Massey Says War Must Continue Until Germany Crushed
New Zealand Prime Minister W F Massey told Hornchurch that it is our duty to pursue the war until Germany is defeated and her armies driven back. He said he cannot speak for President Wilson and would like to see his note before commenting on any peace terms. He asserted New Zealand will carry on the fight without outside aid and intends to do so to the end.
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Associated Press
London
W. F. Massey
New Zealand
Hornchurch
Germany
Wilson
Paris Dispatches on Wilson Note and Laning Statement
Paris reports Wilson's note and Secretary Lansing's statement dominate the day in papers. Allies reply to Germany's peace proposals is near completion, described as lengthy and detailing allies grievances and central powers burdens. Deputy Renaudel at the chamber session says the note may force Germany to state its wartime stance.
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Paris
Wilson
Lansing
Germany
Wilton
Chamber of Deputies
Renaudel
Mail Deluge Clamps Chicago Postal System in Storms
Postal officials in Chicago report a historic flood of mail with about eleven hundred tons moved in the last 24 hours. Congestion spreads through stations as railroads struggle to handle the volume amid storms and bitter cold causing widespread delays for trains from the east and west.
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Chicago
Cotton futures open steady with slight early gains
In New York on December 23 the cotton market opened steady with an initial 17 point rise to 15.75 and 17.06 for July as buyers booked recent gains. Prices eased 14 to 20 points soon after the call but closed very steady with January at 16.61 and July at 17.29, while other monthly contracts also firm.
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New York
Howevr
Moderate temperatures forecast for southeastern states
The forecast calls for moderate temperatures in the southeast this week. Unsettled weather is expected at the start of the week with fair conditions through midweek, followed by rain or snow by Thursday.
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Washington
Lumber worker shot and killed by colleague in North Carolina
In N C on December 23 Bill Moone a local lumber company employee was shot and killed by Bill Culbertson. Culbertson built a fire beside the body and was found with the corpse when officers arrived early today.
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Bill Moone
Bill Culbertson
Culbertson
Ami
Submarine Mail Route to United States Stated
Berlin notes released via London claim ordinary mail to the United States may be carried by submarines soon. The statement also mentions mail to other destinations could travel this route.
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Ameaterdam
London
Berlin
United States
Unconfirmed report on Torreon capture circulates in Paso
Dec 23 dispatch notes unconfirmed pemse that Torreon had fallen and says government agents moved toward Wash i. amid ongoing fighting. Also mentions Mr Weaver and a health issue in Roland Park with tonsillitis.
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Hi Paso
Pemse
Torreon
Washi
Arts
Soldiers On Border And In Mexico Remembered
Field Headquarters in Mexico reports that gifts from the United States to the punitive expedition soldiers exceed twenty-five thousand dollars. Red Cross chapters and individuals provided items including 41,000 cigars 11,000 pounds of candy 3,000 pounds of tobacco 6,000 comfort bags 2,000 packages barrels of home made jellies and two complete sets of baseball equipment.
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Associated Press
Mexico
United States
iCross
Food Riots Reported in Dresden as Women March
A Rotterdam dispatch says Dresden saw food riots on December 17 19 and 20 as troops aided police to quell shop closures and shortages. Women reportedly stoned shops on Sunday and later marched city streets, with another rally near the king’s palace demanding food.
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Dresden
Associated Press
London
Rotterdam
Germany
King’s Palace
Tremendous welcome in Berlin for peace note
Berlin crowds, via London, greeted President Wilsons peace overture with a tremendous welcome. Large headlines and eager newspaper play reflected renewed Christmas season interest in German peace overtures after Entente declarations. The American embassy staff and press in Berlin pressed for more news as Gerard and Grew reported from New York.
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Berlin
London
Wilson
Associated Press
James W. Gerard
New York
Joseph C. Grew
Monroe Johnson Sent to Penitentiary for Execution
Monroe Johnson, condemned for first degree murder in Guilford County, was moved to the state penitentiary in Raleigh by Sheriff Stafford. He awaits execution by electric chair on January 26 for the killing of Carl Preddy at White Oak, after Supreme Court review affirmed the lower court.
