France church and state clash in France warns Irish sermon
In Paris and Saint Paul a cleric cites the long struggle between church and state in France. He laments political passivity among Catholics and warns that infidels, socialists, and monarchists threaten church liberty, urging Catholics to support the republic yet defend religion.
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Leo XIII
Leo
ERROR IN CHURCH BILL SHAKES FRENCH RELIGIOUS LAW
Special dispatch reports confusion over a rushed church bill in France. The official text omits key references to associations under the 1901 law, sparking debate over church rights and the Senate's scrutiny. Paris remains calm as bishops worry about misuse of the midnight Christmas mass and prospects for further guarantees.
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Brooklyn
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Protest and Parade by Catholic Societies in Kingston NY
Catholics from East Kingston and Glasco protested French government policy toward the Catholic church after a Mass at St Coleman’s. Father A Welr spoke on French action as 800 marchers, including Italians Hungarians and Polish brickyard workers, paraded with bands and carried flags and banners.
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Spevtat
Washington Post
Kingston
East Kingston
Glasco
S T Colemans
Father A Welr
Wreck Kills Nine on East Bound Train at Enderlin
Nine dead and many injured after an east bound Minneapolis St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie passenger train derailed near Enderlin North Dakota. The crash occurred when the engineer attempted to regain lost time and collided with a switch engine. Rescue workers battled flames as injured were rushed to hospitals and hotels.
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H Rosenbaum
Valve
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Moose Jaw
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Strathcona Steamer Destroyed by Fire Near Port Dufferin
Halifax report details the passenger steamer Strathcona burning to the waterline after leaving Halifax for Canso and Guysboro. Thirty eight passengers and thirteen crew landed safely after engineers and firemen stayed at their posts, steering for shore as flames raged. The two year old vessel valued at 40000 and carrying cargo and Christmas goods was beached two miles from the harbor entrance, with no lives lost.
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Mrs Nation Here This Week in Roanoke Va
Carrie Nation the Kansas saloon smasher spoke twice to men in Assembly Hall Roanoke denouncing tobacco and whisky and attacking Postmaster General Cortelyou for halting a second issue of The Hatchet She read a Roosevelt letter protesting the action and vowed to go to Washington to meet the President She sold miniature hatchets to fund a purity farm near Guthrie Oklahoma and pinned one on Mayor Cutchim before planning Washington trip.
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Carrie Nathon
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Roosevelt
Snake River
Idaho
Washington
Cutchim
Guthrie
Okla
FDR asks Congress authority to ship grain to China famine
President Roosevelt proclaimed a national relief drive for China where floods destroyed crops and 15.6 million people face starvation. He would seek Congress power to use government transport to move food, with Red Cross handling funds and expenditures. An appeal from New York Red Cross urged donations to buy flour for relief in Ching.
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Department of State
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United States Treasury Department
Washington
Red Cross Te Ching
State Department
Broker shoots newsboy in Chicago incident
In Chicago early this morning newsboy Robert Thiess, fifteen, was shot by David C Schnell, a prominent board of trade man, outside the West Chicago Club house. Schnell said he mistook the boy for a burglar after a pursuit begun when the youth ran toward his paper cart. two shots were fired, the second at close range as Thiess stood about ten feet away.
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Washington Post
Chicago
I. Dee
Robert Thiess
West Chicago
David C Schnell
Board of Trade
Schnell
Theiss
Earthquake Report From Asiatic Russia Kept Quiet
Special cable dispatch describes a violent tremor lasting about ninety seconds felt in Asiatic Russia and Europe. Seismographs in Bologna and Florence recorded strong shocks at a distance of roughly 7,000 kilometers. The note mentions a Florist Kramer and holiday bells as unrelated details.
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Kopal
Zmiretchinsk
Asiatic Russia
Rome
Bologna
Florence
Caffery May Recover From Kidney Trouble
New Orleans December 23 Former Senator Donelson Caffery remains in dangerous condition with kidney trouble doctors say the outlook is unchanged while hopes for his recovery are entertained by physicians.
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Donelson Caffery
Macklin Out of Danger After Fort Reno Shooting
Capt. Edgar O Macklin of the Twenty-fifth United States Infantry was wounded by an unknown assailant at his Fort Reno residence. A hat found near the porch links the shooting to a soldier, but investigators doubt the attacker’s military status. Detectives seek former convict J C Eubank as a possible suspect. A court martial is set for January 4 to review conduct during the Brownsville incident amid ongoing inquiries.
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Texas
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Department of Texas
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Edgar A. Macklin
Brownsville
Strike disrupts Southern Pacific freight traffic in Texas
Special to The Washington Post reports a general strike by firemen on the Southern Pacific Railroad began at 4 pm, paralyzing freight from El Paso to New Orleans while passenger and mail trains may run. Locals face disruption, with unions aiming to win demands. New Orleans bulletin says no more freight from intersecting lines to Texas until further notice.
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Woman Admits Gem Theft Unassisted by Companion
Madeline Kreeger, held at Utica police headquarters with Frank Niedzielski, confessed to stealing diamonds and gems worth $15,000 from Charles V Stein’s Chicago residence. She said the robbery was her sole act, denying poisoning claims and noting the couple’s relationship. Chicago officers to arrive tomorrow.
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Washington Post
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Charles V Stein
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Hellberg
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Roosevelt Sails Unstable After Topmast Loss
Newport RI reports the arctic steamer Roosevelt sailing from Vineyard Haven toward New York with its fore topmast gone. Capt. Kenyon sighted the vessel off Newport making slow progress, covering about thirty miles in twenty hours. At noon she appeared to sail around Point Judith heading west, then by 2 PM showed fair progress in a northwest breeze.
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Posse Surrounds House in Mount Olive to Find Murderer
A 200 man posse armed with rifles, transported by special train, surrounds a house near the Gulf and Ship Island Railroad tracks in Mount Olive Mississippi where Wheeler Hing, who yesterday killed Town Marshal Buchannan, is said to be hiding. Kings friends are reported inside and the gate to fight is feared. the community is stirred by the violence and ongoing lawlessness tied to the marshal's death.
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Four die in gas explosion near Pittsburgh Washington Pa
A natural gas blast at the John Carvel property near Washington Pa fatally burned four people early today. The victims are John Carvel and his sons Frank and John Joseph. A fourth person was seriously injured.
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John Carvel
Washington Pa
Frank
John Joseph
Shipyard man Vernon F Jones dies by own hand
Vernon F Jones of Newport News committed suicide by shooting himself at his sister’s Plum Fort home in New Kent County. He was 45, longtime shipyard worker, said to have been drinking for weeks, in despondency. Born in New Kent, son of a former county treasurer.
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Miner Hicks Survives Fifteen Days In Granite Mountain Tomb
Bakersfield Cal witness recounts Idindsay Hicks’s dramatic rescue after a cave‑in at Granite Mountain. He describes rationing tobacco and water, the rat danger, mental resolve after day five, and his tense exit as rescuers pull him through a narrow shaft to freedom.
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