Christmas Day at Y. W. C. A. Plans Announced
General Secretary Marie Linderen announces a quiet Christmas Day at the YWCA with a noon turkey dinner for members and others, a home like atmosphere, games and a social hour in the afternoon. Girls seeking a place to celebrate are invited and asked to notify the secretary. A Christmas Eve tree will follow Burns Park festivities.
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Young Women's Christian Association
Marie Linderen
Association
Burns Park
Winter Arrives In Time For Xmas In Chicago
A four inch snow storm hit Chicago on December 23, delaying trains and disrupting traffic. The winter weather, the second significant snowfall of the season, aided jobless workers clearing snow and prompted charity appeals as the storm continued into the morning.
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Chicago
State Insurance Business Grows in Wisconsin
The Wisconsin insurance commission reports rapid growth since late October starting with 109 policies. By year end the state expects about 300 policies on the books, each under 1000 dollars. No personal solicitation or advertising has been used, yet prospects appear bright.
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Madison
Wis
Insurance Commission
Wisconsin session laws mailed to legislators and public
Copies of the last legislature's session laws were mailed today. The leather bound edition contains 1391 pages plus a 60 page index and includes joint resolutions to be submitted to a vote. The revised statutes for 1913 will be distributed within three weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
Philippine envoy condemns Army Navy carabao song in Washington
Manuel Quezon, Philippine representative in Congress, reports Filipinos deeply resent the officers singing the phrase Damn damn damn at a Carabao banquet in Washington. He is traveling from Manila to Washington to speak on the issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Wash
United States Army
Italian Count Named New Ambassador to United States
Count Vincent Macchio de Cellere is named by the Italian government as the new ambassador to the United States. He previously served as charge d affaires at the Italian embassy in Washington when Baron Mayor des Planches was ambassador seven years ago, succeeding Marquis Cusani-Confalonieri.
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Vincent Macchio de Cellere
Italy
United States
Count de Cellere
Washington
Baron Mayor Des Planches
Marquis Cusani-Confalonieri
Dynamiter Suspect Mor Oppman Held in Laurium Raid
Police raid Mor Oppman rooms in Laurium uncovers dynamite. Oppman, organizer for the Western Federation of Miners, arrested and held to the grand jury with bond set at 2000 dollars. Mine managers say few strikers are returning despite the company’s ultimatum.
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Calumet
Mich
Laurium
Mor Oppman
Western Federation of Miners
Oppman
New Haven Family Sees Record Four Twins in One Year
In New Haven Connecticut Mrs January Hart welcomed twins on December 22 making four babies born in the year in the city a record. Santa Claus delivered the last pair and the two earlier twins did not survive. The two latest twins are described as healthy and thriving.
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New Haven
Conn
Santa Claus
January Hart
Santa
Marshall Field Jr. sons to return to Chicago for business
Mrs Baldwin Drummond says Marshall Field III and Henry Field will enter Chicago business after completing education in England. Drummond and Captain Drummond with the two sons arrived from London for the holidays, stressing Chicago as their real home and England as their adopted home.
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Chicago
Marshall Field, Jr
England
Baldwin Drummond
Drummond
Captain Drummond
Marshall Field HT
Henry Field
London
Opera Star Mother Claim Surfaces in La Crosse Case
Demetri Para, a shovel worker at the water works, claims his mother is a famed opera star and his father a renowned Chicago music master. He was found in John M. Holley’s home, exhibits multilingual skill in Latin Italian Russian English, and recalls vast history with remarkable memory. He says he was born in Russia and seeks a bank loan, insisting on his parentage and connections to Armour families in Chicago.
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Chicago
David S. Law
Demetri Para
John M. Holley
State Bank of la Crosse
Para
United States
Law
Jefferson
McKinley
Mr. Law
Czolgoz
Holley
Peira
Russia
New York
Chicago Armours
Armours
Goulds
Armour
Price case heads to jury in Clinton death query
The case of Dr. H. E. Price of Clinton charged with the death of Margaret Trainer of Ottawa Illinois by a criminal operation and Angel Gandia a University of Illinois classmate charged with involvement and funding the operation will go to the jury late today.
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Clinton
H. E. Price
Margaret Trainer
Ottawa
Angel Gandia
University of Illinois
Bomb injures woman and baby in New Orleans
A dynamite bomb mailed to Mrs. John Toronto exploded at her New Orleans home. She and her baby were slightly injured as the blast blew out a side wall. She heard a ticking sound and fled with the child when the package detonated near the door.
