Rebels Retreat After Desert Skirmish Near Ojinaga
Federal forces move toward Juarez and Chihuahua City in three columns as General Castro presses east. A clash occurred west of Ojinaga with rebels retreating. final battle for Eastern Chihuahua expected in desert west of Ojinaga.
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Ojinaga
Juarez
Fl Paso
Jose Estrada
Ofimaga
Chihuahua City
Francisco Castro
Chihuahua
Ojiniaga
Captain Estrada
Qojinaga
Free Grain Distributed in Mexico City to Head Off Riots
In Mexico City on December 26 free grain was handed out to the poor across several districts to prevent bread riots amid growing discontent with Huerta's regime. The famine threat and acute finances worsen as January 2 looms with the emergency bank holiday end, leaving workers unpaid for weeks and diplomatic observers watching the attack reports on President Wisen and U S tensions involving Paul May.
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Mexico City
Huerta
Mexico
Wisen
United States
Paul May
FIGHTING CONTINUES NEAR TORREON AS NEWS LAGS
Special to The American Juarez reports rebels hold Torreon and suburbs with ongoing fighting. Chihuahua dispatches say communication broken and status of garrison uncertain as of December 26.
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Juarez
Torreon
Chihuahua
Bader Funeral Arrangements Set For Former Auditor
The funeral for Fred Bader former county auditor will be held at the BScottish Rite Cathedral on Monday. The body will lie in state from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Interment will follow at Walnut Hills Cemetery.
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Fred Bader
Walnut Hills
Furious Northeast Gale Racks New York Coast
A severe storm battered coastal New York with high tides and subzero temps as a northeast gale at times hit 95 mph. One man drowned and ten missing as hundreds of fishing families lost homes and property damage tops 1.9 million. Death toll feared higher.
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New York
Ita
Wreck of Barges Off Barnegat Costs Ten Sailors
Ten men believed dead after two three masted barges the A. G. Ropes and Undaunted are swept ashore near Forked River life saving station. Enormous seas crash over the vessels and the last survivor was seen clinging to a mast.
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Barnegat
N. J
A. G
Tinker Hints At Possible Federal League Move
Ex Reds manager Joe Tinker, after meeting with Federal league president Gilmore, refuses to confirm a $36,000 three year offer while noting he cannot earn that much in the National League. He says the Federal league has strong backing and offers stock options.
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Chicago
Joe Tinker
Cincinnati Reds
Gilmore
Tinker
Adjustment Favored McReynolds Promotes Peaceful Negotiations Plan
Washington reports from a high White House source say the administration backs negotiation over broad trust legislation. Attorney General McReynolds sides with current law and favors settling with big firms like American Telephone and Telegraph and United Shoe Machinery through concessions rather than court action. The aim is to pacify and compose business rather than harry big corporations.
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Washington
White House
Congress
McReynolds
American Telephone and ‘Telegraph Company
United Shoe Machinery Company
Chilly Ohio River plunge spares man in crisis
William Woekurka 83 of 1330 Main Street leaped into the Ohio River but was pulled to safety by bystanders. He told doctors he had been out of work six weeks and faced support duties for an aged father. A tank book in his coat showed $22.85.
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Ohio River
William Woekurka
Main Street
Woekurka
Christmas festival delights Music Hall audience
An audience filled Music Hall for a Christmas festival under the women's civic commission. The program highlighted children's singing and dancing with English carols and fancy dancing drawing liberal applause. Other contributors included Amphion G' Club, J Lincoln Newhall, Horace G Motteram, Winston Coffman, and several named performers.
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Music Hall
Women's Civic’ Commission
Amphion G
Winston Coffman
Albert Schnicke
Sidney Durst
Clarence Bauer
Emil Stemler
Henry Denes
Eleanor Bain
Bert R. Lyon
Robert Schenk
Gretchen
Robbery at Betts Street Store with Go-Cart Demonstration
Henry Wilkes, Betts street and Freeman avenue store proprietor, was robbed yesterday by two highwaymen while showing a go-cart mechanism. He was struck on the head and knocked unconscious. Officers are searching for the assailants. $23 was taken from his pockets.
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Henry Wilkes
Betts Street
Freeman Avenue
Wilkes
President Helps Fight Blaze Calms Woman in Mississippi
President Wilson, visiting Pass Christian Mississippi, assisted at a house fire near Judge Cyclone Jim Neville’s home. He calmed Mrs Neville and, with Dr Cary Grayson and agents, helped direct the fire response after hopping from his car and racing to the scene.
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Blaze
Miss
Wilson
Freman
Mississippi
Gulfport
Neville
Cyclone Jim
John L. Sullivan
Richburg
Jake Kilrain
Cary T. Grayson
Secret Service
Mourners Reject Panic Fund Aid After Copper Strike Tragedy
In Calumet Michigan relief funds raised after the Christmas Eve catastrophe are questioned as villagers blame rumor and a rival union. Probing officials seek the man who sparked panic while investigators pursue affidavits and a possible arrest. Coroner's inquest set for Monday.
Japan Anti American Speakers Rebuked at Welcome
A special envoy from Mexico, Francis De La Barra, was welcomed in Tokyo as the United States facing criticism at an anti American meeting. Japanese officials reportedly rebuked several speakers for their remarks, while the audience hissed and heckled during the event.
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Tokio
Japan
United States
Francis de la Barra
Mexico
British Troops Land at Belize Front to Patrol Borders
British Marines from the cruiser Hermione landed at Belize in British Honduras. For the first time a British expedition moves inland to patrol the border between British Honduras and Mexico and the border between British Honduras and Guatemala.
