German Elections Indicate Stable Rule Likely Soon
Paris reports that early German returns hint at a stable administration. Major Socialists and German Democrats lead, with Fehrenbach and von Payer as possible allies. Armistice Commission to continue. Scheidemann and Fehrenbach named as likely peace delegates. Independent Socialists suffer losses in key cities. Berlin partial tallies show Major Socialists around 43–45 percent with Democrats and Independents also significant.
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Paris
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Scheidemann
Reichstag
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Armistice Commission
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Copenhagen
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Christian People’s Party
Social Democrats
Pues
Philipp Scheidemann
National Liberals
Cassel
Sinn Fein Assembly Proclaims Irish Republic at Mansion House
June 21 in Dublin the Sinn Fein assembly declared independence and established an Irish republic. The declaration demanded the evacuation of Ireland by British garrisons.
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Associated Press
Dobvlin
Sinn Fein
Mansion House
Ireland
Wall on Red Russia idea sparks peace conference debate
Paris January talks on Bolshevik Russia unfold with options to wall off or aid surrounding states, while relief for European Russia and armed support to anti Bolshevik forces are weighed. US backed relief and possible armed action are central, with league plans to be discussed later this week.
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Paris
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Supreme Council of the Conference
Wilson
Russia
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Omsk
Imen
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Poland
Europe
Germany
Rhineland
Herbert G. Hoover
Bolshevik Note Says Allied Motives in Russia Now Void
Maxim Litvinoff in Stockholm forwards a Bolshevik Foreign Minister Tehitcherin note to the American state department stating that the original reasons for allied intervention in Russia no longer exist. The note expresses willingness to seek an understanding with the United States government.
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Associated Press
Stockholm
Maxim Litvinoff
London
American State Department
Tehitcherin
Russia
American Senate
Hitchcock
Armour warns Congress on aging packers agitation
Ogden Armour told the Interstate Commerce Committee that proposed meat packing regulation is reactionary and could raise food prices. He warned against decentralizing to many small units, noting consequences for livestock, wheat, bread, labor, and agriculture. He defended Armour & Co. profits as negligible and disputed claims of price-fixing among big packers. Price hikes in hogs and rising costs were cited as driving the investigation. He outlined firm competition with Swift, Morris, Cudahy, and Wilson and described expanding byproducts sales to meet customer demand.
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Washington, D. C
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House Interstate Commerce Committes
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Wilson
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Conneries
Danish Minister Urges Russian Intervention To End Terror
At the peace conference supreme council session Danish Minister to Russia Harold Scavenius urged intervention in Russia to curb terrorism. Italian premier Vittorio Orlando attended for the first time since a trip to Rene. President Wilson and Premier Lloyd George spoke privately in the ante-chamber after the morning session.
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Wilson
Lloyd George
Eichhorn and Haase Likely Chosen to Teut National Assembly
Berlin reports suggest former police chief Eichhorn and Hugo Haase, ex foreign affairs secretary in the Ebert cabinet, are likely elected to the national assembly though results trickle in. Widespread charges may lead to Eichhorn's punishment, while other regions show mixed gains for Majority and Independent Socialists amid uneven tallies.
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Leipsic
Copenhagen
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German People’s Party
Berlingske Tidende
Packer employee aided on shipping board payroll linked to speech tips
Thomas F. Logan, a Washington employee for Swift & Co and other firms, testified before the Senate agricultural committee regarding connections with Hurley and other officials on meat industry regulation. He described acting as a private adviser and event host for speeches, while listing major clients including Standard Oil, General Electric, Freeport Sulphur, and Allied refining firms. He said his abroad data work used Shipping Board records and that his news bureau supplied articles to major publications. He denied writing for Hurley and noted extensive government expenses for a Europe trip invited by Hurley. The exchange highlighted questions about access to information and potential conflicts of interest while Logan defended the independence of newspapers and congressional records.
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Washington, D. C
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Washington
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Herbert C. Hoover
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Post
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France
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Congressional Record
Kenyon
Iowa
Lenine Crime Despot Says Russian Reform Leader Faces Alliance
At Seattle on January 24, Mme Catherine Breshkovskaya known as the little grandmother of the Russian revolution warned that within five years Germany and Japan may ally. She labeled Lenin as a criminal despot and urged Russia seek aid from the civilized world. Verso Havana Cigar ad appears with 2 for 25 cents in the page snippet.
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Japan
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Lenine
Soviet
Russia
Irish Paradoxes in Assembly Proclaim Ireland Independent
Dublin reports the Irish Parliament plans a declaration of independence from Britain in Dublin Castle. Sinn Fein members and British prisoners debate governance under the defense act while local assembly vows a language based program with a message to free nations and delegates to a peace congress.
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Europe
Germans to Have Equal Rights Under New Constitution
Basle dates report on Germanys draft constitution promising equal rights before the law and abolition of birth or creed privileges. It outlines secret universal ballots for a two chamber Reichstag, with age 20 voting for all, and a centralized government with three year terms.
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Basle
Germany
Berlin
Treichstag
People's Chamber
United German People
Liebknecht slain by three shots in Berlin revolt
Autopsy on Karl Liebknecht, Spartacan leader, shows he was shot from behind at close range while fleeing soldiers. Three bullets hit his back and head, lungs were pierced, officials deny beating claims. Rosa Luxemburg’s body still missing. street names renamed in his honor. Hankey named British representative to peace conference secretariat.
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Berlin
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Prussia
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London
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Maurice Hankey
Imperial War Cabinet
Portuguese Royalist Revolt Declares Manuel as King
AP dispatches report a royalist uprising in Portugal led by Paiva Conceira with a government established in Oporto Braga and Viseu. Lisbon reportedly supports the movement as government troops move to crush the conspiracy and Manuel is proclaimed king.
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Spain
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London
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Paper delivery notice from a carrier error
A fragmented notice advises customers to report delivery issues by phone before 6 30 p m to avoid missing delivery. It mentions calling number 830 for a replacement copy and warns the paper will be sent if not contacted. The wording suggests a late 19th or early 20th century local newspaper notice about missed deliveries.
Blockade Easing Studied by Economic Envoys
Delegates to the peace congress study easing the wartime blockade. American views favor relaxing limits to allow food, lubricants, and certain materials into enemy nations while keeping rigid enforcement to pressure concessions. Discussions may start next week as neutrals and belligerents seek a compromise on trade and postwar recovery.
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