France Prepares to Help Poland in New Russian War
Edwin W. Hulinger reports from Paris that France expects a spring war between Bolshevik Russia and Poland and allies. France will aid Poland with war materials and strategic support, not troops, to secure oil concessions and bolster Poland’s position. Romania’s 660,000 strong force and Poland's 1,000,000 manpower are noted, with potential Russian eastward aims across the Baltic to the Caucasus.
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France
Poland
Edwin W. Hulinger
United Press
New York
Russia
Roumania
Quai
Orsay
Paris
Pilsudski
Eeferal
Tropky
Europe
America
Baltic
Caucasus
Bessarabia
Georgia
Lithuania
Dettonia
Esthonia
Lumbermen Say Prices Cannot Be Controlled
Milwaukee January 25. O T Swan Oshkosh secretary of the Northern Hemlock and Hardwood Manufacturers association notes it would be practically impossible for any lumber body to control output or prices. He comments on a Justice Department probe linked to a Federal Trade Commission report. Kenyon to Direct Probe in Washington will lead a Senate Reconstruction Committee inquiry into lumber price and supply conditions based on the FTC report, focusing on lumber associations.
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Associated Press
Milwaukee
Wis
National Lumber Manufacturers’ Association
T. Swan
Oshkosh
Northern Hemlock and Hardwood Manufacturers’ Association
Milwaukee Association of Commerce
Swan
Calder
Kenyon
Republican
Iowa
Plans to Reconcile Labor Federations
The ALF and the International Federation of Labor plan reconciliation after a directorate meeting in Amsterdam on January 25. Delegates include Leon Jounhaux of France M Mertens of Belgium Jan Ondegest of Holland and Edo Fimmer of the United States. A committee may visit the other side to confer.
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Associated Press
Amsterdam
Storts
American Federation of Labor
International Federation of Labor
Leon Jounhaux
France
M. Mertens
Belgium
Jan Ondegest
Holland
Edo Fimmer
United States
Mr. Fimmer
Samuel Gompers
International Federation
America
Chicago Seeks Limited All Night Cabarets
The Chicago license commission announced a plan to allow a limited number of cabarets to stay open until 2 30 a m. Licenses would be distributed evenly across north, northwest, west, south sides and downtown. Alderman Anton J Cermak said there should be at least 10 plates for out of town visitors and others who seek late food and entertainment.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Anton J. Cermak
Spanish Cabinet Quits In Madrid
Madrid Jan 24 The Spanish cabinet resigned today with steps to form a new cabinet taken at once.
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Depadres
Madrid
Senate hearing notes mix in Congress today
Acting Secretary of State Davis to disclose confidential Yap Island relations facts to Lovelyn. Manufutures committee conducts opal hearing. Immigration Commissioner Cantinet and Professor Chafee of Harvard Law School speak before judiciary on committee chairs. General Pershing discusses disarmament with naval affairs committee. Interstate Commerce weighs Towner maternity bill. Agricultural and Ways and Means hear farmers, trading bills. Postal reclassification and appropriations for navy rivers and harbors discussed.
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United Pree
Senate
Davis
Lovelyn Relations Committee
Island of
Yap
Cantinet
Immigration Committee
Chafee
Harvard Law School
Judiciary Committee
Gen. Pershing
Interstate Commerce Committee
Cliffford Thorne
Ways and
French official denies rumor of $190 million loan
Maurice Casenave, minister plenipotentiary and director general of the French services in the United States, denied rumors that a $190,000,000 loan was to be negotiated in this country by the French government. He said France has arranged to pay $16,060,000 on February 1 for United States army materials bought after the armistice.
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Associated Press
New York
Maurice Casenave
United States
United States Army
Man Bets $500 on Sioux City Dog Claim
Sioux City resident Lennon accused neighbor E. Terrell of more than 100 dogs barking Sunday night and bets $500 to prove the count. Lennon later offers $1 for every dog delivered by March 25, with no restrictions, promising return in good condition.
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Sioux City
Lennon
E. Terrell
Terrell
Fire Hose Wiggles Loose Cracks Crowd
A fire boat hose tore from its tripod on South Water Street in Chicago wiggling across the street and drenching around forty people. Spectators scattered as the high pressure stream knocked over handlers. The poultry commission building nearby housed firms and thousands of fowl were lost, with damages pegged at about $75,000.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Ifire
Poultry Commission
Youth Ends Life and Hints at Love Affair
A well dressed 26 year old man named Herbert Stone killed himself in a LaCrosse hotel after removing identifying marks from clothing. His hat bore the Plymouth Clothing Co logo from Minneapolis and he left 79 cents and a verse about a despondent love affair in his pockets.
