Severe storm forecast as fuel shortage alarms city
Weather bureau warns of severe storm and cold wave amid scarce coal and oil. Oklahoma City faces limited fuel supply with only seven cars of coal in city, oil in transit delays, and railroad efforts to avert outages. Public library to close early tonight as shipments and utilities brace for impact.
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Amvienbinig
Mer
Jehostre
Frisco
Ee Sant
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Oklahoma Gas Avid Electric Company
Oklahoma City
48 Hour Holiday Might Be Ordered for Boston
Washington January 30 fuel administrator Storrow of New England said he is considering a 48 hour shutdown of all industries in Boston to meet coal shortages. He confers with Garfield and McAdoo as heavy snowstorms and blockade disrupt heat for dams hospitals and schools. The move aims to ensure heat supply amid bleak shortages.
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Boston
Storrow
New England
Garfield
McAdoo
Formation of Tonk Battalion for American army in France
An engineer organization for operation of tantry with the American army in France is being formed at Camp Upton New York. A limited number of volunteers under 40 years of age can be accepted.
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New York
France
Camp Upton
Major W P Hutchings Dies in Muskogee
Reports indicate Major W P Hutchings, a distant attorney general candidate, died in Muskogee after a long illness. Earlier notes suggested his appointment as district attorney for Muskogee County and later as judge of the superior court, with companions confirming his illness and impending passing.
Berlin strike grows as workers form councils and action body
Telegraph report from Copenhagen notes nearly 1,000,000 on strike in Berlin with hourly additions. Provincial areas join, and Berlin workers form a council and an action commission of ten, including Hugo Haase and Philipp Scheldemann, leaders from socialist factions.
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Independent Socialist Bases
Philipp Scheldemann
Cipher in World Almanac Reveals German Sinking Link
A World Almanac cipher message tied to the Lusitania sinking is detailed, with the 1915 transmission from Sayville, Long Island, decoded after noting German embassy internal activity. The report cites efforts to transmit before reception succeeded and mentions Prinen Hatetelts.
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Sayville
Long Island
Prinen Hatetelts
Enthassy
Rotary Auction Bottles Bring Five Hundred Dollar Note
Rotarians in Oklahoma City bid up bottles at a Rotary banquet auction. A quart of bonded liquor sold for 500 dollars, with proceeds aiding club activities. Chief Nichols and Varyon Duncan attended as guests, and Will Warren led the event as president. The evening featured playful bidding and a theatrical display, described as the best banquet entertainment yet.
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Varyon Duncan
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Will Warren
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Ted—Watter Dean
Lion and Lamb Lunch Brings Senators, Officials Together
Washington January 30 The Secretary and Chairman Chamberlain of the Senate Military Committee join in a luncheon amid a long running controversy over army inefficiency. The joint event is seen as a step toward bridging divisions and advancing a cooperative campaign for reform with a united, friendly stance.
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Taker
Chamberlain
Senate
Weather forecast brief with cold conditions
Cloudy and colder weather expected tonight with temperatures near zero. Thursday looks fair but continues cold across the state with a northern cold wave and eastern region remaining frigid.
American Gives Million Dollars To Bolshevik
New York report states Village Big con, former Petrograf frat member, donated 100 dollars to Bolsheviks for propaganda efforts. The piece links the gift to financing anti capitalist campaigns and Russia’s wartime political aims. Readers are told of broader support for Bolshevik regimes across Germanic, Austrian, Turkish, and Bulgarian influenced factions.
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Ibaren
Wreatist
Jritver
Mgraristie
Willmering Trial Opens With Women Testify About No Gas
In a Prefinitiary hearing for Henry Willner, chief accounting officer of Odshima Gay & Flperrie, witnesses including Kylee and her husband take the stand. The court session, held after 10 o clock, focuses on alleged coercion and gas issues amid protestors and weather conditions in Tocetber.
