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Newspaper
Warren Evening Times
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1919
Page
1
The article reports that American views on Italian demands for the Adriatic, French claims to German territory, and the Baskans share a stance with the Pacific island issue. It notes these topics were brought into an ongoing international argument, highlighting the allied powers’ divergent aims and potential implications for postwar boundaries.
Paris quarrels loom as nations weigh fourteen points and colonies. Italy lays Adriatic claims while Britain and France seek German and Balkan concessions. Wilson meets with American commissioners as Berlin names Bernstorff to peace delegation, provoking unease among U.S. delegates.
Washington reports clocks will jump one hour forward on March 30 as daylight saving begins. Officials urge residents to adjust time before the change takes effect.
Nathaniel E. Goodwin famed comedian and stage figure died in New York at the Claridge hotel after a nervous breakdown following days of illness. He had last appeared in Baltimore and traveled to Philadelphia and New York with his company. Georgia Gardner was with him and reportedly adopted by Goodwin. he transferred a third of his interest to her and left a small estate for his parents.
London report states the American steamship Piave, aground off Deal, is having its cargo unloaded today. The Piave departed New York for Falmouth on January 14, continuing to pose a salvage situation for maritime authorities.
Washington January 31 An investigation of the milk industry and the price fixing by the food administration to be made by the federal trade commission was asked in a resolution introduced in the Senate today.
Nat Goodwin famed for witty marital quips. He joked marriages are made in heaven yet cancelled in Reno and that hops conquer experience. His five wives were Eliza Weathersby Nellie Pease Maxine Eliott Edna Goodrich and Margaret Moreland. He planned a sixth wife.
S D Warfield of Baltimore urged Congress to federalize railroads in peacetime with shared plans for improvements earnings limits and many wartime control features. He proposed six regional districts each with a three member regional ICC and let the existing ICC settle disputes between regions. Warfield’s lengthy prewar statement was the most comprehensive yet before the Senate Interstate Commerce Committee. It remains unclear if Congress will act on rail reversion after five years as McAdoo proposed and hearings consider.
General Hater states one Polish division is ready to leave France for Poland via Dantzig and two more are preparing. He appeals to Marshal Foch as France and England consent, while American delegates show resistance. Urgent need cited due to German activity and Czech Slovak tensions in Silesia to ensure eastern Europe safety.
Frances Minnie Hall, 14, daughter of Reverend Henry Hall, testifies in the Maine murder trial. She recounts marital troubles centered on women and how her father allegedly struck her with a singing book during prayer meeting. The father shows visible strain as she testifies.
In a graduation address to the Naval Reserve class the speaker urges Genefice to build ships that keep pace with world navies. The message emphasizes modern design and industrial readiness to ensure naval parity and strength.
Secretary Daniels pushes a three year three year building plan for a greater navy hoping to outpace any rival. The House naval affairs committee votes to report an appropriations bill around 750 million dollars while opposition references limits and divisions over aerial defense and Atlantic Pacific allocations.
Washington January 31 William J Burns famed sleuth is said to be investigating charges raised by Representative Heflin of Alabama that gambling in cotton futures is occurring on the New York and New Orleans exchanges. The House has a joint resolution urging Congress to prohibit such speculation, Heflin the author.
Paris reports the Allies have agreed to advance Belgium four hundred million pounds, about two billion dollars, to speed postwar reconstruction. The formal consent was learned today as part of Allied efforts to aid Belgium’s recovery from the war.
Washington January 31 The United States may finance wartime veterans disability pensions by converting war risk insurance to peacetime coverage via an amendment to the soldiers and sailors insurance act. Six new policies would provide continuous allowances for permanent disability, with the War Risk Bureau investing in government securities and farm loan bonds. Total death awards and disbursements to date are detailed, with policies outstanding and new policies still arriving from France.
Conferees report an informal agreement on the revenue bill allowing luxury taxes to remain as written with a later joint resolution to repeal them once the bill becomes law. The accord was reached this afternoon by the revenue bill conferees in Washington.
Washington January 31 The 3.2 million army hospital at Speedway Park Chicago is not in the War Departments category of moral obligations and cannot be classed with telephone contracts. Assistant Secretary of War Benedict Crowell told the Senate public buildings and grounds committee investigating army hospital facilities in the United States.
French forces occupying Germany report a new push beyond Strassburg this week capturing Ketl in Baden and advancing six kilometres beyond the prior line under the armistice terms. The announcement came from Strassbourg.
A Brussels dispatch reports Belgian local authorities in Louvain Dinant and Tanne where thousands died by German forces plan to arraign and prosecute the former Kaiser The note places Jan 31 date and ties to wartime crimes Reuters style for a late 19th century era.
In Potsdam Prince Eitel Frederick declared the former German emperor William II legally dead, stating you will never see Kaiser again. He claimed the circumstances that could enable ruling have been erased from history, according to a Berlin telegram.
New York Mrs Betty Inch formerly vaudeville star Betty Brewster was granted bail of 5000 dollars as jurors failed to reach a verdict on extortion charges brought by Eugene P Herrman a rich motor truck maker. She remained hopeful saying the queen of hearts was her lucky card.
Washington January 31 Appropriations for the American army for the next fiscal year on a basis of pay for an organization of 500000 men as suggested by Secretary Baker will be recommended to Congress by the House military affairs committee. Such a recommendation will involve a tentative not a permanent plan for Secretary Baker's proposed standing army of 500000 with infantry cavalry and artillery units under the national defense act of 1916 and special units like tank corps under supplementary legislation.
London January 31 The Daily Express comments on peace conference talks about the colonial question. It argues that surrendering German colonies now would benefit Germany, as Britain would risk losing its empire while Germany gambles on the world empire. It notes Germany’s history of conquering colonized lands.
Washington January 31 The National War Labor Board issued a decision returning the Amalgamated Association of Street Railway Employes of the Kansas City Railways Company to its former status. The board urged rehiring at old wages and urged the company to seek a higher tariff to cover the wage scale already granted in a prior ruling.
An unidentified woman in Athletic City New Jersey died by gas self harm. She left a note asking that no hypocritical mourners follow her to the grave. The incident dated January 34 is reported with few details and no identifying information about the deceased.
Fires at Rockaway Beach and Nyack New York cause widespread destruction. At Rockaway Beach two large hangars five auxiliary buildings and twelve seaplanes destroyed with seven calls for help. no injuries reported initially. At Nyack the American Analine Dye plant exploded killing one and injuring about thirty with water and rescue difficulties amid multiple ensuing blasts.
Fort Sill Oklahoma January 31 Private Bertram G Henry Lewiston Pennsylvania is dead and Private Ira Meade Muncie Indiana along with five other artillerymen suffer serious injuries after artillery horses stampeded during firing by Battery KE First Field Artillery late yesterday.
Washington dispatch shows fair conditions tonight and Saturday with possible snow flurries near Lake Erie, colder temperatures expected tonight.
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