Protest Strike Vote Barred Amid Rail Labor Tensions
In 1898 a near unanimous vote by 12 500 machinists and other railway workers threatened a dramatic strike if Congress delays unconstitutional measures. Leaders warned that overnight road operations could halt until a final decision, with appeals to President Wilson and congressional committees to keep the bill intact.
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Internatonal
Asmeciaion
Machiniace
Ham
Senate
Gnally
Seth
Jotinetos
Samuel ‘Gosuprra
American Federation of Labor
Te Wae
Federation
Cummins
Curee
Fair Estates Settle Estate of Former Senator Fate
In a probate settlement ending years of litigation, the estate of former U S senator James Fate of Nerads valued at 12 million dollars is resolved. The agreement names the principal heirs Mrs. William Vanderbilt and Mrs. Herman Ovirichs, plus seven plaintiffs restored to their rights under the will.
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G. Fate
United States
Nerads
Pair
William K. Venderbilt
Merman Ovirichs
Hernan Osivicha, Jr
New York
Feld
Henry M. Robinson
John P. White
Rembrandt Peale
Iirger
Federal Department of Justice
Poles and Reds Battle Near Tomsk and Tax Data
Reports describe clashes near Talga on the Transiberian line as Folia forces clash with Reds while aid trains carrying American Red Cross supplies reach beyond the front. Also noted is the Illinois Springwood tax commission stating state property value rises from 3.8 to 4.0 billion and a Chicago holdup where three armed men flee with woolen goods.
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Washington
Folia
Talga
Tome
Triutek
Tee
Trygve R. Hangen
United States
Conmul
Henk
Jose H. Ray
Conan
Rkutak
Taiga
Tomsk
Rockefeller Gives Record Philanthropy to Education and World Health
New York reports John D Rockefeller has donated 100 million dollars, the largest single philanthropy in history, to the General Education Board and the Rockefeller Foundation. The gifts aim to raise higher education salaries and promote global well being, while a portion funds medical school development. Cincinnati notes Jacob Schmidhapp's will leaves about 1 million for relief of suffering. McClure's Magazine sold to Herbert Kaufman. London reports a woman killed her husband at Selfridge. Irish unrest cited. Chicago notes bandits rob the T. K. Pond Packing payroll of 2,000. Washington covers Russian requests for prizes to aid American army equipment. Princess Patricia gives birth to a son in Canada. A farmer, Adam Shank, and family murdered. police seek the killer.
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New York
John D. Rockefeller
General Education Board
Stell
Rockefeller
Institutions of Higher Learning
Rockefeller Foundation
Cincinnati
Jacob G. Schmidhapp
Cap Fratter
U S Orders Safe Conduct For Russians Deportees
The State Department cabled capitals with plans to safeguard 240 radical Russians aboard the Buford as they are sent back toward Soviet Russia. The note describes their alleged menace to law and order and confirms intent to deliver them to Soviet authorities.
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State Department
Soviet Russia
Washington
Anthony Cambetti
Russia
United States
Mey
Virgo Killed Woman Revealed by Mother’s Confession
Mrs. Sarsh L Tabor told Van Buren county prosecutors that her son in law Joe Virgo killed Maud Virgo Tabor. She described the abduction in April and burial in a Nawton cellar trunk, sobbing as she named her son-in-law and recounted the events that led to the death.
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Mra Tabor
van Buren County
Mich
Lawton
Sarsh L Tabor
van Buren
Tabor Virgo
Nawton
H. H. Adams
Glenn Warner
Joe
Warner
Adams
Joe Virgo
Mia
Tabor
Maud
Largest U S Navy Submarine Launched at Lake Torpedoboat Yard
From Bridgeport Connecticut December 25 the largest U S navy submarine named 8 16 was launched by sponsor Mrs Archibald McNeil Jr who broke champagne on its nose as it slid down the ways The sub with a cruising radius of 12000 miles is 220 feet long and capable of 12 knots submerged and 16 knots on the surface New York reports say French loan oversubscribed and other news follow including arrests in Michigan and a St Paul rector death
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Bridgeport
Conn
United States Navy
Lake Torpedoboat Company
Archibald McNeil, Jr
Chicago Federation of Labor
Tinma Goldman
Berkman
American Federation of Labor
America
Aika
Poster
Sabonge
Chicago
Peace Commission
France
Hoboken
LW. W
Wilson Restores Railroads to Private Ownership March First
President Wilson announced the return of railroads and railroad express companies to private ownership March 1 1920. The proclamation relinquishe federal control effective 12:01 a m March 1 and directs Walker D Hines to settle compensation and disputes as needed.
