Government raids target radicals in nationwide roundup
Washington reports a sweeping action by the Justice Department under Attorney General Palmer. About 4,000 warrants issued as federal agents raid cities from New York to San Francisco, aiming to deport alleged anarchists and communists. The seized Communist Party manifesto outlines aims of overthrowting capitalism and building a workers industrial republic.
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Washington
United States
Department of Justice
William J. Flynn
Department’s Bureau of Investigation
America
New York
Baltimore
Boston
Buffalo
Chicago
Cleveland
Denver
Des Moins
Detroit
Grand Rapids
Hartford
Indianapolis
Jacksonville
Kansas City
Los Angeles
Louisville
Milwaukee
Newark
Omaha
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Portland
Ore
Providence
San Francisco
Scranton
Spokane
St. Louis
St. Paul
Springfield
Mass
Syracuse
Toledo
Trenton
Garvin
Department of Labor
Department
Oficials
Palmer
Communist Party
Communist Party of America
Communists of America
German War Dead Reported at One And A Half Million
Official statistics released in Bertin December place German deaths in battle at about 1.5 million. The figure excludes fatalities among prisoners of war and those who died in prison camps.
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Bertin
Making Over Fure
The text describes preparing a fur pelt for remodeling using a cutting board. The process involves dampening the skin, laying it fur side down on the board and tacking it, then marking the pelt with a pencil and making cuts with a sharp penknife. The cuts must be done carefully to avoid damage.
Germans Pass Back for Shelling Reims
Berlin reports Baron von Hausen, former Saxon Third army commander, reveals that Reims cathedral was shelled by German forces on September 4 1914 during the First Battle of the Marne. He contests claims of military necessity and asserts French observers used cathedral towers for posts.
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Berlin
Reims
Cty
Baron von Hausen
Marne
Bank Robbery Strikes Farmers and Merchants Bank Benson
Four masked robbers enter the Farmers and Merchants National Bank of Benson Omaha suburb, line up staff and five customers, loot the vault of 115000 dollars, then flee by car. They lock victims in the vault. escape aided by screwdriver hidden inside. Bank officers say 15000 in cash and the rest in Liberty bonds and negotiable securities were taken.
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Omaha, Neb
Farmers and Merchants National Bank of Benson
Omaha
Estonia Signs Armistice With Russia Near Peace
After weeks of talks Soviet Russians and Esthonians sign a seven day cease fire agreement. The protocol includes temporary boundary adjustments military guarantees and recognition of Esthonian independence as a first step toward lasting peace.
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Dorpat
U. S. Ship Lost in Storm Eléanora Percy Sinks
Five survivors from the American schooner Eléanora Percy, sailing from Rio Janeiro to Copenhagen, were rescued 150 miles west of Lundy Island off England after four days adrift. The ship reportedly foundered in a Christmas day storm. the fate of the rest of the crew is believed drowned.
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Swaneeas
Wales
Eleanora Percy
Rio Janeiro
Copenhagen
Lundy Island
England
Siberian Garrison Mutinies Against Government
A garrison of government troops at Shkotovo mutinies and joins partisan forces. They murder two officers who refuse to defect, seize four machine guns, and take government equipment as they switch sides in Siberia.
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Vladivostok
Shkotovo
Siberia
Trimming Evening Frecke Embroidery Notes
The excerpt describes trimming details like embroidery beads rhinestones and decorative motifs. It mentions rhinestones jet flowers fruits fur and feathers as key notes in the evening trimming motif and notes that sometimes a single note becomes a chord. Two of these notes indicate more complexity.
Communist Party Plotted to Overthrow U S Government
Justice Department disclosed a plot by radical leaders linked to the Communist party and Communist Labor party to destabilize labor unions, seize power, and establish a soviet government with backing from the Russian Soviet. The briefs claim mass action and force to overthrow the United States government.
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Washington
Department of Justice
Communist Party
Communist Labor Party
United States
Bureau of Immigration
Socialist Party of America
Communist International
Communist Party of America
Chicago
Pershing urges universal military training at Lincoln Rotary
General Pershing told Lincoln Rotary Club that six months to a year of universal military training would improve citizenship. He argued it would heighten interest in American institutions strengthen physique raise morality and prepare youths if ever called to defend the country.
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Lincoln, Neb
General Pershing
Lincoln Rotary Club
Amnesty Asked In Mexico By Carranza At New Year Event
Mexico City January 3 President Carranza said amnesty may be granted to Mexican fugitives abroad in response to a petition from Colonel Antonio Jauregul asking pardon for former federal officers. He advised Jauregul to wait tranquillo at the New Year reception.
