Rail Problems Stir Congress Over Government Ownership
The era’s toughest rail issue faces Congress as McAdoo pushes a five year federal operation extension while opponents favor private return. Rail unions rally, senators prepare speeches, and pressure from workers’ letters floods Knox and Penrose with calls for government ownership. The debate centers on extending federal control versus immediate private return, with unions seeking valuation reform and limits on land value in any future plan.
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Poliec Serision
General McAdoo
Congress
McAdoo
Anaota
Congressional
Knox and
Penrose
Pennsylvania
Renova
United States
United States Senate
Glenn E. Plum
Railroad Brotherhoods
Interstate Commerce Committee
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Eilr
Pilot and Captain Held in Illinois River Collision
Peoria Illinois January 11 Captain H F eh and Pilot George L Williams of the steamer Columbia were held on manslaughter charges. A coroner's inquest found gross negligence for failing to stop the steamer for a rough inspection after a submerged obstacle was encountered in the Illinois River.
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Held
Peoria
Ill
H. F. Eh
George L. Williams
Columbia
Illinois River
Hey
Tenadores' Passengers Lands After Ship Ashore
Jan. 1 report says the passengers and crew of the American transport Tenadores, which ran aground near the Isle d'Yeu in the Bay Biscay on Saturday, were landed. The steamship is considered a total loss. Tenadores sailed from New Orleans on November 10.
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Tenadores
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Isle d’Yeu
Bay Biscay
New
Hardings Sir William Louis Mallet and Paget at the Exchange Telegraph
Sir William Harding, Louis Mallet, and Sir Ome Paget are linked to the Exchange Telegraph in a historical note. The article outlines their roles and interactions within the agency, highlighting notable contributions and positions held.
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Ent Hardings
Sir William i Louis Mallet
Sir Ome Paget
the Exchange Telegraph
Navy to split into two fleets on Atlantic and Pacific
Secretary Daniels told the House Naval Affairs Committee that by next summer the United States Navy would be divided into two fleets of equal strength stationed on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts. He outlined plans for large Pacific bases, coastal aviation stations at Pensacola and San Diego, and proposed maneuvers pitting the two fleets against each other. The Marine Corps would grow to 26,297 with a temporary peak near 560,000 in 1919, while demobilization would be limited.
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Washington
United States Navy
Atlantic
Pacific
Daniels
House Naval Affairs Committee
S Today
Pratt
Bureau of Naval Operations
United States
Benson
Pacific Coast
William Kettner
California
Navy
Pensacola
Fla
San Diego
Cal
Kettner
Panama Canal
Marine Corps
B R T Gets Receiver In Brooklyn Transit Case
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Co and two subsidiaries were placed in receivership by federal Judge Julius M. Mayer due to $2,000,000 in unpaid obligations. Lindley M. Garrison, former secretary of war, named by the court to oversee the firm. Operations will continue under the present system.
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New York
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Co
Julius M. Mayer
Lindley M. Garrison
Mayer
Westinghouse Electric& Mfg. Co
Garrison
New York Consolidated Railroad Corporation
New York Municipal Railroad Corporation
Blizzard Sweeps Middle West Delays Trains Across Region
A major blizzard moves from Minnesota toward the Gulf, delaying trains and causing widespread suffering. Temperatures plunge to as low as 26 below in some sections while Chicago expects snow today on its path east. Train service in Minneapolis is delayed from one to nine hours as Kansas reports heavy snow tying up rail traffic. Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota endure heavy snowfall with Grand Forks and surrounding areas seeing temps between 20 and 26 below.
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Chicago
Middle West
Minnesota
Gulf
Minneapolis
Kansas
Kansas City
Iowa
Nebraska
South Dakota
Grand Forks
Trolley Jumps Tracks In Baltimore Disaster
Two persons are reported killed and ten seriously injured when a trolley car at a steep grade jumped double tracks, crashed through a sidewalk, and demolished a saloon dwelling building. The car’s brakes failed and passengers were rescued from the ruins by police, firemen, wrecking crews and soldiers. Lieutenant mas Rowley of the Quartermaster Corps, Camp Meade, is among the injured.
