British Premier Rejects Peace Without Full Reparations
In the House of Commons Premier Lloyd George declares allies will not enter negotiations without German reparations as a condition for peace. He warns peace without such terms is impossible and cites Lincoln’s belief that victory must achieve its object. He notes plans for a national service directorate and wartime industrial scheduling.
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London
Lloyd- George
House of Commons
Germany
Europe
Lloyd-George
Abraham Lincoln
Central Powers
President Wilson Nominates Postmasters in Many States
Washington lists a long batch of postmaster nominations sent to the Senate by President Wilson. The selections cover Illinois Indiana Iowa Michigan Wisconsin and include named appointees at numerous mid western post offices with destinations such as Sea ton Browns town Elm wood Litchfield Scott camden and more.
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Washington
Wilson
Senate
mid-West
Illinois
Traverse R. Wright
Seaton
William F. Peterson
Brownstown
Charles P. Regan
Capron
Polona
Callaway
Tallula
Theodore J. Schneer
Beardstown
J. D. Downer
Downers Grove
Philip Maher
Elmwood
Hugh Hall
Litchfield
Alta A. Rose
Atwood
James H. Spiker
Bushnell
P. H. Langan
Odell
Anthony R. Gorman
Raymond
Andrew J. Gillogly
Sidell
Indiana-Jennette R
Emma O. Wellermeyer
Harris
Estey
Poison Kills 3 Convicts at Joliet Prison Debauch
Joliet Illinois December 19 warden Michael Zimmer said six convicts who survived a wood alcohol poisoning after a prison debauch would recover. Four men died and three likely would die. Convicts used moonshining methods to extract alcohol from shellac mixtures behind walls to forget prison bitterness. The dead were Alexander Archer Iroquois county fifth term for robbery, Martin Harris Cook county two year offense, Edward Williams Cook county fifth term for robbery, Frank Dawson Grandy county one to fourteen years for robbery.
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Joliet, Iil
Michael Zimmer
Joliet Penitentiary
Alexander Archer
Iroquois County
Martin Harris
Cook County
Edward Williams
Frank Dawson
Grandy County
New Rifle for Japanese Army Reported
Tokyo December 22 authorities disclose a new Japanese army rifle said to be the best in existence with a broader caliber and a range surpassing 2000 meters.
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Tokyo
Taft Warns on War Machine's Rise
Former President William H. Taft spoke in Fall River Mass on December 22 and warned that if the machinery of war keeps growing the next conflict may involve the United States as a participant.
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Fall River
Mass
William H. Taft
Outlaws Slain After Battle Southwest of Chihuahua City
Reports from Juarez and Ajo describe Villa loyalists and bandits clashing southwest of Chihuahua City. Uribe and 17 followers were executed by home guards after a punitive raid, as U.S. troops arrived to guard the Ajo copper camp amid fears of further Villa raids.
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Chihuahua City
U. S
Ajo
Ariz
Juarez
Bandeiro Uribe
Villa
Carranza
Home Guards
Tejolocachio
Julio Acosta
Uribe
Fourteenth Infantry
Yuma
Jones
Roumanian Army Is in Peril as Central Powers Advance
Berlin reports Field Marshal von Mackensen's army crossing the Buzeu sector on a broad front and seizing 1,150 prisoners, 10 locomotives, about 400 railroad cars, and numerous vehicles. Russo-Romanian retreat continues toward the Danube delta as forces push into Dobrudja.
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Berlin
Sayville
Roumania
von Mackensen
Buzeu
Dobrudja
Danube
War Office
Teutons Hopeful of Peace After Lloyd George Speech
Washington reports Lloyd-George signals door open to peace terms. White House and state department share cautiously optimistic view. German embassy notes Germany not first to close door as allies answers move toward actual peace proposals. Ambassador von Bernstorff says further note exchanges likely. Germany ready to discuss reparations for peace.
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Washington
Lloyd-George
White House
State Department
Germany
von Bernstorfft
Turkey frees Americans held by Turkish authorities
About 200 Americans detained in Syria and Palestine by Turkish forces may depart via Beirut after pledging to stay in Beirut for a month to neutralize any military information. The United States pressed for release, and the cruiser Des Moines will sail from Alexandria to Beirut to evacuate the refugees.
