Wilson seeks exact terms for a just and permanent peace
President Wilson asks all belligerents for full, practical terms that outline what each side would accept as a basis for peace. The U S government says it does not know the required terms and demands detailed provisions from France Britain Italy and others to enable negotiations. Officials say the note signals readiness to enter any international agreement and that early Allied resentment does not change the administration’s resolve.
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Washington
Wilson
United States
France
Alsace-Lorraine
America
London
Paris
Bellig‘trents
State Department
Note on belligerent statesmen and neutral reception
The language of the note reflected general aims by both sides to their people. Officials welcomed the later foreign comment noting neutrality. Early hostility from allied and Teutonic papers seemed hopeful, suggesting the plan might gain more earnest consideration if enemies were less receptive. An early reply is considered unlikely.
Miners candidate accuses fraud in union election
Springfield Dec 24 John Walker president of the Illinois Federation of Labor and rival candidate against John P White of Indianapolis for United Mine Workers presidency says workers in the federation’s election were fraudulent. He claims Local 1004 Throop Pa cast a unanimous vote for White when only twelve were present and alleges votes by men not in good standing in Dorothy West Virginia. He will file a protest with the canvassing board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Til
Tohn
Walker
Illinois Federation of Labor
John P. White
Indianapolis
United Mix Worker of America
Workers of the International Organization
Throop
White
Dorothy
W. Va
Sam
Aaid Walker
Eight Hour Day Award for Switchmen Granted
The federal board of arbitration awarded switchmen on 13 eastern and midwestern railroads an eight hour day plus a five cent hourly wage increase and pro rata overtime. Hourly rate rises to 45 cents. a full day on eight hours yields 3.60 dollars, ten hours 4.50 dollars. The decision cites living costs and work hazards, noting the change burdens railroads and cannot be shifted to shippers or the public. A minority dissent questions the five cent raise and overtime basis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Federal Board of Arbitration
Charles B. Howry
Howry
Jeremiah W. Jinks
Board of Six
James B. Connors
Chicago
Switchmen's Union
W. A. Titus
Cleveland
E. E B. Potter
Minneapolis
Minneapolis, St Paul
Sault Ste Marie Railway
Wage award sets immediate effect for railroads listed
The award affects wages and cites 11,496 pages of testimony, with no explicit effective date. Railroads named as subject include Michigan Central, New York Central, Lehigh Valley, Bessemer and Lake Erie, Chicago and Eastern Illinois, Chicago Great Western, Peoria Railway Terminal, Delaware Lackawanna and Western, New York Chicago and St Louis, Cincinnati New Orleans and Texas Pacific, Chicago Rock Island and Pacific, Minneapolis St Paul and Sault Ste Marie, Baltimore and Ohio, Chicago Terminal Railroad.
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Michigan Central
New York Central
Lehigh Valley
Bessemer and
Lake Erie
Chicago
Eastern Illinois
Great Western
Peoria Railway Terminal Company
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
New York
St. Louis
Cincinnati
New Orleans
Texas Pacific
Rock Island and Pacific
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Sault Ste Marie
Baltimore and Ohio
Chicago Terminal Railroad Company
Acquit Night Riders in U S District Court
In Tacoma Washington twelve men dubbed night riders were acquitted in federal court on charges of conspiring to evict settlers from government claimed homesteads. The plaintiff, Margaret M Ross, alleged a January 1914 incident where masked men burned her cabin and drove her family from Pacific County. Defense argued Ross had squatted on another claimant’s property.
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Tacoma
Wash
United States District Court
Margaret M. Ross
S Panies
Sioux Pal , &. C
Pacific County
Washington
Ibsen Views on Peace Speak Through Berlin Interview
Dr Sigurd Ibsen, Norwegian former state minister and son of Henrik Ibsen, argues two peace problems. He says general war prevention is needed and that continuing the present war will not simplify peace terms. He insists a rejection of peace is a blunder that wastes life and property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Sigurd Ibsen
Norway
Hague
Granting 30 day respite for Percy Sullivan
Washington, Dec 24 President Wilson plans another 30 day respite for Percy B Sullivan of Decatur Illinois who was convicted in January 1915 of using mail to defraud and sentenced to two years in Leavenworth. The Justice Department recommended the respite after a visit by Representative Rainey of Illinois. Sullivan's current 30 day respite expires early in January. Sullivan was convicted before U S District Court Judge Otis Humphrey in Springfield.
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Percy Sullivan
Washington
Wison
Percy B. Sullivan
Decatur
Leavenworth
Department of Justice
Sullivan
Department B
Rainey
Illinois
United States District Court
Otis Humphrey
Springfield
Berlin reacts to Lloyd George speech in bitter commentary
Berlin reports pick up on Lloyd George call for restitution reparation and guarantees while fearing entente peace offers may trap central powers. Deutsche Tages Zeitung sees annexationist aims behind lines about Constantinople. Berlin Tageblatt criticizes British diplomacy and accuses Lloyd George of shifting blame for failed talks.
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Berlin
Lloyd George
Deutsche Tages Zeitung
Entente
Constantinople
The
Tageblatt
Wltoyd George
Germany
Galesburg squad gains weight on 18.9 cent diet
Galesburg NL December 24 report: a school squad of eight, after a six day diet test costing an average 18.9 cents per person per day, gained six and a half pounds. Daily menu costs ranged from 16 to 20 cents, with the board of education conducting the test.
