Prison Farm Beatings Prompt Legislature Probe Near Houston
Testimony from prisoners and a farm physician detail brutal beatings at the Imperial farm of the state prison system near Sugarland 25 miles west of Houston. Guards struck with whips chains and pistol butts as officials acknowledge rough discipline in the fields under scrutiny by a penitentiary investigating committee.
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Houston
Gward
Penitentiary Investigating Committee
Imperial Farm
Sugarland
Eight Flyers Killed in Benbrook Midair Collision
At Benbrook airfield near Fort Worth three Royal Flying Corps aviators were killed when two planes collided in midair during a squadron flight. Witnesses said one aircraft veered and struck another, sending both planes down from several hundred feet.
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Fort Worth
British
Royal Flying Corps
Fine
Benbrook
Goiles
Camp Lowid Sick List Dwindles In Fort Worth
Fort Worth soldiers from the Thirty-sixth division near holiday leave. Oilers and others spend the day with friends as activity remains low at Cars Bowie. Hospital census drops from two hundred to about one hundred patients. daily deaths fall to around three, with one death reported Sunday.
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Fort Worth
Cars Bowie
Mise Hospital
Unday
Hospita
Fight Over Wine Raids in Petrograd
Turmoil over liquor raids in Petrograd escalates as mobs assault a distillery. An armored car wrecks the facility, 15 soldiers die or are injured, and the blaze spreads before firefighters regain control. Street clashes and arson worsen the chaos amid efforts to curb drunkenness.
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Petrograd
Petograd
Istillery
Burgest Grants Fewer Furloughs Amid War Strain
Fort Worth reports Major General Grebte mander at Camp Howie receives four telegrams from the secretary opposing the release of too many men on Christmas furloughs. The request proposed reducing the furlough ratio to a percent, amid congested traffic and transportation shortages taxing roads to capacity.
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Burgest
Fort Worth
Grebte
Mander
Camp Howie
Cantonment
Italians Regain Ground After Offensive At Monte Asolone
London reports that Italian forces on the northern Italian front between the Brenta and Piave rivers have shifted from defense to offense, regaining significant terrain near Monte Asolone despite heavy shelling. British and French sectors see quiet calms with ongoing bombardments, while Russia remains obscure as Ukrainians and anti Bolshevik forces push back the Bolsheviki.
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London
Italy
Brenta
Piave
Monte Asolone
Diaz
German War Office
France
Belgium
St. Quentin
Verdun
Hartmann
Wellerkop
Decline in U-Boat Sinkings Admitted
Berlin officials acknowledge Lloyd George's claim that British merchant tonnage losses have fallen. The statement cites reduced world shipping due to the barred zone and limited cargo space, explaining that U-boat sinkings must gradually decrease.
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London
Berlin
Amsterdam
Lloyd ,Goore
British Losses From Mine and Submarine Attacks Rise
The Admiralty reports fourteen British merchant ships over 1 600 tons and three under that tonnage were sunk by mines or submarines in the past week, plus one fishing vessel. This week's losses are slightly lower than last week which saw fourteen ships over 1 600 tons and seven under that tonnage destroyed.
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Ense
London
Admiralty
Sensation Develops at Packers Inquiry in Washington
Sensational disclosures of high finance involve Chicago packers, stock markets, and terminal railroads. The federal trade commission conducts a featured session to expose inner causes of the high cost of living, with investigators presenting facts and figures as they uncover new sensations.
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Washington
Chicase
Federal Trade Commission
All Troops Getting Wool Uniforms
Secretary Gaker said the War Department has provided woolen uniforms for all troops. They are at camps and cantonments or en route, addressing health issues reported from training posts by the surgeon general.
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Washington
Gaker
War Department
Webb Export Bill Clears Senate in Washington
The Webb export bill to legalize combinations of American exporters in promoting foreign commerce passed the Senate 51 to 11. President Wilson urged enactment in a recent address to Congress. The measure previously passed the House last June and exempts certain combinations from anti trust prohibitions to facilitate foreign trade.
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Senate
Washington
Wilson
Congress
House
Peace Conference Foreseen as German War Peace Talks Open
Berlin reports Emperor William aims for Bretlitovsk peace conference if delegates reach an agreement to gather European sovereigns. Brest Litovsk talks open with delegates from Germany Austria Hungary Bulgaria Turkey and Russia. Russian terms demand no annexations rapid evacuations restoration of independence referendums minority rights and separate laws for mixed nationalities.
