Bolshevik in Russia Witnesses At Senate Hearing
Washington reports detail economic chaos oppression and tyranny under Bolshevik rule as Dr William Huntington former commercial attaché to Petrograd and Professor Samuel N Harper testify before a senate judiciary sub committee on Bolshevik propaganda in the United States.
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Washington
Russia
Senate Judiciary
United States
William C. Huntington
Petrograd
Samuel N. Harper
University of Chicago
Huntington
Lenine
Senate
E. Lowry Humes
Louise Bryant
John Reed
New York
Income Tax Returns Be In By March 15
Treasury officials stated there will be no extension of the filing deadline for income and profit tax returns beyond March 15 for individuals, corporations, and related reports. A separate extra time可能 be allowed for information at the source reports from those paying over $1,000 in salaries and wages, rents, and other specified expenditures.
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Washington
Treasury
Shortening Armistice Pressed By Allied Delegates
Paris reports a proposal to limit armistice periods to about ten days with new terms imposed afterward. Attendees at the peace conference favor tighter control, while no stance from the supreme war council is disclosed. In Copenhagen Britain and France send notes to German armistice chief Erzberger threatening noncompliance. A similar note from the United States is anticipated.
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Paris
Supreme War Council
Germany
Copenhagen
Great Britain
France
Mathais Erzberger
German Armistice Commission
Weimar
Berlingske Tidende
United States
German Assembly Reaches Accord On New Ministry
Weimar dispatch reports the German national assembly agreed on a 14 member cabinet. Philipp Scheidemann named chancellor with Dr August Mueller as economics minister and Herr Bauer as labor minister. Eduard David to preside over the assembly with Konstantin Fehrenbach to take over.
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Copenhagen
Weimar
German National Assembly
Philipp Scheidemann
August Mueller
Herr Bauer
Herr Landsberg
Eduard David
National Assembly
Konstantin Ferhenbach
Mathias Erzberger
Count von Brockdorff-Rantzau
Treves
Paris
German Armistice Commission
Storm of protest over Wrights letter in Springfield
Omar H. Wright director of the state department of finance faced sharp questioning from the house appropriations committee over a letter asking employees not to press legislators for budget changes. Democratic and Republican members warned against any impression the finance department could dictate spending. Wright said no such intent. the committee anticipated joint session debate on the budget next Tuesday with Governor Lowren and Budget chief McLain invited to speak.
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Springfield
Als
Omar H. Wright
State Department of Finance
House Appropriations Committee
Wright
Committee On
Finance Department
Republian
O. K
Michael Toe
Appropriations Committee
Lowren
McLain
Truce Signed Between Building Trades Unions and Employers
In New York on February 12 a truce was signed between the striking Building Trades unions and the Building Trades Employers' Association. The armistice runs from Thursday morning to Saturday noon to seek arbitration with the carpenter's union, whose walk-out sparked the dispute.
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New York
Building Trades
Building Trades Employers’ Association
Carpenter's Union
King George Pledges Prompt Action on Reconstruction
In a parliament address dated February 12, King George surveys postwar dissolution, calls for a sustained army, and favors a League of Nations. He notes progress toward peace terms in Paris, welcomes the U.S. president, and urges settlement of Irish questions and postwar social reforms. He discusses Indian constitutional reports, land settlement, afforestation, and industrial issues as Britain rebuilds.
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London
George
Paris
Imperial War Cabinet
Ireland
House of Commons
German Ships to Help Repatriate U S Troops
Edward N. Hurley announces German passenger tonnage capable of carrying troops totals over 600 000 tons with the U S share about 300 000 tons yielding a monthly troop capacity of more than 60 000 men. Some ships may sail immediately under German crews then be transferred to the U S Navy for operation.
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New York
United States
Edward N. Hurley
United States Shipping Board
Leviathan
Hurley
Herbert Hoover
The
Food Administration
Europe
Naval Armistice Commission
United States Navy
War Department
Navy Department
Hurier
Great Britain
Helland
Jafes
Makine
Shipping Board
The Germany That Met Defeat in Paris Tour Recap
After a two week tour through Germany Corey traveled 1200 miles visiting cities and interviewing readers from Hindenburg to Haase. His vivid portrayal of Liebknecht, his followers, and Rosa Luxemburg provides basis for understanding recent German events.
