Explosion destroys liner Aztec in drydock near Brooklyn
New York reports 15 to 20 men killed as a mysterious blast rips through the Norwegian steamer Aztec during overhaul in drydock near Dafuhist Brooklyn. Detectives believe German agents may be involved as police and fire units rush to the scene Christmas Day.
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New York
Aztec
Dafuhist
Brooklyn
Bordeaux
Interocean Ansportation Co
Ing Oil
France
Detec
Driidock
Partion
Antec
Norwe Lan
Mayor rules out boxing bouts in city auditorium
The mayor says he will refuse permits for prize fights in the city auditorium citing a state law restricting venues to gyms and athletic clubs. He stresses legal compliance and warns that aiding or reporting on such bouts violates the code, noting Cleveland has housed no bouts in the auditorium and prefers the Armory for events.
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Audium
Stolberg
Legisla
Veunelt
Ubliely
Buiftin
Cleveland
Schools reopen after ten day holiday with few sent home
After a ten day break the public schools reopen with only a small number absent. Dr Bradfield Smock orders teachers to send home pupils showing grippe symptoms and to avoid public buildings. Mid year exams are planned for later this month.
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Bradfield Smock
Laguppe
Sehool
Grippe Epid Fc
Developments in the World Crisis and U S Diplomacy
President Wilson rushes back to Washington to manage the crisis as talks on submarine warfare and international law progress. Secretary Lansing orders inquiries into the Persian submarine sinking, while Austrian envoy Zwiedinek promises Austria will make amends if its commander is at fault. a Senate Foreign Relations session plans a bitter debate on the issue.
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Wilson
McNeely
Senate
Erich Zwiedinek
State Department
Lansing
Austria
Persia
Penfield
Vienna Foreign Office
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Canton YMCA dedicates new building with fitting services
The Canton YMCA received the keys to its new $250,000 building in a ceremony at the city auditorium attended by thousands. H T Snyder and the building committee highlighted progress from the 1915 site purchase to the cornerstone laying. Mayor Stolberg summoned department heads for a planning meeting as the council wrestles with water, sewage, and storm sewer projects.
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Canton
Association
T. Snyder
Aite
Jain
Canton Steiner
Steiner
W. C.” Anderson
Anderson
Stolberg
Tropapiy
Marketav 8
U S Presses Austria for Facts on Two Disasters
Washington Jan 3 The United States readies action on the submarine issue amid renewed Austro German activity in the Mediterranean and North Sea The government seeks full facts on the sinking of the Persia and demands Austrian responsibility and a satisfactory settlement Secretary Lansing reports Austria promised to carry out its pledges while Ambassador Penfield in Vienna and Consul Garrels in Ali relay developments and the president prepares to consider the evidence and possible penalties
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Washington
U. S
Wilson
Seere
North Sea
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Srich Zk
Lansing
Persia
U.S
Garrels
Ali
Deiment
Austria
Penfield
Vienna
Mediterranean
Teuton
Tutmulty
Hot Springs
Bint
Glengyle Sunk. Survivors Rescued After Submarine Hit
London reports the liner Glengyle sunk after a submarine attack en route from Yokohama to Genoa. Several Americans were aboard and about one hundred survivors were picked up by pursuing ships. The ship was larger than prior Peninsula liner Ced KKr tons and carried a large gun.
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London
Yokohama
Genoa
Health Board Endorses Sugar Creek Dredging Plan
State Board of Health urges Brewster authorities to dredge Sugar Creek to improve storm water drainage and sanitary conditions while warning against damaging downstream properties. The commissioners, wary of $70,000 damage claims from landowners, have long halted the project despite a 40,000 dollar estimate and an inspector's recommendation.
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State Board of Health
Sugar Creek
La 8
Leah
Brewster
State Board
A. Campbell
The Unchastened Woman and Tyranny in a Domestic Tale
A fragment from a late play examines a husband’s tyranny over his wife and the question of female freedom. It contrasts submission with individual will and asks what a thoroughbred woman would become under harsh leadership. The text hints at a wife resisting domination.
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Libert Knolys
Caron
Valcania
Bell System adds subscribers in Starkey despite error
An advertising error overstated Starkey Bell System connections. The corrected figure shows 10 568 subscribers in Starkey, up 1 412 from 1914. The notice references Central Union Telephone Co receivers and a Canton lecture program with Bohumir Keys.
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Daily News
Bell System
Starkey
Stark Co
Central Union Telephone Co
C. B. Norris
Canton Journal Serial Sparks with Intrigue and Social Affairs
An excerpt blends dramatic inner turmoil with social scenes as characters including Mrs Murtha, Caroline Knolys, and Susan Ambie navigate personal tensions. Ads and notices for local lectures, dances, and classes appear between narrative fragments, reflecting a bustling civic page.
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Jame
Church of St James Aquinas
Council
America
Glengyle
Health Board
Ann Lisle
Loute
Bohumir Keys
Firch
Advt
Neally
Agnes Murtha
Agnes
Martha
A. E. Lomady
Canton Photo Supply Co
Harris Bidg. Arcade —Adv
Walter Heuble
Hall Mark Store
Tuscarawas
Bell 10
Bobumbr Keys
Adve
Nuampronsnap
Overlands Vs
K. of C
Hudsons
M. B
Catholic Club
Overland
Sgt. Teanton
Bast’s
Stark
Susan Amble
Miss Ambie
Carolne
Kuolys
Harris Bldg
GM. B.A
M.C. Freeman
Ray Waechster
Pres
Knolys
Susan
Miss Amble
Bobumb Keys
Ereat
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