Japan rushes heavy reinforcements to aid Kolchak
Heavy Japanese reinforcements have been rushed to Irkutsk to aid Admiral Kolchak against Bolshevik forces. The cable from Tokyo via Nippu Jiji says Japan offered men and supplies in return for Siberia. Washington did not credit the report.
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Japan
Kolghak
Siberia
Washington
Honolulu
IT. H
Associated Press
Irkutsk
Kolchak
Tokio
Nippu Jiji
Congress resumes work after recess with misc bills and debates
Washington January congressmen return to business as Senate and House begin disposition of calendar bills. Water power development bill debate starts in the Senate as others pass or stall. Victor Berger’s seat dispute looms with leadership plan to deny credentials while Rep Mann supports him.
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Washington
Jan
Congress
Senate
House
King
Utah
Victor Berger
Wisconsin
Representative Mann
Illinois
Berger
Denver Begins Roundup of All Suspicious Men
Denver police launched a citywide sweep after the weekend violence connected to Adrian Thompson and James R. Green. Officers searched pool rooms and kinship venues for undesirables while Thompson, linked to Kansas City crime, remained at large before a fatal confrontation with patrolman James Boggio and others.
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Denver
Fay
Cole
Adrian P Thompson
James Robert Green
Thompson
Kansas City
George Edwards
Green River
Wyo
Wyoming
Colo
Adrian Thompson
James KR. Green
James Boggio
J. Parry
George Schneider
West Forty-sixth Avenue
KE. Thompson
the Coor
Poggio
Schneider
Barry
Boggio
Roggio
Arthur Green
Green
Railroads Will Continue Certain U S Changes After Control
Washington January report from the Association of Railway Executives says changes adopted during government control will persist after private operation resumes March 1. Cayler notes continued freight car distribution rules, operating statistics, and charge collection methods, with plans to aid shippers and resolve federal control issues. Proposals include a government body to study needs, rate stabilization across states, and a loan fund to finish ongoing improvements.
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N& Journal
Anne Washington
Association of Railway Executives
Washington
Thomas DeWitt Cayler
Railroad Administration
Cuyler
Denver and Arizona Weather Outlook
Denver and New Mexico expect fair conditions in the south with snow in the north and a turn to colder by Wednesday. Arizona features fair weather in the south with snow in the north, followed by clearing and colder conditions.
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Denver
Colo
New Mexico
Arizona
University 24 Hour Weather Readout Summary
Conditions for the 24 hours ended 6 pm yesterday recorded by the university show a high temperature of 47 degrees, with humidity around 68 percent at noon and 67 percent at 6 pm. Precipitation details are incomplete in the record.
Reservoir fund cannot be used for soldier settlement
Federal Judge Colin Neblett overruled the demurrer of Edward Everett Young, chairman of the soldiers' settlement commission, to an injunction blocking state treasurer from paying reservoir fund money for commission expenses. An appeal to the circuit court of appeals will follow, with possible legislative action at a special session and perhaps in Congress.
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Morning Journal
Santa Fe
Colin Neblett
Edward Everett Young
Soldiers’ Settlemen Commission
Circuit Court of Appeals
Congress
Loew to Acquire Metro Pictures to Produce Films
Marcus Loew announces the purchase of Metro Pictures, marking his entry into film production. The deal lets Loew supply most pictures for his theater chain, with financial terms not disclosed.
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New York
Metro Pictures Corporation
Marcus Loew
Mr Loew
Representative Lufkin Seeks Navy Decoration Details
Congressman Lufkin of Massachusetts, a member of the house naval affairs committee, introduced a resolution to request information from Secretary Daniels about the awarding of navy war service decorations. The measure asks for changes by the Knight medal award board and a complete list of substitutions, plus the names of officers aiding in the revision.
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Washington
Jan. O
Lufkin
Massachusetts
House Naval Affairs Committee
Daniels
Knight Medal Award Board
Berger Denied Speech At Socialist Meeting In Jersey City
Victor L. Berger of Milwaukee will not be allowed to address a socialist meeting tomorrow in Jersey City after a conference with Mayor Hague Police Chief Battersby and Public Safety Commissioner O'Brien.
