Revenue bill deadlock and bone dry District of Columbia
Conferees opened consideration of the 1919-20 revenue bill with House and Senate differences cited. The measure would raise 8 billion in 1919 under a war plan, or 6 billion with 4 billion added in 1920 as a peace plan. The Sheppard amendment would make the District of Columbia bone dry, while tax provisions on income, excess profits, luxuries, and child labor faces clashes in conference. Agreement hoped by mid February as talks span holidays and year-end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
House
Sheppard
District of Columbia
Congress
Appeal for Silesian Republic Aimed at Paris Peace Talks
Berlin reports the Catholic press in Silesia appeals for a Silesian republic under joint Polish and Bohemian protection. Silesia borders Poland and Bohemia. envoys are sent to Prague to seek Masaryk's reference to the Paris peace conference for consideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Silesia
Poland
Bohemia
Germany
Pend
Prague
T. G. Masaryk
Successor to Kroper Suggested for Connecticut Labor Director
Hartford December 24 Governor Holcomb and the Connecticut State Council of Defense have recommended Charles E. Julin of New Haven for federal labor director of Connecticut to succeed Leo Kroper who resigned. Julin serves as Secretary of the New Haven Chamber of Commerce and is named to lead the federal labor bureau in Haven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kroper
Hartford
Holcomb
Connecticut State Council of Defense
Washington
Charles E. Julin
New Haven
Connecticut
Leo O. Kroper
Julin
Ber of Commerce
Federal
Haven
No Clue to Dormitory Thief In Yale Lieut Maine Case
New Haven reports police remain without a clue to the thief who stole 65 dollars from a wallet in the dormitory room of Lieut Raymond Maine a Yale French teacher and former army serviceman. The money was meant for a Christmas trip to visit friends but the trip was abandoned due to the theft.
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New Haven
Raymond Maine
Yale
Maine
Increase Capital Stock in Hartford Firms
Hartford December 24 English and Mersick Co of New Haven filed with the secretary of state for an increase of capital from 20000 to 200000 dollars. The Paper Box Co with capital 25000 dollars also filed a certificate.
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Increase Capital
Hartford
The
English and Mersick Co
New Haven
Paper Box Co
Capital
Christmas Boxes For Every Soldier In Paris Region
Paris December 24 Every American soldier in France and Germany will receive a Christmas package from the YMCA tomorrow morning Each package includes two packs of cigarettes two cakes of chocolate a container of tobacco and chewing gum Four hundred thousand similar gifts will go to French poilus The YMCA plans Christmas entertainments in YMCA huts and Paris residents will enjoy roast turkey with cranberry sauce Those trees will also be sent to French orphans at Versailles
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Paris
France
Germany
Versailles
Next Naval Battle Will Be With Gas
An American military expert in Germany predicts future warfare will use gas shells to disable crews via ventilators and funnels. He foresees ships run on oil and electricity, larger artillery replacing seventy fives, and radical land innovations. Doughboys seek home as shipments begin by March and a liquidation panel weighs selling American trucks and equipment to France and allies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Nancy
France
Germans endorse people's government amid German turmoil
London reports German military leaders backed an agreement with the people's government. Berlin denied Papen's involvement in U boat plots and noted officers in Constantinople and retirement abroad while Tirpitz and Ludendorff were abroad. Ludendorff, blamed as the most hated man in Germany, was said to be hiding in Sweden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Germany
Berlin
Groener
Ebert
Foreign Office
von Papen
United States
Holland
Constantinople
Broy-Ed
America
Baltic
Admiral von Tirpitz
Switzerland
Ludendorff
Sweden
House Recesses for 1918 Holiday Break
Washington December 24 1918 the house adjourned after a dispute between Democrats and Republicans delaying business. The chamber agreed to a three day holiday recess starting this afternoon through January 2 with no further business planned.
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House
Washington
Corbett Goes to Movies for 20-Week Film Thriller
James J. Corbett, former boxing champion and vaudeville figure, plans a 20 week engagement in a thriller produced by a major motion picture company. Friends say he will be paid about 500 dollars weekly as he heads west to begin filming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Corbett
New York
James J. Corbett
Passenger Train Hits Freight Car in Chicago Yard
Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe passenger train collided with a freight car in the Chicago railway yards injuring switchman Harry Jones seriously. A few passengers aboard were shaken and several sustained minor bruises.
