Christmas Greetings From Santa Claus to Children
A festive note describes Santa Claus delivering greetings to many boys and girls on Christmas Day, spreading cheer and goodwill.
26 Dec 1914
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1914
Page
1
A festive note describes Santa Claus delivering greetings to many boys and girls on Christmas Day, spreading cheer and goodwill.
The NewsStar Good Fellows Club completed its first season of Christmas charity in Monroe and West Monroe distributing food clothing and toys to more than six hundred dollars in value. Donations from ninety four lodges businesses and individuals ranged from 28 cents to 60 dollars and reached families in destitute circumstances. The effort provided warm clothing wholesome food and shoes and showed those in need they are valued and capable of healing. The paper suggests this movement may become a permanent feature and may return before the next holiday season.
Partial easing of the woolen trade embargo is announced with no end date. Hair and cashmere including yarns are exportable without certificates, and shoddy with over one third cotton may go free. Black cloth and patterned fancy cloth are allowed, and certain light or heavy cloths may be shipped without licenses depending on weight. Yarns not for military use may also be exported.
The article outlines licensure rules for exporting various woolen products from England. Marine wool yarns may require licenses, flannels likely require licenses, hosiery is unrestricted, military-usable items must prove unsuitability, cashmere socks under license if light, and raw wool and related materials barred unless for allies or military/naval use.
A German officer notes how Indian troops surprised them during a shelling siege. He reports fierce assaults with brown soldiers charging trenches, fighting with blades and daggers, and says reinforcements eventually drove them from the lines.
A Christmas reunion in Monroe brought Mr. F A Terzia of Unstrop to join his sons for a dinner at Mrs. Frank Moore’s on Washington street, hosted by Messrs. T F and F C Terzia. Sons F A Terzia Jr of Crookhaven W FF Terzia of Bastrop and L F Terzia of Fordyce Ark will stay several days with the Monroe group.
The Ouachita parish ginner returns show 8665 bales of cotton ginned for the 1914 crop before December 12, 1914, versus 8650 bales ginned before December 12, 1912.
Eight Filipinos were arrested on sedition charges following an abortive uprising in Manila on Thursday night. Army sources say 10,000 Filipinos in Manila were ready for a concerted attack, but patrols contained the threat and authorities report the situation under control.
A local report describes a sea monster with an elephant head and ivory tusks, alongside a whale-like body, prompting curiosity about marine life and unexplained sightings.
The Times Picayune reports a creature eighty feet long and estimated at ninety tons found on Isle Derniere. Researchers Labarte and Dupont investigated with a small expedition but doubts rose about the hoax claim. The carcass described resembled a whale with an elephant head and unusual tusks, though a full picture was blocked by sand.
The Associated Press reports arrests in Terre Haute including Indianapolis Mayor Don Roberts and Circuit Judge Berman on election fraud charges. Both could not post bond by early afternoon.
Reported telegrams describe a monstrous eighty foot long creature with elephant head and alligator jaws found in Louisiana. Tusks five feet long and eighteen inches wide, jelly like tongue, vegetarian diet, weighing around ninety tons. Du Pont and Labarre send messages to officials and the President as details emerge.
A special service at First Baptist on Sunday afternoon at 4 50 will feature two gifts to the church presented by donors through Rev. F H Farrington. Earlier gifts include a pipe organ by Mrs J L Nelson and a large pulpit Bible by Mrs C F Felkner. The donors of the two latest gifts will be announced Saturday.
Secretary of the Treasury W G McAdoo is expected to depart for San Diego California to represent President Wilson at the exposition opening December 31 at midnight.
Paterson New Jersey December 26 Henry Schumann Heinc k son of Mme Schumann Heink famed soprano wed Elsie Straumann of Paterson in a home ceremony. Mme Schumann Heink maintains a Finglas suburb residence.
Archbishop Blenk, who suffered a dangerous relapse from illness, showed marked improvement today in New Orleans. The update follows his condition during the Christmas period and notes steady progress.
By Associated Press Washington December 26 A cold wave keeps the region east of the Mississippi River in a deep freeze. Record lows appear across the Middle West and New England with Vermont reporting 1 degrees below zero.
Festive scenes unfold in a Belgian town as lights, concerts, and market stalls transform the streets. Residents and visitors enjoy seasonal treats, music, and family gatherings amid a backdrop of twinkling decor and cheerful crowds.
A AP correspondent describes 1000 Belgian soldier cyclists bivouacked on the floor of St Nicholas Church Furnes West Flanders on Christmas Eve. Soldiers slept on straw while a funeral mass for a child and a soldiers mass were held as shells fell.
New York at Christmas Morse, once deemed near death during a Atlanta prison sentence, is thriving again in finance. He plans the first sailing of his new steamship line to Bermuda as part of a bold comeback amid prior financial panic and setbacks.
A U S cruiser faces potential bombardment after an attack by Terks on the vessel Aster Noan Shep, prompting defense measures and warnings to nearby ports.
Reports from Athena indicate the Turkish port of Tripoli Syria attack by an American cruiser caused no serious injuries. The Tennessee and North Carolina have long been in Turkish waters. Washington sought details from the North Carolina’s commander. China, Romania, Bulgaria, and Albania movements add complexity to neutrality, while Japan- Russia territorial shifts involve Sakhalin.
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