Peace Conference Opens in Paris with Historic Ceremony
Paris Jan 18 The peace conference opened with Clemenceau named permanent chairman as Wilson Lloyd George and Poincare addressed the gathering. The leaders pledged harmony and urged a league of nations to guard future world peace. The session lasted about one and a half hours as the alliance powers set the tone for negotiations.
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Lloyd George
Clemenceau
Poincare
League of Nations
Paris
Germany
Foreign Office
Georges Clemenceau
Raymond Poincare
Baron Sonnino
M. Poincare
France
M. Clemenceau
Italy
Supreme Council of the Five Great Powers
Great Britain
British Empire
United States
Germany's League of Nations Bid Faces Moral Test
Paris January 18 The debate over Germany's admission to the League of Nations centers on whether the nation must undergo a moral as well as political revolution. Leon Bourgeois argues the league should include only allied and certain neutral states for now, while Germany must prove a free people have rejected militarism and embraced justice and rights. He stresses that political changes alone are not enough without a moral transformation.
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United States
Wilson
America
Europe
Thraldem
Paris
Germany
League of Nations
Leon Bourgeois
League
M. Bourgeoig
M. Bourgeois
Frederick the Great
Britain's Peace Aims Seen Aligned With United States
Paris reports outline of Britain's postwar goals focusing on a league of nations and global governance. Minor differences with the United States exist, but overall aims mirror U S policy including indemnities pooled with other nations and a durable peace framework.
U S WINS FIRST PEACE VICTORY
The Paris peace conference endorses the Wilson plan to treat Russia as a friend and ally. An invitation will bring Russian factions to Princes' Island on February 15 for a truce and talks. A Polish plan led by Marshal Foch sets up an eight member commission to study the Polish situation and report back.
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America
Wilsonian Plan Ag
Russia
Wilson
United States
Great Britain
France
Italy
Japan
Princes’ Island
Sea of Marmora
Europe
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Lloyd George
Poland
Marshal Foch
Britain
Siberia
League of Nations
Train Kills Flu Victim in Glencoe
Delirious from influenza Mrs. Mabel J. Brown, 1181 Green Bay Road, escaped quarantine and wandered onto the Chicago & Northwestern tracks where she was struck and killed instantly.
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Glencoe
Mabel J. Browning
Green Bay Road
Chicago & Northwestern Railroad
Grand Welcome for Heroes at Commonwealth Pier
Returning troops and hospital units aboard troopship Melita received a warm greeting as she reached Commonwealth pier after anchoring midstream overnight in Boston on January 24.
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Boston
Melita
Commonwealth Pier
British to Proclaim Tippe rary District Military Area
Troops in Tipperary and Dublin report the British government will declare the Tippe rary district a military area following the killing of two police and the seizure of blasting explosives they guarded.
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Tipperary
Dublin
Mrs Lebaudy Goes Free In Westbury Shooting Case
Nas sau county grand jury failed to indict Mrs Maarie Augustine Lebaudy for the shooting death of her millionaire husband Jacques Lebaudy at their Westbury home. The case ends with no charges, leaving the widow free.
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Mineola
N. Y
Nassau County Grand Jury
Maarie Augustine Lebaudy
Jacques Lebaudy
Westbury
Esthonians Recapture Dorpat From Bolshevists
Stockholm reports Esthonians recaptured Dorpat about twenty five miles west of Lake Peipsus from Bolshevist forces. They seized three guns a locomotive and more than one hundred freight cars in the victory.
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Stockholm
Dorpat
Lake
Peispus
US frees objectors as Baker frees 118 at Fort Leavenworth
Secretary Baker ordered the release of 118 conscientious objectors at Fort Leavenworth. They receive honorable restoration, discharge from the army, and remission of unexecuted sentence portions. Two groups are released. one based on prior board recommendations, the other on re examining board findings of sincerity.
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Washington
Baker
Fort Leavenworth
Board of Inquiry
Julian Mack
Milk Prices Set for February 1919 by Illinois Indiana Wisconsin Producers
The February wholesale milk price will range from 3.76 to 3.81 per hundred pounds, more than double the price five years ago. Illinois Indiana and Wisconsin producers voted to stop selling milk directly to condensers or Chicago distributors after this month. Milk will be sold to the Co operative Marketing Company, then to condensers and distributors.
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Illinois
Indiana
Wisconsin
Chicago
Co-operative Marketing Company
Producers Association
Co-Operative Company
Grand Canyon Set for National Park Status
Washington reports the House passed a Senate bill to designate the Grand Canyon as a national park and sent it to conference. The park area would cover 996 square miles of public land from two national forests and a four game refuge.
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Senate
Washington
Grand Canyon
Chicago Cop Kills Burglar In Warren Ave Shooting
Patrolman Charles Carney killed a burglar after being fired upon. The slain man is believed to be George Hart. Hart was shot through the heart and jugular vein. Police are investigating the exchange at Warren avenue.
