Plan for League of Nations Approval Outlined in Paris
Paris reports that a commission virtually endorses a League of Nations plan with annual two month meetings in an international site. Disputes would go to a governing body with three month rulings, and noncompliance could trigger arbitration or collective military response by member states.
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Paris
League of Nations
Speci! Commission
Society of Nations
Mer Hers
Commission
Constantinople
Committee of Arbitration
Blackmailer admits guilt in Utah case
Joseph Henry Martin of Ogden confessed to blackmail charges tied to threats sent to Ogden families starting in 1913. His admission follows a 1918 dynamiting at LeRoy R. Eccles home and the later shooting of Pinkerton detective David Edwards during the manhunt.
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Salt Lake City
Joseph Henry Martin
Ogden
Martin
LeRoy R. Eccles
David Edwards
Pinkerton
Blickhander
Greater Army Plan Opposed in Washington
Fragmentary text indicates opposition to a large army plan in Washington with mentions of 175,000 men and references to the House and military leadership. The legible bits suggest debates over national security strategy, officer deployments, and timelines.
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Washington
OSI
Nathomat Ade
Howse Warlieselig
Saat
America Facing Huge Burden Wuoshireton
The text discusses a large U S financial burden on the American people over years and mentions wartime costs, debt and the need for measures. It refers to figures in the tens of thousands and attributes strain to successive administrations. Specific names and dates are unclear due to transcription errors.
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America
Wuoshireton
Biletei
Becessary
Anarchists Begin Reign of Terror in Butte
Anarchists ignite unrest in Butte on February 1 as miners strike at the St. Lawrence mine. A dynamite blast damages the Nolan home but injures none. Officials blame anarchistic elements while miners’ unions deny involvement. About 800 soldiers guard the city. police report improving safety with isolated assaults on returning workers.
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Butte
Nolin
St. Lawrence
Butte Metal Miners’ Union
Metal Mine Workers’ Industrial Union
SOO
Nolan
Senators Discuss Possible Troop Withdrawal From Russia
Senator Hitchcock, serving as Foreign Relations Committee chair, predicted in the Senate on February 13 that a conference at Princes Islands between Allied representatives and Russian factions could lead to agreement for withdrawal of American and allied troops from Russia amid debates on Tusala policy.
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Washington
Princes Islands
Associated Nations
Russia
Senate
Hitchcock
Foreign Relations Committee
Tusala
Texas Liquor Saloon Shuts After Prohibition Fine
John Ford admitted guilty to operating a rough board saloon at Vinton Texas near the New Mexico line violating state prohibition. He paid 500 dollars and three days in jail and agreed to permanently close the establishment after forcing closures three times.
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el Paso
John Ford
Costa
Vinton
Texas
New Mexico Line
Ford
Arizona
New Mexico
Portland Promises Jobs for Soldiers and War Workers
City commissioners hear a bankers and business leaders call for public works to ease unemployment in Portland Oregon where about 11 000 men are out of work The panel urges accelerated street improvements to employ returning soldiers and war workers News notes the pledge to rush projects to create jobs in the city
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Portland
Ore
Chile Plans Extradition Pact For Rebels After Border Disorder
Chilean foreign office proposes a pact with Argentina to extradite offenders following archistic outbreaks and disorders along the Chile Argentina frontier on both sides.
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Santiago
Chile
Chile-Argentina
Argentina
Ofenders
Basil M. Manly Named Joint War Labor Board Chairman
Basil M. Manly is pictured after succeeding Frank Walsh as joint chairman of the War Labor Board. Manly steps into leadership amid wartime labor issues and policy decisions.
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Basil M. Manly
Frank ©. Walsh
War Labor Board
Utahns Approve Bond for County Road Improvements
Voters in Salt Lake County approve a 800,000 bond issue for Minnie road improvements by a ratio near 8 to 7 in the county and 2 to 7 within healthy Union, cast in the February 1 election.
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Salt Lake Clive
Unio
Na Honals
Randall-Dodd Auto Co
Salt Lake City
Deportees Lose Plaint in Court New York
Unclear fragmentary text describes a court ruling involving deportees and habeas corpus, with garbled place names and dates. The readable elements indicate a legal decision in New York affecting detainees but lack coherent details.
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New York
Ebert Elected President of German Republic
Dr. Friedrich Ebert elected president by the German national constituent assembly in Weimar. The new constitution, drafted by representatives of all parties, is adopted and signals a national endorsement of his regime. The cabinet will have fourteen members with Scheidemann as chancellor and a mix of Socialists Democrats Centrists in the ministry.
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Weimar
Friedrich Ebert
Kaiserdom
German Republic
Bellevue
German National Assembly
Phillipp Scheidemann
August Mueller
Herr Bauer
Herr Landsberg
Eduard David
National Assembly
Konstantin Fehrenbach
Mathias Erzberger
Count von R Brockdorff-Rantzau
General Seattle sympathy strike ends after four days
About 30,000 Seattle union workers return to work after a four day general sympathy strike supporting 25,000 metal trades workers. Industry, schools, and streetcars were halted. soldiers were deployed to maintain order while few arrests occurred. Tacoma and Butte actions are noted with miners resisting I W W calls.
