Bolsheviks set Jan. 18 opening for constituent assembly
Patrograd reports the Bolsheviks will open the constituent assembly on January 18 if a 400-member quorum is present. Leon Trotzky, in London Telegram notes, proposes ten language negotiations with Persia for troop withdrawal if Turkey withdraws. Kerensky plans an appeal and a record of his revolutionary services will be presented to the assembly. Archives hint at Germany-Russia talks on a socialist countermeasure and related war origins documents set for publication.
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Patrograd
Constituent Assembly
Turkey
Ukraine
Ukrainian
Kaledines
Ossuch
Siolensk
Vitebsk
Kerensky
M. Kerensky
Nicholas
Siberia
Germany
Savings clubs bear barmarks of prosperity
Additional proof of Waterloo prosperity and thrift is seen in reports from the Waterloo Savings bank and the Commercial National bank where Christmas Savings clubs of 1918 are being organized. Both banks report many old members reenlisting along with numerous new members as thousands pay for liberty bonds on installments.
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Waterloo
Waterloo Savings Bank
Commercial National Bank
Higher Shoes for 1918 Predicted by Salesmen
New York news reports at the annual convention of the National Shoe Travelers' Association that theater and shoe costs are rising for 1918. Salesmen say travel costs also climb and propose a patriotic slogan urging consumers to replace worn shoes and buy War Savings Stamps.
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New York
Fional Shoe Travelers’ Association
Local fighting on the Cambrai front reports
London January 4 local fighting occurred yesterday afternoon on the Cambrai front near the Canal du Nord with no material change in the situation. The War Office says we advanced our line during the night south of Jens. There was hostile artillery activity in the Bullecourt and Ypres sectors.
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London
Cambrai Front
Canal du Nord
War Office
Slishus
Jens
Bullecourt
Ypres
Concerted Plan for Soldier Entertainment Announced
Washington D C Jan 4 An announcement by the secretary of War confirms the formation of a military entertainment council by consolidating Y M C A auditoriums chautauqua tents and camp theatres to avoid duplication and boost efficiency in entertaining soldiers. It will finance 16 Liberty theatres seating 3000, Liberty auditoriums and tents in cantonments and national guard camps with funds from a nationwide sale of Smile books worth 1 and 5 dollars containing 20 and 100 admission coupons signed by the secretary of War. The books will be sold nationwide and sent to soldiers as passes to Liberty performances.
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Washington, D. C
Secretary of War
Natonal
Lyceum
Chautauqua
Trio Motor Cars Damaged In Separate City Collisions
Two wheels were broken from a parcel post auto delivery truck and another car lost a wheel when they met at Fourth and Sycamore streets. H G Zeller and Tom McManus Jr escaped injury. Both machines were badly damaged. An auto with two men collided with an electronicer lamp at Fifth and Jefferson after leaving a nearby gas station. The car was damaged but no one hurt. Five accident insurance salesmen at Hotel Russell Lamson assisted.
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Parcel Post
Fourth
Sycamore
H. G. Zeller
Tom McManus
Independence Avenue
Fifth and
Jefferson Street
Hotel Russell Lamson
Pneumonia Epidemic Spreads to Fengchenting China
Telegrams report the pneumonia outbreak along the Shansi Mongolia border has reached Fengchenting in Shansi province, about 160 miles northwest of Peking, causing alarm among foreigners there.
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En Isin
Shansi- Mongolia
Fengchenting
Shansi
Peking
Neglect Linked to Rail Tieups Across Lines
Washington dispatch reports inspectors found locomotives frozen due to neglect and staff shortages. Conway yard near Pittsburgh and Erie terminals faced severe repair backlogs with far fewer repairmen than a year ago, delaying freight and blocking deliveries to Grand Trunk and Nickel Plate. Philadelphia congestion worsened as locomotives were scarce, delaying the New York local and Federal express and preventing Schuylkill Valley division departures.
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Washington, D. C
MéChard
Conway Yard
Pittsburgh
Erie
Buffalo
Grand Trunk
Thase Hnes
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad
Broad Street Station
New York
Federal Express
Washington
Boston
Schuylkill Valley
Reading
Pottsville
Wilkesbarre
Dr Landrith Quits As Active Day Party Leader
Chicago Jan 4 Dr Ira Landrith of Tennessee former Prohibition party VP nominee and National party organizer announced that Vice Chairman D C Coates of Spokane Wash will run the national headquarters in Chicago and handle organization and leadership details. Landrith keeps the title of temporary chairman but shifts to religious and welfare work.
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Chicago
Ira D. Landwrrth
Tennessee
Prohibition Party
National Party
D.C. Coates
Spokane
Wash
Landrith
Christian Endeavor Society
National Prohibition
We Are No Stronger Than Our Fighting Blood
Public health ad urges physical fitness and pure blood to resist disease. It extolls a stamina driven army metaphor while warning against blood impurities. The swift specific company promotes a blood purifier claiming fifty years of use and offers a free booklet from Swift Laboratory in Atlanta Georgia.
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Swift
Atio Swift Laboratory
Atlanta
Ga. Ament
Lightless Night Violator Reported to Waterloo Official
J. E. Sedgwick, head of the Waterloo fuel board, said he would visit a Greek restaurant owner accused of violating the lightless night order on multiple occasions. The report notes a single violation was recorded today.
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J. E. Sedgwick
Waterloo Fuel Board
Danderine Advert Promises Dandruff Vanish After Use
A vintage advertisement claims that applying Danderine to the scalp eliminates all dandruff after one or two treatments. It urges readers to buy a small bottle at drug stores for a few cents and promises hair will be saved as dandruff disappears and no hair falls.
California Fig Syrup of Figs Advised for Children's Colds
A wIDELY circulated old remedy promotes California Syrup of Figs to cleanse the stomach liver and bowels during colds or constipation. It claims quick relief for crossness sleeplessness sour breath and feverish throat and urges asking for the genuine California Fig Syrup Company product and beware of counterfeits.
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California
Gen
California Fig Syrup Company
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