Fire devastates Norfolk as German agents suspected
Fire in Norfolk destroys the Monticello hotel and nearby blocks, killing at least three and injuring many. Authorities detained 25 suspects, seized German papers and maps, and Marines aided in securing the area amid reports of incendiary activity and three explosions.
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Folk
Investiva
A. Brosvoordt
Leile
Monticello
Miolk
Monticello Hotel
Norfolk
Portsmouth
Suffolk
Naval
Lenox
Gran Street
Mayo
Hugo Schmidt
HH. K. Lessing
Department of Justice
Granby Theatre
Granby Street
Vpanby Street
Sever
Tonreit rireTen
Igitters
Melavehlin
Tips On The Coal Saving Posters Issued For Home Use
C A Valentine Idaho fuel administrator reports a new U S poster campaign in the city urging thrift in coal use. The Uncle Sam image warns to save heat by firing small amounts, keeping the bed even, avoiding raking, maintaining six inch bed, checking air leaks, adjusting steam draft, and cleaning fires when demand is low.
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C. A. Valentine
Idaho
United States Fuel Administration
Uncle Sam
Supreme Court Asked to Forego Antitrust Arguments
The attorney general asked the Supreme Court to defer argument on seven large antitrust suits until the next term, including the International Harvester, United Shoe Machinery Company, and Steel Corporation cases.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Iternationalarvester
United Shoe Machinery Company and Steel Corporation
Two Die When Flue Falls on Workmen
Denver dispatch reports Joln Ross and Carl Miller were crushed to death while erecting a dust flue at the Western Chemical works.
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Denver
Joln Ross
Carl Miller
Western Chemical Works
Munitions Have Right of Way Amid Rail Congestion
Washington reports Director General McAdee abolished the railroad war board and operator salaries, replaced them with a direct staff, ended priority orders, and ordered measures to relieve coal shortages in New England and New York City. He aims to cut passenger traffic, boost essential freight, and promise wage readjustments with a fair hearing for unions.
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Washington, Jan
McAdee
Railroad War Board
Tresas
Newland
New York City
Army of Workers Needed On French Front Scene
In Cambrai area a U S engineers and British allies work alongside to fortify the French front. Sappers secure positions at night while Tommy uses corkscrews as barbed wire anchors and guards with an anti aircraft gun silhouette in twilight.
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United States
Cambrai
Picure
Tommy
Tomi
High School Volunteers Aid Red Cross Dressings
Missoula readers report high school boys offering time to prepare survival dressings and other supplies for the local Red Cross chapter. Mrs. Edna Ferguson notes many men beyond military service could spend their leisure making bandages the army needs.
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Missoula
Mont
Red Cross
Edna Ferguson
Railroad cuts 104 trains to clear lines for freight
In Philadelphia the Pennsylvania Railroad halted 104 passenger trains including the Congressional Limited east of Pittsburgh to clear lines for freight. A Petrograd dispatch reports Bolshevik peace talks at Brest-Litovsk broke off amid German demands and a push for a separate peace. negotiations adjourned from December 25 to January 4 with Bolsheviks aiming to force world revolution on their terms.
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Philadelphia
Tencelvania Railroad
Congressional Limited
Pitteburg
Laoan
Brest-Litovak
Poland
Lithauniay
Libaw
Petrograd
Daily News
Diepfiteh
Levest
Lithuania
Szvestia
Rusia
Brest-Litovsk
American delegates urge swift troop dispatch for European front
Washington reports the inter allied war council in Paris urged rapid sending of American troops to Europe. It advocates speeding shipbuilding, tighter co operation with allies, and centralized unity of military operations plus plans for food control and naval coordination.
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Washington
Inter-Allied War Council
Paris
State Department
Inter-Allied Organization
United States
Europe
Supreme War Council
Great Britain
France
Italy
Special War Mission
Five named for gallows in Houston riots trial
Five negro privates from Company I, 24th U S Infantry, Babe Collier Thomas McDonald James Robinson Joseph Smith and Albert D Wright were sentenced to hang by the last court martial in the Houston riots case. Execution awaits presidential review by President Wilson. Three others received ten years at Leavenworth and seven years each for the remaining cases.
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San Antonio
Houston
Buckman
Babe Collier
Thomas McDonald
James Robinson
Joseph Smith
Albert D. Wright
24Th
U.S, Infantry
Wilson
Leavenworth
Alaska Joins Bone-dry Areas as Prohibition Spreads
Juneau reports Alaska becomes bone-dry, with saloons from gold rush days closing. Prohibition now covers from the Arctic Ocean to the California Oregon line, affecting governments at the Paris conference.
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Juneau
Alaska
Arctic Ocean
Italians Win New Year Victory on Piave Front
Italian troops achieved the first New Year victory, driving Austro German forces from the Zenson bridgehead on the Piave. The Italian flank along the Piave remains intact while the Monte Tomba region saw French gains. German artillery responded to the Italian advance.
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Lake Garda
Adriatic
Zenson
Piave
Asiago
Brento
Monte Tomba
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