England to Hear Protest in Washington
Washington cables report Representative Vollmer urging the House Foreign Affairs Committee to back a resolution prohibiting export of munitions of war, arguing it breaches U S neutrality as shipments favor the Allies. British papers note the American protest over British submarine and cruiser actions drew sharp reaction and cabinet debate in London.
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Washington
Vollmer
House Committee On Foreign Affairs
Wilson asks shippers to separate contraband from war cargo
Washington reports President Wilson urged American shippers to exercise discretion in loading cargoes to keep contraband freight separate from materials Britain and other nations have deemed contraband of war. A cabinet meeting occurred yesterday with undisclosed deliberations, while Senator Walhli of Montana introduced a resolution seeking details on copper voltures by British vessels. Congress indicated support for any presidential action. In London, Sir Shase Grey met with Lloyd George and other officials to discuss the American note.
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London
Valloxuela
Grover Cleveland
Staten Irons Morse
Foreign Office
Walter H. Page
Edward ‘Grey
Foreign Affairs
Cabinnet
Walter Page
United States
Washington
Woodrow Wilson
England
Soustor Walali
Montana
S Senate
Shase Grey
Foreign
Lioyd George
Reginaki Menema
Home Affairs
Walter Runciman
Boant of
Francie Hopwood
Admiralty
Alaska Gold Quotes On Boston Curb Reported In Day's Notes
In Boston on the curb at 2523 Alaska gold quotes feature Gastineau miner Steele and Angia quoted at 251-3, with Dees 36 in Seattle and Dine noted for the day.
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Seattle
Dees
Alaska
Calaska Gastineau Minine Steele
Boston
Alaska Gold i
Ang. Ia
Charley White Beaten by Jon Shugruo in Jersey City bout
Jon Shugruo of Jersey City outpointed Charley White in a ten round bout last night with Shugruo winning all three rounds by a wide margin.
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New York
Young
Jon Shugruo
Jersey City
Charleys White
All Bull
Shugruo
Cambridge Students Mourn War Casualties in Europe
London December 20 Cambridge University reports seventy nine students have died fighting in Prangep and Belgium during the ongoing war. The fatalities highlight the heavy toll on the university community as combat rages in Europe.
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London
Cambridge Univeralty
Prangep
Belgium
Weather Today Report With Temperatures
A brief weather note shows a maximum of 31 and a minimum of 22. The fragment mentions a place likely Gierar but is unclear. No rainfall or wind data is provided.
McNeils Stripes Abolished in State Prison Garb Change
A December order from Attorney General Thomas W. Grosory, received by Warden 0 Halligan, ends the striped prison attire and replaces it with carlet-gray suits. Stripes had been used for dangerous or highly surveilled inmates, with only a few inmates seeing the change this past year. The move follows requests to abolish the distinctive garb and standardize prison dress.
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Wanken Halligan Dome
Two Americas to Talk Finance in Washington Meeting
The Dec 30 report says all Central and South American nations were invited to send finance ministers and bankers to Washington for a conference with Secretary McAdoo and treasury officials on financial mill and commercial problems facing the Americas due to European war conditions.
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Washington
Wlcg
Mfc
Adoo
Treasury Department
Sunset Express Train Robbery In San Antonio
Early hour robbery aboard the Sunset Express of the Southern Pacific near San Antonio. A bandit covered passengers while another moved through aisles taking money and jewelry. The gang fled the train after grabbing valuables. The article notes a gun and a dramatic escape scene.
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San Antonio
Tex
Southern Pacific Railroad
Holt
Rho Otier
Fairbanks Companies Pay Big Judgments Details
A 1912 case describes Fairbanks companies including Northern Navigation and Northern Commercial facing judgments with interest delays. District Attorney Ri Roth arranged a settlement of 1176.50 with disputed interest, and the government’s attorney general review followed. The suit traces back to unpaid licenses and a complex six year stipulation kept in a pigeonhole before resurfacing to support the present action.
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Fairbanks
Dic
Aittorneys
Gowan & Clark
Northom— Navigation Company
Northorms Cocmercial
Qecidover
District Attorney's Office
Ri Roth
Trony
Tio
Cons Thurcial Company
Togettle Fle
Tha’ Company
News-Miner
Elimination of wire drag of waters scene
A US Senate debate on a wire drag operation near Alaska draws criticism from Senator Humphrey and chair John Fitzgerald regarding survey failures and resulting equipment losses. The discussion cites $850,000 in damaged government vessels and $43,000 in jeopardized services, urging exploration of Arctic waters and closer oversight by President Wordrow Wilkoh and Secretary Redfield.
