New York Harbor Strike Paralyzes Shipping and Ports
Fifty eight thousand boatmen and waterfront workers idle in New York as 16 000 tugboat and ferry staff strike over eight hour day and higher pay. Harbor traffic halts with limited milk movements and isolation of Staten Island. Federal officials consider action as rail and shipping boards monitor the crisis.
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New York
New York Harbor
Manhattan
Associated Press
Washington
Daniela
Baker
Railroad Administration and Shipping Board
Marine Director
Railroad Administration
Staten Island
New York City
Great Midharbor
Perth Amboy
New Jersey
Long Island
East River
East
North Rivers
War Labor Board
D. T. Delahunty
Marine Workers’ Affiliation
Delahunty
Hovra
Psy
Pawall
Earl of Reading Not Returning as British High Commissioner
A London dispatch reports the Earl of Reading will not return to Washington as British high commissioner and special ambassador to the United States. Lord Robert Cecil, former assistant secretary of state for foreign affairs, is named as his successor. Miss Wilson attended the review of the French army in
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Associated Press
Paria
Earl of Reading
Washington
United States
London
Beho de Paris
I¢te
Robert Ceal
Paris
Lansing
Col
M. House
Robert Ceecil
League of Nations
Wilson
Colonel House
Senate Eyes the Packer Open Hearings on Federal Regulation
Interstate commerce committee opens hearings on federal regulation of the meat packing industry. Farmers and live stock groups, meeting in Washington, present witnesses as the panel reviews the bill and related measure.
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Associated Pregr
Washington
Jan
Thuse
Interstate Commerce Committee
Federal Trade Commission
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Farmers
Senate
Fight Red Flag the Program at National Convention
Washington plans to launch a nationwide fight against the red flag movement in the next congressional session. The National Association Opposed to Woman Suffrage discussed opposing the Susan B. Anthony amendment and criticized the National Republican Committee's women's executive group. Mrs. Wadsworth was reelected president as officials outlined anti radical plans and new leadership.
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Washington
National Association
Susan RB. Anthony
National Republican Committee
James W. Wadsworth, Jr
New York
Will Hays
Medill McCormick
Wainworth
McCormick
Basil Clark
Brussels
Northwest
Wadsworth
Murray Ledeyard
Robert Garrett
Baltimore
America Gained Munitions Lead in 1918 Output
Figures from the inter allied bureau of statistics show U S munitions production outpaced Britain and France in late 1918. Monthly output of machine guns and rifles was far higher in the United States, with rifles and ammunition totals also leading rival nations.
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Washington
Ordnance Department
Inter-Allicd Bureau of Statistics
United States
Great Britain
France
Wobblies Escape Trial In Omaha Raid Fallout
Officials discuss the fate of I W W prisoners after a government raid on their Omaha headquarters. More than 100 arrests were made, with U S district attorney Allen traveling to Washington for guidance. The status of Big Bill Haywood and other long-term inmates at Leavenworth remains uncertain.
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Omaha
Neb
Federal
Allen
United States
Washington
Big Bill
Haywood
Landis O
Leavenworth
Rumor Says Italian Troops May Aid Berlin, With Paris Debate
A Telegraph dispatch from Amater reports that Italian forces might be sent to Berlin at the request of Chancellor Kert. The rumor notes possible exchanges of troops and a widening Berlin Paris exchange on the matter.
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London
Matento
Kert
Will
Berlin
Amater
Revolt spreads as Ebert falls in Germany turmoil
Berlin battles intensify as the Ebert government is overthrown by Spartacans and independent socialists. Reports from Berlin, Copenhagen, and Basel describe street fighting, rail disruptions, seized depots, and a looming state of siege as troops move in from Potsdam and Kiel.
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Berlin
Germany
Associated Press
Paria
Ebert-Scheidemann
London
Spartacans
Copenhagen
Exchange Telegraph Company
Basel
Ebert
Berin
Potsdam
Tiergarten
Frankfort Zeitung
Dusseldorf
Munich
Gustave Noske
Gay
Kiel
Amsterdam
Darmstadt
Railroad Rates Await Elevation Proposals in Senate Hearing
Washington reporters quote T Dewitt Cuyler of the railroad executives telling the Interstate Commerce Committee that higher rates will be necessary even under government control. He outlined a plan for a transportation secretary with broad powers, regional commissions, and federal incorporation to unify and regulate interstate railways. The plan envisions consolidations, rate control, and national coordination during emergencies, with the ICC roles preserved as a quasi judicial body.
