World War Front Reports Major Allied and German Actions
Berlin denies sweeping Allied gains while Paris London reports claim French success in Alsace and at Nieuport. Russians claim progress defeating Austrian forces in Galicia and describe 50,000 Austrians captured. Front lines show movements near Lodz and Skierniewice with Austrian retreats in steps and heavy losses on both sides.
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Berlin
London
Paris
Vienna
Alsace
Nieuport
St. Mencheld
Lodz
Tresneleksi
Carpathani
Petrograd
Poland
Galicia
Skierniewice
Jten
Warsaw
Merger of Lake Shore and New York Central Completed
Secretary of State Graves of Ohio issued articles of incorporation for a 300 million merger of Ike Shore and the New York Central systems with their subsidiaries. Samuel L. West of Cleveland advised for the New York Central. The $300000 fee, largest in Ohio by a corporation, equals one tenth of one percent of capital stock. Stock to be 7,000,000 shares of $100 each. Principal office of the new company to be in Albany, New York.
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Graves
Ohio
Ike Shore
New York Central Systems
Gravesle Samuel IL. West
Cleveland
New York Central System
New York Central Railroad Company
New York Central
Hadson River
Copany
Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway Company
Geneva, Corning & Southern Railroad Company
Terminal Railway
Boffsin
Dunkirk, Allegheny Vaidey & Pittsburg
Chicago, Indiana & Southern Railroad Company
Detroit & Southern Railway Company
Detroit, Monroe & Toledo Railroad Company
Kalama
Squire Daniel Connelly Stricken At Noon Today
Squire Daniel Connelly suffered a stroke at 11 50 this morning and his condition is listed as serious. His children have been summoned to his bedside as medical staff attend him. Memorial services were held today in Chicago marking the Iroquois Theatre fire tragedy which claimed 600 lives eleven years ago.
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Squire Daniel Connelly
Squire Daniel. Connelly
Chicago
Iroquois Theatre
London Warned to Keep Off Streets at Night
London officials warn residents to stay under cover at night due to danger from shell fragments and bullets from anti aircraft guns. The warning urges civilians to seek basements when hearing firing or explosions as raids threaten the city.
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London
Marriage Lice Antoni Strosdes Lettie Kannnski
Ant ion Strosdes and Lettie Kannnski both of Clearfeld John Bigah and Catherine Duke both of Veatland Charles Sylvester Wright of Burn side and Verna Recella Miller of Mahaffey Omer Barnhart of Peru Ind and Susanna W Patchin of Pittsburg Frank Newman and Lida Hannah Haggart both of Chester Hill Mark McGrath of Grampian and Anna Egan of DuBesis
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Antoni Strosdes
Lettie Kannnski
Clearfeld
John Bigah
Catherine Duke
Veatland
Charles Sylvester Wright
Burnside
Verna Recella Miller
Mahaffey
Omer Barnhart
Peru
Ind
Susanna W. Patchin
Pittsburg
Frank Newman
Lida Hannah Haggart
Chester Hill
Mark McGrath
Grampian
Anna Egan
DuBesis
Two Masked Men Hold Up Train Near Spofford
A sheriff and Texas Rangers pursued two masked robbers who stopped a passenger train about 115 miles from here this afternoon. The men escaped with valuables whose value is unknown. William Hay of DuBois was a visitor to Clearfield yesterday.
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Union
San Antonio
Texas
Spofford
Texas Rangers
Wiliam Hay
DuBois
Clearfield
British Cabinet to Consider Protest on U S Trade
London December 29 The British cabinet met in special session to study the protest from the United States over hampering American commerce Secretary Grey returned from vacation to handle the matter personally and took the embassy text and notes to the foreign office The issue involves over ten points of international law with no agreement between England and the United States and will take time to settle but is expected to be adjusted amicably
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United Press
London
United States
Ingeinet
Edward Grey
Foreign Office
Lin
Ambesse
Dor
Itr
England
Beth Stéoq
Stores of War Told by Soldiers
Two Hanoverian soldiers who hid in a hut after the Marne escape, Lieutenant Bernard de Castienau and Private Morand de Jouffrey, returned to the front after 58 days. They endured a running fight, subsisted on roots, and fled through woods with help from woodcutters. The lieutenant bears the Legion of Honor and the private the military medal. A Red Cross nurse recalls a Kaiser's son in Rheims. General de Jenau mourns his son, vowing vengeance for France. Nine.
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United Press
Paris
Der
Mail
New York
140Th Infantry
Bernard
Morand de Jouffrey
Fig
al Bost
Leutenant
Legion of Honor
Prince August Wilaim
Kaisee
Rheims
Red Cross
Wetton
Geld
The
Marne
Gerald. de Castienau
Du Bois Bas Becomes Third Class City After Vote
Harrisburg approved Du Bois Bas charter making it a third class city. The change takes effect January 1, 1916, with elections for officers held in fall 1915. Charter grants define borough boundaries and layout, with no other changes.
