Relief measures for New England coal shortage announced
The fuel administration, navy department, shipping board and railroads director general acted to ease a coal shortage in New England. Nine steamers were ordered to Hampton Roads for coal, idle navy tugs and colliers will assist transport, 1500 coal cars on Pennsylvania tracks will move to New England, and a zoned distribution plan for coal regions was outlined.
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Associated Presse
Washington
Der
New England
Fuel Administration
Navy Department
The
Shipping Board
Hampton Roads
Boston Navy Yard
Navy
Navy Yard
New York
Harrisburg
McAdoo
Garfield
Hurley
Ohio
North Atlantic
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Railroad War Board
Fairfax Harrison
Southern
Rhea
Pennsylvania Krottschnitt
Southern Pacific
Elliott
New Haven
Holden
Baker and Daniels
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Hoover
Paullet Choir Heads Coast-to-Coast Tour for France Restorations
The Paullet choir of Chicago will depart tomorrow for a six months coast-to-coast tour to raise 160000 dollars for the restoration of towns in the devastated area of France after the war.
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Chicago
Paullet Choir
Ona
France
Record Cold Grips Yukon and New York Prompts Warnings
Dawson reports 86 below zero as a cold spell tightens across Yukon with Whitehorse at 72 below and Dawson pantries strained. New York City endures continuing cold with coal shortages and dozens of exposure and death cases as temps hover just above zero. Washington warns of gradual warm-up by Wednesday.
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Dawson
Y. T
Pelly River
Yukon River
White Horse
Yukon
New York
New York City
U S Plans to Clear Rail Congestion Cabinet to Guide Need
Director General McAdoo orders eastern railroads to ease freight backlog and shift coal and food movements. A five member advisory cabinet is created to coordinate roads and divert export freight from New York while coal shipments to New England begin and priority orders east of the Mississippi are relaxed.
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Associated Press
Washington
Eastern Railroads
McAdoo
New York
New England
Mississippi
Ohio
Railroad War Board
Million Greeks Massacred and Deportations Reported
Lavaros George Maccrides, son of a Trebizond merchant, quote on mass killings and deportations by the Turco-Teuton alliance in Asiatic Turkey. He says about one million Greeks died and recounts deportation to the Black Sea with boats tipped to drown refugees.
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New York
Turco-Teuton
Asiatic
Turkey
Lavaros George Maccrides
Trebizond
Macrides
Ordon
Black Sea
America
Canadian magnate buys Marathon sire for 20000 pounds
Cincinnati dispatch reports L K Ross, a Canadian turf magnate, purchasing the Kentucky race sire Marathon for 20,000 pounds. The sale closes today in Cincinnati.
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Cincinnati
L K
Ross
Marathon
Wyoming Ends Prosperous Year Oil First Farming Next
The state reported record income from all sources in the year, totaling $201,576,080, up 60.94 percent from the previous year and about 45.22 percent per capita. Projections indicate further gains next year as industries expand and population remains around 200,000.
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Incomba
Society Girl Brave in French Hospital Bomb Zone
Misa Stevens of Newport R I and New Jersey returned from service as a nurse in France. The prominent New Jersey family member earned praise for fearless work within range of Bowie artillery bombs and gas.
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Misa Stevens
Newport
R. C
New Jersey
France
15 Year Sentence Given Slacker in Camp Dodge Trial
Lt Harold Bruber of Camp Dodge, Iowa, sentenced to fifteen years in federal penitentiary by court martial. He claimed religious scruples after registering in Montana and refusing military duties when his exemption was overruled, saying he would rather see the United States destroyed than defend it.
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Lowa
Dee
Harold Bruber
United States
Federal
Montang
hundreds starving in mexican hills report from el paso
hundreds of people in Tirange Chihuahua and northern Mexico are starving. Capinga soldiers in Chihuahua Parral and other garrisons have threatened mutiny due to lack of pay and starving families, according to Dr. K R P Molinay arriving from Chihuahua.
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EL Paso
Texas
Tirange
Chihuahua
Mexico
Capinga
Parral
KR. P Molinay
Chihuatia
Huns Peace Plot and Entente Prep for Reaction
Associated Press reports German efforts to split the Allies and influence Russian Bolshevik negotiations. Entente powers and the U S may issue a united response, with Britain planning a formal reply to Austria Germany peace terms and a possible Franco-British consult.
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London
Manchester Guardian
Lloyd George Hias
France
Prema Clementeau
Jews Plan Great Jerusalem Home
At the twenty first annual convention of the Federated Zionist societies of the Middle West a committee was formed to select a commission of prominent Jews to travel to Palestine and lay the foundation for a Jewish home costing ten million dollars in Jerusalem.
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Assoulated Press
Chicago
Palestine
Federated Zioniat Societies
Middle West
Senators Push Military Service Amid Senate Debate
Senators push universal military service as urgent legislation despite opposition from the War Secretary. The Senate Military Affairs Committee insists on swift action during the current session, aiming to enact conscription measures and expand enrollment across the armed forces.
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Washington
French Strike Memorable Front Action On Italian And Palestinian Sectors
French infantry launched a fresh assault on the Italian mountain front near Monte Tomba breaking into enemy defenses and reportedly seizing positions between Osteria di Monterena and Markazine. In Palestine British forces extended control north west of Jerusalem gaining about seven miles, while Kronstadt’s Fort Peter exploded in a violent blast and large numbers of Cossacks and troops retreated from Finland and Estonia.
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Ine
Monte Tomba
Herlin
Tomba
Rome
Osteria di Monterena
Markazine
Jerusalem
War Office
Palestine
Fretrograd
Fort Peter
Kronstadt
Finland
Esthenia
Trade balance outlook edges into record territory
Commerce department estimates show exports near six billion and imports under four hundred million, signaling a strong surplus for the United States. The trade balance is projected to exceed three billion dollars in favor of the U S, anchored by rising shipments and tighter import flows.
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Washington
Department of Commerce
United State
City council debates severance of 1000 faith staff
In Chicago a council session examined the potential layoff of about 1000 city staff believed loyal to the administration. Aldermen considered how such job cuts would impact city operations and public services.
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Chicago
Mexican Confesses to Murder in Heat Street Case
A Mexican man confessed to taking part in a killing at a Heat Street rooming house. The accomplice Villa is named as a co conspirator. authorities describe the scene and suspect motives remain unclear. Prosecuting attorney M Thompson and deputy sheriff Carroll led the inquiry and reported the confession.
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Matradore
Heat Street
Ville
Muarthaes
Hnn
Villa
Metrade
A. M. Thompson
Ciorome Carroll
Orline
Bolshevik Civil War Under Way
Ukrainian and Cossack forces on the southwestern front defeat Bolshevik troops taking 400 prisoners and capturing eight large guns and 32 machine guns. Cossacks pursue Bolsheviks as Red Guards attack Irkutsk in eastern Siberia causing widespread destruction and famine.
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Dagens Nyheter
Metrograd
Taparanda
Devastation in Guatemala City After Massive Quake
Destruction spread through Guatemala City as homes, schools, and key buildings including the presidential palace and cathedral were heavily damaged. Thousands displaced and hundreds injured as residents seek shelter in parks and open spaces amid ongoing aftershocks and halted utilities.
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Guatemala City
Gerard Kiote Eversond
Trade Commission to Continue Piano Industry Hearings
The Federal Trade Commission will continue hearings on the piano industry on Thursday in Philadelphia. Commissioner Victor Murdock was to preside at the session, with hearings starting today and resuming in the same city.
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Waldieng'ton
Der
Federal
Mouwerd
Philadelphia
Victor Murdock
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