Taxation probes living costs in session start
Helena Jan 10 The Sixteenth legislative assembly began its tax study with Rasmussen introducing bills on tax laws and enforcement A special conference will study costs to consumers and producers and a joint committee will have broad powers to summon witnesses and examine books The session also moves toward county creation boundaries and county classifications with a bill to let voters create new counties and set classifications continued on page 7 column 4
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Sixteenth Legislative Assembly
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Senate
House
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Dawson
Ate
Unclear OCR: Soldiers Mail and Political Debates Rise
Fragmentary text references soldiers mail issues and campaign efforts, Lord Cecil views on a new league, taxable property, and Rickenbacker aces. Mentions draft boards, juvenile court, playhouses, and Anaconda 32 State and Butte notices.
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Lord Cecil
League of Bree
S—Aetion
Smuts Urges League of Nations For Peaceful Civilization
General Jane Smuts argues in a pamphlet that the peace conference should form a league of nations to prevent wars and sustain civilized life. He says Russia and Turkey will reorganize, Germany may lose non German subjects, and annexations must be avoided in future settlements.
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Jane Christian Smuts
Europe
Germany
Russia
Turkey
Finland
Poland
Czechosi Vkia
Jugo-Slavia
Dewinning
Algo
Banon
Syria
Palestine
Silayet
Roosevelt backs Zionist movement to establish Palestine state
The Zionist Organization of America reveals Roosevelt endorsed Zionist aims and a Jewish commonwealth in Palestine. A October 16, 1918 letter to Mrs. Richard Gottheil asserts support for a Zionist state while cautioning that foreign nationals remain aliens to American citizens of Jewish, Czech, or Armenian origin.
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New York
Theodore Roosevelt
Palestine
Zionist Organization of America
Richard Gottheil
Zionista
McAdoo Calls Railroad Career a Hot Poker in New Mexico
In Albuquerque on January 10 William G. McAdoo, while en route to California, told Santa Fe railway workers that as director general he raised wages and the eight hour day while earning only $1 a year and an 18 hour day. He predicted his fade from public life about 1920. A voice asked him to fade out officially and he echoed the remark with a grin.
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Albuquerque
N. M
William G. McAdoo
California
Santa’ Fe
McAdoo
First Round in Silver Bow Boat Draws in Montana Seat Contest
Helena dispatch reports the Silver Bow County house seat contest remains unsettled as B. Nolan seeks to retain the seats held by his side while Wellington Rankin represents the challengers. Hearings resume Thursday with witnesses and depositions under scrutiny amid procedural clashes and calls for clearer facts.
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Helena
Silver How
B. Nolan
Wellington D. Rankin
Nol
Nolan
Rankin
Reed Bay
al Hankin
Silver Hw
Atient Watern
Witneses McCormick
Butte
Wilson's Mind Made Up on Italy at Peace Table
Paris dispatch reports President Wilson has nearly decided how far to back Italy at the peace talks. He reportedly favors partial endorsement of Italy's aims and internationalization to ease tensions with the Jugo-Slavs, while not granting full control of the Adriatic. He intends to inform Premier Orlando and likely announce publicly after delegates are advised.
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Associated Press
Paris
Wilson
Italy
Orlando
Aontrol
Adriatic
United States
Earling retires after decades of service on railroad board
Chicago Jan 10 Albert J Earling chairman of the board of directors of the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul railway retires after nearly 54 years with the line He helped build the St Paul to the Pacific coast route and pioneered electric operation He will be succeeded by Ransom M Calkins former traffic manager elected president The report notes Earling entered service at 17 as a telegrapher.
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Chicago
Albert J. Earling
Chico, Milwaukee
Nosember
Pacific Coast
Bryan urges joint state federal railroad ownership plan
Raleigh January 10. William Jennings Bryan addressing a joint session of the North Carolina general assembly advocated a plan for joint state and federal ownership and operation of railroads. He proposed trunk lines controlled at Washington and intrastate lines controlled at state capitals.
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Raleigh
N. C
William Jennings “Bryan
North Carolina General Assembly
Washington
Montana Weekend Forecast Sees Warmer West
The forecast calls for fair weather in Montana this Saturday and Sunday. Temperatures rise in the western portions, while the eastern half remains cooler, especially Sunday.
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THER
Montana
Shippers Oppose Federal Control of Railroads
Washington january 10 shippers interests railroad securities owners and state commissions urge against federal incorporation and a federal secretary of transportation in hearings before the interstate commerce committee next week they favor maintaining state authority and private railroad ownership while seeking regional rate commissions and limited federal regulation. Clifford Thorne for shippers criticized arbitrary rate orders and hearings absence while interstate commerce sources explained opposition to extending government control as hearings resume Monday.
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Serte Interstate Commerce Committee
Interstate Commerce
e-Commerce Commission
Osall
Varsus
Senate Committee
Association of Owners of Railroad Securities
National Industrial True League
Guy
Clifford Thorne
Railroad
Clark
Senate
Armistice Talks Tentatively Set for January Dates
The North German Gazette in Berlin reports that after Marshal Foch's briefing allied and German plenipotentiaries will meet January 24 or 25 at Treves to discuss prolonging the armistice.
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Traveny Omnccllanii
Vicii
Berlin
Foch
Treves
Government Strengthened by Neutral Guards in Berlin
Berlin dispatch reports government forces have widened barred zones in the city and achieved a junction between provincial troops and those already inside the town. Elsewhere troubles persist as authorities press security measures.
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Berlin
Spartacans Hold East Gates Amid Berlin Strife
In Berlin the government gains control in the center while Spartacans hold the east and suburbs as raids and air support reshape the battle line. A midnight attack at Silesian rail hub killed 65 as troops and aviators press the struggle. Luxemburg reports abdication and republic proclamation. Baden elections yield radical losses.
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London
Berlin
Latogie
Spartacus
Chint Af Eichhorn
Berlingske
Mack
Perliament
Silesian
Orces
Wilson Oversees Talks on World Peace With Allies
Paris dispatch reports President Wilson oversees next steps as American, French, and British delegates plan talks. British plenipotentiaries expected. Wilson vetoes plan for direct American withdrawal. Discussions focus on turning broad principles into general agreements for early postwar peace.
British and Dominion Leaders Named as Delegates to Paris
The Mail lists Premier Lloyd George Bonar Law and A J Balfour for foreign affairs along with William Hughes of Australia Sir Robert Borden of Canada and General Lewis Kotha of the Union of South will serve as colonial representatives. Delegates travel to Paris on Saturday for the interwar sittings.
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Lloyd Bonar Law
Ebanequer
A.J. Balfour
Geore Eillor
The
and the Mail
Illiam Morris Hughes
Australia
Robert L. Borden
Canada
Lewis Kotha
Union of South
Paris
Rights of Small Nations Weigh Dalmatia and Racial Guarantees
Paris dispatch notes President Wilson draws attention to safeguarding minority rights in any settlement. Debate centers on who gains Dalmatia and how minority protections are secured, with emphasis on Italy and Greater Serbia and the broader regional outcome.
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Associated Press
Paris
Wilson
Italy
Greater Serbia
Dalmatia
Hertling Foresees New Federal Germany and Prussia’s Decline
Former chancellor Count von Hertling discusses Europe’s mood toward Prussia in an interview from Munich. He predicts a future federal Germany with limited Prussian influence, noting Prussia as a caste structure rather than a nation, and envisions a union of seven states under new arrangements. He recalls wartime fears and the shifting balance of power in central Europe.
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von Hertling
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Corre
Prusnich
Hertling
Renee Cartainhy
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