President Wilson Bryan split over treaty ratification at Washington dinner
President Wilson urged a referendum on the League covenant while William Jennings Bryan urged compromise with possible terms. Bryan warned against delaying action and cautioned party responsibility for a stalled ratification path.
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Comm
Washington
Jan
William J. Bry- OB
Jackson
League of Nathansian
Ree
Wilsu
Court action on kiln drying act debated in session
In a tense court session a case centered on the dry kiln act was argued with questions about compliance and enforcement. Lawyers presented witnesses and the judge indicated possible rulings next week.
Three RI Firms Sue Federal Prohibition Enforcement
Three complaints filed in U S District Court seek to restrain federal officials from enforcing the Eighteenth Amendment and the Volstead Act in Rhode Island. Plaintiffs led by Lynch on behalf of Janesley Brewing Narragansett and Providence Brewing challenge the amendments as null and void and unconstitutional.
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Providence
Rhode Island
United States District Court
Wished 4 Lynch
Janes *Ley Brewing Company
Narragannett Brewing Company
Providence Brewing Company
United States
American ships to Siberia policy outlined by board
Washington outlines plans for American ships bound for Siberia under the Shipping Board. Officials say vessels will be repurposed to support wartime or aid programs, with details on routes and allocation forthcoming.
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Washington, Jan
Shipping Board
US to Repatriate Troops to Home Lands From Siberia
The state department announced plans to repatriate Czecho-Biovar, Polish, Jugo-Slav and Roumanian troops now in Siberia. The first ships President Grant and America will sail from New York to Vladivostok carrying about 10 thousand troops. Movement is expected to continue at about 10 thousand monthly until finished, funded by US loans to involved governments.
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Siberia
State Department
President Grant
America
New York
Vladivostok
United States
Bill Would Allow Bars On American Merchant Ships Abroad
Representative Edmonds of Pennsylvania introduces a bill to permit American passenger ships in foreign service to operate bars. The measure aims to help U S vessels compete on international routes and would apply to vessels on the Great Lakes and in global trade lanes.
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Washington
Tan
Edimoinds
Penneylvania
Edmonds
Merchant Marine Committee
United States
Great Lakes
Atlantic Fleet Sails for Cuba for Maneuvers
Headed by the battleship Oklahoma the Atlantic fleet departed Norfolk for Guantanamo Cuba for maneuvers. Forty five top aviators accompanied the fleet for aerial cooperation drill. It may visit South America before returning.
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Oklahoma
Guantanamo
Norfolk
Guaintanamo
Cuba
Itill
South America
Violinist Maude Powell Dies in Pittsburgh Tour
Maude Powell, famed violinist from New York, collapsed suddenly in Pittsburgh while on a concert tour. Overwork is believed to have caused the fatal incident.
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New York
Pittsburgh
Baker urges 275000 man army to aid Germany and Siberia
Secretary Baker urged Congress to authorize an army of about 27500 officers and men for the remainder of the fiscal year to maintain U S troops in Germany and Siberia. The proposal exceeds the peacetime limit by 100000, citing emergency needs. A bill based on the recommendation was sent to the military committee. Universal training provisions face potential opposition from committee members.
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Washington
War Department
Germany
Siberia
Baker
Congress
Wadsworth
Oilitary Committee
House Military Committee
Kahn
Moonshiner Still Found at Britton College in Sisco Texas
Federal officers uncover a still and mash in a west Texas college room. A roomer at Britton College in Sisco is arrested as moonshine operation is exposed.
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Fr. Worth
Tex
West Texas
Britton
Sisco
Vex
Bolshevik advances threaten Persian and Caspian regions
British reports say Denikine’s army is cut in two by Bolshevik push toward the Caspian Sea. Krasnovodsk is reported captured or soon to fall, raising fears of Reds seizing Teheran and northern Persia with Baku oil and Caspian sea access at stake.
