Coal Miners Demand Firing Of Officers Amid Politics
National politics simmer as coal miners push for leadership changes. Reports say President Wilson may urge Democrats to back a platform for unreserved ratification of the treaty. Key cities Kansas City Chicago San Francisco Cleveland and Indianapolis vie for the Democratic National Convention.
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Washington
Wilson
Kansas City
Chicago
San Francisco
Cleveland
Indianapolis
Leading Democrats to attend Jackson Day dinner here
Washington January 6 twelve leading Democrats including William Jennings Bryan Secretary Daniels Attorney General Palmer Gov James Mox of Ohio former ambassador Gerard Champ Clark Gov John J Cornwell of West Virginia and senators Hitchcock Pomerene Underwood Owen gather for the Jackson Day dinner. A White House statement says President Wilson will submit an important message to the Democrats as they assemble.
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Washington
William Jenning Bryan
Daniels
Navy
Palmer
Cegiment of Justice
James Mox
Ohio
Gerard
Champ Clerk
John J. Cornwell
West Virginia
Gilbert M. Hitchcock
Nebraska
Atlee Pomerene
Oscar W. Underwood
Alabama
Robert L. Owen
Oklahoma
White House
Wilson
Ease named at arms for Republican convention in Chicago
Howard P ease of Indianapolis named at arms for the Republican National Convention to be held in Chicago in June. Seating at the Coliseum will be reduced to 13,000 for the event. Hotel keepers promise not to raise rates during the convention.
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Chicago
Howard Pease
Indianapolis
Supreme Court narrows Alaska homestead rights
The Supreme Court reversed a Federal Court decree about amendments extending homestead areas to 160 acres for soldiers' additional rights. It held the restrictions apply to homesteads in Alaska, where the old law allowed 360 acres. The decision frames Alaska claims along navigable waters within the new limits.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Federal
Navig Jo
Supreme Courts
Alaska
Woman Kills Bookkeeper Then Commits Suicide at Dinner
Mrs. George Beckert shot and killed Stanley Trebin, a bookkeeper, at dinner and then killed herself. She had warned Trebin that he caused her divorce from her husband, who lives in Westwood, California.
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Sbhuttle
George Beckert
Stanley Trebin
Trevelland
Westwood
Cal
Nome Pioneer Dies Headline Note
Nome pioneer William Paul died in Nome and will be buried after his brother arrives from California to attend the funeral in Seattle.
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Seattle
Willam Paulén
Nome
Pioneer
California
Boilermaker Dies After Seattle Street Car Crash
In Seattle, Jan G. Paul F. Behnke, 86, a boilermaker, died from injuries after a street car overturned yesterday on the Green Lake division. Seven others are hospitalized and sixty people were bruised in the incident.
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Seattle
Jan G.paul F. Behnke
Green Lake
Oklahoma Rep Ferris Bids Ban on Print Paper Exports
Washington Jan 6 A new bill introduced by Representative Ferris of Oklahoma aims to forbid exportation of print newspaper for one year due to U S stock shortages. The measure addresses the national paper shortage impacting domestic newspapers and printing houses.
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Washington
Ferris
Oklahoma
United States
Lowden backs ratification with reservations on League
Gov Frank C Lowden replies to Sen William Borah saying the League of Nations should be treated judicially not politically and urging ratification of the peace treaty with Senate adopted reservations Borah asserts candidates must state views on the League and warns it could become a party issue amid debate over American involvement in European affairs.
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Lowden
BORAH
Chicago
Frank C. Lowden
William E. Borah
League of Nations
United States
Senate
League
America
Supreme Council to Meet for Treaty Ratification
Paris January 6 The Supreme Council will convene January 10 to ratify the treaty. The council's basis for settling the Scarpa Flow sinkings is handed to the German delegation and an agreement is announced. London January 6 The Allies plan to blow up the German warships sunk at Scarpa Flow that remain salvaged.
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Paris
Supreme Council
London
Wets attorneys vow fight as Rhode Island cases begin
Levy Mayer, attorney for the wets, says the prohibition challenge has only begun with two Rhode Island cases contesting the amendment. In Washington, the Justice Department plans prosecutions of beer holders since the Volstead Act, with dismissals for pre act sellers.
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Chicago
Washington
Department of Justice
Volstad
Princess Mary Due Tonight With Juneau Passengers
Ketchikan January 6 The Princess Mary will arrive tonight at Juneau with passengers P R Bradley Mrs C McLeod and daughter H Swan son D Evans J J McMichael onboard for that place.
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Juneau
Ketchikan
P. R. Bradley
C. McLeod
H. Swanson
D. Evans
J. J. McMichael
Fu shimi Maru Brings Million Dollar Silk Cargo
The Fu shimi Maru arrived in San Francisco with a 16 million dollar silk cargo from the Orient on Sunday, the most valuable shipment ever received here. Memorial service noted.
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Orient
Golden Gate
San Francisco
Memorial services held for Theodore Roosevelt in New York
Memorial services were held across schools and communities as New Yorkers marked the first anniversary of Theodore Roosevelt death. Citizens visited Oyster Bay and paid respects to the former president.
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New York
Jen
Theodore Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
Wave of Crime Strikes Major Cities in U S
Seattle requests 75 additional patrolmen as wave of crime terrorizes city. Mayor supports urgent action to protect residents. Chicago reports more plain clothes officers. New York Police Commission plans measures to curb rising robberies and thefts.
