League of Nations plan advances at Paris talks
A preliminary draft calls for a permanent league organization with a governing committee to draft its constitution. A commission of ten members would probe war responsibility and breaches of laws of war. Debate surfaced as small nations urged broader representation, with Greece Romania Czechoslovakia Portugal China Siam and Poland pressing for seats on key committees. The council frame remained, as Clemenceau cautioned the final decisions lay with the conference.
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Camille Huysmans
Belgium
Serbia
Brazil
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Greece
MM. Bratiano
Rumania
Dr. Benes
Czecho
Slovakia
Portugal
China
Siam
Poland
M. Clemenceau
Anaconda News Briefs and National Matters
Sizable items note President Wilson address to 1 500 wounded men and a peace conference report while Anaconda sports scores and local court actions appear. Updates include demobilization plans, Bolshevism concerns, and market notes alongside radi cal pacifist mentions and a divisive divorce docket.
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Lamb
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Anaconda News
Paris
Hurley Outlines France Reform To Meet German Trade
Paris date Jan 25 Edward N Hurley chairman of the United States shipping board forecasts a French commercial struggle with Germany after the war He urges France to protect Made in France products and secure fair shipping rates He proposes aiding France by supplying ships to expand the merchant marine and calls for unified action to revitalize French industry and restore world prominence in commerce and production
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Paris
France
Germany
Edward N. Hurley
United States Shipping Board
Hurley
Hartley
American Shipping Board
Allies retire in face of superior Bolshevik army
Jan 25 report from General March notes allied forces in the Archangel sector withdraw before stronger Bolshevik attacks near Ust Pedenga Shenhurst and mid between both positions. American losses listed as 10 killed 17 wounded 11 missing with reinforcements possible only through Allied High Command in France.
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Tolsheviks
General March
March
Ust Pedenga
Shenhurst
France
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Siberia
W C Murphy Pioneer Montanan Dies in Seattle
Special Dispatch to the Standard Seattle January 25 W C Murphy of Missoula a pioneer of Montana and lifelong friend of Marcus Daly died here this morning He had been purchasing agent for Siems Carry Kerbaugh corporation which held the large government spruce contract for the allies and United States government on the coast
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W. C. Murphy
Missoula
MontAna
Marcus Daly
Siems-Carry-Kerbaugh Corporation
Allies
United States
State Solons End Busy Week With A Glean Calengar
Helena Jan 25 The legislature closed a busy week with the senate finishing session yesterday and the house adjourning until 1 30 p m Monday The house introduced many notices of bills and reports from committees Several measures were considered including county creations and amendments to primary laws plus admissions to soldiers home and a Stillwater fish hatchery
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Soldiers’ Home
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Dearborn County
Grant County
Armour proposes government supervised monopoly of meat industry
Washington January 25 J Ogden Armour tells the Senate agriculture committee that a government supervised monopoly of the entire meat industry could save millions for livestock producers and lower meat costs for consumers. He stresses strict government regulation to prevent abuse of power amid questions from Francis J Heney during a federal inquiry into packers.
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J. Ogden Armour
Senate Agriculture Committee
Mr. Armour
Francis J. Heney
Federal Trade Commission
Packing House
League of Nations plan gains Allied backing in Britain Italy
Paris reports Premier Lloyd George declares strong support while recounting the devastated war regions. Italian premier Orlando says Italian people ready to accept the league in full, with Leon Bourgeois pledging French support to follow Wilson's vision.
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Paris
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Lloyd George
League of Nations
Vittorio Orlando
Leon Bourgeois
Cunard Ship Aquitania Returns With Canadian Troops
The Cunard line steamship Aquitania arrived at Halifax today carrying more than 5,000 returned Canadian soldiers.
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Halifax
Cunard Line
Montana Weekend Weather Outlook Likely Fair
Weather forecast for Montana calls for generally fair conditions Sunday and Monday. A rain threat exists west of the divide by Sunday night amid continued mild temperatures.
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Montana
Divide
Wilson's London Visit Bridges Anglo American Hope
Special Cable Dispatch from London reports President Wilson's London visit reshaped Anglo American relations, turning official welcome into popular admiration. He avoided rigid dogma on the league of nations, prompting belief in a peaceful settlement and future cooperation. The trip galvanized public support for a nascent league while highlighting Europe’s fragile postwar stability amid Bolshevik threats and domestic tension.
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Mcenture
Special Cable Dispatch
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England
League of Nations
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Sarily
Versailles
America
Germany
Europe
Miners Asked To Confer On Labor In Copper Districts
Washington January 25 Representatives of copper industry employees in Montana Utah and Arizona were invited by Secretary of Labor Wilson to Washington for a conference next Friday on readjustment conditions after wartime production cuts. Delegates from each district will meet at the Labor Department for a general conference with officials as Congress considers extending public buildings in Montanan Butte Missoula and Anaconda with site purchases and erection of a new building at Anaconda.
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Department of Labor
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Butte
Missoula
Anaconda
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