All is Well Aboard George Washington on Sea Trip
President Wilson aboard the George Washington suffers a slight cold but remains aboard at sea. The ship travels seven teen knots, paced by the Pennsylvania with a destroyer flotilla, as Wilson threads a busy schedule with peace delegates and a forthcoming outline of America’s position.
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John Edwin Nevin
U.S
President Wilson
New York
Pennsylvania
Wilson
Stave Lansing
Henry White
America
France
Washington
Navy Department
Arlington
Bureau of Communication
State Department
Children of Passaic Under Liquor Influence
Passaic New Jersey reports serious liquor influence among school children. Dr Frederick Sheppard and Miss Alma Smith urge Grand Jury action after findings that about 15 to 20 pupils daily fall into a stupor after drinking at local saloons, with ages nine to fourteen.
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N. J
Frederick Sheppard
Grand
Alma Smith
English Fleet Intercepts Vast Contraband Shipping
London December 5 Fifteen thousand ships carrying contraband of war were stopped by the Tenth squadron in the 500 mile stretch between the Orkney Islands and Iceland. Sir Eric Geddes first lord of the British admiralty called the achievement one of history's finest feats and said sea power is Britain's birthright and global salvation.
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Orkney Islands
Iceland
Eric Geddes
British Admiralty
Eric
Great Britain
Jersey Woman Indicted for Brother Murder by Grand Jury
New Jersey Hudson county grand jury indicts Mrs Bessie May Skeels for the murder of her brother Albert J H Wilkins in Bayonne on August 7 1918. Indictment cites arsenic poisoning based on autopsy of Wilkins body, while she was his nurse.
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N. J
Bessie May Skeels
Andover
Mass
Florence Gay
Hudson County Grand Jury
Albert J. H. Wilkins
Bayonne
Wilkins
Turkish Fleet Surrenders to Allies
Paris December 5 The Turkish fleet has surrendered to the Allies and been interned in the Golden Horn, the Admiralty announced this afternoon.
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Golden Horn
Paris
Admiralty
Cummins Resolution To Paris Sent To Watch Peace Talks Falls
Washington December 5 The Cummins resolution to send a Senate committee to Paris to monitor peace conference developments was voted down unanimously by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Critics argued it would be undignified or embarrass American peace commissioners and weaken the President.
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Cumming
Senate
Paris
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Hitchcock
Cummins
American Troops Arrive as Orca Docks in New York
The British transport Orca docked at West 15th Street carrying 1,924 American troops who were taken to Camp Mills. The hospital ship Comfort with 400 wounded is due to dock today after weather delays. The Leventhan expected December 15 with 9,000 soldiers from France.
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Leventhan
Daring Holdups Use Autos in Wild West Style
Two armed highwaymen robbed an all night restaurant at 80 East Thirteenth Street and a saloon at First Street and Second Avenue within two hours. Five bandits participated, all heavily armed and three wore masks, as they demanded money and declared they meant business.
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East Thirteenth Street
First Street
Second Avenue
President Wilson Still Guarded At White House
A dash of guards at the executive mansion says the public still cannot confirm the president’s presence. Soldiers on duty continue 24 hour guarding while the White House is tentatively occupied by a few special watchers.
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White House
Ex-Crown Prince Denies Hand in War Amid Terms
In London the former crown prince tells Daily Mirror he and ex-Nasser should not be punished by Allies. He denies involvement in starting the war, calls himself down and out and says the armistice terms were crushing yet fair. Government to seek authority from Congress on loans.
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Germany
Nasser
Daily Mirror
Tam
Germany in turmoil as factions clash over future
Amsterdam dispatch reports Germany in chaos with Socialist rivals vying for dominance and the Separatists led by Ernst Eisner aiming to form a south German republic. Berlin struggles to appoint a national assembly as elections are floated for February 16 while calls for a January peace tempers clash with Allied hopes.
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British Wireless Press
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Amsterdam
Daily Express
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New Republic
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Bavaria
Berlin
Whartemburg
Saxony
Bismark
National Assembly
Alsace Lorraine
Forecast for Pennsylvania Snow or Rain Likely
Washington dispatch notes cloudy conditions for Pennsylvania with snow or rain likely tonight and Friday. Warmer tonight.
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Washington
Pennsylvania
U S Extends Loans to Allies Postwar Reconstruction
Washington reports Secretary McAdoo says Congress will be asked to authorize continued Allied credits after peace to support food, raw materials, and manufactured goods. Total U S credits to date reach 8.22 billion dollars from 1917 to now, with Greece added a new 23.76 million, bringing allied totals to 239.55 million in Greece and 8.22 billion overall.
