Carranza Declares Position on Peace and Reforms
General Carranza issues a December decree outlining his plan to maintain Guadalupe reforms, end the revolution, and hold elections for president and congressional members after peace. It calls for agrarian reform, judicial changes, and regulation of natural resources to curb past monopolies.
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New York
Carranca
Dm Rree
Vary Crue
Carranna
Ano
Mexico
Ecunel Oevo
National Congress
Belde
Parisians Aid Belgians During Belgium Day
Paris marked Belgium Day with 2,000,000 miniature Belgians displayed in the streets as 10,000 girls carried banners. Citizens contributed to aid Belgian refugees while theaters hosted performances and churches held services to collect funds.
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Paris
Belgium
Fearful Slaughter at Yser Estimated Over Quarter Million
The Neuseteo Nachrichten reports a Brosegia dispatch estimating Allied losses at 316,000 up to December. The total includes 60,000 Selginna, 8,000 English, and 75,000 French. The German government plans to intern French males ages 11 to 40 residing in Germany and send them to a camp near Otnminden.
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Hertia
Neuseteo Nachrichten Viuts
Brosegia
Yser
Engilehmen
Germany
Otnminden
Congressmen Duel Near Engagement in Personal Combat
Washington reports two days of heated exchanges led to invitations to fight between Representatives Falin of Alabama and Moon of Tennessee. The House adopted a special rule to handle reforms urged by the post office department linked to the annual postal appropriation bill.
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Washington
Falin
Alabama
Moon
Tennes Te
House
Postoffice Department
Steamer Bunk By Mine Aboard Ireland Marsh Saturday
Report says a steamer bunk by a mine off the Ireland marsh Saturday. crew saved. The Tritium, a vessel of 2 720 009 tons, was bound from Partington to A Joha N.o Food Geass for Belgians. New York plans to gather food supplies for Belgians. Hunger riots in Geatthe. Thirty-eight men arrested for rid in a tone poem and public march. Woman appointed judge by president.
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Admiralty
Tritumia
Ae Hound
Partington
Joha
N.o
New York
Plana
Belgium
Geatthe
Soattie
Uniaiir
Italians Voice Desire for War Riots Tangle Italy in Anniversary Protests
Rome police and troops restrained demonstrations linked to Austria on the Oberdank anniversary. Clashes left several injured as leaflets honored the Trieste conspirator. Garibaldi urged action while a Republican procession honored Oberdank with a marble tablet later.
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Italy
Austria
Oberdank
Francis Joseph
Trieste
Cole Anni
Apprause
Triestan
Bloctaut Garibaldi
Garibaldi
Caprere Toland
Republican Association
Republican Club
War Munitions Exports Reported and Japan Diet Bloc
Secretary Red Geld notes limited wartime munitions exports from the United States totaling over 1.1 million dollars to the United Kingdom and France, with no shipments to Germany, Russia, Belgium, or Serbia since the war began. In October, cartridges and firearms accounted for most value. Efforts in Japan aim to compromise on a proposed army increase to avoid dissolving the house or collapsing the ministry.
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United States
Red Geld
United Kingdom
France
Germany
Russia
Belgium
Servis
Russians to Use Yankee Guns in Polish War Posture
Heavy American made artillery will be tested by the Russian army in Poland next month. The steamship Noveored carries 105 carloads of war supplies from Vancouver to Viadivwaiuk, including shege guns and protective equipment. Guns weigh veh tons each. Additional trainloads of American high guns and shells head to Vancouver for transfer to Russian vessels.
Egypt Reforms to British Protectorate Rule In Egypt
London reports the khedive’s action leads to a British protectorate over Egypt ending Turkish suzerainty. Lieut. Col. Arthur Henry MacMahon is named high commissioner with long East affairs experience. Egypt remains nominally Turkish but governed under British oversight with an English financial adviser in ministerial councils.
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London
Egypt
Bayt
Turkey
Great Britain
Arthur Henry McMahon
India
Arthur Henry MacMahon
England
Khed i
Council of Ministers
Big Storm Hits Coast With High Winds and Damages
A severe coastal storm battered Long Beach and nearby areas causing extensive damage and estimated losses. Strong winds up to forty miles per hour swept across the shore, hampering beaches and coastal towns. Rescues and emergency crews responded as authorities assessed impact and prepared for cleanup.
