Roosevelt urged to stop coast wide labor lockout
In San Francisco on January 419 President Roosevelt was urged by Harry Bridges to intervene in a coast wide lockout seen as risking civil war. Bridges, leader of the Maritime Federation of the Pacific, called for a government probe as 62 steam schooners idle over wage and charter disputes. Thomas Plant of the Waterfront Employers Association urged a full federal investigation and warned unions to honor contracts.
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Washington, D. C
Edward F. McGrady
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Junior Birdmen of America Meeting Promotes Air Corps Education
The Junior Birdmen of America in the Eighth Corps area invite members of the Funiar Birdmen to a 7 p.m. Friday meeting at Une Gunter hedle. Major Fursley will discuss how to join the United States Air Corps and outline necessary education and background. Members are urged to bring a companion to boost participation in upcoming model airplane contests.
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Purétey Wall
United States Air Corps
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DAMAGE IN STORM WAKE HITS NEW ENGLAND AND MIDWEST
A ferocious Atlantic storm driven by Canadian winds lashed the East with heavy snow and subzero cold across the Midwest. Records show dozens dead in New York Ohio Illinois Michigan and Pennsylvania as hundreds of thousands in property damage were reported. Upstate New York faced a milk shortage with 15 deaths statewide and travel remained stalled.
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New York City
Wilson Diary Reveals Lost Opportunity to Enter World War
Secret 1915 diary excerpts from Col. Edward M. House show President Wilson considered joining the Allies earlier, even as public neutrality persisted. The notes discuss the Arabic sinking and the need to deter militarism, with House fearing national defenses were too weak to withstand Germany.
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Edward M. House
Woodrow Wilson
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Germany
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Frank Polk
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Governor Allred urged to tax oil to fund pensions
Edwin Waller proposes Texas oil producers levy a live tax on all oil shipped out of the state. He argues a barrel tax would raise funds to pay pensions and switch the state to a cash basis, challenging the governor’s veto stance without offering an alternative.
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Edwin Waller
Officers to Plan Dallas Fete Camp
Maj. Warner W. Carr of the Ninth Infantry will lead troops from Port Sam Houston to Dallas in June for the Centennial celebration. Capt. B R Hunt, who departed San Antonio for Dallas, will begin plans for the camp at Fair Grounds.
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Warner W. Carr
Ninth Infantry
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Fair Grounds
Manhunt Seeks Charles S. Taylor in Battle Creek Case
Police have tracked Charles S. Taylor, a Battle Creek, Michigan resident and all station operator, as the subject of a weeklong search. He reportedly notified police headquarters through an attorney after his son requested police action in Battle Creek.
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Battle Creek
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Pulice
Taylor
Texans vote to sustain Roosevelt veto on bonus bill
In Washington on January 4, Texan congressmen Frits Lanham and Hatton Sumners supported overriding Roosevelt's veto. Milton West of Brownsville also backed the override while several Texas lawmakers were unavailable or abstained. Patman supported the bill, paired with Risk, and McFarlane paired with Clark.
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Mississippi
Finance Committee
Washington, D.C
Roosevelt
House of Representatives
Fritg Lanham
Fort Worth
Hatton Sumners
Thallas
Milton West
Brownsville
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Johnson
McFarlane
Maverick
Patian
Texas
Patman
Risk
Rhode Iseland
Clark
North Carolina
Free Sufferers Offered Fifty Cent Glarco Package
Advertisement notes sufferers of hemmor rhoids may call at 210 Broad way for a fifty cent Glarco package. Eight cents postage applies to out of town requests. Glarco Co.
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Beery Flies East to See New Plays in New York
Wallace Beery arrived in New York by plane yesterday morning and will spend a week to ten days there. He plans to attend new plays and take in the theater scene during his stay.
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Wheeler and Woolsey Film Casts Dorothy Lee as Teacher
Dorothy Lee plays a school teacher in the 1880s role for the RKO Radio comedy Billy Bills directed by Wheeler and Woolsey. The production features the duo in a lighthearted period piece with musical interludes and comic set pieces.
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Free Press Bill Pushed in Congress
Washington Jan 24 Representative Curley Democrat New York announced a bill to bar contempt proceedings against reporters who refuse to divulge their sources. The measure, before the house judiciary committee, seeks hearings next week to standardize laws shielding press information. Curley cited the Mooney case to argue current statutes threaten press freedom.
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Curley
York
House Judiciary Committee
Minin Mooney
New York
Mooney
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