Starving in China prompts U S relief appeal
From Peking to the world a famine grimly unfolds as winter bites and Red Cross teams warn of mass death. U S minister Crane urges President Wilson to appoint a relief commission led by Norman H. Davis to save millions reliant on farming and strained markets in North China.
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Peking
China
Red Cross
Europe
Charles KR. Crane
United States
America
Crane
Wilson
American Relief Commission
Norman H. Davis
The
Star
Tyre
Mande
John Burje Baker
Crame
American Red Cross Relief
North China
Tle
Earthquake Toll Reported in Kan-Su Province China
Reports from Bhangai dated December 22 indicate two thousand people are missing after a tremor struck the Kan-Su province. Shocks continue to rattle the region as rescue efforts begin.
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Bhanghai
Kan-Su
Jewish women aid children campaign results grow
The relief effort for European children continues with strong donations. Seottl unit collected 1238.68 on Tuesday while Wednesday saw booths run by Minute Women and Thursday by local foreign relief organizations.
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Seottl
Devastation Strikes Peng Liang and Surrounding Villages
The town of Peng Liang and several villages were wrecked. Rescue work faced great difficulty due to provincial isolation and extreme impairment. Kan-Su is also in the famine district.
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Peng Liang
Kan-Su Aleo
Altamark Brings French Brandies As Yuletide Cargo
Port Arthur Texas reported odd cargo notes as the French steamer Altamark left port with grain and ship stores. The vessel carried a fine collection of French brandy and about 50 barrels of claret for the crew, then brought them back on departure. The local report waxes humorous about Christmas spirit and plenty of eggs in Port Arthur.
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Port Arthur
Texas
Altamark
Yuletide
Chinese Is Arrested as Drug Ring Chief
Vancouver police arrested Lee Due a suspected drug ring head who supplied wholesale quantities smuggled into the United States. He is freed on $5,000 bonds after the arrest last night.
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Vancouver
B. C
Lee Due
United States
Workhouse for Embezzlement in Wilmington
William Bush and his cousin Charles F Postman received eight year sentences in the county workhouse after pleading guilty to embezzlement. Bush admitted taking 200000 dollars from Wilmington Saving Funds Society while secretary and treasurer, while Eastman said he took 36000 dollars from the Mercules Powder Company as assistant treasurer.
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Wilmington
Del
William Bush
Charles F. Postman
Hush
Wilmington Saving Funds Society
Eastman
Mercules Powder Company
Mrs Adelia M Reaper Dies at 75 in Freemont Home
Mrs Adelia M Reaper 75 died Wednesday at the home of her son Frank H Cols 21 BK Beruria at Funeral services will be held at 1 p m Friday at Trafferty Undertaking Parlor Fremont.
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Adelia M Reaper
Frank H. Cols
Trafferty Undertaking Partora
Fremont
Road Bandits Fire On Posse In Tacoma
Eastern Tacoma was terrorized by two bandits who robbed homes and held up motorists on the Seattle highway. Policeman George Wot of Puyallup narrowly escaped a bullet through his coat. The pair fled after a long gun battle with officers, later robbing homes of $25 to $50 before disappearing.
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Tacoma
Seattle
George Wot
Puyallup
Fred Mobley
Northern Pacific
George Johnston
Motorista
Centralia
Pacific Fruit & Product Company
Baulee & Matthew
Everett Man Shot by Mistake in Prowler Car
Everett dispatch reports B. D. Huffman was shot by Patrolmen Briggs and Morrow after running at them during a prowler pursuit. Huffman, hospitalized, was shot through the body as officers believed he was a robber.
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Everett
B. D. Huffman
Briggs
Morrow
Huffman
Amphion Society Holds Yearly Christmas Party in Fine Arts Hall
The Amphion Society celebrated its annual Christmas party with singing of old songs and a mock trial. Leftover cream and cake were sent to the Ryther Child home. In Everett a twenty passenger Cadillac stage owned by L. F. Wisdom burned due to a backfire.
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Amphion Society
Fine Arts
Ryther Child
Everett
L. FE. Wisdom
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Sheffield
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Reed
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Ocars
Royal Rochester
Threecup
Aladdin
Glasbak
Yo Ike, Ste
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POSSE
Seattle- Tacoma Highway
Shaner
Shaner & Wolff Clothes Service
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