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Los Angles
Tuary
Long Beach
Humane
Germans Bombard the British Coast In World War II Strike
A German squadron crept through the North Sea fog and bombarded Hartlepool Bearborough and Whitby early Wednesday. Sixty to seventy people were killed with churches hospitals and homes ruined. The attack sparked mass panic and mobilization across England as ships sped to engage the invaders.
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North Sea
Hartlepool
Bearborough
Whitby
England
Scarborough
Tees
Nottingham
Columbus Grns Eral Hospital
All Saints Church
Buapital
Woman Charged With Murder in San Aptoald Case
Hedda Burgemeister, identified as the wife of a local magnate, was charged on Tuesday with the murder of Olio Koebler, president of the San Aptoald Sree. The shooting occurred on November 2 at her home, where Koebler was found dead.
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Hedda Burgemeister
Wuree
Olio Koebler
San Aptoald Sree
Embargo Raised Over Cotton Shipments through Jusser
Embargo efforts involve Gatton and Washington France with Ambassador Jusser handling maneuvers to influence American cotton shipments. The move targets both belligerent and neutral actors as part of state department diplomacy.
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Gatton
Washington
France
State Department
Relief for Jews Washingwa Cruising for Alexendrie
The cruiser North Carolign sails from Helos on the Adie Minor coast toward Alex endrie to transport Jews to Jaffe for relief and safe passage as part of a relief effort.
Eastern railways granted increase to bolster revenue
The Interstate Commerce Commission on Friday granted a 5 percent rate hike for Eastern railroads, though with limits that likely yield about 20 million dollars in relief. Officials cited reduced traffic, World War I effects, and the need to cut railroad maintenance costs as reasons for the compromise.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Alsace Court Reborn in Than France Return Crowd
A French court was installed Friday in Than Alsace as French authority returned to the region. The courtroom filled with women in Alsatian dress and elderly men who had waited decades for France to retake Alsace.
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Alace
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Alsace
Coffey Beats Smith in Wild Madison Square Garden Bout
Jim Coffey shaded Gunboat Smith in a flurry of swings at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday night. Referee Roche dominated the action, constantly breaking up clinches and keeping the crowd engaged.
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New York
Jim" Coffey
Sturdee Commands Britain Meet Against German Cruisers
Vice Admiral Sir Frederick Doweton Sturdee assumes command of the British fleet that destroyed the German cruisers Gneisenau Scharnhorst Leipsig and Nürnberg off the Falkland Islands in a pivotal naval engagement.
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Frederick Charlie Doweton Sturdes
Scharnhorst
Leipsig
Nurnberg
Falkland Islands
Menace to Health and Notes on South Africa Uprising
A garbled Washington report discusses health threats and a strong warning from the weather service. It mentions Cape Town and an official from South Africa, noting rebellion and wartime actions amid unclear details.
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Washington
Rivera
Bable Service
Cape Town
Weneres Laie Boiba
Getmior
Doles
South Africa
Battle fronts report mixed gains amid stalemate claims
Across Flanders and France both sides announce advances or repulses in recent fighting while no side confirms a decisive breakthrough. German and Russian fronts cite scattered successes as Austria and Italy report shifting positions and Allied bombardments fire from the Dardanelles.
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Viabut
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Rawka
Warsaw
Praemysl
Austria
Galicia
Carpathians
Tuchow
Tarnow
Lupkow Pass
Berlin
Athens
Dardanelles
Prince von Buelow
Italy
Rome
Victor Emmanuel
Meat Becomes Rarity Warns of War-Time Shortages
Government statistician Henry J. Williamson warns meat will be scarce in America as war drains supply. Cattle numbers have fallen while population has risen for ten years, making a full supply unlikely for at least a decade. Williamson toured Chicago stock centers during his trip.
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Chicago
America
Henry J. Williamson
Department of Agriculture
Prijay
Mr. Williamson
Firing on Border Continues Amid War News and Factory Orders
Reports from the border describe ongoing fire from the Mexican side near Navo and Arle-Many, with U S forces establishing flank cannons on both east and west to maintain neutrality. The article notes artillery batteries arriving, ammunition shipments en route, and preparations to run machinery at Tremont and Suffolk mills.
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Arle
Acy Genore
Villa Trope
United States Army
Canioa
Naeo
Artilery
Aimuunition
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