Brewers Fight Dry Law In Seattle Court Action
The Seattle Brewing and Malting Company filed for an injunction against the state attorney general to block enforcement of the dry law restricting malt liquor manufacture. The move targets the prohibition law and constitutional amendments tied to initiative and referendum, with claims it would devastate taxable property, revenue, jobs, and trade. Louis Hemrich, president, warned initiative bill No 3 would wreck millons in property and payroll and force layoffs across the industry.
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Seattle
Seattle Brewing 2 Malling Company
Phils
United States
Seneral
Lega
Geir
Brow Company
Hemrich
Louis Hemrich
The
Brewing Company
Milhuff Murder Mystery May Be Cleared
Olympia dispatch reports timber worker R C Happel told Police Chief Caton he knows who killed 13 year old Elsie Milhuff at Renton nine years ago. His story is under investigation as authorities pursue the truth behind a case once deemed among the state’s most atrocious.
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Olympia
R. C Happel
Caton
Elsie Milhuff
Renton
Government Buys 5600 Acres in Presidential Range
Boston Dec 30 The national reservation commission decided to buy 5600 acres of the Presidential range in the White Mountains. The purchase would give the government control of most peaks and raise total White Mountain acquisitions under the Weeks Act to over 270000 acres.
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Boston
Presidential Range
White Mountains
Swiss checks disappear from American mails
Letters continuing checks to Swiss correspondents have vanished in transit as banks blame allied censorship. No appeal has yet been made to the State Department.
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New York
State Department
No New Year’s Reception At Governor’s House
An official notice announced the Governor and Governor’s staff will skip the New Year’s reception at the Governor’s House due to an illness. The public event is cancelled as the governors and officials suffer from grippe.
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Governors House
Strang
Ia Grippe
Tiaie
Weather forecast for Thursday in freezing and snowy outlook
The weather summary shows a Thursday high around 74 degrees and a low near 27 with light snow. Precipitation is recorded at .43 inches. More details appear in local climate section.
Territory approves nine month terms for new Alaska districts
The Nelson School Fund reports stronger than expected results as nine month terms are set for most districts in the Territory. Eagle River Anchorage and Kasana receive eight month terms with funding from forest service and railroad arrangements. Mendenhall begins five months with potential nine month extension after attendance gains.
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Nelson
Territory
Eagle River
Anchorage
Kasana
Foreat
Forpeat
Kasson
His
Mendenhall
Schoal
Snow falls in Alameda and Peninsula counties
A cold wave grips the state with snowfall reported in Alameda County including Berkeley and San Mateo, Burlingame and nearby Peninsula points. Temperature stands at 36 degrees and has fallen ten degrees from yesterday as the mercury continues to drop.
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San Francisco
Alameda County
Berkeley Ami
San Mateo
Bur- Hngame
Burns Halts Willard Fulton Championship Fight
In New Orleans on December 30, a dispute derailed the heavyweight title bout between Jess Willard and Fred Fulton. Willard’s manager Tom Jones said promoter Tommy Bupie urged Fulton to face another first class fighter first, while Willard pledged to Fulton before meeting any other challenger. Jones plans to try staging the match in Milwaukee where backers bid $25,000.
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New Orleans
Jess Willard
Fred Fulton
Tom Jones
Willard
Tommy Bupie
Fulton
Jones
Burns
Milwaukee
Promises Seattle Big Steel Plant Deal Secured
British engineer Wilym-Owen has secured a Seattle site and claims a financing deal for a 32 million dollar steel plant in Seattle. The plan aims to produce all classes of steel for the Pacific Coast, sourcing iron from the Orient and developing Pacific Coast iron properties. Scrap steel would be used as raw material.
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Seattle
W. G. Wilym- Owen
Tech
New York
Fnance
Wilym-Owen
Pacific Coast
Orient
President Wilson to form advisory board for railroads
President Woodrow Wilson plans to organize another advisory board comprising railroad executives, manufacturers, and technical experts, following his Congressional address. The group is expected to begin forming soon to assist on transportation and industry policy.
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Woodrow Wilson
Congress
U S Banks Back Yucatan Hemp Growers Credit Line
United States banks extend a $10,000,000 credit to Yucatan hemp growers through a governor appointed commission. Advances will be made on bills of lading and warehouse receipts via New York and New Orleans facilities.
