France outlines peace terms amid Socialist disruptions
Paris reports Foreign Minister Stephen Pichon defending full publicity for peace talks and endorsing a league of nations while stating France rejects annexations but reserves Alsace Lorraine frontiers. He warns Russia intervention will be defensive for now, potentially offensive by Russian troops later to curb Bolshevism.
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Paris
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France
Russia
Alsac-Lorraine
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Hoe
Marcel Cachin
Clemenceau
League of Nations
M. Bracke
Alsace-Lorraine
Franklin- Bouillon
Vatican
Vichon
Ukraine
Caucasus
Siberia
Odessa
London Election Yields Large Margins and Coalition Gains
London voters produced huge majorities for many winners under the new franchise rules. The deposit for failing to win at least one eighth of votes is forfeited by over 130 candidates. London shows strong coalition support with only a few independent Liberals and two Laborites aligning with the coalition.
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London
World events brief from ships to peace talks
Ten American destroyers hoisted homeward pennants as they left Queenstown amid whistles. President Wilson declared the task of the world’s peace delegates at Buckingham Palace in London, asserting America’s love of freedom.
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London
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America
Lloyd George
Balfour
Great Britain
United States
European War Notes From Odessa To Rhine Bridge
A delayed Odessa dispatch reports sharp fighting in the city with 5,000 French troops amid bombardment by French shore and battleship guns. A Mayence dispatch notes a pontoon bridge built across the Rhine at Nierstein in five hours, over 1000 feet long. Italy quotes damages claims in the invaded provinces at 20 billion dollars. The London Evening News says 50 more German U boats will surrender, totaling 144.
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Odessa
Justice
Mayence
Rhine
Nierstein
Finanza Italian
Rome
Italy
Washington backs wheat price guaranty for 1919 crop
The department of agriculture and the Food Administration recommended to Congress in Washington a bill to make effective the wheat price guaranty for the 1919 crop and to safeguard the government against losses.
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Congress
Washington
Department of Agriculture
The
Food Administration
Navy officers and wartime actions fill a busy news day
Captain Eine receives a Christmas commission as rear admiral from Secretary Daniels in New York. Hobey Baker is killed in a flying accident at Toul airfield. Army surplus auctions will sell 45 000 mules and horses next month with sales on January 7 14 21 and 28. Ambassador Sharp sails home to New York. W S stamps are recalled and replaced. Agriculture announces nitrate of soda sales at cost. Dr J Wilbur Chapman dies in New York. Senate passes the war revenue bill aimed at raising 6 billion in 1919 and 4 billion in 1920. Bread meat sugar and dairy regulations are rescinded. Mrs James Dempsey and five children burn in Aldrich Pa. Fare increases and mileage books authorized for Tutnois line. Carl Cook is murdered in Laporte Ind during a robbery attempt.
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Washington
German government bars new titles and honors
Dispatches report that Germany will not confer further titles or decorations while existing orders can be kept. Other notes include 8000 Peruvians fleeing from Chile, a planned wartime profits tax in Germany expected to raise 20 billion dollars, and Masaryk taking the oath as president in Prague.
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Amsterdam
Iowans Reported Killed or Wounded in War News
A long list of Iowans reported killed in action or died of wounds includes August W. Kottke Guttenburg Charles Calhoun Le Mars Andrew De Graff Hospers George Schilling Little Rock Henry A. Watland Rudger Rex Strait Rock Rapids and many others. Also noted are Col A Marston and Major T R Agg resuming positions at Iowa State College. James Fitzgerald of Sioux City awarded the Italian cross of honor for gallantry. A baby suit seeks $30 000 over a highway accident in Des Moines context. War Savings cashes rise in Atlantic with a single $300 submission.
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John ©. Reinig
Portsmouth
Homer J. Hall
Charter Oak
Peter A. Hanson
Soldier
Henry Kiowe, Jr
Leeds
Gerrit Tilstra
Hawarden
Lloyd T. Smith
Defiance
Walter L. Matheus
Mount Pleasant
Frank D. Kellerman
de Witt
Frank Anthony
Speck Ferry
Ed Jf.mahanke
Parkersburg
Clarence G. Scott
Kanawha
Edward T.olsen
Missouri Valley
Einard
Fossum
Mes Moines
Corp
Lou Berry
Des Moines
Ernest Bartlett
Tripoli
John Abbert
Hartung
Tians H. E. Olsen
Jessup
William Co. Pegum
Victor
Frank Norris
Gravity
John C. Russell
Milton
Hale P. Waller
Stacyville
Edward F. Steinhauer
Burlington
Anson Jones
Larrabee
Louis Ames
William Schultz
Spirit Lake
Moren Jorgenson
Battle Creek
Henry J. Minter
Denison
Frank V. O’toole
Dubuque
Otto Achair
Council Bluffs
Arthur Beike
Clarksville
Col. A. Marston
Ninety Seventh Engineers
Camp Leach
Washington
T.R. Agg
Ninty-eighth Engineers
Iowa State College
Col. Marston
Agg
Dean Marston
James Fitzgerald
Sioux City
Fitzgerald
Steve Leroy Thrasher
J. J. Thrasher
W. H Keister
Keister
J. B. Carver
George Galarno
National Council of Defense
Secretary of Labor
Wilson
Congress
U. S. Employment Service
Employment Bureau
Not Guilty Verdict in Bowling Green Wife Assault Case
A Bowling Green Kentucky case ends with a not guilty verdict after a jury deliberation. The husband testified while the courtroom heard a plea for mercy citing the wife’s good treatment of their children and his own meekness. The scene moved jurors and spectators to tears as the judge offered time for consideration.
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Bowling Green
Darkey
Rose An
Marie Jedge
Windsor Hosts Dominion Delegates and Maori Prophecy Tale
Sailors and press delegates from Australia New Zealand and South Africa visit Windsor Castle. King Edward VII recalls empire tours and Maori prophecies linking Rotorua’s Maggie Papakura and a pre war omen about New Zealand’s battle cruiser. The Maori tiki charm is worn by its captain.
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Windsor Castle
New Zealand
Grea Britain
Dominions
Pirfin
Maggie Papakura
Maeri Gard
Rotorua
England
Mary
Nothing Gained by Brooding and Constructive Duty
A motivational note urges abandoning brooding over failures and grudges. It advocates starting each day fresh, keeping a positive mind, and recognizing the good in people. The message encourages staying informed about service members overseas and performing daily duties with vigor.
War ends as child interrupts scolding with question
A tense household scene ends when the crying baby, hiding behind an apron, blurts out that the war is over. Jane has broken a second doll, and the mother scolds hard, misdirected by the domestic quarrel as the child delivers news of peace.
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Jane
Mor sense in dogs hints from Phyllis and Phil
Readable lines show two speakers debating dogs’ intelligence and mastery. Phyllis remarks dogs have more sense than humans, while Phil agrees and jokes about having a dog like that himself. The fragment hints at a casual conversation on canine acumen.
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Phyllis
Phil
Nemesis Goddess of Justice and Divine Retribution
Nemesis in Greek myth personifies allotment and divine distribution. Her role ensures each person receives a precise share of fortune, correcting excess prosperity by punishment to maintain balance.
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