Valera's London Escape Aboard British Freighter
Philadelphia report identifies an Irish leader as Harold Merry alias De Valera sneaking aboard the Northwestern Miller as a stoker. London immigration bars him as an undesirable alien, he disappears from the Harold Merry ship with wages unpaid.
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Philadelphia
Bkarmonn de Valera
Repellie
Ireland
Harold Merry
de Valera
James Williamson
Port Richmond
London
M. C. Hunt
Southwestern
Mathew A. Hanley
Atlantic
Merry
Hunt
Mexico
Williamson
Calder sees coal trust minding nation taxed by $1.5 billion
Senator Calder testifies before the senate committee on federal coal regulation. He says the American people were maligned by men in the coal trade over the $1.5 billion burden last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Calder
New York
Senate
Spinach Poison Claims Two at Blodgett Hospital
Grand Rapids reports a nurse and an orderly died after ingesting preserved spinach at Blodgett Hospital. Investigators say the contaminated food caused the fatalities and a hospital inquiry is underway.
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Grand Rapids, Mich
Blodgett Hos
Spinach Poisoning Blamed for Fatalities at Hospital
Multiple people fall ill after eating preserved spinach. Three are dying and several others remain critical. Authorities confirm two deaths, Misa Flossie Coyle and John Smith, as hospital staff treat those affected.
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Grand Rapids
Pital
Misa Flossie Coyle
John Smith
Textile mills reopen in Bennington under new wage scale
Bennington Vermont January 26 every textile mill in the city is operating again for the first time since Christmas. The six Bradford underwear mills reopened with a new wage scale reducing wages by 12 to 16 percent.
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Bennington
H. BE. Bradford Company
Government to pay Choctaw Chickasaw $2.58 million in July
Muskogee Oklahoma January 26 1920 payment of about 2 575 650 will be made next July by the federal government to the Choctaw and Chickasaw Indians according to Congressman W W Hastings of Oklahoma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muskogee
Okla
W. W. Hawtings
Oklahomn
U S Indicts 2 On War Bribe
Federal grand jury in Chicago charges former Matteson mayor Alex F. Robinson and resident Edward W. Brooke with draft and espionage violations. They allegedly took a $10 bribe to place Emil Braemstadt in the deferred draft class and induced Alfred Braemstadt to join the mentee corps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Alex F. Robinson
Matteson
Edward W. Brooke
Grand Jury
Emil Braemstadt
Alfred Braemetadt
Mentee Corps
Harding Visits Florida Kin on Houseboat Cruise
President elect Harding arrived in Rockledge Florida aboard a houseboat and spent the night as a guest of Ort ford Kling, a winter resident and brother in law of Mrs. Harding.
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Rockledge
Fla
Rockledge, Fla
Harding
Florida
Schwab Breaks Down on Shipbuilding Testimony
Charles M Schwab teared up on the Walsh committee stand as he discussed a $260000 government charged expense voucher tied to Bethlehem Shipbuilding and his dealings with Perley Morse. He asked excusal and recounted meeting Morse after being approached for the session. The committee then sought all Bethlehem Shipbuilding papers affecting its ties to the Shipping Board and the Emergency Fleet Corporation.
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New York
Charles M. Schwab
Steel
Walsh Committee
Shipping Board
Perley Morse
Morse
Schwab
Eugene G. Grace
Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation
Joseph Walsh
United States Shipping Board
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Gambling in Grain Should Stop Thorne Says
Clifford Thorne tells the House agriculture committee that the Chicago Board of Trade fosters speculation and urges a two year limit on grain futures to curb non delivery trades. He cites massive wagering figures and compares commissions to Monte Carlo. The hearing closes with bills to regulate future trading. Farmers plead tariff protection to boost production.
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Washington
Chicago Board of Trade
Clifford Thorne
Chicago
House Agriculture Committee
American Farm Bureau Federation
Farmers’ National Grain Dealers’ Association
T. W. Monell
Colorado
House
Ways and Means Committee
Mr. Monell
W. A. Wentworth
The
Iowa Derry Council Urges Duties on Butter Substitutes
The Iowa Derry council warns heavy imports of butter substitutes harm American dairy farmers and urges high duties on such products to protect domestic creameries and milk producers.
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Iowa
Derry Council
Dope Guards Seize Cash In Bank Robbery Probe
Chicagoan Eugene Heller and companion Felton from Saginaw faced charges after allegedly seizing money from the State Bank of nearby village. Deputies guarding the bank cornered them, and Jf Curtis, watching from a hotel lobby, captured the pair as they fled toward their car.
