Bolsheviks Capture Bokhara and Novocherkassk in War Advances
A dispatch reports Bolsheviks entering Bokhara capital of a key khanate near Afghanistan and seizing Novocherkassk northeast of Rostov. Warsaw advices say Poles control Kameth Podolsk Proskurov Starokonstantinov rail line to cut Denikine fronts and curb town sackings as Soviet troops advance across the region.
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London
Novocherkagsk
Dolsheviki
Moscow
Denikine
Novocherkassk
Rostov
Bokhhara
Bokhara
Central Asia
Afghanistan
Volshevik
War Office
Krasnovaisk
Caspian Sea
Paris
Kameth-Podolsk
Proskurov
Staro Onstantinov
Warsaw
Irish With Tommies in War for Freedom Movement
Eamon DeValera asserts Irish republicans support the elected government in Ireland. He disputes a report that Republicans were hostile to veterans who served under the British flag, stating such claims are unjust and untrue. Capt. M. Walter’s attributed statement is cited as the source.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Ireland
Eamon DeValera
Irish Republic
M. Walter
Dublin
United States
Italian Red Elected Deputy Welcomed by Ancona Anarchists
Ancona reporters note that Enrico Malatesta, anarchist newly elected to the Italian chamber of deputies, was warmly welcomed by local anarchists at their headquarters. Authorities prepared to curb any disturbances as factories remain shut and many workers idle.
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Red
Ancona
Enrico Malatesta
Chamber of Deputies
Irish Unionists Oppose Lloyd George Home Rule Plan
Dublin reports from the Irish Unionist Party executive committee condemn Lloyd George’s Irish home rule proposals. They acknowledge his effort to settle the Irish problem but say the plan will deepen divisions and oppression fears, delaying peace and contentment in Ireland.
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Associated Press
Dublin
Irish Unionist Party
Ireland
Treaty as Issue Splits Bryan and Wilson at Jackson Day
Washington scene focuses on Wilsons call for a solemn referendum on the League of Nations and Bryans push for compromise. The Democratic leaders weigh party unity ahead of the June 28 San Francisco convention and the November election. Bryan hints at compromise while Wilson avoids third term talk, signaling a potential rift with key party figures.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Plains
San Francisco
Cunnings
Inter
Tomorow
Washington
D. C
Wilson
League of Nations
William J. Bryan
Democratic Party
Wilson Munn
White House
Bryan
Baltimore
Senate
Lodge
Aid for deported aliens dependents to be provided by U S
Washington reports that the government will aid dependents of deported aliens as a humanitarian measure not a legal obligation. Garvan said assistance will be handled cautiously and may involve moving families abroad if they desire, to reduce trouble and potential reprisals. Federal agents will review each case to determine needs while avoiding “false sympathy.”
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Washington, D. C
Garvan
Russia
Argo
Chicago
Washington
Themen
Communist Party
Krupp Workers Riot Over Political Bulletin
In Essen, 600 Krupp workers demonstrated before the directorate after a bulletin carried political content. Directors promised no future political material in bulletins, insisting the issue did not threaten work. A melee broke out between the crowd and guards, resulting in guards being disarmed and weapons destroyed.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Krupp
Essen
Bulgar Revolt Growing. Royal Family Guarded
Geneva reports rising revolutionary movement in Bulgaria spreading among peasants and workers. King Boris and the royal family are said to be secluded in the palace under heavy guard.
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Associated Press
Geneva
Bulgaria
Boris
New Declared Moron by Alienist on Stand in Trial for Murder
In Los Angeles on January 9, state witness Dr. Charles Allen an alienist testified during cross examination that Harry New who stands charged with the murder of his fiancee Freda Lesser was and has always been moron. The assertion framed the defense’s mental state argument in the murder trial.
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New
Los Angeles
Cal
Harry New
Freda Lesser
Charles Allen
Draft Evader Bergdoll Faces 18 Months in Prison
New York Jan. 2 Grover Cleveland Bergdoll son of a Philadelphia brewer is held in solitary confinement at Fort Jay Governors Island. He will be court martialed soon. If convicted he faces a maximum token penalty of 18 months. A court martial of five colonels and one major was appointed yesterday to try Bergdoll.
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New York
Grover Cleveland
Bergdoll
Philadelphia
Fort Jay
Governors Island
Engineer killed as Santa Fe train derails near Independence
Independence Kan Jan 2 an engineer was killed and several passengers were slightly injured when a northbound Santa Fe passenger train jumped a trestle about a mile east of Independence early this morning.
