Armenians Demand True Justice Over Ottoman Massacres
Armenian National Council of America leader Miran Sevasly denounces reports of Ottoman court martial for massacre perpetrators as a mockery. He calls for Allied and American supervision, warns against deceptive trials, and asserts Armenia’s independence under Allied guarantees. He cites Armenian unity, population estimates, and wartime service as the basis for recognition.
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America
Aed
Miran Sevasly
Armenian National ‘Ounet] of
State Department
Sevastyesterday
Elies
Turkey
Boghos Nubar
United States
Integral Armenia
League of Nations
Obituaries in a December 1918 Washington area paper
A compilation of death notices and funeral details for multiple residents including William J Armstrong, Alice Arn t id eral, Arnold ir Saturday December 29 1918, Mary Winifred Cooper, Ellen Fealy, Francis A Hart, Charles I Hatfield, Caroline J Heiger, Joan W Fennemy, Emma Loeffel, Annie Lancaster, Margaret Milner McBride, and others. Entries specify residences in Washington DC and nearby areas, funeral dates, church services, and interment locations such as Arlington and Mount Olivet cemeteries.
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Armstrong
ASC
Connecticut
William J Armstrong
Vatel
Porner
Alice
Speare
Tien
Cora Dracey
Casta Puneral
Newark
Vane
Pas Abs
Lee Canpel
Mra
Thomas Tr
3 James' Catholic Church
West Pals Church
At &R. James
West Falla Chaurch
Ofluenza Elowltal
Mary Winifred
Wiliam Cooper
Ft Street
Margaret
Wilfred Cooper
W. Deal & Co
EL Street
Hilleide
Philadelphia
Fpealy
Fourteenth Street
Ellen
Patrick Fealy
North Capitol Street
Francis A
Rows J. Hart
Ardcener
St. Martin's Church
Masa
Mount Olivet
Watfield
Charles I
Mary E. Hatfield
Ore Holdridge
Somerville
Caroling J
Anthony Heger
U.sas
Arlington Cemetery
M. Fenmey
Joan W
Addie & Kenneyinee Sheltons
Congressional Cemetery
Loeffel
Emma Lule Lueffel
Seimubeie
Howard Honneffe
Irving Street
Inday
Brokritle
Mies
Mary Arnold
McCarthy
J W Arnold
Wir
Appeals for Armenians Campaign Urges Public Help
Cardinal Gibbons called for public support of the American committee for Armenian and Syrian relief. He described Near East tragedies and the war’s impact, noting hundreds of thousands of orphans needing feeding and clothing as deportations and massacres continued. Rock Island Illinois December 29 Colonel Lowry T. Hillman, 38, commandant of the Rock Island Arsenal, died after nine days illness from influenza leading to pneumonia.
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Cardinal Gibbons
American Committee For
Near East
Near
Ersst
Turkey
Tress
Rock Island, Til
Dee
Lowry T. Hillman
Rock [Stand Arsenal
Col. Hillman
George W. Burr
Obituary items from December 1918Deaths and funeral notices
Death notices and funeral details for Sanders Thomas A Schwartz Sadie Sieg el Streher Sturges Thomas Viele WARD WRIGHT and others dated December 1918. Services listed at Congressional Cemetery Oak Hill Cemetery Fort Clark Mount Olivet and local churches with private and public funeral times and locations.
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Washington, c
Oak Hill Cemetery Chapel
Ft O'Clark
Biegel
Sadie Sisgel
Ceneral Freiter
Mary Land Avenue
Kladty
Stecher
Mary
Joseph Streber
la. Ma
Sturges
Stevenson
Wadl Park Road
George Sturges
Thomas
Hopomac
Payith Street
Wielien
Pheoinas Notwe
Satunday
Fe Fom
Flora Avenue
Harry
Nusband
Floly
Vava Oy Bangat
Mount Olivet
Easton
Hethlehem
Ward
Gis Sreth Street
Clara G
Belmed
Tra H Wurl
Hose Kaldenbach
Sixth Street
Big Armies for Europe Col Pizzarelli Sees Two Year Peace Need
Col Ugo Pizzarello, Italian war hero, arrives in Washington and argues Europe must keep larger armies for two more years of peace to counter Bolshevism. He praises American troops for policing during reconstruction and notes American admin practices and mobility support strong allied effort.
