Docks and War Property Destroyed in Newark Fire
Seven U.S. depot quartermaster warehouses and nearly a mile of Newark docks burned. The Submarine Boat Corporation plant escaped major damage as fire boats and soldiers battled the flames. Coal heaps and shipyard ways were ignited with damage estimated near a million dollars.
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New York
United States Depot Quartermaster’s
Newark
N. J
Submarine Boat Corporation
Secret Service
Sub Boat Corporation
Quartermaster’s
Was It Suicide or Murder In Mrs Lester Jones Case
Mrs Lester Jones 9261 57th Ave S lies near death after a Friday night shooting. Her husband says the 38 caliber revolver found by the bed could not be fired by her. Police consider suicide or death by own action with the stepson questioned and the boy held for investigation.
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Lester Jones
57Th Ave. S
Seyae
J. L. Hutchinson
Charles Tennant
Loke
Willard
Ss Ca
Davis
Tennant
Roth
Enemy action seen in numerous fires
A mysterious letter warning of a nation wide plot to destroy docks and war plants is linked to a series of fires today in Newark Buffalo and Baltimore. Investigators doubt forewarning and note cabinet discussions and guard notices.
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Washington
Mys
Wilson
Newark
Buffalo
Baltimore
America
Fires Wreck Two Maryland Plants In Major Blaze
Baltimore January 26 State and local authorities investigate a pair of fires that destroyed two large plants in Howard county and Curtis Creek causing about one million dollars in damage. Two men were arrested then released and a third party suspected incendiarism. The blaze threatened docks and the United States Navy yard facilities and the Submarine Boat Corporation plant amid widespread damage.
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Maryland
Baltimore
Della Milla
Howard County
H. W. Smith Dry Dockpany
Curtis Creek
Fire destroys Westinghouse plant in Buffalo
Fire of suspicious origin destroyed the Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company plant in Buffalo resulting in an estimated $200,000 loss. The plant was reportedly busy around the clock producing equipment for the signal corps. Federal investigators also report examining a separate incident involving dangerous germs found in a German newspaper page sent to Red Cross headquarters.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company
Signal Corps
Seepringfield
France
Red Cross
British Liner in Port Fire Sparks Spy Rumors
A large British liner caught fire in an Atlantic port early today with flames confined to a forward hold where oil was stored. Rumors of a spy plot circulated soon after the blaze was discovered, adding a tense backdrop to the incident.
Arrest 23 Men as Fire Spy Suspects
Port Newark saw twenty three men detained by Secret Service agents in a fire spy sweep. No charges were announced and the status of the detainees remained unsettled at midday.
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New York
Secret Service
Port Newark
Candidates Smile for Star Liberty Movie Weekly
The Star Liberty Weekly screens a notion picture featuring seven mayoralty candidates Ole Hanson, Austin KB Griffiths, James FE Prad ford, C. J. France, Hi Gill, John Murphy and Ralph Horr. Also shows Dr. J B McBride founder of the municipal fish market and 2 000 merchants clamoring for opening day fish. A cougar killed at Kirkland and displayed on Second Ave will be another glimpse.
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Notion
Liberty
Star-Liberty Weekly
Ole Hanson
Austin KB. Griffiths
James FE. Pradford
C. J. France
Hi Gill
John Murphy
Ralph Horr
Dr. J. 8. McBride
Kirkland
Second Ave
Collins Must Stay Under Quarantine in Public Safety Building
Oscar Collins a colored figure identified as boss of the south of Yesler district will remain in quarantine at the public safety building. Superior Judge Gilliam denied his habeas corpus petition on Saturday. Collins claimed unlawful detention without trial.
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Oscar Collins
south-of-Yesler
Public Safety
Gilliam
Collins
Labor Leader Mooney Framed, Wilson Report Says
U S President Wilson backs a retrial for Thomas Mooney after a special investigating committee found likely dubious testimony framed his 1916 San Francisco parade bombing conviction. The panel urges clemency or appeal, linking the case to labor unrest and international tensions. It calls for moral justice in wartime.
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United Press
Washington
Wilson
Thomas Mooney
San Francisco
Labor
Mooney
Fragneup
California
California Supreme Court
State Supreme Court
Russia
Prisoner Ambrose Aces County Commission Office Stay
Joe Ambrose, a jailed prisoner from Washington's coal region, calls the county office “a gentlemen's office” as he serves a 30 day sentence for stealing $3. He lounges in the commissioners' hall, smokes, jokes he’d rather dine there than in jail, and awaits more court action with deputies watching.
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Joe Ambrom
Washington
Ambrose
King County Commissioners
Mackintosh
County Commission
White Star
Dearborn St. Joe
Sunny
Italy
Hughes
Joe
Commission
Commissioners’ Office
P. P. Bliss
Signor Ambrose
Ramsay
Lundin
Mooney Dances Barefoot After News Of Report
In San Francisco prisoner J Mooney danced on a cold jail floor upon hearing news of the federal commission report. He praised the president as wonderful and predicted a new trial with honest evidence would yield a faster acquittal than in the Weinberg case.
