Senators Seek Bipartisan Pact to End Senate Treaty Deadlock
Washington Jan 13 Ambitious calls by 20,000,000 citizens for early ratification of the treaty. Senators Lodge and Hitchcock report united efforts by Republicans and Democrats to avoid dragging treaty issues into the political campaign. They note leaders met with representatives of labor, religious, agricultural, and educational groups urging immediate ratification with necessary reservations to secure a two thirds vote.
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Lodge
Massachusetts
Hitchcock
Nebraska
Inauguration of Alfred Atkinson as Montana State College President
Bozeman January 13 more than 200 visitors from across the state will attend the inauguration of Alfred Atkinson as president of Montana State College Governor Stewart will preside A reception and banquet follow Dr L H Bailey of Cornell will give the principal address and the new chemistry building will be dedicated by Professor William F Coover of Iowa State College Atkinson agronomist since 1905 was named president last July succeeding James M Hamilton who resigned He also served as federal food administrator for Montana during World War I
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Alfred Atkinson
Montana State College
Stewart
Atkinson
L. H. Bailey
Cornell University
State College
William F. Coover
Iowa State College
State College Chemical Society
The
James M. Hamilton
Herbert Hoover
Montana
Reds in Harvard it is declared Reds in Harvard it is declared
On January 13 Harvard Liberal club critics voiced fear hysteria protest as Judge George W Anderson of the U S Court spoke to the group. Immigration commissioner Henry J Skeffington told the Massachusetts Press Association he would like to prosecute Harvard radicals under a broader bill already strengthened by the Senate and likely supported by the House. Skeffington warned he had a warrant ready to seize those radicals. Anderson warned that real democracy is unsafe in America.
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Boston
George W. Anderson
United States Court
Harvard Liberal Club
Henry J. Skeffington
Massachusetts Press Association
Skeffington
Wilson Calls First League Session
President Wilson issued the call for the League of Nations council meeting in Paris marking a new era in international cooperation. The cablegram, sent to Great Britain, France, Italy, Japan, Brazil, Belgium, and Spain, outlines the first step toward a concert of nations.
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Washington
Assembly of the Council of the League of Nations
Paris
Baltic blockade lifted ships sail into Baltic
STETYIN Germany Jan 13 The blockade against Germany in the Baltic was lifted yesterday and already the first German ships have sailed, according to a telegram from the Baltic naval commission.
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Baltic
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Germany
Baltic Naval Commission
Masked men bind and rob Jackey at Butte home
Three masked men entered William Jackeys home at 681 South Alabama street Butte late last night bound and gagged him with baling wire. They claimed to be sheriff deputies in search of moonshine and robbed him of 350 dollars his entire savings hidden between the mattress and a bed box. Jackey freed himself an hour later and deputies Sullivan McDonald and Leary investigated.
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William Jackey
South Alabama
Butte
Jackey
Sullivan, McDonald
Leary
Assemblyman McCue Seeks Recall of Prohibition Amendment
Albany Jan 13 Assemblyman McCue Democrat New York called up a resolution to recall the 1919 ratification of the eighteenth amendment and to submit the issue to voters. The measure was referred to the judiciary committee.
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McCue
New York
United States
Judiciary Committee
Debate on Army Awards Sparks House Fight Over General March
Washington Jan. 13. A congressional probe into army war decorations sparked a stormy House session. Representative Gallivan urged a report from Secretary Baker and attacked General March and other Washington duty officers as the debate split along party lines. A motion to start a broader inquiry passed 183 to 123, with many Democrats opposing. Gallivan cited supposed bias in awards and called March the high priest of Prussianism, while supporters defended March's fairness and efficiency.
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Congressional
House Today
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Democrat
Massachusetts
Baker
General March
Moore
Virginia
Second Army of the Potomac
March
Berlin Reichstag protests ignite deadly Berlin riots
Socialist assemblymen call for an immediate hearing as protests over the exploitation law escalate in Berlin. Troops fire on demonstrators outside the Reichstag. casualties mount while crowds parade, factories close, and public order remains unsettled amid strikes and barricades.
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Reichstag
Die Freiheit
Koenigsplatz
New York Assembly Sets Hearing on Socialist Members
The Judiciary Committee in Albany on January 13 began organizing to hear evidence for trial of five socialist assemblymen suspended for alleged unfitness. Public hearings at the capitol likely start next Tuesday with stenographic reports to all members. defense plans immediate, led by Morris Hillquit, promising fighting to finish regardless of cost.
