French attack at Verdun pushes back German lines
December 22 1916 report from Paris states French forces push through German lines along a ten kilometer Verdun front from Vache Tranville to south of Dieppe. About two miles depth achieved with 9 000+ prisoners and many guns captured. Crown Prince Frederick William commands German troops. General Nivelle leads French counterattack.
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Indian Languages Spanning Two Americas and Their Words
The Smithsonian reports the absence of a single Indian language across the Americas, noting about 1,000 languages and 500 distinct groups north of Mexico. Examples of words across tribes illustrate vast variety, with a 1930s exhibit highlighting the single word for human being in multiple tongues.
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Mexico
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American Anthropological Association
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Yankton
Teton
Missouri
North America
Dakota
Omaha
Blackfoot
Delaware
Pittsburgh Gazette-Times
The City of Washington and the Capitol Site
Washington, founded December 20 1790, faced a long dispute over the Capitol location. George Washington backed a Potomac site, while landowners led by tobacco planter David Burns held out for high terms and preservation of his cottage which stood for years before its removal.
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United States
Congress
Capitol
George Washington
Potomac
David Burns
Burns
Suit to recover unpaid notes filed by Tropical Suit Co
Warren E. Smith is sued for 5000 by Oscar Thompson president of Tropical Suit Co of Norwalk. Two notes cited for 3334 and 1000 are alleged unpaid. Case returnable at the January term of the superior court.
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Oscar Thompson
Tropical Suit Co
Norwalk
Smith
Superior Court
Baker’s Son Bank Account Grows To $700000 In Gold
The account started by George F. Baker Sr. with a $10 gold piece for his son 37 years ago at directors’ meetings has grown to $700,000. Baker Sr., a banking power and chairman of First National, collected gold pieces from many corporations, while son George F. Baker Jr. serves as vice president. The piece notes interlocking directorships are now limited by law, making future duplication unlikely.
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George F. Baker, Sr
New York
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Little George
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First National
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America
Commodore
New York Yacht Club
Freshman Finds His Place This Holiday
A college freshman realizes his growing importance in the community during his first holiday break. He notes Christmas gifts are rarely returnable, but the giver jokes after dispatching his presents that they should work.
Glasser Divorce Suit Seeks Decree and Name Change
Frankie Glasser of this city sues Jacob Glasser of New York for divorce on grounds of desertion occurring three days after their December 25, 1912 marriage. The plaintiff, born Fannie Satanberg, requests a decree and a change of name in Superior Court.
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Fankie Glasser
Jacob Glasser
New York
Glasser
Fannie Satanberg
Land of the Shakers Reverts to State Lands in Kentucky
Three elderly Shaker survivors arrange the transfer of their lands, valued at over a million dollars, back to the state. The article traces the Shaker colonies once common in the East and Midwest since Mother Ann Lee's arrival in 1774 and notes Miss Clara Endicott Sears’s new book Gleanings from Old Shaker Journals with rare photos and songs. President Wilson's plurality in Maine is listed as 22036.
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Clara Endicott Sears
Harvard, Mass
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Houghton Mifflin Co
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