Pershing and Hays Voted into Union League Club
New York report: Charles E. Hughes re-elected president of the Union League club at the annual meeting. General Pershing named to honorary membership. Nine new members admitted including Will H. Hays of Sullivan Indiana, GOP national committee chairman. Club to form a committee to study Bolsheviki threat and prevent disorder.
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Jan.v
Charles E. Hughes
Union League Club
General Pershing
Will H. Hays
Sullivan
Ind
Republican National Committee
United States
Spartacans Lose Grip as Berlin Government Moves
Berlin reports say Republican guards switch sides aiding the government as 14 companies and a student battalion join the effort to seize key offices. Air patrols survey the city while threats to Red Flag headquarters and communications persist amid deadly clashes and street unrest.
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Kichhorn
Berlin
Frankfort
Fichhorn
Spartacans
Dr Liebnecht
Rosa Luxembore
Munich
Foreign Office
Soldiers and Workmen Demand Ebert Out in Copenhagen
A Leipsic decision by the Great Soldiers and Workmen’s Council calls for immediate removal of the Ebert government. In Munich a mob attacked a large bank but was repelled by machine guns, linked to Spar tacs. Baden election results dampen Radicals as Independent Socialists fail to win seats.
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Copenhagen
Eber
Germany
Leipsic
Munich
Potuiken
Spartacans
National Assembly
Baden
Freiheit
Berlin
Tourgeoisie
Bomb Attacks Kill Sixty Five at R. K. R. Station
Copenhagen dispatch reports government troops using bombs in Berlin clashes with Spartacans at the Silesian railway station and Lehrter station. Sixty five persons were killed as battles raged into the night with air support aiding government forces.
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Spartacans
Silesian
Lehrter
Spree
Tiergarten
Thuringian Republic Demanded With Erfurt as Capital
Resolutions from Thuringian chambers of commerce and the Thuringian industrialists union urged the formation of a separate Thuringian republic with Erfurt as its capital. The socialist call for a united Germany was rejected.
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Thuringian
Erfurt
Germany
Thuringian Industrialists Union
Lane pushes action on land for troops housing and farming
Secretary Lane urged immediate consideration of a $3,106.00 plan to reclaim and occupy 215000.00 acres for discharged soldiers. The program would fund development, provide jobs, and later allow veterans to select land for farming with repayment to the government within 40 years.
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Associated Press
Washington
Interior Department
Lane
Congress
House
Seecretary Lane
Liberty Bond Heist Shocks Detroit to Studebaker Theft
The loss of 250000 in 25 Liberty bonds from Detroit to Studebaker in South Bend remains a mystery. Denominated at 10000 each and numbered 23754 to 25758, the bonds were reported missing after five registered packages were delivered January 4. Postmaster receipts claimed four packages were found, with one bond bundle unaccounted for, prompting national alerts to bankers and brokers.
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Chicago
First National Bank of Detroit
Mich
Studebaker Corporation
South Bend
Ind
Studebaker
Republican chiefs gather at Chicago on candidates and issues
Republican leaders in Chicago discourage boom attempts for president and urge waiting a year to discuss qualifications. Many potential candidates are named for 1929, with about a score likely. Critics target Democratic extravagance and push against socialist policies including federal railroad and utility ownership. General Pershing drew little interest among leaders.
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Finois
Florence Collins
C Clifornia
Hays
National Democratic
Nere
John J. Pershing
Sensational Rise in Texas and Pacific Land Securities Explained
W H Abrams longtime land commissioner says the surge in Texas and Pacific land trust certificates stems from a mistaken belief lands are owned by the Texas and Pacific Coal and Gas Co or lie in new oil fields. Much land is wild, two thirds west of the Pecos Rio Grande. Certificates issued on unsold land grant tracts to bondholders, rising 37 points then 30 points.
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Associated Presse
Vallas
Texas
New York
Texas & Pacific Land Trust
Texas & Pacific Coal and Gas Company
New
W. H. Abrams
Texas & Pacific Railroad
Pecos
Rio Grande
New York Stock Market
Memorial services for Col Roosevelt at Capital on Feb 9
Memorial services for Theodore Roosevelt will be held at the Capitol February 9. The House passed a concurrent resolution authorizing committees to arrange the service. Representatives Kitchin Cantrell Randall Caldwell Fairchild Schall Temple were named to the committee. Vice President Marshall will appoint the Senate committee after consulting Senator Lodge and others.
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Associates Prees
Washington, D. C
Theodore Roosevelt
House
Senate
Kitchin
North Carolina
Cantrell
Kentucky
Randall
California
Caldwell
New York
G. W. Fairchild
Schall
Minnesota
Temple
Pennsylvania
Marshall
Lodge
Roosevelt
Hobo Philosopher Finds First Warm Weather in Tucson
Roger Payne a London born traveler arrived in Tucson on foot after leaving Boston July 1. He journeys to California and claims a life of leisure by working one day in six while embracing long walks and transit on the southern route. He visited the mission during his Tucson stay.
