Wilson to Proclaim League Meeting After Ratifications
Paris dispatches report Secretary Polk in Washington says President Wilson will issue the call for the first League of Nations meeting once three Entente powers and Germany ratify the peace treaty. Paris indicates Germany may sign by Jan 10 and the League council will meet about a week later.
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Associated Press
Washington, D
Dan
Wilson
League of Nations
Germany
Polk
United States
Clemenceau
Paris
Upreme Council
Council
Inter-Allied Military Commission
Budapest
Supreme’ Council
State Central Committee
Hays
John Glover South
National Committee
Leonard Wood
Lowden
Borah
Idaho
Senate
Des Moines
Iowa
Ater
Denver
San Francisco
Jazekson
Washington, D. C
William Jennings Bryan
Daniels
Palmer
Cox
Ohio
James W Gerard
Champ Clark
Missouri
Gay
Cornwell
West Virginia
Hitchcock
Nebraska
Pomerene
Underwood
Alabama
Owen
Oklahoma
Peter Oleson
Minnesota
Camp Upton Not Yet Ordered as Alien Concentration Camp
In New York on January 6 Lieut. Gen. Bullard said no war department instruction to turn Camp Upton over to immigration authorities as a concentration camp had been received. Secretary Baker had announced a decision to use the camp for this purpose in Washington yesterday. In Washington no request from the Labor Bureau had been made to the War Department for camps or troops to handle raided aliens, Commissioner General Anthony Caminiti said.
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New York
Bullard
Department of the East
Governor's Island
War Department
Camp Upton
Washington
Baker
Labor Bureau
D. C
Department of Labor
Anthony Caminetti
Commissioner General of Immigration
Doorn House Reconstructed as Ex‑Emperor William Plans Move
The Doorn house, recently bought by the former German Emperor William, is being rebuilt and should be ready in a few months. He expects extradition pressure from Holland but Count Hohenzollern is not drafting a defense letter as previously reported.
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Associated Press
Amerongen
William of
Germany
Kaiser
Holland
Doom
Count Hohenzollern
New Havana Fleet Planned From Southern Ports
Plans disclosed for a fleet of fast steamers between southern ports and Havana. The steamer, rechristened City of Miami, was refitted with brass and mahogany on the after deck, signaling New York and Milwaukee financial backing for the project. Baron Cunliffe, governor of the Bank of England since 1914, died suddenly in London.
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Associated Press
Quincy
Mass
South Haven
New York
Milwaukee
Southern
Havana
City of
Miami
Cunliffe
Endon
Baron Cunliffe of
Teadiy
Bank of England
Baron Cunliffe
Yin
Northastern Railway Co
Baron of
iBy
Jan
Emma Goldman
Buford
Steta Ballentine
Vulia
Litndsend
England
G P Women Instructed on Party Problems
Republican women from 14 midwestern states meet in Chicago to mold campaign issues for 1920. Expert instructions on publicity and organization precede a harmony luncheon honoring national and state women leaders. Speakers include Mrs South and Miss Hay as factions seek balanced representation and support industrial reform planks.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Jan
Middle West
Star Chamber
Imol
Harmony
Tinois Republican Women's Executive Committee
John Glover South
Republican National Committee
Mary Garrett Hay
Deneen
Thompson
Hayen
National Executive Commission
Leonard Brundage
Attorney General
Illinois
Myrthe Blacklidge
Jaw
National Committee
National Convention
Waterloo Boosters Unite In Momentous City Merger
A Waterloo gathering filled a large hall as business leaders bankers lawyers doctors and teachers joined to form the Greater Waterloo Association uniting the river city’s commercial bodies. The event was hailed as historic with speakers emphasizing cooperation to build a bigger and better Waterloo. The toastmaster Harry Kiester and secretary MacDonough received warm ovations as plans to coordinate 40 groups were outlined using the Courier and Reporter chart.
