Nine Die in Fire at Middletown Insane Hospital
A devastating blaze at the Coanochicut Hospital for the Ingate in Middletown killed nine patients, many of whom were bedbound on the second floor. Superintendent A. baw vlatul said the victims were housed in wards vulnerable to overheating, with investigators noting rapid spread and several patients escaping before aid arrived.
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Middletown Insane Hospital
Middletown
Dgadel
Nicholas Vennes
Thirtford
Turmputtad
Max Sorneks
New Yorks
Ly T&ps
Thomas Cabortas
Norwalk
Miter
Clinton
Lord
Windsor
Willie Curcot
Waterbury
Charles Maehoude
New Thiven
Philo Priechard
Warren
Edward Toolle
Wetingford
Comorkitad
Ehndy
Fuetard O'brien
Santor
Way
LEE
Gantier
Iris
Bell
Two American Soldiers Freed From Detention
Two American soldiers were released from captivity after an investigation. Reports say they were aboard a vessel near Pampico and were shielded by naval support. Local officials noted the men appeared unharmed as they returned to American shores.
Court Martial Trial Aims at Captain Detzer in New York
Testimony in the court martials details threats and alleged coercion by Yates toward Captain Karl Detzer. Witnesses including Goldbere, Mad Shoamd, Hoyt and Gonzales describe intimidation tied to detention outcomes and possible calls for violence.
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New York
Karl Detwer
Gowan Werany
Fee Yartos
Vetwar
Hilton
Actou Han
Goldbere
Huta, da
Wates
Yates
Misa
Dylan
Goldhere
Sol Sargeant
Hoyt
Perion Company
Nilers
Sparta
Abe Yates
Marcellus Gonzales
Hetzer
Albert
Dayton
Seelloneo
Riot at Christmas festival over gifts in New Maine NY
Fourteen thousand children faced only seven thousand Christmas presents at a People's Liberty Chorus event in New Maine New York. Deputy Police Commissioner Wallis cited riot conditions as uninvited attendees disrupted the toy distribution. Police reserves from six precincts restored order as dolls candy and other presents were snatched from counters. Some officers reportedly lost control and shoved children, trampling a few cripples amid the melee.
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New York
iPourth
Poleo
Wallis
People's Liberty Chorus
Polivee Peparboent
Palfe
Lake 1Resnate
Ct Wis
German pacifist Walter Shtecking calls for lasting peace
Berlin dispatch quotes Walter Shtecking, Germany's leading pacifist, urging Americans to seek peace after four years of war. He laments dead soldiers, unburied bodies, hunger across Europe, and calls for education of youth to prioritize right over might, rectifying Versailles and rebuilding a world of cooperative nations.
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Berlin
Walter Shttecking
Germany
Geminn
United States
Christinas
Shueckine
Christias
Lucre
Europe
Dry Christmas Time Means Happy New Year
Washington reports Wayne B Wheeler, Anti Saloon League general counsel, says a dry Christmas can be merry and lead to a happier new year. He predicts fewer drinks and alcohol-related deaths, with improved homes and healthier children as proof.
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Washington
Wayne B. Wheeler
Wheeler
Telea News Not Published Tomorrow
The note states the news will not be published tomorrow due to observance of a holiday. no further details are provided about the cancellation or any alternative arrangements.
German Agents Impersonating Russians Supposed in Senate Probe
Senate investigation into Russian propaganda in the United States will begin after the new year and is expected to reveal German secret agents operating under cover as Russians. One agent who worked with the German spy system had free access to the state department and was vouched for by a reputable man. The inquiry will consider figures like Bakmeteff, the Russian ambassador, and Ludwig Martens, who claims to represent the Soviet government.
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Washington
Senate
United States
Foreign Relation Committee
State Department
Baklmetieff
Ludwig C. A. K. Martens
Poet's Daughter Wins Fight for Her Freedom
New York December 24. Mivabeth Boyle O'Reilly daughter of the Irish poet John Boyle O'Reilly won her court battle to prevent return to Bellevue Hospital psychopathic ward. Supreme Court Justice Wagner sustained a writ of habeas corpus granting freedom from the institution. She had been committed after escaping from a Newton Mississippi sanatorium. Poor hearings heard testimony from alienists.
