Wilson Aims to Mediate Albania Italy Dispute at Paris
Paris February 6 President Wilson met with Italian premier Orlando and Jugoslav foreign minister Trumbatch seeking mediation between Italy and Jugoslavia over Albania Fiume Istria and Dalmatia to ease Supreme Council uncertainty. Italy set minimum terms while Arabs presented their case to the council. The League of Nations commission reported progress toward a charter with four new seats for smaller powers and plans for broader representation.
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Caecho-Slovak claim details and key plan points
The text outlines the technical aspects of the Caecho-Slovak claim and notes provisional agreement on the constitution's preamble and three paragraphs, while admitting possible amendments. It cites disagreements within the commission yet stresses that fundamental objectives remain secure. Premier Venizelos and Premier Orlando discussed eastern Adriatic tensions with Greece claiming Epirus and Albanians seeking Italian protection.
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Weimar Seizure and Telegraph Censorship Report
A 1090 strong corps of chasseurs under Gen. Merker arrives in Weimar to protect the town and national assembly. Workers and soldiers in Erfurt seize ordinary and wireless telegraph services, censoring telegrams about the National Assembly. telegraphs at Eisnach are also seized by committees.
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Europe asks US to rule Constantinople and guard Dardanelles
Paris dispatch reports American delegation at the peace conference facing pressure from committees and municipalities in Ottoman territories. They urge US protection or oversight of Constantinople Bosporus and the Dardanelles, seen as likely to be internationalized. Italian statesman Salvatore Barilila argues US has moral duties from participation in war and peace talks.
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Society of Nations
British Railway Unions Offered Settlement Amid Strikes
London reports government envoy Sir Albert H Stanley offered a settlement to the two railway unions at board of trade talks. Union leaders debate the proposal as strikes widen with electricians withdrawing outside power houses, tube lorry mobilizations, and food freight concerns.
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Labor Convention Drafted By Gompers' Commission
Paris February 6 The international labor commission of the peace conference today decided that all states in the society of nations shall be members of the international labor registration committees. The meeting presided by Samuel Gompers drafted and adopted the first two articles of an international convention on labor.
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Revolt Rages in Berlin as Saxony Disorder Spreads
Berlin reports a rising revolution as soldiers and insurgents clash in Magdeburg and Bremen with 260 prisoners freed and shops looted. The Spartacists push for Ebert's overthrow while Weimar prepares for the national assembly with a meticulous housing and meals system for delegates.
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Reconstruction Era Sparks New Republic Assembly Plans
Cavalry and infantry patrol to deter a Spartacan threat as government seizes a renovated theater for the assembly. Telegraphs add heavy wire facilities while debate rages over a new constitution and the priority of national taste.
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Face Fraud Indictment In Conspiracy Against Government
Federal court in Joplin, Mo., indicts fourteen men for conspiring to defraud the government. Louis Christopherson and Charles A. Bauer of St Louis Coffees and Snice Mills charged with using inferior coffee in a government order. Twelve others accused of conspiring to obtain clothing sold at Jefferson Barracks at low rates.
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Troops Deployed as Seattle Sees General Strike
Federal troops from Camp Lewis reached Seattle and Tacoma to stand ready as a general strike by 45,000 union men closes schools theaters and stores. In Seattle carmen timber workers barbers and retail clerks halted work while 12 soup kitchens fed strikers in a tense labor flare up.
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Menocail to End Strike in Havana
The mechanical department workers of Havana newspapers did not publish today as a five union committee plans to request President Menocal to intervene. The group will claim responsibility for future developments as they seek a solution to the prolonged strike.
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Liberty Motor Defects Threaten Aerial Supremacy
Wartime aviation analysis warns the Liberty motor is too heavy and flawed for military use. Aviators report fire-prone crashes, nose-heavy planes, and multiple injuries. calls grow for radical structural changes or discarding the engine in favor of better pursuit planes and improved equipment. Continued discussion urged as costs and lessons shape future national defense aviation strategy.
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Persia Seeks Seat at Peace Conference in Paris
Persia requests representation at the peace conference, arguing for equal status with Belgium and other belligerents. Foreign Minister Mosherer-El-Mamalek leads a five member delegation seeking recognition to safeguard Persia against Russia and to guarantee independence from influence zones and loan/cus tome restrictions. Britain shows sympathy and the American delegation indicates careful consideration of their claims.
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Vast $6.07 Billion Tax Bill Moves Through Congress
The $6.07 billion revenue measure, hailed as historic, advances in the House after two revisions to reconcile war to peace provisions. It keeps Senate rates, includes rebates for businesses facing inventory shrinkage and construction losses, and proposes lower estate taxes with graduated rates. Senate debate is anticipated but not expected to delay final passage before adjournment.
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Suspects Grow in Chinatown Murder Probe
Police press forward after a China Educations Mission House massacre in Washington. Detectives seek more than two suspects and pursue a robbery forgery angle, tracing Wu and Wan while pursuing a dancing girl linked to Wu. Officials say arrests may come within hours as inquiries expand to eight to ten witnesses.
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