London Sees Ai Financial Need To Get U S Gold
London discussions on the foreign exchange market show feverish demand for continental currencies and hopes for credits to Europe. Reports say exports to the United States, including Bradford wool shipments, rise while Le trade balance and gold flows are watched as banks limit dollar discounts for exports.
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New York
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America
Bradford
United States
Board,of Trade
U.S
Washington
Great Britain
Interventionist Propaganda Tied to U S Petroleum Groups
Joseph F. Guffey, president of the Agwi Oil Co, accuses the American Association of Petroleum Producers of directing 90 percent of U S interventionist propaganda. He says the group boycotted his firms and pressured the State Department to block tanker deals. He claims talks with President Carranza and Luis Cabrera, and plans to back Mexican oil law compliance in New York.
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Mexico City
United States
American Association of Petroleum Producers
Joseph F. Guffey
Agwi Oil Company
State Department
Carranza
Luis Cabrera
Treasury
New York
National Suffrage Session to Discuss Women's Laws
Chicago February 5 unification of laws affecting women including marriage and divorce illegitimate children child support and wage control will be debated at a conference preceding the 51st annual National American Woman Suffrage Association convention Gov Henry J Allen of Kansas and Mrs Carris Chapman Catt president to speak at the event and address the women
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National
American Woman ‘Suffrage Association
Henry J. Allen
Kansas
Carris Chapman Catt
The
Suffrage Association
Half Siberia Yanks Withdrawn From Siberia
The War Department reports that half of the American troops in Siberia have been withdrawn. On January 27 the force included 271 officers, 4 910 enlisted men and 506 civilian welfare workers, all from the American expeditionary presence in the region.
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Associated Press
Washington,d. C
War Department
Thern
War Over Enright Killing Sparks Chicago Gunmen Battle
Chicago police warned of an imminent gunmen war to avenge Moss Enright's murder as authorities question suspects in a widening feud. The death of Enright, leader of feudists and gunmen, followed a shootout in his car. officials said further killings are likely as arrests and releases ripple through the underworld.
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Maclay- Hoyne
Big Tim" Murphy
Michael Carozzo
Street Sweeplers Union
Carozzo
Murphy
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Big Tim
IOWA MEN HEAD PARTY MACHINES OF DEMS G O P
Washington dispatch notes Iowa figures take key roles in both national parties campaigns Wilbur W Marsh and W D Jamieson lead Democratic headquarters while John T Adams named directing head of Republican operations Adams will direct staff and publicity work John Saure to run publicity Des Moines New York guests attend dinner for Homer Cummings chairman of the national Democratic committee with remarks by Dan iels Smith Tumulty and others promised
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Waterloo Evening Courier
Washington, D. C
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Dubuque
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Gov. Edwards
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Wilson
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French Loan to Be Floated Partly in United States
Paris reports a portion of two new French loans will be issued in the United States through a bankers’ consortium and sold in dollars to ease exchange pressures. Subscriptions also in London on the same terms. American bankers with French ties consider an American syndicate feasible with a 50 percent bonus redeemable in up to 60 years.
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Associated Press
Paris
France
London
New York
Flu on Decline in Chicago Amid Daily Death Toll
The influenza epidemic eased in Chicago with 63 influenza deaths and 608 new cases in the 24 hours. Pneumonia deaths reached 67 with 224 new cases, bringing total daily deaths to 135 (63 influenza, 72 pneumonia) and daily new cases to 832 (608 influenza, 224 pneumonia).
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Associated Press
Air trip from Cairo to Capetown aims for first flight
The Times notes a planned Cairo to Capetown flight, watched with high interest in England. The voyage begins in Cairo, then to Atbara on the Nile, with a five man crew and a scientific observer aboard.
