Industrial upheaval grips Germany amid mass strikes
Amsterdam reports nearly one million workers on strike, war industry halted, martial law threatened under von Hindenburg. Berlin arrests union leaders as Bremen and Hemlinge r fall under martial rule. Allies note German peace talks and Central Powers' Western front concerns.
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Amsterdam
Germany
German Empire
von Hindenberg
London
Copenhagen
Berlin
Berliner Tageblatt
Koersten
Bremen
Hemlinger
Wilson Sends Pledge Refuting US Aggression Abroad
President Wilson writes to Howard of the Union Pacific Railway Company declaring the United States will not aggress against other states political or territorial independence. He adds a pledge that nations with peace in mind should also adopt similar assurances to sustain global peace as Howard departs for South America.
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York
United States
Wilson
Howard
Union Pacific Railway Company
South America
Dunsmore declares Allied resolve to beat Germans
Lord Dunsmore head of the British War Mission to the United States arrived in the city and asserted that any German offensive on the Western front will be halted by British French and American forces. He proclaimed that they can beat the Germans and pierce their lines when they choose. He spoke at York on January 29.
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United States
York
Lord Dunsmore
U S Halts Export to Spain Over Discrimination in War
The United States government stopped exports to Spain and held five Spanish ships ready to sail due to Spain's discrimination against the United States in favor of Central Powers, as reported from Washington on February 1.
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Washington
United States
Spain
America
Bolsheviki gain support and land in Russia upheaval
In Petrograd the All-Russian congress of soldiers and workmen endorsed Bolshevik confidence, land transfers, worker control, and new banks while rejecting the national debt. Red Guards move from Petrograd to Viborg as Finnish rail hubs report occupation and diplomatic lines fray.
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Congress of Soldiers
Viborg
Finland
Dmitri Gregoriviteh Steerbaticheff
Roumania
Stockholm
Helsingfors
Paris Air Raid Kills Twenty and Wounds Fifty
Paris reports twenty killed and fifty wounded in German air raid last night the first metro raid since June French guns repulsed the invaders and French planes pursued them. American Army in France confirms a German raid on a listening post killing two soldiers wounding four and capturing one during a thick mist. American forces will fight permanently alongside the Allies. British dispatch notes Haig says Germans attacked south of Les Chemin Dames but were driven back with further activity near Ribecourt.
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France
Nieuport
Belgium
Rheims Or
War Office
London
Haig
Les Chemin Dames
Ribbecourt
Italian Front Reports Hard Fighting on Northern Line
On the Italian front persistent action continued with Teutons repelled at the Piave mouth and extensive artillery from Lake Garda to the sea. American Red Cross workers William Platt and Richard Fairfield were killed near Mostre by German bombs. Austria and Italy traded attacks on Asiago, Monte Blac, and Monte Portica as forces reinforced and countered on the North front.
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Teutons
Piave
Lake Guarda
Red Cross Service
Mostre
William Platt
Richard Fairfield
Asiago
Monte de Blac
Berlin
Asiago Plateau
Brenta River
Monte Portica
Russian Style of Diplomacy
Washington reports a dangerous international situation from threats by Russian anarchists to hold Ambassador David R. Francis responsible for the life and liberty of Alexander Berkman. A Petrograd ultimatum was sent to Francis stating he would be held personally accountable for Berkman’s fate.
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Washington
David R. Francis
Petrograd
Alexander Berkman
New York
of Sailors and Workmen
Matthew Kerulke Arrested On Suspected Bolshevik Link
Seattle January 26 Matthew Kerulke, named as a possible go-between for the Bolshevik government of Russia and IWW leaders on trial in Chicago, was arrested today as he boarded a Japanese steamer. Tommy Luscombe was a creek visitor on Wednesday.
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Seattle
Matthew Kerulke
Russia
Chicago
Mooney Case To Be Acted Upon By Governor
Sacramento January 28 governor intimated he will take early action on the Thomas Mooney case.
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Mooney
Sacramento
Cal
Thomas Mooney
Border clash near El Paso leaves two casualties
El Paso reports that American and Mexican troops exchanged about 500 shots across the Rio Grande in the outskirts last night. One American soldier was wounded and one Mexican defender was killed.
