Senate probes entire shipping program during war
Washington January 2 senators on commerce committee broadened the Hog Island inquiry to cover the whole shipbuilding effort of the United States during the war. The Nelson resolution asks the Shipping Board for yard counts and contracts, government contributions, appropriations, vessel production and service, and wartime vs peace criteria. Pier of the Emergency Fleet Corp testified production fell in December due to paused overtime and vessel deliveries postponed for potential peace use.
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Washington
United States
Senate Commerce Committee
Hog Island
Nelson
Minnesota
Shipping Board
Congress
Fletcher
Florida
William Denman
Hig Island
General Goethals
Pier
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Piez
Blundering Delays Notify Families of KIA and Wounded
Senator John W Weeks charges muddling in the adjutant general department and the War Department caused delays in reporting to families of soldiers killed or wounded in France. He says the blundering has caused unnecessary mental suffering and anxiety among the people. He criticizes both agencies for the mishandling of casualty notifications.
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Washington
France
Department of the Adjutant General's Department
John W. Weeks
Massachusetts
Senate
Adjutant General
War Department
Extent of Packers Control Revealed Before House Panel
Washington January 2 The big five packers now control 655 unrelated companies and hold minor stakes in 85 more Chairman William B Colver of the federal trade commission told the house interstate commerce committee investigating the packing industry Colver read a statement from a wholesale grocer saying the packers have spread into 9000 commodities none of which relate to the meat business
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Packer
Washington
Jan
William B. Colver
Federal Trade Commission Today
House Interstate Commerce Committee
Colver
Factory Girls Burned In Gasoline Tank Car Explosion
Bayonne New Jersey January 2 Twenty factory girls were seriously burned this afternoon when a tank car carrying more than 8000 gallons of gasoline exploded in Standard Oil yards at Constable Hook. The blast set fire to the can department building where over fifty girls worked. Many escaped through flames and fumes. Bayonne Hospital reported several of the injured likely to die.
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Bayonne
N. J
Standard Oil
Constable Hook
Case and Can
Bayonne Hospital
Grain Market Movements in Chicago Trade
Chicago grain and livestock prices closed mixed with corn and oats showing gains at session end while provisions fell. Corn futures for January through March posted modest gains, oats rose, and pork, lard, and ribs futures declined.
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Chicago
Family Home In Lawn Avenue Vandalized While Absent
Stamford January 2 Having closed their house in Lawn avenue on Thanksgiving day Mr and Mrs Herbert L Wheeler returned yesterday to find that someone had inhabited the place. Some valuable paintings were torn to pieces and other articles broken. There is a probability that some things were stolen.
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Stamford
Lawn Avenue
Herbert L. Wheeler
British Dominions to Represent at Peace Conferences
London January 2 the Evening News reports the British dominions will send representatives to the peace conferences Canada Premier Borden Australia Premier Hughes South Africa Premier Botha labor representation not yet decided upon
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London
Evening News
sCanada
Borden
Australia
Hughes
South Africa
Botha
Enforcement of Dry Law Flagged in House Bill
A bill introduced in the House proposes a wartime prohibition enforcement plan effective July 1 through a special bureau within the collector of internal revenue. The measure cites Omar Barkley as a key figure in the initiative.
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Washington Lan
Interna Revenue
Omar Barkley
Wire Probe Resolution Reported by Senate Panel
January 2 report from the Senate Interstate Commerce Committee outlines a resolution reviewing all aspects of the fee ratio and marine cable control network. The measure seeks committee study and potential policy actions.
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Senate Interstate. Com
Teanecennte
Ford Motor Co Declares 200 Percent Dividend
Directors of Ford Motor Co announce a 200 percent dividend at Detroit Michigan on January 2. The full details and implications of the payout are described as significant by company officials.
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Ford
Detroit
Mich
Ford Motor Co
Late Photograph of Prince Murat and Wilson’s Paris stay
A late photograph shows Prince Murat, host to President Wilson during the Paris peace talks. His Paris mansion is reported turned over to Wilson for use during the conference. STOCK QUOTATIONS: Oil stocks declined. steel common eased to 94 5 8. copper and railroad issues slipped fractionally. marine preferred rose to 118 1 4 then fell to 112. Government bonds steady. other bonds irregular.
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President Wilson
France
Prince
Paris
Wilson
Erie
Gt Northern
Interboro
Kennecott
Lehigh Valley
Norfolk & West
North Pacific
Nynh&h
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Penna
People’s Gas
Republ&s
Chic RI & Pac
Sou Pac
Sou Ry
Yg St Paul
UN Pace
U S Steel
U S Steel Pidog
Utah Copper
Westinghouse
New York
Interborough Common
Preferred
Marine Preferred
American Can
B. R.T
League plans OK President Wilson making progress
Washington reports say President Wilson has his league of nations plan well in hand despite contrary stories. Adherents cite no differences between Clemenceau and Lloyd George, and look to Rome talks with King Victor Emmanuel Orlando and Sonnino as favorable to the president’s proposals.
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Wilson
Washington
Jan
League of Nations
Clemenceau
Llyi George
Europe
Lloyd George
Rome
Victor Emmanuel
Orlando
Sonnino
Representative Green Attacks War Department Over Draft Policy
In Washington on January 2 Representative Green of Iowa sharply criticized the War Department for keeping drafted men overseas indefinitely. He denounced the rivers and harbors bill debate provisions that effectively extend service beyond the war’s duration by vague language allowing the president to interpret the emergency, risking indefinite overseas deployment after peace.
