Berger Faces Fast Exclusion From Congress
Washington notes say Victor Berger Socialist elect from Wisconsin will be excluded when presenting a second certificate of election. Rep Dallinger will object and a resolution of exclusion will pass, depriving Berger of pay and allowances while seated.
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Dailinger
Washington
House
Victor Berger
Wisconsin
Congress
Berger
May
Dallinger
Massachusetts
Voight
Philipp
United States
Elecka
Milwaukee
Butler Opposes Dry Law in Letter to Anti-Saloon Leader
Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler president of Columbia University declares opposition to prohibition in a public letter to William W. Anderson state superintendent of the Anti-Saloon League. Butler replies to Anderson who had named him as a presumptive presidential candidate.
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New York
Nicholas Murray Butler
Columbia University
William W. Anderson
Butler
Anderson
Pr. Butler
Public Attitude on Public Questions Amid Saloon Issue
A citizen states the public should know the candidate's views on public matters. He notes opposition to prohibition as neither just nor proper and argues the saloon is a public nuisance requiring handling beyond prohibition.
New Head for Ann Arbor as Burton Resigns Minnesota Presidency
Minneapolis report confirms Marion L. Burton resigns as president of the University of Minnesota to accept the Michigan post. Rumors indicate Dr. Harry S. Williams may resign as football coach to pursue a higher paying eastern opportunity. Minnesota cites small salaries and funding shortages as factors.
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Marion L. Burton
University of Michigan
Minnesota
Minneapolis
Minn
University of Minnesota
Burton
Philadelphia
Harry S. Williams
Williams
New Haven
Conn
Chicago Husband Shoots Wife and Flees
George Hewitt aged 34 of 452 West Fifty-ninth Street shot and killed his wife Anna Hewitt 23 after a quarrel over finances. Anna died at St Bernard’s Hospital from two bullet wounds while in her mother’s home. Hewitt escaped.
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Chicago
George Hewitt
Weet Fifty-ninth Street
Anna Hewitt
Yeggs Wreck Bank Building in Joliet
Robbers damaged the Seattle Bank of Elwood building in Joliet Illinois but failed to open the safe. The attempted heist occurred on December 31 and left the bank with several thousand dollars in the vault.
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Yeggs Wreck Bank Building
Elwood
Joliet, Hi
Seattle Bank of Elwood
Ford Car Plant Uses 10 Million Bonus Plan
Henry Ford and Edsel Ford announce a plan to distribute about 10 million dollars as a bonus to roughly 90 000 Ford workers nationwide. Workers may buy Ford investment certificates in 100 500 and 1000 denominations with 6 percent guaranteed interest and semiannual extra payments if earnings permit. Certificates to continue for dependents after worker death or disability at directors' discretion.
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Detroit
Mich
Henry Ford
Edsel Ford
Ford Motor Company
Ford
Ford Body
Scientific agrarian drives at St Louis defense convention
At St Louis the American Association for the Advancement of Defense urged scientific soil and agricultural implement improvements to boost production and lower living costs, advocating modern methods and equipment for farming.
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St. Louis
American Association For the Advancement of Dhefence
Reims Cathedral Bombardment Tied to Illfated Siege
The article cites Baron von Hausen claiming the September 4 1914 Prussian guard bombardment of Reims occurred after German occupation and was intended to punish missing couriers. It reports a 50 million franc fine, later doubled to 100 million after two days, and suggests the action lacked military necessity.
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Berlin
Rehas
Lieottien
Baron von Hansen
Marne
Baron von Hausen
Eatnbath
Beltaxs
Zune
von Hatsen
Reims
Riea Relms
von Buelow
Belmen
Responsibility for Reims bombardment blamed by Voelkische Zeitung
The Voelkische Zeitung argues Lieutenant-General von Fansen bears chief responsibility for the firing on Reims. It says he knew the Second Army planned an attack and moved ahead, failing to notify General von Buelow, risking his troops in Reims to bombardment.
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Cailt
Reims
Voesisene Zeitung
von Fansen
von Buelow
Treaty of Versailles ratifications to be exchanged January 6
Paris reports the exchange of ratifications of the Versailles treaty will occur January 6 at the Quai d Orsay. German head of delegation Herr von Leisner and Pantphon basta have settled most points, with only the naval material issue awaiting filing.
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Paris
Quai d'Orsay
Herr von Leisner
Germwin
Pant Fon Basta
Sll Pointe
Indiana to Act on Suffrage Ratification Urges Governor to Call Congress
The governor is urged to call a special session to consider ratifying the federal suffrage amendment. If the request succeeds, the sole item on the agenda will be the suffrage question, with no other business addressed.
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Indianapolis
Dee
Goodrich Wilh
Polish Army Holds Russian Frontier to Bar Western Spread
Polish forces concentrate along the Russian frontier to block Bolshevik influence as Cardinal Karakawski warns of sustained pressure for decades. An associated dispatch reports millions executed by the Moscow extraordinary commission, though some doubt its accuracy and origin.
