Senate Votes War Revenue Provisions for 1920 Tax Rates
Washington dec 22 by a strict party vote the senate adopted all provisions in the war revenue bill preserving 1920 tax rates. Debate over lowering the individual income tax to eight percent and the 1920 corporate and excess profits taxes dominated the session as Democrats pushed for quicker passage while Republicans warned of political motives and an extra session.
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Washington
Senate
Acton
McCumber
North Dakota
Penrose
Pennsylvania
Fiance Committee
Jones
New Mexico
Simmons
Townsend
Michigan
Smoot
Utah
Smith
Georgia
Borah
Idaho
Finance Committee
Tuo
Stars and Stripes Over Rhine at Ehrenbreitstein
American forces occupy Ehrenbreitstein across the Rhine from Coblenz and raise the flag at Central hospital under Colonel Robert Bogers. Eleven river patrol boats fly the Stars and Stripes and ten more join in, with marine lieutenants in command and German crews aboard.
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Oblenz
Ehrenbreitstein
Gibraltar of the Rhine
Coblenz
Robert Bogers
West Point
Central Hospital
Rhine
Stars and Stripes
Transports Bring Home 2042 AEF Troops from Baltic Port
Three transports arrive Saturday as the British Baltic passes Sandy Hook with 2042 American Expeditionary Force officers and men. Metapan docks with 39 personnel bound for home from Pauillac France. Wilmer Castle ferries hundreds of travelers and Red Cross Y M C A Knights of Columbus workers into port. Notable officers include Col Morgan Lewis Brett of Montclair and Lieut Col George R Norton, with Capt Albert B Stuart and Lt Summerfield Lewis among those aboard. Decatur Hl balloon observer parachuted once to escape German planes.
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New York
Baltic
White Star Line
Sandy Hook
Metapan
Caire
Morgan Lewis Brett
Montclair
N. J
Ordnance Department
George R. Norton
Washington
Albert B. Stuart
Army Medical Corps
Des Moines
Summerfield Lewis
Signal Corps
Decatur
Taul
Government To Sell Autos Through Trade
Washington reports that the War Department will dispose of surplus automobiles and trucks through industry led trade deals rather than market sale. The total quantities are not yet set, and Assistant Secretary Crowell denies plans for in house sales, promising minimal disruption to dealers and the market while trucks remain needed for some time.
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Washington
Automobile
War Department
Crowell
President Wilson�s London visit program released
Official schedule outlines arrival at Dover and Calais meetups with royal and diplomatic figures. he will attend Buckingham Palace, Guildhall address, Lancaster House dinner, and Carlisle and Manchester visits with ceremonial elements minimal. Belgian steamer Jan Dreydel expected for English Channel crossing with escorts.
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Guildhall
Lancaster House
London
Carlisle
Manchester
Wilson
English Channel
Jan Dreydel
Field Marshal Haig
England
Famous Yank Pilot Major Biddle Returns Home
PHILADELPHIA December 22 Mayor C J Biddle a famed American ace in France arrived home Saturday night surprising relatives by arriving without warning He came with Lieutenant Colonel William Thaw Captain Edgar E Tobin and Captain Ray Co Bridgeman from Pittsburgh San Antonio and Lake Forest respectively Major Biddle declined to discuss his wartime experiences
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Philadelphia
C. J. Biddle
France
Willliam Thaw
Pittsburgh
Edgar E. Tobin
San Antonio
Texas
Ray Co. Bridgeman
Lake Forest
Biddle
Generals of Allied Armies Given Medals
General Pershing has notified the War Department that under presidential authority he awarded the Distinguished Service Medal to the generals commanding French British Belgian and Italian armies. Sixteen French generals seven British two Belgian and three Italian officers received decorations.
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Washington
Cgeneral Pershing
War Department
Camp Funston to become Winter university for soldiers
Camp Funston Kansas will host a Winter university to educate soldiers staying longer at the base. Maj Gen Leonard Wood orders instruction in industrial and mechanical trades alongside military training for those assigned to the post.
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Camp Funston
Kan
Tnea
Leonard Wood
Man Hangs Self in jail Cell After Murder Charge
Milo H. Piper charged with killing Frieda Weichman of Chicago died by hanging in his Muskegon county jail cell. He tied a collar to a belt and looped it to the cell gate cross bars before throwing himself, despite guards and a rain attache briefly watching. Piper had denied guilt in the Weichman case and a prior bigamy accusation. His wife, Mrs. Hilda Piper, was near collapse on learning of his death.
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Muskegon
Mich
Milo H. Piper
Frieda Weichman
Chicago
Charles B. Cross
Piper
Samuel A. Jackson
Welchman
Rensselaer
Ind
Carl Stauffer
Hilda Carson Piper
108 Year Old Jewish Patriarch Defies Diet Rules
Simon Suberman, 108, resident of the Jewish Old Folks Home at 1438 East Grand Avenue, laughs as Leonard Matthews walks six miles for his 90th birthday. Suberman says he lives freely, eats and drinks what he likes, smokes until tired, and criticizes the diet craze.
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ST. Louis
Simon Suberman
East Grand Avenue
Leonard Matthews
Cabanne Avenue
Lena Gellman
Toronto Police Strike Off After Arbitration Agreement
Toronto December 22 police strike ends as police commissioners and union representatives reach agreement. Officers return to duty, issues to be arbitrated before a royal commission. Union retains charter but waives city recognition pending arbitration. officers agree not to strike in sympathy.
