Entente Ready to Reply on Teutonic Peace Proposals
England and France have agreed on the terms of the response to the Teutonic peace proposals. Dispatch of the reply is hoped for by week’s end, with other Entente members possibly needing verbal alterations causing delays. Russia’s reply to the German proposals was telegraphed to Paris, and Switzerland handed its note backing Wilson to the Russian foreign minister.
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London
England
France
Foreign Office
Wilson
Russia
Reuter
Petrograd
French Socialists Seek Reparations in Peace Terms
Paris December 28 The French Socialist congress nearly unanimously passed a resolution urging allied governments to answer President Wilson by stating they will reveal their peace terms. They insist on just reparations for central powers and endorse a peace aligned with the 1915 London program. The body calls for Belgian liberation, Polish self determination, and self rule for populations from Alsace Lorraine to the Balkans.
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Paris
Congress
Entente
Belgium
Poland
Alsace-Lorraine
Balkans
Leprosy Hospital Detainees Relent After Promises
In Havana 174 inmates at San Lazaro hospital for lepers refused transfer to Mariel saying they would leave only by force. Officials avoided force and after hours the men agreed to depart in exchange for a pledge to move to a new hospital when finished. More than 20 reportedly escaped through a rear exit.
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Havai
Cuba
San Lazaro Hospital
Mariel
San Lazaro
Army Recruits Three Pairs of Twins in One Day
San Francisco dispatch reports the district army recruiting office enlisted three pairs of twins in a single day. The twins Charles P. and Henry Roomish from Rochester New York John C. and Fred G. Pfeifer and Joseph B. and Herman W. Bunning from Oregon all chose coast artillery and were assigned to the Philippines.
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San Francisco
United States Army
California
Charles PF
Henry Roomis
Rochester
N. Y
John C
Fred G. Pfeifer
Joseph B
Herman W. Bunning
Oregon
Coast Artillery Corps
Philippines
Fog Disorganizes London Traffic In Dense Fog
A thick fog in London shuts surface traffic, halts steam rail service from Birmingham, and forces crowds to rely on underground trains and flashlights. Lighting restrictions deepen nightfall turmoil as numerous stations close to prevent accidents. The fog, varying from gray to black, disrupts travel citywide.
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London
Birmingham
Fox Farms Increase in New Brunswick Report
Washington reports from Moncton show fox farms on ranches rearing thoroughbred and crossbred foxes for skins. Live foxes have sold in the United States for up to $1000 per pair, with five pairs of silver black foxes shipped to Maine for fur farming near Portland. Other shipments go to Minnesota. The high demand spurs scientific training of the animals.
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Washington
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Department of Commerce
Verne Richardson
United States
Moncton
N. B
Maine
Portland
Minnesota
Fugitive 15 Years Pardoned in North Carolina
John Bennett, who killed a woman 14 years ago and fled to the mountains, was pardoned by Governor Craig to spend Christmas with his mother. He had hidden by night for years, worked in mountain areas by night, and was later captured before serving his sentence. He returned to his mountain home after the pardon.
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Raleigh
N. C
John Bennett
North Carolina
Bennett
Craig
Prisoner John Leonard Heads to New York for Post Office Robbery Trial
Kansas City dispatch reports John M. Leonard, released from Leavenworth after 21 years, is en route to New York to face trial for robbing the Pishkill post office of 300 dollars. Leonard’s release follows a long prison term stretching back to 1892 and he envisions a Christmas outside.
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Kansas City
John M. Leonard
Leavenworth
Kan
Leonard
New York
Pishkill
Unidentified Man Killed Sleeping on Railroad Tracks
An unidentified man in New Brunswick New Jersey died after sleeping on the rails of the Raritan River railroad. He rested with a coat under his head on a rail and was struck when a passenger train from South Amboy to New Brunswick passed over him early in the morning.
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New Brunswick
N. J
Raritan River
South Amboy
Baby found abandoned on doorstep in Alliance Ohio
A seven month old baby was left wrapped in warm clothes in a basket on the Weybrecht home steps in Alliance Ohio. Five year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Weybrecht found the child and police will locate the parents while the infant stays at the Weybrecht residence.
