Coolidge Delegates Christmas to Santa as White House Festive
Washington reports a holiday mood as President Coolidge abdicates duties to Santa Claus for a Christmas Eve light switch at the White House. Decor includes holly, a Wisconsin cedar, and lights for the Sherman Square tree as crowds gather for carols.
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Holiday Spirit
Coolidge
White House
International News Service
Washington
Calvin Coolidge
Santa Claus
Uncle Sam
First Congregational Church
Marine Band
Blue Room
Frank W. Stearns
Boston
Mr. Coolidge
Ashes Placed On Hill To Aid Icy Traffic
Icy conditions on the Youngstown hill prompted police to request the street department to spread ashes to improve traction for motorists. About midday a small pileup left eight cars involved at the hill curve with one woman severely cut and taken to a physician for treatment.
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Youngstown
Laws urged to curb pillow-seat motorcycle riding
In London on December 24 agitation grows for rules to stop riding on pillow seats of motorcycles after a notable rise in accidents and deaths linked to back seat riders.
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London
Prince of Wales Installed Master at Oxford Freemasons
The prince of Wales was installed as Worshipful Master of the Magdalen Lodge No. Oxford. The event took place in London with the ceremony marking his leadership role in the lodge.
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Walves
London
the Prince of Wales
Magdalen
Oxford
Freemasons
Rescue on Ice Capsizes to Free Mascott Passengers
The Messenger crew led by Capt. William Miller rescued six Mascott passengers from an ice field off Middle Bass island near Put-in-Bay. The Mascott leaked as ice held the vessel, while Capt. John Newman and his crew stood by to aid in freeing the ship.
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Cleveland
Midddle Bass Island
Put-in-Bay
Messenger
Mascott
Sandusky
William Miller
Lake Mail
Miller
John Newman
Robbery Disrupts Pittsburgh Payroll Heist by Bandits
Six masked bandits robed two Pittsburgh Terminal Coal Company messengers and took a payroll totaling 47 917 dollars in under a minute. The trio fled in an automobile while one bandit stayed at the wheel. Police from Pittsburgh and Allegheny County joined the investigation as they pursued suspects.
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Pittsburgh Terminal Coal Company
Mollenauer
Allegheny County
Pittsburgh
Wall Street Quietly Buoyant Amid Rumors And Recoveries
Speculative interest centers on American Can and new issues with Can hitting 290 while a new issue trades at 48. Pacific Oil leads petroleum equities as volume surges and many oils edge higher. Short-covering boosts activity before a three day market holiday. call money holds at 6 percent. Atlantic, Birmingham and Atlantic gains near a new high on takeover rumors, while Sloss Sheffield and American Smelting push steel and copper stocks higher. United States Steel rises slightly as Gulf States edges up in active trading.
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International News Service
New York
Can
Pacific Oil
Standard and Independent Oils
Atlanta
Birmingham
Atlantic
Atlantic Coast Line
Sloss Sheffield
United States Steel
Gulf States
One Handed Clock Invented In Portland
An office in Portland, Oregon displays a clock with a single hand inspired by an English naval officer shipwrecked on a desert island. He adapted a two hand dial by creating minute interval spaces to tell time with only the hour hand. The naval observatory explains light perception scales with distance, noting brighter stars overcome distance for visibility.
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H&s
Portland
Ore
Naval Observatory
Judge Meets Jimmy the Fence in Dramatic Parole Visit
A jailed jewel thief nicknamed Jimmy the Fence visits the Chicago judge who once opposed his parole. The meeting ends with Jimmy presenting a letter accepting a steady lumber-yard job to support his newborn son, promising to go straight.
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Russell M. Arundel
International News Service
Chicago
Jimmy
Sam
Jimmy the Fence
Fence
Jimmy, Jr
Jimmy Jr
Prices Paid Here for Hay and Grain
Prices paid here for hay and grain as furnished by New Castle Feed and Coal Company. No 1 wheat per bushel No 2 wheat per bushel oats straw per ton rye straw per ton wheat straw per ton.
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New Castle Feed and Coal Company
Moraii
Stree
Public Figures Anna and Madeline McGurk Spend Christmas Home
Miss Anna McGurk an instructor of Public Speaking at Highland Park College Michigan and Miss Madeline McGurk a Detroit school system member are spending the Christmas holiday at their Butler Avenue home.
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Anna McGurk
Highland Park College
Mich
Madeline McGurk
Detroit
Butler Avenue
Army Pay Voucher Reaches Man After 27 Years Waiting
Harry S. Bader of Atlantic City finally receives an army pay voucher worth 1.56 after 27 years of delays caused by red tape. The 1898 service was with Georgia Volunteer Infantry Company 1 Third Regiment. The Georgia governor and adjutant general signed the check for three days at 52 cents per day.
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Atlantic City
Harry S. Bader
South
Maryland Avenue
Bader
Atlanta
U. S
Georgia
Georgia Volunteer Infantry
Adjutant General
Market Prices For Butter Eggs Poultry And Milk
New York December 24 live poultry market shows unsettled pricing across chickens turkeys ducks broilers fowls roosters and geese with varying ranges. Butter market firm with creamery and extras prices, cheese market notes specials and average runs. Milk wholesale price cited at 2.80 per 100 pounds in the 201-210 mile zone. Oxford Georgia reports its first town hold up after a century of existence.
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New York
Brown Hennery
Oxford
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