War progress reports from front and sea worldwide
Western Newspaper Union summarizes artillery activity on Italian and western fronts. Ostend reportedly bombarded. Turkish and British naval actions noted. American names appear in Ottawa casualty list. French repulse raids near Loivre. British air losses and prisoners tally. Germany pins hopes on western offensive and possible French revolution. King Ferdinand of Romania now protected by Allies. Air supremacy race and merchant marine losses cited with weekly totals.
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Ostend
Belgium
Berlin
Dardanelles
Ottawa
D. E. Barlinger
Huron
S. D
N. H. Roberts
Los Angeles
Cal
Loivre
St. Mithiel
Graincourt
Hargicourt
Germany
France
Ferdinand
Romania
Petrograd
London Daily Express
Admiralty
Bolshevik actions and world events reported abroad
Reports from Petrograd describe the dissolution of the Constituent Assembly and executions of Austro Hungarian troops. Lloyd George urges more men as bread riots and factory strikes alarm Europe. Vilhjalmur Stefansson claims Arctic lands for Canada and new islands near Banks Island are found. American women praised as pivotal to war’s outcome by Andre Tardieu at a New York banquet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petrograd
Nikolai Lenine
Lloyd George
London
Foreign Office
Buenos Aires
Count von Luxburg
Argentina
Andre Tardieu
United States
Vassar College
New York
Arctic
Banksland
Vilhejalmur Stefansson
A. Lane
Fairbanks
Alaska
Arctic Ocean
Bartel Island
Canada
Red Cross seeks forty thousand nurses immediately
The American Red Cross issues a call for forty thousand nurses as part of a sweeping recruitment drive. A nationwide effort is underway to mobilize qualified medical personnel and support during a period of high demand.
Government orders halt industry east of the Mississippi
A five day wartime shutdown order aims to free coal for war ships and supplies. Garfield explains the need to push coal to Atlantic ports so ships can carry munitions and food to American forces and allies abroad. The move follows top-level discussions on oil leasing and price controls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lane
Daniels
Gregory
Ferris
House Public Lands Committee
Lenroot
Garfield
Atlantic
Handicap Wrestling Match Set in Gallup New Mexico
A handicap wrestling match is planned for February 1 in Gallup New Mexico. The recap includes Wyoming Cowboys beating the Tigers at Colorado Springs in a basketball game and Colorado Agricultural College defeating State Teachers of Greeley 49 to 13 at Fort Collins. Carville Ray Morgan of Baltimore, a second baseman for the Washington Baseball Club, married Florence Irene Gaffard of Bladensburg Maryland. Pacific coast harness racing had a strong year with five months of races starting July 11 and culminating in Phoenix Arizona in November without any rain delays.
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Gallup
N. M
Wyoming Cowboys
Tigers
Colorado Springs
Colorado College
Colorado Agricultural College
State Teachers of Greeley
Fort Collins
Carville Ray Morgan
Baltimore
Washington Baseball Club
Florence Irene Gaffard
Bladensburg
Phoenix
Ariz
Ship Texan Arrives Safely After Sea Collision
News items report the Texan arriving safely at an American port under its own steam after a sea collision. Other notes mention American women drivers in France, labor transport plans from Porto Rico, a Civil War descendant's death by gas inhalation in New Jersey, fuel plant exemptions, a Chicago arrest tied to I W W plots, German bigamy alarms, and Ren Lindsey going to France to study social conditions for women and children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texan
France
United States
Porto Rico
Department of Labor
Virgin Islands
Ulysses Grant Hillyer
William G. Hillyer
Grant
East Orange
N. J
Continental Oil Company of
Denver
Fuel Administration
Ren. B. Lindsey
Flint Hides and Livestock Prices Report
Market notes list dry hides and buckskin prices across Flint with varied rates for bull and stag hides, salt hides, green salted and cured hides, and lambs. Includes weights over and under 40 pounds, glue hides, and shearlings with cents per pound figures and small price differentials.