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London
Russia
Denikine
Krasnovodsk
Caspian Sea
Versia
Teheran
Persia
Krasnovodsk-Merv
Casplan
Caspian
British Advances Report Hit Denikin Front In Crisis
The dispatch notes possible British gains at Baku on the Caspian and Bittum on the Black Sea. It claims Persia moves toward British influence under a new treaty and alleges Denikin’s right wing is under pressure. Reds reportedly cut links between Denikin’s wings and seized allied supplied war materiel.
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Denikine
Baku
Caspian
Bittum
Black Sea
Persia
Deniking
Bootleggers Face Fresh $2 Million Prohibition Aid
The Internal Revenue Bureau seeks an additional 2 million dollars to enforce national prohibition, on top of funds already appropriated. The request signals ongoing federal effort to curb illegal liquor activity under the Prohibition regime.
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Internal Revenue Bureau
Soviet Ark at Kiel Canal Nears Transit
A cryptic dispatch reports the Soviet Ark Buford with 249 crew aboard poised to move through the Kiel Canal. Officials expect the ship to sail to Riga to discharge cargo and transport relief via Soviet authorities.
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ARK
Kiel Canal
Washington, Jan
Buford
Kiel Enadl
Riga
Norton Incapable of Managing Estate Named Conservator
C W Norton and Elliot Norton sought a conservator for the estate after a jury found Norton incapable of managing his affairs. Judge Horn er appointed The Foreman Brothers Bank AE Company as conservator. The case, heard before Probate Judge Honey Harner, involved Norton’s New York City family including his mother and two brothers. Norton is eighty years old.
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Chicago
Oliver W. Norton
Jaige
Honey Harner
Foreman Brothers’ Bank
AE Company
Horner
Elliot
Norton
New York City
Winnipeg to St Paul Air Service Planned for Summer
An aerial service between Winnipeg and St Paul Minnesota will launch this summer. One station will be at Grand Forks and the Grand Forks airport will be reached in about nine minutes from Winnipeg.
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Winnipeg
St. Paul
Winnipes
Man, Jan
Minn
Grand Forks
Frisco to Host Democratic National Convention Debut
Democratic National Committee selects San Francisco as the site for the proposal to choose a president after votes. The convention date is set for Monday, June 28, with $125,000 for expenses and use of the municipal auditorium. Resolutions endorse the Versailles treaty and condemn Republican delays in ratification.
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Washington
Democratic National Compiitee
San Pereneisco
Kansas City
Chicago
San Francisco
Isindore Sh
Dockweller
Californin
National Democratic Committee
Senate
Senate Reubikan
Trial to Teach Lessons for the Future Says British Expert
London January 9 British international law expert Sir Frederick Pollock says the looming trial of Wilhelm II before an international tribunal aims to punish the ex Kaiser and to serve as a warning to any future Napoleon It centers on ending the danger of one man wielding power to wage war while the Allies seek extradition and the broader implication for international morality and treaties.
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London
Willim
Hohenzollern
Frederick Pollock
Sir Frederick
Germany
Holland
United States Ships 35 Million Tree Seeds Abroad
A shipment of 59,600,000 tree seeds, the largest New Year’s gift ever, is en route to Europe. The American Forestry Association said the seeds will restore battle areas in France and Belgium and replant forests in Great Britain.
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Washington
Jen
Europe
American Forestry Association
France
Belgium
Great Britain
Pottery Workers Demand 25 Percent Wage Increase
Eight thousand pottery workers across the United States press for a twenty five percent wage rise. A conference in New York on January sixteen between the United States Otters' Association labor committee and the Brotherhood executives will consider the demand.
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East Liverpool
Ohio
United States
United States Otters’ Association
Manufacturers’ Organization
New York
Brotherhood
August Herrmann resigns as head of National Commission
Coco Jon Anguet Herrmann tenders resignation as chairman of the National Baseball Commission at the speed range of the Cole heton here. Herrmann's resignation is accepted and he is not expected to serve after the present term of the American and SS, lve for Peurvary.
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Coco Jon
Anguet Herremann
Chaimnan
National Baseball
Herrmmann
Lake Ced
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