Col Maxson Struck by Auto in New York
Colonel Maxson a Nevada Republican national committeeman was struck by a taxicab yesterday afternoon near Thirty-ninth Street and Fifth Avenue. He identified himself as H. Dr. Maxson of Reno and was taken to the Union League Club then to the Waldorf Astoria for treatment where his elbow was badly fractured.
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New York
Severn
Union Ls Club
Thirty-ninth Street
Fick Avent
Union League Club
Ormsby Mciare
McHarg
Colonel Maxson
Republican National
Kaiser’s Illness Deepens Amid Court Uncertainty
From London a December dispatch reports Kaiser Wilhelm II confined to bed with a very high fever. Doctors fear the illness may be more serious than admitted as private doctors and officials attend his bedside during a royal Christmas celebrations cancellation.
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Pac
Int'l
London
Dev
Berliy
Greece on Eve of Important Move
Athens reports a cabinet meeting for crucial military conferences as tensions rise toward a possible invasion by German and allied forces. Rumors cite German, Austrian, and Bulgarian troops gathering near Giurgiu and Giurgiu style zones with martial law anticipated in Greece.
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Greece
Intl
Athens
Dec
Ladis
Gievgeli
Teutons
Tis
Grecer
Many Soldiers Died in Vain In Dardanelles Campaign
London reports in the House of Commons that total Allied losses in the Dardanelles up to December are 112,921. The piece notes costs of state roads exceed 200 million dollars for 21 000 miles of highways with about 11 000 miles built recently and seven states lacking highway departments.
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Pac
Int'l News Service
London
House of Commons
Dardanelles
Beautiful play at the Bradley
The Bradley Opera House announces The Rosary as a two reel feature for Christmas Eve. The seven reel moral drama follows Bruce Wilton’s ruin and a priest Father Kelley who uncovers the truth restoring light to the family amid tragedy. Kathryn Williams stars.
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Bradley Opera House
Edward E. Rose
Bruce Wilton
Vera
Father Kelley
Asband
Kathryn Wilhmins
Suel
Mining Revival in the West
The piece traces a postwar mining upswing driven by demand for copper lead and zinc and rare metals like tungsten, chromium, and molybdenum. It notes improved metallurgy cyanide use and concentration techniques enabling profitable extraction of low grade ore and reopening of old mines. It highlights Colorado as a key area and signals opportunistic properties available for lease or purchase.
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Colorado
Trent
Feld
Judge L. E. Morgan Passes at 90 in Elko
Lucius Ezra Morgan a longtime Elko County pioneer aged ninety years eight months and twenty days died peacefully at three fifteen in the afternoon. He helped blaze trails to Nevada during the 1850s and 1860s, lived in Gold Hill and Elko, served as county treasurer and justice of the peace, and left a son Joy Morgan of Houston and a stepson Frank Cogswell of Elko. Funeral services set for Sunday at ten o clock at the local IOOF hall.
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L. E. Morgan
Judge Morgan
Elko County
LO. C. F. Lodge
Nevada
Placerville
Cal
Salt Lake Village
Hatetown
Ogden
Morgan
Gold Hill
Heeson
Gabe Cohen
Humbelin
Elko
Taymote Creek
Cap
Fourth Street
Elke County
Chumes
Michigan
Earth
Mr. Morgan
Joy Morgan
Houston
Texas
Frank Cogswell
Pioneer Lady Nettie Bresman Dies After Long Nevada Life
Telegram from San Krai announces the death of Nettie Bresman a longtime Elko County resident. She lived in Eureka and Thuby vale ley before moving to Elko about fifteen years ago. She was associated with the Fermald family and lived to about eighty, beloved by all who knew her.
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San Kraicioco
Nettie Bresman
Elko County
Bresman
Eureka
Nevada
Thuby Valeley
Elke
Nator Frank Fermald
Christmas Cantata at Presbyterian Church
The Presbyterian church hosts a Christmas cantata titled The Santa Chars and the Star Queen tomorrow at 7 30 pm performed by Sunday school members. A decorated Christmas tree and special scenery will be on display for an engaging program promising a cheerful evening.
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Santa Chars
Presbyterian Church
Indictment for Plotters in Canada Canal Destruction Case
Paul Koenty and Richard Leyendecker were indicted by the federal grand jury for conspiring to destroy by force the Welland canal and other property in Canada using dynamite. Koenty faced charges of planning military enterprise against a peaceful country.
