Henger Attacks Gompers as War Debate Roils Labor
Trial testimony reveals Victor L. Berger’s 1909 article urged rifles if ballots failed and a general strike at war onset. He denounces Gompers as sold out to capital and claims S W W over AFL, while defending antiwar stance and urging party referendums. President Wilson’s Italian journey described as triumphant reception en route to Rome.
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Chicago
Crose
Conaman
Victor L. oBreer
Frome
Morrison to inspect western army posts early next week
Major General Morrison, commander of the western department, will begin annual inspections of all posts in the division starting at the Presidio in San Francisco. The tour covers California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming and Alaska with dates for Wyoming and Colorado not yet known.
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Ban Francisco
Morrison
California
Colorado
Idaho
Montana
Wyoming
Alaska
Publisher Earle Dies in Los Angeles
Ed Wis T. Earle owner and publisher of the Los Angeles Express died at his home in Los Angeles on January 2, drawing a loss to California financial and newspaper circles.
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Los Angeles
Angeles
Cal
Edwis T. Earle
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Los Angeles Express
California
One Death and Four New Spanish Flu Cases Reported
The report notes yesterday saw one death and four new Spanish flu cases. Doctors say the epidemic appears under control with limited daily increases. Authorities will monitor reopening of churches, schools, and motion picture theaters next week and maintain health measures if necessary.
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Talipaune
Joba's
Louse Death Toll During World War Recalled
A wartime pamphlet cites the louse as a major killer, possibly responsible for over a million deaths, with typhus causing another million in Serbia and spreading through Austria, Germany, Russia, and the Balkans. the figures come from Lieut. Floyd, relief worker in northern Rhodesia.
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London
Serbia
Austria
Germany
Russia
Balkans
Lieut
Floyd
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Rhodesia
Cheyenne Girl Beat Rice Bresnahan Dies in Omaha
News reached Cheyenne of the death in Omaha Nebraska of Miss Beat rice Bresnahan. daughter of Mr and Mrs L A Bresnahan The death followed heart failure after a period of illness and travels in search of treatment The deceased was a Cheyenne native and Holy Child Jesus convent graduate Her parents left for Omaha and will bring the body back for burial with no set funeral arrangements yet announced.
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Beatrice Bresnahan
L. A. Bresnahan
Omaha
Neb
Misa Brésnahen
California
Miss Bresnahan
Cheyenne
Convent of the Holy Child Jesus
Bresnahan
Anaban
Carey Avenue
Bresnahan Hoth
Earthquake Devastation Reported Near Pralaan Nome
Early reports from Pralaan Nome indicate more than ten people killed and many injured in a powerful earthquake. Rescue workers and officials race to the scene as aftershocks complicate relief efforts.
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Nome
He Fuiny
Republican attack on Wilson policy sparks Senate clash
Senator Lewis of Minnesota accuses GOP leaders of conspiring to discredit Wilson and his peace terms to affect European negotiators. He lashes out at Lodge Knott and others, says Republicans would not care if Wilson died, and cites Borah and Hitchcock as debating alongside.
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Lewis
Washington
Putliey
Lewin
Iminott
Wéiierdied
Lodge
Massachusetts
Kooy
Pennsylvania
Hogifirkad
Borah
Idaho
League of Nations
Cummins
Thomas
Will
Rea Lewis
Lodge and Knot
C. Roosevelt
White House
Japan
Hitchcock
China
Polish Defenders Rally as German Troops Fail Vilna Aid
In Vilna the Poles organize defense as Bolshevik advances loom. German commander refuses to arm Poles, citing Berlin orders, while promising to hand the city to Bolsheviks. German forces under General Falkenhayn provide limited aid amid rising chaos and looting.
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Associated Press
Warsaw
Vilna
Berlin
Palin
Ieeck
Falkenhayn
Michigan Ratifies Amendment for Dig Nation
The Michigan legislature ratified the U S Constitution amendment providing for a dig nation. Both houses approved with no opposition except three votes in the house. Michigan becomes the sixteenth state to ratify. twenty-four more must ratify to make the amendment effective.