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Mas
Rowley
D Quartermaster Corps
Camp Meade
Bolshevik Forces Near Riga Amid Panic in City
Copenhagen dispatch reports Bolshevik troops within 18 miles of Riga with the population panicked. Russian dreadnoughts Poltava and Sebastopol and several cruisers attempted to put to sea.
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Riga
Copenhagen
Poltava
Sebastopol
Colver Targets Big Five Packers In New Drive
Washington reports FTC Chairman William B. Colver will address the House Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee to press evidence of collusive buying by Swift Armour Morris Wilson and Cudahy. He cites a fixed percentage system that splits livestock purchases, suppresses competition, and raises meat prices.
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Washington
William B. Colver
Federal Trade Commission
Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee
House of Representatives
Commission
Swift
Armour
Morris
Wilson
Cudahy
United ' S
Colver
Swift & Co
Epi
Iver
President Wilson Finds Common Purpose With Britain
President Wilson expresses satisfaction that the aims and feelings of the British people closely match those of the United States. He and Mrs. Wilson also commend the cordial welcome they received upon leaving England.
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Paris
Wilson
Great Britain
United States
England
Bombs Explode in Chicago Wreck Two Flats No Injuries
Bombs exploded in two Chicago apartment buildings late last night. The fronts were wrecked but no one was hurt. Police suspect black hand group planted one bomb in hall of Frank Carisogne’s building. The other blast is linked to a janitor’s alleged union dispute.
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Chicago
Frank Carisogne
New White Sox Manager Named As Gleason Replaces Rowland
William Kid Gleason today takes the of White Sox managerial duties, succeeding Clarence Rowland. The deal was completed ten days ago but announced late yesterday as owner Comiskey prepared to depart for Florida. Comiskey said it was best for Chicago fans, but declined to discuss the lead up to Rowland’s dismissal.
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White Sox
Chicago
William
Kid) Gleason
Clarence Rowland
Gleason
Rowlands
Comiskey
Florida
Rowland
Bolshevik Forces Advance on Reval and Riga
London reports Bolshevik troops advancing on the Baltic coast with captures of several villages in the regions around Reval and Riga. In Rome, Italian cabinet ministers Dari and Bissolatti resign and are accepted by King Victor Emmanuel.
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London
Reval
Riga
Baltic
Rome
Dari
Pensions
Bissolatti
Victor Emmanuel
Dawn of a New Year Celebrations Across Allied Capitals
After four years of war, New Year ceremonies unfolded in America and Europe. President Wilson, arriving in France, attended a Crillon reception in Paris and planned travel to Rome. Allied celebrations stressed closer ties and the prospect of a lasting peace.
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America
Europe
Pe Ieceen
Wilson
England
Paris
Tochy
Ote Crillon
Rome
London
United States
New York Welcomes Soldiers With Citywide Open Festivities
New York marked New Year with soldiers sailors and marines granted city wide liberty. Over 100000 in fur lough visits packed hotels and restaurants as waiters and champagne sales surged. The Seventy first regiment armory hosted 3000 women in uniform for dancing and events across the metro area.
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New York
New
United States
Seventyfirst Regiment
Paderewski Leads Fighting Poles in Posen Conflict
Amsterdam reports from Berlin via Tageblatt state Poles fight German troops in Posen. Two hundred killed or wounded as poles surround Germans. Paderewski, famed pianist, leads the Polish resistance amid rumblings of a move to install him as Polish president.
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Amsterdam
Posen
Berlin
Tageblatt
Ignace Jan Paderewski
Berlinger Tageblatt
Railroad head's pay set for successor to McAdoo
Washington reports that the next director general of railroads will receive pay. An authoritative source notes regional directors earn up to 40,000 dollars yearly, with the total salary likely higher. Pay would come from the 500 million revolving fund and be named by the president upon nomination.
