24 Jan 1919
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Newspaper
Scotland Neck The Commonwealth
Location
Scotland Neck, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1919
Page
1
Lord Cecil calls for a swift decision by the United States on labor legislation. He notes tomorrow's Supreme Congress session will focus entirely on labor policy and related measures.
Paris January 24 The press reports Lord Robert Cecil says Panama Canal remains U.S. property and U.S. control. Britain’s stance on league structure noted. Peace Congress session opens tomorrow with five nations present and focus on international law and global governance.
Sir Edward Pownter resigns from the Royal Neddens post after a long tenure since 1886. The ? year old artist had shown his first piece in 4% and later gained recognition with works linking Israel WW Egypt. His presence at "Atalanta's Race" and a visit to eilapius marked notable career milestones as colleagues accept his retirement.
Private R C Madry reports from December 27 letter that he fought on three fronts including two in the Argonne and at Sedan. He escaped wounds, is encamped on the Rhine facing a castle near Anheuser Busch, and awaits the armistice news while awaiting copies of the Commonwealth.
Mexico City rails and ties are en route for reconstructing the line between the capital and Cuernavaca, badly damaged in recent years by bandit depredations. The work aims to restore transportation links and economic activity in the region.
The fragment shows cotton price data with figures 21.35 to 18.76 and dates spanning January to May. It references a local open high low sequence with nominal market context but lacks full sentences or clear event details.
Lisbon proclaims a monarchy. most of the Lisbon garrison has joined the Monarchists. A London report says former King Manuel remains in London and has not landed in Portugal. News from Valencia and Vigo notes the border telegrams about the revolution in progress.
Dispatched reports from Libau say Leon Trotsky Bolshevist minister of war and marine did not escape Narva but was captured. Finnish troop intervention in northern Estonia and Livonia is said to have cleared the region of Bolshevik forces.
Stockholm January 24 The Swedish government has issued an ultimatum to the Bolshevik legation demanding its departure from Sweden by January 25 at the latest as reported by Politikal.
Amsterdam January 24 The body of Rose Luxembur the Sparta mob leader killed by Ivy was found yesterday in the Landwehr canal according to a Berlin report The body was terribly mutilated.
President Wilson supports the principle that the Central Powers must pay full reparations and is also weighing general disarmament as part of postwar settlement talks.
Lithuanian troops rout Bolsheviks near Koszedarz with heavy casualties and about 6,500 prisoners taken. Forces advance toward Vilna as reports from Kovena detail the engagement.
American troops fighting Bolsheviks along Archangel to Vologda travel through sparse forests and tundra in improvised box cars fitted with stoves called topluchkas. The rail line runs through bare terrain with small blockhouses offering limited shelter and some protection from shrapnel.
Pembroke Jones of Willington dies after an operation in New York. He was a leading Southern figure and an associate of the Standard Oil magnates. Jones owned a grand country home between Willington and Wrightsville Beach and was famed for its lavish embellishment.
Julias Texas Jan 24 Some of the West Texas farmers who deserted their homes last summer in pitiful lines of old prairie wagons are now back in automobiles driven out by drought. They are going back as oil men in the new oil district spanning Ranger Eastland Cisco Bremer DeLeon Moray Gorman and other towns. Vance Muse of the Ranger Chamber of Commerce notes many counties show uplift as drought losses fade and oil prospects rise.
Paris Daily Mail report from the Supreme War Council meeting notes President Wilson agreeing Germany should pay indemnities beyond reparation costs. British reps push abolition of conscription and general disarmament. plenary peace congress session may address these issues. one full meeting weekly.
Paris January 24 The Associated Press says President Wilson is likely to be offered the presidency of the League of Nations by the commission of the League. The move would put him in charge of the permanent executive body for guiding the league's affairs.
Dublin reports the Irish Centre party was formally constituted yesterday. The group unites constitutional nationalists and southern Telomists, who largely deserted last summer, signaling a new political bloc in Ireland.
Letter from Private Joe R. Davis dated December 29 recalls the 1918 front line near Ypres and Calais. He describes the Hindenburg Line breakthrough, heavy shelling, gas casualties, and capture of prisoners. Davis notes German confrontations, village and town advances, and a tense moment on his 23rd birthday.
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