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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1919
Page
10
In Buenos Aires liquor is wide open with drinking at meals common and wine cheap. Children sip weak tea or coffee as adults drink at tables. Bars are numerous, women frequent bars with escorts, and police rarely intervene. Tension over prohibition exists only among Americans. the culture treats drinking as casual and social rather than dangerous.
Brussels faces severe conditions with food costs soaring. Coffee and meat run high, queues at shops long, and many stores closed. Unemployment relief funds tempt idleness, while transport networks remain mostly ruined, hindering replenishment and slowing price relief.
Associated Press reports from Warsaw dated January 17 that German sentinels refused to allow Lieut Reginald Foster, an American peace commission agent, and Colonel Wade of the British army to pass into Poland at Lapy. Their mission was to urge the frontier guard to resist Bolshevik advances. The pair were warned they would be treated as enemies if they tried to cross.
Paris January 19 Marshal Foch according to Le Matin will immediately break off the armistice if terms are not fulfilled He warns of famine in Austria and Prussia says Germany still has an army but the Rhine remains a key barrier He doubts a Bolshevik invasion via Germany and France could succeed.
Jefferson City Mo Jan 18 Although Senator Goodson president pro tem refused to discuss committee assignments before Monday he has decided to appoint Senator Greene of Kansas City to chair two key panels Workmen’s Compensation and Children’s Code The move halts Greenes coalition bid and signals a clash over appointing power The listed chairs include McClintic Harris Bunker Duncan Kinney Brogan Casey Buford Mayes Glick Harrison with few changes expected before Monday hearings begin and bills introduced
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