38 States Are Now On Wagon Prohibition Ratified
Washington declares the federal prohibition amendment ratified by 36 states making the United States the first great power to end liquor traffic. Nebraska Missouri and Wyoming joined the dry drive with 38 states approving while others act. Enforcement and funding questions arise as stocks in bonded warehouses must be cleared and federal laws to enforce prohibition are developed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Washington
Nebraska
Congress
Missouri
Wyoming
America
Issippi
Idaho
North Dakota
Tennessee
Montana
Illinois
South Dakota
Alabama
Georgia
Colorado
Maine
Utah
Kentucky
Ashington
Maryland
Arkansas
Delaware
North Carolina
Arizona
Iowa
Florida
New Hampshire
Oklahoma
West Virginia
Virginia
California
South Carolina
Indiana
Texas
Kansas
Massachusetts
Oregon
Louisiana
Ohio
Thas
Sheppard
State Department
Mississippi
Supreme Court
Rosa Luxembourg Reported Murdered in Berline Source
A Copenhagen report dated January 17 claims Rosa Luxembourg has been murdered, citing a typically reliable Berlin source. The account centers on Luxembourg a prominent political figure whose fate underlines rising tensions in the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosa Luxembourg
Copenhagen
Ber
W. W. conspiracy verdicts return guilty verdicts for 46 defendants
In Sacramento 46 defendants in the W W I W conspiracy case are found guilty by a federal jury after about two hours deliberation. Sentencing to come. The case accuses writing and circulating poems and songs that threaten capitalists and the seaboat and Wobblies. Theodora Pollok, the only woman defendant, outlines her career and faces charges of conspiracy to obstruct draft and violate wartime law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacramento
Cal
United States District Court
Joe Hill
Joseph Hustrom
Kiiling
Salt Lake City
Utah
Theodora Pollok
Baltimore
America
New York
Chicago
Los Angeles
Woman's University
Dana W. Bartlett
Bethlehem Institute
Yanks Return Home From France in Week's Exits
During the week ended January 1, 1937, American forces shipped 26,980 troops back to the United States from France. Of these, 1,818 were officers and 25,707 enlisted men. Since the program began, 178,104 service members have returned, including 11,618 officers and 106,486 enlisted men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
France
United States
Bavarian Passport Rules Tighten as Spartakists Advance
Berlin dispatch reports Bavaria to bar Spartacist and Bolshevik agitators by tightening entry rules. Germans now require passports to enter Bavarian territory to curb subversive movement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Berne
Bavaria
Spartacan
Spartacists Seized Berlin and Dusseldorf Clash Kill 40
In Berlin Spartacists were captured after attempts to seize power, with arrests and reports of sniping around the Stettin station. In Dusseldorf a fresh battle left about forty dead as government troops and British forces restore order amid barricaded Spartacists and widespread unrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delmenhorst
Wilhelmshaven
Tageblatt and Zeitung
Stettin
Kuhuke
Republic of East Friesland
Oldenburg
Kuhnke
Essen
Volkszeitung
Dresden
Saxony
Brussels
Dusseldorf
Convicted Chicago Murderess First Female Murder Conviction
Mrs Hilda Exlund was found guilty of murder in Judge Thomas Windes court and sentenced to 14 years in prison. It marks Cook County's first female murder conviction. She stabbed her husband on October 16 after a quarrel. witnesses noted heavy drinking and a temper, with the state showing a weight disparity that undermined self defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Hilda Exlund
Thomas Windes
Cook County
Fxtund
Faces Jail for Espionage in Brooklyn Socialist Meeting
Dr. Morris Zucker a Brooklyn dentist was found guilty by a federal jury of four counts of violating the espionage act for making seditious remarks at a Socialist meeting in Brooklyn. He faces up to eighty years in prison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn
New York
Morris Zucker
Roosevelt National Park bill advances from Senate to House
Votes from Roosevelt Park Washington on January 17 indicate the Senate passed the bill designating the California giant redwood district as Roosevelt National Park. It now proceeds to the House for consideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt Park
Washington
California
Redwood
Roosevelt National Park
Senate
House
Liebknecht and Luxemburg Die Amid Berlin Turmoil
Berlin reports confirm the death of Spartacist leaders Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxemburg. Liebknecht was killed while attempting an escape from guards and Luxemburg was shot after clashes with Berlin crowds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liebknecht
