Utah Governor Bamberger Inaugurated Promising Economy and Unity
Governor Simon Bamberger sworn in at Utah Capitol with 5000 attendees. In inaugural address he vows economy without sacrificing efficiency, aims for a broad, honest, progressive business administration and a united state under shared development and thrift.
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Simon Bamberger
Utah
Petic
Fves
Baberger
Bamberger
Wasatch Range
William Spry
Governor Conflict Emerges as Hunt Seeks Arizona Seat
In Phoenix supporters of Democratic claimant G W P Hunt clash with Republican governor-elect Thomas K Campbell after an armed deputy sheriff halted Campbell from taking office. The crowd cheered as Campbell urged calm and orderly action amid the inauguration disruption.
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Ariz
G. W. P. Hunt
Arizona
Thomas KE. Campbell
Leroy Ladd
Hunt
Campbell
Campye
London and Moscow in Crisis Amid Flood and Siege
Reported disasters flood Clermont and surrounding regions drowning hundreds and forcing evacuations as Moscow closes gates to refugees. Overseas News Agency notes crowded streets with evacuees from Loummila and Odesws and southern Russia.
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Berlin
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Loummaila
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Entente Rejects German Peace Overture In Unified Note
A collective Allied note declares Germany and allies offered a sham peace not worth consideration. Briand delivered the note to William Graves Sharp in Paris, with London and Paris releasing it. Nations including Belgium France Great Britain Italy Japan Montenegro Portugal Roumania Russia and Serbia unite against Germany. The Allies allege the proposal masks a new war maneuver and demands reparation and guarantees for violated rights and small-state independence. Washington reports three billion dollars estimated 1916 mining output with copper profits near 300 million and a 25 percent rise over 1915.
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Lane
Geological Survey
John W Garrett Likely Netherlands Minister Pick
John W. Garrett is expected to succeed Dr. Van Dyke as minister to the Netherlands after the Dutch government indicated his acceptability for the post.
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Dr. van Dyke
Netherlands
Idaho Governor Takes Oath In Boise on New Year
In Boise Idaho January 1 the inauguration of state officers occurred with Adjutant General Moody leading ceremonies. Chief Justice Budge administered oaths to Governor Alexander, Lieutenant Governor Parker, and others in sequence. The new administration opened by naming Frank B. Dekay of Blackfoot warden of the penitentiary.
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Moody
Alfred Budge
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Ernest L. Parker
John ©. Rice
W. T. Dougherty
T. A. Walters
Clarence Vandusen
John W. Eagleson
Hthet J. Redfeld
Mr. Bell
State Board of Prison Commissioners
Frank KB. Dekay
Blackfoot
Draft Held Legal in Washington on Guard Enlistment
A Washington dispatch reports the War Department circular under the national defense act declares that all able bodied males aged 18 to 45 are held for national guard service in wartime. It orders that when a guard review signals war service the reserve and vacancies at the front be formed from the guard reserve by voluntary enlistment.
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United States
Congress
War Department
Guard
National Defense Act
Tihuraday
Militia Bureau
National Guard
Owl
Fire at Quebec asylum costs many lives
Fifty six women burned to death when fire swept the St Ferdinand de Halifax asylum in Megantic county Quebec late Saturday night. Inmates reportedly leaped from high windows as flames spread while hydrants froze in the extreme cold. Thirty girls from a nearby convent escaped with difficulty.
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Montreal
St. Ferdinand de Halifax
St. Halifax
Megantic County
Quebec
Lawson Urges Quick Probe Into Stock Market Manipulations
Boston. A letter from Thomas W. Lawson to Rep. Robert L. Henry chairman of the house rules committee proposes an hour interview with President Wilson to urge immediate congressional investigation of stock market manipulations over the past two years. The letter was made public Sunday.
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Wilson
Congress
Thomas W. Lawson
Robert L. Henry
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Philadelphia churchmen push against premature peace
United States church leaders led by Philadelphia authorities have launched a movement opposing the acceptance of a premature peace agreement by the warring nations of Europe.
