Washington faces probe into high official stock dealings
Washington sighs deeply over the Wood resolution urging investigation into alleged stock market dealings by administration officials based on notes from President Wilson. Secretary Lansing denied involvement. Congressman Wood says he has evidence and will press Congress when it reconvenes January 2.
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Mishington
Washington
Wood
Administration
Wilson
Lansing
Paten
Mareh
Congress
House
Modern Juliet and Romeo Foiled by Father in Beaver Walls
In Beaver Walls Pennsylvania on December 24 Cynthia Grant aged 78 and Roman Williams faced opposition from her 96 year old father who rode a mule to the city clerk to halt their planned wedding. The couple insist they will wed despite the obstruction.
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Beaver Walls
Juliet
Cynthia Grant
Romeo
Roman Williams
Miss Grant
William
Swiss Join Appeal for Era of Peace
Switzerland declares support for President Wilson's call for a discussion of peace terms and hopes to aid in ending the war. The Swiss federal council sent the message to belligerents, with Dr Poul Ritter delivering it to the U.N. and Secretary Lansing making it public tonight.
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Washington
Switzerland
Wilson
Peiwe
Vrews
Pritay
Federal Council
Poul Ritter
Switz
Tansing
Swiss See Gleam of Hope for Peace
The Journal De Geneve praises President Wilson for proposing concrete aims to end the war. It notes neutrals, including Switzerland, must salute his effort during the Christmas period and recognize a gleam of hope amid a dark sky.
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Geneva
Paris
Journal de Geneve
Wilson
Journal
Barrel thieves ordered to roll loot back four miles
San Francisco on December 25 John Tuddy and Peter Brady both of San Francisco were convicted of stealing an empty barrel from a Mission district store and sentenced to roll the barrel from the hall of justice back to the owner about four miles with two police officers set to supervise.
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San Francisco
Cal
John Tuddy
Peter Brady
Hall of Justice
John Buddy
Mission District
Gardiner Woman Walks Three Miles In Day’s Housework
A Gardiner, Maine woman wore a pedometer from a.m. to p.m. and logged just under three miles of household work in a single day. A separate note mentions a 131 ft 9 in steel girder for a railroad bridge, weighing 98 tons, moved from Steeltown, Pennsylvania to Chicago. Two thieves from San store were ordered to roll their loot owner about four miles under police watch. The Kappa Alpha sorority at Lawrence College Appleton Wisconsin funds dance money by selling tin foil at 40 cents a pound due to high flying costs.
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Chicago
Kappa Alpha
Lawrence College
Appleton
Wis
French Army Steel Helmet Production Details
The Bulletin des Armees notes helmets are 1 mm sheet steel stamped into four pieces the cap peak neck protector and crest riveted together. After drying three days at 135 degrees they are painted gray blue, fitted with chin straps, and require about two pounds of steel and some aluminum. Over 3,590,000 already made, with 60,000 daily output, three-fourths by women.
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Bulletin Des Armees
Couverniment
Bachelors Drawn as Raffle Prizes in Glen Carbon Dance
Three eligible bachelors were chosen as prizes in a matrimony lottery at a Glen Carbon dance. Winners were Misa Maude Fletcher with Joe Clenson, Sarah Brown with Charles Hendricks, and Rose Brown with Joe Jisgers. The Browns were sisters who submitted numbers. the draw used hats and a small boy.
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Glen Carbon
Glen Carbon Bachelors
Carl Huffman
Joe Clenson
Misa Maude Fletcher
Charles Hendricks
Edwardaville
Sarah Brown
Denver
Colo
Joe Jisgers
Glen Garton
Rose Brown
Mr. Brown
Glen
Policeman Confesses to $20,000 Holdup in Los Angeles
A.J. Griffith a Los Angeles police officer admitted he robbed Wells Senger and Herman Rosenblum of about $19,800 on a Main Street crime. He forced Rosenblum at gunpoint to open a money box, used pepper spray on the messenger, then fled. The loot included checks drafts and gold coin and was partly sent by mail to the First National Bank.
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Los Angeles
Cal
A.J. Griffith
Peeeay
Herman Rosenblum
Wells
Senger
Griffith
Rosenblum
First National Bank
Tragic train incident claims Sanborn county pioneer
John Kappel, a respected Sanborn county farmer, died instantly when struck by a Milwaukee railroad train with no witnesses. He leaves a widow and a son, and lived on a longtime Sanborn county farm.
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Woonsocket
John Kappel
Sanborn County
Milwaukee
Letcnga
Eling Walters, Jr
Jacob Tschetter
Jim River
Gardner 10 Lead Revolt on Mann
Washington D C Dec 25 Agitation for a conference among House Republicans to outline a constructive action plan began to take shape Gardner returning from Cincinnati announced opposition to Republican Leader Mann for speaker and support for Lenroot of Wisconsin Gardner plans to formulate policies rather than personalities and argues for progressive ideas adopted into laws in other countries Lenroot shows keen interest in the proposal
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Washington, D. C
House
Congress
Cincinnati
Mann
Lenroot
Wisconsin
Gardner
Massachusetts
Russia
Wilson
Republican Party
Starving and Fat Diet Winners Shock City
New York reports two women claiming dramatic weight changes after following a CK AAL diet. Mrs. C. shed 218 pounds to 179 while trimming busts and waists. Miss H. gained weight to 126 with rising bust, waist, hips, and limbs. Both won $50. The feature notes diet prompts and unusual eating patterns.
