Sinn Fein Facing Crisis Amid Proclamations and Divisions
London dispatches report martial law in Clomel South Tipperary and garrisons strengthened at Cashel as raids by armed masqueraders expose unrest. In London a Daily Express summary claims Sinn Fein may peak now and split toward a moderate pro-British party with church opposition to violent rebellion. John Dillon asserts Sinn Fein policy ends in defeat and disaster.
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Clomel
South
Tipperary
Cashel
Dublin
London Daily Express
London
Ireland
Sinn Fein
John Dillon
Sinn
Ships Arrive With Troops for Demobilization Efforts
Newport News reports the battleship Nebraska arrived with the 311th field signal battalion and support ships for demobilization. New York announced two more transports Minnesota and Galesburg bringing officers and privates home. Washington noted six transports sailing for the United States with 7,600 troops aboard including Adri and Siboney due Feb 1 in New York.
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Newport News
Ada
Nebraska
311Th Field Signal Battalion
Long Island
Iowa
Ilinois
Kansas
New Jersey
Azores
New York
United States
Minnesota
Galesburg
Marseilles
Washington
General March
Adri
Siboney
Zacapa
Proposed trans Atlantic airship flight likely in August
London reports plans for a trans Atlantic airship voyage in August from Spain to Buenos Aires. About fifteen people will be aboard and the voyage is expected to take four days.
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London
Spain
Buenos Aires
New York Gunmen Testify in Philadelphia Mayor Trial
New York gunman Butch Mascia testified today in the trial of Philadelphia Mayor Thomas B. Smith. He described his arrival on Sept 28 with four others, a hotel stay in the Fifth ward, and a club where revolvers and blackjacks were supplied. Mascia claimed no knowledge of who hired them and testified about assaults by his gang.
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New York
Philadelphia
George Eppley
Fifth Ward
Thomas B. Smith
Butch Mascia
Deutsch
Mascia
Jimmy Clark
Mescin
Wadsworth Praises Doughboys After France Visit
Senator Wadsworth of New York lauded American doughboys in a Senate speech after a France trip. He praised their courage, intelligence, initiative, and patience amid shortages, noting their decisive role in winning the war and their officers’ confidence in their abilities.
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Washington
Wadsworth
New York
Senate
France
Restrictions on brewing near beer lifted by proclamation
Washington reports a presidential proclamation issued in Paris on January 23 relieves restrictions on brewing near beer. Officials caution that the measure isn’t effective until the U S seal is affixed and manufacturers should await formal action. The December 1 food conservation proclamation had previously imposed the limits.
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Washington
Wilson
Paris
United States
State Department
Anglo American Relief Commission Arrives in Hamburg
The Anglo American relief commission arrived in Hamburg via The Hague on January 28. German authorities were warned against profiteering in food supplies received from the Allies.
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Anglo-American Relief Commission
Hamburg
Hague
Immigration bill pushes four year U.S. entry ban
Washington January 28 A large portion of the House immigration committee backs a four year prohibition on new entrants to the United States to curb postwar influx from war torn nations. The draft was largely rewritten from Rep Burnett's original measure with plans to pass a substantially altered bill. A non-aligned member hints at an amendment to bar Germans, citing alleged German efforts to flood the U.S. after peace. Members warn that Bolshevik and labor tensions heighten the risk of a rapid immigration surge.
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Washington
House
United States
Burnett
Aisbame
Germany
P. R. R. MEN AT SMOKY CITY MAY 60 ON STRIKE
Pittsburgh Pa Jan 28 A threatened strike of maintenance of way workers involving 40000 men scheduled for Saturday was averted when a Washington message said the Railroad Administration took the matter from Pennsylvania officials who had refused a hearing The men demand union recognition wage standardization and better working conditions will be heard by the boards of railroad wages and working conditions of the railroad administration
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania Railroad
Washington
Railroad Administration
Pennsylvania
Board of Railroad Wages and
Jose Relvas Commissioned to Form Portuguese Cabinet
Madrid dispatches report Jose Relvas has been commissioned to form a Portuguese cabinet. The Lisbon advices note theatres have reopened. The president travels aboard a Portuguese cruiser with naval forces bound for the royalist stronghold at Oporto.
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Agence Radio
Madrid
Jose Relvas
Lisbon
Oporto
Uprising in Portugal Fails Amid War News
London reports a royalist uprising in Portugal has failed completely as of January 28. Other dispatches note Bolshevik killings of 3,300 civilians at Libau, and the U.S. Senate and House approving a 100000900 bill to feed Europe. Aligning items mention Northwest Mounted Police gearing up, Bernstorff and Lichnowsky named to Germany’s peace delegation, Lenin directing Narva recapture, Finland independence proposals, and Burleson warning on potential telecom control gaps.
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London
Portugal
Chronicle
Amsterdam
Washington
S Senate
House
Europe
Ottawa
Northwest Mounted Police
Bernstorff
Berlin
Copenhagen
Count von Bernstorff
Tht
United States
Prince Lichnowski
England
Germany
Lenine
Nicholai Lenine
Russia
Yamburg
Narva
Reval
Morris Is Cross Examined Before House Committee
Chicago meatpacker Morris testifies to the Interstate Commerce Committee that no inquiry can survive constant criticism and that the packing industry has been made a political football. He insists the industry faces unfair scrutiny and political pressure affecting investigations and policy.