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Washington
Syria
Palestine
Beirut
United States
Des Moines
Alexandria
Cotton Ginned Totals Reach 10.846 Million Bales
Washington reports cotton ginned before December 18 totals 10,845,989 running bales including 188,108 round bales and 110,448 Sea Island bales, according to the Census Bureau.
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Washington
Sea Island
One Man Killed in Wreck Near Gold Ridge
A broken rail derailed the Seminole Limited of the Tit Nois Central Railroad at Gold Ridge Alabama Tuesday afternoon killing one man and injuring 12. Authorities investigated the cause and the scene was cleared after emergency response.
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Birmingham
Ala
Seminole Limited
Titnois Central Railroad
Gold Ridge
16 000 National Guardsmen Ordered Home From Mexican Border
General Funston ordered 16 000 troops on the Mexican border to be returned to their home states. The Seventh Illinois Infantry was among those to be sent back, with most units expected to start home by January 7. Officials stated this does not signal an immediate withdrawal of Pershing's column and 75 000 Guardsmen will remain on the border.
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Chicago
Washington
War Department
Mexico
Pershing
Rich couple John P Becker and wife slain on Illinois farm
John P Becker, prominent southern Illinois farmer, and his wife were murdered on their 3000 acre Mason City area farm. Robbery suspected after $3000 rent money vanished and a large hoard reportedly hidden on the premises. Fire set to mask crime failed. bloodhounds and posses scour the countryside.
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Peoria
John P. Becker
Southernlinois
Mason City
Beckers
Pekin
Teuton Prisoners Reach U S From Hongkong
Twenty five German and Austrian merchants freed from British captors arrived aboard the China near Meiggs wharf after a long voyage from Hongkong. W F Schuedter leader of Carlowitz & Co. described a hellish experience in prison camps. Two members were said to be insane. Schuedter expressed deep gratitude to the American people for release.
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San Francisco
China
Hongkong
Meigg’s
W. F. Schuedter
Carlowitz & Co
Orient
Schuedter
Three Die in Wisconsin Mines Cave-In Near Platteville
Three miners, Clarence Hicks James Hamilton and Arthur Treleu were killed when a cave-in trapped them at the Blockhouse zinc and lead mines four miles south of Platteville Wisconsin. Bodies were recovered within an hour. Hicks and Hamilton were married with children Treleu had just wed two months ago.
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Dubuque
Clarence Hicks
James Hamilton
Arthur Treley
Platteville
Wis
Hicks
Hamilton
Treleu
Slain in Bride-Elect's Home in Joplin
Samuel G. Davis of Tulsa, a wealthy Indian lands dealer, was shot and killed in the home of Mrs. Daisy Carter a divorcee who was to wed Davis. The assailant fled the scene.
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Joplin, Mo
Dee
Samuel G. Davis
Tulsa
Oka
Daisy Carter
Spanish steamer Ason arrives Bordeaux after voyage
Lloyds shipping agency reports the Spanish steamer Ason of 2080 tons gross built at Cadiz in 1901 last reported arriving at Bordeaux on November 25 from Ayr Scotland indicating a completed cross channel voyage during a December update from London.
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London
Lloyd's Shipping Agency
Cadiz
Bordeaux
Ayr
Scotland
Professor Hugo Munsterberg Dies During Lecture
Professor Hugo Munsterberg 53 a Harvard psychology professor collapsed and died on Saturday while addressing a Radcliffe class. The event caused intense excitement among the female students. Officials attributed the death to heart disease amid reports of continued postwar stress and rebuttals to magazine criticisms.
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Boston
Hugo Munsterberg
Harvard College
Radcliffe
Professor Munsterberg
Munsterberg
Senate schedule shifts on District of Columbia prohibition bill
Washington December 22 a parliamentary misplay delayed a fast floor vote on Senator Sheppards District of Columbia prohibition bill. The senate set a final vote for January 9 after opponents argued the measure lost calendar status due to Senator Ashurst winning unanimous consent to take up a land bill.
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Washington
Sheppard
District of Columbia
Senate
Ashurst
Americans Lost in War Report
Ottawa confirms overseas casualty report listing H. T. Hampstead of Tacoma Washington as dead and M. H. Brown of Harrisburg Pennsylvania as missing.
