Versailles Peace Conference Aims at 19 Major Talks
The conference opens with a broad 19 point agenda including creation of an international court, League of Nations, abolition of conscription, limits on armed forces, reparation plans for Germany, and disputes over territories and nations in Europe and the broader world.
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William the Devil
League of Nations
Europe
Germany
Denmark
Schleswig
Poland
Palestine
Constantinople
Turkey
Japan
Italia
Tacoma Strike Ties Up Power
Tacoma faces possible blackouts as the Kelty electrical workers strike in full force at 8 9 AM. The move follows the city's failure to grant wage demands of seven dollars and twenty cents per day, prompting union meetings and efforts to fill striking positions.
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Tacoma
Kelty
International Head of Electrical Workers
Apples for Camp Lewis via Portland Schools
Twenty thousand apples were donated by Portland pupils who each gave one fruit. The boxed fruit will be sent as a Christmas gift to soldiers at Camp Lewis, reflecting community support from local schools.
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Camp Lewis
Portland
Workers Seek Jury System Reform Remaking Federal Juries
Workers urge overhaul of federal jury selection under Judge Neterer. They demand diverse political and economic representation including two jurors from different classes and random drawing from taxpayers or voters to reflect working citizens. They argue current juries favor capital interests and erode trust in courts.
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Neterer
State Court
Lodge Asks State Secretary for Peace Delegates’ Powers
Senator Lodge demanded in Washington that the secretary of state in Paris inform the senate whether U S peace delegates advocate destroying surrendered German battleships. The resolution seeks authority details behind any such demand for destroying enemy property.
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Paris
Senate
United States
Nomination of Eastman to Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington December 19 nomination of Joseph B Eastman a Republican as a member of the Interstate Commerce Commission will be sent to the Senate today.
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Washington
Jos, B. Eastman
Interstate Commerce Commission
Senate
Seattle Firms Join Red Cross Drive In Record Roll Call
All workers in 1,153 Seattle firms have joined the Red Cross as part of a nationwide push. About 100,000 new members nationally, with Seattle aiming for 200,000. House to house canvass led by the Council of Patriotic Service runs Thursday night through the week. Frederick & Nelson employees, 1,129, and Teamsters and Truck Drivers union members, 1,760, reported contributions.
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Red Cross
Council of Patriotic Service
Frederick & Nelson
Teamsters and Truck Drivers’ Union
Wilson and Wilsons in Paris Conference on Peace Pact
President Wilson and Premier Clemenceau opened a key Murat palace meeting seeking closer U S French understanding on peace terms. Mrs Wilson plans camp visits and a possible Christmas singalong in Gondecourt as Wilson speaks to doughboys at American HQ.
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Paris
Wison
Clemenceau
Murat
Asis
United States
Marshal Foch
Mien
Margaret Wilson
Gondecourt
Wilson
Poincare
Marshal Joffre
Wilsons
Mone Pichon
King of Italy Reaches Paris
King Victor Emmanuel II arrived in Paris with Queen Elena and the royal party at 2 10 this afternoon. The entourage included Crown Prince Humbert Premier Orlando Foreign Minister Sonnino and other ministers.
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Paris
Victor Emmanuel
Italy
Elena
Humbert
Orlando
Sonnino
Seattle woman killed by auto collision in Seattle
A Seattle woman, Alice L. Von Tobel, was killed when struck by a car in Seattle late Monday. A coroner's jury found the accident unavoidable. New York broker E. J. Peabody is noted as being at liberty today after mobility earlier.
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Cal
Dee
E. J. Peabody
New York
Lberty
Liberty
Alice L. von Tobel
Seattle
Premier Romanones to Confer With World Leaders in Paris
Premier Romanones and foreign office officials have left Madrid for Paris at President Wilsons request to confer with him and later meet Lloyd George Clemenceau and Orlando before returning.
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Wilson
Romanones
Foreign Office
Paris
Lloyd George
Clemenceau
Orlando
Toronto Police Strike Ends and Union Bosses Reinstated
Toronto police may end their strike as commissioners approve reinstating dismissed union officials and recognizing an inside organization. The report notes England experimenting with reusable paper envelopes reusing them after turning inside out.
