Allies press new bid for Dutch extradition of former Kaiser
London reports the allied note to Holland repeats the demand for surrender of the former Kaiser for trial. It argues legal objections fail and warns Holland must remove him if extradition is refused. Allies push 645 war criminals surrender and seek swift, uncompromising action to uphold Versailles.
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Kaleer
Paris
Downing Street
Lloyd George
Holland
Germany
Kalger
Europe
Shylocks
Web
Whs
Inez
Foreign Office
Geneva
Swlan
Rupprecht
Bavaria
Switzerland
Thousands Rally Against Government in New York
Attorney General Newton told the House judiciary committee that in New York City between 200000 and 600000 people favor destroying all government and upholding a dictatorship. He cited revolutionary literature, radical presses, and left wing socialist and communist groups as evidence of growing agitation.
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Washington
New York City
Newton
New York State
House Judiciary Committee
Russia
Socialist Party
W. W
Congress
Formal move seeks Berger jail for espionage sentence
District Attorney Clyne filed a petition with the appellate court to send V L Berger to federal custody to serve a 10 year sentence for violating the espionage act. The brief argues for immediate placement and cites the 308 page record of the case.
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Berger
Chicago
District Attorney
F. Clyne
Appelate
L. Berger
Federal
Antes
Es Gee
SAS
Nineteen Thousand Doughboys Overseas in Europe and Alberia
Secretary Baker told the House foreign affairs committee that nineteen thousand United States troops are overseas with six thousand in Alberia and thirty four thousand in Europe. He denied reports of American casualties and questioned Kolchak’s forces.
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Washington, Feb. T
Alberia
Europe
Baker
House Foreign Affairs Com
Kolchak
Furcus
Smoot Speech Highlights Record Printing Costs
Washington Keb 7 11veut the government 240 to tell the American people through Sen ator Smoot and other senators about the extravagant use of print paper in rendering out speeches by government officials. Smoots speech with the remarks of other senators on the subject took up four pages in todays congressional record. It costs 690 a page to print the record.
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Washington
Keb
Smoot
Trade with Reds remains blocked by Soviet co operatives
Paris Feb 7 The council of ambassadors says resumption of trade with Soviet Russia through co operative sovieties is practically impossible due to State control of co operatives The council debated German railway handover under the Versailles treaty and appointed a US substitute to the peace pact commission while the Elbe and Oder river commissions are convened
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Paris
Council of Ambassadors
Russia
Esthenia
Supreme Council
Germany
Lord Birkenhead
Gordon Mewart
London
Hugh Wallace
United States
Bandhol
Budapest
Elbe
Oder
Lawrence Textile Strike to Hit Nation on February 16
Lawrence Massachusetts February 7 a universal textile strike is planned to start in Lawrence and spread to all manufacturing centers for a 44 hour week and a 25 percent wage increase. The move is announced by the Lawrence Amalgamated Textile Workers Union with support from the Amalgamated Clothing Workers and Ladies Garment Workers unions. They vow to refuse work on products from Lawrence textile plants to back the action.
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Versal
Lawrence
Lawrence Amalgamated Textile Workers’ Union
Textile Workers’ Union
Amalgamated Textile Workers
Amalgamated Clothing Workers and
Ladies Garment Workers Unions
Boston
Amalgamated Clothing Workers
Ladies’ Garment Workers Unions
Ladies Garment Worker
Drive on Profiteers Now Under Way
Washington requirements report the fight against food profiteers has netted 896 arrears. The department of justice notes 24 convictions to date and penalties up to 5000 dollars and a year in jail. Over 100 arrests in sugar profiteering, seven convictions so far, with more than a quarter of cases to trial.
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Washington, Med
Department of Justice
Fay
Meyer Says Demand for Extradition Will Be Torn Up
Berlin rector of the university declares that if the allied demand for German extradition is presented officially it will be torn up. He returns diplomas to Oxford Cambridge Jena and Chicago universities.
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Meyer
Berlin
Berlin University
Oxford
T Andrew
Chicago
Mar
Father and Son Die in Gravel Pit Cave-In
Bellevue Louisiana February 1 A farmer and his son Edward 24 were killed in a gravel pit cave-in near here both buried alive workers recovered the bodies after several hours of effort The report notes the tragedy as a fatal mining accident with rescue attempts documented locally.
