Bio Factory Fire Destroys Quarters for 23 Factories
Fire broke out in an industrial building housing 23 manufacturing concerns and destroyed the main structure and adjoining property. Two fatalities were not reported, and fire chief Loucks suspected incendiary origin. Nearby dwellings including a church grocery and saloon were burned, walls collapsed hindering firemen posing great danger. Several manufacturers held government war contracts. falling walls cut hose lines amid firefighting efforts.
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Driot Nea
Senice Indianapolis
Loucks
Three Meet Death in Blizzard Near Inman Colorado
In Pueblo Colorado a 62 year old Frank Shul a 36 year old Agnes Perme and 11 year old Frank Perme died frozen in a blizzard three miles north of Inman. They were traveling from Pueblo to visit Mrs Jenko sister of Mrs Perme whose illness was critical. Skul Shul was found half a mile from a farmhouse and the mother and boy were found nearby.
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Col
Frank Shul
Agnes Perme
Frank Perme
Publo
Inman
John Jenko
Skul
Perme
Jenko
Finland Independence Mentioned by German Banks
Stockholm reports that recognition of Finland's independence by Germany will have financial consequences for Finland. The Frankfurter Zeitung notes 52,600,000 marks were tied up in German banks and will be released, affecting Finland's credit position after the war start.
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Finland
Germany
Frankfurter Zeitung
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Fire destroys six story Grand Rapids office block
The Hawk ins block a six story office building in the business section was completely destroyed and two adjoining buildings were swept by a fire of undetermined origin. Heavy snow drifts impeded the firefighters as they tried to control the flames.
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Grand Rapids, Mich
Hawkins
British planes down four German aircraft on French front
British aircraft attacked seven German planes on the French front and shot down four of them. Two enemy planes crashed, two were driven down out of control. All British planes returned safely with no losses.
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London
War Office
Thirteen Boys Die in Fire at Marble City School
A devastating blaze destroyed the Dwight Indian Training School dormitory in Marble City Oklahoma. Thirteen Indian boys perished and more than 100 other students escaped into the cold as the origin of the fire remained unknown.
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Muskogee
Okla
Dwight Indian Training School
Marble City
Here
Wilson Called Hypocrite by Petrograd Pravda
Pravda in Petrograd brands President Wilson as head of rapacious American imperialism and calls him the greatest hypocrite history has known in reaction to his congressional address.
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Pravda
Wilson
Congress
No Mines In Waters Where Rewa Sank
London reports no mines in the waters where the British hospital ship Rewa was sunk, contradicting German claims that a mine caused the loss. The official statement affirms the absence of mines in the area.
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Rewa
London
Food Riots Sweep Barcelona Over Price Decree
A decree fixing food prices triggers widespread disturbances in Barcelona. Shops close as bands of women parade the streets while authorities struggle to restore order and prevent looting.
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Barcelona
Cleveland H. Dodge Gives $100000 to YWCA War Work Fund
Cleveland H. Dodge donates $100000 to the YWCA war work fund in New York, announced today as a major philanthropic gift. The contribution supports war relief efforts and women’s welfare programs under the organization’s national drive.
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Cleveland H. Dodge
Young Women's Christian Association
World News Highlights From The War Front And Beyond
Reports confirm the hospital ship Rewa was torpedoed and sunk in the Bristol Channel on January 4 with three casualties and all wounded saved. British forces claim gains on multiple fronts as Russian and Italian fronts shift and Bolshevik strength grows. Descriptions include territorial clashes, air raids on Metz and Belgium, German desertions near Kovno, a deadly railway crash near Kaiserlautern, and severe weather striking Chicago after a Texas-origin storm.
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Gibraltar
London
Personal Ellis N. Roberts Dies at Utica Home
Ellis N. Roberts former U S treasurer and longtime editor of the Utica Herald died at his Utica home. He was born September 16 1827.
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Ellis N. Roberts
United States
Utica
N. Y
Mr. Roberts
Outbreak in Portugal as mutinous warships bombarded Lisbon
Paris Temps notes President Wilson's Alsace Lorraine remarks mark a historic stand. London papers praise the speech as a blueprint for future peace while British labor backs the program. Berlin says Russia requests moving peace talks and central powers suspend negotiations.
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America
London
U S Teutonic War News From Home and Front Lines
The Paris Herald reports Capt. Ibbeyt Baker, formerly of Princeton, shot down a German plane from the flying corps. Harry Luchenbach torpedoed and sunk with eight missing. Washington reveals a conspiracy to smuggle small arms to Germany led by German reserve officers in the U S. The U S employment service to mobilize 3 000 000 workers for agriculture shipbuilding and war plants under John B Densmore as director. Pershing reports deaths of Capt. William E Hard of Penumania Lieut William S Ely and Sergt George I Houdek in France. American aviators with British and French pilots bomb German positions in a reprisal for a prior attack.
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Government to Take Control of Oil Supply in Power Move
Washington reports the fuel administration will seize oil control with Aoman named to lead the effort. Secretary Wilson notes ample labor remains for army and industry and cautions only about five percent of workers joining the army in the first year.
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Colax hospital project eyed to aid WWI recovery
The War Department considers converting Colax property into a large medical facility to treat severely wounded European front veterans from Iowa and neighboring states. Noted aims include physical rehabilitation and training for postwar industrial work, with specialists coordinating patient care and reintegration.
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War Department
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