Axmurdering Army Captain Dies After Camp Bank Raid
Captain Lewis L Whisler identified as the attacker who killed four bank clerks at Camp Funston Kansas. Wornall, sole survivor, recalls the massacre and Whisler later killed himself with two bullets. Authorities confirm the slayer's identity and end the search.
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Associated Press
Camp Funston
Kans
Lewis l. Whisler
Kearney Wornall
Whisler
Wornall
C. Fuller
Winters
Federal Reserve Bank of
Kansas City
WhislePs
Army Bank
Weather notes and temperature records across states
Ohio fair Sunday with snow near Lake Erie and a cold week ahead. Kentucky Indiana and West Virginia fare similarly with variable cold and warmer conditions Monday. Local stations report highs, lows, and precipitation with Cincinnati January 12 1918 record. temperatures range from -16 to 30.7 and precipitation totals around 0 to 0.8 mm.
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Ohio
Lake Erie
Kentucky
Indiana
West Virginia
Cincinnati
Diaz Advances with 2000 Men Near Vera Cruz
Felix Diaz with about 2000 men reportedly advanced within twenty two miles of Vera Cruz after defeating General Heriberto Jara and seizing railroads to Mexico City. He aims to attack the port, while officials doubt he could hold Vera Cruz. His movement targets Carranza opposed factions with General Aureliano Blanquet as his chief lieutenant.
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Associated Prose
Washington
Felix Diaz
Vera Cruz
Heriberto Jara
Diaz
Mexico City
Manuel Palaez
Tampico
Carranza
Tehuantepec
Aureliano Blanquet
Porfirio,Diaz
Victoriano Huerta
Apaches of Cleveland Prompt Police Distress Call
Chief of Police Saith said Cleveland must add 700 patrolmen and fifty detectives immediately to confront a crime wave. He warned the department cannot cope with vice and crime and urged rapid expansion despite current plain clothes and auto patrols causing terror among Apache gangs.
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Cleveland
Big Estate of Choate Divided Among Relatives
An appraiser's report on the estate of Joseph H. Choate places net assets at 4.63 million dollars. Nearly forty relatives and beneficiaries receive shares, with Mrs. Choate getting 75 thousand dollars a year an outright 250 thousand dollars and life interests in New York and Stockbridge properties. Joseph H. Choate Jr. receives about 1.9 million dollars.
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New York
Joseph H. Choate
Great Britain
Emees
Insulus
Choate
Stockbridge
Mass
Joseph H., Jr
Kaiser and God partnership to end in war effort
Senator William S. Kenyon told the Republican Club in New York that breaking up the Kaiser and God partnership would be a wartime achievement for the United States. He added Britain and the US will not be bluffed and expressed pride in aiding France.
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New York
God
United States
William S. Kenyon
Iowa
Republican Club
New York City
Britain
France
Arms Shipment From California Port Alleged
Nicholas Sean Zogg and two others faced preliminary charges in Los Angeles after admitting a four month old shipment of machine guns and munitions to Mexico was made under federal eyes. The grand jury censured army officers for arresting Norbert A. Myles without a warrant and cleared U. S. Attorney J. Robert O Connor of any involvement.
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Osy Associated Press
Los Angeles
Cal
California
Mexico
Nicholas Sean Zogg
United States
Army
Zogg
Federal
Norbert A. Myles
Grand
J. Robert O’connor
United States District Attorney
Cuban Passenger Boat Runs Aground Near Havana
A passenger steamer with seventy four aboard ran aground eighteen miles from Havana while en route from Key West to the city. Cuban tugboats rescued all passengers with no injuries, led by women and children. George M. Brandt, publisher of the Havana Fest, was among those aboard as several tugs and a New Orleans bound vessel offered help. a towline initially connected but broke.
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Associated Preas
Havana
Key West
George M. Brandt
New Orleans
Chicago
Serbian Mission Heads West on Middle West Tour
The Serbian mission departed Washington for a Midwest tour with stops at Pittsburg, Cleveland, Indianapolis, St. Louis, Buffalo including Niagara Falls, Albany, Boston, New York, and West Point between January 12 and January 21.
