Prohibition Amendment Ratified by 36 States
Washington reports 36 state legislatures ratified the federal prohibition amendment, taking effect after one year. Mississippi was first to ratify. several states have not decided, and 15 have certified actions to the state department. Dry nation by July 1 looms as war-time prohibition ends.
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Armistice Terms Reported To Include Gold Move And Ship Transfers
London reports unreleased armistice terms to Germany proposed by Marshal Foch. Key points call for German gold transfers from Berlin to a safe location, seizure of machinery and goods, handing over or destruction of U boats, and Germany to divert 1,000,000 tons of shipping to aid Europe. The Daily Mail urges banning submarines and future construction.
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Vienna Food Convoy Welcomed As Mark Of Humane Prisoner Policy
A British convoy delivering food to Vienna was greeted by crowds to aid women and children. The British commander cited Austria’s humane treatment of British prisoners in contrast to German conduct. Three follow-up trainloads are planned to ease shortages as Vienna faces flour scarcities.
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Nebraska Ratifies Federal Prohibition Amendment
The Nebraska legislature ratified the federal prohibition amendment becoming the thirty sixth state to do so. In Missouri the senate also ratified prohibition and sent the measure to the House for action.
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German War Prisoners to Rebuild in Devastated Regions
Tauris January 16 The cabinet orders German war prisoners to be used in reconstruction in liberated districts. Plans set a minimum of 200000 prisoners working in devastated regions by March 20.
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Hunger Riots in Petrograd Trigger Street Demonstrations
Hunger riots erupted in Petrograd with about ten thousand marchers demanding bread. Bolshevik troops fired on crowds described as Letts, while reports claim no bread was available and unground oats were issued. Propagandists in disguise allegedly entered Finland, as police uncover insurrection plots.
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Spartacan Leader Captured Alive in Berlin
Berlin report of January 16 states Dr. Leib knecht, leader of the Spartacan group, was captured today in Berlin. The capture marks a significant development in the ongoing clash with Sparta forces.
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Federal ownership urged for utilities and docks
The American Federation of Labor committee on reconstruction urges federal ownership, operation, or regulation of public and semipublic utilities and all wharves and docks. It calls for federal child labor laws and equal pay for men and women, while opposing a labor political party as nonpartisan policy.
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Molasses Tank Blast Kills City Workers Near Capps Yard
Fifteen to twenty persons are reported dead after a molasses storage tank exploded at the Perity Distillery yard near Commercial Street. The blast damaged the Atlantic Avenue elevated structure, toppled buildings, and overturned several freight cars and trucks. Dozens of city workers in the street department yard were among the dead.
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Mob Attacks Peru Arsenal as Strikes Rise
A mob of strikers attacked Lima arsenal but was repelled by troops. Citywide clashes occurred between strikers and soldiers with an unsuccessful bid to burn Callao railway station.
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Battle at Stantarem Forces Bombard Lisbon Rebels
Government troops have surrounded Stantarem northeast of Lisbon after rebels refused surrender and begun bombardment, as reported by a wireless dispatch from Lieboa.
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20 Years For Wife Slayer
Charles B. Chapin former city editor of the Evening World pleaded guilty to murder in the second degree for shooting and killing his wife and was sentenced by Supreme Court Justice Weeks to 20 years in prison.
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Conferees Strike Auto Tax Provisions From War Revenue Bill
Washington reports conferees agreed to eliminate the house provision levying horse power license taxes on automobiles and the 1 percent tax on mail order firms earning over $100,000. An annual business license tax of 10 on high income traders was also stricken.
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Howl of the HUn Berlin Speech by Ebert on Peace Fate
Berlin reports Friedrich Ebert vows to defend the German republic and Wilson points in the wake of weeklong bloodshed. He notes painful decisions under Kaiserism and pledges to uphold the Wilsonian peace basis while resisting actions against final treaty terms.
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Four Hundred Million Dollar Food Bill Eastward
Paris January 16 The supreme council of supply and relief has concluded that a minimum of 400000000 dollars is needed to feed liberated countries from Belgium to Armenia until next summer. The council asked allied treasuries to provide the funds and the allied governments in Europe have agreed to undertake their responsibilities.
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Senate suffrage vote delayed after New Hampshire action
Washington intends a senate vote on the woman suffrage resolution but postpones indefinitely. Chairman Jones cites New Hampshire legislature rejection of instructing Senator Moses to back the measure. Moses says he will follow the legislature's decision and not commit to the two thirds.
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Irish Peace Delegates Named by Dublin Republicans
Dublin January 16 three men were recommended as Ireland delegates to the peace conference Professor de Valera Arthur Griffiths and Count Plunkett named at an Irish republican executive meeting in Dublin with the choice forwarded to the delegation.
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Mother of Nine in Four Years in Georgia Tale
Siycamore Georgia January 16 Mrs Mark Lukes reports remarkable family growth with nine children born in four years including triplets and twins and a quadruplet set in 1917 ending with a total of nine by the year 1918 careful notes describe the large brood and parental efforts across successive births.
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Mark Lukes
Berlin Ends a Week of Bolshevik Turmoil
Berlin reports say Field Marshal von Hindenburg will command troops opposing Polish forces in eastern Germany as peace talks with the Spartacists continue. The week of Bolshevik violence ends with heavy property losses and widespread arrests as police are refor-med and crime rates fall.
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Ford Eagle boat delivered with faults found in first hull
Rear Admiral David Taylor testified before the senate naval affairs committee on the Eagle boat program noting the first boat showed construction faults but the remaining six met specifications. He said the Eagle is among the best developed patrol vessels and can be operated at about the same cost per ton as gunboats and destroyers.
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Bethlehem Steel counsel questions War Labor Board authority
Washington January 16. Bethlehem Steel company counsel challenged the authority of the National War Labor Board to enforce its wartime decrees now that hostilities have ceased. He had been summoned to respond to complaints that awards made during the war had not been carried out.
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