Women at Timely Topics for Democratic Jackson Dinner
Washington dispatch notes President Wilson may send a greeting to the Jackson Day dinner on January 8 and the Democratic National Committee meeting. Delegations from six bid cities arrive, including Gavin McNab of San Francisco. Women’s Democratic National Committee members Emma E. Bower, Peter Oleson, and William Hickey are listed as attendees.
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Washington
White House
Wilson
Jackson Day
Kansas City
Gavin McNab
San Francisco
Chicago
Indianapolis
Cleveland
Cincinnati
National Committee
Bruce Kremer
Montana
A. R. Titlow
A. F. Mullen
Nebraska
Mullen
Women’s
Democratic National Committee
Emma E. Bower
Michigan
Peter Oleson
Minnesota
William Hickey
South Dakota
Republican women seek equal representation in GOP
Republican women from 14 Midwestern states met in Chicago on January 5 to push for equal representation on the national committee and one man and one woman per state at the 1920 Republican convention. They urged partywide adoption, demanded ten platform planks, and cited Will Hays signaling support for broader female participation.
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Chicago
Middle West
Will H. Hays
Republican National Committee
Republican Party
National Committee
Protest Arises Over Acceptance of Mine Proposal
In Columbus, radicals within the United Mine Workers oppose the international officers' acceptance of President Wilson's settlement proposal for the miners' strike. International Secretary William Green read the report to the convention. Philip Murray of Pittsburg urged endorsing the officers' policy, while radicals sought rejection and resignation of the officers.
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Columbus
Ohio
United Mine Workers’ Organization
International
Wilson
William Green
Philip Murrray
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
New Railway Crisis Emerges in British Strike
London Jan 5 A new rail way crisis appears to be developing as railway men in leading towns adopt resolutions rejecting the government offer The objection centers on using average pre war pay of 15 largest companies instead of the highest pay plus the 38 shilling war bonus The officers face pressure to surrender with some delegates saying they should have gone to jail if forced to accept The report notes leaders submitted to the inevitable while opposing the terms and questions linger about the 14 per cent advance and effects on the settlement
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London
Lewis
Green
Defies Government Preaches Revolt At Finn Hall
Charles C. Devlin organizer for Industrial Union No 1 100 Butte branch lambasted government and unions in a vitriolic Finn Hall speech. He profaned religion denounced the A F of L and praised the I W W inciting revolt before a sparse crowd of about 50. He depicted army recruits and warned of violence while urging women to attend further meetings.
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Finn Hall
Charles C. Devlin
Butte
American Federation of Labor
I. W. Ee
Finlander Hall
Men higher up in req councils dent to Ireland
New York January 5. The Justice Department announced it is pursuing Gregory Weinstein chief of staff of soviet Russia ambassador Ludwig A K Martens after his deportation warrant. Weinstein, longtime associate of Trotzky and co-worker on Novy Mir, held key control of money and propaganda. Victor Volodin, former Novy Mir manager, also swept into the dragnet and sent to prison. Continued on page 2 column 5.
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New York
Gregory Weinstein
Soviet Russia
Ludwig
A. K. Martens
Department of Justice
Trotzky
Novy Mir
Weinstein
Martens
Victor Volodin
New York raids resume as 700 prisoners are rounded up
Federal agents renew sweeping raids against communists and seditionists in New York, with ten cars and two army wagons leaving Justice Department headquarters to seize suspects. Officials say the nationwide effort targets more than 3,000 aliens and radicals, facing funding, legal, and detention challenges.
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New York
Department of Justice
Flynn
Washington
Communist
Communist Labor Party
Immigration Service
Congress
Supreme Court Upholds War Time Prohibition Limits
The Supreme Court, by 5 to 4, upholds Congress’s power to define intoxicating beverages as any drink with one half of one percent or more alcohol. Justice Brandeis writes the opinion, with Day Vandevanter McReynolds Clarke dissenting. The court allows enforcement actions against beer over the 0.5% limit while noting earlier rulings on 2.75% beer.
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Congress
Brandeis
Day
Vandervanter
McReynolds
Clarke—Betefa
Washington
Supreme Court
Day, Vandevanter, McReynolds and Clarke
Stila Ray
Hope
Standard Brewery
Baltimore
American Brewing Company of
New Orleans
Trio of New England whiskey ring held on liquor sale
In New York on January 5 United States Commissioner felf schneider set bail at $100,000 for undertaker John Ioman elli druggist Samuel EK Salee by and Edward G. Ware Saleeby's brother in law. They are charged with selling alcohol under federal law for distribution across New York New Jersey and New England where the wood alco hol was colored and sold as whiskey and linked to more than 100 deaths. They will likely be taken to Connecticut to face manslaughter charges.
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New York
United States
Felfschneider
John Iomanelli
Samuel EK
Saleeby
Eadward G. Ware
New Jersey
New England
Connecticut
Flyer's Narrow Escape From Mexican Desert Flight
Lieut. Byron Gates of Poison Montana, a former state university student, arrived in Butte after five days in the Mexican desert with no water and no food except cactus juice. He drifted with a broken loge and was found barely alive after border patrol flights preserved him. Gates, recently promoted in army intelligence, will return to Butte before resuming border duty.
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Butte
Byron Gates
Mont
State University
Gates
Montana
Army Intelligence Department
Misceoula
MISS ELMORE DEAD AT 63 IN YONKERS
Ming Lene Elmore known as Lena Melville and who began on stage with Joseph Jefferson in Rip Van Winkle at age six died today at her sister’s home in Yonkers after a prolonged illness. She was 63.
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Yonkers, N
Ming Lene Elmore
Joseph Jefferson
Miss Elmore
Lena Melville
Work Together Proposed by Milner and Pashas
The Il Whaly reports a Dec 1 meeting of Viscount Milner with Rouchdi Pasha A'imed Mazlona Pasha and Yexhen Sarawat Pasha where they agreed to sink differences and work together to safeguard the country's rights.
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Cavid
Il Whaly
Viscount Milner
Rouchdi Pasha
Imed Mazlona Pasha
Yexhen Sarawat Pasha
Fight for 2.75 beer before Supreme Court faces new hurdle
In New York on January 5, Emery Buckner said another challenge to 2.75 percent beer will be pursued before the U S Supreme Court. Buckner, linked with Elihu Root as counsel for Jacob Ruppert, notes the court’s division over today’s ruling and questions Congress power to fix alcohol content for enforcement. William H. Hirst, NY Brewers association attorney, says the decision applies to wartime provisions and not the eighteenth amendment.
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Wayne B. Wheeler
Anti-Saloon League of America
Jacob Ruppert
New York
United States Supreme Court
Emery Buckner
Elihu Root
Root
Christian Feigenspan
New Jersey Brewing Corporation
New Jersey
Buckner
Congress
William H. Hirst
New York State Brewers’ Association
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J. Bruce Kremer
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Ellis Island
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Dora Lipkin
Emma Goldman
Arthur Ketzel
Alexander Berkman
Peter J. Biankti
Copyright, International
W. W. W.ism
Seattle
Army
Navy
Organization of Labor
REQ
Ireland
Taken
LUNG
Baker
Bullard
Department of the East
Camp Upton
Frierson
Department
Mierigo
Lieut
Byron W. Gates
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