British treaties to be pruned or void says Mail
Paris dispatch notes that Britain may modify or tear up treaties with Japan on northern Pacific islands Syria with the Arabs and the France pact over Kameren. Japanese delegates are angered and Australians fear Wilson risks US Congress backlash. Italians push for Fiume and Dalmatian coast promises from London pact.
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Associated Press
London
Great Britain
Wilson
Paris
Daily Mail
Japan
Pacific
Syria
France
United States
Fiume
Dalmatian
Australian premiers dodge question on colonial peace plan
Paris dispatch reports Australian Prime Minister Hughes and New Zealand Premier Massey avoiding direct reply when asked if Premiers Botha Massey and Hughes are satisfied with the peace conference attitude toward German colonies. Hughes declined to answer after a pause.
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Associated Press
Paris
Montreal
Hughes
Australia
Massey
New Zealand
Botha
Mr. Hughes
Lighted beacon guides missing Olive Nelson home
In Aurora Ohio a mother keeps a beacon light lit in the window hoping for Olive Nelson to return. Olive, 19, left after a quarrel with Robert Binder 21 three weeks ago and has not been seen since as her mother waits with anxious hope.
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Aurora
South River Street
Hope
Nes
Anton Nelson
Olive
Robert Binder
Reserve Banks Report Record 1918 Earnings
Washington January 20 The twelve federal reserve banks posted 1918 net earnings of 55 436 000 largely from rediscount operations up from 11 202 000 the prior year Gross earnings reached 67 584 000 After 5 740 000 dividends on capital stock and a 21 605 400 transfer to the public funds the banks saved 26 723 000 as the government franchise tax.
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Washington, D. C
Federal Reserve
Federal Reserve Board
Illinois House Committees Formed in Springfield
Springfield Illinois January 80 Speaker David E B Shanahan announced the personnel of the Illinois house committees today Eighty two bills have been introduced in the lower branch and these measures will begin to have consideration of five committees next work Damage from a fire in the wholesale district of Los Angeles is estimated at 125000 Harvester Havana Cigars advertisement says 196 ta avertisement t
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Illinois
TOS
War reparations debate narrowed at peace conference
Quondon Jan 30 The Paris correspondent of the Evening Standard says the peace conference will not require Germany or its allies to pay the allied nations the total war cost or heavy indemnities. Instead the talks seek full reparations for unjustifiable damage with a distinction between legitimate wartime damage and wanton destruction. Serbia and Belgium seek detailed claims. Belgium prioritized. Britain’s claims cover air damages and merchant ship sinkings with in kind reparations for ships.
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Paris
Standar
Germany
Serbia
Belgium
France
Evening Standards
Great Britain
Frank H. Simonds
McClure
Bfy Calle
New York City
Britain
United States
Crisia
Belgian Socialists refuse to participate with Germans at Berne
Paris January 30 Belgian Socialists led by Emile Van Der Velde again refuse to attend the international labor conference at Berne where Germans are present. M Troklee announced a Belgian Socialist resolution declaring no cooperation with German representatives.
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Paris
Emile van Dervelde
Berne
M. Troklee
Belgian-Socialist Party
Brussels Honors Foreign Ministers For War Years
The Brussels city council granted the freedom of the city to the American Spanish and Dutch ministers to Belgium in recognition of their services during German occupation. Mayor Max Brand Whitlock thanked the city as American ambassador, expressing gratitude for sharing in the city’s sufferings through the occupation.
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Associated Press
Brussels
Belgium
Max
Brand Whitlock
War Zone Shipping Rates Strain Allied Allies
War-time shipping agreements with the Scandinavian powers and Holland are driving unusually high charges for vessels in the war zone. As shipping conditions ease, the rates remain far above the value of the service, causing expense burdens for the United States and Great Britain.
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Associated Press
Paris
Holland
America
Great Britain
United States Steel pension disbursements for 1918 reported
The United States Steel & Carnegie tension fund, from Andrew Carnegie and United States Steel, paid 3 104.059.82 to retired workers in 1918, as the eight year totals reach 4,367,107.45 with 2,861 beneficiaries. The report cites this funding pattern among veteran employees.
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Pittsburgh
United States Steel & Carnegie
Andrew Carnegie
United States Steel Corporation
Courier Delivers By 5 30 Deadline for Home Delivery
The Courier should be delivered to homes before 5 30. If late due to carrier error or other cause, call by 5 30 and a replacement copy will be sent. Calls should reach the office before 6 30 p m.
Railroads urged to curb centralized control and intrastate rates
Minnesota official Charles Elmquist testifies before the Senate Interstate Commerce Committee urging removal of the centralized director general and amending the rail control act to allow state commissions to set intrastate rates. He warns a five year plan would raise rates and keep war powers, opposing federal ownership and a transport secretary.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Congress
Chas. B
Blmquist
Minnesota
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
National Association of Railway and Utilities Commissioners
Ehmquist
Interstate Commerce Commission
Railroad Administration
Elmquist
William G. McAdoo
U. S
McAdoo
Elnquist
Himquist
McAdoo Wn
Chicago
Elmaui
Ilingis Commission
Auroragin & Chicago
Mme
Secretary of Transportation
Wilson Uses French Children to Find His Way in Paris
Paris dispatch reports President Wilson, deeply absorbed in Paris duties, often walks briskly with his private guards unaware until French children spot him. Young sentinels guide him along routes, saluting and seeking attention, while Wilson’s French helps him direct them and he rewards eager boys and girls with smiles and handshakes.
