Lloyd George Irish plan draws praise from Northcliffe press
London observers note unanim ous praise from Times Mail Evening Globe and other papers for Lloyd George new Irish proposal. Star Westminster Gazette and Evening Standard claim self rule for Ireland mirrors US state powers. Parliament adjourns to February as King George cites Europe recovery and Russia's constitutional prospects. He pledges UK cooperation and continued focus on living costs.
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London
Northcliffe Press
Lloyd George
Statesman
London Times and
Mail
Northcliffe
Lord Northcliff
Evening Globe
Westminster Gazette
Ireland
Evening Standard
United States
Virginia
West Virginia
The
Star
Union
Straegist
King George
Russia
Europe
England
Santa Claus on the Wire Tonight
The notice urges children to call No 92 to speak with Santa Claus between 6 and 8 PM tonight. Santa will answer, take notes on requests, and depart from the North Pole shortly after 10 PM. Calls outside the 6 to 8 window will not be answered.
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Santa Clause
Santa Claus
North Pole
Coal mine settlement outlined by operators and miners
Terre Haute Ind December 24 coal mine operators will abide by the government and miners settlement. P H Penna spokesman for the operators said the plan mirrors their conference proposal previously rejected by the miners.
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Terre Haute
Ind
P. H. Penna
Penna
Santa Claus to Have White Christmas Travel
Washington reports a cold Christmas with snow on the ground in many regions. Occasional flurries are expected in the Great Lakes and Middle Atlantic areas, with sharp temperature drops on Christmas morning in New England and the Middle Atlantic. Slightly colder conditions foreseen in the Ohio Valley and Tennessee as weather patterns hold across the central valleys to the Pacific slopes.
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Washington
Santa Claus
Weather Bureau
Great Lakes
Middle Atlantic
New England
Middle Atlantic States
Ohio Valley
Tennessee
South Atlantic
Gulf States
Tee
Central Valley
Rockies
Pacific
Riot at Christmas gift distribution in New York
In New York on December 24 a riot erupted at a Peoples Liberty Chorus Christmas festival when 14 000 children sought 7 000 presents. Police from six precincts restored order after invited and uninvited youngsters converged. Some children were trampled. the mayoral deputy blamed crowd size and impatience.
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New York
Wallis
Peoples‘ Liberty Chorus
Police Department
Fire at Middletown hospital kills eight patients
A cottage at the Connecticut hospital for the insane burned last night destroying the structure and causing the deaths of eight patients. Forty five others escaped. An attendant was present in the building when the fire started shortly before 10 o clock. The blaze, likely from an overheated furnace, led to the earlier discovery at 7:30.
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Middletown
Conn
Floyd Haviland
Elevenyearold Girl Guides Police to Whiskey Still
In Steubenville an eleven year old girl assists police by leading them to a whiskey still, prompting action by authorities. The incident highlights vigilant community involvement and local enforcement steps.
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Steubenville
Whiskey Still
No Paper Christmas Leaves Readers Waiting
The Messenger announces it will not publish on Christmas Day to allow workers to spend the holiday with families and to save print paper amid a famine threatening many newspapers.
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The
Messenger
Miners Return to Work After Howatt Release
Pittsburg Kansas December 24 All strikers in the Kansas coal fields resumed work following the jail release of Alexander Howatt president of the miners union. Howatt expected to arrive today and the returning miners include several hundred who walked out and 1500 at Central Coal and Coke Company who walked out in July.
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Pittsburg
Kan
Kansas
Indianapolis
Alexander Howatt
Miners’ Union
Howatt
Central Coal and Coke Company
Akron Police Hunt Two Bandits After Restaurant Hold Up Killing
Akron police searched for two armed men who shot and killed Sam Bagdian 27 during a late night restaurant hold up. Bagdian attempted to flee as the robbers fired, leading to a fatal confrontation.
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Akron
Sam Bagdian
Peace on Buford as 249 reds to Bolshevik land ship
United States army officers report the Buford has left port with 249 deportees labeled reds bound for Bolshevik territory. Strict rules govern aboard including salutes, quarters policing by radicals, daily sick calls, deck calisthenics, and ban on protests. Women are quartered separately near officers and may not mingle with male deportees. In Akron Ohio, socialist Charles Baker Hamilton was spirited to Cleveland amid fears of jail delivery by local communists. Margaret Prevy accompanied him and said she would seek imprisonment if he was not freed.
