Wages on Railways Set for Arbitration
The Western railways case involving 165000 men from 140000 miles across 98 carriers goes to arbitration under the Newlands law. Two arbitrators for each side, with government appointees, will hear evidence for ninety days plus ten for award. a major entente on standard day and overtime rates is at stake.
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Chicago
Wilson
Western Railroads
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Brotherhood of
Locomotive Firemen
Conference Committee of Mnagers
Association of Western Railways
W. L. Park
Illinois Central
H. E. Byram
Burlington Road
F. A. Burgess
Timothy Shea
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Peter C. Pritchard
United States District Court of Richmond
Vasad
Charles Nagel
St. Loui
Secretary of Commerce and Labor
Feral Board of Mediation and Concillation
W. 8. Stone
W. 8. Carter
The
A. W. Trenholm
Stone
Carter
Mystery Deaths On Fire At Boggs Farm In Miami
Coroner jury in Miami investigates the deaths of A. A. Boggs and his 18 year old daughter Marjorie found charred in their burning country home. Police pursue theory they were struck with a blunt instrument to conceal murder. The jury had previously adjourned.
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Miami
Fla
A. A. Boggs
Marjorie
Boggs
Byhalia
Fred Sullivan
Chalmers Williams
Jim Magee
Sullivans
Magee
Mississippi
Arkansas
Henry Tyson
London Tunstall
Tyson
Tunstall
Sullivan
Memphis
Fd Williams
Russians claim stubborn fighting between Vistula and Warthe lines
Official eastern front reports say battles along the Vistula Warthe stretch remain stubborn with heavy German losses. Russians report continued German fortified positions while confirming capture of Czernowitz.
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New York
Flanders
France
Russian
Poland
Vistula
Warthe
Czernowiltz
Villa Forces Cautious Before Entering Mexico City
Reports from Juarez indicate Villa forces move carefully toward Mexico City while a commission for a preliminary conference with Zapata is said to have been sent. In other notes, Car ran za arrives in Vera Cruz to cheering crowds as Funston and 4,000 U S troops land in Galveston aboard transports chasing refugees.
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Villa
el Paso
Tex
Juarez
Mexico City
Zapata
Supreme Court Receives Motion in Leo M. Frank Case
Chief Justice White of the U S Supreme Court received a motion for writ of error seeking review of Leo M. Frank's conviction. Two justices questioned due process citing hostile Atlanta demonstrations. The Georgia Court of Appeals ruling on timely motion and federal fair trial questions are central to the request.
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White
United States Supreme Court
Washington
Leo M. Frank
Frank
Atlanta
Henry A. Alexander
Lamar
Holmes
Georgia Court of Appeals
Georgia
Rate Increase Refused by Interstate Commission
Washington reports the Interstate Commerce Commission will deny the railroads a 5 percent freight rate hike. The decision hinges on the railroads’ application and law requires an explicit yes or no. The commission may propose new higher tariffs on specific commodities within a set limit, but no final agreement has been reached on all points.
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Commission
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
U.S. Expenses Grow as Yearly Appropriations Rise
The article notes last year appropriations totaled 1 116 118 133 dollars for the current fiscal year, up from 1 095 priations. It cites 400 000 for fortifications 28 350 000 for the navy 810 000 under the sundry civil act and 573 000 for public buildings. Actual appropriations exceeded estimated revenue of 1 053 000 000.
Wreck of Train 22 Eastbound Near Clark
Thirty people injured when train No. 22 derailed three miles east of Clark while traveling about 40 mph. Porter Steve Preston, a Black man, likely to die. others suffer internal injuries. Engine stayed on track as four coaches overturned. cause under investigation. Local wireless from War Department mentions troop landing for Cristobal Colon voyage to Galveston.
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Kansas City
St. Louis
Clark
Steve Preston
Porter
San Antonio
Tex
War Department
Cristobal Colon
Vera Crus
Galveston
Funston
Garrison Praises Funston On Vera Cruz Handling
Secretary Garrison thanks Maj Gen Funston for his conduct at Vera Cruz during the U S occupation. Mexican authorities re employed locals who served as sanitary inspectors instead of punishing them.
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Vera Cruz
Venustiano Carranza
Cordoba
Garrison
Funston
Washington
Maj
Gem. Funston
Lnstead
Independent Poland Battles Army of Hindenburg Split
Berlin and London reports describe three semi independent engagements between Thorn and Cracow with local gains by both sides. German forces are said to be split into three units and a potential Polish Sedan hinges on timely reinforcements while Russia claims gains near Lods and east of Darkehmen.
