Former Empress of Germany Near Death
Copenhagen dispatch from the Frankfort Zeitung reports the former German Empress is gravely ill with heart disease after a stroke and prior afflictions. It notes her husband William II is seriously ill with ear trouble and nervous concerns, while a Holland dispatch says the former emperor was seen walking at Amsterron after bed confinement and a recovered chill.
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Frankfort Zeitung
Amengeron
Holland
William
Danish ship Asgerd rescued by Choctaw off Virginia capes
The Danish sailing ship Asgerd, battered and waterlogged, was brought into Hampton Roads by the American naval auxiliary steamer Choctaw after being sighted 200 miles southeast of the Virginia Capes. The Asgerd, en route from Buenos Aires to New York with seeds, ran into a gale in the South Atlantic.
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Asgerd
Hampton Toads
Amelican Naval Auxiliary
Choctaw
Virginia Capes
Tournos Aires
New York
South Atlantic
Nor
Feel Miserable From That Cold
Nobody should feel perfectly miserable from a cold cough or bronchial attack for long. Dr. King's New Discovery relieves phlegm irritation and sore throat. It soothes and comforts, popular for over fifty years at druggists priced $1.20.
Reserve Officers Training Corps to Expand Nationwide
Washington announces immediate establishment of ROTC units at colleges and schools under the 1916 act. The plan shifts from infantry to specialized officer training across artillery, engineer, signal, ordnance, air service and medical corps. About 100 institutions reestablishing groups with equipment. 200 more schools join voluntarily. A special division will run junior high and senior college units and select instructors from wartime army officers. Swift & Co. reports San Antonio beef prices for week ending 12-21-18.
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Army Training Corps
Army
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Signal Corps
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Air Service
Medical Corps
General Staff
Reserve
Nomination of Wounded Soldier for Alabama Governor
Maj Dallas B. Smith of Opelika Alabama, wounded in France, was nominated by acclamation for Alabama governor by the Republican state executive committee in Birmingham. It is unclear if he will accept or campaign. he remains in a French base hospital.
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Opelika
Alabama
New York World
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J. H. Reynolds
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France
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Rainbow
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Wirmingham
Amermans
Maine
Alia HL. Smith
ISGS
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American Soldiers Readied for Grand Christmas in France
Paris reports the American Expeditionary Force and the YMCA preparing a nationwide Christmas for troops and French children. The Red Triangle huts will host 100 Christmas Eve entertainments, with 2 million U. S. soldiers and 1,500 French venues in view. Santa Claus, gifts, and local talent will feature across huts and theaters.
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Young Men's Christian Association
Red Triangle
France
America
Jong
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Inn
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Poyers
Soldat
Entertainment Department
Theater League
Walter Hines Page Dies Former Ambassador and Author
Walter Hines Page former ambassador to Great Britain and noted author died in Pinehurst North Carolina after weeks of illness at 63 He served as ambassador from 1913 to 1918 and was editor of The World s Work and The Atlantic Monthly He leaves a son Frank Page and a daughter Katherine Mice Page Loring services set for Thursday at Vale Memorial Church Aberdeen NC
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United States
Great Britain
N. C
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Ange
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Charles G. Loring
Boston
Ralph W. Page
Henry A. Page
Junius R
Cary
N.C
State Chronicle
Raleigh
State Agricultural and Mechanical College
Doubleday, Page & Co
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LL. 1
Wilson
N. G
Sage
South
Sanitary Commission
John D. Rockefeller
New York Evening Post
the Torum
Atlantic Monthly
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Beto
England
Germany
Great Tritain
IMS
London
New York
Alice Wilson
William Wilson
Michigan
Frank Page
Katherine Mice Page
Charles G. Loringz
Tandon
Engagement Announced for G W Boddenburgs Daughter
Society notes announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter Hmma to Lieutenant O Brook of New York. The wedding is set for Christmas Day at the groom’s home in Victoria Street, with the 6th Infantry regimental dance postponed.
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G. W. Rbodenburg
Hmma
Tientenant
O. Brook
New York
Victoria Street
German Ranks Split Amid Socialist Shift In Mexico
AP reports in Mexico City that Germany’s signing of the armistice and a new socialist government split German and Austrian communities. Dr John Yeu says most German residents opposed the war and anti US propaganda, calling for world peace and a curb on militaristic leaders.
