President Takes Control of Wires Burleson Charged With Postal Network
President Wilson proclaimed government operation of all landline telephones and telegraph lines starting July 31 with Postmaster General Burleson in charge. Current management and finances remain, while wireless and cables stay under Navy and foreign contract considerations. Burleson vows minimal interference and seeks efficiency with a three member admin team including Koons Lewis and Lanier.
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Washington
Congress
Wilson
Burlegan
Burleson
John T. Koons
David J. Lewis
Tariff Commission
William H. Lanier
Post Office Department
Army Contract Graft Disclosed by Arrests
New York July 23 reports reveal bribery and graft in army rubber raincoat contracts for soldiers in France. DOJ officials announce arrests of 17 officers and employees from 15 firms in New York and Brooklyn on charges of bribery and conspiracy.
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France
Department of Justice
Brooklyn
Army
Quartermaster’s ‘Tas
Washington
Sub Attacks Tow With Shell Fire Off Orleans Cape Cod
An enemy submarine attacked a tow off Cape Cod yesterday sank three barges and set a fourth and their tug on fire. Four shells hit the mainland near Orleans while two hydroplanes from Chatham Aviation Station circled the U boat causing a brief submersion. Crews of 41 tows escaped on lifeboats with some injuries though no fatalities were reported.
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Cape Cod
Chatham Aviation Station
John Botovich
Arinor
Perth Amboy
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Gloucester
New York
New England
Hine
J. 1. Tapley
Rermiain
Cape
Seventeen Die in Michigan Train Collision Near Chelsea
Seventeen people were killed and 30 injured when a Detroit bound limited passenger car collided head on with a westbound freight near Chelsea Michigan. Six of the dead were Detroit soldiers returning from Camp Custer. Civilians among the dead are mainly from Detroit. Officials cite a straight stretch of track as the cause.
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Chelsea
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