Germans Invite Wilson to Visit Cologne
Cologne Volks Zeitung invites President Wilson to Cologne to discuss Germany’s reconstruction and related problems. The report notes German Foreign Ministry officials would meet him there to present Germany’s current challenges and government efforts. Paris dispatch mentions the Murat palace prepared for Wilson with guards, furnishings, and an American signals exchange.
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Amsterdam
Cologne
Volks Zeitung
Wilson
Foreign Ministry
Germany
Wilson, Lansing, White discuss League of Nations plan
President Wilson and Secretaries Lansing and White held a long conference aboard the Washington on the formation of a League of Nations. The talk touched on Lloyd George’s platform demanding no naval restrictions, discussed at the Peace Congress. On Sunday the President attended divine services with the enlisted men onboard.
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Washington
Associated Press Wireless
Wilson
Robert Lansing
Henry White
League of Nations
Lloyd George
Britain
President's boat faces gale en route to Azores for escort
Wireless AP reports the presidential yacht rode a fierce gale and rain on Saturday. The vessel was set to pass the Azores on Sunday to add more units to the naval escort.
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Washington
Associated Press
Azores
France Prepares Grand Welcome for Wilson in Paris
Paris officials plan an elaborate reception for President and Mrs Wilson with a state dinner official calls and a gala opera night. President Poincare and other officials will greet them on arrival Saturday now scheduled for that date a holiday may be declared for the occasion.
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Paris
Wilson
Poincare
No Strike Today in Seattle Yards Over Macy Award
Seattle December 9 There will be no strike today of shipyard workers over the Macy award as Metal Trades delegates in Washington advise. Workers say complaints will be heard by the Board of Appeals and have been asked to await its decision.
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Seattle
Macy
Metal Trades
Washington
Board of Appeals
Newark Team Wins Six Day Bicycle Race at Madison Square
New York December 9 Reggie McNamara and Jake Magin of Newark won the six day bicycle race held in Madison Square Garden finishing with the top overall score. The duo outpaced competing teams in a grueling track event that tested endurance and consistency across six days.
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New York
Reggie McNamara
Jake Magin
Newark
Madison Square Garden
Supreme Court Upholds President on Alaska Waters
The Supreme Court upholds the President's power to grant exclusive fishing rights in public waters off Alaska. The ruling makes permanent an injunction and restraining order against Alaska-Pacific Fisheries Company from placing nets near Annette and nearby islands set aside for the Moklakatia Indians. The company argued the President lacked authority to exclude them from the waters where it had built improvements.
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Washington
Grang
United States Supreme Court
Alaska- Pacific Fisheries Company
Annette
Alaska
McAdoo seeks laws to loan money for relief in Europe
Secretary William G. McAdoo asked Congress to authorize loans after peace to aid feeding reconstructed and devastated European countries. He noted about 1.5 billion dollars in war bonds have already been authorized and said continued loans for the purpose require legislative authority.
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Washington
William G. McAdoo
Treasury Department
Congress
America
Music and News for Soldiers in Main Hospital
Music and news will be provided for every patient in the reconstruction wards of the Waller Reed Hospital. Each bed will have a telephone receiver connected to a phonograph or a reader sending news dispatches. Patients may listen or cut out by pressing a button to suit their own convenience.
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Washington
Dec
Waller Reed Hospital
Well Known People Coming North on Steamer Alaska
Dec 9 The steamer Alaska sailed Saturday for Alaska with passengers Flor ence Bray of the Beauty Shop Henry Shattuck Albert Fuesner M S Wilson Anna White and Peter J Kostrometinoff a merchant of Sitka Steerage passengers were Joseph Jones A N Woodin and James Fogarty.
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Seattle
Alaska
Florence Bray
Beauty Shop
Henry Shattuck
Albert Fuesner
M. S. Wilson
Anna White
Peter J. Kostrometinoff
Sitka
Joseph Jones
A. N. Woodin
James Fogarty
Steamer Benito Juarez Lost in Pacific Gale
Honolulu reports the steam er Benito Juarez bound for Manila foundered in a gale. Seven men are missing or lost. The incident occurred in the Pacific while the steamer pressed toward its destination. Local authorities await further details as search efforts continue.
