Unified rail system plans loom for wartime needs
Washington December 7 Means of unifying the railroads as essential for the war were discussed by President Wilson and commission members with rail heads. The talks signaled likely consolidation under either government operation or support. Senate committee moved to suspend antitrust laws for railroads to 1919 with funding questions unresolved. The piece ends with a seasonal note about boys learning to swim by skating.
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Washington
Intestate Commerce Commission
Wilson
McAdoo
Newlands
Railway War Board
Charmin Hall
Chik and Myers
Congress
Interstate Commercs Commission
Senate
Overmen
Railroad Board
Caip Itent
Operator sticks by key as wife hurt in Halifax disaster
New York December 7 the Halifax explosion story broke into Associated Press offices via Canadian Press wire The operator sending from the stricken city left his key when messenger brought news his wife was dangerously injured The regular Halifax operator remains missing and a second substitute was found delaying further details.
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New York
Halifax
Associated Press
Retreat of Byng Wins Praise From London Despatch
Reuters reports from British headquarters in France praise General Beyag for a deliberate retreat that holds a line along the Hindenburg barrier. The withdrawal aims to deny Bourton Wood gains, while destroying valuables to blunt enemy pressure, with only a portion of advance territory abandoned.
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London
Reuter
France
Bourton Wood
Hindenburg
Beng
Sailor Killed in Seaplane Accident at Sea
Washington report says a seaplane accident in a war zone killed Seaman Claude Baker and injured a gunner's mate. Baker's body has not been recovered and the incident is believed to have occurred at sea, though not definitively stated.
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Washington
Sous
Navy Department
Claude Baker
Man Enlistment and Casualty Details
Baker enlisted at Nashville Tennessee on December 27 1916. His father is William B Baker of Sparrow s Point Maryland. Richard W Thompson first class gunner s mate suffered a fracture of the right thigh. He re enlisted in France on August 28 1917. His father is F J Thompson Sr of Raleigh North Carolina.
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The
Dispatch
Baker
Nashville
Tenn
William B. Baker
Sparrow's Point
Richard W. Thompson
France
F. J. Thompson
Raleigh
N. C
Local Briefs Highlight Socials and Appointments
Rev and Mrs Langhorst of 1319 Payson entertained relatives from Warsaw on Wednesday. Fred Schaefer returns from Canton Ohio after his brother’s death. Crispen Shoe Co to close Saturday December 8 for holiday. J H Best back from Chicago. Dr Stan zas ENT at Hampshire St. Mrs C W Olinger visiting Fort Madison. Miss Emily Smith to assume new duties at Otis Elevator. Arthur Roy, assistant state's attorney, visits Paris. North Star Camp Masquerade planned for Dec 8 with cash prizes. W Cathey reports rheumatism confinement. Mrs Moorman recovering from pneumonia. George Dausbach joins Knullenberg Muling as city salesman.
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Malambri
Langhorst
Payson Avenue
August Langhorst
Fred Sartori
Warsaw
Wisherd’s
Fred Schaefer
Canton
Crispen Shoe Co
J. H. Best
Chicago
Hampshire Street
C. W. Olinger
Fort Madison
Herman Beckmeyer
South Fifth Street
Snyder
Emily Smith
Otis Elevator Company
Iten Biscuit Company
F. Laffer
State Bank
Arthur Roy
Paris
North Star Camp
H. C. Rathbun
Chestnut Street
Galesburg
Max McArthur
Raymond Lampe
Safety First
South Eighth Street
J. LeRoy Adair
Peoria
St. Mary's Court
Catholic Order of Foresters
Rumanians Resent Offers From London Note
A Rumanian official communication released Tuesday reports enemy attempts at fraternizing near Mihuleasiret were stopped by artillery and similar actions in Bukowia were answered by fusillades, reflecting tensions in the war region.
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London
Mihuleasiret
Bukowia
Cure a Cold in One Day with SANATIVE BROMO QUININE
Druggists refund money if it fails to cure. E. W. GROVE'S signature on each box. 30 cents.
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E. W. Grove
Boston Sends Train for Halifax Relief
A special train carrying 40 doctors and nurses plus medical supplies left Boston at 10 oclock Thursday night for Halifax. A public safety committee head led the party, with Gov. McCall sending a letter to Halifax s mayor. Lieut Col William A Brooks led the surgeon unit, as railroads arranged a record-fast passage expected to take about twenty hours.
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Boston
Halifax
A. C. Ratshesky
Public Safety Committee
Gov. McCall
William A. Brooks
State Guard
Boston and Maine
Maine Central
Burlington Wreck at Villisca Iowa
In Villisca Iowa on December 7 three Chicago Burlington and Quincy trains derailed and slid 60 feet down an embankment after airbrakes failed on a fast eastbound meat train. It struck a slow freight from behind, buckling it onto a fast westbound train leaving the station. One fireman injured with a broken hip. Of twenty three cars in the three trains, seventeen plunged down the bank onto the Villisca St Joseph line. three burned on the tracks above.
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Villisca
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
Villisca-St. Josep
Red Cross Starts Relief Work For Halifax
Washington December 7 The American Red Cross began aid to Halifax with a Boston special train carrying six disaster relief workers and medical supplies. A New York Red Cross train delivered food bedding blankets sweaters and overcoats to assist victims in the stricken city.
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Wasilington
Halifax
American Red Cross
Boston
Massachusetts
Red Cross
New York
Red Cross Plans Immediate Relief After Disaster
News reports that the Red Cross moved to organize relief for the disaster involving clothing for women and children, launching plans to send aid to Canada without awaiting a formal appeal from authorities.
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The
Red Cross
Canada
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