Britain Awaits Allies Response to Peace Note
London dispatch reports Parliament prorogued without new info on Wilson peace note. Bonar Law warned the question must be discussed with allies, while British papers headline No and Amazing Note amid war news. Paris reports ambassador Sharp delivered Lansing’s note to Briand last night.
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Wilson
Andrew Bonar Law
William Polland Byles
Europe
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Lloyd-George
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Daily Mall
Great Britain
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House of Commons
House
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Paris
Noir Paris
William Graves Sharp
France
Briand
Lansing
Nat Hons
German Submarine U-45 Sunk by Destroyers, Paris Dispatch
Paris reports that the German submarine U-45 has been sunk by destroyers per a Mantes dispatch. The U-6 recently sank steamers off St Nazaire.
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Paris
Mantes
St. Nazaire
No End of Good Fellows But There’s Need of All
The Santa Claus investigation in Waterloo shows ongoing Good Fellows charity. Funds and gifts pour in from Waterloo and area groups, including $125 from street car company employees, $50 from Galloway company workers, and various clubs assembling dolls, scrapbooks, toys, and a comforter for the season.
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Toledo
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Miss Bird
County Recorder
Worth While Club
Good Fellows drive Xmas gifts for Waterloo children
An informal order urges sparing Waterloo children Christmas pain by ensuring winter comfort with gifts. Donations pour into headquarters from varied groups including Y W C A and Adams Paper. Volunteers like E L Kampschroer and the Elmets deliver dolls, decorations, and books, with fund-raising from street sales, and a shift exchange aiding busy workers.
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Waterloo
Wheat Market Nervous Over Peace Outlook
Wheat opened nervous and irregular with May and July futures slipping early before a sharp rebound as export demand appeared urgent. Traders weighed the peace outlook while later buying returned, closing several cents higher on the session. May finished around 1.65 and July near 1.38 as prices firmed.
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Der
German emperor to seek audience with ambassador Gerard
Berlin circles report from Amsterdam that the German emperor plans to summon American Ambassador James W. Gerard soon. Discussion will cover possible American mediation and action in the crisis.
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Nec
Berlin
Amsterdam
James W. Gerard
WITSON FLOODED WITH CONGRATULATIONS ON HIS MOVE FOR WAR'S END
Washington press reports hundreds of congratulatory messages arriving at the White House after President Wilson sent his note to the belligerents. Messages came from individuals and groups as telegraph operators processed the inbox while viewing the peace move.
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Witson
Washington, D.C
Ensoace
Wilson
White House
Foreign Trade Near 8 Billions for Past Year
Washington reports the year’s foreign trade likely reaching 7.8 billion dollars with exports and imports totaling 7.145 billion for 11 months through November. November exports hit a monthly record at 517.9 million dollars, while October had the previous high. Imports declined slightly in November.
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Washington, D. C
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Bedford Chosen as Archoli's Soc President
New York December 22 A C Bedford today was elected president of the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey to succeed the late John D Archhold He has long served as vice president and treasurer of the firm The notice also includes stray temperature readings from a Buchanan Optical Co source for December 22 with several odd figures and misprints.
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A. C. Bedford
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
John D. Archhold
Bedford
Hungarian Parliament Sets Coronation Plans for King Charles
Budapest reports the Hungarian Parliament completed coronation arrangements by electing Count Tisza as paladin and 86 assistants following a tough vote against the opposition which backed Archduke Joseph. The paladin will place the crown on the king’s head.
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Budapest
Loudant
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Count Tisza
Archduke Foseph
Fire destroys Kansas Masonic home in blizzard
Wichita, Dec 22 At least five missing after a blaze that gutted the Missouri Kansas Masonic home in Kansas. The fire started in the boiler room and spread rapidly. The chapel and hospital survived while the rest of the building burned. Four bodies recovered from the flooded basement. several residents injured or unaccounted for amid heavy snow and freezing conditions. Names tied to Wichita and Atchison residents appeared among the missing.
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Kan
Mile
Kansas Masonic Home
Joseph Deck
Ca State Home
Masonic Lodge of
Kansas
Jesse T. Brown
Frank Ferris
Atchison, Kan
Gertrude Weigle
Borden, Kan
Six Americans Perish as Torpedo Sinks USS Ursula
Washington reports from Malta that the British hearse ship SS Ursula, en route from Saloniki to Montreal in ballast with six American crew, was torpedoed on December 12 by an unknown submarine without warning. The periscope was sighted by two officers but no flag seen. Survivors including the six Americans landed at Malta six hours later. four men remain missing.
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Washington, D.C
Malta
Saloniki
Montreal
Soldiers to Reach Des Moines Tonight
Adj Gen Logan said a telegram from St Joseph Minnesota announced the First Infantry Iowa National Guard from the border was on the way. The troop train was expected to reach Des Moines around 5 pm tonight after leaving St Joseph.