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Galesburg
Board of Education
Grandmother's Christmas Eve recollections
Grandmother sits in her chair on Christmas Eve when visitors arrive from memory and dream. Faces of the living and dead drift through the room as a haunting song echoes Ed’s serenade to her at Miss Boardman’s school. The night is filled with longing, memories, and a lingering ache.
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Randmother
Annie Dear
Ghosts of Pain Stir Wits and Memories in May Woods
An evocative reminiscence recalls perfume, lilies, and the scent of rain and snow as a woman walks through memories of childhood friends Nettie George Fred Clara and a grandmother at play. Vivid scenes flash by: weddings funerals feasts journeys tragedies joys and fears. She rises to her room, missing roses on the table.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nettie
George
Fred
Clara
Neutrals View Peace Offer From Germany
Prominent European figures share views on central powers peace proposals. swiss, Norwegian, Swedish, Dutch leaders urge defined war aims, democratic control, and international order while cautions against rejecting talks. neutrals warn against entanglement and stress protection of small nations amid proposals.
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Germany
the Hague
London
Europe
Hague
Henry Ford
Christian Lange
Christiania
Inter-Parliamentary Union
Prof. Morgenstiske
Christiania University
H. J. A. Branting
Svente Arrhenius
Nobel Institute of Stockholm
Admiral Lindman
Sweden
Baron A. T. Adelswaerd
Governor Dunne Seeks Peace in Christmas Message
In a Christmas message Gov. Edward F. Dunne thanks Illinois residents for prosperity and good will, notes avoiding war, flourishing industries, and high employment. He expresses hope that European peace will be secured by international compacts and reduce the high cost of living.
Governor Dunne Appeals for War Aegis at Home Front
Edward F. Dunne signs a wartime appeal describing the state as a war-recked realm. He stresses protection for troops in trenches and battlegrounds and vows safeguarding women and children in war-torn homes.
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Edward F. Dunne
Russian and Romanian Fronts Pressed in Wallachia and Dobrudja
Russian rear guards in Wallachia and Dobrudja retreat slowly under Teutonic pressure as heavy fighting rages near Rimnik Sarat and Balatchenul. Russo Romanian defenses pull back northward in Dobrudja to thirteen miles from the province’s northern tip while air observers note effective bombardments. Italian war office reports repelled attack in Sugana valley and continued shelling along Brenta valley with hindered artillery actions due to bad weather.
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Wallachia
Dobrudja
Rimnik-Sarat
Bureu and
Sereth
Ruesalan
Rakovitcheni
Vaduborescl
Ome
London
Italian War Office
Sugana
Maso Torrent
Brenta
War Bulletins reveal Dutch steamer Otis Tettitz cleared
Zeebrugge harbor cleared after examination found no contraband on the Dutch steamer Otis Tettitz, seized from Rotterdam to England on December 19 and released. British raids in the Ellarish region targeted Maghdaba Beersheba and Teel El Saria railway bridge. heavy bombardment caused casualties and damages with all aircraft returning safely.
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Erlin
Sayville
Admiralty
Flanders Sea
Zeebrugge
Otis Tetttz
Rotterdam
England
Ondon
Elarish
Egypt
Maghdaba
Beersheba
Palestine
Auja
Teel el Saria
Rice, Prominent C B Q Official, Dies
Fletcher C. Rice, 72, general inspector of transportation for the Chicago Burlington and Quincy Railroad, died at his Chicago home Saturday. He had served the railroad in various roles since 1863. His son, Robert Rice of St. Louis, is the road’s general superintendent for Missouri lines.
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Chicago
Fletcher CC. Rice
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Company
Robert Rice
St. Louis
Missouri Lines
Hazardous material train incident Near Saltillo
Reported December 24 from Laredo describes a dangerous train derailment near Saltillo on December 21. Survivors report many constitutionalist soldiers were massacred after escaping the crash near Carneres seven miles south of Saltillo.
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Laredo
Texas
Villa
Saltillo
Carneres
Torreon
EL Paso
Nicola Fernandez
Jose Ynez Salazar
Chihuahua City
Funston
San Antonio
Southern Department
Bermejillo
Coahuila Center
Observer Calls Note A Memorable Mistake
The Observer in London condemns Wilson’s note as a memorable mistake that jeopardizes future beneficent possibilities of the American presidency. It urges the Entente to vindicate its cause before history and proposes high ranking diplomats, including Lord Rosebery or Mr. Asquith, to represent the Allies in the United States. It demands a courteous, reasoned reply to Wilson’s request for defined terms and objects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
The
Sunday Observer
Wilson
Viscount Bryce
United States
Lord Rosebury
Mr. Asquith
Popolo Romano Views Wilson Note as World Event
The Popolo Romano calls President Wilsons note to belligerents a major world event. It says the tone is friendly yet firm with a judge like stance to end the war. It suggests Paris and London misread the negotiations and that views may alter after mature consideration.
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Rome
Paris
Wilson
London
Popolo Romano
Workmen Return to Belgium Reportedly Reach Homes
It is announced that 320 workmen who had been transported from Belgium to Germany have returned to their homes. In response to complaints, other cases are being investigated speedily as possible.
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Belgium
Berlin
Associated Press
Sayville
Guermany
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Ibsen
Frank Crane
Carl Lindhagen
Stockholm
Pieter J. Troelstra
von Bethmann- Hollweg
M. Troelstra
Theodorus Heemskerk
Netherlands
Dr. Heemskerk
Dunne
Kut-Elamara
Van
Samayvat
Vioris
Mer
F. C. Rice
Wreck
London Sunday Paper
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