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Associated Press
Independence
Kan
Santa Fe
Here
Fiume Problem Dominates Premier Private Talks In Paris
In Paris on January 3 the Fiume issue was raised at a private session of Allied premiers. Lloyd George, Nitti, and Clemenceau attended, with Curzon, Scialoja, Bonar Law, Wallace, and others. The council decided Germany must bear the costs of the Rhine high commission and the occupation army. The date for the League of Nations executive council meeting was to be fixed later. Clemenceau conferred with Lloyd George amid other talks ahead of tomorrow’s supreme council session.
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Paris
Fiume
Preniers Lloyd George
Phillippe Berthelot
Foreign Office
Rhine
Germany
Executive Council
League of Nations
Wilson
Clemenceau
Lloyd George
Alesandro Millerand
Alsace
Supreme Council
Revolution Seen By British Cleric In Prohibition Wake
Rev Dr G Campbell Morgan, pastor of Westminster Chapel, says revolution follows in nations that remove liquor. Speaking in Syracuse he warned that denying drink stirs unrest, noting Russia and London’s East End risks. He predicted U S prohibition will be gradual as the country dries out and adjusts.
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Syracuse
G. Campbell Margar Pestor
Westminster Chapel
London
Rusia
United States
Dr. Morgan
Little Child Dies After Home Fire Involving Family
Imeka Coruvija two died at St Francis hospital at ten this morning from injuries suffered in a fire that endangered the family home yesterday. The child was the daughter of Dan Coruvija of North Berlay street. The mother died a year ago from influenza, leaving the father to care for three children, one five years old and another injured, after the blaze likely started from matches. The bodies are at O Keefe and Towne mortuary awaiting funeral arrangements. The other two children are recovering.
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Imeka Coruvija
St. Francis
Dan Coruvija
North Bar
Elay Street
Coravije
I. C
O'Keefe &, Towne Mortuary
Rail Guarantee for Six Months Agreed Upon
Washington Jan consolidation of standard return to railroads for six months after wartime control ends approved today by Senate and House conferees. The agreement aligns with the MSC bill. the committee would have cut the period to four months.
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Washington, RD. C
Senate
House
Senforces
Cummingill
Rail Workers Union Rejects Government Terms in Britain
London reports that delegates of the Union of Railway Workers rejected the government's terms on lower grade wage demands. The decision sends the matter back to union executives for further talks with the government.
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London
Union of Railway Workers
Ghost Room Tragedy Ties Three Chicago Officers
Chicago January 9 The ghost room at the police supply station claimed three officers as Kenneth Ross was assigned there. William Granger John King and Daniel O’Hern were found dead in or near the room previous days. The remark from Ross echoes the eerie tension surrounding the case.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Kenneth Ross
Chicago Police Department
Threeolicemen
William Granger
John King
Daniel O’hern
Ross
Swift Profits Given as Only 1.15 Cents on Each Sale Dollar
Swift & Co reports for the year ending Nov 1 1919 show earnings of 27,242,730.88 with 12,572,549.54 paid as interest on borrowed money and 800,000 set aside for taxes. Dividends of par cent were paid, surplus rises to 58,381,900.838, and total sales reach 1.2 billion. The average profit per dollar of sales is 1.15 cents.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Swift & Co
Louis F. Swift
Jellicoe and Borden Sail for Havana on British Cruiser
Key West, Jan 9. Admiral Viscount Jellicoe and Canadian Prime Minister Sir Robert Borden embarked today aboard the British cruiser New Zealand for Havana. The party plans to continue to South American ports after leaving Havana.
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Associated Press
Key West
Fla
Viscount Jellicoe
United States
New Zealand
Havana
Robert Borden
Canada
Jellicoe
Two Americans slain by rebels on Tampico coast
J Roney and Sart Boles, Americans, were killed by gunfire along the Tampico coast after ignoring warnings not to venture into lawless zones. Rebels allied with Gen Manuel Pelaez reportedly expected munitions and mistook the men for arms carriers, opening fire as they approached land near Camps belonging to International and Transcontinental Oil Co.
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Associated Press
Mexico City
J. Roney
Sart Boles
Tampico
Guthovns
Outhaws
International and Transcontinental Oil Co
Manuel Pelaez
Pelarx
Tamahiia
Roney
Boles
Pelaex
Courier Delivery Deadline and Phone Reminder
The Courier should be delivered to your home before 5 30. If the paper fails to arrive by then due to carrier error or other cause, call 3520. A copy will be sent. Phone calls must reach the office before 6 30 p.m.
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Hoy
Public buildings in great demand by Owa towns
Washington dispatch details Iowa towns pressing for federal post office and building funds. Sioux City seeks 850000 for building and site with backing from Representative Boies and possible inclusion in the omnibus bill. Waterloo and Dubuque ask 500000 each, with similar arguments. Other cities list varied requests from 5 000 to 300000 for sites and structures statewide.
