UMMGLE TO FIND TRACE OF TROOPS IN ISTHMUS
Washington reports Rear Admiral Coughlan says warships scanned the isthmus area for Colombian troops and found trails from small parties but no inland signs. He notes ships may be returning to search, and the mission continues. General Reyes, the Colombian envoy, told Loomis Colombia will likely avoid hostilities pending mission results.
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Washington
Coughlan
Colon
Navy Department
Colom al Guido
General Reyes
State Department
Loomis
Reyes
Colombia
Dynamite bombs found near New York building site
Two dynamite bombs were found this morning among bricks at 134 West Forty-third Street where a new building is under construction. The discovery follows recent explosions at two other sites and suggests a gang of dynamiters is targeting builders. Contractors blame friends of Sam.
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New York
West Forty-third
Sundhy
Sam
Objections Filed Over Spoon River Drainage Annexation
In Urfama county court on a set date, sixty eight objections were filed at the county clerk’s office as landowners vow to resist annexation to the Spoon River drainage district. Judge Park ruled for the Southly commissioners, with Love and S. B. Love named as defendants in the suit brought by the drainage commissioners to annex lands to the district.
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Spoon River
Urfama
Taley County Court
Judge Park
John James Love
Love
Berlin president thanks Kaiser William and ministers
Berlin reports the president of the tag opened the sitting with gratitude toward Kaiser William and two ministers for their support during his term. The president spoke clearly though with occasional huskiness as he acknowledged the people’s newspaper role.
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Berlin
Tag
Kaiser William Teel
Borming
Narrow Escape From Holocaust At Chicago Building
Chicago residents were spared a possible holo caust when fire on the second floor of 229 Michigan avenue near the Auditorium annex prompted a rapid hotel staff warning. A panic broke out as women woke to smoke and some attempted to jump from windows before being guided to safety.
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Chicago
Michigan Avenue
Auditorium
Peace talks eyed as Russo Japanese reply secreted
The Japanese minister has received Russia's reply on Korea and Manchuria and was ordered to keep it secret. The British cabinet discussed the reply this morning, with expectations of a peaceful outcome from ongoing negotiations. Meanwhile, United States Minister Allen reported that Japanese landings at Markle were to protect Japanese subjects from Korean rioters and held local significance only.
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London
Exchange Telegraph Co
Japan
Korea
Manchuria
Russia
Washington
United States
Allen
Markle
United States Brief Filed in Northern Securities Case
The United States filed its brief in the Supreme Court on December 14 asserting the circuit court ruling against Northern Securities Co. should be affirmed. Attorney General Knox argues the anti trust law was clearly violated by the company.
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Washington
United States
Northern Securities Co
United States Circuit Court For
District of Minnesota
Supreme Court
Knox
Hale Chosen State Chaplain by Republican Senators
Rev Edward Everett Hale the famed Massachusetts divine was selected as state chaplain at a caucus of Republican senators this morning Miss Clara Dimmer hosted a 17th birthday dinner at 6 o clock Sunday with games music and guests including Grace Schultz Rose Dust Maude Stall Ethleen Stall Jennie Painter Mrs Nellie Granger and Mrs Lydia Matheny
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Washington
Edward Everett Hale
Massachusetts
Clara Dimmer
Armons
Grace Schultz
Rose Dust
Maude Stall
Ethleen Stall
Jennie Painter
Nellie Granger
Lydia Matheny
Eagles Form Champaign Aerie At Miebach Hall
Champaign's Eagles organized Sunday at Miebach hall with about 125 charter members. Danville sent a large delegation, a parade ran through the business district, and officers were unanimously elected. A banquet followed with speeches by leaders from Chicago and Peoria, as the group dispersed about 9:30 pm.
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Champaign
Aerie of Eagles
M. W. A. Hall
Danville
Ben Hur
Chicago
Springfield
Decatur
Lafayette
Ind
Cincinnat
K. of P
Michack
Gus Franks
Peoria
William C. Arthur
Bernard F. McGinty
Chicago Aerie No 56
Illinois
United States
Dr. Schulte
Ilinois
Fritz Hill
Quarrel Over Three Bases Ended in a Dog Incident
Mary Davis and Lucy Wilson, both colored, lived peacefully on Third Street until a dog quarrel erupted. Mary shut the door on the dog, Lucy protested, then Lucy hit Mary with a club. Lucy failed to post $200 bond in Justice Weeks' court this morning and is boarding at Sheriff Clark's hotel in Urbana.
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Mary Davis
Lucy Wilson
Third Street
Wizzard
Lucey
Sha
Mary
Lucy
Sherif Clark
Urbana
Warney's support praised for county progress and a new federal building
A prominent Republican lauds Warney for bringing free mail delivery to Champaign County and securing a fine federal building in the county. He notes that the county has benefited from Warney's efforts and hints that voters may back Warner or another candidate depending on the issue.
