Textile Strike Looms Nationwide If No Settlement Reached
New York Feb 1 700000 textile workers threaten a 48 hour week walkout starting Monday if mills do not concede. Union President John Golden says national strike will tie up mills led by National Cotton Manufacturers and United Textile Workers in New York Paterson Lawrence and Fall River with 600000 to 700000 workers affected. Local groups in Paterson Collinsville and Lowell report varying hours targets while officials seek arbitration and mediation. mood is active with preparations for possible widespread stoppage.
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New York
Wkers’ Union of America
John Golden
United States
Paterson
Long Island
Executive Council
Press- Golden
American Woolen Co
National Cotton Manufacturers’ Association
N. J
Golden
Collinsville
Moskowitz
Smith
Perkins
Biggel Mills
Cohoes
Boston
United Textile Workers of America
Lawrence
State Board of Arbitration
State Board
Fee Council
Lowell
National Amalgamation of Textile
Fall River
Bedfor Textile Council
Foode Island Mills
Manjester
N. H
Lawre
Charles G. Wood
Massachu Board of Conciliation and Arbitration
Pershing Defends American Soldiers
Washington reports that General Pershing denies a Paris crime wave by American troops. He calls the claims sensational and refutes them as negligible, noting the large Allied force in Paris and minimal disturbances. He cites a reform in pay procedures as the cause of any payment delays, not misconduct.
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Washington
Paris
Pershing
Baker
War Department
France
Monty
Horrible Tales of Turk Brutality in Portland
Mrs. George Der Arsanian recounts brutal Turkish acts witnessed during the holy war. She claims 80 women and old men drowned in a shallow river, babies killed, and women handed to Kurd tribesmen before soldiers. She waited since December 1916 for a state department summons to testify.
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Portland
George der Arsanian
Sue
Abram I. Elxus
Fi'nurkey
Wikus
der Ars
Archbishop Dowling Named Successor to John Ireland
In Rome, Austin Dowling bishop of Des Moines was announced as the new Archbishop of St Paul succeeding the late Archbishop John Ireland. The Vatican also named four other bishops including Diopsis Kelly Grand Rapids Edmundo Gibbons Albany William Turner Buffalo and William Hickey titular bishop of Claudipolis and Providence. Dowling was born in New York City and ordained in 1891 later becoming Des Moines bishop in 1912.
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Austin Dowling
John Ireland
London
Des Moines
St.Paul
Claudipolis
Providence
Archbishop Dowling
New York City
St. Mary’s Church
Warren
R. I
Sts. Peter and Paul’s Cathedral
New York
Festival of the New Year at Epworth League event
Tuesday evening February 4 the Epworth League of the Methodist church hosts a Festival of the New Year Each month is represented by a booth led by Margaret Crawford Anita Welker Mabel Hart Hazel Read Marjorie Smith Antoinnette Burr Gladys Ward Adeline Bacon Gladys Wilbur Helen Daniels Mabel Hurlburt and Mrs K Kristensen in charge
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Epworth League of the Methodist Church
Booth
Margaret Crawford
Anita Welker
Mabel Hart
Hazel Read
Marjorie Smith
Antoinnette Burr
Gladys Ward
Adeline Bacon
Gladys Wilbur
Helen Daniels
Mabel Hurlburt
K. Kristensen
Louisiana Mob Lynches Negro in Monroe
A mob in Monroe, Louisiana, lynched Sampton Smith, a Black man convicted at Columbia yesterday of murdering Blanchard Warner. The jury had specified no capital punishment, but threats prompted the sheriff to move him for safety. He was overpowered during transport.
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Louisiana
Monroe
Sampton Smith
Columbia
Blanchard Warner
Soldiers Guard Glasgow Streets in Fiery Strike Calm
Soldiers with fixed bayonets patrol Glasgow streets to preserve order as strike riots threaten. The Rosyth strike affecting thousands has been settled, but industrial chaos persists across many centers.
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Glasgow
Rosyth
Clearing House Statement Delivers Subtreasury Debit and Balances
Clearing House Statement from New York reports a sub-treasury debit of 4 738 802, exchanges 644 648 008, and balances totaling 75 285 660 as of February 1. The brief financial summary lists key figures in a compact ledger-style update.
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Clearing House
New York
Treasury
Wilson and Allies Debate War Indemnities and Balkan Tensions
Paris reports President Wilson and American peace delegates discussed war responsibility and indemnities with allied leaders. Big Five meetings resumed at Quai d Orsay as Balkan disputes over former Austria-Hungary territories. naval fate of German ships remains undecided with plans to allocate some vessels to smaller nations or the League. Next week focuses on league of nations, labor, finance, and war responsibility matters.
