Christmas Panic Fire Hoax Kills Seventy Four at Calumet
Eyewitnesses recall a false alarm of fire during a Christmas tree entertainment at Calumet Michigan. A panic trapped hundreds as doors blocked stairs and exits. 74 people died including 37 girls and 13 women. Foreign attendees misunderstood the alarm, fueling the chaos. A rescue party recovered many bodies while some victims were carried out by friends.
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New York
Calumet
Michigan
Pirel
Tragic New York Hall Fire Kills Dozens
In Calumet New York a December blaze at a crowded hall caused panic among about 700 attendees. Parents rushed to find their children as 100 escaped via a fire escape. many victims suffocated in the crush. A woman attempting to rescue three children was trampled. a man also died. The arsonal cause and an intoxicated man who cried fire are noted.
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New York
Calumet
Hous
Worten van
Monroe Doctrine Debate Intensifies Post Roosevelt Clash
A garbled dispatch notes a heated exchange over the Monroe Doctrine, with claims the policy remains alive yet limited to the Caribbean. It mentions Colonel Roosevelt as a figure about to reject civilization and venture into the Amazon on a sporting and scientific trip.
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Esaibesti
Roosevelt
Caribbean Sea
Amazon
Dublin Slums Report Highlights One and Two Room Tenements
The Dublin Housing Committee completed its inquiry amid charges against corporation officials. Statistics indicate about 220000 people live in one and two room tenements showing the severe housing strain in Dublin.
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London
Dublin Housing Committee
Panama Canal Tolls Suspension Solicit Exemption Test
Washington December 24 Congress considers a joint resolution by Mr Adamson to suspend the Panama Canal Act exemption for American coastwise vessels. The measure aims to test if tolls cover canal costs and to grant time for diplomacy to resolve treaty questions about exemptions.
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Washington
Adamson
House Concierce Committee
Panama Canal
Brokers Suspended by London Stock Exchange
The Stock Exchange found that the firm of brokers Casey Sutton and Cobart hid misleading statements. It suspended the three members for five four and two years respectively. A trustee of pooled shares from another firm was suspended five years and another member one year.
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London
The
Stock Exchange
Messrs Casey, Sutton, and Cobart
Proprietary
Stock exchange protests over drastic punishment
The Pall Mall Gazette reports that several partners including Hancock and Company Crewe Lichtenstadt and Company Lawson and Johnston face severe punishment for dealing in Casey Sutton Cobalt proprietary shares without a prospectus. The committee declines to listen to protests.
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London
Pall Mall Gazette
Xchange
Hancock ‘and Company
Crewe, Lichtenstadt, and Company
Lawson ‘and Johnston
Casey
Sutton
Cobalt
Missing Papers Tied to Cardinal Rampella Disappearance
Report notes serious complications from Rampella papers gone missing after his disappearance. Disbursement amounts were allotted but no payment instructions issued. A packet of letters written to Pope Leo is also said to be missing.
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Roms
Cardinal Rampella
Leo Haul
Strike Mania Hits UK Ports and Cities
The festive season is disrupted by widespread strikes affecting Leeds and Dublin plus scattered stoppages. About 400 platelayers in Ches hire, 3000 carters in Dundee, 30 lifeboatmen at Garleston, ice shop staff, Swansea helpers, 500 transport workers in Manchester, Edinburgh butchers assistants, and Glasgow post employees are reported on strike, signaling broad industrial unrest.
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London
Leeds
Dublin
Cheshire
Dundee
Garleston
Swansea
Manchester
Edinburgh
Glasgow
French indignant over charges on New Hebrides aid row
In Sydney on December 24 the French community denounced allegations linked to the New Hebrides Condominium. A leading member blamed Presbyterian missionaries for stirring trouble while British settlers deny any justice breach and seek acceptance under French rule. The speaker praised French missionaries for better evangelism though rights of commerce and Bible selling are cited in critique.
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Sydney
New Hebrides
Australia
Unemployment in Germany Reaches 1908 Levels
Berlin reports worsening unemployment with Socialist estimates at 1,250,000 and conservative figures at 800,000. Calls for unemployment insurance rise while Herr Delbrueck notes no data for an Imperial system and the government opposes it to avoid diverting funds from unions to political channels.
