Torreon Is Alleged Captured by Villa Forces
Reports from El Paso and Juarez say Torreon fell to Villa's troops after fighting started yesterday morning and continued into the afternoon. Villa now controls northern Mexico with Chihuahua City at his mercy, isolating Mexico City and cutting northern communications to Crizaba Puebla and Vera Cruz.
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Mexico
EL Paso
Tex
Torreon
Villa
Washington
Juarez
Chihuahua City
Salazar
Diaz
Robles
Mexico City
Crizaba
Puebla
Vera Cruz
War department awards 96 hydro aircraft contracts
Contracts for 96 high power hydro aeroplanes were let today by the War department for coast artillery stations in the United States Hawaii the Philippines and the Panama Canal Zone.
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Washington, D. C
Coast Artillery
United States
Hawaii
Philippines
Panama Canal Zone
War Department
Miss Edith Colby Sentenced to Ten Years in Prison
Edith Colby, a newspaper reporter, is convicted of second degree murder for the shooting of politician A. C. Thomas in Falls Montana. She receives a ten year sentence after defense argues he provoked the act by refusing to apologize for an alleged insult during an interview.
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Thompson Falls
Mont
Edith Colby
A. C. Thomas
Thomas
Knoxville pianist breaks world record in San Antonio
ST reports E. J. Leach of Knoxville, Tennessee, set a new world record by playing piano for more than 623 hours in San Antonio, Texas. The prior mark stood at 62 hours 50 minutes 32 seconds.
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San Antonio
Tex
E. J. Leach
Knoxville
Tenn
Wife Seeks Divorce Over Half of Eight Bushel Potatoes
Mrs Anne E Karr filed for divorce from Elmer H Karr in Wyandotte County Kansas District Court and moved to claim half of their eight bushel potato crop from their family garden highlighting ongoing marital dispute in Kansas City.
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Anne E. Karr
Elmer H. Karr
Wyandotte County
Kansas
Irish potato divorce suit in Wyandotte Court
Kansas City January 23 The divorce suit by Mrs. Ann E. Carr against Elmer E. Karr in Wyandotte County Kansas District Court asks half of their eight bushel potato crop from the family garden as property division in the case.
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Kansas City. Mo
Ann E. Carr
Elmer E. Karr
Wyandotte Couty
Kansas
Arabia Torpedoing Denied by British Government
The British government told Washington that the steamship Arabia, recently torpedoed and sunk, was not in Admiralty service when it was submarine attacked and had never been in such service. Germany claimed Arabia was a British transport to justify the torpedoing.
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London
State Department
Washington
Arabia
Admiralty
Judge rules Oregon can permit homemade liquor for personal use
Portland December 22 Circuit Court Judge Henry Bo McGinn ruled the state cannot prohibit citizens from making or importing liquor for personal use. The decision asserts state authority over private production and importation for noncommercial personal consumption.
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Portland
Henry Bo McGinn
German Allies Encircle Russian Army on Danube Front
Berlin reports German allied forces enclosing the Russian army in Northern Dobruika as the Danube front advances. An encircling movement is nearly complete, according to advices received.
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Berlin
Danube
Dobruika
Eee
Wife Number Eight Sues Kid McCoy for Divorce
Mrs Edna Valentine Selby eighth wife of Kid McCoy and wealthiest sues for absolute divorce in New York Supreme Court. The complaint cites a sensational raid on McCoy apartments at Hotel Seville and mentions an unknown rival described as a pretty young blonde of 23 seen on Broadway. McCoy went to the border with American troops in June and returned in September.
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New York
Edna Valentine Selby
Kid McCoy
Supreme Court
Seville
McCoy
Woman Becomes First Italian Army Surgeon
Rome Dec 23 Signora Filomena Corvini is the first woman appointed as an Italian army surgeon. She has been detailed to serve at the front with the Ninth Army Corps.
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Rome
Signora Filomena Corvini
Ninth Army Corps
Nebraska Chancellor cites break fast food wheat costs
Chancellor Samuel Avery of the University of Nebraska told the Nebraska Farmers Congress in Omaha that housewives paid 25 cents for 2.8 cents worth of wheat in certain breakfast foods. He attributed the high wheat price to supply manipulation and market psychology affecting prices on news.
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Omaha, Neb
Samuel Avery
University of Nebraska
Nebraska Farmers’ Congress
Misers Gold Seized In German Town Loot
At Altenland near Stade Saxony a miser was arrested for possessing 37000 in gold. Neighbors saw him counting the pieces and notified officials who seized the gold and paid him treasury notes for the same amount before releasing him.
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Berlin
Altenland
Stade
Saxony
Food riots erupt in Dresden amid shortages
Dec. 23 Dresden reports say serious food riots have broken out as shortages spark unrest. Officials issued advisories about the disturbances affecting daily life and safety.
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Rotterdam
Dresden
Men Rescued From Storm Island By Humboldt
A Canadian Survey boat Stadia crew was stranded seven days on Storm Island in Queen Charlotte Sound. The Humboldt rescued six men by lowering a life boat through heavy surf while reefs and boiling water threatened. One man stayed behind due to heart trouble. the others were taken to Ketchikan for onward travel.
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Stadia
Storm Island
Queen Charlotte Sound
Humboldt
I Aland
Juneau
Baughman
Ketchikan
Prince Rupert
Olaf H. Henson
Empire Will Not Issue On Christmas Day
The Empire will not publish on Christmas Day as staff observe the holiday. A Tuesday evening issue will return, and urgent world news will be transmitted by telegraph for timely dispatch if significant events occur.