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Judiciary Committee
Simon L. Adler
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United States
New York
Charles Solomon
Louis Waldman
Samuel Orr
August Claessens
International
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N. Y
Howver
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Judiciary
House
Theodore Roosvelt
Assembly
Socialist
Johnson Would Favor Submitting the Issue
Senator Hiram Johnson of California declared in Brooklyn that he would accept President Wilsons challenge to take ratification of the peace treaty to the people. He said he would go to the people with the issue regardless of Republican leaders stance.
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New York
Hiram Johnson
California
Brooklyn
Wilson
Poindexter challenges General Wood to debate
Senator Miles Poindexter of Washington, the first independent Republican to file his petition as a presidential candidate in South Dakota, issues a challenge to General Wood, the Republican majority proposal candidate, for a joint debate in the state under Richards primary law.
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Miles Poindexter
Washington
South Dakota
General Wood
Million Dollars of Cal Liquor Goes to Border
Calexico Cal area reports near prohibition causing a flood of liquor for export to Mexico. In 30 days 86 railroad carloads shipped through Calexico and Mexicali with 20 more awaiting customs clearance. Uncertainty over whether all will clear before the Thursday midnight deadline.
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Mexicali
United States
Mexico
Emma Goldman Sullen and Berkman Voluble Aboard Luford
January 13 Kiel report says the US army transport Luford, off Kiel for days with 249 deported aliens aboard while boilers are repaired, will sail tonight to an unknown Baltic port. Passengers debarkation site kept secret. Emma Goldman is described as sullen and defiant. Alexander Berkman as voluble.
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Kiel
Associated Press
United States Army
Luford
United States
Baltic
Berlin
Emma Goldman
Alexander Berkman
Clothing prices to rise 25 to 40 percent next spring
Chicago Jan 13. H R King of Seattle told the National Retail Clothiers association that clothing prices will climb 25 to 40 percent next spring. He cited higher worker pay, reduced hours, and Australian wool costs rising from 1.15 to 4.19 per pound. The year ahead challenges merchants more than profits.
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Chicago
H. R. King
Seattle
National
Retail Clothiers’ Association
Court: Order Four Not Enforceable in Price Act Case
Helena dispatch reports Judge Bourquin ruled state trade commission cannot enforce its price fixing under the challenged act. Order No 4 requiring invoice and sale prices is enjoined while appeal proceeds. commission retains other regulation powers under a separate act. The decision delays price fixing and may proceed to higher courts.
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United States Court
Standard
Helena
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George M. Bourquin
State Trade Commission
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Dan Boyle
Great Falls
Court of Appeals
United States Supreme Court
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Trade Commission
United States
Quarantine Ordered at Great Lakes Naval Training Station
A partial quarantine of the Great Lakes naval training station was ordered by Commandant Bassett due to influenza. About 6,000 men are stationed there as 150 to 175 new cases emerged yesterday and last night. Most illnesses are mild. Chicago reports 115 cases with a winter average of 15 to 20 daily.
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Chicago
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Bassett
Ukrainian forces seize Odessa claim from Lemberg dispatch
Copenhagen January 13. Ukrainian insurgents aided by Galician Ukrainians have entered Odessa according to a dispatch to the Ukrainian Press Bureau from Lemberg. The report places the event in the ongoing Ukrainian conflict and cites Galician assistance in the advance into the port city.
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Copenhagen
Odessa
Lemberg
Butte Officials See Statewide Impact From City Debt Ruling
City Attorney Clinton and City Treasurer Strasburger say a Montana Supreme Court decision on Hill county tax cases ends municipal financial woes for Butte. It allows funding of warrants and bonds based on 1919 assessment rolls, nearly tripled from 1918, lifting constraints that kept warrants unpaid and may guide other cities and counties facing similar strains.
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Butte
Montana
Supreme Court
Hill County
Clinton
Herman Strasburger
Ness
Six year drive to make United States dry
Chicago Jan 13 A six year effort faces federal prohibition agents as the United States aims for national prohibition. H M Gaylord deputy commissioner says the country would be a real desert after the period. Major A V Dalrymple Illinois Iowa Wisconsin Indiana Minnesota outlines enforcement rules for hip liquor and home stocks and warns raids on clubs formed to pool liquor.
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Prohibition
United States
H. M. Gaylord
Internal Revenue
Revenue Bureau
A. V. Dalrymple
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