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Associated Press
Washington
Middle West
East
Pittsburg
Cleveland
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Buffalo
Niagara Falls
Albany
Boston
New York
West Point
Russians Withdraw Objections and Enter Talks at Brest-Litovsk
British and Bolshevik representatives discuss peace terms as Russia withdraws demands for Stockholm talks and pursues separate Brest-Litovsk negotiations. Ukraine and other republics seek autonomy. midwinter front quiet with artillery north of Verdun and a Loos raid yielding prisoners.
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London
Russia
Stockholm
Brest-Litovsk
Leonky
Itzky
Trotzky
Ukraine
M. Bolubowysch
Russian Council of People’s Commissioners
von Kuehlmann
Austria-Hungary
Germany
Any
Verdun
Beaumont
Bezonvaux
Loos
War Department to militarize postal and telegraph services
Paris reports that the Minister of War intends to place all postal and telegraph operations under military control. The move would bring the entire communication network under the War Department, signaling a broad militarization of essential services.
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Paris
War Department
Stockholm Mayor Arrives in Petrograd to Seek Bolshevik Contact
A Reuters dispatch from Petrograd reports the Mayor of Stockholm has arrived to establish contact between the Bolshevik government and Swedish Socialists. He aims to arrange export of Russian food to Sweden. The Petrograd Council of Workmen's and Soldiers' Delegates will soon issue a new note.
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London
Stockholm
Reuter
Petrograd
Sweden
Blizzard Rages Through Chicago and Surrounding Region
Storms and freezing temperatures cripple Chicago and the lower Midwest. Trains halted, hydrants buried, and schools ordered closed next week as authorities warn of dire conditions. Rail lines from Cape Hatteras to Maine face ongoing blizzard impacts and fuel shortages.
Baker opposes Munitions Department in Senate probe
Secretary Baker testifies against creating a Department of Munitions arguing the War Department reorganization suffices. He labels a minister as an industrial dictator and notes his military judgments would defer to a Munitions Director. Senators press continued study of the reorganization and future witnesses.
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Associated Press
Washington
Baker
Senate
Department of Munitions
Chamberlain
War Department
Council of National Defense
War Industries Boards
Navy Department
McKellar
Hitchcock
Wadsworth
Anglo Japanese rank exchange creates historic pair handshake
In Tokyo on Thursday January 10 Emperor Yoshihito and King George V conferred the rank of Field Marshal upon each other. Newspapers describe the exchange as a unique courtesy in Anglo Japanese relations to be marked in history.
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Tokyo
Yoshihito
George of
England
Ambassador Francis Stands Off Mob at Petrograd Embassy
Charles R. Crane recounts how Ambassador Francis, revolver in hand, repelled a mob outside the American Embassy in Petrograd. The crowd threatened to hang their alleged leader Muni and tried to force entry, but Francis warned and declared American soil beyond the line. The mob dispersed after the exchange.
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Francis
Russ
Associated Press
ST. Louis
Charles R. Crane
Russia
Petrograd
Crane
Muni
Mooney
San Francisco
Mr. Crane
Ambassador Francis
Embassy
Rev Cosmo Gordon Lang to Make American Tour
Most Rev Cosmo Gordon Lang Archbishop of York will visit the United States in March visiting New York Boston Cleveland Chicago Philadelphia St Louis Baltimore and Washington He will preach on Easter Sunday in Washington This marks his first US visit and the second time an Archbishop of the Church of England has toured the country.
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New York
Cosmo Gordon Lang
York
United States
War Commission of
The
Episcopal Church
Boston
Cleveland
Chicago
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Baltimore
Washington
Church of England
Draft boards scale of pay cuts excessive expenses
Washington January 12. Pro vost Marshal General Crowder approves new regulations for selective draft board pay set at thirty cents per man classified. Boards may distribute among members with caps of fifteen and twenty five cents. clerks and physicians not on the board excluded. Crowder lauds unpaid dedication of board members.
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Associated Press
Washington
Crowder
Wilson
General Crowder
Congress
Record Flying Hours Set by 72 Planes at Kelley Field
In sleet and snow and the coldest January weather since the 1880s, seventy two airplanes from a local aviation school stayed airborne a total of 390 hours at Kelley Field, San Antonio, on January 11.
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San Antonio
Tex
Kelley Field
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