League awaits Moscow reply on armistice effort
Geneva dispatch reports the League of Nations deadline passed without a reply from Moscow to Finland's armistice appeal. Soviet Russia threatens to resign from the league rather than submit to indignity. Soviet delegation led by Jacob Surisz remains in Geneva as the special committee continues its work on Finland aid.
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International News Service
Geneva
She & P
Jeague of Nations
Moscow
Wre
Des
Russia
League of Nations v
Jacob Surisz
Paris
Fussia
Pennsylvania License Colors Spark 1940 Plates Debate
A PA state note reports ultra marine blue on gold for 1940 automobile plates, while other items mention a car found near The Castleton hotel and a teacher paddling an eighth grade student in Patterson Township Beaver County. Local weather, license blanks, and a fox rescue are also noted.
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Pennsylvania
Patterson Township
Beaver County
Daily Weather Report for United States
Weather bulletin notes daily statistics with end time at 8 pm. Provides precipitation of .06 inches and mentions two months and EN citation. Vague station details show a simple daily summary of conditions.
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Mehes
I EN
Citation
Rives
City Budget For 1940 Under Review by City Council
City leaders including Mayor Charles E McGrath and incoming Mayor Charles B Mayne tackled the 1940 budget Monday. With a roughly 606000 figure, council and finance director James L Fink faced a shortfall and debated cutting department requests or raising the triannual assessment for 1940 1942. Fink noted a projected 8.2 percent drop in the assessment as proposed.
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Charles E. McGrath
Charles B. Mayne
Cleck D. O. Davies
James L. Fink
Fink
Douglas Fairbanks Sr Dies of Heart Attack at 68
Santa Monica reports Douglas Fairbanks Sr a pioneer of the film industry died at 1 a m after a brief illness from a heart attack at his Santa Monica beach cottage. He was 68. His wife Lady Sylvia and son Douglas Fairbanks Jr. were with him near death. The actor helped launch modern cinema with major epics such as The Mark of Zorro Robin Hood The Musketeers and The Sheik of Baghdad.
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Internaions
Santa Aponica
Cal
Douglas Fairbanks, Sr
Santa Monica
Clarence Erikson
Fairbanks
Robiahood
Musketeers
Bagdad
AL Beialde
Sylvia
Mary Pickford
mia‘ _tlage
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr
Robert Fairbanks
Ail Castle
Finland
Death notices fragment from Youngstown and Huntington region
Fragmentary death notices list names including Couis Kiueman aged 6 percent, from Youngstown Ohio, Perry Arney Biddle aged 48 from Huntington West Virginia, Maude Barnes Kennedy aged 6 months in Lawrence County Home, and Harry Elton Cook aged 19 in Württemberg, with dates in December 1024.
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Couis Kiueman
Youngstown
Ohio
Perry Arney Biddle
Uuntington
W. Va
Maude Barnes Kennedy
Lawrence County
Harry Elton Cook
Wurtemburg
Madeleine Carroll Granted Divorce in London
English born actress Madeleine Carroll was granted a divorce from Captain Philip Astley of the British Army in London. She charged him with being intimate with an unnamed woman, date given as December 12.
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Cinternational Nova Service
London
Madeleine Carroll
Motman
Philip Astley
Miss Carroll
UYLY
Rioting in Jubabulpore Leaves 100 Injured Prompting Troop Patrols
In Jubabulpore four platoons of British troops patrolled the city after clashes that injured more than 100 people. Police fired on a mob amid arson in the market during a protest tied to alleged profiteering by local merchants and communal tensions.
Four Soviet Infantry Companies Annihilated
Finnish authorities report four Soviet infantry companies wiped out along the Ladoga front as Russians advance without skis, marching in columns on roads while Finland’s ski units harass them. A separate note mentions Polish resistance cells targeting Arthur Greiser with a raid near Posen.
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Hwmlsingpors
Lake Tiadoga
High Command
AutoriLius
Gerosy
Finland
Lake
Ladoga
Arete
Care Nan
Lake Ladoga
Suimljervi
Sweden
Germany Estimates Shipping Losses to Allied Nations
Berlin reports that neutral and allied shipping losses from December 1 to 7 totaled 121 vessels. The tally includes fourteen British, one French, and twelve neutral ships among the losses.
