Ford Peace Mission Reaches Norwegian Soil Amid Hope for Talks
The Ford peace expedition led by Henry Ford arrived in Christiania Norway after a fourteen day voyage from New York. Delegates complained of three day delay by British authorities at Kirkwall Scotland while Ford vowed to win support for his plan and said talks would begin at The Hague with Bryan joining the mission. Christiania professors and a local unofficial cell hosted arrivals as formal meetings opened Monday.
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Union News Service
Christiania
Norway
Europe
American ‘republic
Henry Ford
Associated Press
Oscar WU
New York
Kirkwall
Scotland
Ford
The
Hague
William Jennings Bryan
Albert G. Schwedeman
marne
Monay
Uncommon quiet in Europe and tensions rise over Suez canal
London reports a lull in offensive campaigns except Italian pressure on Austria and shifts attention to probable upheaval as central powers seek a decisive move while foes prepare for ongoing warfare. Turkish German plans concerning the Suez canal are widely discussed in Britain.
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London
iIt
central
powera
Great Britain
Suez canal
Ancona Note on Way to Vienna For Presentation
Washington DC The new note to Austria Hungary regarding the sinking of the Ancona has been tabled to Ambassador Penfield for presentation to the Vienna foreign office. The text mirrors portions of the previous note and repeats US demands for a disavowal, punishment of the submarine commander, and reparation in indemnity for Americans killed and injured.
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Washington, D. C
Austria-Hungary
Ancona
Ambassador Penfield
Vienna
United States
Villa Closes His Career in Defeat at Sonora Border
El Paso reports Gen Francisco Villa under pressure from his generals and his wife counsels resigns as commander in chief. He heads toward the border to continue fighting the Carranza government until death. Capital telegrams say peace had been declared and no more fighting.
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El Paso
Tex
Sonora
Francisco Villa
United States
Carranze
Pepper Box Robber Logue Confesses On Imitation Glass Pistol
Chicago police say Fred Logue known as the pepper box robber planned eighteen holdups in the last six weeks using an imitation glass pistol. He admitted throwing pepper in some victims eyes during the crimes.
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Chicago
Fred Logue
Mt Etna Active With Lava Streams In Sicily At Night
Mt Etna remains notably restless as lava streams down its slopes melting snow and casting a striking red glow against the night sky near Catania Sicily. The eruption showcases dramatic activity with lava flow visible along the mountain sides and a vivid glow after dark.
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Catania
Sicily
Mt. Etna
Flocks and Herds Ravaged Across the West
In Sacramento California a report states two California sprin ties and three across the line in Nevada are being pillaged by coyotes. A sample has been started against them.
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Sacramento
Cal
California
Nevada
Death of C H Dickerman in Bunbury Pa
Charles H Dickerman aged 72 member of the Fifty-eighth Congress from the Sixteenth Pennsylvania district is dead. He left an estate estimated at 65,000,000.
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Bunbury
Charles H. Dickerman
Wilson and Galt wed in White House private ceremony
President Wilson and Mrs. Edith Bolling Galt were married at 8 30 p m in a private home ceremony. They departed for a honeymoon at Hot Springs Virginia aboard a special train and were guarded by secret service. The event was simple with no attendants or music and reception details limited to family and close friends.
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Werern Newspaper
Union News Service
Washington, D. C
Wilson
Eeith Bolling Galt
Hot Springs
waltlog
White House
Alexandria
Potomac
Homestead
secret service
Tumulty
William H. Bolling
Virginia
Stockton, Axson
executive mansion
Mrs. Galt
army
navy
diplomatic corps
Wedding of President Wilson and Mrs Galt Declares Union
The ceremony followed a brief Episcopal service with Rev. Herbert Scott Smith officiating beneath a canopy. President Wilson, assisted by Rev. James H. Taylor, pledged vows as Mrs. Wilson wore a black velvet gown with blue embroidery and a diamond brooch. Guests dressed in formal attire gathered for a buffet lunch as gifts poured in from relatives, cabinet members, and international contributors.
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Herbert Scott Smith
St. Margaret's Protestant Episcopal Church
James H. Taylor
Central Presbyterian church
William H. Bolling
Lady Stanley
Margaret Wilson
William G. McAdoo
Francis B. Sayre
Mise Helen Woodrow Bones
Alexander H. Galt
Bertha Bolling
ellitton
Ambassador nominations renew U S Mexico relations
President Wilson nominates Henry Fletcher now ambassador to Chile for ambassador to Mexico and Elesio Arrendon do named Mexican minister to the United States, restoring diplomatic ties broken nearly three years ago.
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Washington, D. C
Henry Fletcher
Chile
Wilson
Mexico
Elesio Arrendondo
United States
Mr. Metcher
Five Die in Felton Collision Near Chester
A wreck near Felton two miles south of Chester killed five persons and injured eleven when an approaching train from Wilmington collided with a Baltimore and Ohio empty express cars train. One passenger died at the scene. Police and investigators cordoned the area as emergency crews ferried the injured to nearby hospitals. The crash disrupted rail service and prompted inspections of signaling equipment along the line.
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Chester, xAa
Wilmington
Chester
Baltimore and Ohio railroad
Felton
Closing of Saloons in Iowa Promoted by Supreme Court Clerk
Iowa Supreme Court clerk Cornel B. W. Garrett urged that closing saloons on January 1 would boost Council Bluffs and other counties. He cited Des Moines results, tax losses, and alleged health benefits, arguing liquor bans reduce crime and hospital costs while shifting funds to new business.
