U S Ships Will Beat All World
Paris January 28 Edward H Hurley head of the Shipping Board announced his intention to return to the United States on the Leviathan when sails again from France He said the American people have determined to maintain a merchant marine large enough to avoid dependence on foreign shipping and that demand for the program is virtually unanimous.
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Paris
Edward H. Hurley
Shipping Board
United States
France
Shipping program questions post armistice raised in Europe
Mr. Hurley outlined three main questions after the armistice about American shipping. He cited government construction plans the future of government operation and how private operation would proceed if government control ended. He noted Americans seek definite details on the merchant marine future.
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Europe
Hurley
U S Examines Merchant Marine Plans Reveals Findings
Mr Hurley reports in 60 days of research on other powers maritime programmes and operations. He sees no insurmountable barriers to a suitable US merchant marine and will present findings to the Shipping Board and congressional committees for policy recommendations.
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Hurley
United States
Shipping Board
Senate Commerce Committee
House Committee On Merchant Marine
Orders suspend work on ships for peace conditions study
Washington says the Shipping Board has ordered yards on both coasts not to begin work on ships totaling 1,000,000 to 1,250,000 dead weight tons. Charles Piez, Emergency Fleet Corporation director general, states steel for suspended ships not yet rolled and that ongoing builds are unaffected. The pause aims to define ship types suitable for peacetime construction. keels already planned before August remain unaffected.
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Washington
Shipping Board
Charles Piez
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Atlantic
Pacific
Mr. Piez
American and French Sailors Become Pals at Charlestown Yard
At Charlestown navy yard three French sailors from the Chausseur Francaise Lutzen and a young American from the U S S Drayton became inseparable friends. They learned English and Italian through daily chats over coffee and doughnuts, teaching each other as they shared needles, threads, and jokes about how “American as she am spoke.”
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Charlestown Navy Yard
Chausseur Francaise Lutzen
Jackie
U. S. S. Drayton
Lamia
Charlestown
Paul Breton
Vosges
Sicilly
Brooklyn
Italy
Breton
Henri Massicot
Emile Louchet
Seine
Frank Lamia
Chasseur Francais Lutzem
New England Liberty Loan Leader Advocates Foreign Investments
John K. Allen, chairman of the Liberty Loan Committee of New England, told 75 Delta Upsilon Society members at the City Club that the world’s trade balances must swing back to normal via investing in foreign securities and foreign corporations. He argued repayments cannot be made in gold or goods, and urged continued lending to restore balance.
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John K. Allen
Liberty Loan Committee of
New England
New England Delta Upsilon Society
City Club
Pershing Plans Demobilization Rate of 300000 Monthly
General Pershing reports that by April he will be dispatching American troops home from France at 300,000 monthly. The move aims to demobilize efficiently without worsening unemployment. The peace conference demobilization committee is split into two sub committees working on different branches.
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Paris
Pershing
France
Juror Sickness Delays Stoneham Larceny Trial
The case of John P Haley charged with larceny of 3000 from Stoneham was continued to the March term of Middlesex County Superior Court because a juror was absent due to illness. Haley assisted Wesley P Gray, town treasurer, who earlier received a five to seven year sentence for stealing 18500 from the town.
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John P. Haley
Stoneham
Middlesex County Superior Court
Haley
Wesley P. Gray
House of Correction
German Army Scattered. Demobilization Under Way
A German wireless message reports by January 18 all western troops moved to demobilization centers, about half a million eastern troops included. It also notes the arrest order for Bolshevik ideologue Karl Radek in hiding in Berlin and resignations amid political shifts in Pomerania and Cassel. Coal shortages threaten electric power for Berlin industries, except for food and public services.
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London
Germany
Karl Radek
Bolshevist
Berlin
Georg Michaelis
Pomerania
Stettin
Liebknecht
Philipp Scheidemann
Cassel
Ernst
Million for British Army
London Jan 23 AP report says a cabinet meeting including Winston Churchill Sir Eric Geddes and Generals Wilson and Robertson discussed demobilization. They concluded voluntary enlistment for occupation duties is unlikely for months and proposed a selective system leaving most men to civilian life while roughly a third remain to complete tasks.
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London
Associated Press
Winstom Spencer Churchill
Eric Geddes
Robert Stevenson Horne
Henry Wilson
William Robertson
India
Gibraltar
United Kingdom
Palestine
Mesopotamia
Turkey
President Wilson Meets French Protestant Delegation in Paris
In Paris on January 28 President Wilson welcomed a delegation from the Council of the Federation of English Protestants of France at the Murat mansion. The group included Rev Wilfred Monod of the French Protestant church and Cornelius Dewitt, head of the Protestant committee aiding devastated regions.
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Paris
Wilson
Council of the Federation of English Protestants of
France
Murat
Wilfred Monod
Cornelius Dewitt
Protestant Committee For
Prosecution Bias Warned In Boston Police Practice
A report from headquarters criticizes Boston police for diverting cases away from arresting officers to favored colleagues. It notes ambitious young officers lose chances to prosecute their own cases as others handle court duties, undermining equal opportunity and credit.
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Boston
Anothe
Signs of worms advertised for Dr True’s Elixir
Advertisement stating worm signs such as swollen belly and sour stomach, urging mothers to treat babies with Dr True's Elixir. Includes testimonial from Mrs H N Roberts of Flint Michigan and appeal to write for case details with no charge. Asks readers to buy the elixir at once from Dr J True & Co Auburn Maine.
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H. N. Roberts
Asylum Street
Flint, Mich
Dr. True
Dr. J. True & Co
Auburn
Maine
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Lai
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Bond
Tremont Temple
Claribel Nye
Cornell University
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