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Washingon
Hermoine
Belize
British Honduras
Mexico
Guatemala
Purse Snatchers flees after chase near Sixth and Walnut
In a busy afternoon theft at Sixth and Walnut streets a man snatched the purse from Mise Hattie Wright of 1656 John Street. He fled into an alley as onlookers pursued. $25 was taken from the pocketbook.
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Sixth
Walnut Streets
Mise Hattie Wright
John Treet
Calumet Fire Tragedy Blamed on Christmas Tree Blaze
Special to The American Chicago Dec 26 Grace McArron a stenographer for the Houghton County grand jury at Calumet says a small Christmas tree blaze caused the Calumet Mich disaster. She traveled to Lansing and said the hall was filled with panic when the fire began. No bearded man appeared. the cries of fire were from the blaze.
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Chicago
Calumet
Mich
Grace McArron
Houghton County Grand Jury
Calurmét
Lansing
Miss MecaArron
Witte
Pattra
Séine
Wilson Sends Aide To Calumet Strike
Secretary Wilson ordered John B. Densmore to Calumet Michigan to aid in settling the copper strike. He described the Christmas Eve tragedy as a matter for state investigation and said it was not connected with the strike.
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Washington
Wilson
John B. Densmore
Calumet
Mich
Charles ‘H. Moyer
Western Federation ‘of Miners
Hand to Hand Duel Ends in Two Deaths in Kentucky
Word from Pineville Ky reports Solomon Jackson and Tate Souders of Lexington Ky fought a pecu liar hand to hand duel over a lawsuit. Each held a pistol in the right hand and their left hands clasped as they fired, killing both men on the spot in the peculiar duel.
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Lexington
Pineville
Solomon Jackson
Tate
Souders
Roosevelt Telegraphed From Mato Grosso On Zoological Findings
President Da Fonseca received a telegram from Colonel Theodore Roosevelt reporting a splendid collection of animals gathered by naturalists on the Brazilian expedition in Matto Grosso. He also praised the work of Colonel i, a member of the expedition accompanying the party.
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Rio de Janeiro
President da Fonseca
Theodore Roosevelt
Matto Grosso
Roosevelt
Colonel i
Missing Cincinnati Girl Sparks Sailor Elopement Theories
Geneva Muriel Woodin, 14, from Cincinnati, disappeared Tuesday in Norfolk Virginia. Detectives suspect possible harm or elopement with a sailor she knew before he joined the navy. Her mother and nurse aunt are coordinating with Norfolk and Cincinnati police as trains and stations are watched for clues.
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Geneva
Muriel Woodin
Norfolk
Fannie’ Lafferty
Seton Hospital
Cincinnati
Navy
Verion
Tah Gore
Richmond Avenue
John Hopping
Warner
Three Goulds Join Lakewood Fire Force In Major Blaze
Lakewood New Jersey December 26 The Gould brothers George J. Gould Kingdon Gould and George J. Gould Jr newly elected to the Lakewood fire department were baptized as real firemen during a fierce blaze at the Lillian Court Motel. They led the initial attack and helped subdue the flames as other companies joined the effort.
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Lakewood
N. J
Lillian Court
George J. Gould
Kingdon Gould
George J. Gould, Jr
Goulds
Plan radium plant for Denver center of world industry
Denver, December 26. Denver will host a government radium plant financed by the National Radium Institute and supported by capitalists. The project will be operated under the direction of leading experts, establishing the city as a hub of the emerging radium industry.
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Denver
Colo
United States
National Radium Institute
Weather Synopsis for Cincinnati and Vicinity
Ophelia Says reports partly cloudy conditions for Cincinnati area with a low around 25 degrees. Ohio snow and cloudy skies accompanied by brisk north winds. Kentucky generally fair with little temperature change. West Virginia snowy then partly cloudy. Indiana cloudy and slightly colder.
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Cincinnati
Kentucky
West Virginia
Indiana
Gints to Get Hearing From Banking Board
Treasury Secretary and aides plan a circuit of hearings across 14 cities to outline the new currency law and outline reserve city selections. The tour includes New York Boston Chicago St Louis Denver Seattle Portland San Francisco Los Angeles Houston New Orleans Atlanta Cincinnati and Cleveland. Secretary McAdoo postpones duties due to a slight fever while Houston and other officials adjust plans.
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Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Treasury
New York
Boston
Chicago
St. Louis
Denver
Seattle
Portland
Ore
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Houston
New Orleans
Atlanta
Cincinnati
Cleveland
McAdoo
Schmidt Case Soon to Be Given to Jury
New York Dec 26 Prosecution and defense in the Hans Schmidt murder trial concluded testimony for the day and adjourned until Monday The case likely goes to the jury next as rebuttal evidence argued Schmidt was insane at the time of Anna Aumuller's death and remains of unsound mind
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New York
Hans. Schmidt
Fudge. Foster
Anna Aumuller
Schmidt
Business Men Plan Capitol Trip to Champion Cincinnati Bank
Cincinnati business leaders from the Chamber of Commerce, the Business Men's club, and the Clearing House announce a joint drive to win a regional bank under the new banking law. A committee will arrange a Washington visit to present Cincinnati's case and draft a persuasive report.
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Cincinnati
Chamber of Commerce
Currency and Banking Committee
Business Men's Club
Cincinnati Clearing House
Lazard Kahn
E. Heinsheimer
Theodore Geisler
Edward A. Siter
Clearing House Association
T. J. Davis
Washington
Board’ of Directors
Tregeury
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Castro
Estrada
Ofinica
Ofiniga
Mercado
Mexican War Department
Salavar
Caraveo
Salazar
Bader
Peter Durr
FEAR
Federals
Sherman
The
Americas
Chilly
Ohio
Beat
Rob
Geneva Woodin
Anthony Lucis
Houghton County
Pan
Lucas
Bnilding
Ophelia
Gints
Banking Board
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