18 Dec 1914
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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1914
Page
1
A crowded sale ad lists items for mother sister and baby with prices across categories. Chambray wear slippers hats gloves handkerchiefs dresses coats sweaters and baby coats are offered in varied colors and prices.
Catalog style sale listing sweaters 60¢ to 2.39 and dress shirts 26c to 39c. Neck ties knits and silk 25c. Socks 10c to 25c. Gum boots 2.79 to 3.25. Overcoats 5.00 to 3.50. Suits 4.98 to 9.98. Boys and mens wear with garters boxes hats shoes and more. Includes suspenders handkerchiefs and ties in box.
A major blaze in Pottsville Pennsylvania destroyed a dozen buildings in the heart of the business district, with total losses estimated at 1.6 million dollars. Christmas goods filled the blocks, water pressure dropped to prevent pipe freezes hampering firefighting, and the flames spread from Centre street between Norwegian and Mahantongo streets toward Second Street, threatening the academy of music and other landmarks. The Postoffice escaped major damage as fire raged for about six hours.
Six lions escaped from a motion picture and vaudeville theatre on Sixth Street, charging into the street and tackling about a hundred revelers. Policemen and ambulances responded as guards wounded two lions, one keeper nicknamed Alice, and a crowd panic set in. One woman reportedly mauled. the lions were owned by Francis Ferari after prior carnival exhibitions.
A garbled OCR snippet mentions Scott's Emulsion taken after meals and includes fragmented terms like Kaos and Pragues centers. The text is incomplete and nonspecific, limiting concrete facts or events to summarize.
Warsaw dispatch reports the battle near Sochaczew intensifying with massive losses as the German flying wedge pierces Russian defenses. Reinforcements flood the front from both sides while air and artillery bombardment rages. reports of five army corps moving north of Łowicz and the British squadron aiding the coastal action around Nieuwpoort.
London reports seventy four killed and one hundred forty seven wounded in a bold bombardment by German warships targeting Scarborough Hartlepool and Whitby. Ships escaped through fog toward Helgoland while Britain readies home defense for possible repeat strikes.
Police say the Altoona bank robber hailed as Freak Hall or Ret Walker died in Cincinnati after a bank raid, car theft, and a pistol duel with officers that wounded a man. Authorities believe he liquidated about $13,000, passing funds to a Confederate woman. He had escaped from jail in Pennsylvania multiple times before being killed.
Halifax reports a German raid fear on the Nova Scotia coast. Large firms are sending out heavy instructions to secure assets and reduce exposure as a sugar refinery is targeted for potential disruption amid heightened wartime risk.
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