Price cuts eyed for steel as industry seeks balance
New York report says a moderate reduction in maximum steel prices may start January 1, urged by the American Iron and Steel Institute and the War Industries Board. Judge Gary argued wage cuts unnecessary, proposing gradual, nationwide reductions to ease the cost of living while preserving fair labor standards and long term business stability.
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New York
General Committee
American Iron and Steel Institut
War Industries Beard
Gary
Head of Mormon Church Leaves Estate of Sixty Nine Thousand
Salt Lake City Dec 9 Although he controlled millions as president of the Mormon church Joseph F Smith left an estate of less than 70000 when petition for its testamentary were filed The estate is said to be worth not more than 69000 Forty seven heirs are mentioned in the will or chess
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Salt Lake City
Mormon Church
Joseph F. Smith
Roll of honor and war news from unclear sources
Fragmented clipping mentions Canada seizure of cables, BEF Donohue injured in an accident, war camp items, cable prices, health order fines, murder case, a training camp disbanding banquet, Lt Weilek mystery, Collins Clark death in hospital, markets and advertising notes, and references to The Revelations of a Wife and Anaconda news with loans.
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Canada
Donohue
Lewin
Rene Ooaene
Fahheniona Teague
Arn Cable
Siritagereniee Atkan Jatunsyton
Walter Nieher
Lac Hentia
Clud
Ben Gomez
Weilek
Collins Clark
S—Classifica
Anaconda News
Myers
Convicts Escape Prompt Warden Resigns in North Dakota
In Bismarck three inmates flee the state penitentiary over three days. Warden Frank Talcott resigned minutes after midnight Saturday with no successor named. Escaped convicts include Joe Myle and Mike Ulick. D. M. Noah also fled after a life sentence. Governor Frazier offers 400 for Noah and 200 for Myle, plus 100 from the penitentiary fund.
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Bismarck
N. D
Frank ‘Talcott
Joe Myle
Bottineatt
Mike Ulick
D. M. Noah
Train Hits Cattle Herd Killing Several Near Big Timber
Realizing he could not stop in time an engineer in Northern Pacific No.4 sped up to 60 mph and plowed through a herd of 35 cattle on the De Hart right of way near Big Timber. The cattle belonged to McClellan of Livingston. Several animals were killed and others injured, but the train remained on the track.
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Billings
de Hart
Big Timber
Northern Pacific
McClellan
Livingston
Prolongation Talks Set for Armistice Delegates
Berlin reports Mathias Erzberger says France has asked Germany to appoint plenipotentiaries to discuss extending the armistice. The German and French delegations will meet in Treves on December 12 and 13 to confer on prolongation.
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Berlin
Amsterdam
Mathias Erzberger
Treves
Rhenish
Prussia
Wounded Heroes Land in New York Harbor Welcome Home
More than two thousand wounded American soldiers returned to New York on three ships the Sierra hospital ship and the French liner Chicago and the Comfort carrying stretcher cases. Crowds cheered along the waterfront as Rainbow division and Marines wounded in action were welcomed home. Private Levi R. Richmond of Pesquot, Minn., died during the voyage.
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Union
United States
Sierra
United States Hospital
Comfort
Levi R. Richmond
Pesquot, Minn
Spectacular Liebknecht Meeting Draws Thousands in Berlin
Dr Karl Liebknecht, Spartacus leader, staged a large open air rally in Tiergarten Berlin. About 4000 munition workers joined a general strike, marching from Unter den Linden to the Avenue of Victory, where Liebknecht spoke atop a granite statue base near the Charlottenburger Chaussee.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Spartacus Party
Karl Liebknecht
Tiergarten
Unter den Linden
Lieb Vknecht
Fragmentary OCR notes hint at industrial workers and residence coverage
Scattered phrases mention miners, industrial workers, and a residence. Names like Marien, Asher, and Stephens appear amid garbled text. Context unclear, but indicates a coverage note or reader notes about labor and locality.
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Taisen
Mineson
Mert
Barditie
Marien
Asher
Bisbee
Ed Stephens
Former Emperor Misses Vocation
Maximilian Hare Yen, editor of the Zukunft in Berlin, told the Express that former Emperor William Hohenzollern had no personal role in starting the war and was a tool of the military faction. He said William, seen as a coward, missed his vocation and would have been happier running a cabaret or touring with a show.
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London
Maximilian Hare Yen
Zukunft
Berlin
The
Express
William
William Hohenzollern
Harden
Clark urges Wilson to guard freedom of seas
Baltimore December 9 Speaker Champ Clark told the Southern Commercial Congress that America's future prosperity depends on foreign trade and freedom of the seas. He said the nation must modernize navigation laws, aid the merchant marine, and prepare for a postwar trade war, noting Britain and France are already planning.
