Albuquerque Christmas Tree Pageant To Feature Citywide Parade
A grand Christmas tree celebration in Albuquerque will feature a high school parade of several hundred city and parish schoolchildren led by outriders in medieval dress. Santa Claus will arrive with Mayor Boatright, and the lighting ceremony will follow at the tree with bonfires and carols in four languages. Special musical programs include English, Spanish, German, and Italian songs over two days, with church rehearsals and quartets serenading invalids.
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PD. H. Boatright
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Boatright
Roy McDonald
Jennie Trett
Southwest
First Presbyterian Church
Sellers
Weather Update From New Mexico Thin Rain Expected
Local weather notes indicate rain and snow in New Mexico on Thursday and Friday with cloudy conditions. Temperatures not specified. The bulletin references ongoing unsettled patterns across the region.
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Washington
New Mexico
Congress Meets on Water Power Site Leasing Plan
The Lands committee closed public hearings on water power site leasing. Senator Newlands spoke about coordinating river and harbor improvements into a national development plan. Colorado officials urged the committee to create a Rocky Mountain national park. Adjourned at 12 50 p.m. until noon December 2.
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Lands Committee
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Rocky Mountain National Park
City drives mobilize eight cars for needy at Alva lade hotel
Eight automobiles will gather at the Central avenue entrance to the Alva lade hotel at 4 20 to transport children and invalids to view the tree and hear the music. Auto rides will reach between fifty and one hundred people, with car owners responding generously to the call. City relief work continues as many cases still need aid. Fraternal organizations and private donors sustain the effort, and the ladies in charge provide prompt assistance to every distress case.
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Central Avenue
Alvalade Hotel
President Gives 125 Christmas Turkeys to White House Staff
President Wilson distributed 125 fifteen pound turkeys to White House employees as a Christmas gift. He planned to honor his wife’s memory by giving useful presents to some city poor. The First Family contributes to charities through the Washington Associated Charities. Many gifts arrive at the White House for the season, with none opened until Christmas.
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Washington
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Washington Asenciated
Gradual Withdrawal of Federal Troops From Colorado
Washington December 23 Secretary Garrison reported a plan for the gradual withdrawal of federal troops from Colorado after a conference with Governor Ammons. He said details would be submitted to President Wilson and not publicly disclosed beyond the general aim to withdraw the troops district by district while observing each result before proceeding.
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Garrison
Colorado
Wilson
Crenjee
Plot to destroy trans Atlantic liners sparks federal probe
New Orleans journalist notes F C Pendleton of the Justice Department began an investigation into an alleged plot to wreck British or French liners after four men, said to be Germans, were arrested. Hans Hate and George Summers face Louisiana charges for bomb making to destroy ships. two others were released. Violation carries up to twenty years in prison.
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New Orleans
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George Summers
Louisiana
Chalmette
South Africa
War News Of Yesterday Reports Of Heavy Fighting Across Europe
Heavy fighting continues along entrenched fronts in Belgium France and the eastern zone from the Baltic to the Carpathians. All sides claim gains but no decisive advantage, while heavy casualties and large prisoner and munition captures are reported. France approves a 1.7 billion dollar six month war bill as Belgium’s king pledges to ride again into Brussels, praising his army and belittling German gains.
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Centenary of Treaty of Ghent Observed Today
Anglo-Saxons mark the centenary of the Ghent Peace Treaty with a ceremony today. The event notes one hundred years of peace between English speaking peoples and anticipates a broad, general celebration to follow.
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Peace Centenary Observances Delayed by War
United States and Britain count a century of Anglo American peace but world war delays public celebrations. Statements from British and American committees urge continued commemoration after the conflict ends. Signed by prominent officials and citizens, the notices note Ghent 1814 marks and pledge future ceremonies.
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United States of America
Dominion of Canada
commemoration of treaty centenary amid world war tensions
Members of the British committee for the hundred years celebration urge marking the Ghent treaty centenary on February 14. They note the 100th anniversary of peace between Britain and the United States as the last war between English-speaking nations and call for remembering the contrast with Europe’s war, stressing justice over force and seeking peaceful cooperation.
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England
Canada
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Duchess of Malborough
Viscount James Bryce
Harry FE. Brittain
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Europe
Earth
Arizona Floods Ravage Broad Arizona Region
Rain ended a week of near continuous downpour as floods swept from Phoenix toward the Mexican border. Dozens of ranches and homes wrecked, bridges washed out, trains blocked, and several deaths reported, with guardsmen aiding survivors and rescue efforts across Bisbee Nogales and Tucson areas.