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London
Poland
Berlin
Thorn
Cracow
Belere
von Hindenburg
Darkehmen
East Prussia
Petrograd
Lods
Holland
Brussels
The
Mans
Grand Duchy
Germans Renew Attack Near Arras in Fresh Offensive
German forces renewed their assault with violent cannonading to the north of Arras as they hurled infantry against French and British earthworks. Despite heavy bombardment, the offensives failed to breach Allied lines, and German counter attacks have been avoided under mounting Allied pressure.
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Paris
Arras
Bordeaux
Lady Lethbridge Runs Calais Hospital for Wounded
Lady Lethbridge organizes aid through the Med Cross at Calais establishing a makeshift hospital treating thousands of Belgian and German wounded. Her efforts join other noblewomen in Britain providing wartime relief services.
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Med Cross
Lady Lethbridge
Calais
SAY RETREAT IN PROGRESS Decisive Victory Won by Russians
An unofficial London dispatch reports a Russian victory in Poland with German forces driven back. Petrograd says the battle develops to the Russians’ advantage while Germans claim heavy losses for the Russians between Lodz and Lodz and Lowhen. The crown prince’s army is said to be unable to advance on Cracow-Czenstochown.
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Poland
London
Petrograd
Lodz
Lowhen
Cracow Crenstochown
Etreles
Bulwark Blown Up in Thames Estuary Sinking
The British battleship Bulwark exploded in the Medway estuary near Sheerness and sank within three minutes. 700 plus crew lost including Captain Guy Bolater. only 14 saved. Explosion believed internal to the ship. Casualties include Lieut George Williamson of the Duke of Wellington’s regiment.
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Sheerness
London
Medway
Thames
Guy Bolater
Aboukir
Cressy
Hogue
North Sea
George Williamson
Duke of Wellington
Williamson
Cables Cut Between Denmark Russia and Petrograd Reported
Central News from Copenhagen says direct cables between Fredricia and Libau and between Fredricia and Petrograd have been cut, 170 miles east of Bornholm. In Caucasus fighting and a Turkish flank engagement west of Jazvera noted. Prince Albert Christian, son of Princess Christian, was captured fighting for Germany and to be brought to London. Germany pressures Sweden to curb anti Germany rhetoric. reprisals threatened.
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London
Copenhagen
Fredricia
Denmark
Libau
Russia
Petrograd
Baltic
Bornholm
Caucasus
Parie
Jazvera
Prince Albert Christian
Christian
Schleswig-Holstein
Germany
Sweden
The
Daily Mail
Kaiser to Eastern Front announcement shocks Berlin
Military headquarters announced that Emperor William has journeyed to the eastern front, signaling a major shift in command and focus amid the ongoing conflict. The move occurred as Allied forces pressured German lines and debated strategy.
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Kaiser
Berlin
Mapror William
Cossacks Capture German Airplane Near Plock
Cossacks seize a German aeroplane with two aviators near Plock in Russian Poland after the aircraft dropped several bombs on the city.
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Petrograd
Plock
Russian
Poland
Germans mass 760000 as battle lines form near Arras
Reports from London and Amsterdam say Germany has gathered about 700 to 760 thousand troops near Arras and is preparing a decisive push to break Allied lines. Heavy fighting begins as Belgian coast actions resume with renewed gunfire toward Ostend and Zeebrugge. Allied attempts to retake Ostend are noted alongside German harbor works restoration and submarine readiness.
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London
Liespatrh
Houlogne
Arras
Observer
Dutch Flanders
Belgium
Ostend
Zeebruge
Tke Beavers
West Planders
Amsterdam
Lauxemberg
Flanders
Germany
Blankenburghe
Heyst
Knocke
Belgian
Poland Battle Continues Says Russian General Staff
A Russian general staff communique reports major actions along the Proschovitse Brzesko Bochnia Vianitsch front near Cracow with 7000+ prisoners, 30 cannons and 20 machine guns captured. It notes progress near Lodz and in the Carpathians, while Berlin and Vienna cite limited forces and ongoing engagements.
Turkish Army Marches on Suez Canal Reported
Berlin dispatch to Telegraaf from Cairo says 76,000 Turkish troops under [zzet Pasha] advance toward the Suez Canal. The force includes 10,000 Bedouins and 500 camels, with a field railway to the al Nakel oasis. British trenches and artillery guard the canal approach.
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Amsterdam
Berlin
Telegraaf
Cairo
Zzet Pasha
Suez Canal
al Nakel Oasis
Portrait of Lord Hardinge Leads India Troop Drive
A new portrait depicts Lord Hardinge of Penshurst the viceroy of India as he marshals Indian troops for the European war and suppresses potential uprisings against British rule.
