Golfers Discuss Permanent National Championship Plan
The Associated Press reports in New York that talks of a permanent national golf championship course have recurred in both England and America. Proponents argue it would standardize winners and allow cross-year comparison, while opponents fear elite access and crowd damage to courses. The article notesBritish and American golfers weigh feasibility amid logistical, financial, and spectator challenges. It also covers renovations to the Deal Golf Club course in Kent, England, damaged during wartime use, with holes reconfigured to restore playability ahead of an expected 1920 British Open.
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Associated Press
New York
J. I. Taylor
United States
Kent
England
Deal Golf Club
Auth
Why William Fox backs Dempsey Carpentier fight
William Fox, noted movie magnate, offers over half a million dollars in cash for the Dempsey Carpentier bout and to share profits with the boxers and the Red Cross. He claims the plan is legitimate and may yield profit even if gate losses occur. Fox Pictures aims to publicize via moving pictures and extensive advertising.
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William Fox
Red Cross
Film Corporation
Fox Film Corporation
Pass Measure Sparks Berlin Riot Over Exploitation Law
Berlin, Jan. 18 The shops councils bill, marketed as the exploitation law, passed by the national assembly after five days of acrimonious debate. It applies to workplaces with more than five workers excluding newspapers, elects stewards to liaise with employers, and can force foremen to quit. It bars discharging a woman to hire a man for sex reasons and faces strong opposition from business interests and some parties.
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Berlin
National Assembly
Von Leisner Says Dutch Will Refuse Extradition
Paris dispatch quotes Baron Kurt Von Leisner saying the Dutch government will not surrender the former German emperor for trial. He argues extradition of German subjects for wartime acts lacks legal basis and cites global peacetime sentiment against revenge.
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Paris
William
Holland
Baron Kurt von Leisner
Germany
Statesmen Seek World Tranquility Through Solution
A quotation envisions statesmen finding a solution that leaves the world in tranquility. The remark frames diplomacy as the path to lasting peace and stability. No further context is provided to identify speakers or events.
Butterine Man Pays Stiff Federal Fine Chicago Case
John F. Jelke head of the Butterine makers presented a 44614.67 check to the U S marshal for fines and costs stemming from pure food law violations. Federal Judge Landis sentenced Jelke to two years, Lowery to one year. sentences reduced to sixty and thirty days respectively. Hearing on reprieve set for February 2.
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Chicago
John F. Jelke
John F. Jelke Company
United States Marshall
Francis M. Lowery
Landis
Jelke
Mr. Lowery
Paper embargo cuts supply 40 percent
The state department said American newspapers in the middle west will be about 40 percent short on paper due to a Canadian embargo on news print shipments from Fort Francis Co. in western Ontario.
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Washington
Middle West
State Department
United States
Fort Francis Co
Ontario
Viscount French Converts to Home Rule View
London dispatch reports Viscount French, lord lieutenant of Ireland, has shifted to supporting home rule. The Dublin correspondent of the Pall Mall Gazette asserts he now favors the fullest autonomy compatible with imperial supremacy.
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London
Viscount French
Ireland
Dublin
Pall Mall Gazette
Lord French
Poindexter Sees Strike Clause as Nation's Test
Senator Miles Poindexter urged support for the anti strike clause in the Cummins railroad bill saying it seeks to resolve a dispute that could spark bloodshed. He warned that failure to lawfully regulate wage disputes endangers transportation, industry and the government, and that passage will guide federal and state action in future labor conflicts. The bill would create wage and transportation boards to hear disputes in interstate commerce.
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Providence
R. L
Cummins
United States
Miles Poindexter
Washington
Congress
Transportation Board
Senator Pomerene Seeks Democratic Nomination
Ohio senator Attlee Pomerene plans active bid for the Democratic presidential nomination within ten days. A Canton meeting of forty state politicians indicated campaign headquarters will open in Columbus shortly and efforts will mobilize across Ohio.
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Cleveland
Attlee Pomerene
Ohio
Canton
Pomerone Campaign
Columbus
Pictures Tonight in City Theaters Show Broad Vaudeville Mix
Katherine MacDonald stars in The Thunderbolt at Orpheum with three acts of vaudeville. Colonial presents Gas Attack with Hank Mann and Bride and Gloomy with Geo. Ovey, plus Chester Outing pictures. Louise Fazenda leads Treating ’em Rough at Gem. The Girl of the West at Savoy. Warren Kerrigan in The Best Man and Back to the Kitchen at Family. Eugene O’Brien in The Fires of Faith and Burton Holmes photos at Princess. Viola Dana in Willow Tree at Belasco. Anita Stewart in Midnight Romance at Star. Bijou features Lasca with Frank Mayo Edith Roberts and Oh John musical comedy by Linton DeWolfe. Pearl White in The Black Secret and Below the Water Line at Quincy. Keith and Charles Graham in When Cowboy Was King and Snub Pollard in Tough Luck at Star and other theaters.
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Orpheum Theater
Katherine MacDonald
Colonial Theater
Hank Mann
Geo. Ovey
And
Chester Outing Pictures
Gem Theater
Louise Fazenda
Savoy Theater
Family Theater
Warren Kerrigan
Princess Theater
Eugene O’brien
Burton Holmes
Belasco Theater
Viola Dana
Star Theater
Anita Stewart
Bijou
Frank Mayo
Edith Roberts
Deport Radical Threats Stir Court Debate
Chicago January 20 Federal Judge Carpenter and Immigration Inspector Landis clashed over Judge Carter’s remark that radicals should be educated rather than deported. Carpenter likened teaching an anarchistic radical to taming a rattlesnake, while Landis urged deportation as the proper response to the red menace.
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Chicago
Carpenter
Harry Landis
Orrin Carter
Illinois Supreme Court
Jdge Carpenter
Landis
Attorney General declines to block Essex wet lawmakers
Trenton N J January 20 State Attorney General McCran announced he would not pursue action in the state supreme court to prevent Governor elect Edwards and twelve Essex county assemblymen who were declared on a wet platform from taking office He said the facts did not warrant such proceedings and that the assembly alone has the power to judge members qualifications.
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Trenton
N. J
McCran
Anti-Saloon League of
New Jersey
State Supreme Court
Edwards
Essex County
Treland Learns To Eat Oatmeal In Larger Quantities
Treland has learned to eat oatmeal in larger quantities than ever before. The report notes a growing appetite and rising consumption trends among local residents, highlighting changes in diet and daily routines.
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Treland
Legion Head Refuses to Judge Dempsey War Record
INDIANAPOLIS Ind to Judge His Record The national commander Franklin D Olier replies to Jack Kearns manager for Jack Dempsey world heavyweight champion that the American Legion will not evaluate wartime service classifications or exemptions It is not a function of the Legion to review government acts or individual exemption claims during the war
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Indianapolis
Jack
Jack Dempsey
Worl
American Legion
Dempsey
Franklin D’olier
Legion
Kearns
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Pomerene
Quincy
Jersey
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Frank Keenan
Ovando
Pat Barrett
Harry Langdon & CO
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