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Washington
Wilson
Tumuliy
Empres
Congress
United States of America
Secretary of War
Woodrow Wilson
United States
Federa
Walker D. Hines
Newton D. Baker
District of Columbia
Edward W. Pickard
Hines
Senate
House
France demands ex Crown Prince surrender list completed
London dispatch reports France will press for surrender of the ex crown prince Frederieck Wilhelm in connection with criminal indictments in France. A full list of Germans to be surrendered has been completed and steps to secure their surrender are set, with premiers Lloyd George and Clemenceau to decide remaining questions in Paris next month.
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London
William
Lloyd, George and
Clemenceau
Paris
Supreme Council
Switzerland
League of Nations
Germany
Berlin
United States
Itasmuch
America
Thageh
von Leisner
Berl
Lloyd George
Missing Bridegroom Found In Brooklyn Hospital
Dr. Williard Grey Vermilye a government operative against reds failed to attend his Christmas wedding to Miss Ruth Keeney in Monson Massachusetts. He was located at Cumberland Street Hospital in Brooklyn after a physician reported a minor operation and requested no details. Miss Keeney said she fears foul play or injury.
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New York
Williard Grey Vermilye
Reds
Ruth M. Keeney
Monson
Mass
Cumberland Street Hospital
Brooklyn
Vermilye
Ruth Keeney
Wilmam Grey Vermillye
Railroads May Seek Higher Rates Upon Reversion
Milwaukee December 29 0 Brad Shaw general superintendent of the Milwaukee railroad intimated rate increases likely when railroads are returned to former owners. He argued higher rates are the logical way to meet increased maintenance costs and favor.
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Milwaukee
Bradshaw
Milwaukee Railroad
Lincoln women call resume of egg boycott to curb prices
In Lincoln Nebraska a local women’s club urged resuming an egg boycott to lower costs. The item notes a community effort amid broader concerns over food prices and living expenses.
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Lincoln
Neb
Lincoln, Neb
Duby
Hand Picked and Hard Bargains Mark Early Married Life
A fragment describes a young bride eager for handmade home goods at high prices. She insists on hand made curtains sheets and other items. The narrative notes the end of the honeymoon and settling into real living with a market trip for chicken and the butcher’s reply on value.
Prospects for bill and deportations headline debate
President Wilson postpones railroad return to March 1 signaling readiness for new laws. Congress debates the Cummins and Esch bills with wage and arbitration issues. Emma Goldman and Berkman lead radicals opposing deportations as Admiral Sims declines a medal over alleged favoritism. Britain blocks Ireland separation while Lloyd George outlines home rule with dual legislatures.
Fiume to be free port under Italian plan after plebiscite
The Italian government announces a plan after a plebiscite showing 75 percent in favor of its proposals for Fiume. Giuriati reportedly resigns. accord keeps the armistice line, asserts Fiume’s fate by Italy, guarantees a free port regime and Italian troops to secure territory while respecting local militia.
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Piume Diapute
D'Anntin
Italy
Plume
Fiame
Hallan
D’annunzio
Russia
Petlura
Dent Kine
Roumania
Esthenians
Bolsheviki
Fiume
Giornale d'Itnila
Mai
Giuriati
Uabriete
Wannunzio
Prume
Flume
Romanian Crown Prince Rejoins Morganatic Wife Despite Parents
Crown Prince Charles defies parents and resumes marriage to Zyzis Lambring, accepting a subordinate army role. Queen Marie laments the upheaval as the couple roams Bucharest boulevards. In Philadelphia, a call to police ends with a bizarre cat rescue using a sardine can.
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Crown Prince
Charles
Philadelphia
Spruce
Breitmeyer
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