Three Percent Beer Law Repeal and Prohibition Debate
A New York Assembly vote repeals the three percent beer law as Bret B. Laird introduces a repeal bill. The house passes a concurrent resolution urging New Jersey’s ratification of the federal prohibition amendment, while a Baum resolution to modify the Volstead Act is committed to the excise committee. In Omaha, Elsie Rogers, 22, is arrested for moonshining with two children present, the first such charge in the city. the still’s capacity is listed as 30 gallons daily.
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Assembly
Bret B. Laird
New Jersey
House
Albany
N. Y
Congress
Simon L. Adler
Henry Baum
Queens
Omaha
Neb
Elsie Rogers
Trenton
Allied council to form European economic inquiry panel
Paris January 26. The Allied supreme council rejected sending Austria's financial issue to the League of Nations and agreed on a commission led by Sir Robert Horn and Louis Louchar with Italian and other allied experts to study Europe’s economic situation. Military experts also draft a report on German disarmament amid reported French-Briand disagreements.
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Germany
Paris
League of Nations
Allied Supreme Council
Europe
Sir Robert Horn
British Board of Trade
Louis Louchar
France
Sig. Clannini
Belgium
Austria
Reparations Commission
Great Britain
Italy
Japan
Vienna
Briand
Allies debate May 1 deadline for German disarmament
The article reports Lloyd George and Briand clashing over a May 1 deadline for disbanding German military forces and surrendering arms under the Versailles provisions. Compromise efforts by Sforza failed, prompting a call for military expert reports as the reparations dispute remains unresolved for days.
Flames Sweep Iowa Town in Danville Loss Estimated
The business district of Danville Iowa twelve miles west of Burlington on the Chicago Burlington and Quincy line is nearly wiped out by a fire reports say the loss runs to about 1000000 dollars.
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Danville
Burlington
Burlington, Ta
American and Japanese Envoys Close California Land Accord
Negotiations between Ambassadors Morris and Shidehara on the California land issue and Japanese rights in the U S are concluded. Final approval depends on both governments. Morris reports to Secretary Colby. Shidehara to Tokyo. Senate Foreign Relations Committee kept informed for possible postwar treaty action.
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California
Washington
Morris
Shidlehara
United States
Baron Shidehara
Foreign Office
Tokyo
Roland
Colby
State Department
South America
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Wilson
Senate
White House
Man vows never to visit Paris again in protest
A man declares he will never visit Paris again, describing his stance in bitter protest. He fumes about conditions and says the city will not see him back.
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Paris
Germany Ordered to Disband Militias by July First
Allied military experts mandate Germany to dissolve militia and unauthorized groups by July first under the Versailles treaty terms. Prime Minister Lloyd George, criticizing French coverage, vows not to return to Paris as tensions rise during the supreme council session. An assassination attempt targets Avetis Abrounia, Armenian leader, is reported.
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Germany
Lloyd George
Spa
Paris
Briand
Allied Supreme Council
Supreme Council
Versailles
Allies
Avetis Abrounia
NO IRONS FOR EX MINISTER IN MOUNT VERNON MAIL ROBBERY CASE
Guy Kyle former postor of the Free Methodist church in Mount Vernon NL confessed to participation in the $212000 Mount Vernon mail robbery on January 14. He was brought to St Louis for arraignment before a United States commissioner, in custody of two post office inspectors and a deputy, smiling as he left the station.
Large downtown fire devastates Athens Georgia district
A massive blaze in Athens downtown destroyed three city blocks and damaged adjacent buildings. Property losses were estimated at 4 million dollars with no fatalities reported. Fire originated unknown and raged for five hours before control. Fire departments from nearby cities aided the effort.
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Athens
Bus Town Fire Causes Major Loss Near Burlington
Burlington Iowa Jan 26 reports from the town twelve miles west on the main line of the B and Q rail indicate a destructive blaze causing an estimated loss between 75000 and 100000 dollars.
New York Seeks State Burial for Unknown Soldier Hero
Albany January 26. Congress is petitioned to authorize transporting an unknown soldier’s body, preferably from New York, to the state capitol for burial with military honors under the capitol rotunda in a resolution offered by Assemblyman Nicholas M. Pette.
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N. Y
U. S
Albany
Congress
New York State
Nicholas M. Pette
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BIG Textile
Aliso
Walsh
American Farm Bureau
Michigan
W. Y
GTQ Mae
PSE
M. Briand
Count Sforza
Mr. Briand
Lioyd George
Council
Evening Journal
East St. Louis
Georgia
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