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Washington
Jphrey
Wadhington
John T. Fitegerald
Tormithou
Humphrey
Humphreys
Avordrow
Wilkoh
Redfield
War era corn harvest and bank money moves across the nation
Near three million bushels of corn are being threshed or stored as crop conditions worsen in the Santa Fe province while higher prices and wartime demand push plans for financing the harvest. Bankers and directors of the Bank of the Nation in Buenos Aires tour the country to secure funds, the government issues treasury bills for 2.2 million to cover public works costs, and national reserves move slowly with inflation and currency adjustments.
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Rosario
Santa Fee
Heratotore
Imeersionn
Bank of the Natronvellors
Bank of the Nation
Buenos Alten
Mars
Fomling
Orler
Dorther
Cajede
Bogan
Treasury
German ship Berlin interned off Norway for war
Reports say the German cruiser Berlin is interned off the Norwegian coast near Trondheim for repairs after passing fortifications and entering a protected area. Norwegian authorities and the British consul are investigating the vessel's movements and circumstances surrounding its interception.
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Trolser- Berlin
Atv Throndtijem
Norway
Berlin
Achenca
Throndbrom
Torpedo Follaa
Vics
Government plans road rivatry and railway takeovers
The article discusses government ambitions to increase control over major road and rail lines in Alaska and the Pacific Northwest. It highlights takeover or parallel development of the Copper River and Northwestern line at Cordova, Alaska Northern at Seward, and the Tanana Valley route at Fairbanks, with Seward as a terminal and ownership implications for Northern routes.
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Washington
United States
Goppen River
Cordova
Alaska Norther
Seward
Tapans Valley
Aalbanks
Copper River
Alaska
Tanna’ Valley
Thiblis
Rande- Hyo
Northern Lights and Alaska Tales From Old Times
The fragment recounts Arctic scenes and Alaska lore with mentions of the Northern Lights, dog teams, and a January 1898 drive. It notes varied Alaska flora and climate, with remarks from a figure named Ferguson about wildlife varieties and California climate contrasts.
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Los Angeles
Tribune
Alan
Stowell
Hells
Alaska
Ferguson
California
Alisha
Brazilian Money Fluctuates in Value Amid Exchange Woes
A chaotic report from Rio de Janeiro describes Brazil's currency instability as oil prices surge and foreign exchange reserves strain. It notes Brazilian paper currency losses, limited local oil imports, and capital from Britain and Germany influencing the market, with speculation over a foreign-backed stabilization effort.
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Rio DE Janeio
Brasil
Brazil
Canital
Allies Wage War Airships In Europe Conflict
Berlin reports Allied airships have captured the Belgian town of St George as fighting continues near Nieuport and in Lorraine. Paris notes French balloons entered the campaign while Saarburg and Avricourt remain zones of bombardment. German artillery harasses French trenches from the Mouse heights. Berlin papers say Allied offensives slowed since December.
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Berlin
War Office
St. George
Paris
Paria
Dipigibien
Saarburg
Atutlon
Lorraine
Avricourt
Sparburs
Othe
Nieuport
Niewport
Argonne
French War Office
Baylin
Troops Withdrawn to Washington From Fort Monde
Fragmentary OCR notes a unit movement with cavalry and patrol details connected to a Colorado departure and a return home. The text names elements like Washington and Monde with incomplete phrases, signaling a report on troop withdraw and redeployment without clear dates or outcomes.
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Washington
Colorado
Italian Hero Garibaldi Falls Near Argonne Trench Charge
Paris December 30 Lieutenant Garibaldi and his Italian volunteers charged two German trenches in the Argonne. Garibaldi, struck by a rifle bullet, died within a few feet of the earthwork. He was grandson of Wuathoun Italian hero Valdife and led a brilliant Western front assault.
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Paris
Bruno Gari- Valdife
Syne
Garibaldi
Argonne
Garibaldt
Britain to Field Army Over Two Million Strong
A clipped wartime note predicts Britain will expand its army to about 2.8 million men, roughly one in every population. If a commentator misreads, the proportion would yield around 470,000 under arms, signaling a dramatic shift in military planning and national history.
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Ortawa
Grim Toll Is Levied on Teuton War News Dispatch
Berlin reports Russian Cossacks driven back four miles from East Prussia border by Uhlans. Berlin bulletins claim German forces advance with no reverse in the East. London dispatches portray brutal fighting around Lodz with heavy German casualties and a large Austrian retreat, totaling about 176,000 retreating troops along the Rubsling front.
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Berlin
War Office
East Prussia
East’ Poland
London
Poland
Lodz
Petrograd
Morning Post
Rubsling
Lisho-Sibok-Dukia- Smilkrod
German Check Complete Petrograd Announces
London reports soldiers of Emperor Nicholas hold the line in German pressure in Poland while Russian forces harass the Austrian army in the Carpathians. Vienna cites Austrian retreat to winter quarters and plans a new assault as Galician roads remain quiet. Montenegrin activity surges with fleet movement toward Austrian areas and Herzegovina.
