Berlin turmoil widens barred zones as government forces advance
Reports from Berlin indicate barred zones expanded and troops from provinces joined city forces. Lively artillery clashes near the Reichstag and Brandenburg Gate mark fighting as government troops recapture key rail lines and large newspaper plants. Newspapers denounce Die Freiheit while Spartacans sell no surrender as Noske leads defense efforts.
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Havas
Berlin
Associated Press
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Brandenburg Gate
Silesian
Spartacans
Die Freiheit
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Barth
Breitscheide
Spartacan
Independents
Ludendorff Applies for Stay in Sweden
General Ludendorff, former chief quartermaster general of Germany, has applied to Sweden for temporary permission for himself and his wife to stay one month. The request was granted as news spread of the empire’s collapse and Ludendorff’s reported presence on a Swedish farm.
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Nowise
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Navy
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Mar de Plata
San Martin
Associated Press
Stockholm
Ludendorff
Sweden
Hohenollern
Germany
Red Cross Pacific Division reports Christmas roll call gains
Figures from almost all chapters of the Pacific Division of the American Red Cross show significant membership gains in the Christmas roll call. The report notes that only a few chapters did not report increases. San Francisco dated January 10.
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San Francisco
American Red Cross
Lloyd George Heads British Cabinet Amid Conservative Balance
London reports confirm Premier Lloyd George forms a cabinet with a conservative tilt. Notables include Andrew Bonar Law Karl Curzon Arthur Balfour and Viscount Milner amid reform pledges for land and housing. Barnes and Geddes hold key duties without full cabinet posts as demobilization and labor representation are planned.
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London
Lloyd George
Ildoyd George
Andrew Bonar Law
Karl Curzon
Arthur J. Balfour
Viscount Milner
Mr. Lloyd George
Bolsheyviks
Ing
George Nicoll Barnes
Eric Geddes
Barnes
Labor
Irie
Early settlement not expected for the Marine strike
The Marine strike in New York shows no sign of compromise as tugboat crews, led by the New York Boat Owners’ Association, refuse eight hour day demands. Secretary Baker’s Ottawa trip yields no war department settlement. Strike gains an exemption revocation affecting fire boats and island services, with wage offers of about twenty percent, while work conditions remain as set last July.
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New York Boat Owners’ Association
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Ottawa
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Marine Exchange
Department of Labor
Department of Commerce
United States Shipping Board
Judge Hand Dismisses Cable Seizure Suit in New York
Federal Judge Learned Hand dismissed the injunction suit by the Commercial Cable Company and the Commercial Pacific Cable Company seeking to block Postmaster General Burleson from taking over their cables and merging with Western Union. The ruling upheld the seizure authority under the 1918 joint resolution, with appeals indicated.
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Learned Hand
United States
Hand
Judge Hand
Congress
Foch Plans Meeting With German Plenipotentiaries
The Deutische Allgemeine Zeitung reports Marshal Foch has telegraphed German armistice officials that the Entente will not extend the armistice beyond January 17. Foch said he will meet the German plenipotentiaries on January 11 or January 15 at Treves.
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Western Front
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Treyes
Further action awaits word from Wilson in harbor strike
President word awaited as government considers steps to end the marine workers strike blocking shipping in New York Harbor. Associated Press reports the situation as of January 10.
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Washington
New York Harbor
Bill for Reclamathon Urged by Lane in Congress
Secretary Lane urged immediate consideration of a $100,000,000 reclamation plan to employ 100,000 men and develop 25,000 farms. He said $200,000,000 would be enough to start, with broader irrigation and drainage to reclaim vast tracts, aid farm settlement, and curb cityward migration. He noted strong interest from soldiers seeking farms but said no funds are yet appropriated.
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Lane
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Florida
New York
Massachusetts
Maine
Alwava
Shippers oppose secretary of transportation plan in rail policy debate
Washington sources report shipper interests, railroad securities owners, and state commissions outlining their positions before the Senate Interstate Commerce Committee. They oppose a secretary of transportation and federal incorporation while urging liberal rates, regulatory coexistence, and joint use of terminals under ICC oversight.
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Washington
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Senate
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Railroad
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Republicans Press Doctrine and Women In National Committee Meeting
In Chicago the Republican national committee heard many denouncing Bolshevism and socialism as they plan election strategy. Will Hays opened with a prayer and urged a Roosevelt memorial by popular subscription. The party endorsed women’s suffrage, urged constitutional passage, and attacked Democratic leadership for socialist tendencies while favoring rail relief and tax relief statements.
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Chicago
Republican National Committee
East
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Roosevelt
Congress
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Beekman
Rhode Iland
North
Hich
Pburnenuist
Minnesota
Ieage
Former Amarillo man and wife shot at Wichita Falls hotel
Jan. Amari llo Texas. Mrs Steiner died 40 minutes after hospital admission from a bullet wound in their hotel room. Mr Steiner survived. A gun lay near the scene. Two children aged 2 and 4 survived. The Steiners recently moved from Amarillo and had business ties in local shops. Relatives and friends traveled to Wichita Falls after a telegram announced the shooting.
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Associated Press
Texas
Jan If Mimil Steiner
Polk Street
Sam Bry Albuque
Wichita Palla
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Andle
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