Universal military training urged by Congress leaders
The article reports lawmakers push for immediate universal military training. It would register all youths at 16 and start training at 20, placing all 21-year-olds in the fighting line. Proponents claim it would provide 700,000 fully trained men annually, speeding the war effort and signaling resolve to Germany and allies.
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Washington, D. C
Congress
Crowder
Senator Chamberlain
Oregon
Kahn
California
Germany
France
England
Italy
Blizzard blots out trains as U S endures deep freeze
The winter blizzard sweeps the nation from Rockies to Atlantic blanketing states with zero readings as far south as Kentucky and Tennessee. Freezing conditions and crippled wires disrupt travel and communication across the country.
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Chicago
Rockies
Atlantic
Kentucky
Tennessee
Gulf Coast
No Halt Despite New Armistice in War Preparations
Bolsheviks mobilize all men to 32, seek to resume fighting. Ensign Krylenko remains in charge as cooperation with German terms continues at Brest Litovsk. Trotsky announces extension of armistice while Germans resist concessions and Ukraine seeks autonomy within a federation.
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Petrograd
Krylenko
Hey
Brest-Litovsk
Trotsky
Brest
Stockholm
Bolubowisch
Ukrainia
Russia
Four Slain by Fiend with Ax at Army Bank
Four bank employees were killed and a fifth wounded in Camp Funston Kansas as an ax-wielding intruder wearing a captain’s uniform robbed a private army bank. Kearney Wornall, wounded survivor, was detail of the attack and recovery given as dawn broke. Military police and Capt. J C Smallwood led the response.
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Camp Funston
Kan
Army Bank
Kearney
Ces
Hal Oon
J. C. Smallwood
Kearney Wornall
Karmas City
Hitachi Maru Reported Captured and Converted
An officer from a Dutch merchant ship arriving at Nagasaki says the Hitachi Maru, sailing for three months, was captured by the enemy and converted into a cruiser. Passengers alleged to be prisoners. The Japanese admiralty disputed the report, though rumors of the voyage toward Delagoa Bay had circulated.
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Ralph H. Turner Tokio
Nagasaki
Pee
Altho
Delagoa Bay
Private Baldwin No More Soldier Young Enlists Again
CAMP LEWIS Tacoma January 12 Private Cheater E Baldwin is no more and Chester E Baldwin aged 16 is now listed as a soldier He enlisted in Company G 44th regular infantry and was discharged Friday due to his youth His parents learned his whereabouts and he plans to reenlist, showing resolve despite the heartbreak
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Camp Lewis
Tacoma
Cheater E. Baldwin
Chester E. Baldwin
Baldwin
44Th Regular Infantry
Chester
Seattle German Press to Close This January
The sole German daily in Seattle, the Seattle German Press, will suspend publication and go out of business sometime in January. The decision was made at a stockholders meeting held Friday night.
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Seattle
Seattle German Press
Association
Mystery Passenger Found in Transit At Seattle Station
Mrs Mary Graham dubbed the Mystery Passenger by police was found in a trance at King Street station after arriving on a Great Northern train. A self written note pinned to her chest directed contact with Inez Graham and warned against public disclosure. She was taken to police headquarters and placed in the women’s department while efforts to locate Inez continue. Albert Krush, coal miner of Taylor, is jailed on a 3000 dollar bond for alleged slacking. he was arrested Friday.
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Mary Graham
King St
Seattle
Great Northern
Inez Graham
Women's Department
Albert Krush
Taylor
Storm Ravages Region Leaving Cities Isolated
A massive blizzard sweeps Middle West from the Gulf to Canada with 5 to 10 inches of snow and 30 mile per hour gale. Railroads suspend schedules, towns cut off, wires down, and thousands face exposure as temperatures fall below zero and livestock perish.
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Gulf of Mexico
Canada
New York
Blizzard paralyzes transport and worsens Midwest crisis
Massive winds and drifting snow strand communities from Illinois to western states. Rail service collapses as trains are blocked or stalled, temperatures plunge to record lows, and fuel and food grow scarce. Two men die in Chicago amid heavy blizzard conditions.
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Michigan Central
Rock Island
Alton
Chicago
Quincey
St. Louis
Minneapolis
Denver
Cheyenne
Wyo
Weather Bureau
Atreeta
Twentieth Century Limited
Toledo
Ohio
Illinois Central
New Orleans
Matteson
Dixie Storm Ravages Richmond After Severe Gale
In Richmond Virginia on January 12 a powerful gale and heavy rains left at least 12 dead and thousands of dollars in damage as the region works to recover from one of its worst weather disasters.