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Champaign County
Pash’ Warney
Warner
Saloon Visit Costly After Blizzard Relief Request
Charles M. Gehrig sought relief from a blizzard within a saloon and was fined $5.50 in police court for remaining too long. D. M. Long of Savoy attempted to thaw out his pipes using an improvised method.
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Charles M. Gehrig
Fane
D. M. Long
Savoy
Pope Pius X Health Rumors Worry Vatican
Rome reports disquieting rumors about Pope Pius X health. Officials say his condition worsened by long confinement in the Vatican grounds and his weak heart. doctors reportedly urge rest as anxiety grows among authorities and faithful.
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Pope
Rome
Pope Pius X
Vatican
Man with two wives jailed for alimony default in Chicago
W H Parris of Clinton formerly of Champaign faces jail after failing for forty weeks to pay $5 weekly alimony to his divorced wife Essie Parris. He earns about $13 weekly and says strikes reduce work. Judge Tuley found contempt, citing prior court order and nonpayment as breach. The child’s care was offered to the second wife’s parents in Clinton.
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Chicago
W. H. Parris
Clinton
Champaiton
Adilress
John Whitman
Cook County
Tuley
Essie Parris
Parris
Essie Richner
Mansfield
Sae Ee
Police Lieut. Mulcahy and Patrolman Martini Suspended
Chicago December 14 Acting on evidence from the aldermanic graft investigating committee Chief O Neill suspended two policemen Lieutenant Roger Mulcahy and Patrolman Edward Martini Mulcahy accused of taking money from gamblers and immoral resorts Martini suspended for protecting a slot machine operator Both men face internal disciplinary action pending further inquiry
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Chicago
O'Neill
Roger Mulcahy
Edward Martini
Policeman William Ennis Executed for Wife Murder
Ossining New York December fourteenth 1924 William Ennis a Brooklyn policeman who killed his wife after she refused to live with him was electrocuted this morning in the state prison. the case drew wide notice and ended in the electric chair after sustained legal appeals.
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Ossining
N. Y
William Ennis
Brooklyn
January grand jurors list for circuit court term
A January term grand jury list includes Chance Finke Somer E Weeks J B Tunsell JN Barnes Fred Bassett Champaign J A Mc Lean Thomas Frankenberg Ariana J FP Walker St Joseph James T Cajn Colfax Scott Michael Lofins Sadorus John A Mann Stanton Ogden W Wimmer Raymond Ayres Deakin Rantoul DP A Crowley Crittenden Newcomb J A F Sperling Brown East Bend Chars A Bates Ludlow Har weal Geeree C West Condit Hensley William Sleater Compromise EM True Philo Mt Spencer South Homer Peter W Jones Toiomo John Love Sidney Infant mortality in France shows 116 breastfed 290 bottle fed and 94 given solid foods before one year per 1 000 infants.
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Chance Finke
Somer
E Weeks
J. B. Tunsell
JN. Barnes
Fred Bassett
Champaign
J. A. McLean
Thomas Frankenberg
Ariana J
FP Walker
St Joseph
James T Cajn
Colfax
Scott
Michael Lofins
Sadorus
John A. Mann
Stanton
Ogden
W. Wimmer
Raymond
Ayres
Deakin
Rantoul
A. Crowley
Crittenden and
Newcomb
J A. F Sperling
Brown
East Bend
Chars A. Bates
Ludlow
Harweal
Geeree C West
Condit
Hensley
William Sleater
Compromise
EM True
Philo
Mt Spencer South
Homer Peter W Jones
Toiomo
John Love
Sidney
Bible Society to distribute 5000 Dutch Bibles free
In the wake of war’s ending. the Bible Society plans a free distribution of five thousand Dutch Bibles bound in leather to aid readers. The effort aims to broaden access to scripture amid postwar needs and strengthen religious outreach in affected communities.
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Imat
The
Bible Society
Lesther
The Greatest Conqueror and Adversity's Win
A compact moral line declares there is no greater conqueror than one who overcomes difficulties by strong will to achieve success, framing adversity as a proving ground for character and achievement.
Fatal Wreck on Railroads Near Albia Iowa
Five killed and ten injured when a Chicago Burlington and Quincy passenger train derailed three miles west of Albia while crossing Cedar Creek bridge. Victims include Mildred Mitchen jilted on a bridge girder and burned. several others burned or injured as cars tore apart and fire spread.
