Brave American Deeds Tell of the Comfort Arrivals
Across strong westerly gales the American transport Sierra and the ship Comfort docked in port two days late. The ships carried 1,581 and 1,977 wounded and convalescents from Brest and Italy, with officers and soldiers praising the fighting chaplain Rev. Ray F. Jenney and Major Napoleon Bona Marshall.
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Sierra
United States
Comfort
France
Grover A. Whelan
Arantine
Pier 4
Moboken
Brest
Sweet Home
Red Cross
of Columbus
Chateaui
University Avenue
Bronx
Cha
Ray Davis
14Th Field Artillery
Illinois
Okitash New York Regiment
165Th Infantry
Champagne
140Th
New York
Ray F. Jeny
Decatur
St. Mihiel
Napoleon Bona- Marshall
Hie Ee
Marshall
British Pressure Delays Cable Policy Across Atlantic
Postmaster General Burleson seeks to set cable policy but British officials press for prior approval before any recommendations take effect. Mackay Companies and Commercial Cable Company executives confirm Ottawa and London inquiries on Canadian interests and seizure risks. Congressional action challenges seizure without Senate consent as Canada weighs its stake. Continued in next page.
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William J. Deegan
Mackay Companies
Commercial Cable Company
Clarence H. Mackay
Commercial Company
Burleson
Western Union
Cable Department
A. McKiesick
Newcombke Carlton
Carlton
United States
Senate
Deegan
Ottawa Dispatch
New Yok Times
Canada
Tereer
Cinch Commacinjon
Comtee and Company
Mackay Company
Dominion
Commercial
Mackay
Great Britain
Department
Postmester
Hearst Letters in Inquiry Into Propaganda Hearst Papers
Washington dispatch reports on a Justice Bureau of Investigation probe into Hearst correspondence and diaries. Names tied to neutral papers, German influence, and funds for propaganda are read in a congressional committee session with debate over record access and executive handling.
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Hearst
New York Times
Washington
Justice Bureau of Investigation
King
Utah
Overman
North Carolina
Nelson
Humes
Army
Palm Beach
Karl A. Fuehr
Dernburg
Fuehr
Bernstorff
Lansing
Washington Post
New York Evening Mail
Milwaukee Free Press
Chicago Tribune
Bielaski
James O'Donnell Bennett
Germany
Bennett
Bernard H. Ridder
New Yorker Staats-Zeitung
Franz von Papen
Ridder
West
Chicago
Hannis Taylor
Spain
Cleveland
Bielanki
Taylor
Labor
National Council For Ace
Peace Council
Rintelen
Fischer
Themi
Polish American Division Heads to Danzig Occupation
A Weser Zeitung correspondent reports Polish American divisions have left Havre for Danzig in West Prussia with plans to occupy Posen and Silesia. Headquarters would be in Posen.
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Amsterdam
Warsaw
Weser- Zeitung
Havre
Danzig
West Prussia
Posen
Silesia
Renewal of Armistice to Be Taken Up at Once
Berlin reports Mathias Erzberger announced that France requested German plenipotentiaries to confer on prolonging the armistice. Delegates will meet at Treves on December 12 and 18 to discuss revised terms. The armistice, signed November 11, was to last thirty days with renewal option.
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Berlin
Amsterdam
Mathias Erzberger
Treves
Washington
France
England
De Lamar Will Exposes Massive Medical Endowment Plan
The will of Captain Joseph R. De Lamar leaves about 10 million dollars of his residuary estate to Harvard University Medical School Johns Hopkins University and the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University for medical research into disease prevention and proper living with a trust for dietetics study and health preservation to be overseen by executors and specific beneficiaries. The document also details substantial gifts to relatives servants and charities including 500000 to the New York Association for Improving the Condition of the Poor and 30000 to the Netherlands Meeting, with assets held for the benefit of his estate by named trustees.
