Wrecks and Casualties Reported in Rail Accidents
A series of wrecks on the Southern Pacific and related lines left dozens injured and several dead as trains derailed after embankment crashes and head-on collisions. Officials withheld full details, while reports noted 45 injuries with 24 serious, and a separate fatal crash in Texas involving cattleman J F Beresford whose body was to be shipped to England. A separate morning collision on the Southern Atlantic and Charlotte Air Line garnered initial reports of no serious injuries.
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Lord Beresford
Paso
JF Beresford
Lord Hereeford
Huntieh
Mexico
Tease
Alberta
Canada
England
Geripps
Washington, D.C
Southern Atlantic
Charlotte Airlne
Christmas at the Jail with Gifts for Prisoners
The article describes prison Christmas as somber yet compassionate with guards and visitors bringing limited gifts. In the women's ward Esther Mitchell receives a pair of shoes and an umbrella amid sparse comforts while many inmates receive little beyond forced festive greetings.
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Esther Mitchell
Rather Mitchell
Lareen
Auto crash in Washington kills man after tire failure
Telegraph dispatch from Ton, D.C. reports a fatal auto accident in which Samuccl Weet, a Negro, died. The chauffeur was driving and the event occurred as a man’s son began his first day at school, with a quip about spelling by a boy named Freddy included in the fragment.
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TON
D.C. Dee
Neuro
Naval officers must die in surrender case
Vice Admiral Nebogatoff of the coast squadron and 78 officers were sentenced to death by court martial for surrendering to Japan in the recent war. An appeal seeks commutation to ten years imprisonment as an imperial petition proceeds.
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Scripps Telegraph Service
ST. Petersburg
Nebogatoff
Japan
Alaska Steamship Firms Face Potential Rate War
The Alaska Steamship association loses a member and a price war is predicted in southeastern Alaska. Pacific Coast and Canadian Pacific backers could sustain large rate cuts. efforts to patch issues fail, while a grand jury investigation looms in Juneau.
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Alaska Steamship
Pacific Comet Steamship Company
Alaska Steamship Company
Canadian Pacific Steamship Company
Kumbolt Steamship Company
Pacific Coast Steamship Company
Alaska
Canadian Pacife Steamship Company
Multiple small fires erupt in city, several damaged
Three minor blazes, blamed on electrical faults or overheated stoves, caused limited damage. At Belmont and ar, a 64 dollar loss. 902 Firat av reported 51 dollars. H M Haffey’s three story home incurred 15 dollars. a vacant house at 413 Pair viewe t suffered 500 dollars in damage before firefighters contained the flames.
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Belmont Ar
H. A. Howard
Troops Galle to Stop Riot in Atlanta After Race Killings
State troops have arrived in Galle to quell expected race riots after a conductor on the Mobile and Ohio train killed one man and wounded another during an arrest attempt. Negroes in town vow vengeance while officers work to restore order as saloons close amid threats of Christmas unrest.
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Wahlak
Mise
Dee
Sanday
Cooper
Mobile & Ohio
Spencer
Kite
Nseero
Atlanta
Investigators to Probe Seattle Car Shortage
Commissioner Franklin K. Lane will send Interstate Commerce representatives to Seattle on January 21 to inquire into the nationwide car shortage and lumber traffic issues. The goal is to identify causes and recommend Congressional relief measures to prevent future disruptions.
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Victor HM. Beckman
Franklin K. Lane
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Seattle
Saratoga Sails for Alaska with 66 Passengers
The steamer Saratoga of the Northwestern Steamship Company sailed at 1 AM for Valdes and Seward with 66 passengers bound for the north for the winter. Included are Dan Kaine a noted mining operator. BF Millard and A Hemple of Valdes. cargo held general merchandise and seven horses for the Fairbanks trail amid heavy drought conditions.
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Saratoga
Northwestern Steamship Company
Valdes
Seward
North
Dan Kaine
Suehitna
BF. Millard
Galen
Robbery Suspects Arrested in Mall Theft Case
Adie Moore and Campbell were arrested last night by Officers Hughett and Parson on charges of robbing a mall. They are accused of entering the mall on several occasions and extracting money orders.