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Albia
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
Cedar Creek
Thomas Beatty
Franklin
W. E. Mitehen
Albla
Mildrest Mitehen
Osceola
ST. Williams
Chicago
Mildred Mitehen
Mitchen
Greder
Fatal head on railroad collision near Graham's Creek
Adel Va Dec 14 Owing to operator error a clearance card was not tested and two freight trains collided head on two miles east of Adel killing three men and injuring five The dead are Oscar D Dyer Frank Fionucum and Walter Ward The injured include H J Bellman George Chambers Fields Jotun 3 Stynn and B C Richey The wreck occurred in a deep cut at Graham's Creek The westbound train was a double-header Both trains were near forty miles an hour and wrecked engines were destroyed along with fourteen cars including two hog cars all killed or crippled
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Adel
D. W. Sleater
Chicago
Milwaukee and St. Paul
Here
Oscar D. Dyer
Frank Fionucum
Walter Ward
H. J. Bellman
George Chambers
Fields
Jotun
Stynn
C. Richey
Graham
Mrs Sarah Murphy Dead In St Joseph
Mrs Sarah Murphy of St Joseph dies at 1 PM Sunday from complications of age while a longtime Champaign County resident. Born May 4, 19, she leaves two children, Mary Murphy and Mary McCeren, both of St Joseph. Funeral services held at Carteltes chapel with burial in the local cemetery.
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St. Joseph
Sarah Murphy
Mr. Murphy
Marky
Champaign County
Herseshend
Cuaries Murphy
Mary McCeren
St Joseph
Witness Dies in Court Preparations for Testimony
In Chicago a witness collapsed and died while preparing to testify in a larceny case. The unnamed man, identified as Jake Fischerzen 7, was brought to the stand but did not take the oath before his death, prompting court adjournment and investigation.
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Chicago
Witees Bas Jake Fischerzen
Courtroom Tragedy Overwhelms Jury Tent
A sudden fatal collapse disrupted the court area in the morning. Investigators from the railway company arrive in Indianapolis to probe the December incident near Minershat, identifying the deceased as Fischers and noting the event caused by an unspecified disease.
Severe winter grinds U.S. Midwest and Canada
Weather across Chicago and Michigan remains frigid with blizzards in Central Wisconsin and northern Michigan. Snowbound trains near New Buffalo and frozen ferries at the Soo illustrate widespread disruption. Temperatures plunge, then moderation expected tomorrow. Black ice and heavy snowfall hinder traffic and travel across the region.
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Des
Weather Bureau
Trafic
Ula
White River
Ontario
St. Paul
Nebraska
Wisconsin
Michigan
New Buffalo
Soo
Houghton
Mich
Prewil
Hunt
Deed dispute fuels Homer land suit in circuit court
Hants Deed Lead tre, Della Stevens filed suit in circuit court to set aside a deed to a Homer town lot. The case traces ownership through David Meade, Oliver Ogden, and family chains, with a life estate held by a widow and alleged payoff of a loan, as Mrs Stevens seeks a clear title against relatives who she claims intend to dispossess her.
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Tre
Della Stevens Han
Homer
W. J. Stevens
Burt Stevens
Merv. Stevens
David Meade
Oliver Ogden
Controversy Settled Between University and Street Hallway Company
A long-running dispute over access to a University grounds path known as the old right of way has been resolved. The Street Hallway Company will relinquish the land to the University while the University grants temporary permeations for continued use. The city will issue a franchise for a road along Mathews Avenue to connect with Springtiet Street.
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University
Etree Radar Company
Litienten
Atrip
Traverey Sar Heen
Datversity
Univerwiirs
Perme
Celi War Company
Tte
Are
Bona
Itepurigz Rosd tSsorgh Mathews
Unclear text about marriage reported in fragment
Fragmentary OCR notes reference a 4 person event and names Gilet Pogsa Dr and Mire Gfiger, with scattered phrases about a marriage and witnesses. Details are garbled, but indicate a nuptial report involving multiple individuals and a ceremonial context.
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Die Gilet
Pogsa
Ant Mire Gfiger
Cyber Jae Price
National Court of Arbitration Aims to Establish Peace
Washington December 14 Volney W Pom terle discussions hail a national bill to create an optional national court of arbitration. The plan would allow labor unions and employers to seek good offices, with sworn affidavits, publicity, and open invitation, but not compulsory arbitration.
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Washington
Volney W. Pomterle
Congress
Mall
United States
Yibunel
Commission
Mae
Carter of a Century at Mary's Catholic Church
Reverend A J Wagner marks twenty five years of service in Champaign at Marys Catholic Church. The celebration featured a brief program, invited guests including J A Waendr, and music noted as well received by attendees.
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A. J. Wagner
Mary's Catholic Church
Champaign
Father Wagner
Gilver Juyllee
Nev J A. Waendr
Philrother
J. Wagner
Ecleetime
Vather Wagner
Vo Krnorn
Best Week for Business Claims Strong Weather Support
The piece predicts a peak in business activity this week, citing favorable weather. It notes shoppers delaying plans and expects nationwide consumer engagement to rise, with merchants aiming to capitalize on the period.
Poultry Business Bought by Buyer at Local Market
A buyer named J. Th Mattes of 4 Nownt Mell street purchased a poultry business from the owner who presented the deal at the market. The new proprietor plans to run the operation and attract customers with improved offerings in the city.
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Daniaewe
J. Th Mattes
Benlaee
Tote
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