Conference Days Bring Victory for Wilson as Bills Hit Packing
President Wilson gains early signals of support from congressional hearings on proposed packing industry laws. Armour and Company executives warn new bills by Sims and Kendrick would raise food costs and cripple packing firms. Mayer argues federal takeover violates Interstate Commerce law and constitutional limits, citing Supreme Court precedent.
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Ireland Faces Tragic Chapter Warns Dublin Paper
Dublin reports warn of a grim chapter in Ireland's history as Sinn Fein Parliament moves forward. Freemans Journal criticizes the Parliament and leadership, noting fear of Irish Bolshevism and urging restraint. E De Valera, jailed on a political charge, is labeled by followers as a fledgling president.
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Weather forecast for Western Pennsylvania
Washington reports a forecast of likely rain tonight and Friday with cooler temperatures. The outlook covers the western region with a trend toward unsettled conditions.
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Tranquility Restored at Barcelona, Spain
Madrid reports Premier Romanones announced that tranquility has been restored at Barcelona and residents are returning to work. The government says the people are respecting its decision to stamp out unrest.
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Anti Bolshevik Movement in Russia Grows
Sazonoff says anti Bolshevik governments in Russia will not attend the Russo Allied peace conference on Princes Island February 15. He calls the Bolsheviki government outlaws and notes these regimes refuse to participate while Bolsheviks would be represented.
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Council of National Defense plans for peace time use
The article details plans by Governor Grosvenor B Clarkson for the Council of National Defense to operate in peace. It calls for state legislatures to establish nonpartisan community bureaus linked to state departments to organize permanent local leadership and facilitate civilian preparations during demobilization and readjustment.
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German Soldiers Eager To Come To America Testimony
Washington Jan 23 German soldiers and officers intend to flock to this country as bars are let down Royal C Johnson of South Carolina testified before the House immigration committee supporting the Burnett bill He cited statements from German prisoners claiming a global mental and moral breakdown necessitates cooperation among nations to prevent future conflict and ease hostilities between former enemies
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Bolsheviki seize Orenburg amid Siberian clashes
Report from Copenhagen dated January 23 states Bolshevik forces captured Orenburg severing links between the Siberian government and anti Bolshevik factions. Thirty thousand Ruthenians aggregating with a Polish army at Lemburg. City power and water cut off. Other dispatches note a British relief ship Hova jammed in ice, carrying 156 lorries and $200,000 in supplies for American and British troops in northern Russia, plus cigarettes, candy, sugar and foodstuffs. Seven thousand German miners strike in Silesia causing Berlin blackout. London reports large English engineering, shipbuilding, and milling industries idled by a 47 hour week dispute affecting 350,000 workers. Washington notes 27th division personnel bound for demobilization after convoy duty at Camp Upton. Transports Martha Washington and La Lorraine sail home with Ohio and Iowa troops, expected to dock Newport News January 28 and New York around January 30.
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Berlin Becomes Normal After Sailor Patrols Restore Order
Berlin returns to normalcy as volunteers withdraw and city life resumes under patrols by sailors. No published papers report the strike troubles. Eichhorn is located and his home surrounded by authorities.
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Germans elect Socialists to strong National Assembly majority
Berlin reports a solid Majority Socialists majority in the National Assembly after last week’s election. Delegates by party are Majority Socialists 169 seats Independents 79 Democrats 7 German Nationals 34 Centrists 66 Liberals 11. Alsace Lorraine had no ballots. Assembly set to meet February 2. Also notes talk of presidential backers for Naumann Dernberg and Groener. Strait strikes and public unrest in Berlin amid blackout and labor action. Eichhorn, former Bolshevik police chief, found in Berlin home surrounded by troops. he had been elected to the National Assembly.
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Seven of 25 Escaped Convicts Captured at Rock Island
Police and volunteers pressed the manhunt for 25 escaped convicts from Rock Island prison. Alfred de eon, a Mexican among them, was shot and captured, bringing recaptures to seven. Citizens plan to petition Gov. Lowden to end the honor convict system and remove inmates from local factories.
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Mines of Yorkshire coal fields idle today
London January 28 All coal mines in Yorkshire remain idle as a general strike halts operations across the region. The stoppage affects major pits and reflects widespread labor action signaling broader industrial tensions.
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Polish Expedition Decisions Signal Peace Conference Shape
Paris Jan 23 officials reveal that responsibility for war authorship and penalties will be among first questions at the peace conference plenary session Saturday. The supreme council discussed international labor law, penalties, reparations, ports and waterways control, and territorial settlement procedures. Marshal Foch and General Diaz will attend a Versailles war council meeting tomorrow. Paderewski actions and Polish relief plans command attention as the conference eyes Russian representation and a potential league of nations. President Wilson gains momentum as a key factor in shaping postwar order amid rapid Allied moves toward policy on Poland and Russia. Detours include possible Polish government recognition and a February election. Chicago meanwhile reports five automobile bandits and brewing firm owners facing police.
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Sproul Actions to Block Postmaster Interference in Phone Rates
Governor Sproul directs the Attorney General to employ all state power to resist the Postmaster General and prevent interference with intra state telephone rate increases, signaling a major pushback from the state against federal postal policy.
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Steenereson Probes Government Revenues From Telephones
Rep Steenerson presses inquiry into hundreds of millions in revenues the Post Office holds from telegraph and telephone services. Burleson acted without authority in setting rates and faces House Post Office committee scrutiny while demand grows for返 return of wire systems to private contracts and treasury.
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Spa Inhabitants Declare the Kaiser Mentally Irresponsible
With the American Army of Occupation in Germany, Spa residents say the former German emperor is mentally irresponsible. Dr. S. A. Brown, Bellevue Medical College, cites reports from Spa officials who observed him at play, including miniature trenches and pebble tossing. His train allegedly had two locomotives for rapid redeployment.
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