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Paris
United States
League of Nations
Wilson
Quai d’ Orsay
Admiral Beacon
Serbia
Roumania
Balkan
Austria-Hungary
Balkans
Banat
U. S. Faces Insolvency Senate Plea For Restraint
Washington February 1 Senator Thomas of Colorado warned the senate that the United States heads toward bankruptcy and revolution due to lavish appropriations. He said Congress pursues unsustainable spending despite public needs, projecting annual outlays of 4.5 billion dollars with 1.5 billion needed for interest on the national debt.
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Thomas
Senate
Washington
United States
Colorado
Congress
Soldiers Rescued From Ship Narra gansett Near Bembridge
London Feb 1 all 2500 soldiers aboard the Narra gansett were safely landed at Southampton after the transport grounded on a mud bank off Bembridge Point. The ship carried 60 American and nearly 2000 British soldiers. Tugs were on the scene and no danger to the vessel was reported by American army headquarters.
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London
Narragansett
Bembridge Point
Southampton
Car Driver Held for Murder in Silk Mills Robbery
Fred L. Klein of Hobecee I. J. is held in Hartford police custody on a charge of murdering Captain William F. Madden of the Manchester police during a Thursday night attempt to rob the Cheney Brothers silk mills. Three other men, all Polish and claiming Bridgeport addresses, are confined but likely to be released as investigations continue.
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Hartford
Fred L. Klein
Hobecee I. J
William F. Madden
Manchester
Cheney Brothers
Bridgeport
Three Piave Crew Drowned in Dover Shipwreck
Dover reports three members of the Piave crew drowned when the American cargo ship broke up off Deal during its maiden voyage to Holland with 17,000 tons of provisions. Fifty-four survivors tell of the disaster as the vessel and cargo were lost.
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Dover
Deal
Holland
Riots in Glasgow Hurt Fifty Three Beatings and Arrests
Glasgow February first reports fifty three people injured in strike riots. Thirty four civilians and nineteen policemen hurt as soldiers with fixed bayonets patrol the streets. Chairman Shinwell of the strikers group has men arrested and charged with incitement.
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Glasgow
Shinwell
Daubert Leaves Brooklyn for Cincinnati Deal
Brooklyn National League club announced today that it has closed a deal with Cincinnati whereby first baseman Jake Daubert will move to Cincinnati in exchange for Kopf and Griffith.
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Daubert
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
N. Y
Cincinnati Club
Jake Daubert
Kopf
Griffith
Soldiers Arrive in Port Debark Amid Melting Pot Mix
A 3 336 strong group of officers and men from the ship Siboney landed in New York. The contingent included native Americans from many states, two Americanized Japanese, a Turk, several Chinese, Indians, and Italians. Many aboard were in the 45th coast artillery. seven of 150 casuals came from German prison camps. Private F. Paul of Springfield, Mass. brought back a prison bread loaf analyzed as bone, sawdust, potato peelings with a barley hint. The Libony carried the 309th ammunition train from Indiana, Kentucky and Illinois. Among former prisoners were A. E. Sioil of Haverhill, Mass., and P. J. McCormick of Boston.
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New York
Reb
Union
45Th Coast Artillery
Stoney
F. ®. Paul
Springfield
Mass
Indiana
Kentucky
Illinois
A. E. Sioil
Haverhill
P. J. McCormick
Boston
200000 Idle in Berlin Amid Coal Shortage and Strikes
Berlin reports over 200,000 out of work due to coal shortages and strikes. Government urges idle workers to move to provinces while factories may close. Spar tacus riots fuel agitation. Brandenburg soldiers council protests army reform and calls for ministers Noske and Scheidemann dismissal amid signals of German activity from Libau to Kovno.
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Berlin
Spartacus
Brandenburg
Soldiers’ Council
Noske
Scheidemann
Interior
Libau
Kovno
Paris Lifts Restrictions on Most Food Articles
Paris reports elimination of limits on nearly all foods, easing bread and egg shortages cited by hospitals and cafes. Restaurateurs urge later cafe hours, noting Lille Metz and Coblenz allow 11 pm to midnight closures while Paris remains earlier. Sugar, coffee, and tea expected to loosen within three months. bread now almost white but missing prewar shortening.
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Paris
Restaurateurs
Lille
Metz
Coblenz
Nehf Quits Baseball for Dayton Delco Salary Rise
Arthur Nehf a crack southpaw of the Boston Braves quits major league baseball to join the Delco plant in Dayton Ohio. He reports a big salary and says a $900 semipro pitching offer on weekend games plus his regular pay beats baseball and requires no travel.
