World’s Peace League Is Born and Wilson Speaks
Paris Jan 25 The allied peace council adopts a world league of nations program open to civilized powers. Delegates from five great powers and others will form a permanent organization to maintain peace. President Wilson urges a league to secure world-wide safety and to replace the old order with collective security.
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France
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Lloyd George
Allied Peace Conference
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Wirth
Pershing's Hospital Data Reveals Washington Report
War department figures show on January 9 the American army had 105,753 men in hospitals in France and England. Of these 72,642 suffered from disease and 33,111 from wounds or other injuries.
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Washington
Pershing
War Department
France
England
U S Flyers Prank Rhine Moselle Flight Pranks
American aviators on the Rhine Moselle chase and loop over valleys nearly skim the water. They flutter past Rhine steamers and stacks, delighting locals in Coblenz.
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Coblenz
Rhine
Moselle
Hospital cases fall by over fifteen thousand week to week
The report notes a steady decline in hospital cases with a reduction of more than 15,000 since the previous week.
Wilsons Transit Through Paris with Grayson Party
GO TO CHATEAU THIERRY Paris Jan 25 President Wilson and Mrs Wilson with Rear Admiral Grayson and a small party travel onward from Paris in a marked Allied effort. They are expected to visit French battle sites and discuss postwar arrangements with allied leaders.
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Paris
Wilson
Grayson
Unnamed Crowd Surges Past Pfaffendorf Bridge Headquarters
A vast throng swept across the Pfaffen dorf span near the Third Army headquarters, moving in such numbers that observers lost count and could not track individuals.
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Pfaffendorf
Third Army
Vorwaerts Comments On Czech Polish Border Clashes
Berlin dispatch notes Vorwaerts commenting on fighting between Czechs and Poles as tensions rise over border incidents.
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Berlin
Vorwaerts
Generals Leave Paris Sunday for Chateau Thierry and Reims
American and French generals departed Paris by automobile at eight Sunday morning to visit the Chateau Thierry and Reims region amid a heavy snowstorm that began about the president’s departure and blanketed the entire devastated area.
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Chateau Thierry
Reims
General Winterfeldt Quits From Armistice Commission
Basle January 25 Gen D von Winterfeldt a member of the German armistice commission has resigned according to advices from Berlin.
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Basle
D. von Winterfeldt
Berlin
Wartime Warning Against Polish Imperialism
A government statement pledges to defend the people from Polish imperialism and to prevent Germany being used as a scapegoat for future adventures and battles.
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Vorwaerts
Germany
Foreign Wars Body to Expand
New York reports plans to expand the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States to include service in Europe, extending the organization originally formed after the Spanish American War.
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Foreign Wars
New York
Veterans of Foreign Wars of the
United States
Europe
Prohibition Proclaimed After U S Constitutional Amendment
The 18th Amendment banning the manufacture sale and transport of intoxicating liquors becomes law after ratification by three quarters of states. Frank L Polk acting secretary of state certifies the amendment’s validity and announces the date January 16 1920 as the effective point.
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Frank N. Polk
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City of Washington
Mrs. Preston Gibson Returns to Washington Society Scene
Mrs Preston Gibson former wife of a Washington society figure now resides in the capital. A granddaughter of the late Senator James McMillan of Michigan her beauty and jewels are widely noted in society circles.
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Preston Gibson
Washington
Capital
James McMillan
Michigan
Wilson views ruins of battlefront in French visit
President Wilson traveled by car through Chateau-Thierry and Reims, surveying dozens of razed villages and the ruined Reims cathedral. He described the scenes as beyond words, accompanied by Mrs. Wilson and a small party, amid a snowstorm on the return to Paris.
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Murat
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Yankee Troops Hold Reds At Tulgas On Dvina River
Archangel area reports say American and British forces repelled a Bolshevik night attack at Tulgas on the Dvina river. On the right bank a small enemy patrol was driven back while 150 Bolsheviks in a wood were dispersed on the left bank. Allies suffered no casualties and continued artillery duels as they shelled evacuated positions.
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Archangel
Tulgas
Dvina
Fights Higher Rail Fares In Suburban Lines
Springfield attorney general Brundage prepared today to appeal before Federal Judge Landis challenging the United States railroad administration order raising suburban steam railroad fares. Brundage argues the federal government lacks authority to regulate intra state fares. The 26 ride family tickets rise to two cents per mile, boosting some rates by about 50 percent.
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Brrnittee
Landis
United States Railroad Administration
Brundage
Congress Approves $100 Million for European Famine Relief
Congress adopts the conferees' report on the administration bill for $100,000,000 in famine relief to Europe. The measure passes the Senate and House without debate and goes to the president for approval.
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Washington
Congress
Wilson
Senate
House
Ebert Has 165 in Assembly
Paris dispatch notes the Frankfurter Gazette confirms German assembly results with 165 Social Democrats 91 Centrists 75 Democrats 38 Conservatives 22 National Liberals and 22 Independents. The report sets Ebert to head the assembly coalition following January elections.
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Ebert
Paris
Frankfort Gazette
Red Cross votes $20,000 for Alaska influenza relief
Washington January 80 The Red Cross approves a $20,000 appropriation to aid Alaska influenza relief efforts amid the ongoing public health response.
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Alaska
Washington
Red Cross
Rosa Luxembourg Said Alive In Berlin Shooting Report
Copenhagen dispatch citing Politiken says Rosa Luxembourg is alive despite earlier reports of her being shot in Berlin on January 15. The source describes the information as coming from quite reliable sources.