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Chicago Meat Packer
House
Interstate Commerce Committee
Government Not Practical To Fix Meat Prices
Washington January 28 Edward S Morris Chicago meat packer told the House interstate commerce committee that no industry can survive constant criticism and that a government agency to fix meat prices would be impracticable. He argued weekly changing conditions would thwart any fixed price plan. Swift and Armour hearings featured cross examination on profits and stockyard control. Senator Norris contested surplus figures citing real excess profits and Swift testified to 21 million dollars profit in 1918 with 11.02 percent return on capital.
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Washington
Edward S. Morris
Chicago
House Interstate Commerce Committee
Morris
Swift
Stevens
Federal Trade Commission
J. Ogden Armour
Heney
Armour
Chicago Stock Yards Company
New Jersey Corporation
Norris Nebraska
Louis F. Swift
Francis J. Heney
Senate Agricultural Committee
Food Administration
Trial Begins For Rev Henry Hall In Wells Creek Death
In Saco Maine on January 28 Rev Henry H Hall goes on trial charged with killing his wife Minnie O Stevens Hall. The body was found mortally injured on June 11 at the bottom of a creek near Wells Depot. Hall claims she fainted and fell from a railroad trestle into the creek. A majority of locals accept his story.
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Henry Hall
Saco Maine
Henry H. Hall
Minnie O. Stevens Hall
Wells Depot
Hall
Little River
Penote
Drive For Universal Training in Senate Push
Senate military committee units will launch a drive for universal training within days as officials report mixed War Department support. The general staff backs the plan but others oppose it. President Wilson is said to favor universal training. A new bill will soon be introduced aiming to draw on draft machinery with a year of training for men aged 21 to 30 and to create a large reserve ready for service. General Pershing’s forthcoming testimony is awaited before the committee to shape permanent policy.
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Washington
Senate Military Committee
General Staff
Army
Senate
Try
War Department
Chamberlain
United States
Pershing
General Pershing
Senate Military Affairs Committee
Wilson
Senate Committee
Congress
Senator Wadsworth
Trick of Paris Apache Caused More Deaths Than Any Air Raid
Paris officials disclose 1918 air raid figures showing an Apache attack at the Bolivar station led to the deadliest single raid, with 75 killed as victims trampled and robbed during panic. Total 206 killed in Paris air raids that year, with 36 killed and 122 wounded on January 30 and 3923 wounded overall.
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Paris
Bolivar
Weather forecast for Pennsylvania hinges on midweek chill
Washington January 28 forecast shows lower temperatures for tonight and Wednesday with a tendency toward cooler air. The brief weather note warns of a drop in temperature across the state, affecting travel and daily activities.
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Washington
Tern
Pennsylvania General
Wedanesda
Vickerman dry amendment resolution reported in Harrisburg
Harrisburg pa jan 28 the Vickerman joint resolution for ratification of the federal dry amendment was reported to the house by rep showalter after the law and order committee headed by rep bungard agreed unanimously the resolution will be a special order for a national passage next Tuesday and then sent to the senate
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Harrisburg
Vickerman
House
Showalter
Union County
Law and Order
Bungard
Senate
Step Toward Revision of Shipbuilding
Washington January 28 The Emergency Fleet Corporation pauses contracts for steel ships not laid down by August 1 and cancels unstarted work. The fleet body plans larger peacetime vessels while continuing shipbuilding with revised targets, a move urged by General Piez.
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Washington
Commerce Committee of the
Senate
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Final Tax Return Date May Be Postponed
Washington reports the treasury department is prepared to issue an order delaying the final date for filing tax returns from March 1 to April 1 due to Congress delay in enacting the 1979-20 revenue law.
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Washington, Jane
Congress
Treasury Department
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Men Granted Change of Venue
New York January 28 Justice Callaghan granted a change of venue to Massan county for six Brooklyn Rapid Transit officials and employees indicted for manslaughter after the November 1 wreck.
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Brooklyn Rapid Transit
New York
Massan County
Callaghan
Brooklyn
Allies Serve Ultimatum Upon Turkey, Salonika Report
Salonika dispatch says Allied powers demand immediate end to Turkish terrorism against Greeks. Tafik Pasha cabinet resigns after the Betentes action. Sultan undertakes to reconstruct a new ministry and restore property seized from Armenians and Greeks.
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Salonika
Greece
Alies
Turkey
Tafik Pasha
Reasons for Delay Scrutinized by Parisian Delegation
A brief note suggests delays are being explained in Paris possibly through a statement from the Parisian White House or by a member of the American delegation, likely Colonel House. The record hints at an official rationale behind postponement and its diplomatic framing.
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House
Colonel House
Wilson Russia Remains Keystone of World Peace
Paris dispatch reports President Wilson's league of nations plan to be released soon. He seeks to unify Allied views, avoid premature public detail, and keep Russia as the keystone of world peace. The Moscow invitation and French sanitary cordon ideas frame possible actions if Bolshevik delays persist. Inter-Allied Council meetings continue as March preliminaries are aimed for.
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John Edwin Nevin
U.S
Paris
Wilson
League of Nations
White House
Colonel House
League
Eyrone
American Commission
United States
Russia
Moscow
Princes Island
Lloyd-George
Tchicherin
Attila
Europe
Newa
Inter-Allied Council
Foreign Office
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