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Empire
Sims to Sell His Northern Fish Interests
E A Sims prominent Washington politician and fishing magnate has given an option on his Alaska and Puget Sound fish interests for about 300000. If closed he may tour South America and relocate abroad. The purchasing firm remains unnamed. Sims led the Republican House delegation for three terms and was a gubernatorial contender who declined to run this year.
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Sims
Seattle
E. A. Sims
State of Washington
Alaska
Puget Land
South America
United States
Hissh
Hoonah Parking Co
Gambier Bay Packing Company
Glacier
Ah Co
House of Representatives
Steamer Kansas Damaged by Mine From War Zone
Washington dispatch says the steamer Kansas of the American Hawaiian line was badly damaged by a mine. American consul general Skinner in London informed the State Department of the incident but withheld specific details.
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Washington
Kansas
Skinner
London
State Department
Congress Adjourns After Holidays In Washington
Congress adjourned yesterday after the holidays as both houses ended their session in Washington. The move marked the close of official business for the year with legislators heading into district work and recess.
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Washington
Congress
Behrends Bank Doubles Capital in Alaska
The stockholders and officers of the B. M. Behrends Bank announce a capital increase from 50 000 to 100 000 with surplus raised to 25 000, total capital and surplus now 125 000. President B M Behrends cites rising business volume and steady growth since 1890 in Juneau and Southeast Alaska.
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B. M. Behrends Bank
B. M. Behrends
Ita
Alaska
Ita History
Juneau
L i
Sulzer Gains Six Votes in Shakan Returns
Unofficial reports from Shakan via Wrangell say Senator Charles A. Sulzer led Delegate Wickersham by six votes. J A Snow spoke with local judges and voters who recalled Sulzer ahead by six, though one judge was unsure. Eight votes were polled. Wickersham received one or two. Official returns to Gov Strong are sealed and reveal no result.
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Shakan
Wrangell
Charles A. Sulzer
Wickersham
J. A. Snow
Ami
Sulzer
Wickersham. Gov. J. PF
A. Strong
Cowboy Bank Robber Leaves Horse Dead in Escape
In Ellensburg Washington on December 23 a cowboy held up the state bank at Bickleton and secured four thousand dollars. Two thousand dollars in silver were recovered beside a horse that had dropped dead thirty miles out as the bandit fled into the mountains.
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Ellensburg
Wash
Bickleton
Restrict Insurance Funds Investment Provoked by Conference
New York December 23. The national convention of Insurance commissioners urged state laws to bar insurers from investing more than 10 percent of total assets in real estate. Resolutions were adopted instructing the executive commissioner to appeal to the legislature for the proposed measure.
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New York
National Convention of Insurance Commissioners
Prohibition and Socialist Votes in Last Election
Chicago reports early official returns place the prohibition presidential vote near 250000 with state officer totals about 5000, while socialists estimate 750000 to 800000 for president as other states delay returns. Berlin notes a German submarine completed 55 days at sea without harbor or outside aid amid generally bad weather.
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Chicago
Prohibition National
Prohibition
Socialist Headquarters
Berlin
Steamers Move North and Southbound Sailings Noted
Admiral Watson will be due from the south tomorrow with 403 tons of freight and two days mail for the channel. Prince Rupert heads north, Dolphin 8 is northbound to arrive Monday night or Tuesday morning. Alameda calls from Seattle next Wednesday. Admiral Evans sails from Seattle December 20. Princess Sophia sails from Vancouver near Saturday. Spokanea, City of Seattle, Humboldt and Prince Rupert all listed for southbound passage with mail carried except on the Rupert. Mariposa set for next Tuesday southbound.
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Admiral Watson
Channel
Prince Rupert
Dolphin
Alameda
Seattle
Admiral Evans
Princess Sophia
Vancouver
Spokanea
City of Seattle
Humboldt
Mariposa
Rupert
British Press Reassesses Wilson Peace Note
London editors shift from anger to curiosity about President Wilson. Reports suggest a bold, decisive action may follow and that Wilson tends to finish what he begins. Paris officials and French papers echo belief in a momentous move behind the peace notes.
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Paris
Europe
Wilson
United States May Seek Entangling Alliance in Peace Talks
Washington reports that the State Department disclosed the possibility the United States could enter an entangling alliance if peace negotiations require international enforcement. Secretary Lansing called discussions premature but indicated readiness to consider alliance if a peace movement binds both sides in Europe.
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Washington
United States
State Department
Lansing
Department
Wilson
Europe
German View on Wilson Peace Proposal
In the Vossische Zeitung Berlin views President Wilsons peace proposal as American selfish motive. Shaw says America seeks peace and English cooperation to prepare for inevitable Japanese trouble after its financial peaks with the Ententes.
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Berlin
George Bernhard Shaw
Vossiche Zeitung
Wilson
America
Ententes
England
Shrinkage in Stocks Amid Peace Talks and Market Weakness
New York December 23 The uncertain course of peace negotiations and the weakened technical conditions in the stock market offer the week’s shrinkage of values.
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New York
Big Mail Robberies Reported in Buffalo Confessions
Postal authorities disclosed mail robberies totaling thousands of dollars in confessions by Richard and Frank Chapin, mail wagon drivers in Buffalo. Jewelry valued between 10 000 and 15 000 dollars was recovered at the Chapin home.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Richard
Frank Chapin
Joewelry
Chapin
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