Suffragette Romance Brightens Army Camp in Hudson
Miss Gladys Coursen, a Vassar alumna and violinist, joins the suffrage army at Poughkeepsie camp near Hudson. She receives orchids as a suitor’s gesture from Griffith Bonner who announces a three months probation engagement. The camp rests after a long hike and plans a gentle march toward Albany, arriving by Monday.
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Gladys Coursen
Poughkeepsie
Robert Bonner
Stockport
Hudson
N. Y
Albany
Jones
Craft
Dock
Alice Clark
Vassar
Riffraff
Griffith Bonner
Mr. Bonner
Miss Coursen
General Jones
Santa Claus
Scout Clark
70 Year Old Man Foils Burglar in Home Defense
August Washer a 70 year old man used a pillow as a shield to tackle a burglar who had entered via a rear window at Spring avenue Heights. His wife 62 was stabbed while pursuing the intruder but bound him with a rope. The couple who run a nearby grocery store live upstairs. The intruder sought cash under the counter and armed himself with a tobacco knife before climbing to the couple’s room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Spring Avenue
Creve Coeur Lake Road
Spring Avenue Heights
Gift and luck guide marriage in The Portuguese
A compact proverb from The Portuguese celebrated as fate and charm shape unions. The line links talent or blessing with marriage, implying joyous correlation between singing and wedlock. It hints at cultural beliefs in luck and personal gift within unions.
Financial puzzle in Turkish defeat risks European guarantees
The piece argues that France England and Germany will press to protect their citizen investments in Turkey if the empire collapses. It notes that European revenues backing Turkish loans include taxes and monopolies and cites the Banque Ottomane and the Balkan allies as key factors in future settlements.
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France
England
Germany
Turkey
M. Leroy-Beaulieu
Constantinople
Mouharrem
Banque Ottomane
Europe
Asia Minor
Italy
Tripoli
Spain
Morocco
Balkan
Bulgaria
Oriental Rumelia
Cyprus
Official Stock Exchange
Paris
Cuba
Alsace Lorraine
Teacher Whipped by Local Residents Over School Program
Miss Helen Ruth, a Blue Marsh school teacher, was assaulted by Mrs. George Lash and Clara Lash who rushed the classroom with a whip and struck her. They held she planned a Christmas program and argued such events would raise taxes. The board moved to prosecute, and the Lash women were detained on bail.
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Helen Ruth
Blue Marsh
State Hill
George Lash
Clara Lash
Board of Directors
Mrs PaigE Whitney Stricken After Death of Baby
New York society woman Mrs PaigE Whitney is reported very ill following the death of her infant child. Authorities and medical staff are addressing the tragedy as it unsettles high society circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baby
Wilson Had the Grippe Caught Cold on Auto Trips
President elect Wilson slept most of Christmas day recovering from a grippe attack. He contracted a chill during an auto trip to and from Trenton in heavy snow, developing a slight fever. Mrs. Wilson reported he is much better, with the family receiving visitors and gifts amid the isolation of their snowbound bungalow. The governor plans to travel to Trenton then Staunton, Virginia for Saturday celebrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
N. J
Wilson
Trenton
Wilsons
Secret Service
Wilson House
Staunton
Farm Bureaus Urged by New York Agriculture Commissioner
Clavin J. Huson state commissioner of agriculture proposes creating county farm bureaus in 25 to 30 counties next year funded by $1,200 per bureau from federal sources, $600 state funds, and local contributions. Bureaus would employ farming experts to teach productive methods to farmers. He also seeks annual cattle inspections statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clavin J. Huson
New York
Huson
Canisteo post office safe cracked for 71 cents
A crime report notes burglars blew the Canisteo New York post office safe and escaped with 71 cents in small loot. Other brief items mention political expulsions in Indianapolis and plans for Whitelaw Reid’s funeral escort, plus a Detroit bootblack turned millionaire sending for a boot shop chair.
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Canisteo
N. Y
A. J. Beveridge
Marion Club
Indiana
Indianapolis
Natal
Whitelaw Reid
America
Atlantic
New York
Frederick G. Benzer
Detroit
Jerseyville
Taft urges cabinet seats in Congress in message
A broad, varied set of items appears. Taft asks Congress to seat cabinet members in Congress. A House committee condemns the Indian office administration under Commissioner Valentine who has resigned. General Slocum captain Van Schaick receives a presidential pardon. Turkish battlefleet actions and Peruvian expedition findings are noted along with other items.
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Mr. Taft
Congress
House
Valentine
W. H. van Schaick
General Slocum
East River
Taft
Athens
Kheyreddin Barbarossa
Hiram Bingham
Yale
Peru
Government to Sell Sweated Oranges
Judge Landis issued a final order in the government’s action to confiscate eight cars of California oranges seized for alleged pure food law violations. He ordered the marshal to wrap 450000 oranges with a paper label reading colored by sweating and to dispose of the fruit for best advantage, with proceeds to the treasury.