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Chicago
Harry Jones
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fee
Metal Prices Decline Amid Mixed Lead and Spelter Quotes
In New York on December 24, metal prices show lead as neglected while spelter remains dull. East St. Louis spot quotes reflect December offers with January February and March futures mentioned as options.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
East St. Louis
Clearing House Statement Dec 24 New York
Sub-treasury debit shows 796a totaling 761,024,708 in balances. The report lists daily balances with the Clearing House in New York, detailing the debit movements and aggregate totals for the period ending December 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clearing House
New York
Treasury
Christmas Messages From Cabinet Members
Washington on December 24 cabinet members sent Christmas greetings via International News Service. Secretary Baker spoke of peace on earth and ongoing duties to rebuild a bleeding world, honoring sacrifices that made ideals possible. Carter Glass urged a enduring peace and justice for all nations this Christmas. Secretary Wilson emphasized shared reconstruction progress and the need for cooperation between employers and workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
America
International News Service
Wilson
Baker
Carter Glass
Secretary of the Treasury
War Risk Bureau to Answer Charges Over Allotments
New Washington December 24 reports say the War Risk Insurance Bureau will receive a formal reply from new director Col Henry D Lindsley to criticisms of delays in soldiers and sailors allotments. Officials say delays were caused by hundreds of contest cases due to filing discrepancies and that many criticisms are being eliminated.
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Washington
Bureau of War Risk Insurance
Henry D. Lindsley
Bureau
Col. Lindsley
Wilson Pardons Two In Military Desertion Cases
President Wilson commuted two death sentences for desertion to dishonorable discharge with forfeiture of pay and 20 years hard labor. Ernest F. C. Laub of the 163rd depot brigade at Camp Dodge Iowa and George Jacobs of Company 8 150th infantry 38th division at Camp Shelby Mississippi were spared execution.
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Washington
Wilson
War Department
Ernest F. C. Laub
163Rd
88Th Division
Camp Dodge
Iowa
George Jacobs
150Th Infantry
Camp Shelby
Miss
Woman Caught Burglar in Yale Professor Home
Swann Howard of West Haven faced burglary charges after being trapped by Mrs. H. Benedict in the Yale professor George Co. McCurdy residence. He was held in $1,500 bonds and bound over to the superior court after a police court hearing.
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New Haven
Swann Howard
West Haven
George Co. McCurdy
Yale
Superior Court Court
Howard
H. H. Benedict
McCurdy
Police warn over stolen tin Lizzie in Bronx raid
New York police alert all units after a car marked with a big P D on front and rear is stolen from a main street in the Bronx. The dispatch triggers bemused reaction as crime waves sweep the metropolitan district.
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New York
Bronx
Stamford Slander Suit Seeks 10000 Damages
Abram Spelke food administrator sues Richard H. Casey for 10000 damages over alleged slander quotes given to a Bridgeport Sunday Herald reporter. Spelke claims the remarks about his conduct were false and malicious and published in the Bridgeport Sunday Herald.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stamford
Abram Spelke
Richard H. Casey
Spelke
Casey
Bridgeport Sunday Herald
Oswego Man Charged With Aggravated Assault
George H Meyers a boiler maker from Oswego New York recently employed at Groton Iron Works was arrested on his wife s complaint charged with an aggravated assault on his 12 year old daughter He will be taken back to Oswego
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New London
George H. Meyers
Oswego
N. Y
Groton
Evening Press note on Christmas Day publication
The Evening Press states it will not be published on Christmas Day December 25. The brief notice informs readers of the holiday closure.
Col Whittlesey Awarded Medal on Boston Common
Lieutenant Colonel Charles W. Whittlesey leader of the Lost Battalion was awarded a Congressional Medal on Boston Common. Major General Clarence R. Edwards presented the honor as officers and civilians watched. Whittlesey’s famed reply Go to Hell became his enduring nickname. His Pittsfield home was represented by the mayor and local citizens.