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Odshima Gay & Flperrie Company
Robert W Manuawah
Fenat Parke Place
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Niehy
American Red Cross workers die in Mestre raid
Two American Red Cross volunteers, William What and Richard Cumsfield, were killed in a German raid on Mestre Italy. They had just arrived at a Red Cross hospital on a motorcycle when bombs fell in the courtyard, killing and wounding several. The pair were among the first Americans on the Italian front. A funeral procession with cars and pallbearers followed the service at Mestre. Fairfield, 10, and Camringe, 1, appear in a list of victims. the report notes they joined the hospital corps recently after Harvard.
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Collins
Vocabulary Obsessed Pacifist Debate in Reichstag
Amsterdam reports a quirky wartime note on language and a Berlin word record. The piece mentions a pacifist figure linked to a major Reichstag debate, with mockery of long words and a sharp US-style rhetorical jab.
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College Student Slays Sweetheart and Shoots Himself
Athens dispatch reports a college student and his sweetheart killed in an early morning shooting on a university street. An apparent feud preceded the fatal shots, with authorities placing the event between 1 and 4 a.m. in Jackson County and near the University of Georgia campus.
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Helle Huh
Jackson County
Janie Sofia
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Jobin
Himsell
Bolen to Keep His Office Open at Night
A garbled notice states Bolen will keep his office open at night to assist citizens. It mentions taxes and revenue concerns, a potential office stay, and uncertainty about hours, with references to a federal issue and specific days.
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Thien
Iitet
German Strikes Demand Answer to Lloyd George
German strikers press for a response from Lloyd George amid widespread labor unrest. Reports describe large scale protests and government reaction as the crisis intensifies across Europe.
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Floods Follow Ice Gorge In Eastern Rivers
Floods follow ice gorge activity in Kentucky and Tennessee rivers. Ohio tributaries overflow as meltwater and heavy rainfall threaten bridges and railroad lines. Kentuky and Green rivers surge near Catlettsburg and Paducah. widespread damage and multiple craft lost along the Ohio River.
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Jan M.citi Ani
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Tennersee
Carrie
Big Ships Sunk When Ice Strikes
Ice struck and sank several large ships this morning, causing chaos at the harbor. Local crews rushed to secure vessels as frigid waters damaged moorings and sent lines snapping.
Mississippi Jammed Damage Large and Odd Notes
A fragmented report shows widespread disruption and large damage across Mississippi with scattered names and places. The text includes garbled references to individuals and locations such as Wickes, Cotcimbog, and Cotcimbog, with unclear events and dates.
Italians Breakthroughs Reach Two Mountain Peaks in War Push
Vienna dispatches report revolutionaries torch grain depots as Italian forces renew attacks on the northern front. Berlin says Wallane regained Cole del Rosso and Monte di Val Bello after renewed assaults, amid heavy reinforcement and stubborn Austrian defenses.
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Monte di Val Bella
Italian forces claim success on Asiago front with heavy Austrian losses
Rome war office reports over 2600 Italian towers captured from Austrians along Asiago front. Six guns and 100 machine guns seized. Austrian bombardments meet strong Italian fire. Both sides suffer heavy casualties as two Austrian divisions are nearly wiped out.
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Positions Held for Month by Enemy Auangigiad Draw W
Review notes the enemy Austrians on the Avingo plateau under pressure after Italian breach of two key holds Col del Rosso and Monte di val il. Berlin and Vienna acknowledge Italian gains as Austrian counterattacks falter. Austrian losses began December 2 and the offensive fatigue limits further advances toward the Frenzela valley and Hastane.
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Peale Col del Rosso
Monte di Val Il
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Vienna
Frenzela
Hastane
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Black residents arrested on vagrancy at Rash McGaffney’s
Sweltry Black people were arrested on vagrancy charges at Rash McGaffney's place on West California Avenue last night when Deputy Sheriffs Hoe er Adreany Claude Tyler and William Nash raided the site. They were jailed but released this morning by order of County Attorney Charles Selby. Playing cards and dice were found but no gambling evidence remained due to long counts at the roots.
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California Avenue
Hoeer Adreany Claude Tyler
Willian Nash
Charles Selby
Lonkowts Havina
German barley supply threatens beer output across the army
The Allgemeine Zeitung reports barley harvests will be diverted for fodder and cavalry needs, risking a complete halt to brewing. The measure, pushed by the population, targets oats and fodder use, leaving the army without beer.
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