Resignation of German Teacher Kilian At Broadway High
Professor F W Kilian, teacher of German at Broadway high school, submitted a formal resignation on a Friday at the request of the school board. The action follows charges related to the teaching of German. In a letter to the board, Attorney John congratulates the board on its move. The board also voted to purchase government leaflets advocating conservation.
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Ger Fn Broadway High School
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Tised
Denver Bishop removes pastor over roadhouse incident
Bishop John H. Tizen of Colorado announced the removal of Rev. G. G. Burke former pastor of the Church of the Holy Ghost in Denver after his involvement in an early morning escapade at a nearby roadhouse. A sensational holdup at the Model roadhouse left Mrs. Harry T. Nolan robbed of diamonds. she named no accomplice. Burke had been called to counsel the Nolans following their marital estrangement.
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Denver
John H. Tizen
Colorado
Model Roadhouse
Harry T. Nolan
Kaiser Entangles Germany Between Concessions and Conquest
London reports the Russian tolaheviki hold Germany between the devil and the deep sea as Berlin contemplates further concessions to salvage negotiations. Observers deem internal strains and a Reichstag reform shaping a clash between annexationists and democrats amid urgency to recall the assembly.
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London
Jan. S
Tolaheviki
Germany
Russia
Germany Threatens Russia Over Peace Talks
Berlin officials warn Russia must face consequences if peace negotiations break down. The semi official dispatch says a Brest Litovsk conference collapse would not alter military or political realities. Newspapers caution against Russian acceptance of Stockholm talks seen as under British influence.
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Amsterdam
Ftuavia
Berlin
Brest Litovak
Stockholm
Brest-Litovsk
Russia
Vienna
Sweden to Recognize Finland Independence
Sweden will recognize Finland's independence after a meeting chaired by the king. The decision was made by the council to acknowledge Finland's status separate from Russia.
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Sweden
Stockholm
Finland
Russians Ordered To Meet With Hans In Petrograd
Formal orders issued in Petrograd bar any members of the Russian constituent assembly from meeting with Austro German delegations. Government reports several such attempts had been discovered.
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Russians Leave Huns in Lurch on Return
State department messages confirm German negotiators returned to Brest-Litovsk to resume peace talks with Russia but found no Slav delegates present. The Swedish press is cited as noting the empty chair as reports from Zurich align with United Press dispatches.
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State Department
Brest-Litovek
United Press
Zurich
Frest-Litovek
Russians Are Right Echoed by Vorwaerts Editorial
Amsterdam dispatches report Vorwaerts the German socialist organ endorses Russian peace terms. The editorial proclaims The Russians are right and calls for withdrawal of German armies from all sections of Russia.
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Amsterdam
Vor Waerts
Germany
Russa
Shilka Sails Loaded With Cargo of Iron
The Russian troopship Shilka departed from Pier 5 at 7 o clock Saturday morning after a two week inquiry. Authorities in Seattle confirmed pig iron is not classified as munitions, with rumors about Bolsheviki and I W W fading as it reportedly carries 500 tons of pig iron and 1,500 tons of steel and iron products.
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Pier 5
I W. W
Lucy Burns Seeks $50,000 Damages for Picketing Incident
District of Columbia commissioners filed an answer to a suit by Lucy Burns and seven other suffrage pickets seeking $50,000 each. They allege violent treatment by district jailers during arrest for White House picketing.
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Washington
District of Columbia
Mins Lucy Burne
White House
Senator Hardwick Probes Wilson Cabinet Authority
Washington Jan report Senator Hardwick introduced a resolution demanding President Wilson explain by what authority cabinet members hold office He argued the cabinet heads are holdovers not renominated at the second term opening and must be confirmed by the Senate The president did not renominate his cabinet at the start of his second term.
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Wilson
Congress
Hardwick
Senate
Smoot
Comstock Released and Faces Federal Charges
Comstock is released but faces federal charges as experts say more arrests may follow. Federal investigators and Raleigh Faulkner associates questioned dry squad members including W. K. Webb and Sgt. F. H. Warren. officials plan to audit dry squad books. Faulkner allegedly mapped schemes to move liquor via concealment and seizures while Comstock claimed unfamiliarity with Faulkner.
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First Effort to Free Comstock Blocked by Lundin
Comstock failed to gain release from the county jail as writ of habeas corpus was deemed irregular. Judge Frater issued the writ. Riley W. McKay posted 5000 dollars but Prosecutor Lundin objected that the proper witnesses were not summoned and the case not investigated. Comstock remained jailed overnight and the writ returnable at 9:30 Saturday.
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Frater
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Turks Offer Free Passage Through Dardanelles War Policy
Petrograd Jan 6 Turkey agrees to grant Russia free passage through the Dardanelles for the remainder of the war while insisting borders revert to prewar lines. The terms include a convention on future sea trade, war-loss refunds, Persian independence guarantees, and limited mobilization for national defense.
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Turkey
Russia
Dardanelles
Litovsk
Persia
Bosphorus
Real Estate Boom Amid War Claims by Seattle Dealer
Records of Max Bagley a Seattle real estate dealer show over 75000 dollars worth of property sold this week. Several medium priced houses are planned for immediate improvement on the holdings.
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Seattle
Bombs Dropped on Etritiah Airfields at Ghistelles
London reports that Etritiah flyers dropped numerous bombs on sheds and buildings at enemy aerodromes in Ghistelles yesterday, according to an admiralty statement.
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Etritiah
Ghistelles
Admiralty
New England Prepares Shoes for Army and Navy Fighters
Boston reports New England as the national center of shoe production leading the drive to equip troops. Government contracts amount to 21 million pairs of army and navy shoes awarded within the region, underscoring wartime mobilization.
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Boston
Army
Navy
Funeral services for J. FB. Lee Sunday
Funeral services for J. F B Lee of Beattle resident for 27 years will be held Sunday at 11 o clock at Johnson and Hamilton undertakers.
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J. FB. Lee
46Th Ave
Beattle
Johnson & Hamilton
Comstock Appointment Sparks City Hall Dispute
Mayor Gill denies naming Comstock to head the dry squad, saying Chief Beckingham did. Beckingham contests both claims, noting he was absent during the appointment and suggesting Roy Olmentend to replace Putnam. The mayor asserts Chief Warren runs the department and that he knew nothing beyond press reports. Beckingham defends Comstock as an honest, energetic officer.
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George H. Comstock
Victor Putnam
Jane
Gill
Chief Beckingham
Beckingham
Comstock
Beret
Roy Olmentend
Chief Probes Bootlegger Case After Confession
Chief Warren stated he acted only after careful investigation and after checking Raleigh Faulkner's confession. He said he preferred dropping the case to avoid stigmatizing an innocent man, even if he later gains liberty.
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Vaulkner
Quer
Abe
Faulkner
Comatock
Sergt. Comstock
Raleigh Faulkner
Lberty
Labeling scheme eyed for auto polish shipments
A notice notes that Seret Comatock was to identify Faulkner’s shipments with a label reading auto polish and to pass all such goods for a consideration.
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Comatock
Whisky Sale Under Faulkner-Comatock Pact Details
A case holding 11 quarts of whisky sold for 42 dollars and 50 cents under the Faulkner-Comatock agreement if Faulkner is truthful. Bootleggers fetch as high as seven dollars per quart for their whisky in illicit markets.
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Faulkner-Comatock
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