Madison Aims To Lead In 1910 Christmas Seal Drive
Madison races to finish first in the 1910 Christmas seal drive with 200000 seals ahead. Wisconsin stations in Milwaukee contend for top status as workers hustle from dawn to midnight to dispatch orders and boost sales across Portage Racine Water town and other cities. If Wisconsin loses its lead it would drop from first among states, a blow to the state’s reputation.
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Aukee
Wis
Madison
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Ke- Waunee
Portage
Racine
Watertown
Wisconsin Anti Tu association hits 25 000 stick order
A further order for 25 000 sticks arrives at the Wisconsin Anti Tu association head, increasing the total orders from any city in the region.
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Wisconsin
Anti-Tu Association
Two options for a broken watch in old advice
A reader is told that when a watch stops working there are two choices: throw it in the fire for a quick end or take it to a watch tinker for repair, suggesting a preference for the faster purge.
Alfonso's visits raise eyebrows in gossip columns
A London gossip column links King Alfonso and a Paris resident actress to suspicious visits. Reports claim the ex shah’s exile journeys were sparked by romance with an Irish dancer, amid rumors of a Persian aide proposing polygamous marriage. The dancer refused.
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London
Alfonso
Paris
Russia
Germany
Vienna
Europe
This Woman Works as Man at Pueblo Grading Camps
Sadie Carter, a Denver-born widow using the alias Frank Pierce, disguised herself as a man to work as a shoveler and teamster near Pueblo. Arrested on a vagrancy charge, she explains she dressed in skirts to support her baby boy and seeks to earn a man’s wages.
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Pueblo
Col
Sadie Carter
Denver
Frank Pierce
Carter
Mexican Rebels Defeat Navarro at La Junta Battle
Galveston Texas reports a decisive rebel victory over federal troops at La Junta near Minaca. Dispatches say about 800 government soldiers were killed under Generals Navarro and Hernandez, with heavy rebel casualties and over 100 wounded.
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Galveston
Texas
la Junta
Northwest and Orient Railroad
Minaco
Navarro
Hernandez
Three Die in Fight Over Woman in Alabama
In Haewell Alabama Richard Whack and Alfred Beneficier were killed after a free for all struggle over Richards wife. Police report the incident occurred in a remote district as the dispute escalated.
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Haewell
Ala
Whack
Richard
Alfred
Private punished after mop dispute at Fort Wright
Private Sprawn resented a command from Sergeant Oker Campbell to clean up spilled tea at Fort Wright. The Coast Artillery court martial fined $60 and sentenced him to six months confinement at hard work.
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New York
Sprawn
Oker Campbell
Coast Artillery Corp
Fort Wright
W.I
Expect Uprising in Russia Soon
Frontier reports a planned nationwide uprising in Russia following revolutionary meetings in Finland. Socialist and labor groups await arms and explosives with Savenkoff as alleged organizer linked to earlier political assassinations. Police have limited success arresting suspects amid widespread fear of a revolt.
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ST. Petersburg
Frontier
Russia
Finland
Count Tolstoi
Savenkoff
Sergius
Azef
Impatient Satan Challenges Chicago Visitors
A wry line where Satan tells a newcomer Chicagoans think themselves superior because of numbers, not merit, suggesting a harsh social judgment about the city’s pretensions and crowd size. The remark highlights satire on urban pride and conformity.
English Coast Storm Wrecks Dozens Of Boats
Six days of hurricanes along the English coasts end in the wrecking of dozens of small boats and the probable loss of scores of lives. The storm continues with little abatement and corpses wash up as piers sea walls and houses suffer tremendous damage. Shipping is at a standstill. Walls of water tumble inland up to four miles creating great havoc.
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London
Strike arbitration reaches Chicago in rail engineer dispute
Chicago December 19 1920 Charles Neill arrives from Washington to mediate under Erdman law for 67 western railroads to avert a 30000 engineer strike. He will not meet union leaders until Monday when ICC moderator Martin Knapp joins in Chicago.
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Chicago
Charles Neill
Washington
Interstate Commerce
Martin Knapp
Sunkist Oranges Christmas Premiums Promoted
An extra supply of Sunkist Oranges is available through retail dealers for Christmas. The message touts California groves as the finest and notes they are better this year with reasonable prices. It urges reading the advertisements for premium offers and describes premiums as good gifts.
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Sunkist
California
No Hope to Save Entombed Miners in Leyden Mine
Denver dispatch reports no trace of the ten Leyden Coal Company miners found after 60 hours entombed in Leyden shaft number one. Rescue teams with oxygen helmets have worked 24 hours in the tunnels but prospects for survival are regarded as slim.
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Denver
Colo
Leyden Coal Company
Leyden
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