Interstate Commerce Commission Takes Supreme Rate Power
Senate and House conferees agree to grant the Interstate Commerce Commission supreme authority over railroad rates, suspending or annulling state orders when interstate tariffs conflict. State commissions retain power over intrastate rates if not harming interstate commerce, as Esch Cummins reorganization bills move forward. The agreement avoids broad federal intrusion into local rates yet clarifies federal override when needed.
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Senate
House
Interstate Commerce Commission
State Commission
Federal Commission
Supreme Court
Commission
McNary bill signed extends sugar board through 1920
President Wilson signed the McNary sugar control bill extending the Sugar Equalizing Board to 1920. The White House announced the signature and Tumulty noted the act grants the president discretion to purchase sugar from Cuba, with uncertain practicality for future purchases and distribution.
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Washington
Wilson
United States Sugar Equalizing Board
White House
Joseph P. Tumulty
Cuba
Judge orders release of labor organizer amid unconstitutional permit rule
Judge David G. Jenkins of Mahoning County Common Pleas Court ruled East Youngstown’s ordinance prohibiting public meetings without a permit unconstitutional and discharged Frank Pickens and 72 members of Branch 104 of the Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers who were arrested December 11 for holding a meeting.
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Youngstown
East Youngstown
David G. Jenkins
Mahoning County
Church Pledges Higher Clergy Salaries Across Eight Conferences
Rev. J. W. Van Cleve of Chicago, head of the Methodist Episcopal Church Finance Commission, reported that eight conferences have agreed to pay at least 1500 dollars annually to clergy. The conferences named include Des Moines, Detroit, Illinois, Nebraska, Northern Ohio, Northwest Town, Rock River, and Upper Iowa.
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New York
J. W. van Cleve
Chicago
Finance Commission
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Methodist Episcopal Church
Des Moines
Detroit
Illinois
Nebraska
Ohio
Northwest Town
Rock River
Iowa
Predictions on Bolshevism in joint historical meeting
At a joint session of the American Political Science Association and the American Historical Association in Meveland speakers predicted a republican constitution for a Russian federation and Japanese dominance in the Orient. Jerome Landfield of New York spoke on Bolshevism as emotion and warned of its impact.
Execution of Dur rage by forced prisoner witness protest in Illinois
In Chicago and Cook County 200 inmates at the county jail were compelled to witness the hanging of Raffaelo Durrage for a double murder after he was ordered from his home. The event, moved up to 8 pm to avoid a last minute stay, prompted mixed reactions from officials and reformers who feared moral harm. prisoners reacted with mockery and taunts as the trap sprang and Durage died.
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Chicago
Frank O. London
Raffaelo Durrage
Durrage
Mexico to Return Road to Private Owners
The Mexican Railway linking Mexico City Puebla and Vera Cruz will be returned to private owners within days, after government control following bandit raids. The line, once run by a British-leaning operator with Queen Mary as a principal stockholder, was briefly nationalized two years ago.
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Mexico
el Paso
Texas
Mexico City
Puebla
Vera Cruz
Queen Mary
Revenue agents crack Brooklyn moonshine case
Eleven agents from Kentucky Tennessee and West Virginia joined prohibition enforcement in Brooklyn and arrested two proprietors of a leading local moonshine operation. A bartender and a waiter were also detained and later arraigned by a Federal Commissioner who released them on bail.
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New York
Kentucky
Tennessee
West Virginia
Brooklyn
Rhine Flood Reaches Coblenz Waterline High in 40 Years
Rhine waters rise to their highest in four decades as Coblenz endures floods. Army units relocate to higher ground while American property losses stay low due to timely warnings. City loses gas and water. cellars flood along the Rhine boulevard including the General Allen mansion.
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Rhine Boulevard
Allen
New Year Merriment on Broadway Draws Off a Roaring Crowd
Crowds packed Upper Broadway from midnight to morning as revelers celebrated the New Year. Police reported large turnout in hotels and restaurants with many purchasing pre July 1 liquor stocks. Revenue flowed from carriage and cooling charges while partygoers enjoyed a lively start to the year.
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New York
Upper Broadway
Hog Island sets records with 74 cargo ships launched
Philadelphia shipyard Hog Island reports 74 cargo carriers and four army transports launched since August 5, 1918 totaling 615000 deadweight tons. Sixty four ships delivered including City of Flint on December 27 and Cliffwood as the latest.
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Philadelphia
City of
Flint
Cliffwood
Emergency Fleet Corporation
British Losses Heavy in Indian Frontier Fighting
British casualties mounting in Mananakadh as fiercest action on the Indian frontier rages. Mahsuds show resolve in repelling the expeditionary force with hill tribesmen resisting fiercely. A British column remains encamped on the Palosina plain.
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Mandanakadh
India
Tial
Palosina
Former City Treasurer Held on Embezzlement Charge
Warren C. Charles B. Kistler, city treasurer for six years, was arrested in Newton Falls on embezzlement charges involving about $50,000. Chief Givens states Kistler confessed. The shortage surfaced when he handed the office to successor William F. Bowen. Bond set at $80,000. bondsmen expected to cover part of the shortage.