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Capetown
eBy Associated Praca
London
England
Ross Smith
Australia
Times
Atbara
Nile
Canada Proposal to Take Grand Trunk Road
Canadian government proposals to take over the Grand Trunk railway system including lines in the United States will be laid before stockholders on February 19. Sir Alfred Smith ers, chairman, issued a circular stating directors favor the plan approved by Parliament last October and aiming for a fair return on capital through rate readjustments after acquisition.
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London
Grand Trunk Railway
United States
Alfred Smithers
Briton Calls Time on Luxuries to Aid Britain’s Recovery
London reports Arthur Samuel MP urges sharp cuts in imported luxury goods from America and wine to reduce outflow of funds. He warns the exchange strain harms Europe by limiting payments for raw materials and foods, risking broad famine and economic collapse.
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America
Arthur 4. Samuel
Surrey
Manchester Guardian
Lonon
Europe
Grant Highway Paving Plan Moves Forward in Black Hawk
Black Hawk county supervisors heard support from Iowa Motor Trades bureau, Greater Waterloo association, and Cedar Falls clubs for paving Grant highway from Buchanan to Grady county line, about 17 miles. Plan may split into three contracts to finish by 1920, with bids expected February 10 and 18 foot roadway width.
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Granty County
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Black Hawk County
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Cedar Falls
Grundy County
Courier Delivery Cutoff and Reprint Policy
The notice explains home delivery by 5 30 and reprint by calling 3330 if late. It also states the phone line must reach the office before 6 30 p m.
Grain Sway in Senate Committee Action on Wheat Prices
Senate Agriculture committee approved a favorable report on repealing the war time price control for wheat. The United States Grain Corporation would wind down its operations, pay profits to the treasury estimated at about 50 million dollars, and report fully to Congress.
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Granna
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Treasury
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Russian Volunteer Army Drives Bolshiviks Back on Don
Wireless dispatch from Onessa reports a great victory by the Russian volunteer army over bolshevik forces driven back over the Don. Volunteers captured 60 guns 150 machine guns and many prisoners as generals Budenny and Douenko led the pursuit. Kerensky and Savinkov head toward Prague to shape policy with Czecho Slovakia while Poles study a Bolshevik peace offer in London. Denikine lands at Varna amid talks of countering bolshevik threats in the region.
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Kherson
Odessa
American Citizen Taken by Bandits in Durango State
The kidnapping of Joseph E. Askew, an American citizen, by Mexican bandits during a raid on the Tlahualila Co plantation near Lerdo in Durango state, was reported to the State Department. Mexican papers say Askew was abducted the night of February 3 and the U.S. embassy in Mexico City has urged Mexico’s foreign ministry to secure his release.
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Washington, D. C
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Tlahualila Co
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Durango
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Mexico City
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Mexican Foreign Office
Askew
Harvard College Loses Over Eighty Thousand In Sports
Jambridge Massachusetts February 5 Harvard athletics for the 1918-1919 year operated at a loss of more than eighty thousand dollars Baseball was the only sport to show a profit The omission of varsity football largely caused the deficit Yakumo arrives in Panama for eight day stay after calling at Mexican ports
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Fapan Oruber
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Yakumo
Illinois Con Con Hearing Set for Judicial Reform Advocates
Illinois constitutional convention committees plan public hearings on judicial reform and related measures. Hiram T. Gilbert and Judge Harry Olson of Chicago will speak, with a Feb 17 hearing for initiative referendum and recall featuring speakers such as Edw F. Dunne Charles Merriman Harriet Taylor Treadwell Willis Spaulding Harry Ellis Duncan McDonald and Dr Herbert S. Bigelow. A date for suffrage proposals is not yet set.
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Wta
Hiram T. Gilbert
Harry Olson
Chicago
Guy
Edw
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Charles
Merrimain
University of Chicago
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Chicago Political Equality League
Willis J. Spaulding
Harry Ellis
Quincy
Mayor's Association
Duncan McDonald
Tilingis Federation of Labor
Herbert S. Bigelow
Dalté
Boxcar Preference Ordered for Bulk Grain Transport
Washington, D.C. Feb 5. Walker D. Hines director general orders railroads serving grain states to give priority to bulk grain in boxcar loading for ten days, after meeting essential needs for merchandise and other items. Applies to Iowa Illinois Minnesota Montana Missouri North and South Dakota Nebraska Oklahoma Colorado Wisconsin Kansas Arkansas Texas and other grain-loading lines.
