Seattle rejoices as peace era opens with grand Christmas
In Seattle a wartime peace Christmas celebration at the Armory drew thousands. Red Cross and business groups supplied gifts to needy children and staged a gala 1 to 10 pm program with a large chorus, candy booths, treasure island gifts, and a star-lit tree in a historic wartime relief mood.
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Robber theory in murder case shocks Seattle skyline
Police tie one of three watches found on Albert Schroer to victim Daniel A. Collins, pointing to robbery but leaving doubts about Schroer’s death by suicide. Investigators probe Collins relations with women while debating if Schroer and Collins knew each other. A revolver blows beneath sleep point to premeditated murder and revenge, yet motive remains unclear. In New York a Mineola built aircraft crashed in Cyprus hills Brooklyn. Aviator escaped unharmed.
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Star of Peace Foretells a New Era of Good Will
A Christmas message envisions a world at peace led by the wise men of nations meeting in France. It emphasizes that peace must be universal and tempered by genuine human goodness, declaring that only men not brutes deserve good will.
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Navy grand review to honor dreadnoughts return
Secretary Daniels will join a grand review in New York as part of the fleet’s return from overseas. The nine battleships are welcomed by the American public with Christmas messages praising sea power and the navy’s role in peace.
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Hurley to resign shipments post amid war service plans
Edward N. Hurley chairman of the United States Shipping Board and president of the Emergency Fleet Corporation is expected to resign when he returns from abroad in about a month. Gossip links Charles Piez as a likely successor to Hurley as chief of America's merchant fleet, with Piez already serving as general manager of the Fleet Corporation.
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Christmas in Chaumont: Wilson Leads U S Forces
President Wilson spends Christmas with American troops in Chaumont and Langres France reviewing the army of occupation. Doughboys, Red Cross, and Y M C A workers host celebrations while gifts and chow appear. Roosevelt returns from hospital. Cotter Bride dies in Washington.
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President Wilson Sends Christmas Message From France
President Wilson, writing from France, assures Americans that soldiers abroad are in fine form and spirits. He notes public support for a just lasting peace and close cooperation among self governing nations, calling the sentiment a reassuring Christmas note.
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