Opening of Schools Foretold by Henry C Johnson Greeting
Henry C Johnson city schools superintendent issues a holiday greeting to Oxden parents students and teachers urging support for public education during wartime. He links schooling to morale national effort and postwar opportunity and stresses keeping children in school to ensure health and future prosperity.
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Oxden
Gaden City
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Witten
Neeciarly Watt
Lane
At Chool
U.S. Bureau of Education
New York City
Gramar School
Vld
Sunday School Christmas Program At First Congregational Church
Sunday school children present a Christmas program at the First Congregational church tonight. The event, held in the Scholars Room, features readings, recitations, and songs including O Little Town of Bethlehem and Joy to the World. Santa may attend, with performances by Primary and Senior grades.
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First Congregational
Santa
Bethlehem
Kristmas
Three Kings
Wanda Wrea
Grace Mabthewa
Vain Solalla
Mary Parmley
Herald Angels
MeGaw
Wees
Bolsheviks Detain Thousands in Petrograd Prisons
London dispatch reports 4205 persons detained by Bolshevik authorities in Petrograd prisons. The list includes 30 bourgeois elements and 320 Social Democrats among various socialist factions. Other groups include 22 Social Revolutionaries and 65 Bolsheviks, with 661 unassigned to definite parties.
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London
Kresul Pen
Petro- Kled
Bolsheviki
Reuter
Bourgea
U Sosialists
Social Democrats
Social Tevalute Partés
Anareniats
Bolebe‘Ki
Tho Definite Party
Ogden Christmas Eve Court Session Quiet for Police
Justice of the peace court heard only routine business as Judes Roberts appeared this morning. No arrests of drunken men or disorderly persons were noted by police or sheriff's deputies over the week, suggesting a quiet holiday buildup.
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Ogden
Judes Roberts
Sheriff's
President Wilson Crises Gives Condolences During Christmas Visit
President Wilson today expressed condolences to Mrs. Walter L. Page on the death of her husband, former American ambassador in London. He made personal calls after leaving the official car, while Secretary Lansing planned Christmas visits to his two sisters who have been working in war efforts overseas.
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Wilson
Walter T L. Page
London
Chrishiay
Lansing
Trans. Par
Dutch Nobility Favor Johanniter Role After Kaiser
Dec 23 The Dutch aristocracy prizes the Johanniter order for hospital hospitality to the ex Kaiser. Count Bertinck is a Johanniter, and some Dutch knights say the ex Kaiser could have found refuge in Holland. They view him as politically defeated, flattered by a military clique, but still tied to the order as protector of Prussia.
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Ficer Who Defied HMS Given Medal
Major Clarence Rt Edwards presented the Congressional Medal of Honor to Lieutenant Colonel Charles W Whittlesey of the 308th Infantry for gallantry in action. The ceremony on Boston Common drew General Edwards staff Rear Admiral Spencer Wood and officials.
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Ceferal Clarence Rt. Edwards
Charles W. Whittlesey
308Th Infantry
Boston Common
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Spencer Wood
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Navy
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Vithfield
Colon
Whittlesey
McCall
Frank Whittleee
A Parenta
Flisha
War Department
Batts
France
Philippine
Tke Man
Anthony Carson
Germans Bluffing by the British
The Manchester Guardian reports on a great wartime bluff about a fixed barrage intended to block German submarines in the Straits of Dover. It claims Germany paid $20,000 for deception devices and that the plan failed in practice, with no real barrage available to block subs at that stage.
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Manchester Guardian
Campaige
Germany
Dover
Straits of Boyer
England
Big League Managers Headed for Fall Season Opens
Open season for baseball managers is underway with Pat Moran tied to the Phillies job and Lee Fohl rumored to retire from the Cleveland club. George Stallings has produced little with the Braves since Fred Mitchell left, while Jack Barry has Navy duties. Rumors place Muggsy McGraw in line to head the Reds or Giants, with Christy Mathewson steering the Reds if the deal lands. The season could see dramatic managerial shifts as giants debate leadership.
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Pat Moran
Phillies
Lee Fohl
Cleveland Tribe
George Stallings
Braves
Fred Mitchell
Jack Barry
Navy
Hed Gox
Fd Bervow
International League
Matt
Meshaw
White Christmas Hinted by Snow Storm Across Regions
A sweeping snow fall across Chicago Kansas City Oklahoma and surrounding areas threatens travel and delivers heavy accumulation. Forecasters predict colder temperatures and possible rain or snow showers along the east of the Mississippi with Christmas Day conditions seen as improving.
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Chicago
Itsyas
Slopville Center Weakly News Delivers Nonsense Poetry Remarks
Local column braids scraps of verse and quips about public figures in a humorous, rambling sheet. Mentions Orphant Ander, Hoover era jokes, and references to France, Wilson, and Lloyd George amid a stream of playful satire and community gossip.
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France
Wilson
Lloyd George
Clemenceau
Foch
Amik
Ogden Boy Receives War Letter Amid Shell Fire
Wartime letter from a Utah boy, dated November 3 before armistice, describes shell bursts and frontline fear. He conveys pride in U S troops, mentions seeing casualties, and recounts nightly danger while awaiting peace as he frets over right target range and cold days. A follow up notes a National Security league poll showing congressional support for universal military training with 142 representatives and 40 senators committed.
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Anon Bers
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3Rd
Land
To Jeter
Jerry
Lada
United States
Lncky
New York
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National Secureity League
Congress
German monetary crisis grows as marks surge
Amsterdam reports a Berlin telegraph noting Germany’s banknote circulation rose from 1.5 million to 30 billion marks. Prussia ran a deficit from April 2 to October 31, 1915, with expenditures exceeding income by 218,000,040 marks.
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Simon
Berlin
Prussia
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