Parcel Post Eases Burden on Expressmen
Parcel post relief described by CW Senta and BE 2 Brocke as reducing express company burdens. Officials note growth in parcel shipments over the past year and anticipate continued expansion, with thousands of parcels moving to workers' quarters as service improves.
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North Pacific Fruit Distributors win release of seized ships
London reports the North Pacific Fruit Distributors Association representing 19,000 Washington and Oregon growers received a Christmas release of its fruit consignments seized by British warships en route to Scandinavian countries. Most shipments were aboard Norwegian steamers with only a Denmark apple consignment facing undertaxing. the Helig Oliv was used to test the seizures.
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Stone Named First Passenger Traffic Chief at Great Northern
St Paul Minn Dec 2 C E Stone of San Francisco has been chosen as the first passenger traffic manager of the Great Northern railroad fund and will succeed Howard A ble as general passenger agent The selection follows Stone s success as passenger traffic manager for the Great Northern Pacific Steamship company
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Antioch dorm fire at college campus injures few students
A blaze started by an overheated furnace damaged half of the boys dormitory at Antioch College in Yellow Springs. Firefighters reported the flames under control by mid afternoon as holiday absences left few students in the building. Antioch, founded by Horace Mann, remains one of the Midwest’s oldest colleges with President Conger.
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New York Woman Denies Million Dollar Red Cross Gift
Mrs Josephine Del Drago rejects reports she gave 1,000,000 to the queen of Italy for soldiers families. She says among her contributions to Red Cross and other bodies is a 2,000 gift to a society under the queen’s auspices, not 2,000,000, and cites transmission error in Rome dispatch.
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Roosevelt Primary Ballot Drive in Michigan Gathers Signatures
The movement to place Theodore Roosevelt's name on Michigan's presidential primary ballot as a National Progressive Party candidate was filed with the secretary of state. Most signatures came from Detroit, with former progressives returning to the Republican Party lending momentum to also place Roosevelt on the Republican ballot.
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England Observing Soldiers Christmas War Report
London reports a second Christmas in the war focusing on soldiers on leave and hospital care. Millions of packages travel to the front, with trains and ships aiding army mail. German prisoners in England join in holiday efforts as shops close and crowds gather for carols. Several cities note plentiful charity and reduced demand for Christmas baskets, while Northwest cities report rising gift purchases and prosperity.
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Butte Briefs Holiday Visits and Local News
Mr and Mrs John Nelson of Sheridan visit Meaderville friends during holidays. Bergie Johnson and wife, just back from Honolulu, arrive in Meaderville to spend Christmas with friends. B K Wheeler, U S district attorney, returned from Billings where he attended federal court. Mr and Mrs E J McMahon go to Anaconda for Christmas with baths. The McMahons’ parents Mr and Mrs Patrick Lacey attend. St John’s Episcopal Church alters early communion to 9 o'clock for Christmas Day. Kenneth Wolfe, senior at University of Missoula, returns home to spend holidays with Rev and Mrs G D Wolfe.
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Winer Rescued After Four Days Imprisonment
Shamokin Pennsylvania reports Joseph Renock freed after a four day coal shaft entrapment at Richards colliery. About 120 miners in relay worked courageously to dig him out. Separately, Kansas City weather bulletin notes a broad storm with one to four inches of snowfall across Kansas Missouri Iowa and Nebraska.
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The Great Dot Mystery Mystery Story Teaser
A fragment describes a printed mystery tale with numbered chapters and pictures to cut out and assemble. The reader is invited to follow a thrilling puzzle across chapters, promising an engaging narrative experience.
Holiday Triangle program draws big crowds at local playhouse
The American offers a double feature holiday lineup with Douglas Fairbanks in Double Trouble and Fred Mace in The Janitor's Wife Temptation. The present program ran to near capacity yesterday with strong laughter and praise for Fairbanks. Tomorrow showcases Paramount’s Mr Grex of Monte Carlo starring Theodore Roberts, Carlyle Blackwell, Dorothy Davenport, James Neill, and others plus the latest Pathe news.
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Frank Rich Company to Open at the Empire Theater
The Frank Rich Company debuts a reorganized ensemble with new scenery and the Twentieth Century Girls chorus in a musical comedy bill led by The Girl From Vas. The company features 10 springy maids and promises lively song and dance, with two shows nightly and matinee weekends.
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Empire Theater
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