Japan imports barely dent U S markets says commerce
Washington officials report that despite rising Japanese imports, American markets have seen little impact. In 11 months through November 1919 value of Japanese goods reached 367 million dollars, with cheap grades dominating and only toys and a few novelties showing real competition.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Japan
Department of Commerce
America
United States
Junan
Far East
Deke
Europe
Nippon
Teut Smuggling Gap Enables Polish Traders
Kuttowitz, Upper Silesia, Jan. 3. There is a hole in the eastern German customs border as well as the west through which luxury goods and German money flow. Polish traders slip through daily to buy shoes clothing textiles sugar and food, then return to Poland. The trade is said to involve millions of marks and to be largely unimpeded.
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Kuttowitz
Upper Silesia
Germany
Poland
Two Shipping Board Steamers in Trouble in Atlantic Ocean
The Buffalo Bridge bound from Lisbon to New York is crippled with a broken propeller at latitude 44. north longitude 50.5 west. The Wakulla, needing assistance since earlier reports, is 500 miles off Ambrose Channel light.
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Associated Prey
Boston
Mass
Shipping Board
Buffalo Bridge
Lisbon
New York
Ambrose Channel
May Honor Lady Astor At Parliament Reopening
Suggestions have been made that Lady Astor the only woman MP in the house of commons be asked to move or second the address of the king's speech when parliament reopens on February 10. The idea came from London sources via the Associated Press.
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Lady Astor
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Associated Press
London
House of Commons
Wardrobe theft mars Parsifal run at Eisenach theater
Wardrobe mistress at the Eisenach City Theatre wore some of the stolen Parsifal costumes, a theft that forced postponement. Police arrested her husband as investigators recovered the missing finery, though damaged.
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Eisenach
Germany
Eisenach City Theatre
Hungary envoy decries treaty as ruinous to nation
Count Albert Apponyi returning from Paris warned that accepting the treaty as drafted would mean Hungary’s mutual downfall. He said Hungarians have been pillaged of everything including livestock, wood, lumber, salt, and iron, making recovery under the terms impossible without aid.
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Associated Press
Vienna
Hungary
Albert Apponyi
Budapest
Paris
Count Apponyi
Lloyd George
Sweden Glad Russian Trade Resumed Sees No Blow
Stockholm reports Paris has reopened commercial relations with Russia surprising Swedes except Thjalmar Branting. He suspects it may hasten the Soviet regime's fall yet welcomes the vast market for Swedish goods. Frozen Baltic ports limit exchange via Hango Reval, with rail routes blocked until May or June.
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Associated Press
Stockholm
Paris
Sweden
Thjalmar Branting
Baltic
Hango
Reval
Finland
Esthenia
Kronstadt
Petrograd
Powhatan Towed by Freighter With 271 Aboard
The army transport Powhatan with 271 passengers aboard is being towed toward Halifax by the freighter Western Comet. The transport is escorted by the Northern Pacific, the United States destroyers Leslie and Perky.
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Associated Press
New York
Army ‘’S
Powhatan
Halifax
Northern Pacific
United States
Lesley
Perky
Germany at Bottom of List of Diplomats at Spanish Banquet
A Kremlin–style banquet at the royal palace in Madrid honors foreign diplomats with nearly all European and Asian powers represented. Germany attends with its charge d affaires listed last among the long guest roll, while Mrs. Losenh EB Williard stands at the head of the column for the American ambassador.
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Associated Press
Madrid
Europe
Almerick
Asia
Royal Palace
Germany
Losenh EB. Williard
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Foreign exchange hits new low across major currencies
Market opened with record lows in English, French, and Italian exchange rates. Pound sterling slipped to 3.623 per dollar, French francs to 11.97 per dollar, and British checks rose to 14.07. Belgian, German, and Austrian rates also plunged amid adverse trade balance and war-time uncertainty.
