Quiet Wedding of Wilson and Mrs. Galt in Washington
Washington dispatch reports President Wilson and Edith Bolling Galt wed in a private ceremony at the Galt home on Twentieth Street with immediate family only present. Relatives gathered as a Marine Band orchestra played the wedding march, and the newlyweds left for a southern honeymoon aboard a White House automobile bound for Union Station.
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Washington
Wilson
Edith Bolling Galt
Galt
Twentieth Street
William G. McAdoo
Pragant
Bertha Bolling
Marine Band
George Washington
Custis
Thomas Jefferson
White House
Union Station
National
Congress
Misa Margaret Wilson
Francia Bowes Sayre
Williamstown
Mass
Anne Howe
Philadelphia
Joseph R. Wilson
Baltimore
Simon Woodrow Bones
Norman Gait
Edith Wall
Shrine Saved From Destruction In 1871 Commune Fire
Notre Dame cathedral faced grave danger during the 1871 commune as Waos menaced by incendiaries who entered, gathered chairs and combustibles, and piled oil-soaked fuel in the choir to destroy the church. The National guard arrived and frustrated the doomed fire.
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Notre Dame Cathedral
Waos
National Guard
Where He Belongs in a Humorous Exchange
A short, witty dialogue features a mother pleading to bail out her son Robert after a 40 mph arrest. The judge interrupts with a sharp quip suggesting the son stay in jail if he cannot speed up. The exchange highlights humor in a legal setting.
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Robert
Prisons De Luxe Dialog Delivers Courtroom Humour
A humorous exchange unfolds as a judge asks a stranger defendant to choose between the state penitentiary or county jail. The man inquires about the course of study at the penitentiary, revealing bemused confusion in the courtroom.
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Luxe
Belt Line Railway Strike Ends as Mediation Brings Settlement
Chicago December 18. The Belt Line Railway strike, which halted freight transshipment, ended after mediation by G W W Hanger. The union agreed to a limited daily service instead of hourly trains, abandoning demands for constant 24 hour service. Workers prepared to return to duty immediately.
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Chicago
Belt Line Railway Company
Road
G. W. W. Hanger
United States Commissioner of Mediation and Conciliation
C. G. Austin
Belt Line Railroad
Seventy-ffth
Halsted Streets
Wighty Third Street
Vincennes Road
United States Commissioner of Mediation and
Severe Storm Paralyses New York Railroads and Towns
Storm leaves rail networks crippled with downed wires and blocked blocks. New York Central and New Haven Hartford lines nearly halted as six inches of snow blanketed New York City and two to three feet buried Connecticut. Milk supply fears rise as milk trains scramble to move. Numerous buildings and property suffer heavy damage across the region.
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New York
New York Central
New Haven
Hartford
New York City
Connecticut
New Postmasters Named
Washington December 18 The president on Thursday sent to the Senate nominations of postmasters for several towns including Escanaba Centralia Wenona Bowen Bushnell Colchester Nauvoo New Windsor Oak Park Melrose Park Winchester Crawfordsville Kendallville Oxford Rosedale Owensville and others.
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Washington
Senate
Michignan
John O'Meara
Escanaba
Ilinois
May N. Prill
Centralia
Thomas J. Hopking
Wenona
O. H. Johnson
Bowen
James H. Spiker
Bushnell
John F. Bushmeyer
Colchester
George H. Hart
Nauvoo
H. Bruce Schroyer
New Windsor
Robert Sherrard
Oak Park
Louis
Chicago Wins G P Meet At Republican Convention
Chicago was chosen by the Republican National Committee to host the 11th Republican national convention on June 7. The decision came after a vote in Washington with Chicago receiving 30 votes, San Francisco 13, St. Louis 7, and Philadelphia 2. The convention will occur one week before the Democratic gathering in St. Louis.
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San Francisco
Washington
Chicago
Republican National Committee
St. Loui
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Former Senator Hale Seriously Ill At Home
Washington December 18 Former Senator Hale of Maine is seriously ill of aeralysis at his home in the capital. His advanced age seventy nine limits his chances for recovery and little hope is held for his recovery after the latest strain.
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Washington
Hale
Maine
Missing Parnall Bank Cashier Sought
Charles Moore cashier of the Parnell Savings bank disappeared Wednesday. He left behind his wife and seven children. Police search is being made for him.
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Parnall
Charles Moore
Parnell Savings Bank
Moore
War Tax Bill Passed Extends Emergency Revenue One Year
The senate approved the administration's revenue bill to extend the emergency war tax for another year by 45 to 29. President signed the measure. Mr Underwood delivered a maiden speech praised as a personal triumph. He highlighted finance authority and argued foreign imports did not harm domestic industries under the act.