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SEO Wine
Tucson
Ariz
Phoenix
Santa Cruz Valley
Santa Cruz
Amada
Amado
United States
Naco
Tucson Farms Company
Bisbee
Nogales
Fort Huachuca
Florence and
Ray
Salt River Alley
Southern Pacific
Rillito River
Here
Otero
National
Sahuarita
San Pedro River Gullies Wash Tracks and Irrigation Dams
The San Pedro River west of Bisbee is a mile wide tonight. The El Paso and Southern railroad tracks are washed out in several places. Five irrigation dams in the San Pedro valleys have been carried out.
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San Pedro
el Paso & South- Western
German Offensive Beaten Back Near Warsaw by Polish Resistance
Russian and Polish forces halt a German push toward Warsaw as stubborn resistance slows the offensive. The battlefront intensifies in Poland with fierce engagements reported across border areas and shifting troop movements.
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Warsaw
Poland
Allies Move Progresses Slowly in World War I Theater
Airmen observe and attack as Allies press in the West while Germans push from the south toward Warsaw and Galician fronts. Grand Duke Nicholas shifts forces from Krakow as battles rage with heavy casualties. Russian gains in East Prussia and Galicia are reported alongside stubborn German resistance.
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Galicia
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Nicholas
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Hierce
Bel
Allied progress reported near Nieuport to Westende front
Slight allied progress claimed between the sea and the road from Nieuport to Westende with other areas showing mixed success. Airmen from both sides have crowded Belgian skies reconnoitering troop movements and dropping bombs. Belgian towns like Bruges and Bethune mentioned in aerial activity.
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Nieuport
Westende
Belgum
Hroges
Brussels
Bethune
France
Russians claim successes in Galicia front
Petrograd reports Russian troops near Tuchow in Galicia surprised Austrian rear on parallel roads, wiping out a brigade with machine gun fire. In two days of fighting south of Tarnow the Russians say they captured over 4,000 prisoners including a general staff major and five other officers, plus three heavy guns and seven machine guns. They claim four heavy artillery regiments, 159 light field guns, and three infantry corps on a twelve mile front, and allege Polish German sympathizers signal Germans via windmills.
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Tuchow
Galicia
Tarnow
Carpathians
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Sochaczew
Russian Poland
Christmas Greetings From Kaiser to Soldiers Travel Front
London reports Emperor William travels on an armored train through Belgian and French fronts delivering Christmas greetings to troops. He stops at key points to meet local chiefs and discuss the situation, with plans for Christmas in the German trenches and gifts and trees in shelters hospitals and on troop trains.
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London
Wiliam
Daily Express Frontier
Emperor Francis Joseph Rumor Circulates of Death
Rome December 23 reports circulate that Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria Hungary is near death and may have received the last sacrament. The aging monarch is said to be dying with uncertain confirmation from officials.
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Francis Joseph
Rome
Austria Hungary
Official War Dispatches from Belligerent Nations
Paris reports show continued progress for Allied attacks between the Meuse and Argonne forests with minor notable incidents. Russian general staff notes Turkish activity near Kars and successful river operations against German advances. Vienna cites quiet in central Poland with Russian offensives in Galicia and ongoing battles along the Dunajec. Constantinople mentions further movements toward the Suez and desertions among Egyptian troops.
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the Argonne
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Boureuilles
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Warsaw
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Rawka
Vienna
Poland
Galicia
Dunajec
Unghvar
Carpathians
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Servia
Constantinopie
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Damascus
Suez Canal
Djemal
Berlin
Credit Foncier
Constantinople
Berlin Dispatches From Front Lines Report Heavy Fighting
Publication notes provide daily front line details as of the last twenty four hours. Heavy fighting continues along the Bzura river with the Russian position described as extremely strong. The Russian right appears to rest on the Vistula river, offering flank protection with Nowo Georgi in rear.
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Dee
Sayville
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Bzura
Vistula
Nowo Geor
Austrian Official Statement Reports Carpathian Progress and Galician Skirmishes
Vienna reports favorable operations in the Carpathians with Russian attacks repulsed near the Latorcza river and offensives advancing toward Penyveshvelgy yielding 300 prisoners. Battles persist near Krosno Juslo Tuchow and on the Donajec river as fresh fighting unfolds on the RaWka and Héura fronts west of Warsaw.
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London
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Carpathians
Latorcza River
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Volones
Ungh River
Penyveshvelgy
Lupkow Pass
Lisko
Galicia
Belgian King Speaks On Battlefield With AP Correspondent
The Belgian king, interviewed by an Associated Press correspondent on the battlefield, expresses gratitude for American generosity and support. He conveys appreciation to the American people for aid and sympathy during wartime.
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Associated Press
Belgian King Albert Reports Courageous Army Defending Dunkirk Area
King Albert of the Belgians, in his West Flanders headquarters under German shell fire, tells the Associated Press of his army's stand along the Yser and its role in delaying the invaders. He thanks Americans for food aid, praises soldiers, and notes seven hundred Belgians killed in one nine day trench period.
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Dunkirk
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