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Baltimore
America
Champ Clark
House of Representatives
Southern Commercial Congress
Clark
Wilson
Great Britain
France
Private Control Of The Railroads
Atlantic City N J Dec 9 Private control of railroads with judicious regulation was advocated in a report of the railroad committee of the National Investors Bankers association in session today The pre war plan of railroad regim ction was a failure and the roads should not be turned to their pre war status without release from the but which they heretofore operated The report said any future government control should eliminate conflict between state and federal bodies The Sherman anti trust law and state anti trust laws in their application to transportation should be repealed in the interests of efficiency and economy decreased efficiency according to reliable authorities the records of government ownership the world over show decreased efficiency increased expense lessened initiative political interference and cannon waste and we find nothing in the experience of ur country in the field of public ownership Which ed Ouraker the hope that we can profitably extend this spider
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Atlantic City
N. T
National Invests Bankers’ Association
Ouraker
Revenue bill report outlines 1920 taxation plan
Washington reports the senate finance committee outlines the revised war revenue bill and explains tax steps to raise 1920 revenue to about 4 billion while adjusting next year's total to 5.98 billion. Copenhagen dispatches note peaceful Berlin demonstrations and announce the death of John Lindencrone, former Danish minister to Paris and Berlin.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Simmons
House
Lindencrone
Copenhagen
Dec
John Ht
Paris
Berlin
Tragedy preceded by fierce house quarrel in Butte
In Butte at 2101 Oak Street miner Rade Tobivich, age unknown, was found dead on the sidewalk at seven last night after a boarding house dispute at 2113 Oak Street with Tony Kason. Police report a large fiber gun caused a fatal chest wound amid a struggle. Kason surrendered after confessing to shooting Tobivich.
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Rade Tobivich
Oak Street
Butte
Popovich
Robovich
Tony Kason
Kason
Sheri
Bobiy
Bobivich
Hearst 19 Praised in Berlin Propaganda Report
Washington reports A Bruce Bielaski testified before the Senate committee on brewer and German propaganda. He cited a Karl Peine report on German embassy propaganda and praised Hearst papers for influencing neutral newspapers. Bielaski said Hearst organs were the most pronounced in favor of Germany among U.S. publications, with anti-British bias noted as a possible factor.
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Hearst
Berlin
Germany
Washington
A. Bruce Ielaski
Bureau of Investigation
Department of Justs
Senate
Bielanki
Department
von Bernstorff
Kaiser
America
Karl F. Peune
William R. Hearst
New York Evening Mail
Milwaukee Free Press
Chicago Tribune
Washington Post
Fouher
Feuhr
Ist
Tielaski
Nelson
Minnesota
Count von Bern=storff
German government aims at radical measures observed
Berlin dispatch reports that government circles have not set concrete plans. Officials see the current political and economic climate as unfavorable. Indications suggest Ebert and Haase concessions await clearer support from both government wings.
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Pr Berl
Ork
Berlin
Ebert-Haase
Soc
Guard Officers Eliminated After National Guard Service
Washington reports that within nine months after the national guard was drafted into federal service 8 officers were eliminated. The group includes 1 major general 13 brigadiers and 42 colonels with reasons ranging from physical disability resignations and efficiency boards to desertion and court martial actions.
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Washington
National Guard
John W. Heavey
Theurea of Militia Affairs
Ciency Boards
General Dupont Arrives in Berlin Heads French Prisoner Transport
General Dupont of the French army has arrived in Berlin and established headquarters in the former French embassy palace. He is entrusted with the transport and repatriation of French prisoners held in Germany. Formal notices from Washington report the plan to unite Croats and Slovenes with the kingdom of Serbia into a single Yugoslav state and to press for evacuation of territory occupied by the Teas.
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neral.Dupont
Berlin
Dupont
Germany
Nori
Washington
Nots
President Wilson unlikely to sit at peace table
President Wilson probably will not attend the peace negotiations in person. Delegates will represent him while he stays in contact with other national leaders to decide questions as needed. He appeared at a Hue enlistment hall songfest and shook hands with sailors amid warm calm weather.
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Associated Press
Foch may visit United States as duties permit
A cablegram to Mayor Hylan from Marshal Foch indicated he may come to the United States to see the folks in York, replying to an invitation to visit New York. The message followed a note from the mayor. Weather outlook calls for fair conditions with warmer temperatures midweek.
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Fogh
York
Marshal Foch
United States
Hylan
New York
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