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Europe
Ugo Pistarello
Italy
Washington
Pizaretto
Badoglio
Victor Emmanuel
America
Intervir
Plagaretto
Hoover Calls Flesh Abroad to Lead European Food Airduties
Edward M Flesh of St Louis a U S food commission agent and second vice president of the U S food administration will leave for London to take charge of distributing all food supplies in Europe at Hoover's request He received Hoover cable approval and will sail from New York next Saturday Flesh has handled grain purchase and distribution across Missouri Oklahoma Tennessee Kentucky Alabama Georgia Florida and the Carolinas
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St Louis
Edward M. Flesh
St. Louis
United States Food Commission
United States Food Administration and Grain Corporation
London
Europe
Herbert Hoover
United States
Flesh
Hoover
New York
Organization of
the Food Administration
Mr Fresh
Missouri
Oklahoma
Tennessee
Kentucky
Albania
Georgia
Florida
North
South Carolina
Maryland and the Virginias Confession Clears Lashbaugh Death
Charles Harden, 39, a Morantown miner, confessed to killing his nephew John Louis Lashbaugh, 19, on November 23 to avoid detection during a meat house robbery at the Lashbaugh home. Harden is jailed. a guard witness and possible January grand jury action loom amid other arrests and a $300 reward spurring detectives.
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Epectsl
Washington Post
Cumberland
Charles Harden
Morantown
John Louis Lashbaugh
Lashbaugh
Harden
George Lashbaugh
Thugs Slew Burgess Spectr to The Washington Post
Baltimore authorities order a rigid probe into the death of Harry Burgess Rose a 50 year old Newport News Virginia man who died at Mercy Hospital from a fractured skull after being found unconscious on Christmas avenue near Baltimore and Harrison streets. Police say residents reported holdups and thugs in the area and Burgess Rose is believed to have been assaulted and robbed.
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Washington Post
Baltimore
Harry Bur- Rose
Newport News
Mercy Hospital
Lurgess
Christmas Ave
Harrison Streets
Clothing Burned From Body In Fateful Farm Fire
Mrs Tomer Bartlett of a Grafton area farm in West Virginia was severely burned when her skirt caught fire before an open hearth. Her husband quickly extinguished the blaze but most of her clothing had already burned away leaving her in a dyme condition.
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Washington Post
Grafton
W. Va
Tomer Bartlett
Simpson
County
Explosion claims life and wounds in Huntington home
Special to The Washington Post reports a gas explosion in a Huntington house after William D. Glendening struck a match to check a leak. Four people suffered burns, including his 16 year old daughter Mildred who may not survive. A twin son Malcolm and others were burned as the interior of the home was wrecked.
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Italy
Bing
Pizzarella
Washington Post
Huntington
W. Va
William D. Glendening
Mildred
Malcolm
Naval 14 Inch Battery Story From The Big U
New York dispatch details America's 14 inch naval gun battery from the Utah crew. It recalls crushing German positions near Paris, the large shells, and the spectacular loss of 3 men from disease and shell wounds.
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New York
America
Utah
Paris
Postmaster General Burleson Urges Telegraph Merger Changes
Burleson denounces rival Clarence Mackay and urges discontinuing hotel telegraph offices and call boxes, ending credit to patrons, and cash-only service. He cites prior unification policy, committee reports, and government takeover steps as proof unification is not new policy.
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Postal Telegraph Co
Burleson
Clarence H. Mackay
Postal Telegraph Cable Company
Mr. Mackay
Wilson
Mr. Burleson
Telegraph Company
Mackay
Postmaster General
Greorge Mc Foote
Washington
Kearey
Mus United Telegraph and Telephone Service
Union N Bethel
Thrift Campaign Outlined by Federal Reserve and Treasury
A two way conference of savings directors from twelve Federal Reserve districts and Treasury savings division agents will outline a thrift campaign starting in Washington. Savings societies will be established nationwide to encourage thrift and ongoing purchases of War Savings stamps and liberty bonds. The effort aims to popularize intelligent saving and broad government security investment with a national capital focus and continuity of distribution through reserve banks and local directors.
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Federal Reserve
Savings Division
Treasury Department
Washington
National Capital
Federal Reserve District
War Savings Societies
Savings Army
the Treasury
Lefingwell
After-the-war commission backs society of nations plan
Rome December 29 the after the war commission asked by the government examined proposals for a society of nations and reported in favor of constituting such a body. It says the plan offers the best method to prevent conflicts and promote peace.
