Britain Not Wild With Joy Over Wilson Note
London dispatch notes mixed reactions to President Wilsons peace note as central powers' reception draws focus. Entente allies prepare their replies while British officials limit public comment amid holiday season. Officials foresee aligned policy with British and French leaders views and ongoing nationalization efforts at government offices.
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Wilson
David Lloyd-George
Aristide Briand
Baron Sonnino
M. Pokrovsky
London
United States
Wilson Due Soon Abroad Note
An item notes that Wilson is due soon and references an accompanying abroad note. Further details are unclear in the fragment.
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Wilson
Wilson Diplomats Explain Back Home on Peace Note
Washington reports indicate no official reply date from Europe to President Wilson’s note seeking peace discussion. London dispatches show early replies unlikely, with entente and neutral viewpoints moderated by cautious British press coverage. Officials abroad are briefed to convey the note’s intent accurately to avoid misinterpretation while diplomats monitor reactions.
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Associated Press
Washington
Europe
Wilson
London News
Lansing
Convicted Man Collapses in Warden’s Office in Delaware
Charles S. Miller, 60, a former president of Miller Townsend and Co., collapsed from heart disease in the county workhouse warden’s office hours after sentencing to three years in Atlanta for using the mails in a defraud scheme. Co-defendant Raymond McCune, New York, received four years and heads to Atlanta. The duo promoted a gold mining proposition in Peru that allegedly misled Delaware and others into losses exceeding $100,000.
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Wilmington
Del
Charles S. Miller
Atlanta
Raymond McCune
New York
Miller
Miller, Townsend and Company, Efficiency Engineers of
McCune
Peru
Delaware
Shoes Polish Explosion Burns 9 Year Old Boy
Charles Keener nine is seriously burned at his sister’s home 101 West Ottawa when tan shoe polish exploded. Turpentine poured on the polish fed the flames. The boy’s clothing burned from the waist up as his sister tried to smother the fire. Dr Holmes expects a recovery. Mrs Wells also burned her hands. The incident occurred as the boy heated the polish on a stove to thaw it.
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Charles Keener
Congress Recesses for Christmas Reopens Jan 2
Congress adjourned for the Christmas holidays and will reconvene January 2. In three weeks the House passed five government supply measures including the urgent deficiency bill, with the Senate already approving urgency. Rail arbitration and railroad take over plans loom as Senate hearings resume January 2. Immigration and prohibition bills move forward as Congress splits on major constitutional amendments.
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Associated Press
Washington
Congress
House
District of Columbia
Senate
Wilson
House Commerce Committee
Senate Commerce Committee
Interstate Commerce Commission
Newlands
Joint Commission
Judiciary Committee
Wilson Endorses Massillon Church Ad Campaign
President Wilson writes in an autographed letter endorsing the Massillon Chamber of Commerce advertising drive to boost church attendance. He says the churchgoing habit underpins steadfast character and life standards.
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Associated Press
Massillon
Ohio
Wilson
Massillon Chamber of Commerce
Teiper Found Guilty of Second Degree Murder
Buffalo December jury returns a verdict of murder in the second degree against John Edward Teiper for killing his mother last January after a 29 hour deliberation. The defendant reacted with collapse and protest as the verdict was read. Second degree murder carries a minimum 20 year term.
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Buffalo
N. Y
John Edward Teiper
Teiper
Eastend Drug Store Robbed by Lone Thief
A lone burglar pried open the rear window and smashed the pane at the James Embrough drug store on Thirteenth and Broadway then escaped with about $1.50 from the cash register. Clerks noticed the thief as he left and police were notified, but the suspect had fled by the time officers arrived.
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James Embrough
Thirteenth and Broadway
Kimbrough
Papers to Raise Subscriptions Across Birmingham
The Birmingham News and the Birmingham Leader announce a January 1 price increase of one dollar per year due to higher newsprint costs. The Birmingham Age-Herald follows suit with higher subscription rates.
