Veteran of Vicksburg Celebrates 75th Birthday
James W. Young a Civil War veteran of 417 North Tenth Street marks his seventy fifth birthday with a Christmas present. He recalls the siege of Vicksburg at age 23 and remembers serving three years, including time with the Eighth Wisconsin whose mascot was Old Abe the war eagle. He stays active walking long distances daily and says, as long as he doesn’t think of his age, he’ll not grow old.
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Vicksburg
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Wisconsin
Abe
Eighth
Richmond Has a Community Tree
In Richmond Virginia on December 25 a large cedar served as the Community Christmas tree. Hundreds of children gathered for Christmas services and gifts from Santa Claus, brightening a gray holiday with cheer.
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Richmond
Virginia Hills
Fire causes $25,000 damage to clothing stock
Investigators from an insurance firm began examining the Dec. 25 blaze at the Enterprise Clothing company in St. Paul that damaged its clothing stock by about $25,000 last night.
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ST. Paul
Enterprise Clothing Company
Lama's Palace Fire Destroys Buddhist Buddhist Mongol High Priest Residence
A massive blaze devastates Lama's Palace the principal dwelling of the Buddhist Mongols' high priest. Firefighters battled flames as reports described the loss as enormous and the building severely damaged.
The Warmth of Fire Told by a Father
A father recounts a cave dwelling tale of a cold little boy who learns fire. He describes early humans discovering fire when a struggling father rubs sticks until sparks fly and warmth follows. Jack and Evelyn absorb the story as night settles and they drift to sleep.
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Jack
Mamma
Evelyn
Daddy
Evelin
Christmas Beneath a Boarding House Tree
Arline Avery rescues the Ponsonbys baby Peggy on Christmas Eve and shelters her at the Johnson boarding house. She convinces Mrs. Johnson to let Peggy stay, while Arline and her fiancé Jim Bennett plan a Christmas surprise. On Christmas Day they stage a shared feast for all the boarders, hosting a warm, communal holiday.
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Arline Avery
Arline
Mrs. Johnson
Ponsonbys
Mr. Welkins
Orphan Asylum
Peggy
Selma
Jim Bennett
Jim
Happi
Ness
House of Johnson
Peggy Ponsonby
New York
Ponsonby
Miss Marks
Latimers
Baby Reunited After Kidnapping Plot at Christmas Tree
A dramatic scene ends with Mrs Latimer reclaiming her newborn, a detective revealing Ponsonbys as kidnapers, and Arline receiving thanks for safeguarding the baby. The Latimers decide to keep the child with friends for Christmas.
American Woman Held in France as German Spy
Mrs. Clara Lehmann of San Francisco is imprisoned in a French detention camp amid health decline. French authorities claim evidence she is a German spy. Lehmann left Germany for the United States ten years ago and moved to Paris last summer.
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Clara Lehmann
San Francisco
Lehmann
Germany
United States
Paris
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