Navy to build 640 ships as peace strength after July
Assistant Secretary Roosevelt told the Brooklyn chamber of commerce that the United States must have a navy rivaling any power, with about 640 warships including 16 dreadnoughts and several armored cruisers. He estimated annual costs around 1 billion dollars to maintain sea power based on geography and coastlines.
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Washington
Pen
House Naval
Mear
Taylor
Bureau of Construction Aid Repair
United State
Germany
New York
United States
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Navy
Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce
League of Nations
Belgium may demand Hollweg and other German leaders
Paris reports Belgium will ask Germany's leaders be tried for war crimes. In addition to already published names, Belgium seeks Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg former German chancellor. England would demand Admiral von Tirpitz Admiral Reinhart von Scheer and Prince Oscar of Prussia.
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Paris
Germany
Alies
Metin
Belgium
Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg
England
von Tirpitz
Reinhart von Scheer
Jutland
Oscar of
Prussia
Willam
Polish Exodus Sparks Rush to Wet Poland in Hartford
Exiled Polish residents seek passports as Polish consul in New York orders delays while 40,000 applications await clearance. About 3,000 Poles in Hartford press for leave to return home amid tumult and unrest.
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Martford
Conn
America
Poland
New York
Hartford
Martens Faces Deportation After Senate Testimony
Soviet ambassador Martens, identified as Ludwig C A Kk Martens, is to be examined by federal immigration authorities in Baltimore after finishing testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee subcommittee.
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Baltimore
Washington, Peh
Ludwig C. A. Kk. Martens
Senate Foreign Relations
Tacit DOJ Subcommittee Accord Involving Senator Hardwick
A report notes a tacit agreement by a subcommittee with the department of justice to take him into custody after senators finish with him. It states former Georgia Senator Hardwick, counsel for Marci, is prepared to contest deportation. Preparations for heavy bait and potential habeas corpus relief are mentioned.
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Department of Justice
Hardwick
Georgia
Marci
Yank Materials For Poles In New War Outfit
Paris reports arrival of one hundred carloads of war materiel purchased from the American army to equip the Polish army. The Red Cross provides underwear socks and sweaters. A levy of 300000 men is outfitted with American uniforms and overseas caps. Seventy thousand men are American born or naturalized, with many wearing American uniforms at the front of the Potterberry theater.
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Paris
Poland
American Red Cross
Seven Die in Newark Tenement Fire on Pir Teenth Avenue
Seven persons including a mother and her four children perished in a three story double tenement fire on Pir teenth avenue Newark New Jersey. Trapped by smoke they could not reach windows for escape before the flames.
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Newark
N. J
Pirteenth Avenue
McLandis backs execution of agitators in Minneapolis speech
Chicago lawyer Jordoe K. McLandis told the American Protective league in Minneapolis that execution of treason agitators should replace deportation. He branded the Socialist and similar groups as traitors to the country in a Feb. 2 address.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Jordce K. McLandis
Costly two year rail control under federal operation
Washington reports that two years of railroads Pullman Lines express firms and waterways under federal control cost about 8.7 billion dollars with a net railroad loss of 51.2 million. A further 100 million in transportation costs came from allied services. November and December losses are blamed on coal strikes. overall 12 month losses total 840.2 million with variations due to rates and armistice freight shifts.
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Washington
Pullman Lines
Express
Waterways
Railroad Administration
Pullman Lanee
Interstate Commerce Commission
Y Stump
Allies Duped by Lenine Assistants and Fake Passes
London reports Bolshevist agents used false credentials to travel between Berlin and Soviet Russia posing as American Red Cross investigators. Lithuanian authorities arrested several operatives, including two who carried Red Cross passes but worked for communists. Additional captures included a German and a Swiss youth organizer member, with letters to Spartacist leaders and to Zinovieff, linked to spreading communist propaganda.
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London
Berlin
Soviet Russia
Red Cross
Russia
Roorman
Dvinsk
Pervens
Moscow
Independent Socialist Party of Germany
Socialist-Democratic Organization of Young People
Switzerlann
Germen
Germany
M. Tehicherin
M. Tehicherin, Russianbolshevik
Karl Radek
Bolshevist
Zinovieff
Swiss courier transfers Bolshevik literature to Moscow editor
A Swiss courier delivered a letter from the secretary of an extreme socialist group in Berne to a Moscow red paper editor. The letter acknowledged receipt of Bolshevik literature from Moscow, noting it had been greatly used and requesting further supplies.
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Berne
Moscow
British Ship Nero Wrecked Near Bolene Island
The British ship Nero was wrecked near Bolene island in the English Channel. A crew of 20 men abandoned ship in lifeboats. one lifeboat carrying five men has stranded, with no news from the second lifeboat.
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Brest
Nero
Bolene
English Channel
Amp
Sterling High Students Arrested Over Hair Incident
Seven Sterling high schools were arrested here and bound over to the April grand jury under bonds. They faced charges after an incident where five freshmen had their hair shaved by peers.
