Ole Hanson First Candidate In Mayor Filing
Entries begin at the Comptroller's Office with filings for mayor corporation counsel treasurer and three council seats. Ole Hanson deposits 75 dollars as the first candidate. filings close January 26 with withdrawals by February 4. Primary Feb 29 and general election March 5, 1918. Bolton Hanna and Haas to seek reelection.
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Ole Hanson
Bright
Harry Carroll
Ed Terry
Roland Cotterill
Park Board
Henry Brice
Arson Fiend Pulls String To Start Fire
A San Francisco apartment fire killed twelve people and exposed an elaborate arson plot. Louis J. Helbing was arrested on arson charges after investigators found strings linked to a candle and gasoline barrels in the basement and a similar device on the second floor. Firefighters arrived as residents fled in night clothes. three men were injured and the building sustained heavy damage.
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Vnited
Leona Wire
San Francisco
Louis J. Helbing
Helbing
Missing package of Kiddies' Toys found at market
The Star reports a woman found a package of kiddies toys in the street market and brought it to the office. The owner may recover by calling this office and describing the items.
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St. Market
The
Star
Unbridled Anarchy Reigns in Harbin
Harbin experiences rampant crime with reports of 137 incidents in three months and daily offenses. Foreign residents consider forming a private police force amid rising disorder and lawlessness.
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Harbin
New War Council Members Age Totals 305 Years
Washington reports the new war council totals to 305 years in combined ages among generals. Milas 64, Crogier 63, Weaver 63, Crowder 54, Sharpe 67 make up the 305. Other prominent leaders listed include Scott 64, McCain 63, Gorgas 63, Black 62, Goethals 59, Pershing 57, Chamberlain 58, Guier 62, McIntyre 52, Kuhn 53.
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Washington
New War Council
Milas
Crogier
Weaver
Crowder
Sharpe
Gen. Scott
McCain
Gorgas
Black
Goethals
Black Jack" Pershing
Chamberlain
Guier
McIntyre
Kuhn
Oscar Collins Held by Police
Police arrested Oscar Collins a 55 year old laborer alleged kingpin of vice in the south end. He formerly ran a Sixth Ave and King St saloon and has appeared at headquarters often. He is held on a disorderly person charge awaiting medical exam with possible release on a $500 bond.
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Oscar Collins
Jackson Hotel
Collins
South End
Sixth Ave
King «St
Ti Ia
Felix Crane
Yesler
Professor Ernest Poncer Found Dead in Palo Alto Home
United Press reports professor of mathematics at Stanford was found shot in the kitchen of his home. Police believe he died by his own hand. Poncer, born in Germany, had been a defender of Germany before World War I and grew despondent in recent months.
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United Press
Palo Alto
Cal
Ernest W. Poncer
Stanford
Poncer
America
Germany
U S Troops Clad Too Lightly Admit Shortages
United Press Leased Wire reports that thousands of men will be drafted by December 11 due to clothing shortages. General Sharpe testifies that 26 percent of the latest draft increment remains untapped and American units in France arrive in uniforms lighter by 27 percent than French and British troops.
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United Preas
Washington
Sharpe
Senate Military Committee
France
219 Million Loaned by U S to Farms
Washington report shows total federal farm loan applications through Dec 1 reach 219,760,740 dollars. Of this, 29,824,655 has been loaned and 105,136,529 approved. Interest remains at 4 1/2 percent but 5 percent will apply to the remainder. Over 1,830 federal farm loan bureaus have been organized to borrow funds.
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United Press
Washington
Federal Farm Loan
Women in Jail Put Out Service Flag
A Red Cross service flag with three crosses was hung in the county jail window as three women inmates joined the program. Two inmates face murder charges.
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United Preas
Dallas
Kaiser Forces Red Group to Free Czar
Telegram from Petrograd reports that a decree will allow Czar Nicholas and his family, including those in Tobolsk, to go abroad. The move comes as Bolsheviks comply with armistice terms and follow pressure from German negotiators and Grand Dukes Nicholas Nikolaievitch and Paul Alexandrovitch.
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Kaiser
RED Group
Czar
United Preas
Petrograd
London
Litovsk
Nicholas Nikolaievitch
Paul Alexdrovitch
Mily
Bolsheviks Refused Separate Peace Returns to Petrograd
Exchange Telegraph dispatch from Petrograd says Germans rejected Russian peace terms and the Bolshevik delegation was recalled to Petrograd. The move does not imply a full halt to fighting. armistice terms allow ongoing hostilities and a temporary pause. The Bolsheviks sought German withdrawal from Riga Bay islands and return of other Russian lands.
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United Press
London
Petrograd
Holcheviki
Riga Bay
Teutons
Austria to Petrograd meeting for armistice talks
An Austro Hungarian delegation representing all government branches and led by Dr. Von Hempel left Vienna for Petrograd to arrange further armistice terms. A Vienna trade report says a committee will be set up to oversee progress.
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United Press
Amsterdam
Jorelgn
von Hempel
Petrograd
Getalis
Vienna
Ogstr
Sub Chases Away Christmas Ship
American Field Headquarters reports a German submarine failed to attack a supply ship carrying Christmas food including turkeys. The ship was turned back to America, leaving American forces without Christmas food cheer on the eve of Christmas.
