Commission May End the Pow Wow
Washington January 3 President Wilson will meet at five with American members of the American Mexican commission. A statement of their position to the president is expected signaling an end to negotiations. Carranza has officially refused to approve the Atlantic City protocol. Queretaro January 3 General Hernandez report claims Hernandez defeated Villa at La Junta capturing 140 men and ammunition.
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Washington
Wilson
Joint
Carranza
Commission
Atlantic City
Queretaro
Hernandez
Villa
la Junta
Burns, Carranza consul general, jailed in arms shipment plot
Juan T. Burns, Carranza consul general in New York, is arrested on three indictments for conspiring to ship arms to Vera Cruz in breach of Wilson's embargo. He allegedly deceived customs by mislabeling ammunition as hardware. The case stems from a DOJ raid on a Mexican operated import export firm and the Houston arrest of Reuben Mier.
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New York
Juan T. Burns
Carranza
Vera Cruz
Wilson
Burns
Department of Justice
Reuben Mier
Houston
New System Takes Over Yellowstone Park Transportation
Yellowstone National Park will shift to three new motor transport companies replacing horse wagons. A new overall park transportation firm forms after J Haynes retires, hotel and camp operations reorganize with better equipment. Railroads coordinate to allow round trips entering by any entrance and exiting by another.
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Yellowstone
Sete Dgsen
J. Haynes
Lane
Park
Yellowstone National Park
War-time fashion plea trims skirts and shoes in Parliament
A parliamentary plea urged lengthening skirts and shortening shoes to curb wartime costs. A reporter toured a fashion district noting footwear sold from 10 to 15 dollars, uppers averaging ten to sixteen inches, with some as long as 22 inches.
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London
Tee
Ding
Mexicans Purchase Armaments from Japan Reported
Report says Colonel Carpio and two Carranse representatives are in Japan seeking ammunition rifles artillery and steamships. The trip aims to secure weapons and vessels for use in Mexico, with details of negotiations not fully disclosed.
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Carpio
Carranse
Japan
Federation Underpays Own Help
A local union committee seeks a conference with AFL Secretary Morrison to urge paying federation clerks at national headquarters the same rates as government clerks. about sixty federation office workers are union members and cannot strike without union approval.
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Washington
Union of Office Clerks
Sechary Morrison
American Federation of Labor
National Headquarters
Clerks’ Organization
Granite State Liquor Issue Sparks Early Legislature Face
Concord New Hampshire January 3 a busy legislature session opens with the Anti Saloon League pushing for state wide prohibition. Most legislators are undecided and prospects for a dry measure are uncertain. Governor elect Keyes prior supported local option and served on the state license commission for over ten years.
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Concord
N. H
New Hampshire
Anti-Saloon League
Keyes
State License Commission
Maine Legislature weighs liquor law enforcement measures
Augusta Maine January 3 The Maine legislature opens a biennial session with two proposed actions. A constitutional amendment would allow the governor to remove sheriffs who fail to enforce the prohibition law and a bill would require judges to impose straight jail terms in liquor cases.
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Augusta
Maine
Woods Resolution Seeks Probe of Peace Note Leak
Representative Woods introduced a resolution calling for a special investigation into charges of a leak in President Wilsons peace note. The measure was referred to the rules committee with instructions to report within ten days.
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Washington
Woods
Wilson
House
Rules Committee
Beehive Opens New Store in Pierce & Trapp Building
J B Leven, Beehive Shop and Clothing Stores general manager, announces a new Beehive in the Pierce and Trapp building at East Center and First Avenue. The former Dollar Bill site is being remodeled for the Beehive, with January 16 opening planned. Leven will reside in Pocatello and oversee local operations. the company has Utah stores in Ogden Provo and other towns, engaging in general jobbing manufacturing and wholesale business.
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J. 8. Leven
Beehive Shop & Clothing Stores Company
Pierce & Trapp
Dollar Bill
East Center
First Avenue
Leo Lewis
Utah
Leven
Salt Lake
Ogden
Provo
Pocatello
MYSTERY SURROUNDS A KILLING IN PHILADELPHIA
Philadelphia police deepen the Maizie A. Colbert murder case as a wealthy young man clears himself. Detectives report the victim was struck on the head to raise a window for help and a bloodstained shirt in the bedroom suggests a fall or assault. Neighbors heard no struggle.
