German Peace Bluf Suffrage Gets Through House By Margin
The woman suffrage constitutional amendment passed the House 274 to 136, two votes above the two thirds. Senate action is expected soon as a identical bill already sits on the calendar. President Wilson’s support helped, but Southern opposition lingered, while Miss Jeanette Rankin led Republicans in favor and received applause.
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House
Chamber
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Econeress
Jeanette Rankin
Montana
Sioy
Bank of Flowers
Meeker
Missouri
Baker
United States
Florida
Decker
Twenty Two Stars In A Service Flag At Masonic Lodge
At a Wednesday Masonic lodge meeting a red silk service flag with a white center bearing twenty two blue stars was presented. Each star contains a member’s name and honors the lodge’s members who joined the service since the war began.
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Masonic Lodge
F. E. Higson
Higson
Senator Brady Stricken by Heart Trouble in Washington
Senator Brady suffers an acute heart attack. doctors report improvement and cautious recovery prospects after the illness last night in Washington. The case draws attention as medical staff monitor his condition and discuss prognosis with colleagues and family.
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Senator Brady
Washington
Fenator Brady
Bill Swanson Pushes Navy Oil Land Takeover
Washington date Jan 11 a navy department bill would authorize government seizure of oil land set aside as naval reserves in California or Wyoming by contract lease or executive order. Senator Swanson of the naval committee introduced the measure.
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Navy Department
California
Wyoming
Senator Swanson
Naval Committee
Service flag with 150 stars at St Patrick cathedral
In El Paso a service flag bearing 150 stars was hung from the cathedral tower to honor members of the St Patrick’s congregation who have joined the colors. The flag, blessed by Bishop Shuler, was unveiled before the midnight mass on Christmas Eve.
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el Paso
St. Patrick's Catholic Cathedral
Shuler
Pan Russianism Now the Game
Social revolutionists plan a convention of peasants deputies and other groups for the all Russian workers and soldiers congress on January 21 An effort aims to form a federation of Russian republics including Ukraine Siberia The Don territory and the Caucasus
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Petrograd
Ukraine
Siberia
Don
Caucasus
Wiltshire Innkeeper Sees Remarkable Enlistment Tallest Recruit
London Jan 11 reports a Wiltshire innkeeper enrolled in the British army who is 8 feet 3 inches tall. The man, 22, required custom equipment including 221⁄2 inch boots and a finger ring large enough for an American quarter dollar.
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London
Wiltshire
Anak
Quartermaster’s Department
Pershing Praises Boy Private Taylor in France Action
Private Taylor a 21 year old Washington boy who enlisted in July went to France with United States engineers in August. His detachment worked on a front line trench under shell fire and gas while sustaining operations with gas masks on. General Pershing commended his coolness in action amid heavy shelling.
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Taylor
Washington
France
United States Engineers
Pershing
Austro-German Retreat Under Fire on Italian Front
Austro-German forces evacuated trench sections near Cavan dhurina after being driven back by Italian fire. The retreat caused significant Teuton losses as artillery and infantry engagements continued on the Italian front.
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Rome
Cavandhurina
War Office
Raids by French Troops Net Prisoners in Argonne and Vouges
French forces conducted raids in the Argonne and Vouges regions last night capturing prisoners as tensions rose.
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Paris
Argonne
Vouges
Mascagni Opera Lodoletta Debuts at Metropolitan
New York January 11 Mascagni operas Lodoletta to be heard tomorrow afternoon at the Metropolitan opera house for the first time in this country Enrico Caruso and Geraldine Farrar head the cast The three act work has text by Forzano and is based on Ouida tale Two Little Wooden Shoes
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New York
Mascagni
Lodoletta
Metropolitan Opera House
Enrico Caruso
Geraldine Farrar
Forzano
Ouida
Brest-Litovsk talks falter as central powers suspend peace terms
Reports from Petrograd and Amsterdam detail Lenine's stance on demobilization and a potential revolutionary war, Trotzky's claim of a new army and barricades, and von Kuehlmann announcing the Brest-Litovsk peace terms are null due to Russian non acceptance. Czernin warns of separate peace if Russia declines further talks.
