Canadians Lead Brilliant Charge In French Front
Allied dispatches report British forces in France striking German lines at two locations with gains of up to 700 yards and 600 yards. Germans suffered heavy losses as dugouts were wrecked and 100 prisoners taken. Russians also claim village winnings and counterattacks at Capubian and Galats, while Berlin notes Turkish posts retreat near Vaden.
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France
Cite Calonne
Beaucourt Sur Ancre
Vadeni
Capubian
Galats
Petrograd
Gerleschi
Rimnik
Vilna
Minsk
Galicia
Zberow-Zlochoff
Woolgrowers Meet in Zion Calls for Wool Standard and Range Aid
The national woolgrowers convention in Salt Lake City January 10 to 13 endorses standardizing wool and petitioning for a fixed selling standard. They urge Congress to appropriate 300000 to control predatory animals and state funding for range sheep feeding trials. They condemn Congress for disallowing 20000 for an experimental farm and support trails through national forests. Flockmasters push wool grading at shearing pens and back interior secretary on forest trails.
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National Convention of Woolgrowers
Department of Agriculture
Congress
United States Bureau of Animal Industry
Agricultural Committee
Chanse of Representatives
Washington
Senate Committee
Secretary of the Interior
National
Denver Woman Kills Husband in Self Defense Claim
Stella M. Smith told police her husband John L. Smith threatened her and their daughter before the fatal shooting in their Denver home. Authorities noted her claim of self defense and daughter’s safety concerns in the confrontation Saturday.
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Denver
Stella M. Smith
John L. Smith
Pershing's Expedition to Withdraw and Guardsmen to Return
Washington reports indicate a planned withdrawal of Pershing's expedition and demobilization of the national guard within days. Officials cite transportation uncertainties and shifting elevation as reasons for delays. Army officers favor regrouping Pershing’s forces before any move and seek clearer knowledge of Villa’s positions before final decisions.
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Washington
Villa
Moxico
Ihs
Pershing
National Guard
Eaman Raider Scours the Sea Reported Sinking Armament Ships
Reports from Rio Janeiro say the German commerce raider has attacked Entente shipping across the Atlantic between the Azores and South America from December to January. Thirteen British steamers, a Japanese steamer, and two French sailing craft were captured. many were believed sunk with crews totalling 441 men. The raider’s whereabouts remain unknown and initial counts of sunk ships were revised upward by Pernambuco officials.
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Vom
Rio Janeiro
Atlantic Ocean
Azores
South American
Brazil
Pernambuco
Alderman Indicted in Chicago Graft Conspiracy Case
Twenty Peresas named in Chicago graft indictments charging conspiracy to exact protection money from underworld figures. Oscar del Priest alderman of the Second ward and Police Captain Stephen Wealey are among those charged. The grand jury returned true bills against the defendants and others in the alleged scheme.
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Peresas
Chicago
Oscar del Priest
Stephen Wealey
Nimetesa
Dille
Trate
Underworld
Utah Troops in Clash Near Arivaca
Nogales reports carloads of Mexican troops estimated at about 800 arrived late Thursday night. They likely head for Altar or Honore opposite Arivaca, Arizona, with Utah cavalry said to have clashed with Mexicans at Arivaca. American farm products valued at 13.449 billion in 1916, a record year surpassing 1915 and 1914.
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Arts
Altar
Honore
Arivaca
Ariz
Utah
Washington
Department of Agriculture
Two Teachers Slain in Oklahoma City Murders
Miss Nellie M. Dunn a young schoolteacher was shot dead after being called from her classroom in Oklahoma City. Minutes later Rowland D. Williams a music instructor and composer was also killed at his nearby studio. John M. Couch Dunn’s brother in law was held in Guthrie on murder charges. A separate gunfight with two alleged bank robbers resulted in the deputy sheriff M Boulware being killed and one robber wounded and captured. Gerard offers to resign after a Rotterdam dispatch states President Wilson’s approval of his acceptance at the banquet.
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Oklahoma City
Nellie M. Dunn
Rowland D. Williams
John M. Couch
Battle at Santa Ysabel West of Chihughui City
Rebel and government troops clash near Santa Ysabel about fifteen miles west of Chihughui City according to a refugee report. Fighting continues in the brog region as authorities seek control and safety for residents.
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Santa Ysabel
el Paso
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Brogreso
Chihughui City
MISS MILDRED GILBERT Rescue at Cape Verde and Rio Janeiro
The Huntieh steamer Yarradale arrived January 18 with crews from elaht anne delta Tort of Gelberee ehipe sunk by a German raider. Reports state Cowboys Kill Mexicans after two American cowboys opened fire thirty miles west of there while bringing back cattle ruled by Mercans.
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Rio Janeiro
Yarradale
Atlantic
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Cape Verde Islands
Pylata
Washington
Picketing Protested at White House Displayed Thwarting Slogans
An Ohio representative Emerson condemned a Thursday protest near the White House as a nuisance to public order. The scene involved suffrage pickets and drew attention to ongoing tensions over voting rights and demonstrations.
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Workington
White House
Emerson
Ohio
Kuhn Named War College Head by Washington Notice
Brigadier General Joseph Kuhn was announced as president of the War College. Major General Beot!, relief of state, was cited in the same notice.
