Senators Balk at Compromise Plan Rejects Reservations
A large group of influential Republicans protest changes to the peace treaty reservations. Eight senators led by Johnson and Borah demand action from Lodge, with Sherman warning he will join a third party if reservations pass. Taft visits, urging a compromise on Lodge reservations to article X of the League covenant.
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Washington
Senate
Natian
Johnson
California
Borah
Idaho
Climing
Lodge
Senator Lodge
Sherman
Dliners
Taft
McCumber
North Daakota
McNary
Oregon
Kellogg
Minnesota
Colt
Ithode Island
League of Nations
President Wilson Plans Prolonged California Vacation
President Wilson plans to depart Washington for a lengthy rest and climate change after doctors’ orders. He will likely base in Southern California aboard the presidential yacht Mayflower, sailing via the Panama Canal. Departure is tentatively the last week of February, contingent on the senate peace treaty decision.
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Washington
Wilson
California
Panama Canal
Senate
Propose Compulsory Schooling Policy In Reform Era
A historical proposal outlines compulsory schooling for children from ages two to eight or ten, aiming to standardize attendance and literacy. The plan names TILberite and other communities, with early education requirements tied to municipal or statewide authority.
Exports Dip Noted in December and November Figures
The report shows exports decreasing in value with November and December figures. Tiporte's value fell to 881 million and a $44 million decree is noted, according to a January 28 statement.
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Wilhington
Tiporte
Wheat price fix sparks Madrid sowing halt
A garbled report notes a government price fix for wheat caused a stir in Madrid. It mentions farmers planning to sow fewer hectares than last year and describes a broader impact on agriculture and markets.
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Madrid
Bolshevik Threats Grow in Lettish Front and Ukraine
Copenhagen reports Bolshevik forces mass on the Lettish front with Chinese regiments aiding. Letts repulse counter assaults and seize villages near Hjesshitza and at St Pytalowo while advancing toward Pskov. Ukrainian and Polish fronts also feel pressure as General Petlura moves to the front. Despite warfare, Ukraine's grain and sugar stocks are described as large.
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Copenhagen
Lettish Bureau
Riga
Hjesshitza
St. Pytalowo
Pskov
Berne
Petlura
Ukraine
Public flogging of women halted by Atlanta council
The Atlanta prison committee ordered the whipping of women at the city stockade to end after a public hearing on charges by the Atlanta Humane Society that inmates were strapped to a chair-like device and whipped.
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Atlanta
Atlanta E City Council
Atlanta Humane Society
Parlor Red Indictments Hit Chicago Socialists
A special grand jury investigating red activities in Cook county returned indictments against William Bross Lloyd and thirty-seven other alleged members of the Communist labor party.
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Parlor Reds
Chicago
Cook County
William Bross Lloyd
Communist Labor Party
World Jewish Population by Region and Nation
The world Jewish population is 18,480,000 with Poland and Ukraine each at 4,900,000. The text notes 8,100,000 in the Upttal tute and references British tales, though the wording is garbled.
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London
Poland
Ukraine
Bolshevik Forces Retreat on Lithonia Front
An official general staff statement says Warkawee Bolsheviks retreat across the Lithonia and Rathennian front west of Dyvinsk as Dew’s forces press forward. Front details remain sparse but the retreat indicates a tactical withdrawal.
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Lithonia
Rathennian
Dyvinsk
General Staff
Pan American financial conference opens in Washington
The Pan-American financial conference begins January 19 with leaders from 21 republics. President Wilson, in his sick room, pledges no selfish aims in reconstruction efforts. Secretary Lansing and John Barrett emphasize shared burden and moral influence while officials chair the opening session.
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Wilson
Pan- America
Washington
pan-America
Lansing
Americas
New World
Pan-American Union
John Barrett
Union
Glass
Federal Reserve Board
United States
International High Commission
Deportation of Berkman and Goldman Reaches Russia
Undesirable aliens led by Alexander Berkman and Emma Goldman entered Soviet Russia at 2 p.m. on Monday January 19. They were met with enthusiastic cheers as Russians gathered on the riverbank and helped them ascend snowy banks near the war-torn town of Bielo Ostrov.
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Terijoki
Russia
Alexander Berkman
Emma Goldman
United States
Soviet Russia
Systerbak
Bielo-Ostrov
Efforts Under Way To Recover Lusitania Treasures
London reports engineers and divers plan early this year to recover valuables from the sunken Lusitania. They expect thousands of pounds in items but say raising the steamer is unlikely due to the depth of water where she rests.
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London
Pulp Mills Face Wood Shortage Within Two Decades
The Washington report warns that in under twenty years about 1 percent of the nation’s pulp and paper mills, mainly in the East, will exhaust spruce, hemlock, and fir supplies used to make newspaper paper.
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Washington
W. W. Jailed in Vancouver for IWW syndicate role
Ernest Coates aged 21 and Tulph Coates aged 18 were sentenced to imprisonment for violating the criminal syndicate act by acting as organizers for the Industrial Workers of the World in Vancouver.
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Vancouver
Ernest Coates
Tulph Coates
Industrial Workers of the World
Strike Picketing Enjoined at Bethlehem Shipyards
A temporary restraining order bars Bethlehem Shipbuilding workers from picketing Bethlehem yards in San Francisco and Alameda as of Monday. The injunction aims to limit protest activity at the shipyards amid ongoing labor tensions.
