Aged Watchman of Mills Slain in Hackensack Mills
Louis Walters a 63 year old night watchman at Bogota Paper mills was found murdered with a fractured skull after pay day. Police suspect a craps game loser who knew Walters had just received his pay, with two suspects held as material witnesses. Walters was a eight year employee with a routine hourly report at 9 10 pm. He was married with two children.
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Watchman
Hackensack
N. J
Louis Walters
Preston Street
Ridgefield Park
Bogota
American Paper Company
Hackensack River
Frederick Mannens
I T. Walters
Walters
Robert N. Heath
Louis B.C. Nestor
Charles Duck
Little Ferry
Charles Hendrickson
River Road
Mil
Till Ned
Orange nurse dies at front amid war service
Miss Euld Bliss daughter of Rev Dr William Bliss and a Red Cross nurse in Munich Germany died last Friday of appendicitis. She was born in the United States educated in Germany and trained for grand opera before war call. Her mother Mary Pangalo of Constantinople reported only the cause as appendicitis probably worsened by her labors with the wounded.
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West Orange
Euld Bliss
American Red Cross
Munich
Germany
William Dwight Porter Bliss
Church of the Holy Tanecents
United States Bureau of Labor
Bliss
Red Foss
Mary Pangalo
Constantinople
Boy Kills Sister While Family Prepares Dinner
In Newark New Jersey on December 26 Antonio Palmere twelve shot and killed his sister Angeline ten as their mother prepared Christmas dinner. The child climbed on a chair and handled his father's revolver while his siblings watched. Angeline died in her mother's arms.
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Newark
N. J
Angeline
Young Edison Receives Car From Henry Ford
Theodore Edison sixteen year old son of Mr and Mrs Thomas A Edison received a maroon colored nickel plated roadster as a gift yesterday at their West Orange New Jersey home. The car was presented by Henry Ford a Detroit manufacturer and friend of the family with accessories and extras supplied by Charles Edison John Miller Uncle Mrs John Eyre Slom Miller Teese Tutchison and the Edison works chief engineer.
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West Orange
N. J
Theodore Edison
Thomas A. Edison
West Orage
Moenry Ford
Detroit
Addi
Hiss
Charles Edison
John Miller
Diamonds Found in Arkansas Reach 550 Carats
Since diamonds were first discovered in Arkansas in 1908, 1 875 stones totaling 550 carats have been found in the state.
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Arkansas
Arkanews
Mabel E McCalmont Aims to Improve New York State Institutions
Mabel E McCalmont undertakes a reform mission to better conditions in New York State institutions, focusing on staffing, oversight, and inmate welfare. Her work centers on administrative improvements and policy advocacy within state facilities.
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New York State
Mabel B. McCalmont
State Department of Efficiency and Economy of
New York
White House Delivers Christmas Cheer to Poor Families
Washington on December 26 recalls a white Christmas as snow blankets the capital. President Wilson joins in the holiday spirit, closing executive offices and inviting a day of cheer. Automobiles carry turkey dinners clothing and toys to poor Washington households.
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Washington
New England
White House
Anda Cothran
Philadelphia
Anna
Xmas Show at Sing Sing Delivers First Broadway Ready Opera
Ossining N Y December 26 Sing Sing prison celebrated Christmas with breakfast mass and a real dinner. For the first time in a New York penal institution a William A Brady stage production premiered inside the walls. Warden Thomas Mott Osborne organized the season’s festivities to lift prisoner spirits.
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Ossining
N. Y
New York
Thomas Mott Osborne
See War in Tiber Floods and Roman Superstition
The Tiber floods threaten Rome after heavy rains with lower city areas submerged and bridges covered. Suburbs report fatalities and houses collapse near Valmontene, while four dozen people are rescued or buried. Romans link inundation to an upcoming conflict, recalling 870.
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Rome
Tiber
Valmontene
A Real Peach Opinion Cartoon
A Gulverion News opinion piece mocks a husband who favors his wife over his pastor at a favorite restaurant, using a light satirical tone about appearances and loyalty.
British Repulse German Air Raid and Break German Lines
British and French forces report a sweeping advance along an 800 mile battle line. In Belgium and near Albert they claim to have repelled German counterattacks while seizing positions from La Boiselle to Libu and advancing on Perthes and Mesnil. The air raid over England failed to drop bombs.
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London
Dover
Southend-on-Sea
Sheerness
Channel
England
Southend
Chatham
Varis
Forest of the Argonne
Argonne
Perthes les-Hurlus
Loye
North Sea
Albert
War Office
Belgium
Lys
Oise
Toos
Autoire
Loos
Vermelles
la Boiselle
Rove
Libu
Lihons
Bailly
Gouvron
Aisne
Champagne
Supigneuf
Barry-au-Bac
Pérthes
Mesniltes-Murluy
Treulous Fings
Mesnil
UN Dee
Perthes
Talk Starts With Hostess Remark in Play
A scene features a hostess noting guests are dull while Adolph faces quiet chatter and a demand to “play something” from Judy urging livelier mood as the gathering unfolds. The exchange highlights social tension and performers guiding conversation.
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Adolph
Judy
Local Holiday Visits Highlight December Personal Notices
The society column lists Frank M. Taylor visiting relatives in this city from Brookfield Centre Connecticut during the holidays. Miss Florence Sexton and John Rodney Sexton arrive as guests of Coroner John G. Sexton. Rev. Fred B. Harris and Mrs. Harris spend Christmas with her father Rev. L. M. Streeter in Brooklyn. Edward P. West of Brooklyn spends the holidays with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. George A. Lippincott plan a Florida month stay. They visited Beutel Vanhuel and George W. Jeffrey in this city, wintering in St Petersburg Florida. Ex Chief Chas Brown and family depart for a week’s trip.
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Florence Sexton
Trenton
John Rodney Sexton
Cleveland
John G. Sexton
Fred B. Harris
Washington Street
Harris
L. M. Streeter
Brooklyn
Edward P. West
George A. Lippincott
Oceanport Avenue
Florida
Birthday Observances in Washington and Virginia
Michael Riordan a former conductor on the Monmouth County Electric line and John W. Chandler adjutant of Arrowsmith Post No 61 G A R Red Bank observed their birthdays on Wednesday. Mrs Deborah Smith of Fair Haven celebrated her 76th birthday yesterday born in Middletown W Y and long-time resident and property owner in Fair Haven.
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Michael Riordan
Monmouth County Electric Company
John W. Chandler
Arrowsmith Post
Red Bank
Deborah Smith
Fair Haven
Middletown
W. Y
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