Suffrage Amendment Debated in Senate Vote Ends 68 to 31
Washington Feb 10 The Senate again refused to admit the proposed federal woman suffrage amendment to the states for ratification with a 68 to 31 roll call. Brandegee and McLean voted against the resolution while a long list of senators supported it. Leaders warned they would seek reconsideration before the present session ends.
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Senate
Brandegee and
M’lean
Washington
Congress
House
United States
Sargent
California
Borah
Idaho
Warren
Yoming
Chamberlain
Oregon
Shafroth
Thomas
Colorado
Thompson
Kansas
Jones
New Mexico
Owen
Oklahoma
Poindexter
Baird
New Jersey
Banhead
Alabama
Beckham
Kentucky
Brandegee
Connecticut
Vermont
Fletcher
Gay
Louisiana
Hale
Hardwick
Georgia
Hitch- Nebraska
Lodge
Massachus McLean
Martin
Moses
New Hampshire
German
North Carolina
Penrose
Nnsylvania
Pomerene
Ohio
Sauls
Delaware
Simmons
North Car
Smith
South Rn
Swanson
Virginia
Trai
Florida
Underwood
Sworth
New York
Weeks
Massa
Williams
Mississippi
Val
Cummins
Iowa
Fernald
Maine
Ose
Maryland
Frelinghuysen
Gerry
Rhode Gore
Gronna
Dakota
Harding
Henma
Nevada
Johnson
Lewis
McCumber
North Dakota
Melor
Tennessee
McNary
Ore- Myers
Montana
Nelson
Minnesota
New
Indiana
Norris
Nugent
Page
Pittman
Pollock
Ath Carolina
Ransdell
Shinson
Arkansas
Caldo
Sheppard
Texas
Sherman
Oil
Arizona
Smoot
Utah
Spencer
Sterling
South Dakota
West Virginia
Thomas Jade
Townsend
Michigan
Vardamar
Ississippi
Walsh
Warmen
Wisconsin
Watson
Koseywere
Gon
Missouri
Goff
West Vir
Hollis
Newshire
King
Pennsylvania
Phelan
Cali
Imi
Dover
Prussian Demand for Polish Border Demobilization Rejected
Berlin reports the Prussian demand to redraw the German Polish border and demobilize forces was rejected by the Allied council in Warsaw. The Polish council insists the border readjustment is essential to fight bands of Russians and warns the Prussian government will answer for further bloodshed in Polish homes.
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Berlin
London
Eteener Council
Warsaw
Roosevlt Canal Name Tied to Senate Resolution
Washington February 10 Senator Smoot Utah Republican submitted a resolution this afternoon proposing the Panama Canal be named Roosevelt canal if the senate adopts the measure.
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Washington
Panama Canal
Roosevelt Canal
Senate
Smoot
Utah
Railroad Workers Leader Backs Permanent Government Ownership
Washington February 10 A B Garretson head of the Order of Railway Conductors told the senate Interstate Commerce Committee that 1 900 000 railroad workers favor permanent government ownership of the systems as the only solution. He urged a directly operated public agency pricing service at actual cost and endorsed a cooperative ownership plan in principle. Over 2000 southern grocers also favored quick return to private ownership, said Charles B Cotterill of Atlanta representing the Southern Traffic League.
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Washington
A. B. Garretson
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Garretson
Order of Railway Conductors
Glenn E. Plum
Hurley Returns From Europe To Lead Shipping Policy
Edward N. Hurley chairman of the United States Shipping Board sails home on the Leviathan arriving New York late today or tomorrow. He will go to Washington to outline postwar shipping policy and reconstruction plans and may become involved in the Seattle strike. Mayor Hanson is en route to confer with Hurley.
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Shipping Board
New York
Washington
Edward N. Hurley
United States Shipping Board
Europe
America
Hurley
Seattle
Hanson
Washington City
Nationwide Strike Begins in Allied Building Trades
Frank Seeley of Philadelphia, president of the Elevator Constructors Union, orders all union members on contracts for the Building Trades Employers Association to strike. The action affects workers in 112 U.S. cities, retaliation for a lockout of carpenters bricklayers masons plasterers and hoisting engineers by the same employers group declared Saturday and effective today.
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New York
Allied Building Trades
Frank Seeley
Philadelphia
Elevator Constructors’ Union
Building Trades Employers’ Association
United States
Seeley
Protest Prohibition Bill Sparks Labor Tension in New Haven
In New Haven on February 10, placards threaten strikes with the refrain No beer no wine no liquor then no work. State Federation of Labor President O'Meara says New Haven may join a July 1 walkout if the prohibition amendment stands, viewing it as an attack on personal liberty. He expects the amendment to be ruled unconstitutional.
