Pershing issues regulations for occupied German zones
General Pershing announced guidance for regions under American occupation. The rules require identification cards, posted resident lists, weapon surrender, and curbs on gatherings. Military courts will punish attacks on soldiers and property, with censorship and travel controls managed by American authorities.
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Associated Press
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James W. McAndrew
Pershing
Oxact
America
Population Estimate for San Antonio From UT Bureau
The University of Texas Bureau of Municipal Research estimates San Antonio’s population at about 200,000 in a bulletin tied to Home Rule act work. The release lists other Texas cities with Dallas at 130,000, Houston 125,000, El Paso 42,000, Galveston 40,000, Waco 140,000, noting soldiers may be counted but city census is outdated.
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San Antonio
Bureau of Municipal Research
University of Texas
Bureau
Texas
Daling
Houston
el Paso
Galveston
Waco
Hirge
British hull Hercules passes Kiel Canal amid German curiosity
London dispatch reports the British battleship Hercules returning from a voyage to inspect German bases under the armistice. The vessel and destroyers Verdun and Viceroy traversed the Kiel Canal on December 18, drawing wave and watchful German interest. Sailors on German ships were found lax, ordered cleared, and the inspectors noted good clothing and food levels for Germans, with healthy winter crops and well cultivated land in regions like Hamburg.
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London
Allied Commission
Germ
Hercules
Kiel Canal
Verdun
Ehite Deen
Germany
Hanburg
France
England
Troops Called Out Over Kansas City Street Car Strike
Mayor Cowgill asked Governor Gardner to mobilize the Seventh Regiment to preserve order as a two week street car strike spread. About 1400 soldiers organized with a transport battalion of SOC mobilized at 11 o clock. Strike leaders say local unions pledge $1 weekly per member, boosting the fund by several thousand dollars weekly.
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Kansas City
Cowgill
Gardner
Jefferson City
Menbe
Weather Forecast for San Antonio and Vicinity
Tonight and Sunday fair with freezing conditions tonight. Somewhat warmer Sunday with a minimum around 28 to 34 degrees. Next northerly winds. East Texas: tonight fair with freezing temperatures near records, frost on the coast. Sunday fair with warmer conditions.
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San Antonio
Texas
Weather Fragments From Several Cities
Readable fragments report temperatures winds and conditions for St Louis Chicago Kansas City New York and Washington. Data includes highs and lows across the past 24 hours. Formatting is inconsistent with OCR but indicates cold and snowy periods in multiple locations.
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Wiehington
Memorial Auditorium Urged by San Antonio Chamber Dinner
The San Antonio Chamber of Commerce will urge erecting a memorial auditorium for fallen soldiers at a Saturday dinner. The plan includes funding by subscription or bonds, land along the San Antonio river may be acquired, and the site would straighten the river bend to allow riverbed filling. The building would serve as a convention hall with memorial tablets for the dead. Captain Tobin will be guest, with remarks and annual chamber reports to follow.
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San Antonio
Romany Street
Lexington
Taylor and
Navarre
Martin
Well
Chambers of Commerce
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Jidgar 'Tobin
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St. Anthony
Clogy
John 8. Carrington
Chamber
Frank M. Lewis
Nuin
Mor‘vis Slorn
Comfort
United States Public Healthy Service
TF. J. Miller
Texas
Mexico
Brang C. Groos
Reach
Wilson’s Birthday Obscured by Flight Incident
London reports King George visited President Wilson at his apartments at ten this morning to wish him a happy birthday on Wilson’s 2nd year in office. In Texas, Lt Col Fickle’s plane skidded on ice in Purcell and collided with a fence while landing, he survived and returned to Fort Worth by train.
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London
King George
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Fickle Wurt
Fort Worth
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Purcell
Oklo
Oklahoma City
Clemenceau Plans to End Political Censorship in France
Paris reports Premier Clemenceau will urge cabinet to abolish political censorship and keep only military news under state control. The move, per Temps, would likely occur before the peace preliminaries begin.
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Paris
Temps
France
Wilson to Visit Mother's Birthplace at Carlisle Sunday
London dispatch reports President Wilson will visit Carlisle to honor his ancestry. The Carlisle Congregational Church, where his grandfather Rev Thomas Woodrow served in 1820, will add a tablet noting Mrs Woodrow’s birthplace. A prior Carlisle visit recalled his knickerbocker suit and elder seating incident.
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Carlisle
London Times
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Woodrow
Jessie
America
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United States of America
Thomas Woodrow
Wilson
Tim
Democratic Leaders To Pledge Support to Pershing
Two Southern Democratic politicians arrived with a split in the party. They aim to confer with General Pershing and assure him of substantial Southern Democratic backing if he seeks the Republican nomination. The pledge would come from within the South’s Democratic organization.
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Paris
Democratic Party
Pershing
King Praises Proisent At State Banquet
Lonilyn reports on President Wilson visiting Roghind for a state banquet at Buckingham Palace. The event featured royal guests, ambassadors, and notable dignitaries, with Wilson seated beside Queen Mary and a dining hall display of gold plate valued at about ten million dollars.
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Church of Ngland
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Queen Mary
George
King George
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Smmbassador
Christian
Patricia
Duke of Connaught
Gote
Beatrice
Mabassador
John W. Davis
President Wilson
Italy Seeks Wilson Backing for War Claims
Italian officials report President Wilson likely supports Italy on war aims aligned with the king’s peace speech. They foresee firm yet cautious handling at the peace conference, hoping for strong U S allied unity while tensions with France and Britain persist over Adriatic issues. The Vatican seeks a new concordat with Italy to settle past differences, while Italy watches Italian forces and Greek relations shape Allied views.
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Chicago
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Wilson
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Italy
France
England
Finme
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Asia Minor
Allie
America
Vatican
Berlin government crisis looms as soldiers council nears control
Dec 27 report from Copenhagen notes Workers and Soldiers Central Council to meet to reconstruct government. Berlin papers report six government signers are no longer the government and call for central council involvement. Potential inclusion of Georg Ledbour and Dr Carl Liebkoecht in leadership.
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Borin
Mbert-flaase
Berlin
de Vossische Zeitung
Central Council of Soldiers and Work
Ers
Copenhagen
Beelingske ‘Tidende
Georg Ledbour
Carl Liebkoecht
Saree Ee
Wilson urges a powerful group of nations to be trustees of world peace
London dispatch describes President Wilson in Guild Hall urging a concert of power led by one supreme group of nations to preserve the peace, replacing the old balance of power. Crowds cheer as he denounces the old order and calls for collective security through a united world leadership.
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Larix
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