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New York
United States
Yucatan
New Orleans
General strike shuts Portugal amid clashes nationwide
Lisbon reports a general strike across Portugal with police confrontations in multiple cities as workers protest. The nationwide action disrupts transport and public services, reflecting broad labor unrest and political tensions.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Western Combine for Peace Persuades Latin Allies
Secretary Lansing announced support for a Pan American Union plan to arbitrate all boundary disputes and prohibit war shipments. The proposal, backed by President Wilson, was sent to Latin American ambassadors and fits a broader effort to preserve Western Hemisphere peace and unity during the Pan American Scientific Congress in session.
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Lanning
Noe
United States
Pan-American Union
Lansing
Wilson
Pan-Américan Scientific Congress
Taft and Hammond Seek World Court Movement
A formal push to establish a world court to adjudicate international disputes was launched in New York. The plan proposes a World Court Congress to meet in Louisville, Kentucky, during the second week of April with William Howard Taft as honorary president and John Hays Hammond as active president.
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New York
Forpions
Willliam’ Howard
Tatti
Erenidant
John Hays Hammond
Westerday
Louisville
Owners Indicted for Deaths at Candy Factory
In New York Edward D L Diamond and his wife Mrs Cells Diamond along with Samiel Harkin and Samuel Samson were indicted on murder charges after the fatal fire at the Diamond Candy factory in November killed twelve people, mainly young girls. The case ties to Praxair as part of the incident.
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New York
Edward DL. Diamond
Cells Diamond
Samiel Harkin
Samuel Smon
Potrist
Evhood
Praxair
Diamond
Salmon tax case appeal filed in San Francisco
A lawsuit by Alaska salmon packers against a tax levied by the Alaska Legislature was filed in the United States Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco. Judge Robert W. Jennings ruled against the packers, and the appeal proceeded to the higher court.
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San Francisco
Bee
Alarka
Alatka
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Packers
United States
Robert W. Jennings
Jones
Thieah
Hiker
Prohibition Party Set Minneapolis Convention Date
The Prohibition party announces its National Convention will be held in Minneapolis on July 19. It is expected that Eugene Chafin will again be the party's presidential nominee.
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Chicago
National Committee
The
Prohibition Party
Sen ‘Ion
Minneapolis
Eugene Chafin ‘Agaisi
Alameda Sails for Alaska With 150 Passengers
SEATTLE Dec 30 With 150 passengers the steamship Alameda sails for Alaska tonight. Among the Interior bound passengers are Judge Charles Bunnell of Fairbanks manager W H Seagraves of the Kennecott copper mine Mr FP Sing with seventeen horses L Stanley and W B James N P Nelson discoverers of the Shushanna About thirty passengers head interior via Cordova. Passengers for Juneau include Bart L Thane Mr and Mrs W S Bassless Dr P J Mahone Mrs L Whipple E V Brown and Fred V Borger.
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Alameda
Alaska
Interior
Charles Bunnell
Fuairbanks
W. H. Seagraves
Kennecott Copper Mine
FP. Sing
W. B. James
N. P. Nelson
Cordova
Juneau
Bart L. Thane
W. S. Basless
P. J. Mahone
L. Whippleoe
V. Brown
Fred V. Borger
Will settles CG W Post estate for 9 million cash
Battle Creek broadcast notes that CG W Post widow agrees to a 9 million cash settlement. The remainder of the 39 million dollar estate goes to his daughter.
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Battle Creek
Mich
CG. W. Post
U S Steel May Decline War Orders
In Pittsburg on December 30 at Carnegie Steel offices U S Steel indicated it would not be surprised to announce a decision to decline further war contracts, signaling a possible reduction in wartime orders.
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U.S. Steel Corporation
Pittsburg
Carnegie Steel Company
United States Steel Corporation
Panama Channel Blockade Fends Off Earthbased Obstruction
A Washington dispatch notes only sixty feet of earth remain to complete a barrier to block the Panama Canal. Officials warn it will take several weeks before the canal is reopened to ships, aiming to secure navigational control during the construction phase.
