Transfer of German Liners to British Passenger Service
President Wilson ordered seven German liners in New York harbor transferred to Great Britain for passenger service. The eighth ship Imperator has already been turned over and is operated by Cunard. The move ends a dispute between the shipping board and British officials, with no further explanation from the State Department.
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Washington
New York Harbor
Wilson
Great Britain
State Department
Cunardine
Shipping Board
Firth of Forth
Supreme Conncdt
United States
Railroaders Enter Protest Against Cummings Bill
Washington report that organized railway machinists union leaders told Congress on December 26 they would resist the Cummings railroad bill. The 125000 members voted 98 percent for an immediate walkout if the bill becomes law, though the result was kept secret to avoid coercion fears. All fourteen brotherhoods have been summoned to meet to unite position on the bill and its anti strike provisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
William B. Johnson
International Association
Jall
Noxious Liquors Kill Scores Across Three Cities
In Chicopee Holyoke and Hartford thirty five deaths are linked to liquor bought in Hartford and consumed locally. Seventeen men and a boy died in Chicopee ten in Hartford five in Holyoke, with other cases in nearby towns. Police suspect bottles sent from New York contained poison and are probing vendors and receivers as arrests are made.
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Chicopee
Mass
Hartford
Conn
Holyoke
Wood
Crition Wondithoan
Lospltads T
Balvoke
Sprinefield
Pour
Phertford
Hiente
Whatelty
New York
Ada
Plaeiford
Heli Peeer Bald
Restoration of Rights Tied to Senator Vale Deal
Fragmentary report discusses a litigation linked to a plan involving Senator Vale and heirs, including names such as Sunes, Vanderbilt, and Ellrichs. The text references restoring certain rights and a tentative agreement concerning a cereal figure and a New York connection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sun Pranelse
Jean
Escape attempt ends in death at House of the Good Shepherd
Howe Muring aged 25 died in New York after trying to escape from the House of the Good Shepherd by using torn sheets as a rope. She slid from the fourth floor, breaking and causing fatal injuries during the fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
House of the Good Shepherd
Whiel
Howe Muring
Striking Railroad Employees Return to Work After Wage Increase
Dan Jun and Od Devens, workers for the American railroad of Orto Klee, returned to work on Friday after a 25 percent wage increase was granted. The move ends a strike that had disrupted operations.
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Dan Jun
Mtethe
American Railroad
Orto Klee
Bor Od
Nations Shippers Conference Talks Bills and Changes
Representatives of ship pers organizations from all parts of the country will meet in Chicago December 30 to discuss national railroad legislation before private operation resumes March 1. Leaders Holden and Ashton urge sufficient railroad earnings and borrowing power to fund extensions and equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Congress
United States
Hale Holden
Central West
R. H. Ashton
Northwest
Mr. Holden
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Mr. Alshton
Chicago & Northwestern Railroad
Interstate Commerce Commission
Bowery Christmas Dinner Service Shrinks Amid Prosperity
Christmas dinners in New York's Bowery saw far fewer meals than past years as prosperity and prohibition reduced demand. The Bowery mission served about 400 people, well under the usual 1500, with roasted turkey and trimmings among the offerings.
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New York
Bowery
Bandits Rob Fur Store in Chicago Holiday Heist
Police pursue six men after they held up a Chicago fur store crowded with shoppers. The robbers escaped with furs valued at 25000 dollars and 500 dollars in cash.
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Chicago
Polish diplomat Prince Francia Pulaski described in Washington role
Prince Francia Pulaski, a descendant of the Pulaski lineage, serves as counsellor of Poland's first legation in Washington. He previously led the Polish peace conference bureau in Paris and holds presidencies in the national labor party and the Polish-American society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince Francia Pulaski
Great Pulaski
Poland
Washington
Paris
National Labor Party
Immense whisky shipment organized by Versailles distillers
John T. Bar hee and Co. of Versailles Kentucky completed plans to ship 40 000 gallons of whisky out of the United States before January 1. The arrangement involves an immense shipment and records are being filed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
United States
John T. Bar Hee & Co
Distillers
Versailles
Nebraska Bank Closes Doors in Lincoln Region
The state bank of Halsey, a small Nebraska institution with $10,000 capital and no deposits, has been closed by state banking authorities amid regulatory action in the Lincoln area.
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Nebraska Bank
Lincoln
Neb
State Bank of
Halsey
Grateing
Nebraska
Ing
Epirtuient
Packing Giants Restricted in Landmark Government Accord
The United States reached a compromise with the five largest meat packers to confine themselves to meat and provision business. Swift Armour Morris Wilson and Cudahy will sell stockyards and related interests within two years, ending control over livestock marketing and meat retailing. The decree, enforced by federal court oversight, aims to prevent any group from dominating food supplies and sets a precedent for public oversight of big capital in essential goods.
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Washington
Wilson
Swift
Armour
Morris
Cudahy
Palmer
Department of Justice
Economy Is the Watchword in 1021 Appropriations
Washington reports general appropriations for 1021 will be pared down with strict economy. The post office department and pensions are less reduced for the year, said Majority Leader Mandell of Wyoming as the urgent deficiency bill opened in the house.
