Local Fuel Committee Warns on Coal Shortage Action
Chairman Carl F. Siemon of the local United States Fuel Administration committee says families will receive priority in fuel if famine strikes again. He notes no coal was in the city yesterday with supply lasting two to three days and asserts plans to meet fuel needs, including possible compulsory coal allocation to keep homes heated. Continued on page seven.
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Irman Carl F. Siemon
Ted States
Mr. Siemon
Gambling raid nets six men and owner in city
Sergeant Coughlin and Officers Halpin and Flanagan seized an alleged gambling house run by Valeskas. Six men including John Valeskas and a list of associates were taken into custody on gambling charges. Police say Valeskas’ reputation was notorious and he faced multiple complaints of brazen gambling activity.
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Rgeant Coughlin
Ick Halpin
Flanagan
Astar Valeskas
Gilbert Lei
Michael Vorchyon
Ry Hapis
Louis Sajeros
Georges
Louis Cheliers
Louis Sain
John Valeskas
Valeskas
John Vales
Joint
Nolori
Coughlin
Knife Like Wind Dashes Hopes Of Warmth In City
A cold wave spread across the city with temperatures dropping to 15 above at dawn and 2 above earlier, while asteady wind made the air biting. forecasts warned of harsher conditions by Saturday night as the weather man signaled bitter air from upstream sources.
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St. Lawrence River
Peace Parleys Split Over Ukraine Status At Brest-Litovsk
Amsterdam Jan 13 The Wolff Bureau reports at Brest-Litovsk that Count Czernin announced the Central Powers recognize the Ukraine delegation as an independent delegation representing the Ukraine republic but reserve formal recognition for the peace treaty Trotsky and Ukrainian secretary of State Bolubowyses echo the stance and say delegates will participate under this basis The session later debated whether Russian wireless statements during the recess violated the armistice spirit Hoffmann replied the issue centered on the armistice wording Bring
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Wolff Bureau
Brest-Litovsk
Count Chernin
Ukraine
Ukrainian
M. Trotzky
Count Czernin
M. Bolubowyses
Trotsky
Hoffmann
Rail executives urge war-time limit on government rail control
In New York, 177 railroads and 90 percent of U S mileage urged Congress to fix a definite end date for federal control, arguing the current bill is vague. The meeting at Island Central Terminal was attended by nearly 100 executives in a private session.
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New York
United States
Congress
Centrol
Coommon Careriers
Island Central
Westport Chauffeur Dies by Self Inflicted Gunshot
Rudolph Matthias, a 25 year old Westport chauffeur for William I Tenney, killed himself in Tenney's garage fearing draft induction after receiving a draft questionnaire. The German descent, native to America, left behind parents and several siblings in Greens Farms. Medical examiner noted death likely instantaneous. authorities were alerted.
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Westport
United States
Rudolph Matthias
William I. Tenney
Sylvan Avenue
Matthias
Tenney
Mr. Tenney
Germany
America
Ats
Fight over Cards Leads to Arrest of Ex-Policeman and Two Men
Frederick N. Feeley, ex policeman of 405 Hollister Avenue, was arrested on Golden Hill Street with farmer and detective on a technical assault charge after a poker game dispute with Matthew J. Layman of 52 Sedgwick Avenue. Neighbors alerted Patrolman Sheehan as the quarrel escalated, injuries were noted including a facial cut, and Mrs. Feeley was held as a material witness.
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Tayman
Taetrolman Sheehan
Golden Hill
Main Streets
Jaigniut
Robbery on Grand Street Ends with $40 Taken
Peter Bobick of GU Housitonic avenues was held up by two short white men at gunpoint late Saturday night on Grand Street Ext. They stole $40 and a pass to Briport Brass plant, which they later returned. He reported the robbery to police.
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Grand Street
Peter Bobick
GU Housitonic Avenues
Briport Brass Company
Hni
Babliek
Garfield to Cut Down Coal Supply to All Non-Essential Industries
Washington reports that beginning early this week the fuel administration will curtail coal to less essential eastern industries to ease the fuel famine. Federal administrators will apportion coal prioritizing households and war material industries, with many nonessential factories likely shut three days per week until the crisis ends.
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Washington
Fuel Administration
New York
Philadelphia
Garfield
Struggle to Burst Snow Bonds
Chicago faces a crippling blizzard as volunteers and thousands of municipal and railway workers clear streets and rail lines. By Saturday the weather eased, rail service limped back to partial operations, and outlying districts reported trains resuming routes, easing fuel and road shortages as plans to restore full schedules continue.
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Chicago
Middle West
Million Dollar Fire Destroys Indianapolis Industrial Block
A large industrial building in Indianapolis housing thirty manufacturing firms burned in a blaze judged incendiary by Chief Loucks. The four story brick complex, 600 by 200 feet, contained machinery for government war contracts. six dwellings, a church, a grocery, and a saloon were also destroyed. Loss estimated at 60 to 80 thousand dollars with substantial contents, no lives lost but danger from collapsing walls and flying embers.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Loucks
Josh
Canitall Supaner
Anc
Try Czar for His Life in Petrograd Proposals
Petrograd reports the executive committee of the Peasants deputies passed a resolution urging the council of workmen and soldiers deputies to move former Emperor Nicholas and his family from Tobolsk to Petrograd or Kronstadt. The council is asked to place the imperial family on trial before a revolutionary tribunal, with expectation of possible death.
