World News Roundup Sparked by Naval Inquiry and Prohibition
The World News Roundup reports Admiral William Sims testimony to Senator Hale on navy decoration awards. It notes the coal strike settlement commission starting wage and hour adjudication, a major bank robbery in Girard Alabama, and Harry New’s second degree murder conviction in Los Angeles. Prohibition enforcement starts January 17. also mentions international finance calls, Bradsstreet bank clearings, Mexican situation reports, and political reactions in New York.
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New York City
Daniel L. Porter
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Ania
Bradstreet
Senate
Mexico
San Antonio
Texas
Prohibition
United States
Revenue Bureau
Carranza
Manzanillo
New York Bar Association
New York City Club
Citizens’ Union United
State Assembly
Herald's Review Of North Carolina Capitol Events
The Herald reviews key happenings at the state capitol and across North Carolina, outlining important events, policy moves, and notable actions affecting government, institutions, and the public. The recap highlights legislative activity, official statements, and statewide developments shaping the state's trajectory.
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Partial lifting of blockade described as reciprocal trade
The dispatch describes a partial blockade lift as reciprocal exchange between the Russian people and allied and neutral countries. It notes import access for clothing medicines and agricultural machinery in return for grain flax and other surplus goods. It also links plans to aid Poland with war materials and food to curb bolshevism.
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Washington
Russia
Poland
United States
Baker
House
Ways and Means Committee
United States Grain Corporation
Europe
Herbert Hoover
Houses
Rayy and Means Committee
Hoover
Siberia
Kremer
Clemenceau Defeat Signals Poincaré Reelection Bid
A Paris caucus of the French senate and chamber of deputies led to Georges Clemenceau’s withdrawal and his urging supporters to back President Poincaré. The report also notes Allied council notes on relief for interior Russia, extradition talks with the Dutch, and various postwar measures and unrest in Berlin with calls for workers’ councils and demonstrations.
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Georges Clemencea
Senate
Chamber of Deputies
Clemenceau
Poincarre
Paris
Supreme Council
Russia
Hobland
London
Germany
Berlin
Malaria Crackdown in Wilmington and State Fair Plans
State and federal health authorities surveyed malaria in Goldsboro Tarboro Farmville and Greenville under Lieut A W Fuchs directing a $50 000 expenditure in New Hanover to drain breeding sites apply insecticide and promote mosquito sanitation with the aim of eradicating malaria. Also cited are North Carolina Poultry Club exhibits at Madison Square Garden New York January 19 24 under Allen G Oliver and the North Carolina Bar Association choosing Asheville for the next annual meeting June 29 to July 1 due to Wrightsville Beach hotel constraints after last summer’s Seashore Hotel fire.
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Goldsboro
Tarboro
Farmville
Greenville
State Board of Health
U. S. Public Health Service
A. W. Fuchs
New Hanover County
Fuchs
Wilmington
Madison Square
North Carolina Poultry Clubs
Madison Square Garden
New York City
Allen G. Oliver
State Poultry Club
North Carolina Extension Service
Department of Agriculture
Oliver
State Bar Association
Asheville
North Carolina Bar Association
Mountain Metropolis
Wrightaville Beach
Seashore
Y M A Educational Service launches largest postwar plan
The Y M A announces a $3,000, 300 appropriation to educate former soldiers sailors and marines. The program offers 60,000 free scholarships 40,000 via correspondence courses and 1,000 North Carolina opportunities. It includes reconstruction lectures occupational guidance and Americanization work in industrial communities. G Huntington state secretary notes the NC allotment.
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North Carolina
G. @. Huntington
Cotton Tax and Land Sale Report From State Board
State board of education met with Governor Bickett to approve a land sale totaling 8 070 acres of Muttamuskeet lake to Washington and Beaufort Land Co for 548 20 0. Land split into 6300 acres at 5 a acre and 1770 acres at 16 a acre. Tax commission to mail 40 000 questionnaires to NC counties for personal property listings. total to mail about a million. Cotton tax of 51 714 27 was turned in by G Shumaker. half to be invested in state bonds with rest for warehouses, though no funds yet requested. Two ware houses licensed, at New Bern and Roland, financed privately. Shaw University delegates return from Des Moines reporting a historically large Student Volunteer Convention. Miss Mary G Shotwell of Oxford named field director of educational work in Fifth Federal Reserve District schools. Warren declines renomination.