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Charles B. Kistler
Newton Falls
Givens
Kistler
William F. Bowen
Port Tug Crews Walk Out Over Pay and Hours
Several hundred harbor and river tug workers including masters mates pilots cooks stewards and deckhands quit work after threatening strike unless employers grant higher pay and shorter hours at the Philadelphia port.
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Philadelphia
Deportees from the Buford Sail Toward Russia
Emma Goldman Alexander Berkman and other deported radicals on the Buford observe New Year 1920 at sea. A wireless message from the ship places it about two thirds across the Atlantic after departing December 21, signaling a slow meditative voyage toward its destination in Russia.
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New York
Emma Goldman
Alexander Berkman
Buford
Russia
Atlantic
National Drive on Reds Open
National roundup targets radicals across 88 cities led by the Department of Justice. In New York 700 to 800 arrests were reported as agencies sought deportation papers and incriminating documents from Communist and Communist Labor groups. The operation spanned coast to coast with plans to detain several hundred radicals before daylight.
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Greater
Washington
Department of Justice
Francis P. Garvan
Department of ‘Labor
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Boston
Buffalo
Chicago
Cleveland
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Des Moines
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Portland
Maine
Ore
Providence
San Francisco
Scranton
Spokane
St. Louis
St. Paw
Springfield
Mass
Syracuse
Toledo
Trenton
Hoover Plan Aids Central Europe Food Supply
Berlin reports an agreement on Hoover plan terms to supply food to Central Europe. Flour shipments are due to reach Hamburg on January 6 but will be held back until the plan's details are finalized.
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Berlin
Herbert C. Hoover
Europe
Hamburg
Mr. Hoover
Mexico Lifts Embargo on Key Food Exports
The Mexican embargo on exporting important foods such as corn beans and sugar has been raised. Crops were plentiful last season and exports have already begun, according to the Mexican Secretary of State Department report.
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Mexico
Washington
State Department
Explosion at Hagley mill kills five workers in Delaware
Five men were killed and one injured when a grinding mill at the Hagley plant of the du Pont Powder Company exploded. The flimsy building collapsed. the Bradywine Creek site near Wilmington suffered wide shaking and nearby homes, including the residence of former Federal Judge Edward G. Bradford, were damaged.
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Wilmington
Del
Hagley
du Pont Powder Company
Bradywine Creek
Edward G. Bradford
Four American Radicals Named Eligible for Third International
Washington reports a State Department memorandum outlines Bolshevik aims of world revolution and lists four American radical groups deemed eligible for Third International membership. The memo cites Socialist Labor Party of America left elements Debs faction, Socialist Propaganda Association, I W W of America, and Workers International Industrial Union of America. Boris Reinstein of the Socialist Labor Party aided Russia travel. his wife was recently jailed in Buffalo.
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Washington
Lenine
Trotsky
State Department
Senate
House
Third International
Wireless
Socialist Labor Party of America
Socialist Party of America
Debs
Socialist Propaganda Association
I. W. W. of America
Workers’ International Industrial Union of America
Boris Reinstein
Russia
Buffalo
Holshevik
Extraordinary Commission
Earthquake Death Toll Rises Across Mexico
A violent earthquake devastates multiple Mexican regions centered near the Orizaba volcano. Vera Cruz state reports heavy damage with dozens dead in San Juan Costomatepec and Jalapa, while unconfirmed blasts hint at a similar disaster in Huatusco. Seismic activity felt nationwide.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Orizaba
Vera Cruz
Cordoba
San Juan
Costomatepec
Huatusco
Jalapa
Bela Kun Trial Ends in Budapest Extradition Demand
The Budapest court finishing hearings in the Bela Kun case indicates it will renew its extradition request to Austria. Prosecutors alleged Kun committed 236 murders 19 robberies and spent 197000000 crowns on propaganda in Vienna during his dictatorship.
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Budapest
Bela Kun
Hungary
Austria
Kun
Vienna
Safety Director Holmes Dead
Cincinnati public safety head John K. Holmes died at Christ Hospital after an appendix abscess operation. He was 63 years old. His wife, sister Mary of New York and brother Charles of Cincinnati were at his bedside. he had been ill at home for two days before his condition worsened.
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John K. Holmes
Public Safety
Cincinnati
Christ Hospital
Mt. Auburn
Sinn Feiners Bombard Barracks in Cork Raid
Sinn Fein men attacked a police barracks in Carrigtihill Cork firing volleys for three hours and detonating the end of the building. Occupants including a sergeant and five constables returned fire as raiders captured the barracks and looted it.
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Barracks
London
Carrigtehill
Central News
Cork
Rear Admiral Day Dies in Nice After Long Naval Career
Rear Admiral William Plummer Day USN retired died suddenly in Nice where he had lived for many years. He was born in New York 71 years ago and leaves a widow in Nice and a son living in Paris.
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Nice
France
Willam Plummer Day
New York
Paris
McAdoo Declines Democratic Presidential Bid
William Gibbs McAdoo will not enter the Democratic primary for the presidential nomination. He remains not receptive to politics and will shun the party mantle if it appears favorable, despite prior speculation about his candidacy.
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Washington
William Gibbs McAdoo
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