Draft Plans for League of Nations Committee
Paris report details Committee 10 outlining drafts for a League of Nations statute. President Wilson to lead, with memoranda from President and General Smuts. Russian non-recognition issues and allied positions influence the talks. Wilson-House met to discuss inter allied council program, fleet disposition, and German indemnity funding.
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League OF Nations
Paris
Dent Wilson
Smuts
Lloyd George
M. Sazonoff
Lenine Moyes
Red
Russia
Wilson
Col. E. M. House
Supreme Interallied War Council
Germany
Supreme Council
England
America
Japan
Italy
France
Moscow
Thems
Grayson
Bolivia Seeks Sea Port From Peace Delegates
Bolivia asked the peace delegates for a sea port as talks on a league of nations progress. It claimed historic rights to Tacna province now in Chile, arguing the coastal outlet would benefit Peru and Chile and was presented to the delegates.
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Bolivia
Paris
League of Nations
Tacna
Hich
Chile
Pacific
Peru
Monarchists Control Northern Portugal Reported
Reports from the frontier say all northern Portugal is under monarchist control. El Parlamentario notes former King Manuel has fled to a Madrid monastery but lacks confirmation. Republican forces concentrate near Coimbra as a march on Lisbon appears planned.
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Portugal
Agence Radio
Adrid
1 Iin
el Parliamentario
Manuel
Madrid
Entre Nareem
Lisbon
Coimbra
Barracken Shelled in Lisbon Suburbs
Jan. 24 In Lisbon, Portuguese forces shelled the barracks as two cavalry regiments and part of a regiment garrison were reported to be making a daily demonstration in the suburbs in support of the monarchy.
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Parherecs
I. N
Isbon
Vasco da Gama
Guaiina
Gril
Packers Favor Price Fixing Across War to Peace
Washington January 24 Louis Swift testified that continuing a price fixing agency into peacetime is workable and practical He urged a central agency representing producers packers consumers and commission men Swift disputed claims banks at stockyards control shipments noting banks are local conveniences He also said newspapers owned by packers are largely independent and that he holds bank interests in multiple cities
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Washington
Louis Swift
Food Administration
J. Ogden Armour
Armour & Co
Senate Agricultural Committee
House Committee
House Interstate Commerce Committee
Swift
Chicago
Kansas City
St. Paul
Denver
Portland
Ore
Prominent Republican and Former State Senator Dies
Prominent Waterbury figure Cornelius Tracy, treasurer of Tracy Bros. Co. and former state senator, died at 28 Chestnut Avenue after a morning collapse. He was 65, died of apoplexy with heart trouble, and had long local service including founding the Waterbury Boys' Club and serving on the Cheshire Reformatory Commission.
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Waterbury
Cornelius Tracy
Tracy Bros. Company
Chestnut Avenue
Tracy
Litchfield
Thomas Tracy
Norwich
England
Cheshire Reformatory Commission
Waterbury Boys’ Club
N. Y. Assembly Ratifies Prohibition Amendment Vote
Albany Jan 24 The Federal Prohibition amendment was ratified by the New York Assembly in a 81 to 66 roll call after six hours of debate. Democrats opposed the measure while two socialist members backed it. Only eleven Republicans voted against party lines. The margin exceeded the required threshold by five votes. Assemblyman Martin G. McCue urged soldiers to return ready to confront perceived domestic threats.
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Albany
Assembly
Martin G. McCue
Manhattan
Leviathan Sails for Brest After Delayed Starts
New York January 24 The Giant transport Leviathan sailed for Brest France after two postponements. Circling Tompkinsville Staten Island to pick up a Washington courier the ship stirred rumors of grounding as tugs surrounded the vessel before heading seaward.
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New York
Brest
France
Tompkinsville
D. I
Washington
Doctors Threaten Strike In Bremen and Eisner Retirement
Doctors and druggists in Bremen threaten to strike unless laborers halt political agitation. Munich reports Kurt Eisner, Bavaria's republican, will retire with his family and withdraw from politics after losing his bid for a seat in the national assembly.
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Berlin
Copenhagen
Bremen
Kurt Eisner
Bavaria
National Assembly
Germany
Munich
Germans Check Polish Advance Near Thorn
The Hague January 24 German troops under Field Marshal Von Hindenburg and General von Buelow halted the Polish push into Germany in a clash near Thorn. Fifteen mutinies reportedly erupted in Bohemia, prompting authorities to call troops to quell the unrest as the situation grows more serious.
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The
Hague
von Hindenburg
General von Buelow
Germany
Thorn
Bohemia
Garland Seeks Early Homecoming for American Troops
Representative Mahlon Garland of Pennsylvania returns from Rhine area and urges swift passage of a bill to bring the American expeditionary force home. He describes trials overseas including muddy barracks, high prices in Germany, and heart-wrenching pleas from soldiers asking to be sent back. He vows to press for action in the House and criticizes German defenses and war narratives while noting food conditions in France Belgium and Germany.