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Seattle
Warren
Fitzgerald
Chicago
New York
Police Commission
James O'Reilly and Eleanor Lyons Married in Seattle
James E. O'Reilly a prominent Anchorage resident married Eleanor Lyons in Seattle. Lyons is sister to Judge Thomas Lyons of Valdez and Mrs L F Shaw, wife of the former Anchorage Times editor now with Alaska Dispatch. Washington and Alaska correspondents note congratulations from Seattle's Alaska community. O'Reilly formerly with the Alaska Engineering Commission at Anchorage and connected to several mining claims.
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Seattle
James E. O’reilly
Anchorage
Alaska
Eleanor Lyons
Thomas Lyons
Valdez
L. F. Shaw
Anchorage Times
Alaska Dispatch
O'Reilly
Alaska Engineering Commission
Lumberman J. E. Tucker Dies In British Columbia
Vancouver reports the death of J. E. Tucker, a wealthy lumberman, announced today. The prominent British Columbia figure was known for his investments in the timber industry and local communities.
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Vancouver, B. C
J. E. Tucker
British Columbia
Unconfirmed report on general crossing into Mexico
An unconfirmed report from Jan 6 claims General Alberto Guajaro, formerly of the Tueria army, crossed the Rio Grande from the U S with guns and ammo to join Villa against Carranza forces. Other dispatches note Fletcher may not return to Mexico and a Senate inquiry heard accusations of a million dollar payoff.
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Pass
Alberto Guajaro
Tueria
Rio Grande
Villa
Carranza
Americans murdered near Palo Blanco Port Lobos
Tampico reports that Earle Bowles and C J Reney Americans employed by the International Petroleum Company were murdered by Mexicans within one mile of Palo Blanco near Port Lobos.
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Washington
Bank employee pleads guilty in $16,000 theft case
Jan 6 James Shea a former assistant cashier at the National Bank of Commerce pleaded guilty to stealing 16000 dollars from bank funds and was sentenced to two years on McNeil Island.
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Seattle
James Shea
The
National Bank of Commerce
McNeil Island
Ruth trade rumors swirl as figures loom for Ruth sale
New York reports put Ruth’s price between 125000 and 150000 dollars as the saga continues. Ruth wires he will not play anywhere but Boston due to a cigar store business there. Los Angeles notes Ruth says an oral agreement with the Yankees has been reached.
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New York Americans
Babe Ruth
Ruth
Boston
Los Angeles
Yankees
Ruth Signs with the New York Yankees for Next Season
Miller Huggins announced that George Babe Ruth has signed to play for the New York Yankees next season. A salary was not disclosed, but terms are reported satisfactory. Ruth, the former home run king with 29 dingers, was seeking around $20,000 annually and is noted as a strong two way star.
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Los Angeles
Miller Huggins
George
Babe) Ruth
Yankees
Huggins
Ruth
New York
Opposition by radicals against own officers over coal strike settlement
Seattle and Columbus reports detail radicals opposing settlement terms linked to John L. Lewis and William Green. They demand resignations of national officers, arguing they should face jail rather than surrender terms to President Wilson. Eight thousand quarts of whisky were destroyed in Seattle by order of customs collector Roscoe Drumheller.
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Seattle
Roscoe Drumheller
Columbus
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
William Green
Wilson
Reds crackdowns span cities as radicals nabbed
Chicago reports William Haywood surrenders after bonds posted by William Rose a Parlor Socialist Rafael Mallen FTC statistician arrested over radi cal raids in Mexico return New York raids target alleged Reds including Dr Michael Misleg treasurer of Nov Mir in Washington the Labor Department seeks 1 million for enforcement and 150000 for deportations Columbus finds radical literature at Memorial Hall no arrests yet San Francisco gears to fight deportation of Wilhelm von Bricken former German Consulate attache Seattle to hold Bricken after McNeill Island release
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Rafael Mallen
Federal Trade Commission
Mallen
Mexico
Communist
New York
Michael Misleg
Nov Mir
Trotsky
Russia
Misleg
San Francisco
Wilhelm von Bricken
Germany
McNeil Island
Bofficers
Bricken
Seattle
United States Mineral Output Reported for 1919
The United States Mint and Geological Survey announce 1919 mining totals of 58 million dollars in gold and 61 million in silver. California led gold output, Colorado second with 9.7 million, and Alaska 9.036 million. Montana topped silver with 16 million.
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Washington
United States Mint and
Geological Survey
America
California
Colorado
Alaska
Montana
Marcus Lemy Buys Metro Picture Firm
Marcus Lemy the vaudeville magnate buys the Metro Picture Corporation in New York. The deal confirms Lemy as a major film industry owner amid a wave of consolidations sweeping the entertainment sector.
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Marcus Lemy
Metro Picture Firm
New York
Metro Picture Corporation
Coal price hike boosts retail dealers in Chicago
Chicago report states retail coal dealers raised prices by six cents a ton on January 6, citing higher costs beyond gross proceeds as the reason for the adjustment.
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Chicago
Coal Operators Denounce Palmer Lewis Memorandum
Washington Jan 6 coal operators rebut Palmer Lewis memorandum saying they never agreed to it and only accepted Garfield proposal for wage settlement. They argue the Indianapolis memorandum expands beyond Garfield by creating a price fixing commission with real authority. They insist the Garfield plan had an advisory board, not a binding body.
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Palmer Rn
Palmer
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
Indianapolis
Garfield
Wilson
Lewis
Green
Miners’ Organization
Palmer Lewis
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