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New York
Mivabeth Boyle O'Reilly
John Boyle O'Reilly
Bellevue Hospital
Supreme Court
Wagner
Newton, Miss
Sims Daniels Fight Likely to Go to a Finish
The dispute over naval decorations for 19 officers pits Admiral William Sims against Secretary Daniels. Daniels refused to rubber-stamp awards, saying he would not endorse the board’s full recommendations. Sims, now president of the Naval War College, faces possible congressional testimony as senators urge a thorough inquiry.
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Secretary of Navy
Daniels
William S. Sims
Sims
Naval War College
Noawport
Naval Affairs Committee
Poindexter
Washington
Senate Naval Affairs Committee
Naval Board of Awards
Weather forecast for New England and Connecticut
Weather forecast shows light snow this afternoon and tonight for New England and Connecticut with colder conditions Thursday. NW gales in coastal areas, cloudy unsettled conditions in northern districts, areas of high pressure in Utah and Minnesota, and milder temps in the east but colder tonight across the region.
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Washington
lForecast
New Boyland
Calder
New Haven
Connecticut
North Carolina
Massachusetts
Eustor
Uteh
Minunasota
Rocky
Lake Region
Mississippi Valley
New England
Milford to Rename 110 Streets to End Confusion
Millard Dec 24 A committee authorized changing street names to reduce duplicate names and avoid confusion for fire and police. A report presented at the town meeting was accepted, detailing changes to ten streets in Milford and associated beaches.
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Millard
Meril
Milford
Wilsons coal tribunal to meet next Monday
A meeting of President Wilsons local coal tribunal will be held next Monday if all three members can attend. The session is preliminary and the tribunal is not expected to begin its real work until after the new year, as announced at the White House.
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Washington
Deg
Wilson
Boiled turtle eggs among marines in Guantanamo Bay
In Guantanamo Bay Cuba December 24 United States Marines report rolling turtle eggs as a novelty aboard the naval station Two 200 pound turtles were captured and killed yielding over 100 eggs each The eye of the turtle is soft shelled and the egg resembles yolk in taste The shell is peeled like an onion and the egg is about the size of a hen's egg
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Guantanamo Bay
Cuba
United States
Naval Station
Maeterlinck Arrives For New York Opera Premiere
Belgian poet Maurice Maeterlinck and Madame Maeterlinck arrived in New York to witness the world premiere of Maeterlinck's opera The Blue Bird at the Metropolitan Opera on December 27. A motor procession escorted him to Mrs. William Vanderbilt Jr.'s home. he plans a three month stay with Pacific coast tour and honors including a Waldorf Astoria Blue Bird ballet for Belgian and American charities.
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New York
Maurice Maeterlinck
The
Belgian Post
Madame Maeterlinck
Maeterlinck
Metropolitan Opera House
William IX, Vanderbilt, Jr
Shakespeare
Pacific Coast
Waldorf Astoria
William K. Vanderbilt, Jr
Ex-Crown Prince To Spend Christmas With Father
Amerongen December 24 Former Crown Prince Frederick William plans a trip from Wierengen to Amerongen for Christmas day signaling a possible reconciliation with his son. A Christmas tree was bought for the former monarch and gifts from Germany arrived for the exiles. Frederick William hosted a Christmas tree party on Saturday at Wierengen for 20 German children, distributing autographed photographs.
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Amerongen
Frederick William
Wierengen
Germany
Wolves Sought at Geneva and Death of Racing Man
Farmers near Geneva and Waterloo search for a pack of about 20 wolves spotted in the past week. A rescue party fired light shots at large gray beasts surrounding a high tension pole. one wolf appears wounded, snow shows blood but marshy terrain halted pursuit. Also reported, Lee Slocum a longtime figure in racing circles died in New York City from heart disease.
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Geneva
N. Y
Dee
Waterloo
Charles Gowers
Empire Gas and Electric Company
Gowers
S. O
New York
lLee
Si) Slocum
Detroit
Dr Butler Possible Candidate For President Nomination
New York December 24 Dr Nicholas Murray Butler president of Columbia University is a candidate for the republican nomination for president according to a statement issued by John R Davis municipal justice.
