Halifax 1600 Dead in Blazing Mont Blanc Disaster
Halifax reports 4000 killed after the Mont Blanc munition ship explosion and harbor fire. About 1000 bodies recovered, many buried under two to three feet of snow as relief funds of 1 million dollars are allotted by Premier Borden. Survivors of the Limo stemmer await admiralty inquiry.
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Halifax
N. S
Lamedee
Mont Blanc
Mackay
Amo
Hanrahan
Robert L. Borden
Citizens’ Finance Committee
Richmond
General Yeng-Chang Named Likely Chinese Commander
General Yeng-Chang, commanding troops around Pekin, is viewed as the likely commander of China's 300,000 man Western Front expedition to France. He serves as chief general adjutant to the Chinese president and has held posts as minister of war and minister to Germany.
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China
France
Yeng-Chang
Pekin
Yeng
Germany
Italians Halt Foe Drive At Asiago Front
Italian forces in North Italy report the Asiago battle suspended as enemy gains were checked. Italians defend Fren zela and Gadena passes, repelling assaults while a major air raid of 150 planes drops 2000 bombs, hitting northern targets and destroying depots. fires blaze along raider routes. Vienna confirms east Asiago gains held with strong positions at Stendle.
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Italy
Asiago
Brenta
Frenzela
Gadena
Vienna
The
War Office
Stendle
Idaho Dry Statute Victory Upholds Prohibition
Washington December 11 The Supreme Court upheld the Idaho prohibition law in an opinion by Justice McReynolds. It holds that a citizen has no constitutional right to possess liquors for personal use if a state bans it. The court states a state may prohibit manufacture gift purchase sale or transport of intoxicating liquors within its borders without violating the Constitution.
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Washington
Idaho
Supreme Court
McReynolds
TEST FOR ALL ARMY OFFICERS FORMED INQUIRY
Secretary Baker said all regular and National Guard officers must undergo medical as well as efficiency examinations due to severe conditions of warfare abroad. Union Hill New Jersey reports Nat Wills, a nationally known comedian, killed by petromorites in his garage on his estate.
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Washington
Baker
Union Hill
N. J
Nat Wills
Destruction of Jacob Jones claims crew losses and survivors
United States destroyer Jacob Jones was torpedoed by a German submarine in the war zone. Two known dead, one prisoner, and 65 missing. Forty four crew saved along with 43 previously reported survivors, including Lieutenant Commander David Worth Bagley and Lieutenant Norman Scott. Admiral Sims confirms the near coastal sinking and rescue of five line officers.
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Washington
Jacob Jones
Jones
Sis
Admiral Simms
S. E. Kalk
Flora
Invik
Omaha
Neb
Henry Hood
Clifford Vernon de Forest
Buelah de Forest
Chicago
Lawrence Hanson
Chester B. Lanen
Edward Meier
John F. Meier
Monroe Street
Bay City
Mich
David Worth Bagley
Norman Scott
Navy Department
Sims
Harry S. Hood
Baker to Face Senate Quiz on National Military
The Senate Military Affairs Committee ordered a comprehensive probe of the national military situation. It will cover the War Department's progress in organizing training and equipping the new army and will likely call Secretary of War Baker and other high officials.
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Washington
War Department
Senate Military Affairs Committee
Baker
Congress
Wilson urges nationwide Red Cross drive during Christmas season
President Wilson issued a proclamation urging all citizens to join the Red Cross in a campaign beginning next Sunday and continuing to Christmas Eve. He calls Red Cross membership a universal patriotic duty and describes it as the Christmas spirit in action.
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Washington
Wilson
Red Cross
Fertilizers cost less today for crops than in 1914
Michigan Agricultural College chemists report fertilizers deliver higher crop value per dollar now than in 1914, with corn able to buy more phosphate and fertilizer per bushel. They advise soils well drained and non acidic, varying fertilizer types by soil and crop, noting phosphoric acid and nitrogen needs vary by farm and season.
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East Lansing
Mich
M. A. C. Experiment Station
Michigan
Fattening Best Fowl Debated by Michigan Poultrymen
East Lansing experts compare Wyandottes Plymouth Rocks Rhode Island Reds and Orpingtons noting pure breds fatten faster and cheaper. Two methods crates and confinement yield 6 to 8 cents per pound. small rooms with regular feeding and darkened rest also effective.
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East Lansing
Mich
Michigan
Wyandottes
Plymouth Rocks
Rhode Island
Michigan Agricultural College to Start Winter Short Courses for Farm Boys
Wartime efficiency is applied as Michigan Agricultural College announces eight week winter short courses starting January 7 for farm boys. Students in general agriculture forestry horticulture poultry and other fields will complete practical extension projects alongside study such as dairy herd production records and two acre barley versus local variety trials. Courses aim to boost hands on skill and increased food production across the state.
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East Lansing
Mitch
Michigan Agricultural College
Christmas Dinner Roast Turkey Modern Instructions
The guide describes preparing a roasted turkey with giblet stuffing and celery cranberry jelly. It covers cleaning trussing stuffing sewing placing in hot oven searing basting with water and salt pepper and finishing with gravy from drippings and liver heart and gizzard dressing. It includes a bread filling recipe with onion parsley paprika and butter and directions to cook and blend giblets into a flavorful paste.
Brown Mashed Potatoes Lesson from a Home Cook
Wash and pare a quarter peck of oven sized potatoes. Boil twenty to twenty five minutes until tender, drain and mash with salt white pepper and hot milk. Beat until smooth, place in a bake dish, rough surface, top with small butter pieces and bake ten minutes until edges brown.
Candy Baskets and Canes from Sugar and Peppermint Twist
A kitchen recipe describes making candy by boiling sugar glucose water and cream of tartar to 280 degrees then flavoring with peppermint wintergreen or sassafras. The mixture is divided colored braided and formed into canes and baskets.
Fig and Nut Strips Method From Historic Recipe
Chop figs with a little water and sugar until thick paste forms. Roll fondant cream, add chopped hot meats and spread with fig paste when cool. Cover with another fondant sheet, press, and wait about 24 hours until firm then cut into short strips.
Unique Decorations for a Pretty Pagan Table
The article describes reviving a playful table decoration using a doll dressed as Santa or an angel as the centerpiece. Narrow ribbons link the doll to each guest’s plate, with small parcels or mock gifts attached. Personal jests are cautioned to avoid sensitive topics, creating humorous, lightly provocative table fun.
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Santa Claus
Yuletide Greens and Holly Customs From Druid Roots
The passage describes decorating homes with holly and evergreens at Yuletide, including ribbons and mistletoe, tied to festive bundles. It traces the tradition to ancient Druids who used evergreen branches to ward off spirits and bring good luck to households during their winter festival.
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Yuletide
Christmas Candies and How to Make Them
A local recipe note describes Barley Sugar Drops made from loaf sugar egg white lemon juice water and a boil to candy then cut into strips or small squares. Also Golden Sirup Taffy details melting sugar water golden sirup butter vanilla and a boil test in ice water before setting in a buttered tin.
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Department of Poultry Husbandry
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