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Alliance, O
Andrew Weybrecht
Papers Advance Rate in Local Morning Herald
Gloversville papers report a $1 yearly subscription rate increase by The Morning Herald and Leader Republic an evening edition, effective January 1. The change affects full subscriptions in the area.
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Gloversville
N. Y
Morning Herald and Leader
Republican
Portugal Forms War and Public Economy Committees
Lisbon via Paris December 27 The cabinet decides to create a war committee and a public economy committee both with extensive powers.
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Lisbon
Paris
National Banks Resources Soar Across United States
Comptroller Williams reports national banks increased over 15.5 billion in two years, surpassing by about 1 billion the combined resources of major international banks. The Western states show the highest growth at 50 percent, with broad gains across New England, Eastern, Southern, Central Midwest and Pacific regions.
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Troller Williams
Washington
United States
Williams
Bank of England
Bank of France
Bank of Russia
German Reichsbank
Bank of Italy
Bank of Bain
Bank of Netherlands
Bank of Denmark
Swiss National Bank
Imperial Bank of Ja
Comptroller
Federal Reserve System
Federal Reserve
New England
Eastern
Southern States
Middle Western
Western States
Pacific States
Wooden ships building in U S private yards tops 116 vessels
Washington December 28 reports from the bureau of navigation show 116 wooden merchant vessels of 500 cross tons or more either building or under contract in United States private shipyards as of December 1, totaling 156 615 gross tons.
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Washington
United States
Bureau of Navigation
Department of Commerce
Coast Guard to Seek Ozama Missing Steamer
Four coast guard cutters will start a search today for the Clyde steamer Ozama overdue since leaving Portland Maine for New York last Thursday afternoon. The Ozama, recently built in Detroit Michigan, is commanded by Captain Dalton and carries a crew of 25.
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Boston
Coast Guard
Portland
New York
Detroit
Mich
Dalton
Bear killed after 12 hour hunt in California cave
In Pulga California after a twelve hour fight hunters D R Johnson Tony Azave do and Alfred Azave do killed a large bear that had resisted in a cave. Three dogs died during the encounter and three men and five dogs fought the animal before brain gave up.
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Pulga
Cal
Brain
D. R. Johnson
Tony
Alfred Azavedo
Bridegroom Skater Drowned in Local Ice Near Mt Jay
Lancaster report of the season's first skating fatality at Mt. Jay where William Wintermeyer aged 23, recently married three weeks, broke through thin ice and drowned before rescuers arrived. The body was recovered.
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Lancaster
Mt. Jay
William Wintermeyer
Wintermeyer
Independents May Decide Speakership in Tight House Vote
Washington December 27 A balance of seats shows neither party holds a majority in the next House and a handful of independents will decide control. Republicans 214 Democrats 213 Independents 2 Progressives 2 Prohibitionists 1 Socialists 1 contest 2. Contested seats include Pennsylvania 32d and New Jersey 3rd. If Republicans seat contests and hold firm they need two independent votes. Democrats need five. Democrats vote solid for Clark with some Republican strains noted as Gardner opposes Mann.
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Washington
Partie
Deitys
Pennsylvania
House
Randall
California
Clark
London
New York
Schell
Minnesota
Fuller
Massachusetts
Martin
Louisiana
Barschfeld
Guy E. Campbell
New Jersey
Scully
Robert Carson
Representative Gardner
Representative Mann
New Silver Half Dollars Circulate Jan 2
Washington announces new silver half dollar coins will be placed in circulation January 2 by the Treasury Department with official expectations for the new quarters two weeks afterward.
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Washington
Siilver
Treasury
Albany Miliary Training Plans Move Forward
Albany reports the state military training commission has begun definite work on training 16 to 18 year old boys. The announcement follows a long meeting with Governor Whitman. The plan focuses on policy. a further meeting is set to reveal details amid opposition to military provisions. Major General John F. O'Ryan chaired the session.
