Peace Et Open Covenants Openly Arrived At At Conference
Paris January 18 The first sitting of the peace congress sees President Wilson partial victory in pushing for open covenants to be openly arrived at The gag rule is relaxed to allow limited publicity and American correspondents press for more open sessions with hopes the final sitting will be fully open Delegates pass through cheers as President Porficaire leads ceremonies and a keynote speech is planned
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Robert J. Bender
Paris
Peace Congress
Wilson
Porficaire
Guards Reinforce Castle Amid Bolshevik Kidnap Plot
In Amerogen Holland on January 18 guards around Count Bentincke's castle were reinforced after reports of armed German Bolsheviks planning a raid and kidnapping the count to Germany. An airplane was seen reconnoitering over the castle and Wilhelm Hohenzollern and his wife demanded stronger protection. Belief also grows a plot to blow up the castle.
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Amerogen
Holland
Count Bentincke
Kafeer
Daughter Born Today in Newport Family Note
A baby girl named Pauling Jeanette Wilson was born January 18 1919 to Mr and Mrs Carl Wilson The father is serving in France and the mother is staying with her sisters Mrs Homer Rodehaver and Mrs C C Beverage in their Newport Kentucky home Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Emery Bean of Guysville Both mother and baby are doing nicely
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Carl Wilson
Pauling Jeanette
Wilson
France
Cooper sentenced to death for Theodore Taylor murder
Alas Cooper is described as the cheekiest murderer on record. He was sentenced to death for killing Theodore Taylor, with the evidence including the loot found on him and his appearance at Taylor's funeral in the clothes.
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Haleybury
Ont
Cooper
Theodore Taylor
War Labor Board to probe Bethlehem contracts
Washington January 18 War profits and all government contracts to Bethlehem Steel Company will be investigated by the War Labor Board announced Joint Chairman Taft.
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Washington
Bethlehem Steel Company
War Labor Board
Taft
Labor congress to press Mooney case in Washington
Preparations were completed to take the Mooney defense resolution to Washington. The measure calls for five men to pursue federal intervention on Mooney's behalf. Organizers threaten a general strike on July 4 if efforts fail. The three day conference also urged amnesty for political and industrial prisoners.
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Chicago
Mooney
Labor Congress
Washington
Labor Organization
Congress
Barleycorn Records in Worcester Divorce Court
In Worcester Massachusetts on January 17 Judge O Connell notes John Barleycorn as the corespondent in 86 suits heard so far, the largest divorce docket in city history. Prohibition is cited as a factor expected to reduce future divorces.
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Worchester
Mass
John Barleycorn
O’connell
Countess De Salvette Tries to Keep A Lion Cub As Pet
The Countess de Salvette advises against keeping a lion cub as a pet after attempting to domesticate a baby lion. She sought something different from a canary or goldfish but found the effort unsuccessful.
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Countess
Cowen Case Delayed Again In Police Court
Police court was quiet on Saturday with no arrests. The Mark Cowen assault case was postponed until Thursday evening after two witnesses left town for a basketball game.
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Mark Cowen
Unemployed Chauffeurs Lead Boston Demonstration at City Hall
In Boston on January 18 hundreds of unemployed, including 300 former army chauffeurs, stormed City Hall to demand justice after being discharged. Reserve police restrained the crowd as representatives met Mayor Peters, who pledged to address their grievances.
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Boston
Peters
School Street
Camp Meade
Ship movement liberalized after wartime restrictions
Washington January 18 The Shipping Board ends all restrictions on movements of ships both sailing and steam. During the war sailing vessels and ships under 2600 tons were barred from trans Atlantic voyages due to slow speeds of such boats.
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Washington
The
Shipping Board
World Peace Meet Opens in France As Delegates Gather
Washington reports on the World Peace Meet opening in France with delegates from around the globe. American demobilization accelerates under General March as 1,177,000 troops are listed for discharge in the U S. and 30,000 men per day are leaving the force.
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France
Globe
Germany
March
Stroad
United States
Pacific Coast
U S Inventor Improves Wireless High Towers Not Needed
An inventor named Weagant claims a wireless system eliminates the need for high towers and reduces interference from static and powerful stations. Paris hosts the Peace Conference opening with delegates from 26 nations at the Quai D Orsay, but no major issues to be tackled on day one.
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Elmington’y
Paris
Quai D’ Orsay
Dentcaire
Aevoa
Chelay
Aerocony
Maer
United States
League of Nations
le Pasian
Bled
Censorship Suspected as Paris Peace Talks Mention
Washington reports indicate France may be censoring American press matter on the Paris peace conference. Observers note anomalies as Premier Clemenceau appeared aware of a New York Tribune cable before its publication. The episode raises questions about who supervises what reaches readers in the United States.
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Washington
France
America
Bayuna
E&n
Paris
Nce
Clemenceau
New York Tribune
Prospects for League of Nations praised by Wilson cable
A New York cablegram from President Wilson to Henry C. Lewis expresses deep interest in the Carnegie Hall mass meeting. He reports that prospects for agreement on a league of nations are presently most satisfactory.
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New York
America
League of Nations
Henry C. Lewis
Wilee
OWB
Carnegie Hall
Amendment Now Sparks Prohibition Ratification Rise
Washington report shows forty states ratified the national prohibition amendment. Days foresee more votes with Minnesota and Wisconsin quickly adding sanctions and New Mexico state House following suit within a day.
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Washington
Minnesota
Wisconsin
New Mexico
Michigan Legislature Ratification Voids Prohibition Amendment
Lansing Mich Jan 18 Assistant Secretary of State Polk said Michigan's ratification of the national prohibition amendment is void and the legislature must vote again. He noted the resolution used joint rather than concurrent with the federal measure making the action legally invalid.
