Germany Enacts Radical Labor Law Granting Worker Vote in Management
Berlin January 20 A sweeping labor reform anchors joint control in factories shops and farms for businesses with five or more workers except newspapers. Workers elect stewards who attend directors meetings and vote on major decisions while foremen may be removed for reasons beyond life. The measure aims to curb employer power amid fierce debate and opposition from big business and conservative parties. The bill may take years to assess its feasibility and impact.
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Berlin
Cgermany Amieet
Nations Assembly
Shops Council S Till
Shepticemn
Three Die In Arsenal Barracks Fire Near Aberdeen
A fire at a Milewood arsenal barrack near Aberdeen Maryland killed three civilian men and left four others seriously injured, with one likely fatally. The blaze destroyed housing for about 100 workers.
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Edgewood
Aberdeen
Baltimore
Milewood Vrsenal
Med
Letts Take 12 Villages In Fresh Bolshivik Battle
London reports say Letts repelled bolsheviki and forced a withdrawal from nearly a dozen villages near Itvexhitsa in another severe engagement. The Lettish bureau notes continuing engagements against the Reds. Two die in Calgary fire as Empire and Grand Central hotels burn, causing losses near $500,000.
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London
Pearther
Letts
Lettish Bureau
Itvexhitsa
Calgary
Alberta
Empire Hotel
Grand Central Hotel
White cannibals on Tiburon Island to be fought with gas and guns
English explorer Captain Harry De Windt announced plans from New York to lead six civilians and about seventy Mexican soldiers to Tiburon Island in the Gulf of California. He said mustard gas and machine guns would be used against an alleged tribe of white cannibals, who inhabit the island said to hold pitch bentle from which radium is made.
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New York
Janu
Harry de Windt
Tiburon Island
Gulf of California
de Windt
Tiburon
Austrian Chancellor Renner Announces Prague Alliance
Berlin Jan 20 Dr Karl Renner Austrian chancellor informs foreign affairs committee the offensive and defensive alliance has been concluded at Prague between Austria and Czecho Slovakia according to the Frankfurter Zeitung Vienna correspondent.
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Berlin
Karl Renner
Foreign Afairs
Gecembly
Prague
Austria
Czecho- Slovakia
Frankfurter Zeltune
Vienna
Flu Spreads in Chicago with 1000 Daily New Cases
Health Commissioner Robertson reports influenza rising to about 1000 new cases daily. Pneumonia deaths total 66, with 66 per cent more cases and 159 deaths in influenza related pneumonia. Weekly influenza cases reach 4005 and pneumonia 854. high single day 2400 cases noted on October 17, 1918 with 670 deaths.
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Robertson
Colina
Flu Epidemic Reported in Havana Cuba
Havana reports a rising influenza outbreak with newspaper estimates of about 1,000 cases in the city. Officials have not released authoritative statistics.
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Cuba
Havana
Allies Demand Extradition of Former Emperor William of Germany
Brussels dispatch reports deep emotion in The Hague over allied demands to extradite former Emperor William II. Paris notes the indictment of civilization against Wilhelm II includes atrocities, hostage taking, deportations, and war law violations, with responsibility reaching to the highest orders.
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Berghia
Luxemburg
Lille
High Seas
Holland
War Finance Corp Grants 310 Million for Export Machinery
Washington announced a further 310 million grant from the War Finance Corporation to finance export of machinery to England France Italy and Belgium. The action aims to bolster Allied war production through syndicated financing and trade credits.
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Washington
Cap
England
France
Italy
Belgium
War Finance Corporation
Wilson Praises Pan-America Conference Opened in Washington
The second Pan-American financial conference opened in Washington with leading financiers and businessmen from 21 republics. President Wilson, from his sickroom, sent a greeting message noting Pan-America serves no selfish aims and seeks to aid world reconstruction as a privilege under the obligations of shared advantages.
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Washington
Western Hemisphere
Wilson
Pan-America
Responsibility Assigned for Paris Sector Prison Conditions
General Harbord placed blame for prison conditions in the American army Paris sector on Brig. Gen. William Harts former district commander. Asked about court martial procedures for General Haris Harbord said Secretary Baker could issue an order. Harts is now chief of staff on the army of occupation.
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Washington
Paris
William Harts
Harbord
Representative Bland
Rep
Indiana
Haris
Baker
Harts
Army of Oecupation
Blast Kills 3 and Injures Dozens at Steel Plant
A massive explosion at the Interstate Tron and Steel plant in Chicago kills three and injures many workers. Rescue teams recover bodies from the ruins as about a thousand workers are affected. eight injured are taken to St. Margaret's Hospital in Hammond, Indiana.
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Chicago
Jan
Interstate Tron & Steel Company
Ind
St. Margaret’s Hospital
Hammond
Ukrainian Leader Forces Burn Polish Town Near Zehitomir
A Moscow dispatch says Gen. Simon Petlura’s forces retreating from Novograd Volynskiy in Volhynia burn the town near Zehitomir leaving only about 20 houses standing as messengers report.
