Double Polar Trip Planned To Meet And Pass
Washington dispatch reports plans for the American Polar expedition led by Captain Robert A. Bartlett to head north with Amundsen and Peary backing. The venture aims for a three to five year scientific study of polar conditions, cost around $200,000, and features new ships, airplanes, and coordinated observations.
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Washington
Robert A. Bartlett
Peary
North Pole
Roald Amundsen
South Pole
New York
Amundsen
Bartlett
Norway
North Polar Ocean
Essly
Gartlett
Pacific
National Geographic Society
Aero Club of America
Admiral Peary
Cycle teams behind the record in six day race
New York Dec 23 More than 122 miles behind the record the six leading teams in the six day bicycle race had covered 2 182 miles and three days at 10 o clock Friday night the 8th hour Root and Madden paced the field after sprints with McNamara winning three sprints Three teams were one lap behind the leaders and two more were another lap back The 118th hour record stands at 2 304 miles and nine laps set by Verri and Egg in 1914.
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New York
Root
Madden
McNamara
Verri and Egg
Oil wells and refineries destroyed in Rumania
London dispatch reports the British military mission in Romania confirms destruction under Romanian government orders of oil wells and refineries in and near the principal oil fields. The official communication notes the report is satisfactory.
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London
Rumania
Tariff Board Names Soon By Wilson After Cabinet Meeting
President Wilson will announce the makeup of the tariff commission shortly after Congress convenes next month. He discussed the question with Secretary McAdoo after Friday's cabinet meeting in Washington.
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Tariff Board
Washington
Wilson
Tariff Commission
Congress
McAdoo
Wilson note handed to German foreign office in Berlin
A Berlin telegram reports that President Wilsons note to the belligerents was delivered to the German foreign office Thursday evening by the American embassy charge d affaires. The transmission occurred in Berlin with confirmation from Amsterdam dated December 23.
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Berlin
Amsterdam
London
Bromine Quinine Laxative Ad Claims Cure in One Day
An old advertisement promotes a laxative labeled Bromine Quinine and urges seeking the signature of E. W. Grove, asserting it cures a cold in one day for 2 cents.
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E. W. Grove
Christmas For Men In Trenches In France
Christmas for men in trenches in France highlights a festive front line, with holly adorned trucks delivering greetings as mail from London flows to Canadians Australians and British troops. The vast mail operation handles millions of letters and thousands of parcels daily, with soldiers sending souvenirs home amid wartime constraints.
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France
London
Associated Press
Hne
Note of Russell Sent by Messenger to President Wilson
New York dispatch describes an unsigned messenger delivering an open letter from Bertrand Russell to President Wilson calling for a just peace to end the war. George Foster Peabody Paul Kellogg and Miss Emily Green Balch carried the letter to Washington for the neutral conference. Russell, heir to the Earl of Russell, recently fined 500 pounds for anti conscription pamphlet.
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New York
America
Bertrand Russell
Russell
Wilson
Europe
Brisa
George Foster Peabody
Paul Kellogg
Emily Green Balch
Washington
Mr. Russell
Earl Russell
Trinity College, Cambridge
England
United States
Harvard
London
Washington Bank Robbed of 4000 Dollars
NORTH YAKIMA Washington Dec 23 The Bank of Bickleton 20 miles southwest of Mabton was robbed of 4000 dollars Friday by a robber who escaped on a horse The robber compelled S A Rossier the cashier to hand him the money and after locking Rossier in a room rode away A posse formed as soon as Mr Rossier gave the alarm The report notes that estimates may mislead figures may lie
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Yakima
Wash
Bickleton
Mabton
S. A. Rossier
Castler
Rossier
Horses and wild stock fraud case in federal court
Omaha dispatch reports United States Live Stock company charged with using mail fraud in a scheme involving about a million dollars of supposed wild horses on the government reservation in Coconino county Arizona. Secretary treasurer E M Thompson testified the books were nearly worthless, mice ate most records, and the firm was a victim that lost money. He said the horses were traded for real estate later deeded to creditors. Defense to rest soon.
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Omaha
United States Live Stock Company
Coconino County
Arizona
E. M. Thompson
Thompson
Court Denies Dodge Brothers Petition in Ford Case
In Lansing on December 23, the Michigan Supreme Court denied the Dodge brothers petition to broaden their injunction against Henry Ford restraining use of Ford Motor cash surplus. The court granted Ford’s petition to dissolve the injunction if a bond is posted and ordered the circuit court to modify the restraining order to allow Ford to proceed with contracts for a large Detroit area smelter furnace, returnable January 9.
