Brazil to get three delegates at inter-allied talks
Paris reports that Brazil will receive three delegates at the inter allied conference while Belgium Greece each gain two and Portugal one. The tentative distribution reflects Brazil’s naval role and South American representation, though official lists await unanimous consent and possible revisions. Wilson continues personal briefings with British and French officials as war council discussions focus on language and representation.
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Supreme Council
Unnanimous Acton
Great Britain
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Portugal
Brazil
South America
Wilson
Prevy
Murat Palace
Lloyd George
Andrewe Bonnar Law
M. R. Vesniteh
France
Madame Vesnitch
War Council
Avsocated Press
Andrewe Bonar Law
A. J Balfour
Supreme War Council
Clemenceau
Prominent New York Financier Dies From Mine Injuries
George R. Sheldon, prominent New York financier and former treasurer of the Republican National Committee, died in Carbondale Illinois from injuries suffered while inspecting a mine near Dowell Illinois the previous Wednesday. He was a lifelong New Yorker and served as treasurer of the North American company.
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George R. Sheldon
Republican National Committee
Carbondale
Ill
George H. Sheldon
North American Company
Dowell
Til
Republican National
Factions Unite on Judge Olson for Mayor Nomination
Chicago factions of the local Republicans agree on Chief Justice Harry Olson of the municipal court as their candidate for the mayoral nomination at next month's primaries.
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Chicago
Denern
Brundage
Loral Reprub-ieans
Harry Olson
Municipal Court
Riots in Buenos Aires Kill About 800 in Strike Disorder
Washington reports from the State Department say roughly 800 people died and 5,000 were injured in strike disturbances in Buenos Aires. About 1,500 of the wounded required hospital care. The episode, labeled anarchistic, included attacks on churches and a priest killed in a convent. Argentine chargé d’affaires Quintana said Argentina's government denies a dictatorship by General Dellepiane.
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Buenos Aires
State Department
Phillips
Ming
F. M. Quintana
Argentina
Dellepiane
Illinois Solas Ratify Prohibition Vote Jubilation Report
Springfield Ill Jan 15 After the federal prohibition amendment was ratified by a 64 to 66 vote in the Illinois house following the senate, the body adjourned to reconvene at 10 am. A new rules committee was named and a constitutional convention committee was proposed. A dry jubilee followed at a local church with speakers including F Scott McBride of the Illinois Anti Saloon League praising the vote.
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House of Representatives
E. Walter Green
Hillsboro
House
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Shanahan
Bippus
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McCarthy
Kasserman
Devine
Arthur Roe
Sheppard
Theodore K. Long
Chicago
F. Scott McBride
Illinois Anti-Saloon League
McBride
Indianapolis
Indiana
Senate
Portugal Revolt Put Down Quickly
Dispatches report suppression of a Portuguese revolt with loyal troops deployed. Madrid and London sources note disturbances and unusual movement believed to involve Portuguese volunteers, with travelers and orders cited amid unclear details.
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London
Jj Patch
Senal
Th Giralda
Madrid
Portug
States ratify federal prohibition amendment in push to 30
Chicago reports seven states ratified on Tuesday along with Nebraska and Utah, bringing total ratifications to 30 of 36 needed. Indiana Kentucky Virginia Mississippi North and South states listed, while California faced a suit over certification. Arkansas Illinois North Carolina Kansas Alabama also ratified, with Nebraska and Utah voting.
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Washington
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Senate Debates World League and Russia Policy
In Washington on January 15 a small Senate session focused on questions for the peace conference. Senators Borah and Shafroth discussed the league of nations, while Thomas urged keeping troops in Russia to protect stores and assist Czecho Slovakia forces. France proposed withdrawing American troops early and delaying league formation until after the treaty.
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Borah
Idaho
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Colorado
League of Nations
Thomas
Russia
France
Maryland
Europe
International League
Knox
Pennsylvania
Illinois House Ratifies Prohibition Amendment 84 to 66
The Illinois House of Representatives on Tuesday voted 84 to 66 to ratify the federal prohibition amendment. The Senate had passed the resolution last week. Springfield report lists yeas and nays with 84 voting in favor and 66 against, along with absentees and present and not voting.
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Illinois House of Representatives
Senate
Springfield
Ill
Senators Seek Details on Food Fund For Europe Relief
Washington January 15 Hearings begin today before the senate appropriations committee on a 100 million dollar famine relief bill for Europe and the Near East urged by President Wilson as a bulwark against Bolshevism Senator Martin chairman says representatives from state treasury and food administration will testify on fund expenditure plans and Secretary Lansing in Paris was asked for further information The GOP opposition vows a rigorous line questioning the fund�s uses and allocation.
