German Socialist Leader Demands Peace With Russia
Philip Scheidemann, president of the Social-Democratic party in Germany, warned militarist leaders that without peace with Russia they would be hurled from power. He urged agreement on 11 points of Wilson and insisted Alsace Lorraine belongs to Germany and Belgium should be restored honorably.
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Amsterdam
Philip Scheidemann
Socialist-Democratic Party
Germany
von Hertling
Reichstag
Russia
England
America
United States
Calais
Paris
France
Herr Scheidemann
Austria
Wilson
Alsace
Belgium
Offices to Close in Bank of Commerce Building Monday
The Bank of Commerce building and other city offices will close on Monday except spaces used by the bank Postal Telegraph dentists and physicians. State fuel administrator rules will cut steam in closed offices and apply to similar office buildings citywide.
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Bank of Commerce
Bank
Postal Telegraph Company
President Proclaims Greater Food Saving to Aid Allies
President Wilson completes a proclamation urging greater food savings to free more fod for the army and allies. The document, to be released at the White House for Sunday papers, outlines the 1918 conservation program of the Food Administration and includes flour sale restrictions.
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Washington
Wilson
White House
Food Administration
President Wilson's Cold Improves but He Sits Indoors
Washington January 26 President Wilson's condition showed improvement today though he remained indoors and did not engage in any public engagements.
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Wilson
Son
Pershing Ordered to Buy Uniforms and Blankets from Spain
Senate military committee testimony revealed General Pershing was ordered to procure 200000 uniforms for American troops and 200000 blankets from Spain.
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Washington
Senate Military Committee
Fuel price controls extend beyond city limits
The local fuel committee warns that any dealer in the city or surrounding area charging above the approved fuel prices faces a five thousand dollar fine or two years imprisonment, with enforcement extending to dealers located in the United States who sell within the locality.
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C. D. Smith
United States
Smith
Registration Day Help for German Alien Enemies
Chief of Police F E Metihee oversees the registration of German alien enemies in High Point with United States Marshal C A Webb. Officers are urged to aid registrants, treat them courteously, and not charge any fees for administering oaths or related processing. Each registrant must provide a photo and fingerprints for identification.
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United States
E. A. Metihee
Chage
High Point Fom
C. A. Webb
AIL
Russian Author Hit and Wounded by Stray Shot
Marian Gorky, a renowned Russian author and editor, was struck in the neck and slightly wounded by a stray shot while riding in a cab in Petrograd today. The source of the shot is unknown according to a local newspaper report.
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Petrograd
Marian Gorky
Cossacks Declare War on General Kaledines
Petrograd reports the Bolshevik government says the front line Cossack congress at Kanevsky station unanimously passed a resolution declaring war on General Kaledines. The event occurred on Wednesday as part of wartime measures.
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Petrograd
Congress of Cossacks
Kanevsky
Kaledines
Peace Talks Trigger Broad Speculation Across Europe
English papers view the Hertling and Cremer speeches as a united assault on Lloyd George and Wilson. Commentators stress a peace terms focus over military action with Allied unity tested as London and Paris weigh Germany and Austria stance. Some see Berlin aimed at splitting the Allies by excluding Alsace Lorraine from Wilson’s plan.
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Vou Hertling
Count Crerain
Lloyd George
Wilson
London
Germany
Austria
von Hertling
Alsace-Lorraine
Rumors of German Revolution and Berlin Riots
London reports from The Express Amsterdam correspondent describe rumored upheaval in Germany with Berlin disorders in the last two days. Bread riots allegedly suppressed by police leave many wounded, though confirmation is uncertain and direct telegrams to Holland were not received on Friday.
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London
Amsterdam
the Express
Germany
Berlin
Holland
Rain Tomorrow and Fair Weather to Come
Weather bureau forecast for the week beginning tomorrow calls for rain Sunday in the South Atlantic states with generally fair weather afterward. Colder conditions are expected tomorrow in the east gulf and Monday in the South Atlantic states, with freezing temperatures likely in the north gulf states. Temperatures rise after Tuesday.
