Glass Can Break Tie Of Caucus In Senate
Democratic senators failed to elect a caucus leader with a 19 to 19 tie between Hitchcock Nebraska and Underwood Alabama. Secretary Glass from Virginia is expected to join and may sway votes. Forty three senators attended. Glass’s seating delays final action and Underwood to press not. Bryan calls for rapid compromise on reservations and ratification.
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Washington
Hitchcock
Nebraska
Underwood
Alabama
Smith
Georgia
Glass
Virginia
Mr. Glass
Blitchcock
Ignal
Swanson
Arizona
Johnson
South Dakota
Ashurst
Chamberlain
Culberson
Henderson
Kerdrick
King
Birley
Myers
Nugent
Overman
Phelan
Pomerone
Robinson
Sheppard
Simmons
Thomas
Trammell
Walsh
Montana
Wolcott
Bankhead
Dial
Fletcher
Gay
Gerry
Gore
Harrie
Harrison
Tunes
New Mexico
McKellar
Pittman
Reed
Shields
Maryland
South Carolina
Stanley
Massachusetts
Williams
North Carolina
House Passes Big Postal Bill With All Sections Out
Washington Jan 16 The largest post office appropriation bill to date carries 460 977 568 for 1921 maintenance. The House added 75 783 900 for salary increases and struck provisions for air mail service extensions. Aerial mail items were removed by a point of order.
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Washington
House
Tinder
Republican
Kansas
South
Alaska
Senate
Steenerson
Post Office Committee
Lcense
Mendel
Medal awards debate widens over war service decorations
Washington January 16. Secretary Baker released a letter to Representative Gallivan refuting charges about former chiefs of staff while Gallivan escalated his claim that medals were tightly restricted. He cited 554 officers and 33 civilians honored, with detailed D S M distribution by rank and role.
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War Department
Baker
Gallivan
House
Tasker H. Bliss
Hugh L. Scott
John Biddle
Peyton C. Marsh
Mr. Gallivan
Congress
Tilt Lid Slightly In Chicago At Big Wake
Chicago officials expect only a light tilt of the lid at John Barleycorn's wake with prohibition starting at midnight. Federal agents will deploy by 8 am as dry law enforcement prepares to act 16 hours early. A lone luncheon at the Chicago Automobile Club will mark the event with simple benches and black bordered coverings.
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Chicago
John Barleycorn
Chicago Automobile Club
Hungary Must Waive Her Claim To Fiume
Paris dispatch notes the Hungarian peace treaty requires Hungary to waive claims to Fiume and former Austro Hungarian territories allocated to Italy Romania Jugoslavia Czechoslovakia. Hungary must follow treaty minority provisions with Austria and limit its army to 35 000 men and guns no larger than 10 cm. It also assumes a share of the Austrian debt.
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Paris
Hungary
Fiume
Italy
Rumania
Jugo-Slovakia
Czecho Slovakia
Austria
Clemenceau Accepts Presidential Nomination in France
Paris dispatch reports Premier Clemenceau has agreed to run for the French presidency. He authorized supporters to place his name before the Versailles congress caucus and promised to serve if elected, prompting immediate ballot printing bearing his name.
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Paris
Clemenceau
France
M. Clemenceau
Congress
Versailles
Premier Clemenceau
Water Power Bill Clears Senate On Power Developments
The Senate passed a water power development bill by nearly three to one after debate. Forty five members opposed, led by opponents from both parties, while Nelson of Minnesota pushed for passage. The measure moves to conference as an amendment to cap government license charges at 25 cents per horsepower faced two hours of debate.
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Senate
House
Congress
Nelson
Minnesota
Senator Walsh
Democrat
Montana
Senator Nugent
Idaho
Sam Browne Belt Could Return to U S Army Uniform
Washington January 16 Sam Browne belt once dropped by officers after service overseas may be added to regular army dress along with a roll collar blouse and blue color options for non field uniforms. The War Department reports conference delegates voted unanimously for these changes.
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Washington
Sam Browne
War Department
Space Basis System For Railroad Mails Established
The Interstate Commerce Commission issued new regulations extending the space basis system to all mail lines and paving railroads for transporting mail. Terminal service allowances are abolished and replaced by higher space based payments. Rates are retroactive to 1916 with a 25 percent increase after January 1, 1918.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Navy
Soviet Will Abolish Reign of Terrorism
London dispatch reports Moscow wireless stating the extraordinary commission will sentence enemies of the soviet to death. It says retaliation will be used only if the Entente renews efforts to break socialist aims. It notes Bolsheviks claim defeats of Generals Yudenitch Denikine Kollchak and the capture of Rostov Novochegas Sk Kransnoyarsk creating new conditions.
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London
Moscow
Entente
Yudenitch
Denikine
Kollchak
Rostov
Novochegassk
Kransnoyarsk
Russia
Reds Capture Rostov
Bolsheviks seize Rostov on Don according to a Moscow wireless message. About ten thousand prisoners, thirty two guns, nine tanks and a large amount of baggage were captured.
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London
Rostov-on-Don
Moscow
Poland as bulwark against Bolshevism eyed by U S and allies
Secretary Baker told the House wax and means committee plans to aid Poland with war materials and food to halt Bolshevik westward moves. General Bliss warned that Poland’s fall could trigger a broader war as Soviet armies shift west. The panel weighed a $150 million food credit proposal to European nations with conditions for military aid to Poland.
