Eternal Triangle Led Brother of Supreme Judge to Kill Friend
A private, Vienceno, is held by military authorities for an accidental fire that gutted the quartermaster's storehouse and post building in Washington. Explosions from small arms munitions endangered the blaze as thousands of dollars in gear and supplies were destroyed, with rescuers guiding civilians away and several soldiers injured.
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Supreme Judge
Washington
Vienceno
Wash
Beker
U-Boat Scare Reported Near Galveston Gulf Coast
A sighting of an enemy submarine was reported about 125 miles southeast of Galveston. Coast artillery troops were recalled to man shore batteries, passes were suspended, and Fort Crockett officials offered no comment amid lingering uncertainty.
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Galveston
Here
Fort Crockett
Coast Artillery
Warning To Chickens Rattles Neighbors On East Republican
Neighbors complain to police about chickens wandering near 221 East Republican as city authorities issue warnings to poultry owners to contain their flocks.
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Thief Reaches Barber Shop on James Street
A thief broke into T. Sawada’s barber shop at 310 James Street and stole twenty three dollars and four razors. Police investigate the break in and review nearby security footage for leads.
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T. Sawada
James Et
Right or Wrong in Wartime Gas Valuation Debate
A speaker rails against a state board allowing a gas valuation overcharged since 1914, arguing moral treason amid WWI patriotism. The 1918 public hearing is criticized for not correcting the three million excess, calling for true sacrifice and national duty.
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America
Gas Company
France
State Public Service Commission
Aged fanatic shoots child in Chicago
William Dalkowsky, 82, described as a religious fanatic, shot and killed Stella Kozulewski, 8, as neighborhood children played in the snow. He and his daughter Helen, 30, resisted police until wounded. the daughter held as a witness.
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Chicago
William Dalkowsky
Stella Kozulewski
Dalkowsky
Helen
Administration to control all food prices proposed bill
Chicago report notes Dr. Charles McCarthy assistant food administrator says a president drafted bill placing control of all food prices under federal administration would pass Congress if approved when presented.
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Chicago
Congress
Charles McCarthy
16 Killed in Texas Wreck
Houston and Texas Central passenger train No. 164 from Dallas to Hearne split a switch at Hammond Tex. early today. Sixteen people died and 20 were injured including soldiers. burst steam pipes caused the deaths.
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Texas Central
Hammond
Tex
Dallas
Hearne
Distress Message Claims Texan Sunk With 65 Aboard
An early morning distress call from the oil tanker Texan reported hits amidships and sinking with 65 crew aboard. The 471 foot Hawaiian line ship, built in 1902, was commandeered by the U S Shipping Board last September and had sailed to the Atlantic coast.
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Texan
Hawaiian Steamship Line
New York Shipbuilding Co
Shein
New York
Wilammette
Texan Pafforma
Leebers
U. S. Shipping Board
Texan S Ship Sinking Report Confirmed by Company
The American Hawaiian Steamship Co. owners of the Texan verify reports that the Texan was struck and in a sinking condition. Details beyond that confirmation are not known. Captain Knight is in command aboard the vessel.
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New York
American Hawaiian Steamship Co
Knight
Texan reported in distress near Hawaii
The Navy Department received eight O S calls from the American-Hawaiian steamer Texan noting it in great distress and near sinking. Assistance had been dispatched to the scene.
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Washington
Navy Department
Texan
Anti-Drafters Sentenced by Supreme Court
The U S Supreme Court rules seven individuals who tried to block the draft by discouraging registration last June must serve their sentences. The cases involve Emma Goldman and Alexander Berkman of New York, Louis Kramer and Morris Becker of New York, and Cleveland socialists Charles B Ruthenberg Alfred Wagenknecht and Chan Baker.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Emma Goldman
Alexander Berkman
New York
Louis Kramer
Morris Becker
Cleveland
Charlies BE. Ruthenberg
Alfred Wagenknecht
Chan Baker
Ralph Horr Files as Mayor Candidate in Rumor
Ralph Horr former UW athletics manager and King County Republican chairman filed as mayor candidate on Monday. He was prosecuting attorney candidate in 1914 and is Illinois and Washington graduate. Rumor claims County Commissioner Claude Romany will not run while Ole Hanson leads a broad, active campaign across precincts.
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Ralph Horr
University of Washington
King County Republican Central Committee
Illinois
Washington
Claude Romany
Ole Hanson
Canadians raid near Lena take eight prisoners
North of Lena Canadian troops raided enemy lines and captured eight prisoners with no casualties. East of Mericourt British patrols engaged in fighting that favored the British. French repulsed a German attack around Goose Hill on the Meuse left bank.
