McAdoo Outlines Railroads Under Federal Control
Washington January 3 Director General McAdoo testified before the Senate Interstate Commerce Committee on achievements of railroads under federal control in the last 12 months and argued for a five year continuation to test unified direction. He read a 15 000 word statement detailing reforms and warned a peace time review could only occur in spring 1920.
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Speakership fight fuels the Bismarck capitol upheaval
In Bismarck North Dakota lawmakers gather for the sixteenth legislative assembly as townley allied factions push Walter Maddock for speaker with Lee Maddock rivalries. Meanwhile New York Boston and Philadelphia ports embargo shipments of food and military supplies due to freight strikes and dock congestion, risking overseas aid and relief efforts.
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Allies to Open Meeting January 13
Paris reports the four great Allies will convene a preliminary conference on January 13. Secretaries include Paul Dutasta and Philippe Berthelot. the gathering is expected to set terms to be imposed on the vanquished peoples.
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Switzerland
Philippe Berthelot
Foreign Office
Petit Journal
No Notice Given on Embargoes Affecting Export Freight
In New York officials announced embargoes on export freight to New York Boston and Philadelphia. The Food Administration and Shipping Board claimed ignorance of any embargo and said shipments abroad had moved satisfactorily. Boston embargoes are partial and grain to that port not hindered. congested routes to New York and Philadelphia bypassed via alternative ports.
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Munich New Year Shooting Wounds Several Persons
Berlin reports from Munich state New Year’s Eve violence left several wounded after rioters used hand grenades near polling places. The incident adds to a string of disturbances as authorities record nine injured in the city. In other news, Chicago announces a 36 percent cut in radiator and boiler prices to spur building and reduce costs for manufacturers and builders.
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President Wilson in Rome Amid Warm Welcome and Snow Southeast
President Wilson and party arrived in Rome to a large crowd and warm reception at the Quirinal. The schedule includes luncheon with Queen Mother Margherita, a parliament reception, a state dinner, and a citizenship conferment. Separate reports note a sweeping cold wave across the U.S. with deep freezes from Minnesota to Nebraska, snow and travel disruptions along the Great Lakes and midwest, and frigid conditions extending south toward the Gulf Coast.
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Mystery Still Surrounds Alleged Death of Former Czar
Paris reports Prince Lvoff former Russian premier relays judge testimony on the massacre of the imperial family. The judge says there is a 95 percent likelihood the family was massacred, noting wall marks from bullets and bayonet cuts, with bodies still unfound in Ekaterinburg.
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Ekaterinburg
Educational Work Among British Men At War
London report quotes deputy director of army staff saying British troops ran the world’s largest school with 3,000,000 students before the armistice. He notes wartime education redirected minds from terror and postwar resettlement planning is expanding after the armistice. St Paul records a 20 degree below zero morning with bitter cold, yet transport remains largely undisturbed.
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Telegraphic Briefs Tie Up A France Italy Russia News
Paris reports two thousand French soldiers entered Budapest per a Zurich telegram. Warsaw marks a Paderewski arrival celebration where a balcony collapse killed 25. Rome notes Father Wladimir Ledochowski known as the Black Pope gains permission to reside in Italy. Lansing says Michigan ratified the dry nation amendment. Paris mentions Miss Margaret Wilson traveling with the president to Italy.
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Rodman Urges Destruction of German Capital Ships
Rear Admiral Rodman, who led the American North Sea fleet in the war, urged the house naval affairs committee to destroy all German capital ships surrendered by the Allies. He argued they were of inferior types and not worth the cost of maintenance, labeling them a waste of money.
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House Naval Affairs Committee
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North Sea
Lodge Denies Charge By Sen Lewis In Senate
Washington Jan 3 Senator Lodge of Massachusetts Republican leader denied in the senate the charge made yesterday by Senator Lewis of Illinois Democrat that the Republicans were attempting to embarrass President Wilson abroad and prevent unity He said peace negotiation should be completed quickly to avoid delaying peace with Germany Meanwhile Basle Jan 5 German army corps were concentrated on the Posen Prussia border and Germany decided to defend its rights in the province of Posen
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Frankfort
Hundreds of Sunset troops to ship home from France
The War Department listed units for early convoy home from France. The 164th Regiment enlists about 300 men from the city, with the Sunset division totaling over 16,000 men from Washington and neighboring states. Other units include the 4st and 161st regiments and multiple support troops, while an estimated 300 Grand Forks men belong to the 164th.
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Plan advanced by Baker not accepted by Senate panel
Washington January 3 The senate military committee rejected Secretary Baker's plan to validate informal war contracts and allow adjustments by the war department. The panel ordered favorably reported Senator Hitchcock's bill to legalize such contracts but shift adjustment to a noninterested commission.
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Rescue Operation Delivers Soldiers From Stranded Transport
Fire Inland New York January 3 report says the navy, which carried troops overseas, coordinated a morning rescue as crews freed soldiers stranded aboard a transport. Officials hailed the successful effort and began counting the rescued.
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