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New Haven
O’meara
State Federation of Labor
British May Let Up On Embargo On Shoes
Washington February 19 The state department received a cable from Consul General Skinner in London reporting a temporary modification of the British embargo on American materials. Britain will permit importers to bring in one fourth the 1913 level of boots and shoes as an expedient.
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Washington
State Department
Skinner
London
Connecticut brewers eye near beer under prohibition
In New Haven on February 10 inquiries at the local revenue office show Connecticut brewers plan to manufacture near beer if prohibition is enforced. A Hartford bill seeks a definition of near beer and sets its alcohol at 11 2 percent pending a state decision on production.
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New Haven
Collector of Internal Revenue
Connecticut
Hartford
Martial Law Declared in Kiel as Spartacists Clash
Martial law has been proclaimed in Kiel following fighting between government forces and Spartacist troops. Theatres and cafes are closed as Kiel canal bridges are occupied by Spartacists who attempted to seize the railway station.
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Kiel
Germany
Kiel Canal
Sparacides
Sta
Memorial services honor Theodore Roosevelt nationwide
The nation mourns Theodore Roosevelt with memorial services across all states and cities. From Washington to Albany to Chicago, tens of thousands joined in tribute to the former president. The Washington ceremony featured Senator Lodge as the principal speaker and included hymns, a Marine Band performance, and Taft’s standing ovation.
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United States
Theodore Roosevelt
Washington
Albany
Chicago
London
Archdeacon Carnegie
Westminster Abbey
Paris
Wilson
Admiral Dewey
McKinley
Senate
House
Theodore
Roosevelt
Senator Lodge
Henry N. Couden
House of Representatives
Marine Band
William Howard Taft
Taft
Nicholas Longworth
Douglas Robinson
Greatest Since Lincoln Says Wood Roosevelt Memorial Service Moves Crowd
Major General Leonard Wood delivered the tribute at Memorial Hall in Kansas City marking Col. Theodore Roosevelt’s death. Fifteen thousand attended though many could not gain admission as Wood called Roosevelt “the great American” and urged Americans to carry his torch.
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Lincoln
Wood
Kansas City
Col
Roosevelt
Memorial Hall
Leonard Wood
Rough Rider
Gen. Woods
Col. Roosevelt
France
Flanders
Col. Rosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
Abraham Lincoln
Clash at Dusseldorf Station Endangers Public Safety
Feb 9 reports from Cologne via London describe a clash between strikers and soldiers at Dusseldorf where machine public safety items were turned on a crowd at the railway station. The incident left several injured and a later attack on a cafe caused seven deaths.
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London Daily Express
Cologne
London
Dusseldorf
British Liner In Distress Off Irish Coast
An S O S call from the British liner Kwarra bound from the United States to Liverpool prompted immediate assistance. The 5816 ton Elder Dempster line vessel reported distress off the Irish coast near London. The ship hails from Liverpool and was en route to Liverpool from the United States.
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London
Irish
United States
Liverpool
Elder Dempster Line
Bolsheviks Seize Baltic Port Windau Amid Advance
Copenhagen reports Bolshevik troops have captured the Baltic port Windau in Courland and push toward the German frontier as German forces retreat in panic before them.
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Baltic
Copenhagen
Windau
Courand
Ukrainians Re capture Kiev Recovered Capital Falls to Bolsheviks
Zurich dispatch reports Ukrainians have reclaimed Kiev the capital of Ukrainia from Bolshevik forces. The report notes the recapture in a February 10 broadcast.
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Kiev
Zurich
Ukrainia
Russia
Arrest and clash mark intensified textile strike at Arlington Mills
Lawrence Massachusetts February ten ime Kaplan a leading textile strike figure and secretary of the strikers general committee was arrested for evading the selective service law. federal officials said he would be sent to Camp Devens as eight policemen seized him amid the mass disorder at the Arlington Mills gates the most serious clash since the strike began. police and strikers clashed with clubs and stones. several wounded. two arrests as the mills operated with expanded police presence and continued picketing and parades across the day.
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Lawrence
Mass
Ime Kaplan
Kaplan
Boston
Camp Devens
General Committee
Arlington Mills
Cties
May Yet Have To Fight British Press Sees Trouble Brewing
London reports February 10 editors from the Daily Express, close to the British government, argue Ebert’s speech suggests Britain may confront a renewed German government over peace terms. They condemn the armistice as a mistake and call for a decisive march on Berlin, noting time remains for such action.
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London
Ebert
Daily Express
England
Berlin
Liberties Safe, Anti-Saloon League Accepts Private Use
William K. Anderson, state superintendent of the Anti-Saloon League, stated in New York on February 10 that the league will not disturb small private quantities of liquor and assumes the excise commissioner will enforce the law without infringing individual private consumption, provided the spirit of prohibition is respected.
