Body of Babe Brown Sent South for Burial in Seattle
The body of Babe Brown will be shipped on the Princess Sophia to Seattle for burial in the Jewish cemetery. Harry Againsky, her husband held in federal jail, pays the funeral costs including the southbound transport and last rites. An attendant will officiate at Seattle, with viewing tonight at the Douglas undertakers.
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Harry Againsky
Sully Undertaking Company
Douglas
Againsky
Seattle
Gabe” Brown
Assistant Secretary of State Resigns
Washington D C December twenty first John E Osborne assistant secretary of state resigns to return to Rawlins Wyoming to devote himself to private business His successor not named He was appointed in 1913 and held the office longer than most predecessors with few exceptions
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Washington, D. C
John E. Osborne
Rawlins
Wyo
Butter Drops 3 Cents In Toledo Markets
Butter fell three cents, totaling 23 cents lower, in Toledo today amid weak demand from a boycott by the Housewives' League started a week ago.
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Toledo
Housewives’ League
Committee Shift May Kill Suffrage Bill
Washington December 21 Appointment of Representative Walsh to succeed the late Representative Moss on the judiciary committee may prevent the Susan B Anthony suffrage amendment from a favorable report this session Walsh is an anti suffragist while Moss favored suffrage The committee margin with Moss voting was never more than one.
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Washington, D. C
Representative Walsh
Massachusetts
Representative Mass
West Virginia
Judiciary
Susan B. Anthony
Don Walsh
Moss
Portugal Quells Revolt Despite Reports From Lisbon
Paris dispatch reports revolutionary outbreaks in several parts of Portugal but an official note says the uprising was quelled and Lisbon remains tranquil. The Havas Agency filed the bulletin from Lisbon yesterday.
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Paris
Portugal
Havas
Tuisbon
Stock Quotation Roundup for Alaska Copper and Steel
New York stock ticker shows Alaska Gold at 12 percent? Alaska Jonest at 7 14. American Zinc at 43. Butte and Superior at 484. Ray at 26. China at 53. Utah Copper at 95. Copper metal quoted at 21. Bethlehem Steel fell 72 points yesterday, total drop 200 points in 30 days.
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New York
Des
Alaska
American
Butte and
Superior
Ray
China
Utah
Bethlehem Steel
Republicans Seek Real Leader At City Club Meeting
New York report from December 21 notes at a Republican Club gathering Charles D. Hillis urged the party needs a true leader who embodies Republican principles and can command. Senator John O Weeks indicated support for restoring a party machine style system.
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New York
Republican Club
Charles D. Hillis
Republican Party
United States
John O
Garty
Prisoner exchange arranged by Russia and Germany
Stockholm reports arrangements for civilian prisoner exchange completed. Groups have passed through Sweden to Germany, with further transfers planned. Thanks are sent to American Ambassador David B. Francis and Minister Nelson Morris for their roles. The deal covers women, children, and men over forty five, affecting about one hundred thousand Russians, regardless of unequal numbers.
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Stockholm
Russia
Germany
Sweden
David B. Francis
Petrograd
Fr Nelson Morris
Morris
Gor‘rum
Francis
Navy subsistence cost falls in wartime period
Paymaster-General Mc Gowan’s annual report shows the navy’s subsistence cost lower over the past two years than before the European war. The daily ration per man was half a cent cheaper than in 1913-14, when it ran a little over two cents.
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Washington
McGowan
Old People Love At Sight Marry In Independence
In Independence Missouri on December 20 J W Smith aged 78 married Mrs Saline Hermann aged 76. He smiled at his bride and said it was love at first sight A third marriage for each They both have many children from prior marriages and dismissed other arguments.
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Independence
J. W. Smith
Mrrs
Saline Hermann
Paper famine hits Baltimore public schools in crisis
Tec 20 The high cost of paper leaves Baltimore public schools with only enough practice paper and pads for students until after January 1. Officials fear no bids will arrive for supplies and pupils may be forced to return to slate use.
