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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1914
Page
6
The fourth flotilla sub fleet of the U S Navy arrives at New York Yard for winter drills. K 1 and K 2, already in commission, will be drydocked and painted in Pensacola before departing January 10 for winter exercises. Crowds visit the yard each Sunday to view the division near the causeway by the Prairie.
Chicago wire reports from Whitby England detail German bombardment damage. Twenty five houses seriously damaged and more than 150 buildings heavily damaged. One man killed. only two deaths despite twelve minutes of shelling. Abbey windows and stonework damaged. farms inland hit. turf and belongings scattered. many residents injured or traumatized but surviving. Bombardment timing at breakfast prevented heavier casualties.
Cable from Edward Price Bell reports Hartlepool faced heavy destruction with over 350 houses destroyed and a death toll well above 1,000. Residents describe shattered homes, displaced families, and fear of further attacks while hoping for safety and naval protection.
Philadelphia church conflict centers on Rev. George Chalmers Richmond accused of breach of ordination vows and unbecoming conduct for opposing Bishop Philip Rhinelander. The case cites Richmond letter criticizing ecclesiastical spies and calls for religious reform amid labor convention controversy.
G. W. Beatty, an American aviator, runs a new aviation school at Hendon Aerodrome as Britain funnels wartime training for Royal Navy pilots. Lt Porte commands the aerodrome with marines guarding aircraft while Claude Grahame-White shifts to navy flight instruction.
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