High Point Furniture Firms Agree to Five Day Shutdowns
About 4 000 to 5 000 workers in High Point will be idle from January 21 to March 25 as furniture plants close five days a week and on Mondays under Fuel Administrator Garfield’s order to conserve coal and fuel. Manufacturers vow full cooperation, noting heating needs and waste material fuel balance.
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High Point
Garfield
Mississippi River
Greensboro
McAlister
R. B. Terry
Commercial Club
Col. Wescott Roberson
Sowhern Power Company
Mississippi
Plants Suspend Operations in City for Five Days
Representatives of the fuel administration announced a five day shutdown starting tomorrow morning and continuing Mondays through March 25 for many large city plants. Furniture makers may continue under a lifted ban this afternoon.
Cotton Market Opens Demoralized by Fuel Admin Action
New York January 17. Cotton futures opened violently lower due to fuel administration policy with first prices down 53 to 157 points. January plus March positions showed initial drops before a late rally lifting some contracts above the day’s lows.
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New York
Fuel Administration
Huns Reject Proposals of the Russians
Washington January 17 fuel administration order to close industries east of the Mississippi sparked a national uproar as lawmakers both parties moved to block it. Garfield urged employers to keep wages during idle periods while the order is debated and final text awaited.
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Washington
The
Fuel Administration
Mississippi River
Congress
Resolutions Move to Suspend Coal Order in Senate
In Washington on January 17, the senate considered suspending Fuel Administrator Garfield's coal order after its authenticity was questioned. Representative Gallinger proposed a suspension pending an investigation, while Senator Hitchcock introduced a five day halt in the Senate after talks with Democratic leaders.
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Senate
Garfield
Authen
Gallinger
Capitol
Air. Gallinger
Hitchcock
Mutiny Among Kiel German Crews Kills 38 Officers
London reports a mutiny among Kiel submarine crews on January 7 spreading to cruisers. Thirty eight officers were killed and discontent within the German Navy noted as boats return to ports decline monthly.
Six Killed and Three Injured on U S Battleship Michigan
Washington Jan 17 Six crew members died and three were wounded on the United States ship Michigan when a cage mast fell during heavy seas. The dead include Odgen Capers, Carl Maraharens, Clarence Book, Frank Prince, Jillian Bell, and John Chica. Injured are Edward McDonald Gordon Warmer Virgil Biveers. The incident marks the first such accident in the Navy.
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United States
Michigan
Odgen Capers Dbelgen
Carl Frederick Maraharens
Clarence Mugene Book
Frank John Prince
Jillian S. Bell
Russian Affairs Discussed At Conference With The President
President Wilson convened a White House conference with key lawmakers including Stone and Food of foreign affairs committees, Owen of banking and currency, and Senator Calder plus Representative Cooper of Wisconsin. The talks focused on Russian affairs though details were not released.
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Wilson
White House
Stone
Senate
House Foreign Affairs
Owen
Senate Banking and Currency Committee
Calder
Cooper
Wisconsin
House
Registrants Slow to Grasp Classification in High Point
Local exemption board reports progress in classifying 125 registrants after a four hour session. Most moved to division A or C with forty one placed in class one. many seek explanations for their status as ignorance of rules remains a concern for board members.
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High Point Township
Noted Socialist Writer Attacks Disloyal Men in Durham
Charles Edward Russell, noted writer, denounces disloyalty and pro German officials in a speech to about 3,000 at the Academy of Music in Durham. He calls for banishing those deemed disloyal and later attends a chamber of commerce banquet as guest of honor.
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Congress
Charles Edward Russell
Academy of Music
Russell
American Vessel Sunk Near Canary Islands
A Las Palmas dispatch reports the American sail vessel Monitor has sunk after being struck by a submarine off Suerteventura near the Canary Islands. No further details on casualties or survivors are provided.
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Canary Isle
London
Monitor
Coal Movements Dwindle in Week’s End Bad Weather
Bad weather reduced coal movements today between the Appalachian region and the Mississippi River to the smallest level in a week, reports reaching the railroad administration.
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Appalachian Mountains
Mississippi River
Railroad Administration
Stocks Slip At Open On Fuel Order News
New York stocks opened weaker as prices fell from fractions to more than three points amid Wall Street reaction to the fuel administration's latest order.
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New York
Th Stock Exchange
Wall Street
Fuel Administration
Air rail success on Karlsruhe in British report
A British official communication reports a successful daylight air rail run on Karlsruhe on January 1 with satisfactory results and notable progress.
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Loudeon
Karls
Short lines escape government control say railway officials
W E K Price general manager of the Carolina and Yadkin River railway and Traffic Manager Frank J. Sizemore return from Washington claiming the government has not taken over short line railways, only trunk lines. They say McAdoo and others oppose broader control, leaving small lines alarmed about traffic and costs without cooperation from large lines.
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Carolina and Yadkin River
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Price
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McAdoo
Wilson
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Y. R
Senate
SOC Hines
Waslington
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Sizemere
Romanoff and family escape jail report
Amid scattered phrases a report claims the Romanoffs and their family escaped jail. The garbled text references Nicolae, a former emperor, with misread names and places, offering little verifiable detail.
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Romanoff
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