Envoy Recall sparks US Mexico tensions under Carranza rule
Washington officials fear a break in relations after General Carranza orders Eliseo Arredondo to withdraw. The ambassador-designate leaves Washington after signaling departure, while Carranza presses for protocol changes on troop withdrawal. Capstone: US advisers worry about a potential spectacular rebuff by the de facto government.
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Washington
Carrapea
Eliseo Arredondo
United
United States
Arredondo
State Department
Mexico City
Garranza
Mexico
Lane
Luis Cabrera
Atlantic City
Iane
J. BR. Mott
Government to Buy Drink Trade in Britain
London reports the government is nearing a purchase of the drink trade. The Daily Express notes drastic curbs on whisky and beer production and sale are expected as part of the plan.
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London
Datty Express
Pirates Raid Sink Ship in Dramatic Final Battle
A Japanese dispatch reports a pirate raid on a sinking vessel. Three hundred men are said to have gone to their deaths as wreckage collapsed amid fierce combat at sea.
German allies reply to Wilson note seeks peace conference
Berlin transmits a friendly reply through Ambassador Gerard praising the American suggestion while renewing the offer to enter immediately into a peace conference. The note states the great work of preventing future wars can begin only after the present war ends and expresses willingness to collaborate with the United States when time comes.
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Berlin
Sayville
Liec
Wilson
Gerard
United States
Vienna
Sofia
Constantinople
von Bethmann-Hollweg
Twelve Federal Farm Loan Banks Named for Districts
The Farm Loan Board announced 12 locations for federal farm loan banks Springfield Massachusetts Baltimore Maryland Columbia South Carolina Louisville Kentucky New Orleans Louisiana St Louis Missouri St Paul Minnesota Omaha Nebraska Wichita Kansas Houston Texas Berkeley California and Spokane Washington. Each bank will have 750000 capital and loan value up to 50 percent of land value with terms from five to forty years. Bonds will be issued as loans are made to keep capital available for other applicants.
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Springfield
Mass
Baltimore
Columbia
S. C
Louisville
New Orleans
St. Louis
St. Paul
Omaha
Wichita
Houston
Tex
Berkeley
Cal
Spokane
Federal Farm Loan
Farm Loan Board
Illinois
Missouri
Arkansas
Submarine Postage: Higher Rates for Mail on Ships
The article notes elevated mail rates on ships with special charges of two marks for postcards or letters up to 20 grams. It suggests future voyages will include special mail at rates reminiscent of the forty-niners era and expects substantial demand for the submarine post.
Bank Robbery Hits Hagerman State Bank in Sherman Area
Five bandits robbed the Hager tien State bank of Hagerman, 15 miles northwest of Sherman Texas. The safe was blown open and the robbers escaped in a water car with about $5,000.
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Texas
Sherman, Tex
Hager Tien State Bank
Hagerman
Here
Roads ultimatum fails to move unions toward court decision
In New York on December 21, railway chiefs refused unions demands after talks broke down. Workers, represented by 250 at Brotherhood meetings, await a U.S. Supreme Court ruling on the Adamson law. If upheld, back pay from January 1 would be issued.
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New York
WLC
Brotherhoal
Lepton
Hog. N. A
Stowe
United States Supreme Court
Ents
Lew
Wette
Goorabrond
Jackson as Speaker Leads Nebraska House Powers Shift
The Democratic caucus in the Nebraska House elected George Jackson of Nuckolls as speaker on the fourth ballot and George W. Potts of Pawnee as chief clerk. The reorganization included officers such as Lee Metcalfe and J. W. Kelly as assistants, with constitutional officers and clerks named amid factional lines. State revenue from insurance fees totaled over 350 thousand in the last biennium, and Secretary Bernecker proposed major assessment reforms to empower county assessors and shift timing for property valuations to March 1.
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George Jackson
Nuckolls
Clere
Pawnes
Lee Metcalfe
Dougas
J. W. Kelly
Custer
Jason Evans
Lancaster
House
Bryan
George, Jackson
Nuckolls County
George W. Potts
Pawnee County
State Insurance Department
State General Fund
Nebraska
J.bernecker
State Board of Equalization
Nuckells County
Nation to organize reserve battalions from National Guard
Under war draft law all able bodied US men aged eighteen to forty five face service. The War Department orders a reserve training battalion be formed from National Guard reserve by voluntary enlistment when Guard front units are called to war. If enrollments lag, unorganized militia may be drafted to sustain battalion strength.
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Washington
United States
National Guard
Congress
War Department
Guard
National Defense Act
Militia Bureau
Fear Plague's Spread West
Dr. Simon Flexner, director of the Rockefeller Institute, warned that infantile paralysis could become more widespread in the United States next summer though the eastern states might see less. He said the disease is infectious and caused by a living micro-organism.
