Will Prosecute Hoarders of Food in Wartime Drive
Washington warns that holding more than 80 days of food by households, wholesalers, manufacturers, or retailers is a violation of the food law and will be prosecuted. The Food Administration, led by Herbert Hoover, stresses the need to feed the American army and people while preventing hoarding and ensuring equitable distribution.
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Washington
Food Administration
Herbert Hoover
Aviiinistrator
Lever
Pomerene
Congress
Fond
Alana
English Women Win Vote Debate Ends With Lords Rejection
The House of Lords rejected Lord Loreburns amendment to the representation bill to exclude women from suffrage by 134 to 69. The debate featured figures like the Bishop of London and Lords Lansdowne Curzon and others arguing the Lords overstepped a mandate and questioned the timing and the age qualification for universal female voting.
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London
House of Lords
Lord Loreburn
Camse Im
Bert Lorewurs
Lansdowne
Barer Finlay
Earl Curzon
Nurses Save 157 at Water Street Hospital Fire
Ottawa reports heroic efforts by nuns and nurses saved all but one of 168 patients at Water Street General Hospital when fire damaged the building. A strapped child died from burns, another girl later succumbed to excitement and exposure, totaling two fatalities. Property loss listed at 100000 dollars. Hospital staff and a government printing office employee aided in evacuations of nearly 200 people.
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Ottawa
Ontario
Water Street General Hospital
Emmployee
Government Printing Office
Furess
Wilson Battles Fallout as German Press Rejects Peace Plans
German newspapers denounce President Wilson as autocratic while urging battlefield decisions. In London, the hospital ship Rewa was torpedoed in the Bristol Channel, three crew members missing and wounded transferred to patrol boats. the ship carried red cross marks and was not within German barred zones.
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London
Admiralty
Rewa
Bristol Channel
Gilrwitar
Aduuralyy
Rewn
British India Steam Sation Company, Limited
G Kow
30 HELD IN SABOTAGE PLOT IN WASHINGTON
Intercepted messages and seized evidence show a planned sabotage and antiwar propaganda network aimed at Germany. About 30 Germans and a few Scandinavians were arrested for complicity, with others under scrutiny. The operation sought to coordinate systematic sabotage and spread pacifist propaganda under a named head.
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Washington
O8 & Acore
Plo
French Women as Slaves in Reprisal Report
A German official statement relayed by Amsterdam dispatch to Central News says 600 French will be conveyed to Russia from Jan 6 as reprisal for Alsace Lorraine inhabitants and within days 400 French women will be sent to a camp near Brunswick.
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London
Amsterdam
Central News
Alsace Lorraine
Russia
Holeminden
Euehy
Brunswick
Infantile Paralysis Cure Reported by Dr Bernard
Chicago physician Roy Bernard told the Homeopathic Society his clinic achieved about 80 percent cures in 500 cases over four years. His early methods used rhythmic spinal stretches and cervical blood flow, later aided by a suspension device. Daily treatments lasted roughly three minutes.
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Chicago
Roy Bernard
Homeopathic Society
Bernard
New Peace Terms Stated by German Chancellor Hertling
Zurich dispatch reported by Matin Zeitung lists terms: an international arbitration tribunal with disarmament, return of Germany’s colonies, Turkish political integrity, Belgium autonomy, andNorthern France self determination on restoration. Italy to mobilize civilians for war effort, draft targets all residents. unarmed workers to farms. Chinese draft dilemma cited in Dallas. a Chinese national refused exemption citing family abroad. Henry Schroeder bonded $10,000 over threat about Kaiser's picture.
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Paria
Count von Hertling
Zurich
Matin Zeitung
International Tribunal For
Germany
Turkey
Belgium
France
Boy Scout Movement Touted as Path to Strong Church Leaders
Dr Gurdon of Tulsa urges intensifying boys attachment to religion arguing the scout movement will bring boys closer to church and later empower them as leaders in war and peace. He predicts scouts becoming governors soldiers and high officials while remaining strong, educated, religious.
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Gurdon
Tulsa
Olu
Boy Scout Movement
Boy Scouts
Canaan
United States
Scout Program in War and Youth Delinquency
Prof Norman E Richardson of Boston University urges the Boy Scouts of America to expand scoutmaster enlistment to combat a rise in juvenile delinquency tied to war disruptions in Europe. He urges immediate action by Americans to curb harms to boys in coming months and years.
