Diplomatic Luncheon at St Patrick's Gibbons Toasts Presidents
At a Pan American Thanksgiving Mass and luncheon yesterday at St Patrick's Church in Washington D C Cardinal Gibbons presided and proposed toasts to the President and to the presidents of other American republics. Mgr Russell hosted after the services with officials including Cabinet members Supreme Court justices ambassadors and ministers present. Secretary Lansing voiced the President's regret at being unable to attend and thanked the host for the occasion expressing thanks for peace and stability amid unsettled times.
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United States
St Patrick's Church
Cardinal Gibbons
Catholic Church In
St Patricks Rectory
Wilson
Lansing
Mer Russell
Cardinal Rabbons
Meruvan
Republic of the United States
Gxkoxsernment
Supreme Court
Houses of Congress
Lardinal Gibbens
Ambassador de Gama
Brasil
pan-American
John Barratt
Alrestor
Pan-American Union
Washington
Mgr
Russell
Santa Maria
Columbia
America
James A. Byrne
Holy Cross College
John F. Fenlon
Catholic University
Surgeons Decide Not To Operate On Defective Baby
A statement from surgeons at the Babies Hospital says the infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph E. Roberts has a severe spinal malformation, apina bifida, with complete lower-body paralysis. No operation is justified and would likely shorten life. The mother remains unaware of the infant’s condition and fate.
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Washington Post
New York
Babley’ Hospital
Joseph E. Roberts
Roberts
Babies’ Hospital
Roberto
Nature
Julius Goldsmith
Mail Carriers Lose Holiday For Thanksgiving
City Postmaster Chance had set a Thanksgiving holiday with substitute carriers delivering twice daily. The Post Office Department overruled in a 4 1 ruling, requiring a single early morning delivery by regulars nationwide. The reversal came last minute as heavy parcel post volume rose, hinting at a Christmas season mail surge.
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Chance
Postonce Department
United States
Roper
Second Duke is Named Was to Indorse Contracts
London November 25 Hearings resumed in the case of Victor Sly charged with dealing in war materials without license. Prosecution claimed Sly and the Duke of Manchester attempted to hoodwink authorities using a secret code. Evidence described munitions transactions reaching millions of pounds including shrapnel rifles and cartridges. The Duke of Connaught was named but not shown to know of Sly’s dealings. The Indorsement from Connaught and a Paris cable from Manchester were presented. The hearing adjourned after further testimony.
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London
Victor Sly
Sly
Dukes of Connaught
George
Canada
Mr. Sly
Bow Street
Lurich
Petrograd
New York
Lurion
Connaught
Duke of Connaught
Paris
Cail
Whitehall Court
Wilson Abandons Plans For Thanksgiving Day Address Writing
President Wilson spent Thanksgiving working alone at his typewriter in the White House study. He later took a short automobile ride, ate with the family, and returned to finish the annual address for Congress in seclusion, consulting cabinet members only on general features.
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Wilson
Congress
Norman Galt
Farhity
White House
Hearst Hosts Thanksgiving Dinner at New York Home
Mrs Hearst and Mr William R Hearst entertained a large party at their New York residence this Thanksgiving evening. Guests included former Georgia Governor John Marshall Slaton, William D Grant of Atlanta, and many notable figures from Los Angeles San Francisco and beyond, among them Hilbert Gary Titan Gerard Dillingham Wilson and Margaret Goodman.
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New York
Navy
Willam R. Hearst
John Marshall Slaton
Georgia
William D. Grant
Atlanta
J. Doheny
Los Angeles
Hilbert H. Gary
Titan M. Gerard
Charles Dillingham
George L. Willson
Goodrich
Margaret Goodmen
Nana B. Sigourney
M. Sigourney
Bond
San Francisco
Robert Sweeney
Madeleine Cochrane
Worcester
Ralph Bloomer
Only a Hyphen sermon warns against divided American allegiance
The Rev Dr Abram Simon at Eighth Street Temple denounces dual loyalties for immigrants and calls for a single national sentiment. He praises immigration’s role in building the nation and urges Ameri canization as a civic duty tied to Thanksgiving, Independence Day, and Washington’s Birthday civic observances.
