Peace With Russia Sought As Allies Open Trade
London reports say allied powers will immediately reopen commercial relations with Russia reversing prior policy. Dispatches from Paris show debate over bolshevik threat and whether ministers will discuss European affairs. London papers favor peace with Bolsheviks and improving Russian relations for a stable future.
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Associated Press
London
Supreme Council
Paris
Russia
Soviet
Prussia
Cummings to Preside at Democratic Meet on Convention
Homer Cummings as Democratic National Committee chairman arrives in New York to preside at a noon conference on arrangements for the upcoming San Francisco convention next June. He will also meet party leaders and confer with the committee members listed from states including Montana Iowa Indiana Georgia Minnesota Ohio Massachusetts California Colorado Rhode Island Idaho and others.
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Associated Press
New York
Homer
Cummings
Democratic National Committee
San Francisco
George Bass
May B&b
Las
Pan American Envoys Welcomed by Lansing and Glass
Latin American delegates to the Pan American financial conference arrived in Washington and were welcomed by Secretary Lansing at the State Department. Secretary Glass hosted them at a luncheon at the Pan American Union, with nine ministers of finance among the delegation.
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Associated @res
Washington, D. C
Pan-American Financial
State Department
Lansing
Ury Department
Glass
Pan- American Union Building
Finance
Weather Outlook for Week in Washington Region
Weather predictions for the week beginning Monday cover the upper Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys with occasional snow in the north and snow or rain in the south before midweek. Temperatures will average below normal in the north and near normal in the south.
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Washington
W. C
Dan
Upper
Mississippi
Missouri
Iowa Day Squad Instructed For Burial Of J B
Des Moines January 17 Agents of the federal prohibition enforcement for Iowa received instructions from Thomas Maloney supervisor for this district Four man squads with one inspector each were ordered to work with state county and city officials to enforce the law Maloney will keep records of all alcohol sold issue permits bonds and remain in contact with state officers Inspectors will be sent immediately to any community making a complaint per Maloney's directive
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Des Moines
Federal Department of Prohibition Law Enforcement
Iowa
Thomas Maloney
Maroney
Maloney
Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Dun, T
Nnion
Washington
Congress
Secretary of the Navy
Taniers
Palmer
Glass
Department of Justice
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Internal Revenue
Roper
Federal Prohibition
Central Department
Maj
Alfred Dalrymple
Chicago
Indiana
Michigan
Ilingis
Wisconsin
Minnesota
David A. Gates
Little Rock
Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Texas
New Mexico
New York
Brooklyn
John Barleycorm
White Light
Berlin Normal 26 Radicals Arrested After Riot
Berlin on Friday Jan 16 remains calm as 26 radical labor agitators from Independent and Communist groups are jailed on charges of complicity in Tuesday’s rioting. Plant owners vow relentless action against radicals found guilty of instigating strikes or brow beating workers. About 1500 men discharged for not showing up on the anniversary of Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxembourg’s deaths.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Karl Liebknecht
Rosa Lyxen- Urge
Auto and plane rush antidote to food poisoning cases
United States aerial mail plane foul weather delayed en route to New York while carrying anti-toxin produced at University of Illinois Urbana for three food poisoning victims at Fordham hospital. The package, rushed by car from Urbana, faced turburetor trouble and motor issues, with pilot seeking to reach Cleveland then New York.
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Associated Press
Chicago
United States
New York
University of Hingis
Urbana
Fordhan Hospital
Robert Graham
Chemical Department
University of Illinois
Detroit
Jack Knight
Cleveland
Indiana
Krouight
Westinghouse engineers move to new town with furnished homes
One thousand two hundred seventy five Westinghouse engineers from Pittsburgh and their families left for Lester Pennsylvania to take up residence. Each family received a fully furnished house designed by the company with a blueprint showing exact placement of every household article. Packers loaded the furniture last week and the shipment was unloaded upon arrival.
