Congress In Swing Over Two Thousand Bills Flood
Congress opened with Speaker Clark reelected, Senator Clarke elected pro tem, and over two thousand bills and resolutions filed as the nation debates defense and suffrage. President Wilson urged national preparedness and promised to confer with leaders on the constitutional amendment for women’s suffrage. A major suffrage march and petition drive culminated with a 100,000-name petition delivered before the disruption of a misplaced delivery in transit.
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Clarke
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Pennsylvania Avenue
Sara Bard Field
Oregon
Frances Jolliffe
California
Washington
Wilmington
Del
Express Company
Veteran plains scout James H. Beddow dies at Leavenworth
Obituary notes James H. Beddow, famed plains scout before the Civil War, dies in Leavenworth at age eighty nine. The report also covers naval affairs, labor graft cases, sports results in billiards, and various political and international developments from Washington to Chicago.
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James H. Beddow
Leavenworth
Nevada
W. 5 S
Michigan
Upper Peninsula
Chicago
Alfred de Oro
August Kieckhofer
Wilson
National American Woman Suffrage Association
Washington
J. Walter Branin
Portland
United Press
Ore
Ane
Michael McCarthy
St. Louis
Herbert R. Marshal
Sabetha
Kan
Salt Lake
Charles Boettcher
Denver
Denver and Salt Lake Railroad
Newman EB. Eric
New York
Yuan Shi Kai
Peking
Japan
Russia
England
New York Judge McCall Removed as Downstate Public Service Chief
Governor Whitman removed Edward J McCall former New York supreme court justice from the post of chairman of the downstate public service commission after the Thompson investigating committee charges. McCall was found to own stock in a corporation supervised by his commission and William Hayward of New York was named temporary chairman.
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Wilmington
Del
Department of Justice
United States Navy
Larson
Indian Service
Hibbing
Minn
Chisholm
Havana
Federation of Jewish Farmers of America
New York
Supreme Court of
West Virginia
Edward &. McCall
Supreme Court of New York
Downstate Public Service Commission
Whitman
Thompson
McCall
William Hayward
Government should manufacture own munitions in factories
A Baltimore meeting of the Maryland Peace Party and the American League to Limit Armament adopted a resolution urging the government to make its own guns and munitions in government owned factories, arguing the present is an opportune time to do so.
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Baltimore
Maryland Peace Party
American League
General Joffre to Command Allies Forces
Paris reports General Joseph Joffre will be appointed commander in chief of the Allied forces in the forthcoming campaign. The nomination aligns with France and Britain's wartime leadership aims as the coalition coordinates strategy against the Central Powers.
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Roumania
Bucharest
Europe
London
Bessarabia
Servia
Montenegro
Gorizia
Britain
Ford Party Sails for Europe on Oscar II
Henry Ford leads a peace mission sailing from New York aboard the Oscar II bound for Christiansand Norway. Accompanied by fifty-seven press staff and over twenty general assistants, Ford bids farewell with W. J. Bryan and Thomas A. Edison present. Bryan notes a possible chance of success and reports a Norwegian reception message from King Haakon.
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Henry Ford
New York
Christiansand
Norway
W. J. Bryan
Thomas A. Edison
Ford
Mr. Bryan
Mr Bryan
Haakon of
German diplomatic attaches in Washington meet Bernstorff
Captain von Papen and Captain Boy-ed, military and naval attaches from the German embassy, arrived from New York for talks with Count von Bernstorff. They may stay several days as the State Department weighs objections to Teutonic officials and contemplates withdrawal timing. Officials say governments decide when diplomats are undesirable.