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Philadelphia
Maizie A. Colbert
Tate
Miss Colbert
Judge Guheen Sickness Delays District Court Sessions
Judge Guheen remains ill delaying the district court which was to meet at 9:30. The jury is dismissed until a new call, felonies and misdemeanors are rescheduled, and two remaining felonies are George Mantis and Chris Parras with Parras seeking a continuance due to ill defense witnesses. There are about seventy five liquor-law misdemeanor cases listed.
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Guheen
George Mantis
Chris Parras
Parras
Campaign to boost home food production in Arkansas
A table by Prof. J Lee Hewitt of the University of Arkansas College of Agriculture will guide the Arkansas profitable farming campaign opening next Monday and running through the month. The chart emphasizes that despite cotton’s high price, farmers cannot afford to buy the food and feed they can grow on their own farms.
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Little Rock
Ark
J. Lee Hewitt
College of Agriculture
University of Arkansas
Oregon Irrigation Congress to Convene in Portland
Plan for discussing expected aid from national and state irrigation laws and reforms of Oregon irrigation district laws to boost market credit. Annual meeting in Portland will start tomorrow and run through the week with recommendations to the state legislature.
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Portland
Ore
Oregon
Oregon Irrigation Congress
Colorado Metal Mining Association Opens Fourth Annual Meeting
The Colorado Metal Mining Association began its fourth annual meeting in Denver with plans to discuss changes to federal mining laws the repeal of the tax on producing mines proposed changes to compensation insurance laws government conservation policies and continued withdrawal from development of public lands.
Copper Prices Drift in Early Meta Market Report
New York market notes copper trading dull with electrolytic grade quoted around 28.32 to 32.60 in early and late quarter ranges. No clear directional move as mixed bids and light volume constrain activity.
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META
New York
Jan
Wheat Market Close Prompts Mixed Chicago Trade
Chicago grains closing prices show May wheat at 41.86, corn at 99 1/2, and oats at 68 1/2. Market activity reflects narrow movements as traders monitor supply signals and demand cues.
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Chicago
Lodge and Borah declare note meant to aid Germany
Washington reports the note described by Lodge and Borah as intended to aid Germany appears in the context of early 20th century diplomacy. Preliminary interstate commerce data show a slight drop in railroad net earnings for November, marking the first decline in over two years.
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Lodge
Borah
Germany
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Army Budget of Millions Is Planned
Washington reports national defense measures under study by congressional committees with focus on universal military training. The house military panel works on a nearly $800 million budget to be enacted before March 4. Army officers presented to Senator Chamberlain on universal training. the naval committee began executive review of the 1918 bills.
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Washington
Congress
Senate Military Committee
House Military Committee
Chamberlain
Naval Committee
Germans Plant Mines Near Allies Harbors
Passengers aboard the Nieuw Amsterdam report German mines with exceptionally high explosives placed near major English Scottish and Welsh harbors.
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Allies
New York
Holland-American Line
Nieuw Amsterdam
England
Scotland
Wales
Ban on Open Air Religious Meetings in Ugeno Park
In Tokio on January 3 a ban was issued prohibiting open-air religious meetings in Ugeno park. Soroku Ebara, a House of Peers member and Christian, protested to police claiming evangelical work there since 1889. Authorities say no discrimination against Christianity and cite abuse of privileges by propagandists of doubtful doctrines.
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Tokio
Ugeno Park
Soroku Ebara
House of Peers
Child Labor Day Observance Called in Schools
A communication from state education commissioner RE Sisson informs county schools of January 29 observance of Child Labor Day. Dr. Owen R Lovejoy of the National Child Labor Committee promotes the program with pamphlets for history physiology and social studies classes to study child labor in relation to industrial conditions and school enforcement.
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County Superintendent of Schools
RE. C. Sission
Owen R. Lovejoy
National Child Labor Committee
National Committee
Owen
Japan Furnishes Romania Shells
A Romanian mission arrived in Tokyo to negotiate munitions, led by Lieutenant Colonel C. Felix and Colonel F. Petrescu. They warned Bucharest’s fall would not end Romania’s campaign, noting Romania’s defense lies east and northeast of Bucharest and that reinforcements are arriving for both sides. They cited 600,000 Russian troops in Romania and ongoing supply challenges, with Japan’s output now largely going to Russia. The visit pushed war-supply prices higher.
