Plan for Rural Credits and Mail Pouch Recovery
A report notes Representative Shalienberger backing an expanded postal service program. The article mentions the Second Pan American Scientific Congress meeting in Washington and Santiago Chile in 1908 with Ambassador Suarez elected president and officials welcoming delegates.
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Union News Service
Washington
Pan
United States
Santiago
Chile
Réanardo Suarez
Marshall
Ansimge
Suarez
Stolen Mail Pouch Recovered in Wilmington Robbery
Five hundred thousand dollars in stock certificates and checks stolen from a registered mail pouch en route from Wilmington to the Pennsylvania railroad station late Christmas Eve have been recovered in an old store at the home of two men driving the wagon. The pouch contained securities valued at about 850000 dollars. upon arrival the pouch was found open and all but 850000 dollars were missing.
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Wilmington
Del
New Plan of Rural Credits Aims at Postal Savings Growth
Washington report says Rep Shallenberger works on a bill to enlarge postal savings and rural credits. He would remove deposit limits and let landowners borrow postal savings funds from postmasters at four percent or less with land as security, reducing staff needs as duties shift to post offices.
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Washington
Shallenberger
Britain Deploys 300000 Troops in Egypt Near Suez Canal
A letter printed in Komische Volks Zeitung from Egypt on December 12 says Britain fields 300000 troops in Egypt with 200000 guarding the Suez canal. The correspondent notes 70000 of those guarding the canal arrived last week.
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Berlin
Britain
Egypt
Suez Canal
Komishcher Volks Zeitung
Neutral Commission to Visit Camps in North Africa
Berlin reports after six months of talks France allows a neutral commission with supplies to visit prison camps in Algiers Tunis and Morocco. Six Swiss commissioners are en route to Africa to inspect conditions and report back.
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Berlin
Ministry of War
France
Algiers
Tunis
Morocco
Africa
Swiss council withholds arms talks offer
Paris reports the Swiss federal council believes the moment is not right to offer good offices to belligerents for armistice or peace negotiations. M. Hoffman, head of the political department, stated the position.
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Paris
Federal Council
Proclamation Proposes Jan 1 1916 Relief for Poland
President Wilson signed an executive proclamation designating January 1, 1916, as a day for making contributions to aid Poland. The move came after the Senate adopted a resolution urging him to issue the proclamation from the White House.
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Washington
Poland
White House
Wilson
Senate
Britain blacklist harms American firms said to hit trades
New York reports that several American mercantile and manufacturing firms operating in Great Britain suffer losses due to a British government blacklist. The denial of business to neutral individuals believed linked to enemy nations curtails commerce and burdens American interests abroad.
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New York
Great Britain
Serbian treasury funds arrive in France en route to Paris
Eighteen million francs destined for Serbia have reached Marseilles en route to Paris. The funds will be deposited in the Franco-Serbian bank in the capital.
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Marseilles
France
Paris
Americans Ordered From Juarez as Border Tension Grows
El Paso reports all Americans instructed to leave Juarez while those on the U S side must stay under General Pershing orders. Tram traffic halted and the border bridge traffic stopped as a mob gathers at the Juarez financial agency. Mrs Thomas Edwards, wife of the American consul, crosses back into the United States as border patrol tightens control.
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Union News
el Paso
Tex
Juarez
General Pershing
Juares
Thomas Edwards
II Juarez
East
United States
International Bridge
J. J. Pershing
Eighth Brigade
Fort Bliss
Red Cross Seeks Change in British Shipment Order
Britain suspends permits for hospital supply shipments from the United States to Germany Austria Hungary Bulgaria and Turkey. The State Department at the American Red Cross request urged withdrawal or modification of the new order.
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Washington
Great Britain
United States
Germany
Austria Hungary
Bulgaria
Turkey
State Department
American Red Cross
London Foreign Office
German reply to Frye sinking received at State Dept
The full German reply to the United States regarding the sinking of the William P. Frye has reached the State Department via Ambassador Gerard. Details will not be made public now due to Lusitania Ancona issues. The answer reportedly casts doubt on Germany’s stance toward the London declaration and does not satisfy the demand that all aboard be saved before vessel destruction.
