Wilson Refuses to See Union Head Over Strike
President Wilson intercedes to end shipyard carpenters strike on the Atlantic coast. He warns Hutcheson that no one may strike while a national effort is underway and urges reliance on the wage adjustment board. Gompers calls for unity with Britain as drafts loom and labor pledges support for the war effort.
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New York
United States
Atlantic
Wilson
William Hutcheson
Brotherhood of Guepenters and Joiners
Baltimore
Washington
William J. Hutcheson
Brotherhood of Carpenters Ad Jolters
Hutcheson
Shipping Board
Willara L. Hutcheson
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America
America
Whiteyer
Woodrow Wilson
Gompera
Organized Labor of
Great Britain
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
American Federation
Gompers
Will Hays Elected Chairman by Republicans
Will Hays of Sullivan Indiana is named chairman of the Republican national committee to direct war politics. He was elected by acclamation with Fred Upham of Chicago as treasurer and Col Edwin Thayer of Indiana as sergeant at arms. Hays accepted by telegram and will not attend in person, citing national duties and party loyalty as guiding principles.
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Fred W. Upham
Chicago
E. P. ‘Thayer
St. Louis
Will H. Hays
Sullivan
Ind
Republican National Committee
National Party
Eewin P. Thayer
Indiana
William Stone
Baltimore
Hays
John T
Adams
Iowa
King
Connecticut
Indianapolis
Hoys
Cassin officers praised for gallant action in 1917 encounter
Secretary Daniels commends destroyer Cassin officers Commander Walter N. Vernon Lieutenant John W. McClaran and Lieutenant John A. Sauiers for gallant conduct during a submarine engagement on October 15, 1917. The letter praises the ship's steadiness, rapid firing, and adherence to duty under perilous conditions.
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Washington
Cassin
Daniels
Walter N. Vernon
John W. McClaran
John A. Sauiers
Vernon
Renil
U.S. Ends Heatless Day Suspension Ordered
Fuel Administrator Garfield suspended the Monday heatless day order but kept authority to reinstate it if needed. The coal distribution priority plan remains in effect, and the rail embargo by Director General McAdoo continues.
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Washington
Garfield
McAdoo
Sir Cecil Spring-Rice Dies at Ottawa Government House
Sir Cecil Spring-Rice, recently retired as British ambassador to the United States, died suddenly at Ottawa's Government House shortly after one o clock Thursday morning, according to a report reaching the British embassy.
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U. 3
Government House
Ottawa
Washington
Sir Cacil &Bring-Rice
United States
Can
Germans Prepare to Attack Russia Armistice Ends
Berlin reports armistice on the Russian front expires at noon with negotiations failing as Lenine and Trotzky avoid talks. Berlin cites German officials saying Russia denounced the truce while German forces mass in Ukraine for renewed action.
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Lenine
Trotzky
Kalner
Russia
Berlin
Petrograd
Vrunkfurter Zeitung
Germain
Rrussia
Germany
Rug- Blan
Amsterdam
Ukraine
Tijo
Rome
West
Czernin
Austria
Riga
Dorpat
Kronstadt
Brest-Litovak
Weser Zeitung
Bremen
Fire at Grey Nuns Home Kills 100 Babies in Montreal
Sixty bodies recovered from the Grey Nuns Home ruins after a night fire in Montreal. Authorities fear more than one hundred orphans perished while nearly a thousand crippled men women and infants escaped through heroic fire escapes. Soldiers ferried bundles as chiefs ordered no more entries.
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Montreal
Que
Gay Street
Grey Nuns
Fra
Henry Wilson Becomes Chief of Staff to British Allies
London reports that Lt. Gen. Sir Henry Wilson assumed the duties of chief of staff for the British forces, replacing General Sir William Robertson who held the post since December 21, 1915, as the Versailles conference extended the functions of permanent military representatives and curtailed former chief of staff powers.
