Senate edgily reacts to Wilson peace delegation
Washington report says President Wilson will head a peace conference delegation with Secre tary Lansing Col House Henry White and General Tasker H Bliss. Republicans urge inclusion of a senator and push to delay reconstruction legislation until after the next Congress. Democrats fear delay and vow to fight for immediate action as Congress reconvenes Monday.
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Lansing
Col. E. M. House
Henry White
Tasker H. Bliss
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Congress
House
Ting
Colonel House IIIs Illness Trails London Peace Talks
Paris dispatch reports Col. E M House in poor physical condition likely missing the allied leaders conference in London next week. Despite renewed efforts to conserve strength, weather and illness hinder his recovery as he endures another bed rest amid the approaching peace talks.
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E. M. House
London
House
Col. House
Edward N. Hurley
Beth Fairbanks Wins Divorced From Douglas Fairbanks
New Rochelle New York November 30 Mrs Beth Fairbanks was granted an interlocutory decree of divorce from movie star Douglas Fairbanks by Supreme Court Justice J Addison Young in his chambers No alimony named but reports say Fairbanks agreed to a large allowance The child Douglas Jr eight was awarded absolute custody The couple married July 11 1907 in Watch Hill Rhode Island Fairbanks did not defend but filed a denial through a New York firm Testimony came from two friends including a fellow actor and a motion picture director who testified about a New York house party with many women During the trial no further action was taken by Fairbanks
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N. Y
Beth Fairbanks
Douglas Fairbanks
Supreme Court
J. Addison Young
Fairbanks
Dan Sully
Cotton King
Douglas, Jr
Watch Hill
R J. Fairbanks
New York
Notion Picture
American board member declines to exchange views
A board member in America chose not to engage in dialogue with opposing parties, offering no response or attempt at discussion. The action highlights a stance of nonparticipation in debate amid tensions surrounding the issue at hand.
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America
Four Harvard Professors To Aid U S Peace Delegation
Cambridge mass nov 30 four prominent Harvard professors have accepted President Wilsons invitation to accompany the U S peace delegation as expert advisers Archibald C Coolidge Charles H Haskins Roland B Dixon and Robert H Lord are named Premier Clemenceau visited Col House at his bedside this afternoon and conferred with him
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Harvard
Wilson
United States
Archibald C. Coolidge
Charles H. Haskins
Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
Roland B. Dixon
Robert H. Lord
Clemenceau
Col. House
Secretary Grew Named Secretary to U S Peace Delegation
Washington announces Joseph Grew former counsellor at Berlin embassy will serve as secretary to the American peace delegation. Assistants are Philip H. Pachin head of foreign intelligence division and Leland Harrison.
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U. S
Washington
Joseph Grew
Berlin
State Department
Philip H. Pachin
Division of Foreign Intelligence
Leland Harrison
Labor's Peace Envoys Named for Paris Conference
Washington November 30 Samuel Gompers president of the American Federation of Labor and four executive committee members were named as the U S delegation to the International Labor Conference to shape labor aims for the peace talks James Duncan Granite Cutters president and ex Russia commission member John R Alpine plumbers head Frank Duffy United Carpenters secretary and William Green United Miners secretary are the other members named.
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William Green
The
United Miners
Youth saved from electric chair in New York
Albany report says Governor Whitman commuted 18 year old Paul Chapman known as the Brooklyn chair boy from death to life imprisonment for the February 1917 murder of Harry Regensburg. The Court of Appeals denied a new trial and set December for execution.
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Brooklyn
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Chapman
Harry Regensburg
Court of Appeals
Wilson's Picture In Germany Story Sparks Occupation News
Liberated American prisoners said many shops in Germany hung pictures of President Wilson. The German public credits the statesman with ending the armistice and now looks to him for peace and food. Paper suits and other clothing from substitutes are mentioned as wartime measures.
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Wilson
Americans Sail From Queenstown to Meet Wilson Ship
Two American ships and six submarine chasers have left Queenstown to meet President Wilson at sea. Later Italian French British and American vessels will join a US escort fleet to accompany the president's ship to a French port.
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London
Queenstown
President Wilson
Minocean
Peru Denies Apology Over Chilean Withdrawal Action
New York, Nov. 30. The Peruvian ministry of foreign affairs through Eduardo Higginson, Peru's consul general in the United States, issued a denial of a Chilean consul general's statement that Peru had apologized for withdrawing consul representatives from Chile.
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Ministry of Foreign Affairs of
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Eduardo Higginson
United States
Chile
Portuguese Peace Delegates Arrive for Conference
Paris reports the Portuguese peace delegation is the first to land for the talks. Allied diplomats will begin arriving next week while French Premier Clemenceau returns from London. The preliminaries settle next week with full parley likely by Christmas.
