Terrific storm swamps Sioux City as mercury dives
A severe blizzard sweeps the northwest driving heavy snow and 20 to 30 mph winds. Trains run hours late, schools close at noon, and city services struggle to keep tracks and roads clear while forecasts predict continuing cold and worsening conditions.
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Mercury
Board of Education
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Minnesota
South Dakota
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Platte
Mitchell
Missouri Valley
Missisnippi River
Huron
Valentine
Rapid City
Pierre
North Platte
Miles City
Havre
Omaha
Edmondtom
McDowall
Scientist Says 1917 Opens Series of Severe Winters
Paris reports a historically cold stretch with temperatures from 28 to 14 F across France. Nice and Cannes felt frost, Nantes frozen, rivers blocked by ice, and Parisians suffer coal shortages as Rev Thomas Moreux links the cold to a solar cycle ending.
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Nice
Cannes
Ette
Belfort
Lyons
Nantes
Keone Beine
Marne
Saone
Thomas Moreux
Bourges Observatory
Father Moreux
Officials Hope Writhing Snow Struggle Ends
Officials express hope that their long fight against stubborn snow will end permanently. Weather teams anticipate safer conditions as crews push to clear remaining drifts and resume normal operations.
Unusual Temperature Gap Across U S Regions
Washington reports a record weather anomaly with a 100 degree disparity between the southwest and northwest readings. Texas hit 56 above while the Rockies near the Canadian border registered 20 below as of January 31.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
United States
Texas
Rockies
Borah Attacks Japanese Land Rights in Idaho
Senator William E. Borah of Idaho urges passage of an anti alien land bill targeting Japanese ownership or leases in Idaho. He notes the measure, passed by the Idaho House, aims to curb Japanese land purchases in beet lands and stresses firm protection of state rights and institutions.
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Idaho
Johnsons charges will be investigated by Congress commission
Washington January 31 Congress directs a sweeping probe of the Indian office through a special commission. The measure follows repeated claims of extravagance and wasteful expenditures. Senator Johnson of South Dakota urged drastic reform and said many underworked officials are kept in place.
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Special Commission of Congress
Washington, D.C
Senate
Congress
Johnson
South Dakota
Boxing Fatality in Albany After Bout
Stephon McDonald died in Albany last night from shock caused by a blow to the solar plexus. Dr Meyers, coroner’s physician, conducted an autopsy today and ruled the cause as stated.
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Albany
Dan
Stephon McDonald
Rod Meyers
Corone
Burton Offered Place As Minnesota University President
Minneapolia Minn Jan 31 Dr Marion Leroy Burton president of Mith College Northampton Sivas to day was tendered the presidency of the University of Minnesota by the board of regents to succeed Dr George Vincent who recently resigned to become head of the Rockefeller foundation
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Minneapolia
Minn
Marion Leroy Burton
Mith College
Northampton
Sivas
University of Minnesota
Board of
Regents
George Vincent
Rockefeller Founda
Freshly caught sea finh in principal mt of an artific L rubber
Freshly caught sea fish are said to be the principal motive in an artificial rubber project attributed to a Dutch inventor.
Federal Judges Hear Rate Case Arguments in Iowa
In Fort Dodge on January 31 judges from Iowa and a circuit court of appeals heard arguments in a dispute brought by South Dakota towns seeking to block higher express rates. Sioux City Commercial Club had asked the Interstate Commerce Commission to end discriminatory rates that favored Sioux City over Dakota points. The commission had ordered discrimination eliminated, but express companies raised South Dakota rates, countering the order. Lawyers for the commission and for the express firms and South Dakota plaintiffs outlined positions, with Sioux Falls Watertown Aberdeen Mitchell and Huron commercial clubs backing the injunction.
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Fort Dodge
Walter J. Smith
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
M. J. Wade
Henry T. Reed
Iowa
South Dakota
Interstate Commerce Commission
Sioux City
State Railroad Commission
C. W. Needham
Blackburn Easterline
Gregory
Harrison and Kerfoot
New York
American Express Company
C. O. Bailey
Woman slaps Cunha at Mooney trial in San Francisco
The Mooney murder trial in San Francisco was interrupted when Mrs. Helle Lavin slapped Assistant District Attorney Edward Cunha after testimony linked Warren K. Billings, a convicted dynamiter, to clothing found in Lavin's room and some of Billings's clothing found in hers.
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San Francisco
Thomas J. Mooney
Edward Cunha
Helle Lavin
Warren K. Billings
U S Rubber Salesman Gets Longer Prison Term
William Chester Silbermann of New York, once sentenced to five months and 600 francs for trading with the enemy, has had his term increased to one year after an appeal. He came to Paris as a King Rubber Co representative via Gottwik Shoffer & Co to sell rubber goods to belligerents, was denounced by a former acquaintance, and arrested last October amid state department inquiries from his sister and employer.
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Paris
William Chester Silbermann
New York
Bilbermann
King Jtubber Company
Hyde Park
Moms
Gottiwik, Shoffer
Ohio papers forced to raise prices
Steubenville Ohio newspapers announce price increases due to high cost of paper. Beginning tomorrow the Steubenville Herald Star and the Steubenville Gazette will charge 10 cents per week and 2 cents for single copies, up from 1 cent.