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Adie Moore
Campbell
Hughett and
Parson
Fo Mall
Show People Give Token At Lote Theater
A scene at the Lote theater unfolded last night when Manager Pantages was crowd recalled to the stage. He halted a supposed fight and was greeted with a loving cup, followed by a member presenting him with a handsome watch as a gift from the company.
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Lote Theater
Pantages
Ralph Cummings
Cutominge
May Prove 1 Be Forger in Local Case
C F Rudolph a civil engineer was arrested on a disorderly conduct charge after a noodle joint row. Morning developments may prove him a forger. Chief Wappenstein had earlier received a Portland police request to arrest a W Rudolph whose description matches C F Rudolph needed for Portland officer identification.
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C. F Rudolph
Humphreys
Wappenstein
Portland
W. Rudolph
C. F. Rudolph
Mrs Duerr Dies at 69 in Seattle Home
Mrs Maria Duerr wife of William Duerr died at the family home 76 Broad Street of general debility. She was 69 and had lived in Seattle 26 years. She belonged to Mystic Jewel Lodge of Rebekah Brethren Relief corps Knights and Ladies of Honor. Funeral services at Butterworth chapel Friday at 2 o clock with lodge auspices. Interment Mt Pleasant cemetery.
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Mre
Maria Duerr
Wilam Duerr
Duerr
Seattle
Mystic Jewel Lodge
Rebekah
Breven’s Relief Corps
Knights and Ladies of Honor
Butterworth Chapel
Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
Unknows Lover Jumps to Death in Bay Christmas Tragedy
A man leapt from a steamer and drowned in cold water near Christmas. He left a note to his unrequited beloved Viv, with a photo and eyeglasses found on his coat. The message claimed he acted deliberately as ships witnessed his fall. The body was not recovered.
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Beadle
Penneylvania
St. Douglas
Oxklan
Hotel Arlington
Safe blown open at Lake Madison wharf by experts
The Anderson Transportation Company safe on Madison Street at Madison Park was blown by professional crackmen at 2 a.m. The robbers escaped without a clue. About $206 in cash and nearly $300 in B T checks were stolen. Nitroglycerine caused the blast, breaking a window and damaging the safe. Detective Adama and aides investigated.
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Anderson Transportation Company
Madison St
Madison Park
Tompkine
The
B. & T. Transportation Company
William Rogers
Tacoma
Adama
Drunken Soldiers Steal Fort Leavenworth Trolley
Leavenworth Kansas December 25 cavalrymen from the Ninth Squadron at Fort Leavenworth raided an electric car during celebration. They beat the motorman and conductor and fled with the vehicle toward the fort carrying several women passengers. The suspects were arrested and confined at the fort.
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Fort
Leavenworth
Kan
Fort Leavenworth
Local real estate operator shot by father-in-law on Oct 1
Jesse Tall, a young real estate operator, is seen on the street this morning after being shot by his father-in-law William Constantine on October 1. Tall’s left arm is paralyzed and two fingers on his right hand are useless. He says, This has been a merry Christmas for me. I am thankful to be alive.
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Jesse Tall
William Constantine
Mr. Hall
Small's 26 Cent Dinners Draw Daily Demand
A reader recalls buying multiple Small's 26 cent dinners, noting they ate three by noon. The casual exchange highlights the inexpensive meals' popularity in daily life.
Bethlehem Manger Site in Modern Bethlehem Portraits
Photographs depict the Bethlehem landscape and the 2000 year old manger site. Images include shepherds at night, Mary and Joseph’s journey to Bethlehem, and the crowded inn forcing the birth in a manger. The church over the supposed birthplace and a lit shrine are shown.
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Bethlehem
Joseph
Jesus
Mary
Sian
Open Air Concerts Brighten Christmas in Denver
Christmas day in Denver featured warm sun and outdoor band concerts in the parks, contrasting with wintry weather elsewhere. Chicago also enjoyed sunny celebration as residents rang in the holiday with bright skies.
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Denver
Col
Chicago
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