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Washington News Bureau
Waterloo
Kyvening Courier
Washington
D. Th
Sioux City
Rutes
Iowa
House Committee On Public Buildings
Hawkey
Y Post Office
Tmyns
Dubuque
Boies
Sweet
Indepen
Swent
Hampton
Knoxville
Dowell
Indianola
Fairfield
I Kennedy
Mt. Pleasant
Kennedy
Oelwein
Haugen
Osage
Newton
Ramseyer
Albeld
Namseyer
Jefferson
Dickinson
Adgona
Corning
Towner
Osceola
Fagle Grove
W—Sweet
Waverly
Shippers oppose any transportation board plans
Washington January memorial by the national shippers conference opposes proposed railroad bills. Clifford Thorne of Chicago says shippers reject a transportation board, permanent guarantees of returns, government surplus tax, compulsory railroad consolidation, or pooled earnings. They favor states retaining rate and service authority, quick return to private control, and ICC investigations of rail and water facilities to advise Congress on development.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
National Shippers’ Conference
Cumming and Esch
Senate
House
Interstate Commerce Committees
Clifford Thorne
Chicago
Thorne
Shippers
Transportation Board
Three Western States to Ratify Federal Suffrage
Denver dispatch reports governors of New Mexico Idaho and Wyoming will call special legislative sessions within days to ratify the federal suffrage amendment. The meetings follow a Republican conclave in which Will Hays presided as national chairman.
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Associated Press
Denver
Colo
New Mexico
Idaho
Wyoming
Will Hays
Riot in jail as respectable jump radicals
Investigation shows about 100 reds attacked radicals in the county jail last Sunday. A quintet of automobile bandits and jewel thieves led the assault, leaving prisoners with black eyes cut lips and bruises. In Chicago, January 9, radicals facing scrutiny paused as several DOJ operatives and Assistant U S Attorney Creighton fell ill in the federal building forcing fumigation and closure.
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Ciwleaga
Arralgoert
Federal
Chicago
United States
John T. Creighton
Department of Justice
Federal Building
Red Guard on the Buford to Russia transit through Europe
The 249 undesirables from the United States on the transport Buford, nicknamed the soviet ark, may be landed at Hauge, Finland, then rail to Russia under a Bang BOETE. Sweden vows no transit for deportees. Denmark plans to land them and ship to Danzig under police supervision. Commissioner Cammett i says no Copenhagen landing planned. destination remains undisclosed.
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Stockholm
United States
Buford
Hauge
Finland
Russia
Sweden
Denmark
Danzig
United Shipping Company
Korean Prince Chooses Marriage Over Singleness
Honolulu dispatch reports Prince Li-Kon of the former Korean royal line plans to wed Princess Masako, eldest daughter of Prince Nashimoto, on February 23. Li-Kon serves as an officer in the Japanese army and is half brother to Prince Yi, linked to a royalist plot.
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Honolulu
T. H
Bee
Associated Press
Prince Li-Kon
Korea
Masako
Nashimoto
Japan
Tokio
Nippu Jiji
Prince Yi
Earthquakes in Mexico Leave Thousands Feared Dead
Reports from Teocelo near Jalapa say seven towns were overwhelmed by quakes and a rising lake covered former sites. Thirty four bodies were recovered. experts link the tremor to volcanic activity on Mount Orizaba and a reopened sill at San Miguel. Death toll could reach 2,000. In Minnesota, the Supreme Court upholds a World War veteran bonus for residents only.
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Associated Press
Mexico Q City
Teocelo
Jalapa
Téocelo Thruera Crux
Mexico City
San Miguel
Mount
Orizaba
Vera Cruz
Puebla
Cordoba
St. Paul, Minn
Minnesota Supreme Court
Minnesota
Greater Waterloo grows as 1000 members pledged
A historic campaign boost shows 928 applications at head quarters with plans to reach 1600 members. The Greater Waterloo association merges the Chamber of Commerce and the Waterloo Commercial club to advance civic and industrial life and attract bankers and merchants.
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Greater Waterloo Association
Russell Lamson
Jr. F. MacDonough
Big Wort
Winterloo
Greater Assoviation
Waterloo
Greater Association
Levine Pleads Again to Italy Socialists Against a Revolution
Nicolai Levine writes to Socialist party directors urging them to avoid a revolutionary move amid unfavorable conditions. Lenine warns Italy’s upheaval could worsen Russia’s still fragile soviet state as it negotiates with bourgeois powers. Also notes Anderson Overseas Corp named European agent to sell 300 wooden ships for over 396 million dollars.
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Levine
Italy
Associated Press
Rone
Epoe
Nicolai Levine
Socialist Party
Lenine
Russia
TU. S
Washington, C
Shipping Board
Anderson’ Overseas Corporation
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