Reading Envelope Purses and Cross Gloves Sale Items
An old catalog style list describes Reading Envelope Purses with silk lining and three extension pockets priced at Pred GAIA Seis six seventy-five. Cross Gloves offered at one fifty per pair for men or women. A Cross Glove Bond certificate enables a bond holder to claim gloves up to face value. Basket and serving stand items shown with enamelled wicker and Royal Worcester plates priced six dollars.
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Royal Worcester
U S Demands Ultimatum in Ancona Tragedy Case
The United States issues a swift ultimatum to Austria after the Lusitania dispute, signaling no room for delays. The expected note delivery to Vienna is by Wednesday night, with a prompt reply requested and public release upon confirmation by Secretary Lansing.
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U. S
Austria
Ancona
United States
Germany
Lusitania
Vienna
Lansing
Foreign Office
Teutons and Turks May Cross Greek Line
Paris reports from Athens on December eighteenth that Germany and Bulgaria hesitate to attack with Bulgarian forces in Greece. Diplomatic talks progress as central powers weigh actions against Serbia and Albania while Turkish involvement is discussed with Prime Minister Skouloudis.
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Paris
Athens
Havas
Greece
Germany
Albania
Saloniki
Balkans
Calib Bey
Skouloudis
Balkan
Great Britain
Suez Canal
von der Goltz
Aleppo
Egypt
Observer
England
Belgium
Zeebrugge
Scheldt
Gallipoli
Bremen
Baltic Sea
Tigris
Kut-el-Amara
Henry Ford
Christiania
French
Eastern Front Battle Updates From Saloniki To Montenegro
Europe waits for Teuton moves as Austro Germans pause near Greece. Reports say Greek frontier undecided while Bulgarians stay put to avoid Greek entry. Allied lines hold at Ypres. Metz bombardments and Serbian Montenegrin losses noted. Montenegro reports 800 prisoners as fighting continues.
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Saloniki
Doiran
Monastir
Valondovo
Athens
London
Europe
Balkans
Montenegro
Relief Efforts Urgently Needed for Serbian Refugees
Dr. Edward Stuart of Boston reports about 1000 released Austrian prisoners with no shelter or food in Albania. He warns winters will worsen conditions for tens of thousands of non-combatant refugees in war devastated Serbia and stresses need for rapid aid from Austro Hungarians Bulgarians Italians and Greeks. He notes safety news for Dr. Charles E. Fox and Dr. Stanley S. Osborne.
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Saloniki
Greece
Paris
Albania
Edward Stuart
Boston
Associated Press
Stuart
American Sanitary Commission
Serbia
Charles E. Fox
Baltimore
Stanley S. Osborne
Peabody, Mass
Uskup
German arrest of American citizen London on espionage charge
Siegfried Paul London, naturalized American, jailed in Warsaw awaiting trial on espionage charges tied to alleged conspiracy to pass information to Russians after Warsaw’s occupation. Consular access granted. London, a longtime Warsaw hotel hanger-on, has served as a guide and a temporary newspaper correspondent during the Russian revolution.
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Berlin
London
Siegfried Paul London
Warsaw
Lone officer arrests five at Sumner Street gambling den
Officer Brokberg single handedly raided 108 Sumner Street Quincy yesterday afternoon after seeing five men playing cards through a window. He arrested all five, seized a petty kitty containing $1.60, and Morris Melcher, said to reside at the address, faces a gambling nuisance charge while the four others are charged with gaming on the Lord's Day.
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Sumner Street
Quincy
Brokberg
Morris Melcher
McCall Chooses Winchester Neighbor as Private Secretary
Governor-Elect McCall selects Stanley R. Miller of Winchester as his private secretary. Miller is McCall's law partner and during the last two campaigns traveled with the candidate.
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McCall
Stanley R. Miller
Winchester
Miller
Mr. McCall
French shelling and air raids report mixed results in December
Paris reports intense artillery exchanges along the front. French and Belgian batteries claim good effectiveness against German positions near St Mihiel and Metz, with aerial bombardment on Sablons station and several towns. Casualties noted include at least one civilian death and injuries in Ypres district.
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Paris
St. Mihiel
Apremont Salient
French War Department
Sablons
Metz
War Office
Belgium
Ypres
Poperinghe
Artois
Thelus
Arras
Somme
Oise
Dancourt
Soissons
Rheims
Berry-au-Bac
Champagne
Sainte Marie-a-py
Chauvancourt
Essen
Clercken
Leyghem
Leke
Dardanelles
German Army Dispatch Reports Metz Raid Falls Short
Berlin reports French aviators attacked Metz again with damage to property being the sole outcome. In the Balkan theatre 750 Serbs and Montenegrins were captured. Eastern theatre notes repulsed Russian detachments defending positions near Mojkovac and Bijelopolje.