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Washington
South Atlantic States
The
Weather Bureau
East Gulf
North Gulf States
Baker Plans Reply to Chamberlain Charge in New York Speech
Secretary Baker asked Senator Chamberlain to arrange a public occasion for all interested members of Congress to hear a reply to Chamberlain's charges of inefficiency in the army. The request was made in Washington on January 26.
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Baker
Chamberlain
New York
Washington
Baker Thay
Congress
Fires Sweep Across Cities In U S And Canada
A massive blaze traced to suspected German spies devastates Newark bay and a pier warehouse with over a million dollars in losses. Paterson reports 1500000 loss at the Fidelity storage warehouse with one probable fatality and 15 firefighters trapped. Peterborough Ontario endures about half a million in damages from a boiler explosion.
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Newark
N. J
Newark Bay
Submarine Boat Corporation
Quartermaster’s Department of the Army
Naval Intelligence Bureau
Paterson
Fidelity Storage
Peterborn
Ont
Fire Progresses in Peterboro as Lindsay Helps
A serious fire is advancing in Peterboro a large manufacturing town four miles northeast of Toronto. Wire communication is interrupted and details are scarce. Lindsay a town twenty five miles away sent aid during the night to fight the blaze.
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Toronto
Peterboro
Here
Lindsay
Westinghouse Plant Fire Causes Big Loss
A fire at the Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing service and repair plant near Buffalo’s waterfront destroyed the facility today. The damage was estimated at 150000 dollars.
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Buffalo
Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company
Railroad owners censored in report
A report to Director General McAdoo by the Interstate Commerce Commission cites private management of railroads as a major factor in freight congestion. It says hundreds of locomotives are idle or awaiting repairs due to neglect by railway officials and a shortage of skilled workers, worsened by late winter preparations.
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Washington, Dan
McAdoo
Interstate Commerce
McCored
Preliminary Hearing Set for Killer Monday Morning
Theodore Matthews charged with killing Jose James Thursday will face a municipal court hearing Monday morning before Judge J Allen Austin. Limited details about the suspect persist as authorities prepare for possible interment of Jesse James, a name locals use for the deceased.
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Theodore Matthews
Jose James
J. Allen Austin
Abe
Jesse James
Monday fuel order tightens shop closures nationwide
The state fuel administrator expands the Monday closing under the U S fuel order. Food stores must close on remaining half Mondays unless an emergency exception is recommended. Drug and food stores may sell only their designated items on those days. Heat must be cut in most offices as fuel savings.
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ACW
McAlister
United States Fuel Administration
United States
State
Garfield
War
Wave
Uni
Packing men charged by attorney in FTC inquiry
Washington reports sensational disclosures in the Federal Trade Commission probe of the meat industry. Francis J. Heney testified that Armour and Company controlled Kansas City street railways and that packers influenced the tin industry and sought to halt the investigation by pressuring President Wilson. He noted packers’ reach into banks and other financial institutions, and cited records from Swift and Company. The inquiry aims to map packing houses’ power and district divisions for livestock buying.
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Armour and Company
Kansas City
Eforts
Washington
Francisj. Heney
Federal Trade Commission
Vaying
Wilson
Heney
Detroit
Mr. Heney
Arinowr and Company
United States
Chicago
Murdock
Tieney
New York
Thomas Wilson
Wilson and Company
Swift and Company
Austria Open to Peace Without Germany Reported
London dispatch says Austria ready to declare a separate peace and accept the Russian democratic program without self determination. A Petrograd cable notes Bolshevik papers claim widespread demonstrations in Austria hungry and Vienna workers and soldiers organizations growing. A large strike is underway at Warsaw and the Socialist congress at Warsaw plans a revolutionary council of workers deputies.
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Austria
Germany
London
Exchange Telegraph Company
Petrograd
Warsaw
Cotton Market Opens Irregularly In New York
New York January 26 Cotton market opened unsettled and irregular. Early trading showed a decline of five points and an advance of eight points with active futures trading near March May and December positions. Trade interests remained firm as markets began with volatile but steady movements. Continuous price dots indicate futures near 20.90 for March and 28.42 for December.
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New York
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