ASK PEACE ON TERMS OF RUSSIA
Austria declares readiness to conclude a separate peace with Russia and to accept the Russian democratic program save for self determination of nations. Bolshevik demonstrations and workers soldiers organizations are reported in Austria-Hungary. Count Czernin says Germany will not surrender protections until guarantees of recovering possessions are secured.
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Austria
Germany
Petrograd
Exchange Telegraph Company
Austria-Hungary
Viena
Basel
Count Czernin
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Lioyd George
Wilson
Count Crernin
Blizzard Sweeps Central Illinois Nips Snow and Delays Trains
Bloomington reports blustery northeast wind and heavy snow with a 12 degree chill at 8 pm. Snow reaches from northern Illinois to Pontiac and Chenoa, curtailing train service on north and south lines as Chicago and Alton and Illinois Central run late. McLean County coal supply remains adequate for most, but new rules drop individual allotments to one ton starting Monday. schools exempt.
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Ulinois
Pontiac
Chenoa
Chicago and Alton
Tlinois Central
McLean County
Peoria Sees High Wind and Snowfall After Night Storm
A strong wind drives a fine snow through Peoria and surrounding areas Saturday night with forecasts of heavy snowfall by morning. Temperatures are dropping while railroad traffic remains largely undelayed. Local officials report the situation as satisfactory.
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Peoria
Focal Fail
Eastern bakers pledge support for war bread program
At a January meeting of the executive committee of the National Association of Eastern Bakers, members forecast higher prices for war bread under new government regulations. They pledged full cooperation with the government to conserve resources and enforce the program.
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Chicago
National Association of Eastern Bakers
Advertising as a building force and trade name value
Roy Bennett "Uneeda" is valued at six million dollars by its corporation, equating a letter's value to a real asset like buildings or machinery. The piece argues advertising creates lasting value, urging a carefully planned campaign to establish a memorable name and sustained sales, with The Whig recommended for access to 35,000 readers.
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Uneeda
Treachery and Heroic Resolve Behind Italian Rout
Paris dispatch reports Herbert Corey recounting Italy's 280,000 prisoners and 2,500 guns loss, blaming treachery over fear while noting brave resistance. He highlights Giolitti’s complex role, denounces censorship, and says Italy begins to unite as a nation under invasion pressure.
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Paris
Italy
Herbert Corey
Traitors Did Italian Defeat, War Report States
Herbert Corey reports on the Oct. 23 Italian rout, blaming Rome traitors, pro-German elements in the army, and pro-German civilians for undermining morale. Private soldiers were told peace had come and many deserted, allowing German forces to press the retreat while patriot officers organized a defense on the Piave.
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Herbert Corey
Rome
Piave
No Changes in War Taxes Now Kitchin Says
Washington January 27 Congress will likely need higher tax levies though the form cannot be anticipated. House Ways and Means Chair Kitchin warns against amending the Oct 3 1917 war revenue law now and says the treasury will issue regulations as needed. The broader revenue picture will be studied to guide possible future levies.
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Washington
Congress
Kitchin
House
Ways and Means Committee
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Secretary of the Treasury
United States
Brundage Rules On New State School Law
Springfield Ill Jan 27 The attorney general holds boards need not reappoint county superintendents to continue in office under the amended school law. Current terms up to December end automatically extend to August 1919, when new superintendents qualify. legislature likely intended August starts for newly elected officials.
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Springfield
Ill
Boards of Supervisors
General Assembly
Edward J. Brandage
Francis G. Blair
Railroad Worker Killed by Burlington Train Near Hannibal
Marion Alls, a Burlington railroad section man, was struck and killed Saturday afternoon near Hannibal when a Burlington passenger train hit him. The impact crushed him into pieces as the approaching train passed.
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Burlington
Marion Alls
Burlington Railroad
Hannibal
Henry reveals secret files of big Packers in 1916 probe
Washington papers reveal confidential reports on congressmen and their stance toward Borland resolution for a federal inquiry into the livestock and packing industry. Francis J. Heney cites Packers influence reaching banks and street car lines as he promises further evidence next week.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
Congress
Francis J. E Heney
Kansas City
Tim
Heney
House Judiciary Committee
Gard
Ohio
Morgan
Oklahoma
Third Blizzard Of Month Strands Midwest Traffic
Severe snow from Chicago sweeps eastward threatening major railroad tie ups. Seven to ten inches have fallen with drifting and high winds. Coal shortages loom as trains struggle through tunnels of snow, delaying freight and passenger movement across the Midwest and Northeast.
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Washington
Middle West
Chicago
McAdoo
Belt Line Railway
Illinois
Demolition Planned for Pointobello Pier in Scotland
GLASGOW January 27 Pointobello Pier the finest in Scotland will be demolished and its materials used for war needs. Owners sought steel and repair supplies but were refused and faced either taking the pier down or losing it to the sea. The pier extends over a quarter mile into the Firth of Fonth.
