Hines for Few Great Railroads
Director General Hines urged compulsory consolidation of railroads into a few large corporations before private control returns. He warned without fundamental restructuring the public will demand government ownership, and called for a general rate standard to fund adequate reserves and drive efficiency.
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New York
Hines
Bar Association of
New York City
Congress
Credit Knetty
Hogs
Railromd 1
Jury Convicts Wife Drowner in Wisconsin Court
William P. Wrolen, a railroad laborer, found guilty of murdering his wife by drowning in circuit court at Pinckneyville. The jury fixed his punishment at life imprisonment.
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Pinckneyviluf
William P. Wrolen
Lfe
Plumb Plan for All Industry Proposed as Campaign Issue
Washington dispatch reports a Glenn E. Plumb industrial plan modeled after the railroad version. It classifies industry into four divisions and calls for tri party control among capital labor and the public, aiming to redefine public interests and wage rights to align investments with societal gains.
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Washington
Glenn E. Plumb
Plumb
Great Church Drive To Conclude Easter With Convert Hosts
The Inter-Church World Movement launched a campaign aimed at converting 200,000 pastors in all states, concluding on Easter Sunday with a large mobilization of church recruits. The effort aligns with the Methodist Episcopal Church campaign promising one million new members by June 1, and clarifies funds will not support anti prohibition abroad.
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Atlantic
Ians
Inter-Church World Movement
Boards of Home Missions
S. Mart Layter
General Board of Promotion
Northern Baptist Convention
Detroit Red Round-up Yields 300 Bad Eggs
Detroit police and immigration officers completed examination of 900 alleged radicals taken in raids. More than 390 were turned over to immigration authorities, bringing total prisoners held for deportation to about 400. A manifesto found among seized documents indicates a pretext to forestall a walkout in the local industry.
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Detroit
Mich.dan
Department of Justice
Bolshevik Capture of Taganrog and Black Sea Stakes
Bolsheviks occupy Taganrog on the north shore of the Sea of Azov, taking General Denikine’s former headquarters. British heavy guns and tanks are reported among the booty. The Nabid advance near Taganrog widens Russia’s isolation from the Caucasus as Odessa residents flee toward Constantinople amid defensive preparations on Wednesday.
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Taganrog
Sea OF Azov
London
Jan. T
Don Cossacks
Ao Mnoscow Wireless
Red Calvary
Denikine
Stavropol
Caucasus
Russia
Black Sea
Odessa
Constantinople
Odes
Two Germans Start Ship to Hamburg from Ellis Island
Two Germans, George Schwaurzwalder and Ernest Emil Albert Treitmuller, were deported aboard the American steamship Mongolia from Ellis Island, bound for Hamburg. Isaac Schour, attorney for many aliens, said another deportation ship may sail soon with a batch of reds from Detroit, Port Huron and Albion to Mills Island for detention.
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New York
Jan. S
Germany
Ellis Island
Mongolia
Hamburg
George Schwaurzwalder
Ernest Emil Albert Treitmuller
Isaac Schour
Detroit
Port Huron
Albion
Midh
Mills Island
Underwood Threatens Bipartisan Pressure Over Treaty Deadlock
Sen Underwood of Alabama warned in the Senate that if the Versailles treaty deadlock continued he would push a resolution for a bipartisan Senate committee to craft a compromise. He said he did not want to derail ongoing efforts toward an agreement.
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Washington
Jan. Os
Underwood
Alabama
Senate
Treaty up for party 1920 issue looms large
Washington dispatch notes the 1920 Democratic campaign uses the peace treaty as a major issue. Democratic naval committee backs President Wilson on the treaty, with Bryan possibly pushing a different line at the Jackson Day banquet. Possible convention sites Kansas City and San Francisco. Chicago backers pledge sizable guarantees for the convention.
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Washington
Democratic Naval Committee
Kansas City
San Francisco
Wilson
Cummings
W. J. Bryan
Engagement With Villa's Army Reported by Telegram
EL PASO Texas January 8 General McM Diegues commander of military operations in northern Mexico left Mexico City for Chihuahua City yesterday a telegram received today by ALA Sandoval acting consul general for Mexico at El Paso General Dieguez was reported as bringing back with him considerable war material and equipment If a battle is being fought with Villa in Coahuila it is probably being cheered by some officer representing General Diceney rather than by the general according to Sandoval
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EL Paso
Texas
McM. Diegues
Mexico
Mexico City
Chihuahua City
Ala
Sandoval
Dieguez
Villa
Coahuila
Diceney
Arraign Prevost For Brown Murder Today
Liovyd Prevost faces arraignment in Mount Clemens on a murder charge in the death of J. Stanley Brown, a former close friend. Authorities say Prevost will seek a court examination as his attorneys respond to the indictment following a special grand jury investigation.