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Pittsburgh
Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company
Lester
Reds retreating destroy bridges to block pursuit
On the Lithuanian and Ruthenian frontier Bolshevik forces have been beaten and demoralized and are retreating east of Dvinsk. The Reds are reported destroying railroad stations and bridges to prevent pursuit by Lettish and Polish units along a front from Preli take to Grere. Strong Bolshevik attacks east of Lowel were repulsed with heavy losses, and prisoners were taken by the Poles.
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Warsaw
Dvinsk
General Staff
Preli
Fand
Grere
Lowel
Soviet 'Ark? at Hango' Deportees Spark Anger and Debate
At Hango Finland on Friday January 16 the Buford with 249 deportees from America arrived after docking issues. Emma Goldman and Alexander Berkman criticized the process and vowed to return to America while denying giving guidance to the Russian government. Goldman complained about dining room segregation and limited contact with comrades. Berkman planned writings on wardens and formed a Russian Friends of America league as Bolshevism is praised by Goldman as enduring.
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Associated Press
Hango
Finland
United States Army
Buford
América
Alexander Berkman
Emman Goldman
Russia
America
Emma
Berkman
Miss Goldman
U.S
Jacob Kersner
Rochester
Kersner
Goldman
Kergner
United States
Oe “&S Nietzche
Germany
Thomas Mott
Rells
League
Russian Friends of America
American Friends of Russia
Tait
Helsingtors
Striday
Emma Geldman
Teriioki
Lifting Russian Ban May Affect World Markets
London reports that Russian cooperative groups representing up to 9 million peasants anticipate benefits as the Allied decision to partially lift the blockade on Russian trade takes effect. A 40,000 ton flax export could be worth over 12 million pounds, signaling possible world price shifts amid bumper crop exports.
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Associated Press
London
Altho
Wlrec
Central
Russian Flax Association
Eisner's Slayer Sentenced to Die in Munich Trial
Count Arco Valley was condemned to death for assassinating Kurt Eisner Bavarian premier in Munich on February 21, 1919. He testified at length, defended his act as loyalty to his fatherland, and claimed it followed treachery by Eisner. Troops guarded the court as the verdict was delivered.
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Associated Press
Munich
Count Arco Valley
Kurt Eisner
U S Forces to Return From Siberia Amid Complications
The United States plans withdrawal from Siberia where troops guard allied districts. Washington said sending comforts to troops is impracticable, and a note to Japan notes that maintaining the status quo could entangle the U S in an indefinite undertaking.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
United States
Siberia
State Department
Tokio
Millions of New Stock Sold in Iowa in 1919
Washington January 17 reports show at least 200 million dollars and possibly up to 500 million dollars of new stock issued in Iowa during 1919. D M Kelleher Fort Dodge lawyer testifies before senate banking committee on the Kenyon blue sky bill. New oil project capitalization in 1919 cited at eight billion dollars. Chairman McLean questions prosecutions for promoters as libel suits deter action.
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Washington,d. C
Iown
D. M. Kelleher
Fort Dodge
Senate Banking Committee
McLean
Kelfeher
Displaced Roumanian Prisoners Reported Missing
Thirty thousand Roumanian prisoners in Germany have disappeared, according to a Bucharest telegram to a Red Cross office in Paris. The Romanian government has ordered an investigation into the incident.
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Associated
Vress
Paris
Jan
Germany
Bucharest
Red Crogs
Wall Collapse At Fire Kills Three, Injures Twenty
An explosion blew out a wall at the Newton Tea and Spice Co facility near the riverfront early this morning, killing Edwin J. Wahting Ray Norris and William Schonecker and injuring about twenty others including firefighters who fought the blaze.
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Associated Press
Cincinnati
Newton Tea & Spice Co
Riverfront
Edwin J. Wahting
Ray Norris
William Schonecker
Sinn Fein And Labor Win Big In Irish Municipal Elections
Dublin reports from January 17 show about 70 percent of Sinn Fein and labor backed candidates won across eastern western and southern Ireland. Many women participated, marking a notable feature of the ballot.