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Seattle
West
Tacoma
United States
Butte
Russ Accept Poles Peace Offer
A Moscow report quotes M. Tehitcherin Bolshevist foreign minister saying the Soviet government desires peaceful relations with Poland and guarantees unrestricted travel for Polish delegates to Moscow to discuss urgent questions with Ignace Paderewski.
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London
M. Tehitcherin
Ignace Jan Paderwski
Moscow
Wilson urges budget system in national finances
President Wilson sends a cablegram urging adoption of a budget system for the nation. The message was released Tuesday by Sherley, chairman of the house appropriations committee.
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Washington
Wilson
Sherley
Appropriations Committee
House
Heney Predicts Food Monopoly Under Five Lenders
Former FTC counsel J. Heney told the House Interstate Commerce Committee that within five to ten years the five lending meat packers would control the nation’s food supply and could charge any prices they wished.
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Heney
Washington
Fruels
J. Heney
Federal Trade Commission
House Interstate Commerce Committee
Philippine Legislature Adjourns After Passing Major Bill
Manila reports the Philippine legislature adjourned on February 13 after approving several measures. The most notable act authorizes formation of the National Development Company with a capital of 50,000,000 pesos.
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Manila
Philippine Legisaure
National Development Company
Preparing For Wilson's Return, Brest, France
George Washington arrives in Brest on Tuesday to convey President Wilson home. Twenty destroyers will form the George Washington on her return trip at the Azores.
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Brest
France
George Whiehington
Wilson Hone
George Wishington
Azores
Bomb Plot Foiled in Arizona by Patrol on February First
Military police thwarted a bomb plot in Arizona on February 1. Authorities say alertness prevented the device filled with nitroglycerine from harming Douglas Y and associates. Investigators pursue leads and seek to identify the attackers involved.
Nebraska Farmer Killed in Accidental Shooting
A Nebraska farmer, 47, was instantly killed by his son 17, as they prepared for a hunting trip. The revolver discharged accidentally in the elder’s hands with the weapon in proximity to both. Authorities reported no foul play suspected in the incident.
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Nebraska
San
Oamahie
John Jalnesek
Joseph
Americans to Visit Hun Capital Coblenz
A brief note indicates American personnel including officers and enlisted men of the army of occupation will visit the German capital Vienna and Coblenz for a prerogative tour. The document appears to be a clipped sentence with garbled phrasing.
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Coblenz
Ther Lanier
Minister Killed in Rioting in Tegucigalpa
In Tegucigalpa the Honduran capital rioting left interior minister Francisco J. Mejia dead. The dispatch from San Salvador reports he was killed amid the unrest.
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San Salvador
Tegucigalpa
Honduras
Mltiiater
Interior
Francisco J. Mejia
Intercession and Covenant in the Golden Calf Episode
A dated sermon outlines Moses interceding for Israel after the Golden Calf, detailing Aaron's compromise, God's wrath, Moses breaking and discarding the tablets, the Levi siege, and the renewal of the covenant with emphasis on intercessory prayer for others and the value of intercessory prayer.
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Moses
Israel
Judgment Palse
Aaron
Prayer For Strength Not Easier Tasks Quote
A paraphrased selection from a Walter van Tilburg Clark style meditation urging believers to seek strength over ease. The passage asserts one should pray not for easier tasks but for powers that match duties, so daily work becomes a continual miracle and personal growth.
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W’hillipa Brooks
Followers of Christ Seek Blessings in Fellowship
Those who follow Christ are blessed with the fellowship of Christ, where fellowship itself reflects shared faith and communal support among believers.
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Christ
Armadillo Digger Defeats Boy in Yard Tale
In a tale from Far Away and Long Ago by W. H. Hodson a boy tries to pull an armadillo from its mound. The animal digs deeper, dragging the boy with it and tossing dirt over his head as he finally releases.
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W. H. Hodson
Spiral Growth Explains Sliding Spruce Cross Section
A cross section of an Alaska spruce shows a spiral pattern named robols forming on the lower trunk. Foresters propose the tree grew slanted on a glacier edge, rotating as it expanded, creating a continuous spiral from center to near the bark.
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Alaska
Kept at home to go a-taturing noted by schoolmaster
A Thanet schoolmaster received a single odd note from a boy for a neighbor’s child. After much thought and tobacco, the word CEPATOMTEGOATURING was deciphered as the clue. The London Chronicle reports the puzzled teacher solved the mystery behind the peculiar spelling.
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London Chronicle
Playing Safe Letter to Santa Sparks Payment Grievance
Allty writes to Santa requesting a letter and asks his father for a check. He explains that Santa must pay his helpers or they might strike on Christmas Eve.
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Allty
Santa Claus
Festal Cutlery: New Metal Combines Chromium for Fine Tools
Canadian chemists develop a metal named festal combining ion and chromium to create an alloy easy to work with. It is touted as suitable for high quality cutlery and precise forms. The discovery is reported by Gas Logic.
Unusual author described as odd in Loulaville report
The Loulaville Courier Journal notes an unusual author remarking on a heroine described as a sense attractive sort of girl. The piece presents a curio from local literary coverage without broader context or additional named figures.
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Loulaville Courier Journal
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