Twenty In Custody as German Sabotage Fires Sweep Norfolk
Norfolk reports 20 suspects detained by Department of Justice agents after fires blamed on German saboteurs caused about 2 million dollars in damage. W. C. Brevoort, an alien, arrested with maps and German literature found. two women among the detentions. Navy personnel reinforced city security as Portsmouth faced threats. In war leadership shifts, Major General Mann of the Rainbow division was moved to governors island with Mann and Sibert cited as unfit for trench duty.
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International News Service
Norfolk
Department of Justice
W. C. Brevoort
Lorraine Hotel
Home Guard
Portsmouth
Elizabeth River
Washington
William A. Mann
National Guard
France
Governors Island
New York City
Eli D. Hoyle
William L. Sibert
Pershing
Southern Department
Charleston
S. C
W. P. Duvall
Mann
Sibert
New York
Rainbow
Charles P. Mencher
Rainbow Division
Italian Shot In Fight On Moravia Street
A beer party quarrel last night on Moravia street led to a shooting. Italian laborer Natelli was wounded in the chest and wrist. an Italian, Houk, and another Italian, Alborn, fled. Natelli and Houk were taken to police, while Natelli was treated at New Castle hospital and a razor was found on Natelli. Detectives pursue Alborn as Houk is jailed.
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Moravia Street
Lewis Natelli
Friendship Street
New Castle Hospital
Railroad
Pennsylvania
Natelli
Albert Houk
Fruit Street
Farrell
Houk
Andy Alborn
Pittsburg
Alborn
Moravia
Coal Riots Break Out in New York
A mob of about 600 people attacked the Herman Horses Coal & Wood Co. yards amid threats of burning the plant. Police reserves were called, but the crowd left with roughly 30 tons of coal as frigid weather loomed.
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International News Service
New York
Herman Horses Coal & Wood Co
Ten New Lights Placed By Council
The city council today discussed placing ten new electric lights in areas of greatest need. Nine lights were tentatively approved with final action set for Friday morning. Locations include Diamond Way between North and Falls, Laurel and Mercer, Moody and Blaine, Highland and Fairfield, Rice and Vance, South Mill at Doud's machine shop, Hazel and Huron, Laurel and Logan, and West Washington west of Smithfield.
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Diamond Way
North
Falls Streets
Laurel and Mercer
Moody and Blaine
Highland
Fairfield
Rice and
Vance
South Mill Street
Doud
Hazel
Huron
Laurel
Logan
West Washington Street
Smithfield Street
Explosions Roar Through Chattanooga Area
Chattanooga and near vicinity shook from three large explosions early today. at 3 and 6 o clock vivid flashes lit the sky and muffled blasts were heard for miles. Gas powder and chemical plants were checked but no explanation was found.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Thomas Marcel Becomes First Local 18 Recruit
Thomas Marcel of 426 Division Street is the first local man to enlist in the army service this year. He was sent to Fort Thomas Kentucky for infantry duty. Earlier, three others enlisted here: Joseph H Logan of 617 Etna Street in aviation, Harry C Matters of 710 Etna Street in aviation, and George M Gush of Plymouth Pennsylvania in infantry.
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Thomas Marcel
Division Street
Fort Thomas
Infantry
Joseph H. Logan
Etna Street
Harry C. Matters
George M. Gush
Plymouth
New Officials To Take Office Soon
County officials elected last fall will assume duties and take oaths Monday morning at the courthouse. George Muse district attorney J H Boyd sheriff Milo Gibson and William M Houk jury commissioners will be inducted. Muse will name John B Trusel as county detective and Boyd will appoint two deputies, with one likely to be J C Rodgers secretary of the Democratic county committee.
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Court House
George Muse
J. H. Boyd
Milo Gibson
William M. Houk
Muse
John B. Trusel
Boyd
J. C. Rodgers
Democratic County Committee
First Murder Case For District Attorney-elect Muse
Geo Muse, district attorney elect, will try the Commonwealth v Estathios Zafiratos of Ellwood City for the murder of Speros Sparos. On a Sunday afternoon in December the two men argue and three shots kill Sparos as witnesses recall hearing shots and seeing Sparos fall.
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Geo. Muse
Commonwealth
Estathios Zafiratos
Ellwood City
Speros Sparos
Spaelos
General Peace Offer Expected
Paris report cites Munich Nachrichten as saying Germany will likely present a general peace proposal within ten days, offering modified terms to those previously announced. The Bern dispatch attributes the claim to Munich Nachrichten.
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International News Service
Paris
Germany
Berne
Munich
Britain Warns of Bigger Submarine Losses This Week
London reports Germany is mounting its greatest submarine drive, with official but unnamed source indicating shipping losses may rise this week. The statement, made in London on January 2, hints at intensified U boat activity without revealing the speaker’s identity.
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London
Germany
Twenty Hurt In Street Car Wreck In St Louis
Twenty persons were injured in a street car collision in St Louis when a westbound car rammed a Vandeventer car amidships during the New Year’s revelry. The crash was blamed on airbrake failure on a slippery rail.
