McAdoo appoints Hines and Smith to aid government railroads
Director General McAdoo names Walker D. Hines and Alfred H. Smith as pro tempore assistants to manage wartime railroad operations. He orders presidents to pursue common use of terminals, treat Chicago facilities as a unit, and retain current staff while offering retirements with notice. The wage dispute is set aside for 30 days to allow unified transport planning.
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Washington
McAdoo
Walker D. Hines
New York
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad
Alfred H. Smith
New York Central Railroad
Chicago
War Board
Pittsburgh
Eastern Railroads
Western
Eastern
Cummins
Daniel Willard
War Industries Board
Town
Interstate Commerce Committee
Interstate Commerce
Meyer and Wooley
Congress
Mr. Cummins
Woman slain in mystery near Milford Indiana
Mrs George Bartholomew aged forty five was found shot with three bullets and several knife wounds at her Milford home near Warsaw. A revolver with five empty shells and a large butcher knife were found nearby. She formerly lived in Chicago as police investigate the violent death.
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Warsaw
Ind
George Bartholomew
Milford
Bartholomew
Chicago
German Held for Blast
Hugo H. Rylings a German in government custody in New Orleans represented himself as Belgian and joined a ship crew here Sunday after an oil tank exploded onboard the vessel.
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New Orleans
Hugo H. Rylings
Germans to Register All Male German Aliens in U S
The Justice Department released rules for registering all German alien enemies in the United States in February. Males fourteen and older who have not become citizens must complete a triplicate questionnaire with photos and fingerprints. Women are exempt. Exceptions apply to Alsace Lorraine born before 1871 and Schleswig Holstein born before 1868. Registrants receive cards after ten days if verified.
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Washington
Department of Justice
United States
Alsace-Lorraine
Germany
Schleswig-folstein
Prussia
Belgians Robbed by Foes in Occupied Territory
An official dispatch received by the Belgian legation reports that in occupied Belgian territory German requisition is stripping Belgians of essential life necessities.
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Washington
Legation
Holland
British retake Cambria positions in heavy counterattacks
British forces launched powerful counterattacks in Cambria retaking many contested points previously relinquished. The operations took place today as part of ongoing efforts to push back enemy positions.
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London
Cambria
Lady Enid Vane Leads War Relief Efforts
Lady Enid Vane wife of Maj Henry Cecil Vane of the Yorkshire Hussars and heir to the ninth Baron Barnard has devoted most of her time to war relief duties. She initiated charity bazaars that raised funds to comfort soldiers and has accomplished much for families left behind.
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Enid Vane
Henry Cecil Vane
Yorkshire Hussars
Barnard
Enid
Victoria Vane
Earl of Westmorland
Crews Blamed for Fatal Wreck Near North Vernon
Cincinnati reports state inquiry finds disobedience of orders caused a head on collision between Baltimore & Ohio trains near North Vernon Indiana. Seven trainmen and a passenger killed. twenty injured. Names include engineers Harry French and Frank Day along with Horning Harvey Matthews and Albert Shur among the dead.
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Cincinnati, C
C. W. Gallowey
Uashbore & Ohio Railroad
St. Louis
New York
Cincinnati
North Vernon
Ind
Baltimore
Baltimore & Ohio
Harry French
Seymour
Jos, Horning
M. ©. Harvey
Frank Day
H. BE. Matthews
Albert Shur
Cincinnati baggage man on east bound train incident
Cincinnati brakeman on east bound train identified as H Kempton reports an unidentified man involved in the incident.
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Cinccinnati
H. Kempton
Cincinnati
British Repulse Foe In Night Attacks At Ypres Front
Berlin dispatch reports German night attack northeast of Ypres repulsed. British lines hold near Ypres Staden railway and Paschen dele as artillery and small mobile actions continue along the front. Norwegian ships sunk by German submarines with 30 sailors believed killed.
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London
Ypres
Ypres-Staden Rilway
Dvelog
Paschendele
Paris
Dee
War Office
St. Cguentin
Devonvaux
Vauquies
Bertin
Scarpe
Meuse
Argonne
Foreiga Office
Copenhagen
Exchange Telegraph Company
Regin
Start
Ragna
Norddpol
Spro
Transport Runs Aground Off Atlantic Port
An American transport is aground off the coast with naval ships and wrecking tugs en route. Only operating and gun crews remain aboard as the vessel is inbound and stranded.
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Atlantic Port
Atlantic
Agreement Provides Basis for Building Commerce With Germany-Slavs
Provisional Brest-Litovsk agreement between Russia and central powers outlines release and return of war prisoners and civilians, restoration of prewar laws, handling war costs and damages, and rapid resumption of diplomatic and economic relations including immediate end to economic warfare and resumed trade.
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Germany
Brest-Litovsk
Russia
Women beg coal in Gotham amid cold snap shortage
New York City endures a brutal 6 degree night with pneumonia feared as coal supplies dwindle. State official Wiggin urged urgent rail shipments while three thousand tons remain and residents beg at coal offices. Richmond Staten Island aid workers distributed 100 pound sacks to the poor as thousands face heating crises.
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New York
New York City
Wiggin
Richmond
Staten Island
Greater
Earthquake devastates Guatemala City and prompts U S aid
A Guatemala City earthquake leaves 125000 homeless and wipes out the capital. The navy orders vessels near the Gulf of Honduras and Pacific coast to assist stricken areas. the U S consulate reports continued shocks and destruction since December 28.
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Washington
Guatemala City
Guatemala
Navy Department
Gulf of Honduras
Pacific
Sugar distribution plan halted by federal order in Paterson
James Fielder federal food administrator for New Jersey orders Lew Watson of the Orpheum theater to sell 375 pounds of sugar at 84 cents a pound to the city for poor relief rather than give it away. If not, Watson must sell to the theater at cost. The case centers on federal control of surplus sugar and relief distribution.
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Paterson
N. J
Di&e
Lew Watson
Orpheum Theater
James Fielder
New Jersey
Watson
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W. Hines
Indiana
Legion of Honor
Graziani
Late Telegraphic
Ypres-Staden
U. S
Gotham
State Department
Vaffaires Thurston
Lansing
Cabrera
Olievil
Satuday
Phel
Saturdaex
Georgetor Severs
Georgetown University Haorvatory
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