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New York
Age 106, She Is the Life of Xmas Party
New York reports Mrs. Alice Bennett celebrated her 106th Christmas at her Brooklyn home surrounded by many great grandchildren. She woke without spectacles, walked five blocks to church, helped stuff a turkey, and remained the life of the Christmas party as family joined in a full day observance.
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New York
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Alice Bennett
Bennett
Christ Arty
Bear hunter China Preble nets 117 bears in Sebac region
Portland Maine December 26 Black bears are reported unusually plentiful in the Sebac lake region In Mine China Preble Picataquias counties champion bear hunter is said to have killed one this fall weighing more than 600 pounds and has 117 bears to his credit
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Portland
Sebac Lake
M-Ine
China Preble
Picataquias County
Hmashas
Romania King Foresees Austria-Hungary Collapse
A Jassy dispatch dated December 22 reports King Ferdinand opening the Romanian parliament and declaring that Austria-Hungary cannot exist as a factor in Europe’s equilibrium. He praised Romania’s army for fighting four combined enemies and expressed unwavering national confidence amid the war. The king received an enthusiastic reception from senators and deputies.
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London
Reuter
Jassy
Ferdinand
Austria- Hungary
Europe
Rumania
Stogie Maker Rolls 2,253,600 Stogies With Tools
Wheeling West Virginia August 25 Benjamin Witzberger a stogie maker led 2,253,000 stogies with tools costing $1 each He says he has rolled an average of $187,000 a year and for the first fourteen years has used a board that cost him eats and two knives that cost him cents
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Wheeling
W. Vas
Dee
Benjamin Witzberger
DYE MAKING INCREASES FIVE FOLD IN AMERICA
Washington reports that in the last two years dye production in the United States has risen fivefold. Experts say annual coal tar derivative output now reaches about 15,000 tons.
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America
Washington, D. C
United States
H. Norton
Puzzling OCR Finds Pennsylvanian Arriving Home
A fragment mentions a person from Pennsylvania returning home to Texas from a duty assignment in July, with references to Christmas and Fort Bliss area in El Paso. The text is garbled but indicates a military or travel-related return to Texas.
First Woman Attorney General Named in United States
Miss Clara Ruth Mozzer of Denver, Colorado, is believed to be the first woman to hold the office of attorney general. She is known as a brainy lawyer who routinely wins her cases.
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United States
Clara Ruth Mozzer
Denver
State of
Colorado
Faked diplomas probe widens to federal inquiry
Chicago reports indictments by a state grand jury of physicians and dentists for issuing spurious diplomas. Authorities say an international diploma mill operates, selling fake degrees from law theology medicine music and other fields to buyers. Federal investigators plan to present evidence to a federal grand jury.
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Chicago
United States
Charles F. Clyne
Federal
Boy Bandits Show Real Xmas Spirit
Chicago reports four youths under 17 conducted nearly 20 robberies over 48 hours before Christmas Day. They used a small car to cruise wide territory, stealing cash and valuables including a turkey, watches and rings. Victims described one robber offering carfare as a holiday gesture.
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Chicago
William Rucker
Benjamin August
Merry Christman
Henry Lynch
Robert McCoustin
McCous
Tots Make Christmas Merry for President
Washington notes two of the president’s kin Elen McAdoo granddaughter and Josephine Cothran grandniece shared in a White House Christmas. Adults joined the joy as a heavily laden tree stood in the library and Santa Claus handed out gifts. A family dinner followed and every married White House employee received a turkey from the president.
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Washington
White House
Elen McAdoo
Josephine Cothran
Santa Claus
Maine Farmer Adopted by An Old Cow Moose
In Weet Ellaworth Maine on December 26 Samuel Floyd was adopted by an old cow moose that wandered into his dairy. The moose reportedly approached him in the evening and appeared to accept him as part of its group.
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Maine
Ellaworth
Samuel Floyd
Weet Ileworth
Belief Wilson Holds Key To Enduring World Peace
Washington dispatch outlines pressure on President Wilson as central figure in submarine dispute and peace talks. Allies hesitant, Germany ready to state terms, while Lansing hints at possible US alliance to enforce peace. Analysts foresee a postwar league of nations or new entente ties shaping history. Paris reports Britain may push peace approach to belligerents.
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Washington
Pandins
London
Wilson
Wilsons
Germany
United States
League of Nations
Latur Barretary Lansing
Lloyd-George
England
Emperor William
Allances
Paris
Havas
Berne
Patrick Will Marry Daughter of Oil Man
Tulsa December 25 Albert F Patrick wealthy oil man, previously sentenced to die in Sing Sing, announces engagement to his daughter. Patrick was pardoned after a long legal fight.
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Patrick
Tulsa
Okla
Albert F. Patrick
Tony One
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