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Texas
Bulgarian Reds Plot Coup to Oust Regime by Violence
Bulgarian bolsheviki fix May 1 as the coup date to oust the government by force. Sofia advices report seizure of bolshevik documents and more arrests. Detentions tally 230 in Sofia 85 at Philippopoli and 306 at Pleven.
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Sofia
Philippopoli
Plevna
Jusserand Asked to State French View on Covenant Reservations
French ambassador Jules Jusserand has instructions to outline Paris stance on reservations to the League of Nations covenant. He has begun briefing President Wilson on the opinions held in France and is expected to communicate formal French positions.
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Washington
Echo de Paris
Wilson
Denver Mint Robbery Charged to Worker Harrington
Orville Harrington, 41, a Denver mint worker, was arrested by federal agent Rolland Goddard on charges of robbing the Denver mint of more than 100000 in gold bars. Investigators recovered the hidden bars buried throughout the premises.
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New York Egg Market Slump Hits Cold Storage Stock
Market reports show eggs stored in cold storage at 60 cents a dozen dumped into markets as wholesale prices dip from 46 to 11 cents. Retail prices drop to about 50 cents, signaling a broad slump in the fresh egg market across several regions.
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Vietims
Surprises for Next War Planes and Electricity Say Turpin
Nantes reports inventor M. Turpin, famed for malita, predicts airpower and electricity will deliver the next war’s surprises. He doubts further explosive progress, cites accidental detonations in WWI, and warns flying machines pose greater menace than poison gases or conventional shells.
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M. Turpin
Allies Shake Wilson in Paris Echo on Earl Grey Letter
Paris Echo De Paris reports that Viscount Grey's letter signals allies abandoning President Wilson. The Paris paper says Grey swayed Lloyd George and Clemenceau to his view and an official note from French and British cabinets may follow. It asserts that allies aim to appease the American Congress majority.
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Atlantic
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American Congress
Last Touches On Bail Bill Up To Cummins Esch
Senate and house conference chairmen Cummins and Esch began today settling minor differences on the railroad bill. Agreement neared on eliminating the anti strike provision and modifying the Tate making section. Leaders hope to report by week’s end and enactment by March 1 as government control ends.
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Washington, D. C
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Esch
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Congress
Wilson Administration Refutes Grey Letter Claims
Washington officials deny any foundation to claims President Wilson knew of Viscount Grey’s letter on the peace treaty. They note the president, ill, received written communications and diplomats could meet him, with no protest issued by Secretary Lansing regarding any British démarche.
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Railroad Brotherhood considers wage demands and possible work stoppage
Detroit feb 8 national officers of the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way and Railway Shop met in special session to study the railroad administration decision on workers demands. Allan Barker grand president said factory adjustment of wages not decided yet and an immediate cessation of work by as many as 100000 members would be ordered if needed. He noted the union members now earn less than 3 a day and seek about a 40 percent raise.
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Mich
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Tedh Railroad Administration
Allan Barker
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Barker ‘Sa Resent
Universal Training Sparks Caucus Call For Monday
Opponents urge a caucus Monday as House Democrats debate universal training and army reorganization provisions. Senator Kirby of Arkansas offers an amendment to remove compulsory military training features from the bill.
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Kirby
Arkansas
Atlantic Coast Snow Storm Grips the Northeast
Snowbound states from southern New England to Virginia face heavy snow sleet and high winds. Western areas see lighter falls with some rain as temperatures remain moderate. The storm stretches into the upper Ohio Valley with coastal regions hit hardest. A separate note reports a court ruling on a seizure case in Raymringfield Indiana.
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