Prohibition Amendment Ratified by Three-Fourths States
The formal proclamation by the State Department confirms that the national prohibition amendment has been ratified by three-fourths of the states and becomes part of the Constitution. Signing ceremonies included Bryan and Wheeler. Vermont’s legislature also ratified the amendment, with House approval followed by Senate concurrence.
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Congress
Charles H. Randall
California
House of Representatives
Ben G. Davis
State Department
Department
Polk
Bryan
Kaplal
Wayne B. Wheeler
Anti-Saloon League of America
Secretary of State
Artele
Montpelier
Vermont
House
Senate
New York Senate Ratifies Federal Prohibition Amendment
The New York Senate ratified the federal prohibition amendment 27 to 24 after nearly ten hours of debate. The Assembly had already approved the measure 81 to 66. Notable votes included Senators Kaye and Lockwood joining the opposition. the session featured strong rhetoric and parliamentary maneuvering amid overall Democratic support for ratification.
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New York Times
Lbany
New York State
Senate
Kaye
Albany
Lockwood
Brooklyn
New York
John Larleycorn
Thompson
Niagara
Smith
Walters
Dowling
Bonded Needles Offer for Card Sharps
Continued on page five an advertisement for Mapora Needles offering permanent silvered replacements for steel needles. It touts performance at 1 percent efficiency with loud medium or sell grades and prices listed per five cards.
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Mapora
Bond Psrmanent
Bolivia to Claim Provinces as Ocean Outlet
Paris dispatch reports Bolivian Minister to France General Montes states Bolivia will seek a claim to Tacna and Arica as an outlet to the sea under Wilsonian doctrine. He argues Chile and Peru hold coastal advantages, while Bolivia lacks sea access since the loss of Antofagasta in the Pacific War.
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Paris
Associated Press
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Tacna
Arica
Wilson
Generral Montes
France
Chile
Peru
Abtofagasta
Montes
Fail to Heckle Beck at Brooklyn Victory Meeting
Police guarded the Brooklyn Academy of Music as soldiers and civilians attempted to disrupt a Victory Committee gathering to prevent James N Beck from speaking about loyalty concerns. Eight officers and two guards removed three interrupters while Beck spoke amid jeers and applause.
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Brooklyn Victory Celebration Committee
Brooklyn Academy of Music
James N. Beck
Victory Committee
Edward Riegelmann
Brooklyn
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Madison Square Garden
Beck
Academy of Music
Academy
War Camp
James H. Post
Post
Edmund O'Connor
Kings County
Hearst Independence League
Sennor
Jonas
Sullivan
O'Connor
O’ Connor
Ashe
Hearst
Russian Reds Win Successes on Many Fronts
Archangel and Orenburg reports confirm Bolshevik advances as forces retire north of Shegovarsk toward Vistarka and Us Sama. Refugees flee in zero weather. Red Cross notes serious plight. Ekaterinoslav falls to Ukrainian Soviet forces after Petlura's troops put to rout.
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Shegovarsk
Bolsheviki Press
Vistarka
Us Sama
Vaga River
Streem
Shenkurek
Red Cross
Shenkursk
Petlura
Ekaterinoslav
Dneiper River
Ward Off Influenza Ad From McK & RK Cin-uferm Lozenges
Advertisement notes warding off influenza with McK and RK Cin-uferm Lozenges. No date or location given. reads as a brief medicinal product plug continuing on page four.
Johnson urges U S troop withdrawal from Russia
Senator Hiram Johnson brands U S policy toward Russia weak and vacillating and argues that intervention on the Archangel front helped the Bolshevik government last longer. He cites Wilson’s declarations and post revolution events to push for withdrawal. Page Three.
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Washington
Russia
Archangel
Lenine
Trotzky
Hiram Johnson
California
Johnson
Senator Johnson
Wilson
Brockdorf proposes neutral commission to govern Schleswig
Stockholm dispatch reports Count von Brockdorf Rantzau, German foreign minister and head of the delegation to the peace conference, suggesting an inter Scandinavian body to administer Schleswig until the frontier dispute with Denmark is resolved.
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Stockholm
Afton Tidningen
Berlin
Count von Brockdorf-Rantzau
Schleswig
German Navy Men Asked to Enlist Hints of Early Fighting
Report notes pressure on German sailors to join naval service amid rumors of impending conflict while authorities withhold confirmation. Rebels reportedly active as tensions rise.
Wilsons Colonial Proposal Wins International Control Assured
Berlin dispatch reports the Central Naval Council circulating a request for examination of officers and seamen potentially enlisting for foreign service amid Dutch agents. Capt Scheide cites disappearances, offers of rapid advancement, and possible Dutch involvement while denying any single nation being implicated.
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New York Times Company
Tus
New York Timers
Berlin
Copenhagen
Central Naval Council
Cpptain Scheide
Naval Intelligence Service
New York
Truks
Germany
Navy Department
Bcheide
Wilson Recognizes Polish Government Under Paderewski
President Wilson extends full recognition to the Provisional Polish Government led by Ignace Paderewski. State Department confirms the telegram from Secretary Lansing conveying official relations and aid as Poland enters a new cycle of independent life. Polish leaders in the United States and Paris praise the move, linking it to the war's ideals and Poland’s independence.
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New York Times
Washington
Wilson
Ignace Paderewski
State Department
Lansing
United States
Republic of Poland
Paris
Paderewski
National
Polish Department of America
James C. White
Polish Bureau
Poland
Allies Move to Punish War Criminals and End Obstruction
Paris reports swift Allied plans to prosecute war criminals at the peace conference. British Attorney General Sir Gordon Hewart to lead cases, with emphasis on sound legal basis and lasting justice. German cooperation and evidence sharing are pivotal to speedy proceedings.
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G. H. Perris
New York Times Company
New York
Ebert
Poland Fights Three Wars as Allies Scrutinize Peace Terms
Paris dispatch reports Poland at three fronts against Czechs Ukrainians and Bolsheviks while seeking full independence and restoration of territories. Allies debate commissions and instructions before ratifying policy as fighting continues despite calls for cease-fire.
Australia object's plan for Pacific islands control
Australian acting Prime Minister W A Watt says the former German Pacific possessions should be controlled by Britain or Australia and New Zealand, not internationalized. He warns against international government at the Allied Peace Conference and stresses consultation with Australia as the islands’ future safeguard.
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Melbourne
W. A. Watt
New Zealand
Great Britain
Australia
Watt
Pacific Islands
Germany
Hughes
Paris
Mr. Watt
Commonwealth
Senate
House of Representatives
Commonwealth of Australia
Pacific
Oceania
New ‘Guinea
Wilsons Ideas Prevail In Peace Talks At Paris
Paris Jan 29 General Smuts and Colonel House reached a virtual agreement on questions raised by Japan Australia and New Zealand regarding the secret understanding between Britain and Japan on German colonial possessions Lloyd George urged internationalization of German colonies under League of Nations rule. Italy may drop Fiume annexation and accept Yugoslav control until self determination is ready.
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Great Britain
Japan
Lloyd George
League of Nations
Quai d’Orsay
United States
League
Italy
Fiume
Dalmatian
Jugoslavs
German colonial question nears decision and compromise hoped
The article reports progress on the German colonial issue with a plan to preserve President Wilson's international administration while granting mandatories some autonomy. Private talks among American and British delegates sought a middle ground between international mandates and full sovereignty for Pacific and African colonies.
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Paris
Associated Press
Wilson
Supreme Council
League of Nations
Pacific
South Africa
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