14 Jan 1919
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Newspaper
Scotland Neck The Commonwealth
Location
Scotland Neck, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1919
Page
1
President Wilson plans a possible speaking tour of the United States after Paris. The trip would cover many cities and likely reach the Pacific coast to explain peace proceedings and gauge public sentiment on peace principles.
Copenhagen reports Dr. Karl Liebnicht, Spartaean leader, fled from Berlin to Leipzig. Police chief Eiehern allegedly fled to Denmark. Berlin issues warrants for Liebnicht and Rosa Lius embure, with unclear additional details.
Berlin reports say order has been established completely in cities outside Berlin where the Spar Tacans had re established themselves according to today’s dispatches.
Geneva reports Vienna has expelled a large group of Russian Bolsheviks following actions by French and Swiss authorities.
Paris January 14 The question of whether Russia and other nations will be represented at the first formal peace conference meeting to precede the congress session to be held tomorrow is likely to be decided at the next gathering.
The Temps reports on a shift in plans for counting plenipotentiaries at the peace congress. Initial ideas to base numbers on each power’s role have been dropped and a new criterion is considered. Uncertainty remains about whether British dominions will receive seats beyond England.
Indiana adopted the federal prohibition amendment today in Indianapolis. The ratification by the state Legislature marks Indiana as an early supporter of the national temperance policy.
New York Jan 14. George Fourth Shelton financier and former treasurer of the Republican National Committee died today at Carbondale Illinois from injuries received in a mine accident.
Montdidio reports the Ukrainian government discharges all foreigners from the army for six hours as a preventive move against an extremist surge. Police say forty two members of the Centre of Culture have been arrested for directing the Soviet movement. In London Luxemburg's short lived republic collapses after six hours as French forces restore order, per Brussels and Daily Express.
The son will be the guest of honor at a banquet hosted by the French Senate on January 20. The event underscores diplomatic ties and honors the individual in a ceremonial role.
The United States cruiser Huntington arrived in New York from Brest with sixteen hundred and fifty troops aboard. The transfer adds strength to the eastern fleet as tensions rise in the region.
Paris dispatches from Fiume report that a Jugo-Slovak republic is expected to materialize soon, indicating a new political entity forming in the region amid upheaval and reorganization.
Market figures show open high low and closing levels for cotton with January March May contracts and nominal values. The fragment mentions local market context and price points around 24 dollars for some months and 21 to 26 range, indicating market activity.
In Buenos Aires on January 14 disturbances persisted in the northwest with hundreds of storming factions and Bolshevik ringleaders under arrest. Shots were fired from roofs and windows as police soldiers and streetcars came under fire.
A report notes that major nations assign five delegates each while China State Library remains outside active conflict and is permitted one delegate, reflecting neutral or limited involvement in the dispute.
Raleigh reports detail a proposal for women to vote in primaries to influence Democratic nominations. The piece also notes the Prohibition amendment’s likely ratification, North Carolina’s support trends, and a state Anti-Saloon League meeting in Raleigh. It cites a peace conference lineup and a shift toward a stronger hydrophobia law.
In Mexico City and beyond pro German papers push the line that not all German fleets have surrendered and that armistice terms favor Germany. They claim ships remain interned but ready to fight, while pro Entente journalists push opposite views and await Palavieini’s return.
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