Cheaper wheat seen as price fixed at war level ends
York representative George A. Zabriskie says Congress may adjust the $2.26 wheat price as world prices shift. He notes surplus from wartime guarantees and calls for a government plan to buy at $2.26 and sell at about $1.25, or form a large corporation to manage deficits. He warns export limits and a 1920 winter crop outlook of 48 million acres planted.
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George A. Zabriskie
York
Reest
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Nen
Australia
Argentina
Canada
Congress
Europe
Zabriskie
Monarchists gain ground in Portugal revolt
Paris reports conflicting advices on Portugal showing royalist insurrectionists taking key northern towns and declaring monarchy. Oporto proclaims royalist government with Condeiro as premier and Barbosa war minister amid reports Manuel arrived from England. Madrid notes spread of revolt with army and navy joining. Lisbon cites Paes assassination as hindering response.
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Portugal
Manuel
Oporto
Valence
Senhor Conceiro
Senhor Barbosa
Lisbon
England
Madrid
Paes
Counter Revolt in Petrograd and Berlin Reported
A counter revolution is claimed to have broken out in Petrograd and Berlin with London as a channel. An anti Bolshevik group there declares a gun strike set for Friday. Austria warns former Emperor Charles that he must desist from plots at home or abroad or face expulsion.
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Berlin
London
Austria
Charles
Imment
Enil
Fire damages convent at Roberval early today
A fire broke out in the convent at Roberval on January 22 causing damage before dawn. No injuries are reported and investigators are assessing the scene. The flare up prompted responders to battle the blaze throughout the morning.
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Roberval
Montana Woman Seeks House Clerkship Vote
Miss Jeannette Rankin of Montana seeks the House Clerk job to succeed South Trimble with a $6,000 salary. Ex-member tradition favors the post, Rankin was not re elected, and Suffragists plan to press her candidacy as recognition for women.
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Jeannette Rankin
Congress
House
South Trimble
Washington
Miss Rankin
Happenings in This Vicinity 25 Years Ago
A 189 year-old record notes four inch river ice with frost leaving. ferry Brownstone runs to clear a passage. Salvation Army reports strong meetings in Portland and crowded Waverly. James Curran fills ice houses in South Farms with twelve inch ice. Middlesex Rubber Co receives machinery and prepares to start. Y M T A B and St Aloysius societies prepare consolidation next week. Firemen patrol the Y M C A building nightly under Chief Willey. Sachem Lodge No 40 A O A W books Middlesex for Grand Lodge on Feb 16. Ex Senator Horace R Butler and wife sail for Gibraltar Naples Tunis and Algiers for two months. Superior court convenes at 10 o'clock with Judge S O Prentice. Inquiry asks why work paused on new Municipal building amid good outdoor weather.
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Waverlyall
James Curran
South Farms
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St. Aloysius Societies
Willey
Sachem Lodge
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Grand Lodge
Horace R. Butler
J. Yale Fairman
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Naples
Tunis
Algiers
Superior Court
S. O. Prentice
O Leary Counsel Arrested in Ohio
Captain John T. Ryan of Buffalo New York was arrested in Gallipolis Ohio on January 22 under federal indictment in New York for aiding German spies and offending espionage and neutrality laws. He had worked at the Nitro West Virginia government plant and is counsel for Jeremiah O Leary who awaits trial in New York on treason charges.
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Gallipolis
Ohio
John T. Ryan
Buffalo
N. Y
New York
Ryan
Nitro
W. Va
Jeremiah O’leary
Prohibition Debate Sparks Home Invasion Concerns
Cardinal Gibbons argues for strict regulation of liquor over Prohibition, warning it could invade the home and erase individual liberty while keeping government revenue. He cites Catholic clergy needing wine for sacraments and questions how banned manufacture and sale would affect worship and religious practice. American poloists will not compete for the international cup this year as Huntington club is invited to refill ranks postwar. Senator John Walter Smith of Maryland remains home after auto crash with shoulder dislocation and a fractured foot, delaying his return to Washington.
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Cardinal Gibbons
Friends of Liquor
Washington
United States
U. S
New York
H. L. Herbert
The
Polo Association
Huntington Club
Senator Smith
John Walter Smith
Maryland
Fatal Grade Crossing Crash Claims Woman In Springfield
In Springfield Massachusetts on January 22 Edith Jones 31 was killed and Arthur McIntosh severely injured when their car was struck by a Boston and Maine passenger train at the Wason avenue crossing. The train was traveling at high speed.
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Springfield
Mass
Edith Jones
Arthur McIntosh
Boston & Maine
Wason Avenue
Ebert Regime Leads in Berlin Election Returns
Berlin Jan 21 1920 returns counted to noon show majority socialists aligned with Chancellor Ebert leading. In 267 constituencies elected totals: Majority socialists 114 seats, democrats 68, clericals 46, German nationals 24, independent socialists 19, German peoples party 11. 433 were chosen. Scheidemann warned drastic terms risk bolshevism spreading to France and England unless Entente reconsiders.
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London
Ebert
National Assembly
Democrats
German Peoples Party
Hun
Philip Scheidemann
France
England
Germany
Scheidemann
Save Dads Life Get It For Him
A Cincinnati man promotes freezone as a cheap remedy for corns. Apply a few drops to the corn and it dries quickly, shriveling the corn and allowing removal with little or no pain. The ad urges readers to use it to prevent infection or complications for a father with corns.
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