Labor and Police Plan Strike Preparations Tonight
A mass meeting of Seattle labor men is planned to stress Americanism and peaceful rights. Police are urged to protect the gathering, while labor shoulder responsibility for safety. Nationwide strike talk arises at the Mooney case labor congress with Debs possible speech.
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Seattle
Chicago
Ran
Thomas J. Mooney
Labor Congress
Mooney
Dennis B. Batt
Detroit
Batt
Edward B. Nolan
San Francisco
Eugene V. Debs
Nolan
W. F. Dunn
Butte
Debs
Police Prepare for Labor Rally Tonight on Fourth Ave and Stewart
Police plan a large crowd control operation for a labor demonstration expected with up to 5000 workers, reorganizing forces and distributing clubs. The Central Labor council accuses police of provoking Sunday’s riot and calls for punishment of officers Bannick and Searing, while Mayor Hanson defends orderly free speech.
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Fourth Ave
Stewart
Capt. Searing
Warren
Central Labor Council
Hanson
E. J. Brown
Claude G. Pannick
W. Y. Searing
Searing
Reda
Anna Louise Strong
Proctor
Labor Council
Central Labor and Metal Trades Council
Captain Searing
Claude G. Bannick
Fiata
W. H. Stumpf
Lady Barber Drove Him to Cider Misadventure
S. F. Rice of Honolulu entered a Jackson barber shop and drank at a Japanese cider house. Jealous over Joseph Hammer’s companionship with the barber, Rice overindulged, went on a drunken spree, and woke barefoot with lost clothes. He later reached Yakima hotel and city hospital bruised, blaming Hammer for missing an appointment and the barber’s influence.
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S. F. Rice
N. King St
Honolulu
T. H
Jackson
Joseph Hammer
Tillamook
Rice
Hammer
Hammier
Barber
Yakima Hotel
Maynard Ave
City Hospital
Italy cabinet resigns as new government forms in Rome
The entire Italian cabinet resigned with Premier Or lando forming a new cabinet. Paris reports Italy abandoned imperial aims and embraced democratic peace ideas from Britain and the United States, shifting from alignment with France toward the American line.
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Rome
Orlando
Paris
Italy
France
Senator La Follette Discharged Of Disloyalty Charges
The Senate dismissed charges of disloyalty against Senator La Follette of Wisconsin after Senator Dillingham of Vermont moved to dismiss. Senator Pomerene of Ohio opposed quashing the charges, marking the clash as the pivotal moment in the expulsion effort.
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Washington
Jan
Senate
Senator la Follette
Wisconsin
la Follette
Wis
Dillingham
Vermont
la Mollette
Pomerene, Obio
Requisitioned Ships Released by US Shipping Board
The United States Shipping Board announced on January 16 that all ships operated under requisition are released from government control. This marks a return to private operation for vessels previously under government management.
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U. S
Washington
United States Shipping Board
Goodbye to John Barleycorn in Dry Nation Dream
A reflective salvo against alcohol ends a long saga with poetry and irony. The author mocks the glitzy nightlife once aided by drink and laments the coming dry era while praising temperance as a safer, more profitable path.
Mayor charges council with $50,000 land gift spat
While in Washington D C Mayor Hanson sparred with the utilities and finance committees over a $50,000 land transfer and a disputed traction deal. The joint meeting backed a $10,000 Ballard substation completion and a $10,000 Spokane site purchase amid opposition to city power plant extensions.
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Washington, D. C
Hanson
W. D. Lane
Lane
Supreme Court
Ballard
Spokane
Altho
Bolsheviks Seize Dusseldorf After Spartacan Uprising
Report from London says Spartacan troops control Dusseldorf with 2000 forces terrorizing the city following clashes after a Catholic demonstration. Fourty killed and many injured as public buildings were fortified and administration seized. Bremen declared independent socialist republic with Bolshevist principles amid martial law. Disturbances also reported in Munich Stuttgart Regensburg Eberfeld and Nuremberg.
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London
Bremen
Cologne
Munich
Stuttgart
Regensburg
Ebberfeld
Nuremburg
Metal Shop To Close Friday For War Savings Stamps
The Metal Shop at Fourth Ave and Pikest operated by patriotic women will close permanently Friday. Unclaimed packages remain. proceeds will go to the Red Cross if not picked up. Call now if you have a claim.
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Fourth Ave
Pikest
Red Cross
Peace secrecy opposed by newspapermen in Paris
Paris January 16 delegates toil to prepare for the opening of the peace congress on Saturday afternoon. Key issues include operation method, Montenegro delegate status, Russian representation, and publicizing conferences. Journalists oppose star chamber secrecy and seek broader information.
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Paris
Altho
British Steamer Delivers 3141 Troops and 90 Passengers
The British steamship Belgic arrived in New York today bringing 3,141 troops from the 4th Infantry and 90 first class passengers. The arrival underscores ongoing troop movements across the Atlantic.
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New York
Amendment history of the United States Constitution
The piece summarizes ratified amendments from the Bill of Rights to the Eighteenth and notes the roughly yearly timelines for ratification. It mentions the Ninth through Seventeenth amendments with quick facts on subjects like free speech, slavery, citizenship, voting, and tax power, plus a remark on the number of proposed but unratified amendments.
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Congress
Stator
Federal prohibition becomes part of U S Constitution
Nebraska ratifies the Eighteenth Amendment making nationwide liquor prohibition effective in one year. The measure bans manufacture and sale of alcohol and will reduce taxable income, closures of distilleries breweries and saloons, with war prohibition set to end after demobilization. The fight on liquor spans U S history.
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Congress
United States
Nere
United States Treasury
Street Fighting Rages in Berlin
AMSTERDAM January 16 Street fighting continued in Berlin yesterday according to dispatches from Berlin Spartacan forces attacked the Stettin railway station and railway headquarters but were repulsed.
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Amsterdam
Berlin
Stettin
California Wets Fight Legislation Over Ratification
SAN FRANCISCO January 164 California faces a legal clash as wets challenge the state’s ratification of a federal amendment. They argue the legislature must inform the federal government directly or the action remains unknown. Theodore Bell asserts the amendment has not been ratified by enough states and may not be valid without proper notification.
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John Barleycorn
Boston
John
Washington
Vale
San Francisco
Fornia
Gov. Stephens
California
Theodore Bell
Ton
Nebraska Ratifies Prohibition Amendment Final State
Nebraska today ratified the prohibition amendment as the 36th and final state to make it part of the constitution. The senate approved the measure 31 to 1 with Senator Net of Omaha dissenting. The house vote was 98 to 0 with the joint resolution awaiting senate action after house approval.
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Lincoln
Neb
Braska
Senate
Senator Net
Omaha
Nebraska
House
Missouri Ratifies the Dry Amendment in House and Senate
Missouri legislators ratified the oral prohibition amendment in Jefferson City. The Senate approved 22 to 10 and the House concurred 104 to 36, finalizing the dry amendment today.
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Jefferson City
Missouri
House
Senate
New Mexico House Approves Prohibition Amendment
The New Mexico House of Representatives ratified the prohibition amendment by 45 to 1. Senate approval was expected shortly after the resolution was received from the House.
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Santa FE
N. M
New Mexico
House of Represenives
Senate
House
Minnesota Senate Approves Prohibition Amendment
ST PAUL Jan 16 The Minnesota senate ratified the prohibition amendment by 48 to 11. The house vote was expected to follow soon.
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ST. Paul
Minnnesota
House
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