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Associated Press
Mexico City
Deen 2K
Germany
Messes
John Yeu
Republic
Mexico
United States
Vox
Christmas Home for Soldiers at Kelly Field
The Morale Office at Kelly Field seeks San Antonio families to host soldiers on Christmas Day. Volunteers should contact the Post Morale Officer, Room 12, Test Headquarters, Kelly Field, to offer their address and how many men they can shelter.
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Kelly Field
San Antonio
Kelly Wichd
Ady
Randolph Bourne Dies in New York at Age 32
Noted author and magazine writer Randolph Bourne died of pneumonia at his home in New York yesterday. The New Republic contributor, known for works on education, was 32 at his death.
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New York
Randolph Bourne
Pnemnonia
New Republic
World War Casualty Totals Reported
Geneva reports Austro Hungarian casualties at 4,000,000 by end of May 1918. Petrograd telegram puts Russian losses at 9,150,000 with 1,400,000 killed, 1,450,000 disabled, 8,500,000 wounded, and 2,500,000 captured. German toll cited above 6,000,000. French deaths total 7,490,000. Italy’s Barzilai notes 600,000 killed or wounded. British losses listed as 704,000 killed.
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Associated Press
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Copenhagen
Russia
Petrograd
A. J. Sack
Ees
Ife
Cologne Gazzette
Chamber of Deputies
Haesen Voilin
Paris
Salvatore Barzilai
Victory Emanuel
Gos
Marking U S Graves in Germany and New York
Arrangements by American YMCA representative at Berne and Conrad Hoffman to mark graves of American soldiers held by Germans. Plan includes a central memorial and smaller memorials for relatives, with the aim of honoring POW deaths in Germany and New York.
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U.S
Germany
New York
Larte
Young Men's Christian Association
Berne
Switzerland
Conrad Hoffman
Y. M.4
Weekend Trip Derailed by Rain Leads to Austin Dance Affaire
The group’s Dallas plans were spoiled by recent rains, prompting a stop in Austin for a dance and several informal gatherings. Mrs. O O Harper has stayed with Mrs. A B Chittin for weeks, and Capt. Oliver Holden sails to France to seek a French soldier scholarship. Eveline Halff, a Wellesley student, returns Tuesday night to spend holidays with Mr and Mrs A Halff, while Harry Halff, at the University of Penn BAT C, will join them Monday night for holidays.
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Dallas
Oliver Holden
San Antonio
France
Evelen Halff
Wellesley College
A. 4
Harry A. Halff
BAT
University of Pennsylvania
Frau Cosima Wagner Nearing Death at Beyreuth
Frau Cosima Wagner widow of Richard Wagner is said to be dying at Beyreuth. Born December 1849 she was daughter of Franz Liszt and married to Richard Wagner in 1870. Her son Siegfried Wagner has gained prominence as composer conductor and musician.
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Munich
Cosima Wagner
Richard Wagner
Beyreuth
Frau
Franz Lisat
Sigfried Wagner
Judge Cowin Dies in Omaha at 72
Cleveland reports Judge John C. Cowin aged 72 former Cleveland lawyer and friend to Presidents McKinley Garfield and Hayes died yesterday at his Omaha home. He served with former Ohio Governor Handley as government sport attorney in the Union Pacific foreclosure case, securing a verdict saving the United States 868 060 000.
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Cleveland
Ohio
John C. Cowin
McKinley
Garfield
Hayes
Omaha
Handley
Cownt
Union Pacific Railroad
United States
Calotabs Calomel Purgative Endorsed For Colds
Doctors advise a single Calotab purgative at night for cold grippe or influenza with a water drink. The remedy, calomel purgative, is said to break up a cold overnight with no salt or nausea and no interference with eating. Sold in sealed packages for thirty five cents. refund promised if not satisfactory. Cary
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Pride
Wm. Barnes
San Antonio
Tex
Foley
Spanish Agent Killed in Puruanico Mexico Conflict
Spanish consul at Puruanico Michoacan Don Leopold Ovejo was assassinated by a Mexican government captain. Reported unrest in Mexico includes rebels attacking trains between Mexico City and Vera Cruz and Carranza forces facing opposition as Diaz sympathizers rumored to rise in the capital.
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Associated Press
Havana
Don Leopold Ovejo
Puruanico
Mexico City
Vera Cine
Carranza
Felix Diaz
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