Teutonic Allies Propose Parleys In WWI Message
Fragmented report says Teutonic allies propose parley with President Wilson regarding a neutral city conference to prevent further war. It notes central powers’ reply to Wilson and mentions James W. Gerard as American ambassador in reply and possible collaboration with allied diplomats after the current crisis ends.
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Germany
Wilson Mole
James W. Gerard
Armerican Suctansader
Lmcenmbur
Betliger Hn
Storm Devastates Regions as Death Toll Rises
Widespread severe weather swept the central and southern United States causing numerous fatalities and injuries. Reports describe tornadoes in Arkansas and a broad cold front bringing heavy rain and flooding from the mountains to the Pacific coast. Casualties include several named victims, with ongoing unconfirmed deaths and extensive property damage across multiple states.
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Chicago
Arkansas
Pacific
Bern
Ptarma Carlile Neer
England
Albert J. Hwartz
Kew
Unclear House Majority in Stubbed Election Fight
Weeking in Review argues on returns of the late election show neither party will have a majority to elect speaker. Independents may decide control. Current tally: Republicans 214, Democrats 213, Independents 2, Progressives 3, Pro Dikitingie 1, Swebalist 1.
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Beiter Lessorrate
the Perenniel
Opposes Military Training in New York Schools
An executive committee of the American Public Peace League met in the city to oppose military training in schools. The report notes opposition to warlike displays and calls for peace measures while referencing France and the Allies amid wartime tensions.
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Thie City
Tureday
Bomb Placed at Governor’s Home Reveals Plot
Police say a buried bomb found on a sidewalk near Governor Spry’s Browan Brow home was powerful enough to wreck adjacent houses. Six LWW suspects were jailed amid investigations tying the incident to an assassination plot and a staged Jennings explosion to draw guards away.
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Lake
William Spry
Hie Fanty
Tia
Washington
Chard W Noslen
Burlington House
Spry
Friends
Chief White
LW. W
Joseph Hulatrom
Ninth South
Jordan River
Murrey
Odward
Til
Charles
John Exeline
Qeear
Robert Erickson
James BK Jen
Hing
Jennings Residen
Can
Eer Beliere
J. Parker White
LWW
Jennings
Umitty
Governor's Home
Lidell Yard
Women Condemned at Paris Court Martial
Two more women sentenced to death by Paris court mar tials. One is Hana born in Calais of a German mother and Luxembourg father. The other, a widow Tiehelly of Belgian nationality.
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Paris
Hana
Calais
Luxetburg
Tiehelly
Ambassador Gerard Returns Amid Bribery Charge Allegation
A new photo shows Ambassador Gerard back from a short vacation and cleared of bribery charges. Toll Harbors. Mian William Tort, former Sociatiet mayor, was found not guilty of accepting a bribe from a hotel proprietor to protect an alleged blind pig operation.
Liquor Demand Surges on Dry Virginia and Carolinas Policies
A chaotic surge in liquor demand hits Virginia and neighboring states amid dry slate pressures. The Christmas period drives unusually high orders as wet markets scramble to supply the sudden spike, with distributors facing shortages and shifting compliance issues.
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Drya
Dallimere
Virginia
Carolinas
Wprves
Loewe Peetiun
Armed ships now treated as warships by Germany
London reports from Berlin via Amsterdam quote the Taegliche Rundschau stating Germany regards England's armed merchant and passenger ships as warships. The note says ships must be stopped and inspected before torpedoing, and that submarine warfare will expand. This response addresses Lloyd George's rejected peace offer.
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London
Exchange Telegraph Company
Amsterdam
Berlin
England
America
Lloyd George
Storm Closes Utah Copper Plant After Ten Year Strain
Salt Lake City reports four thousand workers laid off as a snow storm halts Utah Copper Company production of 600000 pounds daily. Civilians clash with soldiers in Honolulu during a free for all on holiday streets. three soldiers arrested and a policeman beaten as crowds surge.