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Bellevue
Wagner
Edward
Vanderlip Sees Food Aid Key To Europe Recovery
Frank A. Van derlip argues Europe can rise from decline only if America supplies food and raw materials and Europe goes back to work. He says $1,000,000,000 in aid for commodities, not finance, starts production and warns of risks to exports if exchange rates stay weak. He favors a bankers consortium supplying credits as food and materials rather than government loans.
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United Press
New York
Frank A. Vanderlip
Europe
United Press Today
America
National Day Bank of New York
Vanderlip
U. S
Russia
Austria
al Outale
Joan
GE Directors Propose Stock and Bond Increases
Boston news reports that General Electric Company directors voted to recommend to stockholders a stock increase from 125000.00 to 176000000.00 and a bond issue of 1500000 also proposed for March 16 meeting.
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General Electric Company
League of Nations Council Set to Meet in London
London reports that the League of Nations council will hold its next meeting in London on February 1. A fire incident was noted in today’s briefing, with details continued on the next page.
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London
Council of the
League of Nationa
France agrees to removal of U S dead
Washington reports that France recognizes the government’s claim to remove fallen soldiers. A committee member states that bodies of American service members may be consigned to private channels only with kin’s consent. The government promises to honor the soldiers and arrange returns through proper channels.
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France
U. S
German Leaders Plan to Resist Extradition Demands
Berlin reports say the Prussian national assembly suspends sitting to protest the Allies demand for German war criminals. Premier Bauer meets party leaders. government factions split on extradition terms while some officials seek modified peace provisions.
Meat Packing Output Reaches Billions in 1919
The Institute of American Meat Packers announced that U S meat packing output for 1919 exceeded 6 billion dollars based on annual reports from over 600 packing companies operating under federal supervision. Chicago Peb.
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Chicago
Peb. T
United States
Institute of American Meat Packers
Volo Operaig
Prohibition Seen Boosting Tobacco Industry Says Cunliffe-Owen
Sir Hugo Cunliffe-Owen head of British American Tobacco arrives from England and declares that anti tobacco fanatics hindered growth. He argues prohibition will intensify American tobacco use and make the industry flourish.
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Sir Hugo Cunliffe-Owen
British Finance Leaders Vow Hard Work to Repair Parity
London February 6 British financial leaders meeting with Austen Chamberlain discussed the exchange situation and Amsterdam conference measures. They indicated Europe’s parity collapse would be addressed mainly through hard work increased production economy by efficiency and government retrenchment.
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London
Austen Chamberlain
Amsterdam
Europe
May Use Liquor for Cooking, Is Ruling
New York announces that all alcohol beverages may be used for cooking without violating law. State official Charles H. O Connor says New Yorkers may obtain permits for hotels and restaurants to stock brandy wine or whisky for legitimate culinary purposes.
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New York
Charles HH. O'Conner
O'Connor
World War Veterans Awards Bill Introduced in Congress
Representative B B Welty, from Olio, introduced a bill today to grant citations to all soldiers and sailors who served in the World War. The move aims to settle ongoing controversy over awards and acknowledgments.
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Washington
Feb
PF. Welty
Olio
Labor Leader Urges Workers to Unite Across Nations
Samuel Gompers urges workers to align with Latin American and American Federation of Labor efforts. The aim is mutual protection and advancement and to check forces that subordinate workers.
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Samuel Gompers
Owun
Man American Federation of Labor
Land and Labor League forms in Oregon
A new political party the Land and Labor League is organized in Oregon. The platform calls for voting by mail with automatic registration abolition of the Senate public ownership of utilities and that schools teach democracy.
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Oregon
The
Land and Labor League
Senate
Prices to Be Lower? Study in Cleveland on Living Costs
In Cleveland Ohio researchers note inflation easing and a drop in basic commodity prices. They find clothing and food costs falling and expect continued relief in the near term.
California Bruins to Play Rutgers on Alumni Day in New Brunswick
The University of California baseball team will face Rutgers in New Brunswick on June 14 for alumni day. It remains undecided if Rutgers will travel to California next year for a return engagement.
