Wilson May Add New Delegate to Peace Delegation
Washington reports authoritative sources say President Wilson seriously considers appointing an additional American to the peace delegation. He may name a permanent or pinch hitter from among Lansing Buss White Tate or Cary of State. speculation centers on Howard Tate as a likely option if chosen.
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Wilson
Anna
Sali
Mont America
Unitedates
Cireles
Howard Tate
Cary
Ellen
Agi
Danforth charged with murder of wife and mother in law
Joseph B. Danforth, a Wilkes-Barre wood heel worker, was arraigned after confessing to killing his wife and her mother with an axe knife and other kitchen tools. Bodies found. two of his three children were found bound in their beds.
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Haver Hil
Joseph B. Danforth
Danforth
Ark
Police dogs track four murder suspects in New York
New York police used tracking dogs to pursue four men believed to be Italians after a shooting at Helbach's Hotel in South Ozone Park. Mrs. Belben Polbach, 50, was killed and her husband Joseph Holbach was wounded during the incident sparked by a barroom dispute at closing time.
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New York
Belen Polbach
Joseph
Helbach’s
South Orzone Park
Holbach
Railway Director Denies Freight Rate Increase
Washington January 20 Walker D. Hines director of the railroad administration denied reports that freight rates would be raised by ten percent to meet a threatened year end deficit of 250 million dollars.
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Washington
Railroad Administration
Tadway
Walker D. Hines
Riots erupt as Berlin election violence flares up
Violent clashes break out between Sparticides and government troops during balloting in the National Assembly near Hallesche. Police report sharp engagement and street fighting as ballots are cast in Berlin.
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National Assembly
Berlin clashes as Spartacides clash with troops during vote
Violent street fighting broke out in Berlin as Spartacides attacked polling places and newspaper buildings during the national assembly election. Hand grenades and machine guns were used while government guards protected ballots. riots also reported in Breslau and Leipzig with troops enforcing order.
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Copenhagen
Spartacides
National Assembly
Hallesches
Vorwaerte
Tageblatt
Wilhelmstrasse
Hedemac
Oelock
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Psace
Breslau
Gortian
Schoeneberg
Thon
Nattowitz
Leipzig
Poli
Plan to forge a special session revealed today
Washington reports Republican leaders aim to force an early special session of a Republican controlled Congress to ram through appropriations. Senator Kenyon asserts opposition and vows to block jammed bills while majority leaders push to have supply measures ready for the President. The Senate digest the bills. the House should not rush them. The piece notes Kenyon and other Republicans challenge the majority’s plan. The second item reports the U S Supreme Court upholds South Carolina insurance broker law barring non residents from acting as brokers.
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Wilson
Congress
Kenyon
Iowa
Senate Appropriations Committee
Senate
House
South Carlina
Supreme Court of the United States
Europe
James Hamilton Lewis
Hoover
Germany
Penrose
Pennsylvania
Blaze destroys Corry city building in major fire
Corry Pennsylvania reports a three story brick city building burned to ruin with losses estimated between 75 000 and 109 000. Volunteer Fireman Finson died from smoke inhalation along with three injured firefighters Claude Whelier Cecil Slagie and Eddie Welsh. Fire started in rear of second floor and cause undetermined. City offices police fire department and Knights of Pythias rooms were wiped out leaving charred walls and a collapsed south wall.
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Finson
The
Corry Journal
Claude Whelier
Cecil Slagie
Eddie Welsh
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Wrecks In Dense Fog Kill Sailor And Injure Dozens
Two Chicago wrecks caused by heavy fog near dawn. A Jackie Special on the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad killed I A Painter and injured 30 to 40 sailors aboard about 1,500 aboard the train. An Irving Park L wreck injured eight, with two likely fatally, as two Ravenswood L trains collided.
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North Side
Chicago and Northwestern
Ravenwood
I. A. Painter
Great Lakes
Ravenswood
Huntington Avenue
Germans and Poles Open Negotiations Reported
A Berlin dispatch to Exchange Telegraph says negotiations between Germany and Poland have begun today. Germany protests to Russia over interference in German internal affairs.
