Supreme Court holds 2.75 percent beer illegal under Volstead act
Washington decision declares beer containing 2.75 percent alcohol illegal and affirms Congress power to curb liquor traffic under war emergency. The ruling, 5 to 4, cites the Volstead act as constitutional and notes dissents by four justices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court
Brandeis
Congress
Day
Vandevanter
Clarke
McRteynolds
Melezolds
New York
Jacob Suppert
Rhode Island
Thomas F. McCran
New Jersey
Retail Liquor Dealers’ Association of
Bolshevik Victory Deepens Collapse of Denikin Forces
Moscow dispatches report Denikin's armies driven from the south, with Caucasus cut off and Red forces reaching the Black Sea coast toward Odessa. Rumors swirl about Denikin's fate as Bolsheviks seize Taganrog and capture British-supplied tanks and artillery at the fallen headquarters.
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London
Jan. S
Russia
Caucasus
Black Sea
Odessa
Denikine
Romanovsky
Turkey
Moscow
Taganrod
Suffrage Ratified by Rhode Island Legislature
Rhode Island ratified the federal woman suffrage amendment on January 8. The House approved the resolution 80 to 38 and the Senate adopted it with one dissenting vote, making Rhode Island the twenty third state to Ratify. In London, Bolshevik forces evacuated Dvinsk under pressure, a Moscow communique reported.
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Providence
R. I
House
Senate
Rhode Island
London
Dvinsk
Dvina
Moscow
Discount to States for War Department Surplus Goods
Washington announces a 10 percent discount for state municipal and county institutions to purchase surplus goods and materials held by the war department as directed by the sales director.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Department
Prisoners of War May Return via Japan and U S
About 200000 Austrian Hungarian and Czech prisoners of war in Siberia could be repatriated homeward through Japan and the United States. The report suggests a route aiding their return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Ktuume
Siberia
Japan
D'Annunzio's Cashier Flees With Large Sum
Thane, Dan, reporting for the Messaggero telegraph, says the cashier of Guadrigle Annunzie, the Wallan insurgent leader at Flume, fled with 1,000,000 francs, about $200,000.
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D'Annunzio
Thane
Dan
Trieste
Messagera
Guadrigle @Annunzie
Wallan
Ender
Flume
Rockefeller Gift Boosts Baptist Victory Campaign
New York January 6. A gift of two thousand dollars arrived as part of a nine million dollar fund raised by the national Committee of northern Baptist laymen to support their victory campaign. Doctor John D Rockefeller was not connected to the announcement.
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John
New York
John D. Rockefeller
National Committee of Northern Baptist
Oil price rise announced by Standard Oil Company
Stow York reports Standard Oil Company of New Jersey will increase the price of gasoline, kerosene, and oil by a cent per wallas, effective at once, tied to the rise in crude oil prices.
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Stow York
Wallas
Atec
Standard Oil Company
New Jersey
Hines Seeks Consolidation or Ownership for Railways
Director General Hines urges compulsory railroad consolidation into a few large corporations before private control resumes. He favors government ownership or a triple partnership with public, labor, and capital represented, arguing rates must be standardized and profits fund reserves and efficiency. Plumb plans for all American industry mirror railroad reform with tri partite control.
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Plumb
New York
Hines
War Association of
New York City
Mines
Ite
Congress
Westandard
Washington
Glenn J. Plumb
Mailroad Brotherhoods
Lenine Seeks Peace Offer to Allies via Britain
Russian premier Lenin proposes new peace terms to the Allies. Col Tallents carries the offer from the Baltic region to London. Conditions include abolishing terrorism and revolutionary tribunals per an Esthonian newspaper.
