Supreme War Council Bases Blockade to Allow Russia Aid
President Wilson sent to the Senate the nomination of Roland M. Baker as Boston postmaster with George A. Crocker and Charles L. Burrill as runner ups, amid wartime posts. The report notes Baker as a leading Civil Service figure.
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Bolsheviks Win a COS Point They Fought for
Bolsheviks gain a COS point they long sought, while no recognition is granted to the Bolshevik government. The move underscores friction between opposing factions and signals limited diplomatic progress amid the struggle for legitimacy.
Partial lifting of blockade of Soviet Russia announced
Washington reports a communication from the Supreme Council in Paris announces a partial lifting of the blockade on Soviet Russia. The move is cited as an early result of a hastily convened conference of British and French officials in Paris addressing the Bolshevik advance toward Poland and into Persia, India and Afghanistan.
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Yankees Division Fund Drive Seeks Final Push
The Yankee Division faces a last hour race to raise 99 500 to reach a 200 000 goal for a memorial clubhouse in Boston. Officials urge Boston and New England residents to respond generously as midnight nears and earlier support must be surpassed.
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New England
John Barleycorn Retires From Public Life
A decorative mock funeral marks the end of John Barleycorn as a public figure in pubs. He leaves at midnight, ostracized from his usual haunts, while bars shift to serving soft drinks and quiet farewell observances occur as clocks strike twelve.
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Call for Help From Steamers In Storm Tangles Atlantic Route
A call for immediate aid came from the Lakeville freight steamer bound for Norfolk after it ran ashore at Jones Inlet Long Island in heavy snow. Tugs were dispatched. The Shipping Board steamer Joan Adams reported drifting with broken steering gear about 60 miles southeast of Charleston seeking aid. The American steamer Wyncodhe, bound for Antwerp and Rotterdam, damaged its bow in a collision with a barge in New York Bay and one man was knocked overboard.
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City Council Opposes Gas Price Increase in Boston
The City Council voted unanimously against Boston Consolidated Gas Company's bid to raise gas prices to 1.20 per 1000 cubic feet. It urged hiring an expert to audit the gas company's books and oppose any further price hikes before the Public Utilities Commission.
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Coolidge Campaign Offices Opened in Chicago
Western headquarters for Governor Calvin Coolidge's presidential bid opened in Chicago. Mrs. J. L. Bennett, formerly of the RNC, will oversee the setup, with James B. Reynolds to assume active charge in about ten days. Bennett plans a Western States tour.
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Colleges for compromise split war treaty vote in colleges
New York January reports show advocates of treaty ratification by compromise leading the college referendum. Among 410 colleges surveyed 139,788 votes were cast with 49,653 for compromise, 48,232 for ratification without reservation, 27,970 for Lodge reservation, and 13,933 opposing any form.
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Mrs Dow Sentenced In Federal Court For Theft
Mrs Katherine J Dow 28 a former Albany Vermont postmistress pleaded guilty to stealing 3500 dollars from the government to pay debts for her family. Judge H B Howe sentenced her to one year and one day in Atlanta.
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H. B. Howe
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Waitress Fined for Traffic Violation in $4500 Car
Sophie Hodosky, a New York waitress who earns $12 weekly and $80 in tips, pleaded guilty to a traffic rule violation while driving her $4500 automobile and was fined $2.
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Sophie Hodosky
Bandit Fails Rob Gotham Bank in New York
A lone bandit attempted to rob the Manhattan Savings Institution at Broadway and Bleecker Street in New York. After a revolver battle with officers and staff, he was captured by Constant Bird, the bank’s president, and surrendered the name James Stratton of 1272 Washington Boulevard Chicago.
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Walsh signals support for Baker but opposes first class postmaster system
Senator Walsh said he would not oppose Baker's confirmation and called him a high-class man. He criticized the method used to name first class postmasters and planned to condemn the system in a future Senate floor speech.
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Sinn Feiners Win in Dublin Municipal Election
Dublin reports show Sinn Fein candidates winning on the first count including Alderman Tom Kelley who is imprisoned in London. Lord Mayor O Neill scored a record poll while Sinn Fein and Labor gains appear likely outside Ulster as contests with Unionists and Nationalists stayed close in Ulster.
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Morale in Navy Poor Says Sims Before Senate
Rear Admiral William S. Sims testified before the Senate subcommittee investigating naval war decorations that morale in the Navy is flagging due to methods used by Secretary Daniels. He described concerns about how decorations are awarded and the impact on service personnel.
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Senate
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Grave situation risks wider war across regions
The remark notes the gravity of the situation threatening conflict beyond Central Europe to Asia Minor, Persia and potentially India, signaling broad regional tension and possible escalation.
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Asia Minor
Persia
India
Freezing Temperatures Hit New Hampshire Goats
Manchester New Hampshire January 16 25 degrees below zero were reported in suburbs as a herd of 20 goats in Dunbarton froze to death during the cold snap.
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