Christmas Sermon Scored War and Industry
Rev. C. C. Rowlison used the union service at St. Pauls Universalist to urge meditation as a path to joy amid modern life. He blamed commercialism for lost solitude and urged turning from show to inner messages of God, invoking Beethoven and the shepherds as models.
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C. C. Rowlison
St. Paul's Universalist
Rawlison
Rowlison
Savior
Christ
Beethoven
Europe
Roman Empire
White House Christmas Joy for Wilson Family
Christmas morning at the White House featured Francis Sayre and Ellen McAdoo enjoying gifts from a large tree as President Wilson spoke by telephone from Hot Springs. The McAdoos and Sayres hosted relatives with a midday luncheon and a planned roast turkey dinner. In Hot Springs the president and his bride celebrated with a private tree and gifts from cabinet members.
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Washington
White House
Francis Sayre
President Wilson
Santa Claus
Josephine Cothran
Ellen McAdoo
Sayre
Hot Springs
Wilson
Francis
Executive Mansion
Miss McAdoo
Master Sayre
McAdoo
Cabinet
Austrian reply to Washington to go forward early January
Vienna advices say the Austrian reply to America’s latest note will be forwarded to Washington early in the week of January 2. Dispatches report the government regards the American communication favorably and probably will make important concessions in its reply.
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Amsterdam
America
Washington
Vienna
Wisconsin Weather Forecast Sees Colder East, Rain Likely
Weather outlook for Wisconsin notes fair to sight with colder conditions in the far east Sunday. Unsettled skies may bring rain as temperatures rise and westerly winds increase.
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Wisconsin
Chimney Blaze at Hotel Goddard Smolders Christmas Morning
Hose company No. 4 answered a Christmas morning alarm from the Hotel Goddard at Rublee and Loomis on the North side. Firemen found a small blaze in the chimney and remain vigilant for fires from Christmas tree candles today.
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Goddard
Rublee
Loomis Streets
Power Behind Bulgarian Throne Named Premier Radoslavof
The Bulgarian premier V. Radoslavof is described as the power behind Czar Ferdinand, a quiet, thoughtful leader who has been decisive in Balkans affairs drawing global attention once more.
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Czar Ferdinand of
Bulgaria
V. Radoslavof
Balkans
White Christmas Brings Grief to St Louis Folks
Two men are dead and more than twenty injured as the first major snowstorm of the year hits St Louis and St Louis County. Snow ranges up to eleven inches, disrupting service and traffic across Missouri and derailing daily life in the region.
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ST. Louis
Missouri
Snowfall Misses La Crosse as Illinois Sees Heavy Snow
La Crosse remains snowless while Illinois reports a deep blanket of snow eight and a half inches deep reaching St. Louis. The weather forecast had promised flakes for last night, but only light crusty cover remains for local sledding.
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la Crosse
Wisconsin
Middle West
Illinois
St. Louis
White Christmas Delays Trains Across Illinois and Midwest
A heavy snowstorm delayed trains across Illinois and produced a genuine white Christmas for the Midwest. Ten inches fell in Springfield and eleven in Bloomington while Chicago streets remained several inches deep in snow. Despite the weather, hundreds joined a municipal Christmas celebration on Twelfth street court with a fifty five foot tree lit by hundreds of lights as snow enhanced the scene.
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St. Louisans
Twelfth Street Court
Chicago
Illinois
Middle West
Springfield
Bloomington
US Steel to Share 2 Million Dollar Christmas Bonus
Gary Indiana December 25 executives and minor officials of U S Steel expected to share in a two million dollar bonus as the company gifts its employees for Christmas.
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Gary
Ind
U. S. Steel Company
Sole Occupant Of Police Lockup Released Today
Not a single offender will spend Christmas in the lockup at central police station as boarders were freed last night once their sentences expired. Louis Schroeder was picked up on a drunk charge and released this morning with officers bidding him a Merry Christmas.
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Crook
Central
Louis Schroeder
Christmas Truce Seen Only Tacit as War Rages On Fronts
Reports from London and Paris indicate no formal ceasefire on Christmas Day 1914 as fighting continued in Europe. A lull along the Franco Flatters line reduced shelling last night while troops in trenches received gifts, and officers predicted few shots would be fired from sunset to midnight.
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Europe
Franco-Flanders
Santa Claus
Lenglish Channel
Switzerland
Paris
Hartmannsweilerkopf
Alsace
France
Flanders
Vosges Mountains
Balkans
Gallipoli
Athens
Kaiser Promises Serbs Nationality as Christmas Gift
Kaiser Wilhelm issues a Christmas proclamation promising to respect Serbian nationality and urging return home. Reports say Germany has set up a provisional government at Nish and compelled Austrian and Bulgarian troops to withdraw, drawing dissatisfaction from Austro Bulgarian forces.
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Kaiser
Rome
Kaiser Wilhelm
Serbia
Nish
Carranza Buys Freight Cars for Mexican Freight Relief
General Carranza has purchased five hundred freight cars and passenger coaches plus eleven locomotives from New York. The cars are en route to Mexico to ease current freight congestion, according to a statement from local offices of the constitutionalist government.
