Thousands Arrested in Nationwide Red Roundup
Washington reports more than 4,500 alleged radicals in custody as a Justice Department crackdown continues. The roundup targets Bolshevism and criminal anarchy with hundreds of warrants issued and deportation expected for a majority. The action spans major cities from New York to Detroit as raids proceed at zero hour.
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U S National Air Played at Berlin To Start New Year
Berlin on New Year’s Day witnessed a formal salute to the American colony at the Hotel Adlon with the Star Spangled Banner. Crowds thronged Friedrichstrasse. revelry and masked street scenes contrasted with intensified police activity as authorities moved to curb Bolshevik plots and deport suspected radicals. Federal detectives pursued leaders tied to May Day and other alleged offensives as labor groups were scrutinized for possible ties to the communist party. The department of justice announced the party’s aims and warned of planned elections, while a Moscow wireless message about a Soviet government in Washington this year added to the sense of looming upheaval.
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Louisville medium sought in Elisabeth Griffith death case
In Louisville Kentucky a medical examiner’s report and a detective inquiry focus on the December 24 death of 17 year old Elisabeth Griffith. Attorneys for Dr Christopher Schott press for third party insights from a local medium believed to possibly reveal whether the youth took her own life or if foul play was involved. The case remains under restraint with bond set at eight thousand five hundred dollars as investigators pursue fresh leads.
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Christopher Schott
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British Scientist Urges Open Mind On Spiritualism
London January 5 Sir Oliver Lodge famed British scientist calls on the church to shed rigid doctrine and study spiritualist claims. He urges ministerial openness to evidence and says communications with the dead are possible via reliable mediums, noting his son Raymond’s posthumous contact and planning a U.S. lecture tour. Also Conan Doyle says a future generation may confirm spirit existence.
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Detzer Denies Cruelty Charges at Court Martial
Capt Karl W Detzer testified in his court martial over alleged brutality to prisoners in Lemana France where he commanded a military police company He said he used loud commands and a pointed finger at prisoners and sometimes pounded to gain cooperation He denied giving an order to lift an embargo on beating prisoners and noted an aide coined the phrase He will face cross examination Monday
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Argentine Also Has Trouble With Reds
Fires rage in southern Buenos Aires province affecting grazing and cultivated land. Anarchists are suspected as firefighters move in from Bahia Blanca by rail. Some newspapers claim radicals threatened to burn crops if prisoners jailed for social offenses were not freed. Gover nment denies petitions to hold a red funeral on January 9 in memory of a year ago strike victims.
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France Permits Return of 20,000 U S War Dead
Paris reports the French government has granted permission to remove 20,000 American soldiers’ bodies from cemeteries outside the army zone for return to the United States. The move does not include those interred in large American cemeteries.
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Kolchak In Jeopardy Amid Soviet Advance
A dispatch from Irkutsk reports Admiral Kolchak’s headquarters in a state of siege as Bolshevik forces press toward the Don region. Japanese troops in Siberia vow to block Red advances, while Moscow wireless dispatches claim success against General Denikin and capture of Yuzovka and Dolya with strives toward Mariupol.
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Peace date set for January 1 in Paris talks
Paris reports indicate the signing of the peace protocol and ratifications to formalize the German peace treaty will likely occur around January 13. Illness of German emissary and Clemenceau’s vacation shift focus from treaty talks to political questions.
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Chicago Grooms Effort to Bring Democratic Convention
A 39 member committee named by Carl R Latham of the Iroquois club will travel to Washington for the Democratic National Committee meeting on January 8. They plan to bid to move the party’s national convention to Chicago next summer, with Mayor Thompson among Republicans on the list.
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Zebra king Jerry dies during national 700 race
Royal Zebra Jerry dies at the national 700 in Washington last night aging beyond seven. The late Abyssinian king Menilile sent Jerry to President Roosevelt as a token of friendship. Skin to be preserved in the national museum.
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Kansas City Favored to Lead Democratic Convention
Washington reports indicate Kansas City is favored to lead the Democratic National Convention as committee members converge. St Louis reportedly quit the race in favor of Kansas City and San Francisco, with efforts to keep San Francisco in consideration.
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the Tribune
Government rail loss tallies hit New York figures report
Government deficit from railroad operation in November nears 600000 dollars. Net operating income falls below 20099000, with gross revenues near 496000000. Losses through 11 months 1919 exceed 331000000, boosted by coal strike costs and elevated taxes. Director General Hines cites revenue declines in December.
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U S Navy to Sell Ships for Pacific Passenger Service
Chairman Payne announced sale of all shipping board vessels including the Leviathan George Washington and Agamemnon. A notice will offer ships for sale with routes kept, five Pacific lines planned to run Japan China Philippines Vladivostok and India with regular sailings. Ships, oil burners 11000 deadweight tons, will carry 249 first class and 300 third class passengers.
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Ma lone denied legion post membership in New York
New York January reports Dudley Malone, once center for the port city, was denied membership in the Croton post of the American Legion. The post executive committee unanimously upheld the denial citing his ties to radical agitators not meeting Americanism standards. Malone recently acted as counsel for L. A. K. Martenn and spoke at protests against a legislative inquiry into seditious activity.
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