Deportation Delays Alleged in Ellis Island Testimony
Frederick C. Howe, former Ellis Island Immigration Commissioner, is alleged to have ordered a halt to deportations pending legal advice and his consultation. Percy A. Baker testified before the House Immigration Committee about the order and its effect on habeas corpus actions, while Howe disputed the testimony via a press statement.
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New York
Frederick C. Howe
Ellis Island
Department of Labor
House Immigration Committee
Percy A. Baker
Baker
Howe
Isaac Siegel
Department
Siegel
Immigration Department
Washington
Rights Defended by Law in Army Courts Martial
Major General Crowder reports in his annual review that 16 6547 personnel were tried before general courts martial in the last fiscal year with 85 percent conviction. Offense patterns show officers mainly drunk or AWOL and enlistees largely desertions and disobedience. Capital cases since April 6 1917 include 1 death sentence. execution in 85 cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
H. Crowder
Army
France
United States
Britain Pledges Support on Adriatic Settlement
London reports that Great Britain assures Jugo-Slavia the Adriatic question will be raised by the Supreme Council. Britain pledges to use its influence for a just and equitable settlement as the Jugoslav delegation presents its note to Paris.
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Britain
London
Great Britain
Jugo-Slavia
Supreme Council
Paris
Judge Rules Police Action Lawless in Arrests at Cleveland
Federal Judge Westen haver branded the mayor Harry L. Davis and city officials actions to arrest men viewed as suspicious as lawless and a high handed disregard for the rights of American citizens.
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Cleveland
Harry L. Davis
Westenhaver
Trainmen Name Committee Chiefs to Meet Hines in Washington
A meeting of 500 General Chairmen from four railroad brotherhoods adopted a resolution to send a committee, including the four chiefs, to Washington to confer with Director General Walker D. Hines on time and one half for overtime and slow freight service, after conditions were narrowed and allowances eliminated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Great Railroad Brotherhoods
Walker D. Hines
Washington
Hines
Outbreaks Reported in Mexico City as Obregon Gonzales Rivalry Escalates
Telegrams from Mexico City relayed through Laredo claim fresh outbreaks between Obregon and Gonzales factions in the capital. Reports describe a general revolt against Carranza and efforts to remove Gonzales, with Obregon ally General Benjamin Hill accused of aiding the effort. Mexican officials in Laredo and Nogales deny clashes, but circles doubt the denials.
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Washington
Laredo
Nogales
Mexico
Alvaro Obregon
Offy
Venustiano Carranza
San Antonio
Texas
Pablo Gonzales
Mexico City
Carranzas
General Gonzales
Obregon
Benjamin Hill
Carranza
Gonzales
Fire Loss in Baltimore Reaches 700000
Revised estimates show the center city blaze that wrecked three Johns Hopkins buildings and damaged about twenty residences and stores cost about 700000. University logs may reach 500000 and are insured. Investigators probe the origin of the fire which began in McCoy Hall.
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Baltimore
Johns Hopkins University
University
McCoy Hall
Radicals Arrive at Mines Reported in Ohio Counties
Columbus agents of the Department of Justice report activity by the IL W W and anarchists among coal miners in Belmont Jefferson Harrison and Guernsey counties. Many miners desire to return to work but fear epithets or violence from radicals.
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Columbus
IL. W. W
Belmont
Jefferson, Harrison
Guernsey Counties
Department of Justice
Explosion Kills Man on President Grant Steamer
An acetylene torch explosion in the engine room of the steamer President Grant bound from New York to Brest with U S troops aboard left one man dead and another severely injured, according to a wireless message to the navy yard in Boston Mass.
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Boston
Mass
President Grant
New York
Brest
United States
Navy Yard
Prohibitionist William E. Johnson Loses Eye in London
The right eye of William E. Johnson Pussyfoot Johnson an American prohibition worker and Anti-Saloon League organizer was removed successfully in London. Doctors said the procedure saved his left eye and relief of pain depended on removing the damaged eye after he was dragged from a platform by students during a prohibition speech.