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Washington
William P. Frye
State Department
Gerard
Lusitania
Ancona
Awaiting Austro Hungarian Reply On Sinking of Liner Adcona
Washington reports Austro Hungarian envoy Baron Zwiedinek moves toward informal talks with Secretary Lansing after receiving the second American note on the Italian liner Adcona sinking. Negotiations mimic German ambassador Bernstorff after the Arabic incident, likely awaiting Austria-Hungary's next formal reply expected this week.
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Washington
Austria-Hungary
Adcona
Baron Zwiedinek
Lansing
State Department
Count Bernstort
Million More Men Needed In London Parliament
The house of commons sat through an all night session, reluctant to continue debates past 4 am. Ministers pressed for passage of the million extra men enlistment plan as Reginald McKenna warned the Earl of Derby's recruiting results would not be ready before the Christmas adjournment.
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London
House of Commons
Reginald McKenna
Eary
Derlin
Pan American conference opens with Pan-Americanism theme
National defense issue discussed as a focus of the second Pan American congress. Delegates from multiple republics attend the Continental Memorial Hall session with speeches emphasizing internationalism and cooperation amid global tensions.
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Serica Washington
Continental Memorial Hall. of: Oo Daughters of the American Reval
Shana
Ficial Deleentre
Carnegie Endowment
Crisis In British Cabinet Amid Conscription Debate
The British cabinet adjourned after a two hour session with no decision on conscription. The Times reports great differences of opinion and a delicate, possibly critical, position unless firm action is taken.
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London
Times
President urges Congress to focus on national defense
President Wilson, at Hot Springs, urges Congress after Christmas to concentrate on national defense. He favors prompt passage of army and navy bills but wants full consideration and debate. He aims to clear calendars for general legislation later in the winter.
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Hot Springs
Wilson
War and Navy Departments
Congress
Jamaica Dye Wood Embargo Eases for U S Shipments
The British embassy announced permission for export of Jamaica dye woods to the United States totaling 4 700 tons. A permanent embargo lift would be considered once Britain’s shortage of the product is relieved.
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Washington
Jamaica
United States
Great Britain
Troops Join Revolutionists in Yunnan
Government troops in Yunnan province joined revolutionists under Tsai Ao who has declared independence and guaranteed safety for foreigners. The revolutionary force now numbers 30,000. Conditions in Kwei-chow are unsettled. other southern provinces show no reported disaffection.
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Peking
Yunnan
Tsai Ao
Kwei-chow
Steamer Pastland Sold for Naval Reserve Training Use
The steamer Pastland that overturned in the Chicago river on July 24 and caused 812 deaths has been sold to the Union naval reserve for $46,000. Alterations will be made to her hull to make her seaworthy and she will be used as a training ship to satisfy salvage claims of the company that raised her.
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Pastland
Chicago River
Union Naval Reserve
To Fence the Border
Amsterdam reports that due to rising numbers of war prisoners escaping to Germany a German frontier closure with barbed wire is planned along the Dutch border.
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Amsterdam
Masebode Save Ft
Oldenzaal
Holland
Americans Prepare to Resume Mexico Operations
Americans with commercial interests in Mexico plan to restart property operations believing General Village's revolution has ended.
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New Y York
Mexico
General Village
Christiana to Stockholm Flight Shocks Peace Mission
Henry Ford who has been ill while staying here left for Stockholm to join the peace mission. The other members departed by a special train except Governor L B Hanna who went to Copenhagen. Norwegian friends have not accepted the invitation. Christina papers say a Norwegian representative would accept.
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Christiana
Henry Ford
Stockholm
Rumors of Emperor William’s Illness Circulate in Europe
Zurich dispatch quotes the Exchange Telegraph that rumors in Switzerland exaggerate the emperor’s illness. The reports claim the condition is causing profound anxiety in Berlin and are treated as likely exaggerated by the Zurich correspondent.