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Mexico City
Carranza
Antonio Jauregul
Quolonel Jaurerul
Moslem Protest Shut Markets Across British India
Across British India Mohammadan communities observed a day of fasting and protest. In major centers markets closed as a large gathering adopted a resolution voicing anxiety over events and urging action.
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Turk Guitan
Bombay
British India
India
Attorney General Palmer Promises War on Reds
Palmer announces a push against Bolshevism as the Justice Department rounds up about 2,000 more alleged Reds for deportation to Europe. He urges a New Year’s resolve to counter anti American propaganda through press, churches, schools, patriotic groups, and labor unions. The department reports 248 Reds deported on the Soviet Ark last week and 2,000 foreign agitators to be arrested in the next two months.
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Washington
Department of Justice
Europe
Palmer
Ark
Sinn Fein Attack Near Cork Ends With Police Capture
In Carrigtohill nine miles from Cork a four hour assault by about 300 Sinn Fein volunteers on the police barracks ended when a mining party breached the wall and dynamite blew the house. Police were taken prisoner then liberated. no casualties were reported.
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Cork
Sinn
Bank Hold-Up at Ottawa Lake Leaves $7,000 Loot
Seven men robbed the Peoples' bank at Ottawa Lake Michigan escaping with 7000 in cash and Liberty bonds after shooting cashier Rothfuss who hesitated to raise his hands. They overlooked 20000 in currency and bonds. The incident occurred December 30 in Toledo Ohio reporting.
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Ottawa Lake
Mich
Toledo, O
Peoples’ Bank
Herman Rothfuss
Rothfuss
Versailles treaty ratification set for January 6 in Paris
Paris December 31 reports that the exchange of ratifications of the Versailles treaty will occur January 6 at the Quai d Orsay. German delegation head Herr von Leisner and Paul Debasia finalized all points except naval material, expected to be filed soon.
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Paris
Quai
Orsay
Herr von Leisner
Paul Debasia
President signs sugar bill to extend US board
Washington January 3 President Wilson has signed the McNary bill continuing the United States sugar equalization board through 1920.
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Washington
Jan
Wilson
United States Sugar Equalization Board
Wife of Envoy Dodge Killed in Elevator Accident
Mrs. H Perci val Dodge, wife of the American minister to the Serbs Croats and Slovenes, died instantly in a fall from an elevator shaft at an apartment building. She stumbled as the car descended and plunged headfirst onto the lobby tile.
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Kliled
Washington
H. Percival Dodge
Local jeweler recalls old credit deal in Batesville
In Batesville Arkansas Charles Mosby a longtime jeweler reflects on a 36 year old credit arrangement with a former employee. The fragment hints at past finances and personal connections shaping Mosby’s business history.
State authorities raid Chicago reds during mass crackdown
Chicago in January 2 reports say police and state attorney operatives raided radical headquarters and meeting places including the Communist and anarchist centers. More than 200 police and 150 arrests followed. hundreds of letters and propaganda were seized as Hoyne led the operation.
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Chicago
Commuunists
LW. W.'s
Maclay Hoyne
United States
Communist Party
Blue Island Avenue
Communist Labor Party
North Clark Street
Clybourne Avenue
Throop Street
West
Madison Street
West Madison Street
South Peoria Street
Mapa
Army Major Harold Hetrick Shot at Home in New Orleans
Maj Harold S Hetrick in charge of Mississippi River district engineers was shot in the head at his New Orleans home during a scuffle. Police say a stranger or Mrs Hetrick may have fired the pistol. she says a masked civilian forced entry and she fired at the intruder.
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New Orleans
Harold S. Hetrick
United States Army
Mississippi River District
Vicksburg
Betrick
Red plot death in Mexico headline
Russians in Tampico allegedly proposed assassinations of oil company managers and oil camp officials to create international trouble. Mexican police arrested two suspected Soviet agents amid a wider propaganda blitz reported by El Universal of Mexico City.
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Laredo
Tex
Tampico
el Universal
Mexico City
New York Sets Record for Homicide in 1919
New York reports a record 206 homicide cases in 1919. Of these, 184 went to trial and 72 were dismissed by the grand jury, surpassing the previous record of 191 set in 1915.
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New Yorks
New York
District Attorney's Office
Ring Debt Refused in Batesville Wedding Gift Return
In Batesville a man of African descent offered to pay for a wedding ring his wife wore for 36 years. Mr. Mosby refused payment and instead gave him another ring as a reward for good intentions.