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Tokio
Bucharest
C. Felix
F. Petrescu
Bucharst
Romania
Japan
Russia
Arizona Still Has Two Chiefs
Phoenix January 3 The Campbell Hunt gubernatorial contest remains in statu quo awaiting the Supreme Court writ of mandamus blocking Hunt from acting. A hearing is set for tomorrow and both camps expect the writ may place Hunt in possession of the office until the contest is resolved, with a tentative understanding to refrain from major actions until the mandamus ruling.
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Phoenix
Campbell
Steamer Besostr is Raised and To Be Renamed
Guatemala City Jan 3 The steamer Besostris of the Kogmos Steamship Co Hambu sunk seven years ago off this coast is raised. Skinner Syndicate plans to raise and repair in dry dock by Columbia Wrecking Co. Worth nearly a million dollars after repairs.
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Guatemala City
Guatemala
Besostris
Kogmos Steamship Company
Hambu
Aes Ski Syndicate
Dttle
Rae
Gerelict
Philadelphia
Jess Kt
Skinner Syndicates
Arith Columbia Wrecking Company
Great indemnity contemplated if Allies win
Paris reports French economist Barthlemy Rey analyzing war indemnity. He estimates a total 401 billion francs liability for the Entente victors, with 250 billion in state expenses, 10 billion provincial costs, 86 billion for damages, and 78 billion in pensions, payable over about fifty years.
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Paris
Barthlemy Rey
Germany
M. Rey
Midvale declares 1.60 dividend at six percent
New York January 3 The Midvale Steel and Ordnance Co announced its initial dividend of 1.60 dollars per share equating to a six percent annual rate.
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New York
Midvale Steel and Ordnance Co
The Promoter Nerves Up Antlers Hall Rehearsals
Rehearsals for The Promoter at Antlers hall go nightly with lead roles by Ed Stein mayor of Pocatello, Fred Dubois senator, Frank Watson, Ed Mooney and other local veterans. Cast works on dialogue music and dances under C D Smith. Performances set for the 8th and 9th at the Auditorium with tickets at Rork's bookstore.
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Antlers’ Hall
Ed. Stein
Pocatello
Fred T. Dubois
United States
Frank Watson
Ed. Mooney
C. D. Smith
Rork
Senate defers Hitchcock peace note vote after debate
Senator Hitchcock's resolution to endorse President Wilson's peace note is again postponed at the request of the author. Senators Lodge and Borah oppose immediate action amid sharp exchanges over German ambassador von Bernstorff and interpretations of the note. London replies to Danish Swedish and Norwegian notes, praising motives but linking obligations to Germany.
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Washington
Hitchcock
Senate
Wilson
Lodge
Borah
Count von Bernstorff
Germany
London
Jan
Amsterdam
Reuter’s
Witson Aepers
Copenhoe
Norway
Entente Reply Discussed by US Ambassador in Berlin
In Berlin United States Ambassador Gerard used a New Year’s call to exchange views on Germany’s peace proposal with Chancellor von Hollweg and the Allied response to the plan.
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Berlin
Jaf
United States
Gerard
Germany
von Hollweg
Foreman Held on Obscene Mail Charge Released on Recognizance
Fred L. Hellmich a Short Line shops foreman was arrested by federal officers for sending an obscene letter to his sister in Wilkinsburg Pa He was released from custody on his own recognizance and will appear for a preliminary hearing likely in March before U S Commissioner Turner Minnie Milkley the recipient is to testify Hellmich admits writing the letter and says they had been corresponding Hellmich returned to work today and his attorney T A Maginnis stated he would produce him for the hearing
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Fred L. Hellmich
Fnfdaw
Minnie Milkley
Wilkinsburg
T. A. Maginnis
Hellmich
United States
Turner
Birthday of Italy's Queen Helena Observed in Rome
Rome observes Queen Helena's forty fifth birthday with gifts and greetings from allied rulers and the Italian kingdom. Since Italy joined the war she has devoted much time to relief work visiting wounded soldiers and sailors in Roman hospitals.
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Rome
Helena
Kingdom of
Italy
Illinois fiftyeth general assembly organizes with Republicans in control
Springfield January 3 Illinois fifty first general assembly met and organized with Republicans in control of both houses Leaders consider a constitutional convention a budget system reform elimination of useless bureaus and bureaus examination private bank regulation revenue reforms and home rule for Chicago on utilities
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Springfield
Ill
General Assembly
Tllinois
Chicago
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