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Lansing
Mich
Henry Ford
State Supreme Court
John F
Horace E. Dodge
Ford Motor Company
Dodges
Ford
Circuit Court
Mr. Ford
Dodge Brothers
Detroit
May hold back pay of Paris attache
The foreign service appropriation bill totaling 5,165,746 dollars passed the House on Friday with a provision to withhold Robert W. Bliss, counselor at the Paris embassy, for refusing to introduce Charles Edward Russell to the Belgian legation. The amendment, urged by Rep Bennett, passed as few members were present and is expected to be dropped in the Senate.
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Washington
Foreign Service
House
Bennett
New York
Robert W. Bliss
Paris
Charles Edward Russell
Wilson
Senate
Berkeley Creates Police College for City Officers
Berkeley city council approved initial funding for a police college to train officers. Dr. Albert Schneider of the University of California will serve as dean and teach physics anatomy physiology micro-analysis and criminology. August Vollmer, as police chief, will direct the undertaking modeled after UC with a fourteen member faculty including eight UC instructors.
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Berkeley
Cat
Albert Schneider
University of California
August Vollmer
The
Garner Proposes 10 Percent Tax on Imports
Representative Garner of Texas announces a resolution to impose a horizontal import tax of ten to twelve percent, excluding salt. He says a ten percent rate would raise about 225 million dollars yearly at current import levels, supplementing Panama Canal bond sales to cover the deficit.
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Washington
Rep
Garner
Texas
Ways and Means Committee
Birmingham papers raise yearly subscription rates
The Birmingham News and the Birmingham Ledger announce price increases effective January 1 due to higher newsprint costs. The Birmingham Age-Herald also raises its subscription price.
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Birmingham
Ala
Birmingham News
The
Birmingham Ledger
Birmingham Age Fierald
Expurgated Carols In Chicago Churches
Christmas carols sung in Chicago public schools avoided mention of the Christ Child by order of the superintendent citing a state law forbidding religious content in class exercises. The note ends with a wry remark about finding uses after destroying things.
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Chicago
Superintendent of Public Schools
Christmas Notes and Personal Notices in Quincy
Local item brief about holiday greetings and social updates. Mentions students, families, and workers visiting relatives, savings clubs promoted by banks, and upcoming events at churches and stores. Names include Reihm, Rundle, Schaefer, Boeder, Huff, Kennedy, Schwartz, Harris, Clark, Gabel, Lee, Burton, and others. Events cover shopping ads, Christmas clubs, and family travels in Illinois.
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Washington Bank
Tienos
Taueks
Hibbard & Lightele
R. Morrison
COAL
Horse Fira
Birmingham Papers
Figgen's
Universal Food Chopper
Tenk’s
Clark Reihm
Valparaiso University
Indiana
C. L. Reihm
1815
Spring Street
Reihm
State Street Bank
W. G. Rundle
Colchester
St. Jacobi
Eastman Kodaks
State Savings, Loan & Trust Company
Broadway
South Side
St. Francis School
Father Didacus
Wilbur
Locust Street
Blessing Hospital
Wayman Chapel
K. T.D. Huff
N. 16Th
Noah Kennedy
Louis Schwartz
Tenk's
Henry Schrozder
Sixteenth
Maine Streets
1017
Christmas Savings Club
P Broadway
Snyder's Taxi
Sol Harris
Davidson Millinery Company
J. A. Franklin
Quincy
Cudahy Packing Company
Kansas City
O. H. Brown
Everett
J. H. Keler
Martha Washington
Figgen’s
Stanley Clark
Canton
T. Clark
W. T. Duker Co
Conklin
Figgen
Woodland
Mrs. Lee
Pattie Burton
Mt. Sterling
Phoebe Allen
Miss Burton
Lee
Doerr Dept
A. H. Sohm
Vermont Street Methodist Church
William Amburn
Ft. Dodge
Nannie Cox
Gem City Business College
Maryville
Adah Nelson
G. C
B. C
Leland
H. W. Cranmer
North Sixteenth Street
LaGrange
Ill
Bernard Lesch
der Paul University
Duker Co
Frank Graham
Stronghurst
Emma Dickhut
Swift & Co
C. G. Dickhut
South Eighth Street
W. A. Diege
Florence Heidland
Diege
Dainties
Cranberry
TEL
Schwindeler
George Washington
Quincy National Bank
Fourth and
Hampshire Streets
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