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Carranza
New York
Mexico
President Wilson Devours Can Bread in Hot Springs Visit
In Hot Springs Virginia on December 25 President Wilson’s waiter William Daniel Washington reports the president eats like a regular man and especially enjoys that can bread. The scene captures the informal dining during the visit.
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Hot Springs
Wilson
William Daniel Washington
William
Bombardment of Euxinograd Roils Christmas Peace Talks
United Press dispatch reports a Russian fleet bombardment at Euxinograd and a fresh rift among Ford peace delegates in Stockholm December 25. Governor Hanna resigns from the party amid quarrels with Ford lieutenants while Judge Lindsey presses ahead with plans to aid war orphans.
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Stockholm
Henry Ford
Ford
America
Hanna
North Dakota
Ben B. Lindsey
Detroit
Gaston Plaintiff
New York
Judge Lindsey
Stork Delivers Christmas Babies in La Crosse Area
Mr and Mrs William Selke of La Crescent welcomed a seven and a half pound baby boy born at Lutheran hospital at 2 00 am on Christmas Day beating Santa Claus to La Crosse. Mr and Mrs Frank Schwalbe of 1420 Madison street welcomed a second Christmas baby girl born at 3 00 am.
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William Selke
la Crescent
Minn
Stork
Santa Claus
la Crosse
Lutheran Hospital
Miss Schwalbe
Frank Schwalbe
Madison Street
Play Postponed Due to Members Illness
The Christmas production A Day in India by the Light Service of the First Baptist church La Crosse is postponed because more than half of the participants are ill. A tentative new date is set for a week from tomorrow.
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la Crosse
India
Ben
First Baptist Church
Millionaire Heiress Adopted Son Enjoys First Christmas
Finley J. Shepherd Jr., adopted by railroad magnate Finley J. Shepherd and Helen Gould, romped through his Fifth Avenue home in joyful relief at his first Christmas as a millionaire’s son. His gifts were simple, mirroring those of other boys.
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New York
Finley J. Shepherd, Jr
Finley J. Shepherd
Helen Gould
Fifth Avenue
Burns Receives German Ordered Knives After Two Years
John C. Burns, fruit dealer, received 500 banana knives from Germany, ordered in January 1914 for future shipment. The delivery arrived today by parcel post via a sled and basket laden postman, just days shy of the two year mark since the order.
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John C. Burns
Germany
Burns
Santa Claus lookalike draws crowds at holiday season
A German born man, 85, resembles Santa with a robust face and heavy hair. Each Christmas he serves as a pseudo Santa, posing for posters and public appearances, though his occupation remains informal and tied to local Yuletide celebrations.
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Santa Claus
Yuletide
Germany
Russians Bombard Bulgarian Port as Black Sea Raid Intensifies
Four Russian cruisers and two torpedo boats pounded Euxinegrade on the Black Sea coast while reports circulate that the Turkish navy may be crippled. Russian squadrons have shelled ports and attacked Turkish and Bulgarian shipping for weeks, with torpedo boats engaging shore batteries near Varna.
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Bucharest
Euxinegrade
Varna
Black Sea
Constantinople
Police Fail to Find Brother of Ben Johnson
A Spooner Wis murder report states a man named Ben Johnson is dead here and officers seek his brother who lives on a farm near La Crosse to arrange body handling. County directories failed to assist, and police remain unable to locate the brother. Pope Won’t Give Up Peace Efforts.
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Ben Johnson
la Crosse
Spooner
Wis
Mr. Johnson
Pope
Pope Benedict Seeks Early Peace Amid Unfruitful Efforts
In Rome on Christmas Day Pope Benedict XVI stated he has not abandoned hope for peace. He told the Sacred College that his current efforts had been fruitless but he remains determined to persevere with peace negotiations.
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Rome
Benedict
Sacred College
Tramps Hang Skillet Over Man in Minneapolis
In Minneapolis on December 25 James Donahue prepared a meal for two tramps. They hung a skillet over his head after he was slow with the food. He reported the incident to police.
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Minneapolis
Minn
James Donahue
Minnesotan Actress Marries Studio Manager After Film Bid
Helen Levin sought a movie stellar job but was advised against the career by M. J. Weisfeldt, studio manager. They wed yesterday in a quiet ceremony in Minneapolis amid film industry chatter. In Columbus Kasper Porter, 53, fell and broke his leg. a carpenter was called to repair the wooden peg used in the incident.
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Minneapolis
Helen Levin
M. J. Weisfeldt
Columbus
Kasper Porter
Woman Hangs Self After Love News In Christmas Note
Beverly Farms Massachusetts Dorothy Larcom aged 24 hanged herself in a cellar beam after learning her sweetheart would be away in the south for Christmas. Her tragedy came in the wake of a note indicating his absence.
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Beverly Farms
Mass
Dorothy Larcom
Chicago Parents Favor Military Training In Schools
A Chicago poll of 1,000 parents shows 21 percent in favor of military training in schools while 179 oppose. The survey highlights strong support for integrating defense education into the curriculum.
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Chicago
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