Man Held After Christmas Eve Murder in Davis Avenue
Edward Carson, a deaf Negro about forty, is jailed as a suspect in the Christmas Eve murder of Jesse F. Stevenson, an insurance collector, at a Greek cook shop on Davis avenue. Reports say Carson was with a tall Black man who fired five shots. another witness, Howard W. Drew, recalls the intoxicated Stevenson assisting in an argument over race, then being shot as Carson and the unknown assailant fled.
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Edward Carson
Jesse F. Stevenson
Davis Avenue
Jim Jackson
Stevenson
Earl Higgins
Carson
Howard W. Drew
Herndon Avenue
Drew
Companion
Gaston Street
Connolly
Jackson
H. P. Hirshfield
Rising in Manila Leads to Sedition Arrests and Foreign Protests
Eight Filipinos were arrested on sedition charges after an abortive Manila uprising. Army sources say a broad warning was issued and preparations for attacks on Fort Santiago and other sites were halted by police. Local sailors dispersed crowds with chairs at a Caloocan dance hall. Artemio Ricarte linked to the plan, with propaganda from Hong Kong. Provinces report minor uprisings. overall control rests with military authorities. The foreign chamber of commerce and Filipino body protest new internal revenue tax amendments seeking President Wilson’s intervention.
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Associated Press
Manila
Fort Santiago
Cuartel Espana
Cuartel Infanteria
Artemio Ricarte
Hong Kong
Ricarte
Harrison
Winfred T. Denison
Foreign Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
Garrison
Wilson
Italy occupies Avliona port in Albania to curb unrest
Paris reports Bulgaria may guarantee neutrality as Roumania joins triple entente. Rome notes Italy occupied Avliona to prevent chaos on the Adriatic coast and to safeguard Italian political and commercial interests, denying any aim to seize interior Albania.
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Associated Press
Paris
Roumania
The
Figaro
Bulgaria
Sofia
Rome
Italy
Aviona
Adriatic
Albania
Estad Pasha
Dec cold wave sets December records across the East
Winter grips the nation east of the Mississippi with record December lows. Albany New York at twelve below zero Norfield Vermont thirty two below Hartford Connecticut four below Syracuse New York twelve below and Peoria Illinois eighteen below headline a sweeping cold front from a Christmas storm. Weather forecasters warn of further lows tonight in the South Atlantic and central regions.
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Associated Press
Washington
Mississippi River
New England
New York
West Virginia
Michigan
Illinois
Missouri
Iowa
Wisconsin
Innesota
North Dakota
Orida Peninsula
Great Valley
Florida
South Atlantic
Albany
N. Y
Norfield
Hartford
Gulf
South Atlantic States
Tennessee
Virginias
Cold December Grips East With Record Lows
Raleigh reports 18 degrees at 7 am with ice causing travel issues as the coldest December weather since 1909 spreads through New York Vermont Pennsylvania and upstate New York. Utica and Vermont towns report subzero readings while Watertown and Adirondacks hit 24 below.
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Raleigh
N. C
Weather Bureau
North Carolina
Temperature Dips to 35 as Freeze Expected Tonight
Thermometer reads 35 degrees at 7 am Saturday with a 29 degree drop from Christmas morning. Forecasters warn of continued freezing as Saturday night brings lower temperatures and potential frost.
Mail Carrier Frozen to Death on Lake Huron Ice Floe
Cheboygan Michigan December 26 Joseph White a forty year old mail carrier was frozen to death Thursday night while adrift on an ice floe in Lake Huron Fred Roberts also a carrier was badly frostbitten After delivering Christmas mail on Bois Blanc Island the men started for shore with their dog sled at 2 PM They were exposed for 28 hours before White died and Roberts crawled ashore as the floe drifted to land eighteen miles from Cheboygan
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Associated Press
Cheboygan
Mich
Joseph White
Lake Huron
Fred Roberts
White
Bois Blanc Island
Roberts
Bohannon Committed Suicide While Serving Mariticide Sentence
Lizzie Bohannon, convicted of murdering her husband at Jeanerette, La., last summer, hanged herself in the women's quarters at the Angola penal farm where she was serving a one year term. She had shown poor mental condition since entering the institution five months ago.
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Associated Press
Angola
Lizzie Bohannon
Jeanerette
South
Reindeer Industry Linked to Eskimo Education Gains
Washington December 26 The reindeer industry in Alaska begun twenty years ago has civilized Eskimo communities and fostered thrift the federal bureau of education announced. The system in Alaska aligns with the industry and 27 627 reindeer exist with 3 000 owned by natives. Eskimos shifted from nomadic hunting to stable food and clothing sources and wealth from selling meat and skins to white buyers.
