How the World Is Spending Christmas in Rhondda
Bewildered street cleaner Edwin Gardner gains sudden fame for composing a majestic mass from Bethlehem carols. The 209 member Rhondda Choral Society, led by William Hughes, will perform in Bethania church aided by his self taught organ skills and divine inspiration. Gardner never had formal music training and previously wrote only three hymns fifteen years ago.
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Wales
Bethlehem
Edwin Gardner
Street Brooks
Élta
Trinity Terrace
Rhondda
Gardner
Flock to London Old Fashioned Christmas With Americans
The American colony in London adds Paris delegations for a festive Christmas Eve and Day. West End hotels are booked for dinners and dances. shows at Drury Lane and Apollo attract American theatre parties. Mrs. Houghton’s accident quiets Christmas at Princess Gate. Consul Halstead hosts dinner for Parkerton family. giant plum puddings and English crackers adorn Savoy and Berkeley interiors. Over 50 trans Atlantic calls are planned for greetings, with rates $45 for three minutes and calls starting around 8 am tomorrow. New York operators begin accepting calls about 3 am as Santa Claus is expected.
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Universal Service
London
Paris
West End
Drury Lane
Apollo
Helen Ford
Savoy
Yislore Hero
United States
San Francisco
Mexico City
New York
Santa Claus
Ireland Praises America In Christmas Message
William T. Cosgrave, president of the Irish Free State, sends Christmas greetings from Dublin. He recalls a prior American visit, lauds U S hospitality and progress, and notes the treaty ending war as a landmark. He highlights Secretary Kellogg’s and Mrs Kellogg’s visit to Ireland as a gracious, historic gesture.
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William T. Cosgrave
Executive Council
Irish Free State
Universal Service
Dublin
Ireland
Americas
Tte
Inen
Eeiloge
Eland
Christmas Eve at the German President's Home
President von Hindenburg spent Christmas Eve quietly at the presidential mansion with his family. He distributed gifts to children and grandchildren after official festivities in the reception hall.
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Bertin
Paul von Hindenburg
Germeny
Santa Claus Delights City Hospitals With Gifts
Santa went over the top last night delivering toys and clothes to Charleston hospitals. Hundreds of smiles awaited under the Christmas stars as unused stocki ngs filled with gifts, while the Gazette Santa Claus fund aided many needy children beyond initial goals.
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Santa
Charleston
Christmas Fireworks Cost Lives of Seven, Two Others May Die
In Hazard Kentucky a Christmas fireworks accident cost seven lives as a firecracker ignited plastic powder. Victims include Taylor Stacy age 3, Balsy Stacy age 5, Richmond Stacy age 7, Polly Stacy age 14, Frankie Stacy age 17 may die. A store explosion in Cartersville Georgia killed three young clerks and badly burned others.
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Hazard
Cornelius Stacy
Troublesome Creek
Taylor
Balsy
Richmond
Polly
Tre
Frankie Stacy
Clerka
Cartersville
William Shaw
Princes Shaw
Mary Bell Dodd
Mary Kennedy
Hugh Padgett
Paul Padgett
JR. Shellhorse
Doda
Ames
C. Davis Shaw
Shaw
Bolivia Waits for Bolivian Reply on Arbitration Dispute
Washington Des 24 The Pan American conference remains halted as Bolivia has not answered a questionnaire on arbitration and conciliation sent last Wednesday. Paraguay’s reply favorable to conciliation arrived last night and Chilean Peruvians chairing the committee expect to proceed once Bolivia’s answer is received, possibly by Christmas.
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Washington
Des
Bolivia
la Faz
Paraguay
Victor Mauriua
Peru
Bellvis
la Paz
Bandit Pair Hold Up Bank in Fenton
Two men robbed the Fenton State Bank today, forcing staff and customers to lie on the floor. They gathered about 1,209 in currency and fled in an automobile, police report says.
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Bandit
Fenton, Jr
Fenton Tate Bank
Death Wins Race With Santa Claus
A family tragedy unfolds as Mrs. Adkins dies at Charleston hospital after Christmas Day. Her infant baby, eight months old, survived. The Adkins household, centered on Mr. and Mrs. Ald. Adkins, faced a dire morning marked by the coffin bearing the mother.
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Teath
Santa Jane
Ald. Adkins
Big Chains
Peterdiy
Priamos
der Fife
White House Christmas Tree Lighting With Coolidges
President Calvin Coolidge and Mrs Coolidge led a Washington Christmas Eve observance at the white house tree across from the executive mansion. A rocket lighter and choir performances accompanied the event as a nationwide radio program aired from Hearst papers.
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District of Columbia
Marine Band
Doctor Transfuses Own Blood to Man in Hospital
Huntington December 24 A. Huffman an interne at the Chesapeake and Ohio hospital performed a transfusion transferring a pint of his own blood to J. Haskett a Chesapeake and Ohio employee. The operation was successful and the patient showed improvement. Relatives offered to donate but the doctor used his own blood to match the needed type.