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Ottawa
Ont
H. T. Hampstead
Tacoma
Wash
M. H. Brown
Harrisburg
Earthquake Felt in Hickman Kentucky Causes Panic
A severe earthquake struck Hickman Kentucky causing chimneys to tumble and houses to shake. Residents fled in panic wearing nightclothes but damage was reported as small.
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Hickman
Dee
Wisconsin levies record inheritance tax on James Hobart Moore
Mattson Wisconsin December 22 the state assessed the estate of James Hobart Moore Chicago financier at 364360 making it the largest inheritance tax levied in Wisconsin history. The sizeable duty underscores Moore s prominence and Chicago connections in a landmark tax action by Wisconsin authorities.
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Mattson
Wis
Wisconsin
James Hobart Moore
Chicago
Bonar Law Says Peace Note Won’t be Discussed Now
Andrew Bonar Law informs the House of Commons that no government statement on President Wilson's peace note will be issued until consultations with Entente allies are complete. He says the issue must be handled through allied communications and cannot be clarified at present.
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Bonar Law
House of Commons
Union News Service
London
Wilson
Entente
Andrew Bonar Law
Law
House
Congressional inquiry on Wilson note sparks stock market probe
A House resolution by Rep Wood seeks a congressional investigation into conflicting interpretations of President Wilson's note to belligerents to see if any high administration member or kin profited from stock swings. The measure was referred to the judiciary committee.
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Washington
Wilson
State Department
Representative Wood
Indiana
Judiciary Committee
House
Representative Bailey
Pennsylvania
Mann
Chihuahua City Falls as Salazar Occupies Capital
Reports from El Paso say General Salazar has occupied Chihuahua City after driving out General Murguia and his forces. Wires between Juarez and Chihuahua City are cut, making confirmation impossible. Villistas captured Torreon after a brief siege.
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el Paso
Texas
Chihuahua City
Salazar
Murguia
Juarez
Villistas
Torreon
Cincinnati Market Prices For Grains Livestock Poultry Eggs
A detailed market listing shows corn prices for multiple white and yellow grades, hay rates across timothy and clover mixes, oats and wheat quotes, eggs and poultry rates, cattle with bid ranges, hogs and sows, sheep and lambs, plus fryers and turkeys. The figures include per bushel or per hundredweight quotes and typical weight classes.
WILL GUILD FOUR NEW LINERS
Four new ocean liners for the American Line will be larger and faster than the Mauretania and Lusitania. Each vessel will cost about 7.5 million dollars and exceed 900 feet in length. Construction is expected at the New York Shipbuilding Company yards in Wilmington, Delaware.
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New York
American Line
International Mercantile Marine Co
New York Shipbuilding Company
Wilmington
Del
Luck for Three Murphys Scholarships at Harvard
Three Murphy descendants gain scholarships under the William S. Murphy will at Harvard. Since no freshmen named Murphy enrolled, three graduate students receive the awards: Clifton Murphy of Georgetown S. G. law school, William A. Murphy of Boston in medical school, and Gardner Murphy of Boston in the graduate school.
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Murphys
Murphy
William S. Murphy
Harvard
Clifton Murphy
Georgetown
S. G
William A. Murphy
Boston
Gardner Murphy
Examining Castoria Bottles for Infants and Children
Important notice urges careful inspection of every bottle of Castoria, the well known remedy for infants and children, to ensure safety and proper contents. The reminder stresses checking labels and batch information for authenticity and correct dosing guidance.
A Creole Conception and the French Oriole Woman
A Creole representative returns from the South and recalls New Orleans with emphasis on the beauty of the French oriole women. The Oakland Tribune anecdote frames this travel vignette. An eye balm advertisement follows describing Roman Eye Balsam for sore, blood-shot, watery, and sticky eyes with nightly use.
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New Orleans
Oakland Tribune
Court Question Sparks Debate Over Juries
A quoted exchange questions whether a man of sense should be tried by a jury of policemen rather than peers, highlighting concerns about fair trials and jury composition.
Insects Described As Lowest Order Of Creation
A debate features the phrase One Reason calling insects the lowest order of creation and another remark praising their work ethic as they seize chances to labor. The exchange showcases petty contempt and a different view on nature.
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