American planes win prizes in transcontinental race test
New York Nec 21 Cash prizes totaling 6150 will be awarded tomorrow by the American Flying Club to the 13 leading contestants in the army transcontinental air race. Ten winners flew De Haviland 4 biplanes, two flew British ST-5 scouts, and the thirteenth piloted a captured Fokker. 67 aircraft entered the race.
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New York
Nec
American Flying Club
United States Air Service Board
Kelvin W. Maynard
Alexander Pearson
Worthington
John O. Donaldson
Lowell R. Smith
H. B. Hartsney
Spatz
R. B. Bagby
FA. H. George
Maughan
E. H. Mancertman
D. 2B. Gish
F. Stéinie
French Must Pay High for Full Course Christmas Dinner
VARS Dec 21 Restaurants set Christmas dinners from 30 to 60 francs with no wine included. Oyster costs, turkey price, truffles, pâté de foie gras, pheasant or hare, and caviar run high. champagne at 30 to 50 francs. Exchange rates aside, 50 francs remain like 10 dollars to Americans, affecting purchasing power.
Daniels Urges Navy Pay Increases in Letter
Secretary Daniels urged Congress to pass a joint resolution for pay raises to navy personnel. He warned the Navy cannot operate its ships with current skilled personnel as enlistments fall and wages draw men to civilian work. He proposed scale hikes up to 1000 for top ranks, 50 percent for petty officers, 30 percent for apprentice seamen, effective through June 1921.
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Washington
Congress
Daniels
Danielas
Atlantic
Quantanamo
Cuba
Gillett
House Naval Affairs Committee
Jewish Tag Day Nets Land Fund 900
About 7150 was realized from the Jewish tag day held yesterday according to Benjamin Rosenblatt chairman of committees. The money collected will go toward the national fund to be devoted for the purchase of land in Palestine. The money will be sent to the New York office and then forwarded to The Hague Holland. The reason that Arabs are so nomadic is that the country is too dry for anything but grazing purposes and they were wanderers in search of water and pasture.
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Benjamin Rosenblatt
National Fund
Palestine
New York
Haaue
Holland
McCormack Tops Poly Program With Heartfelt Tenor
A capacity crowd at Poll’s theatre celebrated John McCormack in a twelve song program with eight encores. He sang from the heart with faultless diction, opening with Don Giovanni’s Timio tesoro and finishing with lively Irish tunes and dramatic encores. Edwin Schneider accompanied at the piano, with violinist Winston Wilkinson also featured.
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McCormack
Poll’s
Franck
Deel
Bantock
Haydn
del Riego
Burleish
Down By the
Sally Gardens
Hughes
Fanald Grove
Postheen Fiona
Milligan-Fox
Mother Macree
Kitty Matone
Ye Banks and
Braes
Gitz-Rice
Coleridge-Taylor
Hynda- Wood
Schneider
Edwin Schneider
Winston Wilkingon
Wieniawski
Aren
Fraternal Lodges Move Meetings and Install Officers
Loyal Orange Lodge has shifted meeting rooms to 176 Fairfield Avenue. William Ser son was elected worshipful master at Saturday’s meeting, with officers including Robert Smith, Richard Lane Sr, Richard Lane Jr, Anderson Robertson, Robert Ser son, and George Warring. Installations set for January 8. royal arch purple degrees to be conferred January 3 on 85 candidates. Kyota Council Degress of Pocahontas will not meet Christmas Eve, with a special December 29 meeting for adoption degree for 16 candidates and officer elections, plus a Christmas tree festival led by Mrs. A. DeVeau. Konckapotanauh Tribe I. O. BR. M. plans chief’s degree for five candidates tonight. officer nominations and refreshments follow under Past Great Sachem George M. Barnes. Park City Canton militant branch, Oda Fellows, to hold public installation January 2 at 10387 Broad Street with dancing and refreshments after. Abraham Lincoln Lodge I O O F Manchester Unity to install newly elected officers January 5 at 1025 Main Street: Noble Grand Joan Lindsay, Vice Noble Grand Charles Wellington, Secretary Richard Berge, Financial Secretary Thomas Hart, Treasurer Horace Lucas.
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Loyal Orange Lodge
Fairfield Avenue
William Serson
Robert Smith
Richard Lane
Anderson Robertson
Robert Serson
George Warring
Royal Arch
Kyota Council
D. of P. Kyota Council
Degress of
Pocahontas
Mra. A. DeVeau
George
Barnes
Park City Canton
P. M
Abraham Lincoln Lodge
Manchester Unity
Main Street
Noble Grand
Joan Lindsay
Charles Wellington
Richard Berge
Thomas Hart
Horace Lucas
War weddings cut chorus girl supply
London theatrical agencies struggle to hire trained chorus girls and actresses for minor roles as many chorus women are engaged in war work or have not returned to their professions. A large number are now married to soldiers.
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London
Army Officer Killed In Auto Crash Near Buffalo
Walter F. Gibson of Buffalo, colonel of an anti air craft battalion, was killed in an early morning automobile accident between Buffalo and Williamsville. Charles Tagg also died. Philip Isperber was injured with leg amputation. The car wrecked but others uninjured.
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Buffalo
Walter F. Gibgon
Williamsville
Charles Tagg
Philip Isperber
Gibson
New Zealand Whet Licensing Question Ballots
New Zealand Whallington dispatch notes ballots from the licensing question were not fully counted but returns suggest licensing approval is close to the majority. Some figures remain unofficial as counting continues, with early indications leaning toward licensing support.
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New Zealand
Attorney McManus to Relieve Judge Wakeman
Acting Mayor Edward Manus will sit in La field town court this Friday for the Samuat Piskind reckless driving case. Piskind's truck loaded with furniture from Colchestear Monn to New York collided with Judge Wakeman’s car, injuring the judge’s son and causing major vehicle damage. McManus will relieve Judge Wakeman in view of the judge’s son’s involvement.
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Edward An Manus
Lafield Town
Samuat Piskind
Wiskind
Colchestear
Monn
New York
A Son Wakeman
Fairfield
jJudge
Pickel Switch
Joseph Wakeman
McManus
Winlena
Ayvolvet
Chaplains May Visit German Prisoners in France
Paris reports the French government has authorized Catholic and Protestant chaplains to visit German prisoners in France upon request, allowing spiritual support for inmates during wartime. The move follows wartime policy aims to ease prisoner welfare and morale.
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Parais
Paris
Yrovariment
Corman
France
Pershing Greets War Victims At Chicago Events
General John J. Pershing toured Fort Sheridan’s wounded and met five thousand war mothers at the Auditorium. He awarded the Distinguished Service Medal to officers and men and spoke warmly of their service before departing for St Louis with his staff.
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Leas
Chicago
Spokane
Fort Sheridan
Walter Hyatt
Argonne
France
Henryman
Topman
Pershing
Philippines
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