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Chicago
Charles Carney
Warren Avenue
George Hart
Hart
Clark Urges Homeward Pull for American Soldiers
Speaker Champ Clark argued in the house during debate on the diplomatic appropriation bill that every American soldier should be withdrawn from Russia and the rest of Europe. The statement framed the wartime deployment as a priority for U.S. policy.
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Washington
Champ Clark
House
Russia
Europe
Demobilization Ordered for 19th Division at Camp Dodge
Immediate demobilization of the 19th division except permanent army units has been ordered at Camp Dodge Ta. The action will rapidly discharge about 9,000 men.
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Camp Dodge
Serbian Premier Resigns Prompting New Cabinet
Salonik Jan 22 Nikola P Pachic h premier of Serbia has resigned Prince Regent Alexander has asked Stoyan Protitch the finance minister to form a new cabinettruncated text shows indicators of a political leadership change with Protitch tapped to assemble a new government.
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Salonik
Nikola P. Pacitch
Alexander
Stoyan Protitch
Pachiteh
War Revenue Bill Finishes Income Tax Provisions
Conferees report completion of the income tax section of the two year war revenue bill. For 1918 the rate is 12 percent on net income above credits, with a 6 percent rate on the first 4000 for citizens. For 1919 the base rate is 8 percent above credits, with a 4 percent first 4000. Surtaxes on large incomes range from 1 to 65 percent.
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Washington
United States
Ireland Proclaims Republic and Demands British Evacuation
In Dublin on January 23 the Sinn Fein assembly in the Mansion House proclaimed the Irish republic. The historic declaration asserts only the Irish people can make laws binding on Ireland amid thunderous cheers. The report notes a related action by the British government to proclaim Tipplosives guarding a transport to a quarry.
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Sinn Fein
Mansion House
Ireland
Tipperary
Bolshevik assault repulsed on Archangel front
Bolshevik forces attacked American and Russian positions on Sunday near Archangel. The defensive outposts withdrew but the main position held, repelling the Bolshevik assault with American and Allied units resisting the advance.
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Krupp Works for Americans in Essen Plant Deal
Coblenz January 24 The Krupp factory at Essen has begun producing parts for 72 incomplete cannons for the United States government. The work is to supply components rejected by American inspectors.
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Coblenz
Essen
United States
Krupps
Berlin Sides with Power Strike Leaves City in Darkness
Berlin faced a blackout as General Electric workers at the municipal lighting plant went on strike at five o'clock Wednesday afternoon. Amsterdam reported the stoppage as the city endured total darkness during the protest.
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Amsterdam
General Electric Company
California Senate Urges Six Months Pay for Vets
Sacramento January 23 1925 The California Senate adopted a resolution urging the war and navy departments to grant six months pay to men discharged from the service.
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Senate
California
War and Navy Departments
Coast Ship Workers Strike Hits Seattle and Tacoma
About 30,000 shipyard workers in Seattle and 15,000 in Tacoma walk out over a new basic agreement dispute. Union leaders said the action aims to pressure employers on wages and working conditions.
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Seattle
Wash
Tacoma
Lydia E Pinkham Woman's Remedy Helps Pittsburgh Wife
Mrs. JAS. Rohrberg of Pittsburgh credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with first easing backache and headaches and restoring her health after months of weakness. The advertisement urges other women with similar symptoms to seek advice and try the remedy, noting forty years of use and offering guidance from Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Lydia B. Pinkham
Lydia E
Pinkham
Jas. Rohrberg
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Rohrberg
Lydia E. Pinkham
Political Corruption and Public Trust Referenced
The passage argues corruption in political life breeds skepticism and disbelief in government principles. It contrasts cynicism with calls for righteousness and mentions the need for trust in public duties.
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Phillips Brooks
Cotton News Signals Nervous Market Mood
In market reports the cotton sector shows nervous activity while wool underwear markets lack similar confidence. The piece contrasts business and nonbusiness perspectives on market jitters and consumer goods dynamics.
Gar Field Tea Herb Laxative Advertised for Liver Disorder
Advertisement promotes Gar Field Tea as an herb laxative for a disordered liver with druggist approval and endorsement, indicating medicinal reliance on herbal remedies.
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No Mystery in the Case at the East Engineer Shop
An engineer's shop in the East notes a reliable worker, James, has recently fallen into lateness due to sleeplessness. The proprietor asks him to seek medical help to address the issue, noting the sleep problem has lasted six weeks.
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Chicago Daily News
Their Method Sparks Family Caucus at Rumpus Ridge
Gap Johnson of Rumpus Ridge explains his fourteen children use a caucus style system to present demands and threats if they do not get their way. The Kansas City Star notes the humorous family dynamic as Christmas approaches.
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Rumpus Ridge
Kansas City Star
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