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Supreme Court
Poitts
Iowa
Cornel Bluffs
B. W. Garrett
Grundy county
Polk
Kansas
Internal revenue department
Towa
Des Moines
Polk county
Knoxville
Iowa Market Demand Grips Corn Belt Meat Producers
The Des Moines meeting of the Iowa Meat Producers Association highlighted demand for an Iowa market. Cattle fed Iowa corn travel from Iowa to Chicago for slaughter, then meat returns to Iowa, creating a cyclical supply chain that underscores regional market viability.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Corn Belt Meat Producers’ association of Iowa
Savery hotel
Chicago
Champion Corn Grower Triumph Near Marshalltown
An 18 year old, Clell Kurtz, won the $10 prize for the heat acre of corn in Taylor township with seventy bushels of dry mature corn. Wayne Robinson, also from the same township, won the county prize by raising one hundred bushels on an acre.
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Marshalltown
Taylor township
Clell Kurtz
Wayne Robinson
Dedicate New Church in Mount Ayr
The new First Baptist church was officially dedicated in Mount Ayr with all four other Protestant congregations dismissing services to join. The church cost $19,500 to erect.
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Mount Ayr
First Baptist
clty
Drowning Fatal Ice Break Claims 12 Year Old
Henry Thomas Jr a 12 year old boy drowned after stepping onto unsafe ice at Oakwood Park Lake The ice fractured about halfway across and the boy disappeared beneath twelve feet of water despite boats and grappling hooks rushing to the scene.
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Lake
Henry Thomas, Jr
lakgyitoy
Oakwood Park
thageiy
Boata
Bouton Fire Rages Through Town Leveling Businesses
A major blaze destroyed most of Bouton east of Parry, heavily damaging the Smith Miller general store and Odd Fellows lodge. Estimated loss about 45000, with half covered by insurance. Affected were the Smith Miller firm, G P Stiles, lodges, Thornburg enterprises, Welker, Columbian club, and several vehicles and warehouses. Firefighters from neighboring towns and Woodward aided as Bouton lacks water works.
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Perry
Bouton
Parry
bulding
Smith Miner general
Odd Fellows ‘lodge
itha
Odd Fellows hall
Farmer's bank
Woodward
Smith Miller company
G. P. Stiles
Welker
threa automobiles
Polk county to issue blind pension in January
Des Moines reports Polk county will grant pensions to eligible blind residents in the first week of January. Dr A Arnold named pension examiner. Applicants must be adults, residents five years in the state and one year in the county, with income under 30 dollars yearly. Maximum pension is 160 dollars annually. About 100 eligible in Polk. Also news that former State Officer John M Davis died in Chicago at 84. He served as deputy secretary of state and held various state land office duties.
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WIT
Des Moines
Polk county
A. Arnold
board of supervisors
John M. Davis
Chicago
Davis
Washington
Iowa
Col. Carpenter
register of state
department
secretary of State
Mr. Davia
Keep Iowa Wesleyan in Mount Pleasant Rally
A large Mount Pleasant mass meeting urged keeping Iowa Wesleyan College in the city by pledging to raise 100000 dollars in Henry County as an endowment. The motion called for concerted effort to meet the funding condition and preserve the college's locality.
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College
Mount Pleasant
Iowa Wesleyan college
Henry county
Sioux City Council Rejects Dry Law Challenge
In Sioux City the effort to test the Iowa repeal of the dry law stalled as the city council refused to grant liquor permits to become effective after January 1. The proposed resolution of consent from the council was the first step to test constitutionality, but litigation is now halted by the council.
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Sioux City
Woodbury county
World War I era timeline note from 1914 European fronts
Fragmented OCR summary recounts December 1914 operations across Europe. It notes Hindenburg's forces near Warsaw, Serbian Montenegro advances, Dardanelles bombardments, Russian drives into Ottoman and German lines, Allied air and sea actions, and Austrian and German battlefield moves with mentions of Belgium, Ypres, Pola, and Zeppelins.
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Dees
Von Hindenburg
Warsaw
Ruselane
Stura
Montenegro
Bosnia
mS Turka
Urumlahi
forte
Dardanelles
Baigian
Germany
Ambiguous claim escalates into taunting slang
A fragmentary quote depicts Skinner boasting that he never lets anyone pass him and that he takes everyone’s advantage. The taunting lines from Bogton Trane imply rivalry and a sharpened street voice in the scene.
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Skinner
Driven to Cooperation Hy Hargh Sparks Outburst at Church
Hy H. Hargh declares fatigue with convention and says he might stop before a church and utter a crude expletive in a moment of strained cooperation. The remark illustrates mounting frustration with social norms and expected behavior.
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Hy. H. Hargh
Kungas
His Opinion of Brown in a Genteel Exchange
An indignant Od' Gen tleman panel complains about a Smart Young Man and asks what others think of Brown. The quarrel centers on a boastful man who pats you on the back to your face yet strikes you in the eye behind your back. The exchange, filled with irony and social pressure, highlights shifting attitudes toward Brown and his companions.
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Brown
True Happiness and The Earn Grow in a Ruskin Echo
Fragmentary lines echo poetry and philosophy with phrases about happiness growth work breath and prayer. Quotation marks and garbled words hinder clear meaning but reference Ruskin and contemplative thought. The text reads like a fragmented verse or aphorism collection rather than a complete article.
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