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Pacific
Honolulu
Benito Jurez
Manila
British Day Observed by American Honor in Telegraph Note
British newspapers celebrate British Day with cordial appreciation for the honor from America. The Telegraph remarks a new phase in Anglo American history, noting shared ideals and gratitude for the tribute.
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London
America
Telegraph
Alaska road funds eyed in War Department estimate
War Department plans a $200,000 item for Alaska roads in its annual appropriation estimates. Alaska Board of Road Commissioners will supervise expenditures. Last two years allocations totaled $600,000 with $500,000 actually spent. $100,000 added due to war costs. Delegate Sulzer secured an amendment protecting the Alaska road estimate from removal in Congress.
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Seattle
Dec
War Department
Alaska
Alaska Board of Road Commission
Charles A. Sulzer
House
Congress
Cunard Line Seeks Pier Use at Antwerp Port
The Cunard line plans to designate Antwerp as a port of call and asks city authorities to allow its vessels to use the pier formerly used by the North German Lloyd Company.
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Cunard Liner
Antwerp
Cunard Line
North German
Lloyd Company
Hogland on his way to Sacramento flight from Seattle
Mail Aviator Lieut Hogland arrived in Eugene from Seattle at 3:30 Saturday after remaining since Saturday night. He is making the Seattle-Sacramento flight and left Eugene today.
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Hogland
Eugene
Ore
Lieut
Seattle
Hale denies charges of pro German ties and funding
William Bayard Hale former Hearst correspondent in Berlin rejects claims of receiving 15000 dollars a year from the German government to push Hun propaganda in the United States. Samuel Untermeyer also denies any service for German interests and notes a plan to gain control of a New York paper with offers to Heinrich Albert a German Embassy attache.
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New York
William Bayard Hale
Hearst Papers
United States
Secret Service
Berlin
Hearst
Samuel Untermeyer
Heinrich Albert
Secret letters reveal German consuls sought to curb German workers in plant production
Washington dispatch reports Chief Bielaska of the Secret Service presenting more secret von Lernstorf letters to the Senate investigating Committee. The cables instructed German consuls in the United States to remove German subjects from plants producing materiel for the Allies, barring Germans above labor rank from factory work under imperial code sections.
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Washington
von Lernstorff
Senate
Bielaska
Secret Service
United States
Alaska election unprecedented in U S history
The Post-Intelligencer notes a Sulzer-Wicker style sham in Alaska that many see as unprecedented in U S history. It predicts the contest may be settled in Washington and adds that two Congressmen have never twice contested the same office in succession.
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Alaska
U. S
Seattle
The
Post Intelligencer
United States
Washington
French Prisoners Shot by German Guards in Langensalza
Paris reports nine French prisoners were executed by German soldiers at the Langensalza prison camp in Prussian Saxony. Fifteen others were seriously wounded. France will demand reparation.
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Paris
Langensaliza
Saxony
France
Faculties Regain Control of Western Conference Athletics
Chicago December 9 Intercollegiate athletics of the Western Conference have been restored to the former pre war basis. The faculty committee has resumed control of conditions.
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Chicago
Great Danger Before Nation Unemployed Plans Outlined
New York December 9 Nathan Smythe assistant director of the Federal Employment Service warns unemployment is the greatest danger of the next four months. He suggests massive emigration to native lands to free jobs for Americans. War Labor Policies Board urges public works during demobilization to absorb discharged soldiers. Governors conference in Annapolis December 16 will review construction data. Camp Lewis reports 1,462 men and 220 officers discharged. daily totals rise to 500. Applications pour in from the Northwest and Alaska for placements.
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New York
Nathan Smythe
Federal Employment Service
United States
Washington
War Labor Policies Board
Annapolis Dee
Camp Lewis
Dee
Northwest
Alaska
Clark says wartime trade gains key to prosperity
Speaker Champ Clark told the Southern Commercial Congress in Baltimore that America's future prosperity hinges on expanding foreign trade. He noted the war’s aim was to secure seaborne freedom to the Versailles Peace Conference and pledged to maintain the large merchant marine built during the war.
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Baltimore
Champ Clark
Southern Commercial Congress
America
Alaskans Demobilized at Camp Lewis Transfer to California
Camp Lewis reports many Alaska servicemen demobilized with more to follow. A special train carried five hundred discharged soldiers to California as part of the discharge process.