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Boston
Charles W. Whittlesey
308Th
United States Infantry
Boston Common
Clarence R. Edwards
Department of the Northeast
26Th
New England
Spencer S.wood
First Naval District
Navy
Navy Yard
Congress
Army
Whittlesey
Argonne
Col
Pittsfield
6500 Lose Jobs With War Plants, Bridgeport
In Bridgeport on December 24, over 6500 workers were laid off with brief notice at the Remington Arms and Union Metallic Cartridge plants as ordnance contracts were canceled. Fewer than 1000 remain at Remington, about 2000 continue at Union Metallic Cartridge, with 2500 engaged in commercial work viewed as a maximum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgeport
Remington Arms- Union Metallic Cartridge Co
Ordnance Department
Remington
Union Metallic Cartridge Plant
Daniel B. Gauchet
Jarvis S. Williams
Williams
Christmas Weather Varies Across Regions in Forecast
The Weather Bureau forecasts a mixed Christmas pattern with rain in most eastern areas except far north, snow in the lake region and upper Ohio valley, and unusually cold but generally clear conditions in the south. West of the Mississippi should be fair with moderate winter temperatures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Santa Claus
America
Weather Bureau
Mississippi
Ohio Valley
President Wilson to Visit Berne and Geneva
Basle Switzerland December 24 Nachrichten reports President Wilson will visit Berne and Geneva. No plans for such visits have been announced.
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Berne
Basle
Switzerland
Nachrichten
Wilson
Geneva
US Army to entertain Wilson at Chaumont Christmas visit
President Wilson and Mrs Wilson expected to join General Pershing’s troops for a Christmas meal at Montigny le Roi amid heavy rain and mud. Aerial plans face weather delays while a noon dinner map menu recounts division history. The review near Langres includes 26th division units, transport by 1,200 trucks, and guards at nearby hospitals and prisoner camps.
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France
Chaumont
Langres
Montigny-le-Roi
Great White Cross
Hoy
United States Army
Nell, Foss
Chapell
101St Field Artillery
James D. Corviers
Caldwell
N. J
List Infantry
Amsterdam Dispatch On Hohenzollern Counter revolution Threat
In Amsterdam on December 24, Premier Deberenbrouck warned that if evidence confirms a Hohenzollern counter revolution plot Germany, Holland will tighten regulations. The Hague dispatch notes Holland’s stance that the former Kaiser abdicated by fleeing, and that no food is exported to Germany amid a coal shortage affecting Dutch production other than food.
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Amsterdam
William Hohenzollern
Germany
Deberenbrouck
Hague
Holland
Kaiser
Rnce
Two transports sail from France carrying U.S. personnel
Washington reports the Princess Matoika with 2918 Americans aboard departed France December 20 and heads to Newport News expected to dock around January 2. The Craster Hall, carrying one American casualty officer, sailed the same day and is to dock in Philadelphia around January 6, announced by General Marsh.
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Washington
Princess Matoika
France
Newport News
General March
Craster Hall
Philadelphia
Marsh
Attempted death by own action by shooting in Stamford
Michael de Mott aged 62 of 4 Worth Street Stamford fired two shots into his head around 2 PM in a personal crisis after worry over his wife's death a month earlier and concerns about his health. He was rushed to Stamford Hospital and expected to recover. He had been in business there for 88 years.
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Stamford
Michael de Mott
Worth Street
Stamford Hospital
Ambassador Sharp Sails Home as Brother Falls Ill
William G. Sharp, American ambassador to France, is returning to the United States due to his brother's serious illness at Elyria Ohio. The State Department announced an indefinite leave of absence and SHarp sails aboard the Mauretania.
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Washington
William G. Sharp
France
United States
Elyria
Ohio
State Department
Mauretania
President and Mrs Wilson to attend Carlisle church
On December 24 1921 President Wilson and his wife will visit Lowther Street Congregational Church in Carlisle where his maternal grandfather preached. The president is invited to address the congregation.
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London
Eyes of navy will welcome warships in New York harbor
New York prepares a grand homecoming for the great American battle fleet arriving off Fire Island at 4 am Thursday. Seaplanes balloons and a parade on Fifth Avenue feature the welcome, led by Admiral Mayo and Rear Admiral Rodman, with Secretary of the Navy heading to the Mayflower. Anxious officials warn of harbor noise risks and potential disasters if vessels mishear signals. Two transports arrived today, Persia Maru and La France, carrying hundreds of officers and wounded sailors.
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New York
Fire Island
Dantes
Pennsylvania
Ambrose Channel
Hudson
Fifth Avenue
Admiral Mayo
Hugh Rodman
Godfrey L. Garden
Port of
Governor’s Island
Garden
la France
Blizzard Hits Chicago and Midwest Railroads
Chicago and the Midwest endure a severe blizzard with trains delayed 30 minutes to an hour and crippled surface and elevated service. Lifesaving crews along the lake shore issued safety whistles as vessels faced heavy fog and high winds. Kansas City reports about a foot of snow, with the storm spreading to Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and northern Texas.
