Revolt Widens in Mexico Carranza Faces Encirclement
Rebel gains across Hidalgo and Ef alaxenia plus cut rail links to Guadalajara threaten Carranza. Gen Gomez reportedly joined by Ithe and near Tampico, while Obregon forces unite with fighters near Tuxtla and San Andres. Railways and oil shipments loom as capital braces for siege.
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Louisiana Sugar Crop Production Declines in 1920s
The report shows Louisiana produced only 2.2 million pounds of sugar in 1920, far below 1908 and 1917 levels. Parishes yielded 75 thousand gallons of syrup, with state totals at 3.072 million gallons and molasses at 291 thousand gallons, signaling a sharp decline across sectors.
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Tod
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Control of the Dardanelles by two international commissions
Plans by the Supreme Council envision shared control of the Dardanelles with two commissions. An administrative body will regulate traffic fix dues and supervise straits usage similar to the Suez Canal Commission. A separate military commission will handle defense and security matters.
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War Tax Delinquents Targeted In National Drive
U S Internal Revenue announces a six months crackdown ending February 1, collecting 10.051 million dollars in delinquent taxes. About 181,086 had not paid income taxes, 2260 owed, and 164,590 firms failed luxury taxes. Officials project over 7,004,000 filers to pay this year as probes expand nationwide. Nonresident aliens returning to foreign shores yielded 2.5 million dollars in taxes and penalties.
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Treasury
New York City
Washington News Roundup Signals Warship Deployments
American warships dispatched to both coasts of Mexico following citizen protection requests amid unsettled conditions. Senator Hitchcock withdraws from Democratic Senate leadership race. Attorney General Palmer seeks 500000 dollars for prosecutions in addition to 2600000 already allotted this year. Farm labor shortages threaten food production. House Ways and Means panel tentatively approves a stock transaction tax to fund soldier bonus legislation. Coal freight rates eyed as a potential step toward austerity per Eugene McAuliffe before the Senate.
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Armenia Becomes Republic as San Remo Reaches Decision
The Supreme Council declared Armenia an independent state after the failure of a mandate acceptance by the United States and other powers. Greece will administer Smyrna under Turkish suzerainty while Armenia faces a compact future with limited borders and funding constraints for League of Nations oversight.
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Admiral Brittain Dies By Own Action In Cuban Waters
Rear Admiral Carlos Brittain, chief of staff or Admiral Treaty B. Wilson, shot himself on duty in Cuban waters. The body to be brought to the United States aboard the hospital ship Solace. Born Pine Ville Kentucky fifty three years ago he graduated from the Naval Academy in TS88. He served on the Newark Brooklyn and Badger in the Spanish American War and earned the Sampson Medal for Santiago.
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Senate OKs Cold Storage Bill Limiting Fresh Produce
Washington report shows Senate Agriculture Committee favoring a measure to regulate cold storage of foods. It was amended to exclude fresh fruit and vegetables, applying only to meats fish poultry game eggs and butter.
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Senate Agriculture Committee
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North Dakota
395 Shells for Each Life in France Five Months
Dr. Mercier of the French Academy of Medicine reports that over five months on the Western Front 3,690,000 shells struck the three French armies. He estimates 13,265 killed and 95,412 wounded, with 395 shells per fatality and about half as many per wound.
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French Academy of Medicine
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Hands Off Policy on Railway Strike Claims
Washington declares the President will leave wage settlement to the Railroad Labor Board. Secretary Tumulty announced the stance after talks with the railroad brotherhood chiefs in New Jersey. The switchmen seek a 45 percent pay rise, with conductors also requesting substantial increases to cover liv ing costs and away-from-home expenses.
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Tumulty
Jersey City
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Heberling
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Brotherhood of Railway Conductors
German import deal completes bacon and fats credit pact
Berlin reports the German import department sealed a credit arrangement with an American packing firm for bacon meat hard milk and fats worth about 45 million dollars. New York rail managers refused strikers demand to return without loss of seniority. Paris reports ex Premier Caillaux convicted of commerce with the enemy by the Senate High Court with a five year maximum banishment sentence. Des Moines Iowa sets 22 of 25 Republican National Convention votes for Lowden with no instructions for the remaining four delegates.
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Owa
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Joy
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Governor Edwards signs batch of laws in New Jersey
Gov Edwards signs measures legalizing Sunday baseball in Hudson and Essex parks and prohibits landlords from denying rentals to families with children. Other acts cover school pensions, foreign language teaching, wage limits for county officials, public notices, weights standards for bread, and war related public works.
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