McAdoo Urges Five Year Federal Control Of Railroads
Director General McAdoo testifies before the Senate Interstate Commerce Committee arguing that only a five year extension of government management offers a permanent solution to the railroad problem. He dismisses private management as inadequate and warns against railroad involvement in politics.
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Serbia Upset at Secret Treaties in Adriatic Dispute
Serbian minister to France Dr. R. M. Vesniteh warns that if the 1915 secret pact involving England France Russia and Italy is confirmed, Serbia will fight again to defend Adriatic rights. He says Serbia rejects compacts among great powers and trusts Wilsonian principles and American assurances of fair play to safeguard small nations.
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Wilson Leaves Rome for Paris Amid Great Throng
President Wilson departed Rome for Paris after nine o clock tonight as a vast crowd cheered the demonstrative Italian visit. The itinerary included Genoa Milan and Turin with plans to meet peace delegates in Paris on arrival. His Vatican audience with Pope Benedict XVI and talks on treaties and Armenian plight marked a busy European leg before returning to the United States.
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Americans Hold Kadish Front Amid Prolonged Battle
American artillery advances and heavy fighting persist near Kadish as Bolshevik forces outnumber the troops. Outposts clash in woods near the Petrograd road while Russian drivers fearfully retreat under American fire. Mortars perform strongly as winter conditions strain supply lines along the frontline.
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Five die in Iowa murder suicide on Homlans Island farm
Five are found dead in a Homlans Island farm house near Sioux, Iowa. Suspect Bill Barnes, a former Omaha life insurance man, killed Wilbur Johnson, his wife, their eight year old son, Mrs. Mabel Jones, her two year old, and himself after pursuing Mrs. Jones. Neighbors found the victims Saturday morning. The motive centers on Barnes’s infatuation with Mrs. Jones and her rejections.
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Peace conference vision cited as necessary to avert future disasters
Secretary of War argues the Versailles Peace Conference must deliver a League of Nations or a solid plan to prevent repeats of war disasters. He emphasizes sacrifices of soldiers and parents and insists the world needs a durable framework beyond mere treaties. The secretary says he speaks for democracy worldwide, not for Wilson, and calls for a new covenant to secure lasting peace.
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Wilson Receives Honor at Royal Academy in Rome
President Wilson is inducted as a member of the Royal Academy of Science in Rome. He sits with King and Queen beside the American ambassador Thomas Nelson Page as Senator Wonidio lauds him as a symbol of modern culture. Wilson vows to reclaim science from its misuse in war and to uphold its humane purpose.
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President Urges Aid Bill for Europe Food Supply
The president recommends legislation to Congress to fund food supplies for people in Austria Turkey Poland and Western Russia.
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Wilson Urges $100 Million Food Aid to Europe Amid War Distress
President Wilson asks Congress for immediate $100 million to feed liberated peoples in Austria Turkey Poland and western Russia unable to govern or finance aid. Hoover to head a central informational organization supervising U S shipments valued at about $1 500 000 000 over seven months with funding from able donors.
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Weather forecast and temperatures for Amarth la and West Texas
Sunday forecast calls for fair and colder conditions in Amarth la with no significant temperature changes. West Texas expects fair weather Sunday and Monday with stable temperatures and no decided change. Morning lows around 1028 and 1019, highs near 14 and 04 for the listed times.
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Army enters final phase as divisions to return from France
General March announced the demobilization accelerates with combat divisions breaking up in the United States and orders issued for early return of the first three fighting divisions from France. About 40,500 men to be discharged, with 167,000 total discharged and 40,491 officers and 659,569 men Mustered out to date.
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Unclear OCR fragment reports Bolsheviki arrests at border
Fragmentary wartime notes describe Bolsheviki arrests at the frontier and deplorable conditions in Petrograd and Petro. Text mentions starving crowds, high ruble costs, and a bundle of firewood priced at 300 rubles amid distress.
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