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Germany
Berlin
Genntisy
Scoutmaster Ends Life After Accidental Scout Shooting
Pittsburgh dispatch reports Daniel Hackett 29 of Walkers Heights shot and killed his young troop companion Norval Harrison 15 during a game at their home. He then killed himself on the porch using a .22 rifle, hours after the incident in Elizabeth, Merseyside area.
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Pittsburgh
Eliabeth
Mer- Keesport Hospital
Will
Damiel Hackers
Heiguts
Thhe
Norval Harrison
Children Saved As Graceland Home Burns In Fire
Awakened by smoke at 1:90 o clock Monday night Mrs William Strayer of Graceland and mile Louise Altman a neighbor who was spending the night rescued Mrs Strayers two small children from the blazing structure before the fire cut off escape The home of frame type was practically destroyed with about 1000 damage The Strayers husband was at work and the mother had a harrowing experience Miss Altman guided the three year old Bobby to safety while Mrs Strayer broke a window to reach the other child Jerry The mother then went to a neighbor for help as there was no telephone locally until a store was sent for aid
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William Strayer
Graceland
Mile Louise Altman
Harvey Gervich
Alan
Hoover Urges Finland Day Next Sunday
New York Dec 12 Governors from 48 states and mayors of American cities were asked by Herbert Hoover to designate next Sunday as Finland Day to raise funds for the attacked nation. Hoover urged appeals for divine protection in churches Sunday.
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New York
Herbert Hoover
Pintish Relief Fund
Finland
Campaten
Russia
Tund
Hoover
British Troops Repulse Germans in First Skirmish
Paris dispatch reports British forces on the western front repelling three German patrols in a first skirmish south of Buschdorf. British casualties were heavy, while German losses were significant. Reportedly the Tommies used grenades in defense.
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Ray
Paris
Lair Firs
Needed Finnish aid channeled through Red Cross drive
The Lawrence County Red Cross reports receipts from the Finnish aid campaign will fund medical and hospital supplies, with Norman W. Davin coordinating shipments and Herbert Hoover’s message to ensure the aid reaches the Finnish Red Cross. Contributions are being processed through the North Beaver chapter and distributed to relieve wounded and homeless in Finland. A Swedish steamer Tornes sank after hitting a mine near Falsterbo, all crew saved.
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Jeon Leingram
Chattman
FL Davis
Lawrence County
Red Cross
Wid
Chapin
Banquet For Blind On Thursday Night
In New Berlin announcements report a sinking ship event tied to Thursday night activities with local mentions of a British steamer and a seaside incident. The chaotic clipping notes city names and unclear phrases implying a public ceremony precedes or accompanies a tragic naval event.
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New OL
Berlin
Congressman Mapes Fatally Struck In New Orleans
The report from New Orleans confirms Representative Cary Fo Mapes died after a fatal attack. Details are sparse as officials say the incident occurred during a session in the city.
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New Orleans
la Dee
Cary Fo
Aenean
New Orhanis
Soviet Troops Advance Fifty Eight Miles Claim
Stockholm dispatch reports Soviet units pushing forward toward the Finnish frontier. Refugees in Sweden say the Red Army is within reach of severing Finland in two, with forces near Oghlinsk east of Weaborn and along the Gulf of Bothnia coast.
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Trreiny Stennedman
Servic
Stockholm
Finland
Republic
Fenelaig
Vera Wid
Bayaranda
Bremen Luxury Liner Relieved Enroute to German Port
Berlin reports the Bremen, a German luxury liner, arrived safely at Bremerhaven after British submarine sighting. Despite torpedo range exposure in the North Sea, international law and wartime discretion allowed the liner to escape without incident.
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Bremen
Enroute
Germany
BERT
Bremerhaven
Berlin
Naziy
London
Der
Ener
Osulmarine
North Sea
Britain
Ambassador Seeks Third Term Claim Sparks Debate
The report notes calls for a third term by an ambassador figure, prompting debate among colleagues and governing bodies. Opposition concerns include constitutional limits and governance norms, while supporters cite policy continuity and diplomatic experience. The article identifies key factions and anticipated votes.
Castine Steamship Estonia Seized in War Disruption
In a Baltic wartime incident reports indicate the steamship Estonia was seized by Germany affecting trade routes from Storkholm to Spacehorn. Details remain unclear but rumors suggest Russian involvement and shifting alliances.
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Storkholm
Unclear text fragment with names and phrases
Readable pieces mention names such as JONES Lady Poston Aeadie Cherene Seght and stray phrases. Context and meaning are damaged. no coherent event or facts established for a proper summary.
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Jones
Poston
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