Outrages Reported Against Americans in Mexico Aboard Train
Dr John Hunter of Nogales testifies before a Senate committee detailing anti American outrages in Mexico since 1910. He cites little safety for American life or property and describes Mexican soldiers attacking Americans and a violent escape by Ward after shooting several Mexicans. A Cherokee Indian, Odid Jacks, corroborates widespread depredations by factions in the region. The testimony notes Americans held on trains with threats and an American flag torn and burned.
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San: Antonio
Texas
John’ Hunter
Nogales
Senate
Mexico
Carranza
Guadalajara
Germain
D. Ward
Ini
Ward
United States
Wade
Villa
Jacks
Pine Bluff
Ark
Hunter
Mantello
Archbishop Hayes Declines Dry Meeting in New York
Archbishop Patrick J. Hayes of the New York Catholic Archdiocese refuses to attend a clergy meeting sponsored by the Anti Saloon League. He calls it extraordinary to single out the federal prohibition amendment and stresses obedience to all constitutional laws rather than special emphasis on one statute. The church says it expects the American people to obey lawful authority.
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New. York
Patrick J. Hayes
Catholic Archdiocese of
New York
League
Austria and Czechs Conclude Alliance Report
Berlin reports Dr. Kany Renner Austrian chancellor told the foreign affairs committee that an offensive and defensive alliance has been concluded between Austria and Czechoslovak unions in two areas. Vienna correspondent notes the development.
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Berlin
Kany Renner
Foreiin Affairs
Meee
Austris Gah
Slovakia
Vienne
Epidemic At Great Lakes Naval Station Reported New Cases
Health officials discuss plans to combat the pneumonia epidemic as 96 new cases are reported at Great Lakes naval station since Monday morning. The death toll reaches sixteen, with 100 total cases noted. comparisons drawn to last year's outbreak and new interventions considered.
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Ee ‘Board
Pheumonia Casage
Health Department
Robertson
Camp Grant
Rockford
Great ‘Lakes
Great Lakes
Phere
Bow
Pan Ameriган Aims At Cooperation At Washington Talks
Delegates to the Pan American Financial Conference in Washington begin work with a pledge of solidarity among American nations. Ministers of finance from several countries hear messages from President Wilson and Secretary Lansing as they split into groups to tackle transportation exchange and credits. John Barton Payne of the Shipping Board outlines U S efforts to build passenger and freight service for South American trade during the opening session.
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Washington
Jan
Pan
American Financial’ ‘Conference
Americas
Glass
Prescent_ Wilson
Lansing
John Barratt
Adirecto
P:an- American
John
Barton « Payne
The
Shipping Board
United States
Manuel Peparnedes
Cuba
Mine Workers Deny Request After Commission Hearing
Washington dispatch reports the coal strike settlement commission offered miners a chance to respond to wage differential demands beyond a general wage increase. Spokesmen from last week argued the adjustments were indirect wage-boost methods. Commissioners and state operators from Illinois Indiana Ohio Pennsylvania weighed in, with Indiana miners’ leader Edward Stewart invoking concerns over impurities in coal.
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Washington
Settlement Commission
Tracy L. Guthrie
Western
Pennsylvania
Thomas B. Brewster
Illinig
C. A. Maurer
Ohio
Phil H. Penna
Indiana
Guthrie
Ed. Stewart
Indiana Miners’ Union
Penna
Robinson
Commission
Arrests Sweep Up Radical Group In Transit Clash
Reported on January 2 authorities, aided by police, arrested 80 members of a radical group during a shuttle station confrontation. Details are unclear due to damaged text but indicate a coordinated crackdown with arrests and a large federal or security operation.
Senate Straw Vote on College Referendum In Congress
A Senate debate on a college referendum as part of the national straw vote sees Nebraska Senator Hitchcock and others push for ratification while Republicans Edge and McCormick oppose or seek input from the League to Enforce Peace. The session ends with Connecticut Senator Brandegee presenting a China Society protest on the Shantung award, delaying further action.
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Javi
Senate
Hitchcock
Nebraska
Edge
New Jersey
McCormick
Illinois
League
Brandeges
China Society of the United States
London optimistic on new trade deal with Russia
London reports cautious optimism over an exchange of goods with Russian cooperative societies. Diplomats note potential for morale boost if Russia supplies machinery and agricultural equipment, while experts acknowledge risks from Bolshevik control and possible barter arrangements if direct credit is not used.
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London
Russia
Cargo on Yarmouth not imperilled by prohibition law
New York Jan 20 The cargo of hard liquor valued at about 2 million dollars aboard the disabled Yarmouth is not endangered by prohibition rules as the ship is towed toward the Virginia capes by a coast guard cutter. The Yarmouth sailed January 17 for Havana with cargo on board and cleared before the law became effective.
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New York
Yarmouth
Virginia Capes
Coast Guard
de Yarmouth
Havana
White Star Line Cedric reports Powhatan rescued from sea
The Cedric bound for New York reported a U S army transport Powhatan with 271 aboard is in distress about 200 miles southeast of Halifax after a boiler leak left engines dead. Wireless SOS sent Sunday as several transatlantic steamers and warships standby to aid if needed. Passengers include 11 women and 8 children among army officers and enlisted men. civilian list has 88 names.
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Boston
The
White Star
Cedric
Powtiatar
Halifax
Liverpool
New York
New
York
S.O. S
United States
Hull
Powhattan
Prison Executioner Seeks Higher Fee Amid Rising Costs
New York January reports state executioner John Hulbert, who handles the Sing Sing electric chair, has raised his fee from 150 to 250 dollars. Hired in 1914 for 50 dollars per execution, he later received 150, with Warden Moyer boosting him. He has officiated at 48 killings since taking the job, though only one in nine months.
