Christmas Carols for Municipal Tree Celebration Night
Compile of beloved carols including The First Nowell Silent Night O Come All Ye Faithful Hark the Herald Angels Sing and It Came Upon the Midnight Clear. Lyrics germane to a public holiday program list verses and anticipated singalong crowd participation.
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Now-el
Isra-el
Beth-le-hem
Jesus
Heavn
God
Lord
Bethlehem
Christ
Herald Angels
Earth
Ivoia
Korla
Prince of
Thaw Case Deemed Simple By New York Official
Franklin Kennedy says the Thaw extradition fight rests on elemental legal principles and the quick supreme court ruling proves the case is straightforward. He notes Thaw's only route to avoid extradition would be fleeing abroad, where federal tracking is tight and the decision would not apply. Philander Knox, former secretary of state, travels to Manchester to frame next steps as Thaw remains unruffled during Christmas shopping.
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New York
Franklin Kennedy
Mr. Kennedy
Supreme Court
United States
Manchester
N. AL
Philander C. Knox
Harry K. Thaw
United States Supreme Court
Mattenwan
Stanford White
Burning ship Orion beached after cotton cargo fire near Charleston
The steamship Orion bound for Gothenburg was driven ashore off the Battery after a night battle with cotton fires in the hold. About 4,500 bales of cotton were destroyed, with crews fighting the blaze twenty miles from Charleston. Weather forecast: fair today, tomorrow partly cloudy with westerly winds.
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Charleston
S. C
Orion
Gothenture
Tesh
Weather Observations From the United States Weather Bureau
Observations from yesterday evening show clear conditions across multiple cities including New York Albany Athletic City and Chicago with temperatures ranging from 12 to 26 degrees. Cloudy skies are reported in St Louis New Orleans Washington and nearby locales.
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United States Weather Bureau
Sp. m
New York
Albany
Athletic City
Tristen
Chicago
Russians Press Southward Near Cracow and Warsaw
Petrograd reports renewed German offensive pushing south toward Cracow while Russians fall back to the Nida river line east of Cracow and defend Bzura and Rawka rivers near Warsaw. German advances reach Skierniewice as Hindenburg seeks to breach Polish defenses.
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Nida
Vistul
Cracow
Marshal von Hindenburg
Gitiia
Russia
Carpathians
East Prussia
Warsaw
London
Eveu
Petrograd
Bzura
Rawka
von Hindenburg
Buura
Sechaczew
Skierniewice
Gutierrez Flees Mexican Capital
Provisional President Gutierrez and loyal troops left Mexico City after a dispute with Generals Palafox and Angeles. A Villista and Zapataist commission will govern the capital until a new provisional president is chosen by a convention to meet January 10 in Mexico City. Dispatches from Nuevo Laredo report the information, not yet independently confirmed.
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San Antonio
Tex
Gutierrez
Mexico
Jim
Mexico City
Palafox
Angeles
Villistas
Zap Ttvtus
Iispatches
Nuevo Laredo
Signing of Ghent Treaty Hundredth Anniversary Observe
New York marks the hundredth anniversary of the Ghent treaty ending the War of 1812 and starting peaceful relations between Great Britain and the United States. The article notes England’s fears of raids and references John Paul Jones’s earlier raid on Whitehaven as a notable shock.
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New York
Ghent
Great Britain
United States
England
Germany
John Paul Jones
Whitehaven
London Exchange to Open After Jan 4
London expects the stock exchange to reopen for business on January 4 with an official treasury announcement forthcoming. Minimum prices for securities are likely to be extended and only customer transactions will be permitted.
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London
Stock Exchange
Treasury
Merchant Adverting Noticed to Prevent Disadvantage
A merchant cannot omit advertising without the fact being noticed to his disadvantage. If he could, he could also close his store for a while now and then to save expense.
