Revenue bill vote in 1920 finance committee
The Republican and Democratic members clash over fixing a 1920 tax unit. Sen Gore and seven Republicans join to oppose altering the 1919 bill while Democrats push for a $4,000,000.04 tax cap. The committee’s 9 to 8 split signals a partisan battle as Republicans threaten floor action to block enactment this Congress.
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Washington
T Committee
MccAdoo
Gore
Homa
Senate
House
Finance Committee
Congress
Simmons
Williams
Smith
Georgia
Thomas Robenson
Jones
New Mexico
Jerry
Lewis and Nugent
Penrose
Lodge
McCumber
Smoot
Dillingham
la Pellette
Townsend
Allies Press to Accept Wilson Peace Plan Ahead of Conference
ARIS Nov 25 The United States pushes to win allied acceptance of President Wilson's points with one reservation as peace talks near. Col. House arrives to find mixed European willingness while American aims emphasize justice and rights beyond territorial aims, shaping the postwar settlement.
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Associated Press
Aris
United States
Wil V
Col. E. M. House
Wilson
O Ely
Europe
Ted
Belliger
America
Parison
Germany
Tax cap proposal contrasts house bill limits
A draft provision set a corps ration with net income up to 20000 yearly taxed no more than 30 percent. In the house bill the maximum levy was set at 33 percent.
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Evetment
Release Of Part Of Reservists In Navy Disticts
Great Lakes November 26 The Bureau of Navigation orders immediate release of 20 percent of all naval reservists and regulars enlisted for the war in the ninth tenth and eleventh naval districts about 9 000 men in the three districts will be set free Twenty percent equals about 7 000 men Neither reservists nor those previously ordered released will be sent home until detailed instructions from Washington are received.
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Great Lakes
Bureau of Navigation
Washington
Vail Named Adviser for Postal Department Plans
Washington November 26 Theodore N. Vail president of American Telegraph and Telephone becomes personal adviser to Postmaster General Burleson. He will help organize wire control and prepare a comprehensive report on the wire service to extend telephone telegraph and cable use during government control.
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Washington
Theodore N. Vail
American Telegraph and Telephone Company
Burleson
Vail
Naval Reserve Team Challenges the World 1918 Gridiron
Chicago to decide the 1918 National Championship. the undefeated Naval Reserve School challenges any university, army, or navy service eleven. A game with Pittsburgh University is set for December 14 in Chicago or Pittsburgh. The team has beaten Knox College Northwestern Chicago Illinois Camp Dodge Minnesota and the Cleveland Naval Reserve and will meet Camp Grant Saturday then the Great Lakes on December 7.
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Chicago
United States
Naval Auxiliary Reserve School
Army
Navy
Pittsburgh University
Pittsburgh
Naval Reserve
Knox College
Northwestern
Ilinois
Camp Dodge
Minnesota
Cleveland Naval Reserve
Great Lakes
Navy Estimate For Next Year Reduced
Naval estimates for 1920 have been cut by 1 150 315 000 dollars after the armistice signing. The war basis drop from 2 644 307 000 to 1 463 992 000. No cut in the 600 000 000 second three year program for 156 ships. Largest cut 313 421 716 in ordnance. second 275 324 285 in navy pay.
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Washington
McAdoo
Daniels
Congress
Bureau of Ordnance
Navy
Suit on Labor Board Awards Began in Kansas City
Kansas City, Nov 26. A federal court hearing opened on the Kansas City railway company's injunction against interference with a wage award increase in car fares. The case questions the War Labor Board's power to set wage and rate orders and whether the federal court may enforce rates, with wider implications for streetcar systems nationwide. The city argues the court lacks jurisdiction to fix rates and that the war board cannot bind the city to higher charges.
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Kansas City
National War Labor Board
Kansas City Railway Company
War Labor Board
Eighteen Die as Lightning Strikes Gasoline Ship
Washington reports eighteen crew members aboard the American steamer Damaru were killed near Guam last month when a lightning strike exploded gasoline cargo. Navy says sixteen died from exposure and starvation on an open boat, two were drowned near San Jos, LOriente during landing on November 9, with fourteen survivors.
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Washington
Guam
Navy Department
San Joss
L’oriente
Philippine Islands
Chicago Council Invites French Leaders Visit to Chicago
Chicago city council on Monday adopted a resolution inviting Marshals Foch and Petain to visit if they come to the United States after peace. Alderman Coughlin proposed naming the Michigan avenue boulevard under construction for Gen. J. J. Pershing. Referred to committee.
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Chicago
Marshals Foch and
Petain
Coughlin
Michigan Avenue
Gen
J. J. Pershing
Plan to Assist War Workers in Capital
Washington conference of War Department personnel officers discussed aiding thousands of war workers returning home as government bureaus shift from war to peace. Secretary Baker directed J. Scofield to draft methods to help workers. He warned it would be tragic to leave patriotic workers suddenly without jobs and considered transportation home or a small discharge bonus as compensation.
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Washington
War Department
J. ©. Scofield
Department
Baker
Princeton Athlete Falls Near Verdun in War Duty
Meredith L. Dowd, a Princeton athlete, was killed in aerial combat north of Verdun on October 26. A letter from his brother, Lieut. H Dowd, medical corps, reports the death and notes Dowd left Princeton in 1916 to drive an ambulance in France before joining the American flying corps at war’s entry.
