WIDESPREAD YULETIDE SPIRIT ACROSS THE NATION
A vast wartime Christmas wave spreads across the United States with city celebrations, charity drives, and mail and express commerce surging. Chicago reports record parcel post, 4903.80 in outgoing Christmas letters and a boom in packages. Merchants note record sales while postwar relief efforts shift funds from public services to aid for victims and soldiers. Cities from Milwaukee to Kansas City host tree lightings, civic dinners, and Santa acts for families, miners, and war-sufferers.
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Chicago
Central West
United States
Ald
Campbell
Inet
Express Compa
Rer
Packer
Santa Claus
John Fubbard
St. Nick
Kannis City
Kansas City
Colorado
Convention Hall
Fire devastates Gregson Springs hotel complex
Firefighters battled a blaze at the Gregson Springs hotel and ranchland complex as a wind blew across the site. The dance hall 180 by 60 feet burned with a lunch station nearby, while valuable art and books in the Daly suite were destroyed. Electric pumping failure slowed water pressure until dynamite aided containment. No guests are reported losses, though the incident halted Christmas crowds.
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Pacific Station
Mulvahill
Ranchland ‘Company
Collins
William Hogan
Art Main
Daly
Sixteen Million Livestock Sold at Chicago Stockyards This Year
Chicago reports sixteen million animals sold for 408 million dollars at the stockyards in the year. Total receipts and cash sales for the week reach 42 453 animals across cattle calves hogs sheep and horses totaling 11136210. Arrival tallies show 16 452 807 head in 257 701 cars. Grain receipts for 1914 reach 221 000 cars, despite a 40 percent shortfall first half year. Port Chariton murder trial in Como Italy postponed again.
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Chicago
Union
Niselty
Tminais
Public Utilities Commission
Mining man robbed of stock bonds near Union Station
On Christmas Eve in Kanaa City Missouri December 2 H Hobert a mining man from Denver was held up and robbed of stocks and bonds valued at 40000 along with 200 in cash and his watch two blocks from the Union station tonight.
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Kanaa City
H. Hobert
Denver
Union Station
War developments and varied news in Today's Standard Page
The page reports on war developments and Christman spirit in the United States, fires at Gregson Springs, and a Greenan report on troops at Butte. It notes grain and cattle in Chicago, floods in Avicona, sport news brief, Paris rest, and Anaconda news. Also mentions Butte church, Rocky Bar plight, prohibition discussion in Kansas, and local notices including horoscopes and classifieds.
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Christman
United States
Gregson Springs
Greenan
Butte
Chicago
Avicona
Paris
Butte Churchen
Rattortal
Huddof
Kansas
Rocky
Sal
Sandman
Christmmas Store
Nation and alarm over unprepared US war defense
A Dec 4 Chicago dispatch reports Afsitary service advocate Colonel Helstand urging universal early military training. He claims the regular army and National Guard are inadequate and warns that misdeployed guns around New York City could pose a grave threat. He calls for conscripting all young men to serve in the future army.
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Chicago
United States
Ol. HO. EB
Helstand
A. A
Central Department of the Army
National Guard
Coast Artillery
New York
Newark City
New York City
Final Effort Made On Behalf Of Frank
Justice Lamar postpones ruling on Leo M. Frank death sentence until after Christmas. Lou Marshall of New York petitions appeal from the denial of habeas corpus by Judge Newman of the Georgia federal court. Attorney contends mob atmosphere and absence at verdict tainted trial. decision delayed to at least Saturday, possibly Monday.
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Washington
Lamar
Supreme Court
Leo M. Frank
Numler
Mary Phagan
Frank
Paris professor Alfred Fournier dead at 102
The dean announced the death of Prof. Alfred Fournier a member of the French Academy of Medicine. Born in 1822 he lived to be 102. The news notes his long scholarly career and distinguished status in medicine.
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Paris
Alfred Fournier
French Academy’ of Medicine
Water reserves fill in Arizona flood areas
Tucson reports rescued ranch families as national guardsmen evacuated six people from submerged homes in Southern Arizona. Three others drowned as Nogales and Globe lose railroad communications while drought conditions ease elsewhere and Roosevelt Dam reservoirs fill, promising two years of supply.
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Ariz
Arizona
National
Nogales
Globe Sll
Roosevelt Dam
RH. Forbes
The
Unversity of Arizona Experimentalation
Lane Gattle
Sudden Weather Change Upsets Forecaster Dope
Washington reports an unheralded disturbance moving from the upper lake region and Onto valley toward the Atlantic seaboard, blamed by weather bureau experts for unsettled Christmas day conditions across the middle Atlantic and New England states and the Ohio valley. Forecasters noted another storm breaking in the South bringing rain, with forecasts of a fall Christmas day except in gulf states, as a widespread snow cover spread from Northern Virginia to New England and Oklahoma.
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Upper Lake Region
Onto Valley
New York
Atlantic Ocean
Weather Bureau
Middle Atlantic
New England
Ohio Valley
South Atlantic
Gulf States
Tennesee
Arkansas
United States
Gulf Stater
Virginia
Newland
Ohto Valley
Oklahoms
Portland Capitalist Leaves Endowment For Unfortunate Girls Hospital
Henry Wemme of Portland who died last week in Los Angeles left about 420.40 in real estate to create a fund for a hospital for unfortunate girls. The will directs the fund and hospital go to the Christian Science Churches of Portland with discretionary control to continue or redirect the hospital and fund to other charitable uses.
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Portland
Ore
Henry Wemme
Los Angeles
Fan
Christian Science Churches of
Christmas Morn Battle Across Fronts In War News
On Christmas morning fierce engagements stretch from eastern Prussia to the Carpathians. Allied and Russian forces clash with Austro German units while German efforts push toward Warsaw and river lines hold or yield under shifting pressure. Aerial attacks, river battles, and heavy volleys mark a war dynamic that sees fluctuating advantage as winter fronts remain active.
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Pope Benedict
Warsaw
Marateal
von” Hindenburg
Haura
Tawa
Germany
Ine
Eitte
Mos
Tea River
Carpathian Mountains
Prussia
Carpathians
Pardon Granted to Banker Barney ONeill in Idaho
Governor John M Haines granted a full and complete pardon to Barney ONeill, a Wallace banker, who had been imprisoned for violating state banking laws. ONeill was released from the Idaho state penitentiary after less than two years, and planned to join his wife.
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Bole
Idaho
Idaho State Penitentiary
Barney Ol
Wallace
Bart
John M Haines
Cost of keeping soldiers on duty at Butte
Special Dispatch to the Standard Helena Dec 4 The report by Adj Gen Phil Greenan to Governor Stewart shows Montana spent 12514127 sending militia to Butte and home Their duty lasted ten weeks with up to 635 enlisted men and 4 officers later 361 total remained Greenan asks for 25000 annually for 1915 and 1916 noting 10000 was allotted in 1815 and 1614 Insufficient funds require larger appropriations for a full guard The commander Maj D J Donohue notes the rule avoided force and troops were kept in reserve No shots fired and conduct praised. Frank Conley provost marshal Silver Bow and Jere Murphy aided and the Butte police were efficient
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Standard
Helena
Adj
Phil Greenan
Stewart
Greenan
Sit of
Montana
Fur Regiment
D. J. Donohue
Fen
Butte
Montana National Guard
Itt
Frank Conley
Tarsal
Silver Bow County
Jere Murphy
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