Benevolent Home to Host Christmas Dinner for 15 Inmates
The Benevolent Home on Ann and Government streets will receive Christmas meals funded by Rev. A F Owens with 15 inmates to be served on Christmas day. Smith’s Bakery will donate 377 loaves and pies, split among City Hospital, county asylum, Hannan Home, Boys’ Detention Home, Benevolent Home, and Colored Old Folks Home. 250 pounds of turkey costing $75 have been secured, with canvassing to raise extra funds to complete the dinners across six institutions.
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Ann
Government Streets
A. F. Owens
Rev. Owens
Gordon Smith
Smith
Mr. Smith
Paper famine not caused by rag shortage say dealers
The National Association of Waste Material Dealers rejected claims that high paper prices arise from rag scarcity. Officials said mills get sufficient waste materials as prices of old newsprint stockings and rags surged. They cited 1916 waste material business exceeding $1 billion and noted plans to tear up and export the Chicago Anamosa and Northern line as junk to England.
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Associated Press
New York
National Association of Waste Material Dealers
England
Chicago, Anamosa
United States
Colombo
America
Chicago
General Scott Defends Universal Training Plan
Major General Scott told the house military committee that the national guard is inadequate for defense and urged universal military training. Lawmakers Kahlen Farley Tilson Olney Greene supported universal training, while Representatives and McKellar opposed.
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Associated Press
Washington
Scott
Army
House Military Committee
Kahlen
Farley
Tilson
Olney
Greene
McKellar
Free to Asthma Sufferers Trial Offer
An old promotional notice advertises a “New Home Cure” for asthma promising relief for all ages and climates. It invites readers to mail a coupon for a free trial, claiming to end difficult breathing wheezing and paroxysms without cost. The appeal targets those who failed with other remedies and emphasizes urgency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
No Zoo
Egg Gags and Inflation Tickled By Baer
Arthur Baer riffs on rising egg prices with playful quips about hens, eggs in plays, egg garages, and the economics of breakfast. The piece mixes wordplay and social commentary, noting inflation’s bite and humorous images from egg fueled mishaps to taxes on omelets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur
Bugs) Baer
Chris Colombo
Raids Reported by Sheriff and Police Yesterday
Sheriff W H Holcombe says deputies conducted raids on B Goldberger Calhoun and Congress Robert Dimer 7 St Francis Street unknown owner 326 North Royal Street H OConnor northwest corner of Scott and Elmira streets unknown owner southwest Conception and Palmetto streets Chief G M Van Liew says police raided M Maistel northwest Calhoun and Adams B Goldberger northwest Calhoun and Congress A Weiss northwest Congress and Pine A Baudin southeast Lafayette and Davis Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Holcombe
B. Goldberger
Calhoun
Congress
Robert Dimer
St. Francis Street
North Royal Street
H. O'Connor
Scott and
Elmira
Conception
Palmetto
G. M. van Liew
M. Maistel
Northwest
Adams
A. Weiss
Pine
A. Baudin
Lafayette
Davis Avenue
Mims Harris Bound Over To Federal Grand Jury
Mims Harris waived examination before United States Commissioner Jere Austin and was bound over to the next federal grand jury on a Mann Act violation with a $5,000 bond. The hearing followed Mamista Stanisworth's bail set at $5,000 after Tuesday's precourt proceeding. Pearl Armstrong of Saulsbury North Carolina is held as a material witness.
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United States
Jere Austin
Mims Harris
Messrs
Ben Cody
James McEvoy
Mamie Staiisworth
Pearl Armstrong
Saulsbury
N. C
Greek King Protests Allied Action Over Island Revolt
The Greek government handed a note to the entente powers alleging revolutionaries from Saloniki landed on Syra despite the blockade, arresting officials and terrorizing inhabitants. It accuses allied warships of tolerating these acts and cites French action at Zante with threats of bombardment and plans to land on Sporades and Euboea.
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Associated Press
Athens
London
Saloniki
Syra
Zante
Sporades
Euboea
Day in Congress: Prohibition Amendment Favored by Judiciary
At noon the Judiciary committee favored a favorable report on a national prohibition constitutional amendment. Senator Hitchcock introduced a resolution referred to the Foreign Relations committee endorsing President Wilson's note to belligerent powers. The House resumed consideration of the District of Columbia appropriation bill as General Scott testified before the military affairs committee.
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Judiciary Committee
Hitchcock
Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
Wilson
District of Columbia
General Scott
Deaths and Funerals Include Kennedy and Hogue Rites
Services for Vivian Benjamin Cazalas eleven year old son of Mr Mrs Benjamin Cazalas were held at home on Randolph street Crichton and St Catherine's Church with burial in Magnolia Cemetery Pallbearers were A L William Edward Joseph and John Cazalas. Rev Father Patrick Joseph Kennedy funeral mass at St Joseph's Church with burial in Jesuits burial ground at Spring Hill College. Zoe Hogue 45 of 204 Adams street Mobile died after a ten day illness survived by husband O W Hogue and son Harry Hogue. Previously they lived in Meridian Mississippi.
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Father Kennedy
Vivian Benjamin Cazalas
Benjamin Cazalas
Randolph Street
Spring Hill Avenue
Crichton
St. Catherine’s Catholic Church
Magnolia Cemetery
A. L
William
Edward
Joseph
John Cazalas
Kennedy
S. J
Patrick Joseph Kennedy
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
Edward P. Allen
Mobile
T. J. Eaton
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Father Salentine
Father Brown
Spring Hill College
Messrs
John H. Moore
James H. Glennon
James Hunt
David F. Burns
Joseph L. Hermann
Joseph A. Hynde
Zoe Hogue
Missouri
Adams Street
O. W. Hogue
Mobile and
Ohio Road
Harry Hogue
Canton, O
Hogues
Meridian, Miss
Advert for Chamberlain's Tablets Believed Beneficial
A Victorian advertisement touts Chamberlain's Tablets as a remedy for biliousness and constipation. It promises easy, pleasant effects and strong user satisfaction.
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Chamberlain
Public sale of two cattle at city pound notice
Taken up Friday December 14 1916 at 1 30 pm on Monterey near Government street one black and brown dehorned dry cow and one large yellow and white spotted heifer will be sold at city pound Tuesday December 26 1916 at 12 noon unless redeemed by owner James Curran impounding Office dec20 6t
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monterey
Government Street
City
James Curran
Berlin Sees British Attitude as Impasse Deepens
Berlin press reacts with little surprise to Lloyd George’s stance on restitution and reparations, interpreting calls as Entente demands for German surrender and indices of no negotiations. Newspapers debate peace prospects, with voices from Tageblatt Vossische Zeitung and others assessing Britain's hard line and potential outcomes.
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Associated Press
Berlin
London
Lloyd-George
Germany
England
Lloyd George
Tageblatt
Vossische Zeitung
Liloyd-George
Entente
Alsace
France
Constantinople
Russia
Vossische
Deutsche Tages Zeitung
Count von Reventiow
Lloyd- George
Napoleon
Kreuse Zeitung
Ancient Monarch Continues Tale Of Sloths And Tigers On Asphalt
The narrative describes a tiger chasing a sloth into sticky asphalt, becoming mired as wolves close in, depicting a prehistoric scene near California’s gold era. It suggests repeated events where predators and prey fall into the tar, ending with a reflection on time and greed.
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California
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