Entente Demands Ultimatum on Thessaly and Peace Talks
London and Athens reports detail entente ultimatum requirements for Greece to withdraw troops from Thessaly and concentrate forces in the Peloponnesus with reparations talks to follow. The Greek government reportedly accepted the ultimatum while U.S. officials push cautious steps toward peace and await Lloyd George's House of Commons address.
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London
Thessaly
Peloponnesus
Entente
Washington
Wren
David Hold-George
House of Come
Gians
Amtican
Willeep
America Must Lead Move for Permanent World Peace
Washington December 15 Governor Capper of Kansas told governors the United States must lead a federation to maintain world peace after World War I. He said America bears responsibility to end wars and that interdependence of nations makes peace essential for U.S. internal stability and global commerce. He argued federation is feasible only with American participation.
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White House
State Department
Wilson
Teague
United States
Dong
Lansing
Germany
Austra
Lloyd George
House of Reumons
Washington
Arthur. Capper
Kansas
Capper
Wheat Crashes On Board In Chicago Trading
Chicago December 15 Wheat prices collapsed amid pace reports and wartime unrest. May wheat fell from 1.66 to around 1.31 4 as selling surged and margins evaporated. Prices swung widely across the pit with moves from 1.58 to 1.63 early, then down to 1.55.
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Chicago
Biesiden
New York
Joveeamatie
Yenteniay
Berlin
Rail and Water Traffic Debated at Banquet
Prominent men to send trans continental telephone messages at banquet tonight. A two day conference on rail and water transportation discusses government policy with speakers from Iowa, the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen, and the federal commission on industrial relations. Messages from Vice President Marshall, Secretaries Lansing and Daniels, and Governor Johnson of California are expected.
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Ind
Tall
Clttara Thbrno
Board of
Railway Commtertooers
Iowa
W. G. Lee
The
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
Frank
Abor Questions Debated Before Supreme Court
Washington December 15 union rights and peaceable picketing were argued before the Supreme Court in two West Virginia cases. The United Mine Workers and American First Glass Workers were challenged over restraints of trade under the Sherman Act. Judge Dayton’s injunctions against Hitch pian Coal and Coke and Eagle Glass and Manufacturing were reviewed by the Fourth Circuit. Labor interests press to defend contractual freedom while opponents urge limits on union solicitation and picketing to preserve open shop principles.
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Supreme Court
West Virginia
Dayton
United Mine Workers Union
American First Glass Workers’ Union
Hitchpian Coal and Coke Company
Wheeling
West Vi
Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals
Adanson Law
Employen Pat
Circuit Court
Bill Prohibits Nquor Transmission in Dry Territory
The House Ports Committee reported favorably a bill to prohibit the transmission of liquor agreements by mail in many areas except licensed liquor dealers. The measure targets the so called maltender liquor business in dry territory and aims to curb it.
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Ington
House
Portorties
Tila
Market Shares Fall Amid Continued Stock Liquidation
New York reports heavy stock liquidation with declines of two to four points in Continental Can New York Airbrake Uteb Copper Lackawanna Steel International Paper and others. United Blazes Steel sees trading interest after an offering. overall activity strong with 2.4 million shares that day and further large losses across Bethlehem Steel United States Steel Crucible Steel and more as fears of peace talks and munition orders influence sentiment.
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Crucible Steel
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Ket
Warn
Loosasn
Yeatendry
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Avantic
West Indies
Rtates
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Backawanna Steel
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Caluen
Rome
Jquor Trade in Consternation
Paris reports government wartime liquor policy shifts cause alarm among saloonkeepers and provision dealers as measures tighten control on alcohol except for wine and beer. Officials argue prohibition aids munition production while distillers fear ruin. protesters cite 380,000 mobilized keepers, health concerns, and potential loss of national wealth.
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Paris
MM. Crizard
Saloon Meepers' Federation
Delrone
Provision Dealers’ Association
France
Riemale
Anti Alcohol Teamue
Serious Consequences Face Russo Romanian Armies in Moldavia
Turmoil mounts as Germany's peace proposals await Entente decisions amid Balkan fronts. Reports say Romania facing a defensive line along the Bubere river with advances toward Moldavia. Russian pursuits around Turcu and Tulso regions threaten southern Carpathians, while Verdun and Meuse actions show broader Allied and German pressure.
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Herlin
Buren
Bureu
Rucmania
Turcu
Huaslan
Carpathians
Teutonic Armiea
Dertin
Verdun
Meuse
Fort Hantaumont
Dutch Still in Fear of Trouble
London dispatch reports Premier Cort van der Linden warned the Dutch parliament that Holland faces danger of being dragged into the war. He noted a larger and improving munitions supply, and that efficient forces remain at the government’s immediate disposal amid the international crisis.
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London
Cort van der Linden
Holland
Redters
Hague
Thay
Drastic Rules Tighten Freight Rates and Car Congestion
Washington dispatch reports drastic actions by the Interstate Commerce Commission to relieve freight car shortages and curb rising prices. New rules raise per-day charges for unloaded cars and impose higher rents on railways, with impacts expected on small operators and foreign-owned cars. Officials note congestion persists in eastern yards while middle west delays ease under new measures, as meetings with railroad executives are planned.
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Interstate Commerce
Car American Railway Association
Federal Commission
Almont
Interstate Commerce Commission
Middle West
Acttel
Detroit
Iema
Officisla
Eklppera
Religious Teaching Permitted in Private Schools
From Quaretaro Mexico City December 18 193? reports that the constitutional assembly agreed to allow representatives of religious denominations to teach in private schools. A dispatch from Jassy the provisional capital of Romania notes the Hasania cabinet has resigned except the premier.
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Mexico
Mexico City
Constitutional Assembly
Jassz
Rumania
Talit
Hasania
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