Trainmen Blain Jones of Cheyenne Conductor Profile
A fragmented notice mentions Blain and Jones from Cheyenne connected to railroad roles and a conductor position. Other readable items reference a weight and a unclear unit or title, suggesting a small brief on railroad staff or payroll.
Lawson Attacks High Officials Over War Leak Allegations
Lawson named Secretary McAdoo, banker H Pliny Fisk, senator unknown by initial, and Paul M Warburg as knowing of a stock leak tied to President Wilsons peace note. Lawson cited Mrs Ruth Thompson Visconti and White House reporter W Rice as sources. subpoenas issued. Henry denied any knowledge. Gus Go es Into Creek near Flint with four passengers drowned.
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Wilson
Lawson
McAdoo
H. Pliny Fisk
New York
Paul M. Warburg
Federal Reserve Board
Count von Bernstart
Malcolm McAdoo
C. D. Barney & Co
Stewart G. Gilboney
Ruth Thompson Visconti
Tumulty
W. W. °Rlce
White House
Archibald 8. White
Henry
Lancon
Lansing
Bernard Baruch
Wall Street
Anancier
Will be Buried By Slayer
Denver, the funeral expenses of Jobo J. Suit who was shot and killed by Men Stella Newton Smith, his wife, will be paid by Mrs. Smith who claims she acted in self defense.
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Denver
Jobo J. Suit
Stella Newton Smith
Mra. Smith
Billboard Regulation Upheld by Supreme Court
Washington Chicago billboard rule 103 bans billboards on residence streets without consent of more than half the property owners. Supreme Court upholds regulation as constitutional. The ruling centers on local control and property owner rights in billboard placement.
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Washington
Chicago
Supreme Court
Specialist Leader Sentenced with Hard Labor Extended
A specialist leader received a multi year sentence with hard labor as additional evidence was presented. The court outlined the punishment terms and emphasized the severity of the offense.
Death of Admiral Dewey Ends Era in Navy History
George Dewey, famed for the Manila Bay victory in 1898 and Civil War service, died at his Washington home. A devoted wife at his side, he led reforms and defended the nation as he rose to admiral, after a long career rooted in duty and honor.
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George Dewey
Manila Bay
United States
Dewey
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Fortuna
Navy Department
Far East
Spain
Gulf of Mexico
Caribbean Sea
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Philippines
Admiral Mantejo
Congress
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Farragut
Porter
Admiral Dewey and civic notes widen in blurred report
The report mixes Admiral George Dewey in Washington at eighty with scattered items about aviators, a police dragnet in New York, and a stock market leak inquiry. Readable facts include Dewey at home, and references to political and financial districts, but the text is fragmentary and uncertain.
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Washington
New York
House Rules Committee
President Urges Senate Action On Democratic Reform Bills
President Wilson pressed Senate leaders to move swiftly on administration measures including railroad labor, water power, corrupt practices, foreign service, Porto Rican citizenship, and big appropriations. He met with Kern Williams Reed James and Chamberlain to stress urgency with fewer than thirty six legislative days left in the fourth session.
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Washington
Climate Steering Committee
Webb Colective Foreign Service Agency
Siz
Lost Aviators Found Near Sonora Border
Lieutenant Colonel and another pilot were found Friday, more than thirty two miles south of the border in Sonora by a Wellton civilian search party. They had eaten two sandwiches and two oranges each since leaving North Island aviation base at Gas Diego, California, January 10. Water from the aircraft radiator was exhausted four days earlier.
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Wellton
Aris
J the Wilds
Sonora
Mexico
North Island Aviation
Gas Diego
Cal
Robertson
Gulf of California
Russians Report Victories In Year War Review
London reports a Russian summary showing 424000 officers and men captured in the year and 625 guns seized. The Petrograd dispatch cites 4770 officers 420000 soldiers 626 guns 1661 machine guns 471 trench mortars and mine throwers. The majority of loot is attributed to General Brusiloff's operations.
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London
Petrograd
Brussiloff
Outlaws Shot Down in Oklahoma Bank Robbery Ring
In Okmulgee county a posse led by authorities killed three bandits on Friday and another one on Thursday. The trio slain Friday were Qecar Poe and twin brothers Will and Harry Hart. More than $5,000 in stolen Oklahoma bank loot has been recovered as the gang’s backbone is broken.
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Okmulgee
OkKla
Oklahoma
Qecar Poe
Will
Harry Hart
Captured Ship Now a Raider in the Atlantic
Washington dispatches report the British steamer Theodore captured by a German raider in the south Atlantic. The raider, armed with two guns, sails as an auxiliary vessel under a German crew. Fifteen cruisers and armed ships search the southern Atlantic for the raider.
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Washington
State Department
Mio
Janeira
Ft. Theodore
South Atlantic
Buenos Aires
Fiftean Crospere
Plips
Atlantic
Accusations Fly Over Minister Vapicka Conduct
A fragment mentions charges of conduct against Minister Vapicka by Houmania Kerbla and Bulgaria, with the report dated Friday at the state capital.
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Unocura
Vapicka
Houmania
Kerbla
Bulgaria
Pork Barrel Drawn In Omnibus Public Buildings Bill
An omnibus public buildings measure advances in Congress with opposition to pork barrel provisions, while a targeted veto threat from a key supporter is noted. The vote tally reflects a divided House as lawmakers endorse funding for federal construction projects and facility upgrades nationwide.
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Pork Barrel
Washington
Witson
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