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Stockholm
Nikolai Lenine
London
Tallents
Biltic States
American killed in Mexican clash at Tuxpam
Gabriel Porter, an American employed by Penn-Mexico, was shot and killed by a Mexican federal army officer in Tuxpam on December 31, as reported by the state department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Gabriel Porter
Penn-Mexico Company
Tuxpam
Mexico
State Department
Japanese Reinforcements Rush to Irkutsk
Heavy Japanese reinforcements have been rushed to Irkutsk to aid Admiral Kolchak's forces, according to no cable from Tokyo.
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Tsonolulu
Irkutsk
Kolchak
Tokyo
Siberia
Moyolulu
Admiral Kolchak
Nippon Jiji
Five bandits seize satchel from Chicago bookkeeper
Five robbers, one wearing am Minsk, grab a satchel containing about 9 000 to 10 000 dollars from Eddie Ladendork, bookkeeper for the Mayer Brothers Tailoring Co in Chicago.
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Chicago
Am Minsk
Eddie Ladendork
Mayer Brothers’ Tailoring Company
Many Sail for Germany on Mongolia from New York
The American steamship Mongolia sails for Hamburg with 825 passengers and general cargo. About 800 passengers are of various nationalities, including Germans, aboard the vessel departing from New York.
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Germany
New York
Hamburg
Beer's Death Warrant Signed
Washington January 7 The Supreme Court upheld the Volstead act declaring it constitutional prohibiting the manufacture and sale of liquors containing one half of one percent or more of alcohol.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Swift & Co Refinery Fire Destroys Plant in Memphis
A blaze in Memphis on January 7 caused an estimated 150000 dollars in damage destroying the Swift & Co refinery and its contents including equipment and about 400000 pounds of vegetable oil.
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Memphis, Tenn
Swift & Co
To Resist General Strike in Rome by Government
The government will resist a six‑fraction move by railway workers and postal and telecom employees despite a threatened strike. The council of ministers decided on this course of action.
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Rome
Jin
Met
Council of Ministers
Chicago Labor Backs Reds in Unanimous Resolution
The Chicago Federation of Labor passed an unanimous resolution denouncing recent raids on radicals. It labels government actions as a defense of organized labor against attempts to destabilize unions in the United States.
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Chicago Labor
Reds
Chicago
Ian
Chicago Federation of
Miners Ratify Terms in 1639 to 221 Vote
In Columbus Ohio on January 8 the United Mine Workers ratified President Wilsons 14 percent wage increase plan and commission to draft a new agreement. The convention approved the international officers report by 1039 to 221 with 221 against and Farrington and Howat faced procedural questions during the session.
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Columbus
United Mine Workers of America
Wilson
Murray
Pennsylvanian Miners’ Organization
Lewis
Frank Farrington
Farrington
Alexander Howat
Kansas Miners
Green
Jarrington
Wheather
Howat
San
Army Camps to Shelter Communist Prisoners
Washington Jan 7 The round up of Communist party members by justice department agents filled to capacity. The War Department was asked to provide shelter and Ellis Island was too small. Secretary Baker authorized General Bullard to permit Camp Upton in Long Island to be used for housing the prisoners.
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Washington
Communist Party
Department of Justice
War Department
Ellis Ishand
New York
Baker
Bublard
Camp Upton
Long Island
Prevost Formally Arrested in Michigan Slaying
Lloyd Prevost of Mount Clemens was formally arrested on a warrant charging him with the murder of J. Stanley Brown. Brown's body was found in his automobile on a country road near Mount Clemens two weeks ago, with the warrant citing the crime as committed deliberately and with premeditation.
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Mount Clemens
Mich
Lloyd Prevost
J. Stanley Brown
Here
Prevost
Ark Passes English Channel Bound for Baltic Port
The redo ark Buford passed the English Channel en route to a Baltic port with no stops.
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ARK
English Channel
U. S
Buford
Reds
Baltic Port
London
Wnoglish Channel
Baltic
Coal Strike End Endorsed by Wilson Proposal
Columbus reports ratification of President Wilson's plan to end the coal strike as approved action. The article notes government backing and broad support for moving to a settlement.