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Copenhagen
Munich
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Politiken
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Berlin
Policing Strike Planned in London Over Union Fight
London police announce a general strike set to begin following the Home Office refusal to recognize the police union or reinstate discharged Midland Railway policemen. The move signals a major labor action by officers in the capital.
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Home Office
Midland Railway
Murders Charged to Yanks in Paris December
Thirty four murders two hundred twenty day and night assaults and nearly five hundred serious fights attributed to American soldiers occurred in the Seine department during December according to the Matin.
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Paris
Department of the Seine
The
Matin
Teutons Banks Opened by Allies in Constantinople
Constantinople Jan 31 Allied control has reopened the German and Austro-Hungarian banks here. Vaults yielded only small sums of gold and silver as most currency was in paper form.
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Constantinople
Naper
War Cost Britain Forty Billion Bounds
Sir B. H. Holden, managing director of the London City and Midland Bank, told the annual meeting the cost of the war to Great Britain neared 40.64 billion dollars.
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Britain
London
Great Britain
BH. WH. Holden
London City and Midland Bank
Wilson Acceptance of Albert Bid for Brussels Visit
Brussels reports President Wilson plans to accept King Albert I invitation to visit Brussels though the exact date is unsettled due to heavy duties. The note comes from well informed circles.
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Albert
Brussels
France to Seek Finnish Independence Recognition
At the peace conference France will propose Finland be recognized as an independent nation. The dispatch from Helsingfors, the Finnish capital, reports the plan to gain world acknowledgment of Finnish independence.
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Copenhagen
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Velsingfors
Wilsonian Plan for Mandatories Prevails in Principle
Paris Feb 1. British and French governments accept in principle President Wilson's plan for league of nations mandatories over former German colonies. Details to be studied before agreement. Japan also involved. France favors Kamerun and Togoland. direct annexation preferred but mandatories explored. US approach favors sponsorship by nonAmericans. Cecil and George plan likely basis. Premier Hughes and Massey reluctant to discuss colonial stance.
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Wilson
League of Nations
Apt
Andre Tardieu
Supreme Council of the Peace Conference
Tardieu
France
Kamerun
Togoland
Germany
Peace Conference
United States
Robert Cecil
Lloyd George
Hughes
Australia
Massey
New Zealand
Mr. Hughes
Botha
Conference Square
Baker Clears Army Promotion Restrictions
Washington reports Secretary Baker lifted the post armistice ban on army promotions and sent a cable to General Pershing authorizing him to act.
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Baker
Washington
Pershing
Will Lift Anthracite Restrictions
Washington on February 1 reports the fuel administration prepared an order to remove all anthracite coal restrictions including price and zone rules awaiting Garfield signatures to become effective.
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The
Fuel Administration
Garfield
Transport Martha Washington Arrives in Newport News
The Martha Washington arrived from France with about 2,500 officers and men at Newport News Virginia on February 1. An hour later the troops were dispatched to demobilization camps.
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Newport News
Martha Washington
France
Alameda Launches Hagria Freighter at Bethlehem Shipyard
The 12,000 ton freighter Hagria was launched at the Alameda plant of Bethlehem Shipbuilding for the Emergency Fleet Corporation. It is the seventeenth vessel built at the Alameda yard for this program and marks another step in wartime ship production.
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Women Endorse Lydia E Pinkham Oil Change Remedy
Urbana Illinois reader Mrs Frank Henson credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with easing her Change of Life symptoms after a winter illness. She reports regained strength and ability to do housework, urging others to try the remedy for nervousness hot flashes backache headaches and blues.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Frank Henson
Orchade
Urbana
Ill
Lydia E. Pinkeham
How to Do It in Marriage Advice Fragments
A brief excerpt shows a couple offering marital tips about harmony. The Boston transcript notes their claim of a decade without quarrel and a suggestion to yield to a partner to avoid arguing.
Instant Relief Claim for Digestive Distress
Ad claims instant relief for indigestion gas and upset stomach with stories of meals failing and belching. It describes symptoms like acid pain and heartburn and offers a remedy labeled Instant relief.
Pape's Diapepsin Ad Claims Quick Digestive Relief
An advertisement touts Pape's Diapepsin tablets as instantly curing dyspepsia indigestion and stomach distress. The copy emphasizes pleasantness harmlessness and low cost at drug stores with light consumer banter about wealth marriage and ambition.
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Pape
Patches and Patriots
Phrases about clothes and patches define how Patriots are identified. The piece centers on insignia as a signature of allegiance and era.
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Advertises Cure
An old advertisement promotes Hall's Catarrh Medicine claiming to cure catarrh by acting through the blood and mucous membranes. It promises improved health and offers a $100 reward if it fails to cure, with testimonials free from F. J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo, Ohio.
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F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Chia
Truly Rated: A Wife Deception Sparks Mocking Outrage
A provocative dialogue centers on a man who habitually deceives his wife. The quip frames the misdeed as a strange marvel, provoking public censure and wry commentary about marital trust. The exchange reflects social attitudes toward fidelity and reputation.
Garfield Tea Promotes Health in dAdv Campaign
Health focused promotion for Garfield Tea claims wellness benefits and links to financial well being. Advertises health products and lifestyle messaging aiming to improve personal wealth through better health.
Man who feeds on his own greatness dodges gout
A terse aphorism suggests that self-importance shields a person from gout, implying wealth pride or vanity insulates one from common ailments. The remark frames health as secondary to ego.
A Little Advice Before Anyone Takes It
A brief guidance note emphasizes prudent decisions before acting on advice. It suggests weighing risks, seeking trusted counsel, and considering consequences prior to adopting any recommendation.
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