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New York
Associated Press
American Woman Delivers Political Address at El Azhar Mosque
An American woman spoke for two hours before a large gathering at Cairo's El Azhar mosque last evening. The speaker's name was not yet learned. El Azhar, founded by Gohar in 973, later became a university, featuring a pulpit from which Qur'an portions are recited.
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Associated Press
Cairo
Mosque of
el Azhar
Gohar
Yank Travels 6000 Miles to Join Poles in Fight
Paris. Jan 21 Capt Harmon C Robson of Wilmington NC an officer in the American aviation reserve arrived in Warsaw and joined the Koscianske squadron to fight Bolsheviks. Capt J Rorison traveled 6000 miles and accepted the rank of lieutenant as part of the American contingent joining the squadron.
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Associated Press
Paris
Harmon C. Robson
Wilmington
N.C
Reserve Corps
American Aviation Service
Warsaw
J Rorison
New Conference of Ambassadors Set For January 26
Paris reports the supreme council agreed to inaugurate a new conference of ambassadors on Monday January 26 to carry out the Versailles treaty and handle routine peace affairs while major international policy questions stay for later summit discussions among allied heads. M Clemenceau presided briefly. attendees included Earl Curzon Signor Da Martino and Baron Matsui.
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Associated Press
Paris
Supreme Council
M. Clemenceau
Procter Millerand
Earl Curzon
Signor da Martino
Italy
Baron Matsui
Japan
Robbers Tunnel Into Bank and Escape with Securities
Libery bonds and other securities valued at several thousand dollars were stolen from the First National bank in Sarcoxie Missouri after robbers tunneled through the rear wall into the vault. In St Louis a bank robbery attempt at Water Tower bank left one robber captured and a police officer shot and seriously wounded. five robbers fled in an automobile.
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Carriage
First National Bank
Sarcoxie
Bluecoat
St. Louis
Water Tower Bank
North St. Louis
Rep Dryer pushes five year ban on coal exports to Canada
Washington January 21 Representative Dryer Republican Missouri introduced a bill to prohibit exports of coal culm slack shale and coke for five years as retaliation for Canada embargoing print paper He said Canada receives about 12 million tons of US coal annually. Ottawa January 21 Canadian paper firm denial said Fort Frances Co did not divert shipments from US to western Canada and would increase US shipments to compensate while keeping Canadian supplies.
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Associated Press
Washington
D. C
Canada
Dryer
Republican
Missouri
Canara
United States
Ottawa
Auto Department
Fort Frances Co
Ontario
Jonn M. Imrie
William Sproul Die Likely From Greene Staircase Fall
William Sproul aged 87 of Greene is in critical condition after a morning fall down stairs at 6 20 a m. A head wound eight inches long and other injuries were reported as possibly fatal given his age. He lived with his son and was well known in town after twenty five years here. His daughter Mrs Charles Lockswood Davenport Ia was summoned.
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Greene, Ta
William Sproul
Sproul
Mr. Sproul
Khaying
Charles Lockswood
Davenport, Ja
Japan to Withdraw From Siberia Under U S Plan
Tokyo reports confirm Japan will follow the United States in withdrawing troops from Siberia. Advisory council notes no territorial aims and says Japanese forces are to replace losses, with full withdrawal after stabilizing relations with Russia. American and Japanese troops await departure timelines through winter and early spring.
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Associated Press
Tokio
Itapan
United States
Siberia
Advisory Diplomatic Council
Japan
Russia
Trussias
Washington, D. C
Vladivostok
Influenza Cases Prompt Iowa Health Board Meeting
Iowa reports 150 influenza cases outside Des Moines with 17 in the city. Cities named include Oskaloosa Bondurant Odebolt Goldfield Prairie City Swan Russell Bellevue Burlington Davenport Dows Eagle Grove Fort Dodge Glidden Gowen Iowa Falls Norwalk Pella. A special board meeting is set for Thursday to review quarantines under the state law.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Iowa State Board, of Health
State Board
Oskaloosa
Bondurant
Odebolt
Goldfield
Prairie City
Swan
Russell
Bellevue
Burlington
Davenport
Dows
Eagle Grove
Fort Dodge
Glidden
Iown City
Iowa Falls
Norwalk
Pella
Stanhope
Mississippi Waterways Protest Hits House Floor
The Mississippi Valley Waterways association urged against niggardly river and harbor funding in the rivers and harbors appropriation bill. Representative Tree Missouri read the protest message criticizing policy as crippling commerce and hindering national development.
