Santa Arrives By Tallyho For Lawrence Christmas Treat
A crowd of over two thousand children gathered at 3:30 PM on 1000 black Massachusetts street for Santa’s arrival. Mayor Kreeck and church leaders rode in on a tallyho drawn by white horses, distributing horns as the crowd surged. About 1,799 candy and nut bags plus 400 crackerjack rolls were handed out between 3:45 and 4:20 PM after a rearranged line near the Masonic temple.
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Santa Claus
Black
Massachusetts Street
Tenth
Massachusetts
Mayor Kreeck
Ed Anderson
N. D. Goehering
Ray Eusden
Santa
Lawrence
Bell in good condition after shooting
Frank G. Bell, shot and wounded by his uncle I. D. Waterman Friday morning, was in good condition this morning per Dr. W. C. McConnell. If no complications arise, Bell will recover at once. The bullet remains lodged beneath the shoulder blade, and removal could prove fatal.
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Frank G. Bell
I. D. Waterman
W. C. McConnell
Bell
McConnell
E. D. F. Phillips Dies in Lawrence Kansas City
E D F Phillips of Lawrence Kansas City died yesterday. The body will lie in state from 1 to 3 tomorrow afternoon at the local funeral home.
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E. D.F. Phillips
F. Phillips
Peteran
Lawrence
Kansas City
Old Santa Comes Down Court House Chimney
Three county commissioners officers described as Santa Claus helpers received December pay on Saturday, a gesture county officials say mirrors a festive visit at the courthouse. The timing meant their pay would not arrive until January otherwise.
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Santa Claus
Board of County Commissioners
Lawrence High Debating Teams Chosen for State League
Lawrence High School selects both affirmative and negative debating teams for state league under University extension. Affirmative team to Garnett includes Leland Barrows Tom Harley and Carleton Kent. Negative team to Paola includes George Cady Lawrence Baxter and Aleene Carter. First debate January 19 on federal industrial courts. Nine-city Kaw Valley league to host February 15 debate on federal ownership of coal mines. Tryouts scheduled in first week after holidays.
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Lawrence High School
Extension Department
Garnett
Leland Barrows
Tom Harley
Carleton Kent
Paola
George Cady Lawrence Baxter
Aleene Carter
United States
Kansas
Theine
Kamas
St. Seal Was
Topeka
Leavenworth
Manhattan
Lawrence
Atchison
Rahn to Succeed Martin as Adjutant General
Topeka Dec 25 Jonathan M Davis governor elect notified Charles Martin adjutant general serving in Washington that he will appoint R Neill Rahn of Topeka adjutant general Rahn for nine years was assistant to General Martin and ran Kansas selective service draft operations during the war He resigned when Martin returned from France McLean will be retained as assistant adjutant general upon Rahn’s appointment
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Topeka
Jonathan M. Davis
Charles [.Martin
Kansas
Washington, D. C
R. Neill Badii
Rahn
Martin
France
Davis
Leigh Hunt
Kansas City
Hunt
Col
Milton R. McLean
Kahn
Tokios Seismograph Records Chile Quake Prompt Debate
Tokio Imperial University recorded the violent Chilean earthquakes on its seismograph. Professor Omori argues against a surface wave theory, showing five hours of shaking that circled the globe and returned to Japan, linking the event to the 1906 San Francisco disaster.
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Tokio
Chile
Tokio Imperial University
Omori
Earthquake Authority
Japan
Imperial University
San Francisco
Pershing Greets Disabled Heroes on Christmas Day
General Pershing sent a Christmas message to disabled war veterans praising their courage and fortitude as an inspiration to the nation. He expressed warm greetings and wished welfare, health, and happiness for the coming year, urging them to live up to the high standards of their war service.
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Washington
General Pershing
Santa Keeps Game Deep in Dad Territory and Team
A playful sports note mocks All Star selections as Santa Claus is blamed for failed runs by Dad, who is described as a winded runner. The game recap notes punting, halted passing by a defensive cashier, and mentions "no funds" as a gag. The piece ends with a quip about snow checks being cashed for some and a white Christmas for the players.
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Santa
Dad
Santa Claus
Anta Claus
Mammoth skull and tusks brought to British Museum
London reports the Natural History Department adds a Siberian mammoth skull and 12 foot tusks, the first such fossil found in western Europe. The fully grown female mammoth’s teeth are in excellent condition, with ivory valued around 1500 dollars.
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London
Natural History Department
British Museum
Europe
Siberian
Arctic
Siberia
England
Golf Wonders On Tour Exits New York For Three Month Exibitions
Gene Sara and Jock Hutchison leave New York on Christmas Eve for a three month golf tour that will cover the Pacific coast to the South and include thirty five exhibitions plus participation in California and Southern tournaments. Dr. Albright, Chiropractor.