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London
Nicholas
Poland
Vienna
Anatrian War Office
Gallela
Carpathians
Francis Joseph
Jalmout
Riposialle
Theo
Austrian Hall
Herzegovina
Westward Indian Accused of Murder Reported
Dec 20 Seward reports Todian Jina was brought from Kaik by Deputy Maraline Harty to answer a grand jury indictment for murdering another Indian named Tom Stephen at Qbhitua. Interior-Seward Gate way notes unclear details of the case and names.
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Seward
Todian
Jina
Soward
Todiy
Kaik
Maraline Harty
Brown
Wil
Ohurgu Cof
Tom Stephen
Qbhitua
Alstanos
Fish orders delayed by British action on coded messages
Milwaukee firms like Otto Le Kuehn Company report herring orders held up by the British government. British authorities suspect German connections, delaying orders to Holland and other destinations as coded messages resembled service codes.
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Wilwaukee
Wia
Ceblas
Otto le Kuehn
Milwaukee
Nanan
Trownn
Menges
Kuohn
Tave- Bien
Britjel Céntern
Todb
Holland
Reception Postponed at Governors Honkos Hall
Notice indicates a postponed reception planned at the Governors Honkos venue. The fragment mentions a forthcoming date in the near future and references Mrs Stn and a California-related note. Further readable lines are incomplete for a precise date or full participants.
Peruviam Mint Allows Silver Coinage for Nobles
Lima December 30 decree from the Grettie government permits the national mint to coin silver from any individual bringing Australian silver to the mint between December and September. The measure covers nobles and other titled individuals who supply the metal for coinage.
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Lima
Peru
Grettie
Oational
Aus. ST
Wisconin Governor Drops Senate Campaign
Madison Wisconsin reports Governor abandons bid for the United States Senate. The Democrat Paul O. Busling La Follette era selected to represent Wisconsin in the Senate with no Republican path to victory.
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Madison
Wis
Ius McGovern
Han
Fig Hektor
United States
Amalnet A. Damocrat
Sunivine
Paul Ov Busling
la Follett
Senate
Colombia Railway Prosperous Bogota
Early 1913 earnings from the Sabangi railway show a notable increase in net income. The report highlights improved profits for the Bogota line and signals stronger financial performance for the network.
Zeppelin raid plan near London hinted by Berlin advices
Berlin dispatch to a Seattle paper says twenty Zeppelins have been assembled at Ostend for a potential raid on the British coast and London, noting Ostend to London distance around 75 miles and Ostend to coast about 25 miles at the narrowest point.
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Seattle
Berlin
Ostend
British
London
Sayville
Long Island
Germans expect to invade Berlin and defend coast
A Rotterdam cable from December 20 reports a German belief that Britain may be invaded and that transports off Yarmouth could be attacked by British fleets. Public sentiment holds that German marines with air support might attempt such an assault, assisted by Zeppelins in practice against warship targets.
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Rotterdam
Berlin
Germany
England
Yarmouth
Sename
Zep Selles
French dressmaker letter to German court member
Paris dispatch reports a French woman long serving as a dressmaker to the royal court writes to the German authorities. She recounts a seven year old boy who allegedly fired a shot at a guard at a station, the bullet grazing the guard.
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Paris
Ournal Dan Dbbats Trom Na
Saya
Ctn
Sensor Bars Headlines on War Reports Paris
Paris December 30 The censor bars headlines on official war communications in the French press due to abuses of trivial incidents mentioned in recent jail statements.
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Paris
Irs
Paraguyan Lake Region Draws Tourists To San Bernardino
Asuncion reports San Bernardino becomes more accessible with new launch and railroad link at Aregon. Increasing Paraguayan visitors flock to the beauty spot, with public praise for the improved access.
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Asuncion
Paraguay
San Bernardino
Launchea Nerone
Aregon
Ylat Paraguaya
Thos
Higgins Named First British Vice-Consul at Port Angeles
Port Angeles source reports David Williame Higgins, long time journalist and publisher, has been appointed the first British vice-consul in Port Angeles. Higgins, a British subject, helped found The San Francisco Call and later The Victoria Colonist, served in British Columbia’s parliament, and was urged for the post by the Port Angeles Commercial Club and Sir Richard McBride, Premier of British Columbia.
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Port Angeles
Wash
Dees
David Williame Higgins
Higgins
San ‘Francisco
Victoria Colonist
British’ Columbia
Port Angeles Commercal Club
Richard McBride
British Columbis
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