Christmas Sermon by Rev Manning Calls for Peace and Unity
The Rev Dr William T Manning rector of Trinity Church urges a Christmas message of divine love and unselfish care. He calls families to peace and joy at home and asks for a righteous end to the war and a lasting peace on earth. He inspires readers to reflect on Bethlehem as a symbol of hope amid wartime strain.
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William T. Manning
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Bethlehem
Christ
Nazareth
Ccren
President Wilson to eat with American troops in Chaumont
Paris dispatch reports President Wilson will visit the Chaumont American headquarters tomorrow and share Christmas dinner with the troops from mess kits then hold a late formal dinner with General Pershing. He will review the forces and speak, then depart Calais for England next Thursday.
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England
Paris
Wilson
Chaumont
Gen. Pershing
Calais
Pastor Edward Booth invites Wilson to speak at church
Rev Edward Booth pastor of the Congregational Church in Carlisle asks President Wilson to address the congregation next Sunday. The visit to his paternal grandfather home nearly coincides with Wilsons 62nd birthday next Saturday.
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Carlisle
Edward Booth
Congregational Church
Wilson
President Wilson to occupy Belgian suite at Buckingham Palace
London reports President Wilson will use the Belgian suite at Buckingham Palace reserved for royal guests and meet the British war cabinet at a Saturday dinner hosted by the Premier. Etiquette concerns eased as officials expect him to be addressed as Mister and Mrs. Wilson as Mrs.
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London
Wilson
Buckingham Palace
Kaiser
Lancaster House
Banquet Details for Wilson Match King of Denmark Plans
London dispatch notes banquet arrangements for President Wilson mirror those used for the King of Denmark. Buckingham dining room decorated in white and gold.
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London
Wilson
Denmark
Buckingham
Heavy snow blocks service in Windy City
Chicago reports heavy snow blocking streetcar service on December 24 as thousands trek to work through slush and wind. Weather conditions force widespread disruption and public mobility challenges across the city.
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Windy City
Chicago
Seizure of Hohenzollern Property Estimated at 900 Million Marks
Basel dispatch reports the seizure of property owned by the Hohenzollern family could yield about 900 million marks. The report notes the assessment and potential implications for German assets abroad.
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Basel
Hohenzollern
Christmas Wishes From The Empire Staff
The Empire staff take a day off to enjoy Christmas at home with their families and friends wishing everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year in this holiday note.
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Empire
Christmas Day Relaxation for German Alien Enemies
Washington December 24 Attorney General Thomas Watt Gregory announced on Presidential instruction that all restrictions affecting German alien enemies would be removed on Christmas Day except entry and departure. About 600 000 people are affected by the ruling though it does not apply to those interned. dangerous aliens remain under internment.
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Washington
Thomas Watt Gregory
Wilson
James A. Smiser
United States
J. M. Tanner
Department
Seattle Wa
Juneau
Alaska
Alaska mining notices extended to April 1 1919
Delegate Charles A Sulzer of Alaska secured passage of a resolution in both houses extending the filing deadline for mining claim notices to April 1 1919. The delay accommodates remote residents who cannot reach recorders by December 31. The move shields claimants from jumpers and waives 1917 and 1919 assessment work. Sulzer also introduced a 24 member Congressional visit to Alaska to study territorial needs.
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Washington
Charles A. Sulzer
Alaska
House of Repentatives
Senate
Sulsersiyesteninggle
House of Representatives
Express Office to Stay Open for Christmas Parcels
The Wells Fargo Express Office will keep open tomorrow until noon to accommodate the public for Christmas packages and parcels arriving on the last steamer.
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Wells Fargo Express Office
Hoover and Hurley Plan Unified European Food Relief
Hoover and Hurley conferred on Europe food provisioning for regions facing shortage or threat. Entente nations favor an international committee, with relief work likely centralized under one head to ease operations. They discussed shipping possibilities and the men expected to direct the effort.
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Paris
Wilson
Herbert A. Hoover
Europe
Hurley
Hoover
Relaxation of export restrictions announced by War Trade Board
Washington December 24 War Trade Board members announce sweeping regulations to relax restrictions on exports of foodstuffs fodder and feed to Pan American Republics Canada Cuba and the West Indies as part of trade policy changes.