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Glasgow
Pointobello
Scotland
Stenns
Firth of Fonth
North Dakota closes session ratifying prohibition amendment
The special session of the North Dakota legislature adjourned Saturday night after approving the prohibition amendment to the U S constitution. The action marks the state’s ratification of the federal prohibition amendment, aligning with nationwide temperance efforts.
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Bismarck
North Dakota
Food Proclamation Calls for Wheat and Meat Conservation
President Wilson urges a nationwide food conservation push to aid wartime needs. He mandates 70 percent wheat usage, meatless days on Tuesdays, wheatless days on Mondays and Wednesdays, and pork-free Saturdays, with substitutions and reduced sugar use to prevent shortages and support allied forces.
Deadly Germs Found in Newspaper Scrap in Cotton
Springfield Ill Jan 27 Microscopic organisms found on a scrap of German newspaper in non absorbent cotton by Red Cross workers are described by Walter G Bain pathologist at St Johns hospital as deadly though exact germ type not determined He cites spore forming groups including tetanus and anthrax Guinea pigs inoculated died within hours Contaminated paper可能未知来源 federal authorities investigate this case reported by a Springfield newspaper.
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Springfield
Ill
Red Cross
Walter G. Bain
St. John's Hospital
Bain
Widespread Plot Seen by Officials Across War Plants
New York dated report notes fires at shipyards munition ships war plants and storage buildings along the Atlantic coast and inland. Officials suspect German plot. Edward Hurley warned of torch attacks on war plants. Guards Increased as authorities probe possible enemy alien involvement and fortify sites nationwide.
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New York
United States
Atlantic Seaboard
Edward N. Hurley
United States Shipping Board
Hurley
Washington
Becaue
Illinois Mason fund to aid war work in world war
The 160000 Masons of Illinois plan a 1000000 dollar fund for war effort and campaign activities. A mass meeting will be held in Chicago with Governor Lowden delivering an address reviewing Illinois role in the world war.
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Chicago
Illinois
Lowden
Ilinois
Torpedo Plant Explosion Kills Eight in Newport
A blast at the U S Navy Torpedo Station Newport Rhode Island destroyed bomb Proof No 2 late Saturday killing eight civilians and injuring seven with ten missing. Captain Beach called the explosion accidental. two bodies identified as William Caswell and John Francis Murphy and ten bodies recovered by midnight.
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Newport
R. I
Naval Torpedo Station
Edward L. Beach
William Caswell
John Francis Murphy
No. 1
Peasants Called to Aid France in Victory Effort
Paris, Jan. 27 Georges Clemenceau praised French peasants for their devotion and courage in a chamber speech. He cited calls to draft 46 and 47 year olds released from farming to work behind the front lines for January and February. About 200,000 men are believed needed to prepare defenses against a potential spring German offensive.
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Paris
Georges Clemenceau
Chamber
France
Vendee
Monsieur
M. Clemenceau
Fined for Feeding Dog in North Wales Police Court
In Deudraeth North Wales on January 27 two women were fined 123 dollars and costs for feeding a dog thirteen quarts of milk along with biscuits and horse flesh at the police court.
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Deudraeth
North Wales
War Bread Diet To Aid War Effort Under Wilson
Jan 27 report from Washington outlines a national "Victory Bread" diet under Wilson and Hoover. Reduced wheat use aims to boost European exports, with voluntary measures backed by force if needed. Wheatless and meatless days, 70 percent flour sales, and substitution rules for bakeries and hotels are outlined.
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Washington
Wilson
Food Administration
The
Hoover
Army
Victory
Newsboys and Dealers in New York Strike
An immediate strike call by the National Association of Newsdealers and Stationers orders all newsdealers and newsboys in greater New York to halt deliveries. The action follows a dispute over publisher rates, with publishers demanding 140 dollars per hundred for daily panels and the newsletters seeking 120 dollars per hundred. The strike will stop Sunday newspaper delivery citywide.
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New York
National Association of Newsdealers
Springfield Man Weds Governor's Daughter
Dayton dispatch reports the marriage of Miss Helen Harding Cox, daughter of Governor and Mrs. James M. Cox, to Lieut. Daniel J. Mahoney of Denver. The ceremony occurred at the governor's home in Springfield and the couple left for a wedding trip through the south. They will reside in Manhattan, Kansas, with Mahoney stationed at Camp Funston.
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Ohio
Helen Harding Cox
James M. Cox
Daniel J. Mahoney
Denver
Manhattan
Kansas
Maehoney
Camp Funston
Mahoney
William Mahoney
J Field, Tll
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