Bulgarian Cabinet Resigns New Government Claim Forming
Copenhagen Jan 9 report: Bulgaria’s cabinet has stepped down and Socialists move to form a new government led by former premier and foreign minister Dr. I. Deneff.
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Copenhagen
Deneff
Lift Restrictions on Cuba
Washington on January 8 Surgeon General Blue announced that the public health service has lifted all travel restrictions between the United States and Cuba in response to numerous inquiries.
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Cuba
Washington
Blue
The
Public Health Service
Congress asked fund to curb alien radicals
The labor department asked Congress for a special fund of 1,900,000 to enforce laws against alien radicals and an additional 150,000 for their deportation in Washington on January 8.
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Washington
Congress
Labor Department
Explosion at Hercules powder plant kills two
Two workers died and another was severely burned in a Hercules powder plant explosion in Youngstown Ohio on January 7. Assistant superintendent Frank Atsberger and Walter W Davidson were killed while William Gorst sustained serious injuries with doubtful recovery.
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Youngstown, O
Frank
Atsberger
Walter W. Davidson
William Gorst
Hercules
Two Russians Arrested in Detroit Federal Hate Case
Two Russian men were arrested in Detroit on January 7 in a federal case that concerns an alleged attempt to pass two packages to a residence. Federal agents said the men planned to deliver the packages as part of a hate-related crime.
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Reds
Detroit
Mich
Mexico City Quake Leaves 1400 Dead and 2000 Casualties
An earthquake centered near Couztlan caused extensive destruction across Vera Cruz and surrounding towns. Reports from Mexican military headquarters cite 2000 casualties, including 1000 plus dead, with major damage in Teocelo Ja tapa and Orizaba, and deaths among soldiers and civilians.
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Mexico City
Couztlan
Vera Cruz
Teocelo
Barranca Grande
Fort Barranca del Agua
San Francisco de la Pena
Raconda
Coscomatepec
Ja- Tapa
Orizaba
Texans Killed by Mexicans Near Palo Blanco
Two American employees of the International Petroleum company were murdered by bandits near Port Lobos Mex. They were Karl Bowles from Houston and P Z Rolle from Beaumont. The killings occurred Monday and were reported to the Texas company and the U S state department.
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Washington
Jan. S
Karl Bowles
P. Z. Rolle
International Petroleum Company
Palo Blanco
Port Lobos
Tampico
State Department
Houston
Tex
Mex
Texas
P. Z. Rolfe
Wonston Oil
Hart Bowles
Gulf Refining Company
Beaumont
Texas Company
New York Socialists Barred from Assembly Seats
In Albany on January 9 the five Socialist assembly members were denied seats pending a full eligibility review after Speaker Sweet denounced the Socialist platform as inimical to New York and United States interests. The vote on the resolution was 140 to 11, and the chamber met the announcement with subdued applause.
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Albany
N. Y
Sealist
Assembly
Sweet
Socialist Party
Tie
New York
United States
Death Toll Reported From Russia Under Reds
Thirty million men women and children have died in Russia from violence famine and disease in the last three years according to Princess Canticuzene Speransky in New York. The figure underscores reported humanitarian distress and political turmoil.
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New York
Jan
Russia
Canticuzene Speransky
Princes August and Joachim sue for divorce in Berlin
Berlin advices to the Matin report that Prince August and Prince Joachim, the fourth and sixth sons of former German Emperor Wilhelm, have filed divorce suits.
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Paris
Tan
Prince August
Prince Joachim
Willan
Berlin
Senate panel votes to authorize naval medals inquiry
The Senate Naval Affairs Committee voted 10 to 1 to authorize an investigation by a five member sub committee into the controversy over medals awarded to Naval officers for war service.
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Navy
Washington
Jun
Senate Naval Affairs Committee
Naral
Irish plot leads to arrest of innkeeper in Dublin
Ramley Kelly, brother of the Thalg wry saloon proprietor at Ashtown near the ambush site of Viscount Kench, lord lieutenant, has been arrested in connection with an Irish plot. The report notes the direction of the arrest near the city.