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London
Copenhagen
Berliner Zeitung
William
Bretlitovsk
Europe
Amsterdam
Brest-Litovsk
Russia
Germany
Austria-Hungary
Bulgaria
Turkey
Leopold
Leopold of
Bavaria
Hakki Pasha
von Kuehlmann
Homes Searched for Hoarded Sugar in Newport
United States Secret Service agents searched many wealthy Newport homes on reports of sugar hoarding. No sugar was found and no arrests were reported.
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Newport
R.L
United States Secret Service
Pope Warns Bishops Against Aiding Turks in Jerusalem
The Messa gero reports the pope issued a circular to bishops in belligerent nations condemning any Christian aiding the Turks in their bid to retake Jerusalem. The Holy See clarifies support for such actions will be punished.
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Jerusalem
Rome
Messagero
Holy See
Government Takes Over All Wood Alcohol Output
The government will immediately seize the nation’s entire wood alcohol production under a deal with distilleries. Private consumers will receive supply only under licenses issued by the priority board.
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Washington
Priority Board
Winter Wheat Crop Suffers Record December Setback
The December crop report shows US winter wheat planted on record area but conditions on December 1 fell to 79.3 percent of normal, lowest for the date. Government forecasts a winter crop of 540 million bushels amid plans for a billion bushel crop next year to feed the nation.
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Washington
United States
Department of Agriculture
Bureau
Order Bolsheviki Oust of Manchuria Urged
The Chinese commandant at Earbin Manchuria delivered an ultimatum to Bolsheviki headquarters giving 48 hours to evacuate Harbin or face force. Chinese authorities are strengthening Harbin defenses with Lieutenant General Horvath aiding and residing in the arena under Chinese control.
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Pekin
Earbin
Manchuria
Harbin
Arbin
Horvath
Texas drought funds to be deposited through banks
Comptroller John Skelton Williams will present Washington recommendations to Secretary McAdoo for depositing government money with national banks in drought hit parts of Texas to meet farmers and stock raisers needs. The Texas drought committee rejected a direct $50 million loan plan, seeking government help only via established business channels.
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Washington
McAdoo
Treasury Department
John Skelton Williams
Texas
Texas Crouth Committee
No Intimation of Special Session in Texas
Austin reports that legislators oppose calling a special session to ratify the prohibition amendment from the national congress. Representative W. D. Cope of Childress advocates a session to review investigating committee reports and immediately ratify the amendment.
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Austin
National Congress
W. D. Cope
Childress
House
State Railroad Sale Postponed From Rusk to Palestine
Huntsville officials announced the sale of the state railroad line from Rusk to Palestine is postponed. Bids were solicited weeks ago and protests from Palestine and other cities led to the delay. The penitentiary commission now plans new bids to be submitted on February 1.
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Huntsville
Rusk
Palestine
John H. Bickett
Board of Penitentiary Commissioners
Delas
Prison Commission
Water Tank Collapse Wrecks Fentress Bank Office
A large storage tank supplying water for Fentress failed and crushed the Fentress Staite bank building and the Fentress Gun company office, dumping tons of water on the structures. Cashier J W Lipscomb, in the bank, fled toward the vault as the tank fell. the vault wall protected him from injury.
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Laline
Fentress Staite Bank
Fentress Gun Company
Fentress
J. W. Lipscomb
Eleventh District Yields Over One Hundred Eleven Million
The Eleventh District of the Federal Reserve Bank reports more than 111,090,000 in cash paid into the US treasury since June 1 for government bonds including Liberty Loan issues Nos 1 and 2. Over 11,900,000 of this total has been paid since December 16.
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Dallas
Eleventh District
Federal Reserve Bank System
United States Treasury
Liberty Loan
Student Aviator Killed in Everman Flight Crash
A 25 year old student aviator from the British Royal Flying Corps in training at Everman field died when his plane crashed to the ground on Sunday morning. He had just finished a cross country flight and was attempting to land from an altitude of about 5900 feet when the motor failed and the aircraft turned over in midair.
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Everman Fort Worth
A. Ross
Harrison
Royal Flying Corps
Everman Field
Texas Second in Farm Protests Value Washington
Texas dropped from first to second in the value of agricultural crops as of December 1, according to revised figures by the U S department of agriculture. The state led in 1915 and 1916, but drought this year lowered its ranking to Illinois, with Texas reporting a total crop value of 788,983,000 from 18 main crops, an increase of 104,122,009 over last year but only 72.9 percent of the ten year average.
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Texas
Washington
United States Department of Agriculture
Illinois
Saloons to Close in Austin Under City Restriction
Austin authorities order 48 of 77 retail saloons to shut March 1 under a city council ruling narrowing operation limits. Most remaining saloons outside the restricted zone serve only beer.