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Associated Press
Dublin
Southern
Ireland
Sinn Fein
Fake Doctor Cheats Banker of 2000 by Phone Message
Chicago January 17. Joseph J. Griffin former Hoard of Trade president was lured by a caller posing as a doctor from the Marshall Field building. The message demanded 2000 dollars in bonds, a messenger delivered bonds to a private office, which was found empty. Griffin traced the ruse to a California bound so called doctor. confidence man believed to be at large.
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Chicago
Joseph J. Griffin
Hoard of Trade
Marshall Field
Mr. Griffin
Ripe Suite
California
Griffin
New Anaesthetic Claim Eliminates Pain in Obstetrics
Wilmington. Jan 17. A new anaesthetic announced by E. I. Dupont de Nemours & Co. is said to eliminate pain without sedation and cause virtually no after effects. The ether-like agent is refined and modified with added gases to reduce pain in obstetrical procedures, wound dressing, and dentistry.
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Associpion Press
Y Wilmington
Del
E. J. Tupont de
Immorality Probe in Navy Prison Planned by Roosevelt
Assistant Secretary Roosevelt announced an immediate investigation into charges of immorality at the Portsmouth naval prison. The inquiry follows a Justice Department submission received last October and will be conducted by naval authorities.
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Navy Prison
Roosevelt
Assovisterd
Washington
Portsmouth Naval Prison
Navy Department
Department of Justice
Naval
Special train will carry U S delegates to Mexican capital
American delegates to a trade conference in Mexico City February 13 14 will ride the first through limited train from New York. The train will pick up delegates at Chicago St Louis San Antonio and Laredo Texas.
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U. S
Associated Ress
New York
American Chamber of Confercce
Mexico City
Chicago
St. Tenis
San Antonio
Laredo
Tex
Austrians Sink Ships Like Scapa Flow in Mini Scene
Telegram from Turin via Lugano reports Austrian war vessels, to be handed to allies, suffered a second Scapa Flow on a smaller scale. Naval commission at Cattaro confirms major machinery destruction leaving hulls intact and unable to sail.
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Associated Press
Geneva
Scapa Flow
Turin
War of
Lugano
Almed Naval Commission
Cattara
Deschanel Wins French Presidency Bid In 1918 Assembly
Versailles dispatches report Paul Deschanel elected president of France by the national assembly after a tense session. The vote tally showed 584 cast with 84 votes counted for others. Socialist leaders abstained, while Lloyd George attended the ceremony. Deschanel is a longtime parliamentarian and author, with prior bids in 1902 and 1918.
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Aswurigted
Versailles
Paul Dexyhanel
France
Nnational
M. Veselanel
Unitoix
Paul Deschanel
Charles
Domnarl
George
Leon Tourgeais
Uas Sudowl
Seatte Lemuneeaty
Tage
Deschanel
Versvilles
Jan
M. Bourgeois
Crom
Sabaterre
Maareel Sembot
Rene Viviani
M. Deschanel
Peschanel
Chateau
Hugh C. Wallace
Quinones DeLeon
Venizelos
Greece
Supreme Council of the Peace Conference
M. Venizelos
Cecile Sore
Comedie Francaisé
Clemenceau
Reservoir
Paul Deschanet
Chamber of Deputies
Paul Eugene Louis Deschanel
Brussels
Belgium
Emile Deschanel
College of Paris
M. de Marcere
Jules Simon
I M. Deschanel
Chamber
Parliamentary Commission of Foreign Affairs and Colonies
Henri Brisson
French Academy
Edouard Herve
Republic
Raymond Poincare
Sims Seeks Authority to Probe Navy Department Actions
Rear Admiral Sims told the Senate that delays in U S aid to England and lack of cooperation from the Navy Department hindered early war efforts. He charged officials withheld officers and information, questioned policy timetables, and urged a deeper probe by a naval affairs committee into alleged departmental missteps.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Sims
Senate
England
United States
Navy Department
London
Department
Hale
Admiral Sims
McCormick
Minois
Naval Affairs Committee
al Ho
Himi
Ike Istier
Pershing
France
Benson
Naval Operations
Germany
European
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Europe
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