Verdun Battles and Italian Front Earnes Fading Glimmers
British air raid hits Mannheim as Verdun battles intensify. In Italy, Italians recapture positions on the Asiago plateau while German forces claim counterattacks near Monte Pertica. Weather aids Austro Germans, as Bolsheviks clash with central powers over Brest Litovsk talks and Western Front troop shifts intensify.
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London
Verdun
Arend Donaumont
Chaume
Mannheim
Rhine
Italy
Piave
Asiago
Berlin
Monte Pertica
Co. del Rosso
Farge
Franzela
Vennes
Ialy
Ensign Krylesko
Westen Front
Russia
Stockholm
Officelal
Seed corn shortages threaten 1918 crops in Ohio
Wooster Ohio reports a severe seed corn shortage with experts warning a small next year crop unless germination testing is done. About 39 percent of this year’s crop is soft and unmarketable due to early frosts and a hard freeze, prompting calls for testing and storage of existing seed. The Ohio Experiment Station offers free testing for about 100 kernels from 100 ears to ensure planting viability.
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Wooster
Ohio
State Experiment Station
Ohio Experiment Station
Mexican Raiders Raid Border Town Mail Stop
Mexicans crossed the border and attacked a mail stage near El Paso Utah? No, near El Paso Texas. They hanged Mickey Welch the American driver and looted mail sacks. Welch’s body was taken to Valentine Texas. Two Mexican passengers on the stage were reported shot.
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el Paso
Tex
Mickey Welch
Aed
Welch
Valentine
For Sale House and Lot in Mt Vernon with Store and Groceries
House with six rooms and a good barn on Lot 138 by 191 feet. Includes a frame store house, garden, and small stock of groceries. Located centrally in Mt Vernon. Can be sold together or separately. Write T. J. Pennington in Mt Vernon.
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Mt. Vernon
Captain Smith Arrested Queen Liliuokalani in Hawaii
In January 1895 Captain Smith then a sergeant in the provisional government army arrested Queen Liliuokalani and imprisoned her in Iolani Palace for eight months under President Sanford B. Dole.
Pomerene and Smith Clash Over Senate Commerce Chair
Washington reports a dispute over seniority between Senators Smith of South Carolina and Pomerene of Ohio for the chairman’s post of the senate interstate commerce committee. Smith is listed as ranking member by current practice, but directories show Pomerene first appearing on the committee in 1912, while Smith’s name appears a year later, setting up a potential showdown when the committee names a successor to the late Senator Newlands.
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Washington
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Smith
South Carolina
Pomerene
Ohio
Newlands
Pomererne
Lumber Plant Destroyed in Duluth Fire
Fire destroyed the Rice's Point sawmill and lumber yards of Alter Smith Lumber company in Duluth Minnesota causing a loss of 500000 in buildings and lumber and severed street railway service by destroying the Duluth end of the interstate bridge between Duluth and Superior.
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Duluth, Minn
Rice’s Point
Alter Smith Lumber Company
Duluth
Superior
Whitman Family Cremated in Greenwood Home Fire
Mrs. J. L. Whitman and her six children aged 2 through 18 died in a fatal fire at their Greenwood, D. C., home. The blaze occurred on December 26, with local authorities investigating the cause and extent of the tragedy.
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Greenwood
D. C
J. L. Whitman
Mear
Live stock prices across markets from Buffalo to Toledo
Market wires report mixed cattle and hog prices across multiple cities. Buffalo buyers posted prime steers at 1 15, shipping steers 11 50 to 13 50. Chicago and Cleveland prices followed, with hogs ranging from 15 60 to 16 90 and lambs around 12 50 to 16 86, while Cincinnati and Pittsburgh noted solid cattle and sheep values.
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East Buffalo
N. Y
Chicago
Der
Cleveland
Pittsburch
Cincinnati
Movements Tied to German Money Say U S Bolshevik Threat
Government agents report evidence that American I W W, Irish agitators, and Russian Bolsheviks may be financing a worldwide plan to overthrow social order. Rifles and ammunition found aboard the Russian freighter Shilka are linked to I W W activity, with officials stressing wartime safety and free speech within limits.