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Associated Press
LaCrosse
Wis
Herbert Stone
Plymouth Clothing Company
Minneapolis
Harding's Houseboat Skips Golf Mission at Miami Stop
Rockledge Fla January 25 The Victoria President elects houseboat failed to reach shore in time for a golf game at Vero and the party plans to fish at Miami after arrival. The delays push back their leisure sail and golf plans as the timing shifts with the voyage.
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Associated Press
Rockledge
Fla
Harding
Victoria
Vero
Miami
Half Million Eggs Cross Sea Unbroken
A shipment of half a million Chinese eggs arrived in Minneapolis Minnesota on January 25 after a 21 day voyage with no breakages. A commission merchant called it the first shipment of its kind received in the city.
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The
Associated Press
Minneapolis
Minn
House Asks Baker About Camp Dodge
Washington reports the House Military Affairs Committee adopted a resolution demanding Secretary Baker explain why Camp Dodge might be abandoned. In New York United States Steel declared quarterly dividends of 11.25 percent on common stock and 13.25 percent on preferred stock.
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House
Baker
Camp Dodge
United Press
Washington, D
House Military Affairs Committee Today
Associated Press
New York
United States Steel Corporation
Bers
Evidence Ties Mrs Peete to Denton Murder Case
In Los Angeles on January 25, testimony showed Sofie Louis Peete allegedly gave conflicting stories about Jacob Denton’s whereabouts while his body lay hidden in a cellar. Niece Ida Aument testified Peete urged secrecy and questioned bank inquiries after forged checks. Detectives prepared to recount Peete’s claim of a quarrel with a mysterious Spanish woman and the bloodstained noose linked to Denton’s death.
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Cutled Preas
Los Angeles
Cal
Sofie Louis Peete
Jacob C. Denton
Denton
Paul Anument
Floyd Baxter
U S Protests Giving of Subsoil Right on Mexican Lands
The United States state department informed the American embassy in Mexico City to protest denouncements against subsoil rights on American owned land in Mexico. About 250 denouncements were filed on American tracts under the De la Huerta regime, with several cases granting oil rights to Mexicans and threatening property rights. The move, separate from protests over federal zone concessions, aims to preserve American property titles.
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United Press
Washington, D. C
State Department
Mexico City
de la Huerta
George Sumerlin
Court Halts Voting of Midland Packing Stock
In Sioux City on January 25 Judge Sears issued a temporary injunction restraining the receivers of Midland Packing Company from voting the stock held by the receivers. The action, brought by stockholders and commissioners, came just before the annual meeting scheduled to begin at 10 a.m.
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United Press
Sioux City
Sears
State District Court
Midland Packing Company
Rabbi Wise Attacks Ford Over Antisemitic Claims
Rabbi Stephen S Wise of New York assails Henry Ford in a Chicago address for antisemitic attacks by the manufacturer. Wise labels Ford a nearly illiterate multimillionaire and rejects Ford’s assertion that Jews control national finances.
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United Prassi Chicazo
Stephen S._ Wise
New York
Henry Forde
Henry Ford
Wise
Tord
Great Northern Puts Homeseeker Rates on
Great Northern railway resumes prewar home seekers rates to the Pacific coast. Cut rate tickets sold the first and third Tuesday of each month at about 2 cents per mile, under United Press report from Chicago dated January 23.
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United Press
Chicago
Great Northern Railway
Pacific Coast
Twente
Japanese Cruisers Depart Pert From Penn Port
In Penn Jan 24 the Japanese cruisers Iwate and Asama, after visiting several ports on South America’s western coast, sailed from Pert for Japan yesterday, concluding their South American visit.
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Ener Arre Janean Dee Callao
Penn
Iwate
Asama
South America
Japan
168 Murders in Chicago in 1920 Report Shows
United Press reports Chicago crime fell over 30 percent in Prohibition’s first year. Murders dropped 61 percent to 168 in 1920 from 330 in 1919, robberies fell to 2,752 from 2,912, while burglaries eased to 5,471 from 6,108. Col Henry Barrett Chamberlain questioned prohibition’s impact on major crime, noting crime is organized and driven by choice rather than poverty. He urged restricting small firearms to curb crime.
