Wilson mediates Italy and Yugoslavia claims at Paris
Paris February reports President Wilson in talks with Italian Premier Orlando and Yugoslav Foreign Minister to mediate over Albania Fiume Istria and Dalmatia issues before the peace conference. The League of Nations commission says it has covered about one third of its task and will add Czecho-Slovakia Greece Poland and Roumania to its deliberations. Small states gain greater rights as plans push to broaden representation.
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Greece
Poland
Romumania
League Commission
Society of Nations
Associated Press
Paris
Wilson
Vittorio Orlando
M. Trumbatch
White House
Orlando
Albania
Fiume
Istria
Dalmatia
Supreme Council
Italy
Adriatic
Fiame
Feisal
Hedjaz
Damascus
Society of Nations Commission of the Peace Conference
Conference Commission On A Society of Nations
Czecho- Slovakia
Rowsmania
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M. Benes
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Bohemia
Moravie
Silgsia
Slovakia
Hungary
Elbe
Baltic
Danube
Black Sas
Trieate
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League of Nations
Quai d’Orsay
Czecho-Slovakia
Roumania
League of Nationa
League
United States
Japan
Prince Feisal
Gompers
Organization
British Railway Strikes Settled After Overnight Talks
London reports a settlement ending the locomotives and firemen strike. Union leaders say workers will be at their jobs Friday morning and no national noon strike will proceed. Underground staff to work three hours daily pending general condition review, with facilities for basic needs. Electricians plan to withdraw non-house staff but power-plant shifts continue until Saturday midnight to allow government review.
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Associated Press
London
Union of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen
Bromley
Electricel Workers’ Union
Power Legaeq
Paderewski Wins Election in Poland Bloc
Paris reports Poland’s parliamentary vote results led by Premier Paderewski and M. Dnowski with a large bloc victory. Socialist and Jewish parties shared the rest as women voting in strong numbers marked the proportional representation system.
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Paris
Poland
Constituent Assembly
Het
Paderewski
M. Dnowski
Polish Socialist Party
Polish Committee of Parle
Bourgeocise
Zurich
I Jeurmal
Babor Proposes Employee Cooperative Railroads for U S
A Washington dispatch reports two million railway workers, with families, favor a government owned system run by a cooperative employee corporation. Glenn B. Plumb will present the plan to the Senate Interstate Commerce Committee, endorsed by 400,000 Brotherhood executives and AFL leaders totaling about 1.5 million workers. Garretson of the Order of Railway Conductors to follow, backing both brotherhoods and AFL unions.
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Weshington Post
New York
Washington Dispatch
New York Times
Congress
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Glenn B. Plumb
Brotherhood
American Federation of Labor
Plumb
A. B. Garretson
Order of Railway Conductors
Garretson
Brotherhoods
Unyone
Soviet Accepts Offer Proposes to Pay Debts
The Soviet government in Moscow signals willingness to recognize entente creditors and guarantee debt interest with raw materials, while offering concessions of mines and forests to entente citizens if internal order remains stable. Paris reports the Supreme Council moving to send a joint five-power committee to meet Soviet representatives regarding the Princes Islands conference, with two American delegates and one a Wilson ally. The original February 15 date may shift to allow travel.
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Associated Press
London
Russia
Moscow
M. Tehitcherin
Willingneag
Foe
Paris
Supreme Councl
Otshevik
Princes Islands
Society of Nations
Wilson
Europé
Wall
Middle West
Princes’ Islands
Red rise in Saxony as revolution roils Germany
Paris reports heavy fighting in Magdeburg and Bremen with 35 killed and hundreds wounded. Spartacists urge terror in Berlin while Weimar prepares to host Germany’s first national assembly with 2000 leaders arriving. Authorities requisition housing and meals for delegates as tensions mount.
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Bremen
Berlin
Paris
Magdeburg
Cepital
Saxony
Ebert
Associated Press
Spartacea
Red Flag
Rhert
Philipp Scheidemann
German Agents Stir Up Strikes in England
A special cable report from London states Britain probes strike unrest linked to bolshevik propaganda. The piece claims German secret agents operate across Entente nations, using local audiences and even naming nationalities to undermine unity and influence Polish province tensions.