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Stockholm
Petrograd
Daily News
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Germany
Aeno
Eviks
Trotzky
Amsterdam
Jan
Brest-Litovsk
von Kuehlmann
Brest- Litovsk
Kuehlmann
von Kuehlmé
Czernin
Russia
President Wilson accused of dictatorship in Germany critique
Amsterdam dispatch notes Allgameine Zeitung labeling President Wilson a dictator for militarizing the U S and criticizes his stance on democratic processes while praising Germany’s Reichstag. The piece frames Wilson as violating American constitutional spirit and compares it to authoritarianism.
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The
Allgameine Zeitung
Wilson
Germany
Roof garden and sun parlor for prisoners
Sheriff Seth Orndoff touts a new jail on the sixth floor of the courthouse with a roof garden and sun parlor. Prisoners may spend mornings on the sunny court side and afternoons on the opposite side, with access limited to those who exhibit good conduct.
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Paso
Seth Orndoff
Gold Heist Rumor in Idaho Falls Barber Case
A Idaho Falls barber named C. L. Roe reportedly carried twenty to thirty pounds of gold valued around 7700 dollars in a tin can and was robbed in a Pocatello street scene. Eyewitness affidavits from local bankers and residents defend Roe’s character while authorities investigate the highwayman and lost fortune.
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Oflarence Roe
Idaho Falls
Roe
Mr. Roe
Leing
Mamree
Idaho
Falla-ashgen
Secretary Baker Testifies Under Fire Before Senate Panel
Washington January 11. Secretary Baker faces sharp cross examination by members of the senate military committee who challenge his claim that war supplies are adequate. The questioning targets alleged contracts and price fixing with Rosenwald and Eisenman advising on prices. Baker defends his statements and asserts scrutiny of alleged misconduct.
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Washington
Baker
Senate Military Committee
Weeks
Wadsworth
Baker Defends War Dept Under Senate Probe
Washington January 11 Newton D Baker secretary of war faced nearly five hours of questions from the senate military affairs committee He refused to admit glaring faults saying errors of judgment may occur in building a great army He defended the policy of secret purchasing and said the supply committee had been abolished while noting he knew little about uniform quality changes He indicated the council of national defense policy and the supply committee were under scrutiny with further questioning anticipated
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Washington
Newton D. Baker
Senate Military Affairs Committee
War Department
Council of National Defense
Baker
Man Robbed of Gold While Negotiating Farm Land Deal
Mr. Roe traveled to Pocatello with money to buy farmland. He was robbed on North Arthur in the early evening. The incident, though tied to a curious amount of gold, has left him serious rather than amused.
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Idaho Falls
Pocatello
Mr. Roe
J. R. Davis
State Bank
C. L. Roe
Leonard Ball
A. J. Day
Roe
Etta Roe
Gwendolyn Molen
Evelyn Molen
L. J. Nielsen
North Arthur
Huns Reject Suitably Square Plan On Battlefield Honor
January 11 report from Dusseldorf says the Dusseldorf stance deems the plan useless after three years of war. It adds a hard decision must be made on the battlefield and the aim is to depart the field with honor.
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Dusseldorf
Bank Robbery Attempt Ends With Cash Recovery
Denver police report Lee Fulbright, described as a negro, entered the Hibernia Bank and Trust noon, unlocked the teller cage, and took one hundred dollars in gold. He admitted the act to bookkeeper D. O. Wheeler after a chase through a crowded downtown street, and the money was recovered.
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Denver
Lee Fulbright
Hibernia Bank & Trust Company
D. O. Wheeler
Copper price fixed for four months in New York
New York January 11 copper buyers and producers announced an agreement to fix the price at twenty three and a half cents per pound for the next four months. The notice comes from Washington and covers all copper sales under the agreement. May affect markets and trading plans across producers and buyers nationwide.
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New York
Washington
Change of Tack Taken by Leaders
Washington January 11 wage increases will be sought by railway labor from the government as pending disputes shift from management boards. Organized unions plan to present new demands to Director General McAdoo through investigative boards. Strikes are not planned and leaders stress wage gains to retain workers in rail service.
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Washington
Railroad Administration
McAdoo
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