Senate Ship Bill Divides Senate Committee Vote
The ship purchase plan, favored by the administration and reported to the Senate by party lines except for Vardaman, faces potential amendments on the floor. Minority members seek separate reports and possible revisions to bar purchases from belligerents and contraband transport. The bill envisions U S stock in a corporation to build and operate merchant ships linked to the Shipping Board with bonds and government control.
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Wartuinan
Trtend
Nelson
Burton
Smith
Michigan
Verkins
tf_iver
Mir. Virdaman
Ceppert
Tishr
Senatoc Smith
United States
Tle
Atlante
All
Saere
Certrat
Shipping Board
Love Dream Ends As Bride Elopes With Rival
A Washington Post clipping details the 1912 honeymoon romance of John Twaeles Prince Jr and Miss Beatrice Naylor. The bride returned home a month after departure. her husband and the rival eloped to Canada. A Newark office job followed for the groom.
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Europe
Canada
Spoon
Washington Post
Korea
Leo
John Twaeles Prince, Jr
Theodore Frehoghusser
Flowers Express
Lia
Love
Oune
Prince
Newark
News
Beatrice Naylor
SEA TREATY RATIFICATION BY SENATE
The Senate ratified the international convention for safety of ships signed in London on January 2. A resolution preserving higher safety standards for American vessels within territorial waters was adopted, with opposition from some senators over reservations. The maritime Seaman's bill faces further action as it returns to the Senate committee.
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London
Var
Senate
Cumbing
le Mallette
President nominates two for federal posts in Missouri and Louisiana
The President nominated Edward Harbor of Trenton Missouri for collector of internal revenue for the Sixth district and John Hugh Kirkpatrick of Homer Louisiana for United States marshal for the Western district of Louisiana. Administration leaders won the first skirmish on the ship purchase bill by blocking public hearings in the Senate commerce committee. Democrats predicted the measure with the President's backing would be reported to the Senate before holiday recess.
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Edward Harbor
Trenton, Mo
Internal Revenue
Mossourt
John Hugh Kirkpatrick
Homer, Lousiana
United States
Louisiana
Senate
Austria's Defeat Marks Setback for Kaiser Says French Courier
German and French views of the war mark a major setback for the Kaiser after Austria's brief occupation of Belgrade and subsequent evacuation. The piece argues Austrian failure, German overreach, and growing tensions between German and Austrian forces, with implications for peace terms and morale across the allied and central powers.
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Austria
Kaizer
Courrier
Servia
Germany
Aris
Marne
Warsaw
Calais
Nish
Servian
England Whimpers for Aid as Shot Hit Coast
Hermen Ridder argues against British doom and condemns German statesmanship. He counters New York Times accusations, asserts Germany’s diplomacy and resilience, and urges German Americans to offer encouragement rather than despair while nearby coastal fire is felt.
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England
Staate-Zeitung
United States
Germany
Hermen Ridder
Lecture on Remount Animals for U S Army at Meeting
City brief reports G Arthur Bell a senior husbandry man of the Bureau of animal husbandry will lecture Friday evening on remount animals for the United States Army before the Washington Medical Association linked with the United States College of Veterinary Surgeons. The note covers various academic and civic events including a hunger for policy, exams, and a post office sale.
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G. Arthur Bell
Bureau of Animal Husbandry
Wil
United States Army
Washington Medical Association
United States College of Veterinary Surgeons
Bell
CAPT J J Glover Dead Chief of Justice Bureau Dies
Capt J J Glover aged 63 a longtime official in the Treasury and Justice departments dies after brief illness at his home 1608 Hostrest NW He was a member of DC Commandery Loyal Legion and Burnside Post G A R survived by widow and two daughters Mrs Frank B Mall and Mrs Henry Hatfield Indirect reference notes Smoot amendment to District appropriation bill proposing 360000 for a new emergency hospital to aid construction
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J. J. Giever
Bureau of Accounta
Department of Justice
Hostrest Northwest
Discaass
Glover
Treasury Department
District, of Columbia
Loyal Legion
Burnside Post
Frank B. Mall
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore
Henry Hatfield
Hatfield
State University of California
Senate
Smoot
American financiers urged to win South American trade with state department aid
John Hays Hammond told 180 members of the American Manufacturers Export Association at the Hotel Biltmore that Monroe doctrine should cover North and Central America only. He proposed a pan American supreme court for Latin investment disputes and urged policy changes with government backing to aid merchants bankers and transporters in expanding foreign trade. He warned South American finance is unsettled and called for active state department assistance.
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South America
State Department
United States
Washington Post
New York
John Hays Hammond
Hammond
American Manufacturers' Export Association
Biltmora
Latin America
North
Central America
Pan- American Supreme Court
Mr. Hammond
November foreign trade shows large U S balance in favor
November foreign trade totals show the United States with a favorable balance of 79,300,417 for the month. Exports reached 825,706,424 and reports total 827,467,007. Cotton exports dropped by about 71,000,000, while other articles generally rose. eleven months to November show a decline of 397,943,061 in contrast to 1918, with imports up 6,019,492.
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United States
Department of Commerce
Three Give Hot Reply Deny Acting for Germany On Floor
Representatives Bartholdt Vollmer Lobeck and others faced charges of acting as German agents after urging an end to selling war materiel to belligerents. Bartholdt defended loyalty and denied aiding Germany, citing public sentiment and his American Congress role. The debate touched on allegiance, German law, and the push to halt exports amid war pressures.