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Poland
Golshevich
Catcaro
Tkane
Don Levine
Itet
Yetr
Chicago
Neves
Moscow
Tom
Tay
Izvestia
Europe
Russia
Bern
Redettome
Bolstieviem
Karkawski
Warsaw
Corriere d'Italia
Bel
Supreme Court Leak Probe Nears Grand Jury Action
Department of Justice announces evidence on alleged tipping of Supreme Court decisions will be submitted to a federal grand jury in January. Officials say the government's case is practically complete and that charges relate to advance information on rulings plus investigations into related oil land and Wall Street cases.
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Washington
Department of Justice
United States Supreme Court
Wall Street
Department
Bolsheviks Retire Over Narova After Heavy Gas Shell Battle
Official Moscow report says Bolsheviks withdrew across the Narva river after a heavy gas shell bombardment by Bethonians near Narova. The retreat followed capture of over 100 prisoners and ongoing pursuit of Kolchak’s forces. Bolshevik units occupied Bakhmut and Alexandrovsky, with actions near Nove Nikolaevsk.
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Narova
London
Pierce
Narva
Naarovi River
Moscow
Bakhmut
Nove Nikolaevsk
Admiral Kolchak
Alexandrovsky
Armour Elevators Are Sold
The Cleaners have purchased Armour & Co elevator interests. Llewellyn Bean company of Grand Rapids announces the merger creating a $300000 capital enterprise. Fred K Lewellyn will be general manager as headquarters remain in Grand Rapids. Over 66000 Michigan farmers are affected.
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Grand Rapids, Mich
Cleaners
Bf Armour & Co
Llewellyn Bean Company
Grand Rapids
United States
Cleaners Company
Fred EK. Lewellyn
Mich
Michigan
Helfferich Faces Property Attachment Over Fine
The Tageblatt reports a court official attached Dr Karl Helfferichs residence in the Tiergarten quarter to cover a 500 mark fine imposed by the war responsibilities investigation committee. The action reflects the ongoing disciplinary outcome tied to the former vice-chancellor.
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Sertin
The
Tageblatt
Karl Helffevich
Tiergarter Quarter
War Responsibilities Investigation Committee
RAIL BILL UP FOR BUSY ATTENTION
Washington 31 The Esch and Cummins railroad bills face key house Senate conference issues next week with talks on government supervision of car distribution and administrative interference. The National Association of Railway Executives submitted a memorandum urging limits on excess earnings and protection for stronger lines. Luther C Steward of the National Federation of Federal Employees warned against severing government workers from AF of L and cautioned about impairing government staffing.
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Washington
Dee
Esch
Cummins
House
Senate
Cummina
National Association of Railway Executives
Cenfer
Wade
Luther C. Steward
National Foderation of Federal
Generally Out For The Presidency Candidacy Filed In South Dakota
A formal declaration was filed in South Dakota indicating a bid for the presidency. The candidate announces intent to pursue the national race, signaling early campaign moves.
German delegates lack authority as delay becomes likely
Pierre South Dakota December 31 Major General Leonard Wood formally announced his candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination with the state secretary of state present. The dispatch notes peace talks are hindered by delegates lacking full authority and a possible postponement of action.
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Evening Journal
Pierre, S. Dak
Leonard Wood
South Dakota
German delegates face authority limits risk delaying peace pact
Paris December 31 The Supreme Council set January 6 for signing the protocol and exchanging ratifications of the German peace treaty but complications arise as German delegates arrive without full authority to act and may delay the process.
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Ourward
Paris
Itho
Supreme Council
Jekyll and Hyde Case Smolders in Colonial Ledger
Donata Traim mond is sentenced to three to seven years in state prison for forgery. Police say no undisclosed statutes were violated. Hammond, son of Cornell's dean William Hammond, has a history from drunkenness to petty larceny and holds noted WWI exploits in Ypres and aerial combat with Germanlines.
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New York
Donata Traimmond
Hammond
William Hammond
Cornell University
Ceeny
Ypres
Brown Inquest Opens in Mount Clemens Michigan
One week after J. Stanley Brown was murdered, the Macomb circuit court opened an inquest. Cecil or Beatrice Vester, arrested at Kalamazoo and charged with the murder, is en route to Mount Clemens but reportedly detained at Niles until needed at the inquiry.
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Mount Clemens
Mich
Dee
J. Stanley Brown
Macomb
Cecil
Beatrice Vester
Kalamazoo
Brown
Niles
German War Dead 1 5 Million Figures Revealed
Official statistics released here show German battlefield deaths at about 1.4 million. The figures exclude those who died in prison camps.
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Bertin
Dee
Clemenceau Named Sole Candidate for French Presidency
Paris reports Premier Clemenceau will be the only candidate submitted to parliament for the presidency in the upcoming election, according to Echo de Paris.
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France
Echo de Paris
Paris
Clemenceau
New Plebiscite Ordered in Fiume by Gebriele
Rome December thirty one reports Gebriele 4 Annunate has ordered another plebiscite at Plame to decide the future of the cording according to Epoca. Two plebiscites have already been held.
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Rome
Gebriele
Plame
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