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Bryan
Congress
Europe
Germany
United States
State Department
Boyed
von Papen
EH. J. Kaiser
Ashland
Ore
Ashland Record
William Grenfield
H. Snowden Marshall
New York
Labor’s Peace Council
Franz Rintelen
Great Britain
Hocking
American Transatlantic Company
Chicago
Uhea
Karl Boy-ed
Count von Bernstorff
Te Department
Teutonic
Mutineers Slain Reported In Bulgarian Regiment
An unconfirmed rumor from Amsterdam via Frankfort claims 300 mutineers were shot after their regiment refused an order to move on to Gallipoli. The piece notes ongoing diplomatic delays between Greece and the allied powers over King Constantine and calls for decisive action.
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Amsterdam
Frankfort
Gallipoli
Greece
Athens
France
Italy
Constantine
Mutiny on Chinese Cruiser Chaoho Sparks Shanghai Fire
Mutinous crew of the Chinese cruiser Chaoho opened fire on two warships and Shanghai arsenal, lasting about an hour. The outbreak appears confined to Chaoho. authorities vow it will be shelled and sunk. The mutineers abandoned ship after bombardment and fire. Three mutineers were killed and five wounded.
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Shanghai
Seton Quits Boy Scouts
Ernest Thompson Seton, naturalist and author, resigns as chief scout of the Boy Scouts of America. He cites a shift toward militarism over woodcraft, announcing the formation of the Woodcrafts League and inviting Boy Scouts to join.
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Ernest Thompson Seton
Boy Scouts of America
Seton
Mr. Seton
Woodcrafts League
Boy Scouts
Carranza Preparing to Enter Mexico City
Preparations have started for General Venustiano Carranza to enter Mexico City around the new year, reports from Monterey say the first chief’s headquarters. Torreon dispatches to the Carranza posts note ongoing progress against Chihuahua with large numbers of Villa soldiers surrendering daily.
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Venustiano Carranza
Mexico City
Monterey
Torreon
Carranza
Chihuahua
Villa
Edison Opens School For Navy Men In Orange New Jersey
Edison opens an experimental school in Orange New Jersey for United States Navy officers and men. Thomas A Edison, Navy advisory board chairman, acts with Secretary Daniels to cooperate on training. Submarine flotilla personnel with electric equipment duties will be trained first.
Fall of Monastir Confirmed by German War Office
German war offices announce the retreating Serviem troops were overtaken near the Albanian border by Bulgarian forces. The occupation of Mennelly by German and Bulgarian troops is officially confirmed.
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Monastir
Serviem
Mennelly
Hill Liner Crippled At Sea Near Coronado Islands
The disabled Great Northern freight freighter Minnesota lies about twenty five miles southwest of the Coronado Islands. A radio report from San Diego says wrecking tugs Saqua and Dauntless are racing to assist. The ship carries 16 000 tons of foodstuffs from Seattle to London. no details on prisoners in the brig are provided.
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Great Northern
Minnesota
Coronado Islands
San Diego
Cal
Big Hill
Saqua
Dauntless
Seattle
London
Pacific Coast
British Recruiting Lags as War Effort Intensifies
The Earl of Derby’s recruiting office under its director struggles to meet targets says labor member James Henry Thom as, who told railway workers in London that the Earl and he agree the plan needs a supreme push in coming days. The aim is to rally those opposed to conscription to join the effort and safeguard freedom.
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Earl of Derby
James Henry Thomas
London
Thomas
France Demands Victory Before Peace, Alsace Lorraine Restored
Albert Thomas declares France seeks no peace until Alsace and Lorraine are won and Belgium and Servia restored. He calls for eradicating German imperialism and Prussian militarism beyond revival, signaling a firm war aims stance attracting wide attention.
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France
Alsace
Lorraine
Belgium
Servia
Albert Thomas
Pense
Humorous Exchange Referencing Patience and Disease
A playful dialogue notes human fragility with a jab at disease variety, mentioning patience and the idea of many ailments. Patrice recalls a story of a woman with many ailments as Yonkers Statesman and Puck style banter riff on shaving a man afflicted by the St. Vitus dance with a barber’s razor and whiskers.
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Patrice
Yonkers Statesman
Clarence
St. Vitus
Puck
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