Weather Halts Continuation of Somme Drive
London dispatch reports weather stops British offensive on the Somme as shelling and fog hinder terrain and artillery observation. General Maurice says resumption possible in March after ground dries. French shift focus to Verdun and alliances adjust lines in Romania and Dobrudja amid winter conditions.
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Somme
Associated Press
London
Frederick B. Maurice
War Office
Verdun
Neuve Chapelle
Rumania
Moldavia
Dobrudja
Danube
Storekeeper Robbed by Bold Highwayman at Morton Street
Police report a bold highway robbery Thursday night at Morton and Walnut streets. Augustus Caliguiles, store proprietor, was held at gunpoint by a highwayman who rifled the cash drawer of $9, according to Detective Robby Lott.
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Morton and
Walnut Streets
Augustus Caliguiles
Robby Lott
Marriage Licenses Issued by Probate Court Friday
The probate court issued marriage licenses Friday listing White W Waldron and Miss Mamie B Williamson as one couple and George Flemings Jr and Willie Culpepper as a colored pair.
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W. W. Waldron
Mamie B. Williamson
George Flemings, Jr
Willie Culpepper
Never neglect pains warn of serious illness
An old health ad warns that kidney pain, swollen feet, stomach ache, joint creaks, and chronic headaches can signal serious conditions from Bright's disease to appendicitis or rheumatism. It promotes GOLD MEDAL HAARLEM OIL Capsules as daily support, insisting on the pure imported product and money-back guarantee if unsatisfied.
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Bright
Haarlem
Notable Visitors Register at Mobile Hotels
A string of guests arrives in Mobile with Mr. M S Lawrence of New Orleans at the Cawthon Hotel and others from Chicago Cedar Rapids Oak Park Teague Mattoon Birmingham Nashville Port Arthur and nearby firms. Notable mentions include Captain Dennis improving after illness and Jack R Courtney becoming a notary public with bond filed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BE. C. Thompson
Chicago, Ill
A Snell
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
J. B. Neligar
Oak Park, Ill
The
Cawthonotel
Lawrence
New Orleans
Mobile
Cawthon Hotel
C. B. Voigt
Mattoon, Ill
Walter Voigt
Mobile Steel Company
Jack R. Courtney
Scandinavian governments seek durable peace through Wilson notes
Norwegian, Swedish and Danish legations address belligerent powers with notes aligned to Wilson guidance. They express sympathy for efforts to end war sufferings and losses and hope Wilson's initiatives yield a worthy result for humanity.
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Wilson
Vatican denies Austrian appeal to Pope for peace intervention
Rome December 29 reports in Osservatore Romano deny that Austria asked Pope Benedict to intervene for peace or that the pope gave any favorable reply through the papal nuncio in Vienna.
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Austria
Pope
Associated Pas
Rome
Via
London
Osservatore Romano
Vatican
Vienna
Benedict
Swiss President Explains Move in War Peace Effort
Bologna dispatch reports President Schulthess of Switzerland clarifying his country’s role in recent peace steps. He says Switzerland did not initiate Wilson’s note and that the Swiss federal council consulted the American government only to learn intentions regarding peace. The council supported the note to hasten an end to the war’s suffering.
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Bologna
Paris
Schulthess
Switzerland
Signor Qualicl
Resto del Carlino
Wilson
Federal Council
Tornado Toll in Arkansas Rises to Seventeen Dead
Reports from multiple cities note a deadly tornado in Arkansas with seventeen dead and fifty two injured as rescue teams search damaged areas near Pine Bluff. The event dominates a slate of national dispatches from Washington to Havana and Paris.
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Arkansas
Little Rock
Ark
Pine Bluff
Switzerland defends neutrality amid belligerent rumors
The president stated Switzerland will not interfere with belligerents and remains absolutely neutral. He dismissed fears of neutral proposals being violated and offered to exchange views if desired, stressing sovereign unity and readiness to resist any crossing of its borders.
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Switzerland
Turkey's Peace Reply Seen Similar to German Austrian Note
Pars carry to Serrant Wilson's peace note received today at the state department. The reply is substantially the same as the notes from Germany and Austria.
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Turkey
Associated Press
Washington
sParhans
Serrant Wilson
State Department
Germany
Austria
French Socialists Call for Vigorous War Policy
Paris delegates at the Socialist congress adopt a resolution urging the government to pursue a stronger military and economic war policy to mobilize full national resources and end the conflict sooner. They argue Central Powers responses to President Wilson show peace offers are a snare. a proposal to resume international socialist relations was narrowly defeated.
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Paris
Socialist Congress
Wilson
Switzerland
Austria Eyes Separate Peace Yet Unsure of Feasibility
London dispatches report Austria Hungary faces internal strain but unlikely to pursue a separate peace. The Morning Post Zurich/Budapest account says while some push for peace with Britain and France, the Austrian and Hungarian governments are not in favor. The young emperor aims to restore peace after coronation and will pressure Germany if needed, though such influence may not endure.
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London
Switzerland
Austria- Hungary
Great Britain
France
Morning Post
Budapest
Austria-Hungary
Tlungary
Germany
Tank steamer Paul Paix sinks after mine off English coast
The British tank steamer Paul Paix, sailing from New York on November 25 bound for Calais, struck a mine off the English coast and was towed to Swansea on December 24. A second vessel, the French schooner St Louis, struck a mine on December 26 and sank with three men lost.
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Washington
Paul Paix
New York
Calais
Swansea
State Department
Welverton
St. Louis
To Cure Cold in One Day Pneumatic Claim Ad
An old advertisement touts a one day cure for colds using nine tablets of Laxative Bromo Quinine. It promises a money back guarantee if not effective and notes Grove’s signature on each bottle. Price is 25 cents.
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Grove
Channel at Gaillard Cut in Panama Canal Much Improved
Washington dispatch reports the Panama Canal Gaillard Cut slides are being cleared with progress. The sailing channel now reaches 33 feet deep and 180 feet wide at the Gibraltar rock area while other sections show at least 30 feet depth and 300 feet width. Dredges Corozal and Paraiso are active cutting behind slides and drills are blasting rock daily.
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Associated Press
Washington
Gaillard
Panama Canal
Gibraltar
Culebra Slide
Culebra
Cucaracha Slide
Corozal
Paraiso
Salesman Shot During Dice Game Hold Up
Everett C. Inge, 31, a salesman for a New York fur firm, was shot and likely fatally wounded in St. Louis when two men robbed a dice game in a theater building. Inge attempted to flee as the robbers demanded surrender. the assailants escaped.
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ST. Louis
Everett C. Inge
New York Fur Company
Inge
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J. M. Tyler
Texas and Pacific Road
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James C. Lee
Ala
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Miami
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Aaron Burr
Alexander Hamilton Institute
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Ecuador
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United States
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Senor Elizalde
Philadelphia
Warren J. Moulton
Bangor Theological Seminary
Society of Biblical Literature and Sexegesis
Haverford College
Rene Besnard
Ministry of War
M. Resnard
Aviation
Geneva
Zurich
Millen
Jenkins County Bank
State Bank Examiner
Columbus, O
Allyn A. Young
Cornell University
American Statistical Association
Reuter
Copenhagen
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Tex
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Brownwood
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Ont
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Thomas Chase Casgrain
Canada
Detroit
Georges Dufayel
U.S
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G. Cohn
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