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New York
Gene Sara
Zen
Jock Hutchison
Pacific Coast
California
Christmas message of joy to all people
The angel's proclamation in Luke 2 announces the birth of a savior in the city of David. It declares good tidings of great joy for all people as Christ the Lord is born this day.
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City of
David
Christ the Lord
Luke
Missing Cornell tug hunt widens on Lake Erie
Cleveland reports a fourth tug joins the search for the missing tug Cornell after it left here Thursday and failed to arrive in Buffalo. The fleet sweeps Lake Erie from Ashtabula to Fairport as fog and possible boiler explosion theories swirl among marine circles while airplanes are considered.
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Cleveland
Lake Erie
Cornell
Buffalo
Erie
Oregon
Fairport
Coast Guard
Ashtabula
Are You Intelligent A College Prof Says Brilliancy Is Scarce
Stanford University reports from Dec. 125 that Prof. Lewis M. Terman says relatives of geniuses have vastly higher chances to be geniuses. He links intelligence to genes and germ cells, notes blue or brown eyes and head shapes, and warns that future geniuses may be few as elites reproduce less than the socially competent.
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Stanford University
Conl
Lewis M. Terman
Stanford University Psychology Department
Norman
Terman
Professor Terman
No Trace Of The Missing Aviators In Arizona
Nogales Arizona December 25 no trace of Colonel Francis C Marshal and Lieutenant Charles Webber army aviators missing for over two weeks was found in the Covered Wells district of the Papago Indian reservation Official report to Colonel A J McNabb Jr commander Twenty fifth Infantry stated the search would continue Lieutenant Waterbury said an Indian heard a possible engine but Indians could not provide usable information to locate the bodies The wreck sighting rumor was deemed unfounded by Waterbury in his report
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Nogales
Ariz
Francis C. Marshal
Charles Webber
Papago Indian Reservation
Ben Waterbury
A. J. McNabb, Jr
Twenty-fifth Infantry
McNabb
Waterbury
Watertury
Bank cashier arrested in embezzlement case in Kansas
Charles E. Sturdevant former cashier of Ensign Kansas state bank and former treasurer of Ensign high school board was arrested in Lewis by Gray county Sheriff Anderson for embezzling about four thousand dollars of school funds and allegedly obtaining around seventy thousand six hundred by forging district school warrants. He is jailed in Gray county and admitted the charges, though the shortage will be made good.
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Dodge City
Kans
Charles E. Sturdevant
The
Ensign
Kansas State Bank
Apd
Aral
Lewis
Anderson
Gray County
Sturdevant
Baby girl found on doorstep named Ruth Christiana
In Omaha on Christmas Eve a newborn girl was discovered on the doorstep of Mrs. J W McFarland. The infant wrapped in a bed sheet was taken to the Salvation Army rescue home and named Ruth Christiana in memory of the occasion.
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Omahal
Santa
J.W. McFarland
Salvation Army Rescue Home
Ruth Christiana
Two Fire Alarms Reported in City Homes
Fire alarms reached the department on Saturday night at 8:85 and 6:44 o clock. The first alarm addressed a chimney fire at F M Andersons 1825 Louisiana street causing no damage. The second alarm cited a chimney spark fire at 1113 Kentucky street owned by Mrs J Gordon Gibb with slight damage.
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F. M. Anderson
Louisiana Street
Kentucky Street
J. Gordon Gibb
Feeder Lines Sought to Develop Alaska Rail Route
Anchorage reports General Wiles P Richardson says government rail spur tracks and wagon roads are needed to unlock mineral and agricultural lands along the Alaska railroad. He envisions a colonization plan to settle and fully develop the area. In Denver, Dr Charles Andrew Powers, noted surgeon and cancer society president, died at the University Club.
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Anchorage
Alaska
United States Government
Wiles P. Richardson
Secretary of the Interior Fair
Richardson
Denver
Colo
Charles Andrew Powers
American Society For Control of Cancer
University Club
Paris Greets Holiday With Prewar Zest
Christmas Eve celebrations in Paris showed prewar zest despite high prices. Even moderate diners skipped blood pudding for upscale dishes while restaurants charged slightly lower prices than last year. Cafes filled to capacity as revelers danced and sang all night and large crowds attended midnight mass with bright musical programs.
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Paris
Post Office Boys Clean Up Parcels After Christmas Rush
Lawrence post office workers completed ten days of strenuous effort delivering large volumes of parcels and letters from Saturday through Christmas. Hundreds of parcels arrived and were out by nightfall to prevent congestion, marking the busiest Christmas season in Lawrence history per Postmaster Finch.
