Cable company says Burleson violates international law
The Commercial Pacific Cable Company and allied firms seek a Federal Court injunction to halt Postmaster General Burleson from controlling 10,000 miles of cable between San Francisco and China Japan and the Philippine Islands. They allege violations of international law due to lack of consent from nations landing the cables and claim treaties or Senate approval are required. The London office cites a British instruction to alter routes without department approval. They expect voluntary answer. if not, service by publication.
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New York
Commercial Pacific Cable Company
Commercial Cable Company
Burleson
San Francisco
China
Japan
Philippine Islands
United States
Senate
London
Commercial Pacific
Charles. J. Hinghes
William W. Coke
George Creel
Comtee
Peace conference access accorded to press at Paris event
The statement confirms that all correspondents from newspapers and press associations will be granted the same treatment as company officers, ensuring equal access to the Paris peace conference.
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Paris
American Army Reaches the Rhine in 1918 War Update
Berlin dispatches report continued unrest with no new riot. Troops guard stations and university in Berlin while Spartacist organizers converge in Berein led by Lewin. Parliament factions clash as extreme Socialists seek overthrow. casualties rise to 27 dead and 90 wounded.
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Jonton Times
San Antonio Light
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Public Leager Co
London
Berlin
Urich
Stettin
Liecknecht
Terr Ebert
Spartacus
Berein
Lewin
Rhine
Republican Guard
Occupation of Germany Urged by Allies Welcomed in Strasbourg
Strass burg marked a symbolic return to French authority with Poincare Clemenceau and Cabinet greeted by hundreds including Ambassadors and generals. Strasbourg signs renamed Denied German connections. Poincare received keys and vowed custody would remain. Also reports Berlin command unsettling order and Bavarian call for strict measures after Friday disturbances.
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Strasbourg
Voincare
Franeewig
Alsace-Lorraing
Landtag
Poincare
Clemenceau
Kaiserplatz
Place de la Republique
Friederich Karlstrasse
Rue de la Paix
Rue de la Liberte
Jewels on View in Tower of London Crown Jewels Display
The crown jewels were shown in the Tower of London after being hidden for protection against air raids. Hidden in Windsor Castle for months, four armed guards in civilian dress brought them back in secret. The six million pound treasure included the imperial state crown and royal sceptre. Soldiers and sailors watched as the display drew crowds. Industrial use of a tank was demonstrated on the Marne Canal near Epernay, hauling barges at two miles per hour under public works direction.
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London Timer Service
San Antonio
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Conyricht
The
Public Ledger Co
London
Tower of London
Daily Mail
Windsor Castle
Yhvo
ATL
Parise
Marne Canal
Epernay
Ministry of Public Work
Mie
St Jacobs Twiniment Back Pain Relief Ad
An old quarter page style ad promises instant relief for backache lumbago and sciatica. It touts a topical rub called St Jacobs Twiniment claiming harmlessness and skin safety. The copy urges readers to buy a trial bottle from drug stores and notes decades of use.
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St. Jacobs
Deng
Two Cities Invite Cattlemen for Texas Cattle Raisers Meet
Dallas and Galveston remain the sole candidates for the Texas Cattle Raisers convention before the executive committee in Fort Worth. The meeting will also handle routine business as the committee conducts its session today.
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Wort Worth
Tex
Dallas
Galveston
IMD
Kort Worth
Peace Conference Plans Across Nations
Reports indicate Premier Lloyd George urges a just stern peace to avoid repeating Alsace-Lorraine mistakes of 1871 while allies prepare for the peace talks. President Wilson likely to avoid a seat at the table but stay in close contact with leaders, advocating public proceedings and press access.
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London
Germany
Alsace-Lorraine
Lloyd George
Albert Hall
Yen
Sty Tiney
Associated Press
George Washington
Wilson
Clemenceau
France
Senate Chamber
Washington
Peace Congress
SIMMS TO COMMAND ESCORT
Admiral Sims will personally command a fleet of nine battleships and forty destroyers to meet President Wilson at sea and escort him to Brest. The Wyoming will be his flagship, with the Pennsylvania and accompanying destroyers joining the escort under Admiral Mayo. Vice Admiral Wilson handles port arrangements for the President’s reception, and the George Washington carries the President’s flag as supreme naval commander.
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Washington, D. C
Admiral Sims
Europe
President Wilson
Brest
Daniels
Wyoming
Pennsylvania
Trrest
Mayo
Atlantic
Henryb. Wilson
George Washington
United States Navy
Wilson
Industrial cabinet going to Paris for peace conference
The industrial members of President Wilson's war cabinet, who met weekly at the White House during the war, will accompany the President to Paris as a unit. They will advise on economic industrial and reconstruction matters in Europe shaping future world peace.
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Washington
DD. C
Wilson
White House
Puris
Europe
Hearst Questioned Zimmerman Note Continued From Page One
Testimony covered Lieutenant Riehiski on Labor's National Peace Council and Captain von Rintelen efforts to halt munitions shipments. Hans Lebeau relief bureau described as a front to bar Germans and Austrians from munitions jobs. Samuel Untermyer sought to testify after request by Senator Owen.
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Mgr. Riehiski
Labor
National Peace Council
Vran% von Rintelen
Hans Lebeau
Bielaski
Samuel Untermyer
New York
Mr. Bielaski Aw
Gersman
Oveyman
More Soldiers Return Home From War Front
New York welcomed home over 2200 wounded American soldiers from the war. The group arrived on three ships, including the Sierra and Com fort, with Rainbow Division and Marines among the injured. Crowds cheered as the vessels docked, and veterans were greeted by onlookers along the waterfront. Meanwhile a livestock embargo halted hog shipments to Union Stock Yards Chicago until Thursday to ease congestion as markets reassess.
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New York
Union
United States
Sierra
Comfort
Rainbow Division
Chateau Thierry
Nell
Washington, D. C
Union Stock
Chicago
Railroad Administration
Department of Culture and Stock Yards
Troop Movements and Legal Notices From December Dispatches
A roundup of postwar items reports 600 Americans released from Camp Rastatt bound for Switzerland while 200 others depart Germany via Holland and Denmark. A Fort Worth private is sentenced to 15 years by court martial for desertion and assault. A Manchester strike disrupts 100000 spinners seeking wage gains, risking 200000 more jobs. A British transport brings 2450 US troops to New York, with 105 wounded and one death. Chicago red flag ordinance becomes law without signature. I L Hill of Denton dies in Austin pneumonia.
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Camp Rastatt
Berput
Switzerland
Berlin
Germany
Holland
Denmark
Fort Worth
Tex
Menost Conners
Camp Bowie
Conners
Johnson County
New York
Amerigi
Britain
David H. Seeley
127Th Field Artillery
Corsican
Oebe
Chisago
Thompson
Chicago
Germans Form Iron Division to Fight Bolsheviks
Soldiers' council of the Baltic German army forms a voluntary Iron Division to protect the army's orderly retreat and resist Bolshevik forces. Officers and men volunteer. protests from pro Bolshevik press rise, while Berlin soldiers push for strong action and a national assembly. Conclusions frame a battle between Bolshevik policy and democratic national assembly, with future outcome tied to Ebert's firmness and unity.
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Iron Division
San Antonio
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Public, Ledger Co. Stockhold
Germany
Berlin
Greater Berlin
Scheidemann
National Assembly
Field Marshal
Hindenburg
Workmen's Council
Soldiers’ Council
Executive Committee
Ebert
Kerensky
Jihu
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