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Harrisburg
DuBois
Pennsylvania coal will soar in price soon
Pennsylvania coal is described as a luxury of the near future by Walter Cronos, dean of the school of mines at Pennsylvania State College. He warns that easily mined coal is depleting, and deeper, thinner veins will be mined at higher costs, doubling the price of the inferior product. He cites statistics: half of U S production and a quarter of the world’s output come from Pennsylvania.
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Pennsylvania
Dean Crane
United States
Skea
Aie
Austrians Drop Bombs on Montenegrin Towns
From Cetthhgee on December 30 three bombs dropped at Graven by Austrian aviators caused fatal damage. Attacks were reported elsewhere in Montenegro. Hezegovina was struck on Monday. The report mentions woods and twelve inch shells in the bombardment.
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Graven
Montenegro
Hezegovina
Death notices for Frank Bradley and Frederick Sackett
Two residents are reported dead. Frank Bradley was found dead at his Cemetery Road home, likely died Christmas Eve, with a will and a Presbyterian church dinner box nearby. the funeral is arranged by local firemen. Frederick Sackett, 70, died at Locust Street home after a weeklong illness, survived by wife and six children, with services at St Francis Church and burial in Catholic Cemetery.
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Frank’ Bradley
Cemetery Road
Frederick Sackett
Locust Street
William
Ruth
Joan
David
Chambersburg
Frederick, Jr
Westfield
Stater Constant
Erie
Siater
George D. Runk
Sackett
Order of Eagles
St. Francis Catholic
Saturn
Rev. Fabhman
Frank Bradley
Frank Wrigley
G. N. Eifenberger
Harry Watson
Joe Phillips
Presbyterian Church
Clear Beld J
Frank
Clearfield
Victor Murdock’s Mother Dies in Wichita Kansas
Withie Kansas December 20 Victor Murdock, aged 72, died here today. She was the mother of Senator Murdock. Hon Victor Murdock is known in Clearfield, having lectured there. The P R R pay train passed through this morning, lifting the employer’s spirits.
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Victor Murdock
Wichita, Kansas
Withie
Kansas
Murdock
Clearfield
Allied Troops Advance as French Press German Lines
Faris reports heavy artillery bombardment along the Alsace front as French forces silence German heavy guns near Amotteck and surround Steinbach in upper Alsace. Allied troops seize St Georges village near Nieuport in Belgium amid ongoing fighting despite snow and mud.
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Faris
Artilery
Feeces
Upper
Alsace
Amoteck
Gertenss
St. Georges
Donnebexo
Frey
Allen
Belgium
Nieuport
Argonne
Steinbach
Pan
Clearfield Y M C A to Meet State College Five
The Clearfield Y M C A basketball team will face the last State College team in the Y M C A gym tonight in Clearfield. The local lineup includes Mitchell for ward, Caneran and Mexkle guards, and Apgar McCullough at center. The game starts promptly at 9.
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Clearfield. Y. MC
Clearfield
Mitchelleed -Siteinger
Caneran
Mexkle
Apgaree MecCullough
Thie Gente
Evangelistic Meetings Begin at Trinity M Z Church Tonight
Evangelistic meetings open at 7:38 this evening at Trinity M Z church led by Miller and Baker. Baker seeks a large chorus for his personal training with young people urged to attend for leadership and practice under skilled guidance.
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Miller
Cleaning Up Mysterious Murders in Fairment West Virginia
United Press reports the arrest today in Fairment West Virginia of members of the Killen Block Hand society led by Mack Hand. Investigators expect these arrests to help solve several recent murders robberies and jail deliveries in the area. Detective Jim Seabelle was killed after a dispute with partner Leonard Sresh, triggering the crackdown.
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United Pree
Fairment
W. Va
Der
Whalevale
Mack Hand
Kifiin
Killen Block Hand ‘Society
Schdar
Jim Seabelle
Leonard? Sresh
Borough Council Resolves Paving and Suit Notice
A special council meeting completed unfinished business including a paving cost estimate for the alley between Pine and Locust. A suit against Matt Savage over a fall on February 2, 1906 seeks 9500 damages. The council approved reading to require Savage to appear in court and defend. A committee was appointed to test Penn Public Service Co light quality for borough service adequacy.
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Anna McGeey
Jae
Matt Savage
Penn Public, Service |Co
Man Prefers Smoke Over Movie Visit, Complains to Board
A formal complaint to the board of control records a man stating he would rather smoke than attend a movie show inside the price walls. The board members, who were present, noted his stance and the remark about not having the Frcqmen forued ox.
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Priece
Board of Control
Control
Canadians Soldiers Who Shot American Arrested
Canadian soldiers who fired on an American boatman are detained at Port Erie barracks after Charien Dorsch, wounded in the incident, testifies he and Sauth did not know what the soldiers sought. He recounts a fatal exchange and gunfire from the fishing boat on the Niagara River near Fort Erie.
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Buffalo
Charien Dorsch
Tawating
Poke Niegare
Fort Erie
Saith
Port Eric
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Aldred Teanga
Kadter
Sechin
Clearfield Y. M. C. A
State College Taxiamr
Trouty ME
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