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Lawrence
C. 5S
Finch
JUDGE MENGER AS SANTA MARRIAGE LICENSE BUREAU
The probate judge’s office granted eight marriage licenses in a record rush. Recipients include Real M. Hanks of Bernalillo New Mexico and Grace Dean, Lawrence. Howard J. Woodard and Elfrida Selzer, Tulsa. Dorsey A. Askew and Florence M. Seman, Lawrence. Arthur F. E. Wulfkuhle and Pearl L. Boehringer, Lecompton. Dwight Kunkle and Mildred Mohundro, Lawrence. Walter H. Heranoth and Tressie Peddicord, Topeka. Robert G. Ratliff, Tonganoxie and Jessie F. Gauck, Lawrence.
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Real M
Hanks
Bernallilo
N. Mex
Grace Dean
Baldwin Ward Keller
Lucille M Thayer
Lawrence
Howard J. Woodard
Elfrieda Selzer
Tulsa
Okla
Dorsey A. Askew
Ardmore
Florence M. Seman
Lawrence High completes basketball schedule with sixteen games
The Lawrence high school has completed its basketball schedule with sixteen arranged games. Three post holiday games are set: Emporia at Emporia on February 17, Ottawa at Lawrence on February 2, and Ottawa at Ottawa on February 23. Six home games remain, season tickets to be sold to students.
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Lawrence High School
Emporia
Ottawa
Lawrence
Republicans Freed from Mount Joy Prison in Dublin
At Mount Joy Prison Dublin 264 Republicans were released today after signing allegiance to the Free State. A separate office break in occurred at Friend Lumber Friday night with papers scattered on the floor. nothing was taken. Doctors Welch and Welch advertise as chiropractors.
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Mount Joy
Dublin
Associated Press
Free State
Friend Lumber Company
Ten radicals to Russia in Moscow congress
Ten delegates from the United States attended the Third Internationale congress in Moscow with assumed names due to the legal standing of the Communist Party in the United States. About 200 Americans were present in the Moscow and Petrograd sessions, with several delegates escorted by friends.
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Moscow
United States
Communist Party
Petrograd
Prisoners Enjoy Christmas Dinner From Salvation Army
Nineteen county jail inmates received a Christmas meal of guinea meat with sides and a food box from the Salvation Army. The sheriff noted the prisoners were lively that morning, remarking that guinea meat excites their spirits.
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Salvation Army
Lull in Louisiana to resolve Morehouse kidnapping case
In Bastrop Louisiana on Christmas Day authorities signaled a lull in efforts to solve the Morehouse county kidnapping and murder mystery with no indication an additional murder warrant would be issued today.
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Bastrop
Christ‘mas
Morehouse
Christmas night violence hits multiple cities
Across Chicago Worcester Fort Lee Greyfield and Boston scenes of tragedy unfold on Christmas Eve. Victims include William Kasatas shot in Worcester amid a dispute with Paul Dalton and the Wy oming cowboy sought by police. In Fort Lee two men die in a family feud linked melee while a Jeep crash near Oma leaves a child dead and a man severely injured. In Boston Frederick Messelgren is jailed for a murder linked to Felix Flagg, and in San Francisco Mrs May Hunt dies in a suspicious fire likely set by her son Will. A Santa float in Richmond reveals a still and illicit liquor on board.
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Chicago
Worcester
Mass
William Kasatas
George Pappas
Paul Dalton
Paul Ward
Pappas
Dalton
Wyoming
Fort Lee
N.J
Tyro
Long Ib Aan
Ge Thong Pauli
Pon
Dennis McLaughtin
Waa 'Ying
Oma
Young ‘Mclaughlin
Greyfield
Ohio
Martin
Harley
Deer Trail
Howard Hamilton
Pear
San Francisco
May Hunt
Frank” Skinner
Will
Richmond
Cal
Christmas Eve docketed arrest report in obscure text
Fragmentary OCR notes reference a Christmas eve docket and an arrest case. Mentions names and places are unclear, with distorted phrases about flyers and a high official. The readable elements point to a legal notice or court action surrounding a Christmas time event.
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International
Robert H. Hazlett
el Dorado
Agricultural College
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Bocaldo
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Bonnie
Hazford Rupert Ltd
al Texas Land and Cattle Company
Lady Neen
J. N. Camden
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America
Panama
A. B. Cook
Townsend
Montana
Lady Wooford
H. T. Graber
Illinois
Col. ©. H. Taylor, Jr
Frankfort
Andrew J. Met
Col. E. H. Taylor
Frankfort, Ky
Directing Hunt
C. E.sturdevant
Cimko
J. W. McFarland
Omaha
Judge Menger AS
Drs. Welch & Welch, the Chiropractors
Russia
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