Coal strike settlement panel opens with assurances
Washington January 12 The coal strike settlement commission held its first formal session with miners pledging to unreservedly accept its findings and operators submitting a questionnaire on the commission s planned scope The operators asked for more information and said they would consult with colleagues before the hearing The panel agreed to consider the operators questions and respond later The queries included whether findings would bind both sides and how the award would be enforced
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Washington
Coal Strike Settlement Commission
Thomas T. Brewster
St. Louis
Henry N. Robinson
John P. White
Rembrandt Peale
Montana Banks High in Assets and Optimism
A. B. Casteel of the Montana Banker reports state bank assets totaling about 240 million dollars with high reserves and a firm financial base. He notes widespread optimism for Montana's industrial and agricultural development, irrigation plans, and potential crops, predicting prosperity for next summer despite drought concerns.
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A. B. Casteel
Montana Banker
Great Falls
Butte
Casteel
Castee
Montana
Monta
Wreck Mountain To Check A Slide In Switzerland
Geneva Jan 12 The western side of the rocky snow clad mountain above Loueche has begun to move toward the valley threatening the electric railway line below About 3000 cubic meters of rock are descending and it is believed the whole mountainside will collapse Federal engineers have been sent to the spot and are preparing to blow up a portion of the mountain with dynamite There has been small loss of life but great damage to the forests and property.
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Geneva
Loueche
Rhode Island Move To Test Prohibition Amendment
The U S Supreme Court denied a motion to allow an original suit to test the constitutionality of the federal prohibition amendment for lack of jurisdiction. Rhode Island motions to seek the same permission were argued and await action as the amendment nears effect Friday.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Liquor Dealers’ Association of New
Rhode Island
Wood says he will not resign army to run for president
General Leonard Wood declared at Norman James's country home near Baltimore that he would not leave the army to seek the presidency, citing precedents and pledging allegiance to President Wilson while noting his primary calling as a physician and surgeon. He emphasized his commitment to the army and to saving lives, intending to devote his life to its advancement.
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Baltimore
United States
Wilson
Leonard Wood
Norman James
General Wood
Hundred Soldiers Perished in Quake Report
On arrival at Vera Cruz Col Silviano Garcia commander of the garrison at Quimixtlan said 100 soldiers perished under ruins. He added that villages including Chichotla Huatlan Teopan Comelhuan Aguacapa disappeared near the Puebla frontier and that the crater Huitzilapa at the base of Mt Orizaba spouted mud during the quakes.
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Mexico City
Vera Cruz
Silviano Garcia
Quimixtlan
Chichotla
Huatlan
Teopan
Comelhuan
Aguacapa
Puebla
Garcia
Huitzilapa
Orizaba
Harrison Avenue Wires to Be Placed Underground
The plan to bury telephone lines on Harrison Avenue received approval from Butte public works Commissioner J Strasburger after a signal from Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph. Work is slated to begin after frost lifts in spring with about half the materials on hand and the rest to be assembled by May.
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Harrison Avenue
Fr. J. Strasburger
Butte Public Works
H. E. McAfee
Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company
Helena
Strasburser
South Side Club
F. W. Bacorn
South Side
Strasburger
Telephone Company
Bryan urges immediate ratification of peace treaty in Lincoln speech
In Lincoln on January 12 W. J. Bryan told the Lincoln Commercial Club it is more important to ratify the peace treaty before January 16 with concessions than to prolong war for 14 months until voters decide. He predicted Senate approval by Friday and denied any Democratic split over the League of Nations.
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Lincoln, Neb
W. J. Bryan
Lincoln Commercial Club
Bryan
Senate
United States
League of Nations
League of Nations Council to Convene in Paris
President Wilson issued the call for the first League of Nations council meeting to be held in Paris at 10 30 a m Friday. Ambassadors of en tente nations party to Versailles ratifications are to receive transcripts. The United States will not attend the council session, which is expected to authorize commissions to implement treaty provisions.
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Washington
Wilson
Council of the
League of Nations
Paris
Entente Nations
United States
Death claims woman at tomb in Brooklyn cemetery
The frozen body of Mrs Rose Levy aged 56 wife of a wealthy real estate dealer was found today in front of a tomb in Maimondes cemetery Brooklyn where she had knelt to pray yesterday on the anniversary of the death of her husband and daughter.
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New York
Rose Levy
Maimondes Cemetery
Brooklyn
Surrender of the former Kaiser urged by Allies in near term
Paris dispatch reports that Le Matin says allied premiers are in complete agreement that the surrender of the former German emperor will be requested of Holland in the near future. The note follows a Paris Jan 2 report by Havas.
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Paris
Havas
Holland
le Matin
Norfolk Faces Severe Water Shortage and Rationing
Norfolk residents were placed on a five gallon daily water ration as the city battles a dwindling supply caused by no rain. Sprinkling carts, tank cars, and water boats are being used to move water from wells and nearby towns, with reduced pressure on mains and heightened fire precautions. If rain does not arrive soon the situation may worsen.
