Leaders Fold Conference Leaders Fold Peace Talks
Conference secretary Lansing and ambassador Berenston discuss peace as leaders fold in negotiations.
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1916
Page
1
Lloyd George Ill. Speech Delivery in Doubt
The report says Lloyd George may be too ill to speak in the House on Tuesday and to release a statement on peace proposals. Notes will be sent today regarding patents powers, while German moves prompt U S diplomacy. Von Hertstrorf met Secretary Lansing seeking U S attitudes on Central Powers peace, with notes to entente nations expected soon. Washington notes say President Wilson will transmit the note without a U S mediation offer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Commons
Associated Presa
Washington
von Hernstorff
Lansing
United States
Lanning
Germany
Wilson
Turkey
Austria
Lansiste
Berlin
Penfield
Vienna
State Department
Doubt Over Lloyd George Speech Before Commons
London reports indicate Premier Lloyd George may not appear in the House of Commons on Tuesdayto deliver his planned speech. The illness of his physicians and the need for rest raise doubts a peace proposals statement can be made by Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Lloyd Greorge
House of Commons
Great Britain
Thesday
Seven Pass Over El Miro’s Hot Land Ceremony
Seven candidates completed a ceremonial at the Knights of Pythian hall hosted by El Miro Temple in Ahorastan. They confessed paying money for the rite and were served a quiet hall inch banquet afterward, with newly named knights C T Morton Merbert E Dickard W C Oliver Leonidas Ross Prof Quin treil M D Swayze J W Pope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
el Miro Temple
Knights of Ahorastan
Knights of Pythian Hall
Folitcore
Banquiet Hall
C. Ft Morton
Merbert E. Dickard
W C. Oliver
Leonidas Ross
Prof. Qui
Did Santa Get Killed in the War
A boy asks if Santa Claus survives the war and urges support for the Good Fellows Club. Local church groups, volunteers, and donors are urged to fund and deliver aid to needy children this Christmas, with specific mention of groceries, clothing, and transportation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa
Santa Claus
Fire kills Penland family near Canton in home blaze
Jack Penland and his two daughters Mil dred and Laura, aged twenty one and fourteen, died in a Canton area house fire last night. Mrs. Penland and a sixteen year old son were seriously burned in the incident which destroyed their home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asheville
SN. C
Dee
Jack Penland
Mildred
Laura
Wheat Up Today in Chicago Market Jump
Wheat rose in Chicago trading as the Russian Duma rejected peace terms and reports spread that the United States would not intervene now. The advance was about 10 cents a bushel and reflected new wartime uncertainty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Duma
United States
Bandit Escapes With Payroll In Carrollton Robbery
A bandit seized a payroll bag containing $600 from the paymaster of a tank maker as he stepped from a street car at the Carrollton plant around noon. He jumped into a waiting automobile with another man and fled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated + News
New Orleans
Carrollton
Responsibility for Newsprint Shortage Discussed by FTC
Washington December 16 Publishers, newsprint makers and paper robbers met with the Federal Trade Commission to devise an equitable distribution plan for American and Canadian newsprint. Commissioner Davies announced the commission is in a position to fix responsibility for the shortage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Federal Trade Commission
Davies
The
Trade Commission
Whisky Ads May Be Prohibited by Legislation
Lawmakers consider bans on whisky advertising as a public health measure. The proposal aims to curb liquor promotion and reduce alcohol consumption by restricting placement and messaging in media and public venues.