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Ypres
London
Monte San Michele
Rome
Petrograd
Paris
Metz
Berlin
Balkan
Mojkovac
Bijielopolje
Stars at Benefit Set for Colonial Theatre Tomorrow
Almost every theatrical star in the city appears at a Christmas benefit at the Colonial Theatre to aid needy families and children. Performers include David Montgomery, Kiap Ward, George Sidney, Zelda Sears, Minnie Allen, Kenneth Casey, The Vitagraph Boy, Harry Lauder, Leona Stevens, Thurston Hall, Jed Prouty, Everett Torrence, Richard Bartlett, Douglas Stevenson, Brown brothers, Lucy Daly, Joe Towle, Sophie and Harvey Everett, Juane Plant and Timmins.
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Colonial Theatre
David Montgomery
Montgomery & Stone
Kiap
Ward
George Sidney
Zelda Sears
Minnie Allen
Kenneth Casey
The
Joe Towle
Boston
Sophie
Harvey
Everett
Juane Plant
Timmins
British Repulse Gas and Artillery Attack
British official statement reports enemy gas attack northeast of Ypres met with our fire and protective measures kept our line intact. Hostile artillery active east of Ypres and around Messines. two mines exploded east of Armentieres and enemy infantry driven off. one enemy aircraft shot down east of Armentieres.
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London
Ypres
Messines
Armentieres
Victory Sooner Than We Expect Says Earl Derby
Lord Derby and Ben Tillett spoke at a London meeting on the front and enlistments. Derby urged patience for Tuesday’s prime ministerial statement and predicted a brighter year with a victory for allied forces, showing optimism about the future.
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Earl Derby
London
Lord Derby
Ben Tillett
Dock Workers’ Union
Tillett
Earl of Derby
Sir John French Bids Farewell to Troops in France
Field Marshal Sir John French issued an emotional order of the day before leaving the army in France, praising the officers and men and expressing confidence in a glorious final victory. He thanked the regulars and territorials and mourned fallen comrades before turning command to General Sir Douglas Haig.
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London
John French
France
J. D. P. French
Douglas Haig
Earl of Derby
Thief Selling Eggs Linked to Creamery Robbery
Boston police link two men suspected of robbing the creamery at 255 West Newton Street to an earlier December robbery at 280 West Newton Street. While one tied the proprietor in the cellar, the other calmly sold eggs to a customer inside the store. A description has been broadcast to nearby cities as detectives pursue the pair.
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West Newton Street
Co-Operative
Boston
Italian Troops Break Through Trench On Monte San Michele
Despite harsh winter weather operations continue as Italian infantry detachments surround and seize a hostile trench on Monte San Michele. The action yields 115 prisoners, including two officers, while snow rain and fog hamper movement.
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Rome
London
Monte San Michele
Austrian Offer Note War Theatre Briefing
Austrian statement from Vienna via London reports routine war theatre notes. Russian theatre shows only local artillery actions with nothing further revealed. Italian theatre mentions activity on the northern slopes of Monte San Michele with no additional details.
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Vienna
London
Monte San Michele
Hungarians Defend Krn Plateau In 200 Days Of Battle
Berlin dispatch describes Hungarian defense on Krn Plateau in the Isonzo region. With no sandbags they hid behind frozen corpses as Italian artillery raged. They repulsed 18 attacks over 200 days and built a special 18 mile road for supplies. Austro-Hungarian positions were kept comfortable with stoves.
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Berlin
Sayville
N. Y
Krn
Isonzo
Emperor William
Kaischau
King Peter of Serbia Reported to Move to Rome
Persistent rumors say King Peter of Serbia will reside in Rome and that the Serbian government and Parliament may relocate there. No official confirmation exists. Dispatches from Italy via Paris claim he accepted Italy’s offer of Caserta palace near Naples for his use.
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Rome
Peter
Serbia
Italy
Paris
Caserta
Naples
Russian War Report From Eastern Front and Caucasus
Russian dispatch from Petrograd via London reports on the Eastern front north of Lake Miadziol an enemy column dispersed with losses. It notes a failed enemy offensive near Podc herevitchi and a Caucasus claim of Kurdish village chiefs submitting. It also records a repulsed assault near Kouchkek between Teheran and Hamadan.
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Petrograd
London
Lake Miadziol
Podcherevitchi
Soudjboulay
Kouchkek
Teheran
Hamadan
Rheumatism relief tale promotes Var-ne-sis in Boston ad
Mrs H R Vroom of 378A Washington St Somerville Mass reports twenty years of rheumatism with pain in back hip knee and ankle. She credits Var-ne-sis with improved strength and reduced pain after other treatments failed. The ad urges sending for Var-ne-sis health news and buying the remedy at local druggists.
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H. R. Vroom
Washington St
Somerville
Mass
Hemo
Boston
W. A. Varney
Lynn
Boylston St
Riker- Jaynes
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Mark Cross Company
Tremont St
Temple PI
Fifth Ave
Broadway
New York Regent Street
Teutons
U. S. Sanitary Commission
Osborne of
Peabody
Russia
Franklin Union
Berkeley & Appleton Sts
Vauquois
Apremont
State Prison
W. Bradley Whitney
Jesse Pomeroy
Thorndike
Sir John French
Poincare
Pal
Beecham’s
Beecham
Krn Pla
Teau
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