Garfield plans closing of stores amid cold wave
Chicago reports fuel administrator Garfield orders department stores closed on Mondays while food and drug stores may stay open. Amusement venues may operate today but must close Tuesday, with hotels clubs restricted and restaurants limited to no liquor. Washington notes confusion spurred by a garbled order and promises an amended decree soon.
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Net
Garfield
Fuel Administration
Doctor Gartfield
United States Fuel Administration
Doctor @arfield
Uni States Food Administration
Atlantic
Garfield Revised Fuel Order Raises National Security Stakes
The text outlines a revised order by Doctor Garfield under the president’s authority to secure fuel for railroads, domestic needs, public utilities, and essential government uses. It prioritizes railroads, hospitals, army and navy cantonments, and government shipments, amid rail congestion and wartime pressures. The move, backed by Wilson and Daniels, faces congressional uncertainty and broad protests across the capital.
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Garfield
United States
Army
Garfield fuel order gains smoother operation in Senate
Washington January 21 The drastic order from Fuel Administrator Garfield has moved into a comparatively smooth operation despite the Senate's unresolved stance. The report notes ongoing adjustments and bureaucratic efforts to implement the policy across agencies.
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Washington
Garfield
Senate
Senator Stone Attacks War Legislation in Senate
Washington January twenty one. Senator Stone denounces war policy linking Theodore Roosevelt to German aims calling him the Kaiser’s agent and the most seditious man of consequence. He accuses Republicans of turning the war into politics while Postmaster Burleson and others attempted to restrain him.
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Washington
Theodore Roosevelt
America
Senator Stone
Senate
Burleson
Stone
Germany Ukraine peace accord reported in Berlin
Berlin reports that Germany has reached an agreement with Ukraine forming the basis for a peace treaty. The official announcement confirms progress toward a formal settlement.
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Berlin
Germany
Bolshvik Dissolve Constituent Assembly in Petrograd
Petrograd reports confirm the constituent assembly has been dissolved by Bolshevik authorities. Sailor guards closed the hall at four in the morning and a decree will be published. The all-Russian railway men’s congress backed the assembly’s principles while violence was reported in Moscow.
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Petrograd
Constituent Assembly
Central Executive Committee
Tauride
all-Russian Railwaymen's Congress
Labor Service Plans 60000 Puerto Rican Workers Move
Washington authorities announce early transport for 60,000 common laborers from Porto Rico to the United States. The移 will fill shortages in railroad and agricultural sectors as part of the department of labor program.
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Washington
United States
Porto Rico
Department ‘S Labor
Train wreck near Harrisburg injures four enginemen
The Mercantile Express from Pittsburgh and the West on the Pennsylvania railroad wrecked 20 miles west of Harrisburg. Four enginemen and a mail clerk were seriously hurt. Passengers escaped injury but faced 20 degrees below zero cold.
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Altoona
Mercantile Express
Pittsburgh
Liberty motor praised as peak aircraft power by Maj Vincent
Maj J C Vincent and Major Hall introduce the Liberty motor as the war's key power. Vincent claims it is far stronger than any prior engine, though he avoids horsepower figures. He notes the engine is not for automobiles but solely installed in planes headed abroad. Vincent previously served as VP of Packard Motor Car Co of Detroit.
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J. C. Vincent
Major Hall
Major Vincent
Packard Motor Car Company of
Detroit
Mutiny Belief Spreads as Soldiers Face Execution
Reports from Petrograd say whole Austrian battalions are ordered shot for sympathizing with Russian socialism and many units on the Italian front for disobedience. German troops also show disaffection while Berlin rejects Russian propaganda and counters sensational reports from Brest-Litovsk.
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Petrograd
Jan
Trotzky
Brest-Litovsk
Miners Oppose Militarism at UMWA Convention
In Indianapolis on January 19 the United Mineworkers of America adopted resolutions opposing universal military service and resisting the idea of saddling militarism on the nation after the war. The union blamed the car shortage for coal shortages and industry curtailment, not worker refusals, and after an address by Mother Jones the delegates urged members to donate to the Red Cross.
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Indianapolis
Ind
United Mineworkers of America
Mother Jones
Red Cross
Germans Bar Propaganda Orders Forbid Socialist Propaganda
Washington reports German military authorities issue orders prohibiting socialist propaganda in the army and forbidding socialist newspapers to be sent to soldiers, per a dispatch from Switzerland.
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Washington
Switzerland
General Strike in Austria Halts War Factories With 100000 Out
London reports a general strike across Austria with about 100000 workers quitting in Vienna and Neusstadt. Demonstrations denounce Berlin and push for peace as factories close and anti-German sentiment grows. In Alicante three rioters die after a mob attack on factories shops and homes and civil guards fire on demonstrators.
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London
Austria
Paris
Vienna
Neusstadt
Berlin
Madrid
Alicante
Valencia
Guns Active on the Piave in Italian Front Skirmishes
The war office reports lively artillery fighting in the Monte Asolone sector and along the Piave line on the Italian front. Patrol actions occurred in Daone valley and Giudicarne, with a successful raid near More capturing an officer and ten men.
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Monte Asolone
War Office
Daone Valley
Giudicarne
More
Monte Asoione
Semnagalia
Piave
Ver Vesa
Maserada
Stabiuzzo
le Grave
Nurse and 11 Soldiers Dies in France
Washington reports eleven enlisted men and one nurse dead in France per General Pershing. Nine soldiers died of pneumonia and Miss Helen Fairchild of Watsontown Pennsylvania died January 18 of a liver-related trophy. Names include Sergeant Aaron Frazier and Corporal Claude L. Robinson with others listed by state and hometown.
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France
War Department
Pershing
Helen Fairchild
Watsontown
Aaron Frazier
Selina
Ala
Claude L. Robinson
A. L. Robinson
Mount Sterling
T. W. Farmer
Albany
C. G. Trans
Jersey City
N. J
T. Boyd
Vaden
Miss
G. Lewis
G. W. Vroman
Casper
Wyo
W. J. Cumming
Bridgeport
Bridgeport, Conn.; A. R. Peterson, Typhoid, Providence, R. L. C
V. Sissel
Gazelle
Cal
H. Plummer
Pachuta
Anarchist Network Found Near Buenos Aires
American detectives report the discovery of an anarchist organization with headquarters in a Buenos Aires suburb. They allege payments from two prominent German firms deposited in a local bank, suggesting intermediaries support for the group. The organization was active during several weeks of labor troubles.
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