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Dublin
Ramley Kelly
Ashtown
Viscount Kench
Ireland
Booze Kills Two as Wood Alcohol Poisoning Spreads
In Louisville on January 7 two Black men died and two others were reported critically ill after drinking wood alcohol masquerading as whisky purchased from a bootlegger. Authorities note wood alcohol has caused five deaths to date.
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Louisville
Japs Rush to Siberia After Kolchak Reinforcements
A Tokyo dispatch to Nippon Jiji reports Japanese forces are hurried to support Kolchak in Siberia as Allied powers monitor the crisis. The note confirms heavy Japanese reinforcements entering the theater amid the eastern front developments.
Frisco Favored by Democrats for 1920 Convention
Democratic National Committee selects San Francisco for the 1920 national convention after votes from Kansas City and Chicago. June 28 set as convention date. Dockweller offers $125,000 for expenses plus use of municipal auditorium and entertainment funds. Resolutions praise Versailles treaty and condemn Republican senate leadership.
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Washington
Democratic National Committee
San Francisco
Kansas City
Chicago
Isadore B. Dockweller
California
National Committee
Senate
Wilson and Bryan Split Over League of Nations Issue
Washington notes William J Bryan openly broke with President Wilson at the Jackson dinner over making the League of Nations an issue in the next election. Bryan urged Democrats not to campaign on the League while Wilson called for a referendum style vote on the treaty.
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Washington
William J. Bryan
Wilson
Jacckson
Democratic Party
League of Nations
August Herrmann Resigns as National Baseball Chief
Cincinnati January 10 August Herrmann tendered his resignation as chairman of the National Baseball Commission at the meeting here. Herrmann’s resignation takes effect as early as possible.
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August Herrmann
Cincinnati
Aerial Service Planned Between Winnipeg and St Paul
An air route from Winnipeg to St Paul Manitoba will start this summer with Grand Forks as one convenient station. The service promises a 90 minute flight to Grand Forks, linking the three locations.
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Winnipeg
St. Paul
Man
Mann
Grand Forks
Moonshine Raid Finds Still in Abandoned Britton College
Federal officers discovered a still with mash in an abandoned Britton College building at Sisco Texas during a west Texas raid on moonshiners. A roomer of the college was arrested.
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St. Worth
Tex
West Texas
Britton
Sisco
Bandit's Bullet Fatal to Policeman in Denver
Policeman James Boggio died from wounds after exchanging fire with Adrian Thompson, a bandit suspect, during a confrontation in Denver. Thompson was killed by Boggio at the scene.
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Denver
James Joggio
Adrian Thompson
Thompson
Boggio
Prohibition Enforcement Seeks $2 Million Boost
The Internal Revenue Bureau asked Congress for an additional 2 million dollars to enforce national prohibition, on top of funds already appropriated.
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Washington
Congress
Interna Revenue Bureau
Maud Powell, noted violinist, dies in Pittsburgh
Maude Powell, famed New York violinist, died in Pittsburgh on January 10 during a concert tour. Officials cited overwork and a sudden collapse as the cause of death.
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Maud Powell
Pittshureh
Maude Powell
New York
Iowa Wool Growers Report and County Agricultural Notes
Madison county reports shipping 35 000 pounds of wool via the Iowa Wool Growers association. Iowa rail expansion spreads to nine miles from every region. Hog cholera hits Buchanan and Black Hawk counties with Dr Munger dispatched to Jesup. Co op marketing forms in Oakland due to marketing issues. One room schools seek standard ratings. Corn clubs thrive in Davis county despite hail. Clay county farm bureau donations exceed 6 829 dollars. Hancock county farmers form four shipping associations. Henry county sees horse declines and a Herdsmen Short Course planned. Jones county farm bureau saves farmers over 20 000 dollars through exchange. One fox bounty in Black Hawk county caps a busy rural report.
