Prohibition Gains Ground as 36 States Ratify
Washington reports the thirty sixth state ratified the federal prohibition amendment making national dry law imminent. Arkansas Mississippi North Dakota and other states joined, with 14 states still to certify. Enforcement laws and funding will follow as wartime measures fade postwar.
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Supreme Court rules against personal liquor restrictions
The report notes that over half the United States remains dry by state or local vote. It states the Reed "hone dry" amendment previously allowed limited personal use in dry areas, but the Supreme Court ruled that such traffic is now legal.
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End Strikes in Argentina Reach Accord at Conference
Buenos Aires reports labor leaders and President Irigoyen agreed to end all strikes except the port shipping paralysis. Casualty tallies from the past week range from 50 to 1,000 dead and 6,000 to 8,500 wounded, with final counts likely higher as many victims were removed by rioters.
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Argentina
Bavaria Tightens Passports to Bar Spartacists
Berne reports Bavaria will require passports for all entrants to Bavarian territory to stop Spartacan members and Bolshevik agitators from reaching the region. German subjects are among those now needing travel documents.
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Million Dollar Oil Fire at Atlantic Refining Docks
An explosion aboard the tanker Roald Amundsen caused a fire at Atlantic Refining docks in Philadelphia. The blaze destroyed oil valued at about one million dollars. In Barcelona demonstrations for Catalan autonomy resumed with numerous arrests reported.
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Guilty verdicts for all defendants in LW W conspiracy case
Sacramento jury convicts 46 Industrial Workers of the World members on charges of conspiracy. Verdict reads guilty as charged after about two hours deliberation. Sentencing to follow. The case cites poems and songs threatening capitalists and mentions Joe Hill authored pieces. Theodora Pollok, the sole woman defendant, outlines her background in social work and asserts charges tied to wartime policy and anti-draft actions.
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Spartacists Battle Government Forces Across German Cities
In Berlin and other cities, Spartacists clash with government troops as 40 are killed in Brussels violence. Leader Karl Liebknecht reportedly captured and held at Hotel Eden in Berlin. Delmenhorst and Wilhelmshaven see suppressions of revolts and armistice by loyal forces.
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Dusseldorf Seethes as Spartacists Barricade City
Reports from Dusseldorf describe two thousand Spartacists barricading themselves in many buildings and terrorizing the city. British troops have entered to restore order and are said to be in control of the situation.
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Poles Assume Control of Lithuania to Guard Against Bolsheviks
Warsaw telegram says the Polish government has provisional taken over administration of Lithuania at the Lithuanian president's request to shield the country from Bolshevik threats. A Berlin report claims Rosa Luxemburg has been murdered.
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Revolution Near in Holland Sparks Guard Deployments
Amsterdam reports military guards before Leyden town hall amid rumors of a Holland revolution. Also, Medina capitulates to the King of Hedjaz under Turkish armistice terms after delays caused by isolation and communications with Constantinople. Amir Abdullah entered Medina at midnight to a public welcome and prayed at the prophet's tomb.
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Revenue tax agreed on by Congress
Congress approves war revenue provisions raising about 450 million this year. Senate and house conferees adopt the senate’s distilled spirits rates of 6.40 a gallon and 2.20 for nonbeverage uses, while beer and wine taxes double. Prohibition relief, ice cream and soda tax, and food aid for Europe also feature in the measure.
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All American ships released to owners after war
The United States Shipping Board announced all war requisitioned ships are returned to their owners except those still in army service. The move restores private control of the vessels previously managed by the board.
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United States Shipping Board
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Army Bill Up For Discussion In Congress
Secretary Baker states no plan for universal military training as permanent policy before peace talks end. The bill creates a 500000 man regular army by voluntary enlistment, centralizes power in the general staff, abolishes the inspector general, and details officer appointments by detail or selective promotion. Critics seek temporary authorization to avoid delaying service efficiency. Baker warns the army’s future use remains speculative.
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Allies Grant Extended Armistice With Germany
Allies announce an extension of the armistice with Germany as negotiations proceed to shape a broader peace framework. The move pauses hostilities and allows for continued diplomacy among wartime powers.
Liebknecht and Luxemburg Die in Berlin Clash
Berlin reports state Dr. Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxemburg, leaders of the Spartacus faction, were killed. Liebknecht was slain during an escape attempt from guards. Luxemburg was shot after a confrontation with a Berlin mob. A French steamer struck a mine elsewhere, and an Allied German armistice extension was signed in Amsterdam.
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French steamer Chaproi sinks after mine strike
The French steamer Chaproi hit a floating mine in the Straits of Messina and sank within minutes. About 500 passengers were drowned, mainly Greeks, Serbians, and Russians, with around 150 rescued.
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Eventing Journal
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Chaproi
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Messina
Russian Bolshevik Lenine Lands in Barcelona
Madrid January 17 report that Lenine the Bolshevik Premier of Russia was among Russians who landed at Barcelona recently.
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Madrid
Dlenine
Russia
Barcelona
First Cook County Woman Convicted of Murder
Mrs Exlund was found guilty of murdering her husband in Judge Windes court and sentenced to 14 years in prison. It marks Cook County’s first murder conviction for a female defendant, despite prior manslaughter cases.
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Chicago
Ehilda Exlam
Thomas Windes
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President-Elect Rodrigues Alves Dies in Rio
In Rio de Janeiro on January 17, 1908, Rodrigues Alves, Brazil’s president elect, died after a period of illness. Under the constitution a new election will be held to choose four presidents to fill the vacancy.
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