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London
Berlin
Russia
Polish Delegate Leads First At Peace Conference
Sophie Sokolowska, a Polish woman, will represent her country at the peace conference as the sole female delegate. Polish committees have arrived in Paris to coordinate aid, clothing, food, medicine, and shoes while internal unity in Poland shows signs of strain.
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London
Sophie Sokolowska
Paris
Count Sobanski
United States
Poland
Marshal Foch
Herbert Hoover
Cracow
Warsaw
M. Jansze
Coolidge
Arthur Schilling
Hoover Is Again the Target for Sharp Criticism
An Inter national News Service dispatch reports Frank Morrison of the American Federation of Labor accusing employers nationwide of dis charging workers then rehiring at prewar wages to promote I W W and Bolshevism. He cites information from union heads as proof of a concerted effort.
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Washington
Frank Morrison
American Federation of Labor
Innternational
W. W. Ism
Morrison
Memorial trees to honor soldiers and sailors
Washington January 20 The Quemahoning chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution will plant memorial trees in memory of the soldiers and sailors of Johnstown Tlra as a message to the American Forestry Association today The association has offered to aid France in re foresting devastated areas and the French government has accepted
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Washington
Quemahoning
Daughters of the American Revolution
Johnstown
Tlra
American Forestry Association
France
Cholera Breaks Out in Hamburg
Amsterdam reports cholera outbreak in Hamburg with numerous deaths and dispatches noting rising tolls.
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Hamburg
Amsterdam
Dispatches
Russian Situation Discussed At Paris Allied Meeting
In Paris at the Quai dOrsay a high level Allied meeting examined the Russian situation. Attending were President Wilson the British prime minister and foreign ministers with Baron Makino and the Japanese ambassador. Moulens the French ambassador to Russia spoke and provided Archangel reports. A next session is planned for Tuesday at 10:30 AM to hear Danish minister Seavinius in Petrograd.
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Paris
Wilson
Foreign Office
Petrograd
United States of America
Baron Makino
Quai d'Orsay
M. Moulens
Russia
Fom Archangel
M. Seavinius
Prince John death won’t alter Princess Patricia wedding plans
London officials announced that the death of Prince John, youngest son of King George and Queen Mary, will not change the arrangements for the wedding of Princess Patricia of Connaught. The statement was released as details of the royal plans remained unchanged.
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London
Prince John
Kine
George
Mary
Patricia
Connaught
Paris Conference Sees New Military Boundary Plan
Report from Paris notes representatives of five nations discuss Bolshevik threat and Russia at the Conference of Paris. A committee is named to study international labor law as the Entente contemplates a Rhine boundary guarded by a future league. France seeks guarantees against German aggression while preserving stability west of the Rhine.
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John Edwin Nevin
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England
France
American
Italy
Japan
Foreign Office
Russia
Europe
League of Nations
Clemenceau
Poincare
Entente
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Rhine
Gur
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Lorraine
Sarre
International League
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Servia
China
Greece
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Roumania
Siam
India
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Cuba
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Nicarangua
Honduras
Bolivia
Panama
Ecuador
Uruguay
Peru
New Zealand
Wilson
Allo
Amegers
Algiers
Lamande
de Val Prudelle
Paris Peace Conference outlines labor protections and a league of nations
The Paris conference discusses labor reform to shield workers from exploitation, industrial insurance, and limits on night work for women. Debates on a league of nations expand, with expectations of concrete world wage and hours standards and possible accountability for war leaders including the ex Kaiser.
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Expr
Committee On International Affairs
Wilson
Buffalo
Victory Loan closing likely final Liberty issue
Washington reports Secretary Glass signs the Victory Loan drive as the Fifth Liberty Loan may be the last. Public sentiment expects only one more issue and holds that conversion privileges may not extend to older bonds. The planned loan amount is about 5.06 billion dollars with a start date of April 6, the war entry anniversary.
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Washington
Glass
January 20 to January 25 1919 Weather Forecast
Week forecast from Washington lists high temps early then near normal later. Expect considerable cloudiness with occasional rain and snow. Western Pennsylvania forecast notes partly cloudy tonight and Tuesday.
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