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Steubenville
Ohio
Steubenville Herald-Star
Seubenville Gasette
Russians and French Push on German Lines on Romanian Front
Russian forces resumed the north Romanian front offensive gaining ground near Kimpelung Jacobenn rail line and near Valea Ria with 1150 prisoners and 12 machine guns captured. In the north, Germans captured a Russian position by Riga taking 900 prisoners and 15 machine guns. French troops penetrated two German trench lines on the Lorraine frontier. The Amiral Magon submarine sunk French transport off the Mediterranean on January 26 with 950 soldiers aboard. 809 rescued.
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Kimpelung-Jacobenn
Berlin
Valeria
V’etrograd
Riga
Lorraine
Paris
Amiral Magon
Mediterranean
Kenyon Opens Fight on Pork in Big Bill
Senator Kenyon faced the river and harbors bill in the Senate commerce committee and on the Senate floor, launching an attack on the pork barrel items and treasury grabs embedded in the measure.
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Kenyon
Pork
Big Bill
Washington
Senate Commerce Committee
Senate
Treasury
British Losses for January Reach 32,000 Men
London reports January casualty totals of 960 officers and 21,594 men. The monthly figure marks a decline from December and brings the Somme period total to about 620,024 casualties since the war began.
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London
Somme
Whitman backs repeal of boxing exhibition law
Albany New York Governor Whitman announced support for repealing the boxing exhibition law in the state. He stated the measure would remove restrictions and allow boxing events to resume under current regulations. The announcement frames the repeal as a modernization effort and aligns with broader changes in state policy.
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Albany
N. Y
Whitman
Honolulu postmaster nomination for D H W McAdam
Washington reports D H W McAdam long time Washington correspondent for the St Louis Republic was nominated by Premier Wilson today as postmaster at Honolulu. He works in the post office department and aided the Democratic national committee in the law campaign.
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Washington
HW. McAdam
Wwington
St. Louis Republic
Pink slipper tale sparks Wisconsin court case
Madison January pink slipper central to divorce petition filed by Dr B Smith of Galen Ub against his wife Mary Smith formerly Augusta Wi. Case in Wisconsin Supreme Court seeks appeal of a judgment awarding $9000 for alienation of affections by Watenshul. Fragmentary text notes alleged seduction and jealousy without clear factual details.
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Madison
B. Smith
Galen Ub
Mary Smith
Augusta
Smith
Hutton defies ticker warnings amid peace note inquiry
Washington investigation digs into Hutton & Co. leaks after F A Hutton states he and partners did not exploit advance note about President Wilson's peace message. testimony covers telegrams from Connolly firm and Clement Curtis Co. and the Lansing war warning impact. Ellis to testify as firm member for Jerusalem?
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F. H. Hutton
Fr. E. Hutton & Co
Wilson
Geer A. Ellis
Warnin
Flix
T Hutton
Georgia
F. A. “Connolly
F. A. Connolly & Co
Washington
Hutton
Connolly
KR. W. Bolling
Lansing
Whipple
Clement, Curtis & Co
Toomey
Mutton
Washington Wire
Clement Curtis & Co
Chicago
Hatton
Clement Curtis
Hutton House
Reforms Ordered by Mexico Constitution
Queretaro Mexico January 1 The delegation to the constitutional assembly, which concluded its labors last night, assembled at dawn and signed the constitution after two months of work. The ceremony drew great enthusiasm. Cabinet members attended except Finance Minister Tous Carreta and Minister of foment and communications Vernacio Bonilins. The charter includes advanced provisions: abolition of the office of view trem ent, prohibition of presidential reelection, stringent and radical liberal laws, an eight hour day, seven hours night work, six day week, compulsory arbitration, profit sharing, free employment, a national health department, and compulsory military instruction.
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Constitutional Assembly
PL O'Eliert
Tous Carrera
Finance
Vernacio Bonilins
Fomente
Office of View
Nll
Mmtitriat Ihwet National Department of Health
Second Quaker Oats Strike Called By Workers
Special to The Trine Cedar Rapids details a second Quaker Oats strike after Guikor Cate company refused to recognize the workforce. About 1,000 workers walk out. production halted at the plant as talks continue. An attachment to scales article mentions weighing processes for output.
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Guikor Cate
Amite
Toca Mille
Criticism of Guard Includes War Dept Contention
Maj Gen Leonard Wood, commander of the eastern department, told a Senate subcommittee that the national guard is a vicious and indefensible military system. He admitted the war department shares much of the mobilization responsibility, but defended his stance on border service.
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Washington, D C
Leonard Wood
Jair Lee
National Guard For Border Service
Senate
Universal Military Service
National Guard
War Department
Germany Will Ask Territory and War Indemnities
Berlin reports Count Friedrich von Westarp declares that entente rejection of central powers peace terms requires territorial gains east and west and in Belgium to cover Germany’s flank. He warns of heavier taxes unless indemnities are secured. Emperor William in London telegraph pledges renewed resolve and a final battle to defend peace and Germany’s honor.