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America
O’connell
Abram Simon
Eighth Street Temple
Simon
Europe
Profane Sign At Panama Canal Office Sparks Debate
Major Goethal's Canal Zone office greets visitors with a sign reading Life in one damned glide after another, a phrase altered after canal closings. Dr Joseph T. Lingwald Jr of Johns Hopkins notes the original printed thing was changed due to earth movement and ongoing obstructions, delaying canal clearance for years.
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Apedal
Washington Post
Baltimore
Jdm
Dr. Lingward
Rivalry Among Suffragists in Washington
Washington dispatch reports a fierce contest between rival suffragist groups the National Association congressional committee and the Congressional Union to recruit prominent women for the ballot campaign. The National gained no victory as cabinet wives joined honorary committees for the forty seventh annual convention. Notables include Mrs Lindley M Gerrison wife of the Secretary of War Mrs David S Houston wife of the Secretary of Agriculture Mrs Franklin K Lane wife of the Secretary of the Interior and Mrs Albert Sidney Burleson wife of the Postmaster General.
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Washington Post
New York
Washington Dispatch
The
World
Washington
Congressional Committee of the
National Association
Congressional Union
Association
Lindley M Gerrison
Secretary of War
David S Houston
Secretary of Agriculture
Franklin K Lane
Secretary of the Interior
Albert Sidney Burleson
National Opportunity and Responsibility Sermon Urges Bold Action
The Rev Dr Randolph H McKim rector of the Church of the Epiphany urged upholding the President in preparedness. He questioned banning foreign plotters and called for a courageous, decisive policy to vindicate the nation’s honor and confront enemies while respecting public opinion.
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Randolph H. McKim
Church of the Epiphany
McKim
Gratitude Steamer Afloat After Potomac Shoreing Near Shepherds Landing
Fog and low tides caused the Chesapeake and Potomac Steamboat Company vessel Gratitude to run aground near Shepherds Landing opposite Alexandria while avoiding a sandbar collision. Rescue tugs and the Frederick Du Burry ferried passengers and freight to safety. High tide later freed the ship. no damage reported. Captain James Johnston commanded the Gratitude.
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Gratitude
Chesapeake and Potomac Steamboat Company
Matta‘woman Creek
Shepherd's Landing
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Navy Yard
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Algo
Buaxards Point
James Johnston
Hillstrom Funeral Held in Chicago as IWW Leaders Denounce Execution
Speakers at a Chicago funeral denounced the Salt Lake City execution of Joe Hillstrom as cold blooded murder driven by powerful state money interests. George N. Hilton of the IWW and Big Bill Haywood led the service with more than 3,000 attendees escorting the body to Graceland Cemetery for cremation.
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Washington Post
Chicago
Joe Hillstrom
Salt Lake City
Jim Hill
Hillstrom
George N. Hilton
I WW
Denver
Spry
W. W
West Side
Graceland Cemetery
Big Bill’ Haywood
Preparedness urged by J H Hammond Jr in war warning
John Hays Hammond Jr after returning from Europe urges stronger US defense with 2000 aircraft and trained observers. He criticizes pacifist propagandists and warns unprepared nations caused the war, noting France grew from 26,000 to 100,000 officers. Gen Venustiano Carranza travels from Nuevo Laredo to Monterey with his fleet.
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Washington Post
New York
John Hays Hammond, Jr
Europe
Henry Ford
William Jennings Bryan
Hammond
Teutonic Confederation
Germany
United States
France
England
Mr. Hammond
Carranza
Monterey
Laredo
Tex
Venustiano Carranza
Hig Araft
Nuevo Laredo
Poison Ingestion Case At Local Hospital
A well dressed white man entered Emergency Hospital seeking help after taking three bichloride of mercury tablets. He identified himself as George Gurr, 34, single, of 487 Connecticut Street Buffalo. He said he used the tablet as a mouth wash and swallowed several by mistake. Dr Neblett treated him and reported partial relief but outcome unclear.
