Peace program announced by President aims at open covenants
President Wilson outlines war aims matching Britain’s, demanding open covenants and a world safe for democracy. He calls for free navigation, removal of trade barriers, disarmament limits, equitable sovereignty, and self determination including liberty for Russia and France, with a final plan to ensure lasting peace.
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Washington
Tan
Wilson Yessuriey
Congress
David Toya Georg
Brest-Litovsk
Penn
Aquinity
Russia
Des Moines Auto Tram Crash Kills Two Injures Twenty Two
A head on collision between Warbandate street cars in Des Moines leaves N Thomas dead from a fractured skull and Ruth Carson among the injured. Motormen were blamed for not heeding signals as cars crashed, caught fire, and were later extinguished. Thomas was uncle to Charles Thomas recently paroled from Fort Madison penitentiary.
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Des Moines
N. Thomas
J. W. Mantahan
Ruth Carson
Thomas
Charles Thomas
Fort Madison
Mercy Hospital
Uhrongelaus
Mwe
Hanrahan
Wagner Construction Company
No. Ool
J. W. Doughiss
J. Mm. Hohl
Rolhar
Fie
Camp Dodge Hospital Overflows With 1080 Patients
Camp Dodge facilities near capacity with 1080 patients as preparations to transfer others to Fort Des Moines are made. The base hospital, built for 600, now houses many more. two barracks are used and a third prepared. Lieutenant Colonel J R Shook notes sickness spike was anticipated. full expansion may take three months due to lumber delays. Leonard Smith Heslin Alabama of the 266th colored Infantry died from splint meningitis at the base hospital. meningitis prompts mass screening within companies and isolation of 12 to 15 troops while other cases of measles and mumps raise admissions.
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Camp Dodge
Fort Des Moines
Geld Artillery Regiment
Hearby
J. R. Shook
Case Hospital
War Department
Gol Shook
More Des Mains
Leonard Smith
Heslin
Alabama
266Th Colored Infantry
Iowa Soldier Clara Sargent Dies at Camp Pike
Private Clara Sargent of Battery C 339th Field Artillery died at Camp Pike from pneumonia after measles. The Bonaparte native, 22, was the second son of Oliver Sargent. He married Miss Plumwa Marriott of Vernon about a year ago.
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Iowa
Camp Pike
Bonaparte
Vatturen County
Clara Sargent
Three Hundred Thirty-ninth Field Artillery
Oliver Sargent
Misa Plumwa Marriott
Vernon
YANKEES SINK A BOAT SUBMARINE ATTACK STORY
Report from a broker in Kansas City describes an American vessel destroying a German submarine that attempted to sink the liner Battle and protect Arthur D. Balfour during a voyage from New York. The ship left August 27 and faced convoys and destroyers near the English Channel before a British trawler signaled the submarine, which was promptly blown up by a warship.
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Kansas
Cty
Madin
Arthur d. Balfour
England
Aloue Tits
United States
Wright
English Channel
Checks on All Ships for Hidden Germany Contact
New York port collector Byron Newton ordered thorough overhauls of all vessels entering or leaving the harbor. Passengers and crew may be searched on steamships bound for allied ports. Washington reports possible German army munition manufacture to America under reserve supervision, secretly exported to Copenhagen.
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New York
Byron
Newton
Washington
Washington, Jan
America
Copenhagen
Government to Take Control of Oil Supply
Washington January 11 government plans to seize control of the oil supply under the fuel administration A man has been chosen to lead the operation and his name will be released with the formal announcement of the decision
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Washington
The
Fuel Administration
Italian Steamer Sunk in Mediterranean Waters
A 477 ton Italian steamship named Hitinno was sunk in the Mediterranean. The sinking occurred early in December by a German submarine, with no loss of life reported.
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New York
Hitinno
Mrs Drexel Weds British Officer in London
The Daily Sketch reports Mrs Margarit Armstrong Dyes el, who divorced Anthony J. Drexel last year, married Lieut Col Brinsley Fite Gerald in London. The ceremony ties together prominent names and a notable social event in the capital.
Dodd's Kidney Pills Help Mrs Frey End Rheumatism
Mes Jed Frey of Mars Iowa suffered six months with rheumatism swelling limbs stiffness joints and muscle cramps. After one box of Dodd's Kidney Pills she reports relief of backache heaviness and fatigue and notes dramatic improvement. Free trial box offer ends in one week.
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Dodd
Jed Frey
Mars
Tim
Roeult
Brigh
Japanese Language Taught Instruction in New South Wales
Japanese language instruction spreads through New South Wales schools on par with German and French. Pupils must complete four years of high school study and three years at university to pursue a degree in Japanese. A 74 strong non-student class from business and other sectors studies Japanese at the university, with courses also offered at the military school. The rise in Australia Japan trade has spurred business interest in these courses.
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New South Wiles
Dhestiny
Japan
Australia
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Cure Claim Ad
An advertisement claims catarrhal deafness is untreatable locally and must be cured constitutionally by Hall's Catarrh Medicine. It describes the Eustachian tube inflammation causing deafness and offers a wait of one hundred dollars for any untreatable case, with free circulars from J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio.
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Halls Cavarkh Medicine Acta
Eustachan
Halls Catarre
All Drugylata
Circulara Free
J. Cheney & Co
Toledo, Ohio
Deserved It Voice From The Ledger
Deserved it as the remark notes Jones bragging about a second-hand car with Mae Mittie and a local take from the Philadelphia Ledger. The column mocks his bargain hunting and his effort to push a deal beyond fair terms.
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Jones
Philadelphia Pehle Ledger
Cuticura Soap and Ointment Advertised for Baby Skin
Red rough itching skin on infants advised to use Cuticura Soap with Cuticura Ointment. The ad promises sleep for baby and mother and offers free samples by mail from Cuttenra Dept. X Boston. Prices listed for Soap 26 and Ointment 25 and 50 cents.
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Cuttenra
Dept. X
Boston
Modern Gallantry on Water and Courtesy
A garbled social sketch notes a speaker addressing companions about offering a seat to a lady aboard a vessel. The text also mentions ailments and a proverb about discretion in sharing personal matters with a spouse.
How This Nervous Woman Got Well
A unnamed Illinois woman details four years of weakness and nervousness ending with trial of Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She reports improved health and regular cycles, praising the remedy and urging others to contact Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co for guidance.
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Christopher
Lydia E. Pinkham
Alice Hever
Pinkham
Lydia E
Pinkham Medicine Co
Lynn
Mass
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