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United Press
Chicago
Henry Barrett Chamberlain
Chicago Crime Commission
Col. Chamberlain
Chamberlain
Italy Sees Labor Share Bill Aimed By Giolitti
Rome Jan 25 Conservative and radical elements nearly unite against Premier Giolitti as a bill would give workers a share in managing Italian industries. Exemptions apply to state concerns under four years old and small factories. The plan creates workers on a nonvoting board, employers on a separate nonvoting board, with annual joint meetings to discuss improvements and arbitration for disputes.
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Associated Press
Rome
Italy
Giolitti
Tea Tasters Decide on What Grades U.S. to Drink This Year
Eight of the best grades will be selected by a panel of tea experts meeting at the United States Appraiser stores. They will determine the strength and kick allowed in the tea shipped to American consumers for the coming year. Members include George F. Mitchell, S. G. Charlesias, H. G. Wandworth, J. J. McNamara, Arthur T. Hellyer, EB. Rogers, George Caswell, and others in major cities.
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Arther T. Hellyer
Chicago
EB. R. Rogers
Tacoma Wash
George Caswell
San Francisco
Fire guts Athens business district in $4 million loss
Athens Ga January 25 a major fire swept downtown destroying three city blocks and damaging adjacent structures with an estimated $4 million in losses. No fatalities were reported as firefighters from Athens and nearby cities battled the blaze begun before midnight and contained after five hours, reportedly sparked by gasoline drum explosions at the Max Joseph building on Wall Street.
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Associated Press
Athens
Max Joseph
Wall Street
Bolshevik Soldiers Mutiny at Opotshka District
A dispatch from Copenhagen via Riga reports loyal Russian troops mutinied near the Lettish frontier at Opotshka, killed several commissaries, and looted stores. The uprising, said to be quelled by force, followed forced requisitions that spurred civilian rioting. soldiers are described as hungry and poorly clothed.
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Associated Press
London
Opotshka
Lettish
Exchange Telegraph Company
Copenhagen
Riga
Bolivian President Quits and Elections Ordered
Lima report says provisional Bolivian president Bautista Saavedra has resigned. A neutral figure will assume office and call elections without delay. Dispatches from La Paz suggest authority may rest with a current government official until after the polls.
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Associated Press
Lima
Peru
Bautista Saavedra
Bolivia
la Paz
Detention of 240 at Ballymacelligott Spurs Rumors
United Press reports crown forces crowded detention tanks at Tralee region with 240 men and women captured Sunday at Ballymacelligott. Authorities gave no reasons for the raid on the village at the Slieve mountains foothills, but rumors of alleged plots circulated.
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United Press Dublin
Tralee
Ballymacelligott
Crown
Slive
Hartford Fire Causes Million Dollar Loss
New Haven Conn Jan 23 Fire destroyed Mendel and Freedman department store on Chapel street and spread to nearby structures. Firemen battled in zero weather as damage mounted to about 1 000 000. Also Racine Wis Jan 23 City council approved submitting daylight saving plan to voters at April election.
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Associated Press
New Haven
Conn
Mendel & Freedman
Chapel Street
Snrea
Racine
Wis
Japan Seeks World Peace by Curtailing Armaments
In parliament, ministers admitted talks on armament limits. Officials noted abroad support varies with German actions and Japan may curb arms to aid world peace. Viscount Ishii’s stance cited as influential among practical critics. Foreign minister eyed talks with China on Shantung and trade with Russia after Far Eastern republic stability at Chita.
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Japan
Viscount Ishii
France
China
Shaniung
Russia
Far Eastern
Chita
Sleet Knocks Down Nebraska Telephones
Snow and sleet crippled Nebraska communications with about 2000 Northwestern Bell telephone poles toppled and damages estimated at 75000 dollars. The crash hit Omaha and other areas as telegraph lines were also affected by the winter storm.
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Nebraska
Associated Press
Omahe
Neb
Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
iPurse Grabber Leaps in Lake Cops Follow
Joseph Reardon, alleged purse snatcher, leaped into Lake Michigan while fleeing police. He was captured after officers swam to the waist-deep water and identified by Laura Cresson, whose pocketbook was taken. In Germany, 41 miners died and 28 injured at the Hedwig shaft collapse in the Deutschland coal mine near Oelsnitz.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Joseph Reardon
Lake Michigan
Laura Cresson
Meiners
Oelsnitz
Germany
Hedgwig
Deutschland
Women Jury Duty Waiting Turns Light on Workload
Women jurors are idle and disappointed as no cases are ready for trial. Judge Wood excused the panel until Wednesday after a settlement in the Sias vs Paulsen taxi suit reduced real work to a single case assigned earlier. The incident highlights bonds and insurance concerns for taxi lines in Black Hawk County.