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Clemenceau
London
Associated Powers
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Lloyd- George
Alsace
Lorraine
Galli Curci Sues for Divorce in Chicago
Mme Amelita Galli Curci, renowned Chicago opera star, files for divorce from Luigi C. Curci in the Superior Court alleging extreme cruelty and threats. She says she separated last August due to his conduct and accuses him of misusing income. The couple wed in Rome on February 24, 1910, with Curci described as unable to support himself.
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Ill
Mme
Amelita M. Galli-Curci
Grand Opera
Luigi C. Curci
Mme. Curci
Curci
Rome
Italy
New York
George Washington to Run Speed Test Before President Wilson Voyage
The steamship George Washington, part of the United States transport service, will conduct a trial speed test today off Hoboken as engineers finalize preparations for President Wilson's transatlantic voyage. A hundred mile sea trial is planned, with local pilots competing to pilot the liner from the Hoboken pier when she sails with the president's party.
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George Washington
New York
Wilson
Europe
United States Transport Service
Georg Washington
Hoboken
Poles Sail for Native Country From New York
Five hundred American Poles sailed from New York aboard the Rochambeau for Warsaw to form Poland's revived national army under Colonel Roussaint. Among 865 passengers is a Fifth Avenue milliner to become Mrs. Woodrow Wilson's official dressmaker in Paris, who accompanied material for new gowns.
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Poland
Warsaw
Bordeaux
Roussaint
Fifth Avenue
Woodrow Wilson
Paris
German Generals Plot Counter Revolution to Restore Kaiser
Amsterdam dispatch to the Daily Express reports three German generals, von Armen von Elsa and von der Maritz, plotting to oust the ex Kaiser. They are said to have military backing and many followers. Troops at Aix la Chapelle and Brunswick reportedly tore down red revolutionary flags.
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London
Germany
Amsterdam
Daily Express
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von Elsa
von der Maritz
Thy
Aix-la-Chapelle
Brunswick
Lithuania Proclaimed Republic with Karl Ultman as President
A diplomatic dispatch from Washington reports that Lithuania has proclaimed a republic with Karl Ultman as president. The message cites the Westphalian Gazette as the authoritative source for this declaration.
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Washington
Lithuania
Karl Ultman
Major Straight Seriously Ill in Paris Case
Major William Straight, stationed in Paris, is reported seriously ill with pneumonia and in critical condition. The update notes his status amid ongoing military duties.
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Straight
Paris
William Straight
Senate Prepares 10 Fight Over Peace Information
Senate plans three resolutions to monitor peace negotiations as President Wilson prepares to sail for Europe. The Cummins proposal would form a bipartisan eight member commission to report to the Senate from Paris. Senator Hitchcock signals support, urging referral to the foreign relations committee for orderly handling.
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Congress
White House
New York
Europe
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Senate
Peace Commission
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Iowa
Hitchcock
Foreign Relations Committee
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Knox
Nee
England and France United Forever on War Pact
Paris reports President Poincare replying to King George that the war united France and England forever. He recalls 1912 letters, the push by Germany, Belgian invasion, and the Allied mobilization, praising Britain’s empire, sea blockade, and joint sacrifice. He envisions future peace with continued Anglo French unity.
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British Wireless Press
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Elysees Palace
France
England
Germany
Belgium
Europe
Great Britain
British
Guards Attack Man at Colt Factory Paymaster Window
Arthur 4H. Boardman of 63 Seymour Street, ex tax collector in Cromwell, says two night guards struck him with a night stick at Colt's factory paymaster window where he worked as a millwright until Wednesday night. He filed a complaint with the mayor's office. injuries were treated by first aid and a physician. The company official said Boardman was ejected for causing trouble over his wages.
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Hartford
Arthur
Boardman
Seymour Street
Cromwell
Colt’s Factory
Baby pulled from Mad River after abandonment in Waterbury
A month old baby was rescued alive from the Mad River in Waterbury after a passerby and a policeman heard cries and pulled the child from the water. Investigators charged Mrs. William Alvey with abandonment, and she admitted throwing the child into the river. She is believed to be mentally deranged.
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Waterbury
William Alvey
Bavaria Moves to Seek Separate Peace in Paris Talks
Zurich dispatch reports Bavarian minister to Switzerland Dr Forstner plans to demand a separate peace for Bavaria. Philip Scheidemann in Berlin announces Bavarian and Rhenish delegates are en route to Strasbourg to negotiate a separate peace with France.
