Stage Set for Bolshevik Revolt Then It Rained in Central Park
A dated tale from York on December 24 1918 describes a planned violent uprising by New York Reds centered on Central Park to overthrow society. Proclamations were printed police prepared reporters waited but rain ruined the spectacle leaving only soggy props and no revolt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor H. Arnhem
York
New York
Central Park
Mall of Central Park
Tom Mooney
California
Mooney
Liberty
Dona Ater
Huns Exercise Destruction to the Very End of Armistice
British front dispatches report German forces destroyed bridges railways and mines as they retreated toward Mons. American reporters following the Ath Brussels road found dense mine laying with dangerous signs and craters likely to halt any late convoy. An explosion at a cone mine near Asmes set a shaft alight while smoke rose for miles signaling a last act of destruction before the armistice.
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Ath-Brussels
Enghien
Sigas
M'nes
Brussels Road
Ath
Mons
Asmes
Disorderly conduct and mental health note in city episode
An account describes arrests amid harsh remarks about political ideas and calls to disband the armed forces. A defendant faced a disorderly conduct charge after speaking disrespectfully to a police officer. The district attorney labeled such ideas as madness, sending one individual to Bellevue for observation. editors among locals expressed irony.
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Army
Navy
Jones
Bellevue
Notable historical dates and figures from a century of events
A compact timeline lists notable events and people from 1715 to 1916. It covers Jamese the Pretender landing at Peterhead, Marquis de Perignon’s death in Paris, Patrick Gilmore’s birth in Ireland, Fort Fisher action, Prussian French skirmish at Yvetot, Spain’s losses in an 1864 siege, Italian and Albanian movements in 1914, Austrian assaults near Gorleia, and Germany’s peace note reply in 1916.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
People’s Day Committee
Ellis
Jones
Jamese
Peterhead
Marquis de Perignon
Napoleon
Paris
Toulouse
Patrick S. Gilmore
Johnny
Irleand
St. Lowia
Gen. Butlker
Admiral Porter
Fort Fisher
Yvetot
Spain
Avalonea
Albania
Rome
Gorlaia
Carso Plateau
Germany
Today’s Birthdays Highlight Notable Military and Civic Figures
Eva Booth, Salvation Army leader in the United States, and Maj. Gen. John F. Morrison of the U S Army, both have birthdays today. Also noted is Mark L. Requa, director of the United States Fuel Administration, with other figures of public service born around this date.
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United States of America
Eva Booth
Salvation Army
United States
London
John F. Morrison
France
New York
Mark L. Requa
United States Fuel Administration
Virginia City
Mev
Paul Manchip
Faith and Immortality Beyond the Visible World
A meditation on divine guards that attend humanity and the persistence of belief. The speaker defies mockery from Voltaire to Gibbon and argues the mind, soul, and memory outlive the flesh. The passage envisions a dawn beyond sunset and a sending of the dead into a radiant rest, with the southern cross guiding hope through life's tempests.
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Osly
Africa
Socrates
Emerson
Voltaire
Gibbon
Tyndale
In’ Géersot
Groffer
Earth
Tropic
Sean
Mariners Hopeful Amid Life’s Storm for Light Beyond
The text speaks of mariners awaiting relief and cheer beyond gloom, urging eyes to the horizon and stars. It urges Walt and the desolate heart toward dawn, promising joy with the morning as midnight fades.
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Walt
Economy learned from war by American officer
An American officer describes lessons from service including strict economy, saving through Liberty bonds, disciplined spending, and efficient use of time and resources. He notes restraint in theater outings, careful clothing purchases, organized daily routines, and conserving a single pail of water for multiple needs. He hopes these habits persist after returning home.
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British Front
America
Para
Oir
Peace on Earth Christmas Message Marks Wilson's Day
The centennial birth anniversary of John M. Lea is noted as Americans celebrate the holiday by opening homes to soldiers. In New York and Chicago churches and charities plan dinners for the poor as the world awaits President Wilson's Christmas address to the troops.
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John M. Lea
Tennessee
Nashville
New York
Chicago
Christina
Wilson
Today’s Calendar of Sports Racing Meeting at Jef
The snippet lists a racing event today at Jeff City with a winter meeting. Details are incomplete but indicate a scheduled sports program focused on horse racing activities at a Jefferson venue today.
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Jef
Boxing Matches and Local Rental Notice
Classified item lists a for rent sleeping room at 116 W 265th near Jefferson Park in New Orleans and reports a winter meeting of the Cuban American Jockey Club in Havana. It also notes several boxing bouts in Philadelphia Reading Pa Homestead Pa and Newark with fighters Langford Thompson Erne Morrys McCabe Loadman Scanlon Doyle Donley and Donley involved in various rounds.
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Ferson Park
New Orleans
Cubaa-American Jockey Club
Havana
Sam Langford
Jack Thompson
Philadelphia
Willie Jackadnys
George (Young) Erne
Walter Morrys
Jimmy McCabe
Reading
Dick Loadman
Patsy Scanlon
Homestead
Paul Doyleya
Mickey Donley
Newark
U. J
Judge Julian Mack to Lead American Delegation at Versailles
Judge Julian W. Mack of Chicago will head the American delegation to present the aims of world Jewry to the peace conference at Versailles. He has long been a leader in Jewish cooperative labor for racial welfare in America and Europe, with a career from Harvard Law School to Northwestern University law faculty, Chicago Juvenile Court judge, and United States District judge.
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Julian W. Mack
Chicago
Versailles
United States
America
Europe
Mack
Harvard Law School
Berlin
Letpine
Northwestern University
Juvenile Court of
United States District Bench
Central Powers propose peace terms as Czernin presents plan
Count Czernin, Austro-Hungarian foreign minister, presented the general peace proposals of the Central empires. France and Germany reached an agreement at some location for prisoner exchanges of men over 48.
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Count Czernin
France
Germany
Bomne
OF INTEREST TO WOMEN IN WORK AND OFFICIAL ROLES
Womens employment expands in banks and courts as Brooklyn women press for probation officers and detectives in New York courts. Oregon plans legislation to aid women workers while US railroad shops employ 3000 women from labor to skilled machinists. Portugal allows women as civil register officials and state clerks on par with men. Russia’s imperial palace houses a rare collection of antique warming-pans valued for history and design.
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Brooklyn
New York
Oregon
United States
Carmen
Portugal
Crarina
Russia
Imperial Palace
Petrograd
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Austria
New York City
Cheyenne Business Directory
DR. H. OC
Andrew
Butte
Citizens National
Cheyenne
Wyo
Stree Ee Eees
Ccheyenne Stamp and Novelty Works
Carey Avenus
Laramie County
Bankers and Stockmens Trust Co
Boniied Avetractors
Cheyenne, Wyoming
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Undertakers Hobbs, Huckfeldt & Finkbloor Undertaking
Plains Hotel
Mark Chapman
e+ a
A. Kirkpatrick
Carey Ave
Ee John Chas. Thompson
Wyoming
D. W. Gia
Capitol Ave
W. Riner & Co
W.S.S. Club
Cheyenne and Vicinity
Senate Bar
C. A. Tinsley
the Guardian
C. N. Oranor
Ady Deambora
Cheyenne Stamp and Novelty Works
Carey Avenue
Shang Ial
West Sevenmenth Street
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