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United States
Congress
Secretary of the Treasury
McAdoo
America
Treasury
Greece
Cleveland Street Cars to Resume Service by Evening
The Cleveland street car strike ends this afternoon after a 19 hour city council session. Company president Stanley guaranteed discharge of all women conductors by March 1 and urged workers to accept the compromise and return to work. Union officials and strikers heard the plan, with a vote by the protesting men to occur at 1 PM on the company offer.
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Stanley
Treasury Certificates of Series 4 E Called for Redemption
Washington December 5 United States Treasury certificates of indebtedness Series 4 E dated September 3 1918 maturing January 1 1919 were called by Secretary McAdoo for redemption on December 19 1918 at par and accrued interest. Interest on the certificates will cease to accrue on December 19 1918.
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Washington
United States Treasury
McAdoo
Cable company fights seizure as wartime power issue
The Commercial Cable Company challenges Postmaster General Burleson over government seizure of submarine cables after WWI armistice. lawyers argue war powers ended with the armistice, though lines to Canada Azores France and England remained in question. Clarence H. Mackay leads the firm.
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Commercial Cable Company
Albert S. Burleson
Wilson
Charles E. Hughes
Postmaster General
United States
Canada
Azores
France
England
Clarence H. Mackay
12 Miles A Day By Army Of Occupation In Germany
United States Third Army rested after a three day advance toward the Rhine. Troops reached Treves, moving in battle order with steel helmets and rifles. Civil authorities report orderly villages and mixed local administration under occupation as officers probe food conditions. Morgan and Kane broker Charles Morgan suspended from the New York Stock Exchange for five years without stated reason.
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Rhine
Litburg
Treves
Preston Brown
Occupied Territory
Harry Smith
Statf
Smith
New York
Charles Morgan
New York Stock Exchange
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Exchange
Glass Named to Succeed Secretary M M Adoo
A messy clipping reports Colonel Glass named to replace Secretary of the Treasury M M Adoo. The piece describes an air demonstration over President Wilson’s head with a “goum” two tail spin and various antics by Lieutenant Fred Welly and Lieut. Pritchard observers. The pilots faced orders to report for duty and observers were to testify before their CO in two weeks.
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Secretary OF Treasury
M’adoo
New York
George Washington
Fred Welly
Pacific Coast
Haxtellurst Camp
Lieut
Pritchard
Kelly
Pritehlard
Forgotten Act May Serve to Fool Senators
Washington reports that President Wilson can call an independent world congress to form a league of nations and discuss armament limits and seas freedom. The Knox resolution seeks delaying ratification and faces Senate opposition, with Democrats likely to bury it as maneuvers unfold.
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International League
Divorce Trial in Mineola Sees Mrs Warner Take Stand
Mrs Chas Bleine Warner, wife of the Warner Sugar Company head, prepares to testify in a divorce case before Justice Scudder in Mineola. Co respondent Henry H Holbrook admitted admiration and described a late night party at Mrs Warner's home ending at 4 39 AM despite denying any romantic conduct.
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Chas. Bleine Warner
Warner Sugar Company
Justice Scudder
Supreme Court
Henry H. Holbrook
Warner
Hlolrook
Condition Of George J Gould Said To Be Satisfactory
New York December 5 surgeons at Roosevelt Hospital reported George J Gould’s condition is satisfactory after an operation to remove stonelike substances from his left kidney. Col Theodore Roosevelt and Benjamin Duke also showed great improvement yesterday.
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New York
Roosevelt Hospital
Theodore Roosevelt
Benjamine Duke
Nomination of Virginia Representative Sent to Senate
President Wilson had filled out and left at the Executive Mansion the nomination of a Virginia representative before sailing for France. The document was sent to the Senate this afternoon for consideration.
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Senate
Executive
Wilson
France
Change in railroad head before return of executive
Washington December 5 The nomination of Representative Carter Glass as Secretary of the Treasury was sent to the Senate this afternoon. The Virginia representative who chairs the House banking and currency committee has declined the offer though the White House had pursued it. Glass would succeed McAdoo who will stay on as director general of railroads until the president returns from Europe. May be late today New York December 5 Joseph P Turmulty said the successor to McAdoo will be announced in Washington later today.
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White House
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Glass
McAdoo
New York
Joseph P. Turmulty
President Wilson reported to share Allied conference views
Floyd reports from London that Allied conference discussions on the ex Kaiser have reached President Wilson and may align with his views. British officials claim the old Kaiser is accused of violating international law by an Allied tribunal. Churchill asserts Britain will press for naval superiority at the peace talks.
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Winston Churchill
Dundee
Revived Newlands Railroad Committee Plans Probe
Washington action aims to resume the Newlands railroad committee with a broad inquiry into railroad problems. Senator Smith of South Carolina and Senator Cummins of Iowa back a resolution to extend investigations into postwar reconstruction and new wartime developments. A special congressional panel is expected to be created to oversee these reconstructions.
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