Villa's Chiefs Yield Till Army Road to U.S. Open
El Paso report says General Villa gathered 400 armed men in Chihuahua to oppose the Carranza government as talks yield amnesty for others. Carranza authorities control Chihuahua. Villa and brother Hipolito excluded from amnesty. U.S. asylum for Villa as a political refugee cited by Washington dispatch.
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Schooner Richard Cromwell Capsizes in Fog Collision
The schooner Richard Cromwell collided with the Spanish steamer Mar Cantabricos at the mouth of the Patapsco river in dense fog. The Cromwell capsized but stayed afloat due to cargo. four crew members escaped in yawls while the steamer sustained no injuries.
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Richard Cromwell
Patapsco River
Rumor of Greek Bulgarian clashes near Epirus borders
A Brindisi despatch to the Havas News agency reports Greek and Bulgarian detachments clashing in Epirus on the Serbo Greek frontier. Several Greek officers and soldiers are killed or wounded as Greece rushes reinforcements to the site. A Bulgarian advance guard penetrated Greek territory after an encounter with Greek outposts, sparking lively fighting.
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Monocacy A Frederick County Boy's Sailor Poem
A Frederick county boy aboard the United States Steamship Nebraska writes verses titled Monocacy about home along the Monocacy River. He recalls boyhood days, old canoe trips, friends, a blue bonnet sweetheart, and dreams of riches and fame back home. The poem reflects nostalgia and unattained manhood.
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Weather summary from Atlantic City to St Laws today
Observations from weather bureaus show temperatures ranging from 24 to 34 degrees with clear to cloudy skies. Forecast calls for cloudy weather today and likely fair conditions tomorrow with fresh northerly winds.
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Roosevelt not seeking nomination in 1916 campaign
Theodore Roosevelt will not seek the Republican nomination but may back a united Republican Progressive ticket in 1916. He favors Justice Hughes or Knox or Hadley for president, citing national preparedness as a key issue, and could influence the race depending on his temperamental development before next campaign.
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Wilson and Bride Abandon Golf Plans in Hot Springs
President Wilson and his bride cancel golf plans in Hot Springs Virginia to reply to hundreds of congratulatory messages. They have kept a secluded presence with only their immediate party visible and sent away their private railcar. Christmas celebrations are being organized at the hotel with a large tree and musical entertainment as officials and family members may join. The couple will handle pressing public business by telephoning Secretary Lansing while remaining in contact with officials.
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Turks to Attack Salonika Amid German Aid Request
London dispatches report Germany has asked Turkey for aid in an advance on Salonika. Turkey reportedly accepted, with guarantees to evacuate Greek territory after the Allied army is crushed. Bulgaria declines involvement due to Greece’s sensitivities. An Austro German invasion force of about 120,000 with heavy artillery is said to be assembling and ready by next Thursday.
British casualties in Salonika total 1278 in Serbia campaign
In the House of Commons Harold Tennant, under secretary for war, stated that British losses in the Salonika expedition to Serbia totaled 1278, with one officer and eighty five other ranks killed. Also notes a separate item about one cent postage and a Canadian report on a steamship sunk in the English Channel.
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New Jersey
Corpse Calls For Food Startles Undertaker In Pa Home
In Mahanoy City Pennsylvania December 21 undertaker responded to a call to prepare John McCarthy for burial. The embalmer found the supposedly dead man awake and demanding food. McCarthy was critically ill with pneumonia and had earlier been mourned by his family. A daughter Mary had died a week earlier and a grave had been dug by error in another family lot.
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Sexton
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Moton to Succeed Washington as Tuskegee Principal
Major Robert R. Moton elected principal of Tuskegee Institute to succeed Booker T. Washington. Moton, 48, formerly with Hampton Institute, Virginia, advocates education policies similar to Washington. Also notes a man dies in a morgue after declaring intent to be buried and a Maryland minimum wage law upholding city workers’ pay.
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Virginia
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Hog cholera control expands in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania livestock officials report hog cholera under stronger control with 175 quarantined premises across 37 counties, many quarantines to be lifted by year’s start as swine farming grows. President Wilson declares January 3 as a day for national aid to Poland, urging voluntary contributions.
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State Livestock Sanitary’ Board
Desertsed Baby Adopts New Home in Hagerstown
A foundling girl baby left at Eyserly's department store near Hagerstown has a permanent home after a woman, wishing to remain anonymous, requested adoption through Superintendent Elmer at the Orphans' Home.
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