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Berlin
Germany
Herr Delbrueck
Interior
Christmas Mails Pass Fifty Million Mark
The Post Office officials handled over 50 million letters during the Christmas mails. About 20 million were destined for overseas. Some 300 thousand parcels were dispatched to Australia New Zealand South Africa and India.
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van London
the Post: Office
Australia
New Zealand
South Africa
India
Auction of Historic Inverary and Kintore Estates
Lord Kintore offers twenty thousand acres of historic estates around Inverary and Kintore and between Montrose and Aberdeen at auction. The property yields about £23,000 annually and will be offered as a whole first, with tenants given a chance to buy farms if not sold.
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London
Lord Kintore
Inverary
Kintore
Montrose
Aberdeen
Indians Sentenced for Border Crossing Attempt in Capetown
Sixteen Indians were sentenced to three months imprisonment at Volksrust for attempting to cross the border. The ruling was issued in Capetown on December 24.
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Capetown
Volksrust
Mexico warns Lloyds over destroyable steamers to Huerta munitions
The Mexican Constitutionalists in London warn Lloyds that they consider destruction of any steamer carrying munitions to General Huerta justifiable, signaling a potential risk to maritime shipments in December 1924.
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London
Lloyds
Huerta
Demand for Representation in India Isolation
In Pretoria on December 25 General Situs rejected the Indian demand linked to a Commission of Inquiry. He said the commission would be impartial and judicial, and that the government had consulted coal owners and sugar planters for its constitution. General Smuts warns Indian threats will follow if demands are ceded, claiming leader lawlessness could affect Indian interests and inflame public opinion. Indian leaders say agitation will soon be uncontrollable and threaten their leaders if advised to accept the commission.
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Pretoria
Situs
Ghandi
Commission” of Inquiry
Tiou
Smuts
Outrage Claims in Mexico Prompt International Action
December 24 report from Mexico City describes brutal rebel violence, including robberies, killings, and assaults on civilians. An American manager was attacked, gold teeth torn out, and women harmed as bands terrorize villages. The piece calls for European and American cooperation to curb corruption and reform the army to restore order.
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Mexico
Europe
America
Ree
Bush fires devastate Aspendale and Chelsea homes
Melbourne reports bush fires near Aspendale and Chelsea left many families homeless. Furnishings and livestock litter two miles of sand as residents moved belongings to the seafront. A retreating group of bathers was forced back to the beach and supplied with overcoats from the town.
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Melbourne
Aspendale
Chelsea
Unique service honors signalmen of Portsmouth fire
A funeral service was held in Portsmouth for signalmen killed when a semaphore tower burned. Naval and military authorities led a procession to the ruins as dockyard workers gathered. The Bast Post sounded and volleys were fired. Signalman Pook is believed to have died saving secret signal books.
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London
Portsmouth
Pook
Tampico Besieged Rebels Warn Foreigners Capital Offence
December reports from Mexico City say rebels closed in on Tampico and an American gunboat was ordered there. General Villa declares looting or molesting foreigners a capital crime. Six rebels accused of sacking a Mexican residence were shot at Chihuahua.
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Mexico City
Tampico
Villa
Chihahua
Chinese Railways Extend Shantung Line Under German Management
The 4 Frankfurt Gazette reports an ereevent completed with China and the extension of the Shantung line. Connections are made up the Tientsin Pukan and Peking Hawk lines. The new constructions stay under German management until the capital sum of 4,008,000 pounds is repaid.
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Berlin
Frankfurt Gazette
China
Shantung
Tientsin
Pukan
Peking
Imain
Mexican envoy thanks Japan amid cenennial visit
A Mexican special envoy arrived in Tokyo to thank the Japanese government for attending the centennial celebrations. Newspapers publish enthusiastic coverage and emphasize a supposed common stock between Mexicans and Japanese, suggesting a link to anti American sentiment shown by both sides.
Huerta’s Night of Laughs and Threats in Popotla
A fragmentary reminiscence recalls Huerta deflecting visitors with a ruse library of liqueurs and a tale of his nerve. A cabinet minister recalls a former president ordering a 10000 pound transfer and Huerta seeking a legal way to arrest Congress, then detaining deputies.
