New Transports Bring Troops and Officers Home
The report details multiple army transports arriving with artillery, officers, and soldiers from France. It notes thousands wounded, including 223 deaf and mentally troubled cases, and lists units and detachments aboard, with figures for officers and men. It also mentions Col. Larson’s letter on American engineers and Christmas shopping in Coblenz amid occupation. wages and daily living conditions are described.
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Cers
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Pany Ordnane
Ial
Persa Maru
France
Eleventh
United States Envoreers
Yang
Argonne Forest
Tete
American Association of Eleventh Engineers
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Collarsons
Geneva
March
Copper price fixed at 23 cents by Copper Producers
P P Burke a commission stockbroker on Stone avenue reported word from New York that the Copper Producers association had fixed the price of copper at 23 cents for both export and domestic use.
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Stone Avenue
New York
Copper Producers’ Association
Anaonda
ONP
Pargust Copper
Mies PT
Blizzard racing through Midwest cripples trains and roads
An immense blizzard plows across Kansas Texas Oklahoma and Colorado halting trains and closing roads. Conductor John Seamands of Toccon survives a gunfight as an insane traveler shoots Hastings man and another shot. Judge Bolton helps subdue the assailant.
Paderewski to Set Up Polish Government
Polish pianist and statesman Ignacy Paderewski arrived in Copenhagen aboard a British cruiser assigned to assist his mission. The ship sails toward Danzig to establish a Polish government under Entente auspices, with Paderewski authorized to act for Polish committees in the United States.
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Associated Press
Copenhagen
Lenace
Jan Paderewak
Danzig
Poland
Wilson visits Clemenceau and plans troops tour
President Wilson meets Premier Clemenceau in Paris and prepares a Christmas with troops. He will review 10,060 soldiers at Chaumont, dine with General Pershing, then travel by train to Calais and England before New Year. King Nicholas of Montenegro expresses support for a Jugoslav confederation and a future League of Nations.
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Paris
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Army
General Pershing
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Calais
Rench
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Montenegro
Associated Press
Serbia
League of Nations
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National Guard Back To Civilian Status
An Associated Press report states the judge advocate general approved by the Secretary of War holds that National Guard officers and enlisted men revert to civilian status when discharged from federal service. The ruling abolishes the Guard as organized prior to the war, though the plan faces further department action and no formal notice has been issued.
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Judge Advocate Generals Office
Secretary of War
National Guard
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War
Maren
Etiel
Federal Service
Judge Advocate General
Anzell
Gward
Guard
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Eward
Department
Nolier
Train Plunges Down Bank Near Attica Injuring Ten
A Wabash passenger train derailed after leaving Attica and plunged 50 feet over a bank in the evening. Ten people were injured, with two seriously hurt, as survivors aided by nearby residents and authorities. Investigation into the unknown cause continues.
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Dee
Attica
Roosevelt to Spend Christmas at Oyster Bay
News briefs cover Roosevelt hospital stay and planned family Christmas at Oyster Bay, a woman slays her husband during influenza illness in Albuquerque, a transport ship carrying troops sails from France to Newport News, a fatal explosion hits a shell loading plant in Watertown, a copper dividend cut is reported, and the American Jewelry Co is robbed of diamonds and cash in Minneapolis.
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France
WAR Department
Newport News
Minneapolis
Minn
American Jewelry Company
Hoover Plans Ties with Wilson on Relief Work
Reported talks in New York describe Hoover and Wilson coordinating relief efforts for war devastated regions. France seeks merchant marine rehabilitation while Roosevelt recounts YMCA efforts transforming leave areas for American troops.
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Mag
Teddy
Wilson
New York
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr
France
Roosevelt
Aix Les Baines
British unions press for 44 hour workweek across UK
Labor unions in the United Kingdom are agitating for a 44 hour week over five days with Saturday as a work day. The National Transport Workers Federation has urged tramways to adopt a 44 hour week at current wages, while talks with the Federation of Engineering and Ship Building Trades and employers favor a 44 hour schedule without wage cuts. A 47 hour week compromise was rejected by a ballot of 286,545 to 146,526.
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Dealera
Coblenz Bankers’ Association
Imater
National Constitutional Assembly
Nts
Mayen
London
United Kingdom
National Transport Worses Federation
Federation of Engineering and Ship Building Trades
Engineering and Shipbuilding Union
Hindenburg and Groener Retain Offices in Berlin Accord
An agreement reported by the Lokal Anzeiger says Field Marshal Von Hindenburg and General Groener will keep their positions. Berlin parley efforts between the Majority and Independent Socialists over national assembly elections failed, with Independents planning candidates in all districts.
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Berlin
von Hindenburg
General Croener
Lokal Anzeiger
National Assembly
Banquet to President in Buckingham Palace
London reports prepared banquet plans for a visiting president at Buckingham Palace with details noted on page 2. The coverage mentions formalities and arrangements tied to the royal residence and state hospitality.
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Buckingham Palace
London
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