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Washington
Earth
Panama Channel
Ehipa
Governor Hammond of Minnesota Dies in South
Gov. W. S. Hammond of Minnesota died suddenly today in Clinton South Carolina. Born November 27 1868 in Southboro Massachusetts he moved to Minnesota to work as a teacher and lawyer. He served as Watonwan county attorney and as a state normal school director before being elected to Congress and later governor in 1914. His death ends a prominent career noted for bipartisan appeal and strong regional influence.
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Boton
W. S. Hammond
Minnesota
Clinton
Minn
State Board of Normal
Adolph
Eberhand
He Wen
West
Kaiser Refuses Permit Sale of German Ships
New York dispatch reports Germany refused imperial consent to transfer ships held in American ports. Amid WWI tensions critics questioned why Germany and Britain did not permit sale to relieve American shipping blocks. The decision halted potential sales and left ownership unresolved.
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Kaiser
New York
Great Britain
United States
Germany
Great Urbnia
United Stic
Eéfforin
Arman Boats
Atcomelip
Iigmed
Demand for ocean tonnage remains high amid wartime
New York December 30 The demand for ocean tonnage continues unabated and ship values show no decline. Shipping men anticipate charter rates rising as they await delivery of eight British ships ordered at wartime outbreak. An American party has received offers exceeding 1 million dollars for transfer of construction before any payment has been made.
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New York
Contiac
England
Ford cars keep flowing to Canada amid volume and prosperity
Montreal reports continued Ford car sales despite British hostility to Henry Ford. Ford officials expect output to Canada not to exceed double the prior year’s level through July 2 next. Wheat crop strength and general prosperity support demand. In the year to July 1 last, 81,000 Ford cars were placed in Canada.
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Montreal
Henry Ford
Canada
Ford
New Copper Metal Sale Reported at 23 Cents
A terse note from New York reports copper metal sold at 23 cents. Names, places, and exact figures are partially garbled, but the brief confirms a copper sale price and market activity on December 30.
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New York
China
Cify
Rays
Utah
Steamer in Distress Near Sandy Hook
The Greek steamship Thaamtontki with about 300 people aboard sailing from Piraeus to New York is reported in distress off Sandy Hook. Rescue crewmates rush to assist as coast guard and vessels converge, conditions unclear and urgent actions underway.
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New
Big Drive in West Expected in War Front
London reports bitter weather hindering war in the Yongon mountains where artillery and infantry duels persist. Observers foresee one of the war’s largest operations as French efforts gain crest foothills while more shells are ferried to the front, signaling a new offensive in moderate weather.
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London
Yongen Mountains
Northerm
Wranes
Champagne
French Capture Turkish Inland Base Amid Aegean War News
Paris reports French troops occupied the inland of Kaastoloryzo between Rhodes and Adalia Gulf in the Aegean Sea. The move is hailed as a major victory for the Entente as the island is deemed crucial to Turkey. Also a Montenegrin brig armed with cannon reportedly attacked an Austrian submarine off San Giovanni during the war.
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Paris
Kaastoloryzo
Aegean Sea
Rhodes
Gulf of
Adalia
Turkey
Colline
Norwegian steamer sinks after mine strike in North Sea
The Norwegian steamship Rigs carrying oil and coke hit a mine in the North Sea today and sank. The crew were rescued.
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Christianta
North Sea
Lloyd's Announces Tripled Cargo Transit Rates
London reports Lloyds posted a notice stating cargoes passing through the Lines will face insurance rates now three times higher than those in force before the war. This marks a sharp escalation in maritime risk premiums affecting shippers and insurers alike.
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London
Lloyd's
Lines Canal
Turkish German force to advance toward India next spring
Athens dispatches report a 40 000 strong Turkish army joined by 100 000 German officers will march toward India in the coming spring. A large advance guard proceeds toward Baghdad, signaling a major offensive in the theater.
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Athens
Constantinople
India
Bagdad
Austro Fleet Defeated in Adriatic Sea
Paris report states allied squadron defeated the Austrian fleet off Durazzo Albania. The torpedo boat Lin struck a mine and sank with heavy loss. destroyer Triglay sunk by gunfire. remainder of the Austrian fleet fled to Cattaro in damaged condition.