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Mount Clemens
Mich
Liovyd Prevost
J. Stanley Brown
Prevost
Brown
Neil Vester
Bodies Of Two Slain Americans Sent Home
NEW YORK January 7 The bodies of Fort Boles and F J Roney two Americans killed by Mexicans near Port Lobos are aboard a tank steamer en route to Port Arthur Texas the International Petroleum company advised Wednesday One man was shot the other stabbed both in the back the advices stated.
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New York
Fort Boles
F. J. Roney
Port Lobos
Port Arthur
Texas
International Petroleum Company
New York Solons Refuse Seats to Five Socialists
Five Socialist members of the New York legislature were denied seats at the opening of the 1920 session after a resolution questioned their loyalty to the state amid instructions from the Socialist party. The move, 140 to 6, ushered the five before the bar of the House as Speaker T. F. Sweet cited their platform as inimical to U S interests.
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Albany
N. Y
New York
T. F. Sweet
August Claesserns
New York County
Samuel A. Dewitt
Samuel (Jr
Charles Solomon
Louis Waldman
United States
Socialist Party
Ludwig C. A. K. Martens
S. J. Adler
W. S. Evans
J. F. McLaughlin
Revolving Fund For Roads To Get Loans Put At 300000000
Washington reports Senate and House conferees have agreed on a 300 million revolving fund to allow carriers to borrow during the transition back to private operation after railroad nationalization. The talks, at two sessions, moved toward the main issues likely to trigger a sharp fight. S J Sewell of the war Grange cited a referendum of state masters showing unanimity for retaining anti strike provisions in the Cummins bill, arguing it safeguards the public’s right to curb organizations that could harm the public.
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Washington
Senate
House
S. J. Sewell
War Grange
Cummins
New York Wake on Jan 16 draws hotel reservations
New York on January 16 marks a celebratory prohibition eve as patrons rush to reserve hotel tables to toast John Aarleveorn's wake and celebrate the end of the old year with personal wines and alcohol in public venues. In Paw Paw Michigan the murder charge against J C Virgo for his wife Maude Virgo is reduced to manslaughter after a preliminary exam.
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New York
John Aarleveorn
Paw Paw
Mich
Mundergainst
J. C. Virgo
Maude Tabor Virgo
Adams
Virgo
Justice Court
Draft Dodger of 1917 Caught by Mother’s Raid
Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, heir to a former brewer, was captured in his mother Emma Bergdoll’s palatial Philadelphia home by federal and city officers. He is jailed on Governor's Island and faces court martial as his brother Erwin remains missing. Mrs Bergdoll, who resisted, was jailed on $10,000 bail for assault and conspiracy. Grover, hiding in a second floor window box, was brought to New York under guard after a federal grand hearing.
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Philadelphia
Grover Cleveland
Bergdoll
Governor's Island
New York Harbor
Erwin
Emma Bergdoll
Grover Bergdoll
United States
Mexico
Cincinnati
Bergdal
Peoria
Lil
Governor Urges Dry Act Vote In New York Assembly
Albany speech: Gov Alfred E. Smith urges the 1920 New York Legislature to revive the proposed prohibition amendment and questions whether the 18th Amendment was properly adopted. He argues state ratifications may be open to legal challenge and notes party pressure influenced votes.
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New York Assembly
Albany
N.Y
U.S
Alfred E. Smith
New York
Earl S Opeisidge
Premiers Progress on Adriatic Conference Move
London reports Premier Llowl George Premier Nitti and Vittoria Seisieian have met in talks on Adriatic issues. They will travel to Paris for a summit of premiers and foreign ministers. Foreign Minister Scialeia says progress is satisfactory and a settlement may be achieved with goodwill among parties.
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London
Llowl George
Nitti Oof Tealy
Vittoria Seisieian
Titathan
Italy
Paris
Scialeia
Ready sale of 30 former German ships announced
Washington reports the ready sale of 30 former German passenger ships by the ship ping board. Officials say inquiries so far suggest proposals may be plentiful when bids close January 20, signaling strong interest in the vessels.
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Washington
Jan. S
Shipping Board
Rail unions plan cooperative buying to beat high costs
Four big railway brotherhoods and the AFL affiliated shop crafts want to solve high living costs through a cooperative commission, cooperative stores, banks and distribution facilities. Howard Figg and Warren Stone note wage increases won’t solve the problem and urge economic action with producers and consumers. A Chicago conference set February 12 15 to advance the plan with a national rail labor alliance and potential co op stores and warehouses.
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Washington
Department ‘of Justice
American Federation of Labor
Farmer-Labor In
Chicago
all-American Farmer Labor Co-Operative Commission
Warren $. Stone
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Co-Operative Commission
Howard Figg
Im Charg
Figg
Department of Justice
JB. al Jewell
Federation of Labor
Ife
Raiway
Jewell
H. E. Wills
Locomotive Engineers
Brotherhood of
Locomotive
Mae
Suun Oe
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