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Washington
Poland
United States
Baker
House
Wax and Means
Tasker H. Bliss
Glass
Bliss
Supreme Military Council
Fordney
Penna Winds Up The Case For Operators
The coal stake settlement commission adjourned after hearing miners and operators in the central field. Phil H. Penna claimed operators fear the miners will not honor wage contracts and urged enforceable wage awards possibly via legislation. Ralph Crews argued the miners’ sole serious claim was higher wages. Evidence will be considered when the commission reconvenes Monday as a court.
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Washington
Coal Stake Settlement Commission
Phil H. Penna
Indiana Coal Operators’ Association
Penna
Ralph Crews
Watch Party Planned In Capital Tonight
Washington observes the first saloonless year with jubilee conventions and watch night events at 12:01 a m Saturday including a dinner Attorney General Palmer to speak. A National Press club skit water water everywhere tops the lighter program. Prohibition Commissioner Kramer and Commissioner Roper urge citizen support for enforcing the new law.
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Washington
Palmer
National Press Club
Kramer
Roper
Internal Revenue Bureau
Threat of Fresh War in Europe
London reports warn of a possible new European war as Bolshevik advances raise fears of attacks on Poland and the Baltic states. Paris talks aim to deter eastward moves while Britain faces internal tension over Bolshevik policy and Turkish exits.
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Europe
Adriatic dispute seen as Jugo-Slav sole settlement
Paris dispatch reports Prime Minister Nitti says the Adriatic question rests with the Jugo-Slavs and shows France Britain and Italy in accord. He notes Italy may relinquish Fiume and railways to the League of Nations and expects a Paris council settlement with U S endorsement hoped. He calls for immediate resolution and hints at expelling D Annunzio from Fiume as an easy next step.
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Associated Press
Paris
Adriatic
Nitti
Italy
Belgrade
France
Great Britain
Washington
Nutt
Fiume
Sushak
League of Nations
America
Wilson
Supreme Council
D'Annunzo
Clash at Reichstag Sparks Fatal Gunfire
Berlin reports describe chaos at the Reichstag where a guard’s rifle was wrested, civilians disarmed troops and struck them with knives. Guards fired from the building and at the Tiergarten as hundreds fled, with many killed or wounded in the mob clash.
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Associated Press
Reichstag
Simonstrasse
Tiergarten
Handsome Profit On Clothing Figg Says After Dealers Quiz
Howard Figg special assistant to Attorney General Palmer told National Association of Retail Clothiers that clothing prices must fall to curb the high cost of living. He warned that current price increases make suits unaffordable for the average person and risk idle industries if prices do not drop.
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Chicago
National Association of Retail Clothiers
Howard Figg
Palmer
Famine Triggers Riots at Toulon as French Mutinies Rise
Berlin wireless reports riots and mutinies among French naval forces in Toulon caused by bread shortages. The situation reflects rising unrest at the Mediterranean port. Separate dispatch notes a large exodus of German subjects from Switzerland to Germany after the amnesty law, requiring more trains to handle the influx.
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London
Berlin
Tonon
France
Switzerland
Gentva
Germany
Pact Item Demands Dutch Assent Extradite Kaiser
Paris reports the supreme council drafted a note to the Dutch government seeking extradition of William II. The note cites Versailles Article 227 and asks Hollands to join Allies to arraign the former emperor for offenses against international morality. A special tribunal of five judges will try him and fix punishment.
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Associated Press
Paris
Supreme Counscil
Holland
William II
Hohenzollern
United States of America
Great Britain
France
Italy
Japan
Red Agents Working Among Men In Navy
New York dispatch reports Captain J. L. P. Stone, commandant of Bay Ridge naval station, warning that Red agents tried to organize soviets among American sailors. He says Red literature was scattered at the Bay Ridge station and elsewhere and several men were found reading it. He describes confiscating materials and appealing to sailors’ intelligence to halt the effort.
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New York
Red
United States Navy
J. L. P. Stone
Bay Ridge Naval Station
Bay Ridge Station
Influenza Epidemic Spreads Through Chicago
Chicago reports a continuing influenza and pneumonia crisis with 400 deaths and 505 new cases. Health Commissioner Robertson plans to deploy 3,000 nurse school graduates in city squads to cover all districts. At Great Lakes Naval Training Station 475 cases are recorded with one death. Camp Grant orders 1,000 masks for the base hospital amid 150 current cases.
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Chicago
Robertson
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Camp Grant
Rockford
Soviet Ark Bufords Arrival and Destination Hinted
The Soviet Ark Buford carrying deported aliens will reach its port today officials said. The ship was last at Kiel and was may sail to Helsingfors Viborg Hango or Reval with Hango considered closest to Soviet Russia.
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Washington
Buford
United States
Kiel
Helsingfors Viborg
Hango
Reval
Finland
Soviet Russia
Baltic States Plan Defensive Alliance Reported
Helsinki news says representatives from Estonia Latvia Lithuania and Poland met with Finland to discuss forming a defensive alliance against Germany. Finland declines joining the second project citing geographic position and no fear of German aggression.
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Helsingfors
Esthenia
Litvia
Lithuania
Poland
Finland
Germany
Associated Press
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