Wyoming and Missouri ratify federal prohibition amendment
The Wyoming and Missouri legislatures today ratified the federal prohibition amendment. Nebraska, formerly the thirty sixth state, was identified as the ratifying state, with nationwide enforcement to begin one year after final ratification. Distillers vow a legal fight while awaiting Washington action.
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Eighteenth Amendment Ratified In One Year And Four Weeks
United Press reports the eighteenth amendment making the country dry was ratified in one year and four weeks. It notes about a hundred amendments proposed in Congress, with only a few beyond those already ratified reaching the states.
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Senate Adopts Action on La Follette Espionage Charge
Washington DC The Senate adopted the Elections Committee resolution recommending no action on the disloyalty charges against Wisconsin Senator Robert M La Follette in light of his September speech at St Paul The vote was 9 to 2 with Pomerene and Walsh dissenting and Williams of Mississippi delivering a vigorous speech attacking La Follettes remarks
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Marie LeBaudy Charged With First Degree Murder
Mrs Marie Augustine LeBaudy is charged with first degree murder in Mineola Texas. She was arraigned before Justice W R Jones and placed in jail after the complaint accusing her of killing her husband the Emperor of the Sahar. She wept as she answered the questions, her plea entered.
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Bread lines coming says labor secretary before committee
Franklin Morrison AF of L secretary warns Congress that demobilized soldiers will face bread lines as they return to civilian life. He predicts shortages across industrial centers and says relief may come only as construction activity resumes by May 1.
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Esthonian Forces Take Dorpat From Bolsheviks
Esthonian troops claimed a decisive victory over Bolsheviks and occupied the city of Dorpat on Tuesday. The Bolsheviks evacuated Dormat about twenty miles west of Lake Vespus, abandoning TmALar-sup-Diles.
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Crosby Resigns as Special Adviser on European Finance
Crosby resigns as special adviser of finance for the United States in Europe. Secretary Haney confirms the resignation. Crosby plans to remain in Europe to advise on American peace deficits and financial questions.
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Tribute to Miss Willard at Rosehill Cemetery
A Chicago Associated Press report notes a committal from Evanston to the home and headquarters of the late Frances E. Willard, former head of the WCTU, to lay a wreath on her snow-blanketed grave at Rosehill Cemetery where Miss Willard’s body lies in rest.
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Paris Peace Conference Discusses Publicity and Russia
Paris reports the supreme council plans a 5 pm press meeting at the Champs Elysees to exchange views on publicity methods with allied press members. Russia situation to be jointly examined after governments share latest information. Vittorio Orlando was the sole absence among leaders.
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Prohibition Becomes Part of the Basic Law
Prohibition becomes part of the basic law of the United States as Nebraska’s ratification of the Eighteenth Amendment completes the three quarters needed. The measure bars manufacture, sale, and transport of intoxicating beverages once the year elapses after ratification, shifting law nationwide and ending saloons and liquor industries, with vast economic and political impacts outlined and historical context noted.
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Italian Delegate Salandra Named To Peace Conference
An Italian delegate, former Italian premier Antonio Salandra, will be among the Taian representatives at the peace conference, per the Gironale D'Italix. The report also notes a German girl arrest and a German constitutional reference amid the broader postwar developments.
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Wisconsin House and Senate Push Prohibition Amendments
Madison reports show both chambers endorsing resolutions urging Congress to enact the Susan B Anthony equal suffrage amendment. The senate approved it twice, while the assembly referred the motion and debated timing and procedural moves amid a broader legislative clash on prohibition and finance measures. A Milwaukee inquiry into streetcar disruptions was also authorized.
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Wife of eccentric Sahara emperor faces murder trial claims self defense
Mrs Lebandy told District Attorney Weeks her husband Jacques Lebaudy, known as the eccentric millionaire of The Lodge, entered her Westbury home despite a guard and nearly choked her before she fired five shots. She described her husband as attempting to seize a small empire on the shore of Africa.
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Relief appropriation favored in Senate and House
Reported favorably today by the Senate appropriations committee and echoed by the House conferees. The agreement largely adopts the Senate's beverage tax rates, expected to raise about $450 million in revenue.
Fragmented State Senate Report on Prohibition Vote
Incomplete notice outlines a state senate action on prohibition with a 68 to 1 result and an adjournment without a final decision. Names and details are garbled, but the core fact is a narrow federal prohibition related vote and related amendments under discussion.
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Million Dollar Fire Reported Wide Damage
The wrecked tanker caused a massive blaze with an estimated million dollar loss. Several workers were injured or burned and taken to hospital after the incident on the barge, with authorities probing the cause.
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Nebraskas No 35 in perfect 36 amendment tale
A garbled Washington paragraph claims senator Shep fart praises a national pro hiesian amendment while Texas author is linked to the amendment and Nebraska is cited as perfect No 35 in the sequence. The fragmentary item hints at a political dispute or ceremonial naming but is unclear on specifics or outcomes.
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Italy Shifts Imperialism Stance After Cabinet Resignations
Paris reports Italy has softened its imperial aims and aligned with British and American ideas of a democratic settlement. The move follows the looming resignation of liberal ministers over the London pact concessions. Sonnino’s role at the peace conference could shape Italy’s future foreign policy as the cabinet crisis unfolds.
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Colonel Exonerated by War Department Report
Washington reports the War Department exonerates Col FE A Deeds of the mental corps after a court martial trial was reviewed by a special board of inquiry. The Hughes report on aircraft production prompted the board’s investigation and the action was announced today. The case is closed with records secured. Temperatures forecast to fall with colder weather tonight and tomorrow with a possible westward shift.
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