Trotsky insists Russia seeks democratic peace at Brest Litovsk
Amsterdam dispatch reports Leon Trotsky stating Russia will continue peace negotiations at Brest-Litovsk to keep avenues for a peaceful settlement open. He defends Bolshevik independence and argues neutrality on soil cannot block entente diplomacy.
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Leon Trotsky
Brest-Litovsk
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Petrograd
M. Trotsky
Count von Mertling
Count von Nfertling
Reichstag
Germany
Brest
France Declines Brest-Litovsk Talks Without Direct Proposals
The French foreign minister announces France will not join the Brest-Litovsk peace conference nor open negotiations without direct proposals from Germany. Russia continues talks for a separate peace, while Bolshevik leaders push for new alliances and a volunteer army to defend against counterrevolution and external pressure.
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Associated Press
France
Brest-Litovsk
Stephen Hinchen
Prenes
Petrograd
Russia
Urest-Litovsk
Leon
Bolsnevski
Leon Froisky
Trotsky
Brest Litovsk
Nrylenko
Battle near Rachmatch between Manximalist and Ukrainian troops
Reports from Petrograd describe seven hours of combat near Rachmatch in Tehernigov government with severe casualties. A Reuters dispatch notes ongoing fighting and casualties as of January 11.
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Rachmatch
Tehernigov
Tornadoes Deluge South Kill Sixteen Injure Over One Hundred
Southern states endure a brutal winter storm with tornadoes sweeping through eastern Alabama and central Georgia. Sixteen deaths and more than 100 injuries are reported across towns including Vonaries Dothan Webb Troy and Macon. communication lines fail as snow and ice disrupt coastal cities. At Camp Wheeler tents collapse injuring soldiers and a hospital tent complex suffers severe damage.
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Wwnoxville
Asherville
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Wheeler
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Harris
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Government to Build 60 Million Powder Plant in Tennessee
WASHINGTON D. C. Jan 12 The War Department announces a government powder plant at Tadley’s Bend Cumberland River near Nashville Tennessee will cost about 60 million dollars and employ about 15 000 workers Construction will start immediately and the plant aimed to operate on a producing basis at the earliest moment Daniel J Jickling of a sco was named general director to oversee the project A preliminary force has been ordered to Nashville. In Buenos Aires Argentina crops are being burned as fires continue across the republic Officials report two individuals seen setting fire to grain ready for harvest amid the burning conditions.
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Nashville
Tenn
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Ordnance Bureau
War Department
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Sco
Tennessee
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Buenos Atrias
Republic
Buenos Aires
Weather Forecast Confusion Triggers Vague Alert
Fragmentary forecast notes indicate cloudy conditions and possible showers. Missing specifics on locations times winds and temperatures in the unreadable text.
Frigid Midwest and Northeast Temperatures Persist
Weather notes report extreme cold across multiple cities. Chicago and Milwaukee show subzero lows with strong southwestern and northern winds. New York and Washington remain partly to mostly cloudy with continued snow threats and record lows in the past 24 hours.
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Cole
Chicago
Milwaukee
Wera
Neta
New York
Washington
Villa
Churchill Urges Americans to Aide in Great War Effort
London Jan 12 Churchill told the American Luncheon Club that Germany’s eastern retreat forces a westward push with hundreds of thousands of troops and guns. He urged immediate U S aid, large American troop deployment, and swift shipbuilding to counter the threat and ensure allied victory.
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Russia
Germany
Winston Spencer Churchill
Manitions
America
Charehill
Ame
American Limeriean Club
Tre Churchill
United States
American Air Power Lagging Ahead of Spring Plans
Maj. William A. Hishop, a four Victoria Cross winner, told the Montreal Cannadian Club that U S aircraft production is far behind schedule and American air forces will not help in the coming spring. He labeled U S advertising as unfortunate and criticized the government program as insufficient to meet needs.
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Montreal
Germany
United States
William A. Hishop
Tre 4
Wale France
German air force expansion heightens looming air war threat
The report notes Germany has enlarged its flying corps in the coming half year while aware of US aims. Major Wishop warns the United States will face a severe air struggle as Germany seeks air superiority, with major battles anticipated by spring and summer.
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America
Tritvin
Wishop
United States
U boat threats loom as Allied hopes hinge on US aid
The article reports on growing expectations that the United States must supply ships and food to sustain the army and end the war. It notes uncertainty about whether America can provide sufficient ships and materiel and whether renewed diplomacy can bring peace.
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London
Amerie Wall
Gompers Plea Ignored as Beaumont Shipyard Ties Strike Threat
The Amelia Poederation at Faber faces pressure as 20000 Orange Shipyard Laborers Union members await the Federal Shipping Board talks. Workers threaten a Saturday strike if hourly time increases are not granted, a move tied to ongoing wage disputes.
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Tes
Samuel Cantpers
Amelia
Orange Shipyard Laborers Union
Fire kills 13 Indian boys at Dwight Indian Training School
A dormitory fire at Dwight Indian Training School in Markie City Oklahoma destroyed the dormitory early today. Thirteen boys perished while others escaped in night clothes as flames swept through wooden buildings. The origin of the blaze remains unknown.
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Dwight Indian Traiining School
Markie City
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Here
Ted
Phevies
Uae
Washington Senators push cost sale of officer uniforms
Senator Jones urged the War Department to sell officer uniforms at cost price during early Senate consideration of a bill to require the department to furnish equipment to officers at cost. He suggested commandeering privately held stocks of uniforms and equipment.
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War Department
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Senate
Woman Kills Hold Up Man at Minnesota Plant
Miss Dramater, a 28 year old railway worker, shot and killed Orr during a hold up at the McCay Fuel Company offices in Ober Minnesota. She said the act was to protect the money and that the weapon was not shown until Orr advanced toward her. The assailant collapsed after the shot and died at the scene.
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Voumier
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Cato
Purvey Mitchel Named Major in Army Aviation Corps
John Purvey Mitchel, retired January 2 as mayor of New York, has been appointed a major in the United States Army aviation corps.
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New York
John Purvey Mitchel
Aviation Corps
United States Army
Wilson Opposes Plan for New War Cabinet
In Washington, President Wilson faces opposition to proposals for a new cabinet department to oversee mobilization and war machinery. Senate support centers on Chamberlain’s mobilization bill as hearings highlight Army and Navy needs. In Minnesota, Arthur Magnuson recovers from injuries after his mother allegedly attempted to blind him to avoid army service. she was detained by federal officials and released awaiting trial in Duluth.
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Serested
Two Harbors
Minn
Arthur Magnuson
Charles Magnuson
United States
Iter
Duluth
Army Bank Raid Ends in Multiple Robbery and Murders
A United States army officer entered the army bank on a military reservation and, after tying and robbing the vault, killed four men and injured a fifth. Survivor Meare ney Wornall of Kansas City provided details, describing a masked assailant who forced entry, shot, and used an axe to finish the victims. The attack occurred at Camp Punston with authorities continuing investigation.
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Meareney Wornall
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Winters
Publer Winters
National Reserve Bank of Kansas
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Mane
Chen
Dle
Waornatl
Waornalls
Wornadl
Finn
Helson
Can
Diouk
Ian
Inens
France
Orips
Bwiyk
Chicago Isolated By Severe Blizzard Across Regions
A historic blizzard grips Chicago and vast areas, severing rail and streetcar service. Temperatures plunge to 14 below and snow exceeds two feet with drifts as winds howl from the northwest. Departments and schools close, coal and fuel scarce, milk trains halted, and telegraph wires fail as rail lines from St Louis to Kansas City face widespread disruption.
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