Martial Law Ties Up Great German Ports
A clash in Berlin left one policeman dead and about a dozen strikers injured as martial law spread to Hamburg and Bremen. The Socialist party met to decide its stance amid strife and reports noted widespread unrest and government efforts to curb protests.
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Hamburg
Bremen
German Empire
Amsterdam
Berlin
Socialist Party Committee
Vossische Zeitung
Germany
Holland
Copenfingen
von Wertling
Walraff
President Wilson summons senators to wartime conference
President Wilson calls a dozen Democratic and Republican senators to the White House at noon. The purpose remains unclear though reports say discussion may cover a war cabinet and a director for munitions, both items the president opposes.
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Washington
Wilson
White House
Weather Report for Harrisburg and Eastern Pennsylvania
The weather notes fair and colder tonight with low about five degrees. Saturday expects fair and warmer. River freezing near Harrisburg with a stage around 3.9 feet above low water mark. Temperatures range from 31 highs to 10 lows. clouds cover most areas east of the Mississippi with light snows in Pennsylvania and some rain in the East Gulf region.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Susquuehanana
Mississippi River
East Gulf
Florida
Lake
Ohio Valley
Tennessee
Middle Atlantic States
Great Lakes
Hines
Sete
Lenine assassination attempt shocks Petrograd
London reports a student in a Bolshevik Smolny uniform fired at Premier Lenin but missed. Red Guards were arrested for neglect of duty. Earlier January 16 also saw shots fired. Lenin unharmed. Reports note Finland stabilizing with disarmament and civic orders while Bolsheviks seize Romanian transports and prepare Black Sea actions.
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Associated Press
London
Premier Lenine
Petrograd
Daily News
Smolny Institute
Bolsheviki
Cam Lenine
Wilson Reiterates Opposition to War Cabinet Plans
President Wilson tells a White House meeting with about a dozen senators that proposed bills to create a super war cabinet and a director of munitions would hamper war leadership and are unnecessary amid the ongoing conflict. The discussions occurred in Washington on February 1.
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Associated Press
Washington
White House
Wilson
Householders to be Put First on Coal List
Harrisburg and surrounding towns face worsening coal shortages as fuel administrator Ross A. Hickok says homes will take priority over industry if extreme measures are needed. More than forty cars of coal to Harrisburg and ten to utilities expected as snow threatens relief.
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Harrisburg
Ross A. Hickok
Dauphin County
Hickok
Potter
Philadelphia
Mechanicsburg
Prices on New List by Food Administrator Aids
The food committee named by Donald McCormick issued a new price list where main prices match the first list, cash and carry prices set consumer costs, and credit or delivery may be higher. It notes the Federal Food Administration cannot fix prices but can advise fair pricing. It covers beans, flour, sugar, and potatoes with specific per unit and per bushel figures and mentions purchase limits and cereal-with-flour rules.
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Food Committee
Donald McCormick
Federal Food Administration
Chamber of Commerce
Navy
Gray
Lima
Pennsylvania
Ste Peck
City Women Rally for Red Cross War Effort in Harrisburg
Miss Anne McCormick leads Harrisburg Red Cross drive urging every woman to join the fundraiser and dressings campaign as American troops prepare for action in France. She says the effort will broaden outlooks and foster charity while praising local industrious support. Continued on page 5.
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America
Anne McCormick
Red Cross
France
Harrisburg
Lyman D. Gilbert
Philadelphia
Careful Watch To Be Kept On Water Supply
The Municipal League executive committee met at the Harrisburg Club to monitor the water department situation and prevent a repetition of prior shortages. They will cooperate with Commissioner Samuel I Hassler and seek expert help and a capable engineer under Dr Hassler to address improvements and costs.
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Municipal League
Harrisburg
Water Department
Samuel I*. Hassler
Hassler
Middletown Plans to Be Announced in Full by Washington
RR Mundley of Mellon-Stuart Company, Pittsburgh contractors, returned to Harrisburg from Philadelphia on government work. War Department reportedly has an extensive Middletown development program and a greatly enlarged aviation depot. Officials in Washington and Harrisburg expect announcements in a few days.
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Mundley
Mellon-Stuart Company
Big Contractors
Pittsburgh
Harrisburg
Philadelphia
Handley
War Department
Middletown
Washington
Spanish Cabinet Protests Germany Over Sinking
The Spanish cabinet under King Alfonso decided to send a strong protest to Germany demanding reparation for the sinking of the steamship Giraldo. The note will be telegraphed directly to the Spanish ambassador in Berlin rather than through the German ambassador in Madrid.