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London
Switzerland
William
Zurich
Exchange Telegraph Company
Berlin
General Bliesing to Retire from Belgium Governorship
Rome reports General von Blissing, head of occupied Belgium, to retire as governor general on January 1 due to ill health, per Antwerp dispatch to Corriere della Sera. His departure leaves unanswered questions over administration and future policy in the occupied territories.
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Bliesing
Rome
von Blissing
Belgium
Antwerp
Sunday Closes Campaign at Syracuse
The Rev. Billy Sunday ends his Syracuse visit and heads home to Winona Lake Indiana after preaching to more than 1,000 people over seven weeks in the city.
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Syracuse
Billy Sunday
Winona Lake
Ind
Roses decorate floats for Pasadena Tournament of Roses
More than 100000 dozen roses have been contracted to decorate the numerous floats in the annual Tournament of Roses in Pasadena California. The parade will take place on New Year’s Day with many floats featuring the celebrated blooms.
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Pasadena
Calif
Joyful Gift for 41000 Pittsburgh Children
Pittsburgh rejoices as H. C. Frick announces he will pay the full Christmas savings of 41,000 children held in the Pittsburgh bank for savings. The depository, closed last Wednesday by the state banking department, holds $167,136.68, to be paid in cash once arrangements are completed.
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Pittsburgh
H. C. Frick
Pittsburgh Bank For Savings
State Department of Banking
Nebraska events and meetings listed for December to January
A compiled notice lists state and county association meetings across Nebraska and nearby areas. Highlights include the State Bar convention in Omaha, county poultry shows in Beatrice and Lincoln, the State Historical Society gathering in Lincoln, basketball at the University of Kansas in Lincoln, and a midwinter agricultural meeting in Lincoln.
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State Bar Association
Omaha
Lancaster County Poultry Association
University
Gage County
Beatrice
Lincoln
Bu Léers’ Association
The
State Historical Society
State University Wa Kansas
Crawford
State Implement Dealers’ Association
Nastimgs
Retail Clothiers
Is Honesty the Best Policy debated at local theatre
W A Allen president of Dosne college spoke on honesty at a men’s mass meeting Sunday afternoon. He argued that in life manhood and character honesty is essential though in business dollars and cents may tempt people. The talk centered on whether honesty remains the best policy in financial matters.
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Lincoln
W. ©. Allen
Dosne College
Mr. Alben
Postmistress Florence Wisner Found Dead at Home
Florence Wisner, Bayard postmistress for years, was found dead in her bed Monday afternoon. She appeared healthy Saturday and attended a movie that evening. she was not missed until mail time. She was alone at her house near town, with heart failure listed as the suspected cause.
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Bayard
Florence Wisner
Confession Linked to Thanksgiving Night Hold Up
Holmes, wounded after attempting to rob Night Watchman Springer, has confessed to Chief Finney that he also held up Clark Perkins at Aurora on Thanksgiving night. He will be moved to Aurora for trial once recovered, instead of remaining in jail here.
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York
H. NH. Holmes
Lutheran
Springer
Believe Finney
Clark Perkins
Aurora
Resignation Over Pool Tables Sparks Controversy
Rastings-Fr. Alcarn assistant secretary of the Young Men’s Chine Wan association resigns rather than tend the recently installed pool tables used to attract young men from public halls after a religious revival. He says pool tables conflict with his Christian beliefs, making it inconsistent to oversee them.
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Fr. Alcarn
Young Men's
Chine Wan Association
Alcorne
Fairbury Boy Recovers After Sandbur In Windpipe
Edgar Simonson, son of Mr and Mrs Simonson living northwest of Fairbury near Helvey, inhaled a sandbur into his windpipe while feeding stock. He suffered hours of intense pain before his parents transported him to Omaha where doctors worked to remove the burr. The burr remained in his windpipe fourteen hours and left his throat severely inflamed and sore.
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Fairbury
Edgar Simoneon
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Shalienberger
Frye
House of Com
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Red Cross
Asquith Aske
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