Progressive Wing Splits as Gardner Breaks with Mann
Washington dispatch reports a split in the Republican ranks as Rep A P Gardner announces opposition to Minority Leader James R Mann. Gardner will back Rep Irvine Lenroot for speaker, citing Mann's support of the Kaiser’s cause. Democratic leaders hail the move as crippling the Old Guard in the next House.
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Alassachusetts
James R. Menn
Representative Gardner
Ade
Irvine L. Lenroot
Wisconsin
Repre
Mann
Wilson
Gardner
Kaser
S Ball
Lenroot
Congress
Gardners
Massachusetts
Champ Clark
House
Senator Lodge
Uncle Joe" Cannon
Jraker
Cannon
Pranticians
Washington
Old Guard
Charles J. Tinghes
Republican Party
Unicr
Postmaster General Adopts Measures to Speed Holiday Mail
Postmaster General Burleson directs railroads to use freight cars and extra mail handlers to ease holiday congestion. Blizzard delays and car shortages stalled thousands of tons of parcels. trains west of Buffalo lag 12 to 24 hours, with Chicago processing nearly 5 million pounds in three days.
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Washington
Uncle Sam
Burleson
Santa Claus
Post Office Department
Buffalo
St. Louis
Chicago
French court martials sentence two more women to death
Berlin reports by Overseas News Agency say a French court martial has sentenced two women to death. Dusays, born in Calair with a German mother and Luxembourg father, and a Swiss widow named Michelly are accused of informing Germany about French army operations. The French are believed to execute them as in other similar cases.
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Berlin
Sayville Wireless
Dusays
Calair
Luxemberg
Michelly
Germany
Denies Villa Has Taken Cities
Washington reports a categorical denial that Chihuahua and Torreon have fallen to Villistas. Ambassador Arredondo stated the Mexican embassy message from Consul General Garcia says Chihuahua and Torreon are not captured and are in no danger of capture.
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Washington
Chihuahua
Torreon
Carranza
Arredondo
Garcia
el Paso
Texas
Villistas
Liner Voltaire Overdue Fifteen Days Shrouded In Mystery
Big Lam port and Holt liner Voltaire remains listed as overdue at the Maritime Exchange. No word on fate or crew of 140. Officials suspect engine trouble and drift, or possible misidentification as a German raider. One third of crew believed American. Adriatic note cited. No White Star liner overdue per records.
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New York
Lamport and Holt
Voltaire
Maritime Exchange
Line
Atlantic
David Cook
Adriatic
Cook
Liverpool
France Bans Alcohol Imports Except Wines and Beer
Paris December 23 A government decree bans importation of alcoholic beverages into France and Algeria effective today The exception covers alcohol bought for the French government and shipments destined for France and Algeria made before promulgation of the decree The move aligns with the government policy to curb alcohol consumption
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Paris
Official
France
Algeria
Booze on Way by Train Swamps Express Offices
Washington reports record shipments of wet goods to dry states Virginia and North Carolina as last minute Christmas orders surge. Express clerks rushed to handle the flood of egg nog and liquor parcels, with bottle goods stacked high awaiting shipment.
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Washington
Virginia
North Carolina
Lawson Foresees Bigger Leak After War Note
Boston December 23 Thomas W Lawson and Barnard M Baruch who profited from stock moves after the Wilson peace note say further leaks will occur this week. Secretary Lansing promised any investigation into the alleged leak while the State Department blamed newspaper men for early access to the information.
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Boston
Thomas W. Lawson
Barnard M. Baruch
New York
Wilson
Thorugh
Washington
Lawson
Lansing
State Department
Wall Street
Officials Push for Full Inquiry Into Bear Raid Scandal
Washington officials express eagerness for a complete probe into charges that high government figures aided a bear raid on the stock market after President Wilson's peace note. The House Rules Committee delays action until January 2, while administration leaders seek a thorough inquiry and State Department officials favor it. Secretary Lansing welcomes an investigation and states he never speculated in stocks.