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Associated Press
Lansing
Michigan
United States
Gitleanth
Death in Omaha Touches Local Family
Mrs. J Henry B Blubbs of 712 East Sixteenth learns her brother Harry Brown has died in Omaha after a blood clot developed in his leg. He was 96 years old and well known in this state.
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J Henry B. Blubbs
East Sixteenth
Omaha
Harry Brown
Me. Brown
30 Below Zero a Possibility for Great Northwest
Chicago dispatch notes real winter weather across the west with below zero readings spreading. The weatherman foresees 30 below in some Montana points and 28 below at Williston, North Dakota, with 12 below in Quinton Iowa and 5 below in Texas. Colder conditions expected tomorrow across the region, with no moderation before Saturday and the promise of a glorifying temperature rise by the weekend.
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Associated Press
Chicago
West
California
Texas
Willingston
Mont
Quinton
Denver
Plains
Insurance Records Reach 26 Tons At War Risk Bureau
Washington D C Jan 2 Twenty six tons of insurance records were received by the War Risk Insurance Bureau. They represent 1 606 000 000 dollars of insurance written overseas and will bring the total government written insurance to over 28 000 000 000.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
War Risk Insurance Bureau
Vossiac S remarks urge German unity and swift action after armistice
The article quotes Vossiac urging the German people to avoid delays and to form a stable government in Berlin. Allies insist on terms, food, and guarantees that prevent a return to despotism. He calls for a national convention, warns against commissions, and says time to act is near.
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Beesrane Press
Vossiacho
Berlin
Germany
New Teut Army Formed After Russian Model
A Rotterdam dispatch reports Germany will form a new Teut army from over 24 veterans who have already served six front lines. The unit will elect its own officers and first serve on the eastern front to address the government crisis there. Noske reportedly vows Poles cannot seize German territory amid Bolshevik protests and propaganda burns in Berlin.
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Rotterdam
East Front
Herr Noske
Socialiste
Unter den Linden
Berlin
Austrian Officers Protected by Italians Amid Austrian Rebellion
Describes chaos as Austrian officers, protected by Italian escort, travel from Bolzano to Innsbruck during a rebellion. Hungarians sack depots, destroy vehicles, burn fuel, and mutilate horses as peasants mingle with troops amid widespread devastation in Frantesfesto and surrounding routes.
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Rome
Rino Alessig
Bolzano
Innsbruck
Frantesfesto
Acts of Heroism Mark Rescue Work
North ern Pacific stranded off Fire Island is being refloated with high tide after 600 to 700 men, many wounded, are transferred to war vessels or brought ashore by breeches buoy. A naval lieutenant and Bay pilot Roy Arnott are praised for multiple heroic rescues as Red Cross aid arrives.
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Northern Pacific
Fire Island
Red Cross
Nat Nedy Bay
Solace
Ktin
Warnek
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Preas
Vandevier
Roy Arnott
Arnott
Russians Offered Pay to Join Bolshevik Red Army
Washington reports advise the state department that returning Russian prisoners of war in Austria-Hungary and Germany are offered rubles monthly clothing and food to enlist with the Bolshevik red army. Few accept and anti Bolshevik feeling remains strong, while Bolsheviks gain power after Kazan and Samara recapture.
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Washington
State Department
Austria-Hungary
Germany
Red Army
Russia
Kazan
Samara
Former Austrian ships sail under allied flag at Toul
Diplomatic reports state former Austro-Hungarian ships now navigate Toul France under an inter allied blue and white flag. Requisitioned vessels fly the allied flag as part of post war arrangements noted in Washington dispatches.
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Washington
TD. C
Toul
France
Wilson policies gaining strength in British support
Paris January 2. American officials report strong British accord with the Wilson program ahead of the peace conference. A senior British statesman said the conference should not close until a nations system aligned with Wilson is established, signaling broad allied backing for the plan. The text also notes destruction of the Moyler pamphlet and calls attention to Caporetto aftermath.
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Paris
Wilson
London
Estabe Habed & Teague
Denver Lawyers Arrive as Midwest Case Dominates Talk
Denver attorneys from both sides gather for a pivotal Midwest case in Colorado with key figures arriving. F. J. Fearful, an assistant attorney general from Washington, pushes to a full courtroom fight while others seek a compromise likely to influence the government suits and title validity at stake.
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