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Birmingham
Ala
Birmingham News
Birmingham Leader
Today
Birmingham Age-Herald
Civil War General George A. Woodward Dies at 81
Brigadier General George A. Woodward retired from the U S A died in Washington today at age 81 He was born in Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania and served in the Civil War as a veteran.
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Associated Press
Washington
George A. Woodward
U.S.A
Wilkesbarre
Local Senator Is Named On Rules Committee
Indianapolis reports a Republican majority in conference rejects Democrats' plan to share patronage and committee posts. Lieutenant Governor elect Edgar Bush will cast ties, delivering a senate majority of one. Bush names the Rules Committee and party leaders announce caucuses set for January 3.
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Edgar Bush
Senate
State House
House
Bush
W. M. White
Crawfordsville
Thomas Grant
Lowell
William E. English
Edgar F. Metzger
Logansport
W. S. Mercer
Peru
Abram Simmons
Bluffton
James P. Goodrich
Harry S. New
United States
Will H. Hays
Jesse Eschbach
Warsaw
Edward Eikman
Lem P. Dobyns
Hancock
Rush
Decateur
Man Killed Struck by Train near El Paso
The body of Judge A. G. Foster a wealthy pioneer of El Paso was found beside a railroad track eight miles east of the city. He appears to have been struck by a train. Foster was nephew of John W. Foster former secretary of state and a University of Indiana graduate.
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EL Paso
Tex
A. G. Foster
Here
Famous G A R Quartette Dissolves After Farewell Dinner
The G A R quartet ends its run after a farewell dinner hosted by Mr. and Mrs. W T Giffe at North and Tenth streets. Members Crain Watkins Cushman and Giffe, plus guests, reflect on 1882 formation and celebrate with Old Glory on display.
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W. T. Giffe
North
Tenth Streets
Joseph Crain
Milwaukee
Northwestern National Soldiers’ Home
Cushman
Indianapolis
Henry Co. Cushman
Ohio Infantry
Joseph E. Crain
One Hundred and Fifty-first
Indiana Infantry
Isaac N. Watkins
U. S. Artillery
William T. Giffe
Thirty-fourth
Isaac Watkins
Henry C. Cushman
Mayme Cushman
Comrade Watkins
Watkins
Colonel Bringhurst
Broadway
Champion Hill
Crain
W. S. Richardson
Richardson
Cush
Chickamaugaa
Milwaukee Persimmon
Sallie Horn
Giffe
Leprosy Victim David Byers Defies Officials in Fort Branch
Fort Branch Indiana December 22 David Byers under quarantine for leprosy defied town officials at a mass meeting. He refused removal from the state or guardianship and said he can manage his business. Citizens want his pension redirected to his family. Steps seek to lift the boycott by travelers. Health authorities were asked to issue assurances of no contagion danger.
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Associated Press
Fort Branch
Ind
David Byers
Byers
State Board of Health
The
County Medical Society
Panama Cannot Surrender All Her Canal Rights
Panamanian Minister Porras rejects the idea of accepting surrender of Panama’s canal sovereignty. He states in a December statement that acquiring complete sovereignty over the Canal Zone, as suggested by Major General Goethals, is not morally or legally impossible. The letter responds to a published suggestion that the United States take over the entire Republic of Panama.
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Associated Press
Washington
Porras
Panama
Canal Zone
Goethals
United States
Republic of Panama
Rural Mail Carriers Work Christmas Day
The city will observe a Christmas Day holiday with most stores banks offices and shops closed. Rural mail carriers will work their usual routes to clear Christmas mail while one city mail delivery occurs and windows open until 10 am. Visitors travel to and from the city for the holiday.
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Department
President Wilson's White House Christmas Party Completed
The family gathering to celebrate Christmas at the White House was completed with Francis B Sayre and his wife, plus their two children, joining President Wilson. Arrangements were made to distribute 125 turkeys tomorrow to married White House employees.
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Associated Press
Washington
Wilson
White House
Francis B. Sayre
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