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Butler
New York
Nicholas Murray Butler
Columbia’ University
John R
Peace on Board Buford as 249 Reds Deported
Peace has reigned on the army transport Buford after leaving New York with 249 Reds bound for the Bolshevik land. Army officers say peace will persist under strict rules including standing at attention for officers and banning protest meetings and Internationale songs. Three women on board are confined to quarters near officers and kept from deportees.
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New York
Dee
United States Army
Buford
Field Gals Vital Factors in Big Games
Ohio State led Illinois 7 6 in a pivotal western title clash when Pletcher kicked a dramatic field goal to seal victory. The season featured many field goals shaping outcomes, with stars like Clyde King Maloney Fitzpatrick Shiverick and Braden scoring decisive drops and place kicks for Army Yale Princeton Harvard and others.
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Hy Henry TL. Farrell
New York
Ohio
State
Llinois
Pletcher
Ilinois
Clyde King
Nava
Army
Ie Dim Fitzpatrick
Boston College
Yale
Georgetown
Maloney
Navy
Chick Hanley
Gridiron
Godl
West
Wisconsin
Zink
Amherst
Wesleyan
Lo 7
Shiverick
Cornell
Williams
Strubing
Princeton
Lafayette
Canapary
Columbia
Frank Murray
Marvared
Tigers
Jim Braden
Warvard
Ralph Harween
Sparks
Michigan
Ohin
Barr
Chicago
Shipment halted to enforce rulings in Canada
Ottawa Ontario December 24 seven car loads of news print paper destined for American publishers from Fort Frances Pulp and Paper were stopped in transit by order of Robert A Pringle paper controller. He said all export shipments from the company would be halted until it complied with orders to furnish paper to western Canada publishers who will be forced to suspend publication unless a supply arrives before week’s end.
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Ottawa
Ont
Fort Frances Pulp and Paper Company
Robert A. Pringle
Pringle
Western Canada
Whiskey Shipments to Germany From New York
American distillers have begun shipping large consignments of whiskey to Hamburg for the German market. Many shipments already went to Great Britain France and Italy but distillers recently decided to convert the German taste to hard liquor.
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Germany
New York
Hamburg
Great Britain
France
Italy
Lloyd George Irish proposal praised by Northcliffe press
London observers note a possible rapprochement as Northcliffe publications like the Times and Mail laud Premier Lloyd George's plan for Ireland. The Evening Globe and Westminster Gazette praise statesmanship and fair assessment of Ireland's fate, with comparisons to US state power. The King also spoke of Allied relations and Europe’s economic risks.
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London
Northcliffe Press
Lloyd-George
Statesman
London Times and
Mail
Northcliffe
Lord Northcliffe
Evening Globe
Westminster Gazella
Ireland
Star
United States
West Virginia
Virginia
Girl employee rings alarm at bank robbery foil
Gineinnali, Ohio, Yee 24. Six automobile bandits attempted to rob the First National Bank of Lockland a suburb yesterday afternoon. The robbers were deterred by a girl employee who pressed a button that rang the exterior warning bell. Upon seeing bystanders running toward the bank they fled in their car, leaving with no money.
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Gineinnali, O
National Bank of
Lockland
No Quarrel in 50 Years Golden Wedding
New Orleans reports Mr. and Mrs. John F Corbin of 1010 Batavia Street celebrating their golden wedding. They say they have lived together 40 years without a quarrel. Mrs Corbin emphasizes love before marriage, keeping vows, and smiling through trouble as her guiding code. He is 76 and she 68.
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New Orleans
John
Corbin
Batavia Street
Killed Husband Freed in Kansas City Court
The murder charge against Mrs. Mary Alice Kreiser for killing her husband Edward Kreiser, organist at Independence Boulevard Christian church, was dismissed by Criminal Court Judges I Porterfield after defense cited excessive state continuances. The case, began March 3, 1917, drew wide attention as both spouses were prominent in society and music. Mrs Kreiser said she killed him to stop his flaunting of alleged misdeeds.
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Kansas City
Mary Alice Kreiser
Marc
Edward Kreiser
Independence Boulevard Christian Church
Criminal Court
I. Porterfield
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