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J. T. Goss
John Hanson
Land Commission
G. W. Wood
Carleton Sias
H. E. Paulsen
Taxicab
Sigs
Edge Wood
Stas
Lam
Uver
A.vance
Silas
Iowa National’ Guard
Eighth
Washington Streets
Many Men for Few Jobs Plague Waterloo Relief Effort
Water loo relief chiefs Mrs N W Frisbie and Mrs C F Teeter report 100 men per job as crowds wait daily at 614 Mulberry street. Many seek hours of work while coal and groceries aid also rise. donations flow to Waterloo-Du Toepan near east HQs, with C W Kline distributing funds and sending 3000 dollars locally and 1500 to near east and European relief efforts.
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Free Employment Bureau
Mulberry Street
Waterloo
N. W.frisbie
C. F. Teeter
Employment Bureau
Waterloo-Du- Topean
Near East
East High School
C. W. Kline
Gasoline and kerosene price cuts announced
The Standard Oil Company of Indiana announced a two cent a gallon drop in gasoline prices today. Tank wagon prices fell from 27 to 25 cents, pump price from 29 to 27 cents. Kerosene was reduced from 18 34 to 13 1/2 cents per gallon.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Standard Oi Company
Indiana
Supreme Court backs seizure of German insurer assets
Washington DC January 25 The Supreme Court upheld the authority of the alien property custodian to seize securities deposited in the United States by German insurance companies to protect American policy holders.
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Supreme Court
Dunkerton Wins Bid for Consolidated School
Dunkerton Iowa set to build a fireproof brick consolidated school 0 by 140 feet two stories with basement at an estimated cost of 116000. Frank W Chapman Waterloo submitted the low bid among 14 bidders with 1160 90 for general contract. Heating plumbing and lighting to be set separately. Construction to start at once and be ready by January 1 1922 with bids loted across Waterloo Minneapolis Chicago Des Moines Cedar Rapids and Mason City firms.
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Dunkerton
Frank W. Chapman
Waterloo
Howard Burr
Minneapolis
Chicago
Iowa
Ves Hest
John W. Miller
Smith Bros
Soos
Eel Vagal
A. Floyd
J. J. Peterson
Laurenzen Construction Co
Water Lloo
McMahon & Co
Mason City
Eggdentaer Bros
Cedar Rapids
St Jacobs Oil Promises Quick Relief for Pain
A vintage ad touts a small trial bottle of St Jacobs Oil available at drug stores. It claims rapid relief from rheumatic pain soreness stiffness and promises cures for sciatica neuralgia lumbago backache sprains and swelling. The user is urged not to suffer and to try the product.
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St. Jacobs Qi
St. Jacobs Oi
Olive Tablets Ad Claims Pimples Improve
An old advertisement promotes Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a safe, effective remedy for skin clarity and digestive woes. It asserts tablets cleanse the blood and bowels, offer a gentle alternative to calomel, and improve complexion within a week. Ends noting price 15c and 5c.
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Edwards
Mayr's Wonderful Remedy Promises Cure For Digestive Ailments
A claimant recounts years of illness with mucus colitis and stomach distress, credits Mayr's Wonderful Remedy via Mrs. Wright for dramatic health improvement, claiming it removes catarrhal mucus and reduces inflammation. The ad asserts one dose proves value with money-back guarantee by Hansen & Hansen Drug Gists Everywhere.
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Hansen & Hansen
Simple home remedy dissolves blackheads with azlonite powder
A brief home remedy claims two ounces of azlonite powder dissolved in water will dissolve and wash away blackheads. It warns against pinching or squeezing, which allegedly worsens pores, and advises using a hot wet sponge to apply the solution for clean, natural skin.
Good Health Slogan Ad for Dr Pierce Discovery
Bold promotional note extols health as fashionable and universal. Claims Golden Medical Discovery aids digestion sleep energy mood and vitality. Promises large trial package for ten cents from Dr Pierce Invalids Hotel Buffalo New York with ordering details.
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Dr. Pierce
Buffalo
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