President Wilson asks belligerents to outline peace terms
Washington dispatch reports Secretary Lansing presenting Wilson notes to ambassadors urging immediate exchange of views on terms to end the war and prevent future conflict. The notes to Entente allies and Central Powers propose a conference to compare views, assess terms, and safeguard neutral nations, with delivery to major powers and neutrals.
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Corve
Washington
Berlin
Sweden
Switzerland
Wilson
Ni Wot Bank Bandits Caught
In a two hour snow chase, two robbers were captured after breaking into the NiWot State Bank seven miles northeast of Boulder Longmont, carrying about $200 in postage stamps $50 in change and various jewelry. Suspects named as George W. Ryan of Nevada City and George Wilson of Birmills De Weese waives hearing in Salt Lake City court.
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Boulder
Clash of
Longmont
State Bank
Ni Wot
Here
George W. Ryan
Nevada City
George Wilson
Birmills
Funston Orders Troops to Ajo Arizona
General Funston on the 20th directed Col. Richard H. Wilson, commanding troops in the Yuma district, to dispatch a sufficient force from Yuma to Ajo Arizona to guard against possible Mexican trouble. No major outbreak has occurred, but tensions at Ajo and Sonoyta across the border have caused unease for a week. Large mines are located at Ab.
Neutral powers consider Wilson peace plan for postwar talks
A German French and Austrian Hungarian note replies to President Wilson urging belligerents to define aims and hold a neutral conference. The Imperial government says talks should begin only after the war ends and expresses willingness to cooperate with the United States in preventing future wars.
Storm Toll Grows Across Arkansas and West
Twenty five people are reported killed as a storm cuts a four mile path through Arkansas and rages across the West. A tornado hit south central Arkansas with multiple fatalities at Iwlan Keo and Carlisle while convicts farm at Tucker also suffered deaths. Unseasonable heat and heavy rain accompany blizzard conditions in northern states and snow in Los Angeles as search parties probe missing hikers in Oregon.
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Arkansas
Chicago
Dee
AL Leant
Pacific Coast
Los Angeles
I Wlan
Ark
Keo
Carlisle
Bitter Rock
Tucker
Oregon
British Advance at Ypres and Rumania War News
British and Turkish front reports describe Teutonic advances at Ypres and across Moldavia Dobrudja, with 6,500 Russians captured and 1,350 Turkish prisoners taken alongside seven guns at Maghdaba near the Suez. Separate fire disaster in Aspen kills two children as extreme cold hampers rescue.
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Teutons
Rumania
Herlin
Wallachia
Goutern Moldavia
Dobrudja
Hraila
Ilipecitz
Rimnik-Sarat
Mesopotamia
Kutel Amara
Tlexris
Maghdaba
Suez Canal
Boscello
Governor-elect de Baca May Be Sworn In On Stretcher
Los Angeles reports Governor-elect E. C. de Baca of New Mexico lies stricken with pernicious anemia. First symptoms appeared during a vigorous campaign. He says he will be sworn in at Santa Fé on January 1, even if carried on a stretcher.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Inez Milholland Boissevain
E. C. de Baca
New Mexico
Santa Fé
War threat denied as Wilson seeks peace terms
Washington reports President Wilson urges belligerents to state terms to end the war and guides U S actions while not committing to immediate entry. Secretary Lansing stresses rights and neutrality concerns, noting no peace overtures were accepted and warnings may push toward war if aggressions continue. Senator Hitchcock introduces a resolution backing Wilson's peace move in the Senate. London editors view Wilson note as ill timed but sincere in seeking a prompt end to the conflict.
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Great Britain
France
Italy
Japan
Russia
Beleium
Montenegro
Portugal
Rumania
Serbia
Cara
Enron
Washington
United States
Wilson
Lansing
Lloyd-George
Hitchcock
Nebraska
Senate
Rome
Pope Benedict
Cardinal Gasparri
Germany
Berlin
Man Can Make Own Booze Declared Legal
Portland Circuit Judge Henry E McGinn ruled Oregon prohibi tion law cannot limit or prohibit citizens from manufacturing or importing liquor for personal use. Parliament prorogued with no detail on Wilson note or German peace proposal. king's speech was brief, pledging allied victory and continued prosecution of the war.
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Portland
Ore
Oregon
Henry E McGinn
London
Wilson
Bank Robbers Net 20000 In Skiatook Heist
Oklahoma bank bandits entered the Oklahoma National Bank at Skiatook blew open the safe and escaped in an automobile with $20000 in currency and silver. Switzerland backs Wilson.
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Oklahoma
Tulsa
Okla
Oklahoma National Bank
Skiatook
Here
War to Turn to Peace This Christmas Say Washington Officials
Washington officials believe war will shift to peace before Christmas with neutral support growing for President Wilson's terms. Switzerland's note backing peace talks boosted hopes, with other neutrals expected to follow. The U S Shipping Board nominees were named, and President Wilson will provide a Christmas turkey for White House staff. Vice President Marshall is recovering in Arizona after a car crash injuries near Edgewood Acres.