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London
William BE
Pussyfoot) Johnson
Anti-Saloon League
Johnson
Conference dissolves amid coal strike talks and wage dispute
Washington reports an abrupt end to nationwide coal strike peace efforts as miners and operators reject the 14 percent wage increase proposed by Fuel Administrator Harry Garfield. The conference dissolved sine die with silence from officials and no clear path forward. Jon L. Lewis and William Green criticized the government while operators signaled potential reconsideration of price controls.
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Washington
Harry A. Garfield
Jon L. Lewis
William Green
Garfield
T. W. Guthrie
Pittsburg
Politicians Blamed For Unrest In Speech
Judge Howard T. Dixon told the Ohio Branch of the National Pharmaceutical Service Association in Cincinnati that professional politicians bear much responsibility for national unrest. He argued they sustain unfavorable conditions and block reforms needed for the common good.
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Cincinnati
Howard T. Dixon
Ohio
National Pharmaceuical Service Association
Dixon
Tax Evaders Warned by Commissioner Roper
Commissioner Daniel C. Roper of the Internal Revenue Bureau warned tax evaders that those who falsified returns will face immediate accounting. No leniency will be shown to corporations or individuals who attempted to defraud the government. The government’s drive on evaders has netted about 200 million dollars more than expected from early year returns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Internal Revenue
Daniel C. Roper
Internal Revenue Bureau
King Alexander Exiled Amid Greek Political Plot
A Lausanne dispatch reports King Alexander of Greece has been exiled following a plot against Premier Venizelos. The king is said to be en route to Lugano from Italy to join his father in Zurich.
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Geneva
Lausano
Alexander
Greece
Venizelos
Secretary Glass Warns Bondholders Against Stock Swaps
Washington reports indicate many Liberty bondholders are trading securities for stock in speculative ventures. Secretary Carter Glass renewed a warning urging bondholders to resist exchanges where bonds are urged for risky stocks, noting bonds are valued higher than the speculative stock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glass
Washington
Liberty
Carter Glass
Government orders halt coal strike and warn of troops
The government warned coal miners and operators that interference would not be tolerated and that prosecutions would follow conspiracies. Officials said troops could be used to protect willing workers as talks on a 14 percent wage increase failed and output plans were considered. The Department of Justice assured miners of protection if they returned to work.
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Washington
Department of Justice
Harry A. Garfield
Charles A. Ames
War Department
Murders Hit Paris as Four Die Over Trivial Grievances
Paris and its environs endure a wave of killings with four slayings tied to trifling disputes. The Presse de Paris notes ongoing bloodshed with daily reports. no arrests have been made yet though suspects in one case are known and due for apprehension.
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Paris
Lyons
Presse de Paris
Recall Saves Bowling Green Training Unit at College
Senator J. G. W. Beckham and Representatives Robert Y. Thomas and David H.Kinchel oe of Kentucky accompanied White Potter of Bowling Green to the War Department and secured the recall of the order to abolish the Students’ Army Training Corps unit at a local college in Bowling Green Kentucky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Army Training Corps
Bowling Green
J. G. W. Beckham
Robert Y. ‘Thomas
David H. Kincheloe
Kentucky
War Department
Veterans Oust Socialist Lecturer in Elmira
William F. Kreues, a Chicago socialist lecturer, spoke at a mass meeting for Debs and O’Hara but was escorted to a train by returning servicemen before delivering his speech. The incident occurred in Elmira, New York.
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Elmira
William F. Kreues
Chicago
Eugene V. Debs
Kate Richards O'Hara
Filipinos Prepared to Rule Themselves
Governor General Harrison states the Filipino people have established a stable government demanded by Congress as a prerequisite for independence. He reiterates hope for early independence and notes that American troops could have been withdrawn after the war.
