Prisoners thank sheriff for Christmas dinner at county jail
A Christmas dinner for 109 men and 8 women at the county jail drew grateful letters from Corridor 4 inmates praising Chet Albert for a fine banquet with turkey mince pie and brandy sauce. Deputy Sheriff Dell distributed cigars and the city jail served 55 men a similar holiday meal, while judges released many to their families with warnings.
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Chet Albert
Sheri Dell
Escawion
Conidor
Kangaroo Court
Jaicon- Auet
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Peterson
Sherif
Whitty
Isto, Hell & Session
Police Court
Ema
Perowa
Miei
Seave
Merry Ghetsman
Honda
Hoopital
Tut
Power to Declare War Lies With Congress
Question asks whether the president can declare war or Congress must authorize. Answer: Constitution Article 1 Section 8 grants Congress the power to declare war and raise armies and provide a navy. Historical debates favored giving war power to Congress. the final structure assigns it to Congress.
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United States
Congress
Senate
Horoscope for Sunday December 26 1915
The column warns of irritability and discontent due to planetary influences with Mars and Saturn adverse. It predicts domestic tension, strain on elders and authorities, money concerns, and increases in embezzlement and forgery. It notes royal and political anxieties, possible sudden deaths, and ambition for children born that year.
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Mars
Saturn
Thors
Kendler
Sinver
France
Taly
Mara
Leo
Tom Ward
Eilar
Fife
George
England
Christmas Mail Volume Tops Records in Butte
Post office officials report mail flow in and out of Butte during the Christmas period broke prior records though exact totals aren’t available. Clerks handled heavy bag load and parcel peaks with delivery pace uneven. many packages likely reach owners after holidays as backlog builds.
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Butte
Christmas in Mexico Sees Better Outlook
El Paso December 25. A Christmas message signaling the de facto government’s return to order in Mexico was sent from Carranza officials. Obregon reports tentative surrender of Gen. doses Rodrigues, the largest Villa force. A committee from Carranza’s headquarters moves to arrange terms. Villa’s whereabouts are unknown. Obregon plans westward pursuit from Chihuahua to capture Villa. Four foreigners held by Gen. Medina Viejo are prisoner. Former Villa generals met Obregon and Tanquel Robles was chosen to muster surrendered troops. Disarmament and options include joining Zapata or return home. Smelters and mining operations prep to resume January 15 as restoration improves.
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el Paso
Texas
Meico
Mexico
Carranza
Obres Gon
Care Fanza
Dose Rodrigues
Villa
Roadmlaier
Cagas Grandes
The Hohenzollerns Celebrate Christmas at Potsdam
Berlin reports Emperor William unable to attend the Christmas tree celebration due to a pleuritic inflammation. He remained in his apartments while the emperor, empress, their daughters, daughters-in-law, and grandchildren gathered for the family tree event, with gifts arranged on individualized trees and later distributed under Princess Augusta’s patronage.
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Berlin
London
William
Potsdam
Potelam
Priness
Pope Benedict Responds To Cardinal Greetings In Rome
In Rome on December 25 Pope Benedict replied to a Christmas address from Cardinal Vannutelli and others, lamenting the war in Europe and cruelties unseen in history. He urged peace, added a plea for the words of peace to be included, and prayed for the Virgin’s intercession to hasten an answer.
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Paris
Pope Benedict
Cardinal Vannutelli
Europe
Loretto
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The
Sacred College
Forces Arranged in Serbian War Theater
Paris dispatch reports 60,000 Germans massed around Monastir while Bulgars hold Vardar valley and two Turkish divisions hold the left of the Bulgars. French forces form a semicircle around Saloniki with left on Vardar center facing Greece near Doiran and British troops at Chalkidice.
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Beha de Paris
Monastir
Vardar Vally
Saloniki
Vardaar
Doiran
Chalidice
Marines Need 1200 More Men For Global Duties
Maj. Gen. George D. Barnett, in his annual report released tonight, urges adding 1,200 officers and men to the Marine Corps to sustain mobile, expeditionary and garrison duties. He cites needs on land and sea, recommends two brigadier generals, and requests funds for advance base material and updated equipment. The report notes current strength around 9,979 sailors and Marines, split roughly on shore and sea duty.
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Des
Marine Corps
George D. Barnett
Naval General Board
Navy
Barnett
Shiga
Daniels Hag
Congress
Barnett Sys
Iam
Mothems
Sola Hn
Cain
LaVance
Daniels
Mexico
Haiti
Santo Domingo
Tegadona
General Harnett
Pacif Coast
San Diego
Cal
Stealing of confidential letters charge detailed
Fragmented courtroom notes describe two charges of stealing confidential letters. The scattered text mentions a trial Friday and a defendant named Sark with references to an attempt to break into a canal area and related charges. The wording is garbled, but the core event concerns theft of confidential correspondence and an ongoing legal proceedings.
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Cormeen
Eharars
Seta
Bank official reads to reveal confidential papers
Police testified that a bank official allowed reading of confidential papers by Koong and Schmind on Oct 2, with Schmind accused of violating bank secrecy. Witnesses said Schletnal received $350 from Koenz, head of the Hamburg American Line, within 15 days. Frederick Mieler, former Koenz stenographer, testified after arrest in the Weis land canal plot.
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Schmind
Koong
Fae Eisenrgee Cometuty Mini
Schletnal
Koeniz
Frederick Mieler
Koens
Weisland Canal
Schletnai
Wages of Indifference Death for the Culprits
Los Angeles police report a runaway accident last night left motion picture actor Herron dead and his two companions James J. Gormley and Duchaita Dalton injured. The car fled after the crash, was ditched after a chase, and Gormley was later arrested at the emergency hospital. Miss Florence Whitman, a 25 year old stenographer, was struck by a car while alighting from a streetcar, sustaining injuries to her arms full of presents.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Cording
Tes. Herron
James J. Gormley
Duchaita Dalton
Gormley
Miss Florence ©. Whitman
Herron
Dalton
Gormby
Iers
Mayer Jewelry O to Make and Repair Jewelry in Park Area
An advertisement from Mayer Jewelry Company at 21 West Park offers to refund a dollar if proof is shown that their mainspring is not the best. The shop guarantees quality work, provides stone cutting, engraving, and repair services.
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Mayer Jewelry O
West Park
Rabbi Bernstein Appeals To Jews At Chautauqua
St Louis December 25 Rabbi Louis Bernstein of St Joseph Missouri urged American Jews to live altruistically. He lamented declines in religious observance and critiqued social trends, urging a return to principles of communal service amid modern distractions. Philadelphia December 25 General Hwang Tsing announced Yunnan province had declared independence from China. He reported that Yan Shi Kai ordered troops to suppress the revolt, but provinces Hureh and Kwangel also proclaimed independence.
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America
Rabi Louis Bernstein
St. Joseph Mo
Philadelphia
Hureh
Kwangel
Peking
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