Compulsory Military Service Urged by Col Heistand
Col H O Heistand urged universal military training for all American youths to build a reserve army. He said the United States was unprepared for war and criticized the regular army and National Guard as inadequate. He claimed past wars were the only ones won and accused historians of false history.
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Associated Press
Chicago
H. O. Heistand
Central Department of the Army
Heistand
United States
Mexico
Spain
New York City
New York
JotevenGun Foonut to Death by Unknown
Insurance collector drops dead at Davis Avenue restaurant after being wounded in the head in a surrounding shooting. The mystery rounds a cloud over the city as investigators seek the assailant and motive. A crowd gathers amid rumors and police lines.
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Jotevengun
Foonut
Sheriff Feeds Hundred Prisoners At County Jail Christmas
More than a hundred prisoners and homeless men received a large Christmas dinner at the county jail on Friday thanks to Sheriff T. T. Palmer. The meal included turkeys, pork, all trimmings, pies and fruit prepared by deputies after a prior turkey donation.
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T. T. Palmer
Bartender Revealed Plot in Baff Murder Case
Alabama weather report notes rain then clearing, colder tonight and Saturday. Forecast calls for a cold wave with strong northwest winds after the precipitation.
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Baff
Alabama
Capitol City Tragedy Involving Insurance Collector Shot Dead
Jesse F. Stevenson, 45, a life and industrial insurance collector, was fatally shot near Maple street and Davis avenue. He died after entering Jim Jackson's restaurant yard, with investigators linking an assault on Jesse Malone earlier that night to the city’s crime wave.
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Jesse F. Stevenson
Life and Industrial Insurance Company
Maple Street
Davis Avenue
Stevenson
Herndon Avenue
Roche & Burke Undertaking Company
Ason
Jim Jackson
H. P. Hirshfield
Jesse Malone
Nurensd
Dearborn
Virginia
Malone
Lew
Sam Raine
Jackson
Lipscomb St
Man Brannon
Raine
Wich
Eter
City Hospital
A Christmas Thought by Jane Addams on shared burdens
A Christmas Thought emphasizes that social ethics rise not in isolation but on the crowded common road where people must yield to others and confront each other’s burdens. The reflection urges mutual consideration and visible empathy during the season.
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Jane Addams
Woman suffrage defeat predicted by Underwood
Democratic Underwood predicted the proposed constitutional amendment for woman suffrage would fail in the House by a two thirds vote. He said he would vote against it along with most Democrats, asserting the party has treated suffrage as a state issue. The vote was expected in January.
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Associated Washin
Underwood
Wocus Action
Artillery Barrage Clears German Trench Lines Near Arras
General Joffre led 600 heavy guns in a rapid barrage near Arras, followed by a French infantry charge that left trenches torn and defenders dead or trapped. Washington marked a white Christmas with holiday closures and Santa at the White House. Philadelphia fed thousands via Volunteers of America and the Salvation Army as Christmas cheer spread. Chicago planned meals for nearly 200000 with charity groups distributing food and clothing citywide.
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Associated Press
Paris
Joffre
Ignatieff
Yarde Buller
Arras
Philadelphia
Volunteers of America
Salvation Army
Busine Mens’ Associations
Bowery Missi Sociery
Ellis Island
Madison
City Hall Park
Children's
German War Frustrate England Plan of Starving Germans
Berlin reports that Germany will obstruct England's strategy to starve German populations. Paris notes Switzerland orders partial demobilization with 25,000 men released gradually. Vienna reports Emperor Joseph in good health at Schoenbrunn. Athens dispatch cites Turkish operations on the Caucasian front with 6,000 prisoners captured.
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Associated Press
Paris
Petit Parisien
Berne
London
Reuter
Vienna
Amsterdam
Joseph
Schoenbrunn Castle
Constantinople
Olti
Idour
General Lane Dead
John Lane a Civil War major general of artillery under General Robert E Lee died at his Lewiston Idaho home Christmas Day. He was the son of General Joseph Lane former U S senator and Oregon governor.
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Lewiston
Idaho
John Lane
Robert E. Lee
Joseph Lane
United States
Oregon
German Socialist Leader Enlists in Kaiser's Army
Paris dispatch says Karl Liebknecht the German Socialist leader who opposed the war credit has enrolled in the German army. The move follows his Reichstag protest against the war and a treason trial was deemed too risky.
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Associated Press
Paris
Karl Liebknecht
Reichstag
Caillaux Office as French Radical Party President Abolished
Paris reports indicate a Radical party committee has abolished the office of president held by Joseph Caillaux former minister of finance. The secretary will assume duties. Caillaux sailed November 15 from Bordeaux to Brazil on a mission to buy raw materials and food for France. He previously served as treasurer and general paymaster of the French army with the rank of colonel.
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Caillaux
Radical Party
Associated Press
Paris
Joseph Caillaux
M. Caillaux
Bordeaux
Brazil
France
Registry Change Denied for Levisa at Washington
At daybreak on Christmas morning the Stars and Stripes flew aboard the Levisa, once British registered, as Captain Allen reported his application for a registry change had been refused by the Bureau of Navigation in Washington.
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Stars and Stripes
Warkentine Levisa
Allen
Bureau of Navigant Washington
Fire Damages Superior Steel Plant Electric Motor
Fire starting in an electric motor today caused damage at the Superior Steel Company plant in Pittsburgh. No injuries reported and authorities investigate the cause.
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Pittsburgh
Sa Eene
Superior Steel Company
Fire damages Duluth round house. $150000 loss
Duluth Minnesota December 25 fire destroyed the Duluth round house of the Duluth Winnipeg and Pacific railroad. The fire caused an estimated 150000 dollars in damage and disabled several locomotives.
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Duluth, Minn
Duluth
Duluth, Winnipeg and Pacific Railroad
Dollar Dispute Sparks Murder Suicide in Wisconsin
In Solon Springs, Wisconsin, Louis Kurilla 38 killed Fred Dickinson 30 during an argument over a $1 bill. Kurilla fled in a farm wagon but was captured and shot himself as police closed in, dying an hour later.
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Associated Press
Solon Springs
Wis
Louis Kurilla
Fred Dickinson
Kurilla
Grimsby trawler engineer loses unusual workmen case
London reports a peculiar Grimsby county court decision under the workmen's compensation act. John Risdale chief engineer sued the Kilmarnock owners after the trawler left Grimsby on September 22 and struck a mine while seeking a warship to warn naval vessels. The vessel blew up.
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London
Grimsby
Kilmarnock
John Risdale
Wessel
Germany Warns Against Feeding Grain to Stock
Berlin reports a Nord Deutsche Zeitung warning to not feed grain to animals especially rye and to conserve breadstuffs amid possible shortages. Berlin University economists echoed the plea urging more milk and pork while cutting beef to resist England's starvation strategy.
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Berlin
London
Nord Deutsche Zeitung
Berlin University
England
Germany
Crown Prince’s Christmas Message To German Troops
Berlin reports the crown prince issues a field address to troops from Paris front lines. He calls for divine aid and victory while pledging remembrance of ancestors who led German armies. He hopes for peace and a proud fatherland.
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Berlin
London
France
Frederick William
Princess Pats Regiment Heads to Front in Belgium
Princess Patricia’s Canadian Regiment, linked to the Governor General’s daughter, sails from England to join the Belgian front. It will be joined later by the Scottish regiments of Sea’s army after training on the plains in Canada and Great Britain.
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Princess Pat’s Regiment
England
Belgium
Associated Press
London
Princess Patricia’s
Ernor General
Canada
Sea's Army
Slour Plains
Great Britain
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