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Iowa
Buchanan
Black Hawk
Jesup
Munger
Cedar Rapids
McNabb
Carroll
John Glass
Iowa State College
Oakland
P. I. McClenahan
Davis County
W. G. Warner
Clay County
Farm Bureau
C. W. Martin
Hancock County
Klemme, Britt, Garner
Kanawha
Don E. Fish
Henry County
Kildee
Wayne Dinsmore
Percheron Society of America
Animal Husbandry Department
Farm Bureau Exchange
Jones County
Bureau
Fremont
Warren
P. W. McClellahan
Buchanan County
Castle Hill
Arthur Rients
Auditor’s Office
Black Hawk County
Brothers Raised Deaf Sister Learned to Speak in Washington Cabin
Ernest and Herbert Kess aged ten and twelve were rescued from a Green River cabin with their deaf mute sister. In Seattle they begin speech and writing lessons at a children's hospital while the family history and father William Ross explain the silent upbringing and the boys’ early phonograph experiments.
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Seattle
Ernest
Herbert Kess
Green River
Washington
William Ixoss
Cascade Mountains
Herbert
Westphalia
Germany
William Ross
Kaiser
Prince William
United States
Ross
Clara
Kentucky
Jealous Ohio Wesleyan Freshman Fires on Rival Student
Blanche Davidson a 19 year old Ohio Wesleyan freshman confessed to shooting Gladys Racey on November 14. Authorities say both girls attracted the same male student and jealousy sparked the act.
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Columbus
Blanche Davidson
Ohio Wesleyan
Gladys Racey
Miss Racey
Miss Davidson
Judge Faces Suitover Sister in Law Beneficiary Case
Must Judge His Brother's Wife Durham North Carolina Julian Carr weighs whether the sister in law lived happily with her husband at the time of his death. An affirmative finding would make her a beneficiary under the will. a negative finding denies any share.
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Durham
N. C
Julian
Carr
Profiteering Butcher Fined One Hundred Dollars
A New York butcher convicted of short weight to a customer was ordered by the court to pay a $100 fine. The case highlights enforcement of consumer protection against weight and measure fraud.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Man's Strategy Fails as Highwaymen Get Cash in Grass
In Chillicothe Ohio two highwaymen forced Wright to surrender his purse containing a large sum. He attempted a bold ruse by throwing the purse into the grass. later he found the money had vanished and then recovered it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chillicothe
Blackford Wright
Wright
Thieves Take Nearly Constructed House in Stockton
Thieves stripped away an almost finished residence belonging to Edward Cassant in Stockton overnight leaving only the foundation intact. The heist emptied the site of construction materials and tools before authorities arrived. Local police urge any witnesses to come forward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockton
Cal
Edward Cassant
Conservation Of Health Made Easy
A 1919 Undated health ad urges personal responsibility for digestion and promotes Triner's American Elixir of Bitter Wine as a quick remedy. It quotes Henry Cerveny praising the product and notes government orders to Joseph Triner Company for medicinal preparations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul, Minn
Triner
Henry Cerveny
Ross St
Joseph Triner Company
Ashland Ave
Chicago
Tfl
U. S
Armistice Peace Message and Health Ad Parade
An old newspaper fragment promotes Cascarets laxative claiming quick relief from biliousness and constipation with a gentle sleep action. It also advertises Garfield Tea purifying the blood to eradicate rheumatism and dyspepsia as another remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garfield
Green's August Flower Promises Relief For Digestive Ailments
An old advertisement touts Green's August Flower as a gentle laxative that regulates digestion, cleanses the stomach and intestines, and stimulates bile flow. It claims wide usage for indigestion, nervous dyspepsia, sluggish liver, and related issues, urging readers to try a bottle and buy from druggists and dealers.
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Green
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