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Pac
Int'l News Service
New York
Paul Koenty
Richard Leyendecker
Federal Grand Jury
Welland Canal
Canada
Koenty
Balkan Front Stalemate Reported From Berlin
Berlin dispatch says the Balkan front remains unchanged with German authorities admitting French forces captured Hartmann's Weiserkopft. German 82 landwehr recaptured the summit and took about 1,630 prisoners plus 2 officers, as troops push north and clear trenches while German losses reach around 1,100 men.
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Pac
Int'l News Service
Berlin
Balkans
Hartmann
82 Landwehr
Justice McCarran Denies Resignation to Run for Senator
The Carson Appeal reports Justice McCarran denied any plan to resign from the bench to pursue a United States Senate seat. He stated no intention to step down at this time.
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Carson
Justice McCarran
United States
Much Higher Wool Price Predicted for Prospect Years
Wool expert from Utah predicts the next eight years will be the greatest era of prosperity for the wool industry. He cites world sheep shortages, war impacts on European mills, and a single Bradford mill operating as current drivers of high prices.
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W. T. Rich
Utah
Mr. Riteh
Australia
Europe
Alsace
Roubaix
Helms
Russians Take Nyvaran City in Persian Campaign
Petrograd December 23 An advance by the Russian army seizes Nyvaran Mun thirty miles from Teheran the main objective of their Persian march. A large enemy force including Turks Kurds and Persians opposes them but lacks artillery and mounts little resistance.
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Petrograd
Nyvaran
Mun
Teh- Leran
Persia
Henry Ford Stricken by Influenza in Peace Expedition
Henry Ford, leader of the peace expedition invading Europe, is down with influenza and may face pneumonia. The vessel Oscar I, carrying the peace party, sailed to Stockholm today, but Ford could not join and will travel by mail if he recovers.
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Pac
Int'l
Christiana
Henry Ford
Europe
Oscar I
Stockholm
Ford
Another Protest for the French
Washington reports Ambassador Sharp has protested U S action over Germans removed from American steamers by a French cruiser. France will wait for the commander’s official report before replying.
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Pac
Int'l News Service
Washington
Sharp
United States
Criiger
France
Many Saved From Japanese Liner Sinking
The Yasuka Maru was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean. A French cruiser landed 120 passengers and 140 crew after nine hours in lifeboats. The attack was reportedly without warning and the ship went down in 45 minutes. An American aboard, W. J. Leigh, concerns officials in Washington awaiting official reports.
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Pac
Int'l
London
Dec
Mediterranean
Veasel
Marine Insurance
W. J. Leigh
Washingtone
German Populace Riots for Food in Berlin
Dispatches from Amsterdam report rising riots in Berlin over food shortages. Crowds refuse to disperse, demand peace, and seek return of sons from the front. The chancellery and residence are guarded with doubled guard as distress over war impact grows.
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Pac
Int'l
London
Amsterdam
Berlin
German Empire
Germany
Carranza Forces Take Chihuahua City in 1915 Clash
El Paso report says Carranza forces occupied Chihuahua City and about four thousand Villistas surrendered. Nevada potato crop yields are forecast at about 2,240,000 bushels with 000 acres grown. December price at 70 cents per bushel. Alfalfa crop for 1915 estimated at 610 tons.
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Pac
Int'l News Service
EL Paso
Texas
Chihuahua City
Villas
Nevada
City Marshal Watches Murder
Deputy City Marshal Fairfield observed what he thought was a staged scene as a realty dealer shot and killed Bert Richardson, vice-president of the First National Bank, in Trovico California.
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Pac
Int'l
Trovico
Calif
Fairfield
Bert Richardson
First, National Bank
Austrian Emperor Opines on Ancona Dispute
A Vienna dispatch reports the Emperor did not urge Burian to meet US demands. He says Austria and America share the same principles in the Ancona case, the dispute being factual, and he supports the submarine captain for sinking the ship without saving passengers.
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Pac
Int'l
Hague
Vienna
Burian
United States
Austria
America
Ancona
Turks Sink Two British Monitors Near Kut El Amara
Official report states Turkish artillery sank two British monitors in the Tigris River near Kut El Amara. The action occurred as forces contest control in Mesopotamia with casualties and strategic impact noted.
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Pac
Int'l News Service
Constantinople
Tigris River
Kut el Amara
Bold daylight holdUp in Frisco
A robber entered a Frisco pawn shop and, wielding a revolver, demanded cash and fled with 75 dollars from the safe. The clerk fired a shot as the thief ran away but missed. A large crowd watched as police searched the downtown area.
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Pac
Int
Mews Service
San Francisco
Good roads drive townward march slows rural wait
A call for a neighborhood good roads movement promises quicker farm access to town. Implementing better roads could reduce travel from ten minutes to about an hour in this bearer market era.
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