Five Die in Farmhouse Murder Mystery Near Little Sioux
Omaha reports five persons found slain at a farm eight miles east of Little Sioux Iowa. Wilbur Johnson his wife and their eight year old son Miss Mabel Jones Baby Jones and William Barnes were killed. Barnes believed killer prior jealousy related motive. The Johnson girl disappeared as details remain scarce.
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Swindlers Drain Over Half a Billion in Liberty Bonds
New York reports date Jan 4 Associated Press says large cross order sales of Liberty bonds by tax dodgers pushed one day totals past 40.6 million. District attorney urges Stock Exchange inquiry into names of wealthy men blamed for driving government bonds below par. He claims Liberty bondholders are swapping bonds for worthless stocks with about 20 million swindled in one western state and a nationwide total well over 500 million.
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Cheyenne Police Force Faced Major Shakeup Rumors
Rumors claim the Cheyenne police department will undergo a sweeping change Monday with Ed Smalley named chief. Citizens press Mayor Stone for action accusing the current force of leniency toward lawbreakers, while Chief Emberey could be replaced after years in office.
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Rhine crisis worsens as former Kaiser withdraws indoors
Amerongen Jan 4 The former German emperor has recovered enough to rejoin the family but stays indoors. The Rhine is rising rapidly flooding lower lands around the castellian area. Farmhouses are cut off from neighboring villages with boats the only link.
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Amerongen
Pope and President Hold Half Hour Vatican Talk
Central News reports a brief meeting at the Vatican where the pope and the president discussed major issues. Topics included Palestine and Armenia with the pope showing telegrams about Armenian flight.
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London
Palestine
Armenia
Midwinter Tennis Opens at Pinehurst Country Club
The Pinehurst North Carolina tournament venue hosts the annual mid winter championship kickoff on January 5 as top players from across the nation gather for an expected record turnout.
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America
Pinehurst Country Club
President Wilson seeks 100 Million Food Relief for War-Torn Europe
President Wilson's first major postwar policy urges immediate appropriation of 100 million dollars to feed starving populations outside Germany including Austria Turkey Poland and western Russia. Secretary Glass forwards the message directing a Hoover chaired international body to manage shipments estimated at 1.6 billion dollars in six months funded by recipient nations and aid groups.
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Serbia Rejects Italy Claim on Adriatic Coast
In Paris Dr Esnitch, Serbia’s minister to France, denounced a secret 1915 treaty that would grant Italy control of the Adriatic east coast. He warned Serbia would resist any vassal arrangement and fight to the finish if imposed. He said the US stance against secret pacts helps secure fair play for small nations.
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Allied fleets sink or capture 202 German submarines
London report states allied fleets destroyed or captured 202 submarines during the war. Fourteen additional German subs were destroyed by their own forces, and seven were interned in neutral countries.
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London
Petrograd Becomes One Vast Buying Ground Amid Street Casualties
Seven teen Bolsheviks say Petrograd will become a vast buying ground as daily street deaths mount. Herring at 20 rubles a chunk of firewood at 300 rubles, oats scarce, food dire for common people.
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Petrograd
Americans Hold Against Three to One Odds at Kadish
Archangel January report says Americans recaptured Kadish village and hold against Bolsheviks. Despite three to one numbers and five days of cold fighting, U S troops shell enemy positions, outflank a machine gun nest after five hours, and push with patrols. Darkness offers some relief but night shelling endangers supply lines.
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French Troops Enter Cetinje Amid Welcome In Montenegro
Paris reports French troops entered Cetinje the Montenegrin capital on December 22 and were met with an enthusiastic greeting. Five members of Montenegro’s national assembly oversee state affairs until Montenegro and Serbia unite under the Kara Georgeviteh dynasty.
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Acropolis Express to Connect Paris and Athens Unveiled
Announcement in Paris outlines the Acropolis Express as a landmark reconstruction effort linking Paris to Athens and eastward toward Constantinople. Plans include a Bordeaux to Baghdad route to supersede the German Berlin to City of the Caliphs concept as discussions proceed in Chicago.
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Government Urged to Acquire Bay Area Army Camp Sites
Assistant Secretary of War Crowell urged the House committee to acquire all national army camp sites and to purchase training camps in North Carolina Georgia and Kentucky for future use. He estimated total cost would exceed 66 million dollars.
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Kentucky
Inquiry League Reopens Hearings On National Security
Washington January 4 The House committee led by Congressman Johnson of Kentucky will resume the inquiry into the National Security League with continued cross examination of Col. Charles E Lydecker New York lawyer and league president. Lydecker has been the sole witness so far his testimony occupying two full days Frederic T Coudert international law authority and former executive committee member of the league served as counsel without pay.
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Fort Russell Expected Demobilization Point for Units
Washington report says Fort D A Russell near Cheyenne is favored as the demobilization point for part of the 114th division including the 116th ammunition train and the 10th supply train, both composed largely of Wyoming guardsmen. Major Anderson, former adjutant general, leads the ammo unit and is praised for handling matters well.
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Hamen
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D. A. Russell
McAdoo urges five year rail control as only path to rate plan
Director General McAdoo told a Senate committee that only a five-year government rail control can move toward a rational rate system. He dismissed limited supervision as inadequate and said he will offer no further recommendations unless Congress extends control. The statement comes amid national debate on railroad policy.
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Countess Markievicz Noted for Sinn Fein Role in Election
The Countess Markievicz the only woman to win a seat in the last British election attracted wide public notice for her participation in the Sinn Fein rebellion after marrying an Austrian grave.
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Markievier
Wyoming 10 Have Great Revival Horse Trading
Wyoming traders anticipate a spring boom as agents stock horses for Europe restocking efforts. Denver Omaha Grand Island and Chicago buyers are in state evaluating draught carriage horses amid high prices driven by scarcity and postwar demand. Prices range from 200 to 2000 for horses and 700 to 900 for cows as motor vehicles cut into supply.
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Wilson's strenuous day in Rome amid cheers before Paris
President Wilson spent his busiest day in Europe in Rome with crowds cheering as he met with officials and dined with the king. He planned stops in Geneva Turin and Milan en route to Paris where peace delegates would decide steps toward a league of nations ahead of his return to the United States.
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