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State Tax Commission
North Carolina
G. Shumaker
New Horn
Roland
Shaw
Shaw University
Des Moines
Iowa
Mary G. Shotwell
Oxford
N. C
Federal Reserve
Miss Shotwell
William J Timmons
War Loan Organizaon
Warren
State College to Stage Six Indoor Games and Exchanges
A partial schedule lists six indoor exhibitions at the Raleigh auditorium court by the State College basketball team. A swap of games with every college in the state is featured as part of the plan. Graduate manager T H Stafford announces sixteen contests from January 17 to 24 as a key event. Governor T W Bickett urges thrift to curb extravagance and support credit and production finance. Warren declines district attorney nomination. E F Adylett is named by Senators Simons and Overman for the post.
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V%mc
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T. W Bickett
Washington
Thomas D. Warren
New Bern
E. F. Adylett
Elizabeth City
Simons and Overman
Medical Proceedings and Local Reports in Raleigh
A June 1 1920 board meeting elected June 14 as the next regular examination date to be held in Raleigh. Governor Bickett and Attorney General Manning were luncheon guests at the Yarborough. Haw River bridge at Moncure closed amid condemnation. traffic shifts via Apex Holly Springs and Jonesboro. Leaf tobacco sales across 46 warehouses in 28 NC counties totaled 36,304,913 pounds in December, with an average season price of 51.6 per hundred. North Carolina ranks fourth in crop value nationally. Raleigh Chamber of Commerce endorses a State Industrial Exposition and will present it to directors for approval, proposed to be staged in the near future.
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Raleign
Moncure
Apex
Holly Springs
Jonesboro
North Carolina
Co-operative Crop Reporting Service
North Caroli
Raleigh Chamber of Commerce
Beaman
Noted Wit Bernard Spliman Tours North Carolina Colleges
Dr Bernard W Spilman educational field secretary and Baptist convention president begins a statewide tour of institutions. He is famed for humor and eloquence and has spoken at numerous colleges nationwide. The piece notes his travels and a lighter, promotional tone about college audiences.
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Bernard Spliman
Spilman
University
Chicago
President greets men of Americas at financial conference
The President welcomed the delegation from American nations at the regional financial conference. Leaders discussed cooperation, economic policy, and regional development prospects.
Pan American Financial Conference Opens In Washington
Washington hosts the second Pan American Financial Conference with leaders and businessmen from twenty one republics. President Wilson and Secretary Lansing affirm that the Americas seek no selfish aims but accept postwar obligations to world reconstruction. John Barrett and Secretary Glass welcome delegates at the Pan-American Union building.
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Wilson
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New World
Pan-American Union
John Barrett
Union
Glass
Bryan Frames Campaign Fight On Profiteering And Public Ownership
New York report notes William Jennings Bryan declares profiteering and public ownership as two central issues for the forthcoming presidential campaign. He frames these as defining questions shaping the race and party platforms.
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New York
William Jennings Bryan
Thousand Flu Cases Reported In Havana
Havana reports many influenza cases with no official statistics available. A newspaper item claims 1 000 cases found in the city, but this figure lacks corroboration.
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Havana
Prohibition Amendment 18 To Be Given Another Test
Washington reports the Supreme Court will determine the validity of the federal prohibition amendment. Rhode Island was granted permission to file original proceedings to test and enjoin enforcement within the state.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Rhode Island
Holland Reminded Of International Duty In Extradition Note
Paris reports Holland should join the entente in reproaching war crimes by Germans. The allied note says she will not fulfill her international duty if she refuses to associate with the entente powers.
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Paris
Holland
William
Red Cross to Withdraw from Siberia as Troops Return
Washington announced orders for the withdrawal of American Red Cross personnel from Siberia when troops begin to head home. Cables were sent to Vladivostok where the relief commission, chaired by Lieut. Col. Rudolph B. Teusler of Virginia, oversees the operation.
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Washington
Red Cross
Siberia
Vladivostok
Rudolph B. Teusler
Virginia
Austrian Children Suffer Hunger Says Mission Report
Paris reports representatives of the American mission for relief of children examined Vienna school children and found 97 percent lacking sufficient food. The dispatch to the Austrian delegation notes widespread malnutrition among pupils amid shortages.