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Wilson
Henry
Texas
House Ruies Committee
Wood
Indiana
Congress
Rules Committee
State Department
House
Lansing
Dutch Antiwar Council Backs Wilson With Peace Cable
The Dutch anti war council sent President Wilson thanks for promoting lasting peace and neutral nations voiced sympathy. European leaders including Lange Morgentern Granting Arrhenius and Liedman offered cautious peacemaking views and urged concrete war aims and further talks.
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Wilson
the Hague
London
Dutch Anti-War Council
Hajaimor
Germany
Svente Arrhenius
Nobel Institute of Stockholm
Liedman
Sweden
Contestants Plan Systematic Work For Prizes In Dispatch Contest
The Dispatch offers prizes including 685 Overland Auto and a Carolina Beach lot with gold, as contestants press for votes. Leaders shift daily as candidates plan daily subscription goals and canvass strategy to maximize second period votes.
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Overland
Ford Automobile
Carolina Beach Lot
O. K
Alead
Ibsen urges end to war in Overseas News Agency interview
Sigurd Ibsen, former Norwegian minister and son of Henrik Ibsen, calls for peace and says prolonging the war yields no gains. He argues Entente victory is unlikely, Central Powers hold inner lines and trench warfare durability, making a continued war wasteful and deplorable if peace is rejected.
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Berlin
Sayville Wireless
Sigurd Ibsen
Henrik Ibsen
Ibsen
Romania
Betting peace expected before August on Berlin stock exchange
Amsterdam dispatch reports heavy bets that a peace treaty will be signed before August. The dispatch also notes the German emperor plans to return to Berlin for conferences with the American and Spanish ambassadors.
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Amsterdam
Frankfort
Berlin Stock Exchange
Berlin
Germans Take Tulcea Port in Danube Offensive
Berlin reports Tulcea, a key Romanian Danube port near Ismail, was stormed by Field Marshal von Mackensen's forces. More than 1,600 prisoners were taken, and a Danube crossing in the area is anticipated as the next move in the campaign.
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Berlin
Sayville
Tulcea
Danube
Dobrudja
von Mackensen
War Office
Ismail
Russians Fall Back in Dobrudja Near Danube
German war office reports Dobrudja cleared except for a strip between Macin and Isaccea. Mackensen’s force sits south of the Danube, threatening invasion of Bessarabia as Russo Romanian units retreat across the Danube or are bottled up in Northeastern Dobrudja. The 16 mile gap between Macin and Isaccea forms an iron wall with treacherous swamps and lakes as escape routes shrink. Tulcea port is abandoned and Braila lies within reach of multiple fronts.
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Dobrudja
Macin
Isaccea
German War Office
Letin
von ‘Mackensen
Danube
Bessarabia
Qdesga
Mackensen
Bratisca
Raga
Tulcea
Braila
Mary Garden Turns Cold Shoulder On Arrival in New York
New York December 23 Mary Garden the American prima dona hurried through New York on her way to Chicago arriving aboard the liner Philadelphia and staying at the Ritz Carlton Tonight she showed noticeable temper over a customs dispute involving five thousand dollars worth of linger for Paris relief efforts Paris officials objected and Garden slammed doors to keep reporters away She plans a Chicago engagement before returning to Paris tomorrow.
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New York
Mary Garden
Chicago
America
Philadelphia
Ritz Carlton
France
Mary
Paris
Miss Garden
West
Popular Toe Dancer Mae Murray Marries James J OBrien
New York telegram reports Mae Murray the dancer and actress wed James J OBrien of New York. The ceremony occurred in Hollywood and was to be kept secret. Murray, known in New York for Fire Follies, has danced in several restaurants and popular tango features and was associated with the Lasky Film Company.
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New York
Mae Murray
Jas. J.o’brien
Hollywood
Cal
Miss Murray
Lasky Film Company
Angeles
California
O’brien
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