Crown Prince Frederick William to Spend Christmas in Amerongen
Former Crown Prince Frederick William plans a Christmas visit to Amerongen from Wieringen island. Dutch circles view the trip as evidence of reconciliation with his son. A Christmas tree was bought for the exiled monarch and gifts arrived from Germany. He hosted a tree party on Saturday for 20 German children, distributing autographed photographs.
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Associated Press
Amerongen
Frederick William
Wieringen
Germany
Cora Brunken
Toledo
Polm Mearer
Dubuque
O. P. Alexander
Anna Grey
Plainview
Neb
Hudson
W. M. Allenhaugh
George Johnson
Arkansas
Farmers’ Institute
Aug. Schieffelbel
Waterloo
Elizabeth Mastain
Cedar Falls
Byron Sargent
Ralph W. Shimer
Gertrude A. Fagen
Elkhart
Ind
Shimer
Treaty peace in Senate near as parties seek compromise
Washington reports progress in Senate negotiations between party leaders on a compromise for ratifying the peace treaty. Some senators predicted early action before January 16, aiming to allow wartime prohibition and a wet period before the constitutional amendment takes effect.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Senate
Wilson
Russia Seeks Immediate Peace Talks With Poland
Moscow reports Foreign Minister Tchitcherin has proposed starting instant peace negotiations with Poland. The Polish government was asked to indicate a time and place to open discussions.
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Associated Press
London
M. Tchitcherin
Poland
Moscow
Helsingfors
Russia
Rige
American Aid Needed to Succor Austria Says Curzon
London dispatch reports Foreign Secretary Curzon telling the Lords that no large relief plan is feasible without U S help. He said Britain and France proposed and America agreed to hold Austrian securities used to guarantee Vienna food purchases, and the United States would take the great pictures as security.
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Associated Press
London
Viscount Bryce
House of Lords
Austria
Harl Curzon
United States
England
France
America
Four Injured When Passenger Train Jumps Tracks Near Mitchell
Four persons were slightly injured when a Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul passenger train bound for Chicago jumped the tracks six miles east of Mitchell South Dakota. A derailed eastbound No 8 train on the Iowa and Dakota division was reported at Burton seven miles east of Mitchell with rail officials seeking a clearer report on the accident.
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Associated Press
Mitchell
Here
Chicago, Milwaukee
China Bound Silver Dollars Aimed at East Trade Stabilization
New York reports three million silver dollars will be shipped to China from San Francisco on Christmas Day to stabilize far eastern exchange and conserve U S gold. The announcement comes as a major effort to support international trade and currency balance.
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Associated Press
New York
China
San Francisco
Flier Knighted for feat in England to Australia flight
London December 23 Captain Ross Smith the first aviator to fly from England to Australia was knighted in the order of the British empire. His observer Macpherson Smith shared the honor. Col Freemantle elected to parliament for St Albans in Hertfordshire in the by election held December 10.
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Associated Presa
London
Order of the
King George
Ross Smith
England
Australia
Smith
Macpherson Smith
Col. Freemantle
Associated Press
Lient
Co. Freemantle
St. Albans
Hertfordshire
Derersher
Paris Pianist Louis Diemer Dies at 81
Louis Joseph Diemer a noted Paris pianist and composer dies in Paris He was born February 14 1843 in Paris A prolific performer and composer he left a lasting mark on the Paris music scene through decades of concerts and works
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Paris
Preas.y
Louis Joseph Diemer
Paria
City in Brief: Waterloo Notes and Local Movements
Alfred Longley in Marshall on legal business. Viola Cleary visits New Hampton. H H Strayer to Chicago. W L Beecher to Dougherty for Christmas. Public library closes 6 pm Wednesday and reopens Friday 10 am. Miss Helen Humphrey to St Paul. McCoy family to Sigourney for Christmas. Numerous locals travel for holidays. quarantines for scarlet fever and diphtheria. legislative labor committee to meet at Building Trades hall. A mix of court actions, divorces, and funeral notices fill the page.
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Viola Cleary
New Hampton
H. H. Strayer
Chicago
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Dougherty
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St. Paul
Minn
Ansel Humphrey
BE. H. McCoy
Sigourney, Ia
Doris
Allen
Mary Sedgwick
Milwaukee- Downer College
B. Bolter
Charles D. Rothmeyer
Los Angeles
Cat
Roy Nelson
Earlville
F. P. Peterson
Glenwood Street
H. B. Bightey
H. Brandhurst
Hudson
California
Henry Lewis
Willow Springs
Clark D. Moody
Waterloo
White
George E. Lichty
Dean Richmond
Jack
Champaign
H. Eugene Reed
Des Moines
Repass Automobile Company
Joseph Tegeler
L. P. McReynolds
Gertrude Cavanaugh
Washington, D. C
F. Mann
Commercial Street
Commercial and
Park Avenue
Waterloo Bank
Mitchell
Dee
F. D. Cady
Jennie
Dean
Mesiday
E. J. Stokes
L. W. Williams
Pierre
D. Dean Beckner
Kansas City
Art Auto’ School
Benedict
West Mitchell
Carl Thompson
Della India
Esther Mader
Dent
Ming
Howat at liberty on word ten thy to halt strikes
Des Moines reports a strike by 150 miners at South Wea Moines Coal Company halted after officials say explosives were stored in the shaft bottom. Alexander Howat released from Marion county jail and agrees to back international officers in ending strikes. Kansas coal mines idle as protests grow.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
South
Wea
Indianapolis
Ind
Alexander Howat
Kansas
United Mine Workers of America
Marion County
United States
A.B. Anderson
Howat
Pittsburg
Kan
Judge Anderson
United Mine Workers
United States District
A. R. Anderson
Final Discharge and Parole Reported in Fort Madison Case
The article notes a final discharge from the Fort Madison penitentiary and a parole on December 2, 1918. It also describes Hopkins dying from a shot through the heart after running a distance to the sidewalk where he fell. Four men injured in an oil blast forge explosion at Illinois Central shops were hospitalized with severe facial burns. the victims include Gustav Korper, L. Be. Fideler, Joseph Sansone, and Freq Kammeyer, all named with addresses.
