King Albert of Belgium Reports Stand Against Invaders
From his wartime council chamber in West Flanders King Albert speaks under shell fire praising his soldiers courage while noting Belgian peasants endure shelling. He thanks the American relief effort for feeding his people through February as U S aid reaches Belgium.
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Calais
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Belgiaa
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Council Chamber
Edgar Senger
Toade
American Commission For the Relief of
Women Prison Closing Moves at Jefferson County Jail
Dr. W H Oates state prison inspector ordered the Jefferson county jail women’s compartment closed and all white female prisoners moved to Calhoun county jail Armiston. He cited unsuitability and odors near the negro female wing and noted over 300 women used the section last fiscal year.
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Montgomery, Bee
W. H. Oates
Jefferson County
Birmingham
Calhoun County
Armiston
Oates
Charles T. Brooks
Jefferson
Sleigh Bells Ring for Christmas Across Much of Nation
Reports from the north show sleigh bells jingle on Christmas day as unsettled weather sweeps the south. Charities report heavy calls for aid but a strong charitable spirit suggests most will have a Christmas dinner.
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Washington
United States
Christ
Five Men Killed by Bloodstorm at Tucson
Tucson Ariz Dec 24 The greatest storm in state history is receding two million dollars in damage is expected Five men are dead with more feared dead Ranchers are marooned on houses and barns militia detachments move to rescue Railroad traffic halted for 24 hours Rain has poured since Saturday Thousands of acres under water and livestock perished across the region
Burkett Ivins Still Lives and Improving
Burkett Ivins, a United States revenue officer shot in a Monday morning affray that killed Patrolman Holland, remains hospitalized but improving. His brothers Jobo B H Ivins of Atlanta Jo Ivins and Hubert Ivins of Chattanooga Eugene Ivins of Athens Tenn join his wife and son in a sad Christmas vigil. Ivins’ brother Joe Ivins an attorney cooperates with Knox Booth US revenue agent on defense for two possemen held on murder charges in the Holiant case. Burkett Ivins has not been arrested and is deemed blameless by friends.
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Holland
Ivins
Tennessee
Joe Ivins
Knox Booth
Alabama
Oath of Holiant
Burkett Ivins
Murderer Hunted in East Chester After Farmstead Killing
New Rochelle N Y Dec 24 Possen searching fields and woods of East Chester for the murderer of Charlies Secord had uncovered no trail early today but the hunt continued. Secord a wealthy farmer was shot to death at his wagon. pockets containing 200 dollars were untouched. Police suspect robbery, a trolley car's approach frightened the assailant.
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New Rochelle
East Chester
Charlies Secord
Secord
England’s Christmas Gift to U S Ended War of 1812
Washington recalls the December 24 1814 signing of the Treaty of Ghent that ended the War of 1812. The piece notes delayed news, New York celebrations, public joy, and cautious praise of diplomacy, with remarks on later anniversaries and the 100th year reflections.
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England
U. S
Charles Carrol
New York
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Germans Regret Christmas Trench Celebrations Amid War News
London reports a German air raid on Dover with a single bomb that caused no damage. Petrograd notes Austro German drives failing to breach the Russian front and advances near Cracow toward the Nida and Vistula rivers as December 24 chronicles another day of World War I battles.
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Dover
Ostend
Petrograd
Cracow
Nida
Vistula
Allied gains and German counterattack repulsed
Paris reports numerous small Allied gains and repulsed counter attacks while silencing German cannon. Berlin states 1330 prisoners captured in the western theatre in the official afternoon report.
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Paris
Berlin
French Generals Joffre Plan January Offensive At Ends Of Battle Line
Paris reports that Generals Joffre and French are assembling forces and artillery for two major strikes against the Germans in January. Heavy guns, rivaling the German 42 cm, are being rushed to Flanders to drive German troops from Belgium and Alsace Lorraine as Christmas approaches. The Kaiser is said to be with his troops in Flanders.
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Joffre
Flanders
Belgium
Alsace-Lorraine
Rotterdam
King Albert to Spend Christmas on Belgian Territory
King Albert of Belgium will spend Christmas Day on a small portion of Belgian soil if not occupied by German forces, directing wartime routines as the front lines shift.
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Belgium
Calais
Albert
Austro German Victory Celebrated at Cracow
News from the front reports the Austro German forces winning at Cracow with Marshal Von Hindenberg praised for military prowess. Berlin and Russians are noted in celebratory dispatches as the war continues.
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Marshal von Hindenberg
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