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Paris
Germany
Corey
Hindenburg
Haase
Liebknecht
Rosa Luxemburg
Modern Conveniences and the WHIG Want Ads
The article extols modern conveniences found in stores offices and homes and describes want ads as a great modern convenience that brings the world to your door and publishes your desires. It urges readers not to be without the WHIG Want Ads for quick effective help.
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Lfe
Government Fails in Nearing Case Conspiracy Claims
In New York on February 12 the government failed to prove conspiracy allegations against Scott Nearing and the American Socialist Society over pamphlets The Great Madness. Judge Mayer dismissed two counts while upholding others, and Nearing began his defense testimony.
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New York
Scott Nearing
American Socialist Society
Nearing
Seymour Stedman
Mayer
United States
Nations League draft gains amendments in Paris
The commission on the League of Nations met in Paris on Tuesday morning and discussed many amendments and added two new articles to the draft. Several changes were sent to a drafting committee for consideration.
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Paris
Commission On the League of Nations
President Wilson to Sail Home February Sixteen
London dispatch says President Wilson will sail from Brest to New York on February 16, as reported by Reuters Paris correspondent.
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London
Wilson
Brest
New York
Reuter
Paris
Unrest Could Hit All Sectors, Lloyd George Warns
In the House of Commons Premier Lloyd George warned that continued unrest would harm trade and industry. He said the government would back investigations into causes and outline plans on housing health rural revival soldiers land reclamation and forestry. He noted job opportunities depend on confidence and maintaining affordable production costs.
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London
Lloyd George
House of Commons
Great Britain
Undesirables Ready for Deportation From Ellis Island
Fifty four aliens including twenty four industrial workers and nine anarchists detained at Ellis Island after being brought from Seattle and Western cities by order of the secretary of labor. Caroline Lowe seeks access to aid habeas corpus efforts but is denied due to lack of credentials. In Michigan G Torando pleads guilty to murdering Dr I M F Hotvedt and is sentenced to life imprisonment.
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New York
Seattle
Secretary of Labor
Ellis Island
Caroline Lowe
Chicago
Byron Hohl
G. Tornando
Muskegon
Mich
G. Torando
I. M. F. Hotvedt
Jackson — Penitentiary
Tolands
Women Cable Wilson in California suffrage push
In San Francisco on February 12 the National Woman's party of California sent a cable to President Wilson deploring his failure to back the suffrage amendment and demanding political freedom for women. Delegates vowed to pursue every measure to secure passage of the amendment in Congress within the next 20 days.
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Wilson
San Francisco
National Woman's Party of California
Congress
Rockford Aviator Killed in Florida Accident
Arcadia Florida February 12 Lieutenant Lowell W Bartlett from Rockford Illinois was killed Tuesday when the airplane he piloted fell at Carlstrom field Florence County airfield authorities said the casualty was caused by the crash.
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Rockford
Arcadia
Fla
Lowell W. Bartlett
Carlstrom Field
Naval bill carries in the House
In Washington on February 12 Congress backed a three year naval expansion: ten battleships and ten scout cruisers, with a total naval appropriation of 721 million dollars for the next fiscal year. The vote broadly split along party lines as debate centered on keeping a policy of naval growth versus peacemaking limits.
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Washington
House
Congress
Rules Committee
Mann
Garrett
Tennessee
Naval Committee
Humphreys
Mississippi Democrat
Navy Department
Department
Marconi Wireless
Federal Telegraph Companies
Last of Seattle Strikers Return From Sympathetic Walkout
Seattle workers who joined a sympathetic strike with 25 000 metal tradesmen in focal shipyards returned to work at noon Tuesday as the strike officially ended. Most longshoremen remain out over a separate grievance.
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Seattle
Wash
Focal Ship Yards
Japanese envoy denies pressure on China at peace talks
Viscount Inda, Japan's ambassador to Great Britain and a representative at the Paris peace conference, denies reports that Japan pressured China to restrain its delegates. The Havas Agency released the statement on February 12.
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China
Paris
Havas
Viscount Inda
Great Britain
Japan
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Peoples Commissariat For Foreign Affairs
Moscow
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Wei
Party of Hate
Scheidemann
Ebert
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