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London
Henry Wilson
Alies
Wiliam Robertson
Murray
Offccial
Clef
Stam
Captain Vernon Castle Dies Flying Near Fort Worth Texas
Fort Worth Texas February 16 Captain Vernon Castle of the British Royal Flying Corps was killed Friday while flying 15 miles west of Fort Worth after swerving to avoid a cadet and losing control His body to be sent to New York for Royal Flying Corps burial at Cypress Hills Cemetery Long Island The dancer husband of Mrs Castle and father of his wife’s friend was a noted WWI aviation figure with over 150 missions and nine months on the Flanders front.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Vernon Castle
British
Royal Flying, Corps
Castle
Hila
Flanders
Lord Wellesley
Benbrook Field
R. Peters
New York
Royal Flying Corps
Castles
U S Gunners Aid French In Champagne Offensive
American artillery supported a major French attack in the Champagne region. Over six hours of intense bombardment preceded a 1500 meter ground assault at 4 16 PM. An airplane observer reported all targets taken as US guns switched to encircling barrage. French infantry seized new positions and captured 150 German prisoners unable to escape.
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Champagne
Pollna
Garfield Details Ave Layoff Effects At Williams Talk
Fuel Administrator Garfield told Williams College listeners that the Ave day industrial suspension and heatless Monday order freed 480 ships with over 2,000,000 tons of food fuel and war materiel from Atlantic ports. He praised U.S. resilience as the economy adjusted and noted ships were sent to sea between January 17 and 26.
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New York
Garfield
Williams College
United States
Atlantic
Aflicn
Hog Island shipyard contract under probe over funds
President Wilson directed Attorney General Gregory to investigate Hog Island shipyard contracts and possible criminal misuse of about 42 million dollars. The probe, conducted with Shipping Board chair Hurley, aims to determine if the American International Corp led by Frank Vanderlip mishandled funds.
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Washington
Wilson
Gregory
Mog Island
Senate Commerce Committee
Hurley
The
Shipping Board
Hog Island
American International Corporation
Frank A. Vanderlip
National City Bank
Bowles
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Bowles Haseen
U. S
Delaware River
Philadelphia
Lenroot
Wisconsin
American International
Labor Policy Board Named For National War Labor Plan
Secretary of Labor Wilson named a 10 member commission to craft a national labor war policy for all industries. The 5 employers and 5 labor representatives will add 2 public figures, with conferences set to begin February 25 to study all phases of evacuation aiming to eliminate strikes.
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Washington
Wilson
National Industrial Conference Board
American Federation of Labor
Loyall A
Osborne
New York
Charles
Bolo Pasha Found Guilty in Treason Trial
Paris reports Bolo Pasha has been sentenced to death for treason by a court martial that deliberated about 15 minutes. Co-defendant Darina Porchere received three years imprisonment. Filippo Cavallinie, also a co-defendant, was sentenced to death though not within the court's jurisdiction. Captain Mornety urged for death while arguing over German money allegedly received through von Bornstott.
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Paris
Bolo Pasha
Bolo
Darina Porchere
Filippo Cavallinie
Italy
Mornety
Mornet
von Bornstovtt
Praise for Dodd's Kidney Pills from Mulberry Grove reader
Mrs. Julia Browning of Mulberry Grove Illinois writes that eight months of rheumatism bladder inflammation and swollen limbs left her exhausted and sleepless until Dodd's Kidney Pills were taken. After three boxes she reports great benefit and recommends them to friends.
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Julia Browning
Mulberry Grove
Ill
Dodd
Where He Was Struck by the Automobile Case
A courtroom scene centers on a colored complainant questioned about where a car struck him. He denies a body impact, insisting the vehicle’s action affected him indirectly. The judge challenges the account as the exchange reveals confusion over the injury and the car’s contact.
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August Philips
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Holland
New Amsterdam
Philips
Cecil Spring
Russ
Sisters of Home of Grey Nuns
Senator Frederick Hale
PEA
Frederick Hale
Maine
Johnston
Committee On Naval Affairs
Texas
Vanderlip
U.S
Labor Policy Board
France
Marshal
iGo
Schiffmann’s
Gloom
Elie Cascara
Mr. Hill
Hugh
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