New Director General Hines Promises Five Year Rail Control
Washington announces Walker D. Hines named director general of railroads succeeding William G. McAdoo. Hines backs five year government control to test postwar operation and urges private return if Congress delays railroad legislation. He emphasizes efficient transportation serving 100 million Americans while seeking mutual understanding among railroad interests. A companion note reports 21 dead in a New York Central collision near Batavia, with investigations underway and a mixed official stance on responsibility.
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Draft boards to finish work by February fifteenth
Chicago January 13 Major General Crowder provost marshal says draft boards nationwide are on track to complete their work by February 15. He urged continued efficiency and public cooperation as the process nears completion.
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Crowder
Bolshevik Plot Targeting Paderewski Revealed
London reports Polish leader Paderewski slightly wounded by an assassin at his Warsaw hotel room. An Exchange Telegraph dispatch from Copenhagen cites Vienna advices that several Bolsheviks implicated in the plot have been arrested.
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New York Harbor Strike Ends as Workers Return Pending Board Action
About 16 000 members of the Marine Workers Affiliation vote to resume harbor operations while arbitration by the National War Labor Board proceeds. Joseph Moran, president of the New York Towboat Exchange, says private boat owners will attend the board hearing, under conditions limiting participation by Basil M. Manly and six other board members. The Navy, Army, Railroad Administration, and Shipping Board agree to abide by the board's rulings.
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Plan to Start Fifth Liberty Loan Drive in April
Washington reports treasury officials consider opening the fifth liberty loan campaign on April 6 the second anniversary of the war decision against Germany but no decision has been reached. If launched it would run about three weeks seeking five to six billion dollars with bonds of about five years and rates influenced by market prices of short term bonds.
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Demobilization Progress Reported for American Army
Washington reports General March states American demobilization is rapid, over twice as fast as Britain. Up to January 10, 605,889 discharged. British discharges through January 7 total 32,658. American troops slated for demobilization total 1,151,000.
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Supreme Council Meets in Paris for Peace Conference Preview
The supreme council gathering in Paris brought together Woodrow Wilson, David Lloyd George, David Orlando, Georges Clemenceau, and others to set terms for extending the armistice and to determine delegation makeup for the upcoming peace congress. The session drew the era’s top statesmen to the French foreign office as crowds watched along the Seine.
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David Lloyd George
Arthur J. Balfour
Dictatorship Proclaimed by Leader of the Reds
Paris Jan 13 Semi official advices from Berlin say the insurrection wanes and the Ebert Scheidemann government remains backed by loyal troops with Hindenburg in Berlin. The Spartacans move to the provinces where they may regain ground. Karl Liebknecht proclaims a red terror and a dictatorship. Proletarians call a general strike to save the revolution and set January 19 for an election to the general assembly.
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Northern Russia Situation Report From Archangel
General March released a report from the American military attache in Archangel summarizing December and early January operations in northern Russia. The situation is viewed as satisfactory militarily and sanitarily. No confirmation of British withdrawal from Archangel sector is found.
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Missing Liberty Bonds Worth 250000 Reported Stolen
The disappearance of 250000 dollars in Liberty bonds consigned to the Studebaker Corporation at South Bend Indiana remains a mystery. Chicago officials report the bonds reached the South Bend post office, but the fifth registered package never arrived at Studebaker. Postmaster Zinky and A R Erskine say four registered packages were received. the missing fifth package is unaccounted for.
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Lane Seeks $100 Million for Soldier Land Reclamation
Washington January 11 Secretary Lane urged immediate action on a $100 million appropriation to reclaim and occupy 215 million acres of tillable soil for discharged soldiers. The plan would fund labor on vast projects, allow soldiers to select land for farming, and repay the government within 40 years. The program promises no net cost to the government.
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Interior Department
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Socialist leaders guilty in Chicago conspiracy case
Five Socialist leaders were found guilty in Judge Landis's court of conspiring to violate the espionage act by delivering anti war speeches and distributing publications to incite insubordination and interfere with the draft and military recruiting. Convicted are Victor Berger Adolph Germer J Louis Engdahl Willan F Kruse and Irwin St. John Tucker. Punishments range up to twenty years with fines or both. A motion for a new trial was filed and set for January 23 for arguments.
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Cable Suit Dismissed In Federal Ruling
The injunction suit by the Commercial Cable company and Commercial Pacific Cable company against Testmaster General Burleson to block government takeover of their lines was dismissed by Federal Judge Hand. The decision rested on the U S argument that the court lacked jurisdiction since the action was undertaken by the president as a war act.
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World News Roundup Highlights 1919 Events
Resignation of U.S. Attorney General Thomas Watt Gregory to resume legal practice planned for March 4 under Wilson administration. Luxemburg proclaims republic as Grand Duchess Marie withdraws to her chateau. Buenos Aires strike ends after talks with Irigoyen and Vavena Ironworks chief. Mexican army plans in 1920 target 100000 troops with native enrollment. Seattle reports 400 sacks of foreign registered mail burned aboard a westbound Great Northern train. Old St. Louis Museum of Fine Arts destroyed by fire. origin unknown. Ludendorff seeks one month stay in Sweden. armistice talks possible mid January at Treves per reports. Masses espionage case dismissed in NY federal court. Philadelphia urged to improve vice conditions or risk government action to protect servicemen. Influenza death toll rise to 111,688 in 46 largest cities. national rate 19.6 per thousand in 1918. Seattle Democrats form committee to push anti-welcomes for Wilson return. American Expeditionary Forces deaths in northern Russia total six officers and 126 men through January 4.
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Wash
Roosevelt Quietly Laid To Rest At Sagamore Hill
Theodore Roosevelt died from a blood clot in a lung after inflammatory rheumatism. His funeral at Sagamore Hill was simple and private, with only immediate family present. Two sons serving in Europe did not attend the local service. flags draped the casket as military honors were set aside in favor of a plain citizen’s farewell. Snow fell at dawn as the hearse departed for Christ Church.
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Theodore Roosevelt Will Divides 60000 For Heirs
The will filed in Mineola New York on January 18 allocates a 60000 trust among Theodore Roosevelt's children in equal shares. It directs income to his widow, permits Mrs Roosevelt to distribute principal for the children as she sees fit, and provides fallback bequests to the children if she does not act.
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Congress Move to Limit President on Railroads
Washington reports that Congress will introduce a measure to strip the president of authority to return railroads to private management promptly. Senator Cummins of Iowa said the resolution would be filed to ensure Congress has time to consider railroad legislation before lines are returned, potentially via railroad contract amendments.
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German Gold Arrives to Pay American Occupation Costs
Ten million marks arrived in Coblenz from Berlin by special train as the first of 25 million marks due in January for American army of occupation expenses. The total turned over to American authorities now stands at 64 million marks for current expenses of the occupying forces.
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