Death on Ridgeley bridge shrouded in mystery
Harry Haller known as Cappy, 31, yardman for the Western Maryland at Ridgeley West Virginia, was found dead near the Potomac River bridge after a night marked by a reported struggle. Investigators indicate possible foul play. evidence includes a moved stove, broken knife blade, a pistol with two empty chambers, and a bruise on the jaw. Mineral County authorities will lead the inquiry with local officers reviewing witnesses from a near saloon confrontation. Haller leaves a wife Wilhelmeria Rice and several children with close relatives.
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Cappy
Yitchman
Maryland
Ridgeley
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Whateh Box
Plailway
Thaddeus Harison
J. A Abbott
Hallier
Haller
Adisc
Kaiser
Harry Irvine
Poin
Cook
Mineral County
West Virginia
Elser
Wegman
Wilhelmer Ia Rice
F. B. Haller
John
Frank B. Haller
Theodore and
Ellis Haller
John Snyder
Lewis H. Cowherd
Julius C. Hast
Neutrality a Frozen Word in British Navy Chief’s Plea
London dispatch reports Baron Fisher, First Sea Lord, says England relies on U S sympathy for Christmas hopes. He notes his American daughter in law and urges Americans to understand neutrality, calling on readers to read William Watson’s poem to America.
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Ed L. Keen
United Press
The
Great Britain
London
England
Narpantry
America
Baron Fisher
Gres
Britain
Prince Louis of Battenberg
United States
Morgan
Philadelphia
Lord Fisher
William Watson
Three Hundred Baskets Go To Cumberland's Poor Today
Over three hundred baskets of food were sent by the consolidated charities to needy families in Cumberland. Deliveries started this morning and continued throughout the day, reaching homes across the city. Each basket included a dressed chicken, flour, potatoes, apples, cabbage, rice, coffee, sugar, beans, peas, corn, and a can of milk. Local leaders in charge included P. W. Blake, Major G. W. Woods, the Salvation Army, Miss Mattingly, St. Vincent de Paul, and Miss Clara Hartsock of Associated Charities.
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Consolidated Charities
P. W. Blake
Five Killed in New York Tenement Fire
Five members of the Corso family died in a basement fire in a five story tenement on West Ninth Street New York. Mrs Mary Corso and her children Charles Fran Harry and Grace were suffocated. Arthur Corso son and hospital worker helped rush others to Poly Clinic Hospital where they died. The blaze started while tenants slept and spread to the upper floors before being controlled.
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Mary Corso
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Fran
Harry
Grace Amandele
Hiete
Corso
Arthur Corso
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Poly
Heavy tribute exacted by Germans at Antwerp
A December dispatch from Northern France details German exactions in Antwerp including daily fines of bread and meat, cheese and wine quotas, tobacco and cigarette totals, and forced shop provisions. Troops were described as demoralized and exhausted during their return through Brussels.
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Schaerbeck
Brussels
Yse
Emperor William's Arrival Fuels German Front Rally
Amsterdam reports thousands of German troops moving toward Northern France as Emperor William travels to the western front with his entire staff. Berlin dispatches say Allied offensives stalled, Germans counterattacking along the Argonne and other points, signaling potential renewed action.
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London
Amsterdam
Aix-la-Chapelle
France
William
Berlin
Cial
Argonne
Cologne
Poland
Aix la-Chapelle
Russia's War Chief Claims Broad Early Victories
Petrograd reports Minister of War Soukhomolihinff states Russia advances on East Prussia from east and south. He says Germans driven back across the Bzura and Pilica rivers, Warsaw safe, and Austro German offensive in Galicia and southern Poland broken. He cautions against inflated German claims and notes Moscow conference with Emperor Nicholas.
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Russia
Nicholas
Moscow
Berlin
White Christmas Foretold East of Mississippi
The weather bureau reports a white Christmas for regions east of the Mississippi and in the north gulf states with heavy snow expected tonight. Cold and fair conditions are forecast for tomorrow after today’s widespread snow across the lake states, middle Atlantic, upper Mississippi, and upper Ohio regions.
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Santa Claus
Mississippi
North Gulf States
Weather Bureau
Lake States
Middle Atlantic
Upper
Carol Singing on Streets Tomorrow Morning
Christmas carols will be sung on the streets tomorrow morning following the usual custom begun years ago. The event starts shortly after midnight and continues through the morning hours.
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Carol
Congress Adjourns For Christmas Recess
Congress suspended business for Christmas and adjourned until December 29. The session left work well advanced with a constitutional amendment for woman suffrage expected early in January. Committees will report appropriation bills soon after recess as leaders push to clear business by March 4.
