Reed Attacks Hoover In Senate Inquiry Probe
Senator Reed of Missouri charges Herbert Hoover acted as a go between with British officials before U S entry to the war and calls his self promoted boom for president an attack. A Senate committee opens preliminary hearings on a Providence Journal claim of a naval vice squad pressuring residents at Newport to obtain evidence.
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Begin
Germany
Hoover
Providence
Washington
Herbert Hoover
Col House
United States
Missouri
Senate
John R. Ratham
Providence, Rhode Island
Naval
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R. I
Senate Naval
Arthur L. Fairbrother
Journal
Tew
Samuel Kent
Navy Vice Squad
Exiles In Mexico Feature Jack Johnson Sightings
Mexico City scene on Avenida de Madero shows former heavyweight champion Jack Johnson in riding attire posing for a photo and sparring with local dons in a private studio. He claims daily riding, weighs about 210 pounds, and says he is in fighting trim.
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Mexico City
Jack Johnson
Avenue de Madero
Jack
Spain
Mr Wolf
Three Premiers Seek Word on William Extradition
Paris reports say Britain France and Italy will meet before deciding the next move to extradite former Emperor William from Holland. A London meeting is planned though no date is set as officials weigh whether to press Hague or Berlin for his return. London may seek Berlin to call for William and demand delivery to the Allies under treaty terms. Sentiment favors avoiding William's return to Germany if possible.
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Count Hobezollern
Germany
Holland
Influenza outbreak noted with little alarm in High Point
Chicago officials report isolation of the influenza bacillus by Dr. Earl C. Carr as the epidemic spreads nationwide. Surgeon General Blue urges calm while states report rising cases, including 152 in Utah and 242 in Connecticut, with High Point noting few mild cases and no alarm locally.
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Wyoming
San Francisco
Richmond Va
Oklahoma
Wisconsin
Thomasville Personal News Highlights
In Thomasville on January 24 Misses Kate and Ella Johnson planned a Greensboro weekend. Mrs Emma Bain of the graded school faculty stayed home for the weekend. Mrs G L Berreil traveled to Gulf NC for a relative’s funeral. Emma Lee Hoover visited High Point with her sister Mrs Walter Hargett. Rev Goode went to Greensboro on business. Mrs J E Wyche recovering from illness. Cline Pickett of High Point visited his sister Mrs Charles Finch. M L Long visited Salisbury. Attorney Herbert Slane was in Greensboro. Major Wade Phillips of Lexington was in Thomasville. A C Burgess went to High Point.
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Kate
Ella Johnson
Greensboro
Emma Bain
Graded School
G. L. Berrei
Gulf, N. C
Emma Lee Hoover
High Point
Walter Hargett
Rev. Goode
J. E. Wyche
Cline Pickett
Charles Finch
M. L. Long
Salisbury
Herbert Slane
Wade Phillips
Lexington
Bandits Seen Near Benson Bank Robbery by Air Route
Michael and William Finn, accused of robbing Farmers and Merchants Bank in Benson Nebraska of 115000 on December 31, may have fled by airplane. They were spotted near Benson early that morning and in Saint Paul later that day. County Attorney O'Brien speculates they flew from Benson to St Paul, and if proven, Minnesota Governor Burnquist may grant Nebraska’s requisition.
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Hall of Fame
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Farmers and Merchants’ Bank
St. Paul
Burnquist
Minnesota
Nebraska
Endeavorers Hold Year’s Fast Meet
Members of the Christian Endeavor City Union met at the Methodist Protestant church for their first business meeting of the year despite bad weather. They voted to observe the Christian Endeavor Week of Prayer from February 1 to 7 with daily programs to be announced. Officers elected: President R. H. Shaw, Vice President Donald Headen, Secretary Viola Foust, Treasurer Clarice Newlin, Program Committee Chair Mrs. Lamar McCallum, Social Committee Chair Blanche Harmon.
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Christian Endeavor Union
Christian Endeavor
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Donald Headen
Viola Foust
Clarice Newlin
Lamar McCallum
Postmaster Aims to Improve High Point Mail Service
Local postmaster J J Farriss, while in Washington for a business trip, plans to confer with postoffice officials and North Carolina congressmen on securing more adequate and efficient mail service for High Point. He did not specify improvements but will seek influence for better service.
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J. J. Farriss
North Carolina
High Point
15 Year Old Girl Sees Outdoors For First Time
Harriet Sears, a 15 year old cripple, left a East Side room and went to St Charles hospital for crippled children. Nuns will aid in training her mind as welfare workers report her parents kept her indoors 15 years. Doctors note she can count to six and recite the first four letters of her ABCs.
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SA. B. C
Japan's Spindle Demand Surges After War Outbreak
New York dispatch reports Japan's cotton industry needs spindles rising sharply since the war began. In six months 50,000 working spindles were bought from running American mills disassembled for shipment to Japan. Purchases mainly flowed from New England and South Carolina.
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New York
Japan
New England
South Carolina
Army transport reaches New York with POWs and troops
The army transport Northern Pacific arrived in New York with the last contingent of American expeditionary forces and 271 passengers from the disabled Powhatan. among them were 11 women and 2 children plus many army officers. Powhatan had sailed from New York to Antwerp January 16 and was disabled the previous Sunday.