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Associated Mess
Paris
Associated Press
Wilson
Washington
Secret Service
White House
Dr.girl
Shipyard Strike Policy Outlined by Emergency Pivot Leader
Washington D G dan 3¢ It will be the policy of the government in shipyard strikes to let the josisud. Chas. Pies, director general of the Emergency Pivot Corporation, said today Seattle workers have been sent for a week and San Francisco workers may strike next. He urged a breathing spell to reduce costs by improving organization and productivity. He cited wage increases and dropping output, warning that continued high wages without skill gains make ship costs untenable and some contracts already canceled. Seattle workers demand $1 an hour minimum.
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Washington
D. G. Dan
Chas. Pies
Aireetor General
Emergency Pivot Corporation
Seattle
San Francisco
Pez
Mr. Pies
Pacife
Allamlie
Congress
Shin
Railroad unions organize hundreds of thousands of workers
Paris and Washington reports show nearly 900000 railway employees, about a quarter of all railroad workers, have joined unions in recent months. Many had been unorganized or in partially organized trades, with secret local groups now organized under committees.
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Washington
Notes Union
Big Seattle Strike Becomes Possible Over Shipyard Pay
Central Trades council endorsed the Metal Trades council plan for a general strike to back shipyard workers in demanding higher pay. Affiliates will vote again by next Tuesday on whether to join the work stoppage.
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Associated Press
Tacoma
Wash
San
Central Trades Council
Metal Trades Council
Tabor Panacea
Chicago
John H. Walker
Ilinois Federation of Labor
Herbert F. Perkins
International Harvester Company
Illinois Manufacturers’ Association
Swift Immunity Question Halts Senate Inquiry
Louis F. Swift of Swift & Co. seeks counsel guidance on immunity while continuing testimony to the Senate Agriculture Committee about meat packing practices. Senator Gore obstructs discussing immunity as Swift weighs legal rights before addressing the Missouri Kansas Texas yard abandonment matter. Continued on page 2.
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Tan
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Swift & Co
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Swift
Francis J. Heney
Gore
Senator Gore
Oklahoma
Norris
Nebraska
Coonsel
Federal Trade Commission
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Eno
Hay
Heney- Hh
Soviet Decree Threatens Death for Intoxicated Officials
A Petrograd decree cited in Tate Seances warns that rising drunkenness among officials may invite severe punishment, including the death penalty, if curative measures fail. The notice underscores state concern over official misconduct and public order.
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Broccoln
Prnisi Incirlety
Imong Folshevuc
Legece
Tate
Petrograd
Murder of Imperial Family Recounted by Tolstoy
Count Tolstoy relays to Vramya, via Rotterdam Courant, the grisly July Russia tale of Czar Nicholas II and family. Red guards seize, execute the czar, czarina, and children after pronouncing death sentences in Whalerinburg. The couple kneel in prayer as soldiers and doctors witness the massacre.
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Landun
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Iaofski
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Wilson’s uncertain role as Europe seeks millennium
Paris dispatch notes the peace conference nears a crisis born of high hopes for a new era under President Wilson. The columnist contrasts Wilson’s restrained leadership with the enduring ambitions of Britain France and Italy, noting the public’s high expectations and Wilson’s subsequent retreat from the spotlight.
Labor Secretary Warns Against Reconstruction Hysteria
Secretary of Labor Wilson told a joint session of Senate and House labor committees that unemployment data show about 262,000 jobless at 123 centers this week, up from 235,000 last week. He urged immediate passage of legislation to create a buffer employment program to prevent a spread of a "philosophy of force" during reconstruction.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Senate
House Labor Committees
Wilson
Browning Gun Distribution Begins for Occupation Army
The Associated Press reports the task of arming eight divisions of the Third American army with Browning machine guns and automatic rifles has begun. About 160 freight cars will move weapons from France. Each division will receive 768 automatic rifles and 224 machine guns.
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Presa
France
Occupied Territory
Wilson Plan on Mandate For Captured Areas Accepted In Principle
Paris Jan 30 Capt Andre Tardieu said the British and French governments accepted in principle President Wilson's plan for mandates under the League of Nations to administer captured territory. Acceptance hinges on conditions and implementation details to be learned.
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Associated Press
Paris
Wilson
League of Nations
Andre Tardieu
Ceptance
Prussian Election Results Hint No Socialist Majority
Partial results from the Prussian elections show Socialists with 98 seats, Independent Socialists 21, Democrats 4, Christian People’s party 49, National Liberals 11, and Conservatives 21. With 150 districts still uncounted, a socialist majority seems unlikely.
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Berne
Democrats
Christian People’s Party
Tentrists
National Liberals
MILLIONS FOR Aussies War Benefit Fund Announced
Melbourne officials announce a 5,000,000 pound fund set aside by Australia to aid discharged soldiers. G F Pearce and acting premier W A Watt describe the measure as helping states recruit settlers from current service members. The piece also notes a bill to repeal the nonpartisan judiciary law under Senator J R Price with opposition from four state supreme court justices.
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Australia
Montreal
W. A. Watt
Commonwealth
J. R. Price
Monroe County
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