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Fort Madison
Hopkins
al Tho
Illinois Central
Gustav Korper
Almond Street
L. BE. Fideler
Firet Street
Joseph Sansone
Logan
Freq Kammeyer
Fourth Street
St. Francia Hospital
No Booze on Shipping Board Vessels to South America Ports
The Shipping Board bans intoxicating liquors on passenger ferries between New York and South America. The We Moccasin will sail from New York Saturday. Chairman Payne holds that liquor may not be sold on government owned ships even if outside US three mile limit. serving wine with meals stays undecided.
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Associated
Treas
Washington, D. C
New York
South America
Payne
United States
Illinois women join fight to curb egg prices
Chicago reports the state fair price commission credited a reorganization of Illinois women with driving egg prices down from 77 to 65 cents a dozen in two days. Major A. A. Sprague predicts further drops in butter potatoes and coffee as housewives push back against high costs. Seventy thousand women joined the effort.
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Associated Press
Chicago
State Fair Price Commission
A. A. Sprague
Christmas Cheer Booze Runners Nabbed With 44 Quarts
Police capture four suitcases containing 44 quarts of Bourbon whisky from L. C. Nauman and Hart McAdams as they alight from a Rock Island train at Bluff and Seventh. Value exceeds $300. Men held for illegal transportation of liquor. Evidence secured under guard.
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Hart McAdams
St. Louia
Rock Island
Bluff
Seventh Streets
Ilesat
Women Vote on $600,000 West High School Bond
Women may vote December 29 on a $600,000 west high school building project. The election runs 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Lawson garage, 637 Jefferson Street. Eligibility notes: 21 years old, state resident six months, county resident 60 days. No registration needed for women. men must re-register if precinct changes. On-site registration allowed at polling place.
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West
Lawson
Reims Cathedral to Celebrate Mass on Christmas Morning
Christmas mass will be held at Reims cathedral by Cardinal Lucan. The damaged chapel area with a wooden roof and glass windows was prepared by the commission of historic monuments and the society of friends at an expense over 15000 dollars. About fifty local children supported by the American Red Cross will rehearse carols for the service despite no heating in the cathedral.
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Associated Press
Reims
Lucan
Society of Friends of the
Belma
Ifty
American Red Cross
Seattle Post Intelligencer
I. W. W. Stan
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Bolshevists
Whey
Weare Street
Presbyterian Church
Lynwood
Wwe
John
Clarksville
Columbia Woman's Club
Mia
Santa Claus
Santa
University
Wobblies driven from Bellingham amid civic tension
Clarksville items note holiday moves and community notices as letters discuss the I W W presence in Bellingham and Ballingham headlines. The piece mixes local social updates with wartime era labor tensions and Christmas activities in Clarksville and area towns.
Damages Sought in Death of Miss Larson at Hotel Russell
A suit filed today asks $15,000 damages from Hotel Russell Larson company on behalf of Pauline Louise Larson's estate. Administrator Torrel O. Larson alleges negligence caused burns at the hotel on Oct 27 1918 leading to her death Dec 11 1918. Larson was 19 and earned $15 weekly.
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Miss Larson
Hotel
Russell-Larson Company
Torrel O. Larson
Pauline Louise Larson
Burns
Pershing Dine Today Where He Lived Years Ago
Crowds gather in Dyrlx for a Christmas visit as Pershing travels by train from Lipieolp Neb. Officials note many rural residents arrive by car despite drizzle. Mayor Ed Allen and Gov. Frederick D Gardner are welcomed as gratitude for his World War I service is voiced.
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Pershing
Pagis
Lipeolp
Neb
Dyrlx
Ed Allen
Gen. Pershing
Frederick D. Gardner
Woman writes final will near death in San Francisco
Lydia E B Mires who died weeks ago left a will declaring she is not a spring chicken and naming gifts to kind friends. She asks burial with her mother’s right side and notes Sacramento property valued around 3000 dollars. The document states this is her only will and describes gifts and directions for distribution and funeral arrangements.
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Stockton
Sacramento
San Francisco
Cal
Lydia EB. Mires
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