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Salt Lake City
Utah Copper Company
Utah
Honolulu
Palleerman
Record Snowstorm Halts Salt Lake Transit
Heavy snowfall left Salt Lake City streets nearly bare as streetcars and urban trains halted Tuesday. December totals shattered records with 30.1 inches in the month and 10.4 inches in the 24 hours ending Tuesday noon.
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Salt Lake
Salt Lake City
Interstate commerce commission orders show cause on railcar return
An IC C order directs railroads to appear at a December 28 hearing to explain why foreign coal and refrigerator cars should not be returned to owners immediately after unloading without diversion or misuse. In New York, a 72 mile gale disrupted telephone and telegraph lines after a thunderstorm and heavy winds swept the metropolitan area. In Scranton, 15000 of 22000 public school children stayed from classes as a Christmas break vote faced a district decision.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Gothem
Gale
New York
Buffalo
Pittsburgh
Scranton
Fugitive Prisoners Killed in Mongolia Incident
Report from the Chinese foreign office states three German prisoners of war, a captain and two others, who escaped a Siberian prison camp, were killed in Mongolia by Russian soldiers. The claim depicts a dramatic wartime incident shaping Sino-German-Russian relations.
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China
Sen Weonata
Siberian
Mongolia
Foreign Office
Welles Fargo Plans $1 1 Million Bonus for Employees
The Welles Fargo company announced a bonus totaling about 1 1 million dollars to employees earning roughly 2 000 dollars a year. The plan aims to distribute the lump sum among eligible workers in a program disclosed in early reports.
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New York
Welles Fargo Company
Pri
Eight hour day win for switchmen in arbitration
The federal board of arbitration awarded switchmen on thirteen roads an eight hour day and a 5 cent hourly wage increase with pro rata overtime. The ruling defines eight hours as a day, cites the higher costs and risks of the job, and notes the increase is the largest granted in any arbitration, addressing the Adamson Act controversy.
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New York
Federal Board of Arbitration
Adanson
All American Dinner for President Washington
President Wilson ends Christmas at the White House with a large dinner for relatives and friends. The all America feast features delicacies from across the country sent as Christmas presents to the president.
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Washington
Wilson
White House
Baroness von Schoen Marries German Envoy Secretary
Miss Catherine Birney daughter of the late Theodore Wells Birney of Washington wed Baron Wilhelm von Schoen secretary of the German embassy in a recent ceremony linking prominent American and German diplomatic families.
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Catherine Birney
Theodore Wells Birney
Washington
Baron Wilhelm von Schoen
Nomination Hinted for Assistant Secretary by Wilson
President Wilson may nominate Osborne and Breckenridge Long for assistant secretary posts. Louis is expected to be nominated. Wyoming coach John E. Deiuene has resigned recently.
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Long
Osborne
Washington
Breckenridge Long
Louis
Wilson
John E. Deiuene
Wyoming
Three Killed in Explosion Near Jolietil la
Three persons were killed and three fatally injured when an aviation accident occurred at a home near Joliet, Texas. The blast also seriously injured several others, with the scene described as a chaotic explosion in the residence.
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Dex Molons
Peatem
Avetate 208
Jobe Peabirs
Riniostilia
Congress Adjourns For Holidays Amid Busy Lame Duck Session
Congress adjourned Friday for Christmas and will reconvene January 2 after a short session that saw five government supply measures pass in three weeks. The Senate and House await further action on railroad arbitration and expansion of ICC authority while prohibition and woman suffrage amendments linger. immigration bill advances in conference. several resolutions received favorable reports but no floor action.
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Washington
Congress
House
District of Columbia
Senate
House Commerce Committee
Senate Commerce Committee
Interstate Commerce Commission
Joint Commission
Judiciary Committee
Brutal Crime In South Shocks Minden Neighbors
In Minden Louisiana a half dressed seven year old summoned help to a home near here to find John N Reeves and his wife murdered with an ax and a bullet wound. An eleven year old boy and two younger siblings were severely harmed. The oldest child died at Shreveport hospital. An alarmed sibling escaped while sleep in the attic. Three negroes have been arrested and charged with the crime.