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New York
Meredith L. Dowd
Verdun
Lieut. H. . Dowd
Lieut. Dowd
Princeton
France
American Flying Corps
Cavalry Officer Found Dead in Tent at Fort Ringgold
McAllen Texas November 26 Lieut John anaieys thirteenth cavalry was found dead in his tent at Fort Ringgold Monday morning with a bullet hole in his head A passenger arriving from the fort said officers could not provide details as all wire communication between McAllen and Fort Ringgold was down and particulars were not learned
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Mcallen
Texas
John Anaieys
Fort Ringeld
MeAllen
Fort Ringgold
Chile Riots Prompt Peru to Withdraw Consuls
Chilean government withdraws consuls in Peru to avert incidents as riots erupt in Iquique Antofagasta and Pisagua. Peru's foreign ministry says Peruvian consular staff were assaulted in Iquique and forced to leave. Disturbances reportedly widespread with Peruvian firms damaged in Pisagua.
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Santiago
Chile
Peru
Disputed South American Border Tensions Rise Across Chile Peru
A Buenos Aires dispatch reports protests in Antofagasta against Peruvian firms over false rumors of a Peruvian consul’s assassination in Callao. Rioting may have spread to Iquique and Pisanga as Chile faces Bolivian minister remarks about Tacna and Arica. Peruvians seek self determination while Chile negotiates Argentine neutrality.
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Buenos Aires
Iquique
Chile
Tquique
Antofasta
Pisagua
la Razon
Santiago
Antofagasta
Callao
Peru
Pisanga
la Pas
Tacna
Anca
Bolivia
Tacna and
Arica
Wilson
Alsace-Lorraine
South America
Argentina
Stage Set for Poultry Show Today in Quincy Armory
The Quincy Poultry and Pet Stock association prepares for a big show opening Wednesday at the armory. Birds arriving, space reserved by poultry men, and a new girls exhibition promise strong interest. Prof Tarbell will conduct daily culling demos while Prof Platt offers free advice as a government extension poul tryman. A large display of rab bits and prize winning hares, led by Davies, adds to the attraction.
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Quincy Poultry and Pet Stock Association
Armory
Smith
P. F. Tarbell
F. L. Platt
Government Extension
Quincy Davies
Socialists In New York Fly The Red Flag
Hundreds of soldiers sailors and marines broke through police surrounding Madison Square Garden and attacked international socialists at a mass meeting. Officers and detectives blocked further violence as rioters fled into side streets. The clash followed a gathering meant to protest an execution, with speakers urging release of political offenders. By nightfall about a thousand service members rallied, denouncing Bolsheviks and clashing with guards as reinforcements arrived in the confrontation near Madison Square.
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New York
Madison Square Garden
Thomas J. Mooney
Scott Nearing
Madison Square
Den
Ships Leave to Bring Boys Home From War
Washington reports the first American expeditionary forces will arrive in New York by week’s end. General March announces 382 officers and 6,614 air service personnel in England head home aboard the Minnekahda Lapland and Orca, with about 20,000 total set to return. Larger unit movements will come from French ports as British channels are needed for troops. Baker notes ship availability and transport limits shape the homeward flow.
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Washington
New York
General March
Air Service
England
Liverpool
Great Britain
March
Baker
France
Germany
Fershing
Europe
Hurley
Shipping Board
War Secretary
United States
Lent
Air Service Detachments Form On Minnekahda Voyage
Detailed list shows numbers of officers and men assigned to multiple air service units aboard Minnekahda including 220th, 219th, 254th and other aero squadrons plus construction, medical and casual detachments totaling 99 officers and 2943 men. On Orca bound for New York from Liverpool November 23 are 470th to 478th squadrons with officers and men.
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Minnekahda
220Th Aero Squadron
219Th Aero Squadron
254Th Squadron
18Th
Construction Company Air Service
19Th
Construction Company
15Th Construction Company
92Nd Aero Squadron
Lapland
Air Service
Orca
Liverpool
New York
Aero Squadron
Turbulent meeting as red flags clash with crowd at rally
Chaos erupts in a crowded auditorium as Socialists, marines, and sailors clash under red flags during a speech by Nearing. Police eject flag bearers while anti intervention and pro democracy rhetoric shapes a tense scene. Two resolutions praise organized labor and Germany’s Socialists, with a call for troop demobilization and general pardon.
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Nearing
Wilson
Europe
Pacific
Tom” Mooney
Socialista of
Germany
America
German Mission to Help in Paris Peace Talks
A German mission will participate in the Paris peace preliminaries and is quartered in Paris and its immediate vicinity, accompanying the Repoueten discussions.
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Paris
Gorgas Returns to Direct Rockefeller Yellow Fever Work
Dr. William C. Gorgas, retired surgeon general, will resume as director of yellow fever work for the Rockefeller Foundation. He sails for South and Central America to direct operations, rejoining the commission he led in 1917, which findings refute many endemic centers and emphasize targeted measures with local governments.
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New York
William UC. Gorgas
United States Army
Rockefeller Foundation
South
Central America
Gorgas
Baker
Foundation
Commission
Jusserand to France with Wilson's party
Ambassador Jusserand and Madame Jusserand will accompany President Wilson to France. He has not been home since his rapid return from a vacation at the war outbreak and will join in the peoples rejoicing over victory and likely participate in the peace conference.
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Washington
J. J. Jusserand
France
Madame Jusserand
Wilson
America
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