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Northern Pacific
Antwerp
Radicals Face Trial In Chicago On Wide Indictments
In Chicago on January 24 85 alleged leaders of the communist party were indicted along with 40 men and women charged with guiding the communist labor party. The rapid sequence of indictments set the stage for high profile courtroom confrontations today.
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Chicago
United States
Communist Party
Communist Labor
Air Service trains messenger pigeons for war use
Washington reports the American Air Service is training messenger pigeons after tests showed superiority for balloon communication. A large flock is in training at the Ross Field balloon school near Hesperia California, where pigeons guided desert rescuers to a lone balloon pilot after a 47 mile flight.
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Washington
American Air Service
Ross Field
Hesperia
Cal
California
American Russian trade bureau formed in Washington
Representatives of American business firms met in Washington to organize an American Russian trade bureau. Cyrus Townsend Brady, noted author and Episcopal clergyman, died of pneumonia in Yankers on January 24.
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Washington
Yankers
Cyrus Townsend Brady
Nathan Wingsbury American Telephone VP Dies in New York
Nathan Corning Wingsbury, first vice president of the American Telephone and Telegraph Co, died in New York City last night from heart disease. He was born in Mentor Ohio in 1866.
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Nathan Corning Wingsbury
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Mentor
Ohio
Misfortune halts tow of Powhatan toward Halifax
The Powhatan tow to Halifax was interrupted as one line parted. Canadian steamer master reported progress stopped after the tow began yesterday. Governor Bickett pardoned Walter and Grover Kiser of Winston-Salem, who faced 14 month sentences from the Winston-Salem riot. John Brandon’s sentence was commuted to one year.
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Powhatan
Yesterdy
Raleigh
Bickett
Walter
Grover Kiser
Winston-Salem
John Brandon
New York Birth Rate Falls Due to War Costs
New York's normal birthrate is down 36000 since January 1 1918 because of the war and high cost of living, according to a statement by the state commissioner of health.
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New York
State Commissioner of Health
Cold Weather Expected Across South Atlantic Next Week
Washington reports predict cold conditions for the week in the South Atlantic states with freezing temperatures likely after Monday. The forecast notes a cold snap and harsher weather ahead.
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Washington
South Atlantic
Anti sedition bill urged in house rules committee
Rep Blanton of Texas and Rep Davey of Ohio urged anti sedition legislation before the house rules committee. Blanton attacked AFL leader Gompers for opposing the war effort, said the labor department was honey combed with anarchy, and claimed Gompers threatened revolution over the work or fight order. He cited 6000 strikes during the war and said Wilson sometimes had to compel men to work.
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House Rules Committee
Blanton
Texas
Davey
Ohio
Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Department of Labors
Crowder
Church Protest Against League Representation
The federal council of churches filed vigorous protests against religious organizations’ representation in the league of nations and sent the protest to President Wilson Secretary Lansing and Paris. No formal statement was offered by church officials.
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League of Nations
Wilson
Lansing
Federal Council of Churches
Paris
Cotton futures open steady in New York trade
In New York on January 24 the cotton futures market opened steady with March at 36.46, May 24.50, July 26.46, October 29.95 and December 29.45. Early trade showed quiet activity with slight fluctuations, opening down on July but finishing mostly higher before closing barely steady at 36.25 for March and 34.32 for May as trial activity moved.
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New York
Daly
Republicans Meet to Hear Views on Peace Treaty
Republican senators convened to discuss procedure on the peace treaty amid protests over further compromise. Senator Lodge, facing defection from the Johnson Borah group, called various Republicans including the mild reservation faction to his office to review the situation and plan ahead.
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Washington
Johnson and Borah
Lodge
Democratic Committee
Hitchcock
Johnson-Borah
Earthquake Felt in Northwest Seattle
Three distinct shocks shook Seattle at 11 08 last night with tremors extending through Washington and into British Columbia.
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Seattle
Washington
British Columbia
Veiled men tar and feather Miss Moran at Ulster Assizes
At Belfast's Ulster Assizes court three men dressed as women attacked Lizzie Moran while she walked with Michael Early. Moran was gagged and tarred and feathered. James Brennan and John Cronogue received three months hard labor, while the third man was released. Fred Bunch of Statesville was in the city on business.
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Lizzie Moran
Ulster Assizes Court
Belfast
Miss Moran
Michael
Early
James Brennan
John Cronogue
Fred Bunch
Statesville
Ex-Emperor William Not Surprised by Dutch Refusal
At Bentinck castle Amerongen Jan 24 former Emperor William was told by the Associated Press that the Dutch government refused to extradite him to the Allies. Officials had anticipated the decision but had not been officially informed that it was made.
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William
Bentinck Castle
Dutch government signals final answer on former German emperor case
The Hague January 24. The Dutch government appears set on a final reply regarding the demand for the former German emperor's surrender. Dutch press foresees no belligerent action by allies. A high official said Holland views the case as beyond league of nations reach since no league law applying at the time of alleged crimes. No knowledge of allied attempts to urge surrender was reported.
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Netherlands
League of Nations
Holland
League of Nations Tribunal
Naval Committee Not In Session
Washington January 24 The senate sub committee investigating the award of naval war medals was not in session to allow time for updating records of testimony already heard
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Senate
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