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United States
Europe
American Congress
Baltimore jockey George S Nicholas dies amid mysterious bed tragedy
The article notes George S Nicholas son of Mrs. W C Nicholas and the late Capt Wilson Carey Nicholas of Baltimore. A noted rider from Green Spring valley, he was educated at Loyola College and rode in Green Spring Hunt Club events. He later worked as a salesman for a New York liquor firm with offices in Baltimore.
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Baltimore Dispatch
Foat Bby
George ’. Nicholas
W. C. Nicholas
Wilson Carey Nicholas
Baltimore
Greenpring Valley
Loyola College
Green Spring Valley
Green Spring Hunt Club
Capt. W.W. C. Nicholas
George S. Nicholas
New York
Police News Notes Robberies Reported in City Districts
Police notes recount multiple robberies and thefts reported yesterday across Northwest and Southeast Washington. Items stolen include a dog, cash, a money order, a pocketbook with various amounts, a coal stove, sugar, a bed, a box of toys, a horse feed bag, a watch, pension papers, and a department store handbag with cash and a check. Victims include Mrs Wade Elis, George PAL, Gertrude Smith, Mrs W F Collander, Michael Ferri, Elizabeth E Woodward, M Hayman, Jacobs Transfer Company, Mrs Mary Davie, Lucy Thomas, William Johnson, Daniel Daugherty, and Mrs George Radford. Police noted losses from residences, stores, and a downtown department store amid ongoing investigations.
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Pa Joe
Wade Elis
Massachu Asis
Weat
George Pal
Connecticut Avenue
Gertrude Smith
Eleventh Street
Alven
Morocco
W. F. Collander
Webster Strect
Yordan
H Street
Michael
Ferri
F Street
Elizabeth E. Woodward
HK Street
M. Hayman
Seventh Street
Jacobs’ Transfer Company
Florida Avenue
Mary
Davie
George Washington Hootel
Lucy Thomas
Browning and
Lane Streets
Deanwood
D.C
William Johnson
Ninth Street
Hollidge Court
George
Radford
Irving Street
Women Die by Shells on City Front Amid Bombardment
Reports from Whitby and Redcar describe heavy German bombardment sinking ships and damaging GPOs and a historic abbey. Casualties include two killed at a shop counter and a postman whose head was severed. Multiple homes, streets, and vehicles were wrecked as shells fell while relief work continued.
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Balmoral
Royal Hetela
Beale
Whitby Abbey
Philippines Vice Governor Hears Call for Self Rule and Independence
Henderson Martin vice governor of the Islands urged prompt passage of a bill to grant complete independence after a stable government is erected. He argued the islands are of no value to the United States and pose a military weakness. He noted Filipinos largely favor independence, while American residents should have voting rights safeguarded. Taft and Worcester expected to testify in January and December respectively. A leprosarium under Public Health Service control was recommended to the House Commerce Committee due to 16 known cages and an incomplete census.
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Philippine Islands
Senate Philippine Committee
Henderson
Martin
United States
Bag and
Beasgage
Lippitt
Frank McIntyre
Bureau of Insular Affairs
Department
Alse
McIntyre
Taft
Dean Worcester
Hitchcock
Worcester
Public Health Service
House Commerce Committee
Blue
Favor Nicaragua Treaty Amid Deliberation and Delay
The foreign relations committee ordered the Nicaragua treaty reported to the Senate for ratification after months of deliberation. The United States would pay 3,000.40 for a Nicaraguan Canal route and naval bases on the Bay of Fonseca. An amendment directs using part of 3,000,000 to adjudicate claims and pay debts. Proposals to ban arms export to European belligerents were discussed without action. The Colombian treaty received no time.
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Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
United States
Bay of
Fonseca
Nicaragua
President to Fight Over Recess Appointments
A historical note recalls tensions between the White House and Senate over recess appointments during Cleveland II and later. New York names draw Senate opposition linked to party politics, while officials deny sponsorship. In Bristol, Elsie Taylor, a neighbor’s child, was wounded by a stray bullet from a play gun and may recover despite risky surgery.
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Pettigrew
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Martine
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O'Gor- Man
Democrats
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Navy
Roosevelt
McAdoo
Washington Post
Bristol
Sterling Bridgeman
Bristol Bar
Elsie Taylor
Lucy Lee Granted Decree in Long Island Divorce Case
Special to The Washington Poet Mineola Long Island Dec 16 A decree of divorce was granted Lucy Lee of Great Neck from her husband Frederick L. Lee. The action was not defended. The Leas married in Chicago by Bishop Chambers and have no children. Mrs Lee known as the mysterious woman in blue during Roosevelts second term faced alleged adultery in a Park Avenue Hotel on November 6 with an unknown woman. Detectives Arthur Duckbee and Lee Wolf testified they followed Lee to the hotel and saw him register as E J Holmes Albany N Y with a woman, later entering his room. a woman about 30, stout, was found reading a newspaper.
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Long Island
Lucy Lee
Great Neck
Frederick L. Lee
Lee
Leas
Chicago
Bishop Chambers
Roosevelt
Washington
Oyster Hay
Park Avenue
Arthur Duckbee
Lee Wolf
E. J. Holmes
Albany
Stout
Justice Crane
No New Year's Receptions Cancelled in Washington Mourning
A Washington dispatch reports for the first time in history there will be no official receptions on New Year’s day. The White House reception is canceled due to mourning and the European situation. Secretary Bryan and Mrs. Bryan skip their public reception. Mrs. Bryan will go to Tucson, Arizona, until late January. Other cabinet members join the absence.
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Thara
White House
Bryan
Tucson
Ariz
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