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New York
John Hulbert
Sing Sing
Edward Davis
Warden Moyer
Hulbert
Americanization Act Advances in Senate Debate
In Washington on January 20 the Senate spent another day considering the Americanization bill without a final vote. Supporters led by Senator Phelps of Colorado urged federal action on newcomers, while Senator King of Utah argued education should be state handled, not federal as the bill proposes.
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Washington
Senate
Ate
Phelps
Colorado
King
Utah
New York Police Air Squad expands with volunteers
The New York Police Department has 100 men in its air service corps and more than 200 volunteers offering free service. Colonel Jefferson D. Thompson told Governor Smith’s aviation commission that the force is equipped with planes hangars landing fields and other essentials as a bill for a state aviation corps is considered.
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New York
New York Police Department
Air Service Corps
Jefferson D. Mont Thompson
Smith
State Guard
Naval
Thompson
New York Air Police
Governor Lowden Departes for Midwest to Speak
Springfield January 20 Governor Frank O Lowden left Springfield for Minneapolis to address the Northwest Lumber Association. He will speak in Denver, Colorado later in the itinerary amid the wreck.
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Springfield
Frank O. Lowden
Minneapolis
Northwest ‘Lumber Association
Denver
Colo
Fosdick Resigns From League as U S Deliberates
Raymond B Fosdick, under secretary general and American representative in the League of Nations, announces his resignation. He says America's unclear course leaves him in an embarrassing position as the league now operates as a going concern. Fosdick, once a watchdog on municipal finances and leader of the training camp activities commission, had been active in the league since last May and attended the international labor conference in Washington.
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Washington
Raymond B. Fosdick
Uair
League of Nations
Eric Drummond
League
International Labor ‘Conference
Supreme Court to rule on federal prohibition amendment
Washington January 20 The Supreme Court granted Rhode Island permission to initiate original proceedings to test the validity and enforcement of the federal prohibition amendment. Attorney General Rice filed motions under a state legislature resolution challenging ratification and calling the amendment unconstitutional usurping state police powers and violating the fifth amendment. Rhode Island had refused to ratify the amendment.
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Washington
Supreme Court
State of
Rhode Island
White
Rice
Deschanel Refuses Immediate Resignation Plans
Paris January 19 M Deschanel plans to keep the presidency of the chamber of deputies until taking the office of president He is noted for not forming a ministry with himself as premier nor accepting the Legion of Honor decoration He will become grand master of the Legion of Honor upon assuming the presidency of the republic
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Paris
M. Deschanel
Chamber of Deputies
Legion of Honor
Republc
Arrest Gen Salvador Alvarado in Tusetes revolt bid
Jan 20 report from Mexico states General Salvador Alvarado former governor of Tuusetes has been arrested by General Aos Gangales acting under President Cacrants orders. The charge alleges a plan to join a rebel group to overthrow the government and establish a soviet regime.
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Alvarado
Washington
Ad. Ylons
Mexico
Salvador Alvarado
TuSeteas
Aos Sangales
Umder
Cacrants
Old Tipplers Who Swore Off Liquor Get Jobs
New York dispatch reports 90 men once friendly to John Barleycorn are being recruited for the prohibition force in New York City. Former service men are preferred, with others who quit drinking before July 1 next in line. About six hundred men gathered outside Col Porter's office seeking positions as federal agents plan storage of liquor seized in the district and inspect piers and saloons ahead of the amendment.
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New York
John Barleycorn
Porter
Colonel Porter
Red Band Exiled From U S Enters Soviet Russia
January 18 at Terijoki Finland Russian border the group led by Emma Goldman and Alexander Berkman arrived in Soviet Russia amid cheering crowds. They crossed the Systerbak river near Bielo-Ostrcov, with Bolshevik uniforms and a band, sharing food and greetings. Emma Goldman said she loves American people and hopes to return someday. Only three deportees may be admitted, names not published, per Bolsh dev decision.
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Terijjori
Alexander Berkman
Emmy Goldman
United States
Russia
Bielo-Ostrcov
Emma Goldman
Miss Goldman
Associated Press
America
Soviet Russia
Peter Biansky
Bianky
Maxim Gorky
Wilson Denies Aliens Deported On Buford Were Brutal
Secretary of Labor Wilson rebutted Hector M Holmes of Boston who alleged brutality in the Buford deportations. He said thousands of aliens are expelled yearly with some suffering but no specific brutal cases in Buford were confirmed, despite Holmes’s letter describing families torn apart and property transfers amid the expulsion process.
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Washington
Hector M. Holmes
Boston
Wilson
Holmeg
Navy probes Sims charges and Wood remarks
Washington reports Senate naval committee will investigate Rear Admiral Sims charges that the Navy Department failed to cooperate with Allies in World War I. A subcommittee will study John Rathon’s accusations of immoral practices to entrap sailors. General Leonard Wood may testify on naval vessels as “floating death traps.” Secretary Daniels defends Sims position and notes clashes over convoy duties and submarine service priorities.
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Washington
Sims
Navy Department
Senate
Full
Naval Committee
John ‘R. Rathon
Providence” Journal
Daniels
Befors
Naval
Cairman
Butler
House’ Naval
Leonard Wood
General Wood
Portland
Maine
Patal Des
Senate Lodge
Rathon
Chaisyhan
Navy ‘Department
Roosevelt
Special Board
Judge Advocate General of
Navy
Newport
Department
Wood
Avy Department
Rene
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