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Richmond
Dixie
New York Faces Varied Weather After Night Storm
New York forecasters expect a full range of temperatures by tonight as a winter storm unsettles the city. Wire service reports say widespread disruption and morale sag after last night’s gale.
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New York
Six Die In Tornadoes Near Dothan Alabama
Six people died and about 40 were injured when a tornado hit Cowarts near Dothan in southeast Alabama. Reports say two miles from Dothan a further seven deaths occurred and telegraph lines are down. One death was reported at Troy Alabama.
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Birmingham
Ala
Cowarts
Dothan
Alabama
Troy
Sammies Flood Seattle For Weekend Homecoming
Thousands of Camp Lewis soldiers poured into Seattle on Saturday breaking quarantine as Major General Greene lifted restrictions. Military police patrolled the streets while movie theaters, restaurants, and hotels faced packed crowds. The Soldiers and Sailors club and other shelters added cots and extended services as locals opened homes and offered rooms without charge.
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Sammies
Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Club
Butler
A. W. Leonard
Bolsheviki Call Wilson Hypocrite
Pravda denounces President Wilson as the head of rapacious American imperialism and the greatest hypocrite history has known in a violent critique of the American peace terms from Petrograd dated January 12.
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Petrograd
Wilson
Pravada
Symphony director ordered held by U S
Ernest Kuhnwald former director of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra was ordered interned at Fort Thomas Georgia following instructions from Washington authorities in Columbus Ohio on January 12.
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Columbus, O
Ernest Kuhnwald
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Fort Thomas
Washington
S. S. Westwood Sails After Launch At Ames Shipyard
Mrs. George W. Albin shattered a bottle on the bow of the S. S. Westwood as it slid down the Ames Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company ways Saturday afternoon signaling its launch.
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George W. Albin
Westwood
Ames Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company
School Children Gift Fountain to S. and S. Club
York school children in Mount Baker Park district presented a porcelain drinking fountain to the Soldiers' and Sailors' club. The gift followed a special luncheon that raised funds for the project.
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York School
Mount Baker Park
Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Club
Star Liberty weekly film shows Seattle scenes
Snappy News Pictures at the Liberty features Frank Jacobs images around Seattle. Gov. Ernest Lister welcomes Bob Magner at a cross country motor tour end, a flood damaged Ellensburg bridge, Chamber of Commerce flag gift to the steamship Seattle, and the Ames launch of the steamer Westwood.
Manness Dance Fad For Angelus Nurses Sparks Fashionable Ball
In Los Angeles on January 12 the latest craze called the manness dance appears. The Angelus hospital junior nurses hosted a fashionable ball for the senior nurses and no men attended, not even in the orchestra.
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Los Angeles
Angelus Hospital
Judge Hopes Hunting Trip Before Duck Season Ends
Judge Gordon, a police court magistrate, plans a hunting trip before the season closes Monday night. He says a full bag of ducks awaits if the trip succeeds.
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Gordon
Gotta Quit Yelping Dogs Disturb Guests at Savoy
Police report multiple complaints from guests at the Savoy hotel on Second Avenue about dogs Yelping loudly from a kennel behind the building. Authorities are investigating the nuisance as residents seek relief from the noise.
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Fides
Rovers
Savoy
Pope Advises Emperor to Act on Note Rumor
Vatican circles report Pope Benedict urged Emperor Karl of Austria to consider President Wilsons peace terms and influence Kaisers stance on the war alms message. The note was discussed in Rome sources on January 12.
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Emperor OF Austria
Vatican
Rome
Benedict
Karl of Austria
Wilson
Fireman Who Won Auto Drives Into the Divorce Court
Frank Rusnak city fireman who won a Marmon car at the Seattle Girls War Relief Bazaar just before Christmas has filed for divorce from Vida Rusnak on grounds of non support. Vida asks $50 monthly for child support and the car.
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Frank Rusnak
Frank Waterhouse
Seattle
Vida Rusnak
Tacoma Not In U S Says Applicant For Citizenship Papers
In a federal court hearing Saturday Judge Cushman questioned an applicant for naturalization. The man said he had lived in the United States ten years except three months when he was in Tacoma. The judge, a Tacoma native, paused before granting citizenship.
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Tacoma
U. S
Cushman
United States
Canned Heat Prohibited in Mail to France Warned
Otto Praeger warns the public that canned heat and Sterno are forbidden in mail to foreign destinations. Matches lighters fuse and storm lighters are also banned as unsafe for international transit. All packages are inspected and prohibited items will be confiscated.
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France
Otto Praeger
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S. & S. Club
The
Liberty
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