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Minden
John N. Reeves
Reeves
Shreveport
Robber Captured After Dropping Swag Near Bickleton
A man calling himself Henry Jones was caught by a posse in Washington after abandoning his horse and dropping part of the stolen bank loot. Deputies say he robbed the Bank of Bickleton, keeping $960 of the $4,000 taken, with most money recovered.
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Washington
Golden Dale
Waah
Henry Jones
Bank of
Bickleton
Wash
Jones
Germans Wager Peace In August
Frankfurt dispatch reports heavy betting on the Berlin exchange that peace would be signed before August. The note says the German emperor will return to Berlin for conferences with the American and Spanish ambassadors.
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London
Frankfurt
Exchange Company
Rotterdam
Berlin
Gar Shortage Delays Mails in Christmastide
Washington reports that car shortages in the midwest and insufficient mail handlers at large railway terminals hinder the Christmas mails service. The problem stems from a shortage of mail cars and staff, delaying deliveries across major hubs.
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Gar
Washington
Middle West
Slayer of Husband Exonerated in Chicago Trial
Mrs Iva M Barnes was found not guilty by a criminal court jury of murdering her husband James K H Barnes a traveling salesman after a three hour deliberation. In Washington Norm Yass of Biddeten was robbed of 3000 by a man who rode into Korselasick and held up the bank before escaping.
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Chicago
Iva M. Barnes
James KH. Barnes
Norm Yass
Biddeten
Michiem
Wash
Korselasick
Roumanians Yield Ground on Front as Mackensen Attacks Dobrudja
British forces seize a strong Turkish position at Maghdaga near El Arish with aircraft support. London reports 1,180 prisoners taken and heavy Turkish casualties as Mackensen’s forces push from Matchin after Ivakishe’s evacuation. Two British destroyers sunk in the North Sea with 55 casualties.
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London
Ivakishe
Danube
Tultba
Maghdaga
el Arish
Carpathians
Macedonia
Julian
North Sea
Bandit Robs Passengers On Train Near Sioux City
A bandit attempted a robbery aboard a Chicago Milwaukee St Paul train as it entered the yards in Sioux City Iowa. Passengers exchanged gunfire and the robber leaped through a car window to escape with $10 in cash while the train was moving.
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Sioux City
Iowa
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Chicago
Marshalls Arrive in Phoenix For Holiday Rest
Phoenix, Ariz. Vice-President and Mrs. Marshall reached the city Saturday morning to spend holidays at their desert bungalow fourteen miles out. The vice-president declined to discuss foreign affairs, saying he came to rest. Paris Officials Abandon Duel Between Frenchmen Over Patriotism Debated in formal declaration by deputies and captain, the proposed encounter was called off.
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Marshalls
Arizona
Phoenix
Ariz
Marshall
Desert
France
Paris
Adrien Weber
Charles Tisseyre
Will Discuss Farmers Needs in Montana Legislature
Helena reports Montana agricultural interests will present bills before the upcoming session. Measures focusing on farmer concerns are in preparation for introduction to the legislature.
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Helena
Mont
Montana
Sentry Wounds Three Guard Members in Escape Incident
Three guardsmen, Douglas and Aziz among them, are hospitalized with slight wounds after an attempted escape from the guard house. The injuries reportedly occurred when a Colorado Guardsman fired during the incident at the military post.
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Douglas
Aziz
Colorado
Villa Captures San Pedro De Las Solona, Torreon Region
A report, relayed by an American close to Francisco Villa, states that Villa captured San Pedro de las Solona northeast of Torreon on Sunday. Also notes Nevada towns left dark by a power outage, a Telper murder verdict in Buffalo, a plan for a state constabulary in Denver, and a fatal fire in Brooklyn destroying Puckley family decorations.
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Villa
San Pedro
el Paso
Texas
Francisco Villa
San Pedro de Las Solona
Torreon
Nevada
Tonopah
Nev
White Mountains
Denver
Colo
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Baroness von Schoen
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Telper
John Edward Telper
Oliver K. Buckler
Olf
Frank H. Weick
Puckley
Brooklyn
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