Communist Platform Framed by Bolshevik Direction
Across three datelines readers learn that S Mortva claims Justice Department agents helped shape the Communist party platform and that Bolshevik leaders in Russia directed radical plots. Arrest warrants and treason talk anchor New York and Portland items amid raids that netted forty citizens and eleven aliens.
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Munist Party
America
Russia
New York
Associated Press
Clayton Lusk
Communist Party
Portland
Ore
Communist Labor Party
Washington
Carpentier Prepares for Dempsey Showdown in 15 Rounds
Georges Carpentier accepts Coffroth's 400000 offer to face Jack Dempsey. Despics insists on fifteen rounds, not forty five, and aims for a fair title decision. Dempsey party backs the plan with a July 4 target and potential Mexico venue.
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Paris
Associated Press
Georges Carpentier
Pugilist
James Coffroth
Jack Dempsey
Descamps
Carpentier
Dempsey
Coffroth
Los Angeles
Kearns
Jack Kearns
Tia Juana
Mexico
San Diego
Dempsey and
London
Escape by Tolliver From Alcatraz Barracks
Virgil Tolliver, a federal prisoner at Alcatraz disciplinary barracks, escaped by disguising himself as a woman and slipping past guards to reach the mainland aboard a government tug. He is among the island’s few escapees.
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AN Francisco
Associated Press
Virgil Tolliver
Alcatraz Island
Tolliver
Army supplies left in France sold for 750 million
American stocks remaining in France after the army departure have been sold for 750 million dollars. France received 400 million dollars of the total. Army officials deny rumors that France forced Americans to pay for the trenches.
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France
Antwerp
Associated Press
Berger Is Driven From Jersey City Meeting
Victor Berger and his aide Oscar Ameringer were escorted from Jersey City by Police Chief Battersby after a Socialist Educational Club event ended with the prohibition of his speech. The Berger appeal hearing is scheduled for February 19 in Chicago.
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Victor Berger
Jersey City
Associated Press
Oscar Ameringer
Battersby
Socialist Educational Club
Vancouver Canucks Top Seattle 4 to 3 in Hockey Bout
The Vancouver hockey team defeated Seattle by a 4 to 3 score last night in Vancouver B C. The Associated Press reports the win extends Vancouver’s win streak as the teams meet again this season.
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Vancouver
B. C
Associated Press
Seattle
Luedendorff to Take Active Part in German Campaign
Von Luedendorff is set to be an active participant in the new German political campaign as part of the unfolding political effort.
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Paris
Associated Press
von Luedendorff
Bolshevik Peace Proposals Offer Terrorism Abolition
Lenine sends Colonel Tallente the British representative in the Baltic provinces to London with Bolshevik peace offers. The proposals promise to abolish terrorism and the revolutionary tribunals amid efforts to end the Baltic crisis.
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Stockholm
Associated Press
Lenine
Colonel Tallente
Baltic
London
Troops Remain on German Soil Despite Peace Talks
Allies hand note to German delegation refusing troop reductions in plebiscite areas. They argue US nonparticipation lowered Allied forces by a quarter and cut German expenses accordingly.
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Paris
Associated Press
United States
Germany
Villa Surrounded by Federal Troops in Mexican Desert
Galveston January 7 reports Mexican consul general says federal forces have surrounded Pancho Villa in the desert between Chihuahua and Coahuila, confirming a siege stance in the border region.
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Galveston
Associated Press
Villa
Chihuahua
Coahuila
Bryan League backs Gerard for Democratic nomination
The Bryan League has swung to support Gerard for the Democratic presidential nomination. Secretary of the Navy Daniels will speak at a dinner hosted by Augustus Thomas where Gerard’s campaign will be formally launched.
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New York
Associated Press
Bryan
Two Killed When Auto Strikes Pole in Seattle
On the Everett road at Silverlake a Monroe midnight smash killed D. C. Parsons 25 a printer for the Post-Intelligencer and Lucille Corbett 20. The same day C. J. Erickson president of the Seattle and North Pacific Shipbuilding Co. was struck by a car and seriously hurt.
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Seattle
Associated Press
D. C. Parsons
Post-Intelligencer
Lucille Corbett
Parsons
Everett
Silverlake
C. J. Erickson
Seattle and North Pacific Shipbuilding Company
Auto Today
Soviet Centers Established in Glasgow Report
London Jan 7 Associated Press Soviet centers backed by American Communists have been established in Glasgow according to dispatches. The movement links Soviet support with Western leftists amid Cold War tensions and local resistance.