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Norman E. Richardson
Boston University
Boy Scouts of America
America
Newsboys in Houston Join Boy Scouts Effort
Newsboys of Houston Texas many not yet scouts, enroll after detailed outline of the Boy Scouts of America program. Local scout executive praises the eager volunteers noting their grit shown in recent boxing and wrestling exhibitions for guests.
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Newsboys
Houston
Tex
Boy Scouts
Armerica
Scouts Cut Up Big Trees in Neighborhood Good Turn
Scouts of Den Molwen Troop No 25 under Scoutmaster Mo HM Anderson cut down three or four large trees in the neighborhood and split them into stove wood for needy families. They logged about thirteen cords of stove length wood on Saturday using crosscut saws buck saws and axes.
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Herbert Hoover
Boy Scout Troop No. 25
den Molwen
Mo HM. Anderson
Merit Badges Reported By Boy Scouts Of America
The national court of honor reports last month 14 eagle badges 27 ii e badges 23 star scout badges and 180 merit badges issued. For 2017 so far 1 649 merit badges issued versus 741 in 1916. Total scouts with merit badges now 9 537.
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National Court of Honor of the
Boy Scouts of America
Good Turns By Scouts In New York Area
Drafted men who had failed to report were located by boy scouts in Brooklyn. In Woodmere they raised 400 barrels of potatoes and sold them to the poor at low cost, with labor donated. Westchester Red Cross members received stretchers and first aid equipment from Mt. Vernon scouts as they cleaned the town of tin cans.
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Boy
Brooklyn
Woodmere
East
Westchester County
American Red Cross
Boy Scouts
Mt. Vernon
N.Y
Sunday School Plan and Gospel Lesson Overview
The article outlines January lessons for various age groups, detailing a uniform plan with a single Golden text and scripture base. It discusses grade ranges from primary to adult, teacher roles, and emphasizes Christ’s power over evil and illness as key study content, plus guidance for classroom authority and inclusive biblical examples.
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Mark
TOR
Matt
Duke
Jesus Mary Versh Gal
Jesus
Juuinro
Christian Hving
Epidemic Grip Hurts Kidneys Says Doctor Ad
Doctors nationwide report grip epidemics causing distress and kidney strain with many victims experiencing urine troubles. Dr Kilmer’s Swamp Root is advertised as a remedy, with small trial bottles offered by Dr Kilmer & Co. in Binghamton New York. Regular and large bottles sold by druggists with a note to mention this paper.
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Draggiate
Kilmer
Kilmer & Go
Binghamton
N. Y
Adv
Veteran Runner Keeps Youth With Daily Five Mile Runs
Col Danes L Swith a Civil War veteran now seventy three, runs five miles daily, claiming endurance as the secret to his youth. Detroit observers note his rapid pacing through streets as he trains, reportedly beating typical speeds for men decades younger.
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Danes L. Swith
Ives
Detroit
American
Vacher Balm Advertised For Coughs and Colds
A fragment advert promotes Vacher Balm as a remedy for coughs colds and chest soreness. It touts quick relief and invites readers to request free singles and supply details from the New Orleans agency, claiming strong demand and effectiveness.
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Tvery
Vacher
Gelvans Lin
Traffic Stop Confusion in Yonkers Streets
A puzzling exchange at a Yonkers traffic stop unfolds as a pompous officer questions a driver about speeding and a smoking car. The dialogue hints at prior incidents and ongoing road interference as both parties insist on their positions amid the morning tension.
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Ameline
Yonkers
Recipe for Gray Hair Remedy Promises Easy Darkening
An advertisement outlines a do it yourself hair treatment using 1 oz Rim, Barbo Compound, and glycerine to halt water loss and darken faded gray hair. It claims low cost, non greasy results, and lasting color without rubbing off, with full directions in each Barbo Compound box.
Santa Claus of the Air Visits Castle Children
Just before the war an Austrian 10 bleman sent his grandchildren Christmas gifts in a Santa Claus style. A pilot, possibly Father Christmas, landed on the castle lawn and stepped out to greet the excited children gathered to see him.
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Father Christmas
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