Photographs of Dozen Men in Apartment Link to Slaying
Philadelphia detectives probe the murder of Grace Roberts, a 23 year old artist model found beaten in her apartment. A stack of photographs of men, a blood stained shirt and collar, jewelry and cash were found, with robbery not the motive. Police declined to identify any suspects among the men pictured.
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Grace Roberts
Captain Tate
Detective Bureau
Mesedtderts
War costs blamed for rise in living expenses in state report
A joint report to Governor Whitman from the Wicks investigating committee the governor's market commission and the major food supply committee cites European war as a major factor in rising prices. It urges creation of a state market department of proper size scope and power and similar city departments to oversee food supply and prices.
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Whitman
Wicks Repulative
Governor's Market Commission
Scho gpe Captain wed in Gale
Charleston reports a schooner captain wed in gale conditions as the ship and crew were washed ashore after December’s rough seas. A first mate provided details today from New Orleans regarding the incident.
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Highley Announces Candidacy for City Election
Highley of present city counts announces candidacy for city election to be held Tuesday in April. He is listed as president of the club and an employee of the State and Bra and Rob representative of a.
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Second Service School Planned at Chevy Chase Suburb
The Navy League’s women’s section will open a second service school at Chevy Chase in April, with courses of twenty weeks and possibly a third. Military drill loan and signal practice will be included, under instruction of Kine and teachers, amid strong interest and high enrollment.
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Officers Raid Newspaper to Get Evidence
San Francisco officials with the district attorney’s office raided the editorial office of the Blast last Saturday seeking evidence for the Thomas J Mooney case. They seized subscription lists letters papers files manuscripts and private correspondence in a bid to prepare for Mooney’s looming trial.
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Charles Fickert
Eleanore Fitzgerald
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Drowning Heads Fatal Accidents in Oklahoma City 1916
A 1916 fatal accident list for Oklahoma City cites 36 deaths from autos and railways, with four each for trains and automobiles. Victims include 25 white males, five white females, and three Black males, with causes ranging from asphyxiation to electrocution and falls. Personal crisis reports note seven white males, five white females, and one Black male, including four gunshot deaths and several poisonings.
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Oklahoma City
Ite
Tenants Strike at Rent Increase Headline From New York
A mass meeting of 500 families launched a strike against a $10 monthly rent rise imposed by owners of multiple tenement and apartment houses in New York. Many tenants signed a vow to resist eviction by refusing the increase, signaling organized resistance amid housing pressure.
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New York
Wheat growing condition improves in December report
Frank IM Gault, president of the state board of agriculture, reports winter wheat at 81 percent growing condition for December, up 1 percent from the previous year. Hog and cattle herds fall due to high prices, with hogs down 11 percent and cattle also down. shipments of horses and mules to Europe cause further declines, affecting total livestock for the year.
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State Board of Agriculture
Europe
Durant Favours Jury Trial In Police Court
Durant a legislature member favors jury trials to resolve the police court muddle and supports Governor Williams and Judge Doyle's plan. He suggests six or nine jurors and notes this measure will be early in the legislature. Caucuses today aim to outline the session and assignments with party unity.
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Williama
Roy Shores
Ardmore
Democratic Party
Romanian Jews Form Society in Philadelphia Meeting
More than delegates representing 70000 Romanian Jews in the United States Canada and Cuba gathered in Philadelphia to form the American Union of Romanian Jews. Speakers said the move aligns with an international effort to improve Jewish status worldwide and to cooperate with other Jewish organizations.
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Canada
Cuba
American Union of Rumanian
Tha! Ith
French Promise to Fight to End
Paris municipal council adopts resolutions at the dawn of 1917 pledging to fight alongside entente peoples for liberty of the world. It assures unwavering fraternity and resolve to strive to the end for a decisive victory and necessary reparation.
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Body of Soldier s Sent North
LAREDO Texas Jan 1 Following a military funeral the body of Private Edmund O Sullivan of Company 1 First New Hampshire infantry who accidentally killed himself when his rifle was discharged in his tent at Zapata on Thursday night was sent to his old home in Nassau New Hampshire today.
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Edmund O'Sullivan
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Zapata
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Gavels Made From Gallo
A report from Columbus notes gavels were fashioned from a gallows by inmates at the Ohio Penitentiary. Twenty six men reportedly paid with their lives in the state’s death penalty era. The gallows were torn down and parts of the wood used to craft gavels by some convicts.
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Washington Greeks Indorse Venizelos
Washington Greeks gather to back former Venizelos government at a meeting on revolutions. Police eject about fifty King Constantine sympathizers amid tense scene as the group endorses the government in exile.
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Heavier federal tax schedules take effect with new year
Washington reports new federal taxes across incomes estates and business sectors begin today under the emergency bill of September. Normal income taxes start at 2 percent for higher earners, with brackets climbing to 13 percent for top incomes, and corporate and estate levies apply. New annual taxes cover brokers and specific business activities, while munition manufacturers face a 12 percent net profit tax and a corporate excise on capital stakes above thresholds.
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Congress
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Hobart Citizen Sees Bomb Cigar Mail Suspect
A Hobart resident, agent A B Harding, suspects a mailed cigar labeled bomb is a danger after receiving a long square cigar with California postmark. He recalls reports of twenty-five cigars mailed and two injuries. Harding plans to test it as a rifle target after display. He knows Garner, who placed the packages, from a prior California leave.
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Nashville Lawyer Slaughter Shoots Self in Nashville
Prominent Nashville lawyer and clubman C. Slaughter died by self inflicted gunshot Sunday. He had been in ill health and was reported to be in declining condition.
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Tenn
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Coleman C. Slaughter
First 1917 Baby May Be Frances Lockemlier
Frances Lockemlier, daughter of Mr and Mrs Ray Lockemlier, born at Maternity hospital at 5 o clock this morning, may be the first baby of the new year 1917. Leo Mi of the health department filed the birth report with Dr Wandell Weber. Dr Wandell Weber, noted ophthalmologist, died in Philadelphia Saturday and was recently named the sole American member of the council of the ophthalmological conference at Oxford England.
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Leo Mi
Health Department
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Allied Troops Expect War to End This Year
British and French soldiers on the western front welcome 1917 as a probable path to peace. Interpretations differ whether Germany will yield to concessions or only military pressure will secure victory, but all agree this is a decisive year.
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France
Germany
Garber Oil Field Tale Evokes Mysterious Journey
Fragmentary reminiscence from Garber oil district hints at a mysterious traveler. A man known as Nevie reportedly balked near a Garber stand before vanishing along a long road toward Gian Oklahoma. Readers should note the dated reference and unclear details amid the garbled text.
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Gian Okla
German Leader Expects To Win War By Spring
Amsterdam dispatch reports a German leader expects victory by spring, with three main assertions: Germany seeks a swift end before a major Allied counteroffensive, aims to exhaust Allied fighting power, and believes no terms will satisfy either side. The piece notes a focus on a spring offensive and strategic timing against England France and Russia. The article emphasizes Germany’s intent to force a settlement by force before wider mobilization and supplies enable a larger campaign.
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Hindesburghe
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England
France
Russia
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