Beaufort to Carry Radicals Back to Russia This Week
The Army transport Beaufort loading supplies in Brooklyn is slated to depart this week with Emma Goldman and Alexander Berkman among about eighty Russians destined for deportation. A Norway port will be the first stop, as plans and timing face delays and legal questions.
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Brooklyn
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Russia
Bilis Island
Emma Goldman
Axander Berkman
Supreme Court
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War Department Waste Report Sparks House Debate
The House debated a report by Graham's War Department waste inquiry over two days with 12 roll calls. Republicans accused Democrats of blocking scrutiny while Democrats argued the report offered vague hints of fraud and lacked specific charges.
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Associated Press
Washington
War Department
Graham
Ilinois
Effort to Defraud U S Tax System Costs Big Sum
New York cotton merchant Hyman Benowitz faced a federal court for filing an improper return to hide $142,014 income in 1918. He pleaded guilty to the indictment and was fined $22,000 and sentenced to one day in federal custody after admitting a settlement of $101,788 with the government.
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Hyman Lachowsky
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New York
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Hyman Benowits
Beno- Witz
Inernal Revenue Authorities
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Federal District Court
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Anthony bill seeks 24 page cap on newspapers
Washington reports debate before the House Post Office Committee as publishers clash over the Anthony bill to curb newsprint use. Small papers warn of suspension while big papers fear bankruptcy and protest drastic size cuts despite some support for a 10 percent reduction.
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Washington
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Cass circuit court disposes sixty cases in a day
Judge Lurry reported a record sixty cases adjudicated in Cass circuit court. Most were Independent Construction company of Terre Haute v property owners in the southeast district sewer dispute with assessments challenged as too high. Cases ranged from a few dollars to hundreds.
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Terre Haute
Rabb, Mahoney
Nicholas Calandra
Frank Calandra
Frank V. Guthrie
McConnell, Jenkines & Jenkines
Rabb, Mahoney & Fanzler
Ernest Kenneth Love
Glen Love
Independent ‘Construction Company
Venns
Rabb, Mahoney & Fansler
Kenneth Love
McConnell, Jenkines& Jenkines
Pat Donn
Fort “Wayne & Erm
Indiana ‘Traction Company
Meat Prices Drop In Chicago Shops
Retail meat prices eased in Chicago with sliced ham at 40 cents per pound and bacon at 48 cents, pork chops 38 cents, pork roast 35 cents, and lard 30 cents. A big packer’s rep cited lower wholesale pork costs from cut hog parts and higher hog supply as the reason for the drop. Beef prices also saw a significant shift.
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Patriotism in Peace Recalls War Duty by Hays Dinner
Will Hays Republican national chairman spoke at a Buffalo Erie County Republican dinner urging postwar patriotism. He backed a policies and platform committee and argued Republicans must lift America from the current administration, endorsing Roosevelt’s square deal for labor capital and the public.
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Erie County
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National Committee
Republican Party
America
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Sugar price control urged to shield consumers
Congress members told the house agriculture committee complete government control of sugar prices and distribution is needed to protect families from profiteers. George A. Zabriskie urged Board powers be extended to price and allocate supply, noting the McNary bill excludes them. Conference across committees eyed action before the holidays amid doubts on swift passage.
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Congress
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Sugar Equalization Board
Zabriskie
McNary
Senate
House
Haughen
Agricultural’ Committee
House Interstate Econmittes
Dallinger
Massachusetts
Equalization Board
Representative Martin
Louisiana
Merchants Predict Scarcity of Homemade Xmas Candy
Local merchants warn homemade Christmas candy will be rare this year due to tight sugar supplies and high prices. They say sugar costs 22 to 25 per pound on the local market, pushing buyers toward ready made candy, while shops have stocked up to meet holiday demand.
Railroad protection law risk to rail system receivership
Washington reports that Congress was warned that without enacted protection for railroad properties, two thirds of the railroads could fall into receivership within thirty days if returned to their owners. Chairman Cummins spoke earnestly and frankly.
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Congress
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Nebraska Senator Proposes Public Railroad Ownership
Senator Norris of Nebraska introduced a bill to create a federal railroad corporation run by five directors appointed by the president. The plan would place $10,000,000,000 in stock plus employes stock, with eligibility limited to railroad workers for one fourth of the railroad property’s book value.
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Senate committee advances railroad bill amid Wilson plan
The Senate Interstate Commerce Committee moves forward on the railroad bill as President Wilson signals an end to government control, delaying debate on the first day of the new year and prompting renewed tension over the measure.
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Lone
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Jeffries
Neb
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Senate
Wilson
City fireman victim of bold highwaybandit
Edward Beamer a city fireman living at 610 West Market Street was held up at 6 45 PM near his sister’s home at 510 Bates Street. The robber a highwayman armed with a pistol took $1 45 his watch and chain and vanished into the darkness as police scour the city for the suspect. Beamer had just escorted his mother to his sister’s home when the attack occurred on Bates Street where street lights were out.
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Trom Oears
Rena
Coal Delivery Restrictions Expanded by Michigan Officials
Michigan coal officials report new orders easing fuel rules for top priority industries and certain Class F and G users. When on hand supply falls below specified levels, coal may be obtained without a regional permit, with ongoing supervision to ensure distribution favors those most in need.
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Senate Continues QuizintoStrike Amid Coal Crisis
Reports say eighty percent of striking miners have returned to work as restrictions on bituminous coal use ease. Director General Hines allows bunker coal for foreign vessels in American harbors when supply suffices, while coastwise and American ships retain priority.
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Washington
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Supreme Court sustains wartime liquor ban as war ends
The Associated Press reports Washington jurists uphold the constitutionality of the wartime prohibition act. The decision implies the dry period could end only by presidential action or congressional move after demobilization, with discussion of liquor restrictions ending as hostilities cease.
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Washington
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