German official details Wilson note reception and peace hopes
Jansen, under secretary for foreign affairs in Berlin, discusses President Wilson's peace note with an Overseas staff member. The interview outlines two main points: immediate near-term terms and broader future arrangements, including arbitration and neutral-state protections. Officials say sympathy from Berlin circles, with further reaction to come.
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Italy Plans for Increase in Merchant Marine
Rome dispatch notes Italy abandons subsidy policy by decree to boost its merchant fleet. The government offers tax relief for five years and exempts ships from military requisition to attract shipbuilders and foreign orders. Twelve new ships are under construction under the law as Italy seeks to recover wartime losses and high freight rates.
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Rome
Associated Press
Italy
Classified Notice Misreadures Declared
Fragmentary text shows prices for flats and led rooms with street address 209 N. Jack and cryptic notes about teens and tea. Details are incomplete but indicate a late to classify shed and rental rates.
British Workmen Wear Finest Furs These Days
London reports show workwomen in expensive furs as a common sight due to high wages. Prices for musquash American gray fox and skunk furs have risen, with furriers overwhelmed by orders for coats with muffs and stoles, though military service drains labor.
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Associated Press
London
Great Britain
Front lines shift as Central Powers push in eastern Wallachia
A forward move in eastern Wallachia favors the Central Powers as Austro German forces press the Russo Romanian line along the Slanic and Rimnik Sarat valleys. The front runs east west from Slanic to Rimnik Sarat through a new Romanian defense and extends into Dobrudja, while Verdun and Somme fronts show no major change.
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Rimnik Sarat
Christmas package cord ends life in Duluth lobby
Gust Nelson aged 65 hanged himself with a cord taken from a Christmas package in a Duluth hotel lobby. He was despondent over being alone on Christmas Eve with no funds.
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Associated Press
Duluth
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Panama Moves to End Commissary Privileges
Panama's assembly passed a law to abolish the privilege of purchasing at U S commissaries by anyone not employed by the United States government. The measure awaits official publication before it takes effect. The change aims to limit commissary access to canal and defense personnel, easing tensions between Panamanians and Americans.
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Associated Press
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United States
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Memorial to Vanderbilt Proposed in England
London Dec 25 to commemorate the memory of A G Vanderbilt who drowned in the Lusitania disaster and helped English coaching for years members of the Coaching Club propose to erect a granite column on Holmwood Common near Dorking by the main road from London to Brighton traversed by Vanderbilt s Venture The plan has been submitted to the Dorking rural district council for approval It is intended to erect similar memorials along the route
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London
A. G. Vanderbilt
Holmwood Common
Dorking
Brighton
Bishop Richter Taken to Hospital with Pneumonia
Grand Rapids Mich Rt Rev Henry J Richter bishop of the Roman Catholic diocese of Grand Rapids was hospitalized last night with pneumonia. At midnight the last rites of the church were administered. A Milwaukee News item notes a critic's remark about a scandalous summer and looming consequences.
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Wilson peace note draws mixed Russian criticism
Petrograd reports a largely polite but critical reaction from the Russian press and government to President Wilsons note. Officials say they cannot accept terms likely to guarantee durable peace, and condemn the timing of US mediation amid Germanys proposal. Prominent Duma members weigh in on the incident.
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Associated Press
Petrograd
London
Wilson
Germany
Retch
Duma
Wilson Peace Proposal Draws Mixed Reactions
Politicians and leaders criticized President Wilson's peace mediation offer as ill timed and impracticable. Prof Paul Milakoff of the Constitutional Democrats said the move would be futile since the Allies rejected Germany's proposals.
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Constitutional Imocrats
Wilson
United States
Germany
Treasury unable to meet demand for small change
The treasury reports it is impossible to keep up with the demand for nickels, dimes and pennies. Papa has noticed it too.
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Papa
Cleveland Plain Dealer
German police methods to spread to Turkey
Berlin reports that Turkey has sent Behaed din Bey, director of the Constantinople criminal department, to Berlin to study police methods. He plans to reorganize Turkish police and introduce German detective techniques, and a bi weekly police paper will educate Turkish officers.
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tTurkey
Constantinople
Behaeddin Bey
Turkey
Heed Bey
Von Walden's New Cure for Blood Pressure and Arteriosclerosis
An article reviews German scientist Prof. Von Walden claiming a drugless method cures high blood pressure arteriosclerosis and heart trouble by locating and removing underlying causes. It describes dramatic clinical results within days weeks, notes experiments with rabbits and blood composition, and offers a 88 page book and free copies on request.
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Prof
von Walden
German scientist’s drugless cure claims aid for heart trouble
Lettered testimonials from patients claim Prof. R. von Walden healed Valvular Heart Trouble Angina Pectoris and High Blood Pressure without drugs. Cases describe improved breathing, restored activity, and relief from dizziness and liver and stomach issues after treatment in Cincinnati with guarantees and free consultations.
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Columbus
Georgia
von Walden
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