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Toronto
Trades and Labor Congress of Canada
Overcoming Obstacles and the Help of Want Ads
A piece urging readers to use The WHIG WANT Columns to overcome personal barriers. It suggests finding a used car at moderate cost or a better job with increased pay, and to turn unused household items into needed funds. It emphasizes ads as a practical aid to happiness and prosperity.
Proclamation Claims German Army Ended By Fire of Patriotism
From Wilhelmsхоhe December 1918 Field Marshal von Hindenburg issues a Christmas proclamation cit ed by the Cassel Allgemeine Zeitung. It praises the German nation in arms while condemning efforts to strip officers of insignia and arms, warning that destruction of national strength aims to hinder empire reorganization on political and economic grounds.
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Amsterdam
von Hindenburg
Wilhelmshohe
Cassel Algemeine Zeitung
France to send holidays quietly as Wilson plans
President Wilson announces a Christmas to New Year program including dinner with troops near Chaumont, a trip to England, and meetings with Premier Lloyd George. He will return to France as talks focus on conference machinery. Over eighteen American destroyers at Brest may move to Boulogne. fifty+ correspondents will accompany him.
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Paris
Wilson
Chaumont
England
Lloyd George
France
Europe
Boulogne
Boulogne- Folkestone
Brest
London
Lord Northcliffe
Earl of Deroy
American Marines Patrol Rhine From Coblenz To Remagen
American Marines patrol the Rhine from Coblenz to beyond Remagen under Interallied regulation. All traffic is controlled. freight cannot cross westward. Boats entering the American sector must show cargo destination papers. A policing system near Koblenz and Neuwied uses requisitioned German boats.
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Rye
Corlenz
Rhine
Cobleng
Remagen
Hays
Coblenz
President Wilson’s message read in Swedish Riksdag
A message from President Wilson was read in both chambers of the Swedish riksdag. He expressed appreciation for the confidence shown by the chambers and pledged to work with them for a peaceful Europe, signing the message Woodrow Wilson.
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Wilson
Riksdag
Europe
Woodrow Wilson
Stockholm
Walsh Witness for Berger Sees Postal Rights Clash
Frank P. Walsh former head of the federal industrial relations committee and later joint chairman of the federal war labor board testified for the defense in the Victor L. Berger espionage trial in Chicago. He recalled a 1917 Washington hearing with Postmaster General Burleson over restoring second class mail for socialist papers and said he wrote to protest and threatened to appeal to President Wilson. He argued the protest protected free speech and read socialist literature but distinguished what could be mailed from what violated the espionage law, noting much antiwar material might be mailed without harm and that war profits would fade after taxes.
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Chicago
Frank P. Walsh
Federal Industrial Relations Committee
Federal War Labor Board
Victor L. Berger
Milwaukee
Burleson
Washington
American Socialist
Wats
Department
Wilson
Mr. Walsh
Walsh
Socialist Party
Wounded Soldier Requests Christmas Box for Mother
Private R. R. Safarick of Long Island City wounded in action at Allery France asks the American Red Cross to forward his Christmas package to his mother instead of to him. He explains he has not missed sending her a gift for years and asks the note include his name.
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Washington
American Red Cross
R. R. Safarick
Long Island City
Allery
France
Red Cross
Paris
Safarick
Garfield says supervision over utilities preferred to ownership
Dr. Harry A. Garfield United States fuel administrator urged government supervision of public utilities rather than public ownership in an address to the American Academy of Political and Social Science.
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Garfield
Philadelphia
Harry A. Garfield
United States
American Academy of Political and Social Science
Coal Price Rules Stay In Effect In Washington
December 22 wartime fuel administrator Garfield said maximum coal prices and zone shipment regulations will not be removed by February 2 amid recent rumors that all restrictions would end at the year’s start. Local officials expect continued control as written in the wartime program.
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Rewaly
Washington
Garfield
Renares
German minister to Mexico Von Eckhardt recalled
Heinrich Von Eckhardt, German minister to Mexico since 1915 and linked to the Zimmerman telegram affair, has been recalled by the new German government. He notified Mexico and plans farewell calls before leaving via the United States. The Mexican government may not recognize Dr Von Mangus as Germany’s representative, amid anti American propaganda concerns. State department says no safe passage application has been received, would go through the Swiss legation if submitted.
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Mexico City
Heinrich von Eckhardt
Mexico
United States
von Eckhardt
Ceremany
Ygnacio Bonnillas
Washington
Germany
von Mangus
Legation
von Magnut
State Department
Uch
London Prepares For Christmas On Elaborate Scale
London and the country brace for a classic English Christmas after five years of disruption. Soldiers return on twelve days leave while visitors flood in for sight seeing. Shops, theaters, and hotels report record business as prices rise and resorts fill with holiday crowds.
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London
Great Britain
Spanish Premier Guests in Paris Dine with Wilson
Spanish premier Count Romanones met with Italian Premier Orlando and Foreign Minister Sonnino at the French foreign office. He had breakfast with Foreign Minister Pichon, was received by President Poincare, and will dine at the British embassy where President Wilson will also attend.
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Paris
Havas
Count Romanones
Orlando
Sonnino
Italy
Foreign Office
Pichon
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