Wilson Addresses Congress on War Aims and Peace Basis
President Wilson lays out war goals against Austria-Hungary and its allies, urges immediate declaration of war, and calls for a just peace based on no annexations, no punitive indemnities, and the liberty of peoples from autocratic rule. He warns against Turkey and Bulgaria as tools of the enemy and outlines needed home-front legislation and economic controls.
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Washington
America
Wilson
Congress
United States
Austria-Hungary
Germany
Turkey
Bulgaria
Wilsons address sent worldwide in historic publicity drive
President Wilson spoke to Congress on Tuesday and a global publicity effort sent the address around the world. George Creel directed distribution from New York City using telegraph telephony wireless and submarine cable to reach San Francisco Shanghai Tokio London and beyond.
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Wilson
Congress
United States
New York City
George Creel
Committee On Public Information
New York
San Francisco
Colon
Panama
Canal Zone
Caribbean
Washington
Shanghai
Tokio
Pekin
Eeroan
Atlantic
Lendon
South American
Great Loss of Human Lite Halifax Halifax N S
Two thirds of Halifax is ruined with over two thousand believed dead and more than three thousand seriously wounded after a French munition ship exploded near the Narrows. Hospitals overflow, debris blocks streets, and communications were knocked out as relief efforts begin.
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Halifax
N. S
Narrows
Bedford Basin
Rockingham Bay
Truro
Union Station
Queen Hotel
Smithereens
Domestic agenda moved by Wilson faces complex price fix task
Washington reports work on President Wilson's domestic program has begun in the second session. Some party leaders see a lengthy job while others expect rapid passage. The main hurdle is extending federal price fixing power. Alien enemy legislation will be acted on promptly as the Justice Department drafts a bill. The Senate Judiciary Committee will tackle it and the soldiers and sailors civil rights bill. Congress also cleared the way for a quick war declaration against Austria-Hungary.
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Congress
House of Representatives
House
Washington
Wilson
Department of Justice
Senate Judiciary Committee
Austria-Hungary
Air Raid Over London Fails to Hit City Hard
After weeks of respite London faced a new German air raid in the early hours of Thursday. Gothas crossed Kent coast with warnings heard after 1:30 AM. The raid aimed at London but dropped bombs along the coast and retreated to sea.
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London
Kent
Texas Revokes Licenses of 13 Fire and 2 Life Insurance Firms
The Texas department of insurance and banking revoked the licenses of 13 fire insurance companies and two life insurers tied to Germany and its allies. Fire firms include Hamburg Assurance, Aachen and Munich Fire, Balk an National in Sofia, First Bulgarian in Rustchuk, Frankona Reinsurance, and others. Life firms affected are The Mercury Reinsurance of Cologne and Prussian Life of Berlin.
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Austin
Tex
Texas Department of Insurance and Banking
Texas
Germany
Hamburg Assurance Company
Hamburg
Aachen
Munich
Aix-la-Chappelle
Balkan National Insurance Company
Sofia
Bulgaria
First Bulgarian Insurance Company
Rustchuk
Frankona Reinsurance Company
Berlin
Prussian National Insurance Company
Stettin
The
Mercury Reinsurance Company
Cologne
Prussian Life of
McKay Habeas Corpus Appeal Dismissed by Court of Criminal Appeals
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals rejected John G. McKay's writ of habeas corpus, ruling Travis County district court proper to extend its term. Indictments for McKay remain valid, allowing trials of former Governor Ferguson on embezzlement and diversion charges and of other officials accused of misapplication of public funds.
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Austin
Tex
Court of Criminal Appeals
John G. McKay
District Criminal Court of
Travis County
McKay
Ferguson
Texas Railroads Show Gains for Nine Months 1917
Texas railroads report stronger nine month results with income from operation totaling 27,835,702 dollars. Total operating revenue reaches 100,603,087 dollars and expenses 72,967,186 dollars. Freight revenue climbs to 69,889,321 dollars and passenger revenue to 28,454,097 dollars. Other revenue rose to 2,459,668 dollars.
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Austin
Tex
Texas
Railroad Commission
Cattle Feed Trains Given Preference in Texas
Robert S. Lovett of the American Association of Railways told J. F. Carl that feed shipments to drought stricken Texas areas will have right of way over all rails, even ahead of passenger trains. The reply responded to farmers who said car shortages delayed shipments of cotton seed meal and other feed for starving cattle and livestock.
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San Antonio
Tex
Robert S. Lovett
American Association of Railways
National Council of Defense
J. F. Carl
Texas State Council of Defense
Texas
Washington
Lve
State Penitentiary Workshops Need Modern Buildings
Huntsville Texas penitentiary workshop managers told Representative Frank Holaday of the prison system investigating committee that the wagon factory shoe factory and tailor shop require better buildings and more modern equipment to upgrade operations.
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State Penitentiary Workshops
Huntsville
Tex
State
Frank Holaday
Prison System Investigating Committee
Texas Legislature
Fifty Million Drouth Relief Proposed in Congress
Representative Blanton of Texas introduces a $50,000,000 reimbursable appropriation to aid drouth regions. Texas would receive $40,000,000 while Colorado and New Mexico each gain $5,000,000 to save livestock and secure crops.
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Washington
Blanton
Texas
New Mexico
Colorado
Available School Fund Distributed in December for Austin
Austin Texas. The December apportionment of the available school fund is $1 per capita totaling $1,274,918 announced by Superintendent W F Doughty. The year’s per capita total to date is $2 with a prior $1 apportionment in October.
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Austin
Tex
W. F. Doughty
General Naylor Returns From French Front
Colonel William K. Naylor chief of staff at Camp Logan Houston arrived back Wednesday from the battle front in France. He expressed strong optimism about the allied soldiers' determination to win the war.
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Houston
Tex
William K. Naylor
Camp Logan
France
Chinese Rebels Take Chungking
Chinese rebels seize Chungking prompting panic as Japanese marines land to protect foreigners amid the crisis in Pekin operations.
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Chungking
Pekin
It Has All Been Said at the Senate Speech
Senator Sorghum responds to a question about giving a major congressional speech. He says he has offered or listened to every possible observation on every conceivable subject up to this time.
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Congress
Senator Sorghum
Dr. Pierce's Pellets Advertises Laxative and Cathartic Use
An advertisement states that Dr. Pierce's Pellets aid liver and bowels with one pellet serving as a laxative and three as a cathartic, describing the product as best for internal organs.
Like the Drafted Men Victims of Mandatory Vaccination Get Defensive
In a wartime chat, volunteers waiting to be called for service compare compulsory vaccination to conscription. One man notes they must bare arms, prompting the remark that vaccination makes them conscripts in a figurative sense.
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