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Industria Workers of
United States
Russia
America
Menaace
Anti Saloon League to Push Dry Law in Congress
Washington reports the Anti Saloon League will launch a winter drive in Congress to pass legislation placing the United States on an absolutely dry basis for the war’s remainder. The plan seeks immediate end to beer and light wines production and saloon closures by banning whisky and intoxicants. It argues for statutory law beyond President Wilson’s food act powers, which already halted whisky distillation.
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AntiSaloon League
Congress
Washington
Anti- Saloon League
United States
Wilson
Burn to death in midair at Hicks Field Fort Worth
Two aviators died when their aircraft exploded at Hicks Field 56,060 feet above ground. The burning wreckage collapsed to earth and the bodies were unrecoverable. J. Syrae of the Royal Flying Corps was killed at Hicks Field after being struck by a propeller.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Hicks Field
J. Syraé
Peval Gunnery
Royal Flying Corps
Hicke Field
Mt Vernon Fair Association Prohibits Theft and Seeks Help
A notice from Mt Vernon Fair Association warns that anyone caught carrying items off fair property will be prosecuted. It asks for information leading to arrests and urges all persons to stay away from the grounds.
Buckeye Briefs Ohio Soldier Found Dead in Camp
Dec 26 in Monteorery Alabama C L Hoprel Logan Ohio was found dead in bed after returning from his father's funeral at Logan He served as cook in Company G 140th Infantry. A separate item reports Dave Smith Springfield Ohio killed after being struck by a train in railroad yards Columbus. Also a Dayton near miss at railroad crossing and a Camp Sherman Christmas greeting acknowledgement from Major General Glenn to Governor Cox and Ohio troops.
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Ohio
Monteorery
Ala
C. L. Hoprel
Logan
One Hundred and Forty
Eighth Infantry
Columbus
Dave Smith
Springfield
Our Special Train Leaves Montgomery
In Montgomery Alabama December 26 thousands of gifts collected by the Red Cross Y M C A Knights of Columbus and other groups were distributed on Christmas day. Governor Cox praised Ohio volunteers and said four Camp Sherman men will go to West Point. He plans to spend the day with the troops and depart next month as the Santa Claus special doors close.
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Montgomery
Ala
Ohio
Red Cross
Knights of Columbus
Cox
Camp
Sheriharz
West Point
Shipyards Busy Boat Building Program Near Completion
The government shipbuilding plan as of December 26 shows 18.2 percent completion toward 8,246,362 tons. Wood and composite vessels 10 percent, requisitioned steel ships 39 percent, contract steel ships 4 percent, with yard and equipment work not yet counted.
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Washington
The
Shipping Board
Senate Commerce Committee
Fulton Loses Heavyweight Bout to Tate in One Round
Fred Fulton, claiming world heavyweight title, lost to Harry Tate of Novata Oklahoma in the first round by decision of referee Billy Haack. Tate was thrown through the ropes and injured.
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Fulton
Feul. Lite
Fatal collision at crossing claims Stalker family
Foar Killea at Crossing. Saginaw Mich Dec 26 Alton R Stalker prominent merchant of this city his wife their 11 year old son and Mrs Mebel Earl of Ann Arbor were instantly killed when the automobile in which they were returning from a Christmas celebration was struck by a Michigan Central passenger train.
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Foar
Killea
Saginaw, Mich
Alton R. Stalker
Mebel Earl
Ann Arbor
Michigan Central
Reasonable Proposition From L and N President
Milton H. Smith of Louisville and Nashville proposes a three member board, appointed by Governor Stanely, to adjudicate deaths and injuries from the Shepherdsville collision. The plan aims to avoid protracted litigation, ensure prompt, fair compensation, and applies to all claimants for three months.
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Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company
Shepherdsville
A.A. Stanley
Kentucky
Bullitt
Nelson
Washington
Milton H. Smith
Stomach Trouble and Constipation Advised by Auburn Woman
Mrs Benjamin Hooper of Auburn New York endorses Chamberlains Tablets for stomach trouble and constipation. She reports two years of use that regulate bowels stimulate the liver and maintain overall health.
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Chamberlain
Benjamin Hooper
Auburn
N. Y
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