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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1919
Page
1
Paris reports President Wilson was feted by the French Senate led by Antonin Dubost who praised his ideas and a new world order. Wilson replied that a world waking to community of interest depends on free institutions and global cooperation.
Paris dispatch reports a plan for an unofficial American embassy in Berlin with limited functions. The proposal centers on establishing a U S presence to handle diplomatic contacts and consular matters amid tense postwar developments.
The United States may send an informal American mission to Berlin under consideration by the peace conference delegation. The mission would not be accredited to German authorities and would only gather direct information on conditions and events in Berlin and the provinces to aid German problem discussions.
The U S cruiser Pueblo arrived from Brest with 2445 troops in casual companies No 412 Ohio No 416 Washington No 426 Texas and No 486 Ohio plus headquarters detachment and the Fifty third ammunition train with 15 officers and 1526 men.
News reports say royalists proclaimed a restoration of the monarchy in Portugal and named former King Manuel as ruler. Government troops moved to Operte Jaga and Vi sen to suppress the conspiracy. Manuel allegedly tried to thwart the plot.
London reports President Wilson telegraphed condolences to King George VI on the death of his youngest son Prince John. The loss casts a somber shadow over royal affairs and U.S. British ties.
A wireless Berlin dispatch outlines a new German constitution from experts led by Hugo Preuss. The empire retains its states and allows new free states with populations over two million. The president is 35 or older, ten-year citizen, elected by absolute majority for seven years, with reelection allowed.
The supreme council met with ten members including Wilson and Lansing as Orlando attended from Rome. Talks focused on forming a league of nations and harmonizing plans proposed by Smuts Bourgeois Cecil and others. Wilson has about twenty five days to speed efforts before returning home as labor rules for a world order are discussed.
The draft aims to study how worker protection laws might relax due to debt pressures in European countries. The panel will place this issue after discussions on war responsibility and punishment for crimes committed during hostilities as part of the conference program.
Washington reports army officials expect higher food costs and have requested funds for a 10 percent rise starting next July. The daily ration for one man is 48 cents now, with appropriations sought at 58 cents.
London reports an outbreak of cholera in Hamburg with seventy fatal cases recorded by the Exchange Telegraph correspondent.
Dispatch from Kiev reports White Russia proclaims its union with the Russian Soviet Republic. Berne notes German command says Russians captured Mitau and occupied nearby towns west and southwest of Riga. Also reports German HQ to Koenigsberg with von Hindenburg overseeing eastern repatriation and operations against Bolsheviks. Warsaw reports Bolshevik advance slowed at the Polish border and German evacuation at Grodno delayed.
Chicago conference of about 75 railroad, government, and state employment officials warns ongoing labor shortages will keep wages high through 1919. Officials cite 1.94 million postwar migrants, 2 million still in federal service, and 250000 war casualties as factors shrinking supply. absorption of former powder workers into shipbuilding is noted.
Maj. T. C. Macauley flew from Taliaferro field Fort Worth to Rockwell field North Island covering 383 miles in four hours and forty minutes arriving at 11 05 am Monday. The route included a morning takeoff amid clear skies and steady winds. Eight die in Philadelphia fire in Italian quarter. A family of four perished in a kitchen blaze while two more from the other occupied dwelling succumbed to injuries.
Two railroad wrecks in dense fog near Mayfair and Irving Park kill two sailors and injure about 140 others. I J Paynter and J G McGinnis die in the Northwestern crash. an L line collision injures about 70. Engineer C M Anderson at fault per railway officials.
The report notes a grim view of German sentiment toward peace as observed in Berlin. It highlights the general mood and wartime atmosphere shaping public opinion and policy discussions.
Estonian forces clash in a significant battle near Narva, with reports of prisoners taken and the town affected by the fighting. Details on dates and outcomes are unavailable in the fragment.
Special reports say Esthenean troops northeast of Lake Peipus captured Narva and many prisoners. Sweden plans a military expedition into Lithuania to help halt the Bolsheviki advance as Lithuanian forces struggle to stop the invasion.
The piece notes widespread German hopes to move to England America or Paris for work or material access. It highlights officers seeking to join Allied forces and other nationals attempting to broker entry, with missions issuing numerous refusals.
A mob gathered at Hillsboro jail on January 21 and burned Bragg Williams, a Black man, after forcing him to the public square. Williams had been condemned to hang February 21 for the murder of George Wells and her child on December 2, 1918.
A clash between Prussian guards and Danish soldiers on the Denmark-German frontier was reported from Stockholm. It occurred after Danish guards refused to permit Prussians to pass to a nearby Danish town.
Lawrence mass January 21 the general committee of the United Textile Workers issued a statement supporting a 48 hour week in the textile industry. The plan would give work to all who want it including returning soldiers while the existing 54 hour week leaves many unemployed due to lack of work.
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