Wilson Honored At Most Impressive Banquet Yet
President Wilson attends a grand luncheon in Luxemburg with 200 guests including two presidents and leaders. M Noulens condemns Bolsheviks, citing hostility and tyranny. Afterward Wilson writes a note on the menu and meets American delegates at Hotel de Crillon.
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Moscow
Petrograd
M. Noulena
M. Carvings
Luxemburg
Napoleon
Marseilles
Victor Hugo
Marshal Foch
Hotel de Crillon
Mob Burns Negro for Murder in Hillsboro
In Hillsboro Texas a mob abducted Bragg W. Mamas a Black man and burned him to death at the public square after accusing him of murdering Mrs. Geo Wells and her child on December 7. Witnesses say Wells and child were found killed in their home and Mamas was arrested but spirited away to prevent violence.
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Associated Press
Hillsboro
Texas
Bragg
Sherman Charges Vil Trig 1 Wm Adtelephon
Senator Sherman of Eiliscia declared in the senate that Theodore N Voll, adviser to Burleson on wire matters, favors government ownership of telephone and telegraphs to unload his company. He labeled Voll a Bolshevik and accused Burleson of seeking control through state ownership.
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Associated Press
Washington
Sherman of
Eiliscia
Senate
Theodore N. Voll
Burleson
Vail
Esnator
Notable anniversaries from early American figures and rulers
Entries note Daniel Henchman founder of Nev ad paper mill born in Boston and died Feb 26 1761 in Nev ad. Francis E Spinner US Treasurer under Lincoln and Grant born Mohawk New York died Jacksonville Florida Dec 9 1494 1821. King Oscar I of Sweden ruled nearly 95 years born in Stockholm died there.
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Daniel Henchman
Firtla
Nevad
Boston
Francis E. Spinner
United States
Lincoln
Grant
Mohawk
N. Y
Jacksonville
Pia
Mexico
Oscar I
Sweden
Stockholm
Finnish American Pitess Looks Toward Wilson Paris Peace
An editorial from New York in Outlet, a leading Finnish American newspaper, asserts the present era as the most historic with World War I ending in an armistice and a future peace conference. It notes Wilson’s terms and explains the voyage to Paris to guard against misinterpretation, while the crowd and millions send Godspeed and hope for a just outcome.
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Brooklyn
New York
Wilson
Europe
Paris
Trial Set in Notorious 106K Case in Wisconsin
Toward week’s end the trial of Dr. David Roberts a Waukesha veterinarian linked to a sensational Wisconsin murder case will proceed before Judge EB Belden. Roberts faces a statutory offense connected with Grace Jack a former Waukesha teacher during an alleged Milwaukee hotel stay in the murder plot involving Mira Neu Mann Roberts wife of the defendant.
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Cour
David Roberta
Waukesha
Wisconsin
EB. B. Belden
Roberts
Grace Jack
Ormer
Milwaukee
Mira
Mary Neumann Roberts
Dr. Roberts
Surgeon General Jer nop birthday tribute in Capidian Red Cram
The item notes Sir George Jer nop founder and president of the Capidian Red Cram turning 65 today. It also mentions James J. Blorrow a Bocton banker and former Fuel Administrator of England born in Bow.
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Bamutwmaay
George Jernop
Capidian Red Cram
James J. Blorrow
Bocton
Vedera! Fuel Addinistrator
England
Bow
Banff Winter Carnival Tops World Eye Catcher Features
Banff Alberta hosts a new winter carnival February 7 to 15 with the Ice Palace centerpiece. Visitors will see lighted streets, snow scenes, hockey and curling matches, toboggan and ski races, ski jumping with a five hundred dollar setup, snowshoe treks, and a grand Red Gras Ball style finale, crowning a festive season.
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Banff
Alberta
Canadian Rockies
Aocmebes
Norway
Sweden
Canada
New Orleans
Pasadena
Local Patriots Push Kendrick Promotion Bill in Senate
A Senate Military Affairs Committee debate centers on a Kendrick bill to grant promotions to officers and men who were recommended but blocked by War Department orders after the armistice. Cheyenne sources report support, noting no new government expense and a remedy for soldiers awaiting advancement denied by demobilization policy and salary concerns.
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Kendrick
War Department
Senate Committee On Military Affairs
Cheyenne
Military discharge provisions for National Guard and Army personnel
Congress action orders honorable discharge for National Guard Medical Reserve Corps and Army personnel who served in the present emergency, with conditions based on demonstrated fitness and prior recommendations before November 11, 1918, upon signing a peace treaty. Provisions preserve promotions for officers or enlisted men deemed higher rank by the Secretary of War and exclude those not entitled to the recommended promotion.
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United States of America
Congress
National Guard
Medical Reserve Corps
Army
United States National Army
Regular Army
Germany
Austriaddungary
Secretary of War
New Telephone Rates to Take Effect Tonight Statewide
Postmaster general announces new telephone rates approved by the committee for rate standardization will become effective at 12 01 tonight except where injunctions block. Indiana Mississippi and a Pensacola Florida case have issued or heard injunctions. Some localities may see rate increases while overall reductions are expected, per special counsel.
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Feveral Burleson
Department
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Indiana
Micnissippi
Pensacola
Fla
United States
Lincoln
Nebr
Committee For
Mr. Durieson
Weather Report Highlighted Local Conditions
At 6 pm the temperature was 25 with 42 as the mean. The highest 62 occurred at 2 16 pm and the lowest 33 at 3 30 am. Wind gusts reached 30 mph from the west. Relative humidity stood at 45 percent with scattered normal precipitation since January 1 totaling 6.20 inches.
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From Here and There and Other Miscellany Snippets
A collage of trivia notes on topics from visiting cards in France to the first life insurance company in London, plus facts about divorce suits in Portland and the Boer War peace effort. It also mentions ancient Rome and English language quirks, with scattered historic dates.
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France
England
Portland
Ore
de Foe
Robinson Cruse
America
Virginia
Life Insurance
London
Africa
Sahara
Kitchener
Smuts
Delarey
Land Settlement Congress Formally Organized in Salt Lake
The land settlement congress for soldiers sailors and marines was permanently organized in Salt Lake City today after a session of reclama tion experts from seven states. It aims to settle millions of acres for veterans, with emphasis on 3,000,000 acres in the Colorado river basin, and adjourned after completing its con clusion.
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Associated Press
Salt Lake City
Land Settlement Congress
Colorado River Basin
Grand Canyon 19 Becomes National Park After 30 Year Battle
The Senate approved a bill to make Grand Canyon a national park and sent it to House conferees. The proposal has endured in Congress for thirty years of debate and effort.
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Grand Canyon
Associated Press
Washington
Senate
House
Congress
High Casualties From Flu and Pneumonia Among Troops
War Department figures show a death rate of 32.15 per thousand per year among troops at home and abroad with influenza and pneumonia causing about 10 per thousand. The data underline the heavy impact of flu and pneumonia on military personnel.
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Associated Press
Washington
War Department
New Jersey Approves Plan of Tree Planting Memorials
The New Jersey Department of Conservation and Development joins with the Ameritas Pottery Association in a statewide drive for tree memorials honoring those who sacrificed in the great war. The effort aims to deepen community ties and symbolize growth as the town expands.
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State Department of Oeservation and Development
Uon
Ameritas
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Paul H. Moore
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