Government ownership urged for telegraph and telephone systems
Postmaster General Burleson urged in a memo that government ownership of the nation's telegraph and telephone networks is imperative. He argued properties could be acquired without new public funds by amortizing savings over 25 years, citing reduced duplication and expenses, and warned reversion risks under current law if war peace ends.
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Washington
Burleson
Representative Moon
House Committee On
House
Theodore N. Vail
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
United States
Spain to suspend parliament decree signed by king
Madrid Dec 16 Premier Romena after a cabinet meeting on Catalonia outbreaks issued a note saying the king was asked to sign a decree to suspend parliament.
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Madrid
Romanes
Catalona
Progress Report on Perm Front by Anti Bolshevik Forces
Washington dispatches report that anti Bolshevik Russian troops advance on the Perm front. An address by Admiral Kolchak, dictator of the government, is cited in the latest official advices.
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Washington
State Department
Perm
Admiral Kolchak
Banquet in Omsk Praises Wilson and Bolshevik Struggle
At a St. George's day banquet in Omsk Ambassador Regnaud of France praised President Wilson's ideals and policies and vowed continued French aid to Russians against the Bolsheviks.
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Siberia
Omsk
St. George's Day
Wilson
Regnault
France
Jewish Question Being Considered at Conference
Philadelphia December 16 The American Jewish congress urged nationalization of Jews in any land of residence and rights of representation as a primary demand for the peace conference in France. It proposed a permanent international congress to represent the Jewish people worldwide and to press for civil religious and political rights and abolition of discriminatory laws. Committees will report with a plan for a commission to go to France and present the claims.
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Philadelphia
American Jewish Congress
France
International
Universal Congress
Collision Injures Passengers and Train Crew in Fog at Ellensburg
A westbound Northern Pacific passenger train and a switch engine collided in dense fog at Ellensburg Washington. Three young passengers Georgianna Lukley Adelbert Langtry and Nels Krogen suffered serious injuries while several trainmen and dining car staff from Spokane St Paul and Pasco were lightly hurt.
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Ellensburg
Wash
Northern Pacific
Georgianna Lukley
Seattle
Adelbert Langtry
Nels Krogen
Everett
Vy. B. Larue
R. C. Burgill
BE. L. Guppill
Spokane
No. 3
E. J. Meitzel
Pasco
Pete Fosley
Caboose
Fields
Ellenburg
St. Paul
Arrests in Lisbon Leaders of Unionist and Republican Groups
Lisbon December 16 report says Dr Brito Camacho head of the unionist group in the Portuguese chamber of deputies and Magalhaes Lima leader of the republican party have been arrested Magalhaes Lima was taken into custody after a letter addressed to him was found on the person of the assassin of President Paes
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Lisbon
Portugal
Havas
Brito Camacho
Chamber of Deputies
Magalhaes Lima
Republican Party
Paes
Sailors' Council Demands Control Of Merchant Marine
Copenhagen dispatch reports a Hamburg sailors council demands control of the merchant marine and threatens to sink ships if unmet. It insists that ship owners bear financing.
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Copenhagen
Hamburg
Berlin
Berlingske Tidende
Government links I W W pamphlets to war obstruction plot
In Sacramento 46 defendants on trial in a I W W case face government moves to trace alleged revolutionary publications to their sources. Witnesses describe seized correspondence and documents, including pamphlets and the Solidarity weekly, printed for Haywood and Chaplin, with the printing firm moving from Cleveland to Chicago in 1917.
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Sacramento
Cal
General Industrial Workers of the World
United States
Robert Duncan
Department of Justice
Hilda Seery
William D. Haywood
Frank Quinn
Chicago
Western Newspaper Union
Cleveland
Quinn
Haywood
I. W. W. Sonk
Patriotism
Worker
Solidarity
Spokane
Pamphelts
Spokane Lumber Workers Union No 500 In 1917 Plot
The article notes the Spokane lumber workers' Industrial Union No 500 and the August 3 1917 arrest of 19 men. James Rowan and James Moran were convicted in Chicago. the rest were freed. Byrne identified the government general strike file and a circular alleged to be from union 500 calling workers to let crops rot to protest detentions in Yakima and other Washington locations.