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Norfolk
Supreme Court Grants Partial Mandate in Power Tax Case
Helena Jan 12 The Montana Supreme Court handed down a decision in the power companies taxation case granting a writ of mandate against the state board of equalization in part. The decision covers whether assessments by county assessors for Montana Power Great Falls Power Thompson Falls Power and Montana Reservoir and Irrigation properly reflect full cash value and intercounty property. Objections to the Montana Reservoir and Irrigation assessment were withdrawn and are no longer before the court.
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Helena
Supreme Court
Power Companies
State Board of Equalization
James A. Walsh
Montana Power Company
Great Falls Power Company
Thompson Falls Power Company
Montana Reservoir and Irrigation Company
Berger to Run Until Seated Despite Ineligibility
Victor I. Berger of Milwaukee, barred from a seat for seditious wartime acts, is nominated again and will continue his bid as a socialist candidate until Congress seats him. Representative Luhring of Indiana introduces a bill to bar Berger from both houses.
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Berger
Washington
Victor I. Berger
Milwaukee
House
Senate
Luhring
Indiana
Arms From Japan Rumored in Mexican War Supplies
Government reports say a large shipment of arms and ammunition reached Mexico on a Japanese escorted vessel, the Yakuma, which anchored at Manzanillo on December 24. Mexican officials and military officers reportedly visited Mexico City, with Mexican minister in Tokyo, Manuel Peres Romeron, aiding negotiations. The extent of Japanese arms inflow remains unclear despite signs of better federal troop equipment.
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San Antonio
Texas
Mexico
Senate
Japan
Army
War Department
Manzanillo
Yakuma
Department of War and Marine
Mexico City
Carro
Emilio Ceredlos
San Francisco
Manuel Peres Romeron
Tokio
Liquor Rules Limit Home Use After Ban Take Effect
New York Jan 12 Information that liquor may be stored in hotels and other residences but may only be consumed in owners homes after the prohibition amendment takes effect Saturday was sent by Prohibition Commissioner Schwarm er to Internal Revenue Collector William J Edwards. The telegram says liquor purchased before the ban may be stored in rooms of hotels apartment houses boarding houses or other residences used as a permanent home by the owner and may be used by the owner and family and bona fide guests when entertained. It adds liquor can only be consumed in such dwellings not in club rooms.
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New York
William J. Edwards
Internal Revenue
Prohibition
Shwramer
Washington
Son shoots Patil in Montana ranch dispute
MISSOULA Jan 12 Henry Fornier a rancher eight miles from St lenatius was shot twice by his wife's son during a quarrel over belongings claimed by his separated wife. The son is still at liberty. Fornier's wounds are not expected to be fatal.
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Patil
Missoula
Henry Fornier
St. Lenatius
Fornier
Belgian appoints envoy to Berlin in World War I era
London report says Count Kerchove de Denteghem is named Belgian charge d affaires at Berlin. He previously served as second secretary of the Belgian embassy in Berlin when Belgium broke off diplomatic ties with Germany in 1914.
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London
Count Kerchove de Denteghem
Berlin
Belgium
Germany
Prince of Wales to Australia voyage in March
London reports the Prince of Wales will depart England around mid March aboard the battleship Renown. He is expected to travel via the Panama Canal on a voyage to Australia.
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Prince
Australis
London
Prince of Wales
England
Australia
Panama Canal
Non-Partisan League Seen as Socialist Power in North Dakota
Dr E Lee Howard of Fargo College told Congregational ministers in Chicago on January 12 that the Non-Partisan League has captured every political body in North Dakota and operates as a socialist group. He warned of a law enabling gubernatorial probes into organizations to prosecute anti league foes, likening it to revolutionary measures.
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Chicago
America
Socialist Party
North Dakota
BE. Lee Howard
Fargo College
Hargo
NSD
English Diplomat Goes to Berlin as British Representative
London January 12 The English diplomat Tord Kilmarenock left London today to serve as British diplomatic representative in Berlin. He will assume duties at once and oversee liaison with German authorities on ongoing political and security matters.
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London
Tord Kilmarenock
Berlin
Last of A B F P members to return to America
Final plans were made for the reception of the last 300 members of the A. B. F. P. to return to America. They will arrive in New York Sunday aboard the Creat Northern, with only a few Montana soldiers aboard.
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Washington
America
New York
Rocky Mountain Club
Montana
Creat Northern
A. EB. FB
Newberry Indictment Heads to Trial for 1918 Campaign
Senator Truman H. Newberry and 134 others face federal election law indictments. Judge C W Sessions rules Congress can regulate nomination and election, setting trial for January 27. The case centers on alleged expenditures between 500000 and 1 million in the 1918 Michigan campaign.
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Michigan
Congress
Grand Rapids
Mich
C. W. Sessions
Truman H. Newberry
United States
Judge Sessions
Neweberry
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