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Associated Press
Madrid
Alfonso
Germany
Spain
Giraldo
Prince von Ratiber
Berlin
Italians Repel Austrian Attacks On Asiago Plateau
Rome reports Austrians attacked on the Asiago plateau to reclaim Monte Di Val Bella but failed. Italian forces countered with a dawn thrust reaching Telago alley as Brenta River area gains are consolidated.
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Associated Press
Rome
Asiago
Monte di Val Bella
War Office
Telago
Italy
Brenta
Carousers Trapped in Novo Archangelsk Fire Fatality
In Novo Archangelsk an alcohol factory fire killed about 200 after revelers forced entry and were trapped in the cellar. A candle lit amid alcohol fumes caused the blast and ensuing blaze.
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Associated Press
Petrograd
Novo Archangelsk
Huns Torturing U S Prisoners For Information
American sector in France reports quiet conditions due to fog with little artillery and no infantry activity. Allied troops detail captured German orders to cage prisoners for four days without food to extract information, a tactic linked to earlier captures.
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Aad ‘Army
France
Fez
Snow Removal Day Planned With City Trucks
Highway Superintendent William H. Lynch and Mayor Keister prepared plans for Snow Removal Day on Monday. The mayor urged residents to cooperate and asked firms with wagons or trucks to haul snow. At least six districts will be listed and city crews will supervise the operation. By noon three trucks and six wagons had been offered, with more volunteers expected.
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William H. Lynch
City Highway Department
Keister
Augustus F Blacksmith Enters Fifty Sixth Year With Telegraph
Augustus F. Blacksmith of 24 Boas Street begins his fifty sixth year at the Telegraph Printing Company with full plantwide congratulations. His record at the Typographical Union is near un equaled, having once worked more than 365 days in a year while remaining at his composing room case daily.
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Augustus F. Blacksmith
Boas Street
Telegraph Printing Company
Mr. Blacksmith
Typographical Union
Bakers Face Prosecution for Ignoring Order
Harrisburg bakers and city residents must use Vieto bread under National Food Administration rules requiring five percent substitute. Donald McCormick warned that noncompliant bakers face heavy fines as the agency enforces bread flour substitutions amid wartime shortages.
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Harrisburg
Donald Cormick
National For Administration
McCormick
Members of Congress Must Pay Income Tax
Washington reports that despite exemption from the occupational tax on incomes over $6,000 Congress members must pay the tax. The ruling was issued today by Internal Revenue Commissioner Roper.
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Congress
Washington
Internal Revenue
Roper
Colonel Ziegler In No Immediate Danger After Accident
Mrs Jank Zieglerreports Colonel Ziegler is out of danger after a serious horse drill accident at the camp. She and her daughter Elizabeth were en route to San Antonio Texas when the mishap occurred Tuesday.
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Colonel Ziegler
Jank Ziegler
Coloniel Ziegler
Harrisburg Mobilizes Pennsylvania Reserve Militias
Preparations advance to muster several units into state service in the coming days as Adjutant General Beary visits Philadelphia to oversee the effort. The message notes ongoing raids and readiness activities surrounding the new militia forces.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Beary
Philadelphia
Peace Rumors Drive Sharp Early Stock Market Rise
Peace rumors fueled a strong start on the New York stock market with prices rising. The first hour saw about 400 000 shares traded, suggesting around 2 000 000 for the day, as professional operators and a broader public audience from out of town centers, especially the Midwest, showed increased interest.
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Associated Press
New York
Commission Boses
Middle West
Girl Survives Snow Avalanche Near St. Patrick's Cathedral
Katharine Shoemaker, 10, daughter of Lieu tenant George J. Shoemaker, narrowly escaped burial when a ton of snow slid from a cathedral roof and buried her to the neck on Church street. Rescuers Dr. William Wright and George N. Barnes dug her free. she walked away uninjured.
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Katharine Shoemaker
Liberty Street
George J. Shoemaker
St. Patrick's Cathedral
Church Street
William &. Wright
State Street
George N. Barnes
Second and State Streets
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Black Sea
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China
Russia
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Minsk
Reuter
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Michailov
Synochaisky
Leon Trotzky
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Pacific Ocean
Aids
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Teutons
U.S
Lynch
Keister U
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Pary
Man Sinice
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Belgium
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Risburg Furniture Dealers’ Association
Munici
Munich
Amesterdam
Orenstein and Koppsi Locomotive Works
Czernin
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Daily Mail
Alfred
Charles de Rothschild
Banning
Roy QO. Garver
Royal Flying Corps
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Robert M. Hursh
Steelton
Alice L. LeCompte
Harris
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