Rescue by boat saves 600 on Northern Pacific ashore Fire Island
Stormy seas interrupting rescue on Fire Island, 600 wounded landed by trolley boat from the stricken Northern Pacific. Army nurses and doctors shelter in cottages as Capt. Tuttle leads lifesaving efforts amid heavy rain and continuous surf.
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Fire Island
L. I
Northern Pacific
Pacific
Wrere
Joseph Tuttle
Coast Guard
Bay- Shae
Col Fi J Pierce
Bay Store
Sonsiderabis
Makins
New York
Sol “Diers
Mallory
Associated Press
Ami
Noor
Tansport
Jorl
Coast Squaré
Electric drive to make ships superior claims official
Secretary Danielstela announced electric propulsion makes American ships superior to rivals by improving fuel economy at cruising speed. The plan aims to maintain speed with less fuel and reduce turbine dependence, while ports prepare for embarkation and transfer operations amid a wartime rescue scenario.
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Presa
Washington
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Ameri
Saietins
Danielstela
Shea
Senator Lewis Attacks Reps Over Roosevelts Candidacy
United Press dispatch from Washington reports Senator Lewis of Illinois, Democratic whip, accusing Republican critics of the League of Nations of subverting President Wilson and aiding Roosevelt's presidential prospects. He charges Knox and Lodge flip flopping and warns that European negotiators may derail Wilson's aims if the Senate opposes his Paris policy. He also criticizes war department delays in casualty reporting and praises Red Cross efforts to speed letters to families.
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Washington, D. C
League of Nations
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Hlinois
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Lodge
League
Wilson
Europe
Mayers
America
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Sinox
Paris
Thense
Soliers
France
Weeks
Massachusetts
War Department
SBI
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Rames
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RET Cross
Red Cross
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Sedimens
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Circhsc
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Renommz
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Rae Red Cross
Washington
Wscon
Ieee
Wits
Mecadee
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Bum
Me|doo
Wx Nereesars
Hog Island
Ev Asodated Press
Exteresa
Tts
Flog Island
Shipping Board
Adopilne & Tes
Senaor Nelson
Minne
Neivon
Ican Vangnerth
Néet Corporation
Charles Piez
Barme
Kader Frvesozzatel
Repunhean
Noth Danota
Five Packers Control 655 Concerns Emphasized Before Committee
Washington witnesses testified that five packers effectively control about 655 food concerns including meat and other groceries. William Colver of the Federal Trade Commission described widespread packer reach into wholesale and retail sectors, with price cuts and competition tactics cited by grocers in questionnaires.
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Washington
Faher
Federal Trade
House Interstate Commerce Committee
Colver
Federal Trade Commission
Inaccurate War Department Notes on Red Cross Messages
The report alleges the War Department sent inaccurate death notices to parents during a week in December. It claims Red Cross access to hospitals abroad exposed failures, noting American officers lacked hospital access while Red Cross could assist, with Weeks criticizing the system and proposing reforms to prevent repeats.
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France
War “Department
Red Cross
Patence
War Department
Reg Cross
Dopidtey Dita
Soldier Visits City After Armistice
Lieut Alfred E Kuebler who arrived the day after Christmas from France reports Fort Benjamin Harrison furlough with his parents in this city He says officers in camp have submitted resignations after the armistice but none accepted and some soldiers may be sent to Russia. Kuebler contracted pneumonia while in service and recently returned home for a brief furlough
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Alfred E. Kuebler
France
Sherman
Listle
Kuebler
Haditete
Army of Occupation
Pheumonia
Germany
Jsent
Gong
Cwice Land
Fred Ivet
Rhuebler
Benjamin Harrison
Russia
Thas
Grain man Guthne, Duluth pioneer, dies at fifty nine
Noted grain man Alexander Guthne aged fifty nine dies in Duluth Minnesota. A pioneer in the grain trade he served as a member of the Duluth Chamber of Trade and chaplain of Clan Stewart. He was the Galuth representative of Jackson Brothers and had ties to the Chicago grain concerns.