Schuyler Freed Leaves Prison After Life Sentence
Old New Jersey case notes John K. Sebuyier of Somerset and George D. Huggins freed after prolonged confinement. Court of pardons action, influenced by a prior confession and new testimonies, led to clemency for Riley murder suspect, with details of Burd and Lee roles and prior pressures.
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Trenton
N. d
John Kk. Sebuyier
Somerset
New Jersey
Manning Riley
Califor
Burd
Court of Pardons
Bin
Liley
Amos Lee
Tiley
Lee
Par
Riles
Riley
Rtley
Schuyter
Fleet
George D. Hower
Leton
Tome Society
Griffin
Toliisen
Teton County
Hetine
Joopoh Krysilke
Fire Chief Conway Plans Retirement After 20 Years
Jersey City fire chief John Conway will ask the city commissioners to approve his retirement after more than twenty years of service. He joined the department in 1901 and is over sixty, with Acting Chief Roger Boyle to assume duties during the vacancy.
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Jersey City
John Conway
Tleely
Letopey
Commissioners Minet
Roger Boyle
Elilet
Pwhite Safeey
Ake
Eller
Goethals Arrives in New York For Holiday Stopover
Colonel George W. Goethals, governor of the Panama Canal Zone, arrives in New York aboard the Panama Line to spend the holidays. He will lobby Congress for about 10 million dollars in appropriations for dry docks, barracks, fortifications, machine shops and coal wharves, and has advised the Navy on sending a warship to enforce neutrality at the canal zone.
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George W. Goethals
Panama Canal Zone
New York
Panama
Congress
Navy Department
Canal Zone
GoeiNals
Portugal Votes to Aid Allies in Europe War
Lisbon December 24 Portugal's chamber approves preparations to join Great Britain in war against Germany after Germans attack Angola's province of Annotol and following a colonial ministry report. A 7000 man expeditionary force was already sent to West Africa with further contingents planned. Germany again invades Angola as the West African theater heats up.
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Lisbon
England
Germany
Porthanese
Anpolit
Senor Offonso Tt
Europe
Great Britain
Portugal
Portugel
Gas Company Annual Report Revealed by Librarian
In a light reading exchange, a librarian offers a gas company annual report for someone seeking reading material. The brief dialogue suggests a playful interaction about available literature and a possible local business document.
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Ruffolo Espress
Conspiracy Claims in the Baff Case Revealed
New York December 24 Carl Rettich a key witness in the grand jury inquiry has told District Attorney Whitman all he knows about the conspiracy and gunmen tied to the case He provided crucial details about the conspirators the murder car and the movement of funds The two Cohen brothers Toe and Jake are now more deeply implicated through Rettich and an informer James Moore Rettich’s reluctance to reveal the source of the money for Tarawitz’s services remains a questioned point in the probe
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New York
Carl Rettich
Whitman
West Hoboken
Carl Ret
Cohen Brothers
Toe
Jake
James Moore
Whitman Carl Rettich
Jim
Cohens
Rettich
Moore
Abraham
Broadway
Tarawitz
Hariwitz
Kettich
Hoboken
Ballway
Ont Street
New Jersey
Jersey
Hill Would Stop Shots in Border Crisis Talks
Mexican General Benjamin Hill signals willingness to a US brokered arrangement to halt firing over the American border without evacuating his positions. He even suggests a neutral zone along the border. Governor Maytorena protests any port closure at Naco as it could starve federal forces and force withdrawal prompting renewed attacks.
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Naco
Ariz
Benjamin Fill
United States
Unt
Maytorena
Villategpe
Day Fight Continues as Hobson Rallies Prohibitionists
Washington, Dec. 24. Representative Hobson, a dry champion, declares the prohibition drive persists after his resolution’s defeat in the House. He predicts the movement will win and notes plans to push the Senate with Sheppard’s similar resolution. The drys aim for a roll call in the state to rally support.
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Hobson
Renate
Washington
House
Senate
Sheppard
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