Senator Myers Defends City Name Washington in DC Bill
Senator Henry L. Myers of Montana introduced a bill asserting the capital city should be legally named Washington within the District of Columbia. He argued officials have claimed no city of Washington exists and urged congressional action to officially designate the name. The measure was referred to the judiciary committee.
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Ashington
Henry L. Myers
Montana
District of Columbia
City of
Washington
United States
Myers
T of
Columbia
Wilson
Committee On the Judiciary
Federal migratory bird act remains in force this spring
The Supreme Court dismissed the government’s appeal in the Shauver case after treaty and enabling act steps, confirming the federal migratory bird law stays active and enforceable this spring. State rights remain strong in Arkansas, but national agreement supersedes local doubt.
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Associated Press
Supreme Court
Arkansas Federal District Court
Shauver
Arkansas
United States
Canada
Congress
Sam
Belgian Women Punish Unfaithful Sisters in Occupied Cities
Eyewitness describes harsh street justice in Ostend and Bruges where women punished suspected collaborators. Report notes hair clipping, ear cutting, and cheek slashes as punishments amid German occupation. Question raised about justice and extenuating circumstances.
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Belgium
Ostend
Bruges
Underground and Through-Water Wireless Advances Revealed
Navy officials disclose a wartime development named underground and through water wireless. Originating with James H Hogers of Hyattsville Maryland, the system enables reception of radio messages and marks a major scientific advance.
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Navy Department
James H. ‘Hogers
Allies outline postwar aims on Poland and Czech lands
Paris reports President Wilson and premiers Clemenceau and Orlando guiding a new pact between Poland and Czechoslovakia to end Teschen disputes. The five powers set frontier surveys and discuss Alsace Lorraine, Rhine security, and various territorial claims across Europe with calls for self determination and international transit freedom.
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Paris
Wilson
Frances
Europe
Rhine
Biberia
Pacific
the Tribune
Clemenceau
Pointare
France
Poland
Czecho- Slovakia
Tolsee
Britain
Great Britain
Australia
Africa
South Africa
East Africa
Arabia
Mesopoliia
Italy
Trentino
Unclear prompt text on mandatory principle
The readable portions discuss mandatory principle and tolerance but lack clear event or entities to identify. No concrete names or places are present to form a factual summary.
State Police Force Proposed in Indiana Law Fight
Indiana lawmakers push for a state police force with broad arrest powers amid a wide drive on legal reforms. Amendments target divorce for incurable insanity, tax measures, public morals, and defense expenditures with multiple bills advancing through committees.
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Indianapolis
Eben H. Wolcott
Indiana Bankers’ Association
House Committee On Public Morals
Legislative Committee
National House
Thief
Detective Association of
Indiana
William Calvert
Attica
H. EB. Lochry
Franklin
J. M.carter
E. J. Mendenhall
Sheridan
C. ¥. Martin
Jamestown
General. Assembly
Alldredge
Ways and Means
House
Indiana State Council of Defense
Southard
Labor Committee
Representative Day
Bidaman
McKinley
Senate
Senate Committee
Indiana Public Service Commission Rates Stayed By Court Ruling
A federal court held that the United States has no jurisdiction in Indiana to block telephone rate increases. Judge A. B. Anderson dissolved the temporary restraining order that had paused the new toll rates, allowing them to take effect immediately in Indiana.
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United States
Indiana
Public’ Service Commission
Burieson
A. B. ‘Anderson
Curfew Bill Seeks Nighttime Street Restriction for Youths
Representative Phelps introduces a curfew bill prohibiting children from loitering after set hours. A sliding scale applies in first through third class cities. Under sixteen may not be on streets after 8:30 pm October to March and after 9:00 pm April to September.
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Phelps
Hays to Address Indiana House on Roosevelt Memorial Services
Will H. Hays, chairman of the Republican National Committee, will address the Indiana House February 7 on memorial services for the late Theodore Roosevelt. Services in his honor will be held at two o'clock that day in the United States Capitol in Washington, D. C.
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Will H. Hays
Republican, National Committee
Indiana
House of Representatives
Col
Theodore Roosevelt
Congress of the United States
Washington, D. C
Lobbyists Registered As Legislature Open Session Progress
The article notes 27 lobbyists registered with the secretary of state so far this session, compared with 47 at a corresponding time last year and 76 in 1917. It mocks lobbyists who avoid disclosure while influencing law as a "third house."
Indiana Senate Passes Universal Woman Suffrage Amendment
Indiana women win in the Senate with a 44 to 10 vote passing a constitutional amendment for universal woman suffrage after a speech free session. The measure would grant suffrage to citizens and exclude aliens while removing registration requirements.
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Indiana
Senate
Fragmentary Report on Bar Fixtures and Sales Manager
A garbled note references Adolph Schmitt as sales manager for a brewing company. It mentions the removal and dispersal of bar fixtures and glass, described as kindling, with unclear wording and incomplete details.
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Adolph Schmitt
We ‘Cook Brewing Company
Indiana and nearby counties report hog cholera impact and farming notes
Health authorities monitor a pneumonia like hog disease in Plymouth county. Reports from Madison and Shelbyville discuss cattle, tobacco, and crop growth, with road damage from December rains and awards to youth in stock raising. Fur trade and canal plans feature in Defiance Petersburg and nearby towns.
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Plymouth
Pina
Aurora
Dearborn
Clarence C. ‘Madison
Connersville
Fayette
Shelbyville
Morai Township
Brookville
Franklin County
Defiance
Erie Lake
Michigan- Miami ‘Deeper Waterways Association
Bend
Fort Wayne
Petersburg
White River
Lawrenceburg
Sebastian
Z. ‘Eison‘shanks
Harry R. Honiger
Louis E. Schusterman
New York
Indiana
Lafayette
Purdue. University
Madison
Will
Bruner
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