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Torch
Novograd Volhynskiy
London
Moscow
Simon Vertura
Novograd Volhynsik
Velhynia
Zehitomir
Remie Ve Messure Puyo
Notive Fixed for Hearing on Federal Prohibition Amendment
The Supreme Court granted Rhode Island permission to initiate original proceedings testing the Eighteenth Amendment and enforcement act. Rhode Island challenges ratification as usurpation of state police powers, while Ohio seeks expedited review of its referendum amendment case. Rhode Island and Ohio actions emphasize constitutionality and validity of federal prohibition measures.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Rhode Island
White
Rice
Ohio
George 8. Hawke
Cincinnati
State Supreme Court
Japan for Peace in Orient
Washington reports the Japanese note to China proposing open talks for transferring Shantung to China under the Versailles treaty. Japanese circles say the Shantung issue risks East relations and the proposal shows Japan will honor its commitments to the peace conference supreme council.
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Washington
China
Japan
Shantung
Traitor Ouien Faces Second Court Martial Trial
Georges Gaston Ouien, condemned for treason linked to German dealings and Edith Cavell betrayal, again stands before a court martial after the court of appeals overturned his prior conviction and ordered a new trial citing a supposed 4 to 3 vote instead of 5 to 2.
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Paris
Georges Gaston Ouien
Edith Cavell
Court of Appeals
Quien
Mechanic Educated Abroad Traces Life Across Nations
The subject, a German-born individual educated in Russian schools as a mechanical engineer who never practiced, faced arrest for agitating against a government, was deported to Germany, served two years in the army, lived in England ten years, and arrived in the United States in 1871 to work as a purchasing agent for a Russian steel company.
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Sta
Evar
Germany
England
United States
More Men for Great Lakes Training Expansion
Washington reports the navy plans a threefold rise in Great Lakes training. Rear Admiral Bassett told the House Naval Committee the station currently houses 7,000 recruits, with goals to add 15,000 recruit seamen and 6,000 in the trade school during the year.
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Navy Department
Bassett
Washington
Great Lakes Naval Station
Frederick I. Bassett
House Naval Committee
Georgia council considers aid to Azerbaijan and Georgia
Paris January 26 The supreme council with Mo Clemenceau presiding and American ambassador Hugh C. Wallace heard representatives of Azerbaijan and Georgia government on territorial integrity and defense against Bolshevik attacks. It is understood measures were considered to aid their frontiers if needed.
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Paris
Mo Clemenceau
Hugh C. Wallace
Aidto
Fourty Nine Die As Macona Strikes Rock and Capsizes
The American steamer Macona foundered after striking a rock off Nidingen light. Only the second mate survives, among forty nine crew members reported dead.
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Macona
Stockholm
Nidingen Light
British Beaten in Fight in India on Northwestern Frontier
London reports a heavy engagement on the India frontier where the Derajat column clashed with Mahsuds north of Almal Danghi. British casualties run to 385 with eight officers killed and 12 wounded or missing, while the Mahsuds suffer heavy losses and many Indian officers are killed or wounded. Malta vessels ordered to sail to the Black Sea as British ships limit presence to protect subjects amid Bolshevik threats.
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India
Derajat
Almal Danghi
Malta
Black Sea
de Robeck
Tren Duke
Seratls
Steadfast
Hibbeos
Admiralty
Poles Take Thorn in West Prussia Transfer
Thorn West Prussia, ceded to Poland by Versailles, will become Polish January 28. German evacuation of the gateway to the battle region is complete and Moses Bromberg in Posen has been taken. Dan zig to be evacuated February 4.
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Erlip
Thorn
West Prussia
Poland
Moses Bromberg
Posen
Danzig
Optimistic Thought Provokes Royal Virtue in Debate
A philosophical remark contrasts true royalty with power, asserting that noble status lies in virtue rather than harsh domination. The stance elevates moral conduct as the guiding measure of rightful leadership.
Martens Soldier of Kaiser Tells Brief Self History
Washington January 20 After Ludwig A Martens the Russian soviet ambassador to the United States gave a brief personal history of himself and life in Russia the senate committee investigating Bolshevist propaganda in the United States adjourned due to members engagements Martens stated he was born in Bus
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Washington
Ludwig
A. Martens
United States
Russia
Senate
North Dakota Captains a Large Valencia Naval Visit
In Valencia Spain on January 20 officers of the battleship North Dakota detained the governor and captain general and many citizens aboard the ship. The North Dakota sailed for Gibraltar with salt aboard.
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Valencia
Spain
United States
North Dakota
Sid
Gibraltar
Senate to Probe Sims Charges Against Navy Policy
The Senate Naval Affairs Committee orders a full inquiry into Admiral Sims charges against Secretary Daniels and naval leadership during the war. A separate court of inquiry continues while the committee completes its report on naval decorations and related issues.
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William 8. Sims
Daniels
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Tai
Naval Administration
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Hale
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Admiral Sims
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Ad Sims
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Europe
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Maye
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Dentels
United States Natal
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