Stories of Cruelty and Murders in Mexican Situa tion Hearings
Senators and witnesses recount brutal acts against American farmers and settlers in Mexico. Testimony from Britt, Tank, and others alleges Carranza soldiers killed or maimed, with paymasters linked to oil interests under scrutiny. The hearings aim to illuminate the dangers faced by Americans in Mexican districts and the fate of colonists near Tampico and surrounding areas.
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Fdouston
Spyinidadtan
Thoustan
Enck
Doles
Thorndale
Tor
Moxdeo
Patsick
Heeney
AL Tampico
Merleo
ieaUss
Torio Tex
al- San
Mexico
Senate
Jay
Mary, Wright
Willis
Batley
Miyrdera
Genres B. Dlainek
Washington
Britt
Argonne
Wal
Pam Wes
Ife
United States
Hov
F. J. Honey
Farl Boles
Garranza
Urltt
Nin Wate
Ny Careanan Salirat
Carranza
Boles
Micah
Blair
Polish War Fear Persists Amid Bolshevik Tensions
General Bliss warned the House Ways and Means Committee that a European war revival hinges on Poland’s ability to resist Bolshevik forces. He described Poland as the bulwark against Bolshevism and cited Russia's numeric and military superiority. Reports from Moscow and London detail battles around Rostov on Don and clashes with Semenoff forces, with casualties among Americans and widening unrest in Berlin as revolts and communist demonstrations unfold.
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Washington
Jen
Europe
Poland
Bliss
House
Ways and Means
Blige
Joan
Moscow
Elisa
London
Rostov-on-Don
Restovv Ond
Balalsk Gulo
Aksalshai
Semenoff
Mazcow
Avaur
Tri -Datkah
Turkish Minister Starts Revolution
SENEVA January 15 Enver Pasha Turkish minister of war recently elected Kings of burde opie has started a Bolshevik revolution in Turkestan Afghanistan and according to a telegram Enver 13 said have many sand restricting his energies fAinse the Nettish prestige In south est Asia and the uleimats aim the im Wadia. Warge sume Ie 1a reported 2e¢ hrew furnished hice by the soviet RM erimene th Mrgcas.
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Seneva
Enver Pasha
Burdeopie
Tradition About Birth Rate After War Falls Flat
Paris reports that the postwar birthrate belief is fallacious as births rise only because population grew by 600 in the last year. The births per 1000 people remain below prewar levels of 1914, with poorer districts showing higher shares than wealthier ones.
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Paris
Jr Lige
Parla
Berore
German Officers Aid Bolshevik Campaign
New York dispatch says German officers, payroll and ammunition are widely used by Bolsheviks in a campaign against Polish forces. Major Starzynski, chief medical staff under General Haller, notes that many Poles born in America fight in civilian clothes, with many officers lacking shoes. He adds that the aid is shared with large numbers of schoolboys and girls assisting soldiers on the front.
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New York
Mek Ts A- Starayathi
Pittsburg
Haller
America
Starzynski
Split in Jugoslav delegation slows Flume settlement
Paris reports a division among Jugoslav delegates over the Italian compromise on the Dalmatian region and Istria. Lloyd George and Clemenceau issue ultimatums urging Belgrade to decide yes or no, while consensus on acceptance or rejection remains unsettled amid uncertain Wilson involvement.
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Paris
Tallans
Lloud George
Clemenceau
Juge-Slivd
Italy
Istria
JugoSkuv
Fresiers Lloyd George
Belgrade
Wilson
Fiume
Americanization Plan For New Organization
New York January 15 The Constitutional League formed to promote Americanization plans by teaching the Constitution and core U S ideals to children. Leaders include Franklin D Roosevelt Charles Evans Hughes Alfred E. Smith and Theodore Roosevelt along with clergy and civic figures. El Paso Texas January 15 Major General Dickman warns Mexican munitions and supplies may be fueled from U S army camps with orders to tighten guarding and curb draft leakage as crossborder demand rises.
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New York
League
Franklin D. Lane
Charles Evans Hughes
Alfred EB. Ismith
Franklin K. Hoosevelt
Cardinal Gibbons
Charles Sumner Bureh
Theodore Roosevelt
EL Paso
Texan
United States Army
Dickman
Southern Department
San Antonio
Chaplain Opposes Return Of Yankee Dead To Us
An Open Letter urges relatives to act as undertakers are accused of seeking personal profit. The Powhatan sails for Antwerp with seven percent former service members to oversee returning bodies of American soldiers. The American Field of Honor Association released the letter opposing wholesale repatriation, arguing for a national memorial system and honoring the fallen with reverence and unity.
