Carranza Forces Win Big In Mexican Elections
Mexico’s Carranza government seizes control of the permanent commission with fifteen of twenty seats, shaping the July first elections. Watchers note a Senate balance of power despite government dominance in the lower house and the thwarted bullfighting bill amid political sparring. U.S. consul Jenkins dispute with Puebla bandit Cordova is reiterated, while deportation issues for Chinese migrants in Sonora are addressed.
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Mexico City
Jan
Carranza
Permanent Commission
Chamber of Deputies
Maretano Gonzales
Pallo Gonzales
Alvaro Obregon
Chamber
Congress
Senate
Ural W.C. Jenkins
United States
Puebla
Federico Cordova
Jenkins
Interior Department
Mr. Jenkins
Santa Maria
San Bernabe
Foreign Office
Mazatlan
New Year Push Aims to Counter Red Propaganda
Attorney General Palmer calls for a nationwide effort to study and counter Bolshevik propaganda through the press churches schools and labor unions. He reports ongoing deportations and arrests as the Justice Department pledges to maintain aggressive action against the movement despite protests and legal limits.
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Washington
Department of Justice
Europe
Palmer
Vaimer
Red
United State
Reds Seek Force Rule and Abolition of Civilization Safeguards
The attorney general argues the red movement aims to impose dictatorships by force, not protest. He cites Lenine and Bolshevik ideas as criminal, opposing democracy and property, religion, and liberty, with strikes suppressed and a military dictatorship replacing the proletariat.
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Red
Lenine
Mr. Palmer
Lepine
Tratzky
Chassin
Mexican oil nationalization bill sent back for September Congress
Petroleum legislation enforcing Article 27 of the Mexican constitution must be reintroduced to the next congress convening in September after the Chamber of Deputies failed to pass the pending measure.
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Chamber of Deputies
Peace Signing Periled by German Powers Delay
Paris reports the supreme council set January 6 for signing the protocol and exchanging ratifications of the German peace treaty but complications may postpone the ceremony. German technics delegates lack full authority to act on plebiscite details, possibly delaying the signing if powers cannot be secured immediately.
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Paris
Supreme Council
German Technics
Germany
Miners Threaten Walkout Over Coal Price Rise
Coal up so miners strike fear grips Danville Ti as Vein 6 shaft workers announce a stoppage to protest a price increase. District Chairman Herbert Matix warns all other mines may join if retail coal price rises persist after the Indianapolis agreement with Attorney General Palme.
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Danville
Indianapolis
Palme
Herbert Matix
Attorney from I W W arrested for jail talks in Vancouver
George Viterveer of Seattle an attorney connected to the Industrial Workers of the World was arrested in Vancouver on a charge of talking with prisoners in the county jail without court consent. The offense is listed as a penal act.
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Vancouver
George Viterveer
Seattle
National Organization of the Industrial Workers of the World
Wood seeks Republican presidential nomination in South Dakota
Gen Leonard Wood filed a formal announcement of his candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination with the South Dakota secretary of state. He stated that if nominated and elected he would qualify, naming Bourne Massachusetts as home and Chicago as current address. Other aspirants include Hiram Johnson Frank Lowden and Miles Poindexter seeking party endorsement at the March primary.
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Cheege
Weed
Gen
Wood
Hiram Johnson
California
Frank Lowden
Illlnois
Miles Poindexter
Washington
Boston
Mass
Cootidge
South Dakota
Louisville
Morrow
Canada Liquor Quietly Legalized After War Time Curbs
The province of Quebec eases wartime liquor controls as interprovincial trade resumes. Officials say shipments between provinces become legal with the new year, ending centuries of restrictions.
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Ore Province
Qhichee
British to Seek Large Loan to Save Europe
Jan 1 report from New York says Sir George Paish, a leading finance authority, urged Great Britain to secure a significant loan to avert European financial collapse. Also noted: Commodore Reah Frazer, a retired navy disbursing officer, died in Brooklyn Naval Hospital at age sixty six.