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Washington
Mahlon M Garland
Pennsylvania
American Federation of Labor
Garland
Rhine
Coblenz
Argonne
France
Belgium
Germany
Congress
Pitsburgh
Wilson
Europe
Waterbury Labor Union Seeks State Vote on Prohibition
The Waterbury Central Labor Union adopted resolutions urging AFLCIO officers to convene a special convention on the national prohibition amendment. The union also asks Connecticut lawmakers to delay ratification until state citizens can vote on the issue.
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Waterbury Central Labor Union
Waterbury
Lbor
American Federation of Labor
Connecticut General Assembly
Auto Thieves Rounded Up In Connecticut Arrests
Waterbury January 24 police arrest Joseph Harris of Detroit Harry Delaney of Port Chester New York and Harold Lee of Bridgeport in Bucks Hill while attempting to dispose of a Ford car with New York license 180632. The three are held as police clear up the auto thefts tale.
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Waterbury
Joseph Harris
Detroit
Harry Delaney
Portchester
N. Y
Harold Lee
Bridgeport
Connecticut
Bucks Hill
Stamford
New York
Pershing Coming Home Ident Wilson
Generals Pershing listed as coming home with identification of Wilson. Local record notes return of commander to base following overseas duty. Additional details specify official channels and timing in a brief public notice.
Pershing to Return Home with Wilson on George Washington
General John J. Pershing, commander of the American armies in Europe, will sail back to the United States aboard the transport George Washington with President Wilson. The move comes as Pershing inspected the American forces and news of his return was learned from officials today.
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Paris
John J. Pershing
Europe
United States
President Wilson
George Washington
Pershing
Pershing Expected to Return Home with Wilson
Washington reports General Pershing plans a return trip to the United States with President Wilson aboard the George Washington. Secretary Baker and General March expressed surprise at the dispatch but noted no formal order is required for Pershing to accompany the president home. Officials also cited Haig's post armistice London return as precedent for active commanders traveling.
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Washington
Baker
International News Service
General Pershing
Europe
Wilson
George Washington
March
Pershing
General Haig
London
BITE THEIR CHILDREN Revealed In Court In New York
New York mothers on the lower East Side bite their children to punish misdemeanors, revealed at Tombs police court. Johnny Pernicore testified his mother frequently bit his arm for rule infractions. Francesca Pernicare admitted it and was held for further exam in a broader probe. An investigation seeks to determine how widespread this practice is and to end it with drastic measures. Johnny’s arm showed severe bite marks when he could not use it in school.
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New York
Lower East Side
Tombs
Johnny Pernicore
Francesca Pernicare
Johnny
Shippers Favor Defeat of Government Rail Control
Washington January 24 shippers would overwhelmingly vote down government control of railroads if a popular vote were held today. Clifford Thorne representing a dozen shipping concerns told the senate interstate commerce committee that Mr McAdoo staff aimed to double cross the director general to make government operation hated and to bury any move toward government ownership.
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Washington
Clifford Thorne
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
McAdoo
Thorne
Portuguese Leader Assassinated in 1910 Uprising
Madrid reports that Machado Santos, leader of the 1910 Portuguese uprising, has been assassinated. Exiled abroad, he returned when the monarchist revolt began, but his fate was sealed by the latest dispatch from Lisbon.
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Madrid
Machado Santos
Lisbon
Portugal
Clearing House Statement January 24 Report
New York clears with Sub treasury credit 127 023 dollars, exchanges total 620 526 031, balances 52 086 968 dollars. The figures reflect daily clearance activity across member banks and federal accounts for the period ending January 24.
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Clearing House
New York
Treasury
Americans in Coblenz Share Wartime Ties Across Lines
General Plumer visits Coblenz as British and American troops on German soil dine together. A Rainbow division guard honors Plumer while 42nd and 69th regiments joke about Civil War foes. French and American efforts plan statue repairs in Coblenz as officers gain leave to Belgium England and maybe Italy.
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Germany
Nancy
Plumer
Coblenz
Dickman
Fourth
Alabama Infantry
New York
Mason and Dixon Line
Argonne
Mangin
Marceau
Dough Boys
Madge
Julian Eltinge
Belgium
England
Italy
Justice Gager Honored At New Haven Banquet
Justice Edwin B. Gager of the supreme court was honored at a banquet in the Hotel Taft New Haven with 75 covers. Judge Isaac Wolfe presided, Governor Marcus H. Holcomb and Chief Justice Samuel O. Prentice spoke, and Attorney Philip Pond delivered remarks for the lawyers and guests.
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New Haven
Edwin B. Gager
Supreme’ Court
Taft
Supreme Court
Isaac Wolfe
Court of Common Pleas
Marcus H. Holcomb
Samuel O. Prentice
Hartford
Gage
Government to Sell TNT for Farming and Mining Use
Washington reports the war department plans to dispose of about 88 million pounds of TNT after the armistice. Most will go to the Department of Agriculture for blasting on farms and to mining concerns for peacetime uses. General C C Williams told the House Military Affairs committee that surplus munitions in Europe will be shipped home, boxed, and stored for future emergencies.
