Capital Stirred by Letter of Admiral Sims
Rumors of political reaction spread as Senate and House naval committees seek a formal report on naval decorations. Secretary Daniels faced charges of reshuffling awards while Admiral Sims’s actions sparked fresh controversy within the Navy Department.
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Congress
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Senate Naval Committee
Daniels
Lufkin
Massachusetts
House Naval Committee
House
Sims
Navy Department
Dispute Over Navy Medal Awards Rages At Navy Dept
Admiral Sims charges bias in the awards system after Secretary Daniels revises decorations favoring shore duties. Daniels defends policy prioritizing afloat service and confirms changes to Knight board recommendations while defending the integrity of the medals.
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Daniels
Board of Awards
Austin M. Knight
Knight Board
Armed Guards
Sims
Admiral Sims
Navy Department
Lima
Navy
Secretary of the Navy
Ford Plans Eight Dollar Day At Ford Empire
Ford proposes a minimum eight dollar daily wage while current pay stands at six dollars per day. He envisions Ford as a worldwide, hereditary industrial monarchy with the Ford family owning all stock and controlling future operations.
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FORD
Mr. Ford
Henry Ford
Ford Industries
Ford plans vast control with wage boosts price cuts anticipated
The report outlines Henry Ford consolidating control by acquiring Ford Motor stock with a $100 million loan to fund wage increases and price reductions. Edsel Ford leads as president and heirs to a colossal fortune are cited. Ford aims to reinvest profits into production and lower finished prices while expanding family ownership. An official statement is expected early in the new year.
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Henry Ford
Ford Motor Company
Edsel Ford
Ford Company
Henry Ford Incorporated
Delaware
United States
Ernest G. Liebold
Wheat production of fifteen countries
Wheat production for 1919 reached 2 074 760 000 bushels, 93.7 percent of 1918 output and 96.5 percent of the five year average, per figures from the International Institute of Agriculture Rome released by the Crop Estimates Bureau. Countries listed include Spain France England Wales Scotland Italy Netherlands Romania Switzerland Canada United States British India Japan Tunis Denmark and Algeria.
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International Institute of Agriculture At
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Crop Estimates Bureau
Spain
France
England
Wales
Scotland
Italy
Netherlands
Rumania
Switzerland
Canada
United States
British India
Japan
Tunis
Denmark
Algeria
Madison Goes Ashore Off Craney Island in Fog
The Old Dominion steamer Madison with 82 passengers aboard ran aground on a mud flat off Craney Island Norfolk harbor in heavy fog after departing Norfolk for New York. Tugs assisted. vessel expected to float at high tide around midnight.
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Old Dominion
Madison
Craney Island
Norfolk Harbor
New York
Old Dominion Steamship Company
Trial Testimony Highlights Family Custody Disorder
Testimony in Bangor reveals allegations and counterclaims in a custody dispute. Mrs. Anthony describes neglect and conflicts over household control while Dr. Anthony contends he faced no violence and disputes Hastings influence. Witnesses include relatives and a nurse by training.
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Agnes Hastings
Anthony
Taylor House
Taylor
Miss Hastings
Perrin
Mrs. Anthony
Bangor
Joseph H. Anthony
Helen B. Crowe
Dover Road
Wellesley
Chicago Adopts 6 Cent Street Car Fare
Chicago public utilities commission reduced street car fares to 6 cents single fare. Previously 7 cents with 10 ride and 50 ride discounts, the flat 7 cent rate had just been in place. city data showed about 63 percent paid the 7 cent rate.
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Chicago
Public Utilities Commission
Two Patrolmen Dismissed for Duty Absence
Patrolman Edwin C. Ranagan of the Mattapan station and Patrolman James Cunneen of Jamaica Plain were dismissed for absenting themselves from duty without permission. Ranagan accepted dismissal without a hearing. Cunneen claimed a Providence trip and a breakdown, but the superintendent found his statement untrue.
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Edwin C. Ranagan
Mattapan
James Jr. Cunneen
Jamaica Plain
Ranagan
Cunneen
Providence
Boston
New York Plans Skyscraper Piers in Jamaica Bay
New York City plans to erect 14 skyscraper type piers in Jamaica Bay. Murray Hulbert, docks commissioner, says the docks will be about 2000 feet long and five stories high with elevators and electric cranes. Estimated cost ranges from 3 million to 4 million dollars.
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New York City
Jamaica Bay
Murray Hulbert
Hamburg
Copenhagen
Submarine S-16 Launch Fueled by U S Navy Yard
Bridgeport Conn Dec 23 Submarine S-16 the largest in the United States navy was launched from Lake Torpedo Boat Company yard. The 220 foot craft has a 12000 mile cruising radius will run 2 knots submerged and 15 knots on the surface with a crew of 50 men.
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Conn
United States Navy
Lake Torpedo Boat Company
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