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Renaie
Moss
House
Skipper Found Guilty Of Carelessness In Wreck Case
Captain James Carey of the Hanstel, wrecked on Duxbury reef near San Francisco with 31 lives lost, was found guilty of carelessness in navigation by Federal steamboat inspectors and his license revoked for two years. The department plans new navigation actions for the reef.
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Washington
James Carey
Hanstel
Duxbury Reef
San Francisco
Department of “Ecommerce
Prosperity Dawning, Says C M Schwab
New York reports Charles M Schwab president of Bethlehem Steel returned from England aboard the Lusitania predicting a peak in prosperity as European contracts for US supply exceed 2.3 billion dollars since the war began. He canceled provisional submarine contracts with Britain after State Department guidance and replaced them with others worth more than 15 million dollars.
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Europe
Charles M. Schwab
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
England
Lusitania
Me. Schwab
Bryan
12 000 flood victims send appeal for aid
Great Britain and the United States coordinate relief for Jerusa lem. France expected to respond as Turkey approves the plan. Ambassador Morgenthau reports 12000 people homeless from the Djibe flood in Arabia and asks Red Cross and American Jewish Committee in New York to be informed.
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Arabia
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Constantinople
Red Cross
American Jewish Committee
New York
Fire destroys Mongol Lama's wonder palace
A dispatch from Urga reports the interior of the Kutuktu palace the deified lama of the Mongols was totally consumed by fire with priceless treasures lost the wealth of the Kutuktu is said to be vast and supported by devoted followers Urga claims about 150000 slaves and ample worldly goods surround the grand palace
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London
Urga
Mongolia
Urgane
Mexican Chief Leaves Capital After Quarrel
San Antonio report says Provisional President Mulatio Gutierree quit Mexico City over differences with Felipe Angeles and Zapata followers. Capital now governed by a committee of Villa and Zapata adherents and another provisional president to be chosen January 10.
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Texas
Mulatio Gutierree
Mexico City
Felipe Angeles
Zapata
T. R. Beltran
Villa
Store Open Tonight Offers Useful X Goods at Edison
Edison Electric Company advertises a store opening tonight at 14 Union Street offering a range of useful items and electric offerings. The notice is short and promotional in tone.
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Union St. Edison Electric Company
Dover Scene of Second Attack From The Air
Dover faced a second aerial attack as a German plane dropped a bomb in a garden causing no damage before fleeing toward the sea. A British aircraft pursued unsuccessfully. Reports also note a submarine sunk claims from Amsterdam and shifting Austrian commands amid front-line battles along the Danube and Carpathians.
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London
Dover
Amsterdam
White Gifts for the King at First Presbyterian Church
The Sunday school at First Presbyterian staged a Christmas gift event titled White Gifts for the King. Gifts distributed through Salvation Army and Associated Charities included toys for 60 children, 86 dollars and 55 cents in cash, clothing for 70 people, and 17 baskets of provisions.
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Salvation Army
Associated Charities
Vivian Beall
Chicago Arson Case Halted by Jury Fixing Charge
In Chicago on December 24 Joseph Fish a millionaire fire insurance adjuster faced arson charges as the defense was tested. Assistant State's Attorney Frank Johneun reported an attempt to influence juror Edward T Malloy with unmistakeable signals from a spectator in court. The signals allegedly indicated some jurors would acquit, part of a broader alleged arson ring tied to millions in insurance losses.
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Chicago
Joseph Fish
Frank Johneun
O'Conner
Edward T. Malloy
Johnson
Malloy
Sig
Nals
Fish
Aluminum Company of America Receives 500000 Canteens Order
New Kensington Pennsylvania December 24 1944 The Aluminum Company of America received an order for 500000 canteens for use by armies fighting in Europe Several hundred workers assigned to the project shipments planned weekly In a separate note Lisbon Portugal December 24 The Portuguese Chamber voted to join England in the war against Germany following news of another German attack on Angola.
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Belgium
Paris
Yser
England
London
New York
War Office
New Kennsingston
Europe
Aluminum Company
Amerina
Fuisboen
Germany
Angola
Rumor Of Austrian Emperor Joseph Supposed Death
Rome reports a circulating rumor that Emperor Joseph of Austria Hungary is near death. The claim notes Morperor Fra was ill for weeks and that the sovereign's condition worsened, though not confirmed.
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Joseph
Austria-Hungary
Morperor Fra
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