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Chicago
Landis
California
United States
Treasury Department
What He Gained
Mrs. Smith scolds her son Robert for tying a tin can to Mrs. Hayes’ dog’s tail. The dog ran away and presumably died. Robert admits he did it for a dollar from Mr. Hayes, prompting his mother’s grief and disapproval.
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Robert
Two Claims Filed Against State Over Barage Canal Lands
Albany claims total 1,535,887 filed by Minetto Shade company Oswego and Finch Chemical company Herkimer against the state for damages from land and riparian rights appropriation for barge canal use. Minetto claim alone is 1,285.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Minetto Shade Company
Oswego County
Finch Chemical Company
Herkimer County
Minetto Company
Wisconsin moves to ban second hand school books
Madison reports agitation shifts to second hand school books after banning public cups and towels in Wisconsin. Officials claim used books carry disease and cannot be fully disinfected, prompting calls for action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Bank loans to Turkish government spark international finance fear
The piece notes banks’ obligation to lend to the Turkish government during the current war. It highlights guarantees through treasury notes backed by debt administration revenues and argues that national banks share a self defense stake. It warns against setting a harmful international precedent affecting past investments protected by treaties.
Dix Illness Delays Pardons in Albany
Governor Dix fell ill with a severe cold and was confined to bed delaying executive business including pardons. He had planned to announce several pardons and communications and one messenger was ready to travel to Dannemora prison so clemency could reach recipients for Christmas.
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Albany
Dix
Executive Chamber
Dannemora
Early aviation leaders push for army air service changes
Orville Wright and Glenn H. Curtiss urge restructuring of war aeroplane construction to be mandated by the United States army. President-elect Wilson declines a cow and misses a meer schaum pipe while receiving four turkeys from admirers. Baron Hardinge survives a Delhi bombing as an attendant is killed and another wounded. Venezuela seeks the deportation of General Castro on his New York arrival aboard the Touraine. Congress urged to fund federal care for alien insane. Charles S. Mellen says New Haven will sell nine steamship lines valued at 30,999 dollars.
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Orville Wright
Glenn H. Curtiss
United States Army
Wilson
Congress
Charles S. Mellen
New Haven Road
Warren National Bank Christmas Savings Society Opens
The Warren National Bank announces the 17 percent Christmas Savings Society is now open and open to all readers. an advertisement appears on page four inviting participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren National Bank
Christmas Savings Society
Seneca Rescues 67 Passengers From Stranded Turrialba
The U S Navy destroyer Seneca found and rescued 67 passengers and 18 stewards from the United Fruit steamship Turrialba, after it ran aground near Atlantic City. They cheered as the Seneca neared the United Fruit pier at Fulton Street, Christmas Eve. Captain Lindsay and crew of the Turrialba remained aboard until help arrived. Captain Johnson said the Seneca stood up well in heavy seas and could be hauled off the shoal today.
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New York
Uncle Sam
Good Samaritan
Seneca
East River
United Fruit Lines
Lindsay
Johnson
Drug Tragedy in Paris Fuels Crackdown on Dealers
In Paris police probe the cocaine death of 19 year old Yvonne Flock from Brest. Autopsy suggests recent drug habit from a overdose due to ignorance. A raid on Henry Jarjuel, director of severalMontmartre night cafes, uncovers cocaine morphine and other substances, leading to his arrest for supplying drugs.
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Paris
Yvonne Flock
Brest
Fleck
Henry Jarjuel
Montmartre
Jarjuel
Chicago Joe Buonomi Convicted of First Degree Murder
In Bridgeport on December 26 a jury found Chicago Joe Buonomi guilty of murder in the first degree for shooting Jennie Cavalieri in Stratford last October. Co defendants James Matto Frank Pizzichomi and James Ricco were admitted.
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Bridgeport
Conn
Chicago
Joe” Buonomi
Jennie Cavalieri
Stratford
James Matto
Frank Pizzichomi
James Ricco
Buonomi
Ohio Senator Sentenced to Three Years for Bribe
Columbus reports State Senator George K. Cetona of Dayton was sentenced to three years in the penitentiary after being convicted of accepting a bribe of $200 during the last legislative session. His attorneys likely will appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Columbus
George K. Cetona
Dayton
Love term both gal and honey in abundance
The fragment repeatedly uses affectionate terms gal and honey, attributed to a speaker identified as Vlastnys, with emphasis on possessive phrasing. The readable text centers on endearment rather than a broader action or event.
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Gal
Vlastnys
Chilling Prospect From a London Telegraph Quip
A London Telegraph quip recalls a guard noting a traveler’s luggage bound for a remote Lincolnshire station. After delivering the traps on the platform the guard thanks the donor and hints at future fates with the line You never can tell. Goodness only knows what becomes of them.
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Lincolnshire
Wiird
London Telegraph
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Turk
Lts
Triple Money Alliance
Lash
Mrs. Paige Whitney
New York Society Women
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Globe
New York Post Office
Georges Chemet
Adriatic Sea
Venice
Trieste
Miss Scheel
Cornell
Venus de Milo
Stuart Fuller
Putumayo
Rubber District
Newfoundland
Brooklyn
McClements
Asbury Park
Jacques Schneider
Aero Club of France
Turrialba
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