Aerial Embalming Arrival for Ambassador Reid in London
The body of American Ambassador Whitelaw Reid departed London for the United States after high naval honors. A procession from Dorchester House to Victoria Station featured the Royal Horse Artillery, Scottish Guards, and a nineteen gun salute by naval and land units. Corporal Donovan, Reid’s former British Army pensioner, accompanied the coffin as it moved toward the armed cruiser Natal.
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Portsmouth
England
Ambassador Reid
London
Hedworth Meux
Nelson
Victoria
Natal
United States
Whitelaw Reid
Royal Horsertillery
Dorchester House
Victoria Station
Scottish Guards
St. James Park
Peace Talks and Albanian Autonomy Dominate London Conference
London reporters describe a slow path to a near eastern settlement as ambassadors of six major powers agree in principle to Albanian autonomy and a Adriatic port guarantee for Serbia. Delegates, guests at Mansion House, hear optimistic remarks from Premier Asquith while Greek, Turkish and Balkan envoys push competing positions.
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London
England
Constantinople
Servin
France
Russia
Austria-Hungary
Albania
Servia
Adriatic Sea
Christimas
Mansion House
Asquith
Greece
Sublime Porte
Loendon
Turkey
Adrianople
Vuleania
Austria
Italy
Progressives to Open Bureau and Headquarters
The Progressive party plans permanent headquarters in New York with branch offices in Washington. A publicity bureau will open immediately in Washington under O. K. Davis. The legislative committee is chaired by Dean William G. Lewis with a seek for Dr. Charles R. McCarty’s advice on a legislative reference bureau. The executive committee adjourned to meet again January 16 and named committees to advance organization.
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New York City
Washington
Progressive Party
William G. Lewis
University of Pennsylvania
Charles R. McCarty
Legislative Reference Bureau
University of Wisconsin
Progressive National Committee
Chicago
New York
National Capital
O. K. Davis
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Promises Rapid Skin Healing
A vintage advertisement urges relief from skin eruptions blotches sores and pimples. It claims Bucklen’s Arnica Salve clears eczema salt rheum heals chapped hands chilblains burns cuts and bruises and relieves piles. Available for 25 cents at Diehl & Brown.
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Diehl & Brown
Bullet Struck Window At Delmont Teacher’s Home
In Delmont South Dakota a large calibre bullet shattered a plate glass window at Professor T G Eggers home between 7 and 8 pm Saturday. The round passed through curtain and lodged in a wall near his study desk, sparing his family and leaving the motive and shooter unknown.
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Delmont, S. D
Delmont
T. G. Heger
Aii
Mr. Eggers
Professor Eggers
Local notes from Mitchell and surrounding area
Holiday greetings and brief visits fill Mitchell notes. Residents include Logan Mizener, Charles A Webber, Prof Dalgety attending a public speaking conference, and families from Alexandria Parker Onawa Elkton Mitchell. Christmas church programs and a large First Methodist program conclude with stockings for children.
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George S. Dalszety
Ly Unnston
Middle West
Dalgety
Gunmen Must Go In Chicago Says State's Attorney
Chicago State's Attorney Macky Hoyne declares a plan to rid the city of gunmen, sluggers, and murderers amid labor strikes and clashes. He vows no discrimination and warns offenders to put weapons away or face action, saying he will pursue those involved regardless of influence.
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Chicago
Macky Hoyne
Millionaire’s son in Denver amid oddities and debts
Denver resident Alonzo Thompson Jr., son of a renowned octogenarian millionaire and spiritualist, is described as the best dressed man in the city. The item hints at financial disputes and his notable wardrobe.
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Denver
Colo
Alonzo Thompson Jr
Legal dispute over Thompson estate and two wills
A father has two wills for his multimillion estate with one giving the son everything and the other leaving only five dollars. The wills are held by the family's attorney and a decision on which will stands hinges on the son's future conduct. If the son proves he can behave, he inherits the entire estate. if not, only five dollars remains to him.
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Thompson
Smuggled Goat Dressed as Baby Flees City Car
In New Jersey a well dressed couple boarded a crowded street car with a goat disguised as a baby. The infant wearing a wool neck garment and blue bow drew attention as the goat bleated. The conductor turned the cap aside. the couple vanished after being escorted off the car.
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New York City
Lodi
N. J
Mackensack
P.S. C
Christmas Fire Destroys Grain Elevator in Minneapolis
A fire in Minneapolis caused by a hot box on a grain distributor destroyed the Albert Dickinson Company seed house’s corn elevator and a small addition. Estimated losses reach 125000 dollars with heavy damage to 81000 pounds of seed corn mustard and popcorn. Fire threatened nearby flax and seed elevators but was controlled before 7 am. Overnight overtime workers had been shipping Christmas popcorn when the heat sparked the blaze.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Albert Dickinson Company
Empoles
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