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Arthur Nehf
Cincinnati
Ohio
Boston Braves
Nehf
Delco
Dayton
New Head At Annapolis Naval Academy Chiefs Change
Washington February 1 Rear Admiral Archibald H Scales commandant Great Lakes Naval Training Station named superintendent United States Naval Academy Annapolis He will succeed Rear Admiral Edward W Berle who has sought appointment to active sea service
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Annapolis
Washington
Archibald H. Scales
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
United States Naval Academy
Navy Department
Edward W. Berle
Germans to Resume Business With Major Cities
Geneva reports German newspapers are printing notices by commercial travelers announcing an imminent reopening of trade with New York London and Paris. The advertisements say Switzerland will serve as a neutral trade base.
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Geneva
New York
London
Paris
Switzerland
German Sailors Issued Ultimatum to Surrender Ships
Washington report says Hamburg sailors union issues an ultimatum that German ships must depart ports or be forced to yield to Allied demands. Dispatch received this afternoon notes the threat of force and escalates tensions at sea.
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Washington
Union of Sailors
Hamburg
Ship Owners and Sailors Union Agree On Wages
Berlin reports a wage agreement set at 220 marks monthly for fetching food from the United States. The figure equates to about 45 dollars per month. The accord covers ship owners and the sailors union as learned today.
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Berlin
United States
Poles Kill German Official in East Prussia
Lieut Rogalla, a German parliamentarian, was reported killed by Polish forces in East Prussia. The incident occurred on February 1 as German authorities confirm a fatal attack.
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Berlin
Lieut
Rogalla
East Prussia
Nie
Chinese Murder Baffles Police In Washington Home
Washington police grapple with a triple murder at 2023 Kalorama Road involving three high caste Chinese men. Dr. Theodore T. Wong, 46, director of the Chinese Educational mission, and two students from George Washington University were killed. A fourth Chinese man is missing. Investigators suspect robbery unlikely as large sums of cash were supposedly in Wong’s possession while papers of international importance remained undisturbed. Detectives travel to New York to pursue Z. S. Wan, a guest at the mission, amid theories of a serial theft against employers. Wong’s daughter attends the University of Michigan. the mission is funded by the Boxer rebellion fund returned to China.
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Washington
Kalorama Road
Theodore T. Wong
Chinese Educational Mission
C. H. Heie
Ben Sen Wu
George Washington University
Kong Li
Kelly and
Burlingame
New York
Z. S. Wan
Dr. Wong
Legation
Uncle Sam's Almanac Turns Public Health Pamphlet
Washington on February 1 1917 the Public Health Service releases Uncle Sam's Almanac a wall calendar style pamphlet urging health actions and thrift stamps alongside sun rise and sunset data. It mixes factual tips with wartime references and aims to inform households.
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Public Health Service
Washington
Uncle Sam’s
United States Public Health Service
Hindenburg Line
The
Health Service
Piave Survivors Land After Ship Becomes Total Loss
Thirty survivors from the wrecked American steamship Piave were landed at Deal with 29 more at Dover. The Piave broke up under heavy seas amid snow and a roaring hull split during refloating efforts. Lifeboats were torn away, and rescue crews aboard tug boats performed heroically. The captain and part of the crew were later landed at Ramsgate.
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Deal
England
Dover
Ramsgate
How Ballin Suicided
Washington reports detail Albert Ballin director of the Hamburg-America steamship line dying by poison in Zurich with revolutionary forces invading his office. He requested time to gather papers, was given five minutes, and swallowed a strong dose of poison. He died ten minutes later in great pain at a hospital.
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Ballin
Washington
Albert Ballin
William Hochenzollern
Hampurg-American
Thernch High Commission
Zurich
Royalist Movement Spreads in Portugal
Madrid reports royalist movement expanding in Portugal with wireless dispatches from monarchists. Royalist troops advancing south of Guarda proclaim the monarchy. Guarda, a fortified town in Beira near the Serra Da Estrella, sits about seventy miles northeast of Coimbra.
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Madrid
Portugal
Guarda
Beira
Portugal On the Serra da Estrella
Coimbra
Rev Hall Goes On Stand In Wife Murder Trial
Rev Henry H Hall the evangelist on trial for murdering his wife will testify in his own defense. The defense argues Hall’s character, cites his past, and contends marks on the victim’s neck were from embalming fluid or a recluse rather than foul play. Medical expert Magrath testified marks were pre death.