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Washington
T. Dewitt Cuyler
Intersate Commerce Committee
Cuyler
Association of Railway Executives
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Secretary of Transportation
Interstate Commerce Commission
Transportation Secretary
McAdoo
Genator Townsend
Kellogg
Core
Mr. Cuyler
Townsend
Aretary of Transportation
Former Des Moines Official Arrested for Court Contempt
Des Moines Iowa January 10 former secretary of the state executive council Davi son was arrested and jailed for contempt of court for refusing to answer questions about a property matter connected to a divorce and alimony case. Mary 18 Better of Los Angeles reported as improving at home with influenza. Her brother Jack Pickford underwent surgery yesterday for an abscess.
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Des Moines
Davison
State Executive Council
Poard
Mary
Los Angeles
Cal
Jan
Mary Pickford
Jack Pickford
Hoover delays slow to form food commission teams
England and Italy delay appointing members to the international food commission under Hoover. This hold up hinders revising relief plans and prevents urgent purchase of foodstuffs for populations evacuated by German armies.
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Associated Press
Paria
England
Ancmaly
Herbert Hoover
Immigration constraints eyed by congress in new bills
Washington reports Burnett leads House migration committee to push two measures. One would halt immigration for four years from passage and the other for two years. Exceptions include government officials skilled laborers refugees and returning soldiers.
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United Press
Washington
Burnett
House Immigration Committee
Lufkin
Immigration Bureau
Congress
Europe
Artillery Brigades Move, Camp Dodge Reorganization Planned
Des Moines reports the 163rd artillery brigade headquarters led by Brig. Gen. J. M. Foote arrived at Newport News aboard the Koenig and Nederlander from Pordeau. The 168th brigade, the 88th division’s heavy unit trained at Camp Dodge, will return for demobilization within ten days. Foote to command Camp Dodge, replacing Brig. Gen. Simmons who awaits transfer.
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General Simmons
Foote
Nederlander
126Th Field Artillery
Iich
Camp Cody
FORM AVIATION SCHOOL
Washington advices say Captain Edward V. Rickenbacker and seven other American aces, home or en route, are called to found a flying school to rival West Point and Annapolis. Major William K. Thaw, Captain Sanford Biddle, and Lieutenant Tobin are already in the United States.
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Associated Press
Columbus
Ohio
Washington
Edward V. Rickenbacker
Gove Terriment
Weat Point Military Academy
Annapolis Naval Academy
William K. Thaw
Sanford Biddle
Tobin
United States
Kenyon Plans Book After Kitchen Duties
Washington January 10 Senator Kenyon will soon write a book titled Hints to House Wives He told colleagues he is learning to cook his own breakfasts and to take better care of meals due to his cook having pneumonia and Mrs Kenyon being indisposed the senator said he will manage without a cook for now and gain cooking tips on the go.
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Washington, D. C
Kenyon
Pneumnonia
Kenyon Hes Peoa
Leaders Near An Agreement On League Of Nations
Paris and Washington reports reveal progress toward a balance of power settlement. Leaders Wilson Balfour Orlando and Sonnino, Clemenceau and Pichon, plan a joint meeting in Paris to align on the league of nations and future governance of Mesopotamia under allied trusteeship.
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Wilson
Clemenceau
United Press
Paris
League of Nations
Colonel House
Secret Service
Millions Ready for OWA Roads
Government officials project intensive road building this year with public roads and rural engineering estimating at least 200 million dollars. Post war expansion could total around 1 billion, including state allocations such as Iowa 15.57 million, Texas 20 million, Nebraska 1.66 million, and North Dakota 3 million.
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Washington
Jan
Bureau of Public Roads and Rural Engineering
Iowa
Texas
Nebraska
North Dakota
British Labour party rises as official opposition in Commons
The Labour party claims official opposition status in the House of Commons as William Adamson leads the group to victory. The result could form an alternative government, sidelining the Asquith party, with Speaker of the Commons to decide on privileges for Labour.
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Lonion
Labor Party
House of Commons
William Adamson
Asquith Party
Speaker of Commons
Laborites
Serbia Forms Joint Kingdom Government Under Regent Alexander
Formal notice to the state department states that the legation of Serbia has become the legation of the new joint kingdom of Serbs Slovens and Croats A single common government was established on December Bly under Prince Regent Alexander.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
State Department
Alexander
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