Wilson Arrives in Paris Amid Great Ovation
President Wilson receives the warmest welcome in Paris with a citizenship gesture by the city council and a gold medal for Mrs. Wilson. The arrival follows a grand naval pageant at Brest and a massive crowd as allied leaders praise Wilson and push for a League of Nations.
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Wilson
Paris
Clemenceau
General Labor Federation
Mr. Wilson
Federation
French League For the Rights of Man
Free Nations
League of Nations
America
France
Etats Unis
Ligue Des Nations
Brest
Europe
Western Union Chief to Run U S Marine Cables
New York December 14 Postmaster General Burleson orders Newcomb Carlton president of Western Union Telegraph and Cable Company to oversee all marine cable systems of the United States. Carlton has accepted the appointment and will assume duties.
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New York
Newcomb Carlton
Western Union Telegraph and Cable Company
United States
Burleson
Air route talks move India from Egypt to Karachi
Major General Salmond commanding Middle East air forces and Captain Ross Smith arrived at Karachi on the Beluchistan border for a conference with Ihidia’s government on establishing an aerial route and service to India.
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London
Salmond
Middle East
Ross Smith
Karachi
Beluchistan
Ihidia
India
Cable company veto ends proposal at meeting
The plan was declined by George G. Ward, vice president of the Commercial Cable Company, cutting short the proposed agreement at the meeting.
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George G. Ward
Compiany
American squadron takes command of Pola port
U S fleet arrives at Pola and assumes control of the port. Jugo Slavic war vessels in the harbor hoist the American flag, per a Laibach telegram announcing the arrival of the Americans.
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Amsterdam
Pola
Laibach
Aviators Complete Cairo to Kapachi Flight
Two pilots finish a Cairo to Kapachi air journey covering 2548 miles in 86 hours actual flying time. They flew a route via Dimascus Baghdad Bushire Bandar Abbas and completed the flight successfully.
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Cairo
Kapachi
Dimascus
Bagdad
Bushire
Bandar
Abbas
Berlin Revolt Celebration Set for January First
Amsterdam dispatch reports Berlin will honor the revolution with a general rejoicing day on January 1 as announced by the Ebert government per Zeitung Am Mittag. The move marks a public commemoration of the upheaval.
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Amsterdam
Berlin
Zeitung Am Mittag
Ebert
U S and Britain urged to police seas with large navy
Admiral Badger urged appropriations to build a U S navy by 1925 as large as any nation to police the seas with Britain. He cited sinking of submarines in WWI, German and Austrian submarine counts, and the need to deter invasion and drive the enemy from the waters.
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Washington
Dee
United States
Admiral Badger
General Board of the Navy
House Naval Committee
England
Badger
Sims
Germany
Atlantic
Mediterranean
Austria
Admid
General Board
Daniels
Athlatic
Pacific
Germauiny
Paris
Former Emperor Hohenzollern Fails Suicide Attempt
London reports that William Hohenzollern attempted to kill himself amid low spirits. A member of his retinue blocked the act and was wounded. Earlier dispatches noted his poor health and a visiting specialist remained in attendance.
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Act
London
William Hohenzollern
Liepzig Tageblatt
Copenhagen
Exchange Telegraph Company
Herr Hohenzollern
Captive Americans Freed from German Camps Begin Transit
Berlin reports that 2,600 American prisoners of war held at Camp Rastatt have left for Switzerland. An additional 200 Americans in scattered German camps are departing via Holland and Denmark. Officials expect the final evacuees to exit German camps by midweek.
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Rastatt
Germany
Switzerland
Holland
Berlin
Camp Rastatt
Denmark
United States Motorboats to Patrol the Rhine
American built motorboats will patrol the Rhine River. They are being brought up the Seine from Havre on the coast to join allied forces.
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U. S
Rhine
Paris
Seine River
Havre
Deserter Isidore Carson Sentenced to 40 Years
Private Isidore Carson of Philadelphia who deserted and was recaptured refused to wear a uniform. A court martial sentenced him to forty years at hard labor at Fort Jay New York.
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Camp Dix
N. J
Isidore Carson
Philadelphia
Fort Jay
N.Y
I. W. W. Linked to Cuban Strike, State Dept Reports
Information reaching the state department indicated that the general strike in Cuba was the result of I. W. W. and enemy propaganda. The report said order was being maintained.