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England
Workington , Pest and Public Ledger
the Public Ledger Co
London
Pali Maliazette
Germany
United Kingdom
France
Poland
Troops Sent to Seattle as City Strikes Escalate
Federal troops from Camp Lewis arrived in Seattle and Tacoma to stand ready as a general strike paralyzes the region. About 45,000 unionists in Seattle area and 35,000 shipyard workers walked out January 21 over wage demands. Stores, theaters, schools and industries closed. 12 soup kitchens opened to feed strikers. Mayor pledged city readiness. 10,000 extra police could be deputized. Negotiations with Macy Board and Emergency Fleet Corporation pursue a resolution, while other cities report similar walkouts and labor unrest.
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Wash
Camp Lewis
Tecoma
Nd Army
John L. Hayden
Frank B. “Wateaty
Tacoma
c@aid
Carmen
YelepHomé Ayatém
Gile Hanson
Macy
Metal Trades Council
Metal ‘Trades
Federal
Macy Board
Washington, D. C
Mr. Piex
Strniing
Gattle
Frank Morrison
American Federation of Labor
William Short
Washington State
Federation of Labor
Oakland
Cal
Liberty motor defects cited by aviators in 1919 critique
George Rothwell Brown reports calls to reassess the Liberty engine after wartime aviation losses. He notes heavy weight and structural flaws, with pilots burned in crashes, urging frank analysis and possible discard if unsuitable. The piece cites French and American pilots, hospital cases, and differing plane configurations as evidence.
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George Rothwell Brown
Washington Post
Liberty
France
Diparty
Weare
Reddy
Leas
America
Conflans
Metz
Index to Today's Issue aEC. 1-Wihlson Trying to Mediate
A compilation of items covering political mediation efforts, international tensions, domestic crime notes, and ongoing public affairs. Notable entries note U S leadership in air power, Soviet moves, Seattle troop movements, and legislative topics.
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Aec
Wihlson
Rede
Saxony
U. S
Seattle
D. C
Brest Cemp
Root
League
Redd
Society
Wilson
Six Billion Tax Bill Moves Through House Debate
The $6,006,000,000 revenue bill, the greatest tax measure in history, is formally presented in the House after six months of work and revisions. Leaders expect final passage before adjournment with the President likely to sign. Internal revenue preparations begin for 1919 taxes under the new schedules while some dissent surfaces over conference provisions.
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House
Kitchin
Senate
Simmons
Senate Finance Committee
Repee
Internal Revenue Bureau
Lemdere
Gas in Hun cars causes wreck
Paris Hebr reports a Paris to Metz railway mishap after two passenger coaches handed to France by Germany filled with noxious gas in a tunnel at Nanteuil. Five people were killed as passengers fled and an oncoming train collided with them. sixteen injured, eight lightly, treated at Chateau Thierry hospital. An official railroad statement cites no defect in lighting or heating and notes unexplained gas presence.
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Paris
Heb
France
Germany
Paris-Mets
Mets
Nanteuil
Chateau Thierry
Trail of Suspects Expands in Chinese Mission Murder
Police, still confident they solved the murder of three Chinese educators, say more than two suspects may be arrested as they pursue a robbery and forgery theory. Maj. Pullman notes two Chinese brothers Wan and Wan may have aided in clearing the case, with further interviews planned and detective trips to New York.
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T. T Wong
C. H. Hare
B.S Wu
Maj. Pullman
Z 8 Wan
W. Ss. Wan
New York
Washington
Grant
Edward Kelly
Guy Burlingame
Thar
Hhe
Metropolis
Jeanne le Mar
Paltos
Cinnamen
Pultmano
Gir
Katorama Road
North Wett
Mat Pullman
Wan
Harris Hotel
Union Station
Bienhuan
Shanghai
Maj
Pullman
Wan Mvest
Mission House
Wen
Chine
Rhode Island Senate Rejects Federal Prohibition Amendment
Providence, R I Feb 6 The Rhode Island senate killed today the resolution ratifying the prohibition amendment to the Federal Constitution on a roll call vote 26 to 12 It marks the third consecutive federal amendment the state refused to ratify with the earlier rejections in 1910 of the income tax and the 17th amendment providing for the direct election of U S senators by the people
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Providence
R. 1
Rhode Island Senate
United States
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