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Joseph Raphael de Lamar
Harvard University Medical School
Johns Hopkins University
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Columbia University
United States
Ee de Lamar
Pembroke
Glen Cove
New York Association
Netherlands
Gelderland
Holland
New York
Alfred H. Curtise
Kroon
Teresa Vanderburg
Cape Colony
Paul
Rotterdam
Charles
Amsterdam
Abraham de Lamar
de Lamar
EK. W. Dayton
Lilian M. Hillhouse
Adelbert G. Volck
Mars. da Gama
Hillhouse
Dayton
Captain de Lamar
Alice Antoinette de Lamar
International Nickel Comy
William Nelson Cromwell
Alfred Jaretzki
United States Trust Company
Wilson Likely Not Sit at Peace Table at Paris Conference
President Wilson probably will not sit at the peace table. telepresentation may have Clemenceau preside as France hosts the conference. Public proceedings are favored, modeled on the Senate Chamber in Washington, with officials and representatives to attend. Weather is reported warm and seas calm.
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Wilson
Berlin
George Washington
Associated Press
Clemenceau
France
Senate Chamber
Washington
Pres
Naval Escort to Brest to Meet President Wilson
Secretary Daniels announced Admiral Sims will command the Wyoming as flagship of the escort to Brest. The force will include 30 destroyers and tieships and join the Pennsylvania before sailing to Brest. Admiral Mayo will command the combined armada from the Pennsylvania.
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Wilson
Brest
Daniels
Admiral Sims
Wyoming
Pennsylvania
Mayo
Atlantic Fleet
Wilson to Visit Paris as Nations League Topic Debates
Paris preliminaries on the Peace Conference program hint at forming a society of nations either at the congress or a later meeting. President Wilson will stay at Murat house after arriving at Bois de Boulogne, greeted by President Poincaré. Brest proclaims a grand welcome as Americans abroad pledge democratic peace and universal union of peoples.
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Paris
Society of Nations
Petit Journal
Jules Paris
Interior
French Policertment
Wilson
Bois de Boulogne
Poincaré
Murat
League
France
Unclear Fragment Lacks Coherent News
Text appears as a garbled ad or placeholder with scattered words like subway guide and Tooth Powder, no identifiable people organizations places events or dates to summarize into a proper news item.
Counter Revolution Seen in Potsdam Troops Bar Berlin Mobs
Copenhagen dispatch reports a counter revolution taking hold at Potsdam with a general Berlin command disavowing the soldiers and workers split. Troops including cavalry and sharpshooters are positioned between Potsdam and Nikolassee while Hamburg warns of a coup plot against the Soldiers' Council. Local reports from London and Basel describe German efforts to crush Spartacist influence and rumors of Liebknecht’s potential presidency.
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Potsdam
Berlin
Copenhagen
National Tidende
Herr Heine
Nikolassee
Workers’ Council
Hamburg
Soldiers
Herr Plumm
Reichstag
London
Ebert
Spartacus Movement
Zurich
Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Republic of Germany
Council of Desertera
Spartacides
Thestrasse
Fischer
Cianeenat Abace
Ix Litive Committee
Peo
Suppet
Ant den Linden
Franz
Diet
Diet Fahne
Lloyd George Urges Women Vote In World Peace League
Premier Lloyd George addressed a women’s meeting at Albert Hall urging female voters to influence future legislation. He linked peace to punishing war makers and German accountability, endorsed a League of Nations, and called for equal rights and equal pay for women.
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London
Lloyd George
Albert Hall
Guard of Honor
League of Nations
Churchill warns naval strength outruns League of Nations aim
Churchill argues Britain will press for a powerful League of Nations but refuses to regard it as a navy substitute. He stresses naval supremacy as essential to safety and independence, warning that neglect could threaten possessions and liberties. Ad ends with a shop ad.
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London
Montreal
Winston Churchill
Glasgow Sunday Post
Great Britain
League of Nations
Churchill
Mr. Churchill
Ex Kaiser Remains Secluded at Amerongen Castle
Ex Kaiser Wilhelm sits largely in his study at Amerongen Castle writing sheets of foolscap as critics in exile speculate on salvation or downfall. Guards patrol the moat and entrances while only a few Dutch retainers may visit, and mystery deepens over his fragile mental state and uncertain fate.
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New York Times Company
Tus
New Youk Times
Amerongen
William Hohennzollern
Germany
Wilhelm
Potedam
Berlin Riots and Shootings Turmoil in the City
A New York Times special cable reports chaotic Berlin demonstrations and gunfire amid revolutionary unrest. Chronology shows arrests, shelling near the Reichstag, and clashes around the Chancellor’s palace as rioters and troops confront the government.
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Tirees
New
Youx
Berlin
Copenhagen
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