Snowbound Colorado and Midwest hit by heavy snows
Denver folk face delays as central western states endure a heavy blizzard. Special Agent E H Dickason reports trains stalled and communications disrupted from Colorado to Kansas. Denver sees up to two feet of snow while other areas report lighter accumulations, complicating travel and commerce. Complaints filed in justice courts include disorderly conduct and nuisance claims.
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Colorado City
E. H. Dickinson
Department of Justice
Hole Iday
Western States
Dickason
Butte
Kansas
Colorado
Chicago
Justice Courts
Torney Jackson
Dolly Gurich
South Gaylord
Frank Bubick
James Marron
Margaret Marron
Sarah
West Copper ’Street
John Doe
Four Widows Placed on County Relief List
Judge Dwyer ordered the homes of four widows placed on the county relief list under the dependent child act. One woman has five children, another four, another three, and another two. The wid furnished enables the women to keep their children at home and under their care.
Bolshevik Army Meets Disaster Amid Train Escape
The Associated Press reports Lenin narrowly escaped capture on a Bolshevik armored train near Perm as several party members were taken prisoner. The operation involved Siberian troops and two Czechs, with a large number of prisoners reported and Bolshevik regiments annihilated. Semenoff forces advance near Verkhni Udinek on the Siberian railway as German-prisoner transports continue.
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Pres
Kama
Semenoff
Chita
Verkhni Udinek
Siberian
Lake Baikal
Washington junior high to reopen next week for classes
The Washington junior high, used as an emergency hospital during the influenza outbreak, will reopen next Wednesday or Thursday for educational use. Superintendent W. B. Raddock announced the plan as fumigation and disinfection proceed. About junior high students are now at the senior high, a drop due to students leaving to work.
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Washington
Wees
Walkerville Postmaster Resigns After Shortage of Pay
J. H. Suydam resigns as Walkerville postmaster citing insufficient salary and time for private business. Civil service exams set for February 19 in Butte to fill the $1,000 annual post office role. Eligibility requires U S citizenship, residence in delivery area, and age 21 to 64 on exam date.
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J. H. Suydam
Walkerville
Postoffice Department
Butte Postoffice
Suydam
Butte
United States
Memorial of Elks Postponed to January Event
The Elks memorial, delayed by influenza bans, will be held at the Broa Way theater on the evening of January. Musical productions accompany the program. Miss Jeanette Exekiels, Red Cross home service secretary, travels to Lake City with her father, then to Florida for the winter.
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Broa Way Theater
Florida
Jeanette Exekiels
Home Service Section
The
Red Cross
Lake City
Lang and Lang set new high altitude record
London reports Captain Lang flew to 30 500 feet with observer Blowers, though his oxygen bottle failed and frostbite struck both men. The record surpasses prior feats by Oelerich and Hawker, with earlier American and European pilots also noted in the era. A separate item notes Miss Elsie Boyer’s giant radish weighing over three pounds with circumference of 14 percent inches.
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London
Ipswich
Lang
Blowers
Heinrich Oelerich
Oelerich
H.G. Hawker
Dayton
Ohio
R. W. Schroeder
Wilbur Wright Aviation Feld
Canton
Giano Rapisa
Elsie Boyer
Fortana
Destruction of German capital ships urged by Admiral Rodman
Washington January 3 Admiral Rodman former North Sea fleet commander told the House War Affairs Committee that destroying all German capital ships would remove a future threat and spare funds for other ships. He argued submarines destroyers and light cruisers should be kept for years of usefulness while capital ships are unnecessary. President Wilson reportedly deemed plans to sink German craft unsatisfactory.
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Washington
Wiles
Home Wav Affairs Committee
Rodman
North Sea
Maiutai
Paris
Wilson
Vast Army Medical Corps stores shown for expansion
The report details large scale expansion of the US Army Medical Corps in France including hospital trains, new supplies, and equipment. It notes 23 more hospital trains and 30 so called Meitting trains under construction, with massive purchases of absorbent cotton, first aid packets, foot powder, and thousands of yards of gauze and other items. The medical department is said to have paid a large share of costs and its casualties record reflects devoted service.
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France
Pla
New War Stamps Placed On Sale At Post Office
War savings stamps are issued and sold at post offices and agencies citywide as the 1918 issue proved. A new certificate level makes thrift easy during and after the war with prices set at four dollars and twelve cents per stamp. State Director Harry Turner has been reappointed, boosting low priced bonds and aligning stamp and Liberty bond quotas for 1919.
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Giubimay H
Monstana
Totel
Harry
Turner
Arie Bowers
Wate Savings
Federal Reserve
Yesserday
Federal Reserve District
Paris Reports Marshal Foch Allows German Election Participation
Paris dispatch says Marshal Foch grants Germans in the occupied Rhine provinces permission to vote in German elections. The Matin notes he will permit freedom of the press and assembly as far as order remains.
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Paris
Havas
Marshal Foch
Matin
Rhine
Ite
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Central West
Gaida
Nikolai Lenine
Spen
Memorial OF Elks
Eee
Cerman
House Committee
Army Medical Corps
Yukon
Mithell Lewis Star
Pathe News
Parks Organ
Goldwyn Picture
Louis Bennison
Johnny
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