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J W. Pegler
United Press
American Field Headquarters
America
Many Folks Want Divorce for Xmas
The biggest default divorce calendar since Divorce Proctor Lonergan took office appeared on the superior court docket Friday. Lonergan says the surge may reflect litigants seeking to settle marital issues before the holidays.
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Lonergan
Superior Court
Meatless Mince For Christmas From War Recipe
A New Jersey home economist Mrs Co M King of Orange offers a meatless mincemeat recipe as a Christmas gift to conserve supplies. The recipe combines seeded raisins prunes lemon juice elder and brown sugar with chopping steps for a festive meatless option during wartime.
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United Prean
Washington
Mra. Co. M. King
Orange
N. J
Bolsheviks Plan rump Convention and New Assembly
Stockholm dispatch reports Bolsheviks plan a rump convention to replace the constituent assembly where they are a minority. Maximalist leader Hoglund cites Trotsky in Petrograd saying the final election result is not known and a separate Bolshevik assembly may form with the Lenin wing.
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Stockholm
Petrograd
Hoglund
M. Trotsky
Stockholm Social Demokraten
Part of the Entente Socialists Clash Over Bolsheviks
The fragment notes a split within the Entente Socialists over Bolshevik support. It cites the Russian socialist camp accusing Wier of treachery and of destroying the Russian revolution, underscoring ideological rifts and accusations of betrayal.
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Real Socialista of Russia
Wier
Pulpit intruder strikes Billy Sunday in Georgia
A burly Beuterbaugh man, described as a friend of Bill, burst into Billy Sunday’s pulpit in An Nta Georgia and punched the evangelist. Sunday later joked the devil made him do it as the throng watched.
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Billy Sunday
Bill
Ny United Preas
NTA
Beuterbaugh
Sunday
Kaiser
Teuton Attack Seen After German Raids Near Fayet
Paris reports a large German raid repulsed around St Quetin east of Fayet with artillery on the Meuse right bank at Mleury Hartmanns Weiler Kopf and Thann. After days of raids on the French front observers fear a broader drive may be in preparation.
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Parie
St. Quentin
Fayet
Mleury
Hartmanns Weilerkopft
Thann
Theyre After Ralph But He Is Hard to Get
Ralph D Hohn failed to appear before Judge Jurey on Friday to show cause why he should not pay back alimony to his former wife Mrs Rowe Hohn. Attorney Robert Glass sought a bench warrant but the court referred him to authorities. The case notes Hohn is in the army at Camp Lewis and allegedly married a second wife after divorce, leaving alimony unpaid and Glass unpaid.
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Ralph D. Hohn
Jurey
Mra
Rowe Hohn
Robert Grass
Mra. Hohn
Hohn
Camp Lewis
Glass
Kohn
Seattie
France
Turner Disbarment Hearing Not Blocked
Disbarment proceedings against Homer F. Turner for taking security from two clients and failing to provide bail money were continued Friday before Robert C. Saunders, chairman of the state board.
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Homer FP. Turner
Robert C. Saunders
State Board
Are You In The Draft Read And Find Out
Readers are urged to check if their WWI draft questionnaire has been mailed and returned within seven days of mailing. District-by-district progress shows order numbers mailed, daily rates, and deadlines with free legal aid available at board headquarters to assist filers.
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Star
District 6
District 7
District 8
District 9
District 10
District 11
District 12
Whisky Ring Killings Stir Auburn Yard Probe
Northern Pacific figures including S L Graham and J Porria face murder charges in the shooting of William Applestiel amid a brewery and liquor theft investigation. Deputies probe a wide ring with affidavits, car thefts, and a forged shipment to Ren ton Drug Co as witnesses implicate several railroad workers.
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S. L. Graham
Northern Pacific
William Applestiel
Auburn
Jack Porria
Applestiel
Court House
Carmody
Graham
Pearce Gordon
John Carmody
Porria
Eas
Ring Details
Starwich
J. W. Green
N. P. Switchman
Seattle
Auburn Yards
L. Fowler
Fowler
Algona
J. B. Casey
L. Graham
Casey
Beebe
Aquor
Renton Drug Co
Auburn Gang
John Perrin
James Hardin
U S Plans to Use Air Fleet for Business
A wartime study by a national committee plots postwar uses for aircraft and aviators. Plans include aerial mail delivery funded by Congress, coast guard flights, air mapping, distress rescue, and eventual commercial transportation with planes carrying 25 passengers, 150 mph speed, and long-range capability.
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Uncle Sam
France
National Advisory Committee of Sacroutics
Durand
Coast Guard
Congress
War Department
Congressional
Postal Service
United States
Japanese Plan to Occupy Siberia
Washington reports say Japan seeks to strike Germany by occupying Siberia as part of a broader Russo-Japanese accord. Allied diplomats weigh the move amid fears of Teuton dominance in Russia and potential American-Japanese cooperation in China. President Wilson would decide if Japanese troops invest Vladivostok.
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United Press
Washington
Japan
Germany
Siberia
China
Russias
East
Vladivostok
Wilson
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Ole
Comptroller's Office
Tokyo
Huria
Prn
Mou
Bulletin
U. S
Austria
Rome
Ansolone
Brenta
Belgium
Claus A Cor
Iressa
Joseph Shaplien
Teuton
Ralph
Turner
Tian
Torria
U.S
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