Wireless dreams and a Santa Claus awakening a miser
A boy Tim McCann builds a home wireless scheme to ask for gifts, spurring old neighbor McKeefrey to charity. The flawed hermit reforms after witnessing Tim’s hope, while Tim learns his first step in science leads to broader connection across the world. Athena-Prince Andrew of Greece faces life exile for disobedience at a Turkish war court martial.
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Santa Claus
Tim
Santa
Maggie
Nora
Mrs. McCann
Mr. McCann
Mike Hennesy
McCann
McKeefrey
MccKeefrey
Tim McCann
Apple Center
MceKeefrey
McCanns
Mr. McKeefrey
Charity
Athena
Andrew
Greece
Constantine
Turkey
Asia Minor
Mustapaha Kemal
M. Lapoulas
Saroyannis
Night Visitor for Old St Nick
A poetic scene depicts Saint Nicholas alone on a wintry night his mood aged and weary. A mysterious winged child arrives claiming to be a heavenly envoy sent to bring joy, keep trust, and serve well as his son.
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Derk
Nicholas
Mutiny and panic in Athens spark mass flee from capital
Western Thrace reports relay a Greek army mutiny and a fear of counter revolution. Reports say Venizelos may form a new cabinet to stop the uprising. Panicked residents flee by road as Patras Missolonghi and Corfu see unrest tied to Greek executions.
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Athens
Thrace
M. Venizelos
Rome
Patras
Missolonghi
Gulf of Patras
Greece
Corfu
The Village Flapper Verse and Humorous Exchange
A Punch Bowl quip presents a flapper poem about a village flirt who charms men but avoids diamond rings. A nearby joke exchanges gag lines about an accident and a humorous nasal growth, delivered as quick banter.
Rickenbacker Plans Detroit Airplane Flivver Factory
Capt. Ed Rickenbacker returns from Europe and announces Detroit will host an airplane flivver factory. Engineless planes weight about 100 pounds and sell for under 150 dollars. Large scale production planned at the Rickenbacker automobile plant with first flyers due within 60 days.
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Detroit
Mich
Europe
Eddie Rickenbacker
Flivver’ Factory
Rickenbacker
Rickenbacker Automobile
Chicago Bride Julin Belle Fau rot Weds After Massive Interest
Chicago society notes Miss Julin Belle Fau rot, famed as the most sought-after debutante in Chicago, has finally accepted a proposal after widespread attention. The wedding is expected to draw notable guests and prominent families to the city.
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Chicago
Julin Belle Faurot
Daugherty Enters Denial to Impeachment Charges
Washington Attorney General Harry M. Daugherty has filed a detailed denial to all impeachment specifications charged by Representative Keller of Minnesota. The move marks a formal response as the proceedings unfold in Congress.
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Daugherty
Washington
Harry M. Daugherty
Representative Keller
Minnesota
Bridge Work Starts on Rigolets Crossing in New Orleans
On the Rigolets Bridge in New Orleans, the Louisville and Nashville Railroad begins actual steel and concrete construction. The span, among the longest railroad ridges in America, will carry rail traffic across the waterway.
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Rigolets Bridge
New Orleans
Rigolets
America
Loulaville & Nashville Railroad
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