President Wilson and entente note discussed in Senate talk
In Washington on January 2, President Wilson met with Senator Stone to review the entente peace note and the U S position. Senate leaders planned to press a resolution affirming public support for the note while Hitchcock consults with foreign relations chiefs to decide immediate action.
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Ashington
Plate
Canitol Delon
Ignort
Stone
Corm
Germany
United States
Wilson
State Department
Leist
Senate
Congress
Hitchcock
Spain
Redident
Union of
la Lansing
1917 War Milestones Shift On Western Front Dynamics
The 1917 campaign will resemble a larger Somme scale with heavier artillery and more machine guns. Krupp and other munition plants swell with skilled workers, while conscripts and freed laborers fill ranks. A major shift in the western front’s center of gravity is anticipated as the Somme battles resume, promising intensified conflict.
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Beyor
Somme
Krupp
Parisians Study New War Taxes Begin 1917
Parisians started the new year studying the new war taxes rather than social visits. Parliament extended a Sunday session to New Year’s Eve to implement the tax changes effective from 1917. Notable items include postage rising to three cents, tobacco tax up 10 to 20 percent, theater tickets taxed 10 to 50 centimes by seat price, and a roughly 10 percent overnight taxi fare increase. Frontline soldiers received epistolary support as officers received letters.
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Paris
Cousin of President Hayes Dead Aged 97
Verona Jan 9 Gen Edward Lewis Haven't a cousin of President Rutherford B. Hayes died at his home in Verona after a long service record. He was a Civil War veteran, brigadier general, and former governor of North Carolina during Reconstruction. Survived by one daughter, one son, one granddaughter, and other relatives.
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Verona
Edward Lewis
Haven
Rutherford B. Hayes
North Carolina
Abraham Inoue
Ohio
Tee Sing
Libby
Fee
Rae Athe
Gen. Hayes
New York City
Member of Duma Out for Peace Speech Cited
Berlin reports on a Russian Duma session via Overseas News agency quoting Tshekeli that the parliamentary majority acts to hide from the people and enslave Russia to an allied power while workers yearn for peace. Maxim Gorky warns of a darker future, famine, and hardship for Russia.
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Berlin
Dumse
Tshekeli
Russia
Maxim Gorky
Association of Russian Writers
Hard work ahead of Congressmen
Congress returns to Washington from the Christmas recess to tackle a heavy agenda before March 4. Key tasks include railroad legislation and deficit findings, with priority on completing appropriation bills to establish revenue needs. Senate action begins soon with consideration of railroad measures and related paving the way for committee work.
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Washington
Congress
Lawson arrives to testify on stock exchange probes
Boston financier Thomas W Lawson arrived in Washington ready to testify before congressional or other committees about stock market manipulation. He says the alleged leak about Wilson's note to belligerents is only part of exchange inside work and urges a full investigation. Lawson claims many traders profited massively and plans to attend today’s session, awaiting contact from House Rules Chairman Henry.
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House of Representatives
Congress
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Ao Randall
Los Angeles
Mi.ley
Illinois
Thomas D. Schall
Minnesota
P. Martin
Louisena
Meyer London
New York
Fas
Puller
Massachusetts
Seta
Washington
Thomas W. Lawson
Boston
Congressional
Stock Exchange
Wilson
Lawson
Henry
House Rules Committee
Official Dinners Mark New Years in Springfield Illinois
On New Year's Day 1925 the Illinois capital hosted grand official dinners and receptions for Governor Dunne and family. State officers, National Guard and Naval Reserve leaders, and department heads attended. From 4 to 8 pm the executive mansion opened to the public, with decor, an orchestra, and guests including Mr. and Mrs. Corboy and Mrs. Edward Dunne Jr. Captain Richard Dunne accompanied the governor.
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Springfield
Illinois
Illinois National Guard
Naval Reserve
Dunne
Guard and Reserve
W. J. Corboy
Edward F. Dunne, Jr
Richard Dunne
Chicago
War Report Details Broad Front Fighting and Romanian Front
The update describes widespread bombardments and minor engagements on multiple fronts. Teutonic forces push into Romania while Russians and Romanians withdraw from the Transylvanian Alps and Moldova regions. Danube fronts near Braila show advances by invaders, and Debruchjt sees ground loss for defenders. Verdun, Ypres, Loos, and Austro-Italian theaters report bombardments with limited French repulse and generally quiet Russia.
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Rumania
Tran-svanian Alps
Moldavian
Rimnik-Sarat
Fokahany
Braila
Danube
Petrograd
Debruchjt
Whitman Begins Second Term Inauguration Crowds Attend
Albany reports Charley Seymour Whitman inaugurated for a second term as New York governor. The ceremony featured an elaborate military display with dignitaries Domico De Gama and Samuel W. McCall among guests. Whitman urged paying national guardsmen the difference between federal and state pay, a plan costing about 2 million dollars.
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Albany
N. Y
Charley Seymour Whitman
New York
Domico de Gama
Samuel W. McCall
Massachusetts
Assembly Chamber
Goveror
National Guard
Col
Cornelius Vanderbilt
22Nd Engineers
Scandinavian notes endorsed in Vienna
London dated Jan 2 reports the Austro Hungarian foreign minister endorses Sweden Denmark and Norway notes. He says Vienna agrees with President Wilson in principle and openly supports Wilson’s initiative, as conveyed to Reuters via Amsterdam. The dispatch notes broader Allied alignment.
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Reuter
Vienna
Amsterdam
Sweden
Denmark
Norway
Cea
Wilson
Hundred Lost in Clermont Flood Report from Brisbane
Ren ter dispatch from Brisbane reports a flood in Clermont Queensland Australia washing away main street and houses. About one hundred persons are believed drowned with bodies recovered as a storm sweeps central Queensland.
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Queenstown
London
Oqone
Clermont
Queensland
Australia
Brisbane
Ohio Governor Calls High Cost Probe
Gov Willis in a farewell message to the eighty second General Assembly urged an immediate inquiry into Ohio's high cost of living. He proposed a legislative program to address price pressures and a broader examination of economic policy to ease burdens on residents.
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Eighty-Second Hoagie General Assembly
Willis
Ohio
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