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Washington
Congress
Harrison
Philippines
United Stat
United States Seeks Jenkins Release From Mexico
The State Department sent a note to Mexico City demanding the release of American Consular Agent William O. Jenkins held in Puebla. The note, to be published in Washington, warns of steps to enforce compliance if Carranza ignores the demand. Secretary Lansing would not discuss contents but signals firm US stance.
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Union News Service
Washington
State Department
William O. Jenkins
Puebla
Mexico
Mexico City
Robert Lansing
United States
Mr. Jenkins
Carranza
Lansing
Immigration Committee Considers Reallocating Profits
The House Committee on Immigration plans to recommend that a large part of the immigration service's 10 million dollar net annual profit be spent on improving the organization. The Ellis Island inquiry has closed for now, with Rep. Albert Johnston and colleagues departing Washington with testimony and papers to aid their report to Congress.
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New York
House Committee On Immigration
Ellis I
Albert Johnston
Washington
Congress
Dragnet To Be Spread
Ohio prepares to ask owners about income tax feasibility for those with cars and families on low annual incomes. Internal Revenue agents plan nationwide outreach as millions of autos exist but only a fraction of owners have filed tax returns this year.
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Washington
Ohio
Internal Revenue
United States
Plant Foreman Shot After Threat Letters in Marion
Carmelo Triscart an 85 year old plant foreman at the railroad ice plant in Marion was shot twice in the abdomen as he left the facility. Police say he had received black hand letters and planned to return to Italy. Antonio Montague, 80, alleged assailant, is in custody and refuses to speak as surgeons report Triscari cannot recover.
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Marion
Carmelo Triscart
Italy
Triscart
Antonio Montague
Triscari
Montague
Government Laundries Net Profit Reported for 1919
Government laundries earned net profits of 2,312,947.88 in fiscal year 1919. Savings versus private contracts reportedly covered the cost of all buildings and machinery used for the operation, according to a public report.
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Washington
Police Arrest 106 Men in Baltimore Blue Law Sweep
Baltimore police netted 106 violators of strict blue laws as wartime restrictions weighed on the city. The arrests reflect enforcement of curbs believed outdated by many residents and officials alike.
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Baltimore
Reorganization urged for War Department and army
Secretary Newton D Baker declares War experience shows need for fundamental reorganization. He urges permanent emergency size reduced to peace time, passage of the general staff bill, and universal training to build a nucleus for rapid mobilization.
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War Department
Washington, D. C
Army
Newton D. Baker
Woman's Temptance Tonic and Nervine Promises Relief
An advertisement touts Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a remedy for tiredness dizziness and headaches among women in Fostoria Ohio and Dayton Ohio. It cites testimonials from Mrs. Wm. H. Hill and Mrs. Susan Fuller claiming improved strength reduced nausea and restored health during expectancy and middle life.
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Fostoria
Ohio
Wm. H. Hill
Walnut St
Dayton
Susan Fuller
van Cleve Street
Dr Kings New Discovery Promised Remedy for Colds
This ad touts Dr Kings New Discovery as a proven remedy for cold or cough and croup. It claims long standing quality and growing popularity over fifty years with a price of 60 cents or $1.20 per bottle at every drugstore.
Dr King’s New Life Pills Promote Digestive Health
Warns of sluggish bowels and liver issues and promotes Dr King’s New Life Pills as a remedy. Claims the pills cleanse the system and improve liver and bowel function to support a strong, healthy body. Sold for 25 cents at all druggists and recommended for tonight use.
Self-interest and sympathy clash in human behavior
A concise examination argues that self interest and sympathy operate independently shaping decisions and social bonds. It notes how pursuing personal gain can undermine communal welfare and how generous actions may arise from empathy or strategic considerations.
Cuticura Toilet Trio Ad Promises Clear Complexion
Cuticura Soap Daily and Ointment as needed for clear complexion and clean scalp. Talcum completes the trio for soft white hands. Advertisement touts fragrance and benefits as a complete toilet set. The line about adversity hints at growth from hardship.
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