German Push Near Warsaw and Lodz Fronts
British and German forces clash as Austro German troops press toward Warsaw and Cracow area. Reports detail 42 centimeter siege guns, heavy casualties, and strategic moves near Lodz including a pivotal turning point as Russian and German units contest control. Christmas greetings reach front lines as palace grounds close for training.
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Dunkirk
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St Je
Russia
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Rojkowawolla
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Opocane
Tomaszow
Galicie
Be Carpathians
Praemy
Lodz
Ruselan
von Hindenburg
Aten
Cuban Romance Ends in Wedding Near Cedar Rapids
Natividad Custin of Havana and Frank Navarro of Havana wed last night in Marion after a three month love trial. Cedar Rapids police aided the romance by locating Navarro in New York. the sister and duenna had kept the couple apart, and the father threatens disinheritance.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Natividad Custin
Frank Navarro
Havana
Cuba
Marion
Here
Natividad
New York
Miss Custin
Fifth Avenue
Flavana
Navarro
Luiz
Jewelry salesman slain in Wakefield murder case
Maurice A. Albertson a Lawrence jewelry salesman was found dead in a Wakefield cellar after disappearing three days earlier. He had arrived with 2000 dollars in gems for gifts and was attacked with knives. Luigi Grassidonia a local shoemaker was arrested for murder after the body was discovered.
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Wakefield
Mass
Maurice A. Albertson
Albertson
Luigi Grassidonia
Magee Sold to Boston Nationals in Cash Trade
Philadelphia in December reports hard hitting outfielder Sherwood Magee of the Phillies traded to the Boston Nationals for cash and some players after ongoing interest from several league agents.
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Philadelphia
Sherwood Magee
Philadelphia Nationals
Boston Nationals
Magee
Weather for Rock Island Area Foretells Snow Friday
Mostly cloudy tonight and Friday with likely snow on Friday. Colder tonight with a low near 6. Temperatures: 7 a.m. 24, yesterday high 20, last night low 17, wind 7 mph. Precipitation 0 in 24 hours. Humidity 85 percent at 7 p.m. and 95 percent at 7 a.m. River stage 2.9 feet, up 0.2 in 24 hours. Astronomical events list evening stars Jupiter Saturn Mars. morning stars Mercury Venus. Procyon near horizon due east.
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Davenport
Moline
J. M. Sherier
Jupiter
Saturn
Mars
Mercury
Venus
Procyon
Irmans
Berlin
Bixschoote
Souain
Perthes
Eas
Neidenburg
Seldau
East Prussia
Dunne Refuses Proclamation On Contested Illinois Seats
Springfield Illinois December 24 Governor Dunne declines to issue a proclamation or certificates of election for contested senatorial and representative seats. He leaves the matter to the Senate and House to determine through opening and counting ballots. An Illinois memorial building proposal gains favor for Springfield site and archives housing. W Morarity, a leading Woodman of Mokena, dies in El Paso Texas.
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Dunne
State Board of
Ryan
Brady
Stevenson
Thomas F. Byrne
Joseph Strauss
Robert Howard
Senate
House of Representatives
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Illinois Educational Committee
State Archives
State Historical
State Library
Department of Public Instruction
State Historical Society
Mokena
W. Morarity
Fl Paso
Texas
Nations at War Help Trade Here
New York December 24 European nations have placed contracts in the United States totaling over 300 million dollars for supplies since the war began. Bethlehem Steel president Charles M Schwab says this signals the greatest period of prosperity in years and predicts a big revival across industries as U. S. transportation capacity must expand to meet rising manufacturing demand. Schwab also discussed provisional contracts with Britain for submarines and declined to detail other munitions deals, noting the Audacious incident he witnessed aboard the Olympic.
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New York
Europe
United States
Charles M. Schwab
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
England
Lusitania
Schwab
Engand
Coneel
Bryan
Mr. Schwab
Olympic
Christmas Food in Mining Fields in Colorado
Denver on December 24 reports coal companies plan to send food and clothing to former strikers still out of work. In El Paso a city council vote approved $50,000 for brick pavements to be built next summer.
