Canadians In Surprise Raid Take Trenches
Canadian aviators in a surprising raid plunge through mist to surprise their opponents. They maneuver for position, dive or climb to take the tail, and face explosive "Archie" shells that puncture wings yet rarely prevent a return flight. British and French pilots frequently engage in large aerial battles with heroic maneuvers and even deliberate collisions. In a notable attack, a German bombing squadron dropped bombs into its own lines.
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British Flying Corps
Liquid Shut Make Helps Night Wetting In Children
An old medical ad notes that childhood kidney or bladder trouble can cause bed wetting and night urination. It promotes Liquid Shut Make made for children with three daily doses, claiming relief in one to three days and safety for delicate children. Drugstores stock it with a money back guarantee.
Colds Cause Headache and Laxative BromO Quinine Ad
A 25 cent advertisement notes bromine quine product Bromo Quinine removes the cause of colds and headache. The box bears the signature of E. W. Grove.
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E. W. Grove
Negroes Rob Galveston Merchant
Fred Pergola, manager of a city grocery store, was held up and robbed of 160 dollars this morning after opening. Three Negroes took part, one as lookout, others entered with a revolver and knife. robbers escaped.
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Galveston
Tex
Fred Pergola
Pergola
Christmas at the White House and state observances
President and Mrs. Wilson shared a Christmas with relatives at the White House as gifts and telegrams poured in from around the world. Government offices closed with Congress in recess while many departments adjourned. In Virginia locally children waved to the president on his golf route. The Deaf and Dumb Institute planned weeklong holiday events and showcased a deaf children’s musical program using piano vibrations for rhythm.
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Virginia
Wilson
Margaret Wilson
White House
Washington
Congress
Eut
State Deaf and Dumb Institute
Christmas Spirit Spreads to City Poor in Philadelphia
Philadelphia, December 25. The Christmas spirit reaches thousands of the city’s poor with lavish dinners and gifts at hospitals and homes for the sick aged and children. Sailors at the Philadelphia navy yard host local children with clothing candy and toys. Seamen from German cruisers Prinz Eugen Kron Prince Wilhelm join in the festivities. About 1000 Christmas packages will be sent to sailors on foreign ships tied up at the port due to the war.
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Philadelphia
United States
Philadelphia Navy Yard
Prinz Ehitel Friedrich
Kron Prinz Wilhelm
Governor Ferguson Receives Holiday Silver Gift
Austin dispatch reports Governor James E. Ferguson and Mrs. Ferguson were given an elaborate addition to their dinner silver service by the official family. The capitol and departments observed Christmas with holidays. some offices will reopen later in the week. At the Confederate Woman's Home Miss Kate Daffan led a festive program and holly decorated the new hospital as gifts were distributed to residents.
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Austin
Tex
James E. Ferguson
Ferguson
Capitol
Confederate Woman's Home
Katie Daffan
G. F. Urbankte
Adeste Fideles Shared Across Border at Eagle Pass
At the border Christmas Eve the Piedras Negras choir on the Mexican bank and Our Lady of Refuge on the Texas bank alternated singing the first and second verses of Adeste Fideles. Soldiers and guardsmen later joined in Silent Night in thirteen languages. The Fifth Maryland regiment distributed over three thousand toys from a Baltimore gift, with a Christmas tree on the courthouse lawn.
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Eagle Pass
Tex
Mexico
United States
Piedras Negras Catholic
Mexican
Rio Grande
Our Lady of Refuge
Texas
Tennessee
Maryland
Piedras Negras
New Braunfels Holiday Celebrations Highlight City Churches
NEW BRAUNFELS Tex December celebrations marked by church programs for children. The Methodist program Friday night drew a large crowd. Rev E A Konken and W P Hathaway lauded. Lutheran and Catholic observances are planned with dances and amusements noted as pleasant weather boosts shopping and spirits.
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New Braunfels
Tex
Methodist Church
E. A. Konken
W. P. Hathaway
Lutheran Church
M. Morhinweg
Guardsmen Made Happy Christmas in Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi held a large Christmas celebration for Texas guardsmen at Camp Scurry with a 40 voice city chorus directed by Professor Wallace R. Clark. The event, organized by the municipality and several clubs, included a big tree, gifts from home, and a massed band concert at Artesian Park followed by a football game at Exposition field between the Second Texas Infantry and the Second Minnesota Infantry.
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Corpus Christi
Texas
Camp Scurry
Artesian Park
Wallace R. Clark
Commercial Club
Cil
Rotary Club
Texas Guard
Exposition Athletic Field
Second
Texas Infantry
Minnesota Infantry
Texas National Guard
Corpus Christi Municipal Chorus
Ten Thousand Children Attend St Louis Christmas Festival
Ten thousand children were guests at a Christmas festival in St Louis hosted by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Presents and candy were given from a popular fund, along with thousands of baskets. Two thousand homeless men received a free dinner, and the Salvation Army distributed Christmas baskets. Newsboys will attend a Globe-Democrat theater event tonight.
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ST. Louis
Coliseum
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Salvation Army
Globe-Democrat
Midnight Mass Opens Christmas For Michigan Guardsmen
Midnight mass in the open at El Paso for the Third and Second Michigan Infantry ushers in the first Christmas under canvas for thousands of national guardsmen on the Mexican border. Attended by enlisted men from other units and civilians, the ceremony was followed by plans for a week of rest and band concerts across camps.