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Szoons
Autin
Austin
Villa changes name to Severino Gonzales in Chihuahua guerrilla drive
El Paso reports Francisco Villa has renamed himself Severino Gonzales and is operating with Martin Lopez in a guerrilla campaign across Chihuahua. The pair looted towns, halted a railroad train, and killed civilians. Villa is also known as Deratea Ararjo.
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Villa
el Paso
Francisco Villa
Severino Gonzales
Chihuahua City
Martin Lopez
Chihuahua
Conzales
Deratea Ararjo
Gorgas cites sickness causes at camps in four states
Surgeon General Gorgas reports insufficient clothing overcrowding and bad sanitary conditions as main disease drivers at Camp Bowie Texas Camp Funston Kansas Camp Doniphan Oklahoma and Camp Sevier South Carolina He urges quick hospital completion better plumbing 50 square feet per man and observation camps for new arrivals Measles and pneumonia cases rise at Camp Bowie with 2900 measles and 41 pneumonia deaths in a month amid public concern over camp sanitation.
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Washington
Camp Bowie
Texas
Camp Funston
Kan
Camp Doniphan
Okla
Camp Sevier
S. C
Gorgas
Baker
Delay in arms production halted then sped by war inquiry
Senate military committee heard heads of three private munitions plants recount early war delays in rifles and machine guns. Manufacturers pressed for new American weapons and criticized the ordnance bureau for delaying machine gun orders after Germany’s ambassador was dismissed.
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Washington
Senate Military Committee
Thrge
Ordnance Bureau
American Sub Sunk in Fog Disaster
Washington reports nineteen sailors lost when submarine F-1 was rammed and sunk by F-3 in home waters on Monday. F-3 remained undamaged and rescued five survivors. Secretary Daniels announced the disaster in a brief statement with few details.
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Washington
Daniels
France Faces Wheat Shortage Says Minister Boret
Victor Boret, France's minister of provisions, warned of a 36 million hundredweight wheat deficit for the next nine months. He said the United States and England will supply only tonnage if France preserves civilian stock, noting a mere 607000 hundredweight for three days of consumption.
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France
Paris
Victor Boret
United States
England
47 Killed Many Injured Train Collision Near Bardstown
A Louisville and Nashville passenger train from Cincinnati to New Orleans collided with the Bardstown Louisville and Springfield accommodation train near Shepherdsville Kentucky. At least 38 people died and about 39 were injured. Initial tallies varied but official counts later reduced the totals as investigators prepared to review the tragedy. The lighter train's two wooden coaches and baggage car were wrecked while the faster train had no fatalities and only minor injuries among its passengers.
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Shepherdsville
Louisville & Nashville
Cincinnati
New Orleans
Bardstown
German plot to align South America against US exposed
Washington reports public release of about 46 telegrams from Count Luxbury then German chargé in Argentina. He claims he urged President Irigoyen of Argentina to seek a mutual rapprochement with Chile and Bolivia for protection against North America and to include Peru, a claim denied by Argentina's foreign minister.
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Washington
South America
United States
Berlin
Count Luxury
Argentina
State Department
Luxbury
Irigoyen
Chile
Bolivia
North America
Pern
Prohibition Amendment Sent To States For Ratification
Congress submits the proposed constitutional amendment for national prohibition to the states with a seven year deadline. Senate approval was 47 to 8 on amendments. ratification requires 36 states, with 13 possible to defeat by nonaction. Several states already have statewide prohibition.
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Washington
Congress
Ftse
Senate
House
Peace Talks Sought by Central Powers and Bolsheviks
Petrograd and Austrian German foreign ministers Czernin and von Kuehlmann notified Bolshevik foreign minister Trotzky that general European peace negotiations may begin. Trotzky declined to attend but sent Russian delegates with a demand for peace without annexations or contributions and on the principle of self-determination of nations.
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Petrograd
Count Czernin
von Kuehlmann
Leon Trotzky
Trotzky
Nebraska food congress seeks pork only meatless day order
Omaha reports an oversupply of beef and mutton due to meatless days and conservation. The Nebraska food congress adopted a resolution asking the national food administration to modify its order so it would apply to pork only, endorsed by G. W. Wattles, Nebraska administrator.
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Omaha
Neb
Nebraska Food Congress
National Food Administration
G. W. Wattles
Nebraska
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Packers
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Tate
Louis J. Horowitz
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War Council
Foreign Relief
American Red Cross
Army
Senate Committee
Luxburg
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