Calumet Christmas Hall Tragedy Kills 72. Blizzard Escalates Grim Toll
In Calumet Michigan 72 people most of them children die in a stampede at a Christmas celebration as a blizzard worsens conditions. Mourning families crowd morgues and undertakers while strikers blame an impostor. Snow and hunger compound the disaster as burial worries mount.
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Calumet
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Michigan
Santa Claus
St. Nick
Jacob Lustig
Matt Saari
Ita
Explosion at Torre Annagiata factory kills 24
In Torre Annagiata near Veont Washington a fireworks factory blast killed 24 people and wounded many others. The incident occurred in the small coastal town as authorities began investigations into the cause and scope of the disaster.
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Torre Annagiata
Veont
Wabash Engine Blown Up Near Erie Tracks
Two men were killed and six injured when a Wabash railroad engine running light derailed or exploded on Erie railroad tracks near Buffalo on the northern city line. Police and railroad officials investigated the blast as a serious wreck with casualties.
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Buffalo
Dee
Erie
Mexican Bank Closes as Rebels Gain Ground in Guaymas
Mexican capital reports say the Bank of London and Mexico locked its doors after failing to obtain currency to pay depositors. Rebels in Guaymas executed federal officers for treason as Villa and other leaders press for military discipline and land divisions. Luis Terrazas Jr remains a Villa prisoner amid pay negotiations and rebel planks on 1,000,000 acres.
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Bank of London
Mexico
Washington
Fletcher
Mexican
Navy Department
Wheeling
Vera Cruz
Tampico
Suffolk
Christopher Cradlock
Hermosillo
Senora
Tenth
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Ojeda
Juarez
Luis Terrazas, Jr
Villa
Chihuahua
Terrazas
Chicago Board Reinstates Ella Flagg Young as Superintendent
In Chicago on December 26 supporters enabled a 13 to 7 board vote to restore Ella Flagg Young as head of the public schools after a riotous meeting.Other items note boxing champion George Chip retains the middleweight title after knockout of Frank Klaus, Lincoln Reachey sets an aviation record, golfer Tom Anderson dies, and forty fishers escape a schooner wreck in New York waters.
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Ella Flagg Young
Board of Education
Young
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George Chip
Fresno
Cal
Lincoln Reachey
New York
Tom Anderson
Montclair
N. J
Tidal Wave Strikes Beach At Elmore Park Oregon
A tidal wave swept Elmore park beach near Bay City, Oregon, collapsing beach and tearing up railroad tracks for over a mile. The flood hurled tracks 300 yards off their grade and disrupted traffic along the line.
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Bay City
Ore
Bec
Elmore Park
President Wilson Nominates Officials and Misc Nominations
President Wilson reappointed J J Clements of Georgia to the interstate commerce commission and sent the nomination to the Senate, which confirmed it immediately. Other nominations include ambassadors, second secretaries, secretaries of legations, and postmasters with various cities and dates noted. In Greensboro Judge Boyd disapproved McReynolds action regarding W E Logan. A shipment of Japanese orchids was forwarded to President Wilson from Vancouver for Christmas.
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Washington
J. J. Clements
Georgia
Interstate Commerce Commission
Senate
Henry M. Pindell
Peoria
Russia
Stone
Pindell
Smoot
Winfred T. Denison
New York
Philippine Commission
Madrid
Fred Morris Dearing
Missouri
Thomas Hinckley
Vienna
Arthur Hugh Frazier
Pennsylvania
Paris
George T. Summerlin
Loutaiane
Berlin
Henry Coleman May
Tukio
Arthur Mason Jones
St. Petersburg
Hughb. Gideon
California
Brussels
Gustave Scholle
Minnesota
Havana
Francis Munroe Endicott
Massachusetts
San Jose
Costa Rica
M. Marshall Langhorne
Virginia
Netherlands
Luxemburg
Sheldon Whitehouse
Managua
Franklin M. Gunther
Christiania
James QG. Bailey
Kentucky
Lisbon
William Whiting Andrews
Ohio
Berne
Willing Spencer
Caracas
Frederick A. Sterling
Texas
Peking
Henry F. Tennant
San Salvador
M. M. Morrissey
Bloomington
Gustave Biair
Murphysboro
Isidore B. Dockweller
Los Angeles
Board of Indian Commissioners
Greensboro
N. C
Boyd
J. M. Bailey
United States
North Carolina
W. E. Logan
Logan
Jap Orchids
Vancouver
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Zelle Emerson Is Released After Assault Charge Dismissal
London reports Miss Zelle Emerson, daughter of Jackson Michigan, arrested during a suffragette riot at Bow Heaths for allegedly assaulting police. The charge was dismissed and she was released.
