Britain Prepares Flexible Navy Stance for Peace Talks
London signals a permissive American naval role at the conference with praise for Secretary Daniels and former President Sims. The Empire seeks freedom of action for both empires, pledging limited concessions in return for a stabilized world order and global sea power. A separate ad touts Parmeclee’s tragetette Pills as a liver tonic.
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Empire
London
Daily Express
Daniels
Sims
United States
Farm Land Sales Reflect Prosperity
Western Canada farm land sales stay strong despite poor crops. Regina reports thousands of acres sold in blocks of 320 480 and 800 acres at about 65 dollars per acre. One 640 acre tract sold for 49000 dollars, about 76 dollars per acre.
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Canada
Regina
Saskatchewan
Former German Emperor Alters Affairs Through Son
Berlin dispatch reports December revenues paid to ex-royal figures in Germany. The Vossische Zeitung states the former emperor has named Fitel Frederick, his second son, to handle all matters for the former imperial house.
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Copenhagen
Berlin
Germany
Vossische Zeitung
Fitel Frederick
Prospects Grow for Irrigation Use in Lethbridge District
Work on widening the main irrigation ditch progresses with one small portion to be finished next spring. About 125 to 340 teams have been hired to haul water to the farms, signaling expectations of much greater irrigation use as farmers recognize the district's potential.
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Lethbridge
Putnam’s Corn Remedy Promises Painless Removal
Advertisement claims Putnam’s corn remedy shrivels a corn quickly and painlessly peels it off the toe. It urges readers to purchase the product at drug stores for about a quarter.
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Putnam's
British Troops Restore Order in Cologne Amid Riots
British advance guard arrives in Cologne and reestablishes order after days of anxiety caused by rioting mobs. German troops withdrawal triggered disturbances with property damage and looting as citizens with rifles and machine guns patrolled the streets to curb clashes.
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Cologne
Retain German Colonies Urged by Allied Meetings
Across major Union cities in New York and Capetown, Johannesburg, and Port Elizabeth mass meetings adopted resolutions urging retention of former German colonies by the Entente. Viscount Buxton noted the seizure reduces a grave menace, including a native army and submarine stations in Central Africa. European leaders faced upheaval as Hungarian leader Karolyi reportedly attempted suicide amid reconstruc Hungary efforts.
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New York
South Africa
Edmond H. L. Georges
Union
British Bureau of Information
Capetown
Johannesburg
Kimberley
Port Elizabeth
Viscount Buxton
Pretoria
Entente
Union of South Africa
Central Africa
Riot Causes Citywide Strike Of Emergency Services
Chaos erupts as rioters burn stations loot shops and paralyze the city. Four city services walk out with 1160 workers, breaking down police 644 firemen 590 and other crews from the waterworks pumping station 16.
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C. R. Cardy
Arabs Favor British Aid In Mesopotamia After Reforms
A British representative reports that Basra, Kuta, Baghdad and Mosul show prosperity under new wharves tramways and telephones with a just administration. Arabs welcome British help especially in foreign relations and security through a British adviser, while wary of tribal unrest and future state stability.
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London
Basr
Kat-el-Amara
Bagdad
Mosul
Mesopotamia
Aabs
To Make War Impossible at Albert Hall Appeal
Premier Lloyd George urged six to seven million women to influence legislation by voting against male leaders who favor war. The women’s meeting, attended only by women with a guard from uniformed organizations, aimed to ensure a peace that makes war difficult or impossible and to hold the war makers to account. The German people should pay the penalty for war, and an easy peace was deemed unjust.
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London
Lloyd George
Albert Hall
Guard of Honor
Thrift and Industry and The Canadian Consumer
The piece urges thrift and industry to rebuild Canada after the war. It stresses vigilance in buying and watching local food advertisements to find best prices and quality. Merchants advertise to attract customers, and public support for progressive local merchants will regulate prices through competition.
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Germany
Lana
Canada
Mos
Belgians Favor Annexation of Zeeland and Maastricht Enclave
The executive committee of the chamber of commerce unanimously adopted a resolution supporting Belgian annexation of Zeeland and the Maastricht enclave. The Zeeland ward in the northern Netherlands near Limburg is cited as key, with Maastricht as provincial capital in Limburg.
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Chamber of Commerces
Zeeland
Maestricht
Spektese
Soekie
Fiandere
A Very Old Bible Unearthed From Europe’s Wrought Legacy
A fragmentary notice notes a Bible dating from the early medieval period, printed in 1005 and brought to light through distant European sources. Details remain limited in the readable text, but the artifact is highlighted as historically significant.
China seeks justice on Japanese privileges at Paris peace talks
A wireless dispatch from Tokio quotes Tehou Wei, former Chinese representative at The Hague, stating China will seek right and justice for the Far East. He says China will urge return of Tsing Tau to China and that any Japanese preferential foothold should be decided at the peace conference.
