Boats Bring French Troops to New York and Newport News
The transport Orizaba arrives in New York with 2568 troops and about 400 sick and wounded, including the 57th Ammunition Train and twelve Signal Corps companies. The Martha Washington sails from France with 2400 troops, 200 sick and wounded, and Newport News is expected to receive 1000 Connecticut men aboard the battleship February 1.
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New York
Orizaba
Signal Corps
France
Washington
Martha Washington
Newport News
Connecticut
327Th Field Artillery
Swift Denies Packers Had No Chance to Answer
Louis F. Swift testified before the House Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee in Washington on January 23. He denied the Federal Trade Commission report and said hearings by Francis Heney were one sided, arguing packers could not be kept from answering accusations. He claimed packers profits are so small losses would not be prevented, and he denied any illegal combination.
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Washington
House Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee
Louis F. Swift
Federal Trade Commission
Francis Heney
German Socialists Gain Strong Parliamentary Lead
Basel reports that after elections in 409 of 421 districts the Socialist party appears to secure a majority of seats in Germanys national assembly. The result solidifies the Socialists lead and signals a decisive shift in national politics.
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Basel
Germany
National Assembly
Burley Man Bound Over on Embezzlement Charge
Deputy Sheriff Robinson returned from Salt Lake City after James McBride a Burley contractor wanted on embezzlement charges. McBride allegedly built a house last fall and was paid in full. Beise-Payette Lumber Company involvement led to his arrest. he waived preliminary examination before Justice Winterburn and was bound over to district court in $1000.
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Burley
Idaho
Robinson
Salt Lake City
James McBride
McBride
Beise-Payette Lumber Company
Winterburn
District Court
168 Pints of Whisky Found at Stott Ranch
Officers Barclay and Sumpter found 168 pints of Oscar Pepper whisky under the floor of a Burley Idaho ranch house. No claimant appeared, and the goods were stored in the haunted chamber of the city building.
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Burley
Idaho
Barclay and Sumpter
Stott Ranch
Butter Prices Plunge As Wholesale Market Drops
Butter fell five cents a pound wholesale marking a total fifteen cent drop in under two weeks. Demand both foreign and domestic is at the zero point and wholesale trade is described as paralyzed. Government and foreign buying has stopped due to cheap supplies abroad from Australia and South America, while high domestic prices fueled the decline. Retailers remain overstocked and face sharp losses amid scant call.
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Chicago
Australia
South America
Caribou County Bill Recommended for Passage
Boise January 23 The Caribou county bill was recommended for passage in the committee of the whole Bonnell of Bannock county opposed it and minor amendments were made during the session.
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Boise
Bonnell
Bannock County
Oppose Caribou County Proposal in Idaho Legislature
Thatcher of Thatcher Corbett of Turner and Bjorkman of Central travel to Boise to lobby against a proposed Caribou County with Soda Springs as seat. They argue the plan creates a seat movement, cites 335 voters and 2.75 million valuation, and opposes a general enabling act while favoring a vote on affected territory.
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Caribou County
Soda Springs
H. K. Thatcher
Thatcher
William Corbett
Turner
H. A. Bjorkman
Central
Boise Statesman
Hawley
Bear River
Connor
Bannock
Gentile Valley
Caribou
Stinger Removed From Memorial Sent To Congress
Boise January 23 The house passed the memorial to the Senate urging suffrage with objectionable wording changed. It omits the controversy over Senator Borah. A separate memorial to senators against suffrage was authored by Whitcomb of the Senate.
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Stinger
Congress
Boise
House
Senate of
United States
Stirgey
Borah
Whitcomb
Senate
Rotary club favors renaming canal for Roosevelt
The Pocatello Rotary club at its weekly luncheon discussed many items. They backed a state Rotary club push and proposed renaming the Panama canal to the Roosevelt canal. They plan a war film screening and aim for full attendance at upcoming Rotary district and international conventions.
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Pocatello Rotary Club
Alice Genevieve Smith
Chicago
Metropolitan Opera
Smith- Gordon Company
Boston
Rotary Club
Washington
Panama Canal
Roosevelt Canal
Joe Young
Butte
Rotary Clubs
Salt Lake City
Archduke Louis Vietor Dies in Austria
Paris reports the death of Archduke Louis Vietor youngest brother of former Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria announced today. The passing reinforces longstanding imperial lineage with no further details provided.
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Paris
Archduke Louis Vietor
Francis Joseph of Austria
Poynter Case Begins in Court Over Prohibition Charge
Henry Poynter faces trial in district court before Judge R. M. Terrell on a persistent prohibition violation. Jurors are seated after a lengthy selection process. Deputy Nelson testified about Poynter loading three burlap wrapped packages into a car and delivering them to the county building amid discussions with Sheriff Mabey.
