Assassination of Portugal President Sidonio Paes
Lisbon reports Sidonio Paes, president of Portugal, shot dead by a youth at a Lisbon railway station as his government continues in office. The assassin was killed by the crowd. a man suspected of complicity was arrested.
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Lisbon
Sidonio Paes
Portugal
Jeenne
Belem
London
Dee
Sidonones
Oporto
Adces
Paes
Etne
Dr. Paes
University of China
Binet
Toermany
Berlin
Paris
Theo
N Aval
Thesassin
Portu- 1
Tamagnini Bargosa
Interior
Havas
Smuts Resigns From War Cabinet
London dispatch reports Lieutenant General Jan Christian Smuts resigns from the war cabinet claiming the war's end removes need for his services. The admission comes as Britain faces shifting war priorities and leadership changes.
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Smuts
War Board
London
An Christian Smuts
War Cabinet
the Express
Stores Agree to Late Evening Hours Through Christmas
Business representatives met at the Commercial Club to endorse extended hours and keep stores open late through Christmas. The statement had been unverified when issued but gained backing from several merchants and institutions, signaling a coordinated effort to extend shopping time.
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Ang
Vergl
Inoculation Pushes Flu Vaccine to Pocatello
Dr W A Wright reports Pocatello will soon have Rosenow influenza vaccine as he awaits stock for immediate needs. The vaccine shown to confer immunity with minimal inconvenience aims to curb flu, amid calls for broad physician distribution and a potential resurgence of the disease.
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Pocatello
Rosenow
W. A. Wright
American Public Health Association
Wright
Xmas Roll Call of Red Cross Under Way
The Red Cross seeks 100 percent membership in a nine day drive from December 15 to December 23. Four Minute Men will report on past fundraising and future needs to finance relief work in Europe and the healing of war’s aftermath.
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RED Cross
American Red Cross
Kaiser Likes A Safe Harbor
Amsterdam December 16 William Hohenzollern former German emperor reportedly refuses to leave Holland after official representations warned his continued presence could trigger serious difficulties for the country. The Dutch government welcomed his departure but the meeting declined to set a firm time, agreeing to an open hour proposal beginning Thursday night with Golden Rule store presiding. Several retailers expressed support for extended hours through Christmas Eve with a nine o’clock closing time and no set limit for Christmas Eve.
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Amsterdam
William Hohenzollern
Telegraaf
Holland
Tribune
Shields
John Hood
Golden Rule
People’s Store
Fargo-Wilson-Wells
Higson Bros. Hub
Woolworth’s
Collins
Shields Shoe Co
Martin-Narman Music Company
Negro's Tale of Killing Officer Proves Fake
Frank Mitchell a negro arrested at Dubois on the supposition he murdered Patrolman J C Sherrod seems to have overworked his imagination. The confession dates do not match Denver records where he was jailed for not registering. His reasons are unknown but he may be mentally deficient.
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Frank Mitchell
Dubois
J. C. Sherrod
Geo. Mabey
L. S. May
Revelare Secret Service
Denver
Affection of Wife Worth 75006 in Idaho Suit
John W. Swanger, a wealthy Idaho rancher, is defendant in a damage suit filed in the Third district court by John S. Jamison of Salt Lake for alleged alienation of Mrs. Jamison affection. The case seeks 75000 actual damages plus 10000 punitive, with details of a long alleged campaign to win Mrs. Jamison from her husband. The complaint places origins in a Mackay Idaho ranch, notes dates from 1914 to 1918, and cites ages around 50 for Jamison and Swauger, 30 for Mrs. Jamison. The narrative includes marital history and a son, with claims of illicit influence and home desolation.
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John W. Swanger
Idaho
Third
John S. Jamison
Salt Lake
Jamison
Salt Lake Tribune
Swanger
Swauger
Record Wheat Forecast Sets U.S. Winter Crop Peak
Washington reports the 1910 11 winter wheat acreage up about fifteen percent from last year and at 59,027,000 acres. The Agriculture Department forecasts a yield of 765,000,000 bushels, topping the prior record by 80,000,000, with December 1 conditions at 98.5 percent normal. Last year produced 555,725,000 bushels.
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Washington
United States
Department of Agriculture
President Wilson Praises French Resilience At Paris City Hall
Paris December 16 President Wilson spoke at the Paris city hall greeting crowds. He voiced sympathy for France noting US solidarity and the shared aim to resist central powers' aims. He said US entry into war was for liberty and justice and against illicit ambitions. An official note in Paris denies fixed peace delegation numbers.
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Paris
Wilson
United States
France
Frengli
Supreme Court Vacates South Dakota Espionage Convictions
Washington December 16 The Supreme Court voided convictions of Emanuel Baltzer William Hood and twenty six other South Dakota residents under the Espionage Act of 1917 and ordered new trials after government admission that lower court verdicts were wrong.
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Washington
Des
Supreme Court
Emanuel Baltzer
William W. Hood
South Dakota
Grain Market Report From Chicago Dated December
Chicago market update shows corn at 1 547 and oats at TL5 with prices and figures for grains. The short despatch notes a December 16 trading day in the grain market.
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Chicago
Colorado enacts dry law amid long lines at express offices
Denver reports Governor signs bone dry law to take effect tonight as crowds wait for last packages and express offices see long lines across the city on December 16.
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Denver
Colorado
Japanese Finance Minister urges League of Nations cooperation
Baron Takahashi, Japan’s finance minister, at a Bankers' Club dinner in Tokio praised the aim of a League of Nations and urged Japanese financiers and business leaders to cooperate on postwar planning to advance Japan’s interests.
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Tokio
Baron Takahashi
Bankers’ Club
Japan
Officers seize Christmas cheer on Lava to Bannock run
Sheriff Mabey finds trunk in baggage room with two cases of Sunnybrook juice. A passenger named Tom Forest is jailed for possession of ten quarts of joy water. Deputies arrest F E Dupall George Burchfield W S Hildreth and Manuel Vallejo with suitcases of Christmas cheer en route to various Bannock county points. All jailed awaiting preliminary hearing.
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Lava
Sheriff Mabey
Sunnybrook
Tom Forest
Bannock County
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Mitchell
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Roberts
Serer Ertiel
Senate
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