Peace with Russia or Lose Power Warns Socialist Leader
A socialist challenger threatens Junkers with removal and calls for peace with Russia as part of a dramatic shift. The article also details a sweeping wartime food order in the United States mandating Victory bread, weekly meatless days, and wheatless meals to conserve essentials for the Allies. The plan, led by President Wilson and Food Administrator Hoover, includes strict rationing, substitutes for wheat, and targeted allocations across bakers, millers, and manufacturers.
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Washington
Wilson
Food Administration
Victory
Hoover
Chicago Faces Third Snow Crisis in Two Weeks
Chicago endures a third blizzard in two weeks as seven inches fall and temperatures stay at ten above zero. Isolation, famine fears, coal shortages, and food embargoes recur while rail lines confront new snow disruptions and possible freight embargo extensions.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Middle West
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Pacific Coast
Bakers foretell higher war bread prices under new regulation
Chicago January 26, A meeting of the executive committee of the National Association of Master Bakers forecast increased prices for war bread under the new government regulation.
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Chicago
Naw
National
Theft cleared up as money found on road
Union Pacific special agent J. McClement recovered $180 lost by A. F. Bigelow between the city and Green River. Bigelow claimed robbery by two I. W. W. members. The belt was found on the right of way fifteen miles west of Laramie and returned. contents undamaged.
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Vo. J. McClement
Union Pacific
A. F. Bigelow
City
Green River
Laramie
Bigelow
Austria Seeks Peace Talks Amid War Ambiguity
A Central Powers report suggests Austria may seek a separate peace with Russia while Bolshevik talks on Brest-Litovsk continue. In Germany, Scheidemann urges peace before spring but keeps Alsace Lorraine non negotiable, as Hertling faces military dominance and limited parliamentary responsibility claims. A Cossack-led congress reportedly declares war on Kuledines and pursues him.
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Germany
Brest-Litovsk
Austria
Philip Scheidemann
von Hertling
Russia
Reichstag
Kuledines
Mexican Home Guards Slain by Federal Troops
Thirteen Mexican home guards were killed and several wounded in a Monday clash at Satero fifty miles south of Chihuahua City. The fighting involved home guards and the federal command, per a letter from Chihuahua City received in El Paso Texas.
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EL Paso
Tex
Satero
Chihuahua City
Home Guards
Fedral Command
Two Army Doctors Face Severe Penalties Over Misconduct
Associated Press reports two Army doctors convicted of mistreating sick soldiers. Secretary Baker recommended upholding dismissal and considering harsher penalties after reviewing trials. First Lieut. John G Dwyer at Fort Funston saw a pneumonia patient denied salute and sent back for duty before the man died days later. First Lieut. Charles W Cole Beaur Egard oversaw a base hospital ambulance, kept troops waiting in cold rain, and sent patients back with some dying afterward.
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Associated Press
Washington
War Department
Baker
Oon G' Dwyer
Charles W. Cole
Brousht
Red Cross Cotton Germ Contamination Probe Launched
A cotton roll sent to Red Cross headquarters in Springfield is reported to contain tetanus and anthrax germs. Federal authorities investigate the source as officials assess wartime safety and handling procedures.
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Springfield
France
Red Crosse
Naval Station Explosion Kills 8 at Newport Torpedo Station
An explosion at the Newport naval torpedo station wrecked three bomb proofs. Eight civilian employees were killed and ten more feared buried under concrete debris. Rescue efforts found two alive but died. eight bodies were identified by midnight. The blast was deemed accidental by Capt. E. L. Beach.
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Naval Station
Associated Press
Newport
Ft. 1
Naval Torpedo Station
Sue ED Proaeersy
E. L. Beach
No. 1
Baker to reassure Congress and nation on war dept
Secretary Baker will testify before the Senate military committee on Monday to present the administration’s reply to Senator Chamberlain’s critique of war department shortcomings. He aims to reassure both Congress and the country and boost confidence in the government as local preparations proceed.
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Washington
Baker
Senate Military Committee
Chamberlain
Senate
War Department
Congress
British Airmen Down Sixteen German Planes in One Day
British front reports in France under Field Marshal Haig say sixteen German planes were shot down in a day of heavy aerial activity. British losses were one aircraft. British bombing of enemy positions dropped about eight tons of caplonives on multiple targets.
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London
France
Field Marshal Haig
German Revolt Now Rumored
London dispatch reports extraordinary rumors of a revolution in Germany with grave disorders in Berlin. The dispatch says police violently suppressed protests as men women and children were wounded amid clashes and unrest.
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London
Amsterdam
Kapress
Germany
Merlin
Troops Bar Way to Mob in Budapest Amsterdam
Jan 26 dispatches report soldiers with machine guns barred entry to Budapest inner city, bridges between Buda and Pest blocked. Thirty revolutionaries and workers council members arrested. Berlin reports Kreuz Zeitung demanded socialist leaders Schheidmann and Ebert be shot. Vienna and Austrian towns face labor difficulties linked to food and peace demands.
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Amsterdam
Budapest
Buda
Fest
Berlin
Kreuz Zeitung
Schheidemann
Ebert
Washington
Holland
Vienna
Polots
Austria
Mooney Gains Wilsons Help In New Trial Push
President Wilson, acting on a special commission report, wrote to California’s governor urging favorable consideration of Thomas Mooney’s case. If the California Supreme Court sustains the conviction, the president will pursue further steps with capable officers and the governor’s response.
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Washington
Thomas Mooney
San Francisco
Wilson
California
Moone
State Supreme Court
Mooney
California Supreme Court
Shadowing the Kaiser Vicdoy Morgan Leads Cleveland Brass
The article centers on Vicdoy Morgan of the Cleveland Brass who engages with German front lines and develops tactics. It notes his role in marking aggressive moves and implies broader strategic efforts through improvised and innovative methods.
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Vicdoy Morgan
Cleveland Brass
Frontien
Goethals Cleans House in Panama Canal Staff Shakeup
General Goethals reorganizes the Panama Canal forces in a broad reshuffle. Two brigadier generals are removed and civilians named as business leaders join the staff. The clothing and equipment, maintenance and distribution, and embarkation bureaus undergo restructurings under new officers.
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Washington
General Goethals
Panama Canal
Able Smith
Thomas Cruse
Charce
Finaveral
Smiths Bureau
AL L, Scott
Boston
Defense Council
Jm J.thorne
Chicago
Thorne
M. Lilly
New York
Cruse
Jaly
Goethwale
Dumanian Troops Surround Suspected City in Turbulent Clash
A dispatch reports Dumanian forces surrounding a Rumalian target as fighting intensifies between opposing factions. The situation remains fluid with limited confirmed details from Telegraydi correspondent sources.
Kaiser Warns U S Stands in Way of Hun Victory
A Berlin dispatch reports Kaiser’s response to Allied actions as he warns the United States could block a German victory. He questions if beating Prussia would finish America’s resistance and claims strong conservative support in Vienna amid wartime debates.
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Kaiser
U.S
Packers Seek Immunity Amid Influences in Washington
A fragmented report outlines attempts by packing interests to sway President Wilson and influence federal investigation. It notes Belgium’s position, Western front hopes, and warnings from leaders about military and political pressures.
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Wasilington
Vosumillon
Teil Packing Indiesey PH
Wilson
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Miler
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el Oeote
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