Rhode Island Seeks Right to Manufacture Non-Intoxicating Beverages
Michael J. Lynch leads brewing firms in three complaints in U S district court seeking an injunction to restrain federal officials from enforcing the Volstead Act against Rhode Island non intoxicating beverages. The suit calls the 18th Amendment null and attacks federal authority as unconstitutional and beyond power.
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Bauner
Providence
Rhode Island
United States District Court
Michael J. Lynch
Palmer says antitrust action against meat packers ends
Attorney General Palmer told the Senate Agricultural Committee that government antitrust proceedings against the five big Chicago meat packers have yielded no further prosecutions. He stressed no rights were surrendered and no civil or criminal cases are planned, despite earlier tensions over the pact. Palmer denied being a seeker of personal retribution.
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Washington
Jan
Chicago
Palmer
Senate Agricultural Committee
Norris
Republican
Nebraska
France
Maryland
Department of Justice
Iself
Earthquake Toll Reaches Two Thousand in Mexican Towns
Reports from Mexico indicate about 2,000 dead in villages across a western state after a major quake. Dispatches note destruction varies by locale with some towns heavily damaged while others lack full casualty tallies. Local officials struggle to confirm totals amid scattered reports from several cities.
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Mexico City
Flo
Potatoes Jump in Price on Chicago Markets Today
Potatoes rose 45 cents per sack in local markets as shortages push prices for Northern Whites to 4.35 to 4.50 dollars per 100 pounds. Officials say the jump is the largest in months and another increase may be announced tomorrow.
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Associated Presa
Chicago
Rail Work Plan 10 Seeks Cooperative Solutions For Rail Costs
Four major railroad brotherhoods and shop crafts allied with the AFL plan a cooperative buying, production, and distribution scheme after failing to secure satisfactory fee reductions or wage increases. The All-American Farmer-Labor Co operative commission forms from a Chicago November conference, with another meeting set in Chicago Web. The move signals potential public dissatisfaction and a shift toward government ownership in the future. Madame Maude Poggarded, 62, famed violinist, dies in Uniontown from nervous exhaustion.
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Associated Press
Washington
Railroad Administration
Department of Justice
American Federation of Labor
Chicago
All-American Farmer-Labor Co-operative Commission
Legion committee to plan county membership drive
American Legion committee heads to meet Sunday at 2 pm at Log Cabin restaurant to map a county wide membership campaign. Motto and slogan stress “every service man a member of the American Legion” with no limit on outreach. All members urged to attend and prepare for big issues ahead.
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American Legion
Socialist Will Fight For Seat In Legislature
A socialist candidate seeks a seat in the legislature amid a_scene of party organization. The committee of eight is appointed and empowered to manage campaign affairs and carry the party platform forward. The article notes the group will “make things hum” as it coordinates volunteers and outreach.
Branch Charged in First Degree Murder Indictment
Thomas Branch, colored, was indicted for murder in the first degree by the grand jury of the January term of common pleas court, reported Thursday morning at 11:20 o clock. Branch was also indicted on two counts.
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Thomas Branch
Common Pleas
Reverend Freeman Delivers Notable Sermon at Prayer Service
In a brisk weather, a goodly crowd attended the third service of the wave of prayer at the Baptist church last night. Rev M S Freeman of the Congregational church spoke clearly on The Church Awakened by the Call for Cooperation. Afterward prayers were offered, and plans were made for the fourth service at the M P church tonight with Rev A D Mink of Gay js Street MI church preaching on The Church Awakened by a Revival of Family Religion.
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Freeman
Congregational Church
M. P
A. D. Mink
Js Street
Plum Offers New Plan For All Industry
An author calls for a sweeping reform as the existing industrial system collapses, urging bold changes to stabilize production and restore growth. The statement emphasizes comprehensive policy action and coordinated effort across sectors.
Indimonte Public Notice on Unapprehended Defendants
A public notice lists five individuals described as defendants not yet apprehended by authorities. The document invokes statutory action and assigns deadlines for further legal steps as part of the public record.
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Indimonte
Nol
American Ships to Be Used in Russian Waters
Ships provided by the Shipping Board will repatriate Poles, Jugoslavs, and Romanians in Siberia. The first vessels, the President Grant and the American, will sail to Vladivostok, arriving around February 10. A $10 donation was made to the American Jewish relief fund by Hiawatha Lodge, Loyal Order of Moose.
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Shipping Board
Siberia
State Department
Grant
Vlndivostok
Hiawatha Lodge
Loyal Order ‘of Moose
Ihis
Underwood says he will not seek Democratic nomination
Senator Underwood a Democrat announces he will not be a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in a published statement. The move comes as political chatter swirls around the 19 a. year terms and party strategy in Washington.
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Associated Press
the Banner
Washington
Jan
Underwood
Denounces Resolutions as Politics in Democratic Race
A national Democratic convention story notes denouncement of a Republican lead er by name and calls for unity amid debates on treaty ratification. The piece previews the 1920 Democratic convention host city contest with Chicago, Kansas City, and San Francisco as leading contenders and mentions key states Ohio and Indiana. It also mentions a federal employees wage statement referred to resolutions and a banquet marking the event plus a Wilson letter to be read.
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Chicago
Kansas City
San Francisco
Ohio
Indiana
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Indianapolis
National Association of ‘Federal
Wilson
Bolshevik Victory Reported As Bolshevik Push Advances
London January 8 The Bolshevik war office says Russia’s situation worsens for anti Bolsheviks with Denkine’s army split by a push to the Sea of Azov and tanks driven back creating a large gap. A claimed, unconfirmed seizure of Krasnovodsk on the Caspian is noted, raising fear they may overrun north Persia and seize Tehran.
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Denekine
Krsnovodsk
Persia
London
Bolsheviki War Office
Denkine
Sea of Azov
Caspian Sea
Teheran
Carpentier Willing to Grant Concession to Dempsey Fight
Paris January reports Georges Carpentier as ready to concede weight and split a $400000 purse with James Coffroth offering 60 percent to the winner and 40 percent to the loser. Dee Camp Descampo, Carpentier's manager, confirmed the AP account.
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J. Dempsey
Associated Pree
Paris
Georges
Jeck Dempsey
Toe
Associated Press
Deecamps
Descampo
James Coffroth
Disappointed crowd hears postponed Columbus game in mud
The crowd at the YMCA Wednesday night expected a J B Marlin Tailors versus Mounts basketball game. Columbus team was stuck in mud and snow between Granville and Mount Vernon and could not reach Columbus in time to play. The game is deferred to another season.
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J. B. Marlin Tailors
Columbus
Granville
Mt. Vernon
Soviet Ark in near Riga due to Kiel Canal passage
The Buford, carrying Red aliens, is about to enter the Kiel canal and likely bound for Riga to discharge radicals for transport into Soviet Russia. Official dispatches in Washington indicate the destination remains a mystery, but passage through the canal suggests a Riga route.
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Associated Press
Ranger
Washington
Kiel Canal
Riga
Livonia
Soviet Russia
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