Terrible Fatality On Christmas Day Near Bradalbane
A Christmas day railway accident at Murray's Crossing near Bradalbane killed Mr and Mrs John McKenzie of Granville as they crossed the track with a sleigh. Both died soon after hospital treatment. An inquest found the deaths were accidental with no blame on train staff.
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Guardian
Murray's Crossing
Bradalbane
P. B
John A. McKenzie
Hartsville
Graham
Murray's Cross
Emerald
McGuigan
McKenzie
Cape Traverse
Summerside
Prince County Hospital
Happy Jack
Kelly's Cross Church Burned to Ground on Christmas Morning
Fire at Kelly's Cross Roman Catholic Church destroyed the building and contents after starting at 3 30 am on Christmas Friday. Pastor Rev Dr Thomas Curran was away at St Ann's Parish. wind kept flames from spread. Built about 20 years ago, the 100 by 40 foot structure held 700, valued at 15 000 to 20 000 with one third insured. New altar costing 700 installed a year earlier. Fire likely from a defective flue. Janitor alerted by his collie dog. Services will be held in a hall temporarily.
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Kelly's Cross
Thomas Curran
St. Ann’s Parish
Brothers find man frozen at Victoria Park riverbank
William and Albert McNeill reported a prostrate man seen embedded in the ice near the Victoria Park riverbank. Marshal Cameron and Dr. H. D. Johnson, Health Officer, led the investigation at the scene, as police secured the area and examined the body in the cold noon hours.
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William
Albert McNeill
Victoria Park
Marshal Cameron
H. D. Johnson
LOCAL ADS ADVERTISERS SEEK BUFFET OF CLASSIFIEDS
A crowded page of old time ads includes offerings such as prime sausages from Drake & Co, job and housing notices, a piano sale, fox stock trading, and a lost boot. The items reflect a bustling classifieds column with requests for a house girl, boarders, and rentals near the hospital, alongside stray notices and a police inquiry into a death at the Park. The report closes noting an inquest setup for tomorrow afternoon.
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Drake & Co
Prince Street
I Care Guardian
George MacLean
Ps. Is
Arena Rink
Mader
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Care Guardian
B. GC
McDonald
Bend
Carter
Fox
Weather data from Toronto report with temps and tides
Maritime winds and light snow flurries contrast with clear, cold day temps. The mercury ranged from 0 to 13 above last yesterday, with record lows around 8 to 6 below. Tides, sun rise and set times, and moon phase are noted along with a brief product mention.
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the Guardian
Toronto
Butford
Germans Preparing for Years of Defence
Amsterdam dispatch cites belief German forces in Belgium are amassing 200000 Landstrum troops around Antwerp to hold a firm line if Flanders falls. A German lieutenant says a retreat to Antwerp would be swift if Ghent falls, with desperate defence expected there for years.
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the Guardian
New York
Amsterdam
New York Herald
Belgium
Flanders
Landstrum
Antwerp
Ghent
Soldiers' thanks for Christmas gifts from Ladies' Committee
Special to The Guardian from Canso Nova Scotia details No Three Battery Prince Edward Island Heavy Brigade officers and men thanking the Ladies' Committee and all contributors for handsome Christmas gifts. Major Syd Charles Leigh extends season's greetings and wishes a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
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Guardian
CANSO
No. Three Battery
Prince Edward Island Heavy Brigade
Charles Leigh
Austrians Sink French Submarine Off Pola
Paris reports the Italian press says a French submarine, belonging to Vice Admiral Lapeyrere’s fleet, was sunk while attempting to torpedo Austrian battleships at Pola. The crew was rescued and taken prisoner.
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Paris
Lapeyrere
Pola
Terrible Train Wreck Kills 400 and Wounds 600 in Poland
A Reuters dispatch from Warsaw reports 400 killed and 500 wounded in a collision between a troop train and a hospital train at Kalisse Poland. Troops were returning from Prussia while the hospital train carried wounded officers to Germany. The crash wrecked more than twenty cars as trains ran at full speed.
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the Guardian
London
Reuter
Warsaw
Kalisse
Poland
Prussia
Germany
Death of General Sir Thomas Kelley-Kenney in London
General Sir Thomas Kelley-Kenney, former adjutant general of British Forces, died in London. He had resided at Coolough Lodge in County Clare since retiring in 1907. Minard's Liniment Cures Rheumatism.
