Burton Rumor Signals Ballot Shakeup In Gopher State
In Minnesota, campaign chatter suggests Theodore Burton may replace Elihu Root on the Republican presidential preference ballot as conservative forces avoid interviews about the swap. The, report centers on I A Caswell overseeing Root’s replacement with Burton amid Root’s decline. In Michigan, Theodore Roosevelt appears on the National Progressive party ballot after petitions filed by Fred Holbeck. Roosevelt stands as the progressive nominee in Michigan.
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I. A. Caswell
Minnesota
Root
Michigan
One-Piece Gabardine Frock With Fur Trim
Unique brown gabardine frock trimmed with tan cloth and fur at neck and hem. Description notes soutache braid outlines and luxurious effect. For dress allowances, fabric needs include 3½ yards 54 inch gabardine and ¾ yard 54 inch cloth plus 4 yards fur. Pictorial Review Costume No. 6518. sizes 16 to 20 years. price 15 cents.
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Vaccari Coloratura Soprano Set for Lucia Debut in January
Italian coloratura soprano Edvige Vaccari of the San Carlo Company, praised as a rising Luisa, arrives for a transcontinental tour. At twenty five she shows high E vocal power and alignment with Lucia di Lammermoor role, appearing Monday evening January 3.
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San Carlo
Vaccari
Florence
Italy
Mexico
National Opera Company
Signor Bond
Gilda
Senor Manuel Salazar
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Lucia
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Pioneer Mary Finn of Pine Creek Dies at 97
Mrs Mary Finn longtime Pine Creek Valley pioneer dies in Minneapolis at age 97. Her son Patrick Finn travels from Suffolk Mont to bring the body for burial at the Finn homestead. Surviving sons are Thomas William James Edward John and Patrick. Mrs Finn born in County Limerick Ireland came to the United States at eighteen. She lived in Rice Lake Wisconsin before Pine Creek. Funeral arrangements to be announced.
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Patrick Finn
Suffolk
Mont
Minneapolis
Finn
Pine Creek
First Christmas Week Without Worker Hours Petition
Madison is quiet as the Industrial Commission encounters its first Christmas week since the ten hour law for women clerks took effect. No petitions to extend hours for women in stores have been filed this season.
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Madison
Wis
Industrial Commission
Butter Market Elgin Reports Stable Prices
Ein Butter Market Elgin notes butter sales remain at 4 cents per pound with no change in price. The brief dispatch records December 24 filing and confirms steady market activity.
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Elgin
Fil
Chicago Shrouded by Dense Smoke and Dim Light
A gloomy darkness covered Chicago through the morning as low clouds and light winds prevented smoke from lifting. Streets and businesses remained dim inside while shops and hotels turned on full lighting to combat the heavy gloom.
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Chicago
Witness collapses in Madison court during Johns Manville trial
R. F. Hoyt, manager at Johns Manville Milwaukee, collapsed in the witness chair in a circuit court trial in Madison yesterday and was removed to a hospital for treatment.
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Madison, Wis
Hoyt
Johns-Manville Company
Milwaukee
Eliza Blue Parades Jail Escape Humor With Gov Philipp
Det 24 Madison reports Eliza Bite a Milwaukee mammy who escaped Waupun prison only to be found on a Waupun doorstep. She sent Governor Philipp a letter praising his Thanksgiving proclamation and the governor shared it with Chief Jamisen before Eliza was recaptured with a sprained ankle in Waupun.
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Madison
Wis
Eliza Bite
Mumimy
Milwaukee
Waupun
Philipp
Eliza Blue
Americans Held by Bulgars May Leave Monastir
Mrs. Walter Farwell of Chicago and Dr. C. B. Forbes of Boston, held by Bulgarian officers in Monastir, will be allowed to depart to Bulgarian army headquarters in Serbia. The Bulgarian foreign office informed the American Consul that they will not cross into Greece at this time.
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Salonika
Walter Farwell
Chicago
C. B. Forbes
Boston
American
Red Cross
Monastir
Kehl
Greece
Serbia
Prussian Losses Totals 2,287,083 to Date
London dispatch from Rotterdam reports Prussian losses to date total 2,287,083. No available statistics for Saxon Bavarian or Wurttemberg troops.