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Washington
War Department
Department of Agriculture
C. C. Williams
Ordnance
House
Military Affairs Committee
United States
France
Williams
StageCoach Driver Dies in Hartford Death Obituary
Harvey Dibble of East Granby who drove a stage coach between Hartford and East Granby before modern transportation died late last night in a Hartford hospital. He was 86 years old and had been a picturesque figure in Hartford county for many years.
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Hartford
Harvey Dibble
East Granby
Hartford County
Metal Prices Report from New York Journal
Metal prices in New York on January 24 show lead dull with East St. Louis spot offered at 650. Spelter is weak at East St. Louis spot with January 690 February 685 March 689 April offerings.
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New York
East St. Louis
Madman Attack Shocks Washington Women
Three women were attacked in their sleep in Washington early today. Two were shot, one possibly fatally, and a third was choked. A suspect, believed to be an escapee from a nearby insane asylum, remains at large as police question a white man and a Black man arrested in Baltimore on related suspicions.
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Washington
Baltimore
Lillian Hood
L Street
Martha Geagan
Connecticut Avenue
Florence Fowler
Benjamin F. Sprinkle
Wale Wheeler
Charlotte
N. C
Sprinkle
Wheeler
Union Station
Telephone Rate Controversy Sought Court Injunction
Massachusetts Public Service Commission seeks to restrain New England Telephone from enforcing its Burleson rate schedule. Assistant AG Hitchcock asked Supreme Court Justice DeCourcy for an injunction. he denied it but ordered the company to show cause next Tuesday. The case may test postwar rate regulation by the postmaster general versus state control.
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Massachusetts Public Service Commission
Burleson
Boston
The
Public Service Commission
Hitchcock
Supreme Court
DeCourcy
New England Telephone & Telegraph Co
Mayor To Ask Aldermen To Issue Bonds For Jobs
New Haven January 24 Mayor David K Fitzgerald calls a special Aldermen meeting for Monday to seek authorization for 1,000,000 in bonds to fund public improvements. The plan includes the new station approach Tomlinson bridge street pavements and other work to provide immediate jobs for unemployed men.
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New Haven
David K. Fitzgerald
Board of Aldermen
Tomlinson Bridge
Murder Bride Found in Providence Sparks Jealousy Probe
In Providence Rhode Island January 24 police search barber James Lombardi for the murder of his bride Edith Shepard formerly of Hartford Connecticut. She was killed last night with a razor and struck with a bread roll pinning bloodstained clothes near the bed as investigators suspect jealousy in the brutal crime.
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Hartford
Providence
R.I
James Lombardi
Edith Shepard
Conn
Lombardi
Manuel Vanishes in London Ahead of Return to Portugal
London January 24 Manuel, ex ruler of Portugal and recently proclaimed king by royalists, disappeared from London today. Reports say he boarded a ship bound for Portugal and waits for a chance to land in territory held by royalists. Advices from Lisbon state the capital remains calm while monarchists press on.
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Manuel
London
Portugal
Lisbon
War Department to Discontinue Surplus Wool Sales
The War Department will stop selling surplus wool on hand on July 1, the date domestic wool is expected to reach the market. Sales will not resume until November 1 to let domestic producers meet manufacturers' needs.
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War Department
Washington
Portuguese government vows to suppress monarchist uprising
Madrid Jan 24 A Lisbon dispatch reports the Portuguese government issued a proclamation claiming the monarchist uprising has been brought under control and will be suppressed soon.
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Madrid
Lisbon
Officials rebut claims of 35th division casualties
Secretary Baker and General March testified before the House rules committee that the 35th division faced ample artillery, ammunition, and food in the Argonne. Replacement figures show 10,605 troops arrived, with 827 killed or died of wounds, disputing reports of heavy casualties. They noted thorough planning, with 4,000 guns and over 3 million rounds for the offensive. The pair suggested a broader inquiry could include Pershing and other leaders.
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Washington
35Th
Argonne Forest
Baker
March
House Rules Committee
House
Representative Campbell
Kansas
Argonne
Marchand
35Th Division
Europe
Pershing
War Department
Campbell
Hunter Liggett
First Army Corps
Peter Traub
Clarence Martin
National Guard
Nathaniel McClure
Regular Army
Walker
Nutman
Secre Baker
St. Mihiel
Army
German troops recapture Hamburg station in Bolshevik clashes
Reports from Hamburg say German forces have recaptured the railway station from Spartacists amid ongoing fighting in the suburbs. Pamphlets accuse Radek as instigator of the troubles while Dek is identified as the Jan Bolsheviki representative in Berlin.
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Hamburg
Amsterdam
Radek
Dek
Jan Bolshevisi
Berlin
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