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Maines
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Llant
Leads Government Fight on High Cost
United States attorney George W. Anderson of Boston urges a nationwide boycott of busy foodstuffs whose prices have been driven up by speculators. He proposed measures after conferences with President Wilson at the White House, signaling a massive campaign you would call the largest boycott in U. S. history.
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George W. Anderson
United States
Boston
Department of Justice
Dr. Anderson
Wilson
White House
Mr. Anderson
Pershing’s Boys to Have a Grand Christmas Tree
Mexico, Dec 22. American army units prepare the greatest Christmas celebration abroad with three days free from duty. Thousands of presents arrive from Red Cross and others and a 53 foot pine tree will be illuminated as 400 strong chorus rehearses carols. Twenty fourth infantry men decorate the tree while 44 members barbecuing two beeves for the event.
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Wield
Mexico
United States
Ket Cross
I. J
Twenty-fourth Infantry
Wallin
Villa Attacks Torreon At 4 Am In Texas Report
Unconfirmed reports from I Pasa Texas indicate Villa's forces began an attack on Torreon at four o'clock this morning. The battle was described as in progress according to observers.
Congress actions advance peace note and water power bill
Senate session reported by the bureau shows Senator Gallincer blocking Senator Hitchcock to force a vote on a resolution endorsing President Wilson's peace note. The body also met to discuss emergency diplomatic appropriation and considered a bill for additional water diversions for power at Niagara Falls.
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Gallincer
Hitchcock
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France levies new amusement taxes in the senate action
Paris rules approve a batch of new levies including a graduated tax on theatres moving picture establishments with 5 percent monthly rates over 25,000 frames and 1 percent between 25,000 and an upper threshold. Other items rise taxes on tobacco, postal services, telegraph, telephone, and money orders.
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Chander of Deputies
Buffalo Man Seriously Ill in Denver Home
Buffalo Billy is critically ill at the home of his daughter Mrs. May Decker in Denver. He had been confined for VC Gays but his condition only recently caused alarm. Cal Cody is described as suffering a nervous breakdown complicated by a severe condition.
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United States to buy Danish West Indies for base
Denmark agrees to cede the Danish West Indies to the United States in a treaty approved by both governments. The purchase price is $26,006,000 with American territorial government to be established on the islands. The three islands St Thomas St John and St Croix total 140 square miles and 43 000 residents, most of whom work on sugar plantations. The deal, kept secret until recent weeks, followed years of cautious diplomacy and Senate approval.
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Denmark
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St. Croix
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Copenhagen
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New York City
French Liquor Men Protest Plan Against Prohibition
Paris liquor trade groups oppose Premier Briand's plan to ban spirits, arguing it destroys civil rights to trade and would require massive indemnities. They warn it would wipe out vast portions of France's export revenue and threaten state revenues by cutting alcohol sales.
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Eueh
Aower
Wilson Appoints New Shipping Board
President Wilson nominates six men to the Shipping Board including William Dentinn of San Francisco Bernard S. ker of Baltimore John I N Donald of New York Join ar ber White of Kansas Me Theodore Brent of New Orleans and Martin gars for his Christmas. The notice also directs readers to report delivery issues to the carrier.
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San Francisco
Bernard S. Ker
Baltimore
John I N Donald
New York
Arber White
Kansas
Ite
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New Orleans
German Socialist Paper Disappointed by Premier Speech
The Vorwarts voices disappointment over Prime Minister Lloyd George speech, arguing it signals Entente refuses to negotiate with Germany and will demand forceful guarantees. The piece claims Germany faces a take-it-or-leave-it terms scenario and must accept Entente terms before talks.
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Lloyd- George
El Arish Captured as British Advance Extends East
London reports British forces have captured El Arish, 90 miles east of the Suez Canal, marking the furthest eastward penetration in the area and signaling a widened defensive front toward Palestine. In the west, artillery remains active on the Franco-Belgian front while Russian troops retire northward in Dab surlja after renewed Teutonic pressure.
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Suez Canal
Egypt
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Palestine
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Kut-el- Amara
Bagdad
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Verdun
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Rowmantan
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Senate approves flood bill and calendar placement
Washington TD Dec 12 The Housepirey flood bill authorizing 45 for lower Mississippi river valley waters and 5,400 for Sacramento project was favorably reported by the Senate commerce committee and placed on the Senate calendar It has passed the House The committee rejected Senator Newlands compromise bill
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Mississippi River
Sacramento
Senate
House
Newlands
Trainmen Hurt in Burlington Crash Near Lincoln
Three Burlington stack train workers were seriously injured when a Burlington freight train collided with a Union Pacific doubleheader freight at Yutan Nebraska. The crash damaged tracks as crews responded and investigations began.
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Burlington
Lincoln
Union Pacific
Yutan
Note on European neutrals follow United States lead
London dispatch says neutrals may press for peace talks with warring powers if Entente replies to central powers offer. Washington sees US as clearinghouse for belligerent views. Public reaction approves President Wilson's frank note and hopes for direct negotiations, with diplomats wary of pro German perception.
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