Mayo Disagrees With IMS Over Decorations
Admiral Mayo defended awarding distinguished service medals to Captain Christy of the San Diego and Commander Foote of the President Lincoln after ships were sunk. He praised the Knight board and Secretary Daniels while Admiral Sims criticized the awards. Tomorrow Major General Barnett, commandant of the Marine Corps, testifies as the Senate considers hiring counsel for the inquiry, but action was blocked by no quorum.
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Admiral Mayo
Knight Board
Secretary Daniels
Christy
San Diego
P. W. Foote
President Lincoln
Sims
Daniels
Barnett
Marine Corps
Senate
Hale
Resolutions On Five Suspended Socialists Laid Over
In Albany on January 20 the assembly tabled five resolutions addressing the cases of five suspended socialist members. One measure proposed their reinstatement. all were postponed for a week as the judiciary committee prepares for the socialists trial.
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Albany
N. Y
Assembly
Refugees On Board Greek Steamer Leopold Reach Constanza
The Romanian legation in Berne says the Greek steamer Leopold arrived at Constanza with refugees from Odessa. They report panic as Bolshevists were within 80 miles of Odessa and confronting little resistance, causing passengers to flee.
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Geneva
Berne
Bucharest
Leopold
Constanza
Black Sea
Rumania
Odessa
Oil land claimants threaten in Austin on January 20
Serious threats by claimants of oil lands in Austin are reported as tensions rise over disputed properties. Authorities urge calm while investigating motives and possible clashes. The terse note signals heightened confrontation between stake holders and regional officials.
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Austin
Texas
Texas and Oklahoma Border Dispute Threatens Civil War
W A Keeling assistant attorney general warns that disputes over the Texas Oklahoma boundary could trigger a civil war as rangers are dispatched to curb potential violence. Claimants on both sides threaten to shoot anyone who interferes with their occupation of the property.
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Texas
Oklahoma
Texas-Oklahoma
W. A. Keeling
Canada Stops Paper Shipments to U S
The state department said American newspapers in the Middle West will be about 40 percent short on news print as Canada embargoes all shipments to the United States from the Fort Francis plant in Western Ontario. Western provinces face severe paper famine with some cities suspending publication or combining into a condensed daily sheet.
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Washington
Middle West
State Department
United States
Fort Francis Company
Ontario
Canada
City to issue bids for storm sewers and parks
Billings council set March 2 bid date for 400000 bond issue to fund a storm sewer system and 75000 bond issue for park improvements. The council confirmed T F Shea as city attorney to replace J H Johnston.
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Billings
T. F. Shea
J. H. Johnston
Pershing Tours Seattle in Front of Crowds
General Pershing visited Seattle meeting cheering crowds during an automobile tour from downtown. A planned afternoon route through parks lakes and residential district boulevards was on the schedule.
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Seattle
Wash
Pershing
Park, Lake
Pershing to Be Honored in San Francisco Visit
Ceremonies across the San Francisco Bay area will welcome General John J. Pershing after his arrival on Saturday. An escort of military dignitaries will meet him in the district, and a Sunday meeting is planned at the Greek Theater on the University of California campus.
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San Francisco
San Francisco Bay
John J. Pershing
Pershing
University of California
Italy and Allies Consider Adriatic Treaty Proposals
The note proposes demilitarization of the Adriatic islands with Lissa remaining Yugoslav and Italian nationality rights in Dalmatia recognized by Yugoslavs. Italian Premier Nitti sails home while Lloyd George departs for England and Clemenceau signals council turnover. The U S stance remains aligned with the Yugoslav Italy settlement and warns against plans diverging from the agreement guiding Fiume.
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Adriatic
Lissa
Jugo Slav
Dalmatia
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Jugo Slavs
Dalmatian
Wilson
Signor Nitti
Home
David Lloyd George
England
M. Clemenceau
Supreme Council
Great Britain
Memel
Danzig
Hugh C. Wallace
Lloyd George
Nitti
Baron Matsui
Conference of Ambassadors
Transportation as national guard in wage bill debate
In arguing for a wage adjustment board and a transportation board, the speaker warns that tying transportation to economic demands risks a civil war like conflict. Threats from union activists are cited as aiming to abolish the wage system, collectivize industry, and topple government, urging enactment to preserve national function.
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Merce
Transportation Board
Hungary Resentful Over Peace Terms
Budapest dispatch reports continued Hungarian resentment over the Neuilly peace terms. Premier Huszar, denouncing the treaty, said Hungary’s coffin is being built at Neuilly and vowed to reclaim claims when strong again, choosing diplomacy over arms.
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Budapest
Neuilly
Huszar
Hungary
Daumig Arrested Over Berlin Rioting
Ernest Daumig, leader of the radical wing of the independent socialists, was arrested today on a government warrant in Berlin. He had been held previously in Hamburg related to radical uprisings and is now tied to disturbances before the Reichstag last Tuesday that left several dead or wounded.
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Butte
Silver Bow County
Montana
Berlin
Ernest Daumig
Independent Socialists
Hamburg
Daumig
Reichstag
Denies Sacrifice Of Life In Army Attacks
Washington January 20. Answering charges that attacks by American troops at dawn on Armistice Day resulted in civilian deaths, officials deny any sacrifice of life occurred. The communications stress no casualties from the early operations and reiterate restraint in engagement.
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Washington, Jan
Armi
Doctor Baker Endorses Iron for Health and Strength
Dr George H Baker formerly of Monmouth Memorial notes iron as a powerful blood builder essential for women to maintain strength and vitality. He warns stimulating drugs can harm and highlights iron as a key aid in producing healthy red blood.
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James Francis Sullivan
Bellevue Hospital
New York
Westchester County
Hosital
George H. Baker
Mheysred
Monmouth Memorial Flowr
Liggett Says Meuse-Argonne Advance Was Unstoppable
Lieut Gen Hunter Liggett head of the first American army told a war investigation committee that the Meuse Argonne advance could not have been halted as two divisions lay astride the Meuse river. He called the Armistice day order relay remarkable stall work amid enemy action.
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Stice
Hunter Liggett
House War Investigating Committee
Meuse-Argonne
Meuse
Liggett
Powhatan Safe Destroyer Arrives At New York
News dispatches report the destroyer Sharkey arriving alongside the disabled transport Powhatan. Messages say the Northern Pacific will evacuate passengers and the Western Comet will tow Powhatan to Ilulifus for removal or aid.
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New York
Sharkey
Northern Pacific
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