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London
Rotterdam
Carrie Chapman Catt Named President of Suffrage Group
At the National American Woman Suffrage Association annual meeting in Washington last week Carrie Chapman Catt was elected to succeed Anna Howard Shaw as president. Catt already leads the International Association of Woman Suffragists.
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National American Woman Suffrage Association
Washington
Carrie Chapman Catt
Anna Howard Shaw
Catt
International Association of Woman Suffragists
Opposition to Preparation Drives Sparks National Committee
The Anti-Militarism Committee forms in Washington with local HQ in the Munsey building. It lists leaders like Miss Lillian Ward, Paul Kellogg, Rev. John Haynes Holmes, Rabbi Stephen Wise, and Crystal Eastman Benedict. The group aims to block armament expansion, audit the war budget, and push for a Pan American federation and expert commissions on Asia relations. Henry Ford is explicitly not funding the effort.
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Senate
House
Lillian D. Ward
Nurses’ Settlement
New York City
Paul A. Kellogg
John Haynes Holmes
Stephen S. Wise
Florence Kelley
National Consumers’ League
George E. Kirchwey
Columbia University
Crystal Eastman Benedict
L. Hollingsworth Wood
Louis P. Lochner
Alice Lewisohn
Max Eastman
Allan Benson
Cedar Street
Crystal Lastman Benedict
Charles T. Hallihan
Chicago
America
Congress
Army
Navy
Orient
Japan
China
Henry Ford
Takes Jail Term To Let Friend Go Home For Holiday
John Fredericks a 46 year old wandering machinist from Montana will serve Christmas in county jail. His friend John Shields 58 with Davenport Ia ties is spared jail but ordered to leave town after Fredericks admits taking a case of bitters from a sidewalk liquor store. The judge imposes thirty days on Fredericks and tells Shields to depart.
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John Fredericks
Montana
John Shields
Davenport
Fredericks
Shields
Elliot-Loeffler
Pearl Street
Brindley
Torpedoing of Jap liner not to go unnoticed
Washington reports secretary Lansing said a formal report on the torpedoing of the Japanese liner Yasuka Maru is soon expected. If missing, an inquiry will be sent to Ambassador Page in Rome. One American aboard, W. J. Leigh, could trigger government action.
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Washington
Lansing
Ambasasdor
Rome
W. J. Leigh
Austria
Ancona
Geneva
Vienna
Pargel Delivery Records Broken in La Crosse Post
More than thirteen hundred Christmas gifts were sent via parcel post and delivered to La Crosse residents yesterday. Superintendent John Miller called it the heaviest day in post office history with heavy incoming parcel post and unusually large outgoing mail. Clerks and extra staff labored late to sort every bundle card and letter. An effort was announced to deliver all remaining packages today.
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la Crosse
John Miller
Mr. Miller
Wisconsin governor critiquing letters from public and poseur critics
The governor of Wisconsin, amid a flood of unusual letters, defers to experts, courts, or outside authorities on issues from birth triplets to alleged cow outrages. He cites Dr. Harper on triplets and routes concerns to proper channels while acknowledging odd, threatening, and faith-based communications.
Villa Refuses To Leave Fight In Mexico
Villa vows to battle the Carranza government to the end as riots flare in Juarez. He plans to unite with Generals Jose Rodriguez and Medinavella in western Chihuahua while a Carranza commission tries to buy their loyalty, offering amnesty and safe refuge in the United States.
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EL Paso
Texas
Villa
Mexico
Carranza
Juarez
Sierra Mountains
Chihuahua
Jose Rodriguez
Medinavella
United States
Forestry tract released in Socorro County New Mexico
Secretary of Agriculture Houston recommended and Secretary Lane released about 82 300 acres in Socorro county New Mexico from a temporary withdrawal for forestry purposes.
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Washington
Houston
Lane
Socoro County
New Mexico
November Trade Hits Half Billion In U S Commerce
The Commerce Department reports foreign trade totaling 531 million dollars in November, a record monthly export value of 331,144,527 and imports of 164,319,169. A twelve month total of 5,000,000,000 in exports and imports is noted, with 61,6000 in gold brought into the country in November.
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Washington
United States
Too many men live for the day thoughtless of the future
The line laments men focused on present pleasures, neglecting long term consequences and the lessons of history. It cautions against shortsighted living and encourages foresight and responsibility.
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