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Anti-Saloon League
New York
William K. Anderson
Anti-Saloon Leagues
Commissioner of Excise
League
Will Employ Only Americans in Stamford Plan
Stamford officials announce a policy to hire only American citizens at local plants to combat bol shevism. Faithful aliens may pursue citizenship opportunities. City court meanwhile cites a knife incident and recommends banning Saturday night dances after a row last Saturday. Two men fined in connection with that disturbance.
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Stamford
Samuel Young
Prussian Assembly Called in Berlin News Note
Berlin reports the Prussian national assembly, separate from the Weimar convening body, has been summoned to meet here early in the week. Details on date and agenda are not fully stated. The move signals ongoing political reorganization amid shifting national governance dynamics.
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Berlin
National Assembly
Weimar
Sub Treasury Report Shows Net Gain Since Friday
New York, Feb 10 The sub treasury drew 555000 from the banks of Saty making a cash net gain since Friday of 621000.
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Treasury
New York
Sub-Treasury
Deportation of 54 I W W and Bolshevik leaders
Fifty four alien agitators including I W W leaders are en route to Atlantic ports for deportation to Russia Norway Sweden and Finland under heavy immigration guard. The group, sent from Seattle, traveled by train via Spokane Denver and Butte to reach New York awaiting immediate deportation.
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Chicago
Seattle
Atlantic
United States
Ugh
Russia
Norway
Sweden
Finland
Washington
Wilson
Butte
Helena
Kaplan
Camp Devens
Pittsfield
New York
Pacific Coast
Packers Answer Heney Charges in Senate Hearing
Francis J. Heney labeled the accusation of bribery a clumsy lie and a vicious professional falsehood as Lewy Mayer and Frank P. Walsh defend themselves before the Senate agricultural committee. Mayer mocked the claim, questioning Heney’s silence for days, while Walsh disavowed employment links. Governor Colquitt denied knowledge of Swift & Co. contributions. Mayer read a 1918 telegram protesting Heney’s conduct of the federal trade commission inquiry into packers’ records.
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Washington
Francis J. Heney
Lewy
J. Ogden Armour
Senate Agricultural Committee
Heney
Frank P. Walsh
Walsh
Levy Mayer
Chicago
Mayer
Colquitt
Texas
Gore
Swift & Co
Federal Trade Commission
Gronna
Kendrick
Draft Men to Dine
Governor Marcus H. Holcomb and Major Buckley will be guests of honor at a banquet at the Taft tomorrow evening. About 400 members of the selective service in Connecticut are expected. The arrangements committee includes Andrew Gates A Wheeler Sanford Stoddard Carlos Stoddard and William Owens.
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New Haven
Marcus H. Holcomb
Major Buckley
Taft
Selective Service
Connecticut
Andrew Gates
A. ©. Wheeler
Sanford Stoddard
Carlos Stoddard
William Owens
Monarchists Beaten in Portugal in Lisbon Battle
Monarchist troops were defeated by republican forces at Vizeu and La Memeo in Portugal. La Memeo was bombarded as artillery and infantry clashed. Captain Conceiro, a royalist leader and recently named premier and war minister in the nationalist cabinet, was wounded.
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Portugal
Lisbon
Vizeu
Lamego
Conceiro
Captain Conceiro
President urged to approve price cuts to lift industry
Secretary Glass cables President Wilson urging approval of Secretary Redfield’s plan to reduce prices. He asks for a committee of industrial leaders and government reps to set a basic commodity price scale for government purchases to guide private enterprise. Redfield ready to proceed once the president approves and establishes the committee.
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Washington
Wilson
Secretary of the Treasury Glass
Secretary of Commerce
Redfield
Allen H. White Dead In Meriden Pneumonia Following Influenza
Allen H. White director of Wilcox and White Co and nephew of its president James H. White dies of pneumonia after influenza. He was a trustee of City Savings Bank and a governor of Highland Country Club, a member of the Home Club, and his wife two children and mother survive.
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Meriden
Allen H. White
Wilcox and White Co
James H. White
City Savings Bank
Highland Country Club
Home Club
Edward 4H. White
Earl of Reading to United States Return Soon
London reports the Earl of Reading, former special counsellor to the British peace delegation at Paris, will soon return to the United States accompanied by Sir Grimwood Mears. Reading remains special ambassador to the United States, and Mears led the committee that investigated German atrocities in Belgium.
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Earl of Reading
United States
London
Paris
Sir Grimwood Mears
Belgium
Prince's Island Conference Postponed
Paris reports the alliance and Russian factions including the bolsheviks will delay the Prince's Island conference in the Sea of Marmara. The original February 15 date was pushed back due to the Soviet government delay. new timing targets about March 1.
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Prince’s Island
Paris
Sea of Marmara
Liquor Raids In Meriden Hit Two City Vendors
Meriden on February 10 fined Harry Linstrom, a Meriden House employee, $150 plus costs after a raid led by Chief C B Bowen. Thomas Taylor, a local saloon keeper, received the same $150 fine and costs in connection with another raid yesterday.