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Huerta
Senor
Gonzales
Treasury
Colllery Fire Rumor Believed Incendiary Blame Cast
A colliery fire at Vladivostock has burned eight days with fifty men still underground. The fire is suspected to be started intentionally as authorities consider incendiarism.
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ST. Petersburg
Vladivostock
Fire destroys Auckland picture theatre and cottage
A picture theatre in Devonsport and a five room cottage at the rear, occupied by a carter, were destroyed by fire last night in a block near Victoria Street. Fire fighters faced strong winds and old equipment as they battled to keep the blaze from spreading. The hall, owned by Theo Wake, insured for £960 in London Liverpool and Globe, and the cottage, owned by Cagan and insured for £200 in the Commercial, were a total loss. Richard Ridings, 50, a brigante member, died after collapsing at a hydrant while fighting the fire.
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Auckland
Devonsport
D. James
Carter
Victoria Street
Theo’ Wake
London
Liverpool
Globe
Cagan
James
Seee
Richard “Ridings
Brigante
Fire destroys two-storeyed Otahuhu building in main street
Auckland reports a two storeyed building in Otahuhu main street owned by Lloyd destroyed by fire this morning. Occupants Nash the draper Donovan Howard a dentist and W Barker residential tenant suffered losses. Building insured for 350 pounds and Howard’s effects for 150 pounds with Nash as a heavy loser. Barker uninsured. Insurance not obtainable.
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Auckland
Otahuhua
Lloyd
Nash
Draper
Donovan Howard
W. Barker
Barker
Child Fatally Struck by Swing at Wainoni Park
Christchurch dispatch reports nine year old Frederick McLavery fatally injured at Wainoni Park when struck on the head by a swing boat. He died before hospital arrival with believed skull fracture.
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Christchurch
Frederick McLavery
Wainoni Park
Mexico's Dictator Huerta Seen Through New York Banker Eye
New York banker Mr EB F Searing, just returned from Mexico, portrays General Huerta as a calculating dictator who silences opposition. He notes Huerta's blunt demand for funds to crush banditti warfare and his ruthless use of power, combined with plain unpretentious manners.
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Huerta
EB. F. Searing
New York
Mexico
Searing
Mexican Congress
Congress
Conetessander
Chamber
Cf Deputies
Cafe
Globo
Huerts
Fluerta
Grent
Fruerta
Police
Tolstoi Manuscripts Shared After Family Dispute
In St Petersburg on December 24, a quarrel between Count Tolstoi's wife and his daughter over possession of his manuscripts has been settled amicably. Photographic copies were issued to both claimants and the originals were deposited in the museum.
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ST. Petersburg
Tolstoi
Aviator Vedrines Flies from Konia to Tripolis in Asia Minor
Paris reports Vedrines piloted an airplane from Konia to Tripolis in Asia Minor crossing the Taurus Mountains. The record flight occurred with air temperature noted at 15 degrees below zero.
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Paris
Vedrines
Konia
Tripolis
Asia Minor
Taurus
Smugglers’ Ruse Outwits Pursuers At Border
Paris dispatch reports customs officers pursuing smugglers in a motor car on the Belgian frontier. A revolver exchange occurred before the smugglers abandoned the chase by burning petrol on the road to ignite a fire barrier that halted the pursuers.
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Paris
Natives Rescued After Tornado Blows Canoes Offshore
The cable ship Sentinel, after six days at sea, recovered canoes carrying 350 natives blown out to sea by a tornado. The Kinfaun Castle rescued a canoe with two natives adrift eight days without food or water.
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London
Sentinel
Kinfaun
Mad Cowra Horse Runs Amok After Tetanus Injury
A horse in Cowra New South Wales fell into a frenzy after tetanus from a foot spike. It escaped its stable, charged upstairs a residence, smashed furniture, and leaped out a window onto an engine shed roof. The animal was ultimately shot due to the damage and injuries.
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Cowra
N.S.W
Chamberlain's Tablets Restore Health in New Zealand Case
About eight years ago W A Peet of Annat New Zealand suffered brass poisoning causing liver trouble. He could not sleep or eat and wasted away. After taking Chamberlain's Tablets briefly his health improved and has not returned. he credits Chamberlain's Tablets. Sold by chemists and storekeepers.
