Battles and military moves across France and Caucasus
Telegraph reports from Paris and Petrograd describe heavy artillery actions near St Georges and Nieuport in France with German attempts to retake positions and French countermeasures. In the Caucasus, Russian forces claimed gains at Merdenzk and ongoing engagements near Khorafam as Austro German pressures mount.
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Paris
Des
Hnes
Alsace
Petrograd
Caucasus
Warsaw
Jhdek
Merdenzk
Khorafam
British Cabinet Takes Up United States Protest
London reports a special cabinet session to address the protest filed by the United States over British right of search and seizure on the high seas. Sir Edward Grey returns from holiday to present notes and discuss how international law applies amid debate on precedents and morality.
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London
Globe
United States
Berlin
High Seas
Edward Grey
Bandits Rob Sleepers On Westbound Train Near Stafford
Texas rangers led a posse in a hunt for two masked bandits who robbed passengers on Southern Pacific train 19 about 115 miles west of San Antonio. They forced a porter to wake passengers and took valuables from berths before signaling the train to stop and fleeing into rough country.
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San Antonio
Tex
Stafford
Texas
Texas Rangers
Southern Pacific
Here
Withdrawing Troops From Colorado Strike Zone
Washington, D. C. December 30 The gradual withdrawal of troops from the Colorado strike zone began with orders for Company L and cavalry from Coupp County to Fort Meade South Dakota. It is understood that further orders will follow until all troops are withdrawn.
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Washington, D. C
Colorado
Ammons
Coupp County
Ft. Meade
Vollmer presses to ban exports of munitions
Representative Vollmer denounces U S role in war as the greatest crime against civilization and urges the House Foreign Affairs Committee to report favorably resolutions prohibiting exports of munitions to European belligerents.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Vollmer
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Washington
House Foreign Affair” Committee
Dr Winters Guided by Ohio Woman in Missing Daughter Case
Columbus detectives traced letters from the wife of a Licking county farmer to Dr W A Winters of Newcastle Indiana. The messages indicated Winters could locate his daughter Catherine who had been missing since March 1913, prompting his travel to Ohio to investigate.
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Columbus
Ohio
W. A. Winterscof
Newcastle
Ind
Licking County
Gatherine
Three Killed and Five Hurt in Slate Fall at Greenville Mine
In Greenville Kentucky three miners died and five others were injured when slate fell in the Gyenville mine today. four may be fatally hurt. The incident follows other regional mine hazards and prompted emergency response.
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Greenville
Gyenville
Woman at National Conference Raises Alarm on Style Changes
A woman speaker at a national conference criticizes evolving fashion norms and insistence on louder styles. She argues the shift marginalizes traditional dress codes and affects professional impressions.
Unemployment Causes and Labor Reform Discussed
Miss Poyntz led a conference arguing unemployment stems from fashion industries and seasonal work. Irene Osgood Andrews urged employer responsibility and steady work with a fair minimum wage to avoid seasonal hardship.
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Philadelphia
Julie
Stuar
Poyntz
Irene Osgood Andrews
American Association For Labor Legislation
Dental Clinics for Pupils in Pittsburg Schools
Details of a health program in Pittsburg public schools announced by Director H. B. Burns. Five dental clinics will open with ten registered dentists on duty six days a week to care for lower grade children. An optical department will also provide free sight services to needy children.
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Pittsburg
H. B. Burns
Department of Hygiene
Tragic double tragedy in small Illinois town
In Marton Illinois Joe Carbon a former Freeman Spur clerk shot his wife after a separation. A posse cornered him twenty minutes later he killed himself with a pistol. The woman belonged to a wealthy local family.
Barbee withdraws from speakership race in Missouri House
Representative Joshua Barbee of Laine County withdraws from the Democratic nomination for speaker of the Missouri House. James P. Boyd gains a clear path to caucus nomination, while Barbee may receive committee assignments. Edmond Mc Williams enters as a candidate for chief clerk with broad support from northern and western Democratic members.
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Jefferson City
Joshua F. Barhee
Laine County
House of the Forty-Eighth General Assembly
James P. Boyd
Monroe County
Paris
Boyd
Barbee
Edmond McWiliams
Clinton County Democrat
Plattsburg
House
Ace Williams
No clue to missing Crow new lead in case
In St Louis detectives broaden the Crow disappearance mystery regarding Robert G Crow former Caruthersville postmaster. They found his night clothes and other attire he did not wear at the time all in the hotel room suggesting a possible link to the unresolved case.
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Mraz Calrrie Halliday Wamsley Bar
Ilmodia
Thomas Daniels
Harrison
Crow
Christeas
St Louis
Denver
Wamsley
S J. Louis, Mo
Robert G. Crow
Caruthersville
M! Crow
St. Louis
Aliender
Wes
Every Sailor to Get Bible in Panama Passage
New York reports James Wood of the American Bible Society says every sailor passing through the Panama Canal will receive a Bible. Col. Goethals has chosen a Pacific side Bible distribution site at Balboa and will visit the site with Wood upon returning to Panama next month.
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New York
Panama Canal
James Wood
The
Amrican Bible Society
George ¥. Goethals
Panama Canal Zone
iBilboa
Pacific
Wood
Goethals
Panama
Washington
Opposition to Drastic Day Laws in Colorado
The W C T U in Colorado informed the Colorado District Attorneys Association at their convention they will protest against proposed drastic dry laws. State president Mrs Adrian Hungerford argued that some measures are too extreme and could ruin saloon property and punish first offenses with three years in prison.
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Denver
Colo
W. C. ‘T. U. .Organization of Colorado
Colorado District Attorneys’ Association
Adrian Hungerford
Krit Motor Car Company Bankruptcy Filing
Petitions in bankruptcy were filed by the Krit Motor Car Co of Detroit. Reported liabilities total about 831000 with assets around 623000.
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Iute Company
Krit Motor Car Co
Detroit
Motor Car Company
American note shocks Britain over commerce policy
London reacts to the American protest note demanding improved treatment of American trade. Public papers run the note as a major headline, signaling potential friction though officials stress it is a friendly gesture. Commentary compares the moment to wartime supply tensions and surrounding diplomatic signals amid a broader war news backdrop.
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London
Dee
Cleveland
Bland Confers With Reed on U.S. Marshal Nomination
Washington reports Kansas City official Pitas Ewinz C Bland nominated by President Wilson for western Missouri district marshal sought a reconciliation with Senator Reed who opposed his confirmation and with Senator Stone as opposition plans. Reed said he remained opposed after the interview.
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Washington
Pitas Ewinz C. Bland
Kansas City
Wilsons
United States
Western District
Missouri
Reed
Judiciary Committee
Bland
Stone
Senate
Gregory
Judge Land
Blahd
Historians Avoid European War Topic at Society Conference
Chicago hosts the American Historical Society annual conference with careful neutrality on the European war. Teachers and writers from across the country attend as Charles W. Colby of McGill University planned to discuss England Belgium and earlier relations.
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Chicago
Dew
American Historical Society
Charles W. Colby
McGill University
England
Belgium
Wanted Alderman Candidate for Chicago Second Ward
A 1930s newspaper item reports Democratic ads seeking an alderman candidate for Chicago’s second ward. The call asks for a progressive radical Democrat with a clear record and appeals to women voters, with confidential offers and committee chairs pledging support for the most qualified applicant.
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Chicago
Womeni Beek
Derman
Wey
Jones
Wom
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