Slavyansk Backing Volunteers March For New Army
In Petrograd on January 16 the first 5 000 volunteers of the new socialist army left for the front amid enthusiastic demonstrations. Red flags lined the route as bands played revolutionary music. Ten more volunteers enrolled in the Extrograd district as the Bolshevik government calls for support.
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United Press
Petrograd
New Socialist Army
New Army of Democracy
Extrograd
Ensign K
State Board Presses for Immediate Streetcar Fare Increase
The board signals a plan to raise fares to bolster Puget Sound Traction, Light & Power Co. as Seattle faces wartime transportation pressures. A letter to the city council urges action and cites inadequate transit to meet labor needs, including a hearing on rate hikes.
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Seattle
Meier
Puget Sound Traction, Light &Power Co
Willard Quits Post as War Industries Board Chairman
Washington January 16. Chairman Daniel Willard resigned from the War Industries board. President Wilson will accept the resignation. Official reasons cite his B&O presidency demanding his attention during government control of railroads, while friends say he was discouraged with war work.
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Washington
Jan
Daniel Willard
The
War Industries Board
Wilson
Willard
Baltimore & Ohio
Police Permit Man to Swipe a Bag of Coal
A man phoned Englewood police to obtain permission to steal a bag of coal from a schoolhouse bin. Police advised him to go ahead, noting he supported a large family.
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Chicago
Englewood
Register to vote before February 19 primary and March 5 election
Citizens urged to register now at the county city building open 8 to 5 tonight and 9 for late hours. Primary is February 19 followed by the general election on March 5.
Japanese Send War Vessels to Vladivostok
Tokyo announces dispatch of Japanese warships to Vladivostok to protect allied interests amid Bolshevik and Cossack fighting. Congestion on the Trans Siberian line and demoralized transport hinder supplies, with naval staff noting severed communication and Japan asserting responsibility for regional protection.
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Vladivostok
Ralph H. Turner
United Press
Tokio
Vladivoatok
Trans Siberian
Siberia
Japan
Europe
Cleopatra on Trial as Censor Claims Theda Too Bare
In Chicago on January 16 the film Cleopatra faced a censorship dispute. Producers seek an injunction to stop police interference with its release while the censor argues Theda Bara appears too bare in the period piece.
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Chicago
Miss Theda
Trotsky’s New York Janitor Tale Reveals Quiet Habits
A Star column tomorrow presents the janitor’s intimate account of Leon Trotsky then Russia’s foreign minister living in New York. The story notes Trotsky’s clever diplomacy with Germany’s brains and his odd, homely manner as observed by his building caretaker.
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Leon Trotsky
Russia
Germany
Trotsky
New York
Wasteful Capitol Spending Faces War Call
The Washington State Capitol building project is criticized as wasteful luxury at a time of war. Governor Lister is urged to halt expenditures, with senators and civic groups urging protests and citizens to write to Governor Lister to stop the program. The Star urges Seattle residents to act now.
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Olympia
Lister
Capitol Building Commission
Washington
Wilson
E. Ben Johnson
Spokane
Nichols
Seattle
The
Star
Stolen Army Funds Recovered After Camp Funston Theft
Camp Funston Kansas report says Captain Lewis FE Whistler hid the stolen army money in his quarters. Federal officials announce the total sum of 62826 dollars and 21 cents recovered after Whistler killed four men and wounded another with a hatchet then shot himself when facing exposure.
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Camp Funston
Kan
Army Cantonment
Lewis FE. Whister
Whisler
U S Chamber Calls for Central War Government Control
The U S Chamber of Commerce with about 500000 members voted today to demand creation of a central control in the war government. The move coincides with senate military investigators halting hearings to press for legislation establishing a director of munitions to streamline army prep and reduce red tape.
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Washington
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Senate
Miss Clara Peterson Urges War Savings Stamps
A Seattle National Bank employee, Miss Clara Peterson of 3928 Edmonds Road, appeals to all Seattle residents to buy war saving stamps. She aids State Director Dan Kelleher and City Director William Peachy in promoting thrift and supporting the war effort.
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Clara Peterson
Edmonds
Seattle National Bank
Seattle
Miss Peterson
Uncle Sam
Dan Kelleher
William
Peachy
Sammies nickname divides Seattle as veterans war name debate
Seattle residents weigh whether to call American soldiers Sammies amid Camp Lewis commander Foltz urging reporters to drop the term. Public sentiment splits with many locals favoring Sammies while some agree with the general’s stance. interviews reflect mixed views on nickname appropriateness.
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Frederick S. Foltz
Camp Lewis
Dorsn
Cantonment
Sammy
Seattle
Star Today
Mark H. Heller
Pumpkin Pie Dinner Joke Quoted In Napavine Note
Oscar B Main ate two big pieces of pumpkin pie at dinner and joked on the telephone. He played a victrola concert at his home Sunday evening June 6 within an hour after the incident noted by Mrs Oscar Main in Napavine on January 16.
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Oscar Main
Napavine
Oscar B. Main
Oscar Main Freed on Bail in First Degree Murder Case
Oscar Main was released on $7,000 bail after pleading not guilty to first degree murder charges filed in superior court by Prosecutor Herman Allen. His wife Sadie Main defends him while detailing her account of the Sunday evening events and expressing faith in his innocence.
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Main
Superior Court
Herman Allen
H. B. Coffman
A. C. St. John
Chebalis
Balfour Opens Talks With Bolsheviki Diplomat
Foreign Minister Balfour announced in Parliament that Great Britain plans to establish official relations with Minister Noff, the Bolshevik representative in London. He stressed recognition had not yet occurred and that unofficial disclosures had come through an embassy agent in Petrograd.
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London
War Ultimatum Sent to Romania Over Arrests
Petrograd reports a Bolshevik issued ultimatum to Romania demanding the release of Russian officers detained by Romanian authorities. The message warns that failure to release them within 24 hours will lead to ruptured relations and strong military action.
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Petrograd
Rumania
Lenine Frees Ambassador Diamandis in Petrograd
Nicholai Lenine ordered release of Romanian minister M. Diamandis held in St. Peter and Paul fortress after a protest by Petrograd diplomatic corps meeting at the American embassy. The move follows the Bolshevik arrest and confinement of the ambassador, ending a diplomatic dispute.
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Petrograd
M. Diamandis
St. Peter and Paul
Nicholai Lenine
German Minister in Mexico Under Fire
Demand for the recall of German Minister Von Eckhardt by Berlin is voiced in an El Universal editorial, regarded as the Carranza government’s official organ, received in El Paso today. The piece cites his activities in Mexico on behalf of the central powers.
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EL Paso
von Eckhardt
Berlin
Mexico
Central Powers
el Universal
Carranza
Four Shots Fired at Lenine in Petrograd
Four revolver shots were fired at Nicholai Lenine of the Bolshevik government as he returned home from a Red Guards departure review. Lenine was unhurt. a Swiss socialist accompanying him was slightly wounded in the hand.
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Petrograd
Nicholai Lenine
Lenine
Haig Reports No Frontline Developments Today
Field Marshal Haig reported nothing of interest to report from the front today as troops in London awaited further updates.
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Marshal Haig
London
Haig
British Labor Appeal to Russia and Germany Stirs War Debate
Washington dispatch notes the British Labour Party peace appeal to Russia and Germany as a pivotal move against Teuton militarism. It is seen as revealing labor unity among Britain, Russia, and Germany, contrasting with Germany’s refusal to quit the Baltic provinces and signaling possible Russian weariness of prolonged conflict.
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Labor Party
Russia
Germany
Britain
Baltic
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