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ST. Louis
Vandeventer
School superintendent faces vacancies as teachers missing
The city schools opened with a stressed start as vacancies count high after Christmas. Two high school teachers resigned, two others absent for unavoidable reasons. Illness disrupted grade schools and many teachers were not at work. Westminster College students volunteered to aid if needed.
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Hoover
Missing Bank Cashier Caught in Denver
W K Stitt 61 cashier of Farmers Bank Viola Illinois said he would return to Illinois without extradition for alleged theft of 7000 dollars. He blamed Lotus Wiles Peoria beauty for his defalcation and leaving a wife and three children. He said he gave her 3000 dollars before fleeing to Chicago and has 45 dollars on arrest.
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International News Service
Denver
Col
W. K. Stitt
Farmers’ Bank
Viola
Ill
Illinois
Miss Lotus Wiles
Peoria
Stitt
Chicago
Germany aims for commercial domination of Russia
London reports Germany plans rapid economic penetration of Russia after World War I. Agents and consuls are to be deployed to push commercial propaganda and reopen trade, aiming to control Russia’s vast resources rather than pursue territorial gains.
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Russia
International News Service
London
Germany
Brest-Litovsk
Teutonic Government
John W. Knox to Attend Pittsburg Fuel Conference
Local Fuel Administrator John W. Knox will attend a luncheon in Pittsburg on Friday where all Pittsburg district fuel commissioners meet with Allegheny County Fuel Commissioner Kuhn to discuss regional coal production and consumption issues.
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John W. Knox
Pittsburg
Allegheny County
Kuhn
Senator Hughes Shows Improvement After Illness
United States Senator William Hughes, hospitalized in Trenton, New Jersey, is reported to be improving today after a period of serious illness.
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Trenton
N. J
United States
William Hughes
British Ambassador Sir Cecil Spring-Rice to retire
The London Daily Chronicle reports Sir Cecil Spring-Rice, the British ambassador in Washington, was to retire and be replaced by an Englishman close to Premier Lloyd George. Officials at the British embassy refused to comment. If he retires soon, it would not be a major surprise.
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Cecil Spring-Rice
Washington
International News Service
London Daily Chronicle
Lloyd-George
Cecil
City aid to the needy shows year over year drop
Poor Director John White reports that only wholly unable to work or lacking support receive city aid. Actual aid is one third less than last year and has grown less over the year while demand remains. Hospital care costs rise nearly $1,000 due to wartime price increases.
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John White
New Castle Grocers Face Complex Government Questionnaires
New Castle grocers struggle with government blanks estimating food on hand and costs for profit reporting. Wholesale houses must report costs and selling prices while retailers may charge a reasonable profit. Customers may complain to the food administrator if they feel prices exceed the limit.
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New Castle
Two Vacancies At High School Announced
Superintendent G. A. Dickson announced two vacancies at the New Castle high school. Miss Anna Cresalia will not return to the city after coming from San Jauziaco. The science vacancy arises as Instructor G. R. Mirick has been drafted and called to service in New York. Westminster College students are assisting temporarily.
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New Castle High School
G. A. Dickson
Anna Cresalia
San Jauziaco
G. R. Mirick
New York State
Westminser College
Milk Price Hike Applies to Delivered Quarts
Beginning today the price of delivered milk rises to fourteen cents per quart a two cent jump. Milk dealers say the increase is needed due to farmer advances and wartime conditions.
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Wilkes-Barre
Government Names Third Liberty Loan
Washington reports the government has chosen the title Third Liberty Loan for the upcoming third issue after a hard struggle to settle on a name. The loan is planned for release at a future date.
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Washington
Jan
Building And Loan Call From Harrisburg
State Banking Commissioner Lafean issues a call for the condition of building and loan associations as of the close of business in 1917 from Harrisburg Pennsylvania dated January 2.
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Harrisburg
Lafean
Sabotage and Arrests Hit German Munition Plants
German workers at munitions facilities sabotage and arrests arise as authorities tighten censorship. Reports say explosions cause heavy plant damage with few injuries, disrupting army supplies while air raids provoke Allied reprisal fears. The Krupp plant at Essen was burning for over a day.
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International
Amsterdam
Germany
London
Krupps
Essen
Holland
Chicago Faces Coal Shortage as Snow Delays Steel Plant
Chicago digests eight to twelve inches of snow causing a coal shortage citywide. Wisconsin Steel plant halts without work on government orders, furloughing about 1,000 workers. McAdoo may order coal shipments to Chicago with Raymond E. Durham in Washington, while trains from mines face two days to a week of delays.
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International News Service
Chicago
Wisconsin Steel Company
McAdoo
Raymond E. Durham
Cook County
Washington
Deaths of Andrew Weir Hannah L Williams and others
A death notice lists Andrew Weir aged 67 of 765 Harrison avenue, Hannah L Williams 73 of 304 Walnut street, F. W. Stillings 71 from Mannington West Virginia, Grace Ellison 57 and Mary A Bresnahan 80 from Shenango township.
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Andrew Weir
Harrison Venue
Hannah L. Williams
Walnut Street
F. W. Stillings
Mannington
W. Va
Grace Ellison
Gardner
Mary A. Bresnahan
Shenango Township
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