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Washington
William G. McAdoo
Railway Administration
Mr. McAdoo
Storm Warning Issued for Northeast Seaboard Area
The weather bureau ordered a southwest storm warning from Jacksonville to Eastport Maine hoisted at 10 this morning. A disturbance of considerable intensity is moving eastward over the Great Lakes, with southern gales expected to prevail today and toward Thursday.
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New York
Jacksonville
Eastport
Weather Bureau
Great Lakes
Italian Prisoners Died In Camps Reported
Rome reports that about one hundred thousand Italian prisoners died in camps run by Austria Hungary and Germany due to ill treatment starvation and cold. The inquiry notes the missing count and harsh conditions.
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Rome
Austro- Hungary
Germany
Belgian ports opened as British salvage moves forward
London reports the British admiralty salvage section is rapidly reopening blockaded Belgian ports. Captain F Young oversees Ostend operations as Commander J H Dathan surveys Zeebrugge and Ostend harbors. Tasks include raising eight ships at Zeebrugge and five at Ostend, rebuilding gates, and salvaging vessels including Vindictive and a German submarine.
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London
Belgium
F. Young
Ostend
J. H. Dathan
Dathan
Zeebrugge
Bruges Canal
Bruges
Intrepid
Brussels
Fryatt
England
Oppose Sunday Movies Draws Clergymen Petition
Fifty pastors in New Haven petition City Attorney Sheridan Whitaker opposing Sunday motion pictures. The issue cites Connecticut law banning Sunday shows and notes the mayor's support of closing theatres could push 12,000 to 15,000 people to seek Sunday entertainment elsewhere. Mention is made of contributions at theatres and parallels in Waterbury New Britain Hartford and Bridgeport.
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New Haven
Jan
Sheridan Whitaker
Pastors’ Union of
Ayor David E- Fitzgerald
Liberty Loan
Waterbury
New Britain
Hartford
Bridgeport
Bomb outrages cease in Philadelphia after citywide police curb
Philadelphia reports strict surveillance following bomb outrages. Five hundred home defense members worked in plain clothes with detectives, while police reserves and federal agents guarded public buildings and officials. One suspect, Edward Moore, IW)W leader, arrested yesterday amid reports of Bolshevik activity.
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Philadelphia
Home Defense
Army
Naval
Department of Justice
Edward Moore
Mill
Moore
Usuing Up Reserve Food Stocks in U.S. Camps
The War Department announced that about eighty percent of the food needs of cantonments and camps have been met from surplus stocks since the armistice. January plans call for buying only small quantities of provisions as demobilization accelerates and large movements of goods proceed, with as many as 1,500 cars used to move a single lot.
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Washington
War Department
Statesman in the right meets four pugnacious politicians in Rome
An unnamed statesman pursues a calm, principled stance as four politicians clash in Rome. The scene contrasts measured leadership with aggressive partisan tactics, highlighting tensions in Italian political circles.
Army to Auction Horses and Mules Nationwide War Dept Sale
Washington announces dates and camps for auctioning 44,455 animals including 8,937 cavalry horses and 12,699 artillery horses. Mules total 16,526 draught and 2,793 pack, with sales at Camp Devens Meade Greene Hancock Johnston Gordon Shelby Pike Logan Bowie Cody Taylor Grant Funston Sheridan Travis Sherman Dix Wadsworth Jackson Sevier McClellan Wheeler Beauregard MacArthur Doniphan Bliss Custer Dodge Upton Lee and Camp Sevier.
