Wilson Food Bill Passed by Senate Amid Haste and Debate
The Senate approved a 100 million dollar foreign relief measure by a 63 to 18 vote, with 34 Democrats and 19 Republicans in favor and 3 Democrats and 15 Republicans against. The bill, to supply food to starving Europeans, now goes to the House and then to President Wilson. Three amendments, including Armenians aid and excluding Germany allies, were adopted.
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Europe
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Ashurst
Bankhead
Beelhan
Chamberlain
Fletcher
Gay
Gerty
Henderson
Attchcock
Hollis Julbnson
Kirby
House
Clark
Marshall
Paris
Congress
Wilson
Asia Minor
Turkey
Senator Lodge
Scenator Lodge
Germany
Austria-Hungary
Bulgaria
United States
Senator Penrose
Pennsylvania
Wuther
Swift Denies Charges Against Packing Industry Before House Panel
Louis F. Swift head of Swift and Co. appears before the House committee on interstate and foreign commerce to deny FTC charges. He denounces FTC reports as unfair and accuses Francis J. Heney hearings of bias, claiming packers had no chance to defend against charges.
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Washington
House’ Committee On Interstate and Foreign Commerce
Louis F. Swift
Swift & Co
Federal Trade Commission
Swift
Federal Trade
Commission
Francis J. Heney
Opposed Berger Seat as Disloyalty Guilty Claim
Representative Gillett of Massachusetts, a candidate for speaker, says the next house should first refuse to seat Victor Berger of Wisconsin. He cites Berger's disloyalty charges as grounds for the action.
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Gillett
Milwaukee
Washington
Victor Berger
Wisconsin
Representative Gillett
Massachusetts
Berger
Drop in 1918 U.S. Exports Hit 6.15 Billion
America’s exports in 1918 totaled 6.15 billion dollars, down 83 million from 1917, while imports reached 3.031 billion, up from 2.952 billion the prior year, reflecting a strong trade balance amid wartime.
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U. S
Washington
America
Alabama Senate passes liquor control bill to Kilby
Montgomery January 25. Liquor making appliances and vehicles used for liquor transport would be confiscated and sale of beverages resembling liquor prohibited under a bill passed by the Alabama senate and sent to Gov. Kilby.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama Senate
Kilby
Conferees Finish War Revenue Bill's Income Tax Section
Washington reports conferees completed the income tax portion of the two year war revenue bill. The final revisions outline the tax for 1918 and 1919 for a married person or head of a family with no dependents, excluding exemptions for bonds or taxable dividends.
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Washington
Congress
Wealthy Socialist fined in Chicago disorderly conduct case
Willam Bross Lloyd, millionaire Socialist, found guilty of disorderly conduct for displaying the red flag and disturbing readers while opposing the six cent elevated fare. A jury opened verdict in Judge Graham's court. Co-defendant George Koop also convicted and fined one dollar. Louis Wade was discharged.
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Chicago
Willam Bross Lloyd
Graham
Lloyd
George Koop
Louis Wade
Ireland Proclaimed as Republic by Sinn Fein Assembly
Dublin reports the Sinn Fein assembly at Manston House proclaimed the Irish republic. The declaration of independence called for evacuation of British garrisons and asserted that the Irish people alone have the power to make laws binding on Ireland amid thunderous cheers.
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Dublin, Inn
Sinn Fein
Manston House
Ireland
Glass to Leave Post as Democratic Committee Head
Secretary Glass announced his resignation from the Democratic National Committee leadership and indicated W. J. Hollister of Missouri, currently assistant secretary, is likely to succeed him.
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Glass
Washington
Democratice National Committee
W. J. Hollister
Missouri
Bolshevik Evacuation and Orenburg Report Sparks Turmoil
London dispatches claim Bolshevik forces evacuate Petrograd and move stores while Trotzky transfers headquarters to Nijni Novgorod. A Copenhagen telegraph notes Bolshevik resistance collapsing northward and peasant revolts rising across Bolshevik Russia. Unconfirmed reports also state Orenburg has fallen to Bolsheviks, threatening British forces in Transcaucasia and complicating links with General Dennikin's Siberian army.
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Leon Trotz Iky
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Zinoviett
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Reda
Russia
Bolshevik Russia
Zimovieff
Lenine
Moscow
Bolshevists
Narva
Daily Mail
Luga
Pilusa
Pskov
Orenburg
Black Sea
Denskine
trans-Caucasiaa
Good Roads Men Organize in Kansas City Conference
Delegates from 87 good roads associations representing trails over 100 miles touching three states convened in Kansas City for a first nation-wide conference. They permanent organized as The Associated Highways of America, endorsing continued federal aid and the Bankhead bill for 200 million dollars to improve highways, aiming to cut food transportation waste.
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Kansas City
Associated Highways of America
Massachusetts
Robbers Rule In Petrograd
Petrograd falls under gangs of escaped criminals dividing the city into looting districts. The paper Rusaky Lis tok reports most internees will be executed and their families left to fend for themselves. Private houses bank vaults and museums have had valuables removed.
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Wellingfors
Floland
Din
Petrograd
Rusaky Listok
Germany Must Pay Damages Indemnities Principle
Paris edition of the London Daily Mail reports at the supreme war council that President Wilson agreed Germany should pay indemnities in addition to the full cost of reparation. The remark comes amid discussions on the reparations question.
