President Wilson Sets Fourteen Peace Aims For World
President Wilson outlines fourteen points for postwar peace. Open covenants, free seas, removal of barriers, armament reductions, fair colonial adjustments, and Russia and Belgium restoration form core, with Alsace Lorraine, Italian frontiers, and Austrian Hungary autonomy addressed. He stresses open diplomacy and collective security toward a just, lasting order.
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Germa
Russia
Washington
Germany
United States
Congress
Wilson
Entente
America
Brest-Litovsk
Faiathé
Society of Free Nations
Belgium
France
Prussia
Alsace-Lorraine
Italy
Austria-Hungary
Balkan Independence and Polish State Proposals
A fragmentary treaty proposal discusses guaranteeing territorial integrity for Balkan states and a secure autonomous development for non Turkish nationalities within the Ottoman domain. It calls for an independent Polish state with sea access and international guarantees, and a general association of nations to safeguard political independence and borders.
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Roumann
Serbia
Balkan
Dardenelles
General Association of Nations
Government weighing Moon Island sewage test with Miles system
Washington reports Boston’s Moon Island sewage plant may be taken over for an experimental test of the Miles method. Officials cite reports by Boston engineers claiming potential savings of grease fertilizer ammonia and glycerine and suggest a practical Moon Island trial could prove the system’s value for large city sewage disposal and possible national implications.
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Washington
Boston
Moon Island
Miles
United States
Great Drive Near for Germans on West Front
Secretary Baker in a weekly military update asserts a German offensive may be imminent possibly the Kaiser’s greatest assault. He trusts Britain and France to hold the line and notes reports Germany aims to seize Jerusalem to aid Turkey. First line troops are said to be moved toward the Holy City from the Caucasus and Mesopotamia.
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Baker
Washington
Germany
Jerusalem
Caucasus
Mesopotamia
Holy City
High School Boys For Farms In Chicago
Chicago schools set up a farm service reserve corps for boys over 16. Agriculture instruction will start immediately to help offset the spring farm labor shortage.
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Chicago
Farm Service Reserve Corps
New England Briefs Highlight Rail Bridge and Local News
The Maine Central double track bridge across the Enneabe River between Fairfield and Benton was completed at a cost of 1,000,000 dollars. A. G. Pettingell of Portland was elected president at the Children’s Protective Society of Maine annual meeting. Pacific Mills prints workers in Lawrence voted for a 16 percent wage increase. Sheriff J. Wilcox of Providence County, 54, died from complications after a fall. Codfish fetched record prices at the Boston fish pier, 20 to 24 cents a pound. Nearly 5000 animals in Massachusetts viewed by the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals in December. An investigation was ordered into a fire at the Vermont Central Railway passenger repair shop in St Albans. Ships and sailors faced a surge of attention as Uncle Sam’s naval college trained cadets. A fatal accident occurred in Woburn involving a heavy truck. A wide range of local and national notes filled the pages.
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Maine Gentral
Ennebae River
Fairfield
Benton
Mfe
Children’s Protective Society of Maine
A. G. Pettingell
Portland
Pacific Mills Prints Works
Lawrence
Mass
Avfrew
J. Wilcox
Providence County
Providence
R. I
Boston
Massachusetts
Vermont Central Railway
St Albans
Uncle Sam
Metéhart Marine ‘War College
Calvin Austin
Arkaits
Woburn
Mbrs
Fuel Budget Plan Binds Industry To Cut Coal Use
Washington reports a coal budget plan based on voluntary industry agreements to curb fuel consumption for 1918. It targets a possible 50 million tons cut, with war-related sectors receiving full needs while nonessential industries must curb output to free labor and materials for war work.
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Washington
Fuel Administration
The
Army
Arbibtrary
American Brewers’ Association
General Electric Molders Strike In Schenectady
About 1000 molders and core makers walk out in Schenectady New York after GE officials refuse to discuss reinstatement of several recently laid off workers. The strike follows the walkout as reported by local workers and press on January 9.
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Schenectady
N. Y
General Electric Company
J P s Engage In Mixup Courtroom Title Mixup
Samuel Harrison and Nazarus D Barshumian, justices of the peate, forgot part of their title. They mixed it in the former's courtroom. They will be tried by a neutral justice.
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Samuel Harrison
Nazarus D. Barshumian
The
Peate
Saloon Hold Up by Two Robbers in Chicago
Two armed men held up the saloon owned by George Faubel in Chicago. They forced the bartender and several customers to surrender and escaped in an automobile with 8400 dollars. Police search for the suspects and vehicle.
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Chicago
George Faubel
Hey
Anti-Birth Control Law Upheld by New York Court
Albany January 8 The Court of Appeals held constitutional the section of New York penal law prohibiting dissemination of birth control information or paraphernalia. The ruling upholds the state’s restriction on distributing such materials.
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Albany
New York
Court of Appeals
True wealth in friendship quoted from old will
A reflective piece on friendship as true wealth, citing a late judge and Henry Drummond. It urges heirs to preserve, nurture, and pass on enduring friendships, warning against letting youth ties fade and stressing loyalty, generosity, and temperance as the foundations of worthy bonds.
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Henry Drurcmond
Cnemmetver
Women Melting Prejudice in Nursing History
Fifty years ago trained nurses were unknown in this country. In 1878 New York ladies founded a Bellevue hospital nursing school led by Mrs Joseph Hobson. Doctors opposed them as conservative, hindering their work until a year later the medical board endorsed nursing. Florence Nightingale faced similar resistance in England. The piece notes women now pursue medical training despite early opposition.
