Thousands homeless as southern floods disrupt railways
Reports from Alabama Mississippi and Georgia describe heavy flood damage and three deaths with unconfirmed fatalities. Rail traffic is halted in parts and some lines suspended. Prattsville telegraph and telephone offices flooded. East Selma residents use boats to move between houses as Meridian Mississippi area evacuees seek shelter before expected cold weather.
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Associated Press
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Alabama
Mississippi
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United States declares hands off policy in Siberia
The United States notifies Japan that it has adopted a hands off policy in Siberia and will send no further assistance to the Kolchak forces, according to a Tokio Cable published in Honolulu on December 10.
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Associated Press
Honolulu
United States
Japan
America
Siberia
Australian flier wins $30,000 prize
Captain Rosy Smith, the Australian aviator, arrived from England to claim the prize of 10,000 pounds, about $50,000, for the first aviator making the flight. The Port Darwin dispatch notes her historic achievement marking a landmark in early Australian aviation.
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Demand Treaty Ratified At Once
Forty California Republicans telegraphed GOP Chairman Hayes urging Republican Senators to ratify the Peace Treaty without amendments. The message stresses immediate action and warns against changes that would delay or alter the treaty’s missions and goals. The report appears in Associated Press copy from San Francisco dated December 10.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
California
Hayes
Republican National Committee
Plan for Wilsons wage proposal eyed for quick adoption
Indianapolis reports the United Mine Workers reconvened to decide on President Wilsons plan ending the coal strike. A 14 percent wage increase and quick return to work were anticipated, though strong opposition may prolong talks. John Lewis led the meeting as debate grew amid heated exchanges outside the closed conference room.
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