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Honolulu
Tehou Wei
Hague
Europe
Belgium
Tokio
China
Far East
Tsing Tau
Prague Leader Sees New Czech State After War
Dr. Kurl Kramarz, premier of Czecho Slovakia, believes the world will improve as Austrian and German empires fade. He recalls his 1915 Prague arrest and 1917 amnesty, argues for friendly Entente ties and a protective tariff against Germany, and pledges a fair, independent Bohemian government.
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Prague
Kurl Kramarz
Czecho- Slovakia
Associated Press
Kramarz
Vienna
Alfonso
Spain
Dr. Kramarz
I Charles
Germany
Bohemia
William Hohenzollern Enjoys Quiet Holiday at Amerongen
Reports say the former German emperor William II and his wife Empress Augusta Victoria live modestly at Amerongen Castle. They wear civilian clothes, host Count von Bentinck at meals, and stroll the grounds with a reduced entourage while rumors of a villa purchase swirl and guards keep the entrance tight.
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Count von Bentinck
Herr Hohenzollern
New Gas Field Discovered East of Lethbridge Alberta
A new natural gas field has been found about thirty miles east of Lethbridge, Alberta. The first well can produce 4,000,000 cubic feet of gas per day, marking a distinct new field separate from existing southern Alberta operations and supplying power heat and light to many towns and cities in the region.
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Alberta
Lethbridge
Africans Beg Protection See British Stay After German Rule
In a Oxford address, Walter Long argues Britain should retain German colonies. He cites German atrocities in Southeast Africa and a Cameroons chiefs’ plea to remain under British rule and avoid renewed German vengeance.
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London
Walter Long
Oxford
Southeast Africa
Long
Kwanda
Cameroons
Baby Allowed At Music Hall, Man Claims
A father argues his infant should be admitted to a music hall performance. The manager refuses citing potential disturbance, while the father insists the baby is well behaved, noting the child attended his grandfather's funeral without issue.
Belgium King and Queen to Visit Holland for Relations
The planned Dutch tour by Belgium's king and queen aims to thank Holland for wartime aid and to restore strained relations with Belgium and France following recent newspaper reports.
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Maastricht
Holland
Belgium
Kaiser Trial Reported for William of Hohenzollern
Reynolds Newspaper claims it has information that the fugitive Kaiser William Hohenzollern will face trial at Versailles. The report ties the case to Kaiser ownership of estates and ongoing extradition discussions in London.
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London
Reynolds
Kaiser William Hohenzollern
Versailles
Submarines And Warship Fate In British View
Archibald S. Hurd in the Daily Telegraph argues German warships should be divided among the Allies by loss and German submarines should be broken up. He dismisses plans for flying the German ensign again and urges disposal of submarines for useful purposes.
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London
Archibald S. Hurd
Daily Telegraph
Hurd
Mother Graves' Worm Exterminator Endorsed as Standard Remedy
An aged advertisement promotes Mother Graves' Worm Exterminator as a standard remedy for worm ailments in children. It touts years of use and an enhanced reputation for effectively protecting youngsters.
Grant Cherry Tree Still Bears After Eighty Four Years
The cherry tree planted during General Ulysses S. Grant’s early service at Fort Vancouver on Ford's Prairie Washington remains productive at eighty four years old. It spreads sixty five feet with a trunk circumference of ten feet eleven inches, noted by the American Forestry Magazine of Washington.
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Grant
A.S. Grant
Fort Vancouver
Grant Farmer
Ford
Washington
American Forestry Magazine of
Food shortages deepen in Finland and northern Russia
Washington reports worsening bread conditions as regular stations at Helsingfors fail to distribute bread for ten days and several other Finnish ports also lack bread, signaling growing hunger in the region.
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Washington
Finland
Russia
State Department
Helsingfors
First Geneva Ljubljana Train Soon Under American Aegis
Laibach Austria reports the inaugural direct Genève to Ljubljana service will depart shortly with operations under American control and auspices.
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Laibach
Austria
Geneva
Ljubljana
Slavonia
Holland Hints Kaiser Residency Talks as Quiet Plan
Despatch from The Hague notes no internment for the former German emperor and explores a possible new residence. The Dutch government would consider consultation on this with foreign powers if Holland gains honor and dignity in the process, but the current arrangement remains provisional.
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Germany
Rence
The
Hague
Holland
President Declines Invitation to Berlin Visit
Wireless despatch from the U S steamer George Washington reports President Wilson declined to consider any Berlin invitation to visit Germany He said only by long years of repentance can Germany atone and he would not visit unless forced by official obligations.
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U. S
George Washington
Wilson
Berlin
Germany
Anne
Gern
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