Wells Fargo Announces December Bonus for Local Staff
Wells Fargo Express Company will pay a bonus equal to one month’s wages to employees with at least one year of service and earning $2,000 or less annually. About eight thousand workers nationwide will share roughly one million dollars, described as a Christmas gift from headquarters in Houston.
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F. E. Hood
Wells Fargo Express Company
The
Eagle
Houston
Wells-Fargo
Wells Fargo
Wheat Dropped on Peace Message Opens Market
Chicago December 21 wheat prices opened with a drop of seven cents as traders reacted to Wilsons peace message. The decline marks a notable early response in the grain market reflecting diplomatic developments.
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Chicago
Wilson
Texas Company to raise salaries 10 percent on under 2500
The Texas Company and its subsidiaries will grant a ten percent bonus to employees earning less than 2500 annually. The increase becomes effective around January 15 and applies to all eligible staff.
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Texas Company
New York
White Gift Service Draws Crowd at PresbyChurch
A strong turnout at the First Presbyterian Church for the White Gift service featured children delivering a program. Gifts collected from youngsters were packed for an Itasca orphanage while a $35 collection was raised for the Texas Mexican Industrial Institute in Kingsville.
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First Presbyterian Church
Eagle
Itasca
Texas-Mexican Industrial Institute
Kingsville
One Legged Coon Confesses Crime in Multiple Burglaries
City Marshal John D Conlee returned from Marlin after investigating a negro tied to the Maloney and Co burglary. He identified stolen goods in Bremond and Rockdale with the help of local marshals, and the suspect confessed to the Bryan burglary and provided a full written statement. He will be moved to Bryan after Rockdale and Falls County cases are settled.
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Conlee
Sam Smith
Maloney & Co
John D. Conlee R
Marlin
Bremond
Corsicana
Maloney & Company
Rockdale
Smith
Bryan
Falls County
Frozen Pipes Foil Firemen In Ward School Blaze
Wichita Falls dispatch reports firemen couldn't fight a blaze at the newly completed Ward school as pipes froze. The temperature stood at eight above zero while flames destroyed the building.
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Wichita Falls
Y Associated
Wichita. Falls
New Ward
Coal from West Virginia averts Chicago famine
Chicago December 21 seven thousand tons of coal arrived from West Virginia and is being delivered to homes and businesses averting the threatened coal famine in the city.
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West Virginia
Chicago
Prizes Awarded by Coulter Company for Doll Dresses
W. J. Coulter Company awarded three dolls to the best doll dresses crafted by children. Patterns from McCall were used by many contestants, with Emory Franklin 12, Lucile Hersarling 9, and Vera Maude Tobias 4 named winners. Special praise for young Miss Tobias's dress.
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W. J. Coulter Company
Eagle
McCall Pattern Company
Emory Franklin
Lucile Hensarling
Vera Maude Tobias
Fire Destroys Home on 25th Street and Polk Avenue
Fire this afternoon around 8 30 destroyed the home of Mrs O B Love at 25th street and Polk avenue. The structure housed Mrs Love and the Gammons family with belongings lost. origin unknown. The property owned by Tom C Bittle Hayden Ariz valued 2000 insured 1000. Firemen saved neighboring homes despite strong north wind.
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O. B. Love
25Th Street
Polk Avenue
Tom C. Bittle
Hayden, Ariz
President Wilson's Note Sparks Global Headlines
London reports "Wilson's Strange Peace Essay" and "An Amazing Note" as newspapers react to his peace message. Dispatches note potential for mediation if invited by both sides. Washington reports U.S. hopes to be a clearing house for belligerent views and terms, with diplomats urging alignment and many telegrams praising the move as a step toward peace.
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London
Wilson
Washington
United States
President Wilson
White House
President Wilson as Interlocutor in Peace Talks
Edinburgh dispatch reports President Wilson placing himself as an intermediary in ongoing peace talks. The note positions his role as a bridge between negotiating parties amid stalled discussions.
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Edinburgh
Wilson
Paris Receives Note From U S Ambassador
Ambassador Sharp delivered to Premier Briand the United States note to belligerents. The text of the note appeared in newspapers.
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Paris
Amaassador Sharp
Briand
Lansing
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Germany
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Entente
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Scotsman
Berlin
Peace Clearing House
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Peruna CO
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