Halifax Blizzard Reports Delays In Relief Efforts Across Nova Scotia
Amaster Press reports Halifax undertaker orders 4,000 coffins to be sent immediately amid a blizzard shutting communications and delaying relief. At least 12,000 dead and 3,000 injured feared as 4,000 dwellings destroyed. rescue teams search wreckage while aid pours in from Canada and beyond.
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Amacinied Press
Amherst
Halifax
Averyone
Nova Scotia
Ail Camide
Q Prin
Orden Arriead
Dominion
Dia
Hundred Yaquis Escape From Federal Forge
A clipped dispatch reports about one hundred Yaquis breaking from a federal camp near Hermosillo Sonora. The escape occurred yesterday amid low police visibility as guards reportedly offered little resistance. Additional items note Switzerland raising postal rates by about 2 percent and a contemplated consolidation of denominations in Swiss monetary policy.
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Associated Press
Nogales
Arla
Deo
Hermosill
Sonora
Berne
Switzerland
Dee
Germany
Sunrise robbers take $10000 from Culver City bank
The Sulver City Commercial Savings Mal was robbed of $6,000 in gold securities today. The robbers posed as motion picture crew and one set a tripod outside while two others entered the bank and forced the cashier to open the vault. They escaped in a blue auto.
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NY Associated Peem
Culver City
Cal
Sulver City Commercial Savings Mal
Suatorner
Grier Signs Greek Heavyweight For Christmas Bout
H R Grier announces a ten round Christmas wrestling match between Greek heavyweight Kid Carter and George Pappas. Event billed by the Business Man's Athletic Club with Tonopah ties and heavy backing from local factions. Herne to train in Los Angeles before traveling to Goldfield for the show with Josephina names and Slavonian support cited.
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Grier
Kid Carter
H.R. Grier
George Pappas
Tonopah
Willian ' Terie
Tonoah
Ssich Martin
Woksows
Myyhie
Mao
Deat
Los Angeles
Goldfield
Anna
H.R Grior Ae
Matehumker
Imaney
Ae Marne
Ajee Has
Aaid
Om Hin Judement Herne
Tin Tempel
Mountain States Snow Fall and Winter Chill Hits Region
Snow blankets mountain states as the first real winter arrives. Temperatures fall sharply, some by twenty degrees, with travel delays and disrupted routines. A cold wave extends from the Middle West toward the Gulf, affecting Northeastern U.S. as well.
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Denver
Washington
United States
Middle West
Gulf of, Mexico
Prisoner Escapes Again While Being Transferred
Associated Press reports San Francisco police chase John Hanlon who escaped while being returned from Portland to Modesto after a charge of breaking jail. Maurine Goff, convicted of murder, also escaped, as did Henson. the story notes a large cotton crop figure for December.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
Cal
John Hanlon
Portland
Ore
Modesto
Maurine Goff
Round Up of Austrian Enemies by Justice Agents
Justice Department agents with local help began rounds to intern Austrians suspected of undermining war plans. Many detainees face registration and possible penalties as authorities sweep docks and terminals for those deemed disloyal.
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Washington
Lic
Department of Justice
Postpone Hearing On Railroad Rates Indefinitely
Washington December hearing on western railroad applications for 15 per cent increases in freights was indefinitely postponed by the Interstate Commerce Commission at the request of the railroads. The commission cited its recommendation for unification of railroads and uncertainty of future government action as reasons for the delay.
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Associated Press
Washington
Dec
Western Railroad
Interstats Commerce Commission
Belgian steamship Ambiorix sinks after collision
Havre dispatch reports the Belgian steamship Ambiorix was sunk in the English Channel after a collision with the Norwegian steamship Prix Patrol boats rescued the Ambiorix crew. The Prime’s bow was damaged.
Bolsheviks Postpone Armistice Amid Reports Of Czar
London dispatch reports Bolshevik foreign minister Trotsky says armistice negotiations suspended for a week to inform allies and align terms. Russian guards at Tobolsk reportedly dispersed, with Nicholas II or his successor moved for safety as Bolsheviks fear capture or execution.
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London
Trotsky
Petrograd
Gays
Ony Front
Dee
Russia
Tobolsk
Siberia
Nicholas
Sinking of Destroyer Jacob Jones Claims Many Lives
The American destroyer Jacob Jones was torpedoed and sunk in the war zone on Thursday. A large portion of the crew was lost, with 37 survivors rescued from a life raft. Lieutenant Commander Bagley, brother of Secretary Daniels wife, is feared among the victims, and total deaths may exceed sixty.
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Bagley
Daniels
Associated Preen
Washington
Dec
Jacob Jones
Yee Solehat
Orama
Ameren
United States
North Atlantic
Wen
War Supplies Seized at the Border by U5 Forces
U5 seizes war supplies at the border, including rounds of arms aid, prevented from reaching the Mestean sernovent under a renewal directive. The War Department confirms fulfillment of a presidential instruction, with details obscured by transmission errors.
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Washington
Dor
Fedoril
War Department
Christian pacifists jailed for disorderly conduct
Associated Press reports three pastors and a layman from Atwater Los Gatos and Whittier were sentenced to one day in jail and fined 1200 each on charges of disorderly conduct after meetings in suburban homes were barred by police.
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Asociated Press
Moscow
Idaho
Mitre
Hick” Edmundson
University MC Idaho
Charles Gray
Associated Press
Los Angeles
Cal
Floyd Hardin
Atwater
Cit
Robert Whitaker
Los Gatos
Harold Storey
Whittler
Simonthe
Allied and German Air Battle Over Switzerland Reported
Geneva dispatch says Allied and German planes clashed above Switzerland near Basel. The twenty minute engagement saw German fighters pressed back as bombs were dropped into Swiss territory. British positions and reserves are described as intact despite the heavy shelling and retreat actions.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Corrnd
Basel
Ecuador breaks with Germany as Lisbon unrest grows
Ecuador severs relations with Germany amid announcements of a revolt in Lisbon and other Portuguese cities. California Supreme Court Justice Henshaw resigns, stating he can serve the United States better than the state. Dispatches from Madrid report revolutionary activity spreading from Lisbon to Oporto.
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JM Aaewelnied
Presa
Los Angeles
Cal
Dee
Henahaw
California Aupreme Court
Jovernor
United States
Madrid
Dec
Oporto
Tay
Lisbon
Local boys join Uncle Sam as service begins
The Tonopal youths and others head for military service with aviation roles noted. Bones Houts shows his Spanish-American War discharge while Sausser, Louvre proprietor, and auto mechanic Leland Spare are among those departing. The Red Cross has engaged Chancellor Enveritax David State Jordan of Stanford to promote a 10,000,000 member campaign starting December 17 in California and Arizona.
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Boye Ary
Sammy
Senvied
Bones
Houts
Yeatenlay
Ralph McMillan
Wild Bill Endicott
Sausser
Louvre
South America
Leland Spare
San Francisco
Cal
American Red Cross
Enveritax
David State Jordan
Stanford
Callfortia
Arizona
Mystery Fire Destroys Army Medical Warehouse in Chicago
A mysterious blaze in Chicago destroyed a government leased warehouse for the army medical division. Federal agents arrested two men amid suspicions. Estimated loss reaches $200,000 as preparations for a New Year’s Eve ball by Elka proceed, with Bonanza promising telegraphic reports.
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Chicago
Army
Young
Evveryone
Elka
Bonanza
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