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Aahtring
Lin
Triglay
Tk Land Wearing
Cattaro
Woman Saved From Ancona Returns Home
Dr Cecile Grell the sole American woman aboard the Italian liner Ancona when torpedoed and sunk by an Austrian ship arrived in New York from Europe en route to Washington. She testified on the Ancona incident and said she would rather have gone down with the ship than risk drawing the United States into war.
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New York
Cecile Grell
N. Com
Euchmaring
Europe
Washington
Mak
Ancona
Grel
Lusitania Case Settlement Expected This Week
Washington reports Berlin indications that Germany will submit revised proposals within the coming week to settle the Lusitania case, aiming to clear up the matter without further delay.
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Lusitania
Washington
Berlin
Germany
Kaiser Wilhelm Suffering From Non malignant Boil
Dispatches from Berlin report Kaiser Wilhelm is afflicted with a non malignant boil. Denials state that the Emperor does not have throat cancer.
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Amsterdam
Berlin
Kaiser Wilhelm
Allied Troops Endure Severe Cold in Serbian Mountains
Allied forces in the Serbian mountains suffer extreme cold during a campaign described as a battle of sky-lines. Artillery duels are the only sound breaking the frozen silence, with warfare hampered by the rough terrain and weather conditions.
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Athens
Polish border reports spread of feared fever
From points along Poland's border the outbreak of scarlet fever is reported with many daily deaths. The situation unfolds as authorities trace transmission and urge vigilance amid rising cases.
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London
Poland
Times Settles Seattle Crisis With Court Settlement
The Times reports a out of court settlement ending all crises brought by former City Engineer BR. Thomson Agaldt. The case was dismissed after the agreement.
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TIMES
Seattle
BR. H. Thomson Agalidt
Casen
Las
Germatt War Credit Expands World War Fund Total
Amsterdam report notes the new Germatt war credit of 7.5 billion dollars raises the overall war fund to about 19 trillion pounds, including expenditures and on hand reserves, signaling a massive mobilization of resources in the ongoing conflict.
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Amsterdam
Personal crisis report in Seattle mills tragedy this morning
Peter Guatafaon reportedly threw himself into the Hollywood mill refuse limber burner, ending his life in a personal crisis reported this morning. Snow blanketed the Orange Belt area of Los Angeles as residents endured one of the coldest days in years, with orange crops spared. In New York, counsel for Col William S Barnes Jr challenged a Roosevelt trial verdict, resulting in a judgment for Roosevelt.
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Seattle
Peter Guatafaon
Loggar
Hollywood Mill
Los Angeles
Barnes Appeals
New York
William S. Barnes, Jr
Col. Roosevelt
L Hbel
Roosevelt
Armenians massacre blamed on Turks and allies
A Le Matin dispatch from Paris reports the Pope has evidence that Turkish atrocities target all Christians including Catholics. Vatican documents allegedly implicate German officers, agents, and consuls in the Armenian slaughter and related executions of bishops and priests.
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Paris
le Matin
Armeni
Vatican
Gorizia Bombarded as Italian Gunners Hit Whole Town
Berlin dispatch says Italian gunners struck Gorizia in a Lombardment described as the Square of Blood. A0 om shell hit a landing-spot, mortally wounding a crowd, while the town endured bombardment for several hundred hours as residents witnessed devastation.
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Amsterdam
Gorizia
Italy's Treasury Chief Reports War Expenditures
In Rome the treasury minister disclosed to the chamber of deputies that Italy's war expenditures to date total about 100 million dollars. The figure reflects current spending and signals the scale of wartime costs facing the government.
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Rome
Italy
Chamber of Deputies
Sleep Walker Killed in Seattle Nightmare Fall
Peter Anderson a logger wandered from a third story room during a nightmare and fell to his death. Police found the body near dawn with investigating officers reviewing the circumstances of the tragedy in Seattle.
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Sleep Walker
Seattle
Peter Anderson
Earnings Enormous For Chicago Railroads
American railways posted net earnings for the just closed year estimated at 168 million dollars. The figure signals a strong year across major carriers, with substantial gains in freight and passenger traffic, and reflects improved economic conditions affecting national transport and commerce.
