Diller Record Highlights 1915 News and Events
The Diller Record reviews Frank T. Pearce coverage on December 17 1915. Items include Jesse Willard defending his heavyweight title against Fred Fulton March 1 in New Orleans and Omaha resolutions on prohibition railroads and other policy issues. Also notes Ford expedition prospects and the Panama Pacific Exposition closing with a profit over one and a half million dollars.
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Jesse Willard
Jack Johnson
New Orleans
Fred Fulton
Wymore
Willard
United States
The Walsh Boy and the Niagara Bridge Start
A Nebraska-born youth who helped start the Niagara Suspension Bridge project as a child in Niagara Falls. The engineer used the boy’s kite to lay the first wire across the chasm, enabling the bridge’s early construction. Walsh later moved to Lincoln and became a prominent citizen.
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Lincoln
Neb
CH Walsh
Niagrara Falla
Walsh
Niagara River
Nebraska
Old Yuletide Tales and the Christmas Tree Legend
The text recounts a German legend linking the Christmas tree to the fall of man through an apple and its evergreen transformation. It mentions St. Nicholas origins, Hertha as a Norse goddess, hearthstone etymology, and a fire ritual that foretells fortunes for attendees.
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Germany
Hertha
The Gift Month December Gift Month Verse
The passage extols December as a gift month. It frames Christmas as a time for generosity and heartened kindness, urging that the season elicits benevolence and Christlike goodwill amid daily duties and misunderstandings.
Christmas at Lita and the quiet family gift
An old year ends with memories of fear and happiness, as Christmas brings gentler feelings to the busy day. The author recalls the warm Christian home where love and appreciation glow, contrasting with harsher times and distant places.
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Earon
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