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Huntington
Dec. c
Alfonzo Huffman
Chesapeake and Ohio Hospital
J. Haskett
Chesapeake and Ohio
Petieni
Hoffman
Yuletide Cheer Across Charleston Observed in Churches and Streets
Nativity celebrations and religious services mark Christmas in Charleston. Baskets of food and clothing reach hundreds through Salvation Army and welfare agencies. Shoppers flood stores while city inmates reportedly receive early Christmas releases. Santa Claus tours and Midnight Mass feature in festive pages. News continues on Page 4.
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Vallege
Civie
Santa Claus
Salvation Army
Ater
Charleston
Parties Aboard Ship for Hoovers
On Christmas Eve aboard the U S S Utah President elect Herbert Hoover and Mrs Hoover cruise toward the equator after a Latin American tour hailed as a success. Festivities light up the war rooms and state rooms as they head toward the next holiday at sea with greetings from the United States and several South American nations.
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U. S. S. Utah
Herbert Hoover
Utah
United States
Hoover
China
Telp
Radio Today
Equator
Rio de Janeiro
Rogers Wishes All A Merry Christmas
A fragmented New York holiday note wishes a Merry Christmas to President and Mrs Covtlige and other officials and families. The message blends festive greetings with political barbs about senatorial terms and a hinted critique of public life.
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Rogers
New York
Covtlige
Harley Dawes
Charles
Charley Curtis
Senate
Will Be Corn Christmas This Year Says Doran
Prohibition Commissioner James M. Doran warned of a dry Christmas with whiskey moonshine and other corn liquor supplies expected to flood the holiday market. He predicted enforcement will curb sales but not trigger a nationwide drive.
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Doran
Universal Servlcr
Washington
James M. Doran
Deru
Geawine
U S Experts Favored for Paris Expert Committee
President Coolidge indicated the United States would not oppose American participation in a Paris based expert committee, with six governments to choose their experts. Secretary Kellogg noted no names were proposed by Washington, while several candidates were discussed in U S business and finance circles.
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Washington
Coolidge
Amer Vhosen
Atti
Ket
Esme Howard
Dor
United States
Paris
Kellogg
Howard
D. Young
Clsa the Poerd
General Electric Com
Nelson Perkins
Ross and
W. Boden
Jeremiah — Smith
Boston
Hun
Gary
Henry M. Robinson
Jo1
Man Kills Passerby in Home Burglary Suspect Shot
A store owner shot through a wall killed James Langford, 21, as he walked with friends. The shooter, suspecting his wife of burglary, woke after a disturbance and fired, fatally striking Langford. Further details about the incident are unclear.
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Ourr
Mint
Tast
James Langford
Mia
Armstrong
Langford
Duncan Proteges May Stay in U. S. 6 Months
New York December 21 Immigra official today decided that three protégés of the late Isadora Dun can who were taken to Ellis Island on arrival for a dancing tour may remain in the United States six months. The girls, members of a troupe of 11 who arrived from Russia yesterday, Miss Irma Dunitan adopted daughter of Isadora, were taken to Ellis Island because of age and visa paperwork.
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New York
Isadora Duncan
Ellis Ieland
Bullet Pierces Heart Man Expected to Recover
Mecril Wis Dec 24 Despite a butler piercing his heart John Edwards 18 remains alive and in a hospital where recovery is likely A companion shot him while examining a small calibre rifle the bullet entered his chest passed the heart and lodged in the lung Officials pray for his improvement
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Mecril
Wis
John Edwards
Tuenes
M Loral Hospital
Edwards
Veteran of Stage Dies in Concord New Hampshire
Barr eon Hoy, veteran actor, died of pneumonia in Concord New Hampshire on December 24 on the eve of a company performance in which he was to appear as Maude Adams The Little Minister had been billed for the show but he fell ill and did not perform
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Corncord
N. H
Barreon Hoy
Maude Adams
Whitch
Hey
Merchant Dares Bandit in West Side Store
Merchant at 1469 Third Avenue thwarted a holdup by firing at the intruder in the leg and knocking him down. He restrained the captive until police arrived as the bandit was taken to Charleston General Hospital for treatment. The suspect faces potential penitentiary time at Moundsville.
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B.S. Knapp
Third Avenue
WiIl Dyre
West Charleston
Charleston General Hospital
State Penitentiary
Moundsville
Knapp
BE. E. Dudley
Dyre
Sylvia Derrick
Miss Derrick
Clyde Smith
Heldman Held To Grand Jury In Stark County Case
Canton news: Wilburn Heldman of Lorain furs salesman to be held for grand jury after Stark County prosecutor Henry W. Harter Jr and Ora Slater questioned Alm for nine hours. Slater said Heldman would be kept as an instrumental witness until after Christmas before a formal affidavit. The case involves Heldman and his wife Margaret who allegedly killed Vernard Fearn and later died by her own hand December 6.
