Ready to Ratify Law to Curb Wood Alcohol Deaths
December 30. Commissioner Roper of the revenue department urged placing a tax on manufacture and sale of wood alcohol. He proposed treating wood alcohol like grain alcohol to curb fatalities and allow swift action against violators. No such law currently safeguards the public against wood alcohol’s abuse. Federal agents were dispatched in New York as the death list grows.
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New York
Navy reverses medal decision amid controversy over awards
Navy Secretary orders board to reconvene and revise the list of recipients after Adeical declines a distinguished medal from Sec Daniels and the admirals. The dispute centers on a claim that a recipient who is related to Secretary Daniels received the honor while another destroyer was sunk by a German vessel.
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Adeical
Sec Daniels
Navy Secretary
Board of
Daniels
Conmarine
David Worth
Versailles Signing Set as German Pact Is Finalized
Paris, Dec 30. Ratifications of the Versailles treaty will be exchanged January 6 at the Quai dOrsay. The German delegation led by Baron Von Lersmer will sign the protocol and receive a letter from the Allies reducing naval material demands to 400,000 tons if needed. Allied troops begin evacuation duties January 4, with about 100 trains required for plebiscite areas.
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Paris
Associated Press
Quai D’orsay
Baron von Lersmer
Paul Dutista
Germany
Experia
Lloyd Georgé
Diplomatia
Berlin
Ellis Loring Drexel
Hapgood Denies Sympathy for Soviet Ties in Denmark Resignation
Norman Hapgood issued a statement explaining his resignation as minister to Denmark. He denied expressing sympathy for the Soviet government and defended his stance on maintaining the blockade. He criticized Colonel George Harvey's alleged falsehoods as foolish and vindictive.
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New York
Norman Hapgood
Denmark
Russia
Europe
Prussia
George Harvey
Hapgood
Pershing to Visit Cheyenne for Elk Roast and Wool Growers Meet
General John J. Pershing will arrive in Cheyenne January 14 and stay until the afternoon of the 15th. He will be guest of honor at a Plains hotel luncheon and attend a reception at the state capitol. A Wyoming Elk roast novelty is planned and the Wyoming Wool Growers' Association will hold its annual convention during his visit.A public reception and introduction are set, with a news note of a welcome by the Mulitple committee and a brief parade of public enthusiasm anticipated at the station.
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Cheyenne
Fort Russell
Plains Hotel
State Capitol
Wyoming
Wyoming Wool Growers’ Association
General Pershing
C. B. Irwin
Union Pacific
Hill
State Immigration Returned Service
Capital Labor Called On For Big Show-Down
Hearings on wages and prices in the bituminous coal industry to begin January 12 in Washington. A three-member commission appointed by President Wilson will hear from miners operators and the public. The first session aims to secure the witnesses and representatives from the Central Competitive field.
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Wilson
Thomas T. Brewster
St. Louis
Indiana
Ohio
Pennsylvania
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
Paroled felon Donald Hammond jailed for check forging
Donald Hammond aged 24 son of Grinnell University’s dean was convicted of violating parole by forging checks and thefts and sentenced to 3 2 to 7 years in prison. His past crimes include a 2006 Newport forged check and a $15 000 bond theft in Boston. He has a long war record with service in Canada and the Royal Air Force.
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New York
Donald Hammond
William Hammond
Grinnell University
Hammond
Normal Bradford, Jr
Newport
Rhode Island
Manitoba
Boston
Tombs
Ypres
England
Royal Air Force
Woman Charged With Selling Pint of Liquor
A woman was charged with selling a pint of liquor at her home 1408 Bent Street. The arrest followed an undercover sting conducted at night by local authorities.
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Cowan
Bent Street
Bolsheviks Report Mass Executions in Early 1919
Berne dispatch cites an Isvestia Moscow bulletin noting that fifteen thousand Russians were shot by Bolsheviks in the first three months of 1919 under the extraordinary committee in Moscow. The report is carried in a foreign Bolshevik source.
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Berne
Bolsheviks
Russia
Moscow
Bolbshevk Orgar
Compromisers Make Headway in Washington Talks
In Washington on December 30, Senator McNary of Oregon and Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska discussed compromise proposals on the peace treaty. They aimed for a middle ground to avoid delaying ratification, focusing on reservations and a potential new preamble. Other senators, including Senator Robinson of Virginia, joined portions of the discussions, with further talks planned.
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McNary
Oregon
Hitchcock
Nebraska
Senate
Shaw
League of Nations
Pene Huohoonk
Son
Virginia
Fans Committee
Senator McNary
Big scoop by Herald reporters on Lester murder case
Chicago December 30 Cecil Beatrice Lester charged in a warrant with the murder of J Stanley Brown likely will be turned over to Mount Clemens police tomorrow The Herald and Examiner reports she is not in Kalamazoo Battle Creek or Mount Clemens and is with her grandmother near Detroit She reportedly admitted details to reporters but could not publicly discuss them and repeats denial of shooting Brown The paper notes she lodged in a Battle Creek rooming house December 45 and was visited nightly by Ben Sorenson Camp Custer wife Refuses to Talk Mount Clemens Sub December 30 Turn to Page 6 No 6
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Chicago
Cecil Beatrice Lester
J. Stanley Brown
Mount Clements
Chicago Hérand and Examiner
Kalamazoo
Battle Creek
Detroit
Herald and Examiner
Brown
Ben Sorenson
Custer
Escorting the Soldier Dead Honors William Sandlin
Seret. William Sandlin of Heyden Kentucky is appointed special escort for returning US war dead from overseas. A renowned hero, he is unofficially ranked beside Sgt. York for his battlefield actions against German forces. Sandlin earned the Medal of Honor the Croix de Guerre and the Belgian Military Medal.
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Seret
William Sandlin
Heyden
United States
Sandlin
York
Bof
Belgium
Prosperous Times Forecast to Endure Another Year
Washington dispatch says the Chamber of Commerce committee predicts continued industrial activity and strong farm prosperity through rising prices and high cash purchases. Manufacturers report orders beyond capacity while retailers expect demand to hold for another harvest. Farmers increase spending on machinery and purebred livestock, fueling the economy.
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Committee On
Chamber of Commerce of the
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