Wool Pelts and Shearlings Auction Notes
Short wool pelts and shearlings offered with 2 murian and 10 necks saddles and pieces at value. Details sparse but indicate a livestock goods sale with assorted wool items listed.
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Essere
Boston Wool Market Prices Reported by Region
Boston wool market notes varied prices by region and quality. Texas fine wool on 12 months ranged about 1.68 to 1.72 per unit, California northern around 1.70 to 1.75, Oregon eastern No 1 staple about 1.80 to 1.82, and Territory fine erie near 1.80 to 1.85 with several grade differences.
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Boston
Texas
California
Middle County
Southern
Oregon
Eastern Cotn
Valley
Territory
Erie
New York Cotton Prices Move With Market Session
New York cotton quotes show January at 32.02 cents per pound March at 81.17 cents May at 31.00 July at 80.70 October at 29.46 and Middling at 32.60 cents per pound reflecting trading levels across listed maturities.
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New York
Chicago Grain and Provision Prices Report
Chicago prices show corn No 3 yellow at 1.80 and No 4 yellow at 1.62, oats No 3 white 81¾ cents, rye No 2 at 1.90, barley 1.40 to 1.59, timothy 5.00 to 8.00, clover 21.00 to 28.00, pork nominal, lard 24.90, ribs 23.60 to 24.35, linseed from Duluth bid 3.514 to 3.66144, January 3.514% bid, May 3.47 bid, duty 3.42 bid, October 3.30.
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Chicago
Duluth
Minn
Austrian Labor Costs Ministry Pact With Hun Chiefs
Austrian labor costs ministry signs a pact with Hungarian leaders to coordinate wage and employment policies. The agreement aims to ease cross border labor dynamics and foster regional economic stability through joint oversight and reforms.
Bill in Senate Call for Universal Draft From Eighteen to Sixty Two
A Senate bill backed by Senator McCumber would authorize the President to order universal registration and drafting of men aged 18 to 62 to support war industries. Provost Marshal Crowder warned boards against issuing abroad enlistment permits to draft-age men.
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Washington
McCumber
Military Committee
Crowder
Selective Service
Three Deaths in Blizzard Rages Across Border Regions
A severe storm strikes Texas New Mexico and northern Mexico causing deaths from exposure and accidents. Three die in El Paso while fifteen Mexicans perish in the mountains south of Chihuahua City. Many cattle die and food and fuel shortages loom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
el Paso
Texas
New Mexico
Old Mexico
Chihuahua City
Mexico
Parral
Juarez
Navy Loss Wipes Out Turkish Cruisers Sultan Selim and Mi dullu
London reports the Turkish fleet suffered near total destruction with the loss of the large cruisers Sultan Selim and Mi dullu, signaling a major blow to naval power and control in the region.
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London
Turkey
Sultan Selim
Midullu
Williams named to state public utilities panel in vacancy
Leroy J. Williams of Central City, former state senator and House member, is appointed to the state public utilities commission to fill the vacancy from M. H. Aylesworth resignation. He will serve until January 1921 if the Senate confirms at the Twenty second General Assembly. J. T. Duce of Boulder becomes chief clerk in the Bureau of Mines.
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Denver
Leroy J. Williams
Central City
House of Representatives
State Public Utilities Commission
M. H. Aylesworth
Senate
Twenty-second
General Assembly
J. T. Duce
Boulder
Bureau of Mines
Arizona State News items from Western Newspaper Union
Arizona reports several regional developments including a planned smelter in Tucson and a reopened Mexican consulate in Clifton. Key notes cover a 800-member Mesa Red Cross chapter, suspended meatless day order, jail expansion in Tucson, a new 300-ton mine plant at Red Cloud, road work between Tombstone and Gleeson, and 1917 marriage licenses and divorces in Pima County. Other items note a Globe sewer plan, Gila Valley creamery milk prices, paving Phoenix to Mesa, Klondyke robbery, new Seventeenth Cavalry barracks at Miami, and local political shifts and court actions.