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Washington
Europe
Near East
Wilson
Senate Appropriations Committee
Martin
State
Treasury Departments
Food Administration
Lan Sing
Paris
House
Shelley Hale Actor Shelley Hull Dies in New York
Shelley Hull, noted American actor who with Effie Shannon formed the full cast of Under Orders, died in his New York home Tuesday night from pneumonia after influenza. The engagement had just closed here.
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Shelley Hale
New York
Shelley Hull
Effie Shannon
Berlin amid turmoil as insurgents crushed and rule of iron imposed
Berlin battles persist as government troops suppress Spartacan and independent Socialist uprisings. Arms control with death penalty proposed, arrests rise, and looting by soldiers follows the revolt. Vorwaerts and Tageblatt plants suffer damage while the police chief quarters records are destroyed. High uncertainty cloaks the city.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Ebert
National Assembly
Liebknecht
Vorwaerts
Germany
Unter den Linden
Tageblatt
Grape Grower Seeks Writ To Halt Prohibition Ratification
In San Francisco a temporary restraining order blocked the governor from certifying the California legislature's ratification of the federal prohibition amendment. A hearing was set for January 20 after a grape grower petition. The assembly refused reconsideration 46 to 22, completing the legislature's action after the senate had ratified earlier.
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San Francisco
California
Senate
Morale Of Force In Russia Good Says Stewart
Col George E Stewart commanding American troops in Archangel region reports after a January 11 tour that health discipline and morale are excellent with ample clothing and equipment. About 8,000 troops have had total deaths of six officers and 121 enlisted men from all causes.
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Washington
George E. Stewart
Archangel
Russia
War Department
Vienna Expels Reds for Propaganda as Red Cross Workers
Vienna authorities deported a group of about twenty Russian Bolshevists who were expelled Sunday for spreading propaganda under the guise of Red Cross workers. The motion follows a crackdown on subversive activity in the city.
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Red Cross
Swiss Fear Bolshevik Reprisals Threatened in Switzerland
The Bolshevik government in Petrograd has sent an ultimatum to Swiss authorities demanding the release of 30 Bolsheviki imprisoned in Havantan fortress Valais by February 1 or 30 Swiss citizens in Pedrograf will be shot without trial. Indignation grows as Bolshevism appears in Rhine towns and north Switzerland. Madame Balonova, a Russian expelled, has secretly returned with several million rubles for Bolshevist propaganda. police search for her.
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Associated Press
Geneva
Petrograd
Havantan
Valais
Pedrograf
Rhine
Switzerland
Madame Balonova
Conferees Set Luxury Tax Rates On Amusements And Dues
Washington January 15 Conferees from the senate and house agreed on luxury tax rates in the war revenue bill The plan preserves senate rates on luxuries and semi luxuries and adopts house figures for amusements admissions roof gardens and cabarets The measure also doubles club dues tax to about 9 million dollars and projects 75 million dollars yearly from amusement admissions
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Senate
House
Simmons
Mississippi Valley association formed by business men
Business men from 20 states organized the Mississippi Valley association in New Orleans to advance valley commerce, agriculture, and finance with the slogan American bottoms for American freights. The Chicago plan was endorsed, zones directors elected, and the first annual meeting set for April 24 in Chicago.
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Mississippi Valley Association
Harry P. Merrick
Chicago Association of Commerce
Chicago
National Foreign Trade Council
Gulf Ports
Mississippi Valley
Mexico
Central
South American
West Indies
States
Ohn J. Arnold
John E. Jenston
Waterloo
R. J. McKall
Louisville
H. B. Watkins
Winona
Minn
Charles Sutter
St. Louis
Robert S. Atter
Cincinnati
C. O. Frosbie
Cornell
Wis
Horrors Reported at Przemysl Slavic City Siege
Associated Press dispatches from Geneva say about two thousand people were killed in Przemysl Galicia as Ukrainian forces bombarded the city by land and air. The gas and electric plants are destroyed leaving the town in darkness with water and food scarce. A pogrom at Breditschew, Ukraine, is also reported with hundreds killed or wounded as peasants tried to disarm militia. The reports cast doubt on casualty figures but stress the chaos and targeting of Jewish residents.
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Przemysl
Galicia
Celle Freie Presse
Vienna
Praemys
Ukraine
Associated Press
Warsaw
Breditschew
Moscow
Petlura
McCormick Seen as Possible Sharp's Successor as Ambassador
Washington Jan 15 The Democratic national committee chairmanship by Vance G. McCormick ends with his resignation and speculation grows he may be named American ambassador to France to replace William Graves Sharp. Sharp's return to America is expected for rest after long service, with McCormick previously serving as War Trade Board chair during wartime and Harrisburg publisher background.
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Vance G. McCormick
Democratic National Committee
France
William Graves Sharp
Paris
War Trade Board
White House
Sharp
McCormick
America
Mr. Sharp
Elyria
Congress
Myrog T. Herrick
United States
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Pennsylvania
Wilson
Tang Wok
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