Daniels letter lists naval awards to enlisted men
Washington January 26 Secretary Daniels released a letter to Senator Hale detailing 12 distinguished service medals and 144 Navy Crosses awarded to enlisted sailors. The record notes posthumous honors for McCrisaken Ingram Maillon and Weiman, among others, and cites a broader effort to recognize brave actions in the war with the awards board.
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Daniels
Hale
Senate
Naval Hospital
Marine Brigade
France
Trap-Shooting Tourney Planned for Cleveland in Late August
The grand American handicap tournament of the American Trap-shooting association will be held in Cleveland on August 23 to 28. Stoney McLinn, secretary-manager, announced that trap-shooters from across the United States and four Canadian provinces will participate in the contests.
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New York
American Trap-shooting Association
Cleveland
Stoney McLinn
United States
Canada
Red Gies Wreck Home 3 Congress
A vivid Italian chamber of deputies session erupts as socialists clash with government supporters over Ferrara intervention. Signor Grassi defends police actions while Bentini and others denounce the red flag. Amid insults, Signor Orlando tries to restore order as spectators watch.
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Orlando
Nitti
Signor Grassi
Ferrara
Castello
Bentini
Grassi
Socialist Party
Marrangoni
Milan
Signor
Spectators watch as drama unfolds in the royal tribune
The scene shows conspicuous performers as in a circus. A king's household member in the royal tribune strokes his mustache while Nitti, the premier, looks up helplessly. A Bolshevik heckler calls the government miserable and vows to act. A socialist member lights a cigarette. attendants remove it as laughter erupts and Nitti resumes writing.
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Cers
Nitti
Egypt Raises Ban Proclamation Sets Passport Rules
Field Marshal Viscount Allenby the British high commissioner in Egypt and the Sudan announced by proclamation that new passport regulations designed to bar out undesirables will go into effect February 1. The order underscores tighter travel controls during the Middle East unrest and targets restricted entry for suspected outsiders.
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Catro
Viscount Allenby
Egypt
Sudan
Judge sentences man for seditious literature conspiracy
Tacoma Washington January 26 Judge E E Cushman in federal court sentenced A Gross convicted of conspiracy to publish and circulate seditious literature to 28 months in the federal prison on McNeil Island.
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Tacoma
Wash
E. E. Cushman
A. Gross
McNeil Island
Cold Wave Hits New England With Record Lows
The cold snap spread across Northern New England last night. Northfield Vermont logged 30 below zero. Unofficial readings reached 40 below at Van Buren Maine and Montpelier Vermont, driving temperatures to new official lows.
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Boston
Mercury
New England
Northfield
van Burden
Maine
Montpelier
Women Democrats of America Charter Approved in New York
New York on January 26 reports Justice Peter A. Hendrick approved the charter of the Women Democrats of America a national group formed to improve conditions in the Democratic party. The organization aims to advocate reforms and support aligned candidates.
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New York
The
Women Democrats of America
Democratic Party
Peter A. Hendrick
Stevens Case Set For Feb 17 Trial In Helena
In Helena the state and defense in the Charles Stevens theft case announced trial readiness. Stevens is charged with stealing $40,669.19 from Union Bank and Trust while serving as a bank messenger. Indictments challenged on demurrers alleging jurisdictional issues over post office funds. judge to rule.
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Helena
Charles Stevens
Union Bank
I'rust Company
Lester H. Loble
Wellington D. Rankin
R. Lee Ward
Stevens
Alien Report Reveals Number of Aliens Employed
Helena Jan 26 The Anaconda Copper Mining company reports 1668 aliens among its staff with 946 having taken out first papers to become U S citizens. Montana Power company lists 16 aliens in the state payroll and 13 have filed first papers.
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Helena
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
United States
Montana Power Company
Municipal suffrage granted to women in Florida towns
Women win municipal voting rights in fourteen Florida towns. The move expands local suffrage as women gain voting power in town elections across the state.
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Florida
New York Capital May Reopen Mine at Florence Neihart
New York capital plans to reopen the Florence mine at Neihart after study by mining engineer H W E Canavan representing eastern interests. A conference in Butte will finalize plans with Gen. Charles Warren likely to join the new company. The mine, closed over 20 years, sits 500 feet deep, filled with water, and requires extensive surface overhaul and new equipment. Rail and power lines are available, with previous operation yielding over 2,000,000 ounces of silver.
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Neihart
H. W. E. Canavan
New York
Butte
Charles&. Warren
Canavan
Montana
State banks buy of welfare fund bonds
Maj. Charles L. Sheridan announced that Montana banks have purchased 75000 dollars of the veterans welfare fund bonds. The total issue is 200000 dollars. Helena 25000 Butte 25000 Bozeman 15000 Lewistown 10000. Sheridan noted 400 men in Montana await welfare aid.
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Helena
Charles L. Sheridan
Montana
Veterans’ Welfare Fund
Legislative Assembly
Butte
Bozeman
Lewistown
Sheridan
Welfare Commission
Wet goods destroyed after prohibition prosecutions
Helena January 26 All whiskey and alcohol seized by federal authorities along with stills mash and equipment will be destroyed by the United States marshal after prosecutions under the national prohibition statute are completed. In Toronto plans for an international intercollegiate hockey union arise after Yale visits with Yale Harvard Princeton and Dartmouth likely to meet and arrange games with Queens McGill and Toronto on the Canadian end.
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Helena
United States
George M. Bourquin
District of Montana
International News Service
Toronto
Yale
Canada
Nick Rawlf
Queens University
Harvard
Princeton
Dartmouth
Queen
McGill
Made Fortune in Mules at Shoe Convention
K. M. Stone of New York, attending a Boston shoe convention, says he built a fortune in backless boudoir slippers since starting with under a thousand dollars in 1912. He now runs four factories in Brooklyn, New York City, and Gloversville, with brocades from Japan hard to obtain due to labor issues.
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International News Service
Boston
K. M. Stone
New York
Ind
Japan
Stone
Erzberger Wounded by Shot in Berlin
German finance minister Mathias Erzberger was wounded by a single shot outside the criminal courts building after a Helfferich libel suit hearing. He was leaving the courthouse when the attack occurred.
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Erzberger
Berlin
Mathias Erzberger
Finance
Herr Erzberger
Criminal Courts
Helfferich
Robbers Clean Out Cafe In Seattle Heist
In Seattle on January 26 two robbers entered a First Avenue cafe and held up six men. They seized about 1500 dollars in cash and 1590 dollars in checks from the manager, dropping the checks as they fled. Two patrolmen were nearby within a block of the cafe.
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Seattle
Wash
Store Burned Cuts Kobuk Region Food for Eskimo and White
White and Eskimo residents of the Kobuk country near Nome face scarce supplies after a fire destroyed the sole Kobuk region store at Kiana several days ago. A wireless message received today confirms the loss and looming ration shortages for the winter.
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Nome
Alaska
Kobuk
Kiana
Public Library 337 B. C. Athenian library era opens
A public library was introduced in Athens in 337 B. C. The event marks an early cultural institution, underscoring Athens historic emphasis on knowledge. The source notes the library’s origin during classical Greece, highlighting its role in public learning.
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B. C
Athens
Zemo Heals Fiery Itching Eczema
Zemo antiseptic lotion promises to stop itching and clear eczema with regular use. A 35 cent trial or 1.00 dollar bottle available from druggists. Zemo Antiseptic Soap aids treatment. E. W. Rose Co. Cleveland, Ohio.
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Zemo
E. W. Rose Co
Cleveland
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