Happenings of the World Tersely Told
Washington requests legislation to maintain about 275000 officers and men in Germany and Siberia for the fiscal year. Internal Revenue seeks $2,000,000 more to enforce national prohibition. Repatriation of Czecho Slovakia Polish and Roumanian troops in Siberia to be handled by newly provided ships.
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Germany
Siberia
Baker
Congress
Washington
Internal Revenue Bureau
Pew
Shipping Board
State Department
Democratic split over League of Nations at Jackson dinner
William J. Bryan broke with President Wilson urging the party avoid making the League of Nations an election issue. Wilson called for a referendum style choice on the treaty. The Democratic National Committee set the 1920 convention for June 28 in San Francisco to nominate a presidential candidate, while Republicans faced opposition to senators who would defeat or veto reservations.
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William J. Bryan
Wilson
Washington
League of Nations
Democratic National Committee
San Francisco
Cnet
Versailles
National Democratic Committee
Democratic Party
League
Resignation of August Herrmann as National Baseball Commission Chair
August Herrmann tendered his resignation as chairman of the National Baseball commission at a Cincinnati meeting. The resignation takes effect as early as possible. A Paris dispatch reports that Descamp, manager for Georges Carpentier, wired James Coffroth, manager of the Tia Juana race track, agreeing to terms for a Carpentier Dempsey championship bout in America.
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August Herrmann
National Baseball Commission
Commission
Cincinnati
Herrmann
Paris
Descamps
Georges Carpentier
James Coffroth
Tia Juana
Carpentier
Dempsey
America
Violinist Maude Powell Dies on Pittsburgh Tour
Personal Maude Powell, famed New York violinist, died in Pittsburgh while on a concert tour. Overwork is believed to have caused a sudden collapse during the engagement.
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Russia
New York
Cantacuzene Speransky
Maude Powell
Pittsburgh
Bolsheviks Capture Berdiansk Amid War Turmoil
London dispatch reports foreign Bolshevik cavalry seized Berdiansk on the north shore of the Sea of Azov. A Marseilles wire says the tug Le Pluvier sank near Toulon with all aboard, 20 dead. Stockholm notes Lenin offers new peace terms to the Allies carried to London by Colonel Tallents. Belgrade reports Sofia in violent disorders and strikes. The Bolshevik army evacuated Dvinsk. A Russian soviet note confirms the arrest of Bartley Kelly. Paris floods render 7000 homeless as Seine crested. Copenhagen cites Bulgarian government resignation and a Socialist cabinet bid led by Dr. S. Deneff.
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Sea of Azov
Stockholm
Nikolai Lenine
London
Colonel Tallents
Baltic States
Wilson Bryan clash over league as voters decide fate
President Wilson urges a nationwide referendum on the League of Nations in the next election arguing America must lead for world peace. William Jennings Bryan contends the party should not force the issue now, warning of a fourteen month delay and a possible two thirds senate fight.
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Wilson
William J. Bryan
League of Nations
Bryan
Democratic Party
Democrats
Senate
Germany
U. S
United States
Europe
Senate of the United States
League
Republican Party
Therfore
House
Congress
Bolshevik Drive Aims at Persia and India From Caspian Reach
London reports Bolshevik forces capture Krasnoyarsk and Bokhara while advancing along the Caspian shore. Direct rail links to European Russia enable mass troop concentration in Turkestan as plans unfold toward Persia and India. Propaganda agents, counterfeit money, and large-scale Soviet outreach are alleged, with 9,000 anti Kolchak insurgents said to hold Irkutsk as reinforcements arrive.
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Krasnoyarski
Siberia
Moscow
Bokhara
Central Asia
Afghanistan
War Office
Persia
Khorassan
Caspian Sea
India
Caucasus
Borped
Ata
Irkutsk
Daredevil Jewel Heist Figures In Chicago Bravely
Six bandits robbed the Frank Nectar jewelry store at 1833 Blue Island Avenue in Chicago stealing diamonds and jewels valued at 10000 dollars. They held five employees in a rear room and fired at victims as they fled after the confrontation. One employee was wounded during the attack.
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Chicago
Frank Nectar
Blue Island Avenue
Road funding extended six months after federal control
Washington reports that senate and house conferees agreed on railroad legislation to continue the standard income return for six months after federal control ends. The Esch bill provision was accepted, while the Cummins bill would have limited the period to four months.
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Washington
Senate
House
Court saves 12 negroes in Arkansas stays
Arkansas Supreme Court issued stays of execution for 12 black defendants sentenced to death for murder tied to a recent insurrection in Phillips County. The stays were issued after appeals were filed and defer executions indefinitely.
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Arkansas Supreme Tribunal
Little Rock
Ark
Phillips County
Arkansas Supreme Court
Mexican appoints new ambassador to United States in 1920s style
Salvador Diego Fernandez, chief clerk in the Mexican foreign relations department, is named ambassador to the United States, replacing Ignacio Bonillas. The announcement comes from San Antonio, Texas, dated January 12.
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U. S
San Antonio
Tex
Salvador Diego Fernandez
Department of Foreign Relations
Mexico City
United States
Ignacio Bonillas
Jury verdict fines killer of George Hebron one cent
A jury in Whitefish Montana found Stephen Harris guilty of killing George Hebron last summer. The court fixed the punishment at a fine of one cent.
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Kalispell
Mont
Stephen Harris
George Hebron
Whitefish
Nervous Prostration Advert in 193 Oak Street, Binghamton
A testimonial from Mrs. J. Curishman of Binghamton describes severe nervous prostration relieved by Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The ad promotes the remedy for female ailments including displacements, inflammation, irregularities, back ache, and dizziness and invites readers to write for advice to Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn, Massachusetts.
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Binghamton
N. Y
Lydia E. Pinkin
Lydia Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Batonic
Diamond Dyes Ad Promises Rich Fadeless Color
An advertisement touts Diamond Dyes for all fabrics from wool to feathers with guaranteed rich color. It claims the Diamond Dye Color Card matches any material and notes the instruction booklet accompanies each package.
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