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Associated Press
Washington
Alaska
Federal Bureau of Education
Bureau
Siberia
Bering Strait
Arctic
Weather Preview for Alabama Tonight and Sunday
Fair conditions persist in Alabama with clear skies tonight. Sunday should be sunny as coastal regions face freezing temperatures overnight.
Albania in turmoil as districts rebel and famine worsens
Albania’s interior grows unstable as districts rebel against authority amid famine caused by war and isolation. Essad Pasha's power collapses as Tirana rebels, while Austro‑Italian backed factions stir in the south. Italian marines land in Avlona to protect sailors and occupy strategic points.
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Albania
Adriatic
Servia
Montenegro
Austria
Essad Pasha
Tirana
Exead
Durazzo
Kroia
Akhissar
Turkey
Greece
Avlona
Saseno
Bay of
Sardegna
Ensley Priest to Say Mass at St Matthew's
Two low Masses will be offered at St Matthew's Catholic Church in Oakdale tomorrow at 7 10 a m and 9 30 a m. The second Mass will be said by Rev Father Robert J Mc Quililan of Ensley Alabama visiting relatives, while Father Dunne the pastor will say the first.
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St. Matthew's Catholic Church
Oakdale
Robert J. McQuililan
Ensley
Ala
St. Matthew's Parish
Father Dunne
Newfoundland Naval Reservists Arrive in England for Christmas
The fifth draft of Newfoundland naval reservists, 160 men, reached England in time for Christmas dinner, bringing the colony’s total naval reservists to 1,000. A further 250 men await transport, and Newfoundland’s first regiment is expected to sail for England in January.
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Associated Press
ST. John's
N. F
Newfoundland
England
First Newfoundland Regiment
Oakland Runabout Damaged in Street Sault Friday Crash
An Oakland runabout used by C A Day of the Motor Machine Company was ditched on Dauphin street at Reed Friday afternoon. The right front wheel and fender were smashed in the incident.
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Oakland
C. A. Day
The
Motor Machine Company
Dauphin Street
Reed
Germans Withdraw 500 Million Francs War Levy Claims
Paris reports German proclamations imposing a 500 million franc indemnity in Brussels were posted but the measure may have been withdrawn at the United States urging through Minister Brand Whitlock. The Belgian tax on unmarried adults over twenty seven was also mentioned. Secretary Bryan said Whitlock acted only in an unofficial capacity.
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Associated Press
Paris
Brussels
Journal
W. J. Hrgan
Brand Whitlock
Washington
Bryan
Belgium
Whitlock
Prohibitionists to Meet in Atlantic City July 6
The Anti-Saloon League of America announced a five day convention in Atlantic City beginning July 6 to discuss the Sheppard-Hobson national prohibition resolution now pending in Congress. The assembly aims to mobilize influence during the relocation.
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Atlantic City
Associated Pross
Washington
Congress
Italian submarine sunk in Pola harbor clash reported
Paris dispatches say a French submarine of Vice Admiral Lapeyrere’s fleet was sunk while attempting to torpedo Austrian battleships at Pola. Crew reportedly recalled imprisoned. Also reports from Valparaiso of the Australian battle cruiser entering port and British and Japanese ships patrolling nearby. Russian Caucasus front notes calm with some Van region fighting and repulsed Turkish attacks.
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Associated Press
Paris
Mafin
Lapeyrere
Pola
Valparaiso
Tome
Newcastle
Dresden
Pring Elle
Friedrich
Petrograd
Caucasus
Van
Butak
Armenia
Russian Regiments Gallantly Break Austrian Line at Jasiolka
Russian official report says two infantry regiments displayed great gallantry during mountain offensive in the Carpathians. Under fire and in icy water of the Jasiolka River they bayoneted the Austrians to dislodge them, taking four officers and 180 soldiers prisoner.
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Petrograd
Carpathians
Jasiolka
No Definite Action but Some Fighting
London reports no definite action on the great battle fronts over Christmas. An aerial duel occurred Christmas day over the Thames, pitting a German aircraft against two English biplanes in a notable exchange.
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London
Thames
Canada Should Buy Mobile Oranges Says Ibach
Ex Mobilian Charles G. Thach in Regina connected with Stockton & Mollinson Ltd writes to Secretary Card of the chamber of commerce urging Canada to send mobile oranges. He cites imports and asserts Japanese oranges could sell quickly in Regina if introduced.
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Canada
Ibach
Mobilian
Satsuma
Charles G. Thach
Regina
Stockton & Mollinson, Ltd
Chamber of Commerce Claring Mobile
Mobile
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