Italians Win First Victory Of Year At Piave Bridgehead
London reports from January 2 say Italian forces broke the western Piave river bridgehead from Austrian control. Rome confirms another German attempt to cross the Piave south of Antisuderia was repelled, with ten boat transports dispersed before reaching the western bank. Subscriptions urged for The Nugget.
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Piave
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Antisuderia
Artillery Light But Persistent Fire On Western Front
Associated Press reports New Year opened with heavy artillery across the Cambrai Verdun and Ypres fronts. German raids on Arras and Belgian fronts were repulsed with losses. British commander says Germany shows no sign of renewing a major offensive and indicates frustration of plans.
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Associated Press
London
France
Belgium
War Office
Cambrai
Verdun
Ypres
Arras
Belgian
Cambrai Ine
Hindenberg
Fire destroys Council jail and neighboring structures
A morning blaze in Council City destroyed the Corncil Federal Jail and nearby buildings. Deputy Marshal Sam Taylor and volunteers fought flames for hours, aided by limited water and portable chemicals. the jail interior and a neighbor’s cabin were lost, with losses around 1900 dollars for the cabin and about 1000 dollars for the jail complex. Town residents plan a meeting to improve fire protection.
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Corncil Federal
A. B. Kinney
Council
A. T. and T. Co
Sam Taylor
Taylor
Kinney
Fred Duroschler
Ita
The Iron Claw at Dream Tonight
Dream Theatre presents the seventeenth chapter The Vanishing Fakir of The Laughing Mask with Pearl White Shelley Lewis and Craighton Hale. A sidesplitting Leave it to Casey and See America with scenic views complete the bill.
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Dream Theatre
Pearl White
Sheldon Lewis
Craighton Hale
Casey
America
Eight Hours Workday Law Notice from The Nonpareil
Public notice states The Nonpareil will open from 9 a m to 9 p m starting in January in compliance with the law making eight hours a legal working day. The item informs readers of adjusted business hours and legal requirements.
City Court Clerk Returns License Fees to City
Clerk McGann of the District Court turned over 2299.90 in license-fee funds to the city. Reports say interior workers support the eight hour law, effective yesterday, with many merchants adjusting hours to nine to six. Ticket 676 won a 25 merchandise bonus, with ten percent of buyers receiving items valued by their purchases, totaling about 228 in merchandise.
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District Court
Via
Nuggets
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The
Kristan Bros
Ed, Holt, Peterson Shoe Co
Crowley
Bolsheviks Break Peace Talks With Teutons at Brest Litovsk
Petrograd dispatch reports the Bolsheviki ended Brest Litovsk peace negotiations with Germany over German demands to keep garrisons in Libau Riga and other strategic territories. German insistence on retaining gains and Lithuanian control led the Bolsheviks to walk away, signaling a sudden break in talks and rising interest in the development abroad.
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Associated Press
London
Libau
Riga
Teutons
Lithuania
Germany
Bol /Sheviks
Eystern
Conference delegates urge speed in war preparation
Secretary Lansing disclosed that American delegates recently retired from the Paris inter-led conference urged rapid dispatch of U S troops to France and accelerated shipbuilding to move troops and supplies. They called for closer Allied cooperation and a coordinated Entente tonnage plan to maximize troop transportation from America to Europe.
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America
Europe
Washingtos
Robert Lansing
Cecil Spring Hire
Great Upstain
Lana- Ling
Rice
England
St Sonce
Patlow
Staten War
United States
London papers call for reform in government service
The London Chronicle and The Journal urge replacing long time officials with capable businesslike leaders. They argue ambassadors Sir Cecil Spring Rice and Loni Bertle should retire and advocate fresh blood across government both at home and abroad to reflect modern realities.
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Associated Press
London
Cecil Spring Rice
Loni Bertle
America
France
London Chronicle
Northcliff Paers
Chronicle
Kaiser’s Cousin Dies in Seattle
Countess Anna Pauline Frederick Von Gorst, cousin of the German Kaiser and famed musician, died yesterday in Seattle at her daughter’s home, Mr. John Mountain. Known in Europe before moving to America, she later gained fame here under the stage name Madame Vinina Costar during the eighties concert tours.
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Associated Press
Seattle
Anna
Pauline
Frederick von Gorst
Kaiser
John Mountain
America
United States
Madame Vinina Costar
Five Negro Rioters Sentenced to Hang in Houston Riot Case
In San Antonio on January 2, five of the Negro soldiers tried for the Houston riots last year were sentenced to hang. The remaining mob, about eighty men, were either confined or condemned to confinement.
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Associated Press
San Antonio
Houston
Kalendine marching on Moscow reports
Reports from continental sources claim General Kalendine leads a large Cossack force marching toward Moscow. The army, drawn from all military age men on the southern Russia Cossack reservation, is reported to be taking positions along the way.
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Associated Press
London
Kalendine
Moscow
Russia
Wealthy couple Booze Victims In San Francisco Hotel
Mrs Maude Smith of Portland Oregon was found dead in a hotel bathroom after a three day New Year celebration filled with heavy drinking. Her husband Rodney F Smith was found in another room in a precarious condition as doctors say he has a slight chance to recover. The couple, recent arrivals from a dry state, had large property holdings in Mose City and were attended by a hotel servant.
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Ban Francisco
Mra
Maude Smith
Portland
Oregon
Ley
Rodney. F. Smith
Smith
Mose
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