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Washington
Post Office Department
Mandell
Wyoming
House
Utah Teachers Seek State Legislature Relief Plan
Through the Utah Educational Association delegates, 64 teachers petition the governor for a special legislative session to address an emergency in Utah schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake
House of Delegates
Utah Educational Association
Pershing Emerges as Possible Republican Candidate
Chicago General John J. Pershing is now a real candidate for the Republican nomination for president, with formal launch expected at any time.
Jewelry Robbery in Wellington Targets Roser Store
Two masked men entered the B. F. Roser jewelry shop in Wellington on Thursday night and held owner Mr. Roser at gunpoint. They escaped with five diamonds valued near twenty thousand dollars.
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Gema
Wellington
Kan
B. FP
Roser
Montenegrin Uprising Against Serbian Occupation Reported
An official Montenegrin foreign ministry note describes fighting by Montenegrin forces against Serbian occupation around Cetinje from December 1 to 12. The communication sets the dates and location of the clashes.
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Paris
Cettinje
Montenegro
Allies plan trial of Kaiser after peace conference decision
London reports the supreme council has decided to seek Wilhelm II's extradition from Holland. Bonar Law says the indictment is ready and steps will be taken to enforce surrender once peace protocols are ratified. The Kaiser is described as a fugitive in Holland with Holland's stance still unclear.
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London
Wilhelm
Germany
Supreme Council of the Peace Conference
Paris
Holland
House of Commons
Hohenzollerns
Lawn
England to Get Seven Vessels
President Wilson has directed the shipping board to turn over to Great Britain at once the seven former German vessels which have been a subject of dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Washington
Wilson
Shipping Board
Great Britain
Insane Patients Perish in Fire at Connecticut Hospital
Eight patients at the Connecticut hospitals for the insane are believed dead after a frame building housing three patients burned to destruction in Middleton Coih. Firemen battled the blaze as the structure collapsed, with authorities later confirming multiple fatalities.
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Middleton
Coih
Connecticut Hospitals For the
Huns Remain in Paris After Allied Reply Talk
Paris reports the German delegation will not return to Berlin but will confer with the government here on terms of the allied reply to the latest German note. The move follows discussions with the French foreign office.
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Paris
Berlin
Railroads Return to Private Control Planned by March First
President Wilson issued a December proclamation restoring private control of railroads and express companies on March first after Congress failed to pass remedial legislation. The Esch Cummins bill remains in conference as the government reports a two year deficit of about 646 million dollars from railroad administration costs and operations.
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Washington
Wilson
Congress
Tumulty
Ita
House
Senate
Railroad Administration
Swager Sherley
House Appropriations Committee
The
Department of Justice
Sherley
Cummins
Railroad Corporation
Europe Needs Help of America Says Washington Delegate
Representative Britten of Illinois argues in Washington that Europe will endure years of turmoil without U S aid. He just returned from a lengthy overseas tour visiting European capitals and meeting leading statesmen to assess the crisis.
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Europe
America
Washington
United States
Britten of
Illneis
Britten
Utah Senator King Seeks Reservations on Peace Treaty
Senator King of Utah says he is preparing a series of reservations to win support from Democratic senators who are friends of the peace treaty, signaling a definite move toward a compromise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King
Washington
Utah
Food costs rise in most cities says labor department
Reports from the United States Department of Labor show average family expenditures for food increased in most cities surveyed by retail dealers. Only New Orleans and Louisville posted a small decline of less than one fifth of one percent.
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Washington
Buceau
United States Department of Labor
New Orleans
Louisville
Ban on Alma Exporte Revocation for Arts and Munitions
The State Department announced the revocation of all embargoes issued by the War Trade Board before September 0. The rule, effective January 1, bans exports of arts and munitions of war to Mexico from Alma Exporte Washington.
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Washington
War Trade Board
Mexico Ix
State Department
Strike Leader Convicted in Winnipeg Sedition Trial
Hassell, a leading figure in Winnipeg's strike movement, was found guilty on all seven counts of seditious conspiracy. The verdict was delivered in court and the case will be appealed.
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Winnipeg
Man
Hassell
Tte
Ancient remedies and rogues: from toad cures to theriaca
The article surveys old medical practices from the plague era to the eighteenth century. It covers arsenic plasters for cancer, universal bleeding, and the celebrated theriaca or treacle a compound with many ingredients used as a universal antidote and touted by physicians of past centuries. It notes Nero’s Andromachus and Matteoli’s variations, the Greek origin of the name, and critiques by Bydenham and Blackmore.
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New York Medical Journal
William Renwick Riddell
Toronto
Canada
Nero
Andromachus
Matteoli
England
Venice
Bydenham
Richard Blackmore
Rocking Stones Science And Formation
Rocking stones form a class of freak stones studied by geologists. Some are moved by wind that erodes dirt from underneath leaving harder rock, which remains after softer material wears away. Others are left by melting or glaciers.
Life-Saving German Figures On Lifespan
The study notes that one fourth of those born die before age six and one in one hundred survive to age sixty five. These stark statistics highlight high early mortality and extended longevity among a minority reaching old age.
Value of Molybdenite and its uses in steel
The principal value of molybdenite is to the manufacture of steel for its hardness and toughness. It improves steel for propeller shafts guns and boilers. Much of the molybdenite produced in the region is shipped to England.
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England
Baby Star Performer Stirs Nights for Family
The growing boy sleeps through, but every other family member may wake at night. Baby remains the most reliably alert, often staying wide awake longer than the rest.
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Baby
Cano
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