President Wilson Calls First League Council Meeting
Envoys from eight nations will gather in Paris Friday for the inaugural League of Nations council. The president dispatches a cable ordering delegates to Paris to establish the boundary commission for the Saar region and to set the council’s initial tasks. Belgium seeks Brussels as a temporary seat while Geneva’s role as league seat remains possible.
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Plans Regular Air Service Across the Atlantic
London reports a group of steamship owners airship firms and transport bodies plan a weekly trans atlantic airship service by buying or leasing airships the government does not retain. The effort aims to combine shipping and aviation interests to establish regular cross ocean travel.
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London
Americans Eat Less Meat in Forty Years
Washington reports the department of agriculture says Americans now eat less meat than 40 years ago. The shift is linked to higher meat costs and changing dietary habits as households adjust shopping and consumption patterns.
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Meat consumption drops since 1900 across 1425 families
A department survey of 2,000 dietary records from 1,425 families and 575 institutions in 40 states shows meat intake has fallen about 6 percent since 20 years ago while grain products fell 11 percent. Milk butter and cheese use has increased. The average food cost per man per day is 46 cents.
Pershing Denies Wasteful Attacks on Armistice Day
General Pershing writes to Representative Fuller denying claims that American soldiers were sent on needless attacks on Armistice Day. He says troops acted under Marshal Foch’s November 9 1918 orders and that attacks were stopped promptly after learning of the armistice. He calls reports that U S troops were ordered while French divisions stood still wholly erroneous.
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House War Investigating
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Representative Fuller
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Marshal Foch
President Wilson Walks in White House Grounds
President Wilson spent Sunday morning walking on the grounds behind the White House and intends to work if Doctor Grayson approves.
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Grayson
Hudson Bay Railway Survey In Northland Prep
The Lamain family chief explorer and surveyor plans a further survey of the James and Hudson Bay region for the Hudson Bay railway project. The engineer in charge travels to Chicoutimi to complete outfitting for the northern trek.
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Anti Secretion Bill Advances in Senate Passage
The Senate passed an anti sedition bill without a record vote. It imposes up to 85000 dollars fine and five years in prison for propagandistic acts to overthrow the government. The measure moves to the House with penalties including deportation for aliens and mail restrictions on anti government material. Senator Sterling defends it as not penalizing peaceful agitation.
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Mensure
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South Dakota
Wisconsin Socialist BergerAgain Ousted From House
Washington January 12 Victor Berger Milwaukee Socialist was denied a seat in Congress for the second time. The roll call on the resolution to refuse him the privilege of taking the oath was 28 to 6 with Mann Voight Harrold Sherwood Sis son Griffin voting for exclusion. Berger said he would run again and called the action one of the worst attacks on representative government.
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Sad Good Bye to Lost Lands
Berlin reports a government proclamation to Germans in severed territories pledging sorrow and resolve. The note says the war’s end leaves Germans defenseless against foreign rule and vows no forgetting of the fatherland while urging memory of the homeland.
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Treveul Wreck Off St Albous Claims 25 Lost
A violent storm drove the Treveul onto Kinnwor Mligereck near St Albous, drowning 25 of its 42 crew. Efforts to reach the ship failed as the crew abandoned in lifeboats, with several sailors losing their lives despite brave attempts to survive.
Royal funeral rite observed by grim Texhounds nobles
In Leiden a royal gathering of Queen Marr and Queen Ninna Norway members of the PeFal family attended a meeting of the Texhounds. Prince George watched the traditional blows ceremony after the death of the duke, as onlookers found humor in the scene.
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Quakes in Vera Cruz Cause Heavy Losses and Damage
Mexico City reports a powerful earthquake striking Vera Cruz and surrounding towns. Shocks began six o clock Saturday night and were felt through the night with debris blocking rivers and a three mile wire chasm. Casualties are heavy near San Miguel and villages. relief trains were wrecked and authorities responded with troops.
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Guerrillas around Cordoba Surrender After Quakes
Quake fear drives guerrillas in the Cordoba mountains to surrender to federal troops with no reported loss of life. Separately, several small ships were sunk in Vera Cruz harbor and along the Gulf coast during the storm and upheaval.
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Rocket May Shoot to Moon Invention Revealed
The Smithsonian announces a new high efficiency rocket by Professor Robert H. Goddard of Clark College. Weighing 1274 pounds the device aims to penetrate 200 miles of atmosphere and possibly reach the moon while Goddard works on the reloading mechanism and a demonstration is hoped for soon.
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Smithsonian Institution
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Smithsonian
Gas Kills Indiana Druggist in His Bed
Louis Hawks a 34 year old Goshen druggist was found dead in bed from asphyxiation due to gas leaking from a disconnected stove tube placed near the bed He was identified with the Indiana state militia and death occurred in his home on January 12 in Goshen Indiana
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Germans Hide Arms Cited by German News
The Freheit comments on British statistics of German military strength and alleges widespread concealment of arms and ammunition beyond permitted limits, especially by citizen guards, prompting questions about entente reactions.
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Black Coats of Europe in Strike Across Germany
Berlin reports mass action as insurance workers strike in 30 towns. Stuttgart and Berlin bank staff threaten to withhold insurance related work. Street clashes flare near Allianz and Viktoria building as unions assert street control. Police noting rising crime during wartime period. Countess of Warwick enters labor politics by offering electrons to Commons.
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Germany
Stuttgart
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Allianz Insurance Company
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Greater Berlin
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London
Countess of Warwick
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Labor Party
Supreme Court Denies NJ Dealers Association Prohibition Case
The Supreme Court refused to permit the New Jersey Liquor Dealers Association to bring a challenge to the constitutionality of the national Prohibition Amendment and to seek an injunction against enforcement in New Jersey.
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Coal Juggling in England Faces Domestic Shortage
London reports a worsening British coal crisis with stocks in towns dwindling to days. Government price controls create distortions as mine owners divert coal to industrial and export trades, undermining supplies for households. The government previously cut domestic coal prices by 10 shillings per ton while keeping industrial and export prices high.
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Bryan pushes for ratification of world peace treaty
Lincoln Nebraska January 12 William J Bryan at his home continues efforts to secure ratification of the treaty of peace by mutual concessions and compromise He has telegraphed senators urging unity to achieve ratification by January 16 the date set for the League of Nations first meeting in Paris
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Shoe Prices to Stand Still Amid Higher Wages
New York January 12 representatives of the leather shoe manufacturers assure retailers there will be no price increases for standard footwear in the coming months. They warn against expected price declines soon due to rising leather costs and higher factory wages.
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French Cupid Stumped by Housekeeping Struggles
Shortage of affordable housing and moving delays challenge young couples. Many marriages delayed or postponed due to difficulty finding a suitable home. Some couples marry and rely on family help or furnished rooms while awaiting a permanent residence.
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