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New Brunswick
N. J
University of California
Rutgers
California
Hines 15 Given Seven Days for Raising Wages
Detroit workers demand wage raises for maintenance of way and railway shop laborers. Grand officers set seven days for action and inform Washington committees to press Director General Hines. If no progress, a stoppage by about 100000 members looms, with possible escalation to the president.
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Hines
Detroit
Mich
Workers Brotherhood
Washington
Cheneral Tines
J. C. Maltby
Brotherhood
Wilson WS
Storm in Eagt Slowly Abates After Destructive Coast Storm
New York reports a north Atlantic gale and heavy snow and ice causing millions in damage. Vessels in distress and several Long Island sound steamers trapped. Atlantic City and Sea Bright hit hardest. rail traffic slowly recovers amid high drifts. Lieutenant Col. Frederick Davidson injured by a falling awning. Coal shortages threaten traction firms. barges blocked. Washington forecasts 24 hours of more snow and high winds along the coast.
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New York
North Atlantic
New Jersey
Atlantic City
Seabright
London Island
Frederick Davidson
Governors Island
Playhouse
Weat Forty-eighth Street
Jersey Points
Big Robbery in New York Stuns Wall Street
A New York City burglary at the office of James Kovering at 15 Broadway saw Ponde valued at $00,000 stolen last night. The safe door was breached by the interior lock while the exterior door was forced open. It marks a second daytime robbery in two days in the Hanover district.
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James Kovering
Broadway
Wall Street
Hnanovnd Diate
Masked Bandits Rob Yankton Bank in Morning Heist
In Yankton at about 8 oclock the masked trio overpowered night watchman Joby Miller and blew open a small safe after two hours and three blasts. They escaped east in a waiting car with keys, leaving no clue to the robbers.
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Yankton
D. Bel
Joby Miller
Miller
Mexicans Capture Alleged Murders From Camp Almento Internacional
Mexican officials report the capture of alleged murderers linked to a fatal attack near Camp Amuricaie. Two Americans, identified as Roney and Bowles, were fatally harmed. Guadalupe Castro of Mextown was reportedly the ring leader. Additional arrests are expected.
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Derers
Wo Amuricaie
Camp Amento Internacional
Alexico
Roney
Bowles
Guadalupe Castro
Uie
Hau
Bitter Enders Plan to Beat Treaty Ratification
Republican bitter ends in the Senate plan to block the mop peace treaty. Lodge supporters press for reservations while irreconcilables threaten a filibuster. Grey's letter strengthens all factions as Democrats and Lodge backers map cautious strategies for Monday action. Jussarand reports France mirrors Grey's stance on the American Senate's peace treaty position.
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Washington
Senate
Lodge
Viscount Grey
Grey
U. S&s
Paris
J. J. Jusserand
United States
France
London Times
Hecho de Paris
Princess Anne Runs Aground Off Rockaway In Storm
The steamship Princess Anne of the Old Dominion line ran aground one mile off Rockaway Point Long Island in a heavy storm. With 32 passengers and 72 crew aboard from Norfolk to New York, it sent distress calls. tugs and police patrols aided, the captain said passengers and crew should be evacuated as the ship took water and faced potential breakup.
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New York
Old Dominion Line
Norfolk
Rockaway Point
Long Islind
Army Transport Headquarters
Seay
Coast Guard
Hockaway Point
Prins Cous Anne
not much fear about embargo on cotton
Washington reports private communications from Manchester and Liverpool indicate English firms earn returns up to 200 percent on capital from cotton manufactured from U S imported cotton. Officials say the high profits reduce the incentive to embargo imports, and eight manufacturers may resist such embargo measures for some time.
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Washington
Eyontog Mille
Manchester
Liverpool
England
United States
Bureau of Markets
Jugo-Slavs to Get Allied Ultimatum
Allied powers decide to officially communicate a copy of the pact to Jugo Slavia and present a proposed Adriatic solution from the January 20 conference. The move follows months of talks and aims to settle the Adriatic dispute.
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Jugo-Slavs
Paria
Ed. T
J Slavia
Jugo-Slavie
Alliee
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