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Berlin
Count Friedrich von Westarp
Reichstag
Dresden
Count von Westarp
Germany
Belgium
England
Count von Wentarp
Amsterdam
London
William
Brandenberg
Herrin
German officer said to travel under American passport
A man identified as Captain Hans Boehm, accused by British authorities of a German officer using an American passport under the name Jelks Leroy Thrasher of Quitman Georgia, was taken off the Dutch steamer Zeelandia en route from Spain to Holland. He admitted his identity after authorities pressed him and claimed prior service in the German army and work in the German secret service in the U.S. He allegedly obtained local birth declarations in Quitman to certify his name and birthplace, then obtained passports through firms in Philadelphia and New York and via Washington. He traveled to Europe, later Holland, then to Wise, and was arrested on return. Boehm is interned pending possible expulsion proceedings.
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Hans Boehm
Jelks Leroy Thrasher
Quitman
Brooks County
Georgia
Zeelandia
Spain
Holland
Thrasher
Admiralty
Boehm
Ublic
United States
Secret Service
Europe
Itte
Firma
Philadelphia
New York
Washington
Thristher
Kneland
Scandinavia
Portugal
Wise
Waa
Dboohm
Farm Loan Bank at Omaha to Open Soon
Omaha Neb Jan 31 Appointment of the directors and other officials of the Omaha Farm Loan Bank will likely occur within two weeks. Herbert Quick, federal farm loan board member, said in Lincoln that appointments would be made soon. The bank must open within 30 days after stock goes on sale. Stock has been on sale at the collector of internal revenue in Omaha for about two weeks, with final sale rules allowing government purchase of unsold shares up to 750000 dollars after a 20 day window.
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Omaha
Neb
Omaha Gormton Bank
Herbert Quick
Federal Farm Loan Board
Lincoln
Omahna Far Loan Bank
Etock Elial
Provisional Costa Rica Gov Plans May 1 Elections
The provisional government under Federico Tinie receives broad bank support as it moves to form a new constitutional framework. Key appointees include Carlo Lath as foreign affairs and J. J. Tinoco as war and navy, with Amadeo deliging directing public instruction and R. Brenta Mere in interior. A decree schedules elections on May 1 to draft a new constitution.
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Ban Jone
Costa Rica
Ghiseules
Federico Tinie
Coentes
Aftruirn
Carlo Lath
J. J. Tinoco
Juan B. Quiron
Ovour Kobrinaery
Amadeo Deliging
R. Brenta Mere
Provicional
Boston Bank Opens Branch in Buenos Aires
Washington DC reports the Federal Reserve Board approved the Boston National Bank to open a Buenos Aires branch with a capital of $1,000,000. The move marks a notable expansion for the bank into international operations.
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Boston Bank
Buenos Aires
Washington, DC
Dam Bo
Federal Reserve
Boand
Todas
Boston
Local market records highest price since Civil War
Ohoedge, Dan, and twelve dollars set a new peak at the Union Mios cards sale today, marking the highest price reached since the Civil War era.
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Ohoedge
Dan
Poison Plot Against Lloyd George Disclosed
Derby charges allege Mrs Alice Wheeldon her two daughters and Alfred Mason conspired to murder Premier Lloyd George and Arthur Henderson. Arrests detailed in Guildhall Derby and London as police outline alleged plot to poison the Prime Minister with formal hearings set for Saturday.
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Derby
England
Alice Wheeldon
Alfred George Mason
Lloyd George
Arthur Henderson
House of Commons
War Council
Scotland Yard
David Lioyd-George
London
Lloyd-George
Daily Sketch
Sketen
Wos
the Remier
Wheeldon
Petty Wheeldon
Mason
Alf Mason
Purchaser Must Return to Buy Own Liquor
The Moines Iowa January 31. The railroads and the law will begin to close in on the purchaser tomorrow under an agreement between Attorney General Hawner and railroad lawyers. Carriers must deliver liquor only to the purchaser in person, forcing him to the office with the receipt taking effect at midnight. The Chicago, Milwaukee, St Paul and Pacific Railroad is exempt due to a federal injunction requiring it to accept orders and deliver to the holder.
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Nebraska
O'Neil
Burlington
Wynot and
Randolph
Omaha
Sioux City
Pearl-Jennings
Jonen Street
Seventh Street
Cara
Morningside
the Moines, Ja
Hawner
Hook Island
Seattle bank fails prompt federal aid offer
In Seattle on January 91 a federal offer of about sixty eight million dollars was made to stabilize member banks after a series of bank failures. German American Mercantile suffered a separate issue as a bank open for business did not occur due to ongoing troubles. Local observers described the scene as tense with activity before opening.
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San Francisco
Cab
Federal Revenue Bank of
Ben Bernoisen
Patton
Seattle
Alaskan Day Bill Passed by Senate
The Alaska Senate approved a measure to prohibit manufacture or sale of intoxicating beverages in the territory and to regulate transport. The bill's passage marks a step in shaping local alcohol policy and enforcement approaches.
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Senate
Woeepinaton Jin. U
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