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The
Guardian
London
Thomas Kelley-Kenney
Coolough Lodge
County Clare
Airmen raid Paxhaven. fronts show heavy fighting over Christmas
British naval airmen raid the German naval base at Paxhaven dropping bombs on ships and gas works as German, French, and Belgian air forces carry on recon flights and raids. In the west, Allied offensives gauge German reinforcements while German attacks attempt to stem advances. in Poland, Russian and Austrian forces clash with news of heavy losses and prisoners totaling in the tens of thousands.
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The
Guardian
London
Thames
Paxhaven
Nancy
Metz
Brussels
Argonne
Alsace
Poland
Nicholas
Bzura
Galicia
Jaslo
Krosno
Carpathians
French Official Reports Hard Front Attacks Check in Argonne
Paris notes counter attacks in Argonne were repelled with troops held at 1500 yards. Meuse and Moselle fronts reported no new advances. In Upper Alsace on December 25 progress near the forest west of the town and Aspach areas, while German attempts near Bolin and across the Bzura River in Russia were pushed back with heavy losses.
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Paris
Argonne
Meuse
Moselle
Upper
Alsace
Germany
Aspach
Russia
Bzura River
So-Chaczew
Bolin
Inowlodz
Pilica
Germany prepares 10 annex Belgium
British authorities were informed that Germany will no longer recognize equator credits for neutral consuls in Belgium, signaling a step toward formal control of Belgium. The move may bar diplomats Brand Whitlock and the Marquis of Villalobos, with American and Spanish ministers in Brussels, from recognition.
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the Guardian
London
Germany
Belgium
England
Brand Whitlock
Brussels
Marquis of Villalobon
French Artillery Distinguish Themselves In Northern France
Special to the Guardian from London dated December 26 reports Christmas heralded at Ypres and Nieport by prolonged cannonading. The French artillery distinguished itself and the Allied fleet shared in a great concert with results that are solid and important, though not yet fully apparent.
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The
Guardian
London
Daily Mail
France
Ypres
Nieport
German Fleet Sails for North Sea Clash with British
Copenhagen Dec 26 A German squadron of considerable size is reported to have sailed into the North Sea early today heading toward the English coast to engage the British fleet in battle.
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The
Guardian
Copenhagen
North Sea
England
No Phosphorous Matches End Production After This Year
Ottawa December 27 news states no phosphorous matches will be manufactured in Canada after the current year ends. The report notes ongoing fighting along the Niemen River and south of the locality, with Russian forces making progress under favorable conditions.
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Guardian
Ottawa
Canada
Eer River
Nida River
Vistula
Russian Front See Stable Position Despite Hard Fighting
Telegram from Petrogad reports the left bank of the Vistula and Pilica region unchanged in general, with heavy but less desperate fighting along the Vistula lower courses and along the Nida River with Austrians. Prisoners taken on December 24 include 68 officers and 4,000 soldiers as Russian forces report favorable Galicia activity.
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Petrograd
Vistula
Pilica
Nida
Galicia
Fox Breeders Meet in Boston Addresses Fur Industry Needs
At an adjourned Boston meeting on December 18 J C Gordon chairman urged fox breeders and reps to standardize methods and achieve uniformity in breeding sale and related business for North America. He warned modern corporate abuses demand reform and that competition now harms trade. Continued on page 3.
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Boston
J. C. Gordon
Felows
North America
United States
Canada
Government Trade Commission
Saint Johns Day Observed by City Lodges in Prince Edward Island
Yesterday St John's and Victoria Lodges of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons held a joint St John s Day meeting at the Masonic Hall and paraded to St James Church where Rev Dr Fullerton preached. The sermon echoed themes of strength in faith and righteousness amid global strife, with a large regalia-filled turnout and a well attended service.
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St John’s Day
St John's
Victoria
Masonic Hall
St James Church
Dr Fullerton
Prince Edward Island
Pillars of Solomon Symbolism In Masonry Sermon
The Reverend Fullerton centers on the two pillars of Solomon's Temple as emblems of strength, utility, and beauty, urging Masons to be living temples of humanity. He argues true temple work blends firm foundation, practical use, and graceful adornment, guided by belief that all works align with divine design.
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Jordan
Boaz
Solomon
God
Masonic Fraternity
France Buys Trousers and Autos for England
In Chicago on December 24 buyers for the French Government ordered 48 thousand pairs of work trousers costing 72000 dollars for sappers and miners of the French army. The British Government plans 6500 motor trucks with an estimated value of ten million dollars. Minadr's Liniment cures Wentalgia.
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Chicago
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Wm. Batt,Jr
Sam Craig
James Callaghan
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