Treaty Breach Nearing End With Wilson Letter Read in Senate
President Wilson renews objections to treaty reservations in a letter to Senator Hitchcock read by Democrats. He accepts proposed reservations but urges careful approach to withdrawal and veto power. The Democratic conference weighed a compromise on Article X and a joint resolution path for withdrawal.
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Machine Guns Kill 500 in New York Riot Report
Washington journalist F Byrnes recounts from Europe and Berlin riots that 46 were killed by machine guns and nearly 400 citizens died in the chaos. He notes prices for Americans and Britons rose 1,000 percent to offset exchange rates.
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Perfect Pupil Dead in Aurora High School Star
Floyd Miller a two year captain of the West high basketball team in Aurora died at his home from pneumonia. Known as the "perfect pupil" at Aurora school he had not been absent or tardy for 12 years from the day he started school.
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New York Struggles After Blizzard With $25 Million Loss
New York, battered by a blizzard, regains some streets as 10,000 helpers clear ice and snow. Hundreds of volunteers and trucks assist while surface lines fare unevenly. Rail traffic slowly returns to normal and losses from the storm are projected at about $25 million.
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Bolshevik Rise Shapes Allied Policy Across Europe
European governments accept the bolsheviks may stay as France signals readiness to recognize and seek peace with Russia. Millerand plans to meet Britain and Italy to pivot allied strategy while opposition leaders warn of a new war risk. Japanese isolation on Sakhalin and other strikes underscore regional tensions.
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Bolsheviki Enter Odessa and Yudenitch Leaves Estonia
London reports Bolsheviki troops have entered Odessa per a Moscow wireless. A Central News dispatch from Reval Falholnia says General Yudenitch, former northwest army commander, may depart Estonia with staff. he must turn over 250 million marks to a liquidation commission before leaving.
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Sinn Feiners Bound for England From Cork Prison Break
Seventy Sinn Feiners removed from Cork prison were handcuffed and guarded by a strong military escort. They were placed aboard British warships at midnight in Queenstown and began an involuntary voyage to England. Airplanes hovered overhead as the ships departed.
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Americans Preserve Neutrality Amid Vladivostok Entry
American forces maintain order as Zemstvo troops enter Vladivostok city streets. Marines conduct street patrols to uphold neutrality and calm after the town’s entry by foreign units.
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Miss Knowles Weds Uncle of Her Child
Frankly odd local wedding recounted in Fall River with Emma Knowles marrying Guy Spiker at the Battersby home. Ceremony performed by Rev Henry Arnold amid stormy weather and a baby present, as family ties and scandal swirl around the groom’s relation to the bride.
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Ambitious claims and a daring escape report
The text notes that some individuals boast of growing wiser to avoid pitfalls, while a supposed American task remains difficult. It reports General Jozanov dressing in a Japanese uniform and escaping, describing a notable but unclear incident.
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Tyrrell to Succeed Grey as Beltish Ambassador to the United States
Sir William Tyrrell emerges as the leading candidate to replace Lord Grey as Beltish ambassador to the United States. Lord Reading reportedly declined the post, citing poor health and a wish to remain on the bench as lord chief justice. Tyrrell is seen as the most capable active British diplomat and is said to be willing to take the post.
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Turkish Band Kills 2 Yank Relief Workers Near Aintoy
Washington reports two American deaths from the Turkish brigand attack on a convoy of relief supplies in Syria. James Perry and Frank L. J. Johnson were identified as the victims. earlier dispatches listed three Americans killed but the other remains unconfirmed. Bodies not recovered.
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Japanese raid on U S boats spurs protests and violence
A Chicago Tribune report describes weeks of friction in Yokosawa harbor between Japanese steamship firms and U S shipping interests. A lighterage boycott targeted Admiralty ships, with Japanese thugs attacking aboard a lighter and the steamer Lake Geneva, injuring the mate and crew and later killing the Nipponese foreman of an American lighterage company. Consul General Scidmore demanded police protection. Ambassador Morris pressed the matter with Japanese authorities.
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Four Die as Result of Volley
Four people perish in a volley of gunfire. A mob threatens to hang the survivor, prompting authorities to intervene as the incident escalates into a deadly confrontation.
One Life Lost as Derkshire Hotel Burns in San Francisco
A fire at the Derkshire hotel in San Francisco costs one life with many injured. Initial reports misreported higher fatalities causing citywide agitation.
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Maintenance Men to Strike Signals Large Rail Labor Action
Detroit reports a general chairmen meeting of the Brotherhood of Railway Maintenance announced a strike by 300000 members set for February 19. The notice comes from a Special to Evening Journal.
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Tokyo warns of Japanese awakening to American shipping competition
The foreign office in Tokyo notes there are now 17 American cargo steamers in Yokohama harbor and reports growing signs that Japan recognizes the seriousness of U S competition in the Pacific trade.
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Labor federation outlines nationwide campaign plan
The American Federation of Labor announces a plan to actively campaign in every congressional district to elect labor friendly candidates and defeat hostile opponents. Samuel Gompers Frank Morrison and James O Connell are named to an executive committee.
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Countess de Hen richsen death by suicide in Lake Geneva
The text reports the suicide of Countess de Hen richsen, widow of a Russian colonel and former lady in waiting to the Empress. She died by self harm in Lake Geneva near Villeneuve after fleeing Russia following the imperial regime's overthrow.
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Britain Seeks Irish Ruler in Government Change
London reports rising evidence of upheaval in Ireland governance. The Manchester Guardian notes President Debebe was offered the post to succeed Viscount French but declined.
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