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Rome
Society of Nations
France Lowers Bond Interest Rate
Paris reports a government change to the short term national defense bonds. Subscriptions topped 1.6 billion francs in December as the varied bonds mature at new rates including 3 percent for one month, 4 percent for three and six months, and 6 percent for twelve months.
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Paris
France
Invitations Issued For New Year Reception In Alexandria
The Alexandria Chamber of Commerce invites government and State officials, Congress members, military officers, and newspapermen to a New Year’s reception on New Year’s day from 3 to 5 in the afternoon at 73 King Street. R Stuart Royer transitions to city post. buffet luncheon to follow as he meets local business leaders. Charles M Bruin funeral held at 1621 Duke Street with Masonic honors. Golder S Conner 41 of Markham Va dies suddenly in Wagar apartments. William Quill to be arraigned on fatally stabbing Abbie Butler in corporation court at 10 am.
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Washington Post Bureau
King Street
Alexandria
Alexandria Chamber of Commerce
Lst
Congress
Army and Navy
Washington
R. Stuart Royer
Busines
Fredericburg
Chamber of Commerce
Charles M. Bruin
Duke Street
E. B. Jackson
Presbyterian
Brotherhood of Locomotive Enginers
A. J. Ross J. M. Saunders
Gilbert W. St. Clair
Claude W. Fletcher
S. W. Pitts
C. B. Swan
Wiliam Quill
Abbie Butler
Louis C. Harley
Corporation Court
Typhus Kills U.S. Nurse in Russia
Grace Mc Pide, a Shanghaiborn nurse from Mansfield, Ohio, died of typhus in Tiumen. Two typhus cases reported in Vladivostok, one at a crowded railway station and another in the Red Cross refugee barracks.
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Vladivostok
Associated Press
Christmas Music Repeats At Church Services
The Church of the Covenant held repeated Christmas music during last Sunday's and yesterday's services. The Triple Quartet performed selections from the cantata The Holy Night and the Messiah, under Sydney Lloyd Wrightson. Browning of South America lectured on modern education progress, and MoCA secretary Black recounted overseas front experiences at an evening service. Pastor Tr. Charles Wood preached The Prospects of the New Year.
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Church of the Covenant
Triple Quartet
Brewer
Sydney Lloyd Wrightson
Browning
South America
Black
Moca
Charles Wood
Herzl Club elects officers for Herald at semiannual meet
Sylvan Lanzansky was elected president of the Herald by the Herzl Club at yesterday's semiannual meeting at MI.HA. Others named were John B Nevinser as vice president Alfred L Bennett secretary Julius M Sauber treasurer Ann Abraham Fox sergeant at arms. The club continues Zionist work and cooperates with Washington branch of the Jewish Welfare Board.
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Sylvan Lanzansky
The
Herald
Mi.ha
John B. Nevinser
Alfred L Bennett
Julius M Sauber
Ann Abraham 3. Fox
Herzl Club
Zionlam Ttors
Washington
Jewish Welfare Board
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Bopalmer
S. Sergeon
Bevesthet
R. Speare CO
Joseph Gawler
Frank Dawn Gels
Beekey
Vi. Salvo & Co
Aba
Fade Lungkats
Small & Sons
Col. L. T. Hillman
Sheffield
R. Harris & Co
the Jewelers
Finjoy
Dewey Hotel
L Sts
Chevron
Imaipdi Oil
DEUS
Military Head Gear Co
West
Chly Pune Saren
L. L. Perkins
United Staten Fidelity & Guaranty Co
Vhone M. OL
Southern Bldg
Col. Pizzarelli
Yeserday Col
New Spirit
Hoover Calls
Jiffy Jett
Maryland
Virginias
Chas. Harden
Lashbaugh's
Homer Bartlett
Girl
Compeigne
Ham
Fontenoy
Soissons
Laon
Jussy
Montiers
Charny
Verdun
Metz-Sedan
Montmedy
Ancy
Luneville
Reserve Savings
Treasury
News OF Alexandria
C. M. Bruin
G. S. Conner
U.S
Dashington
Fils Gap
Gapong
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National Shirt Shops, Inc
Buster Brown
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