Guatemala City Devastated by Repeated Quakes
A series of earthquakes from December 25 to 29 left Guatemala City largely ruined and over 100000 homeless. American ships and aid agencies prepared to assist as President Wilson offered condolences to Estrada.
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Guatemala City
Navy Department
Guatemala
Wilson
Estrada
Cebrara
United States
Levell
Fee
Red Cross
Mrs. Castle the Dancer Sues for 30000
New York December 31 Mrs Mraen Castle the dancer sues Century Theater management for 30000 claiming breach of contract. She says the contract paid 900 dollars a week plus 100 dollars for each extra performance and alleges she was not allowed to perform on December 3. If permitted she would have earned 30000 this season.
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New York
Mra
Ene Castle
Century Theater
Garrat and Griswold Reported Safe in Texas
A letter from Waco Texas states George Garrat and Warner Griswold have arrived there and are in splendid health. It also notes Wellington Welland is located in San Antonio Texas.
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Waco
Texan
George Garrat
Warner Griswold
Wellington Welland
San Antonia
Texas
Reno paper endures Chas. B. Henderson candidacy talk
The Reno News Letter notes that if Governor Boyle appoints Chas. B. Henderson, he is likely to announce a 1918 party nomination bid. Henderson, a prominent Nevada lawyer, is praised as active aggressive and a strong campaigner with broad support in the state.
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Henderson
Boyle
Charlie” Henderson
Nevada
Reno
Governor Boyle to appoint U.S. Senator on January 2
Telegram to the Independent says Governor Boyle is at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco and will appoint a United States Senator to succeed the late Francis G. Newlands on January 2. No clear successor name is given, but it is not expected that the governor will appoint himself.
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Independent
Boyle
Palace Hotel
San Francisco
United States
Francis G. Newlands
Wool prices report unsteady in quiet market
Ban Francisco December 31 Crim mins and Peirce Co report the wool market was very quiet last week amid government export regulation uncertainty and proposed price controls.
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Ban Francisco
Crimmins and Peirce Co
Supreme court weighs Kuhl murder appeal amid execution date
The OBE in the Bon Kut case of the Jarbidge stage driver murder, sentenced to be shot early January, is before the supreme court. Fingerprint identification by Charles Stone aided Kuhl's conviction, and the appeal cannot be perfected in time for the scheduled execution.
Germans Strike First Blow On Western Front
German forces launched an early offensive on a two mile front before Cambrai, gaining a foothold in British trenches before being pushed back by counter attacks. British lines held firm in the center amid heavy fighting as the assault proceeded.
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Associated Press
Germany
Cambrai
Bying
Matin reports German troops spread hate hymn in Paris
Turin correspondent notes the new Hymn of Hate distributed among German troops. The closing verse translated into English urges destruction of women and children of the vanquished, calling for forward action to devastate the enemy.
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Paris
Matin
Turin
Germany
KLM
Grammar School Delayed Opening Until Monday
The board announces the grammar school will not open until next Monday. It previously set opening for the day after New Year but has reconsidered. Parents are urged to limit public gatherings to curb the scarlet fever outbreak, with seven current cases in Elko.
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Elko
Bud Bodell Proves Racing Record True at Elko Back Home
Bud Bodell returned from Indiana and the east after weeks driving in races where he won fourteen prizes in seventeen events. He drove the Phelix car for Jones Tire and reached speeds of 96 to 106 mph on cross country runs. He plans Salt Lake City events next month if track conditions permit.
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Bud Bodell
Indianapolis
Ely
Indiana
East
Jones Tire Company
Chicago
F. L. Mann
Salt Lake City
Phelix
Indianaples
Bud
Paris Heroine Aids Bleeding War Veteran On Subway
In Paris at Alma station an anonymous French woman helps a sightless, armless soldier, bearing medals from Verdun, into a crowded Metro car. She consoles him, removes his kepi, and supports his head as he leans on her, a tender act amid wartime curiosity.
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Alma Station
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Mvles
New York
First Vices
Cone
Bine
Totharma
Bois de Bologne
Champs Elysees
Tuileries Gardens
France
Longtime Nevada educator A. E. Kaye dies in California
A. E. Kaye, prominent Nevada educator and former school principal in Eureka Elko Winnemucca Verdi Silver City and Reno, died Friday night in Long Beach California after years of illness. He ran for state superintendent of public instruction three times as a Democrat, losing in 1882 1896 and a 1894 People’s Party bid. His widow served a decade as Matron of Mansanita Hall at the University of Nevada.
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A. E. Kaye
Nevada
Long Beach
Cal
Verdi
Silver City
Reno
Kaye
Arej
Songs of home lift spirits amid battle in France
A wartime verse recounts soldiers in trenches singing tunes of home across the French night. Hearts turn to states and nations as chants of Liberty, Dixie, and Home draw courage, while the correspondent notes the struggle against tyranny and a hoped victory for Columbia.
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France
Columbia
Sone
Obby
Catarry
R. A. Canning
Goldfield
Nev
Heaviest Christmas Mail On Record
The post office department reports Christmas mail about 25 percent heavier than ever before with no congestion. Trade routes show 40 to 50 percent more parcel post than last year while handling was satisfactory. New York Chicago and St Louis cite heavy outbound parcel post and increased inbound receipts, yet smooth operations due to early mailing campaigns.
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Post Office Department
Railway
Androm Postmax
Ths
Railway Mail Service
New York
Chicago
St. Louis
Letter from Lowell Moody Arrives in France Safe
Lowell Moody reports arrival in France in a letter with no postmark. Readers may write to his company and regiment for safe delivery.
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Lowell Moody
France
German Peace Proposals to be Considered by Britain
London report says British government will give a serious and reasonable reply when Austro German terms are presented. Premier Lloyd George plans a conference visit to France on the peace subject.
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London
The
Manchester Guardian
Lloyd- George
France
Jews May Establish State in Palestine
Preparations completed for tomorrow to launch a nationwide Zionist drive to raise 1,000,000 dollars as a preliminary fund for re establishing a Jewish state in Palestine. Funds to be used for reconstruction surveys and permanent re establishment costs as Zionist organizations plan global fundraising. A separate pledge of financial assistance for Palestine upbuilding came at a Federated Zionist societies convention in Chicago with a Brandeis telegram urging practical action and discipline.
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New York
Palestine
Zioniet
Chicago
Federated Zionist Societies of the
Middle West
Elko Tigers Form New Athletic Club
A group of local young men organized the Elko Tigers athletic club. They have purchased basketball uniforms and are practicing for the season opener next Saturday at Starr Valley. The club welcomes new members.
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Elko Tigers
Starr Valley
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