Rosa Luxemburg
Armistice Extends Between Allies and Germany
Amsterdam reports the armistice between the Allies and Germany is extended. Details indicate continued truces and renewed negotiations, with official statements from government representatives and allied military authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amsterdam
Nitrate Supply Promised For Farms As War Board Ends
C H M Dowell, director of the chemical division of the war industries board, notes 42000 tons of nitrates for farmers were commandeered, but assures nitrate supply will reach farms by spring. Germany extended an agreement signed by Mathias Erzberger, armistice commissioner, at Trier, who protested to Foch over German conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Co. H. McDowell
Chemical Division
War Industries Board
War Department
Army Bill Discussed by Baker in Congress
Secretary Baker told the House Military Committee that he would not present a universal military training proposal as permanent policy before the peace congress finishes its work. The army bill envisions a regular force of about 500000 via voluntary enlistment and centralizes control under the General Staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Baker
Congress
House Military Committee
Army Organization
War Department
General Staff
Dent
McKenzie
Mlinois
Revenue rates agreed on as conferees settle beverages tax
Senate and house conferees approve most of the senate beverage tax rates in the war revenue bill, aiming for about 450 million dollars in revenue. Distilled spirits set at 6.40 per gallon for beverages, 2.20 per gallon for in bond or non beverage use, beer at 36 per barrel, wine doubled, with a tax on retailer marks for ice cream and sodas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
House
Nebraska
French steamer Chaproi sinks after mine strike
Rome reports the French steamer Chaproi struck a floating mine in the straits of Messina and sank within minutes. About five hundred passengers drowned, with around one hundred and fifty rescued. Victims included both Italian and Russian nationals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chaproi
Straits of
Mes
Sina
Vic
Russian Bolsheviki Premier Lands in Barcelona
Madrid reports Lenine the Bolsheviki premier of Russia arrived in Barcelona amid a wave of Russians in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bolsheiviki
Barcelona
Madrid
Spain
Lenine
Russia
Victory Liberty loan named by Secretary Glass
Washington announces the next war loan will be called the Victory Liberty loan. The exact date for the drive has not been fixed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Victory Liberty
Glass
Brazil's president-elect Rodrigues Alves dies in Rio
Brazilian president-elect Rodrigues Alves died in Rio de Janeiro today after an extended illness. The constitution will guide a new election to choose the next president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rodrigues Alves
Rio Janeiro
Brazil
Wilson postpones Paris peace trip to monitor talks
President Wilson has indefinitely postponed his planned visit to the invaded regions of France to stay in touch with peace conference activities in Paris. In Barcelona Catalonians again demand autonomy with numerous arrests reported as authorities quash protests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Paris
Wilson
Fire destroys $1,000,000 oil at Philadelphia docks
A large oil fire at the Philadelphia docks gutted cargo from the Roald Amundsen claiming about one million dollars in losses. Investigators probe an explosion aboard the Roald Amundsen as the cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Tlaniie Tkefining Company Resteom
Roald Ameandsen
Wireless signals report distress for steamer Ansabro Tyre near Nantucket
Wireless signals were picked up from the steamer Ansabro Tyre in distress with wrecked steering gear at latitude 36 23 and longitude 66 9 about 17 miles southeast of Nantucket. Assistance is being sent from Philadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ansabro Tyre
Nantucket
Philadelphia
Nee’ Et Teiets
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lillian Birney
E. R. Finkenstaedt
Cleveland
W. W
U. S. District Court
U. S
Liebknegh
Berlin
Karl Liebiknecht
Eden
Karl
Burg
Lieb
Knecht
Germany
C. H. M’dowell
Mathias Erberger
Sioner
Trever
Erzberger
Foch
O.K.L
Nue
Enforcement Law Soan
Equor
Senate Appropriations Committee
Europe
Kenyon
Iardwick
House Merchant Marine Committee
Chicagoan
A. J. Arnold
Fort Worth
Tex
National Farmers’ Union
Robert L. Autrey
Texas Brewers’ Association
Ward Landsberg
Rome
Sians
Docks of Refining Company
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!