Prohibition Ratified by 36 States on January 16 1920
Washington January 16 1920 36 state legislatures ratified the federal prohibition amendment. The action would make beverage alcohol production sale and transport illegal within the United States after one year. Mississippi was the first to ratify and some states planned referenda or delays before final certification.
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Armistice Terms Include Retrieval of German Gold and Goods
London reports list the proposed terms for Germany via Marshal Foch. Key points include restitution for murdered prisoners, seizure of stolen machinery, moving German gold to a safe location, surrender of ships to deliver food, and destruction or disposal of U boats and submarines.
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British Aid Reaches Vienna Women and Children
A small convoy of British supplies arrived in Vienna to aid women and children, described as a token for Austria’s humane treatment of British prisoners. Three trains will follow as Vienna faces flour shortages in a crisis worsened by German cruelty toward POWs.
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Nebraska Becomes 36th State to Ratify Prohibition
Lincoln January 16 Nebraska legislature ratifies the federal prohibition amendment becoming the 36th state to approve the measure. Jefferson City January 16 Missouri Senate also ratifies the prohibition amendment and sends it to the House for action.
Prisons Used to Rebuild Paris War-Torn Districts
Paris reports the cabinet orders German war prisoners to work in reconstruction in liberated areas. A minimum of 200000 prisoners will be employed in devastated regions by March 20.
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Spartacan Leader Captured Alive in Berlin
Berlin reports Dr. Leib Knecht, alleged leader of the Spartacans, was captured today after a Berlin operation. The development marks a pivotal turn in the city’s wartime security efforts.
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Federal ownership urged for public utilities in AFL report
The American Federation of Labor committee on reconstruction urged federal ownership, operation or regulation of public and semipublic utilities. It also called for government ownership of all wharves and docks, federal limits on child labor and equal pay for men and women. The committee opposed forming a labor political party, citing nonpartisan policy.
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Hunger Riots Roil Petrograd Amid Bread Shortage
Stockholm reports hunger riots in Petrograd over the weekend with ten thousand marchers demanding bread. Bolshevik troops, said to be Letts, fired on crowds as desperate hunger spreads with no bread and only unground oats available. Propagandists in Finland suspected. police uncover alleged insurrection plots.
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Molasses Tank Blast Kills City Workers at Purity Distillery
A storage tank at Purity Distillery yard near Capps Wharf exploded on January 16, killing an estimated fifteen to twenty workers from the city street department and other city employees. The blast toppled two pillars of the Atlantic Avenue elevated line, damaged buildings, toppled an electric freight car, sent trucks overturning, and killed several horses.
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Mob Attacks Arsenal as Strikers Clash with Troops
In Lima a mob of strikers attacked the arsenal but was repelled by troops. Numerous small clashes occurred across the city as strikers and soldiers battled. An attempt to burn the Callao railway Station failed.
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Howl of the Hour Berlin Speech by Ebert Echoes War Toll
German chancellor Friedrich Ebert declares Germany must defend the Wilsonian basis in the peace conference. He says the republic will not accept further diminishment after weeks of bloodshed and acknowledges losses from accepting Wilson's 14 points. He warns against actions by Poles that could imperil final peace terms.
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$400,000,000 Food Bill Set by Allied Council
Paris sees a minimal $400 million needed to feed liberated countries from Belgium to Armenia until next summer. The supreme council of supply and relief has asked treasuries of allied governments to provide funds, with Europe’s governments reportedly agreeing to assume full responsibility.
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Battle at Stantarem Surrounded by Government Troops
London reports rebels at Stantarem near Lisbon refused to surrender. Government forces have surrounded the town and begun bombardment after a wireless Lisbon dispatch.
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20 Years for Wife Slayer Cha pin Former Editor
Charles B. Chapin, former city editor of the Evening World, pleaded guilty to murder in the second degree for shooting and killing his wife. He was sentenced by Supreme Court Justice Weeks to 20 years in prison.
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Conferees Delete Auto Power Tax and High Income Surtax
Washington January 16 conferees on the war revenue bill agreed to strike the house provision levying horsepower license taxes on automobiles and the house tax of 1 percent on small businesses with incomes over 100 thousand dollars. An amendment for a $10 annual business license on persons in trade with incomes over 2 500 was also stricken out.
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Senate suffrage vote delayed after New Hampshire action
Washington January 16. Senate suffrage vote to be indefinitely delayed after New Hampshire legislature rejects a resolution to instruct Senator Moses to back the measure. Moses says he will follow the legislature's position and not commit to the two thirds required.
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Irish Peace Delegates Named for Dublin Conference
Irish Republican executive in Dublin on January 16 recommended three men as Ireland's delegates to the peace conference: Professor de Valera, Arthur Griffith, and Count Plunkett.
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Mother of Nine in Four Years Sparks Rural Feat
Sycamore Georgia January 16. Mrs Mark Lukes has given birth to nine children in four years including triplets in 1965 twins in 1917 and quadruplets in 1919.
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Berlin Bolshivik Week Ends as Hindenburg Prepares Command
Berlin reports say Field Marshal von Hindenburg will command German troops opposing Polish forces in eastern Germany. A ceasefire is arranged with the Spartacans, with twelve hours' notice to resume fighting. Police reform and arrests follow a week of Bolshevik violence, with property losses running into tens of millions of marks and hundreds jailed.
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Ford Eagle boat praised by admiral for patrol use
Washington Jan 16 Rear Admiral David Taylor testified before the senate naval affairs committee on the Ford eagle boats program noting faults in construction of delivered ships but confirming the remaining six vessels meet specifications. He said the eagle boat is one of the best developed for patrol duties and can operate at about the same cost per ton as gunboats and destroyers.
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War Labor Board Decree Enforcement Challenged
Washington January 16 The Bethlehem Steel company counsel challenged the authority of the national war labor board to enforce its wartime decrees now that hostilities have ceased. The company cites complaints that awards made by the board during the war had not been carried out.
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