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Paris
Dr. Forstner
Switzerland
Zurich
Philip Scheidemann
Berlin
Vorwaerts
Rhenish
Stassburg
France
General von Arnem Pulls Down Red Flags at Aix-la-Chapelle
Amsterdam dispatch reports General von Arnem, commander of a German army, tearing down red flags at Aix-la-Chapelle. The paper cites that he declared the army was betrayed, did not want the revolution, and would reestablish the former regime.
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Amsterdam
von Arnem
Aix-la-Chapelle
Edward R. Ives Dies At 79 In Bridgeport
Edward R. Ives, president of the Ives Mfg Co makers of toy railroads, died at his Bridgeport home this morning after a short illness. He was 79 and was prominent in Masonic and financial circles. He is survived by his widow three sons and a daughter.
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Edward R. Ives
Bridgeport
The
Ives Mfg. Co
Honor Dutch Queen and parade in Amsterdam
One hundred thousand workmen marched through Amsterdam in tribute to the queen and to celebrate the suppression of the Dutch revolution. Strong crowds gathered as workers voiced allegiance amid the political tension and regional unrest in late November.
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Amsterdam
Christmas candy sales free of sugar limits
Washington reports the food administration will not restrict Christmas candy sales this year as the sugar shortage has eased. Several confectioners associations urged selling limits, but the administration says no action to cap purchases is necessary.
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Washington
Food Administration
Tony
The
German Threat to War With Austria in 1917 Endangered Peace
London dispatch reports that Germany warned Austria they would declare war in 1917 if Austria pursued peace. Envoy Count Czernin arrived at German headquarters with news that Austria was exhausted and sought peace, while Ludendorff offered aid and threatened conflict if Austria sought separate terms.
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John Charles
Kaiser
London
Germany
Autria-Hungary
Emperor Charles
Austria
Copenhagen
Count Czernin
Ludendorff
Vienna
Mustering Out At Devens Camp Devens Mass Nov 30
More than 350 men of I and K companies of the Third development battalion were mustered out this afternoon at Camp Devens Massachusetts. L and M companies totaling 300 men will leave for home tonight. Captain Tait predicts about 800 will be discharged before day's end. About 50 percent of the depot brigade will be mustered out next week if reported, while the other 50 percent stay for several weeks more on guard duty. Total discharges expected around 3,000 men with married men and dependents prioritized.
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Devens
Camp Devens
Mass
Tait
Fight Taylor Extradition Moves to New York
Springfield Mass November 30 District Attorney John H Schoonmeker of Hampton county travels to New York to oppose Claude Taylors extradition. Taylor, a bandit who escaped Wethersfield Conn jail and was captured in Ellicottsville NY, faces Connecticut charges while Schoonmaker argues Massachusetts rights in Hampshire and Franklin counties for thefts.
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Springfield
Mass
John H. Schoonmeker
Hampton County
New York
Claude Taylor
Wethersfield
Dartmouth Captain Cavanaugh Seriously Wounded Major
Boston November 30 Captain Frank W. Cavanaugh famed Dartmouth football coach commanded EB Battery 102nd Field Artillery overseas and was seriously wounded in action before hostilities ceased He has been commissioned a major Lieut George W Jones Holy Cross athlete released the news in a public letter today
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Boston
Frank W. Cavanaugh
Dartmouth College
102Nd Field Artillery
George W. Jones
Holy Cross
Kaiser's Abdication Decree Reached From Holland
London reports a formal abdication decree signed by William II renouncing all claims to the imperial crown and the Prussian throne. It relieves officials of their oath of allegiance as the dispatch from Amsterdam confirms the action.
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London
William II
Holland
Prussia
Amsterdam
Fire devastates block on Orcharda Street in Tarrytown
A November early fire swept a business block in Orcharda Street, Tarrytown New York causing an estimated $75,000 in damage. Braun's restaurant Buckouts feed store Vincents cafe Cohens cafe and JF Schalls store were destroyed.
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N. Son
N. Y
Orchara Street
Braun
BE. Buckout
Vincent
Cohen
J. F. Schall
Rostand in Critical Condition in Paris Hospital
Paris November 30 The condition of renowned dramatist Edmond Rostand who is ill with double pneumonia was described this afternoon as most critical by physicians in charge at the hospital.
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Rostand
Paris
Edmond Rostand
War Casualties and Demobilization Roll of Honor
Washington reports total American expeditionary forces deaths and wounds rising to 262,723 with 28,363 killed in action and 189,955 wounded. Divisions 39th 76th 87th to return first. Decembers target 175,000 home, subsiding to 300,000 monthly. War budget slashed from 19 to 3 billion. Bliss and others to receive Distinguished Service Cross. Christmas gifts in transit aboard Zealandia.
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