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Albany
State Military Training Commission
Whitman
Thehys
Cal
John F. O’ryan
Wilson Wins Reelect in 9,116,296 Vote Victory
Official returns show President Wilson with 9,116,296 votes, Hughes 8,647,474, a 568,822 plurality for Wilson. The piece compares 1912 results and notes Socialist Benson and Debs, Prohibition candidates Hanly and Chafin, and overall 1916 popular vote totals rising by 3.63 million due to population growth and women suffrage in new states.
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New York
Wilson
Hughes
Taft
Roosevelt
Benson
Debs
Mr. Hanly
Chafin
Severn Bark Revealed as Iron Treasure at Philadelphia Wharf
The old navy bark Severn, docked at Mifflin street wharf, is found to be a mass of pig iron under a concrete layer, not a stiffening bed. Sold to a Philadelphia syndicate for commercial use, iron and metal parts will fetch at least 10000 dollars. Formerly the Chesapeake, the ship is to be converted to a bark for foreign trade after serving as a submarine tender and midshipman trainer.
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Philadelphia
Severn
Navy
Mifflin Street
Chesapeake
Naval Academy
Private Streigel Shot by Sentry at Columbus Stockade
Private Albert B. Streigel of the quartermaster corps was killed by a sentry at the Columbus New Mexico stockade. He had been confined for disorderly conduct and was returning to his tent for blankets when the sentry fired after allegedly warning him three times to halt while attempting to escape.
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Columbus
N. M
Albert B. Streigel
Quartermaster Corps
Streigel
Chicago Budget Cuts Planned for 1917 Deficit
Chicago budget officials outlined 1917 retrenchments to close a 4 million dollar deficit. The plan calls for a 20 percent cut in street lights a reduction of 700 police officers the abolition of 22 fire companies and elimination of several hundred city department positions affecting efficiency.
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Chicago
Tornado Toll Rising Across Arkansas and Tucker Camp
A tornado cut a four mile wide path through South Central Arkansas with multiple fatalities. Reports state 17 dead in Kee and four at Ene, plus several killed at the Tucker state convict farm. Wires down and fires reported from wreckage as authorities assess the heavy death list.
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South Gentral
Arkansas
Tucker
Little Rock
Ark
Aransas
Ene
Kee
Albert Swartz
England
Swartz
Alsace Celebrates Christmas with Renewed Hope
In Paris December 27 the Alsace region shows unprecedented joy as Christmas comes with feverish hope. Avery Village church and chapel overflow for midnight mass while clergy pray for guidance to national counsellors. Families gather for Sabbath school and Christmas trees under renewed French control.
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Paris
Alsace
Avery
Armour Buys Four Pennsylvania Tanneries in Big Deal
In Punxsutawney Pennsylvania Armour & Co. buys the Big Run Gleason Driftwood and Medix Run Tanneries. The sale involves L. R. Gleason & Co. and likely exceeds $4,000,000. The plants were previously independent operations under Gleason ownership.
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Pennsylvania
Punxsutawney
Armour & Co
Chicago Packing House
Big Run
Gleasontown
Driftwood
Medix Run
L. R. Gleason & Co
General von Krobatin Replaced in Austria War Office
A Vienna report in the Vossische Zeitung states Austro-Hungarian minister of war General Ritter von Krobatin will be replaced by Field Marshal von Schleyer. The announcement came via wireless from Berlin on December 27.
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Berlin
Ritter von Krobatin
Field Marshal
von Schleyer
Vienna
Vossische Zeitung
FIND CARS CORRALLED
Boston reports show widespread detention of freight cars and a shortage of equipment. Federal agents and Interstate Commerce Commission inspectors indicate the problem amid the inquiry into high costs of food and essentials. District Attorney George W. Anderson urges railroads to report unsecured detentions of freight cars.
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Boston
Deparment of Justice
Interstate Commerce Commission
George W. Anderson
Anderson
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Havana
ARMY
Coast Artillery
New
Pan
State Commission
JLB
Armour
General von Krobatin
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