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Chicago
Middle West
Johnderson
Life Saving Corps
Kansas City
Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Texas
Tax payment by Treasury certificates accepted for income tax
Instructions to accept August 1918 Treasury certificates and November 1918 Series T for payment of income and profits taxes at par without interest. Accrued interest to be paid separately by the Federal Reserve Bank to taxpayers upon deposit of accepted certificates with due date, taxpayer name, and address. Interim Fed Reserve certificates will be accepted similarly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Internal Revenue
James J. Walsh
Treasury
Department
Federal Resrue Bank
Federal Reserve Banks
Allies abandon military action in Russia report
Paris dispatch states on December 24 that the allies will not pursue further military intervention in Russia. Instead they will use other methods to combat chaos while patriotic Russians pledge to provide effective support for the effort.
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Paris
Russia
Matin
Bandits Take $100000 In Jewelry Heist In Chicago
Four armed bandits entered Mose Iralson’s jewelry office on Madison and State streets, bound and gagged Iralson and a salesman, and escaped with jewelry valued at about $100,000 in Chicago.
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Chicago
Mose Iralson
Madison
State Streets
Iralson
Germany May Be Split Into Seven Republics
A bold proposal suggests dividing Germany into seven separate republics redefining borders and governance. Proponents argue it could ease regional tensions and economic disparities, while critics warn of instability and loss of national unity.
Proposal to divide Germany into seven republics and confederation
A Berlin report from December 24 describes Saxony’s strong push to split Germany and Austria into seven republics with a central supreme president. Proposed states include Upper Saxony with Dresden, Lower Saxony with Hanover, Rhineland at Coblenz, Swabia renamed Neckarland with Stuttgart, Danubeland as Bavaria with Munich, Alpland for German Austria with Vienna as capital, and Oderland for Brandenburg plus Prussia Silesia with Berlin as seat. Each republic would elect two leaders while major issues go to the confederation’s supreme president in Berlin or Dresden.
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Berlin
Saxony
Germany
Austria
United States
Upper Saxony
Dresden
Lower Saxony
Hanover
Rhineland
Coblenz
Swabia
Neckarland
Stuttgart
Bavaria
Danubeland
Munich
Alpland
Vienna
Brandenburg
Prussia
Posen
Silesia
Oderland
Confederation
National Guard to Be Eliminated After Demobilization
Washington reports that the old national guard will be abolished as veterans are discharged from federal service. General Ansell cites judge advocate general opinion that guardsmen who entered service by draft will revert to civilian status, not return to National Guard membership. General March and Secretary Baker approve.
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Washington
National Guard
United States Army
Army
S. T. Ansell
Judge Advocate General
Ansell
General March
Baker
Trolley COO Plans Extension For Connecticut Lines
New Haven December reports say trustees in charge of the Connecticut trolley system, apart from a few lines, will seek more time to sell the properties. The extension rests on the claim that current conditions are unfavorable for sale. Management cites financial strain and forecasts a fare rise from 6 to 7 or 8 cents, with talks of state aid for the company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
Connecticut
Released prisoner arrives home from foe camp
Private Frank L. Johnson, of Company C, 102nd Middletown's Own, reached New York after escape from a German prison camp. His mother and father, Mr and Mrs Ira C Johnson of Hunting Hill avenue, received a telegram this morning confirming his safe return to the United States, a welcome Christmas surprise. Johnson was among the first American prisoners to come back.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank L. Johnson
New York
Foe
Ira C. Johnson
Hunting Hill Avenue
United States
England
Johnson
Company C
102Nd
Middletown
Caution Urged Amid Holiday Cash Robberies Statewide
Merchants and others are urged to use caution with Christmas cash as a series of daring hold ups has occurred across the state. The Chamber of Commerce recommends extra vigilance tonight in this community where cash is plentiful and holiday business is active.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Fire Claim Five Year Old Bertha Knight In Home Tragedy
In Brooklyn a Christmas Eve disaster killed five year old Bertha Knight and two year old Ruth Knight when a cyst tipped and ignited the floor while their mother was out shopping for gifts. The local undertaker mourns the ruined hopes.
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New York
Bertha Knight
Ruth
Brooklyn
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Xmas
WORLD
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Col. Whittlesey
Hell
Remington and Union
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Stockholm
Ipat
Riga
Livonia
Fellin
Willison
Montigny-le-Col
U. S. Army
Grand, Father’s Church
Confedera
Connecticut Company
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