Christmas in London Brims with Soldiers and Sadness
London crowds the streets with thousands of Canadian troops while civilians and prisoners share gifts. Princess Mary’s fund nears 840000 dollars as churches report restrained merriment and a somber mood. King George and Queen Mary send cards to servicemen and we recall peace hopes voiced by Dean Inge, contrasting American optimism with European hardship.
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Dean Inge
London
Salisbury Plains
West End
Germany
France
St Pauls
America
Europe
Amerfet
Amerifi
Jean
Death of John L Brunett Prominent Rockville Citizen
John L Brunett 54 longtime clerk of the circuit court for Montgomery County and a prominent Rockville resident died at Georgetown University Hospital after a brief illness. Stricken Sunday with suspected appendicitis an operation revealed two complications of diseases. He was born in Washington and lived in the county about 50 years. Survived by his wife Florence Clemetts and children Helen Adrian and Paul. Brother Julius Brunett of Washington also survives.
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Washington Post
Rockville
John L. Brunett
Montgomery
Georgetown University Hospital
Washington
Brunett
Louis L. Brunett
Silver Spring
Florence Clemetts
Helen Brunett
Adrian “L
Paul Brunett
Julius Brunett
Fragments Describe Obituaries and Notices From An Old Newspaper
An OCR dump shows scattered obituary notices and memorial fragments. Names appear jumbled including Anna Weleyed, nearby cities, residences, and dates of death, with references to families, towns such as Vaartsville and Sibley, and buried locations.
Bell of Furnes Echoes War and Mass as Belgian Cyclists Sleep
In Furnes Belgium 1,600 Belgian cycle soldiers slept on church floor during a dawn mass beside a coffin while a special soldiers mass was sung. Outside German guns began another attack as dawn light revealed lingering war intertwined with ritual in St Nicholas Church.
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Furnes
West Flanders
London
Ste
Ide
Stable of Bethlehem
Eyelet
Cierman
Mniruport
Prince of Wales Curses After Car Crash in Paris
Paris reports Prince of Wales suffered a minor auto accident when his car skid and struck a French truck. The chauffeur and mechanic, unaware of his identity, hurled Parisian slang and curses at the prince. The prince paid $5 for the damage, while the French crew joked that as a prince he is a corker, but as a chauffeur he does not exist.
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Paris
Cri de
Prince of Wales
Great Britain
Ready for Sea Fight Scout Albion's Naval Supremacy
The Frankfurter Zeitung argues Germany holds sea superiority despite British force, praising German cruisers and submarines off Falkland Islands and Helgoland Bight. It asserts British fleet overextended, North Sea controlled by Germany, and British channel fears amplified by English ministers.
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Frankfurter Zeitung
Falkland Islands
New York
Germany
England
S8ys
Inttla
Aqcuadron
Admiralty
North Sea
Helgoland Bight
France
Libau
Baltic Haus
Gemmany
British Isles
Yarmouth
Channel
4000 Get Back Jobs Big Order for Pullman Cars
Chicago December 2 Special to The Washington Post canvassed big trims in Chicago showing about 4,000 men formerly laid off will regain work as Christmas nears. Pullman Co hires 1,300 for 10 days to build 19 cars at 12 000 each for a Northern railroad. Illinois Central orders 2 3 million in equipment and rehiring hundreds. Armour Grain Co starts a 2 million grain elevator project employing 2,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
Chicago
Pullman Company
Northern
Steel Company
Talami Steel Company
A. W. Thompson
The
American Contracting and Supply Company
Illinois Central
Chicago and Great Western
St. Paul
Armour Grain Company
Allied Trade Aims Amid Ruble Devaluation Dispute
The Outre Rossii of Moscow argues for a stronger commercial alliance with Great Britain to influence exchange rates. It notes the Russian rouble falling below the German mark as Britain blocks German harbors, urging coordinated land routes to counter Germany economically.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loondon
Outre Rossii
Moscow
Britain
Neelenl
Germany
Great Britain
Yiaha
Uritigh
Copper cargoes released as contraband of war
Rome reports England and France have pledged to free copper aboard Italian steamers held as contraband. Italy will stop reexporting copper, aiding home manufactures. Britain and France pressed neutral states to embargo copper to belligerents, easing U S exports to Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
England
France
Italy
Gibraltar
Germany
Austria
Washington
Europe
Allied Nations
Clubs for Fighters Wives Opened in Manchester
London report notes new wives clubs for soldiers and sailors opened in Manchester. They provide a social space for women whose husbands are at the front, offering an alternative to public houses where they previously gathered to discuss work and worries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Wight
Manchester
Day of Cavalry Over Work Is Modified Greatly
Vienna dispatch reports that Austro-Hungarian and German cavalry have largely shifted from traditional mounted charges to reconnaissance, patrol, screen, and reinforcement roles. Cavalry losses and trench warfare reduce its value, with some units converted to machine-gun personnel. The article notes the Honved of Hungary as a bold example and predicts scarce future cavalry in Europe as motor transport surges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Austria-Hungary
Germany
Manchuria
Balkans
Europe
Hungary
Attila
Mitrovici
Belgium
France
Crown Prince Sends Pipe to Troops at Christmas
Berlin dispatch reports the crown prince addressing field troops on Christmas Eve. He recalls his grandfather Frederick William and says he will gift each soldier a pipe as a keepsake, hoping for divine blessing and a future peace for Germany and the Fatherland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
London
Frince
Frederick William
Germany
Relight of 1200 Coke Ovens Boosts Connellsville Trade
Connellsville Pa December reports twelve hundred coke ovens idle for weeks were relighted today. A weekly review says production will rise this week and 350 merchant ovens will join the active list next week with more additions expected in January. Most furnaces will stay active through holidays, signaling better conditions in the coke trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connellsville
Connellaville
Phipps Gifts $5,000 to Belgians for Relief
Lawrence W. Phipps of Denver sent $5,000 to Belgian consul Jean Miguelet to add to the relief fund for Belgian women and children. In a letter he notes the money would otherwise be used for Christmas remembrances, but the needs of the people are greater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence C. Phipps
Washintter
Denver
Colu
Lawrence W. Phipps
Henry Phipps
Belgium
Jean Miguelet
Relef
Phipps
Ship Leaves Galveston For Germany With Cotton
A Galveston of early December reports the American steamship Pathfinder departed for Bremen with 6 550 bales of cotton valued at 145 000 dollars. Captain Boyle and agents swore the cargo is pure American cotton sealed before the French consul and a London broker. Freight on the cargo set a Galveston record at 4 dollars per 160 pounds, far above last year’s 32 to 34 cents per hundred.
