Berlin braces as government troops flood the city
Paris reports government forces widen barred zones in Berlin and join troops from the provinces. Fourteen companies totaling 3,600 men join the city’s defense as 70,000 to 80,000 troops pour in. A battalion of students is armed and airplanes hover over Spartacan positions while Eichhorn reportedly flees.
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Berlin
Frankfort
Republican Guards
Eichhorn
Zurich
Spartacans
Copenhagen
Deportation Bill Aims at Interned Aliens
Attorney General Gregory urged a bill to deport Germans and other aliens interned during the war. Rep Burnett of Alabama introduced it in the house. Deportations would be on labor secretary warrants, labeling aliens as undesirable residents due to internment orders.
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Washington
Gregory
Burnett
Alabama
Immigration Committee
House
Secretary of Labor
Wilson to limit support for Italy at peace talks
Paris Jan 11 report says President Wilson has nearly decided how far he will back Italy at the peace table and told Premier Orlando. He is believed to favor only a partial endorsement of Italy's aims and may keep his views private until delegates are briefed.
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Wilson
Paris
Italy
Orlando
President Signs Measure on Transportation Home for War Workers
Washington reports Wilson signed the first bill sent to the White House by Congress after his departure. The measure authorizes payment for transportation home of war workers leaving government service. Immigrant policy looms as immigration hearings are set. The House immigration committee discusses deportation of aliens who renounced citizenship to avoid service and interned Germans.
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White House
Washington
Wilson
France
Congress
Tumulty
House Immigration Committee
Burnett
Burleson Win Dismissal Of Cable Takeover Suit
Federal Judge Hand dismissed an injunction by the Commercial Cable company and the Commercial Pacific Cable company against Postmaster General Burleson to stop government seizure of their lines. The ruling held the court lacked jurisdiction, citing the action as an executive wartime act by President Wilson.
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New York
Commercial Cable Company
Commercial Pacific Cable Company
Burleson
Hand
United States District Attorney
Wilson
Roosevelt estate valued at five hundred thousand dollars
Theodore Roosevelt left an estate estimated at $500,000 with the entire residue in trust to Mrs. Roosevelt. A separate trust of $60,000 from his father goes to his five children in equal shares. All family plate and silver are also bequeathed to the children in equal portions.
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New York
Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt
One firm urged to own all railroad cars in pool plan
Chairman Clark of the Interstate Commerce Commission urged a single firm own all railroad cars in a mobile pool. Railroads would rent cars at a daily charge, creating equipment ready for emergencies.
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Washington
Jan
Clark
Interstate Commerce Commission
Rickenbacker Tops American Aces With 26 Victories
Captain Edward V. Rickenbacker of Columbus Ohio, famed for auto racing, was the premier American ace in France with 26 enemy planes to his credit. An official War Department report shows 63 aces in the American army at war end, with five or more kills each.
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Edward V. Rickenbacker
Washington
Columbus
Ohio
France
War Department
Canada
Boston Transcript
Europe
Sheldon Injured While Inspecting Dowell Coal Mine
George R. Sheldon of New York a Republican national committee treasurer was seriously injured after being dragged 50 yards from a coal mine in Dowell Illinois five miles south of Duquoin He was rushed to Carbondale hospital for treatment as a party of financiers accompanied him during the inspection
Wilson to Tell Solons of Trip and Peace Progress
Paris dispatch reports President Wilson will address Congress on his European trip and report on progress toward peace. Americans expect a broad set of principles to guide the peace congress with groups still forming and delays evident in alliance negotiations.
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Wilson
Solons
Trip
Congress
Disapprove Railway Plan Divides Shippers and Rail Leaders
Washington January 11 shipping interests railroad securities owners and state commissioners oppose a secretary of transportation and the federal incorporation of railroad companies as favored by railway executives. The groups plan to present views to the Senate Commerce Commission next week.
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Washington
Senate Commerce Commission
Bonds valued at 350000 stolen in New York heist
Police arrest Lester Cregan and James Tunney both 30 and 19 with Cornelius Cregan as alleged mastermind. They face charges of complicity after bonds, including Liberty and Industrial securities, vanished and allegedly funded a luxury Broadway hotel lifestyle. Proceeds allegedly routed via a bank as broker’s messenger.
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New York
Lester Cregan
James Tunney
Cornelius Cregan
Cregan
Croseus
France names envoys to peace conference
Paris announces the French council of ministers has approved Georges Clemenceau for premier and four other ministers to represent France at the peace congress. The report lists Pichon Lucien Klotz Tardieu and Cambon as delegates with Briand Doumergue Hanotaux Painleve Vivigni named among league supporters.