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Saco
Henry H. Hall
Hall
Zemro Hall
George Burgess Magrath
Boston
Girl Thought Drugged in Williamsburg Abduction Case
Police halted two men carrying a young unconscious woman from a car into a furnished room house at 287 South Fifth Street Williamsburg. The woman was identified as Lillian Smith about 19 of Bridgeport Conn. Doctors said morphine poisoning and possible alcoholism. Suspects Albert Korak 287 South Fifth Street and Alfred Mastrol o Brooklyn South First Street provided names and addresses.
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New York
Cassidy
Bedford Avenue
Brooklyn
South Fifth Street
Williamsburg
Greenpoint Hospital
Lillian Smith
Bridgeport
Conn
Albert Korak
Alfred Mastrocolo
South First Street
Ramblers Visit Middletown In Close Contested Clash
At the Y M C A tonight the Ramblers of Hartford face Middletown. Key players Larson Cronin Coffee Porteous Whalen for Hartford, Schultze McCabe Spear Hahn Murphy for Middletown. Referee Dan Ahern to officiate as both teams seek a tight result.
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Ramblers
Hartford
Larson
Cronin
Coffee
Porteous
Whalen
Middletown
Schultze
McCabe
Spear
Hahn
Murphy
Dan Ahern
Married This Afternoon in Holy Trinity Church
Mrs. Rose King Bacon and James Knox Guy wed at the Church of the Holy Trinity at 2 o'clock this afternoon, Rev. Dr. Frank F. German officiating. They will honeymoon in Eustis, Florida after visiting relatives in Meriden. Guy is a partner in Guy & Rice real estate and insurance and serves as president of the Farmers & Mechanics Savings Bank.
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Rose King Bacon
James Knox Guy
Church of the Holy Trinity
Frank F. German
Conrad G. Bacon
Main Street
Guy
Meriden
Eustis
Fla
Guy & Rice, Real Estate and Insurance
Farmers & Mechanics Savings Bank
Captain Nolan and wife guests at Partridge Inn
Captain P D A Nolan and wife of Middletown Conn long guests at the Partridge Inn Augusta Ga. share bereavement in the loss of their 14 year old son. Captain Nolan recently appointed camp surgeon at the Ordnance Training Camp.
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Augusta
Herald
PD. A. Nolan
Middletown
Conn
Partridge Inn
Munition Train Blast Kills Soldiers Near Longwy
Brussels feb 1 an ammunition train explosion between Longwy and Aubange killed one American soldier and several French soldiers along with 60 Geers. casualty details remain unclear as authorities investigate the blast and its aftermath.
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Brussels
Geers
Longwy
Aubange
Dock Strike Ends in London Wage Increase
London reports the dockyard strike concluding as the government grants a substantial wage raise to the workers, ending the labor action that began earlier. The accord lifts industrial tension and sets a new pay level for dock workers.
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London
Casualties Total 56,592 in US Army Losses Reported
General March announced the overall casualties from the thirty combat divisions, totaling 56,592 with 27,762 killed in action, 11,296 died of wounds, 14,649 missing, and 2,785 captured. Missing-to-total reductions and demobilization figures are provided, with division-by-division losses listed and notes on the 35th division and 92nd and 93rd division casualty comparisons.
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Washington
March
New England
New York
Pennsylva
New Jersey
Ginia
Maryland
Delaware
Tennessee
North
South Carolina
Michigan
Wisconsin National Guard
Illinois
Missouri
Kansas
Texas
Oklahoma
Chibd
West Virginia
Rainbow Division
New York National Army
Pennsylvania
District of Columbia
Virginia
Maland
Caroli
Florida
Georgia
Alabama
Minnesota
Iowa
Nebraska
Norland
South
Dakota
Arizona
New
Oregon
Califo
Nevada
Utah
Idaho
Montana
Wyoming
United States
General March
92Nd
War Department
Germany
American Red Cross
Adjutant General’s Office
Army
Red
Adjutant General’s
Red Sea
Navy
Marine
Adjutant General
Adjutant General's Office
Suspect Exonerated in Deep River Car Collision
A man suspected of ramming Fred W. Chalker's car in Deep River yesterday was exonerated after a witness saw the vehicle move without him near the scene. No man was found in Chalker's automobile and the suspect was cleared of involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred W. Chalker
Deep River
Mr. Hurd Improves After Appendicitis at Middlesex Hospital
Albert A. Hurd manager of the Rigeni Coal Co was treated for appendicitis at Middlesex Hospital two weeks ago. He is now able to go out each day and occupy a room in the hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Hurd
Albert A. Hurd
Rigeni Coal Co
Middlesex Hospital
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