Americans Repel Bolshevik Attack in Kadish Swamp Battle
Gallantry of American soldiers in capturing Kadish earns praise from Allied command. Nine American casualties reported, with heavy Bolshevik losses. Winter battle raged in snow up to four feet as American detachments from infantry and mortar units advanced under artillery protection, later briefly withdrawn and then renewed advance the following May under fire.
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UTAM BOYS COMING HOME
New York reports the United States army unit from Camp Merritt departed December 4 aboard Colonel Webb’s regiment. After a twelve day voyage with fair weather most of the journey southward, they arrived at camp Merritt where they will be quartered until equipment and clothing are prepared for movement west by railroad.
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Hart's Named Major War Aide to Wilson
Gen William W Harts served as military aid at the White House until August before joining American forces at the front He coordinated arrival and visit arrangements for the president in France and for the American peace delegates Also notes five lives lost in a shipboard incident and a separate item on health policy studies and a diverging topic from Liberia policy flurry.
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Franklin Birthday Observance Promotes National Thrift
Washington reports United States government backing for a major birthday celebration of Benjamin Franklin on January 17. The 218th birthday will be marked in public schools and by children’s groups with over 150,000 War Savings societies participating. Officials stress thrift education to support soldiers returning home and postwar economic stabilization, citing Franklin quotes and the enduring relevance of frugality in national life.
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Family of five slain in Missouri river crevasse
Five member Anson family on a riverbank homestead were murdered with a shotgun and the killer, Emile Harnes, died by suicide in the same scene near Linde Sioux, Missouri. Victims were Wilbur Jehnaun, his wife, and three children, all found killed in the house.
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Kaiser Undergoes Operation at Amsterdam Hospital
Former German emperor Amaterdan Willin Hotenaotlern underwent a major operation at Amsterdam University Hospital. Professor Lang performed the procedure, reported from the medical center in Amsterdam.
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Explosion at Standard Oz Company injures girls
Score of girls badly burned at a cnnsble break game of the Standard Oz company when a ten thousand million pageline explosion sent fire through a building where they worked. Labor Board opens hearings on complaints from Omaha and_CBuffs Street Beltway Co employees.
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Omaha & Comet Bluffs Street
Food aid plan seeks 100 million to Europe recovery
President Wilson recommends immediate appropriation of 100,000,000 to feed liberated peoples in Austria, Turkey, Poland, and western Russia. Secretary Glass transmits the proposal to Congress with a request that 1,500,000,000 in food shipments be sent from the United States within seven months under international supervision led by Herbert Hoover.
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Returning Soldiers in Wreck Quebec Trains Bound Halifax to Toronto
Three men killed and fifty five injured, some seriously, when a troop train carrying returning soldiers from Halifax to Toronto derailed near Edmonton, bringing a wartime transport disaster to a remote Canadian rail line. The accident halted service as emergency crews aided survivors and authorities began investigations into the derailment.
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Edmonton
Mrs Anna M Kross a Pioneering NY Lawyer for Labor Unions
Mrs Anna Moskowitz Kross has been a prominent attorney and is noted as the first woman to hold a resistant corporate position in New York. For years she has served as attorney for several large labor unions.
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Bavarian Premier Orders Arrests in Treason Probe
An Amsterdam dispatch reports Kurt Eisner, premier of Bavaria, ordered the arrest of a large number of Munich officers to answer charges of high treason against the Bavarian republic. The moves reflect a purge amid political upheaval in Munich.
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Suffragiste Arrests In Washington Park Protest
Alice Pani, chairwoman of the National Women's Party, and four other members were arrested Saturday in Washington for violating park regulations and fighting fires on government property.
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Anarchy in Berlin Sparks Civil War and Clash
War breakouts reported in Berlin as Spartacus faction and independent socialists join armed workers to seize banks and public buildings. Gunfire echoes through the city as leaders like Dr. Karl Liebknecht mobilize troops for a decisive fight. Hundreds flee amid barricades and mass movements. Meanwhile a U.S. ruling declares the migratory bird law valid, affirming federal authority over closed seasons.
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Sew Makes New Milking Record in Woodland
Woodland California January 7 Ancartra registered Holstein cow Tilly Ancartra set a new world milk production record after one year’s official test results showed Tilly produced 3424.8 pounds. She surpassed Washington’s Cornucopia of Chimacum which held 22484 pounds two years earlier.
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Stephens Attack on I W W in California Inaugural
Governor William D. Stephens warned that the so called I W W would destroy labor and every honest noble and right thing if not stamped out. He delivered the inaugural address before a joint session of the California assembly and senate.
Wilson Cables His Sympathy on Roosevelt Loss
Oyster Bay N Y Mrs Roosevelt received a cable from President Wilson expressing heartfelt sympathy on the death of her husband. The message, tied to Modane on the Franco Italian frontier, conveyed condolences for a sad moment in the nation’s leadership.
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Vessel Sinks Off Virginia Coast Sinking Claims Three Lives
The oceangoing Medmont sank off the Virginia coast Sunday night. Three of her ten crew died of exposure, a fourth is not expected to live. The remaining crew, including the captain, the first and second engineers, were rescued.
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Plant Trees as Memorial for FDR by Boy Scouts
New York crowds rally to honor Franklin D Roosevelt. The Boys of the Nation instruct 16 000 freeups of the Moy Spouts of America a total of 440 000 members to plant one or more trees with suitable inscription and ceremony in memory of the former president.
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Woman Bandit Attired Man. Tuemas, Wash
Three suspects were captured by military police after a gunfight near Tuemas Washington. An 8 woman in uniform aided the robbers at the bank within the army cantonment. A $1000 loot was recovered in the exchange of shots and the cantonment secured.
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Explosion Claims Dozens in Pittsburg and Pinole
A Pittsburg firm exchange building blast left between fifteen and twenty dead, many of them women and girls, with over twenty injured. In Pinole California a separate dynamite gelatine explosion at the Hercules Powder plant killed four workers in a mixing facility. no others were in the building and the blast was heard for miles.
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FOR CONTROL OF UGLINESS INHERENT FLAWS SEEN AS MANAGEABLE
A 19th century reflection argues that family ugliness, whether physical or moral, stems from underlying causes in the human machine. It insists defective organs lack proper nerve force and suggests applying engineering logic to body and mind development, urging investigation and control rather than resignation.
Bohemia Land of Patriots and Proud History
Atlanta Journal notes Bohemia’s long struggle under Teuton Austria and its enduring love of country. It traces the Czech people from the sixth century, their devotion to liberty, and kinship with Slovaks, contrasting myth with historical roots. The piece frames Bohemia as nation of resilient heritage rather than carefree wanderers.
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John Huss
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Austria
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Canton City of Canals and River Trade
Canton, the eldest city in southern China, is served by a deep inland waterway that supports ships up to 1,000 tons. Foreign vessels reach Whampoa nine miles away where loading is done by native craft. Deep draft ships stay outside the bar while the Boca Tigris estuary widens below linking old and new towns with Europeans residing nearby. The city hosts abundant water life and an active houseboat population.
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Amusing art gallery exchange over a Miller copy
A well known artist recalls a comic talk in an art gallery between two young women. One gushes at the copy’s beauty and naturalness, then dims her view asking what the others are doing. The second woman reads the title and laughs, “Gleaning Millet” revealing the misread title.
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