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W. W
Washington
State Department
Cuba
Piez Succeeds Schwab as Fleet Corp Director General
Washington December 18 Charles Piez vice president and general manager of the Emergency Fleet corporation will succeed Charles M Schwab as director general of the corporation according to headquarters here The change places Piez in charge of the wartime fleet program and policy decisions at the top level of the organization.
Belgian Troops Advance Toward Rhine line reached
Belgian infantry advancing toward the Rhine has reached the front line near Vire-Sainte-Dulken southwest of Crefeld. Light detachments stand at Kempenmillian northwest of Crefeld as the campaign tightens along the German frontier.
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Rhine
London
Viresen-Dulken
Crefeld
Kempenmillian
Hearst telegrams cited in senate probe of German propaganda
Government copies of Hearst telegrams signed by William Randolph Hearst were read in the senate committee hearing on German propaganda. A February 24 1917 message to William Bayard Hale claimed war with Germany unnecessary and urged U S German friendship. A March 2 note to S B Carvalho questioned the Zimmerman note as likely a forgery meant to pressure Congress.
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Washington
William Randolph Thearst
Senate
New York American
Hearst
William Bayard Hale
Berlin
United States
Germany
Carvalho
New York
Mexico
Japan
Congress
Corn Yield Drops Far Below Private Estimates
Washington reports final US grain production from the Department of Agriculture. Corn yield totals 2,582,814,000 bushels, about 300,000,000 bushels below private estimates, while wheat rises to 917,100,000 bushels total and oats edge near last year’s level. Rye and barley increase over last year as winter and spring wheat combine for higher overall output.
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Washington
United States
Department of Agriculture
U S Officers Arrive in Berlin After Long Trip
General Harries and Lieutenants Gaillard and Schelling of the American commission for repatriation of war prisoners arrived in Berlin after a 23 hour ride from Spa. They reached the German capital last night to oversee prisoner repatriation efforts.
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U. S
Berlin
Harries
Gaillard and Schelling
Americann Commission
Spa
Flu Renewal Warned By Surgeon General Blue
Washington dispatch reports Surgeon General Blue warns the nation that the influenza epidemic is not over and urges all possible precautions be taken to curb the disease.
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Washington
Blue
Regulation of meat packing bill introduced by Sims
Washington December 12. A bill proposed by House Chairman Sims targets the meat packing industry amid Federal Trade Commission charges that five leading packers control the field. The measure seeks to curb concentration and increase oversight.
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Ask
Washington
Federal Trade Commission
Sims
House
U S Ships Carried Majority of Troops in WWI Statistics
Washington reported official figures showing of 2 079 880 men, 4644 percent were carried in American ships 4814 percent in British vessels and the balance in French and Italian ships according to the statistics.
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U. S
Washington
Yanks Rule Coblenz As Occupation Forces Take Charge
Coblenz under American military control with municipal authorities cooperating. Second battalion of the Thirty-ninth Infantry arrives after noon to supervise barracks and buildings vacated by Germans. Pershing notes Rhine reached by Third Army as Allied troops occupy Alix-la-Chapelle and restore order in Cologne amid rioting and civic guard clashes.
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Coblenz
Rhine
Thirty-ninth Infantry
Washington
Germany
Pershing
Third Army
Rolandseck
Brehl
Cologne
Alix-la- Chapelle
Frederick William Place
Adenauer
Restored Passenger Trains End War-Era Travel Curbs
Washington dispatch reports the railroad administration has restored normal passenger service. Director General McAdoo announced to the American people that his January plea for curtailment of passenger travel during the war emergency has been withdrawn.
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McAdoo
Washington
Railroad Administration
Marshall Presides as Vice President chairs cabinet
Vice President Marshall took the chair when the cabinet assembled, saying he acted out of deference to the presidential wish. It is noted that no vice president has priorly presided at a cabinet meeting.
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Washington
Marshall
Missing Mine Sweeper Seen Near Richardson Bay
One of the French mine sweepers reported lost in a storm a week ago was seen in Richardson's bay by officers of the Midland Prince, which has arrived here in Sault Ste. Marie Ontario on December 13.
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Sault Ste. Marie
Ont
Richardson’s Bay
Midland Prince
American forces keep Coblenz life normal says commander
Amsterdam December 14 The commander of the American forces in Coblenz reports public life remains normal and no hampering measures will be taken by American forces leaving daily activities uninterrupted.