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New York
Simon Flexner
Rockefeller Institute For Medical Research
United States
Flexner
Bishop Richter Dead In Grand Rapids Diocese News
Rt Rev Henry J Richter bishop of Grand Rapids diocese dies in Michigan. French orders 100 locomotives. Philadelphia reports a contract on January 2.
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Richter
Grand Rapida, Mich
Henry J. Richter
Diocese of
Grand Rap
France
Philadelphia
Toronto Fire Destroys King Street Barns
A blaze on King street razed the Toronto street railway barns on Friday, causing about 1 000 000 dollars in damage. Fire crews battled the flames as the structure burned fully.
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Toronto
Ont
King Street
Nebraska Budget Requests and Tax Revenue Overview
The state budget outlines governor Jepecaene's plan to block certain departmental appropriations without his endorsement. It includes income statements, requests from 15 state institutions, and total requests of 4,194,945. Tax data show roughly 7.2 million revenue from Nebraskan taxpayers, with delinquencies and mill reductions noted. The report lists county treasurer sums by fund, and calls for higher teacher salaries to prevent attrition.
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Usder
Mme
State Board of Control
Smith
Adavis
Uni
Agri
Morehead
Denounce Germany as peace talks fail to end war
The Farm Management Bureau analyzes the crisis and the Western press reports Allied refusal to accept Germany's peace proposals. Allies call Germany's offer insincere and insist the war continues until reparations and guarantees for future peace are achieved. Germany is blamed for the war and urged to accept terms.
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Union
Patio
Germany
Fourth Regiment Returns to Fort Crook From Texas
More than eight hundred soldiers and officers of the Fourth regiment arrived at Ft. Crook after cross country moves from Texas. Crowds cheered as the troops, greeted by relatives, pledged “Nebraska Forever There’s No Place Like Home” during return. Section 1 brought about 480 men at 3 25 p m. Section 2 arrived at 4 p m with the Third battalion and 77? men plus 53 officers including hospital and headquarters units.
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Omaha
Neb
Texas
Nebraska
Ft. Crook
United States
Regiiment
Fort Crook
Food Crisis Near New York Warns USDA Expert
N J Spillman chief of the bureau of farm management warned at a meeting of the American Naturalists and the American Association for the Advancement of Science that war wastage and global crop failures push the United States toward a food production crisis. He cited a 108 percent rise in farm land prices and a 67 percent jump in farm product prices over the past decade, with current decade surpassing those rates.
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New York
United States
N. J. Spillman
Bureau of Farm Management
Department of Agriculture
Society of American Naturalists
American Society For the Advancement of Science
Spillman
Rosebery Warns Against Peace Restore Prewar Status
London reports Lord Rosebery speaking in Edinburgh against a peace that would restore the prewar situation. He argues Britain fights for every neutral nation and for a strong United States, warning that defeat could lead to US suffering from Prussia-like power.
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London
Ats
Edinburgh
Lord Rosebery
United States
Prussia
Defeat of Russo-Rumanian Forces by Teutonic Army
Berlin reports the defeat of Russo Romanian forces by the invading Teutonic army. Russian troops attempting to regain ground were thrust back with heavy losses. Army headquarters notes patrol actions on the Russian front and repulsed Russian raiding detachments at several points along the front.
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Berlin
Record Gold Import Marks Largest Day Into United States
New York reports a record daily gold import of 23 million dollars with J P Morgan & Co depositing in New York and Philadelphia offices. Of this total a portion was in American eagle gold, the same ingot shipped to Paris in 1904 as part of a 40 million dollar payoff to the old French Panama Canal Company.
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New York
J. P. Morgan & Co
Philadelphia
Paris
Panama Canal Company
Unclear Practice Prompts Harsh Remedies in Historic Text
A fragment describes a controversial method where a person is subjected to vapor baths as a first step. It mentions later enforcing residence in a prohibition town, isolating the individual from familiar contacts. The language reflects dated, punitive restraint.
Papes Diapepsin Promises Fast Stomach Relief
An advertisement touts Pape’s Diapepsin as the quickest safest remedy for indigestion upset stomach and acid belching. It claims relief in five minutes and urges readers to buy a fifty cent case from any drug store.
The Parlor Philosopher Quotes and Road Spending
The fragment cites quotes about lighthearted aims and time, mentions a parlor philosopher and the Mere Man debating sugar beet industry, and notes Congress funding to boost sugar beet seed production. It concludes with a claim that the 48 states spend 290 million dollars annually on good roads.
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Congress
United States
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