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Wilson
Hans
Paris
Supreme War Council
London Daily Mail
Germany
Bolsheviks Beaten by Votes in Germany
Copenhagen reports Germany's national constituent assembly election produced a landslide for moderates. Berlin tallies show Democratic party leading with 7,876 votes while Majority Socialists gain 8,105 and Independent Socialists 8,005. other parties trail. Some shootings near newspapers followed voting but no serious disturbances noted.
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Copenhagen
Berlin
Germany
National Constituent Assembly
Greater Beriin
German Democratic Party
German National Party
German People's Party
Democratic Party
Spartacans
Vorwaerts
Supreme Court ruling on utility service exchanges
The Supreme Court held that the 1910 Commerce Act does not ban free exchange of utility services between telegraph, telephone and railroad companies even when service to points on both sides is involved. The decision reverses a lower court upholding Interstate Commerce Commission rulings from March 28, 1914 that such services be paid for at published tariff rates available to the general public.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Guy
Nélle
Interstate Commerce Commission
Huns Say 500000 Starve
Berlin reports a German government statement shows mortality linked to the blockade from 1916 to 1918 was far higher than previously believed, with more than 500,000 civilian deaths attributed to malnutrition or undernutrition. the list specifies civilians only and notes figures may be too low if any error exists.
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Berlin
Hst
Garment Makers Announce Strike End and 44-Hour Week
New York reports the ending of a three months strike by 50,000 garment workers in men's and boys' clothing and the granting of a 44 hour week. Meanwhile, a separate strike by 5,000 ladies waist and dressmakers demanding a 44 hour week continues.
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New York
Amalgamated Garment Workers of America
Alleged Slayer Detainer Taken Near Gainesville
Horace Landers, alleged Army deserter, charged with killing Jackson county Sheriff C D Barber, was captured by a posse near Gainesville after an eight day chase.
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Denerter
Athens
Horace Landers
C. D. Barber
Jackson County
Qainesville
French liner Rochambeau brings 883 American troops to port
Halifax dispatch reports the French liner Rochambeau arrived to replenish coal and load 883 American troops aboard, signaling a significant troop movement through the harbor. The arrival underscores Allied transport activity in the port during the period.
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U. 8
Halifax
N. 8
Rochambeau
Wilson Plan Wins At Peage Meet On Russia Peace
The Wilsonian plan for Russia, adopted by the Big Five, envisions peaceful Russia and a truce among factions. An invitation to all Russian factions to meet on Princes' Island near Constantinople is set for February 15. A Polish plan by Marshal Foch, a survey commission, and a push for a Baltic-Polish settlement were also approved.
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America
Tussia
Wilson
United States
Great Britain
France
Italy
Japan
Princes’ Island
Sea of Marmora
Russia
Europe
Dourt
Fotn
Congress
Lloyd George
Poland
Marshal Foch
Britain
Sulfetin
Officei
Siberia
League of Prisons
Call to Truce “Red” Victory Sparks Paris Debate
Paris January 24 Prince Lyoff former Russian premier condemns supreme council peace plan saying it would renew ties with tyrants and strengthen Bolshevik power. He warns the decision endangers the world and fuels autocracy. Other Russian officials in Paris urge action to aid the proposed conference.
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Paris
Prince Lyoff
Supreme Council
Russia
Lyoff
California Fig Syrup of Figs Popular Pediatric Remedy
Advertisement urges mothers to use California Syrup of Figs for sick children with coated tongues, feverish signs, or constipation. Claims gentle cleansing within hours, no gripping, and a pleasant taste. Warns against counterfeits and directs to verify the product as made by the California Fig Syrup Company.
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California
California Fig Syrup Company
Ady
Poor Grandmother Tale From An Irvington TwoYearOld
Marion John a two year old Irvington boy recently had a cold and befriended the candy caromel. Two or three days later his mother told him the Red Riding Hood story and pressed the idea that the grandmother was ill. He then exclaimed Give grandmother tardines give her taloinel.
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Marion John
Irvington
Caromel
Red Riding Hood
Indianapolle
Green's August Flower Remedy for Ailments of the Stomach
August Flower is described as a gentle laxative that regulates digestion in the stomach and intestines, cleanses the stomach and intestinal canal, and stimulates the liver to secrete bile, aiding in various stomach related ailments. It is advertised as sold in all civilized countries and recommended for a trial.
The Inferior Male Meets a Beating Retreat at Gate
In the Birmingham Age-Herald a scene unfolds with a character slipping from a back gate to avoid an encounter at the front door. He jokes about a strategic retreat and signaling a friendly huckster to keep Mrs. Dub-White occupied while he moves away.
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Dubwaite
Hair Darkening Remedy Mixture For Gray Locks
A homemade hair preparation combines Bay Rum Barbo Compound and glycerine in water to darken faded gray hair gradually. The product claims to soften hair, add gloss, not color the scalp, and not rub off, with directions available in each Barbo Compound box.
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Tull
Breathing Cold Air Raises Oxygen Intake in Six Breaths
A person breathing cold air takes in more oxygen over six breaths than in seven breaths in hot weather. The higher oxygen intake affects those with lung ailments and even healthy individuals, marking a significant consequence for respiratory health.
Reward Offered for Catarrh Cure and Other Ads
An old advertisement mentions a $100 reward for proof against Hall's Catarrh Medicine claiming internal action through the blood to cure catarrh. It also includes generic health claims, cosmetic ads, and a note about Gar West a would be highwayman.
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Ats JE
Cueney’ & Co
Solado, Hia
Gar West
Highway Run
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