Indictments Against 85 Communist Party Members Returned
A special Illinois grand jury returned indictments against 85 Communist party of America members led by Rose Pastor Stokes and Nicholas L Hourwich. Bonds set at 5000 each. Indictments cover conspiracy to overthrow the government by violence and sedition.
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Chicago
Communist Party of America
Illinois
Crowe
Criminal Court
Charles Dirba
Minneapolis
Rose Pastor Stokes
Nicholas L. Hourwich
New York
Novy Mir
Trotzky
Communist Labor Party
Industrial Workers of the World
Influenza Declared Epidemic in Minnesota
Dr Charles E Smith Jr state health officer declares Minnesota an influenza epidemic and orders regulations. Public meetings barred in outbreak areas unless Board permission given report cases and deaths to state board quarantine and placarding until five days after death or recovery Federal rules from Surgeon General Blue align with prior year measures.
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St. Paul
Minnesota
Charles E. Smith, Jr
State Board of Health
Blue
United States Public Health Service
Lenine Move to Bring Peace
London reports a sudden lull in the Russian Soviet offensive seen as Lenine’s bid to push Allies toward recognizing the Soviet government. Observers say the pause may ease the Allied trade proposal with Russian cooperatives and signal a step toward recognizing the soviet regime.
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Lenine
London
Russia
Supreme Council
Paris
Villa Again Eludes Capture in Mexican Mountains
Francisco Villa reportedly fled into the Durango mountains after being trapped in the Hechicero desert, with Villa forces still in the Carranza net and a pursuit underway. separate report notes a $15,000,000 request to Congress by the Federal board for vocational training for war disabled personnel.
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Galveston
Tex
Francisco Villa
Carrandra
Hechicero
Durango
Meade Fiero
Villa
Carranza
Vocational Board
Washington
Federal Board For Vocational Training
Congress
Rail Workers Press Demands for Wage Increases
Washington reports railroad brotherhoods will press immediate wage increases totaling 1,000,000,000 dollars annually. Secretary Scott of the railway department notes costs failed to fall and cites government inaction despite Wilson’s August request.
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Washington
Scott
Railway Department
American Federation of Labor
Wilson
Leonard Wood’s Civil Experience Across Nations
The article surveys Leonard Wood’s varied civil and administrative work from Harvard medical graduate to U S Army officer. It credits his Cuba governorship with rebuilding industry, agriculture, hospitals, schooling, roads, tax and court systems while feeding and clothing thousands, alongside his early medical and Indian welfare work. It notes his exposure to Grover Cleveland and William McKinley and his Rough Riders leadership with Theodore Roosevelt.
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Edward B. Clark
Leonard Wood
United States
Republic of Cuba
Philippines
Harvard University
Boston
Wood
California
Northwest
South
Georgia
Washington
Grover Cleveland
Wiliam McKinley
Cuba
Regiment of
Rough Riders
Theodore Roosevelt
Santiago
Invention Boosts X Ray Photography Precision
A European innovation improves X ray photography by revealing 10 to 15 percent more rays. The new glass or lens concentrates rays, enabling sharper radiographs than before.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Aviiteh
Land and civic notes from Richland and nearby towns
Mrs Margaret Rettig completed final proof on a 40 acre tract in Richland county revealing remaining tracts in the Red River valley. Grand Forks reports sugar beet trials succeed, with a beet sugar factory potential eyed by the Commercial club. Valley City to host the Y M C A state convention January 23 to 25 with delegates from all associations and a major entertainment program.
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Wahpeton
Red River Valley
Richland County
Margaret Rettig
Grand Forks
Valley City
Practical matching waste basket and case for papers
A Christmas gift pair for men includes a light board waste basket covered in dull rose tapestry with dark-green braid and tassel handles, plus a matching case for papers bound with braid and a medallion, designed as a practical and handsome set.
Well Drillers' Association to Convene in Bismarck
The Well Drillers' Association of North Dakota will meet in Bismarck from January 27 to 29. Governor Norbeck of South Dakota, famed as the "Well Driller Governor," will serve as the principal speaker at the event.
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Bismarck
Empire cotton plan to boost British supply
A Board of Trade empire cotton growing committee report outlines plans to produce enough cotton within the empire to meet most of Britain’s needs. It notes the industry currently draws four fifths of its supplies from the United States and warns against heavy reliance on one region’s climate.
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London
British Empire
Empire Cotton Growing Committee
The
Board of Trade
Empire
United States
Release of 92 I. W. W. seeks reversal and bail
Briefs filed in federal circuit court of appeals request reversal of judgments and release of W. D. Haywood and 91 I. W. W. officers editors and organizers convicted of seditious activities and sentenced to Leavenworth prison. Defense asserts no nationwide conspiracy existed or was proven. World’s Largest Hall For Paris proposed with two thirds public cost and city one third.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
W. D. Haywood
Leavenworth
Federal Circuit Court of Appeals
Paris
Parise
The Turn of The Year Poem Preview
The poem speaks of Spring’s approach as skies brighten and nature awakens. It personifies seasons and calls trees flowers and clover to readiness, balancing winter's lingering chill with promises of renewal. Ninette M. Lowater signs the verse.
Barcelona Then Seaport Of Medieval Mediterranean Power
The text recalls Barcelona as a once great seaport, likening its 1492 status to New York of the Mediterranean. It notes its northeast Spain location near New York’s latitude and its role in Mediterranean trade compared with western and southern Spanish cities, and frames Columbus as challenging Castilian trade balance.
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Barcelona
New York
Spain
New York City
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