Parchments of Declaration and Constitution Shown in Washington
Secretary Lansing for first time in 18 years displayed the original Declaration of Independence and the Constitution at the State Department. Motion picture cameras recorded the viewing as films will be shown nationwide to counter radical activities. The screens revealed both documents in excellent condition despite age and light exposure.
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Lansing
United States
State Department
Maine
California
Gulf
Canada
Republic
Naval Warfare Lessons From Sims Letter Stirs Senate Hearing
Rear Admiral William S. Sims told a Senate subcommittee that the Navy's war leadership lacked full cooperation with overseas forces. He cited a warning not to trust British allies and said the United States would rather fight Britain than Germany. The letter, written Jan 7, outlined errors in policy and administration, urging a candid review of wartime decisions.
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Washington
Senate
William S. Sims
Navy Department
Sims
London
Hale
Maine
Naval Committee
General Board
Department
Admiral Sims
Europe
Western states draft compromise water bill for reclamation
Special Dispatch to the Standard reports a new compromise bill drafted by western governors and reclamation delegates. The plan funds advances up to 250 million dollars via long term bonds, to finish approved projects and begin new ones, with 60 day priority entry for soldiers and widows. The interior secretary may partner with states and districts and use project receipts to service debt. A first public hearing opened to outsiders ran over two hours with questions from steering committee members.
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Reclamation Fund
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Reclamation
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House
Suas
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Gillette
Mondell
Mesaba Iron plans $3 million ore plant in Duluth
Plans have been perfected to erect a $3,000,000 plant this year to concentrate low grade magnetic iron ores on the Eastern Mesaba range. The Mesaba Iron company includes Duluth capital, D C Jackling and John D Ryan, with Charles Hayden of New York as chairman. Directors feature numerous New York financiers and W G Swart of Duluth as manager.
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Mesaba Range
Mesaba Iron Company
Duluth Capital
D. C. Jackling
John D. Ryan
Charles Hayden
New York
W. FE. Corey
Midvale Steel Company
Percy A. Hockefeller
Mr. Jackling
C. M. McNeill
Sherwood Aldrich
W. Hinkle Smith
Alvah C. Dinkey
Seeley W. Mudd
Horace V. Winchell
K. R. Babbitt
Butte to Count Population Says Faulds
Census work will cover every precinct in Butte, with enumerators visiting all areas. Illness delayed some, but officials expect to finish within city limits next week, while outside the city a month is allowed. lodging-house reports are generally favorable.
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Butte
Maulds
Faulds
Hoover says blockade removal will topple bolshevism
Washington dispatch reports former European relief chief Herbert Hoover arguing that removing the blockade on Soviet Russia robs bolsheviks of a key prop. He claims famine, demoralized production, and socialist rule drive shortages, and that open trade will hasten the regime's collapse as Soviet cities starve while peasants lack goods.
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Russia
Herbert Hoover
European Relief
Hoover
Mr. Hoover
Democratic Party to run 1920 campaign on treaty support
New York January 17 The Democratic National Committee chair Homer B Cummings said the party will campaign on the peace treaty and League of Nations, rejecting factional Irish objections and framing the issue as an American matter. He endorsed the treaty as submitted and said it benefits all small nations.
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Homer B. Cummings
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San Francisco
National Committee
League of Nations
Oregon Representative 19 Urges Retention of Clause
Washington Jan 17 Representative McArthur Republican Oregon urged retaining anti strike provisions in the railroad bill now in conference. He said there has never been a strike that could not have been settled by men reasoning together.
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McArthur
Oregon
Ex-Emperor William Extradition Demand Sent to Holland
The supreme council sent a letter to the Dutch government demanding the extradition of former Emperor William. It was officially forwarded during the night to the Netherlands government for action.
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Paris
Dan
Supreme Council
William
Leader of Labor Party Warns Government on War Policy
London dan 17 Arthur Henderson, leader of the Labor Party in Parliament, asserts in a letter on the Russian situation that if the government refuses to consider peace offers from the Soviets and drags the country into war across Europe and Asia, the Labor Party will resist such unnecessary and reckless military adventure masking as a war of defense.
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Arthur Henderson
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Ehurope
Asia
Cabrera Refuses San Antonio Senate Testimony
Mexican Finance Minister Luis Cabrera declines invitation to testify before the U S Senate committee investigating the Mexican situation. He states a visit would not reveal truth, arguing the opinion of Mexican rebel groups cannot be learned there. He notes the invitation did not convey the spirit of his telegram and suggests it is not productive to visit Mexico.
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Texas
Luis Cabrera
Senate
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Senor Cabrera
Fall
Mexico
Cabrera
Cargo of Undesirables Lands on Finland Soil
The 249 undesirable aliens deported from the United States and brought to Hango by the US army transport Buford were taken ashore and marched to a special train bound for the Russian frontier. Marines and Finnish white guards protected the procession as the group, kept below decks since docking, moved toward isolation until they reach the frontier likely late tomorrow.
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Hango
Finland
United States
United States Army
Buford
Russia
Live Pan American Finance Conference Focus on Debate
ALL LIVE MATTER WASHINGTON Jan 17 delegates will prioritize open debate over lengthy speeches at the second pan American financial conference with discussions shaping the agenda and outcomes.
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Washington
Jan
January Flood Flushes Butte Lowlands Amid Mild Weather
Mild conditions across the city triggered snowmelt cascades into the southern hills, flooding Florence Avenue near Harrison. Water pooled along the streetcar routes, with channels opened in several spots. Forecasters predicted heavier snow or rain, but current trends kept temperatures springlike and rainfall minimal in western Montana.
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Butte
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Montana
State selects special counsel for socialist trial in New York
State Attorney General Newton announced the selection of John B. Stanchfield and Martin W. Littleton as special counsel to the judiciary committee for the trial of the five suspended socialist assemblymen in New York.
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New York
Newton
John B. Stanchfield
Martin W. Littleton
Judiciary Committee
Deschanel Elected President of the French Republic
Paul Deschanel won the French presidency with 7384 of 889 votes in a national assembly ballot. The vote followed a party unified caucus and a patriotic, holiday atmosphere as Deschanel received broad support and immediate acclaim upon Paris return.
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Associated Press
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National Assembly
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Empire
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Clemenceau
France
Premier Clemenceau
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