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Paris
Council of Ministers
Georges Clemenceau
Stephen Pichon
Louis Lucien Klotz
Andre Tardieu
United States
Jules Cambon
Berlin
League of Nations
League
Aristide Briand
Emil Doumergue
Gabriel Hanotaux
Paul Painleve
Albert Thomas
Rene Vivigni
Frame Irish Constitution Assembly Delayed Over Sinn Fein Jailings
Dublin January 11 A constituent assembly to frame Ireland constitutional terms is delayed as Sinn Fein plans stall due to 34 recently elected British parliament members jailed. Sinn Fein holds meetings across Ireland demanding release of the imprisoned figures.
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Dublin
Ireland
Sinn Fein
Sinn
Baker to Adjust War Contracts Authorized by House Vote
Washington reports the Secretary of War may validate and adjust informal war contracts valued at over 2.7 billion dollars. The House passed the bill by 270 to 30, affecting about 6,600 contracts in the United States and many in England France and Italy.
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Washington
Secretary of War
House
England
France
Italy
Forged Passport Fraud Lands German Noble in San Francisco
Baron Allard von Dem B. Muench, nephew of Count von Bernstorff, was sentenced to three months in county jail for attempting to enter the United States with a forged passport. The case centers on a fraudulent entry document impacting government security. Authorities report the sentencing followed a San Francisco court proceeding.
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San Francisco
Baron Allard von Dem B. Muench
Count von Berns
Americans Destroy Kadish and Reoccupy Ruins
Archangel reports say American and Allied forces renewed activity on the Kadish front this week. They burned the village of Kadish, withdrew, and then moved forward to reoccupy the ruins. London notes Lipton accepts a delay for the America's Cup races until 1920 and plans to inspect Shamrock IV in early 1920.
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Archangel
Kadish
Plan for Railroad Regulation by Secretary of Transportation
Congress hears three railroad plans with private ownership under cabinet regulation and guaranteed earnings. Senate committee notes risks of political control, while railroads seek rate setting power subject to oversight by the secretary of transportation and the Interstate Commerce Commission. Shippers and state commissioners have yet to present.
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Washington
Congress
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Secretary of Transportation
Secretary of Transportation and Interstate Commerce Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
McAdoo
Senate Committee
T. DeWitt Cuyler
Association of Railway Executives
Cummins
Iowa
Smith
South Carolina
S of Transportation
Underwood
Alabama
Swift & Co. Net Profits Reach 1918 Total
Swift and Company packers report net profits of 21,157,277 in 1918, per president Louis F. Swift to shareholders in Chicago. This compares with 34,650,000 in 1917, while meat-end earnings stay at 7.57 percent due to 9 percent cap on that division.
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Swift & Co
Chicago
Swift and Company
Packers
Louis F. Swift
Swift
Returning American Troops Reach Paris Figures Pass Homeward
Paris dispatch reports nearly 151000 soldiers have left France as part of the American expeditionary force early in the return to the United States. The group includes 10435 officers and 140689 non commissioned officers and privates, signaling a large portion already sailed home.
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Paris
France
United States
Amercan
Germany Behind on Armistice Material Shortfall Report
London reports Germany trails armistice terms with shortages of 685 heavy guns 7 000 machine guns 1 000 trench mortars 600 airplanes 4 736 engines 6 000 motor lorries and 130 000 railroad cars. In Pittsburgh Walter Turner Westinghouse Air Brake Co. engineering chief and prolific inventor dies after brief illness. Turner held 400 patents including the K triple valve valued at 238 million.
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London
Germany
Pittsburgh
Walter V. Turner
Westinghouse Airbrake Company
Studying Labor Problems Resumes in Senate Committee
The Senate education and labor committee resumed work on labor problems involved in reconstruction with testimony from Department of Labor officials the Federal Employment Service and other wartime bureaus. John D Rockefeller Jr sent copies of his Atlantic address hoping to share his views on labor issues.
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Washington
Senate Education and Labor Committee
Department of Labor
Federal Employment Service
Joh D. Rockefeller, Jr
Atlantic
Eye Ear Nose and Throat Specialist Advert
Dr J H Rindlaub Fargo North Dakota offers carbolisalve for wounds promising easy healing without scars. The ad mentions free samples and a humorous line about a man unaware of his luck when a woman refuses him.
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J. H. Rindlaub
Fargo, N.D
Cole
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