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Greensboro
Monroe Johnson
Carl Preddy
White Oak
Raleigh
Stafford
Johnson
Supreme Court
Guilford County
German Consul General Testifies in Conspiracy Case
Franz Bopp the German Consul General in San Francisco and six others faced cross examination over a conspiracy to violate American neutrality. He acknowledged a secret war fund of 100000 dollars partly supplied by the Washington embassy used to buy nickel and rubber for Germany, noting the British consulate holds millions.
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San Francisco
Cal
Franz Bopp
Ith
Bopp
Washington
Germany
Gale Wrecks Lines In New York City Storm
A 72 mile per hour gale hit New York City after a thunderstorm, snapping telephone and telegraph lines and rattling signs. Pedestrians dodged debris as plate glass shattered and traffic incidents injured two men while they pursued their hate.
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New York
New Austro Hungarian Foreign Minister Named
London dispatch reports Count Czernin von Chudanitz succeeds Baron von Burian as Austro Hungarian foreign minister. Czernin had been minister to Romania until Romania entered the war.
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London
Count Czernn von Chudanitz
Baron von Burian
Reuter
Vienna
Count Czernin
Rumania
Unidentified Steamer Ashore Near Cape Henry
An unidentified steamer is ashore at Cape Henry driven toward shore near the coast guard station and less than a half mile from the cape lighthouse seeking assistance.
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Norfolk
Cape Henry
Coast Guard
Cape Lighthouse
Doctor Moorefield Shot by Editor's Son in Mount Airy
Dr J L Moorefield, formerly in Pomona, was shot twice by Will Johnson, son of Mount Airy News editor, in the post office lobby. One bullet hit the abdomen. he is in serious condition. Johnson, aged about 24 to 25, is under guard at his home. he and his father ran the mountain town newspaper. he is married with two children.
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Mount Airy
J. L. Moorefield
Pomona
Will Johnson
Johnson
Moorefield
Excitement Created by Free-for-All Fight in Statesville
Dearsett Fraley Harden Lazenby and Cather Harpe three young white men in Statesville clashed in a street brawl after a minor quarrel. They maul ed each other with sticks. none seriously hurt. They appeared before the mayor with each placed under a 254 dollar place bond and required to post 150 dollars for trial on January 3.
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Statesville
Dearsett Fraley
Harden Lazenby
Cather Harpe
Griven
Letter to President from British pacifist appeals for end of war
A special committee of the American neutral conference left New York for Washington to present to President Wilson a letter from Gertrude Russell, a noted British pacifist, lecturer and philosopher. An unnamed messenger, a girl, delivered the letter to evade the British censor.
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Associated Press
New York
Washington
Wilsom
Gerkrane Russell
American polar expedition under Captain Bartlett may sail next summer
Arrangements for the American polar expedition led by Captain Robert A. Bartlett have progressed to a point where departure next summer is possible. Bartlett, Peary’s navigator, will lead a venture modeled after Roald Amundsen's successful polar attempt.
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Washington
Robert A. Bartlett
Peary
North Pole
Roald Amundsen
South Pole
Baseball Commission Meeting Set for Cincinnati January 2 1917
The national baseball commission will convene in Cincinnati on January 2, 1917. The minor leagues will present the class AA draft question, the uniform players contract will be discussed, and officers will be elected.
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Baseball Commission
Cincinnati
Ohio
National Baseball Commission
Shipping News Discontinued by Official Order
The Associated Press reports from London that all shipping reports are discontinued tonight except casualty announcements, as directed by an official order.
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Associated Press
New York
London
Tinker Plans Columbus Baseball Franchise Purchase
Columbus Ohio December 22 Joseph Tinker former manager of the Chicago National League club has arranged to purchase the Columbus American Association franchise for himself and Thomas Wilson of Chicago
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Columbus
Joseph Tinker
Chicago
Columbus American Association
Thomas Wilson
Chicaog
Christmas charity baskets aid city poor in festive drive
The first batch of Christmas baskets equipped with food staples and small toys was distributed to needy families by Boy Scouts as a Community Christmas tree celebration prepared for 7 30 pm at the Southern passenger station. The Enterprise Christmas fund totaled 103 55 with the final 2 donation from Miss Edith Hayworth.
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Boy Scouts
South Main Street
Ti Wae
Enterprise Christmas Fund
Frank Gurley
Edith Hayworth
Liquor Demands Swamp Express Companies This Year
Baltimore December 23 Christmas demand for liquor bound for dry states Virginia West Virginia and the Carolinas has overwhelmed express firms. Two companies imposed an embargo until 9 am to ease congestion. Officials report a daily average of 35 000 to 40 000 packages for the past week with varying sizes.