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Lansing
Mich
Michigan
Polk
Austria accuse Serb provocations trigger war
Berlin reports an Austrian note blaming Serbia for provocations that led to war, a statement by Austrian State Secretary Baur via Vienna to the Vossische Zeitung. Stockholm dispatch says Bolshevik forces retreat in Bethynia due to a Petrograd counter revolution, with Helsinki reports noting potential Estonian army support. Street fighting described in Washington dispatches.
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Berlin
Serbia
Baur
Vienna
Vossische Zeitung
Stockholm
Bethynia
Petrograd
Helingsfors
Transport Huron Brings 3000 Troops From France After Severe Voyage
Newport News dispatch reports the transport Huron arrived from France with nearly three thousand officers and men, many sick or wounded. The ship endured a two day gale of 120 miles per hour, careening up to fifty one degrees. Troops who served in France for eighteen months say the sea voyage rivaled their wartime hardship.
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Newport News
Huron
France
German Kultur Row at Harvard Sparks Debate
In Cambridge Jan 18 a dispute emerged over the Germanic Museum at Harvard. Professor Walz urged preservation as a German kultur propagandist space, while the German department hinted at using it for broader aims, signaling a potential row over the facility donated by Mrs. Adolphus Busch of St Louis.
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Cambridge
Mass
Harvard University
Adolphus Busch
St. Louis
Harvard
Walz
Red Cross Home Service Uses All Transport to Reach Soldiers’ Families
Buckboards boats horses sleds and snowshoes help Red Cross Home Service reach every soldier’s family in need across communities using diverse transport to deliver aid and connection during wartime.
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Red Cross
Open deal with packers demanded in the Senate
Senators at the packers hearing attacked Food Administrator Hoover for secret conferences with packers to fix meat prices. Francis J. Heney testified that Swift & Company officials attended such meetings and questioned public policy in price fixing. Brown of the Chicago Live stock Exchange warned that dissolving packers’ interests would destroy competition and aid federal regulators.
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Washington
Senate Agriculture Committee
Francis J. Heney
Hoover
Heney
Swift & Company
France
Utive
Swift and Company
Swift
Senate
Brown
Chicago Livestock Exchange
Federal Trade Commissioner
House Interstate Commerce
Federal Trade Commission
Silent defenders jailed in Sacramento for I W W conspiracy
Forty three silent defenders were sentenced by Federal Judge Rudkin to one year in Sacramento county jail up to ten years in Leavenworth for I W W conspiracy. Reports from Munich note German delegates to the peace conference include Prince Lichnowsky and Count Brockdorff-Rantzau.
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Sacramento
Calif
Sacramento County
Leavenworth
Rudkin
Munich
Prince Licnowaky
Great Britain
von Brockdorff-Rantsau
Karl Kautgsky
Count Arco
Lichnowsky
London
Kaiser
Judge to Sentence 46 I W W Conspiracy Defendants
United States Judge Rudkin of Spokane was to sentence forty six I W W members found guilty of conspiring against the government. The verdict closed a major California court trial. Forty three defendants, silent in protest, claimed injustice in the Mooney case.
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Sacramento
Calif
United States
Rudkin
Spokane
California
Mooney
Illinois Senator proposes permanent national party chairman
Senator Lewis of Illinois tells the Democratic national committee to drop periodic chairman appointments and create a permanent executive body. He envisions a Washington office to inform the country about party activities and treats the post as a business proposition.
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Washington
Lewis
Illinois
Democratic National Committee
Town Destroyed by Sudden River Flood in Minas Geraes
Rio de Janeiro reports Calihoa in Minas Geraes state wiped out by a sudden rise of the Arassualty. Dispatches received today confirm the catastrophe and describe widespread destruction.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Calihoa
Minas Geraes
State ownership amendments head to Governor Fraser for signature
In Bismarck North Dakota on January 18 state ownership faced a test as seven constitutional amendments for state banks flour mills elevators and other industries awaited Governor Fraser's signature. The measures include referendum tax reforms and quick amendment action with hail insurance to be provided. Non Partisan League leaders said the plan aims to start only the state ownership program this year.
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Bismark
N. D
America
Fraser
Bolshevik envoy seeks peace with Wilson probe
Boris Litvinoff, ex Bolshevik delegate to Great Britain, informs President Wilson that the Bolsheviki seek peace and offer to halt world propaganda if the Allies end hostilities. The note was made public by a Social Democrat spokesman.
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Copenhagen
Boris Litvnoff
Great Britain
Wilson
Soci Democraten
Foch urges hold of Rhine to bar future German aggression
Marshal Foch warns American reporters that Germany may seek a second world war within years. He argues France must hold the entire Rhine frontier to protect civilization and proposes a new Watch on the Rhine with Allied backing. He thanks the United States for its wartime help and emphasizes the need for absolute measures against aggression.
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United Press
Treves
Prussia
Nancy
Germany
Marshal Foch
France
Rhine
Foch
America
France and United States praised at Paris conference
In Paris the RGSS FUR meeting welcomed the nations choos ing the city for talks. President Poincare hailed Wilson and the Allied victory as total while urging continued unity for peace. He thanked delegates for their work and noted France’s wartime suffering and resilience.
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Caire
Paris
Germany
Fron
Tron
United States
Americse Oncemany
Wilson
France
Poincaire
Associated Powers
Poincairse
English Girls to Sail With Doughboys in New York Invasion
London reports an upcoming arrival of English brides for American soldiers. The transport ships will dock in New York on January 29 bringing the first group of English girls who married American doughboys, with a larger group to follow. The Red Cross covers expenses.
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America
Bieburg
Red Cross
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