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London
Zelle Emer
Jackson
Mich
Bow ‘Heaths
Union resolution seeks halt to Panama canal act passage
Washington December 26 a joint resolution was introduced by Adamson to suspend the provision of the Panama canal act granting free passage to American coastwise vessels. The measure calls for delaying the free passage right amid ongoing discussions on canal policy.
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U. S
Washington
Adamson
Wilson reprimands officers over Carabao dinner incident
President Wilson approved a formal reprimand for army and navy officers involved in the Military Order of the Carabao dinner, citing the event as a breach of dignified service traditions. He forwarded the action on the recommendation of Secretary of War Garrison and Secretary of the Navy Daniels, urging higher duty and loyalty over amusement.
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Wilson
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Navy
Daniels
Army
Iam
United States
Ward's Wealth To Family In Ward Will
Chicago on December 26 reports the will of A Montgomery Ward. Blocks of stock go to five nephews William C Charles H James W George A and Robert J Thorne. Two thirds of the residue goes to the widow and the remaining third to the widow for the couple's child Miss Marjorie Ward. The estate is estimated not to exceed five million dollars. Mrs Elizabeth J Ward named sole executrix without bond.
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A. Montgomery Ward
George P. Merrick
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James W
George A
Robert J. Thorne
Marjorie Ward
Merrick
Elizabeth J. Ward
Queen Milena Seriously Ill in Halkan Capital
Queen Milena of Montenegro, mother of Queen Helena of Italy, was reported Tuesday to be dangerously ill in Zurich the capital of the small Halkan kingdom.
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Switzerland
Montenegro
Helena
Italy
Little Halkan
Batavia National Bank Joins Federal Reserve System
Washington December 26 The Batavia National Bank of La Crosse Wisconsin will be the first member bank in the federal reserve bank system under the new currency bill approved by Congress.
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U. S. Bank
Washington
Batavia National Bank of
Currency bill signed as reforms pass Congress
President Wilson signs the currency bill at the White House as the conference committee trims the Senate measure. Changes include regional bank operations, reserve shifts, and a new federal reserve board structure with John Skelton Williams favored for comptroller. The organization committee includes the secretary of the treasury, agriculture, and the comptroller.
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Senate
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Margaret Wilson
Owen
Pass Christian
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Campers Country
Treasury
Federal Reserve Banks
Federal Reserve Board
Miss
John Skelton Williams
Organization Committee
Secretary of the Treasury
Organization
Missouri to sue 13 railroads over rate laws
Missouri will demand 25 million dollars from 13 railroads after the U S Supreme Court dismissed their injunctions against the two cent per mile passenger rate and maximum freight rate laws. Attorney General Barker sent papers seeking 6 million dollars in three installments of 2 million each against the Missouri Pacific Wabash and Santa Fe to the proper state authorities.
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Missouri
U. S. Supreme Court
Missouri Pacific
Wabash
Santa Fe
Barker
Explosion Hit Russian Court Train Near Rostock
A mysterious blast on the Russian court special train in Rostock injured several crew members as Dowager Empress Marie of Rutland awaited arrival from Copenhagen. Authorities suspect a nihilist plot behind the attack.
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Rostock
Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Marie of Rutala
Copenhagen
Roads Aid Sought for Rural Mail Service OK
Postmaster General Burleson asked Congress for 1 060 000 dollars to improve roads used in the rural mail service in a letter forwarded by Secretary McAdoo. Also 6 000 sought to join the U S Army in November with many accepted as recruiting officers conducted drive.
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Congress
Burleson
McAdoo
U. S. Army
United States Army
Why I Emigrated to Western Canada The Poor Farmer's Rise
A Chicago journalist quotes a Western Canada pioneer who left Iowa for 160 acres and grew to about 3000 acres free of debt. He explains land paid for itself within three harvests, a higher income than in Iowa, and the moral: the boundless possibilities await willing workers. The contrast between a sod hut and a modern farmhouse underscores the promise.
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