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Lumber Workers’ Industrial Union No. 500
Spokane
James Rowan
James Moran
Chicago
Byrne
Yakima
Washington
Universal Training of American Youths Advocated
Major General George Barnett, commandant of the United States Marine Corps, returned from Paris and the front to New York where he urged universal training of American youths as an absolute necessity. He credited the navy’s work as the key to the war effort and warned it remains essential for a balanced navy in peace. He supported maintaining the Marine Corps at 30,000 men.
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New York
George Barnett
United States Marine Corps
Paris
Marine Corps
Haig To Arrive In England For Formal Welcoming
Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, commander in chief of British forces in France, returns to England with a noted staff. He will land in London Thursday afternoon and be greeted by the Duke of Connaught for King George. A formal welcome is planned at Buckingham Palace with a luncheon in Haig’s honor.
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London
British Wireless Service
Douglas Haig
France
England
Duke of Connaught
King George
War Office
Buckingham Palace
George
Field Marshal
Haig
Astrological Forecast Warns of Turbulent Discussions Ahead
Uranus favors the early hours but the sun and Mercury turn adverse later. Foresight is offered for plans for the new year yet a tendency to hasty decisions and impulsive speech appears in domestic talks and public meetings. Congress and legislative bodies may experience sensations and turbulence. Not a good day for seeking jobs or appointments.
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Congress
Prophetic Sun Sign Outlook for United States 1918
A 1918 astrology forecast warns that those in power will face regrets in the new year and cautions politicians about choosing aides. It foresees libel risk, cautious travel, and public reform mood, with Sagittarius individuals likely restless, independent, and travel-prone amid ongoing religious tensions and economic burdens.
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United States
McClure
Ty Cobb Hopes to Quit Baseball After Army Service
New York and Philadelphia reports state Ty Cobb, Detroit’s famed batter, hopes to quit baseball after returning from France where he served as a captain. He has no current plan to sign again, though he says baseball holds a fierce fascination. Also, John W. Coombs has accepted Phillies manager terms for next year, with a $7,000 salary and a possible bonus for top league finish.
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New York
Ty Cobb
Detroit
France
Philadelphia
John W. Coombs
Brooklyn
William F. Baker
Philadelphia Baseball Club
Phillies
Coombs
Control of American Metal Company Under Trustees
Washington announces completion of an arrangement to remove enemy interest in the American Metal company Ltd and place the concern under five voting trustees for five years. It includes sale at public auction of 34,644 shares held by enemy aliens and transfer of 16,736 British shares to Americans within a year.
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Washington
Palmer
American Metal Company, Ltd
McAdoo Family to Spend Winter at Monticido Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, Dec 16. Former Secretary of the Treasury William G McAdoo will spend at least three months of the current winter season at Monticido a suburb of Santa Barbara He and his family will arrive around Jan 1 and have arranged to lease a cottage with a 48 acre ocean view tract He seeks complete freedom from social and public obligations during the visit.
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Santa Barbara
Cal
of the Treasury
William G. McAdoo
Monticido
McDougall Sues Oliver Iron for 40 Million Dollars
Capt. Alexander McDougall, president of the McDougall-Duluth Shipbuilding Co, filed a federal suit in Duluth claiming Oliver Iron Mining Co has used an ore washer on his patent for 10 years, seeking 40 million dollars. The complaint was recorded with the U S district court clerk.
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Duluth, Minn
Oliver Iron Mining Company
Alexander McDougall
McDougall-Duluth Shipbuilding Company
United States District Court
Pneumatic Strapping Saw Doubles Shipyard Output
A pneumatic driven strapping saw allows two men to perform the work of twenty with hand tools, boosting efficiency for shipbuilders and reducing labor.
Debonair Hat Elevates Modern Street Style
A stylish hat hints at the desperado debonair while serving as a charming finish to a young woman's street costume. Black velvet with a striped ostrich plume at the front adds a bold, fashionable accent.
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