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Sterling
Nurses Heroically Rescue Tubercular Patients From Fire
Naperville Illinois February 2 a swift blaze razed the Bawards sanitarium trapping many tubercular patients who were saved by the calm efforts of nurses and doctors. Miss Mary Hulme alarmed staff at 5 15 am and guided the evacuation through smoke filled corridors. Patients carried down fire escapes in bath robes with no panic or injuries reported.
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Naperville
Bawards
Miss Hulme
Glass Letter Shows British Backing Relief Without New U.S. Loans
Secretary Glass released a British charge d'affaires letter stating Britain will not seek new loans in the United States. It confirms no fresh indebtedness by Britain, but supports relief for Poland Austria and Armenia funded by existing or future British advances, not U.S. borrowing.
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Washington
Glass
Great Britain
United States
Poland
Austria
Armenia
Congress
BR. C. Lindsay
Lindsay
Mjesty
Europe
United Kingdom
United
British to Sell Vessels From Devonport Auction List
Britain plans to dispose of 183 ships at Devonport with 51 to be sold outright and 90 to be handled by other means. The sale includes battleships Albemarle Exmouth and Jupiter and cruisers Leander Active Bellona and Eclipse along with 13 sloops 22 destroyers 18 torpedo boats nine patrol boats seven submarines and eight miscellaneous vessels.
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Admiralty
London
Pen
Devonport
Albemarle
Exmouth
Jupiter
Leander
Active
Bellona
Eelipse
Hindenburg Urges Trust in God and Youth Amid German Protests
Berlin report says Field Marshal von Hindenburg addressed a Hanover protest against Allied surrender demands. He urged the nation to hold together, keep courage, and trust God. Demonstrations were held nationwide, with signs of rising sentiment against the terms.
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Berlin
Germany
von Hindenburg
Hanover
U. S. Holds Illegal Taxes Figures From 1918 19
Representative Henry W Watson of Pennsylvania reported that over 40 million dollars of taxpayers money sat in the U S treasury due to illegal collections in 1918 and 1919 His investigation estimated 18 million dollars for 1918 and three times that amount as overpayment in 1919 through internal revenue methods.
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Washington
Treasury
United States
Henry W. Watson
Rep
Pennsylvania
Internal Revenue
Pennist
Prince Max denounces extradition plan for German officers
Berlin Feb 2 Prince Max of Baden the former chancellor denounces Allied demands for surrender of German Army and Navy officers. He says justice is not the motive and would refuse to surrender if named. He urges an international court with real national accountability to judge crimes while warning against vengeance.
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Berlin
Max
Baden
Theodore Barth
Cn. Choe
Esthonian Party Signs Pact as Soviet Ties Rise
Estonia signs a political pact amid strengthening ties with the Soviet Union today, signaling shifts in regional alignments. The move follows broader Moscow diplomacy and reflects evolving relations in the Baltic region.
Great Earthquake Report From Chicago University
Special dispatch notes a major quake recorded by a seismograph at the University of Chicago. The message mentions peace signing with the Russian Soviet government and Estonians, and anticipates shifts in Soviet actions following the ceasefire in that region.
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London
Seismograph Records Earthquake Signal Amid Unclear Location
A Chicago report notes the university seismograph recorded a pronounced earthquake tremor. Officials say the epicenter and exact timing remain uncertain while data continue to be analyzed.
Smoot cites 4.8 million words in peace treaty talks
Senator Smoot of Utah told the senate that lawmakers have uttered no less than 4,800,000 words in speeches on the peace treaty. He displayed a bound volume of the speeches, fourteen by eight inches and thick with many pages, not counting sun’s editorials, letters, and petitions read during the record. He warned that the treaty fight shows no end.
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Washington
Smoot
Utah
Senate
Suns
Indictments Secretly Returned Against S. W. W. Members
Thirty seven members of the S. W. W. were indicted in Chicago with Chief Justice Crowe presiding. Indictments were kept secret to permit custody before hearings at 10 o clock in Judge Hugo Pam's court. State's Attorney Hoyaé had sworn warrants early in the drive against the Reds. Principal targets include William D. Big Bill and Thomas Whitehead, secretary of the organization.
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Chicago
Crowe
Criminal Court
Auatody
Hugo Pam’ Court
Hoyaé
The
Reds
William D
Big Bill
Thomas Whitehead
Carranza Not a Dictator Says Mexican Official
In Peso Texas Feb 2 official advices to Alberto Bandoval acting consul general for Mexico at El Paso deny reports that President Carranza declared himself dictator. Bandoval called such a step inconceivable and confirmed guarantees for free candidacy and law adherence in Mexico.
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Tex
Alberto Iulg Sandoval
el Paso
Senor Bandoval
Carranza
Menzies
Bane Doval
Ex-Congressman Lobeck Dies in Nebraska Home
Former Nebraska congressman Lobeck dies at his home in Diese inaha on February 2 from heart illness. The late public servant represented the Nebraska district from 1911 to 19. The obituary notes his long career in politics and public service.
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Lobeck
Inaha
Herles
Nebraska
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