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San Francisco
J. Mooney
United Press
Mooney
Federal Commission
Fickert
Weinberg
Start Probe On U S Mexican Battle
El Paso reporting a rigid military investigation is under way after a battle between NA troops and Carranza border patrols from Friday night into Saturday morning. Over 500 shots were exchanged. Private Harry Lyon of Company H 64th Infantry was shot in the lip and a Carranza soldier was killed, with several others wounded.
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EL Paso
Tex
NA. 8
Carranza
Harry Lyon
64Th Infantry
Puget Sound Traction Begins Heating Upgrade at Plant
The Puget Sound Traction Light and Power Co. starts installation of a new heating process at its Western Avenue plant. The project will cost about 50 000 dollars and aims to improve efficiency and operations.
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Puget Sound Traction, Light & Power Co
Western Ave
Federal net tightens on enemy plots
Investigators probe secret code messages found in the shoes of Matthew Krulke, held on arrival from Yokohama aboard the Hawaii Maru. Federal agents expect arrests in Seattle linked to Krulke as they decipher two coded papers and search for other papers found on him.
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Matthew Krulke
Yokohama
Hawaii
Seattle
Krulke
U. S
Clay Allen
Maxim Gorky Wounded by Stray Bullet in Petrograd
Russian writer Maxim Gorky was slightly wounded by a stray shot in Petrograd on January 26. The incident left unclear how the author was struck. Gorky, born Alicksel Maximovitch Preshkov in Nijni Novgorod on March 14, 1868, has led a varied early life and later became a prolific social revolutionary figure.
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Jos. Shaplen
Petrograd
Maxim Gorky
Gorky
Alicksel Maximovitch Preshkov
Nijni Novgood
United States
Faked Way as Soldier Faces Prison
Charles Turpin, 17, wearing a Princess Pat uniform and claiming Vimy Ridge hero status, pleaded guilty to forging checks in Calgary, Vancouver, Seattle, Butte, and Tacoma. He admits not being a Canadian soldier or abroad, and was arrested in Butte before a Tacoma sentencing by Superior Judge Cardl. He walks on crutches from a leg loss and previously stayed at Monroe reformatory.
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Tacoma
Cardl
Charles Turpin
Calgary
Vancouver
Seattle
Butte
Judge Card
Monroe, Wash,, Reformatory
Vatican Sees New Hope In Czernin Talk
Vatican officials viewed Count Czernin's speech as a positive step toward peace and a basic postwar framework. They contrasted Czernin to Kaiser speeches, noting the German warning to Pan Germans and the more normal wartime diplomacy evident in Czernin's address. The Italian press echoed cautious optimism while seeking sincerity in peace aims.
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Rome
Vatican
Czernin
Wilson
Ual
Germany
Ican
Seattle Sergeant Dead in France
Washington January 26 Eleven deaths from natural causes were cabled to the war department by Gen Pershing. Names include Corp Clary Osborne McKeesport PA Private Archie W MaceClafflin Racine WI Sgt Wilson N Austin Seattle Private George J Joy Horatio Miss and Private R J Leinard Orland CA.
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Washington
War Department
Gen. Pershing
Corp
Clary Osborne
McKeesport
Archie W. MaceClafflin
Racine
Wis
Wilson N. Austin
Kinnear Place
Seattle
George J. Joy
Horatiok
Miss
R. J. Leinard
Orland
Cal
Austria Ready for Peace With Russia Says News Report
A Petrograd dispatch reported in London that Austria is ready to conclude a separate peace with Russia without Germany. The message says Austria accepts the democratic program except the self determination paragraph for peoples.
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Austria
London
Petrograd
Russia
Germany
What’s to Become of Stock of Booze
Judge Gordon says R. G. Stevens may keep his $10,000 stock of liquor seized by the city squad, noting a prior supreme court ruling. The city attorney objected and was given seven days to file legal objections.
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R. G. Stevens
Gordon
Supreme Court
Stevens
Scheidemann appeals for peace before spring fights
Berlin notes Philip Scheidemann socialist leader appeals for peace before spring fighting in the Reichstag. He criticizes Von Hertling and Lloyd George, questions victory over France and England, warns against continuing war with America, and urges a complete honorable reinstitution of Belgium. He stresses danger of broken Russian talks and potential catastrophe if Western front hopes fail.
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Berlin
Amsterdam
Tan
Philip Scheidemann
Reichstag
von Hertling
Wilson
Lloyd George
France
England
America
Vienna
Belgium
Register Tonight Opens City-County Building for Elections
The county-city building will stay open Saturday night to allow last minute voters to register. Chief and Clerk Gaines said the office will remain open as long as the crowd continues, encouraging residents to participate in the municipal elections.
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Hasta
Gaines
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Star-Liberty Movie Weekly
U.S
West
Francis
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