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Avnocanted Press
Duluth, Minn
Alexander Guthne
Werness
Scovand
Geun
Duluth
Duluth Beara of
Clan Stewart
Galuth
Jackson Brothers
Chitago Gran Concern
Yesterda
Berger resumes stand in trial of Socialist leaders
Victor L Berger, held from Milwaukee, resumed the witness stand in the trial of Socialist leaders charged with conspiracy to interfere with government during the war. Defense sought to detail every allegation, reading speeches and letters, including Ber ner denouncing WW and Red Cross stamps ads. Milwaukee Leader and Pinchot letters were cited as propaganda. The defense argued the loyalty league sought to police patriotism, advocating martial law for Milwaukee.
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Associated Press
Chicexe
Victor L. Berger
von Parshsmofi
Milwaukee
Tve
We Eeeirmment
Berzer
Bereer
Settalist
Amer
Berger Ls
Pineliot
Hiz
Pioneer Steamboat Man Dies at Fond du Lac
United Press reports Lieut. Samus Hotaling, a pioneer steamboat master who served with Sherman and later ran stationary engines for Moore & Galloway Lumber, died at Fond du Lac at age 71. He was a prominent figure in Grand Army circles for thirty three years and had ties to early river and railroad eras.
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United Press
Fond du Lac
Samus
Hotaling
Caris
Sherman
Tie Sea
Tlirty
Moore & Galloway Lumber Company
Bomb Proof Cellar at Spa Where Ex Kaiser Abdicated
Readable portions recount the ex Kaiser at Spa Belgium directing forces as abdication neared. The castle grounds reportedly held a bomb proof cellar with dual entrances and warnings triggered by approaching danger. He fled after the first signal and finally abdicated.
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Spa
Kaiser
Corte
Castle Gromands
Belgium
Wilson asked to buy Lower California in Senate resolution
Senator Ashurst introduces a resolution urged to have President Wilson start negotiations with Mexico for the purchase of the Baja California peninsula. The measure also directs a War Department inquiry into damages to American property by Mexican bandits since 1812.
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United Press
Washington, D. C
Wilson
Mexico
Lower
California
Ashurst
Arizona
War Department
Struggles Within German War Machine Undermine Brest Defense
The article argues German military disorganization and low morale threaten the empire's defense, noting allied pressure and the poor condition of troops. It suggests even a Brest occupation would be devastating, with American forces facing harsh conditions.
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Popaletica
Premina Foland
Berlin ix
Am Machine
Ias
Germany
Coldest Weather Grips Nation From Northwest
Frigid Arctic air sweeps the country driving temperatures to extreme lows. Cities from Duluth to Grand Forks report subzero readings with 25 to 36 degrees below zero in many spots. Wind worsens the chill as forecasts promise continued cold through New Year’s Day.
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Associacea-Press
Washington, D. C
Tomorre
Rockys
Duluth
Minn
Fargo
X. D
Moorbeld
Mian
Crookston
Bismarck
X.D
North Dakota
Twilliston
Manden
Devils Lake
Jamestown
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Grand Forks
University R Atlon
Civd
Wever
Chace
Oman
Ciaty Panthes
Tome Perache
Coal Emploees At Madison Walk Gut
Workers march at Madison Walk Gut with about a hundred men shown in protest. Reports say four coal dealers halted, while three large companies are retarded. Wage talks center on overtime pay for weekends and holidays and peak prices for coal.
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Madison Walk Gut
Madixen
Sdis
Sig
Foldiars
Sondars
Azen
Polish forces advance into German territory amid broader war fears
Reports from Berlin describe Polish troops crossing frontiers into Posen and near Breslau as Polish mobilization expands. Warsaw ordered general mobilization while German reports cite Polish occupation of key stations and regional towns, prompting alarm over a wider invasion.
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London
Poland
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Germany
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Uta
He Ieow
SAE
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Korno
Tia
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