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EL Paso
Tex
Michigan Infantry
George Bell
Fort Bliss Holds Celebration for Children of Pershing Troops
Officers and men joined a special Fort Bliss celebration honoring children whose fathers serve with General Pershing's troops in Mexico. The event underscored morale and community support during deployment.
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Fort Bliss
General Pershing
Mexico
Kaiser Sends Christmas Greeting to German Armies
Amsterdam dispatch quotes Emperor William sending Christmas blessings to German forces and homeland with wishes for God’s honor and peace on earth. The message, signed William, marks the third war Christmas for those away in the field and those at home.
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London
Exchange Telegraph Company
Amsterdam
William
Fatherland
Busch Hosts 8000 Children at Downtown Christmas Tree
August A. Busch entertained 8000 children including orphans at a downtown St. Louis Christmas tree event. As festivities ended the Jefferson Hotel offered cocoa and cookies to all. Each orphan received a sweater and cap from Busch. Ambassador David D. Francis donated sixty acres of land valued at $60,000 to the city for parks and playgrounds.
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Busch
ST. Louis
A. Busch
Hotel Jefferson
David D. Francis
Russia
Christmas Tree Fire and Multiple Home Blazes
A candle caused a Christmas tree fire at R. C. Turpin’s home on Adams Street, with about 40 dollars in damage. An oil stove explosion at Mrs. J. T. Matthews’s Lima Street home caused 100 dollars in damage, the stove being thrown out. A fire at H. E. Thorp’s North Pine Street home was checked before broad damage, with losses estimated at 150 dollars.
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R. C. Turpin
Adams Street
J. T. Matthews
Lima Street
Gifts For Prisoners Brightens City Jail Christmas
For the first time in years prisoners at the city jail received Christmas gifts from the public. Mrs. L. V. Vass led a committee from Pegues Memorial Baptist Church and Denver Heights, delivering two elevator loads of cakes fruit and candy to inmates. Jailer James Irvin and police matron Mrs. Campbell noted this generous effort as a new city tradition.
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L. V. Vass
West Carolina Street
Pegues Memorial
Baptist Church
Denver Heights
James Irvin
Campbell
Unique Gavel For Incoming Texas House Speaker
The next speaker of the Texas House is to receive a rare gavel crafted from fourteen native Texas timber species. Made by Austin carpenter J. C. Adrian, the handle uses boig d arc and hickory with a mix of pine cypress oak walnut cherry cedar magnolia sweetgum maple birch poplar and ash.
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J. C. Adrian
Austin
Christmas Firecracker Injures Cuero Boy
Arthur Palmie, a Cuero child, was burned when a large firecracker exploded near his face after being held too long. He suffered facial injuries and nearly lost an eye but is resting as well as could be expected.
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Cuero
Tex
Arthur Palmie
Hugo Kramer Dies in New Braunfels Funeral Planned
Hugo Kramer died in New Braunfels on Sunday at age 66. Marie Kramer, the widow, resides in the city. Funeral services will be held at Comal Cemetery conducted by Rev. M Morhinweg.
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Hugo Kramer
New Braunfels
Tex
Marie Kramer
Comal Cemetery
Vinol touted as relief for bronchial illness in Texas ads
An advertisement features Jack C. Singleton praising Vinol for curing a severe bronchial cold with back ache and stomach sickness. The claim emphasizes Vinol’s ingredients and promises relief for chronic coughs colds and bronchitis. Also lists several Texas pharmacies selling Vinol.
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Philadelphia
Jack C. Singleton
M. Fischer
Meier
Sap
Main Ave
George Keene
H. L. Wagner
Appmann Drug Store
F. Prassel
San Antonio
Texas
Midinettes of Paris Join War Munitions Effort
Paris amid war crowds a taxi ride reveals midinettes at great munitions plants. Women who once chased furbelows now labor at lathes and benches from dawn to night. Their courage and cheer carry hope as factory noise blends with memories of prewar streets.
Teachers Arrange Meeting In Texas Conference
Mrs. Annie Webb Blanton president of the Texas State Teachers' Association met with state superintendent W F Doughty in Austin to plan the executive committee meeting for next month. The eight member committee will choose the next convention site as several Texas cities bid. Blanton teaches at North Texas Normal in Denton and is the association's first women president.
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Austin
Tex
Annie Webb Blanton
Denton
Texas State Teachers’ Association
W. F. Doughty
Duel in War Time Declared Off in Paris
Paris readers were told a duel between Frenchmen in wartime would offend patriotism. Deputy Adrien Weber and Captain Charles Tisseyre signed a declaration by their seconds, causing the proposed encounter to be abandoned after an argument and a reported blow.
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Paris
Adrien Weber
Charles Tisseyre
A and M College Starts Two New Fireproof Buildings
Building begins on a new 100000 auditorium and a 75000 experiment station at College Station Texas. Both structures will be fireproof and reflect the campus plan adopted by the board of directors two years ago.
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College Si College Station
Tex
A. and M. College
Russian Caucasus Army orders knout punishment
The North German Gazette reports a Russian commander order found with a captured captain instructing reserve battalion leaders to use the knout for shirkers and deserters. Reservists face twenty five lashes for slow call response and knoutings on three consecutive days for desertion or attempted escape. Privates who refuse to obey orders or threaten officers are to be whipped.
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Berlin
Their Bond of Sympathy
A taxi swerved narrowly missing a policeman and a lamp post as it dodged another taxi. The passenger warned to be careful while the frightened driver confessed it was his first time driving a taxi.
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