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Coblenz
Amsterdam
Brazil Seeks War Prisoners Release From Germany
Washington reports that at Brazil government request the United States has formally raised with Berlin the issue of releasing Brazilian prisoners of war held in Germany.
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Brazil
Washington
United States
Berlin
Germany
Direct Geneva to Ljubljana Train Under U S Guard
The first direct train from Geneva to Ljubljana will depart on Thursday under the control and auspices of American soldiers. The route connects Laibach in Austria with Slavonia's capital.
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Laibach
Austria
Geneva
Ljubljana
Slavonia
First U.S. Men Cross the Rhine at Coblenz
American forces occupy the west bank of the Rhine near Coblenz and enter Ehrenbreitstein. First and Third divisions lead bridgehead east of Coblenz with other units following across nearby crossings. Local civilians display cautious independence while awaiting relief and food supplies lasting into February.
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Coblenz
Rhine
Andernach
Coblensz
Michigan
Wisconsin
Texas
Oklahoma
Louisiana
Pennsylvania
New York
Georgia
Ohio
Alabama
Iowa
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Indiana
Minnesota
Maryland
South Carolina
California
Missouri
Virginia
North Carolina
Mansas
New Jersey
Tennessee
District of Columbia
Nebraska
Colorado
Oregon
Ehrenbreitstein
Smyrnans Tell of Slavery Deportations Reach Smyrna
Thousands of former Smyrna residents and nearby locals arrived in Smyrna after being deported by Turkish authorities. Half of the deported reportedly died from abuse or starvation. Women suffered brutal treatment and young girls were sold as slaves to Turkish nobles. Violent protests followed their arrival against Germans and Turks.
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Smyrna
Symrna
Allied Occupation of Petrograd and Moscow Advocated
London reports Rear Admiral Kemp urges occupation of Petrograd Shronstadt and Moscow in a Times letter. He served as senior British naval officer in northern Russian waters until November.
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London
Petrograd
Shronstadt
Moscow
Kemp
the Times
800000 Tons of Shipping Back From War
Washington December 16 ships with aggregate carrying capacity of 800000 tons have been designated to be turned over by the army quartermaster department to the shipping board for return to trade routes.
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Washington
Army Quartermaster Department
The
Shipping Board
De Kalb Arrives With Pershing Troops in New York
The American transport De Kalb returned to New York harbor with 1,020 enlisted men and 44 officers from General Pershing’s army in France. A revenue cutter met the ship to receive the returning soldiers.
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New York
de Kalb
General Pershing
France
German official signals Berlin occupation if Bolshevik danger grows
Amsterdam dispatch reports Philip Scheidemann declaring Germany will urge Allied armies to occupy Berlin if the Bolshevik movement expands. The speech was delivered at the German capital.
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Berlin
Amsterdam
Philip Scheidemann
Capital
California Syrup of Figs Ad Claims Safe Pediatric Relief
A period advertisement urges mothers to use California Syrup of Figs for sick infants and children with feverish, cross, or constipated symptoms. It touts a pleasant taste, promises gentle cleansing of stomach and bowels in hours, warns against counterfeits, and directs buyers to seek the genuine product from the California Fig Syrup Company.
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California
California Fig Syrup Company
First regular mail delivery to Pitcairn Island celebrated
Col George Moran of United States and Australasia Steamship Company aids a cargo voyage to Pitcairn. The ship Austrian brings clothing tools and candles to the isolated island, promising improved lighting and comforts for the descendants of John Adams. The tale of Pitcairn spans adventure mutiny tragedy and social experiment.
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George Moran
United States and Australasia Steamship Company
Steamship Austrian
Bounty Bay
Pitcairn Island
United States
Christian Science Monitor
John Adams
Pitcairn
Quiet Dinner Fails to Hide Military Vibe in Report
A cryptic note recalls a meal labeled as peaceful yet hinting at military presence. The discussion wanders between a possible dinner and a suggestion of the armed forces, including a casual remark about shelling nuts.
Pleasant Politics Voices Women Voter Turnout
In a light exchange, a speaker notes many pretty girls voted this year while another responds with satisfaction at mobilizing voters. The stray line reflects campaign era enthusiasm and social chatter about civic participation.
Man on the Run Wins Life’s Races Said to Matter More
A reflective line highlights the idea that endurance and character matter beyond occasional wins in life’s pursuits, suggesting steady effort over flashy success.
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Amhrasstdor Shirp
Col
John J. Pershing
Tasker 3. Bliss
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Britain
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Yanks
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Turkey
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