British Labor Backs Russia in Self Determination Call
London January 15 The British Labour party and Trades Union Congress say the British people accept Russia's principle of self determination and no annexations for the empire. They urge rapid self government, oppose Ottoman domination, support equal rights for Arabs Palestinians Armenians and call for a universal peace conference to oversee tropical Africa and Europe.
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Asia
London
British Labor Party
Middle East Africa
India
Labor Party
Trades Union Congress
Brest-Litovsk
Russia
Great Britain
Canada
Australia
South Africa
New Zealand
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Europe
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Courland
Lithuania
Russian
Poland
Central
New Bedford Urges Soft Coal Use Amid Short Supply
New Bedford officials urge households to switch to soft coal due to ongoing fuel shortages. H H Crapp chair of the Fuel Committee says no relief or hard coal is expected to arrive soon and residents must decide to burn soft coal.
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New Bedford
H. H. Crapp
Spy plot arrests move through Baltimore and Norfolk
Lieutenant Walter Spoermann, accused German spy, was brought to Baltimore from the aviation field near Norfolk and jailed. His brother Frederick H. C. Spoermann, also arrested, was moved to jail hours earlier, after a prior arrest in the city.
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Baltimore
Walter Spoermann
Norfolk
United States Marshal’s Office
Frederick H. C. Spoermann
Suspect Aisch Held in Spoermann Case Seizures Surge
Federal agents seized papers from Marius Aisch of this city after he claimed Spoermann entrusted him with a suitcase. Authorities report incriminating letters and say several suspects are in custody though the exact number remains secret. Aisch and a companion jailed. a Washington hotel violinist tied to Spoermann’s movements.
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Marius Aisch
Aisch
Spoermann
Baltimore
United States
Risch
Washington
Norfolk
Newport News
Hunt Spies in Hub Brings Boston to National Spy Sweep
Federal agents probe German spy ring tied to Walter Spoermann amid Boston investigations. Justice officials and U S attorneys direct nightlong searches across city departments, with several arrests anticipated and citizens urged to report knowledge of German espionage.
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Walter Spoermann
Baltimore
Boston
Spoermann
Washington
Department of Justice
United States
Thomas J. Boynton
Mr. Boynton
Robert L. Howze
Department
Northeast
New England
Yarmouth Bombarded by Sea Foe Kills Three
Official report says Yarmouth was shelled last night by a submarine or light cruiser. Fire lasted about five to eight minutes. three people were killed and 10 injured while many homes suffered shattered windows and damaged roofs. One victim was a sailor aboard his ship who had escaped submarines.
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London
Yarmouth
England
Daylight Robbers Take $22 from Bedside Burglary
A man at 17 Bowdoin Street reports two burglars burst into his room about 6 15 yesterday afternoon. One robber leveled a revolver while the other stole $22 from his pockets.
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Jonn Seid
Bowdoin Street
Italians Win New Victory On Monte Asolone Front
After days of inactivity caused by heavy snows and severe cold, Italian forces attacked the Austro German front in Monte Asolone and gained ground. They also strengthened the Piave bridgehead east of Cape Sile, pushing back trenches despite fierce counterattacks.
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Monte Asolone
Piave
Cape Sile
Italians Break Through in Hill Region Capturing Officers and Men
Austro-German resistance held firm in the hill region while Italian forces with artillery inflicted heavy casualties and captured eight officers and 283 men. Canadi ans raided German trenches north of Lens taking prisoners and a machine gun. Yarmouth on the English east coast was bombarded with 20 shells, three killed and 10 injured. An early plenary meeting of the Supreme Allied War Council at Versailles was planned to discuss the reinforced German offensive on the Western Front.
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Lens
Yarmouth
Versailles
Supreme
Allied War Council
Trunk Tragedy Kills Three Children in Dover Street
A mother dies as three youngsters, Umberto De Mauro Pasquale Avassa and another Avassa child, are found inside a Dover Street trunk. Rescue attempts fail. Umberto survives hospital care while two siblings die. Neighbors and patrolmen respond. motive and trunk safety questions arise.
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Umberto de Mauro
Avassa
de Mauro
Dover Street
Mary Avassa
Rose
Holy Trinity
Umberto
Pasquale Avassa
Formation of National Boot and Shoe Bureau Approved
The National Boot and Shoe Manufacturers Association approved forming a national statistical bureau to inform shoe makers about leather supply regional conditions and other matters. A $10,000 preliminary budget will be raised via rated assessments on members.
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New York
United States
National
Boot and Shoe Manufacturers’ Association
Beauty Doctor Reveals Home Hair Darkening Mix
Detroit beauty doctor Miss Alice Whitney shares a low-cost home formula to darken gray hair. Mix half a pint of water with 1 oz bay run, Barbo Compound, and 1% oz glycerine, then apply to hair twice weekly until the desired shade. The preparation promises non sticky, non greasy results and a youthful look.
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Alice Whitney
Detroit
Mich
Cue Lair
Harvard Men Asked for Optical Goods
Assistant Secretary Franklin D Roosevelt appealed to Harvard men to donate binoculars spyglasses telescopes and other visual apparatus to the U S navy. With foreign supplies cut off since the war the demand has tripled. Donors should tag each item with their name and address and send to Franklin D Roosevelt National Observatory Washington D C.
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Harvard
United States Navy
Franklin D. Roose
United States
Ranklin D. Roosevelt
National Observatory
Washington, D
Newport stores consider shorter hours for coal conservation
In Newport Illinois on January 13 business leaders plan to reduce shop hours to eight in the morning to six thirty in the afternoon to save coal. Thirteen cars of hard coal arrived today averting a threatened fuel famine.
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Newport
R. IL
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