Prohibition Moves Face U S Mail Ban and DC Bill
Washington reports widen across Congress as measures target liquor. House Post Office backs Randell bill to close mails to intoxicants and bar mail order sales into wet or dry regions. Senate ponders Sheppard DC referendum plan as opposition signals vote timing and possible amendments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
District of Columbia
House Post Office
Randall
California
House
Judiciary Committee
Webb
Rules Committee
Welch
Senate
Sheppard
Jones
Underwood
Three Killed in Two Automobile Accidents
The Shreveport Times reports two crashes within five minutes last night killing three people and injuring one. On Hart's Island road a Henderson's garage car driven by J C Lippmin rolled over, killing Lippmin and injuring Alto Brown. The Mooringsport road crash at 9 30 killed another occupant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shreveport
the Times
Hart's Island
Henderson
J. C. Lippmin
Lippmin
Alto Brown
Two Men Die As Cars Turn Over Near Mooringsport
A collision near Mooringsport on Mooringsport road ends in death for J. Woolf oil operator from Shreveport and Frank E. Byers. Assistant Parish Engineer Bloomfield survives a wreck that crushes the others. Droomfield escapes unharmed. Wreck occurs after Woolf’s car loses control, witnesses describe the lone light and rapid impact. Rescue efforts fail to save Woolf and Byers. Dr Yearwood arrives after the crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Woolf
Frank Byers
Bloomfield
J. C. Lippman
Grand Bayou
Henderson
Knight Bros
Lippman
Pete Booker
J. G. Yearwood
Yearwood
J. Woolf
Shreveport
North
W. G. Ray
Mooringsport
Woolf
Ray
Vers
Greece Accepts Entente Terms Confirmed by Telegram
Paris reports an official telegram stating Greece has accepted unreservedly the entente powers conditions, a development noted by the Petit Journal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Greece
Petit Journal
Fire damages Charlotte newspaper plant four stories
A Associated Press report from Charlotte dated December 16 states a morning fire partially destroyed a four story building behind the Observer building. The blaze hit the Observer’s jet department bindery and mechanical wing, wrecking machinery and stock and causing extensive damage. The News offered the Observer use of its plant, which was accepted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlottes
N. C
Observer
The
President Wilson Ready to Serve Peace Proposals
President Wilson declares readiness to serve as mediator as peace proposals are sent without mediation: emphasis on direct diplomacy and unilateral US initiative in postwar settlement.
Wilson to forward central powers peace notes as intermediary
President Wilson plans to send notes from Germany Austria Hungary and Turkey to the Entente as an intermediary without a US mediation offer. He sits ready to act if favorable, after cabinet discussions and expert review to ensure accurate representation of central powers’ intent. The delay stemmed from translation differences and the goal of delivering a unified text to the Entente capitals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Switzerlind
Washington
Wilson
United States
Seecretary
Lansing
Peace talk and entente stance shape postwar outlook
The article notes Foreign Minister Son Nino's parliamentary remarks and anticipates a decisive Lloyd George speech. It cites the German embassy's partial disarmament proposal as a topic for future peace talks and suggests American diplomacy has paused amid peace overtures. Officials cite workload delaying other business as peace takes priority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sonnino
David Lloyd George
Germany
Teutonic
Receiver Sells Seals Property in Ouachita Parish
Receiver H F Thomas of Union National Bank sold the Seals property in ward 1 to J H Trousdale and others. The 2019 acre tract on the Ouachita river near the Hunter and McCormick test well was bought for 35000 dollars cash. The bank recoups loaned funds plus interest, with transfer upon seed preparation. The sale signals oil-field prospects in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. F. Thomas
Union National Bank
Seals
Ward 1
J. H. Trousdale
Ouachita River
Hunter & McCormick
Monroe
Shreveport
Receiver Thomas Is A Good Fellow At National Bank
National Bank official Thomas declares a second 20 percent dividend for creditors, aiming to mail checks by Christmas. Over $52,000 total, totaling 40 percent, with no stockholder assessment yet. Checks sent to Washington for signature. deputy sheriff reports arrest of Dennis Robertson for carrying concealed weapons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. F. Thomas
Union National Bank
Comptroller of
Washington
Mr. Thomas
Advance of Meuse River Cited in Last AGT Note
The fragment mentions an advance of ten units toward the Meuse River under the heading Last AGT Was 10 Advance, implying a military or logistical movement cited in an archival AGT record.
Nivelle advances as French seize eighty big guns
Paris reports General Nivelle, before taking command of the western front, smashed the German line east of the Meuse on a six mile front. About one hundred thousand French troops in five divisions captured eighty big guns and took prisoners from five German divisions as bombardment continued north of Verdun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Paris
Verdun
Meuse
Woevre
Artillery Fighting Continues on Western Front
Berlin reports violent artillery fighting in Belgium with German forces advancing southeast of Zillebeke to the second British line as defenders retreat. French forces push Germans from positions east of the Meuse on the Verdun front while German advances continue along the Romanian front. Russians retire in Dobrudia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Belgium
Zillerbeke
Verdun
Meuse
Teutons
Roumania
Dobrudia
Shackleton sails again to rescue marooned crew
London reports New Zealand dispatches say Sir Ernest Shackleton will sail today aboard the Aurora from Dunedin on a second attempt to reach Captain Mackintosh and nine crewmen stranded in the Ross Sea since September 1914 after their ship Aurora broke away in a blizzard.
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London
New Zealand
Ernest Shackelton
Antarctic
Aurora
Dunedin
Ross Sea
Mackintosh
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