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Paris
American Mission For the Relief of Children
Vienna
Army Transport Powhatan in No Immediate Danger
New York reports the army transport Powhatan, about 700 miles east of New York, is in distress with a filled boiler room but says there is no immediate danger. Five hundred passengers are calm and comfortable. When seas smooth, passengers will transfer to the White Star liner Cedric awaiting nearby.
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Army Transport Offices
Volunteer Nurses Fight Flu in Chicago Survey
Chicago health department faced a flood of nurse appeals as influenza and pneumonia surged with over 2,000 new cases in 48 hours and 60 deaths. Officials cited a need for at least 10,000 nurses. Six hundred nurses from eight dispensaries began a citywide survey to aid relief efforts.
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Chicago
Health Department
One Thousand American Deserters Said To Remain In France
Paris reports that about 1000 American deserters still linger in and around the city. Many lack homes and have turn to petty theft and larceny for subsistence. French authorities plan a general raid to address the issue.
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France
Paris
Daniels mute as to Admiral Sims
Critics ready to believe anything they hear on the cabinet as Daniel remains silent on Admiral Sims amid swirling rumors and political tension.
Controversy Over Navy Leadership Roils Washington
A dispute involving Admiral Sims and Secretary Daniels prompts Senate Naval Affairs to broaden its inquiry. Officials and social circles consider the incident improper to discuss before testimony. Critics twist cabinet actions. public opinion splits along regional lines amid ongoing war-time support questions.
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Sims-Daniels
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Daniels
Senate Committee
Wilson
Senate Committee On Naval Affairs
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Department
Clemenceau Savor of His Country Proposal Circulates
Paris reports a resolution among theaters and deputies in parliament to confer on Premier Clemenceau the title Savior of the Country. An enabling act is proposed to make the designation official.
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Paris
Clemenceau
Deschanel Elected President of France in Assembly Vote
Paul Deschanel wins the French presidency with 734 votes from 889 members of the National Assembly. His margin is the largest since Thiers’ unanimous election after the empire fell.
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Paul Deschanel
France
Versailles
French Republic
National Assembly
Louis Adolphe Thiers
Empire
Palestine Week Observed by 5000 Jewish Groups February 18
New York report says over 5,000 Jewish organizations nationwide will observe Palestine Week starting February 18, the week of spring in the Holy Land, with a drive to inform the public about Palestine rather than enroll members or raise funds.
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New York
United States
Holy Land
Influenza and Pneumonia Toll Rise in Chicago
Chicago reports twelve influenza deaths and 1,002 new cases to the health commissioner. Pneumonia adds 34 deaths, raising the year modern figures as the outbreak accelerates beyond the 1918 pace.
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Chicago
Surgeon Removes Bullet From Heart in 36 Hours
At St Josephs hospital in Omaha a surgeon extracted a bullet from the heart of Steve Vakich an Austrian who shot himself. The heart was replaced and the incision sewn. Vakich is practically out of danger after the 36 hour window.
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St. Joseph's Hospital
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Zakich
General Wood Stresses Budget System and Harmony
Maj Gen Leonard Wood, GOP presidential hopeful, urged a budget system for government finances and a square deal for labor and capital in a Queens chamber of commerce dinner speech. He called for law and offer instead of clash legislation and urged workers and capital to pull together.
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New York
Leonard Wood
Queens Chamber of Commerce
Lloyd George Reaches Fifty-Seventh Birthday Quietly
London reports Premier Lloyd George, known as the little Welsh Wizard, turning fifty seven with no public celebration amid a stormy career. Opponents and much of the nation offer birthday compliments despite past venom and political battles.
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London
Lloyd George
State Attorney General Names Special Counsel Aides
New York state attorney general Newton announced the selection of John B. Stanchfield and Martin W. Littleton as special counsel to the judiciary committee. He denied a report that Soviet ambassador Ludwig Martens would appear as a witness before Albany authorities or the legislative investigating committee.
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Newton
John B. Stanchfield
Martin W. Littleton
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Ludwig ©. A. K. Martens
Albany
Legislative Investigating Committee
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