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Associated Press
Baltimore
Virginia
West Virginia
Carolinas
Masonic Home Fire Death Toll May Rise
Wichita Kansas reported the fire at the Kansas Masonic home left five dead as four charred bodies were found yesterday. Three others remained in critical condition, including two children, after being overcome by smoke and revived with difficulty. Search of the large building was incomplete with hope fading for at least one more victim, a young woman.
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Wichita
Kans
Kansas
Jewelry theft on Pennsylvania Avenue robs store of jewelry
Two men forced through a Christmas shoppers crowd near the capitol on Pennsylvania Avenue and threw a brick through a jewelry store plate glass window. They fled with jewelry worth several thousand dollars, with police suspecting a car or Pennsylvania license plate in the getaway.
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Washington
Capitol
Pennsylvania Avenue
Pennsylvania
Vocational Bill Delayed by Christmas Adjournment
Washington December 23 The House adjourned for Christmas holidays without finishing consideration of President Wilsons vocational education bill. Democratic Leader Kitchin said it would be taken up again when Congress reconvenes January 2.
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Washington
Wilson
House
Kitchin
Ford Scores Two Points In Dodge Brothers Suit
Henry Ford earned two points in the Michigan Supreme Court as the Dodge brothers petition to widen their injunction against using Ford Motor Company cash for expansion was denied. The ruling lets Ford continue contracts if he posts a bond. otherwise the circuit court must show cause to dissolve the injunction. The Dodge brothers seek profit disbursement as dividends.
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Lansing
Mich
Henry Ford
State Supreme Court
John F
Horace E. Dodge
Ford Motor Company
Wodee Brothers
Mr. Ford
Ford
Circuit Court
Dodge Brothers
Increase for switchmen union granted by arbitration board
The arbitration board grants the eight hour day with pro rata overtime for switchmen and raises foremen and helpers by five cents per hour. Railways say the decision does not approve the Adamson law.
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New York
Federal Arbitration Board
Simmons Manufacturing to Open High Point Branch in 1917
A Simmons Manufacturing representative visited the city this week and foresees a large 1917 outlook as the High Point branch warehouse should open around January 1. The arrival is hailed as a major prestige boost for High Point, the world’s largest steel bed maker, with four times the volume of the nearest competitor. Green lake furniture lines will be carried, boosting local dealers and supply chains.
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Simmons Manufacturing Company
High Point
de Mican
Corofid
F. Peadsinson
Charlotte Considered for One Farm Loan Bank Site
Washington dispatch says the federal farm loan board weighing 150 cities for 12 banks focuses on Charlotte North Carolina New Orleans Houston Baltimore Springfield Massachusetts and other cities. Board reportedly decided on six bank locations with six more to choose, with a final announcement expected within two weeks.
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Washington
Federal Farm Loan Board
Charlotte
N. C
New Orleans
Hovweton
Texas
Baltimore
Springfield
Mass
West
Express Company Sees Local Business Surge
The Southern express office reports strong growth over the past three years with December 1916 expected to rise 60 percent above December 1915. Officials credit courteous service for the growth and note December 1915 was 40 percent higher than December 1914.
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Southerh [Express
General Delivery Window Open For Parcel Deliveries
Postmaster J. J. Farriss announces a Sunday general delivery window from 12:30 to 2:30 for parcels only. Public urged to refrain from requesting stamps or regular mail so all gifts arrive by Christmas Eve.
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J. J. Farriss
Memorial for Inez Milholland Boissevain at Capitol
Memorial services for Inez Milholland Boissevain, noted suffrage leader, will be held in Statuary Hall at the Capitol on Monday. It marks the first time a woman has been honored there, arranged by the Union for Woman Suffrage.
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Associated Press
Washington
Inez Milholland Boissevain
Statuary Hall
Capitol
The
Union For Woman Suffrage
Charter Granted to Corbitt Motor Truck Company
The Corbitt Motor Truck company of Henderson, capitalized at 1,000,000 with 25,000 paid in was chartered in Raleigh on December 23. The firm plans to manufacture buy and sell motor trucks automobiles and other motor vehicles and accessories.
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Associated Press
Raleigh
Corbitt Motor Truck Company
Henderson
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