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New York
Europe
France
George Paish
World Authority On Finance
United States
Great Britain
Reeah Frazer Ales
Reah Frazer
Navy
Naval Hospital
Brooklyn
Brown case turmoil slows pursuit in Michigan
Mount Clemens Michigan January 1 Police refuse to cooperate as Sheriff Caldwell questions Mrs Cecil Beatrice Vester who claims she was in Battle Creek the night of the murder She says J Stanley Brown feared poisoning by his wife and Lloyd Prevost while a feud among local officials hinders progress and a special prosecutor may be named
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Mount Clemens
Mich
Sount Clemens
Pitiabie
J. Stanley Brown Nikler
Wade
Citiclats
Caldwell
Cecil Beatrice Vester
Kalamazoo
Alan Straight
Mount Cleapetes
Battle Creek
Sage Brown
Witee
Vester
Straight
Detroit
Gladys Summitt
Vetser
Beatrice
Brown
Ben Sorensen
Camp Custer
Irving
Ler
Sorensen
Beatrice Vester Murder Case Shifts With New Affidavits
Detroit affidavits challenge Mrs Summitts testimony about fur purchases tied to the December murder. Beatrice Vester’s alibi and the shattered inquest unfold as police weigh warrants and witness releases in the Mount Clemens case.
United States ship Lake Helen captain perishes in Havana blaze
Captain J. 8. Southard of the U S shipping board steamer Lake Helen died when his quarters burned in Havana Cuba. Officials report the fire of undetermined origin and the telegram was received by the South Atlantic Maritime Corporation, operators of the steamer.
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Savannah
J. 8
Southard
United States Shipping Board
Havana
Cuba
South Atlantic Maritime, Corporation
Five Die As Train Hits Automobile in Homewood
Five people including John Kasper and his wife Elizabeth Kasper die when an automobile is struck between two Illinois Central trains near Homewood on New Year’s Day. Also killed are Frank Slouise, John Slouise, a four year old, and Joseph Boukins of Chicago Heights. The driver Kasper dies later at St James Hospital. Fog and crossing confusion blamed for the crash.
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Homewood
Illinois Central
John Kasper
Carpenter
Elizabeth Kasper
Prank Slouise
John Slouise
Slowise
Joseph Boukins
Chicago Heights
St. James Hospital
Chicago
Trix
Kaspar
proprié@tor
Heights
Dixie Highway
Ihis
Chicago Sheriff Plans Execution Hike Facing Inmates
Chicago authorities say they will stage an execution for inmates amid rising concerns about prison conditions. The plan indicates a measure of harsh discipline in the jail system.
First Jail Hanging Would Be Moral Lesson to Prisoners
Chicago reports that for the first time in county jail history a lethal execution will be carried out by hanging for a double murder on January 2. About two hundred prisoners in adjoining cells will stay in place to witness the event, as Sheriff Peters calls it a moral lesson and deterrent. Jailer Davies supports the sheriffs view though he favors keeping prisoners inside.
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Chicago
Raffaello Durage
Davage
Davies
Charles Peters
Sherif Peters
Deters
Coal Board on Vacation in 1919 Invasion Plan
The presidents commission adjourned its sessions and delayed active hearings on bituminous coal for January 12 1919 Public hearings will not feature in person testimony from miners or operators nor visits to mining centers Instead formal guides will survey cost sheets from each district for analysis by the federal trade commission and other agencies before open hearings by producers and operators representatives.
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Washington
President's Commission
United States
Federal Trade Commission
Texas Holdup Wounds Three as Robbers Escape
Reported in Wichita Falls a Thursday hold up left one man dying and two fatally wounded after bandits looted a store safe and fled toward the darkness. More than twenty five merchants and workers joined the clash. three suspects were taken to nearby hospitals.
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Wichita Walls
Tex
Schott Held to Grand Jury in Louisville Case
In Louisville Kentucky after an examination, Schott was held to the grand jury under eight thousand dollars bond to answer charges involving a fourteen year old girl named Elizabeth. The event occurred on Christmas Eve and the case involves a local office aide.
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Louisville
Dan
J.D. Chpher H. Schett
Wee
Elizabeth
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Mexican Chamber
U. S
Sonora
Chinese Legation
Mexican Foreign Office
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Lil
W. W
George Vanderveer
Curtody
Ancouver
Gov. Coolidge
Massachusetts
Jellicoe
Newport
Viscount Jellicoe
Admira Sims
Vere
Schiral
Jellies
Canada
Sir George Paish
World Authority
Cecil Vester
Lloyd Prevost
Mount “Clemings
Wilkes Caldwell
Sneri
Macounty County
Alao
Johnson
Chief Straight
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Burns
J. S. Southard
Lake Helen
Havana Harbor
Homewood, Ill
ANIL
Coal Board
Texas
Waggoner City
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