World War Era News Roundup in Washington and Europe
A dense summary of congressional battles, presidential vetoes, and policy shifts in Washington on war, sugar, railroads, and censorship. Reports include Simms hearing disputes, a Maine Alabama statehood coin act, naval dispatches, indictments, and international tensions from Ireland to Mexico and Siberia.
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Washington
United States
Wilson
Pennsylvania
Dan
Bille
Treasury
Maine
Alabama
Ohio Gleanings Highlights From Youngstown to Toledo
A wide sweep of Ohio items: James Caliparo killed and Antonio Laresza wounded in an ambush near Youngstown. Toledo streetcar fare fight funded by a 20 000 dollar city council measure. John Cowan will not seek a sixth term in Putnam County’s Ohio assembly seat. Ohio Republicans demand R K Hynicka’s reelection as national committeeman in Hamilton County districts.
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James Caliparo
Antonio Laresza
Toledo
John Cowan
Ohio Assembly
Putnam County
R. K. Hynicka
Ohio
Hamilton County
Arthur C. Wood
Mansfield
Floyd Kowalka
Becket
Dayton
Mahoning Valley
Ashtabula
Frank Pucka
Medina
Jung Wah Low
Florence Barton
Steubenville
John” Mullen
Newark
Olaf Olsen
Second Infantry
Camp Sherman
Grace Purdum
Whillicothe
Theodore Schaeffer
Fairfield County
Lancaster
William Cooper Procter
Cincinnati
Pfeifer
Federal Bureau of
E. A. Deeds
Denison University
Baptist Church
Board of Education
Dover
Census Bureau
Conneaut
Henry T. Hunt
Railway Labor Board
Hunt
Bowling Green
Ruth Dister
Columbus
Pontius
Galion Council
Martins Ferry
Grover Funk
Tiffin
Xenia Theological Seminary
Aix
Cincinniati
Pillans
Lorain
Green County
Xenia
Union County
Cleveland
Kent State Normal School
Mary Kelly
Oxford
CBO
Etna Hocking Valley Mining, Company
Lorain Coal and Ee
Athens
Government poised to break freight jam with ICC orders
Nationwide congestion looms as the Interstate Commerce Commission prepares sweeping priority shipments for food fuel and perishables and may ban dead freight. Railroads coordinate with the Car Service Committee to apportion supply while financing strains threaten plant shutdowns and millions in losses.
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Union News Service
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission
American Railroad Association
Car Service Committee
Treasury
Goethals Proposed Huge U S Plan for France Reconstruction
Paris reports Leon Jehaux lid of the French Confederation of Labor said Major General George W. Goethals offered a 14 billion dollar plan to reconstruct France under U S auspices during a labor conference. France reportedly rejected the plan due to American engineers supervising the work. No official confirmation was available.
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Paris
Leon Jehaux
French Confederation of Labor
George W. Goethals
France
United States
Jehaux
Whisky Seizure Grows as Trucks Are Found
Sheriff Mor ris seizes two more trucks with about 100 cases of whisky near Canfield and brings the drivers to Youngstown for questioning. Most of the 500 cases tied to the case remain jailed, while the alleged principal posted 6000 dollars bail and others were freed on 3000 dollar cash bonds.
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Youngstown
Morris
Canfield
David J. Scott
Milk Aid Reaches Berlin Front as Relief Cans Arrive
In Berlin the first shipment of 50,000 condensed milk cans from the Chilean Women’s Relief Commission arrives. The Chilean minister gives 20,000 cans to Mrs. President Ebert for Berlin orphans and dispatches 30,000 more to Hamburg and other German cities.
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Germany
Berlin
Chilean Women's Relief Commission
Frederick Ebert
Hamburg
Protocol Signed Alarm Over Venezuela Holland Ties
Caracas reports a protocol renewing diplomatic relations between Venezuela and the Netherlands after severance in 1908 by President Castro over Dutch claims. Representatives of both nations signed the pact restoring formal ties.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Holland
Castro
Train strikes car in Delray. two dead three injured
Two men were killed and three others injured when their automobile was struck by a Detroit, Toledo and Ironton Railroad train in Delray Detroit Michigan. The impact hurled the car more than 50 feet from the crossing.
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Detroit
Mich
Detroit, Toledo and Ironton
Delray
Wood Alcohol Casualty in Toledo Surges
Toledo police report a spike in wood alcohol poisoning with two dead and more than a score dying or sick in the last 24 hours. Victims were taken to stations where conditions worsened and several grew paralyzed while on the street.
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Wood Alcohol Casualty
Toledo
Wood Alcohol Casualty Lst
Ready for flu Calotabs ad promises quick cure
Physicians urge protection against influenza and announce Calotabs as a one tablet bedtime remedy to purge the system. The ad touts fast relief from colds with no side effects, selling for thirty five cents and offering refunds if not delighted.
Incoherent Bond Inquiry Reaches Finance Office
A soldier sent a puzzled letter about a bond he had purchased. The finance office replied asking for information and whether the bond was converted. The soldier answered that the bond was not converted and requested to keep it as is and sent to him.
The Natural Place Debate on Best Dog Star View
A remark about locating the dog star, with the suggestion that the Lick Observatory offers the best vantage. The line frames a light discussion on star watching and a famous observatory.
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Lick Observatory
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