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Washington, D. C
Mississippi Valley Waterways Association
Aifssouri
Pan American loans urged by Washington group
Washington January 31. Pan American financial congress committees back several loans to South American nations. Ecuador debt refinancing proposed at 50 million dollars with surplus for Central American transport. Nicaragua loan of 6 million for railways approved. Bolivia seeks financing for sanitation and transport in addition to a prior 5 million railroad loan. Recommendations to go to resolutions committee. sub committee named.
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Washington
B. C
Pan- American Financial Congress
Ecuador
Las Burja
Heundor
Menador
Geliel
Nicaragua
Repub
Resolutions Committee
Congress
General Resolutions Committee
Flu Peak Reached in Chicago Health Head Says
Chicago health officials report influenza deaths 35 and 47 from pneumonia in 24 hours while new cases total 1 725. Health Commissioner Robertson says epidemic near its climax as nurse shortages hinder efforts and subregional data show varying impacts across Illinois and nearby bases.
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Associated Press
Cltage
Robertson
Associated Friers
Chicago
Middle West
J. D. Robertson
Health J Commissioner
Illinois
Camp Grant
Rockford
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Fort Sheridan
Austrian Army Bill Bans Soldiers from Marriage and Politics
Vienna, Jan. 21. Soldiers and officers in the Austrian Army are forbidden to marry and must waive political rights under the army bill before the national assembly. The army would be limited to 1,600 officers, 2,000 noncommissioned officers and 6,000 men. The 1920 budget sets military costs at one sixth of the prewar level.
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Associated Press
Vienna
National Assembly
Holland Faces Decline of Its Windmills Across the Landscape
Amsterdam January 4 By Mail Holland reports a gradual loss of windmills once iconic in Dutch scenery as steam and electric plants replace them. Dutch engineers say the windmill is doomed, with fires destroying many and new mills seldom built. The windmill’s weather dependence drives modernization, though some sturdy mills remain.
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Amsterdam
Holland
Coal hearings delayed as statistics to be produced next week
In Washington on January 31 hearings before the coal strike settlement commission were adjourned due to delays in statistical evidence from mine workers. Officials said they would present cost of living and miners wage data plus a general summary no later than next Tuesday, followed by operator evidence. Also reported a Navy officer deficit inquiry.
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Associated Press
Washington, D.C
Coal Strike Settlement Commission
Parker or Stubbs In Louisiana Governor Fight
Early returns from roughly half the state show Parker 29 290 to Stubbs 20 382 with New Orleans city results Parker 21 232 and Stubbs 25 256. The winning Democratic nomination would effectively elect the governor. This report notes the race in progress as results continued to come in.
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New Orleans
John M. Parker
Frank P. Stubbs
Monroe
Parcker
Stubbs
Parker
Defense for Soviet Russia Debate Moves in New York Assembly
The New York assembly heard Seymour Stedman of Chicago defend Soviet Russia, saying belief in the soviet system is not a crime and noting Allied commercial recognition may signal changed attitudes. Clarence Darrow to defend Benjamin Gitlow as trial opens with Wolff and Recht aiding.
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Albany
N.Y. Dan
New York Assembly Chamber
Seymour Stedman
Chicago
Socialist Assemblyiman
Assembly Judiciary Committee
Socialist Party
Assembly
Stedman
England
Germany
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Norway
Louis M. Martin
Morris Hillquist
Martin
Dennis
Senate
Snoot
la Follette
Newberry
United States Senate
Darrow
Defense
New York
Clarence
Gitlow
Charles Recht
Ludwig C. A. de Martens
Gillow
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