Train collision kills 39 in Kentucky wreck near Shepherdsville
The Louisville & Nashville fast passenger No. 7 from Cincinnati to New Orleans crashed into a Bardstown line accommodation train near Shepherdsville. Thirty nine dead and thirty seven injured, many seriously, as wreckage littered two wooden coaches and a baggage car. A relief train rushed in with doctors and nurses, moving bodies and injured to Louisville hospitals.
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Cincinnati
New Orleans
Bardstown
Louisville & Springfield
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German plot to alienate South America from United States disclosed
Washington reported evidence that Count von Luxburg, former German envoy to Argentina, sent dispatches to Berlin detailing plans for an anti U S alliance in South America. He allegedly urged Argentina Chile and Bolivia toward a mutual stance against North America, while the Argentine government denied the negotiations.
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South America
United States
Berlin
Count von Lunburg
Argentina
State Department
Germany
von Luxburg
Brigoyen
Chile
Molivia
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Fiermany
von Luxbure
Luis Cabrera
Carranza
Mexico
Count von Lunxburg
Russian Officers Volunteer to Aid United States
Officers of the Russian army in France have volunteered as a body to serve with the United States, joining allied forces during World War I. The move reflects strong cooperation between allied powers as the war progresses.
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Associated Press
France
United States
Kerensky Marches on Moscow As Civil War Deepens
A dispatch from Haparanda reports Kerensky advancing with an army toward Moscow while Grand Duke Nicholas concentrates royalist forces in the Caucasus. Petrograd dispatches note escalating clashes between Cossacks and Maximalists along the Volga and in southern Russia, with fighting likely under way near Asprakhan and Samara. Odessa remains contested as Ukrainian troops guard the arsenal. In Italy, Italian headquarters say northern fighting grows sharper as enemy guns reach beyond Bassano toward the Brenta plain, with Monte Falsalone occupied and shells falling near Bassano and its outskirts.
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Exchange Telegraph Company
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Kerensky
Moscow
Grand Duke
Nicholas
Caucasus
Petrograd
Russia
Reuters
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Asprekhan
Samara
Asprakhan
Odessa
Italy
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Bassano
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Brenta
Cheyenne Merchants Targeted by Tribune Holiday Ad Push
A Cheyenne journal exposes the Wyoming Tribune pressing merchants to buy ads for a Sunday edition delivered to every home. It accuses the paper of bait tactics, reduced pages, and false circulation claims while likening the scheme to improper promotional tricks. It condemns the ethics of such promotion.
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Cheyenne
Wyoming Tribune
Tribune
London Chronicle
the Tribune
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Air Service Claims Bold Anzac Air Triumphs Over Front
British army air service reports strong action by Australian pilots on Monday. Seven enemy planes were downed by our aircraft and one was shot down in our lines by anti aircraft fire. another by infantry fire. Three of our machines are missing.
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Chemin Des Dames
Franchet IV Esperey
Esperey
Pershing's
London
British Army Air Service
High Finance Exposed in Meat Packers Probe
Washington December hearing reveals alleged use of dummy officers and sham trustees to hide ownership of the Chicago stockyards and terminal railroad facilities. Investigators pursue links to J Ogden Armour F H Prince and others while probing rebates and control within the meat industry.
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Federal Trades Commission
Chicago
Chicago Stockyards Company
Maine
Chicago Junction Railroad
Union Stockyards Company
New Jersey
Francis J. Heney
J. Ogden Armour
F. H. Prince
Boston
Junction Railway Company
Prince
F. W. Crowl
Armour
Cheyenne Officers Carry Four Prisoners to El Paso
Cheyenne officers Thomas E. Holland of the department of justice and Edward Schoel, chief deputy sheriff, arrived in El Paso to take back four men Joe Hamilton William L. Brown Walter Headlee and Walter Freistie, arrested here in connection with the whuisding of a Giveck auto driver near Cheyenne. They will return by air.
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Associated Press
Paso
Tex
Thomas BE. Holland
Department of Justice
Edward Schoel
Cheyenne
Wyo
Joe Hamilton
William L. Brown
W. Jd. Freistie
Walter Headlee
Tier
Allies reject German peace terms outlined from Washington
London reports high authorities say any German peace offer based on unofficial Washington terms will be promptly rejected. Germany seeks peace but must restore territory and repair wartime wrongs and guarantee future conduct as a decent nation. A Washington summary purports to outline German plans for plebiscites, reorganized borders, and regional autonomy.
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London
Germany
Washington
Washington, D. C
Alsace- Lorraine
Two German U Boats Destroyed by French Destroyers
Athens December 20 French destroyers sunk two enemy submarines in the Gulf of Taranto according to a dispatch from Associated Press. The action adds to Allied naval pressure in the Mediterranean theater with no immediate details on ships involved or casualties.
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Associated Press
Athens
Gulf of Taranto
Red Cross Drive Surges as New Members Pour In
Returns from the Red Cross fund drive show strong momentum with 28 new members added at O Connell s store and 28 more at the first day booth. J W Highterman leads in subscriptions with 135 turned in, Cheyenne totaling 277 30 collected with Christmas stamps sold at city booths including tunifer s and post office under various supervisors.
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Red Cross
J. W. Highterman
Histor
Union Pacific
Cheyenne
Henty Riner
Mary Ninmo
Tuiber’s
Harold Wolcott
Mildred Sterling
H. Dagler
Aileen Guy
el. Daingerfield
PL &.Elatche
Cheyenne Observes First Lightless Night 19 Save Fuel
Cheyenne endures a lightless night as street signs, shop windows, and theaters darken to conserve fuel. Only the central tower lights remained briefly, with many businesses unable to show wares or welcome customers. City officials and a local power company manager note extended darkness on lightless nights history.
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Ta Tn
Caethier Couubhalie
Agaae
A. Seavraid
Atlas
Alb
Titeomene
Buysl- Hess
Hesie
Chile
Newadend
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