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Canton
Wilburn
Heldman
Lorain Furs Nacé
Vernard
Fearn
Henry W. Harter
Stark County
Ora Slater
Cincinsati
Slater
Harter
Sister
Holdman
Margaret
Fearnhal
Lorain
Unidentified Man Boiled Alive at Rotorua Thermal Pool
An unidentified man leaped into Rotorua’s boiling pool in the thermal center of Auckland region. Spectators recovered the body after he was boiled alive as searchers and grappling teams worked to retrieve remains.
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Auckland
Rotorua
Here
Local man killed in dog quarrel over ownership
Robin Whipple and Hiram Walker fought after a dog dispute at Walker’s Elk River home. Whipple, 27, died after a 20 gauge shotgun shot and a revolver was also used. Everett Stanley was wounded in a separate Lumber Plant shooting near Barrett, Boona county, during an unknown dispute.
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Robin Whipple
Bitam Walker
Walker
Elviver
Everett Stanley
Les
8 Legit
Ritter Lumber Company
Barrett
Boona County
Rubin
Whipple
Hiram Walker
Elk River
Umilbs
Whipsple
Plain Man
W. M. Sigman
W. Sigman
Biddy Sigman
Corbett Sigman
Elderly Oklahoman to celebrate 111th birthday
Outarie Okies Dee 14 1A Thomas Stenn, Oklahoma’s oldest citizen, will celebrate his fifth birthday tomorrow. Known as Uncle Tommy he spoke with better spirits tonight than last Christmas Eve when his only wish was to die. Born Christmas Day 1812 in Ireland, he came to America 200 years ago and remains convinced this is a good place to live.
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Outarie
Okie
Dee
Thomas Stenn
Oklahoma
Tommy
Sam
Uncle Tomasy
Ireland
America
Whitch
Disputed Votes Viewed by Court
The county court in Elk district ruled after a recount that EB England of Charleston Republicans gained 13 votes on Joseph E. Smith Democrat for Congress. The tally stood 19 to 6 after the disputed ballots were resolved, affecting Elk district magistrate and constable contests. other races remained with Democrats prevailing. The court recessed recounts until after holidays. some ballots marked with a 3 as straight party votes were challenged.
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Ceacer
Ilk
EB. T. England
Charleston
Joseph E. Smith
Berkley
Elk District
England
Smith
Ingland
Ola Simmons
Clyde Hoffman
Mr. Simmons
Hoffman
Charles Burga
Grant Burrett
Calvin Boggs
Ira Baxter
H. M. Harper
William Pauley
Length of Skirts Cruelty Question Heads to Deliberation
Los Angeles December 26 Superior Judge Fleming postponed verdict over Christmas on whether a husband's demand to regulate his wife's skirt length constitutes cruelty. Ruth B Howland suing for divorce claimed she was forced to wear long skirts when fashion dictated otherwise, to avoid ridicule. The judge said the matter would be considered further.
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Los Angeles
Fleming
Ruth B. Howland
Sping
Lee Howland
NYC Brokers Pay Record Bonuses This Christmas
New York on Christmas Eve sees stock exchanges decorated and crowds on the floor as bonuses total an estimated record 100 million dollars for 1928. Firms reportedly payout 1 million or more to some employees, with gifts ranging from pens and candy to automobiles. Messengers rush through the financial district delivering gifts and parcels amid seasonal songs and a Christmas tree near the exchange.
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Exchange
Stock Exchange
Finanial
Sedsolt
183 Held In Gotham Cleanup
New York police rounded up 183 criminals in a weekend drive by order of Commissioner Grover Whalen. Holdup men bootleggers burglars and speakeasy proprietors were brought to headquarters for inspection and arraignment. Most suspects held without bail over the holiday as Whalen praised the department.
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New York
City & Christma
Father Knickerbocker
Grover A. Whalen
Whalen
One Killed 19 Hurt As Trolleys Crash
One passenger was killed and 26 injured when a street car left the rails and crashed into another in McKreport during holiday shopping. The victim was Verma Loveau of McKeenport. Four children were among the injured. Pittsburgh Railways said cause not yet determined.
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Pittsburg
Pasenger
McKresport
Verma Loveau
McKeenport
Pittsburgh Railways Company
Willie Willis Br ROBERT QUILLEN in prayer dispute
A garbled OCR style note references Willie Willis Br and Robert Quillen in a claim about prayers and miscommunication. The fragment suggests a dispute or remark on faith and speech, with unclear context and no verifiable dates or locations. Further readable details are needed for a precise summary.
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Banta Cimus Hditor
Nation
Moon
Bethlehens
U.S
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U. S
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Madison
Whipples
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Gotham
Willie Willis
Robert Quillen
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Publishers
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