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New York
Bellevue Hospital
Joseph’ ‘Hobson
Bellevue Medical Board
Florence Nightingale
England
Welnan
Mary Ellen Ushers Guests In With Stage Fright
A newly hired colored maid in a household has been trained on receiving visitors, but on the first calls after her arrival she fails to properly usher guests beyond the hall. She shouts from the hallway to inform the mistress, causing an awkward moment with visitors standing in the entry. She identifies the arriving ladies and mentions their tickets.
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Mary Ellen
All in the Familys Angus MacBrath and the bull
In a village scene Angus MacBrath stood outside the farmyard as an infuriated bull pawed the ground. He quips that a black bull did not upset him, then boasts he has done it. The farmer asks what happened and Angus mentions fetching something from a nearby shed. The exchange ends with a tease about the farmer's father.
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Angus MacBrath
Angus
Middle Age as Best Period in Man's Life
The essay argues that middle age marks the peak of skill and practical gains, with experience yielding dividends as training and habits mature. It notes increased conservatism and deliberation, but warns younger workers pressuring prices and competition, while the bold, undisciplined are pushed aside.
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Tsa
The Gift of Reading by Robert Louis Stevenson
A compact reflection on reading as intellectual endowment. A reader seeks the other side of truths, tests new ideas, and uses them to refine belief. If hurt or offended, one should retreat to daily papers rather than read, the essay argues.
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Robert Louis Stevenson
Seeking Permission From Gardener Gargoyle
Old John Gargoyle cherished his garden like a son. a telephone crewman climbs the wall to reach a post and barrels through beds spilling bricks and ladders. He asks for permission to enter the garden, citing telecoms trespass on private ground.
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John Gargoyle
Gargoyle
Financier's son spends sister's quarter for toys
A father warns George and Pauline that each received a quarter, but George arrives with tops, candy, a squirt gun, and more, claiming he spent a sister's quarter. The punchline: he insists he did not steal, merely spent his sister's allotment.
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George
Pauline
Scott
Indianapolis Star
East End Sunday Sermon Sparks Curious Question
A fragment from an East End Sunday serial shows a teacher discussing Solomon and his wisdom with a child. The dialogue hints at a coming lesson about life’s value and the lure of riches, raising a question about what he would say.
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Solomon
Preety
Funeral services held for Mrs Payson in Concord Junction home
The funeral of Mrs. Gertrude White Payson wife of Albert B. Payson was conducted at their Commonwealth Avenue home in Concord Junction with Rev Walker and Rev A W Stone officiating. Grace Richardson of Acton sang two pieces. Burial followed in Sleepy Hollow cemetery. Mrs Payson, born 1863, married in 1887 and moved from the Cape to Concord, left her husband three children and three grandchildren. News from overseas boys welcomed. items requested for weekly issue.
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Central St
Avenue
Mre
Wheeler
Stanley
Albert
Maynard Annual Meeting Held by Maynard Trust Co
The fourth annual meeting of the Maynard Trust Co stockholders was held at Riverside hall Tuesday evening. Treasurer F. B. Taylor reported the commercial department business had greatly increased and the savings department deposits are the largest since opening. Officers elected for the coming year include President George H. Creighton and Vice President Harley J. Dwythell, with a slate of directors: William B. Case, Benjamin Derby, John W. Plodd, Orrin J. Fowler, Albert H. Gleason, George H. Gutteridge, Albert Haynes, John Sheham, James J. Ledgard, Wm. F. Litchfield, Adelbert By. Messer, William Rawhtser, Patrick Z. Sullivan, Lowell Tuttle, Lucius S. Maynard, James A. Coughlan, and James R. Bent.
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Maynard Trust Co
Riverside Hall
BD. Taylor
Savings’ Department
George H. Creighton
Harley J. Dwthell
Howard A. Wilson
Willian B. Case
Benjamin Derby
John W. Plodd
Orrin
Soldiers at Camp Devens sentence private for disobedience
Fifteen year hard labor sentence imposed by camp court martial on Nathan Huat for disobeying orders on December 10 at Camp Devens Ayer Massachusetts. He refused guard duty assigned by Lieut James, was dishonorably discharged and will serve the term in a federal prison.
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Devens
Ayer
Masai
Nathan Huat
Hyat
Lieut
Jamtes
Australian cabinet quits after conscription defeat
London dispatch states Australian cabinet led by William M Hughes resigns after the conscription bill’s defeat. Frank Tudor is summoned to form a new ministry as the debate over compulsory service resurges following a large public vote against conscription.
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London
William M. Hughes
Melbourne
Frank @ Tudor
Hughes
Hin
Senate War Inquiry To End Pending Baker Testimony
Washington Jan 9 The senate military committee will suspend its war inquiry after hearing Secretary Baker later this week on war ordnance and supplies as part of pressing senate legislation to improve the army purchasing system.
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Washington
Senate
Senate Military Committee
Baker
No Evidence of Tigen on Boston Fire Theory
State police report on the $100,000 Bigelow Dowse fire weakens the incendiarism theory. Early claims about munitions of war were incorrect, with only a regular wholesale hardware stock found in the building, casting doubt on explosive or wartime involvement.
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Tigen
Boston
Demand for Imitation Leather in Venice Trade
A Venice correspondent notes growing demand for imitation leathers of various grades and colors. Once confined to furniture makers, demand has waned due to transport restrictions and broader restraints, bringing art furniture import and export nearly to a standstill.
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Venice
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