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Baltimore
Panama Zone Should Be a U. S. Booster
New York December 21 American merchants and manufacturers should have exclusive rights to establish warehouses and showrooms in the Panama Canal Zone to attract Central and Southern American trade. George W Goethals former Panama Canal Zone governor urged the Merchants Association that the United States has invested in the zone and ought to use it accordingly.
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New York
Panama Canal Zone
George W. Goethals
Pan- Jama Canal Zone
Merchants’ Association
United States
Mr Goethals
Greek bootblack found guilty of killing Blanche Coleman
Seattle dispatch reports John Soudas a Greek bootblack convicted of murdering Blanche Coleman, an outcast, in the Christie Hotel apartments on June 11. Witnesses heard strange room sounds the night of the crime with a woman’s voice fading to “Sweetheart, what have you done?” Soudas allegedly left the room and was arrested within hours. circumstantial evidence was emphasized by defense attorney Paul Carrigan.
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Seattle
John Soudas
Blanche Coleman
Christie Hotel
France orders record cotton purchase for explosives
France has placed an order for 11,000 bales of cotton in New Orleans, the largest single purchase by a foreign government. The cotton will be used in the manufacture of explosives, reflecting a massive wartime supply effort and trade with the United States.
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New Orleans
France
Brief Notices From Cables
Cleveland brief reports the death of P B Shelby formerly of Union Pacific and later notable in Great Northern leadership from pneumonia. Washington brief notes Senate judiciary committee favoring a report on the national prohibition constitutional amendment and Secretary Daniels ordering construction of a battleship at Philadelphia navy yard.
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Cleveland
P. B. Shelby
Union Pacific
Great Northern
Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
Daniels
Philadelphia Navy Yard
Wealthy Woman Dies in Poverty in Seattle
In Seattle on December 21 Mrs Josephine Mitchell widow of a once wealthy Nevada miner died surrounded by poverty. The county will take charge of the revsing.
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Seattle
Josephine Mitchell
Nevada
Shortest Day Says Solstice Passes Tonight in Juneau
The article notes today as the winter solstice and states the sun reaches its southernmost point at about 10 o clock in Juneau time, beginning a six month northward journey. It explains days lengthen gradually after this solstice, with Washington time placing the moment at 10 51 p.m. December 21. Juneau time lags by about four hours.
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Juneau
Washington
Germans Use Tanks Against Rumanians At General Falken Mayne
In Romania, German armored cars advancing with General Falken Mayne’s HQ have impressed with rapid 25 mph speeds and strong fire. The ten man crews operate machine guns with flexible angles, enabling effective patrols and scouting beyond cavalry.
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von Falkenmayne
Rumania
London
Somme
Mountins
Romania
Poultry Boycott Urged for Christmas in Halifax
Halifax Trades and Labor Union passes a resolution urging citizens to refrain from buying poultry for Christmas unless prices are restored to a fair level, following similar actions in Montreal and other cities.
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Halifax
Halifax Trades and Labor Union
Montreal
Seattle Pioneer’s Son Dies In Seattle
J. H. Van Asselt aged 60 and lifelong Seattle resident died this afternoon. He was the son of Henry Van Anselt first settler in the White River Valley and namesake of Van Asselt.
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Seattle
Henry van Anselt
White River Valley
van Asselt
Americans on steamer Ursula torpedoed near Malta
The British steamer Ursula carrying six Americans was torpedoed without warning by a German submarine and sunk off Malta. All Americans survived with most crew members escaping in lifeboats.
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Washington
Malta
State Department
Ursula
Canada to fulfill 1917 munitions contracts, UK shift
J W Flavelle, chair of Canada’s Imperial Munitions Board, says US shell orders end within months and Britain will stop buying finished munitions from the US. Canada must meet 1917 promises, with Britain continuing raw material purchases. delays risk a grave blunder.
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Toronto
Ont
United States
J. W. Flavelle
Imperial Munitions Board For Canada
Canada
Flavelle
Great Britain
Dominion
Steamer Watson Brings Three Juneau Passengers
Steamer Admiral Watson arrived from the north at 10 oclock last night carrying three Juneau bound passengers Oliver Orange A Woen and Frank Seiffert.