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Toronto
Ont
England
Mere Woman Is Exposed By Pearl Doble Marshall
A reader objects to a passage in Elaine Sterne’s Saturday Evening Post story about Annie the heroine. The critic questions authorship and gender stereotypes and calls the scene revealing and inappropriate for a female writer. The note ends with a page continuation cue.
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Pearl Doble Marshall
Elaine Sterne
Saturday Evening Post
Annie
Allied plans to crush Bolsheviks in Russia speculated
London rumors say a vast allied expedition may enter Russia this winter to move on Petrograd and end Bolshevik rule. Reports note Wilson's position will be sought after Christmas as allied discussions continue. Conflicting dispatches also discuss Ebert's resignation and reactions to the Liebknecht group.
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Russia
Wilson
Petrograd
Reds
Germany
Ebert
Liebknecht
British Editors Condemn Allied Invasion of Russia
London eyes Wilson visit as Paris friendship and London crowds loom large. Officials promise formal welcome but focus sits on Russia policy with calls for freedom of seas and league of nations plans. Rumors of a major allied expedition renew attention to the Russian issue.
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Russia
Lowell Mellett
United Press
London
Paris
Wilson
League of Nations
Britain and America May Form Defensive Alliance
New York dispatch notes that if the league of nations fails to emerge from the peace conference the United States may join an international balance of power. A German threat to dominate Europe and the Pacific could drive an Anglo American counter alliance to safeguard American interests.
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America
United Press
New York
League of Nations
United States
Germany
Berlin
Russia
Japan
Pacific
Reds Gain in Russia and Bolsheviks Advance in Estonia
Paris reports Chancellor Ebert backed by workers and soldiers in Germany as actions against Liebknecht followers escalate. In Russia Bolsheviks gain ground, with border state German withdrawal influencing allied policy debates. Esthenian war ministry says Bolshevik forces, aided by Lettish troops, move toward Dorpat after Wesenberg evacuation.
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Paris
Stockholm
Esthenia
Dorpat
Wesenberg
Thousands Cheer Haig and Staff Triumph in London Welcome
British army leaders led by Marshal Haig arrived in London to an enormous ovation with Generals Rawlinson Plummer Byng Birdwood and Horne. American soldiers joined the crowds as Haig’s party proceeded to Buckingham Palace for a royal welcome and luncheon with King George, with the Duke of Connaught Premier Lloyd George and cabinet members present.
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Marshal Haig
Rawlinson
Plummer
Byng
Birdwood
Horne
Charing Cross
Strand
Pall Mall
Piccadilly
Buckingham Palace
Duke of Connaught
Lloyd George
Palace
Haig
Wilhelm's Ear Injury Reported for Ex-Kaiser
In Amersfoort Holland Dec 19 the former kaiser lies confined to bed since Sunday due to a chill and throat infection. A specialist treats him while the newspaper Zukunft calls for his trial.
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Amerongen
Holland
Guards Kill American Aviator After Armistice
A young American aviator named Coheeny, 27, imprisoned near Stralsund, was shot dead by German guards outside a barbed wire enclosure about 7 P M on December 5, after the armistice had been signed, according to a British officer quoted in Copenhagen.
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Coheeny
Stralsan
Koebenhaven
Long Range Gun Inventor Arrested in Soviet Sweep
ESSEN Dec 18 delayed Herr Brausenberger inventor of the long range gun that shelled Paris is among three Krupp directors arrested by Soviet authorities.
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Essen
Herr Brausenberger
Paris
Krupp Works
Rumanian Troops Cross River into Hungary
Three battalions of Rumanian troops crossed the Narsch river and entered Hungary, prompting Hungarian protests without resistance as reported from Amsterdam.
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Amsterdam
Narsch
Hungary
Pasitch Declines Serbian Premiership Formation Formed
Paris reports Nicholas Pasitch has declined to accept the Serbian premiership and the regent has summoned leaders of all parties to participate in forming a new ministry.
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Paris
Nicholas Pashitch
Resignation Planned by UK Agriculture Board Chief
London report states R. Be. Prothere, president of the board of agriculture, will resign. The Express release notes the anticipated move as the year ends.
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the Express
R. BE. Pro
Board of Agriculture
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