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New York
Powhatan
Antwerp
Belgium
Herbert
Rainbow Division
Washington
Sishoy
America
Dlebop
Prance
Thig
Warning Issued to All Radical Aliens
Newark Jan 1 Secretary of Labor Wilson issued an address defending deportation policy for radical agitators. He stated 4660 aliens physically mentally or who believed in destroying the government by violence had been deported since the arrival of a bloc with 249 others, amid public accusations of broad deportations for radical views.
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Newark
Wilson
Bnfoch
Spotted Poland Hog Sells for $35,000 in Iowa Sale
Spotted Poland hogs drew strong prices at a Noblesville sale. Chien Bent, a spotted boar, sold for $235,000 to Wyckett and Simesom on behalf of a state breeders association. A sow fetched $8,000 and forty head averaged about $84.00.
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Noblesville
Iowa
Frank Wille
Wyckett and Simesom
Blood donors strike locks prices at Flower Hospital
The strike by sellers of blood for transfusion operations at Flower Hospital halted operations as they demanded 55 dollars per pint, 30 dollars more than two weeks earlier. Nurses and staff responded, one nurse stayed on an operating table during a translation procedure, and the strike was broken after two hours with donors at the old wage.
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New York
Flower Hospital
Nuesea
League of Nations to hold its first meeting tomorrow
Paris Jan 16 The League of Nations begins tomorrow at 10 o clock in the ethnik room of the French foreign office with Leon Bourgeois presiding It will be attended by Vittorio Podesta and other foreign ministers while the American delegation led by Hugh S Lane will not attend The absence of the United States is noted as a setback to Wilson's aims and many Paris papers expect a short absence before full participation resumes
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Paris
Franch Soreigh
Leon Bourgeois
Krenek
Dreag
Earl Curzon
Kedleston
Delish
Alate
Sarcizn Aftuire
Dina
Hugh C. Wallane
Tritain
Alfonsa Codta
Jianiog da Cunha
France
Prese
United States
Wilson
Tong
Paz
Americs
Thousand Viennese Children Brought Home
One thousand Viennese children aged four to three years arrived in Trieste to be assigned to families for care. Many were emaciated and undernourished after postwar conditions. They were processed at the docks warehouse where they were fed under arrangement by social services.
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Trieste
Sandy
Gant
Viennes
Austria
Prohibition Amendment Enforced Tomorrow Night Across State
Warrington Jac 15 Prohibition Commissioner Cramer completes organization for enforcement of constitutional prohibition after midnight tomorrow. State county and city officials urged to aid. federal authorities to step in where local diligence fails. Ban on “galantry” and bonded whiskey stocks to be seized. warehouses and homes monitored. loyal citizens urged to report violations.
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Warrington
Jac
Cramer
Who
Hay
Boone
Ots
Lider
Comat
Islmner Cramer
Neddolutiona
Citizepe
Inwa
AntiSaloan League of America
Fate of Fortunes Tied Up in Whisky, Problem
A committee of distillers named by George F. Deterte plans to visit Washington within a week to press government officials for relief. They aim to free bonds on floor stacks and allow bottling or conversion of stills and to seek modifications from departmental heads. The outcome hinges on forthcoming talks and policy changes.
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Dallas Worth
George F. Deterte
Woshington
Wan
Bill Extending Zone Postal Rates Sparks Tremendous Ovation
Washington report notes a bill extending zone postal rates to advertising mailers and other content, with Senator King of New Hampshire referencing a shift to third class rate status. The measure faces post office committee considerations amid broad language changes. General Pershing greeted in Denver prior to Cheyenne arrival. Ruy Barboes named Brazil’s peace delegate to the League council. Garlao da Cunha to temporarily replace him.
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King General Pershing
Washington
Jan
King
Lah
Arcond
Paris
Ruy Barboes
Brazil
Ayuail
League of Canons
Garlao da Cunha
Parle
Indicted Sugar Profiteers Face Federal Charges in Chicago
In Chicago, seven officers of three wholesale grocery concerns were indicted by a federal grand jury for sugar profiteering. The defendants include Mutual Grocery Company executives, SeeMoon Company officers, and Portney Company leaders. The charges allege conspiring to charge excessive prices, with sugar bought at 10 3/4 cents and marked up to retailer levels, violating price control laws.
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Chicago
Suger
Mutual Grocery Company
Officeca
SeeMoon Company
Surkin and Portnoy Company
Offiicers
Moon
Ompany
In and Portney Company
Alife
Creations Ask Aid to Return to U.S
About 2 thousand Croatians who left the steel walls at Pillsburg and Gary to fight for their country are petitioning the American Relief to aid them and return to the United States. Representations to the United States have been made, but the outcome remains unclear.
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Croatia
Pillsburg
Gary
United States
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