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Watson
Juneau
Seattle
Admiral Watson
North
Oliver Orange
A. Woen
Frank Seiffert
Irish Prisoners to Be Released Before Holidays
London dispatch reports strong indication that most Irish prisoners interned after the recent rebellion will be released within a day or so and before Christmas, signaling an upcoming clemency move ahead of the holidays.
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London
Ireland
Seattle Census Figures Report Population in 1016
A census bulletin issued here today estimates Seattle’s population on July 1, 1016, at 348,629. The bulletin notes this figure as the city’s latest official count, reflecting growth and demographic shifts since the prior census.
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Washington
Seattle
Red Cross to Withdraw Units From Serbia Early Next Year
American Red Cross hospital units in Serbia will be withdrawn around January 1 by request of the Austrian foreign office. The announcement came at the organization's annual meeting in the report of Ernest P. Bicknell, director general of civilian relief.
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Washington
American Red Cross
Serbia
Foreign Office
Ernest P. Bicknell
Civillian Relief
President Wilson Sends Notes for Peace to Belligerents
Secretary of State Robert Lansing said President Wilson's notes were sent to belligerents to test neutrals' status as the war's danger sharpens. He indicated the United States is near a crisis over German submarine warfare and declined to detail further implications.
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Washington
Robert Lansing
Wilson
United States
Lansing
Rights Invaded Trigger Near War Citing Wilson Message
Secretary Lansing released a statement explaining President Wilson’s message as signaling that U S rights have been invaded by belligerents on both sides and that the nation nears the verge of war. He stressed the need to know each belligerent’s aims to guide future conduct, noting it is not material interests but rights endangered by the conflict.
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Washington
Lansing
Wilson
President Wilson Sends Peace Notes to Belligerents
President Wilson sent notes to all nations at war asking them to discuss terms and take soundings on peace proposals. He did not propose peace himself and kept his plans private as the notes were dispatched late last night and are now en route to the belligerents.
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Wilson
Washington
US President proposes early conference on war terms
Washington reports that notes were sent to European belligerents outlining a plan for a swift avowal of terms to end the war and prevent a future conflict. Secretary Lansing released a text stating the President seeks an early meeting to discuss acceptable terms and guarantees, while not insisting on any particular method.
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Lansing
Diplomats See Significance in President Note on Peace Terms
Washington observers interpret the note as offering a cheaper path to peace terms while signaling how the United States would defend its neutral interests if the war persists. They note the president frames neutrality as increasingly intolerable and stresses that neutral white interests have suffered due to the conflict.
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Nuda
Washington
OM Dala
United States
German Ambassador Makes a Statement Dec 21 Washington
In German quarters the conviction that the government will press for a decisive policy in response to the latest World War events dominates a statement issued by the German ambassador from Washington. The note emphasizes resolve and readiness to act in the evolving diplomatic crisis.
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Washington
The
President’s action sparks expectation of peace talks
In an authorized German statement Ambassador von Bernstorff says a conference will occur despite President Wilson’s notes denying peace offers. British embassy officials admit surprise at the move, a sentiment echoed by others following the president’s action.
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von Beérnstorff
Wilson
Stock Market Slips in Demoralized Trade
In New York on December 21 the stock market opened amid extreme weakness marking widespread demoralization. War shares dropped sharply, sliding from two to eleven points in the opening ten minutes.
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New York
Stock Exchange
Wheat Takes Drop
CHICAGO December wheat prices fell six cents after the stock exchange opened this morning.
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Chicago
Stock Exchange
Steamer Movements and Mail Information
Seattle faces northbound movement with 6 am due date tomorrow and Humboldt bound ship delayed twelve hours now due tomorrow afternoon. Admiral Watson sailed last night. Dolphin sails northbound Friday from Seattle, Alameda next Wednesday, Prince Rupert from Vancouver tonight. Southbound sailings include Princess Sophia tomorrow morning with mail, Spokane due Sunday with mail.
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Seattle
Humboldts
Admiral Watson
Dolphin
Alameda
Prince Rupert
Vancouver
Princess Sophia
Spokane
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