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Washington
Switzerland
Wilson
Mountain Republic
Federal Council
Paul Ritter
White House
Lansing
Holland
Sweden
Norway
Marshall
Arizona
Phoenix
Ariz
Pittsburg
Desert
Edgewood Acres
Villa raids San Pedro de las Colonias in Mexico
Villa celebrated Christmas by capturing San Pedro de las Colonias, home of his enemy Gen Venustiano Carranza. The town northeast of Torreon lies on the railroad toward Monterey as Villa aims to raid farming areas to replenish supplies. Carranza estates are large and Madero properties are under de facto control. Mexican snipers on the border were said to have fired on U S troops near the Rio Grande with at least one killed by a machine gun unit.
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EL Paso
Tex
Villa
San Pedro de Las Colonias
Venustiano Carranza
Mexico
Torreon
Monterey
Carranga
San Pedro
Francisco J. Madero
Torroon
Third Kentucky Infantry
Rio Grande
Fat meals prove cheap healthy diet at State Normal
Five young women at Fresno State Normal School tested a seven day diet and served 105 meals for 10.60 dollars, about ten cents per meal. None lost weight. one gained three quarters of a pound, showing wholesome meals can be affordable despite high prices.
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Fresno
Cal
State Normal School
Troops flee into lake as Bulgarian force drowns
Berlin reports heavy fighting on the Dobrudja front after German and Bulgarian advances. Russian and Romanian forces retreat to a Danube bridgehead while Bulgarian losses and drowning at Lake Tholata are noted. Berlin claims 900 Russians captured and ongoing Teuton progress. Proposals at Washington explore German mediation terms for ending the war.
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Petrograd
Dobrudja
Berlin
Teuton
Lake Tholata
Somme
Meuse
Verdun
Galicia
el Arish
Palestine
Denver Girls Win Husbands In Raffle at Dance
In Glen Carbon a Christmas dance finale featured a sight unseen matrimonial raffle. Three bachelors were selected by Miss Maude Fletcher, Miss Sarah Crown, and Miss Rose Brown of Denver. Winners included Jor Clenson, 82 coal miner. Charles Hendricks, 38 marble worker Edwardsgile II. and Joe diggers, 31 bartender.
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Denver
Glen Carbon
Glen Carbon Bachelors’ Club
Jor Clenson
Maude Fletcher
Charles Hendricks
Railroads Net Income Tops 1916 Record
Railroads in 1916 earned over 1 billion dollars in net income from operations, a peak of prosperity. The figure exceeds prior years and marks a remarkable rise in railroad profits across the country.
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Billiom
Washington
Wilson nominates four Colorado postmasters and two others
President Wilson announced nominations for Colorado postmasters Robert H. Weir Otis Ernest A. Osi Walden and Harry M McKinney Yuma and similarly Albert J Seils as postmaster at Cokeville Wyoming.
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Washington
Wilson
Colorado
Robert H. Weir
Otis
Ernest A. Osi
Walden
Harry M. McKinney
Yuma
Albert J. Seils
Cokeville
Wyo
Stone Appointed Judge in Eighth Circuit
Kansas City lawyer Kimbrough Stone, son of Senator Stone, was nominated by the President to be United States circuit judge of the Eighth Circuit. The Russian council of the empire unanimously rejects Germany's peace terms per Petrograd dispatch. Col Frederick Newbold Lawrence, president of the New York Stock Exchange, died in New York at age 63.
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Stone
Washington
Kimbrough Stone
Kansas City
Senator Stone
United States
Eighth Circuit
London
Russian Council of the Empire
Germany
Petrograd
New York Exchange
New York
Frederick Newbold Lawrence
New York Stock Exchange
Explosion Kills Three at Gas Plant Near Kimballton
Three people killed and thirteen injured in an explosion at a gas plant in the home of John Faaborg near Kimballton Iowa. Ten others reported seriously injured as investigators begin determining cause and scope of the blast.
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Des Moines
John Faaborg
Kimballton
Midwest Explosion Claims Third Victim At Ref in Casper
Casper Wyoming reports Michael Carey age 36 of Pittsburgh died from severe burns in the Midwest refinery blast. The tragedy lifts the death toll to three. Also noted five bodies recovered and three missing after Wichita Kansas Masonic Home fire with $250000 loss. Guardsman George Willis dies of pneumonia in Deming New Mexico. he served in Company H First Arkansas Infantry recruited at Marvel Arkansas.
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Casper
Wyo
Michael Carey
Pittebui
Wichita
Kan
Kansas
Deming
N. M
George Willis
First Arkansas Infantry
Marvel
Ark
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