Allies Open Trade with Russia in Relief Supplies
Paris reports a Supreme Council decision to resume allied trade with Russia, feeding grain flax medicines and machinery to peasants. The move reverses the pacific blockade policy though not the stance toward the Soviet government, and Washington's reaction will determine its effect.
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Pacific
Supreme Council
Washington
Wallace
Lloyd George
Council of the
League of Nations
Georgia
Poland
Lenine
Frotzky
Russia
Trotzky
America
London
Passenger Rescues Narrow as Afrique Wreck Toll Grows
Only one of four survivors, Paris Georges Suceuyer of Bordeaux, was saved from the steamship Afrique wreck in the Bay of Biscay. M Metayer said many might have been saved, but others refused to enter the lifeboats.
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Paris
Georges Suceuyer
Bordeaux
Bay of Biscay
M. Metayer
Flu Epidemic Threat Warned by Boston Health Chief
Boston Health Commissioner Woodward warned that the country faces a virulent influenza recurrence. He said only federal action can curb the disease and that preventive steps must come from the U.S. health department.
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Boston
Chicago
West
Woodward
United States Health Department
Massachusetts to Close Four County Jails
Massachusetts reports a rapid drop in jail populations with Lowell, Tinton, Newburyport, and Fitchburg jails ordered closed. Authorities consider consolidating prisoners under the state system as labor demand and high wages drive policy. Prohibition factors also cited.
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Boston
Massachusetts
Lowell
Tinton
Newburyport
Fitchburg
Admiral Sims Testimony Provokes Widespread Interest
Admiral William Sims testimony before the committee has drawn intense public attention and sparked broad discussion regarding naval strategy and wartime conduct. The report centers on Sims remarks and their potential implications for policy and national security.
Dutch Urge Former Kaiser to Surrender
Dutch officials press for the extradition of former Kaiser Wilhelm II to the Allies after talks in The Hague with Prime Minister Ruijs de Beerenbrouck and Foreign Minister Karnebeek. Dispatches from Geneva and Locarno report German anxiety and calls from Paris for allied unity in pursuing accountability for wartime crimes.
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Karnebeek
Ch. J. M. Ruya de Beerenbrouck
Saraival
Foreign Office
Kaiser
Geneva
Germany
Holland
Locarno
Ludwig
Bavaria
William Hohenzollern
Charles of
Austria
cat—Prangins
Switzerland
Paris-Holland
Williams
Washington Deliberates War Time Issues and Peace Treaty
Senators discuss plural voting reservations while a bipartisan conference seeks treaty ratification. The Senate Naval Affairs Committee orders a full inquiry into naval conduct of the war as Secretary Daniels pledges a separate navy investigation if needed. Samuel Gompers vows AFL opposition to anti sedition bills amid labor unrest.
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Senate
William S. Sims
Manuels
Committee On Naval Affairs
Page
Senate Naval Affairs Committee
Sims
Daniels
Navy Department
American Federation of Labor
Samuel Gompers
Wilgoin
Coal Commission
Borah
Leonard Wood
League of Nations
Daniels Denies Slur by British Officials in Navy Secret
The navy dispute widens as Secretary Daniels denies an Admiral Sims claim that he was instructed not to let Britain mislead him in London. The hotly contested issue involves Admiral Benson, the chief of naval operations, and potential new investigations into wartime conduct.
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Daniels
Senator Page
Vermont
Senate Naval Affairs Committee
Navy Department
Admiral Sims
London
Chief of
Naval Operations
Williams
Benson
Admiral Benson
Senate
Navy
Department
Longton
Germany
Congress
William S. Benson
Congressional Investigating Committee
Neys
Decatur
Sinn Fein Leads in Polls Win Big in Dublin Elections
Returns show Sinn Fein 422 seats, Labor 824, Unionists 297, Nationalists 213 with incomplete counts. Mrs Tom Clark, widow of a former Republican leader, elected Dublin alderwoman. Tom Skelly elected alderman while jailed for alleged plots against the government.
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Dublin
Sinn Fein
Tom Clark
Tom Skelly
British suffer in battle on India frontier
London reports a heavy engagement on the northwestern frontier of India with 385 British casualties including eight officers killed and twelve wounded or missing. The Mahsuds suffer about 130 killed and over 200 wounded among their forces.
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London
India
Deschanel Elected French President by Large Margin
Paul Deschanel won the French presidency with 734 of 889 National Assembly votes. His majority was the largest since Thiers’ election after the empire fell, highlighting a decisive early postwar choice.
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Versailles
Paul Deschanel
French Republic
National Assembly
Louis Adolphe Thiers
Empire
Rhode Island to Test Federal Prohibition in Supreme Court
Rhode Island received permission to file an original suit to test the constitutionality of the Federal Prohibition Amendment. Ohio asked the court to fast track appeals on the validity of a referendum amendment. Rhode Island legislature funded $5,000 for preliminary costs and opposed ratification.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Rhode Island
Ohio
George S. Hawke
Cincinnati
State Supreme Court
Providence
General Assembly
Rice
United States Supreme Court
France elects Deschanel president amid Clemenceau fears
Paris reports Deputy Paul Deschanel elected to the French presidency by 734 of 889 votes, a result that unsettles Clemenceau allies as concerns rise over constitutional powers. London notes a British fleet heads to the Black Sea to counter Bolshevik threats. Albany cites Speaker Sweet blocking actions against suspended Socialist assemblymen. New York grooms a bond drive for the Irish Republic. Helsinki reports mixed reception for Russian exiles Emma Goldman and Alexander Berkman.
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Paris
Georges Clemenceau
France
London
Malta
Admiralty
Black Sea
Albany
N. Y
Sweet
Perthing
New York
Father John's Medicine Endorsed by Medical Authorities
Promoters claim top physicians back Father John's Medicine as beneficial in wasting diseases and debility. They urge readers to request full statements and list Lowell Massachusetts as the contact for authorities quoted, asserting the product is a pure wholesome body builder with no alcohol or dangerous drugs.
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Father John
Lowell
Mass
Father’ John
Mustarine Mustard Plaster Advertises Quick Pain Relief
An old fashioned mustard plaster with additional pain killers claims rapid relief for lameness sore muscles stiff neck cramps earache backache headache and toothache. It touts real yellow mustard and is sold in a yellow box by C Wells & Co Le Rov N.
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Begg
C. Wells & Co
le Rov
Purely vegetable remedy for colds and health
A brief ad describe a vegetable remedy by S. C. Wella & Co. of Le Soya, claimed to drive impurities from bowels and provide quick relief for feverish sickness, headaches, and acne helping breath and appetite.
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S. C. Wella & Co
le Soy
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