Ireland Yearns for Freedom as Sinn Fein Proclaims Republic
Dublin reports a tense yet orderly Irish Parliament opening as twelve men kill two policemen near Tipperary on independence day. Sinn Fein proclaims an Irish republic while British authorities refrain from intervening, amid a charged atmosphere across the island.
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Universal Service
Dublin
McDonnell
O'Connell
Tipperary
Ireland
Dail Eireann
Isle of Erin
Sinn Fein
Opposition to Government Control of Wires Continues
Edward Reynolds of New York, recently removed as vice president and general manager of the Postal Telegraph Cable Company, testified before the House Postoffice Committee that government control over telephone and telegraph firms only serves to raise rates and subsidize failing companies. He opposed extending control and possible government purchases, as protests from several state public service commissions joined in.
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Washington, D. C
Edward Reynolds
New York
Postal Telegraph Cable Company
Burleson
House Postoffice Committee
National Labor Congress Passes Strike Resolution
The National Labor Congress approved a plan for a general labor strike starting July Fourth to press for a new trial for Thomas J. Mooney and Warren Billings. They authorized raising 4 of $1,000,000 to fund education campaigns and mobilize labor leadership if Federal intervention proves ineffective.
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Associated Press
Chicago
National Labor Congress
Thomas J. Mooney
Warren Billings
Plan To Put Returning Soldiers On Reclaimed Lands
Washington officials urge quick action on a bill to appropriate 500 million dollars for reclamation and occupation by returning soldiers of 215 million acres idle. Louis F. Post and William Kent say labor conditions grow critical and without swift aid discharged soldiers may face bread lines.
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Washington, D. C
Louis F. Post
William Kent
Tariff
House Committee On Labor
Kelly
Pennsylvania
Lane
Post
Baby Weighs Only One Pound And Lives
In Brady Texas on January 18 Mr and Mrs George Elkins of the Lohn community welcomed an infant son described as weighing one pound at birth and eleven days old Tuesday. The attending physician called the baby perfect in every way. The Elkins live on the 8 H Mayo farm six miles north of Lohn. The silver dollar reportedly covers the infant’s face, and the voice is barely audible at close range.
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Brady
Tex
Jan
George Elkins
Lohn
Elkins
Mrs. Elkins
8. H. Mayo Farm
Blockade of Germany Main Tool in Peace Demands
Paris January 21 complete agreement on continuing the allied blockade of Germany is reported The plan allows limited food shipments to Germany to ease shortages and curb terrorism The blockade is seen as the strongest leverage to force Germany to terms at the peace treaty talks As chiefs of state believe Germany will yield through fear of blockade despite harsh dem obligations and territorial losses.
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Jay Jerome Williams
Universal Service
Paris
Germany
Irish Cobblers Seed Potatoes Best For Planting
Irish Cobblers seed potatoes highlighted as best for planting along with a fine lot of Bermuda onion sets available at Braeutigam's Cash Grocery, 9.20.
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Bermuda
Braeutigam
Lightning Strikes High Voltage Wires in San Antonio
A severe electrical storm in San Antonio caused heavy damage to the Public Service Company electrical department. Widespread outages followed as copper cables melted and pavement swelled. The bolt struck near the home of Ros Huffaker, foreman, at 8 10 pm, dimming streetlights and turning neighborhoods to darkness. In Washington, House action began toward a special five member committee to probe war department casualties in the 35th Division.
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San Antonio
Tex
Eleventh Street
Public Service Corporation
Garden
Gembler
Ros Huffaker
Corporation
George H. Cushman
San Ailtonio
Universal Service
Washington, D. C
War Department
Army
House
Representative Campbell
Kan
Campbell
Rules
Negro Lynched by Mob at Hillsboro Texas
Hillsboro Texas January 21 no arrests made in connection with the burning of Bragg Williams on the Court House Square yesterday. Officers are said to be investigating the affair. The mob numbered several hundred and the stake to which the negro was chained remains in the square.
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Texas
Gillespie
Usfices Court
Gillespie County
J. W. Thomas
J. Burch
Freericksburg
Plainiff
Hohman
Stehling
Fredericksburg
Gilespie County
Washington, D. C
Senate
Wilson
Europe
Harding
Ohio
Johnson
California
Poindexter
Washington
Hardwick
Georgia
Hollis
New Hampshire
Weeks
Massachussetts
Penrose
Pennsylvania
Congress
Hoover
Hog Island
Hillsboro
Tex
Bragg Williams
Court House Square
U. S. Merchant Marine Totals Show Lift in 5.66 Million Tons
The Department of Commerce reports sea going American merchant ships of 1,000 gross tons or more numbered 1,663 on January 10 this year, with total gross tonnage reaching 5,656,556.
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Washington, D. C
Department of Commerce Today
Revolution in Portugal Raises Royalist Alarm
A Lisbon wireless dispatch received in London on January 20 reports a royalist uprising led by Conceiro in Oporto Braga and Viseu. The exiled Manuel is said to be proclaimed king, though he telegraphed that he does not support the movement. No further details provided.
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Lisbon
London
Portugal
Conceiro
Oporto
Braga
Viseus
Manuel
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John Deere
Krauskopff
Uine Ford
Kott
F. H. Petermann
O. Krauskopf
Pioneer
Buick
Hohmann & Stehling
Buiok
Felix Blanchard
Congressional
Braeutigam’s. Cash Grocery
U. S
Knopp & Schneider
Gus. Malchow
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