Wilson in Italy Urges United League of Nations
President Wilson arrives in Rome and, amid cheers, speaks to the Italian Parliament promising a league of nations as the new cement for peace. He denounces secret influence and declares friendship and moral force must bind nations.
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Chamber of ‘Deputies
Rome
Victor
League of Nations
Paris
Villa Savois
Orlando
Baron Sonnino
Italy
America
United States
The
Balkans
Prahee
England
Demobilization and a United League of Nations
A historical passage argues that the balance of power fails and must be replaced by a thoroughly united league of nations. It claims the balance cannot hold and foresees a new age where global statesmanship lifts mankind to new levels of endeavor and achievement.
Denver mobs tie up cars during fare protests
Demonstrations against the 7 cent street car fare approved by the state public utilities commission halted Denver Tramway lines. A crowd gathered at Fifteenth and Larimer streets pulled trolleys from wires and cut ropes, stopping traffic while building a street bonfire without wrecking company property.
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Denver
Colo
State Public Utilities Commission
Denver Tramway Company
Fifteenth
Larimer
Take Up Tax Bill Monday In War Revenue Conferees
Washington January 4 Conferees on the war revenue bill agreed to begin their conferences Monday on the measure. The bill as amended by the Senate levies 6 billion dollars in taxes for 1919 and provides for about 4 billion in 1920. Chairman Simmons and Chairman Kitchin are absent but expected to return Sunday.
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Washington
Senate
Simmons
Senate Finance Committee
Kitchin
House
Ways and Means Committee
Railroads Ready Motive Power for Winter Storms
Washington reports 1200 of 61000 locomotives on government controlled lines are in reserve for emergencies this winter. Officials say this buffer should prevent the motive power shortages that caused traffic congestion last winter.
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Washington
U. S. Salute for Joan of Arc In New York Harbor
Secretary Daniels approved a naval salute from a war ship in New York harbor on January 6 to mark the 500th anniversary of Joan of Arc's birth. The Joan of Arc committee of New York city proposed the tribute.
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New York Harbor
Washington
Joan of Arc
Daniels
New York City
Hoover Named Food Relief Chief in Restored Territories
Paris reports Herbert Hoover has been designated director general of food relief measures in restored neutral and enemy areas. The appointment was officially announced as part of the postwar humanitarian effort.
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Paris
Herbert Hoover
Hindenburg and Groener Deposed Reported
Zurich dispatch claims Field Marshal Von Hindenburg and General Groener have been deposed for refusing to recognize and follow orders from the Berlin soviet. The two senior officers are Lu dendorff's successors and their dismissal signals a shift in German military authority.
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Groener
London
von Hindenburg
Ludendorff
Zurich
Berlin
Rear Admiral A. Zane Dies in Washington
Rear Admiral A Zane retired from the U S N died at his Washington residence. He was recalled to active service and served in the reserve during the war period.
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Zane
Washington
A. ¥. Zane
A Zane
War secretary outlines stop gap army plan after armistice
Secretary Baker told the House Military Committee that 1.7 million soldiers would be discharged within five weeks and no decision on universal service was made. He proposed a temporary 500,900 man volunteer force to bridge to peace, and said large European garrisons are unlikely. He added cantonments should be purchased as training centers and policy on universal training remains undecided.
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War Department
Baker
House Military Committee
Congress
Europe
Representative Kahn
California
Kahn
National Army
National Guard
First American Officer Reaches Neutral Territory After Escape
Lieut. George W. Puryear of Memphis Techn, the first American officer to reach neutral territory after escaping a German prison camp, visited his parents Judge D. B. Puryear and Mrs. Puryear. Captured July 26 on the Chateau-Thierry front, he endured five prison camps and escaped Villingen the same night as Lieut. E V Isaacs and about a dozen others, traveling five nights to the border, two days ahead of the others.
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Memphis
Techn
D. B. Puryear
Chateau-Thierry
Villingen
Ford Declares 200 Percent Dividend in December Meeting
Detroit reports Ford Motor company directors declared a 200 percent dividend at their annual meeting noting a $4,000,000 disbursement among seven shareholders. The dividend is payable 100 percent in January and 100 percent in February.
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Detroit
Mich
Ford Motor Company
Huns to Hold Poles Readied by German Forces
Basel reports several German army corps have been concentrated on the Posen Prussia border after decisions to defend Posen. British and Scandinavian sources cite a demand for a clear Russian policy and possible German retreat demands. The bolsheviks advance toward Vilna and Kovno are described while German troops are limited.
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Posen
Prussia
Frankfort
Germany
London
Baltic
Russia
Deutsche Tageszeitung
Berlin
Valk and
Vendin
Bolsheviks
Tageszeitung
Vilna
Kovno
Spartacan
Herr Winnig
McAdoo Seeks Longer Test of Rail Control
Director General McAdoo told the Senate committee that a longer peace-time test of federal rail control is needed to fairly judge reforms, valuation work, and potential rate reductions. He argued wage costs rose last year by about 600 to 700 million, but noted economies under unified management show savings and that most reforms could have lasting value beyond war.
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Washington
McAdoo
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Interstate Commerce Commission
Congress
Peruvians Flee from Chile Amid Demonstrations
Unofficial reports from Lima indicate ongoing demonstrations against Peruvians in Chile. Steamships reach Mollendo and Callao with waves of Peruvian refugees. Victor Larco Herrera, a major sugar producer, declares he will stop shipping sugar to Chile and calls on other Peruvian sugar and rice producers to do the same.
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Lima
Peru
Chile
Mollende
Callao
Victor Larco Herrera
Paris Plans 8 Hour Day Labor Law
Premier Clemenceau said the French government viewed favorably a plan for an international labor law guaranteeing an eight hour day, presented to a delegation from the general labor confederation.
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Paris
Clemenceau
General Labor Confederation
Plana
Prénch
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