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San Francisco
Bethl@lem Shipbuilding corporation
Alameda
Japanese to Withdraw From Siberia After Pact
Advisory council reports Japan will pull troops from Siberia after coordinating with the United States and aiding Czech Slovak forces. An evacuation timeline aims for Czech Slovaks gone by February 16 and American troops out by March 1, with Japanese forces returning home soon afterward.
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Tokio
Japan
United States
Siberia
Advisory Diplomatic Council
Iberia
America
Vladivostok
Semenoff
Siberian
Extradition List of Germans Narrowed to About 500 Names
Paris reports the final list of Germans to be extradited by the allies approved January 21 by the supreme council. The count is expected to be somewhat under 500 from the original 1400 accused, with delays in delivering the Ost prompting speculation of ongoing negotiations.
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Paris
Supreme Council
Race Riot Fears Prompt 120 Troops to Dumas Arkansas
A detachment of 120 federal troops from Camp Pike has been ordered to Dumas Arkansas amid fears of serious race trouble at a nearby Negro settlement. The situation reflects rising tensions in the region with federal intervention pending.
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Arkansas
Little Rock
Ark
Camp Pike
Dumas
Chicago teachers to get higher pay after February first
Chicago school teachers will receive an increased salary averaging $00 a month beginning February 1. More than 1000 teachers failed to report on Wednesday and about 16,000 pupils were without instruction.
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Chicagoo
Chicago
Holland Refuses Extradition of Ex Kaiser Amid Talks
London official says Holland raises technical point blocking surrender without demand from Germany. Allies expect prolonged negotiations over extradition for trial. US not signatory to the request, and issues of sanctuary and international procedure cited. Sir William Sutherland notes the crown prince may escape trial. Britain questions merit of pursuing him.
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London
William Sutherland
Lloyd George
Holland
Germany
William
United States
Whhelms
Great Britain
Sir William
France
Sabath Plans 90 Day Whisky Pause For Flu Cure
Rep Sabath of Illinois offers a resolution urging a ninety day suspension of provisions requiring permits and reports under the national prohibition law. He says whisky is needed as a cure for influenza which is rising, to allow prescription and access without delays.
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Sabath
Washington
Socrat
Hiinois
Gompers Opposes Sedition Bill in Washington Push
Samuel Gompers head of the American Federation of Labor leads opposition to a sedition bill before the House Rules Committee. He argues the measures are drastic and unnecessary since existing laws already prosecute radicals and communists.
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Washington
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
House Rules Committee
Japan aims to honor treaty terms with strict compliance
Premier Hara told the Tokyo Diet that Japan will strictly carry out every term of the peace treaty, adding that success or failure hinges on the spirit and manner of its operation. He emphasized adherence as essential to Japan’s role among states.
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Washington
Hara
Tokio
Japan
Americans Clash With Russians Near Posolsokaya
Two American soldiers were killed and one severely wounded in a clash with a Russian detachment of General Semenofs forces on January 10 near Posalsokaya. Five Russians were killed, one wounded, and fifty five captured including a general and six officers who remain held.
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Washington
Semenof
Posalsokaya
Carranza Blamed for Raids Across the Rio Grande
Documentary evidence presented to a Senate subcommittee investigating the Mexican situation implicates Venustiano Carranza and several top aides in directing a long series of raids on American property that began along the Rio Grande earlier this year.
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San Antonio
Texate
Carranza
Rio Grande
Senate
Two Voters Approve School Land Purchase in Ohio
Two lone voters approve a $400,000 land purchase in Cleveland area for building new schools at a special election. No other ballots were cast as the measure passes despite low turnout in Shaker Heights region.
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Cleveland, Ohie
Japs in Hawaiian Strike Reported by Planters
Japanese plantation workers on Oahu Hawaii reportedly joined Piliping strikers, with the Planters association confirming participation across several plantations and other islands.
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Oahua
Planters Association
Whistling Beings and Trees Across Lands
The article surveys natural whistlers from Australia to Nubia including whistling spiders snakes and moths. It notes Canary island whistlers voices rumors of distant chats and warns of the dangerous New Guinea whistling snake. It mentions whistling caves in the US and dry wind driven sand pockets in Colorado and Nubian acacia trees whose whistles arise from insect activity in bladderlike cavities.
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Australia
Canary Islands
New Guinea
United States
Kansas
Colorado
Nubia
Sudan
Old Names for Modern Cars
The article traces origins of car terms like sedan limousine roadster and touring car. It explains how sedan evolved from portable chairs carried by two oxen to a seven passenger enclosed body. Limousine originates from Limousin, while roadster began as tide-driven vessels and later bicycles. Touring cars denote long motorist tours with open bodies and four doors for seven passengers.
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England
China
India
Limousin
France
Song Loving Mocking Bird In Floridian Song Lines
Bird lovers now living in Florida recall the mocking bird’s varied song as a substitute for northern songbirds. The piece notes the bird holds a special place in southern hearts, rivaling the robin and other familiar songs from the North.
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Florida
The Beet Way of Truthful Show and Sincerity
A reflection on the value of genuine conduct over dissembling. The speaker argues that pretense is a form of counterfeit excellence and that the ideal is to become what one appears to be. The best path is to truly be what one would seem to be.
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Tillotuon
Bound to Do Some Good Excerpt on Courtesy and Kindness
A short reflection on scattering seeds of courtesy and kindness, suggesting some will grow into benevolence in others and bear happiness in the giver. The text emphasizes goodwill and moral fruit from small acts.
Wheat production comparison between two nations
The article notes that the average wheat output in the newly formed states is similar to Britain's, with both regions producing comparable levels of wheat on average. It emphasizes parity in production between the two economies.
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Nee States
Great Britain
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