Heavy guard at Petrograd assembly shocks Western observers
The article argues the Petrograd constituent assembly was heavily guarded as Red Guard units fired on peaceful demonstrators just before the meeting. It contrasts Bolshevik methods with freedoms cherished in the West, noting casualties and alleging violence against unarmed citizens. It questions the sincerity of proclaimed brotherhood and Christian ideals amid state violence.
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Russia
Tauride
Petrograd
Red Guard
Looted Mexican Pictures Seized Off U S At Border Sale
American customs officers in San Antonio sold a collection of pictures stolen from churches and private homes in Mexico during the revolution. The items, smuggled into the United States, brought 287 dollars, with several buyers likely to return them to their source. The set included copies of old masters and a few original works by Mexican artists, some signed but unidentified, and many depicted religious subjects in oil.
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San Antonio
Mexico
Europe
Michael Angelo
New World
North
South America
Americas
Santane
United States
America
Mother
Second
Grand Avenue
Oldalronit
Iidaga
Kansas City
Kansas City Star
Looting Churches Was Not Wealth Source For Looters
The author argues that churches hold little intrinsic wealth beyond art and craftsmanship. Looting Europe’s relics yielded modest gains, while private homes offered more tangible silverware value. The piece notes the impracticality of church loot and warns against uneducated greed, stressing moral considerations.
Government warehouse fires spark incendiary talk in New York
A second warehouse blaze in New York within a week destroys food worth 500000 amid suspicions of arson. Earlier fire totaled 1000000. Reports hint German spies, but no proof. Commentary notes Congress reaction to coal shortages and calls for plain language on the situation.
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New York
Congress
Prussianism Unleashed and Its Global Stakes
Analysis argues the rise of militaristic Prussianism in Germany may soon force decisive outcomes inside Germany and for humanity. It warns that if Germans fail to overthrow the Prussian system, justice will be denied and world affairs will be torn by a sweeping reckoning toward Berlin.
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Germany
Junkers
America
Berlin
Cass
Bomb Addressed to California Governor Intercepted
A bomb addressed to the California governor was found and intercepted at a San Francisco postoffice station. The puzzle remains how postal workers detected the explosive device during handling.
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California
San Francisco
The Fields of France and a Nation’s Mourning
A poem contrasts the Fields of France with the bloodied battlefields and lost heroes, calling for reason and peace. It cites George B. Underwood and appears alongside a nostalgic essay on old kerosene lamps surviving amid electric lights. The piece reflects wartime reverence and domestic reminiscence in Kansas City Star prose.
Unusual vaudeville and films at Majestic Royal and Grand
The Majestic Theater opens a six act vaudeville bill featuring America First with Walter Grover and a West Point cadet ensemble plus a rotating turret stage prop. Notable acts include Oakes and Delour in In the Antique Shop and Myo Corking Girls. The Royal Theater presents Oh You Devil a musical comedy with Crouch, Dumitrescue Dughham troupe, and two music sets. Empire showcases Arms and the Girl. Grand Opera House shows The German Curse in Russia and a Walter Hart feature Meatless Men. Princess Theater hosts The Pension Offices and Over There with stars Richman Nilsson and Molly, plus the Pearl Mentor screening Tomorrow William Hart in The Pris lapal Darren six parts.
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Pennsylvania
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First
Martin van Bergen
Virture
Greadnought
Jackie
America First
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James Whitcomb Riley
Oakes and
Delour
Tom Kennedy
Ethel Bure
Myo
Bonnie Gaylord
Toyal
Royal Theater
Satan
Clay Crouch
Crouch
Dugiham Trom
Oliver
Singh
Maxive Darvish
Baxley
Porter
Singere
William 3
Hart
Princess
Prince Theater
Thoreat
Avitho
Lawrence
Edwards
Denny
al Peri
Fan
Spencer
Harmony
Charles Richman
Anna Qh. Nilsson
Military Bureau 15 Discontinued By Order
The information bureau on military affairs is to be discontinued due to regulations forbidding army officers from acting as newspaper correspondents. Information will be provided only through military channels. Existing unanswered questions will be mailed responses. no further inquiries will be considered.
Letters to The Light Publication Policy
Letters to The Light must be signed by the writer and not anonymous. Typewritten signatures or stamped names are considered anonymous. Publication does not imply endorsement of the letter's policy by the publishers.
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Light
Suit Claiming Christian Science Practice Fees
A January 7 item from New York reports Grace M. Trankla filing suit against a banker and promoter for 12140 for services and instruction. The note clarifies Trankla is not a Christian Science practitioner or affiliated with Christian Science churches, and questions the authenticity of the press report and charges. Fort Worth Venus Christian Science Committee on Publication for Texas.
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Grace M. ‘Trankla
Daily Press
Grace M
Ranch Christian Science Churches
Boston
Christian Science Journal
Miss Trankla
J.L. Pienry
Christian Science Committee
Texas Fort Worth
Venus
Stores Close At Six To Save Fuel Opinion
A letter argues for closing all stores at 6 pm to save fuel. The writer notes many shops on Houston Commerce and Flores stay open until 9 pm and claims the practice wastes energy. The message urges a citywide change to curb consumption and conserve power.
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Houston
Commerce
Flores
Open Saloon Debate Letter from Texas Reader
A reader from Largdo Texas questions the open saloon policy. He cites jealousy among shopkeepers and argues neighbors would close at G if others did. He asks if personal liberty justifies saloon patronage and why women and children are barred from such venues, urging patriotic restraint.
General Duff Dead Wallington British Leader 63
General Sir Beauchamp Duff former commander in chief of British forces in India died in his West End club at 63. His career spanned key posts including assistant military secretary for India affairs and chief of staff in India before taking command in India. Duff testified before a Mesopotamian expedition inquiry and was named among officials blamed for Kut El Amara failure.
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Wallington
D.C
Sir Beauchamp Duff
India
West End
Duyff
War Office
Monroe
Great Britain
Kut el Amara
Townshend
John Eccles Nixon
Mesopotamia
Baron Hardinge
Duff
Adversity and crops cited in Texas papers blend
A collage of regional notes from the Dalles Vinten-Herald to the Beaumont Journal and Dallas News recounts cold snaps, drought, price shifts, and farm resilience. It mentions peach crops, meat and ice prices, a blizzard’s toll on officers near Fort Worth, and regional views on self-determination and governance. The piece closes with rural humor about a tipsy fixation on liquor.
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Yorktown News
Beaumont Journal
Beaumont
Pearl Street
Fort Worth
Sexe Teeder
Stefansson
Canada
The
Dallas News
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