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New York
United States Army
Buford
Akron. O
Charles Baker Hamilton
Ohio
Cleveland
Department of Justice
Margaret Prevy
Akron
Baker
Rome Grange Degrees Conferred at Stewart hall
At the Rome Grange meeting last Saturday afternoon in the I O O F hall at Stewart six candidates received the third and fourth degrees. Three membership applications and degrees were approved while three dimits were granted. The next meeting is set for Wednesday evening January 7 1920 with installation of officers.
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Rome Grange
Stewart
Dimit
Lost Hammonton Babe Case Probed Across New Jersey
Prosecutor Gaskill directs a statewide check of medical institutions to verify if the body in the county morgue is Billy Danzey or an unknown child. A letter to the prosecutor claimed Billy was kidnapped and the body from Folsom swamp came from the state medical college. The Danzey family waits at Hammonton for a postcard promised return.
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Hammonton
N. J
New Jersey
Billy Dansey
Gaskill
Billy Danzey
Folsom Swamp
State Medical College of
Navy secretary authorizes San Diego naval base
Secretary of the Navy Daniels signed a general order approving the establishment of a major naval base at San Diego California, marking a key expansion of west coast military facilities.
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Washington
Daniels
San Diego
Calif
Christmas Worship Revival Urged by Dr Wilcox
Dr Wilcox, pastor of the Presbyterian church, calls for reviving Christmas church worship beyond the common gift focus. He urges setting aside a day to honor Jesus and invites all denominations to attend a Christmas morning service at ten, featuring a brief sermon and readings of narratives with familiar hymns.
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Dr. Wilcox
Presbyterian Church
Jesus
Wilcox
Xmas program at Plains school delights community
The Plains Ohio teachers staged a community meeting for students and patrons in the high school auditorium. Fourth and fifth grades under Miss Beekman and Miss Syx presented a play, the sixth grade under Miss Brohard performed, and high school pupils opened with a humorous orchestra spoof and closed with a multi part tableau. A parent-teacher association meeting will follow after the holidays, signaling strong cooperation for school and community service.
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the Plains
Miss Beekman
Miss Syx
Brohard
Parent-Teachers Association
Malone pays off mortgage with back pay from 1918
Lancaster report notes James Malone, a Pennsylvania shop engineer, received $2 004 50 in back pay from January 1 1918 found in his pay envelope. Other Pennsylvania shop employees also received back wages.
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Lancaster
James Malone
Pennsylvania
Mexican Blue Book Reveals Carranza Warlike Stance
United Press reports from Laredo detail Carranza’s government warning of possible war and preparations along the U S border. The blue book covers notes from 1914 to 1916 including messages to Calles Millan and Dienger and the Mazatlan and Columbus incidents. It cites U S warning from Secretary Lansing on June 20 1916 about grave consequences if the threat is carried out.
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Mexico City
United Press
Sam I. Freed
United Press Staff
Laredo
Tex
United States
Carranza
Mexico
Huerta
Latin America
Pershing
Nogales
Naco
Agua Prieta
V. Carranza
Plutarco Calles
Sonora
Augustin Millan
Jalapa
Vera Cruz
Columbus
Mazatlan
Annapolis
State Department
Lansing
Christmas costs rise for New York families this year
New York figures from gift and food purveyors show the typical New Yorker will spend about 142.18 for a family of four with dinner costing around 12 and a key present at 6.80. An analysis lists 1919 prices for gifts such as fur pieces 60 dollars and skates five dollars, comparing to 1918 costs.
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New York
N. Y
Themas
Massillon Print Plot Leads to Arrest of Three Men
In Massillon Ohio Walter Inghington, Howard Tissot and an unnamed partner were arrested as a pattern emerged in a scheme to collect money on C O D shipments and send prepaid packages with no delivery. The trio, employed by a local press company, were detained awaiting U S marshal arrival from Cleveland.
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Massillon, O
Peenergatic
Walterington
Howard Tissot
Tissot
Seatrom Company
Gage
Cmpany
Mexico Barr From Arms Shipment Tightened
The United States will revoke all outbound arms shipments and licenses to Mexico effective January 1, 1920 under the war trade board act. No reason was given for the action, which tightens controls on war materials sent to Mexico.
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Washington
Mexico
War Trade Board Act
Women to War on Price Named for Xmas Bird
In Chicago on December 24 the women’s division of the fair price commission urged housewives to skip high priced poultry for cheaper birds and eggs. They advised shopping in person, comparing prices, buying cheaper grades, and avoiding wasteful cooking. The campaign notes a twelve cent drop in egg prices and promotes buying in quantity to save money.
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Price
Xmas
Chicago
Ills
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