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Tucson
Roger Payne
Boston
California
Mr. Payne
Miners Discharged in Cananea District
Bisbee Ariz Jan 16 At least 2514 men have been discharged from Cananea district mines including Cananea Consolidated Copper and Democratic Mining companies plus smaller operators in the past week The cutbacks represent a 20 to 25 percent reduction due to copper market instability and uncertain near term prospects.
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Bisbee
Ariz
Cananea Consolidated Copper Company
Democrita Mining Company
Cananea
Sonora
Mexico
Three Greek Officers Killed in German Prison Camp
Official reports say three Greek officers detained at Goertitz camp in Germany were killed by the Germans for refusing to obey orders. Thirteen more Greek detainees are held, and Greek authorities accuse the Germans of violating the armistice terms.
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Hun
Pension Proposal for Roosevelt Widows Support
A bill introduced by Representative proposes a two year pension of 35 000 to the widow of a late Colonel Roosevelt in Washington. The measure aims to provide a government pension and follows a formal submission in Congress.
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Washington
Carow Roosevelt
Calonel Roosevelt
Roosevelt Address Praised For Action and Human Insight
Dr. R B von Kleinsmid lauds Theodore Roosevelt at a lunch club, praising his decisiveness and public service. He notes Roosevelt’s confidence, ability to tackle big tasks, and genuine sympathy for all Americans, citing his New York City reforms as standout civic work.
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Theodore Fioose
Fis
Althouse
Roosis
Ion
Iife
Remar
Teddy
Dro von KieinSmid
America
Roosevelt
von Kieinsmid
Remus
von KleinSmid
New York City
Harbor strike disrupts New York milk and perishables supply
Union and railroad officials clash over a harbor strike as tugboat officers face potential charges. Despite plans to reroute shipments, seven Lackawanna ferries and limited Staten Island service kept some transit running, while police ferries and subway cars move amid crowded conditions and blocked bridges.
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William Maher
Master Marines and
Iiots’ Association
Nigzhtfall
Manhattan
Mr. Smith
Lackawanna Aiload
Marine Workers
Staten Island
Vaheana
East River
Brooklyn
Ccruiser
Albany
McAdoo Calls Railroad Job “Hot Poker” in Public Barbs
Foreign sounding garbled text describes William Gibbs McAdoo as acting Federal Railroads administrator. he likens the role to a hot poker and promises retirement while seeking private sector work. fragmentary quotes mention wages, hours, and calls to return to private life amid political pressure.
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Associated Press
AD Buqueroque
N. Mo
Wrectar Federal of Railroads
William G. McAdoo
California
Foster Gathers Equipment for Engineer's Office
George S Foster former county engineer gathers items to equip a permanent office. He notes county maps and instruments were personal property of prior holders. A $24 drafting table and a $2 glass map cabinet are seen as frugal, with a road survey planned and about $20,000 left in the road fund.
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George S Foster
Foster
Incums Hent
Fieries
Arattins
W C. Goetz
U S House Passes Foreign Trade and Budget Bill
The annual appropriation bill provides for 96 518 000 in total funds, with significant increases to promote foreign trade through the bureau of foreign and domestic commerce and state department trade advisers. It doubles the 1919 level for some programs, includes 13 6586 700 for the 1920 census, and cuts payrolls from World War I across the war navy and state departments.
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Associated Press
Washington
Department of Commerce
State Department
Department
Internal Revenue Bureau
Navy
Ubb Treasuries
Baltimore
Boston
Chicago
Cincinnati
New Orleans
Philadelphia
St. Louis
San Franciscates
William Hohenzollern Walks at Amerongen Castle
The former German emperor William II, staying at Amerongen castle, walked in the gardens today marking a notable recovery. The Dutch premier’s secretary visited him to check on his health as it returns toward normal.
Roswell Field Dies in New Jersey at 68
Roswell Field brother of Eugene Field died of pneumonia at his Morristown home at age 68. Field was a noted author and newspaper writer in Denver. He passed away today January 16.
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Roswell Field
Morristown
N. J
Eugene Field
Denver
Victor Lamy Dies Paris Scholar and Secretary
Etienne Victor Lamy, member of the French Academy and secretary since 1915, has died in Paris. The veteran scholar contributed to the academy's work for decades.
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Victor Lamy
Paris
Etienne Victor Lamy
Academan 'S
General Perez and Army Menace Chihuahua Trains
General Perez the new Felix Diaz leader in Northern Chihuahua has appeared at Santa Clara canyon with four followers and threatened to halt passenger trains between Chihuahua City and Juarez. He proclaims he is fighting Carranza and Will under Diaz banner and has crossed the border into the area.
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Tex
Janis
Perez
Felix Diaz
Chihuahua
Santa Clara’ Canyon
Chihuahua City
Juarez
Carranza
Will
Diaz
Captain Rickenbacker an American air ace in war report
Edward V. Rickenbacker of Ohio, famed as a premier American air force ace, credited with 26 enemy planes. An official War Department report lists 63 aces overall. The record reflects wartime exploits and recognition across the American Army Air Corps.
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Washington
Jan
Edward V. Rickenbacker
Hus
Ohio
War Department
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