Senate Democrats Ready To Take Treaty Compromise
Special Dispatch to The Commercial Tribune from Columbus Ohio reports 40 Senate Democrats ready to support treaty compromise while Bryan followers split, with Harding delegates and Ohio backing for Harding unity. Daugherty cites East favorability after Ohio Society speech. delegates to Chicago to be chosen with no second choices. Ohio aims for unit backing, discipline, and forward momentum for Harding.
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Chicago
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Ex-Soldier Fights Bandits Over Payroll Theft in Hoboken
Sidney Westheimer a 30 year old former French war serviceman drew $1500 from a Hoboken bank for his employer’s payroll. In a street clash near Tyler Park two armed men demanded the money. Westheimer opened fire wounding one bandit mortally while another fled. He was hit in the right hand and his belt deflected the worst of the gunfire.
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Westheimer
Tyler Park
Bryan and Wilson clash over war and peace in 1910s history
The piece recounts Woodrow Wilson and William Jennings Bryan, once allies, drifting apart over war policy and the peace process. Bryan resigns over the Lusitania note, aids reservations in the treaty, and alternates between backing and challenging Wilson as Democratic factions maneuver for influence.
Versailles Peace Ratified as US Stands Apart
Paris today saw the Versailles treaty go into effect after ratifications by Germany France Great Britain and others while the United States remained at war. Baron von Leisner praised peace but pledged Germanys full compliance amid economic strains and prisoner repatriation.
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Associated Press
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France
Great Britain
United States
Baron Kurt von Leisner
French Foreign Minstry
Scapa Flow
Baron von Leisner
Herr von Simson
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Lloyd George
M. Clemenceau
Premier Nitti
Italy
Baron Matsui
Paul Hymans
Premier Clemenceau
Mr. Lloyd George
Andrew Tardieu
Louis Klotz
Georges Leygues
Hugh C. Wallace
Washington
Nee
Rey
Peru
Poland
Siam
Czecho-Sie
Czecho-Slovakia
Uruguay
Panama
Prussia
Baron von Levaner
Entente
Europe
Louis Loucheur
Leisner
Shoe Prices to Remain Stationary in New York
New York officials and shop dealers led by Arthur Williams announce no increase in standard footwear prices this winter or next spring after a conference, aiming to keep down living costs as part of food administration efforts.
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New York
Arthur Williams
Seek Paroled Convict After Dentist Is Found Murdered
In New York on January 10 a 24 year old dentist J I Hanana was found murdered with a hatchet in his office. His money and jewels were untouched. Police issued a general alert for a parolee from Sing Sing tied to a murderous assault on a family member. A suspect was seen leaving via a fire escape. an unfinished note mentioning Isaac Isaacowitz was found near the body. The medical examiner called the crime the most brutal he had seen.
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New York
J. ID. Hanana
Sing Sing
Isaac Isaacowitz
Bootleggers Targeted as Drunk Actions Prompt Damages
United States Attorney Caffey warned that after prohibition takes effect any person harmed by an intoxicated individual can sue the liquor seller for damages. The measure aims to deter bootleggers by imposing liability for intoxication related harm.
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New York
United States
Caffey
Pershing Denies Waste Of Lives In Armistice Day Battles
A letter from General Pershing denies claims that American soldiers’ lives were wasted in armistice day attacks. He cites orders from Marshal Foch, states that firing ceased at 11 a.m. on November 11, 1918, and notes that no allied command ordered premature firing.
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House War Investigating
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Representative Fuller
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Marshal Foch
Fuller
George K. Livermore
Winchester
Mass
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Sherburne
Hisety_acade
Livermore
United States
Marshal Och
Switzerland
Moselle
Cox Witaroldo Direst Word On Gandiday
Governor Cox spoke at the Jackson Day celebration by the Duckworth Club in Hamilton County praising war effort policies and endorsing popular referendum on constitutional changes while dodging a presidential nomination. He lauded the federal reserve act and income tax as Democratic achievements amid wartime taxes and political criticism.
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League of Nations
Chief of Crime Board Lauds Public Hanging
Edwin W. Sims in the Chicago Crime Commission annual report commends the recent Cook County Jail hanging viewed by 200 prisoners. He cites 1919 totals of 300 murders and 10,000 thefts and decries overlenient reforms that turn punishment into a vacation.
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Cook County
Edwin W. Sims
Chicago Crime Commission
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Berger Denied Seat in House May Run Again
Victor Berger of Milwaukee a Socialist was denied his seat in the House for the second time by a 328 to 6 vote. Republicans Voight and Sherwood supported Berger's right to represent Wisconsin's Fifth District. The House committee ruled Berger ineligible under the constitution citing espionage act indictment and later conviction. Bodenstad's bid remains, with the question of Berger's eligibility tied to prior legal actions.
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Victor Berger
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
House
Ben Representativann
Ofllinois
Voight Republican
Sherwood
Ohio
Berger
Mann
Socialist Executive Committee
Dillinger
Henry H. Bodenstad
Dallinger
Bodenstad
Joseph P. Carney
Berger Renominated by Fifth Wisconsin Socialists After Unseating
The Socialist Committee of Wisconsin's Fifth District renominated Victor Berger within minutes of his second impeachment from Congress. They vow to continue backing Berger at a special election demanded of the Governor, declaring the fight will persist until reactionaries who voted against him are retired.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Socialist Committee
Wisconsin
Victor Bergér
Congress
Gillette
Wall Street
Lodge Urges Critics To Direct Suggestions To President
In a public-letter dated January 10 Senator Lodge warns critics pressing for more concessions on the League of Nations treaty. He says such pressure does not help reach an agreement and urges supporters to direct their suggestions to the President and his followers who oppose reservations.
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Boston
Senator Lodge
Massachusetts Joint Committee For
League of Free Nations
Senate
Bryan urges open Senate talks to reach peace treaty compromise
William Jennings Bryan told the Iroquois Club that free discussion in the Senate could yield a compromise on the peace treaty. He proposed that Democratic votes could permit a constitutional two thirds for ratification with reservations and voter judgment at the polls. He said there is no Democratic split and emphasized compromises as the way out.
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Chicago
United States Senate
William Jennings Bryan
Bryan
Iroquois Club
Wilson
Paris
Washington
League of Nations
League Ofation
Senate
Mr. Bryan
Woman Accused in Get Rich Quick Mystic Scheme
Mrs May Jennings Bennett a 32 year old widow was jailed after arraignment on four grand larceny counts in New York. She blamed a psychic influence and said she would plead guilty to make restitution to victims including clergymen. Police say she swindled funds from church and political associates while posing as leasing agent for houses and expanding a hotel chain. She claims to have invested 10000 in Mexican oil wells.
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New York
May Jennings Bennett
Tombs Prison
Revised treaty assured of passage says Palmer
Philadelphia January 10 Attorney General A Mitchell Palmer asserts the peace treaty will be ratified with reasonable reservations. He notes the treaty will be discussed in the campaign but should not become an issue, and believes it will be satisfactory to President Wilson.
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Philadelphia
A. Mitchell Palmer
Swarthmore College
Wilson
Republican Counter Proposal Moves Senate Treaty Deadlock
Washington Jan 10 Efforts to break the Senate peace treaty deadlock advanced as Republicans proposing ratification drafted a counter proposal focused on collateral issues. The plan, with Lodge’s tentative assent, aims to narrow disagreements, leaving Article V and voting power in the League for later talks. Democrats, noting some concessions, expected progress toward resolving minor points and narrowing disputes.
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Senator Lodge
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League of Nations
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