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George Gurr
Connecticut Street
Buffalo
N. Y
Conference Denounces Wilson Defense Program in Durham
The North Carolina-Virginia Christian Conference approved a resolution opposing the president's defense program as unscriptural. President W. A. Harper of Elon College was authorized to memorialize Senators Simmons and Overman and North Carolina representatives to register the church's protest.
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Washington Post
Durham
N. C
North Carolina-Virginia Christian Conference
Wilson
W. A. Harper
Elon ,College
Simmons and Overman
Woman Injured As Car Crash Kills N Carroll Downs
Mrs Georgia A Hawkins is hospitalized with scalp lacerations and shock after an auto collision at Conduit Road and W Street NW. Her husband J P Hawkins' car struck a second vehicle driven by Jacob J Decker of Glen Echo MD. Deckers and others sustained minor injuries. Carroll Downs, noted attorney and chancery examiner, died at Homeopathic Hospital yesterday morning. He was 53, survived by wife Catharine Hutchinson, a son Gerald, two sisters and two brothers. Funeral set for 11 am tomorrow at Mrs John R Wright’s residence with interment at Greenmount Cemetery Baltimore.
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Georgetown University Hospital
Conduit Road
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Carroll Downs
Supreme Court of
District of Columbia
Homeopathic
Louis E McComas
Harrison
Republican National Committee
Maryland
Washington
Catharine Hutchinson
Virginia
Gerald Downs
Westfield
John R Wright
Burton A Thissel
Howard F Downs
Wesley Chapel
M E Church
R S& Downs
O Street
Greenmount Cemetery
Baltimore
Liberty Bell Returns Home From Pacific Coast Journey
The Liberty Bell arrived in West Philadelphia at 4 pm and was escorted by a large military delegation. It was placed in a glass case at Independence Hall after a parade of thousands along the streets. Patriots at Independence Hall reflected on a safe, injury-free voyage and urged Thanksgiving for the bell’s safe return amid fears of possible damage during the trip.
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Pacific Coast
West Philadelphia
Independence Hall
Philadelphia
Hensley Chosen Leader Of Little Navy Democrats
Representative Hensley of Missouri was selected by the little navy faction of House Democrats to succeed the late Representative Witherspoon of Mississippi as nominal leader opposing the administration’s naval preparedness program. Witherspoon’s death at Meridian was a severe loss to big navy opponents. he had led battleship appropriation fights and served two terms, earning renown as a naval expert.
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Missouri
Little Navy
House
Representative Witherspoon
Mississippi
Witherspoon
Meridian
Miss
Baltimore man offers blood to save Grace Marshall
Howard F Speake of Baltimore offered his blood for a transfusion to save Grace Marshall, a 11 year prisoner allegedly held by her father. Speake’s offer was accepted by Emergency Hospital at Fasten, Md and he was asked to proceed to Maston for the operation if needed.
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Howard Speake
Baltimore
Grace Marshall
Washington Post
Howard F Speake
St. Michaels
Broker Hurt After Knife Accident in Bread Slicing
Oliver Humphrey a broker slipped while slicing bread and the bread knife pierced his chest near the heart. He was rushed to Knickerbocker Hospital in serious condition in New York on November 25.
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Washington
New York
Oliver Humphrey
Humphrey
Knickerbocker Hospital
22 Hurt in Southern Railroad rear end collision
A Salisbury North Carolina wreck Friday night left 22 injured and two dead after a southbound train passed a block signal and struck a standing special train near Salisbury station. Fatalities were Henry C Seivers and C. E. Hall, both of Charlotte. Governor candidate Max Gardner of Shelby was among the injured along with a list of passengers from Charlotte and nearby towns.
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Salisbury
N.C
Satinbury
General Office
Henry C Seivers
C E Hall
Charlotte
Max Gardner
Shelby
North Carolina
A L Tapley
Congressional committee to attend Witherspoon funeral
A House sergeant at arms announced a congressional committee will attend the funeral of Representative Samuel A Witherspoon in Meridian Mississippi this afternoon. The delegation includes the entire Mississippi House, Senators Williams Overman Bankhead Hansdell and Broussard.
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Meridan
Miss
House
Mississippi
Williams
Overman
North Carolina
Bankhead
Alabama
Hansdell and Broussard
Louisiana
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