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Berger
Jersey City
N. J
Victor L. Berger
Milwaukee
Battersby
Hague
Public Safety
O'Brien
Virginia Woman Describes Brutal Mexican Bandit Camps
Virginia woman Mrs. Ora Lee Sturgis testified before a Senate committee on eight months of captivity under Carrancistas and Zapata bandits. She recounted raids on the Sturgis plantation, starvation deaths, beatings, a secret message sewn in a shoe, and the couple’s arduous escape back to their ruined home.
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Sturgis
Zapata
Senate
Byering
Washington
Ora Lee Sturgis
Diaz
Madero
Huerta
Chiapas
Carranza
Witpiness
Federim
Carrancitas
Carranzasa
Frontere
Henry P Fletcher
Mexico
Ambassador Fletcher
Mexico City
Acrose
Sturgis Wa
Zapata Leutenant
Republican women press for equal representation at 1920 convention
Midwest women from fourteen states press for one man and one woman per state on the national committee. They urge a broadened platform with direct citizenship for women, child labor limits, an eight hour day, a women a bureau, and equal opportunities in civil service. Will Hays signals possible endorsement as he travels to regional meetings.
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Morning Journal
Chicago
Midwest
Will H. Hays
Republican National Committee
Republican Party
National Committee
Women’s Bureau
Department of Labor
National Employment Service
Civil Service
Federal Board of Vocational Education
State Central Committee
Hays
John Glover South
Lowden
Illinois
Wood
Senator Harding
Ohio
Fred W. Upham
Charman Hays
Des Moines
Iowa
Denver
San Francisco
Frank l. Hitchcock
Hoosevelt
Frank B. Willis
Idaho
Willis
Harding
Supreme Council Sets January 16 for Versailles Treaty Vote
Paris reports the Supreme Council tentatively fixes January 16 for ratification of the Versailles treaty. A Scapa Flow settlement draft was given to Baron von Leisner, with the German delegation agreeing to a 275000 ton final reparations package after disputes over inventory and surrenderable tonnage.
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Paris
Associated Press
Supreme Council
Baron von Leisner
Germany
Union miners split over accepted settlement in Wilson plan
The United Mine Workers convention debates the presidential settlement with radicals opposing international officers actions. Philip Murray seeks endorsement while radicals demand resignations and jail for officers. Lewis defends the commission’s wage proposal and promises a possible further increase.
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Columbus
United Mine Workers’ Organization
Wilson
Willian Green
Philip Murray
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Lewis
Green
the & Coin Fields
White
Tomerrow
Murray
United Mine Workers Organization
Lowden on League of Nations ratification in modified form
Chicago January dispatch reports Governor Frank Lowden’s letter replying to Senator Borah on ratifying the League of Nations with Senate reservations. He argues for a judicial rather than political framework, preserving American sovereignty while supporting arbitration and international law.
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Chicago, Jan
League of Nations
Senate
Frank ©. Lowden
United States
W. Jk. Borah
Idaho
Lowden
National Foreign Trades Convention
Chicago
America
Washington
Monroe
Big Bill Haywood Surrenders On Syndicalism Charge
William D. Haywood the I W W general secretary surrenders to the State's Attorney to answer a charge under the new syndicalism law. Bond set at 10 000 with property offered by William B Leigd. Court heard arraignments as radicals faced charges amid a large crowd of W W members and other detainees.
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Chicago
William D
Big Bill
Haywood
Leavenworth
Bend
Hloyne
William B. Liegd
Read
Licya Haywood
Hoyne
LW. W
Pam
Thomas Whitehead
W. W
Whitehead
Kansas Governor Allen Attacks Brotherhoods in Session
Kansas Governor Henry J. Allen, addressing a special legislature session, denounced the four brotherhoods as the most active opponents of the proposed industrial court. He charged leaders with coercion and criticized coal operators for not keeping mines at capacity during the summer.
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BNA
Topeka
Kana
Covernor Hiexry J. Allen
Kansas
Four Brotherhoods
United States
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