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New Orleans
John Toronto
95-Pound Woman Appointed Gary Police Superintendent
Kate Woods Ray is named Gary Indiana police superintendent by the mayor. The 95-pound former Chicago resident and Gary Civic Club president vows to curb vice and crime in the steel city after assisting in an Illinois judicial campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kate Woods Ray
Gary
Ind
Postmaster Announces 5609 Xmas Gifts To Be Deliv
William Tscharner said 2800 Christmas packages were delivered yesterday in La Crosse via parcels post and that similar totals are expected today. He corrected a prior statement about not accepting Christmas packages for Chicago delivery, clarifying a misunderstanding.
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William Tscharner
la Crosse
Tscharner
Chicago
Tribune
United Press
Tillman Brothers Donates Toys for City Children
The Tillman Brothers Furniture company contributes a large shipment of children's toys to Associated Charities for distribution to the city's poor children. The toys will be sent out before Christmas.
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Tillman Brothers Furniture Company
Associated Charities
Brooklyn church extends call to Chicago pastor
New York reports All Souls Universal church in Brooklyn has extended a call to Reverend Dr. Eugene Bartlett of the Church of the Redeemer in Chicago. It is said he will accept the call.
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New York
All Souls Universal Church
Brooklyn
Dev
Eugene Bartlett
Church of the Redeemer
Chicago
Bartlett
Old Politician Retires In Toledo After 43 Years of Police Service
Inspector Edward ODwyer aged 73 retires from the Toledo police after forty three years on duty. He is noted as the tenth oldest policeman in the nation by length of service.
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Toledo
Ohio
Edward O'Dwyer
Brownell Visit Stirs Local Business Ties
Bross Brownell, once a La Crosse boy, now in Minneapolis, arrives for a business visit to the area and meets local officials and entrepreneurs.
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Bross Brownell
la Crosse
Minneapolis
Steam fitter shot in headquaters alley attack
Thomas Musker a steam fitter was attacked by two men at the steam fitters' headquarters in the building trades council Chicago. He was shot through the left shoulder and his assailants fled down a fire escape this afternoon.
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Chicago
Thomas Musker
Building Trades Council
Milwaukee inmate hangs self in cell during holiday tally
Frank Wagner, 38, an upholsterer serving a three month sentence in Milwaukee's house of correction, hanged himself in his cell today after hearing season greetings from late shoppers beneath his window.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Frank Wagner
House of Correction
Holley at Mission Tonight in La Crosse
John M. Holley will speak at the La Crosse Rescue Mission on Pearl Street this evening with special singing planned.
First National Banks Seek Federal Reserve Charter
A rush of telegrams to Secretary McAdoo shows banks racing to join the federal reserve system to secure early charter numbers. The Batavian National Bank of La Crosse Wisconsin plans to file first, while Bank of Wisconsin Madison is among early filers under new currency provisions.
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Washington
McAdoo
Federal Reserve System
Batavian National Bank of
Madison
Wis
Bank of Wisconsin of Madison
United States
Wilson Reappoints Clements to Interstate Board
President Wilson reappointed J Clements of Georgia to succeed himself on the Interstate Commerce Commission. The action was announced from Washington on December 23. Clements continues to serve as a member of the regulatory body overseeing interstate transportation.
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Wilson
Clements
Washington
Judson C. Clements
Georgia
Interstate Commerce Commission
Praise for Girl Voters in Sacramento Speech
Miss Margaret Schallenberger announced her appointment as elementary commissioner among three new educational offices. She praised young voters saying many girls like Fluffy Ruffles show sound common sense and clear voting understanding.
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Sacramento
Calk
Margaret Schallenberger
Capitol Dome Tile Work Near Finishing in Madison
In Madison Wisconsin on December 23 the dome enclosure is rapidly nearing completion as tiling finishes and about three quarters of the granite stone is in place. The project will yield the world’s only stone dome. Excavation on the north wing has begun and foundation walls will be laid this winter.
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Madison
Wis
Capitol
Doctors Plan Kidney Cleansing Operation for Mrs Mills
In Battle Creek Michigan on December 23 physicians prepare an unusual operation to save Mrs Cora Mills life after she swallowed a quantity of bichloride of mercury tablets. Doctors say mercury poisoning harms the kidneys and plan to open and cleanse them.
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Battle Creek
Mich
Cora Mills
Girls Stand Fast At Harrison Exchange Fire
Fifty girl operators at the Harrison Telephone exchange refused to leave their posts to answer calls as smoke and flames raged on the ground floor. Firefighters contained the blaze with an estimated loss near $1,009.
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Chicago
Harrison
Lynching Predicted After Brutal Home Assault
A posse with bloodhounds searches rural Hiawatha Kansas for a masked black man who assaulted 22 year old Mrs. J. M. Brown in her home. Officers say preventing a lynching if captured is unlikely.
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Hiawatha
Kan
J. M. Brown
Autoists Die Under Overturned Car Near Louisville
The bodies of Louis Wakefield from Shelbyville and Robert Gallatin formerly of York are found beneath an overturned car pinned under a bridge near Louisville after it crashed through an iron guard rail.
