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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1919
Page
9
Aviation editor notes 18 trophies to be contested in aeronautic events this year with prizes totalling several hundred thousand dollars. The awards aim to promote peacetime flying and boost civil aircraft employment.
The Aero Club of America plans an annual Intercollegiate Aviation Trophy funded by Samuel H. Valentine to promote flying among college men. Elimination races in the U S will select American pilots for major international trophies this spring and summer. Caproni of Italy forecasts a transatlantic flight to America, saying the Atlantic crossing is practicable and he intends to establish plants and build ships in the U S.
War and Navy Departments reveal civilian flying licenses are limited to Red Cross and manufacturers test pilots for the army and navy. Officials foresee a near postwar order change. Eugene Ely first flew from a ship deck in 1910 aboard the U S S Birmingham on November 14. The first air raid on England occurred January 19, 1915.
American delegates to the Paris peace congress protest breaches of trust by reporters at informal briefings. They require strict adherence to the rule that conference discussions not be credited to official sources. disciplinary measures are sought to prevent further complications.
The peace conference will hold secret sessions, with discussions conducted outside public view in the foreign office. No details of meetings were disclosed as the sessions proceed behind closed doors.
Word of a protest against the open or closed status of peace conference meetings spreads after an explosion drowns out delegates. Americans and British object while French Italians and Japanese prevail, prompting a storm before the Saturday session. An official communique outlines delegation numbers and the panel system to represent nations including Britain France Italy Japan, with specific dominal and colony representations.
At the Nassau County courthouse a boy who aided the Lebaudy inquiry was brought from Manhattan, questioned by the district attorney and aides, and prepared for grand jury testimony as prosecutors weigh premeditation and the reliability of his story. The DA plans to present him to the grand jury tomorrow, while observers note the witness could bolster or harm the State's case.
The article notes 35 states including Maryland South Dakota Texas Montana Delaware Massachusetts Arizona Georgia Louisiana and Michigan voting for a day amendment to legalize prohibition. It discusses ratification timing one year for effect and additional Congress measures to enforce the amendment. It mentions court actions in California to block ratification and outlines the proposed constitutional language and enforcement powers. It also references Mississippi as the first state to ratify and shifts to Paris with Russia related diplomatic notes.
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