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W. A. Peet
Annat
N.Z
Chamberlain
Doctors Reject Insurance Pact at Medical Congress
A congress of medical associations representing 21,000 doctors resolved on October 26 to refuse any agreement with the sick relief authorities under the revised national insurance scheme and to avoid patients sent through relief boards. The protest targets payment scales and free patient choice of doctors.
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Congress of Medical Associations
Congress
Powder tested by German army with sleep-inducing effects
German Army authorities test a powder invented by a woman. A single bomb is said to release gaseous fumes that will render several hundred men unconscious for seven to eight hours.
Baxter's Tang Preserver Cited as Cough Remedy
Advertising copy touts Baxter's Tang Preserver as a trusted cold remedy. It claims New Zealanders have used it for 450 years and notes a single bottle cures several family members. The grocer reports strong sales, presenting it as the best remedy for coughs and colds.
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New Zealand
Boy Drowns Bathing in Water of Leith
A 12 year old lad named John Payne drowned while bathing in four feet of water at the Water of Leith in Dunedin on December 24. The body has been recovered this afternoon.
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Dunedin
John Payne
Leith
Sydney Weather Boosts New Zealand Versus NSW Cricket
The Sydney forecast reports bright and cooler conditions with fine spell continuing. On December 26 the thermometer hit 78 degrees the hottest day in some time while the year’s record remains 83 degrees, aiding the New Zealand versus New South Wales match prospects.
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Sydney
New Zealand
New South Wales
Sander's Genuine Extract Promoted Against Counterfeits
An advert warns readers away from counterfeit eucalyptus extract labeled as Sander’s Extract. It touts the genuine product as superior, with claims of medical authorities approving its stimulating healing and antiseptic powers. The copy urges demand for Sander’s Extract and notes better results in small doses.
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Sander
Otago v Canterbury Plunket Shield Day Two Play
In Christchurch on December 26 the Otago vs Canterbury Plunket Shield match saw batsmen favored by dull weather. Canterbury posted 189 in their first innings as bowlers Ramsden Downes Rutherford Macfarlane Eckhold shared wickets.
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Christchurch
Otago
Canterbury
Scareg
H.B. Whitta
Ramsden
I. Woods
Downes
Boinds
Stedeberg
Eckhold
Wilson
Ibn
Downés
Brunton
Monaghan
Pitras
Aye
Rams
Rutherford
Macfarlane
Rutherford Adéwle
Aye Hs
Century of Peace Message to Premier Borden
Prominent Americans including Cardinal Gibbons Carnegie and Andrew My Andrew send a message to Premier Borden asking support for a centennial celebration of peace between the United States and Britain. Borden responds with gratitude for a century of peace and vows to preserve friendship and peace in future centuries.
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Ottawa
Cardinal
Gibbons
Andrew
Carnegie
BR Ll, Borden
America
Britain
Borden
Sydney water supply scheme eyed at five million pounds
The Minister of Works is considering an improved water supply scheme for Sydney costing £5,000,000 and another project for Newcastle at £1,000,000.
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Sydney
Minister of Works
Newcastle
Natives Attack Expedition From Kikori to Banu
Telegram received by External Affairs reports that 10 natives were killed in a clash tied to an expedition led by Mr Ryan Resident Magistrate from Kikori to Banu. The route was traversed and a presumed ambush occurred.
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Melbourne
Pini
Ghat
Ryan
Kikori
Banu
Obdurate Youth Refuses Drill in Court Fight
A young upholsterer faces a magistrate after refusing to be drilled under the Defence Act. The defendant declares he will not drill, saying he would rather be shot than drill. The magistrate expresses limited power and warns of future legal consequences.
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Padget
Masistrat
Nou
Rey
Tom
The Little Book That Helps Inventors Free Booklet Offer
There is a free booklet titled Advice to Inventors offering ideas and invention suggestions that could make a fortune. Send for the booklet to Henry Hughes in Cathedral Square Christchurch.
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Henry Hughes
Tad
Dominion Buildings
Cathedral Square
Christehareh
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Popotla
Picture ‘Theatre
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Prage
Por . Press Association
Papua
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