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Chicago
American Railways
Germany Extends Recognition to Carranza Government
Berlin announces formal recognition of the Carranza government, signaling a diplomatic shift in German policy. The move follows negotiations with Mexican authorities and positions Germany to engage with Mexico amid the wider European context.
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Carranza
Berlin
Germany
Incifexteo
Peace Doves Reach Copenhagen From Stockholm
Ford peace expedition members arrive in Copenhagen at night following Stockholm. If the Danish government enforces its threat, the group may be barred from holding peace meetings in the city.
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Denmark
Copenhaghs
Ford
Stockholm
Donlah
Seward Chamber Seeks Regular Port of Call Status
Seward Chamber of Commerce aims to persuade Seattle Orient Site owners to designate Seward as a regular port of call, boosting prominence and business opportunities for the town.
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Seward
Seward, Algura
Chamber of Commerce
Wners
Seattle-Orient
British opinion split on conscription in editorial view
London dispatch reports the Daily News editorial signaling a potential revolution if conscription is ordered while noting a divided press on the issue. The cabinet plans to meet to discuss Irish Nationalist and Labor Party opposition and a possible exclusion of Ireland from conscription terms. Sir Edward Grey shifts to pacificist stance and persuades Lord Balfour to back Prime Minister Asquith. Harcourt resigns as colonial secretary to become Viceroy of India in a special cable from Winnipeg.
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England
Daily News
Labor Party
Ireland
Edward Grey
Foreign Affairs
Pacifictate
Haad
Fliat
Admiralty
Balfour
Asquith
Harcourt
Winnipeg
Lord Harcourt
India
German reliance on guns not men in Balkans tactics
Paris dispatch quotes Senator Charles Humbert from the Senate army commission arguing that the German military has adopted tactics prioritizing artillery over manpower in the Balkans. Humbert claims the Germans use limited troops with abundant artillery, asserting von Mackensen has at most 174000 Germans and 80000 Austrians with enough guns for extended action, challenging prewar theory.
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Paris
Charles Humbert
Senate
Army Commission
Toutons
Balkans
von Mackanseon
German Made Trouble Money on Stock Exchange
The New York Tribune reports that Franz von Rimtelen, a German naval officer and propagandist, funded strikes in the United States and efforts to stir trouble in Mexico with funds largely raised in New York from tps trades. The money, sent from Germany, aimed to influence market prices to depress or inflate the market.
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New York
The
New York Tribune
Franz von Rimtelen
Mexico
Germany
Ireland Moves Into Markets Dominate by Enemy Traders
Belfast correspondence says Ireland bids for several markets once controlled by enemy traders by building industries like toys carpets and cigarettes. A large order for Turkish carpets was recently delivered to Egypt.
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London
Belfast
Ireland
Egypt
British reply to American note on ship seizures delayed
London officials say the foreign office is drafting a reply to the American note on ship seizures and it is not expected to be delivered before the new year. The work continues as tensions remain high after the incidents at sea.
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London
Bank of the Netherlands Holds Gold Surge Since War
AMSTERDAM December reports the Bank of the Netherlands increasing gold holdings from 67 million to over 160 million dollars. About seventy percent of outstanding notes are now covered by gold. Constantinople December 30 notes Turkish troops advancing on Aden the fortified British port on Arabia's south coast. Ottoman forces claim success in clashes near Aden.
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Amsterdam
Bank
Constantinople
Aden
Arabia
War Office
Allied fortifications rise above Saloniki in trenches
Fortifications and trenches are being constructed by the allied troops above Saloniki. Artillery is mounted on every eminence.
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Saloniki
Canadian firm tops with $8 million car orders in Canada
Montreal December 30 The National Steel Car Company of Canada is reported to hold orders exceeding eight million dollars now on its books.
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Montreal
National Steel Car Company
Canada
Ite
German plots to destroy railways in Huelva province
Madrid dispatch reports that the Radical claims extensive German schemes to wreck railway lines bridges and tunnels in the Province of Huelva have been uncovered The plots target enterprises owned by the Alles group and are described as part of a broader sabotage effort possibly tied to wartime activities.
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el Radical
Huelva
Schamen
Alles
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