Secretary Baker Opposes Munition Department in Senate
Secretary Baker told a Senate investigating committee that a separate munition department is unnecessary and would overburden officials. He criticized the reorganized War Department as meeting needs, while Senators warned the plan may spark Capitol conflict over munitions legislation.
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Washington
Tan
Baker
Senate
Department of Munitions
Chamberlain
Wilson
War Department
Council of National Defense
War Industries Board
Champ Ete Bill
Retary Baker
Gen. Goethals
Cat Tales and Clever Woman Prompts Evening Papers
A fragmentary newspaper snippet shows colorful lines about a clever woman and a man planning to read the evening papers. The slang and capitalization suggest a lively, colloquial tone from an era of small town humor and shorthand social chatter.
Fire at American Strawboard Company
Fire crews from multiple stations battled a blaze at the American Strawboard Company office when a furnace overheated and scorched the floor. The floor burned before firefighters could control it despite freezing conditions. Loss ran to several hundred dollars, insured. A second crew found only a chimney fire at Third and York streets and stood down.
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American Strawboard Company
Third
York Streets
Healey Cleared By Chicago Jury
Chicago on January 13 a jury found former Chicago police chief Charles C Healey detective Stephen Barry and saloon keeper William Skidmore not guilty of conspiracy to protect illegal resorts. The trial began October 15 1917 and the verdict came after five hours of deliberation.
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Chicago
Charles C. Healey
Stephen Barry
William Skidmore
Gem City Lads Fall To School Team In Season Opener
Gem City five lost to a local school team 30 to 25 in the opening game of the season at the Y M C A gym. Lumnis and Manker led Gem City with strong second-half work as the Blue and White rallied but could not overcome the foe. Referee Leindecker, timekeeper Wellemeyer, and scorer Watters officiated.
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Ha Dive
Wiste
Eine Gem City
Y. M. Co A
Maccini High Schrees
Ducal High School
Gem City
Macomb
Gem City Boys
Lumnus
Outney
Manker
Brazelton
Warriors
Hillkamp
Dpe
U . Pos
Gem
Richt
Leindecker
Krazeitan
Wellemeyer
Watters
Semur
Pos
Parnsworth O
Timme
PGE Ng Bs Beocycle
Sea
Fick Center Moellering
Oeeley
Crapo i Ued En Onde Ursa Ah RA Ward
Ceeseseass, Hokamp
Finland Threatened by Red Guards and Russian Forces
A Haparanda dispatch to Dagens Nyheter reports Red Guards aided by Russian troops threaten to dismiss the senate dissolve the diet summon a new diet and establish a Red senate. Helsingfors HWuvustadsbladt notes Russian soldiers visited Finnish towns making arbitrary arrests and committing violence.
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Stockholm
Finland
Red Guards
Haparanda
Dagens Nyheter
Helsingfors Hwuvustadsbladt
Nuxated Iron Endorsement by Doctor Promises Strength Boost
New York doctor Dr F Sauer touts Nuxated Iron as a way to double strength and endurance in two weeks for those with weak blood. He describes tests and urges a two five grain tablet, three times daily after meals, plus a money back guarantee from manufacturers if results fail.
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New York
N. Y
F. Sauer
Heston
Jong
E. Sauer
Nuxated Jraon
I¢m
Miller and Arthur Drug Co
Kiefer's Pharmacy
Brown and Mays Drug Co
J. B. Bernbrook
Fritz the Hart horse forsakes sugar for carrots
In a humorous note from Bill Hart's ranch a veteran horse named Fritz signals a shift in diet. After years of sugar and treats, Fritz now shows preference for carrots, aligning with wartime austerity and prompting Hart to drop the horse’s regular sugar as part of the animal’s diet.
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Uncle Sam
Prug
Bill Hart
Hart
Big Ranch
Mr. Hart
Fritz
Pat
Etrake
Ince-Artcraft
Sunny Side of Broadway Returns to Orpheum Theater
The 1917 Sunny Side of Broadway is revived at the Orpheum with Max Bloom Alice Sher and Becky the horse. New acts include a moving picture studio scene a drum specialty and a ragtime burlesque number with audience participation. Max Thom’s show opens Sunday at six and runs through Wednesday with reservations not held after 7 30 and 9 pm.
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Max Bloom
Alice Sher
Becky the Horse
Moving Picture
Max
Ralph Creede Harney Duffy
Max Thom
Tig Oelock
Actress Elsie Ferguson Urges Stage Start For Film Beginners
Elsie Ferguson argues that newcomers to films should begin on stage in chorus roles to learn the craft. She notes productions now cost so much that directors cannot train actors, and warns against copying others. Ferguson, in Artcrafts Rose of the World, emphasizes developing personal style by omitting unneeded traits rather than imitating peers.
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Elsie Ferguson
Ferguson
Miss Ferguson
Marguerite Clark Stars in Bat'e Diary at Local Theaters
Marguerite Clark appears in Bat'e Diary at the Family theater Tuesday and at the Savoy Wednesday and Thursday. She plays Mary Roberts Rinehart's beloved character with charm and feminine appeal, described as engaging and cute, reflecting the era's ideal of American girlhood.
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Marguerite Clark
Family Theater
Savoy
Mary Roberts Rinehart
America
Dying man’s wish to see Theda Bara fulfilled
An elderly New York City inmate known as Daddy Camp who was 98 years old on his deathbed wished to see actress Theda Bara. Theda Bara, then filming Under Two Flags, had scenes with kisses that involved Camp in Fort Lee studios under director J. Gordon Edwards.
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Daddy" Camp
Theda Bara
Daddy
Miss Bara
New York City
William Fox
J. Gor
Don Edwards
Tle
Fort Lee
N. J
Edwards
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