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Louisville
Louis Wakefield
Shelbyville
Robert Gallatin
York
Lewis Predicts House Backing for Postal Telephony Bill
Representative Lewis predicted an overwhelming majority in favor of government ownership when the postal telephony bill reaches Congress. He argued that only "the original fossils" in the House oppose postalization of telephone and telegraph business.
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Washington
Lewis
Congress
Affinity Woman Held On Technical Charge In Love Tragedy
Miss Adelaide M. Brance, lover of Melvin H. Couch, former Sullivan county district attorney, is held on a charge of taking $3 from Couch's pocket as his widow Mrs Couch prepares to bury him. Brance says she knew he was married and laments the social scorn she faces.
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Monticello
N. Y
Adelaide M. Brance
Melvin H. Couch
Sullivan County
Din&y
Miss Brance
Couch
Death Claim Albert Kramer at 219 Island Street
Albert Kramer aged 40 of 219 Island street died at his home at 9 30 this morning. The funeral from his residence at 10 30 tomorrow with Rev Fraser officiating and William Dwyer in charge. Interment in Oak Grove cemetery. He leaves a family.
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Albert Kramer
Island Street
Fraser
William Dwyer
Oak Grove Cemetery
Kramer
Packers absorb business as Chicago firms gain cheese supply
In Fairchilds Wisconsin the large Chicago packing concerns have virtually closed the cold storage warehouse by absorbing cheese trade and excluding outside dealers, gaining control of the butter and eggs supply, according to Clinton E Udell of St. Louis president of C E Udell & Company.
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ST. Louis
Dec
Chicago
Fairchilds
Wis
Clinton E. Udell
C. E. Udell & Company
Schneider Case to Jury in Murder Trial in Chicago
Harold Schneider vaudeville actor faced a jury over the murder of wealthy diamond broker Joseph H. Logue. He testified with a dramatic denial as the trial neared its jury verdict in Chicago.
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Chicago
Harold Schneider
Joseph H. Logue
Schneider
mGico IgSoah
Funeral services for James Prinston held at hospital chapel and St Joseph's
James Prinston a 75 year old inmate of San Francis hospital died Sunday afternoon. Funeral services were held at 8 o clock from the hospital chapel and at 4 o clock from St Joseph's cathedral with burial at the Catholic cemetery.
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James Prinston
San Francis Hospital
Hospital
St. Joseph's Cathedral
Illinois Congressman S A Hoxworth Ill Cancer Suffering
Congressman S A Hoxworth of Illinois seventeenth district is in serious condition with stomach cancer. He is in his first term in Congress and resides in Rapatee.
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Rapatee
Ill
S. A. Hoxworth
Illinois
Hoxworth
Jury Guts Holiday Jury in Madison
Madison judge dismisses federal jury until after Christmas holidays. Proceedings may not resume until February.
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Madison
Wis
Sanborn
Thaw Appears Before Secret Sanity Commission Meeting
Harry K. Thaw was summoned to a special secret meeting of the sanity commission appointed by Judge Aldrich in Concord New Hampshire on December 23. The session aimed to evaluate Thaw's mental condition amid ongoing public interest in his case.
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Concord
N. H
Harry K. Thaw
The
Sanity Commission
Aldrich
Battleship Ohio Heads to Delaware for Fumigation
The battleship Ohio with thirty two crew quarantined for smallpox leaves Guantanamo for Delaware breakwater to undergo fumigation. The voyage aims to prevent spread as the ship moves to a controlled port for sanitation.
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Charleston
Ohio
Guantanamo
Delaware Breakwater
First Train Ride at 106 in Zanesville
Mrs. Sarah Severs aged 106 of Caldwell rode her first railroad train from Caldwell to Zanesville to celebrate Christmas Day. The journey marks a remarkable milestone for the centenarian and drew local attention.
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Zanesville, O
Sarah Severs
Caldwell
Cheese Trust Probed in Midwestern Cheese Output Case
Attorney General's office confirms probes into two large meat packing companies accused of dominating cheese production in the Midwest. Field, Wisconsin, identified as the alleged cheese trust HQ, with reach into Wisconsin Illinois Iowa Minnesota and Michigan.
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Washington
Chicago
Middle West
Todd
Leters
Field
Wis
Cheese Trust
Wisconsin
Ilinois
Iowa
Mie
Minnesota
Wilson Plans Holiday Washington Trip
President Wilson will depart for Pass Christian for a Christmas holiday with Mrs. Wilson and several aides. He will return to Washington after Christmas, with travel details and staff in tow as the trip is mapped out for the holiday period.
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Washington
Deat Wilson
Pass Christian
Wilson
Bones
Grayson
Pass Tian
Jama
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