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Henry Poynter
R. M. Terrell
Frank M. Snow
Geof W. Hulse
A. P. Say
James T. Henderson
William Smith
R H. Seale
John A. Dalton
Coffin
Edwin Gittins
Norman Shorten
Chester Wells
al Kleeman
Anderson and
Edens
I. KE. McDougall
Byd. Jones
Poynter
Nelson
Ested Poynter
East Lander
de Nelson
Idaho Senate Tackles Road Levy and Memorial Bills
Boise Idaho Jan 28 Two road measures bow in the senate to raise road levy from 25 to 50 cents per hundred and grant county officials power to repair and fund roads when state action lags. House members propose memorial commissions for dead soldiers funding each county with 1000 dollars. County division enable act returns, requiring 65 percent voter petition. House adjourns to Friday with many minor bills.
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Boise
Idaho
Senate
Nelson
Kootenai
Wives
Highway Commission
Idaho Is Firm Against Anarchy
Boise reads a bill making Bolshevism a felony with penitentiary punishment for disloyalty and promoting anarchy. The Senate passed John D Robertson's measure in a near unanimous vote amid a brief explanation from the sponsor that the measure defends fundamental government principles.
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Boise
House
Senate
John D. Robertson
Roberston
Bolshevik Retreat Ruled a Rout After Narva Capture
Helsingfors dispatch to the Daily Mail reports Fithonian officials saying the Bolshevik defeat following Narva’s capture amounted to a rout, signaling a decisive setback for Bolshevists amid the war.
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London
Bolshevists
Narva
Helsingfors
Daily Mail
Heavy influenza sweeps Murman coast and White Sea region
Archangel and London report a severe influenza toll across the Murman coast Kola peninsula and White Sea district. Onega Kem and Nimensk villages see widespread illness with few medical points and empty homes as families die without coffins. Archangel records two thousand cases and a sanitary commission enforces health laws.
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Archangel
London
Associated Press
Murman Coast
Kola Peninsula
White Sea
Onega
Kem
Nimensk
Seacoast
Sheriff Mabey Testifies In Poynter Whiskey Case
Sheriff Mabey described Poynter saying he delivered whiskey and would tip him off about the person who had the booze. He said he had no understanding with Poynter about the transaction. Other witnesses are being examined and the case may go to the jury tonight.
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Geo. Mabey
Poynter
Mabey
Petrograd Will Avoid a Fight
London dispatch reports Leon Trotzky orders Zino viet to surrender Petrograd without resistance if northern Russian forces attack the city. The move aims to prevent destruction and maintain control during potential siege.
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London
Leon Trotzky
Zinoviet
Petrograd
Dinara Seized By Italian Forces In Adriatic
A Solvenes Serbo Croat report says the Dinara, flying the American flag and licensed by the U S Navy, was seized at Jelsa on January 16 by Italian troops. The captain was held for hours as the crew watched the flag lowered and the vessel moved to Stari Grad under Italian colors.
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Washington
Official Information Bureau
Kingdom of the Serbs and Croats
Dinara
Adriatic
Jelsa
Stari Grad
Citta Vecchia
Henry Ford pacifist voyage inspired by German interests
Archibald B. Stevenson testified before a Senate committee investigating German propaganda that Ford’s 1915 peace expedition aimed to avert trench warfare. He cited Rosika Schwimmer as the plan’s origin and noted Lochner and others connected to pacifist groups were involved.
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Washington
Henry Ford
Archibald B. Stevenson
Senate
Stevenson
Military Intelligence Department
New York
Rosika Schwimmer
Flu Epidemic Cost South African Insurance Loss
Cape Town reports influenza caused about 7.5 million dollars in losses to leading insurers. An insurance manager notes the epidemic in a few weeks exceeded wartime risk payouts.
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South Africa
Cape Town
Peace conference eyes league as June signing looms
Paris dispatches reveal the supreme council focusing on a league of nations after Russian questions progress. Preliminary peace signs are aimed for early June with Allied commissions forming amid ongoing talks. Presidents Wilson and Ador are slated to meet in Paris as European leaders push unified postwar principles.
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Paris
Marcel Hutin
Echo de Paris
Supreme Council of the Peace Conference
Associated Press
Supreme Council of the
Peace Congress
League of Nations
Russia
Princess Island
Wilson
America
Lloyd George
Great Britain
United States
Switzerland
Ador
Berne
Watson
Poincare
Clemenceau
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Bendixson
U.S
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Henry
Weet
Son
U. S
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West Clark Street
Moe
U. S. Employment Service
Federal Community Labor Bear
Pocatello District
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