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Representative Green
Washington
War Department
House
Iowa
Green
Dobbs Denied Divorce in Superior Court
Charles M. Dobbs, a wealthy New Haven laundryman, lost his divorce suit against wife Katherine M. Dobbs today. Judge Curtis ruled for the defendant in the separation action based on infidelity. The plaintiff named Urban Desserault, 31, as a correspondent and charged that his wife entertained neighborhood youths at home. No comment from the judge accompanied the decision.
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Dobbs
New Haven
Curtis
Charles M. Dobbs
Katherine M. Dobbs
Urban Desserault
Baker Called To Stand Before House Panel
Washington January 2 Secretary Baker is summoned to testify before the House Military Affairs Committee over charges that returning American soldiers especially the wounded have not received proper care. Republican committee members vow a thorough investigation of the accusations and of conditions surrounding soldiers returning home.
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Baker
Washington
House Military Affairs Committee
Autopsy Under Way On Mrs Brown Murder Case
Dr George B Magrath of Boston arrived in Rockland at the request of the attorney general to perform an autopsy on Mrs Carolyn West Brown widow of a prominent businessman who was brutally murdered. The examination began this afternoon under his direction.
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Rockland
George B. Magrath
Boston
State Attorney General's Office
Carolyn West Brown
Magrath
Marsh Deputy State Treasurer Dies After Auto Crash
B Frank Marsh deputy state treasurer died at St Francis hospital Hartford from injuries suffered when struck by an automobile on Jewell street Monday evening. He did not regain consciousness. Formerly postmaster at West Winsted. Capitol flag lowered to half mast in his honor.
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B. Frank Marsh
Hartford
Jan
St. Francis Hospital
Jewell Street
Cedric R. Boardman
West Startford
Meet Marsh
West Winsted
Capitol
Big Ovation For Wilson Enroute To Italy
In Turin on January 2 a crowd of over 100000 including society representatives packed the railway station to greet President Wilson. The area fluttered with American and allied flags as many waved flags from the concourse.
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Wilson
Turin
Italy
Senator Proposes Brest Camp Sanitation Inquiry
Washington Jan 2 The Senate Military Affairs Committee may investigate published reports of unsanitary conditions at the American embarkation camp at Brest France. The resolution was introduced by Senator New of Indiana in the Senate this afternoon.
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Brest
Washington
Senate Military Affairs Committee
France
New
Indiana
Senate
Women rule the waves of the matri monial sea
A brief line about women asserting influence in maritime society, highlighting gender roles at sea and domestic leadership within seafaring communities. The text frames a cultural shift toward female empowerment in maritime contexts.
Vengeance and upheaval echo in a torn world
The piece juxtaposes political vengeance and upheaval from Berlin to Paris, tracing autocracy’s decline as new republics rise amid global strain. It contrasts modern turmoil with 1871 scenes, noting rapid dissolving of empires and a destiny shaped by fear, power, and resistance.
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New York
Prussia
Russia
Berlin
Versailles
Paris
Frederick the Great
Bismarck
Cut This Out It Is Worth Money Novelty Ad
A fragmented offer urges readers to mail a cutout with five cents to Foley Co in Chicago to receive a package containing poetry and a list of items. The garbled text suggests a mail order gimmick with unclear details and an address.
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Foley
Sheffield Ave
Chicago
Ltd
Etec
Using Germany as Bolshevik Base in News From Copenhagen
Copenhagen reports Danish authorities fear Germany will serve as a bolshevik base to strike western powers. Carl Radek and a bolshevik delegation stirred Berlin as Germans recall East Prussia chaos. Berlin bolshevik congress opposed Liebknecht’s election proposal. Rosa Luxemburg and the movement are noted leaders.
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Copenhagen
Germany
Carl Radek
Bolsevik
Berlin
East Prussia
Carl Liebknecht
Criticism of the Y M C A War Work Replies by John R Mott
John R Mott, leader of the Y M C A war council, answers critics of overseas Y M C A efforts. He denies profit from canteens, cites free service and substantial in kind support, explains gift tobacco handling, notes no wage or membership fees, and defends worker safety records. He cites casualty lists and cooperation with the Red Cross to avoid duplication.
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St. Louis Globe-Democrat
John R. Mott
War Council
Young Men’s Christian Association
France
New York Sun
Mr. Mott
American Red Cross
Red Cross
German Flier Hart In Occupied Germany Near Death
Lieut Donhauser, a small German aviator who claimed to have killed Lieut Quentin Roosevelt, was badly injured on New Year s Day while testing planes to surrender to the Americans. His craft wrecked after a faulty landing and the engine pinned him. Bombing Bothas and fighting Fokker aircraft were turned over to the Americans today.
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Germany
Nancy
Lieut
Donhauser
Quentin Roosevelt
Bothas
Fokker
Bolsheviks Menace Dominates Early Peace Talks
The Evening News reports that Bolshevik menace will be top topic for peace delegates on January 2. Berlin fears consequences aimed at Europe, while reports from Esthenia Lithuania Livonia Eest Prussia Prussian Poland Austrian Poland and Ukrainia describe Red Army advances leaving bloodshed and ruin. AMexican bird bee martin fans feathers into a flower-like crest to lure bees.
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Evening
Berlin
Russia
Esthenia
Lithuania
Livonia
Eest Prussia
Prussian Poland
Austrian Poland
Ukrainia
Red Army
Mexico
A Lifetime of Suffering Begs Fruit-A-Tives Cure
Donat Lalone of 58 Maisonneuve Sr Hutt testifies that Fruit-A-Tives or Fruit Liver Tablets relieved his indigestion and constipation after years of illness and failed treatments. He notes rapid relief and full recovery, with pricing details for 50 cent boxes and sets.
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Hutt
Donat Lalonde
Fruit-Atives Limited
Ogdensburg
N. Y
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