have returned there.
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Theodore Berry
Longcliff Hospital
Rochester
Indiana
Weather Report for Indiana Looks Clear and Cold
Partly cloudy conditions in the north give way to clear and colder spells. Wednesday remains cool with lighter winds. Thursday forecasts fair skies and further cooling across the state.
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Indiana
Mass Meeting Seeks Ireland Self-determination via Wireless
About 25 000 Americans gathered at Madison Square Garden for an Irish self-determination rally. A wireless message to President Wilson from the George Washington urged him to press for Ireland’s self-determination at the peace conference. Cardinal O Connell and Governor Whitman spoke as primary advocates, with overflow gatherings outside the arena.
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New York
Wilson
George Washington
Ireland
Madison Square Garden
O’connell
Boston
Whitman
Peace Congress
Kaiser Made Unsuccessful Suicide Attempt Report
London reports former German emperor William Hohenzollern attempted suicide amid mental depression. A retinue member foiled the act and sustained a wound, according to the Leipzig Tageblatt cited by a Copenhagen telegram to HExchange Telegraph.
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London
England
William Hohenzollern
Leipzig Tageblatt
Copenhagen
Hexchange Telegraph Company
Herr Hohenszollern
Beebe Appointed Justice of Peace to Fill Vacancy
Attorney M. C. Beebe has been appointed a justice of the peace to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of John W. Lutes. Beebe has qualified and will assume office at the agreed time.
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Beebe
M. C. Beebe
John W. Lutes
Roosevelt proposes universal arbitration treaty with Britain
In a public letter Theodore Roosevelt endorses a universal arbitration pact between the United States and the British empire to outlaw war. He notes sympathy with the English Speaking Union but declines membership, urging a strong national spirit and a navy second to Britain's.
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New York
United States
Great Britain
Theodore Roosevelt
George Haven Putnam
American Rights League
Tam
British Empire
Roosevelt
Putnam
English Speaking Union, of Which Mr. Arthur J. Balfour
England
America
Fire destroys U S Powder Plant at Hampton Roads
Norfolk Va December 10 Fire at the naval operating base power plant on Hampton Roads caused an estimated 500000 in damage. A northeast wind aided the blaze but the base fire department confined it to the power house after about 30 minutes of effort. Origin of the fire is under investigation.
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U. S
Hampton Roads
Norfolk
Naval Operating Base
Coblenz Under American Military Control After Evacuation
Coblenz is now under complete American military control with local authorities cooperating as American sentries guard the Rhine bridges. American forces took charge of barracks and other buildings evacuated by German troops, with Ehrenbreitstein fortress described as the German Gibraltar.
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Coblenz
Rhenish
Prussia
Rhine
Ehrenbreitstein
Gibraltar
Allies Enter Coblenz in Friendly Reception Along Rhine
Sunday in Coblenz crowds cheered as the 2nd battalion of the 39th infantry arrived from Treves. German troops had just left, and Americans guard Rhine bridges while awaiting further orders and added forces.
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Coblenz
2Nd Batallion
39Th Infantry
Treves
Rhine
Ehrenbreitstein
Hearst Editors Read In Probe Into Pro-German Propaganda
Senate records reveal telegrams from 1917 sent by William Randolph Hearst to editors directing anti war embargo editorial planning and a referendum peace vote. The Zimmerman note telegrams and messages about Dr Alfred Zimmerman were discussed with Harvard historian Dr Albert Bushnell Hart denying pro German leanings. Elihu Root and Charles W. Elliott vouched for Hart’s loyalty in the inquiry.
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Washington
William Randolph Hearst
Palm Beach
Florida
United States
Senate Committee
Department of Justice
New York
Windsor McCay
Japan
Uncle Sam
Zimmerman
Germany
Mexico
Associated Press
Doctor
Congress
van Hamm
Hearst
Alfred Zimmerman
von Eckhard
von Bernstorff
S. S. Carvalho
Swann
Swanson
Virginia
Senate
Lansing
State Department
Albert Bushnell Hart
Harvard University
Karl Feuhr
Hart
Elihu Root
Charles W. Elliott
Dr. Hart
Overman
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