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Glasgow
London
Associated Press
Miners Union Ratifies Strike Settlement Approval
The United Mine Workers convention in Columbus ratified its international officers acceptance of President Wilson’s plan to end the coal strike. President Lewis urged ratification prior to the vote.
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Columbus
Ohio
Associated Press
United Mine Workers
Wilson
Lewis
Princess Pats Homecoming Draws Thousands in London
Thousands gathered in London Ontario to welcome home 300 members of the Princess Pat’s regiment led by Colonel Willets after a long service. The mass reception highlighted national pride and military achievement.
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London
Ontario
Associated Press
Princess Pat's” Regiment
Willets
Canada urged to take over Pacific fisheries
Victoria B C January 7 William Sloan provincial minister of marine and commissioner of fisheries proposes that the Dominion government assume control of all Pacific coast fishing to protect fish stocks reduce waste and cut fish prices for the public.
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Victoria
B. C
Associated Press
William Sloan
Dominion
Inter-Church Workers Meet Opens Convention in Atlantic City
Nearly twenty Protestant denominations are represented at the opening session of the inter-church workers movement coordination conference in Atlantic City New Jersey. About a thousand delegates attend as Dr John Mott presides and aims to prevent waste through overlapping Protestant efforts.
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Inter-Church Workers’ Movement
John Mott
Premier Clemenceau Poised for Presidency In January
Newspapers unite that Premier Clemenceau will be elected president on January 17 as political coverage centers on his anticipated ascension and the implications for France.
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Paris
Associated Press
Premier Clemenceau
Democrats Await Wilson Peace Treaty Message
Senators from all factions plan to wait for President Wilsons Jackson Day message before acting on the peace treaty. Democrats and mild reservationists have discussed modification of reservations. The Democratic national committee will consider Wilson support resolutions, with Cummins stating firm backing and the treaty likely to become a campaign issue.
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Wilson
Jackson
Washington
Associated Press
Senate
Democratic National Committee
Cummins
Murders of Americans in Tampico Prompt U S Action
Following reports of the killings of Earl Bowles and C. J. Reney by Mexicans in the Tampico area the state department ordered the embassy in Mexico City to press for punishment. A U S consul at Tampico notes a Mexican federal army officer killed Gabriel Porter on December 21 and requests punishment for Porter and for the other oil men who were killed in Tampico.
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Washington
Associated Press
Earl Bowles
C. J. Reney
Tampico
State Department
Mexico City
United States
Gabriel Porter
Reney, Bowles
America Needs No Foreigners to Point Way
Senator Harding of Ohio argued in a speech on Americanism that the United States should lead by example after the war without aligning with foreign nations. He rejected isolation yet said no foreign council is needed to guide American duty and criticized treaty ratification as a fake cure-all. General Wood’s letter was read to the meeting along with remarks from Nicholas Murray Butler.
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New York
Associated Press
Harding
Ohio
United States
Council of Foreign Nations
Nicholas Murray Butler
Columbia University
Wood
Woman Suffrage Ratified in Kentucky by Legislature
Louisville dispatch reports Kentucky lawmakers yesterday ratified the federal woman suffrage amendment marking a key step in extending voting rights to women nationally. The vote in the state legislature aligns Kentucky with other states that have approved the measure.
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Kentucky
Louisville
Associated Press
Queer Turn of Politics at Juneau
In Juneau the Republican Club elected new leaders after a 34 to 21 vote by 55 attendees, ousting J. C. McBride as president and Harry Lucas as secretary. Earl L Hunter was named president with Dr. L. P. Dawes as VP and James Barragar as secretary, while a new constitution committee was formed led by John Rustgard. The Heckman faction, though indorsed, was caught off guard and many business leaders were absent. The factional split hints Heckman support remains strong among a large majority of Juneau Republicans.
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John Rustgard
H. L. Faulkner
R. E. Robertson
Heckman
Juneau
Coast Welterweight Championship Settled in Six Rounds
Billy Wright of Seattle defeated Travie Davis of Everett by decision after six rounds to claim the coast welterweight title last night.
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Seattle
Associated Press
Billy Wright
Travie Davis
Everett
Coast
Sinn Fein MP Arrested in Dublin Raid
Police and soldiers raided Sinn Fein headquarters and the Irish Parliament in Dublin, arresting Michael Staines, a Sinn Fein member of parliament, as night police actions followed tense political clashes.
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Sinn Fein
Dublin
Associated Press
Michael Staines
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