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Denver
Col
Colorado
el Paso
No Argus Tomorrow Due to Christmas Observance
The Argus will not publish tomorrow to allow the Argus family to enjoy Christmas. The newspaper plans to resume regular issues the following day.
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Argus
White House Thanksgiving Turkeys and Holiday Cheer
Washington reports Christmas at the White House with 125 staff receiving 15 pound turkeys as gifts. Cabinet members plan to stay. a large community celebration near the Capitol promotes peace on earth. President golfed amid snow while children along the route receive gifts from the White House auto caravan.
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Washington, D. C
National
White House
Capitol
Golf Club
Garrison
New England
Great Lakes
South Atlantic
Gulf States
Ann
Woodmen Are 10 Drill With Arms
Adjutant General Dickson grants permission to drill with arms but without ammunition for one year to Camp No. 26, drill team of Modern Woodmen of America of Rock Island. Shaw Breaks Down. Boston report notes Quincy Shaw, mining firm president, forced to relinquish all business due to a physical and nervous breakdown. John Muir dies in Los Angeles. naturalist obituary filed.
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Camp
Rock Island
Argus
Springfield
Ill
Dickson
Wootmen of America
Shaw
Boston
Mass
Quincy A. Shaw
Calumet and Hecla Mining Company
Torpedo Sinks French Armored Cruiser In The Gulf Of Otranto
Paris announces an Austrian submarine torpedoed a French armored cruiser in the gulf of Otranto. The damage is slight and no casualties are reported. The incident occurs amid ongoing naval tensions in the region.
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London
Paris
Gulf of Otranto
Dover Is Visited by Airship Bomb
A hostile aero plane dropped a bomb over Dover this morning and vanished after a brief pass. The missile exploded in a garden with no damage reported as British aircraft engaged but saw no further sign of the attacker. The weather was cloudy and foggy. Paris reports a German aeroplane bound for Paris was pursued and brought down 14 miles northwest of the capital.
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France
Ministry of War
Milias
Albert
Belgium
Germany
London
Dover
Five Die in Five Story Tenement Fire
New York reports a devastating tenement fire on the top floor claiming five lives. Mrs Corso aged 48 and her three sons aged 8 19 and 21 plus a niece aged 8 perished. Arthur Corso survived and arranged aid. Dozens affected by smoke inhalation and minor injuries. Loss estimated at 5000 dollars.
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New York
Mary Corso
Corso
Arthur Corso
Polyclinic Hospital
Cap'n Octave Landry Dies at 78 in Aurora
Fox River pioneer tar Cap'n Octave Landry, a French seaman who commanded the first Fox River steamship Mayflower in 1876, died of pneumonia in Aurora at age 78. He retired from the sea decades ago and became a local legend for his river tales.
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Til
Cap'n Octave Landry
Fox River
Cap'n Landry
Bounding Main
Cap’n Landry
Landry
Boudereau
Illinois News roundup of December events and crime
Danville youth Howard Ranger aged 16 was taken to Indianapolis and turned over to federal authorities on post office robbery charges after a registered letter from Rileysburg was found on him. In Ottawa 4000 Chicago area children received travel books for Christmas. Federal foot and mouth disease quarantine was lifted unconditionally from numerous Illinois counties. Briga dier General Hugh Scott reported progress on his Mexican border mission, with no prisoner or Villa engagement confirmed. Governor Dunne appointed Robert R. McCormick of Chicago to a vacancy on the governor’s staff.
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Howard Ranger
Indianapolis
Rileysburg
Ind
Scott
Washington, D. C
Hugh Scott
War Department
Gutierrez
Generali Villa
Mexico
French Mow Foe Covered by Trenches
Paris reports describe massive French bombardment near Arras using 600 artillery pieces aimed at German trench lines. After a quarter hour, French infantry advanced. trenches were torn up with dead and wounded littering the former positions.
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Joffre
Arras
Ganges
Alsace
Verdun
Amiens
Villa-Sur-Tourve
Apremont
English Inspect Enemy's Cotton
New York officials examined 10,000 bales of cotton for Germany using X ray to ban armament contraband. Representatives from the British government led the inspection to determine if the cotton contained arsenic and other prohibited items.
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New York
Germany
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