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Washington
War Department
Baker
Camp Devens
Mass
Camp Meade
Camp Greene
N. C
Camp Hancock
Camp Johnston
Fla
Camp Gordon
Camp Shelby
Miss
Camp Pike
Ark
Camp Logan
Tex
Camp Bowie
Camp Cody
N M
Camp Taylor
Camp Grant
Ill
Camp Funston
Kan
Fort Sheridan
Camp Travis
Camp Sherman
Ohio
Camp Dix
N.J
Wadsworth
S. C
Camp Jackson
Camp Sevier
McClellan
Ala
Camp Wheeler
Mp Beauregard
Camp MacArthur
Camp Doniphan
Okla
Fort Bliss
Camp Custer
Mich
Camp Dodge
Camp Upton
N. Y
Camp Lee
New Year's Message from Cardinal O'Connell on Peace
Cardinal O'Connell issues a New Year's message urging the United States to promote lasting peace in 1919. He warns against national selfishness and hypocritical plots at Versailles, insisting America must lead toward peace based on honor, truth, and justice for all, not spoliation or imperialism.
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Cardinal O'Connell
Boston
Cardinal O’connell
Versailles
America
End of Dog Quarantine and 7000 Dogs Killed
Hartford reports plan to lift dog quarantine in 132 towns within a week or two except Naugatuck valley areas with rabies outbreaks and possibly Waterbury. Since the quarantine began about 7000 dogs were destroyed, 5000 in New Haven where gas research by government experts is noted. Applications for dog tags for next year are down from prior years.
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Hartford
James M. Whittlesey
Naugatuck
Ansonia
Derby
Waterbury
New Haven
France
Opposition to Wilson in Europe debated by French leaders
The Manchester Guardian reports that with Wilson in France debates in the French chamber show Premier Clemenceau and Foreign Minister Pichon opposing the president's peace principles. It questions whether France would honor the armistice faith and notes the Wilson formula as a new, difficult but necessary option to escape the present evils and menace.
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London
Wilson
France
Chamber of Deputies
Clemenceau
Pichon
M. Pichon
America
Germany
Manchester Guardian
the Guardian
Rain Tonight and Clearing Thursday Forecast
Washington reports general rains this afternoon and tonight with clearing likely Thursday across the Atlantic and east gulf states. Eastern half of the country to turn much colder within 36 hours, while southern New England sees rain followed by warmer interior conditions and a Thursday that may be fair and cold.
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Washington
Atlantic
East Gulf States
New England
Northern Pacific transport aground off Fire Island in fog
A New York report states the transport Northern Pacific carrying 148 officers and 2304 men including 1690 wounded ran ashore two miles off Fire Island in heavy fog at 3 am. It is not in immediate danger. Coast guards and destroyers stand by. life lines failed due to rough seas and snags. Wounded will be taken off to Hoboken and New York as tides permit.
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New York
Northern Pacific
Fire Island
Hoboken
Coast Guards
Albert Mehoney
Life Guards
United States
Connecticut Munition Contract Cancellations Stir Washington
Officials in Washington refuse to modify orders canceling Connecticut munition contracts. Assistant Secretary of War Crowell will not comment or meet with new inquiries. Connecticut legislators Brandegee and McLean pressed the War Department, but were redirected to W. C. Bryant in Bridgeport with no result. Other New England states report similar refusals to reconsider cancellations.
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Washington, D. C
Connecticut
Crowell
New Haven Chamber of Commerce
War Department
Brandegee
McLean
W. C. Bryant
Bridgeport
New England
Alfred E Smith Induction as New York Governor
Alfred E Smith was inaugurated governor of New York in Albany with a large crowd and a salute from guns in Capital Park. He delivered an impromptu inaugural address calling for nationwide fiscal reform and unity to address taxes, costs, wages, and public health while noting reconstruction problems rival the importance of war. Weather delayed river boat travel as ships prepared to lay up for winter.
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Alfred E. Smith
Albany
New York
New York State
Capital Park
Hugo
Assembly Chamber
Smith
Mt Higby Weather Report for 24 Hours
Weather report from Mt Higby station for the last 24 hours ending at noon. Maximum 48 degrees, minimum 28, noon 47. Rainfall 48? inches and water 24 feet? Windy and rainy conditions noted.
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Mt. Higby
Mt.Higby
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