Indemnity, Versailles talks frame postwar roles
Paris Feb 7 United States Britain France and Italy reportedly agree on a 2 billion dollar indemnity to Belgium with the first installment due immediately. The peace conference advances on a society of nations, while Wil son seeks swift progress and allies unity at Versailles. The supreme war council will meet to pressure Germany to honor armistice terms amid shifting German attitudes.
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President seeks mediation between Italy and Jugoslavia over Adriatic claims
The president plans to mediate between Italy and Jugoslavia through Vittorio Orlando and M. Trumbiteh to help renegotiate settlements on Albania, Fiume, Istria and Datumtin. Orlando presented Italy's minimum irreducible claims for the eastern Adriatic coast and Fiume.
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Treasury Rejects Extension for Income Tax Returns
Washington reports no extension of the March 15 filing deadline for income and profits returns. Secretary Glass states forms will not be available for two or three weeks, forcing individuals and business interests to hasten preparation. The first 25 percent installment is due March 15, despite earlier opinion favoring an extension.
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German starvation seen by US medical officer
Lieut. Col. Searle Harris of the United States Medical Reserve corps reports that conditions in Germany show the population, especially children, are very anemic due to insufficient food. He calls Germany a land of cemeteries, hospitals and starvation and notes that no one knows the war casualty total.
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Gas-fueled collision claims five in railway crash
Five people were killed and sixteen injured on the Varis Metz railway line near Paris as two coaches once returned by Germany entered a tunnel and suddenly filled with a mysterious gas causing passengers to flee in panic.
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Congress Backs Ireland Self Determination Plea
The House Foreign Affairs Committee favored reporting a resolution hoping the Paris peace conference would consider Ireland’s right to self-determination. Four of seventeen committee members reportedly voted against it, as the body replaces Gallagher’s stronger request with a more restrained pledge.
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Three Die in Hoboken Hotel Fire
Three men were burned to death in a blaze that swept the upper floors of a lodging house in Hoboken New Jersey on February 7.
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Seattle General Strike Shuts Down City Amid Troop Deployment
United States troops from Camp Lewis arrive in Seattle to restore order as 454,580 union men walk out in sympathy with 25,000 shipyard workers. Brig. Gen. Hayden leads 500 soldiers toward Seattle, with trucks carrying provisions and ammunition. Governor Lister pledges immediate protection while masking potential disruptions.
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May strike to save beer in New Jersey
A coalition of 30,000 building trades workers in Newark announced a no beer no work slogan and urged the Essex trades council to mobilize a state strike beginning July 1 when wartime prohibition takes effect. Delegates favored producing and selling light wines and beer.
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New Provisional Government Declared in Bremen
A provisional Bremen government formed by five majority socialists replaces the prior Bremen regime of people’s mandatories and the workmen’s council. The move marks a shift in leadership amid the ongoing political upheaval in the German city.
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Six Billion War Revenue Bill Moves Through House
Conferees submit the war revenue bill setting 1919 taxes near six billion dollars with a projected four billion for 1920. The plan increases the war excess profits tax on corporations and individual incomes, taxes federal officials, and grants a sixty dollar bonus to service members and women in uniform.
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Tax provisions outline broad increases on beverages and tobacco
A conference summary outlines new taxes effective May 1 on alcohol and nonalcohol drinks, including distiller spirits, wine, cereal beverages, and soft drinks with higher rates. Beer taxes double with a relief clause for spirits in bond. tobacco products, cigars, and cigarettes see sizable hikes. amusement admissions rise modestly. club dues taxed at 10 percent for high annual fees.
First German National Assembly Opens in Weimar
The German chancellor Friedrich Ebert opened the first session of the national assembly at Weimar as Alsace Lorraine deputies attended the sitting. The roll will drop former Berlin police chief Eichhorn for unknown whereabouts and the city is described as non Prussian and poetically called the German Athens.
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People Now Determined to Govern
A political speech declares resolve to govern the nation, urging unity and decisive action. The speaker emphasizes sovereignty, reform, and accountability, calling for broad public support to implement policy changes.
Peace and Justice Theme Guides German Assembly Call
German Chancellor Obert urged a national assembly to form a new order for Germany stating the old system is gone and promising a peaceful just empire. More than 2000 representatives from the January 20 election gather amid medieval surroundings to review the draft constitution and shape the nation.
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Root Defends National Security League Ties to Chicago Race
Elihu Root, honorary president of the National Security League, testifies before a special House committee about the league’s political activities in the campaign to oppose William Hale Thompson’s nomination for senator. He says the league’s aim was to defeat Thompson in the primaries to prevent a dangerous midnight political shift. He insists opposing a nomination in primaries is not politics but a duty to wake the people.
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Intruder Breaks Into Wisconsin Governor Office
A man roughly 45 and in shabby clothes entered Governor Philipp's Madison office on Tuesday seeking 20 million dollars. He lingered with other visitors, laughed, and demanded the platform for 120 before being ejected. The incident prompts a stricter screening of future visitors to the governor's private office.
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U S Warns Travel to Egypt Amid Congestion and Shortage
The State Department warned American travelers and tourists to avoid Egypt unless on strictly business, citing Cairo dispatches about congestion in shipping and a shortage of hotel accommodations.
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