Arizona lawmakers seek funds to fight influenza and epidemics
Arizona Senate debates a bill allowing county supervisors to levy a special tax to fund influenza control and public health efforts. The measure, with an urgency clause, aims to aid agricultural development and relieve land office congestion.
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Packing Trusts Dominating Meat Market, Senator Says
Senator Kendrick of Wyoming told the American National Livestock Association that five meat packing firms control producing and distributing markets. He proposed a bill to regulate the industry, end packers ownership of stock yards, and require refrigerating cars and a new reporting system to keep the government informed.
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Bremen Dispatch Reflects German Turmoil and Allied Notes
A Bremen dispatch reports workers occupying barracks and blocking activity as protests rise over killings of Liebknecht and Luxemburg. The note details German positions on Polish borders, East Prussia, and eastern front concerns amid Allied hints at frontier deals and peace conference pressures.
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Polish mission to be sent as peace conference acts
The peace conference supreme council decided to dispatch a mission to Poland and to discuss Wilson's Russian plan this afternoon. President Wilson may return if needed to push a league of nations while Admiral Benson or Baker could join as US delegates. Women demand a seat in any future league body and call for punishment of wartime atrocities.
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Gideons Seek Change in Hotel Staffing Roles
A movement led by A. H. K. T. Monge, national secretary of the Gideons, aims to shift hotel staffing away from girl bell hops toward more jobs. Mer. Moore issued a today-address letter to the American Hotel Men's Protective Association urging intensive use of female help in hotels.
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Additional troops ordered home early from multiple units
The War Department announced 2706 officers and 4927 men to be sent home early. The list includes the 58th coast artillery, base hospital No. 15, 104th aero squadrons, transportation corps units, tank companies, and various support units. Troops head home aboard the hospital ship Melita amid a royal welcome as ships dock. Most soldiers hail from the Southwest with contingents from Ohio, Iowa, and Missouri.
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Navy medals designs rejected by Daniels prompt new proposals
Washington January 22 Secretary Daniels rejected designs submitted by the Artists Association for naval distinguished service medals or crosses and directed Rear Admiral Victor Blue to prepare new designs. Daniels said he would wait for a satisfactory plan and might publicize the citations behind awards before decorations are ready. No report yet from Admiral Sims on recommendations.
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Australian pilot killed in Dayton crash at McCook field
Frank Banks an Australian airplane pilot was killed today at McCook field Dayton while instructing student Frank Golder of Dayton. The student was uninjured. The tragedy marks the first fatal accident at the field.
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Bolshevik Forces Attack Front But Repulsed Main Push
Multiple World War I era items report Bolshevik forces attacking northern Russian positions with defensive outposts retreating. main line repulsed. Other briefs note Hines predicting limited rate changes, jail escape recaptures, a lone aircraft sighting over Fort Bliss, and political shifts in Europe including Portugal and Brussels plans.
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Armour Favors Central Agency For Meat Shipment Control
Armour argues before the Interstate Commerce Committee for a central agency to regulate meat shipments by mail to market. He contends such regulation would stabilize prices and curb market gluts, while noting price levels depend on livestock supply and demand. He warns consumers can’t shield themselves from high prices. producers must accept current market rates.
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Unofficial American Mission Goes to Berlin
An unofficial American mission of about 25 State Department representatives will depart for Berlin late this week. The group aims to coordinate prisoner repatriation efforts and the surrender of German ships while gathering information. It will assess relief needs for food supplies and raw materials.
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200 American Sailors Arrive in Rome to Warm Welcome
A contingent of 200 American sailors arrived in Rome on Tuesday January 22 and was greeted with enthusiasm. The Italian minister of the navy hosted a luncheon for the officers while American and Italian sailors shared a meal at another restaurant. The visit sparked goodwill and friendship between the two navies.
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No Compromise in Sight in Seattle Shipyards Strike
Seattle workers at Washington steel and wooden shipyards walked out en masse on January 22 as 35 000 to 37 000 metal workers demanded higher pay. A strike committee planned fund relief for the needy while transport men said many strikers planned to leave the city. The union seeks a basic rate of eight dollars a day for mechanics and seven and six dollars for laborers and helpers.
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Lithuanian premier and cabinet flee to Copenhagen
Premier Ullmann of Lithuania arrives in Copenhagen with a majority of his cabinet after evacuating Libau due to Bolshevik invasion. He says Lithuanian forces need arms ammunition and troops and that they aim to contact the Allies for aid and possible German support.
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U S Interests in Mexico Push Peace Conference Effort
New York January report states a committee will present measures to protect American interests at the peace conference. Edward L. Doheny of the Mexican Petroleum Corp will join. other members from agriculture, mining, smelting, manufacturing, and banking are to be named.
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Ireland Proclaims National Status at Peace Conference
Provisional Irish Republic constitution asserts Dail Eireann as legislative body with deputies elected from existing assemblies. Delegates to the peace talks pledge Ireland’s national status and right to vindication, demanding freedom from English domination and recognition at the congress of nations.
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Bolsheviki Plan Revolt Spread Across Asia and India
London Jan 22 The Russian Bolshevik government has long organized propaganda to spark revolutions in China India and Persia and now plans to send agents with funds to stir unrest in Asia A major obstacle is the Omsk army blocking routes via the Urals British reports indicate Bolshevism spreading in Ukraine.
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Roosevelt would have run in 1920 if nominated
Brig. Gen. Bird W. Spencer cites a 1920 conversation in Passaic New Jersey stating Col. Theodore Roosevelt would have accepted the Republican nomination if offered and there was broad definite popular demand. The quote references Roosevelt saying he did not want to be nominated unless there was general support.
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Dominion Autonomy at Peace Meet Gains Support
Paris dispatch reports Canada Prime Minister Sir Robert Borden and Australian Premier Hughes clashing over dominion status in the League of Nations. Editors note dominions seek equal status yet desire unity in voting, while Britain to speak as a single voice. The Paris press signals dominions favor a panel based system and potential joint representation within the imperial delegation.
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Pope Sends Greetings to Cardinal Gibbons Golden Jubilee
Archbishop Cerretti, under secretary of state at the Vatican, delivered Pope Benedicts greetings to Cardinal Gibbons on the occasion of his golden jubilee as Bishop. The ceremony had occurred last autumn but war conditions prevented a papal envoy at that time.
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Industrial unrest rises in England with rail strike threat
London January 22 industrial unrest spreads across the United Kingdom. The railway strike threat escalates while the Yorkshire coal field faces probable idle status tomorrow, potentially leaving about 150000 men out of work as preparations are underway in Scotland for broader action.
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