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Batesville
Mr. Mosby
U x
World News Briefs From 1919 Include Sports and Politics
Harvard beat Oregon 7 to 6 in Pasadena. Italian loan subscriptions near 8 billion lire. Mrs. Bower fatally burned in Racine. North Dakota upheld state industrial program. James B. Reynolds resigns from RNC. King Alexander injured in Athens practice. Clemenceau to issue League council call. 24,000 American soldiers' remains to be moved from France. Limerick post office raided. money stolen. Large families urged by Clemenceau in Var. Bolshevik claim on Yekaterinoslav and Novo Moscowsk. $3,265,083 from Springfield autos license fees. up 550,752. Egyptian princes back independence. Fatal auto crash in Homewood, Illinois. Indian frontier fighting intensifies with heavy British casualties. Durrage hanged in Chicago jail. Flu cases drop since Sept 1, 1919. Viscount Grey loan rumor denied. 94 reds captured. 4,500 arrested in raid drive.
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William Bower
Racine
Wis
North Dakota Supreme Court
Bismarck
James B. Reynolds
Chicago
Republican National Committee
King Alexander
Athens
League of Nations Council
Clemenceau
Supreme Council
Paris
France
United States
Limerick
Ireland
Department of Var
Chamber of Deputies
Yekaterinoslav
Russian Front
Novomoskovsk
London
Springfield, Jr
Emerson
Mandannakacm
Raffaelo Durrage
Quofrio Gargana
Mary
United States Health Service
Washington
Lansing
Viscount Grey
Wilson
Department of Justice
Vast American Army Stock Sheds Burn at St Anne Island
A major fire destroyed vast sheds housing American army stocks on St Anne Island near the state railroad station. The blaze consumed the buildings and their contents as firefighters battled the flames. No further details on casualties or cause are provided.
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Nantes
St. Anne Island
The Markets Reported Grain and Livestock Prices
The markets show a wide range of prices for flour rye wheat hay cattle hogs and sheep. Notable figures include prime heavy steers 17.50 19.60 and choice light hogs 14.09 14.85 with various grain and hay categories listed alongside. Live poultry and other livestock prices are provided for turkeys fowls ducks and geese.
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Timothy
Yachts Become Distant Deh Tralwers in Sid ney Notice
Two famous private yachts the White Lady once the pride of King Edward VII and the Commandant Rouquay once owned by the chocolate king Me Al er are in Sidney New South Wales and repurposed as deh trawlers under Srench ownership.
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Edward VII
Armistice Call And Health Advertisement For Cascarets
An advertisement urges readers to restore peace in the body by taking Cascarets to cleanse liver and bowels. It claims Cascarets prevent biliousness and constipation, do not cause griping, and work while you sleep, contrasting with harsh remedies like calomel and salts.
Books as Edifices for Future Edifices
The quote compares books to enduring structures and raw quarries, suggesting literature serves as foundations for future development and construction of knowledge. It frames texts as both monuments and resources for shaping new ideas.
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Holmes
Diamond Dyes Ad Promises Fadeless Color For Any Fabric
An advertisement touts Diamond Dyes with guaranteed rich color for wool silk linen cotton and blends. It claims the color works on dresses blouses stockings and more and includes a Direction Book with each package and a Diamond Dye Color Card. The ad ends with a quip about forgiveness for vocalizing.
Bayer Aspirin and Foman Eye Balsam Advert
Bayer brands advertise Genuine Aspirin tablets for headaches colds pain neuralgia lumbago and rheumatism in Bayer packaging with directions for physicians. The ad notes nineteen years of Bayer aspirin usage and twelve tablets cost a few cents. It also promotes Foman Eye Balsam for nightly relief of tired watery eyes and eye strain.
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Bayer
Club Takes No Action on Resolution for Annual Dinner
The Fitting Place reports the club laid the resolution on the table, delaying any decision on an annual dinner.
Pape's Cold Compound Promises Quick Relief
An old advertisement touts Pape's Cold Compound claiming it breaks a severe cold in hours. It describes immediate relief of nasal congestion, runny nose, headache, feverishness, and sneezing after the first dose. The ad asserts low cost and no quinine.
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Pape
Grippe Osery
Green's August Flower touted for digestive relief
The advertisement touts Green's August Flower as a gentle laxative that regulates digestion, cleanses the stomach and intestines, and stimulates bile flow. It claims widespread use in thousands of households for over fifty years for indigestion and nervous complaints.
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Green
Busybody Cited for Pointing Out Others Duties
A reflective remark defines a busybody as a person who wastes valuable time by constantly detailing the duties of others. The quote emphasizes the futility of such behavior.
Cailérens Handkerchiefs Inures Inusery Wash Tips
A fragmented note suggests washing with cold water and blueing to restore whiteness. It mentions Hed Cress Ball Btus as a brand or product and aims at improving fabric appearance.
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Cailéren
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