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Petrograd
the Peasants Deputies
Council of Workmens and Soldiers
Nicholas
Tobolsk
Perograd
Kronstadt
Dig Up Wives to Get Free Draft Exemptions
Local draft boards report cases of husbands claiming dependency to gain exemption as eligible to support wives. With the draft near, some men allegedly rooking wives and using new rulings to block neutral allies from serving. Officials say up to ten percent of male registrants may seek exemption under these grounds and twenty percent of registered neutrals could qualify. Continued on page seven.
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Sander
Bridgeport
National Army
Inne
Wash
Saloons to Cut Hour More Off in Bridgeport
Bridgeport saloons will not open until 1 30 a m today and will close at 10 30 p m to save fuel after a voluntary decision by the Bridgeport Beer Wine and Liquor Dealers association led by chair Carl F Stemon The cabarets hotel bars and club bars are urged to follow suit with coal denial as a sanction if they refuse The fuel committee aims to conserve fuel and assist families first while urging stores to act patriotically and voluntarily.
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Carl F. Stemon
Bridgeport
Siemon
Bridgeport Beer, Wine and Liquor Dealers’ Association
Trolley Plunges Down Hill Injures Dozen in Thompsontville
A Hartford and Springfield line trolley car lost air brake control on a steep grade and sped down hill, crashing into a standing car. The motorman fled 300 feet from the collision. A dozen passengers suffered cuts and bruises from broken glass and impact.
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Thompsontville
Hartford
Springfield
Delay Action on Suffrage for 2 Weeks
Congress plans to keep committees at work on the railroad bill and war probe as it weighs measures. The senate will dispose of a resolution to grant the president power over the print paper industry while house actions focus on appropriations and the Indian budget. No move on the woman suffrage amendment is expected for two weeks.
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Congress
Senate
House
Baker
Senate Military Committee
Department of Munitions
Wilson
Daniel Willard
Bernard Baruch
War Inustries Board
Council of National
Daniels
War Department
Interstate Commerce
Anderson
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
House Committee
Grain shipments nearing end signal U S pause in Europe
Berlin reports Washington stands 90,000,000 bushels of wheat sent to Europe, a heavy blow to the entente. The move suggests America will stay off the European battlefield for now, influenced by German submarine gains pacifist strains at home and friction with Japan. The article says the entente hopes fade, France faces ration strain, and relief seems unlikely for weary troops.
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Amsterdam
Don
Norddeutsche Allegeims Zeitung
Berlin
Washington
United States
Europe
America
Wilson
Japan
France
Hun Drive Balked by Snowfall
Winter grips the war scene as fighting stalls on major fronts. Snowbound conditions slow German westward offensives and leave patrols and artillery actions as the main activity. Brest-Litovsk talks drag, while Petrograd eyes elections to replace the Constituent Assembly amid workman and peasant concerns. Northern Prussia reportedly to receive Ukrainian food aid as Bolsheviks avert famine in Petrograd and other cities.
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Italy
France
Belgium
Germany
Brest-Litovsk
Petrograd
Prussia
Ukraine
Iuyssit
Boy Chops Wood to Warm Family Suffers Swoon
A nine year old, Alfred Anech of 19 Quarry Street, fainted in a cellar while chopping wood for his family. His mother had sent him down for fuel for breakfast. The emergency hospital treated him with warm drinks and food, and he recovered though he remained confined to bed.
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Alfred Anech
Quarry Street
Alfred
Jie
James ¥. Keegan
Fatal shooting at Lexington Avenue coffee house
At 41 Lexington avenue last evening a fight ended in murder and shootings. Vincenzo Paoli died, Joseph Isange and Vincenzo Nodafavi were wounded, Joseph Luria injured. Eight arrested, four or more men believed at large as detectives pursue remaining suspects. Police found blood smeared rooms and a chaotic scene as witnesses described the deadly confrontation.
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St. Vincent's Hospital
Lexington Avenue
Vincenzo Paoli
Joseph Isange
Fulton Street
Vincenzo Nodafavi
Grand Street
Joseph Luria
Paoli
Main Street
Stova
Lexingir Avenue
Dcp
Poland
Cold Wave Breaks as Temperatures Rise Across Nation
Washington reports the cold wave ending after days of extreme lows from the Rocky Mountains to the Atlantic. Lowest readings include 34 below in Williston North Carolina, 10 below in St Paul, 6 below Louisville, 4 below Chicago, and 2 below St Louis. Reports from the South show zero in Nashville and above freezing in Atlanta, Birmingham, Little Rock, and Mobile. A severe blizzard earlier isolated Cleveland with eight below zero, causing transport paralysis and injuries, while other cities logged record lows and frozen rivers.
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New England
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South Atlantic
Rocky Mountain
Kansas
Missouri
Illinois
Kentucky
Unessee
St. Lawrence Valley
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Weather Bureau Tonight
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N. C
St. Paul
Mercury
Louisville
Chicago
St. Louis
Nashville
Atlanta
Birmingham
Little Rock
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