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Camp Lewis
California
More Wounded Arrive New York
A total of 1,600 wounded Americans have arrived in New York, continuing a steady stream of casualties. The report notes the ongoing medical intake and transport arrangements for the injured U.S. servicemen.
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New York
Steamer Olympic Sails for Halifax With Canadian Veterans
London dispatch says the steamer Olympic departed Southampton on Saturday carrying about 3,000 Canadian veterans plus accompanying personnel toward Halifax. The voyage marks a notable repatriation effort after service abroad.
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London
Olympic
Southhampton
Halifax
Christmas shopping rush voices fill Juneau stores
With thirteen shopping days until Christmas, The Empire urges immediate holiday planning as stores display gift ideas and shoppers seek timely purchases. The piece emphasizes the season's spirit and the need to avoid delaying the Christmas shopping expedition.
Red Flag Rising in Munich and Berlin Fights Sharpen
Spartacus members are reported defending Berlin suburbs with machine guns as government troops clash with socialists. Berlin sees heavy street fighting with 12 killed and 50 wounded among Spartacus followers. Red banners replace German flags in Munich as troops move toward Cologne.
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Munich
Berlin
Cologne
Zurich
Associated Press
Spartacus
Germany
Prerlin
Dec
Socialist
Munich Crisis Forces Minister to Resign Amid Siege
Armed soldiers burst into the home of the Minister of the Interior and demanded his resignation, which he conceded. Revolutionaries also stormed newspaper offices in the upheaval.
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Munich
Dee
British Troops Move to Cologne as Troubles Reported
From Aix la Chapelle British forces are sent to Cologne to maintain order amid reports of Reds rioting and unrest. The full extent of the trouble remains unclear as officials assess the situation.
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Aix LA Chapelle
Cologne
Ebert Hailed as President in Berlin Demonstration
Soldiers and sailors in Berlin hailed Chancellor Ebert as the first President of the German republic. Ebert said he would not accept the position without conferring with the new Government members.
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Copenhagen
Berlin
Ebert
Harden Sees Kaiser Role Miscast in History
London reports Maximilian Harden argues the Allies misjudge the former Kaiser. He says the Kaiser had no personal part in starting the war and was a tool of the military, who viewed him as a coward. Harden suggests he would have been better suited to show business than empire.
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London
Maximilian Harden
Harden
One Director for All of Companies Is Recommended
Washington December 9 The pooling of the telephone and telegraph lines of the Nation with marine and cable lines under a single head has been recommended to Postmaster General Burleson by Theodore Vail the noted financier.
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Washington
Burleson
Theodore Vail
Many Children Die From Poor Food Says Doctor
In Vienna a pediatric specialist Dr Clemens von Pirquet reported that Austria Hungary’s birth rate dropped by half during the war. He said poor food reduced the population’s total weight to about one third.
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Vienna
Clemens von Pirquet
Austria- Hungary
Schwab Resignation Accepted by Wilson
President Wilson has accepted the resignation of Charles A. Schwab. Washington dispatch reports Schwab's departure after years of service, marking a notable shift in naval and industrial leadership during a December period.
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Charles A. Schwab
Washington
Wilson
Germans Given Own Medicine by Belgians in Aachen
Aachen reports Belgian occupation shocks residents as civilians are ordered off sidewalks and to uncover upon Belgian officers approach, mirroring German tactics used in Brussels. Washington notes Gen Dupont of the French Army arrives in Berlin to set up headquarters at the former French Embassy for transporting French prisoners in Germany.
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Aix la Chapelle
Aix LA Chappelle
Brussels
Washington
Dec
Due Pont
Berlin
Germany
Americans Reach Coblentz After Long Transit
Americans arrive at Coblentz after a long transit, moving through a sequence of stops as part of a broader wartime movement. The report notes their arrival on December 9 and places the event in the ongoing troop relocation narrative from the front.
Germans West of Rhine Grow Cordial Toward British Force
Report from London on December 9 notes German attitudes east of the Rhine easing. Authorities say in several areas they welcome the British arrival, citing fears of starvation and relief for their own people.
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London
Rhine
No American Deaths For Military Offenses Reported
Provost Marshal Crowder states that no American Expeditionary Forces member has been executed for purely military offenses since the war began. Few death sentences were imposed. one was for spying, while 773 were convicted for sleeping at their posts, with no death penalty in those cases.
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Washington
Dec
Crowder
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