German envoy Luxburg deemed insane by medical authorities
A United Press report from Buenos Aires states Count Luxburg the German envoy once linked to the spurios versenkt affair is now considered insane and eccentric after long observation. He is held in an internment camp while doctors confirmed years of odd behavior. The note mentions Berlin’s duplicity in intercepted messages alongside the insanity verdict.
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Buenos Aires
Couwnt Luxburg
Spurios Versenkt
Luxbury
United Prean
Luxburg
Germany
State Department
Berlin
Laxburg
Foreign Office
Snow slows freight flow in eastern rails
Snowbound tracks hindered efforts to clear coal jams as Director General McAdoo pushes to restore shipments. Long coal trains head to Jersey terminals supplying New England while ships idle in American ports await coal and fuel. Slacker cars and locomotives are drafted into service as passenger traffic yields to freight. Movements from the South and West continue into congested areas.
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Washington
McAdoo
Perder
Jersey
New England
American
New York
Motive Porver
Returned Soldiers Will Be Cared For
Washington plans focus on land settlement for veterans. Senate agricultural chairman Gore forms a five member committee to study back to the land colony question. Senator Curtis previously introduced a bill to create a board to set a practical standard for colonies for dependent veteran families.
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Washington
Gore
Senate Agricultural Committee
Senate
Curtis
Kansas
First Seattle New Year Bride of 1918 Inspired by Cupid
W T Anderson and Jessie M Eldridge, both of Seattle, staged a playful courthouse hold up to claim the first marriage license of 1918. The duo, unmasked, demanded 30 seconds to seal the ceremony, which Justice John Wright soon ratified. The couple, long lovers from a Northern Oklahoma schooling, celebrated with witnesses as the year opened.
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Seattle
W. T. Anderson
Jessie M. Eldridge
Morria Kennedy
Kennedy
Cupid
John Hh. Wright
Santa Claus
Oklahoma
Mra Anderson
Phot
John KE. Laffron
Japanese Mobilization Talk as Russia Fails
The dispatch notes Japan debating mobilization after Russia’s collapse, citing lawlessness in Harbin and Vladivostok. It cites Lt. Gen. Ogino and Lt. Gen. Horiuchi arguing for sending Japanese troops to Siberia to protect foreign lives and deter further German influence in the Far East.
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Harbin
Mitan Buhan Kaisha
Siberia
Lenine
Russia
Ogino
Petrograd
Germany
Far East
Entente
Asia
America
Horiuchi
Tring Tao
Ase
Woman Silent in Booze Ring Case T:
Mrs. Alice Wilson, linked to a dry territory liquor smuggling ring, refuses to talk as deputies collect clues for prosecutions under the Reed amendment. Sheriff Stringer cites three raids on her soft drink stand and a 40 gallon theft from Auburn yards in October. Ball set at $1,000. Wilson jailed. Melvin Schuler, Northern Pacific clerk, testifies in Nam Appelstell murder case.
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Stringer
Alice Wilson
R. M. Waulkner
Northern Pacific
Auburn
Wireless reaches to The Hague from Java
San Francisco January 3. The island of Java is in daily wireless communication with The Hague 10 000 miles away according to A P A Kissing resident of Batavia Java who arrived here today. This is the longest wireless communication ever achieved.
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San Francisco
Java
Hague
A. P. A. Kissing
Batavia
Envelope Chemises and Lace Trimmed Lingerie Items
Vintage catalog notes sale of Envelope Chemises in nainsook with ribbon embroidery and lace edges. Prices range from 59 to 95 cents, with empire styles in organdie and Valenciennes lace, and a $1.19 item featuring a neckline yoke and beading. Additional styles shown at 69 to 79 cents and $2.25 in basement salesroom.
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Valenciennes
Ohio N aids conserve with efficient kitchen range
Housekeepers urge devices that save fuel and time as the Ohio N range proves valuable for conservation. Built sturdy and well signed to heat quickly, it bakes perfectly and uses little fuel. Eight minutes to baking heat and fifteen minutes to hot water for bath.
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Ohio
Upholstery Cretonnes and Laces Sale Prices
Short lengths of window laces Swiss and Madras available in 36 to 40 inch widths at 25c 50c and 1.00 yard. Cretonnes reduced to 25c per yard and remnant sections offered at various bulk prices including 1.00 2.00 4.50 and 98.50 per pair.
Congress Back Full of Pep Ready for A. R. Legislation
Congress returns to Washington amid flux over railroad policy and suffrage efforts. President Wilson plans to push a three year average pay basis and equipment investment questions, while probes into military, sugar and coal proceed, with adjournment near due to bereavements.
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Congress
Washington
Wilson
Susan BR. Anthony
House
Senate
House Naval Committee
Admiral Benson
Benson
Newlands
Bathrick
Women Seek Higher Minimum Wage In 1918 Labor Move
The state industrial welfare commission backed calls to raise the minimum wage for women, but lack of treasury funds blocks conferences required by law. The Central Labor council will send a sympathy message to Russian workers and the crew of the Shilka will deliver it.
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State Industrial Welfare Commission
Central Labor Council
Russia
Shilka
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Second Avenue
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United Press
Mrs
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Ralph HW. Turner
Torio
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Japan
Vladivostok
Beattie
Tacoma
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Portland
Los Angeles
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First Ave
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Omen
BY Lawrence Martin
B. Driscoll
Raritan
N. J
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Hoover
Reed
Meyer Bloomfield
Berton Braley
Lucifer
Heaven's Bar
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Caligula
Hades
Satan
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