Berger Takes Stand in Trial for Sedition
Socialist leader Victor L. Berger testifies at the sedition trial, detailing his life in Milwaukee, his rise to Congress as a Socialist, his editorial work at the Milwaukee Leader, and his belief in peaceful evolution over revolution. He denies being pro German and discusses the party’s aims and wartime actions.
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International Socialist Movement
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Volunteer Army and French Force Advancing Toward Kiev
A dispatch from Odessa reports a volunteer army and a French force moving from Romania through Bessarabia toward Kiev. The forces aim to seize the railroad linking Kiev and Odessa from Ukrainian Republican separatists, with General Berthiot leading French units aiding Romanian troops.
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Constantinople
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Bessarabia
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Terry McGovern Dies After Prize Fight Arrest Report
The report states Terry McGovern of Philadelphia died after a prize fight. The opponent was knocked out in the sixth round. The article notes Britt was arrested and Frankie Mritz of New Bedford was injured and treated at city hospital.
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Britt
Associated Press
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Philadelphia
Frank Li Leo
Frankie Mritz
New Bedford
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City Hospital
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Fritt
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Eas
Pimot
War costs U S over 19 billions in year
Treasury figures show tax receipts 4 687 002 06 dollars with income taxes 2999 042 000, Liberty loan proceeds 6 055 070 000 and 4 171 006 from third loan. War expenses rise monthly with estimates around 1 5 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 for several months.
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Liberty
Treasury
New Year’s Eve crowds loom for city celebrations
New York anticipates one of its largest New Year’s Eve gatherings as hotel and restaurant managers report strong advance reservations. With wartime restrictions eased and cooks and waiters threatening a nationwide strike, managers say they are undisturbed, having hired many women to fill roles.
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York
New York
Otto Wagener
International Federation of Hotel and Restaurant
New Year's Eve Clash at Chicago Hotels Amid Strike
In Chicago on December 31 strikers from the Cooks and Waiters Union plan to halt service at three major hotels. They vow not to assist patrons and warn hotel management to avoid hiring women to replace them, citing a state law barring women from serving alcoholic beverages.
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Chicago
Josteiries
Hughes and Hylan Clash Over Hearst At Welcome Home Event
New York officials spar over participation in a city welcome for returning troops. Charles E Hughes refuses a mayor's committee role citing Hearst's involvement, while Mayor Hylan accuses Hughes of letting personal bias affect duty to soldiers. Others also decline.
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New York
Charles E Hughes
Hylan
William Randolph Hearst
Hughes
Hearst
Hoyton
Oil stocks in Baku cited as world relief source
Paris dispatch reports Harry Pratt Judson, president of the University of Chicago, saying large Baku oil reserves could ease the global shortage if transport links were functioning. Judson, returning from a Persia Caucasus trip, notes Persia’s food situation is adequate but transport limited. He discusses Bolshevik influence and argues intervention should be soon and multi faceted including education.
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Paris
Baku
Russia
Christmas in the Arctic Front Endures With Allied Troops
In bleak Arctic conditions American, French, British, and Russian troops celebrate Christmas Day in dugouts and log barracks along the Volkhov Archangel line. Red Cross stockings arrive, a recreation hall opens, and a moving picture show lights the sector as Christmas meals include turkey and the Russian delicacy rabheek.
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Russia
Arctic
Trent
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Red Cross
Runaway Elephants Turmoil Strikes Winnipeg Vaudeville
Four elephants escaped their handlers in Winnipeg for three hours. One wedged between houses and damaged walls. An elephant entered a hospital power house and scratched a switchboard. CC Lehman was injured as the animals charged through a building.
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Winnipeg
Ita
General Hospital
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Kral
Lehman
62 Lynchings In Year 1918 Lead Nation Figures
Tuskegee Institute's records show 62 lynchings in 1918 in the United States, including 58 Black individuals and four Whites. Georgia had the most with 18 deaths, Texas tallied nine, and five victims were women.
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Tuskegee
Ala
United States
Tuskegee Institute
Texas
Dr Henry B Tanner Dies at 91 in San Diego
Dr Henry B Tanner aged 91 died in San Diego at the county hospital after a nearly year long illness. His work advocating long fasts as a path to health and longevity drew worldwide attention, including reports of a 42 day fast.
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Calif
Henry
Tanner
Methodist Budget Proposal For War Work Abroad
The centenary committee of the Methodist Episcopal Church recommends a war and reconstruction budget of 9 million dollars for 191%, with half set for work abroad. Announcement came today from committee headquarters in Chicago.
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The
Methodist Episcopal Church
Aviator Cuthbert Mills Killed Testing New Plane
Postoffice officials confirm Cuthbert Mills a civilian flyer employed by the Post Office Department died in a plane wreck near Garden City Long Island during a test flight of a new aircraft for a manufacturing firm. Mills was described as an employee of the postal service.
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Postoffice
Cuthbert Mills
Garden City
Long Island
Postoffice Department
Mills
British At Batoum Allies Control Black Sea Coast
Constantinople dispatch says Allied forces now control the Black Sea coast and occupy Batourm a key point linked by pipeline to the oil center at Baku on the Caspian Sea.
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Black Sea
Constantinople
Batourm
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Caspian Sea
Wilson to Leave for Rome Wednesday Night
Plans for President Wilson to depart for home on Wednesday night remain unaffected by the Italian cabinet crisis in Rome. The cabinet situation is described as purely political and beyond President Wilson’s direct concern.
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The
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Hindenburg backs ally army in Berlin turmoil
In Berlin a resolution denounces the Independent Socialists and calls for a new party the Communist Labor party of the German Spartacus Bund. The Russian Soviet in Berlin through Radek endorses the move as Bolshevik influence grows. Seventeen prominent men arrested in Munich after a conference on citizen soldiers and alleged plots. Most released. a publisher and a banker kept in custody as the case widens. Bavarian officials warn of New Year mob violence while interior minister Auer defends citizen soldiery plans and remains in office.
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Workmen's Council
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Oday
Work
Fer
Eisner Joins Opposition to Premier Ebert in Bavaria
Bavarian premier Kurt Eisner aligns with the Irdenenden Socialist against Friedrich Ebert. Paris dispatch reports Eisner's stance marks a shift in the German political landscape during the postwar period.
Congress man pushes CTC plan amid Berlin impress policy
Washington, Dec 31. Representative Doolittle of Kansas introduced a measure urging that U S troops remain in Berlin to impress upon Germans that Germany has been decisively defeated. The proposal aims to keep pressure and reinforce occupation aims as policy debate continues.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Germany
Representative Doolittle
Kansas
Brazil inaugurates new president amid illness delay
Dr Rodriguez Alves, elected Brazil president last spring, announces he will assume office Thursday after illness delayed his inauguration. Brazilian peace delegates have postponed their sailing until after the ceremony.
Four Children Die In Tank Car Blaze Near Huntington
Flames from a fat tank car explosion at a vacant lot reached a nearby porch about 150 feet away where four children played and were burned. Mrs Walker, in the house, ran out to aid them and was likely fatally burned.
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Huntington
W. Va
Aereh Walker
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