Haig thanks press on Cologne bridge tour
Field Marshal Haig toured Cologne to inspect occupied Rhine territory and thanked war correspondents from leading Allied papers for their wartime reporting. He urged humility after victory, lauded press courage, and called for universal peace and closer bonds among peoples and soldiers.
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Associated Press
Cologne
Field Marshal Haig
Rhine
Hohengollern
Haig
Great Britain
M. George Basset
United States
Pershing Praises Red Cross for War Relief Efforts
General Pershing commends the American Red Cross for its relief work with troops overseas. He calls the Red Cross the recognized national relief organization aiding army and navy in wartime, praising funds labor and compassion from Americans, including women men and schoolchildren, as essential to service members.
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Washington
American Red Cross
American Expeditionary Forces
Per Shing
France
Red Cross
Pershing
Army
Navy
America
Predicted Prosperity Across a Ten Year Span
Chicago December 18 Professor Charles F Zublin of the United States employment service told the Illinois Manufacturers Cost association that the next decade will bring the greatest prosperity ever for the United States while the next three to four months may bring a business lull due to unsettled conditions He warned that reintegrating over 3 000 000 veterans into homes and industry requires better production through cooperation of capital and labor He asserted there will be no Bolshevik movement in America because Bolsheviks cannot thrive with prosperity.
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Chicago
United States
Charles F. Zublin
United States Employment Service
Illinois Manufacturers Cost Association
Zublin
America
Berlin Dances to Wipe Out Memory of Four Years War
London reports on Berlin’s postwar euphoria with daily troop returns led by Chancellor Ebert. Soldiers parade to oudeutschland uber alles amid laurel banners, flowers, and disciplined regiments. The city buzzes with 50 cabarets, late dancing, and high society revelry as Berlin seeks to forget the war.
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Berlin
London
Daily Express
Brandenburg Gate
Plan Colored Convention Seeks Conference At Peace Talks
Washington December 18 delegates chosen by the National Colored Equal Rights Assembly attend the democracy conference to be held with the peace conference. The assembly endorses the gathering as a forum for darker races of the world to participate in postwar deliberations.
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Washington
National Colored Equal Rights Assembly For Democracy
Good Fellows urged to bring Christmas aid to Quincy children
An appeal to Good Fellows to help five scrappy boys on Seventh Street and a crippled girl by supplying toys food and warmth for Christmas. The mother-supporting family and other needy homes lack funds as influenza illness and poverty strain their hopes. A simple basket of candy nuts toys and warm clothing with a cheerful greeting can bring a Christmas blessing and visible joy to those in need. Sign a coupon.
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Granny
Santa Claus
Seventh Street
Quincy
Jennie
Whig
Yanks Guard Royal Castle On Rhine
American troops guard the Royal Castle in Coblenz on the Rhine a short distance from the business district. The palace houses historic items and William I silverware, with guard added after attempts to remove valuables. The guard surrounds the house while barracks inside the gardens remain occupied by Americans.
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Associated Press
Royal Castle
Coblenz
William I
Royal Barracks
Palace Gardens
Bowling: Iron Molders edged by Trades and Labor Assembly
Iron Molders faced a 12 pin handicap per game with the Trades and Labor Assembly but dropped two of three matches. Jieuer earned high score and average as Heuer led the field with 196, 183, and 169 in the listed frames. Next game is Concordia vs Brewers.
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Trades and Labor Assembly
Jieuer
Acore
Heuer
Coneordia Va
Brewers
Protective League Aims Questioned In Chicago Trial
In Chicago on December 18 1917 Attorney Stedman questioned Fred C Hill and Mark Sheridan about the American Protective League during the trial of five Socialist leaders charged with violating the espionage law He pressed on the leagues objects and authority with Hill replying the league aims to uphold the Constitution while investigating disloyalty and operating in cooperation with authorities
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Chicago
American Protective League
Stedman
Fred C. Hill
Mark Sheridan
Hill
United States
Witness Sworn Duty Questioned In Conspiracy Case
In a courtroom scene District Attorney Clyne complains, a witness defends his knowledge of the constitution, while Judge Landis cautions the gallery to stop interruptions as the hearing continues amid defense counsel remarks. An advertisement for Laxative Bromo Quinine follows.
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Department of Justice
United States
Clyne
Landis
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Lloyd George
Paris
Havas
David Lloyd George
Riviera
Cleveland, O
Frank Clarke
England
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Overc
Jack Frost
Jacob Schwartz
5Th St
Juette
Landwehr Groetting
Schnack
Petera
Leindecker Tretter
Ise Heuer
Davis
Milvert
Oec
Protective League
E. W. Grove
Weilers
South Side
State Street
Dolla
Sally Ann
Happy Fats
T.em
Madras
Hoelscher -Seifert Co
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