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London
Lena
Marshal Haig
Mericourt
Goose Hill
Paris
Meuse
American trawler strikes rock in European waters
A U S Navy bulletin reports an American trawler hit a rock in European waters and was lost. All crew members were saved, according to the Navy Department announced today.
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Washington
Navy Department
German-Identity Suspect Arrested at Old Point Comfort
An American captain’s uniform and papers claiming German pay were found on Walter Sporrman who was arrested today while attempting to fire the powder magazine at Old Point Comfort aviation station. He claimed to be a German lieutenant and showed letters indicating large payments from German agents. Fight confederates, including one woman, are also under arrest.
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Germany
Walter Sporrman
Old Point Comfort
Sporrman
United States
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Hernatorff
Mutiny and Lynching of Russian Officers at Sebastopol
Reports from Petrograd state that sixty two officers including Vice Admiral Novitski and three other admirals were lynched at Sebastopol. The victims were taken to Malakoff tower and shot in a carnival of horror as ballet units marched with the fleet. Admiral Nemetz resigned after the murders.
Peace Conference Moves to Warsaw as Reds Reach Front
Petrograd dispatches say Raus aia's delegates will return to Petrograd Tuesday and negotiations shift to Warsaw. The first detachment of Bolshevik red guards departed for the front. A deserting German officer reported mutiny among German troops on the northern front and a commander ordered 250 executions. Brest-Litovsk advices note Russian demands for war refugees from Polish and Lithuanian districts and opposition to forcible mobilization.
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Brest-Litovsk
Warsaw
Red Guards
Foreign Office
Brest-Litovak
City Fish Market Delay Blocks Salmon Sales
Seattle's municipal fish market cannot open for at least another week, Health Commissioner Mc Bride said. The council was to pass the fish market ordinance Monday, and all remains await that action. Some fish has arrived and is in cold storage.
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Seattle
McBride
Youths Arrested for Street Fight Freed by Judge
Douglas Anthony age 17 and Frank Bennett age 19 told Judge Gordon Monday that they are now friends after a street fight. The pair were arrested Sunday but the judge released them after urging them to remain friends and quit fighting.
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Douglas Anthony
Frank Bennett
Gordon
Gustaf Meyer Learns Banks Better Than Handkerchiefs
Gustaf Meyer decides banks are safer for money after a thief steals $120 he hid in a rag. The robbery occurred Sunday night at the Co K hotel located at Railway Avenue and Main Street.
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Gustaf Meyer
Draft board pay cut changes in Olympia
Olympia reports the war department has lowered draft board member pay from $1 per hour to 30 cents for each man finally classified. The change affects members involved in processing draftees as part of the wartime manpower effort.
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Olympia
War Department
Washington
Oscar Main Arrested in Axe Murder Case at Napavine
Oscar B. Main a Seattle Napavine real estate man and UW graduate is jailed on a murder charge after Fred Swayne was found beaten to death in his Napavine grocery. Main claims innocence and denies proximity to the scene while relatives and officials press the investigation.
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Napavine
University of W. 7
State Supreme Court
Joh F. Main
Fred Swayne
Northwest
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Herman Allen
Eternal Triangle
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H. E. Whoa
Sgn
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Berry
Funera
Oscar Main
Chehalis
Allen
University of Washington
Virginia Carroll
W. T. Whitney
Highland Drive
Masked trio robs Seattle oyster parlor and Chilean cafe
Three masked bandits entered the Seattle Oyster parlor at 109 Pine street and seized 29 dollars plus 13 25 from waiter Mike Tanlos after striking him with a revolver butt. They fled in a stolen car later found abandoned on the Tacoma road. Police noted the vehicle speeding through Georgetown after the robbery. Earlier, two masked robbers entered a Chile parlor at 1429 Second avenue and robbed James Gardner of eight dollars at 2 45 a.m.
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Pine St
Mike Tanlos
Joseph Barker
Olympia
Tacoma
Georgetown
Chile
Second Ave
James Gardner
France Imprisons Former Premier Caillaux on Treason Charge
Paris January 14 Joseph Caillaux former French premier and minister of justice was formally imprisoned on treason charges connected with the Bol Pasha case. He is a deputy whose immunity was suspended and he faces accusations of aiding the Levantine in a German peace scheme and opposing France's war efforts. Madame Caillaux his wife was once central to a famous murder trial.
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Joseph Cailleaux
France
Bol Pasha
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Chamber of Deputies
Bolo Pasha
Italy
Madame Caillaux
Euerope
Gaston Cahette
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