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Meriden
Harry Linstrom
Meriden House
C. B. Bowen
Thomas Taylor
German Food Ships Sail for Supplies
Hamburg reports the first group of German food ships, seventeen vessels, will sail on Friday to bring back supplies. The fleet includes nine Hamburg American ships, two German Levantline freighters, two German Austrian freighters, two Hamburg South American vessels, and two cosmopolitan liners.
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Hamburg
Bank Bandits Take $30,000 in Minneapolis Heist
Six armed bandits robbed the Liberty State Bank in Minneapolis on February 10, lining clerks and customers against walls. They escaped with about $30,000 taken from vaults and deposits. Authorities sought witnesses and suspect descriptions.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Liberty State Bank
Big Drop in Eggs Causes Market Decline in Chicago
Chicago reports a steep drop in egg prices with best grade eggs down to 38 1/2 to 39 1/2 cents a dozen on South Water street as heavy receipts push the market lower by 6 to 6 1/2 cents from yesterday. In Washington, Senators Lodge and Smoot urge removal of the ten cent luxury tax in the revenue bill amid a flood of petitions.
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Chicago
South Water Street
Washington
Senator Lodge
Massachusetts
Senator Smeot
Utah
Scrap Rubber Plant Burned in Bronx Landmark Fire
New York February 10 a scrap rubber plant owned by Henry Muehlstein Co. was destroyed by fire. The loss was two million dollars. The plant was one of the neighborhood landmarks in the Bronx.
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New York
Henry Muehlstein Co
Bronx
Rein of Terror in Hamburg
A reign of terror prevails in Hamburg with daily slashes between troops and mobs. Wholesale burglaries and robberies trigger general disorders across the city, threatening public safety.
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Hamburg
Seattle Getting Back to Normal
Seattle residents report gradual return to typical routines as businesses reopen and daily life resumes after disruption. Officials urge continued caution while services normalize and community activity increases citywide.
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Seattle
Cooks Vote to Extend Seattle Waterfront Strike
Seattle on February 10 saw partial business resumption as many unions returned to work while others, including the cooks and assistants, voted to continue the strike. Street car service normalized. theatres reopenings limited. longshoremen linger on strike awaiting a general settlement. Tacoma already called off.
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Seattle
Wash
Central Labor Council
General Committee
Tacoma
Seattle Cooks and Assistants Union
Longshoremen’s
Pathy
Klein Given Hearing In Madden Murder Case
Fred L. Klein, driver of the automobile involved in Captain W. F. Madden’s January 30 killing, faced a local court hearing in South Manchester. Judge Arnott bound Klein over to the March term without bonds. he was remanded to jail and later sent to Hartford to await trial as crowds gathered for the proceedings.
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Manchester
Madden
Fred L. Klein
W. F. Madden
Klein
Arnott
Hartford
South Manchester
American relief ships to Poland and Finland routed through Copenhagen
Copenhagen has been named the central distributing point for American relief supplies to northern and central Europe. Dr Swemerson of Herbert Hoover’s staff announced that seventy five thousand tons of grain pork and condensed milk will arrive this week for Poland and Finland, with Copenhagen handling distribution.
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Poland
Finland
Copenhagen
Dr. Swemeson
Herbert C. Hoover
Europe
Admiral Wilsons Illness Reported In Washington
Vice Admiral Henry B Wilson commander of U S naval forces in waters is seriously ill with pneumonia after an influenza attack. Vice Admiral Sims notified the navy department that his condition, while serious, is not critical and an improvement has been noted.
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Wilson
Washington
Henry B. Wilson
United States Naval Forces
Waters
Sims
Navy Department
Unfilled steel orders drop from 1918 levels
New York February 10 The unfilled orders of the United States Steel Corporation as of January 31 last were 6,684,268 tons. This compares with 7,379,152 tons on December 31 last and 9,477,853 tons on January 31, 1918.
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New York
United States Steel Corporation
Compar
Germans indifferent to Assembly in Berlin report
Berlin observers describe Bere lin residents as apathetic toward the national assembly meeting at Weimar. Yet some remain hopeful that the assembly will cure political ills, despite the widespread indifference observed.
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Berlin
Berelin
National Assembly
Weimar
Teachers Strike Closes Victoria Public Schools
Victoria British Columbia February 10 public school teachers strike for higher wages closes all public high and elementary schools indefinitely.
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Victoria
B. C
Clearing House Statement a New York Note
New York February 10 A clearings and exchanges report shows the Sub treasuries balances at 3 243 839 and exchanges totaling 941 040 482 with overall balances at 64 523 704. The statement lists monetary totals and place indicates the financial briefing of the Clearing House.
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Clearing House
New York
Sub-treasury
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