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Lord Hardinge of
Penshurst
India
Europe
Parliament adjourns for holidays as war bonds oversubscribed
London reports both houses adjourned to the new year with the Lords resuming January 6 and Commons February 2. David Lloyd George announced war loan subscriptions exceed expectations, with nearly 100000 applications, many small. Churchill defended naval management while noting timing for explanations would come later.
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London
Hourse of Lords
House of Commons
David Lloyd-George
Exchequer
Winston Churchill
Admiralty
Mr. Churchill
Important Allied Gains and Silence From Paris Official
German guns in Belgium silenced for the moment as Allies gain in Flanders. Paris reports no infantry attacks and slight advances at points while official communications note calm conditions and no reports from the Meuse heights and Vosges amid heavy snow.
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Belgium
Paria
Flanders
French War Office
Paris
Vosges
Vosges Range
French War Fund and World War Losses Reported
Paris reports 7.0 billion francs in short term five percent defense bonds and 700 million more in treasury bonds in circulation. Berlin cites French losses up to Novem ber 1 at 120000 killed 370000 wounded and 167000 missing. Washington notes the Tennessee was warned of a mine field before shots at Smyrna. London says the Dixmude was ranged by the allies near Dunkirk.
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French War Fund
Paris
France
Treasury
Berlin
Berne
Washington
Tennessee
Smyrna
Mor Fanthaul
Oil Trust Case Outlines Regulated Prices Across Mills
State outlines an intricate system in the American Cotton Oil Company case where mills pay a uniform seed price. Witness Cahn, president of Eagle Cotton Seed Oil Company, testifies on cottonseed prices and tonnage pledges, with a statistical bureau tracking weekly seed purchases to enforce the agreement.
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South
Cahn
Statistical Bureau
Bank Cashier Disappears as Merchants & Farmers Bank Closes
Special from Duncan Mississippi reports Merchants & Farmers Bank of Bolivar county near Clarksdale closed its doors after cashier E W Moss vanished with large sums. Moss allegedly controlled bank funds and made business trips to Memphis. investigations reveal mounting shortages. Assistant cashier Williams refused to disclose amounts until bank examiners arrive. The notice adds bond sale, oats planting, and local civic notes as related items.
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Duncan
Miss
Bolivar County
Clarksdale
Merchants & Farmers Bank
E. W. Moss
Moss
Memphis
Williams
5. J. Simpson
Mons
Simmons Sentenced to Life for Mississippi Murder
In Hernando a jury after 18 hours found Ea Simmons guilty of murdering W. J. Rayburn in Lake Horn last May. He awaits appeal to the state supreme court. Simmons said he killed to save his life after provocation toward his sister and dead mother. Possible later trials for brother Fred Simmons and sister Mrs Bates are unlikely this term.
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Hernando
Watate
Misalesippi
Ea Simmons
Rayborn
Horn Lake
Lila
State Penitentiary
Supreme Court
Dinkins
Simmons
Rayburn
Starkville Physician Killed in Lampkin Street Crossing Accident
Dr. Sam W. Scales, a prominent Starkville physician, died after his automobile was struck on the Lampkin street crossing by a passing M and L C railroad passenger train. The crash occurred as he failed to observe the train with curtains down, and he died within minutes.
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Starkeville
Starkville
Lampkin Street Crossing
L. C
Sam W. Scales
Custody Battle Sues Parents for Two Children
Meridian case features Dr B L Robinson suing former wife Mrs M A Robinson for custody of the couple’s two children. In Hernando a jury was chosen to try Ed Simmons for the murder of W S Rayburn near Horn Lake last May. Jackson reports Judge W A Henry, once ill, returns to duty as he presides in court. Clarksdale circuit court opens trial of Al Cannon charged with killing Joe McGuire near Lyon last fall.
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Meridian
Chancery Court
B. L. Robinson
M. A. Robinson
Hernando
Ed Simmons
W. 8
Rayburn
Horn Lake
Miss
Jackson
W. A. Henry
Barbour
Henry
Clarksdale
al Cannon
Joe McGuire
Lyon
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Clinton
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Florida
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Beriin
de Wet
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German War Office
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Mowa
Radom
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von Dankenschweill
Ferdinand Waenker
von Dankenschweil
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Uruguay
Punta Pilar
Brazil
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Daily Mall
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Dixmude
Eagle Cotton Seed Oil Company
Board of Supervisors of
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Fourth District
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Lloyd Knight
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