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Patrick Sullivan
Colo
Oatman
Clifton
Mesa
The
Red Cross Society
Arizona
Tucson
Red Cloud Consolidated Mines Company
Tombstone
Gleeson
Pima County
Phoenix City
Patagonia
Duquesne
United States Food Administration
Globe
Gila Valley
Graham County
Phoenix
George P. Henderson
Hunt
Fred S. Breen
John T. Hughes
J. P. Hodgson
Board of Regents
State University
William Evans
Miami
Husband saves wife endorses Lydia Pinkham remedy
Mrs JAS Rohrberg from Pittsburgh credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with curing long standing weakness causing backache and headaches after her husband bought three bottles. The ad urges other women with irregularities or nervous symptoms to try the remedy and contact Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. for information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Lydia E. Pinkham
Jas. Rohrberg
Knapp S&j
N.S
Rohrberg
Lydia E Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co
Lynn, Mass
Take Care of Your Horses with Dr Roberts PHYSIC BALL
Dr David Roberts offers PHYSIC BALL and HORSE TONIC to keep horses in prime condition, claiming quarterly use yields a sleek coat and worm prevention. Also promotes a free Practical Home Veterinarian booklet and includes dealer contact in Waukesha Wisconsin for abortion in cows.
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David Roberts
Grand Avenue
Waukesha
Wis
Arctic expedition ends with boot and log gin rations
In a harsh voyage scene a girl jokes about rationing as the expedition survives on boots and log gins after supply shortages. The dialogue reflects strain and grim humor amid scarce food, with a quip about price rises for food substitutes.
Boschee's German Syrup Advertises Cough Relief
Boschee's German Syrup claims to quiet coughs soothe sore throats and lungs reduce bronchial irritation and aid restful sleep. It is described as a fifty two year American made prescription aiding natural health and useful for lung trouble asthma croup and bronchitis sold in civilized countries.
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America
Adv
But She Knew Irate Father Dialogue in a Note
A terse exchange features an irate father questioning a close young man while a witness or confidante responds with evasive warmth. The dialogue hints at social tension and curiosity surrounding a personal relationship.
Poor Resolution Regrets Over Unmade Happenings
A reflective note on how some people dwell on regrets about events that never occur and how such thoughts fail to sustain action or clarity. The passage cautions against losing time to imagined outcomes.
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Alicante
Valencia
Spain
Lima
Peru
Western
American Red Cross
Colorado
William H. Thompson
Kansas
Topeka
Erick Hill
Salt Lake
Jacob Karp
Corbin
Mont
Joseph Sharp
Salt Lake City
Osborn
Treasury
Congress
A. Mitchell Palmer
SPORT
Linda Jose
Union Station
I. W. W. Plotters
Geneva
Denver Markets
Upland
Nebr
South Park
Gunnison Valley
Klour
Aisisigie
Soko
Wwe
F.C.B. Denver
H. H
Labor Costs Ministry
Trotsky
U. S
Western Newspaper
Amsterdam
Vienna
Berliner Morgen
Count von Toggenburg
Sir Edward Carson
Brest-Litovsk
Berne
Austria
Russia
Copenhagen
M. Kokoshkin
M. Shingareff
Lokal Anzeiger
Leon Trotzky
Paris
Limburg
Turk
Williams
Utilities Board
Arizona State News
Klondyke
Seventeenth Cavalry
Jack McIver
Mohave County
Long Valley
Arizona Corporation Commission
Hopewell Tunnel
Jerome
William Nelson
Santa Fé
Parker
American National Live Stock Association
E. M. Williams
Margaret Williams
John A. Ellis
Superior Court
Dean
Warren
Yuma
Ajo
New Cornelia Copper Company
Agricultural Extension Service
University of Arizona
United States Department of Agriculture
Husband
Egbert
Cuticura
Dept. X
Boots
Loggins
Boschee
Mr. Madara
Geo. T. Madara
Mt. Vernon Ave
Pitman Grove
Camden
Philip Schmitz
Madara
Doan
Foster-Milburn CO
Buffalo, N. Y
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