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United States
Europe
Last of Booths Called Buried in Leadville
John Wilkes Booth descendant Hooth was buried Sunday in Leadville. He was the grandson of tragedian Junina Brutus Hoot and nephew of Edwin Jobe Wilkos Liooth.
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Edwin Jobe Wilkos Liooth
Prediction of Irish Revolution If Peace Is Not Restored
John D. D. Moore secretary of the Friends of Irish Freedom predicts another Irish revolution is certain unless peace is restored very soon in a Sunday war note from New York. He warns that continued unrest will trigger a new uprising and urges immediate diplomatic action to avert violence.
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Ireland
John DD. Moore
The
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Rapid City Police Officer Slain at Hotel Entrance
In Rapid City a policeman named Hawks was shot and killed as he entered a hotel responding to a call for help. Wineer Spiking is charged with the murder and tied to the incident.
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de James Hawks
Wineer
Holdup Suspect Wounded in Gun Duel
Gun duel ends with holdup suspect Whoenty Aunz Pete Salinas shot and likely fatally wounded. Deputy James Murphy fires during the confrontation as a dozen shots are exchanged, leading to an arrest for alleged participation.
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James Murphy
Chicago Company Forms to Promote American Goods in Europe
To Sell Goods in Europe, Chicago company organized here Wednesday to cooperate in a movement to have American-made goods replace in France and Belgium articles of German manufacture at the close of the European War.
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France
Belgium
Memorial to Mark Duel Site of Hamilton
A memorial will be erected on the Weehawken heights marking the duel spot where Alexander Hamilton fell in a duel with Aaron Burr. The Alexander Hamilton Memorial Committee announces the plan to honor the historic event.
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Weehawken
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Alexander Hamilton
Aaron Harr
Alexander Harr
Watchman Killed as Tank Explodes in Joseph, Mo
August Craantai watchman for Metropolitan Construction company died when a fuel oil tank at the site exploded causing extensive property damage. Authorities reported a catastrophic blast at the construction location in Joseph Missouri with the fatality and damage confirmed.
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New Yorker Builds Rooftop Bungalow Above Broadway
Earl Carroll and Miss Marcelle Hontabat plan a 20 story high bungalow on the Godfrey Building roof at Seventh Ave and 49th St. A Chinese dining room, Italian gardens, grape arbor, and tennis court will grace the aerial home as the couple entertains and Carroll writes operas.
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New York Theater District
Earl Carroll
Letty
Marcelle Hontabat
Godfrey
Seventh Avenue
Forty-ninth Street
Witold Gordon
Me. Carroll
California
Manhattan
Amontillado
Mrs. Carroll
Broadway
Tree in Brighton Keeps Vigil for Its Foundling Planter
A sturdy park tree near the Oak Square trolley office in Brighton is said to be waiting for a girl who planted it as a child fifteen years ago. The tale, passed down by car men, tells how a dainty girl gave a plant slip to a starter named Mallard and promised to return for it. The tree, now tall and overhanging the sidewalk, is believed to grow in honor of that promised reunion.
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Eugenefield
Oak Square
Brighton
Mallard
Timber Wolf Battle Turns Fatal In Chicago Wilds
On North Hamlin avenue in Chicago a timber wolf attack ends with a fatal shot. Neighbors, including J H and Prank Fennell, witness the struggle as two detectives intervene. The crowd thickens as the wolf is subdued and killed.
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Wilds
North Hamlin Avenue
J. HA. Fennell
Fennell
J. A
Frank
J. H
Lupo
Baru
Science Replaces Third Degree in NY Murder Case
Science advances convict the case of two Italian suspects in the murder of an eleven year old girl in New York. Police use lab tests to link blood, fibers, dust and a strap fragment to the two men. Microscopical analysis ties the strap, clothing and mattress to the victim and the cellar where the suspects lived. The autopsy notes the girl had eaten a fruit referenced in the lab report.
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