Bolsheviks Face Struggle Over Russia’s Future
London reports describe volatile Petrograd politics as Bolshevik leadership quarrels over the constituent assembly and methods while Lenine and Trotzky consolidate power. The Post notes a strong hand regime, suppressed press, closed banks, discipline among troops, and hints of a possible monarchy restoration amid Brest-Litovsk talks.
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London
Daily Chronicle
Robert Well
Petrograd
Constituent Assembly
Russia
Lenine
Trotzky
Post
Railway Men’s Union
Nnd
Dis
Kerensky
Romanoff
Roosevelt urges universal suffrage tied to service at Camp Sherman
Col Theodore Roosevelt addressed 83rd division officers at Camp Sherman Chillicothe urging universal suffrage based on universal military service. He attacked pacifists and conscientious objectors, called for a law requiring service for voting rights, and proposed denying the vote until completion of military duty, prompting loud applause from about two thousand officers.
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Camp Sherman
Chillicothe
Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Congress
Germany
LaFollette
Reichstag
Retired Iron Magnate T. S. Woodward Dies at 75
Birmingham Alabama obituary notes T. S. Woodward 75 a retired iron and steel operator and father in law of Senator Underwood died at his home Saturday. The report adds a quirky end line about a woman in love and a bulky horse.
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Birmingham
Ala
T. ST. Woodward
Iron and Steel
Senator Underwood
Germans Bring Up Heavy Guns On Piave Front
Italian lines hold on Monte Grappa as German heavy artillery expands bombardment north of the Piave. Diaz reports limited gains for the enemy despite vast sacrifices, noting Mont Spuccini and Monte Fontanel as lodgments but no major advance toward the plains.
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Associated Press
Italy
Mancino
Piave
Treviso
Diaz
Mont Spuccini
Monte Fontanel
Monte Grappa
Grappa
Industrial unrest at minimum as war effort steadies
Washington reports industrial unrest at a new low not seen for months. Officials credit a spirit of accommodation between capital and labor, noting discord harms wartime success. Government contracts raise wages and costs, triggering demands by railroad workers, but the federal mediation board has prevented strikes and kept two sides at the table in nearly all cases.
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Washington
United States
Department of Labor
Federal Board of Mediation and Conciliation
Caddock Wins Match With Swedish Wrestler
In the international catch as catch can tournament Earl Caddock of Anita Iowa threw John Febere of Sweden in 45 minutes 15 seconds with a head arm and body hold. Joe Rogers of New York threw George Manich of Serbia in 14 07 with a grapevine hold. Ivan Linan of Russia threw John Teracle of Wilmington Delaware in 23 15 with a forearm Nelson and reverse body hold. Yousnuff Hasane defeated Pred Pilakoff of Finland in 2 20 with an arm lock hold.
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New York
Earl Caddick
Anita
John Frebere
Sweden
Joe Rogers
George Manich
Serbia
Ivan Linan
Russia
John Teracle
Wilminets
Del
Yousnuff Hassane
Pred Pilakoff
Finland
Advocates Horse Meat to Cut Living Costs
W Horace Hoskins dean of the New York state veterinary college urges using horse meat to reduce meat prices. He cites 25 million western horses as surplus for food and leather, notes horse meat at 15 cents a pound, and says it tastes as good as beef.
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New York
Nec
W. Horace Hoskins
New York State Veterinary College
West
Dean Hoskins
Lawton Plans Detention Camp for Immoral Women
Lawton Oklahoma December 16. Local business leaders with Camp Doniphan officers approve interment of undesirable women in a dedicated detention camp. An isolated farmhouse is being remodeled for confinement with social workers supervising releases on probation and military police guarding the site. The existing jails are strained by the current number of inmates.
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Lawton, Okla
Lawton
Camp Doniphan
Congressman Tinkham Escapes After 20 Foot Fall
Northern Italy December 16: An army car carrying Congressman George E. Tinkham of Boston skidded off a mountain slope near Monte Grappa, tumbling 20 feet. The congressman and other passengers suffered bruises while the chauffeur was seriously hurt. the car was wrecked and abandoned. Tinkham, who fired the first American shot against Austria, received minor injuries and was treated by a military surgeon.
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Italy
George E. Tinkham
Boston
Monte Grappa
Tinkham
Austria
Milk shortage blamed for harming children nationwide
Washington December reports show rising suffering among children as exorbitant prices push milk from many diets. The labor department's children's bureau warns the lack of milk harms future citizens and imposes economic losses beyond humanitarian concerns.
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Washington
Children’s Bureau of the
Labor Department
Expert on Horses and Contractor's Profit in Leavenworth Trial
In a Fort Leavenworth court martial Lieut. Col. J H Burroughs is accused of listing his wife on the fort payroll without service. Lieut. E King testifies Mrs Burroughs, an expert horsewoman, gave demonstrations in town and caused a contractor to furnish a horse without profit.
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Lieut. E. King
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