Rampolla Will Box Found Empty and Missing Contents
Rome reports a box said to contain Cardinal Rampolla's will and large sums of money was found yesterday and is empty. Police probe secrecy with Vatican seal use. Princess Altieri, linked to the case, remains uncharged while a husband suspected of involvement faces imminent arrest.
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Muncy Twins Celebrate 95th Birthday at Long Family Reunion
Repyion L I December 26 The Muncy twins William and Samuel 95 celebrate birthday yesterday with fifty descendants including children grandchildren great grandchildren and great great grandchildren. Both men are widowers.
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Indiana Senator’s Daughter Wed in Roanoke Chapel
Miss Julia Kern, daughter of Senator John W. Kern and Mrs. Kern of Indiana, became the bride of Dr. George B. Lawson of Roanoke. The ceremony was held at Kern chapel near Hollina, the senator’s summer home, with details noting the notable family.
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Civil War Didn't Close State Bank Kept Gold Reserve
Washington notes highlight the Bank of Louisiana kept its notes at par during the Civil War, amid turmoil, with a 33 1 3 percent reserve. Senator Williams cites history to argue currency reform, contrasting the bank’s stability with the era’s inflation pressures. The Morse Morgan contrast frames a debate on banking chains and outcomes, ending with a medical ad about Foley's Honey and Tar for croup.
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Santa Claus Delivers Toys In Air Near Bishop's Stortford
London reports Santa Claus arrived in an aeroplane piloted by Mr. Bryck and distributed toys to village schoolchildren near Bishop's Stortford. At Hendon a French army ex-pilot, Mr. Chanteloup, performed a dramatic loop-the-loop during a private demonstration.
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Bargain Day at E H Dillon & Co With Fur Specials
A Hartford wholesale and retail milliner announces Tomorrow Saturday as Bargain Day. The sale lists discounts on furs including fox, mink, raccoon, and opossum pieces, fur sets and muff scarves, plus hats, ribbons, shirts waists, and ostrich plumes. Prices range from under a dollar to about forty dollars, with marked reductions on many items.
Furuseth Resigns From International Safety Conference
London December 26 Andrew Furuseth president of the International Seamen's Union cabled President Wilson his resignation as a delegate to the international conference on safety at sea. He left the conference after opposing the committee's report saying it lowers ship safety and he refused to sign the document.
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International Seamen’s Union
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Burglars Hit Stratford Homes Stolen Goods Near $100
Between 6:30 and 7:00 burglars broke into three Stratford residences on Judson Place Main Street and Academy Hill, stealing about 25 in cash and jewelry from E H Judson and a few stickpins from Isaac Belden, while William Bristol’s front windows showed forced-entry attempts. The Belden door was opened with a skeleton key. Local residents and visitors are noted, with holiday events and town notices interspersed.
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Isaac I. Belden
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Judson House
Wall Street opens with cautious confidence on steady rise
New York traders started the day cautiously as they weighed whether to expect a continued advance or a reaction. Early activity favored gains with Steel and other leaders bid up in blocks, Reading and Reading-type stocks among the strong movers. Noon trading showed new highs in the upward drift as selling tempered by no foreign liquidations. European markets closed for holidays, aiding firm sentiment. Copper shares advanced with metal price gains, while Canadian Pacific Missouri Pacific and Norfolk & Western softened. Bonds remained firm.
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Police Woman Defuses Street Car Fight in Chicago
Mary Boyd, one of Chicago's 10 police women, intervened in a street car brawl between a powerfully built man and the conductor. She drew her revolver and ordered the passenger under arrest, pulling him from the car when he resisted.
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Disorderly Conduct Charge After Station Return
Mrs. Boyd rode to the station with her prisoner and filed a charge of disorderly conduct against him following the posting and ringing for the patrol wagon.
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Christmas Lawns and Fodder Save Farmers Grief
New York merchants in Yonkers take advantage of Christmas to mow lawns amid springlike weather. Farmers near New York save winter fodder costs as long grass lets animals forage outdoors. In Naples province a fireworks factory explosion kills fourteen and injures five, with many bodies believed buried. Local notices list numerous deaths and obituaries across Connecticut towns including Danbury Bethel Norwalk and Noroton.
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Stand Up Against Corruption in Public Life
A speaker denounces corruption across business, finance, and law, calling for equal justice before the law. He blasts high officials who pardon criminals and private detectives as blackmailers, urges reform of politics, and says judges must study cases scientifically while police graft wanes and some editors corrupt the press.
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