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Galveston
Tex
Dee
Germany
Calveston
Bremen
Pathfinder
Boyle
Pathfiader
L Ileyda
London
German Watera
Luxemburg Urges Peace Mediation Between France and Germany
Luxemburg minister of state urged mediation by the Swiss federal council to start peace negotiations between France and Germany. He said neither side has real advantage now and talks should begin before nations are intoxicated by the prospect of quick victory. Previously he had made a similar proposal to The Hague, but the Dutch government gave no encouragement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Iysenen
Luxemburg
Berne
Petit Parisien
Federal Council
France
Germany
Iyschen
Hague
Germans Warned to Save Food Supplies for Germany
Berlin warned by the Deutsche Zeitung via London to conserve grain use for bread and animal feed. Professors at Bertil University echoed the plea, urging more milk and pork while limiting beef to strength Germany against England’s aims to starve the nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
London
Dneutsche Zeitunge
Bertil University
England
Germany
The
Nord
Boys Injured In Collision Near Capital Hill
Howard Ryan fourteen and his brother Owen ten, sons of Sergeant O C Ryan of the Fifth precinct, were taken to Casualty Hospital last night after a motorcycle struck them as they coasted down Capital Hill near First and B Streets southwest. Both boys suffered skull fractures and facial lacerations. surgery is required but doctors hope for recovery. The rider, William White twenty seven of G Street Southeast, was arrested by the Fourth precinct and held pending the boys condition.
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Howard Ryan
Owen Ryan
Sergt. O. C. Ryan
First Street
Casualty Hospital
Capital Hill
First
B Streets
William White
G Street
Garfield Monument
White
Fourth
Government Seizes Entire Wheat Crop in New South Wales
Sidney Nova Scotia December 25 The government has seized the whole wheat stock of New South Wales except seed for farmers. The action targets wartime price speculators inflating costs. A fixed price of four shillings per bushel is set at 9.1 data.
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Sidney
N.S. W
New South Wales
Ocean Freight Rates High Slow Foreign Trade
Secretary McAdoo said he would soon send a Senate reply detailing how soaring ocean freight rates and ship shortages hurt U S business and foreign trade. He urged affected parties to send information to the Treasury or Commerce Departments as the administration’s ship purchase bill moves toward Senate action. Letters indicate vessel scarcity and high rates impair U S foreign trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiliam CG. McAdoo
the Treasury
Senate
Senate Commerce Committee
United States
McAdoo
Secretary of the Treasury
Secretary of Commerce
Treasury Department
Department of Commerce
Submarine buildup fuels literacy test battle in Congress
The House Naval Affairs Committee plans hearings to expand naval construction insisting on eight or more submarines and four battleships. Representative Stephens of California pushes larger mine layers and mine sweepers, aiming to align with Pacific needs. Hearing dates set for January as lawmakers debate immigration fuel and the literacy test amid Senate opposition.
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Liouse Naval Affairs Committee
House
Representative Stephens
California
Pacific Coast
Tie
Congress
Plateon
Daniels
Stephens
Navy Department
Reco
Eneral Board of the Navy
Stephensaks
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Amy Ohto
Gt Aly
German Young Men's Christian Association
Court Exhibition
Lord Salisbury
Alexandra Palace
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Rand
Anna Weleged
Perr Wa
Mab
Daushof Franes
Mera
Apes
Vaartsville
Funerd
Protaert
Tage
Sibley
Tavis
James
Bue TV
Inpowe
Atte
W. Itlen- Fennies
Charles Tery
Ea - Stedvart
al- Uth
Darrison
Surrey
Wainta
Aft
Quttenhouse
Morris
Pola Weeseann
Fis Rest
Ba Street
Relosiad Hasbanr
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Mb Fuser
George F. Zurhorst
W. R. Speare
F Street N
Liemeurt
Tosh
Ak. J. Wiaf
WM. B. Sardo & CO
M. Hindle
Saat Tie
Seyara
Thane
J.H. Small & Sons, Florists
Tah
R. Harris & Co., the Jewelers, Seventa and Date
Gannon
Furnes Church
Albion
Berliner Lokal-Anzeiger
Admiral von Spee
Coronel
Chilean
Hlllnois Central
Hotveds
Crown Prince
Switzerland
Holland
Tokalor Co., Inc
Howard
J. M.gidring & Go
Fifth Avenue
46Th Street
H Street
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Shoreham Hotel
Dorma
J. Hamilton Lewis
Standard Oil Company
Moshington
D.C
New Jersey
Cherteets, FC
Baltimore Gums
Wes
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