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Washington
Canada
Cuba
West Indies
War Trade Board
Paderewski on a mission for the Poles
Paderewski the noted pianist arrived in Copenhagen with a British cruiser at his disposal. Military Attache Col Wade will accompany him as Danzig, the former Baltic seaport for Poland, is cited in Berlin press as under Entente direction to found a new Polish government.
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Copenhagen
Pader Awiski
Danzig
Baltic
Poland
Col
Wade
Paderewiski
Berlingeke Tidende
Paderewski Leaves New York With Polish Community Powers
Paderewski departed New York in November carrying power of attorney to represent all American Polish Communities in adjusting European affairs.
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New York
Paderewiski
Bolsheviks advance in Esthena Territory
Stockholm report from December 1924 states Bolsheviks push into Estonian territory, taking Dorpast and driving Esthenians back on the Westenberg front as German forces retreat northwest of Lake Peipus toward Riga.
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Stockholm
Dorpast
Westenberg
Lake Peipus
Riga
Game and Fish Club Receives 59000 Trout Eggs for Hatchery
Delegate Charles A. Sulzer has secured 59,000 more trout eggs from the Colorado hatchery for the Alaska Game and Fish Club based in Juneau. The eggs will be handled and hatched at the local hatchery and distributed to barren streams as part of the club's stocking effort across Alaska.
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Sulzer
Alaska
Juneau
Washington
Colorado
Alaska Game and Fish Club
Club
Homes Swept By Cedar River Flood At Edgewick
Impounded Cedar river water broke the dam above Edgewick village washing out 15 of 18 homes and the North Bend Lumber Co mill. Damage estimated at 250000 dollars. Mill watchman woke each family in time to escape before the flood destroyed the houses.
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Seattle
Cedar River
Edgewick
North Bend Lumber Company
National Guard Reverts to Civilian Status After Discharge
Washington reports the Judge Advocate General orders National Guard officers and men to revert to civilian status upon discharge from Federal service, effectively dissolving the National Guard as it existed before the war.
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Washington
Judge Advocate General
National Guard
Allies refuse aid to Russia until it helps itself
Paris dec 24 important conferences at the Russian embassy aim to find a ground for Allied cooperation with Russia. Entente powers will not launch a vast expedition, insisting Russia must unite its orderly elements with Allied practical help to follow. London dec 24 British plan to brief Wilson with Bolshevik intelligence, possibly including sending a large force to exterminate the Bolsheviki.
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Paris
America
Russia
Wilson
London
Alaska preferred by governors for next conference
Seattle December 24 A Washington special reports the Governors Conference may meet in Idaho or Alaska with Alaska favored as it is farther from Washington and thus aims to minimize cabinet officers taking up most of the time at the meeting.
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Seattle
Washington
Seattle Post Intelligencer
Idaho
Alaska
Christmas Mail Delivery Depends on Steamer Arrival
If the City of Seattle arrives on time, postoffice employees will sort all first class mail and continue parcel post work until noon. Postmaster M. Cradford announced this afternoon that the general delivery window may stay open from noon to two if sorting is possible. otherwise it will close at one.
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Seattle
Postoffice
M. Cradford
Population of South Pacific Isles Nearly Wiped Out
Dec 24 Papeti Tahiti and surrounding islands report a deadly epidemic in the South Pacific. Over 600,000 of a 3,700 population on Papeti died, depopulating Solomon Gilbert and nearby islands. Severe sickness leaves no labor for cocoanut crops.
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South Pacific Isles
Sad “Rancisco
Papeti
Tahiti
Solomon Gilbert
Pacific
Red Cross Drive Reaches Fourteen Million Members
December 24 report shows about 14 million people enrolled in the Red Cross Christmas drive. Bad weather and influenza hampered volunteers, but the campaign met its broad target despite difficulties.
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RED Cross
Shington
The Usual Presents Given to Public Service Workers
The usual presents are prepared to be delivered to telephone employees, the cable force, and others who serve the public, by patrons and business firms.
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