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Senate
Smoot
Utah
Senate Finance Committee
Mit
Clapp
Minnesota
Curtis
Kansas
Harding
Ohio
Jones
Kenyon
Iowa
Underwool
Finance Committee
House
Underwood
Penrose
Five Die In Felton Train Wreck Near Chester
Five killed eleven injured in a rear end collision between an accommodation train from Wilmington to Chester and a train of empty express cars on the Baltimore and Ohio line near Felton two miles south of Chester. Two dead were railroad employees and two were Black passengers. Daniel Callenger of Philadelphia was the fifth victim. All the injured resided in Philadelphia, Chester, or nearby towns.
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Chester
Wilmington
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Felton
Daniel Callenger
Philadelphia
Titanic Owners Make Offer
The White Star line has offered 664000 to settle all claims from the Titanic sinking on April 16, 2012, with about 500900 to American claimants, 50000 to British claimants, and 114000 for interest and expenses. The agreement must be acted upon by December 30 to become operative.
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New York
White Star Line
Tornado Ravages Lauderdale and Kemper Counties
A Lauderdale and Kemper counties tornado killed at least 15 people and injured 50, destroying Cullum and damaging many structures. Meridian reported three deaths and numerous injuries as the storm crossed toward Alabama with widespread destruction including Dipoff, Bailey, and Ciles.
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Miss
Lauderdale
Kemper
Cullum
Dipoff
Bailey Forest
Bailey
Ciles
Alabama
Envoy to Mexico Picked by Wilson in 1913
Washington nominates Henry P. Metecher for ambassador to Mexico while Eliseo Arredondo serves as Mexican ambassador to the United States. The move restores diplomatic ties severed nearly three years earlier. In Des Moines, H A Miskell and W E B Miskell file divorce petitions, both citing desertion after sharing a wedding date.
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Henry P. Metecher
Chile
Wilson
Mexico
Eliseo Arredondo
United States
Mr. Fletcher
Des Moines
H. A. Miskell
W. EB. Miskell
Bath
Allied cruiser bombarded Gallipoli forced to withdraw
The Ottoman war office announced that an allied cruiser shelling Turkish positions on the Gallipoli peninsula was hit by Turkish shells and compelled to withdraw.
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Constantinople
Gallipoli
Ottoman War Office
Austria and U S clash over Ancona sinking stance
Vienna and Washington remain sharply divided over the Ancona disaster as Austria rebuffs US accusations toward its submarine commander. Vienna says the United States has not proven fault and cautions against extrapolating legal maxima while awaiting direct exchanges of correspondence.
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Vienna
Ancona
Washington
Beren
Austria
United States
London
Frederic C. Penfield
Amgeterdam
Reuter
U. S
Imperial
Royal Navy
Berlin
Nota
Flyer Falls in Sky Battle Over Valenciennes
The official statement from Berlin via London reports Lieutenant Nimermann caused an English mono Dane to fall over Valenciennes after an aerial battle. The report dates to December 18 and confirms the action in the sky over French airspace.
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Flyer
Berlin
Germany
London
Nimermann
Valenciennes
U S Surgeons Return to Paris Ambu lance Party
An American ambulance party organized in Chicago by Dr. John B. Murphy has returned to Paris after six months in northern France and will continue its work there.
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U. S
Paris
Chicago
John B. Murphy
France
Ite
Swamp Root Kidney Remedy Ad Appeals To Readers
An advertisement underscores kidney health, urging care for urinary and back trouble and promoting Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as a remarkable kidney and bladder remedy. It invites readers to test with a 10 cent sample and mentions physician endorsement and a druggist purchase option.
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Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Ady
Daughter Reveals Age in Family Banter
A daughter's complaint about being introduced as younger than she is leads to a verbal exchange with her mother. The mother defends the practice saying people would be surprised by her daughter's age while the daughter suggests fairness for both sides. The judge weighs in on the lighthearted dispute.
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Jane Brown
Judge
Why the Price Was Low In A Scotch Village Shop
A shabby man asks a Scotch shopkeeper for an empty soap box and is charged two pence. The man protests and claims he can buy cheaper at a neighbor’s. The shopkeeper retorts about not leaving boxes outside all night, ending the exchange with a quip on sparing humility.
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Tamson
Grape-Nuts Aids Convalescent In Dining Crisis
A Kansas woman recalls her six year old niece's typhoid recovery aided by Grape-Nuts. After health decline, doctors lost hope, but the family report the food’s digestibility and appeal helped the girl regain strength and vitality. Postum Co. endorses the letter as genuine and representative.
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Ohio
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
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