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el Paso
Tex
Rio Grande River
Son Kills Mother in Seattle Home
Seattle police investigated a fatal shooting at a residence where 18 year old William Allen Jones killed his mother Mrs. Lester Jones and fled when officers tried to question him. The incident occurred this morning in Seattle.
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Seattle
Lester Jones
William Allen Jones
Explosion at Marquette chemical plant cripples government facility
An explosion wrecked a Marquette refinery used for producing refined alcohol and chemicals for the United States government last night. Authorities suspect enemy incendiaries. Employee Hugh McKinnon of the Yukon Gold Company arrived via the Seward trail last Saturday.
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Marquette, Mich
United States
Hugh McKinnon
The
Yukon Gold Company
Seward Trail
Mine Workers Expel I. W. W. Support Government Coal Plan
In Indianapolis on January 26 the United Mine Workers of America expelled all I. W. W. members and endorsed government control of all coal mines while preserving union rights to collective bargaining. The union backed President Wilson's wartime administration and a plan to divide the country into 20 coal districts each responsible for supply.
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Indianapolis
N. W.s
United Mine Workers of America
Wilson
Meeting Notice of Alaska Loyal League Iditarod Division
A meeting of the Alaska Loyal League Iditarod Division will be held at the A B Hall in Iditarod on Wednesday evening February 6 at 9 o clock. The purpose is to allow loyal people of Iditarod to express themselves. all are invited. By order of the executive board. Geo W Albrecht, President.
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Alaska Loyal League
Iditarod Division
A. B. Hall
Iditarod
Geo. W. Albrecht
Notice to Creeks About Visiting Crosby Bath House
A public notice urges Creeks to visit the Crosby Bath House when they come to Iditarod, directing attention to local facilities.
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Creeks
Iditarod
Crosby Bath House
Gorky Struck by Stray Bullet in Petrograd Riots
Maxim Gorky was hit by a stray bullet last Saturday while watching the rioting in Petrograd. The noted author was injured during the upheaval and received medical attention.
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Petrograd
Maxim Gorky
German Spies Blamed for Major Newark Fire
A Newark fire caused a million dollars in property damage including oil barges piers warehouses and freight cars on Newark bay. Officials suspect German spies triggered the blaze amid wartime tensions.
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Newark
N. J
Newark Bay
Senator Charles W Fulton dies in Astoria aged 64
Portland Oregon January 28 Charles W Fulton former United States senator from Oregon who served from 1903 to 1909 died at his Astoria home aged 64 his death reported today in Portland news follows a defined career in public service and state politics.
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Portland
Ore
Charles W. Fulton
Oregon
United States
Senate
Astoria
New Jersey Senator Hughes Dies After Illness
United States Senator William Hughes of New Jersey died this morning in Washington. Born in Ireland in 1872, he served in the Spanish American War, entered the Senate in 1913, and spent eight years in the House of Representatives before rising to the Senate. Tommy Moore traveled to Iditarod last Wednesday.
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Washington
United States
William Hughes
New Jersey
Hughes
Ireland
Senate
Congress
Olivia Larson Wins $20,000 Defamation Award
Olympia, Jan 30 The Washington state Supreme Court affirmed Judge McIntosh ruling that Alaska miner Robert Spencer McMillan must pay Olivia Larson twenty thousand dollars for damage to her reputation from their relationship, while he was married to another woman.
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Olympia
Wash
Washington State Supreme Court Today
Kenneth McIntosh
King County
Robert Spencer McMillan
Alaska
Olivia Larson
Eight Thousand Troops Carried to France aboard Levianth
Secretary Daniels announced that the Levianth formerly the Vaterland has transported 8000 American troops to France in a comfortable voyage.
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Washington
Secretary of the Navy
Daniels
Levianth
Vaterland
France
Battleship Runs Aground in Ice Channel
An Atlantic port report says a pre-dreadnought battleship ran aground while breaking ice in the channel and remains fast, creating a tense rescue situation as crews work to refloat it.
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Atlantic
Prominent Lumberman Bolcom Dies in Seattle
H. Bolcom, a prominent figure in the lumber industry, died in Seattle today. His death closes a long career in timber markets and related ventures, with Bolcom remembered for leadership in regional lumber operations and community involvement.
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Seattle
Bolcom
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