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Greater
ODE
Ali
Mendelssohn
Cal
Hunssinger
Simmons
Greater Waterloo Association
Harry E. Kiester
Town Criers
Kiester
Chamber of Commerce
Succass
MacDonough
United States
Mac
the Courier and Reporter
Liquor Forces Not Thru Fight Mayer Declares
Chisago Jan 6 Liquor interests vow to test enforcement after the Supreme Court backed the Volstead act The wets counsel Levy Mayer says broader challenges await including challenges to the eighteenth amendment and Rhode Island cases The Justice Department moves to prosecute beer sellers since the act as 2 75 percent beer cases are dismissed in Washington D C Jan 6 after the ruling
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Associated Press
Chisago
Supreme Court
Levy Mayer
Mr. Mayer
United States
Rhode Island
Washington, D. C
Department of Justice
Pershing Visits Davenport in Rain Welcome
Gen John J Pershing arrived in Davenport amid drizzle to greet eager crowds. He declined an open car, shaking hands with every American Legion member and greeting wounded Private Leroy Wilsey. The city paused for holiday as Pershing toured Pershing Avenue, Rock Island Arsenal, Augustana College, and a Rotary Club reception before a Davenport banquet and a Des Moines departure on Wednesday.
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Associated Press
Davenport
John J. Pershing
Iowa
American Legion
Leroy Willey
Thierry
Wilsey
Gen. Pershing
Pershing
Rock Island Arsenal
Harry B. Jordan
Augustana College
Rock Island
Black Hawk
Coliseum
Des Moines
Oklahoma Farmers Tour Wisconsin Dairies for Information
A party of eight Oklahoma farmers and businessmen visited dairy farms in Winnebago County Wisconsin to gather information on the dairy industry. Led by agricultural agent T M Jefferd of the Missouri Kansas and Texas railroad, the group has previously toured Kansas and Missouri for similar purposes.
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Oshkosh
Wis
Oklahoma
Winnebago Coun
T. M. Jefferd
Missouri Kansas and Texas Railroad
Kansas
Missouri
Altoona Daily Papers Merge Into Times-Tribune
The Times and the Tribune of Altoona announce consolidation and will publish as the Times-Tribune. Before merging, Times circulated 14,940 and Tribune 8,000. Altoona’s population is 36,543. Advertisement promotes San Felice and Fl Verra Cigars.
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Altoona. Pa
Times
the Tribune
Times-Tribune
Altoona
Tribune
America
Courier Delivery Window Noted with Missed Paper Remedy
The notice states home delivery should occur before 5 30 o clock and if not received by that time due to carrier or other error readers should call 8330 to have a copy sent. It also instructs callers to reach the office before 2 20 p m.
United Churches of Christ in America Planned
About twenty denominations accept an invitation from the Presbyterian church to a February meeting in Philadelphia to discuss a national merger into the United Churches of Christ in America. The plan envisions a council elected by supreme bodies, administering missions and consolidating church agencies while preserving existing denominations. Denominations named include Presbyterian Church U.S.A., Methodist Episcopal, Protestant Episcopal, Congregational, Disciples of Christ, Northern Baptist, and others with Friends and United Lutheran considering.
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New York
Presbyterian Church
Philadelphia
United Churches of Christ In America
Presbyterian
Council
Federal Council
Churches of Christ In America
Council of the United Church
United Churches
Methodist Episcopal Church
Protestant Episcopal Church
U. S
Reformed Church
Theu. S
Congregational Church
Disciples of Christ
Northern Baptist Charch
Evangelical Synod of North America
Reformed Episcopal Church
Moravian Church In America
United Presbyterian Church of North America
Welsh Presbyterian Church
United Brethren
Primitive Methodists
Society of Friends
United Lutheran Church and
Reformed Church In America
Antistrike part of rail bill gets Granger backing
The National Grange executive committee will brief Chairman Cummins on referendum results showing unanimous support for retaining the antistrike clause in the Cummins railroad bill. They will also present views on packer legislation to Chairman Gronna proposing strong government control via a national food commission.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
National Grange
Cummins
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Grange
Packer
Gronna
Senate Agriculture Committee
National Food Commission
Adriatic talks at Downing Street with Italian British leaders
London officials report Premier Nutt and Foreign Minister Scialoia of Italy met Premier Lloyd George, Harel Curzon, Bonar Law, and Marquis Imperiali to discuss Adriatic matters in a Downing Street conference. The session was expected to run all day.
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Associated Press
London
Nutt
Scialoia
Italy
Downing Street
Lloyd George
Harl Curzon
Andrew Bonar Law
Bhouse of Commons
Marquis Imperiali
Adriatic
Why He's a Yankophile: A Chilean View of the United States
A Chilean observer recounts reasons Americans are admired in the United States including respect for law, orderly streets, punctual rail service, and hygienic culture. The piece notes public fear of police, exclusive first class travel, low drunkenness, and widespread religious diversity.
