Chamber Programs Invite Workers for Community Week
The Chamber of Commerce and Commercial Club announce Community Week with Educational Day on Thursday Civic Day Friday Organization Day Saturday and visits urged by labor unions teachers students city county federal employees and country folk. Kr Carter Helm Jones to give farewell address to business men before moving to Philadelphia. President Rhodes invites teacher soldiers from Camp Lewta.
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Slavs Split in View on Wilsons Plea
Bolshevik papers react to President Wilsons message with mixed feelings yet overall approval. Naroda calls it a major political event and urges Russian democracy to study the program. Pravda approves cooperation for a general peace but accuses Washington of friendship with Bolsheviks. Novaya Zhyisk editorial finds the plan unsatisfactory and imperialistic, condemning self determination for foreign peoples but not for those under allied rule.
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CITE MINE WORKERS IN CONTEMPT CASE
Washington January 14 ten officials of the United Mine Workers of America were ordered by the supreme court to show cause why they should not be held in contempt for continuing efforts to unionize employees of the Hitchman Coal and Coke Company in Wheeling West Virginia.
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Status of railways asked by 77 chiefs
Seventy seven railroad presidents representing 177 lines will petition the administration to state how long operations will continue. They seek a promise to abandon the lines after the war, asserting a right to know what is next and demanding clear plans.
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Military leaders confer with Kaiser in Berlin talks
Amsterdam Jan 14 dispatches report the Kaiser Field Marshal Hindenburg Quartermaster Gen Ludendorff and the crown prince hold an important conference in session at Berlin today.
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Seven Year Old Dorothy Tennant Shines in Dog Training
Dorothy Tennant of Salt Lake City, age seven, shows boys how to train dogs and claims none in the city can match her insight. She quips that boys and men lack the heart of a puppy, demonstrating keen judgment as a young canine enthusiast.
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Balt Lake City
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Sammy Will Fight Waste at Camp Lewis Plans
Jan 14 bulletin from Brig Gen Foltz appoints every officer and enlisted man at Camp Lewis as a committee on voluntary conservation. The aim is to cut waste, not reduce rations, and to provide more and better variety for the same or lower cost, ensuring full value from all provisions.
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64 Little Lame Kids Join The Red Cross
A Seattle Orthopedic hospital report shows cash donations funded a Christmas blanket supply for children. Trustees note 46 patients at Reginald H. Parsons were made Red Cross members on Christmas day.
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Editors to sample fraternity life at state press institute
Editors from across the state will attend the sixth Washington State Press association institute at the university. Delegates and their wives will be hosted by Greek letter societies during the luncheon, which opens Thursday.
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Russians Withdraw Reduces German War Force
London January 14 Brig. Gen. Sir Geddes minister of national service told the house of commons that Russian withdrawal from the war leaves 1 600 000 Germans for use on the western front in a manpower statement.
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Brady to Be Buried in Idaho
The body of Senator James H. Brady of Idaho died at his residence in Washington from heart trouble. His ashes will be cremated and taken to Idaho for burial per his stated wishes.
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James H. Brady
Idaho
Dance for military police at Camp Lewis planned
Police Chief Warren and Mayor Gill will receive invitations to attend a dance next Friday night hosted by military police. In Indianapolis an investigation into the origin of the $1,500,000 fire that destroyed the Industrial building continues. In Seattle a sailor F J Hoyt discharged an automatic revolver by accident, suffering an index finger injury and being moved to Bremerton after initial treatment.
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Health First: Restore Perfect Health With Dental Care
Health is vital and defective teeth harm vitality. The ad promises low prices and high quality dentistry, claiming modern facilities and skilled staff enable affordable, superior care. It emphasizes dental health as a foundation of wellbeing and urges prompt treatment.
Nobody Ready at War Start Says Willard
In Washington on January 14, Daniel Willard, chair of the War Industries Board, told Senate investigators that no government department was organized to meet the wartime task. He said the War Department lacked knowledge of national resources and a defense council advisory panel only began studying war problems in March, while from 1916 to March 1917 it acted as a peace organization. He suggested bureau heads resisted giving full information to the advisory commission.
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Husband shoots wife then kills himself in Idaho
Boise dated report says Howard Rankin, fortune heir, shot his wife after declaring I am going to end all and then killed himself. He died an hour later while his wife, who had sued for divorce, may recover from injuries.
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Two Cent Fare Law Upheld by High Court
The Illinois two cent fare law was upheld by the state’s supreme court with an exception for cities favored by higher interstate rates. The decision bars railroads from uniformly raising interstate rates from 2 to 2.4 cents and overturns an Interstate Commerce Commission order. Edward M. Comyna of Seattle faces $1000 cash bail on a federal grand jury charge for falsifying an oath related to Victor Brandt. bail set after a hearing with Commissioner Robert McClelland.
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Supreme Court
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Edward M. Comyna
Seattle
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Robert McClelland
Danderine Promise Removes Dandruff After Few Applications
Advertisement asserts that dandruff vanishes after one or two uses of Danderine rubbed into the scalp. It promotes a small bottle sold at drug stores for a few cents and claims hair will be saved with no dandruff or flaking after treatment.
Moran Takes Over as U S Secret Service Chief
Moran becomes chief of the United States Secret Service succeeding William J Flynn who resigns. Moran as deputy director has led major department work since Flynn moved headquarters to New York and will target Hun spies and plotters as his top objective.
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New York
Chicago Packers Close Down to Fight Storms
The Armour Swift and Wilson packing plants at the Stock Yards closed today due to coal shortages caused by a snowstorm. Over 16,000 packing house workers cleared rail lines to bring in coal, with plants expected to reopen tonight or tomorrow.
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Armour, Swift and Wilson
Boilers Blow Up in Kansas City Power Station
Kansas City suffered a total blackout after a boiler explosion at the central power station killed two stokers and seriously injured four others. Efforts were underway to restore street car service as darkness lingered through the night.
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Free Food Speech by Miss Rausch Tuesday
Miss Mary F. Rausch renowned as a top expert in war food economies will give a free lecture in the YMCA auditorium Tuesday at 2 o clock. She will show methods to save in the kitchen with focus on bread and cake baking.
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German agents target Chile as propaganda hub in South America
The text notes German efforts focus on Chile to spread propaganda as a safeguard if Argentina expels German workers. The ambassador faces a delicate role guiding policy to steady the situation, while the piece hints at broader South American political tension and investment pitches through Star want ads.
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