Congress Takes Actions on Sugar, Railroads and Prohibition
Congress completed a bill extending federal control of sugar through 1920 while narrowing the licensing power of the sugar equalization board. A national petition for government ownership of railroads was presented to the House. The immigration bill for deportation of aliens tied to anarchist groups passed the Senate unanimously. John Skelton Williams was renominated for comptroller of the currency. The soft coal strike settlement was described as a government victory. Congress debated reducing government newsprint use. Railroads may stay under government operation through March, not private control by January. The Supreme Court was asked to hear a challenge to the national prohibition amendment. Whisky warehouses may export tax free. The House Agricultural Committee ordered a hostile report on repealing wartime prohibition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Sugar Equalization Board
Congress
Washington
White House
House Agricultural Committee
House Agriculural Committee
Battle at border kills American provost guard
An American provost guard and four Mexican civilians died in a clash with Mexican smugglers near the El Paso border. The report details ongoing hostilities and adds a string of other notable incidents across the United States and Mexico including a tanker wreck off Cape Blanco and legal actions involving public figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International Boundary Line
el Paso
Texas
J. A. Chansler
Portand
San Fancisco
Cape Blanco
Bandon
Ore
Rail and war news from Vienna to Meshed disruption
Foreign Dispatches from Vienna describe riotous scenes near railway stations as government holiday traffic halted in Austria with many injured. Other reports note Colonel Aguloff-Bermond evacuated Lithuania on December 14 amid looting, a Bolshevik capture at Taiga, and widespread strike-linked train cancellations due to coal shortages in Belgium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Austria
Aguloff-Bermond
Lithuania
Riga
Illinois Briefs Reflect Farm Bureau Growth and Crimes
Sangamon county farm bureau enrolls 1 800 members as Chicago aviation rules and a local flying license system are debated. State fair dates set for August 20 to 28 in Springfield. Bank robbery near Cicero nets 7000 dollars. Disbarment of John L Metzen. Oldest Chicago mail carrier Joseph B Field dies after 50 years on the job. Pan Motor head Samuel Pandolfo sentenced to 10 years and fined 4000 dollars. Prisoners escape Chester asylum. Educator Mortenson elected Chicago schools superintendent. Navy honors list includes Moffett Karrah an and Welleson. Health promotion week proposed for school exams. Fatal railroad collision near Aurora claims Idna family members. Theaters raise New Year Eve prices. Milk federation calls for farmer buy sell rights. Illinois supreme court upholds streetcar rate powers. Springfield building boom up 467 in November. Various local deaths, legal actions and industry updates. Wood alcohol warning issued by state health department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sangamon County Farm Bureau
Chicago
Springfield
National Fairs Association
George Egan
Patrick Donahue
Chicago Trafic
Cicero State Bank
Cicero
John L. Metzen
Staunton
Illinois
Supreme Court
Joseph B. Field
Normal Avenue
Ile
Landis
Samuel C. Pandolfo
Pan Motor Company
St. Cloud
Charles E. Chadsey
Mortenson
Admiral Moffett
David C. Karrahan
HE. A. Welleson
Belleville
John H. Balch
Navy
Marine Corps
Secretary of the Navy
Daniels
State Department of Health
Peter Idna
Shabbona
Aurora
Idna
Jennie
Fred
Ina
Milk Producers’ Federation
Chicara
Mila
Campbell
State Public Utilities Commission
Illinois State Supreme Court
Quincy
Commission
Thompson
Wlineis
Frank Ex
Congregational Church
Decatur
O'Tahoma City
Oklo
Christian County
P. Bliss Williams
Joliet
Warren Oil Company
Sidney Joseph
la Salle
Ottawa
Nancy Lamar
Nashville
Abraham Lincoln
John Q. Rich
Arcola High School
Board of Education
Manual Training Department
Robert E. Kuehne
Lake Forest
C. C. Edwards
Waukeean
Everette Henry
Hillsboro
Paris
Sam Sholem
Sholem
Lillian Hobbs Seymour
Scanlon
Hyde Park
Frank L. Smith
Dwight
Lowdon
Washington
Smith
Republican State Central Committee
National Capital
Arsenal
Rock Island
Maj. Yon
CG. C. Williams
Ordnance
Edwardsville
First State and Savings Bank of
Fillmore
John Baer
Warrenville
Baer
Parth
Minds Wealth News
Lloyd George Outlines Irish Home Rule Plan
Premier Lloyd George told the House details of a two legislature scheme for Ulster and southern Ireland with a path to a united Irish parliament. It would grant extensive tax powers to Irish bodies while retaining customs and imperial taxation rules, and include protections for minorities amid calls for union consent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Lloyd George
House of Commons
Commons
Dublin
Ulster
Southern Ireland
Ireland
Exchequer
Europe
Russia
America
Westminster
United States
Army
Tnhavyy
United Ireland
Also Mentioned on This Page
House of Representatives
Immigration Committee
Loase
John Skelton Williams
President Wilson
Palmer
Senate
New Jersey
Supreme Court At
Retail Liquor Dealers’ Association of
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Puebla
Mex
William ©. Jenkins
Bondenstab
New York
Buford
Ernest H. Cherrington
Columbus
Anti-saloon League
Howard Bogardus
Roy W. Sitton
Winona
Lucy M. Mullenax
Evife
Coeur d'Alene
Idaho
Stanley
Kentucky
Herman Jacobsohn
West Loosevelt Road
United Mine Workers of America
New York City
Victor L. Berger
Milwaukee
Bodenstab
San Antonio
Tex O
Champ Clark
Sig. Campanini
Chicago Grand Opera Company
St. Luke’s Hospital
Enrico Caruso
Dorothy Benjamin
Knickerboecker
Bss
Florence N. Ward
American College of Surgeons
San Francisco
Taiga
Tomsk
Bolshevists
Belgium
Antofagasia
Department of Commerce
Washington States
Lieut
Norris Bailey
Worcester
Mass
KW. Brandenstein
Arcadia
Wica
Germany
Travana
Cuba
Zuisi Wien
Italy
Rome
Vpaccini
Mascagni
Gilea
Giordano
Francechetti
Canada
Ont
England
Te India Office
Daily Mail
Meshed
Persia
Erin
Dubbin
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!