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Christmas holdup, "robberies and frum battles which provided a sensa fionatly tragic. side" to Chicago's holiday, Bight were injured in major fires which dig damage estimated At. $202,000, There were nnumertig amaher fron, mostly conred by ignition of christian trees by wax candles, The number of fires was Somewhat out "down this year by {he increasing use of eleetsic ight, Dut short-cneuits were responsible for a few blanes—United Pres Much Better in New York New York, Dec. 25.
Santa Claus ruled the entire packed Christmas stockings greated the advent of Christmas day.
Virtually all business enter-rises were closed and only railway, postal and other necessary workers. remained on duty. Most of the country was locked in a "cold spell" but the Middle West train dislocation of the past few days was for the most part adjusted so that delivery of Christmas gifts to various parts of the United States was on time as usual, 'A noticeable feature of the day was the universal observance among all the peoples of the large cities. Christmas has become a great national holiday observed Chinese, Japanese and others in the United States who were not accustomed to take note of the event in their homelands.
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