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Bantigo
Chile
Niles
UMW Officers Back Coal Price Policy Endorsement Predicted
Columbus Ohio January report from the International officers of the United Mine Workers forecasts an overwhelming vote at the national convention to endorse the strike end proposed 14 percent wage advance and the commission to arbitrate differences. Leaders from several states foresee broad support with no organized opposition. Acting President John J Lewis will hear speeches as miners vent opinions before proceeding to Washington to present their case to the presidential commission.
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Associated Press
Columbus
United Mine Workers
Rank Warrington
Illinois
Plump Murray
Pennsylviania
John 1. Lewis
Washington
Lewis
Ships sunk at Scapa Flow to be blown up
London reports German ships sunk by their officers at Scapa Flow will be destroyed by explosives after a joint Allied commission study. Scuttling occurred June 21, 1919, with red flags signaling the mass sinking.
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Associated Press
London
Scapa Flow
Scapa Low
Europe's Doom Seen by Ludendorff Arising from Allied Policy
In a Paris Matin interview Gen. Erich Ludendorff predicts Europe faces disaster due to Allied policy. He refuses to discuss Germany's Versailles Treaty impact, blaming Entente short sightedness for an eventual catastrophe that would drag the Entente along and lead to ruin.
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Associated Press
Paris
Europe
Ludendorff
Whan
Matin
Germany
First Radicals Face Deportation Plans
Radical arrests sweep nation as 224 radicals awaited deportation proceedings. Rafael Maslen, a FTC statistician, remains in custody amid inquiries. Mallen, linked to the Communist Labor party, was seized by DOJ agents and once detained at Camp Grant in 1917 as a conscientious objector.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Rafael Maslen
Federal Trade Commission
Mallen
Department of Justice
Clyne
Washington
Communist Labor Party
Camp Grant
Roosevelt 18 Remembered by Grave Visitors
Memorial exercises mark one year since Theodore Roosevelt's death with services in New York and other cities across the country. Many friends traveled to Oyster Bay for pilgrimages to the former president's grave, while nationwide observances were held in public and private settings.
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Associated Press
New York
Theodore Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
Illinois Fifth Constitutional Convention Opens in Springfield
Illinois Governor Lowden opens the fifth constitutional convention with Charles E. Woodward of Ottawa elected president. Eighty Republican delegates back Woodward, with Bert H. McCann likely secretary. Sessions may last months as committees plan the basic law revision.
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Springfield
Frank
Lowden
Illinois
Charles E. Woodward
Ottawa
House of Representatives
Woodward
Edward G. Curtis
Grant Park
William B. Trautman
Hast St. Louis
20 000 Radicals in New York Ban Investigated
In New York more than 20 000 alien enemies in the Communist party are said to be organized for overthrow by force under Bolshevist leaders in Russia. Senator Lusk notes parallel groups and urges citizens to aid authorities in uncovering traitors. The Buford voyage to deport radicals continues with debate on whether passengers may land.
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New York
Communist Party of
Russia
Clayton R. Luck
Joint Legislative Committee
Communist Labor Party
Lusk
First Lant
Washington, D. C
Buford
Anthony Caminetti
Europe
Soviet Russia
Caminetti
Berger Draft Offense Appeal Set for February 1
Victor L. Berger, convicted of interfering with the draft, has an appeal scheduled in February by the circuit court of appeals in Chicago. He remains out on bond and was not in court. Haywood and 15 IWW followers’ seditious conspiracy cases were continued, with Haywood re-arrested and released on $10,000 bond. The ongoing radicals probe linked W. B. Lloyd to financing and ties to the Communist party.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Victor L. Berger
Circuit Court of Appeals
Berger
William D. Haywood
IWW
Leavenworth
Haywood
W. B. Lloyd
Evanston
Lloyd
Communist Party
Rhode Island Ratifies Federal Woman Suffrage
Providence reports the legislature ratified the federal woman suffrage amendment. The ratification resolution passed the house by five to zero and soon after the senate adopted it with one dissenting vote. In Paris, January 17 was fixed as the date for the French republic’s presidential action by the cabinet.
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Rhode Island
Associated Press
Providence
House
Senate
Paris
Weenes Republic
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Mayer
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Get Granger
Farmers’ Union Committee
U.S
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Change
Saloans
Itrom
Roosevelt
Pharles G. Woodward
Wits
Frank Q. Lowsien
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Rotterdam
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