Chiefs Put Issue Up 10 Trainmen Leaders Refuse Comment
Special circulars went to about 400000 railway workers after talks of four railroad brotherhood chiefs. William G. Lee, president of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen, announced the move before leaving for the West. The leaders warned that railroads threaten to erase benefits from the Adamson act, urging immediate congressional action on Wilson's railway bill. Washington observers said an unsuccessful negotiation left Congress to decide the dispute between employers and employees.
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New York
Four Brotherhood
William G. Lee
Brotherhood of Railway Trainen
West
Railway
Barnler
Congress
Wilson
Washington
Guard to Stay on Border as 76000 National Guard Remain
The quartermaster general was notified to prepare 76,000 national guard members still in federal service for an indefinite stay on the Mexican border. The precaution follows the refusal of First Chief Carranas to ratify the protocol by the joint commission.
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Washington
Quartermaster General
Army
National Guard
Carranas
Neutral Scandinavian Nations Back Wilson Peace Proposals
Norway Sweden and Denmark expressed lively interest in President Wilson's durable peace plan and offered deep sympathy with efforts to shorten the war. Bryn handed a Norwegian copy of the note to the state department Friday. Administration leaders plan a revenue bill as soon as possible after the holiday recess to meet the prospective deficit and fund a bond plan.
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Sweden
Denmark
Wilson
Washington
State Department
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Congress
Murderous Maniac Captured Baltimore After standoff
George G Gantz 82, who in a fit of insanity defied hours of police and residents in Govans to arrest him, was captured Friday morning. In Eureka Utaha-uriod In a snow drift, the body of William Stauffenberger was found beside a cabin where he served as watchman on the Eureka Hullion property in East Tintic. Widener, accused of murdering Elizabeth Boyd of Des Moines, was freed after a preliminary hearing when he presented an alibi.
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Govans
George G Gantz
George A. Horking
Widener
Des Moines
Kimmago Widener
Sparta
Ils
Elizabeth Boyd
Bank Rate Robbed In Hagerman Safe Break
Eberman Texas two robbers blew open the Hagerman Surte bank safe at Hagerman early Friday and escaped in an automobile with about five thousand dollars.
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Eberman
Texas
Hagerman Surte
Hagerman
French Refuse Compromise Sparks Govt Stand
Unclear text reports Pekla-The Vroneh government refusing to ratify a retirement compromise for the Tion Twin cancassion diapule. A Hamilton New York memorial project is announced for the Weehawken duel site, funded by an Alexander Hag from Institute. A watchman explosion in Missouri causes damage to property tied to Metroppantas Construction.
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Vroneh
Hamilton
New York
Helside
Weehawken
N. J
Alexander Hamilton
Aaron Burr
Alexander Hag
Institute
Carranza Again Bodes Issue On Mexico Troop Withdrawal
General Carranza renews demand for changes to the protocol on withdrawing American troops from Mexico. He sends a message to Secretary Lane via Luis Aerna, with an 800 word reply avoiding a flat repudiation. American delegates Lane Mott and Gray will review the Mexican reply.
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Mexico
Car Fansa
Lane
Luis Arera
Joint Commission
Atlantic City
J. R. Mott
George Gray
Cabrera
Carranza
New York
Policy of Silence Adopted in Peace Talks by Wilson
Washington reports a policy of absolute silence in peace negotiations as President Wilson and Secretary Lansing announce all steps will be confidential and no comment will be issued. The move follows receipt of German and Austrian replies to Wilson’s peace notes and signals a tentative, confidential exchange of terms.
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Wilson
Lansing
Ramore
State Department
Fight Allies Orders Greek King In War Telegram
A Saloniki telegram reports King Constantine ordered the Greek division interned in Goerlit to depart for the Macedonian front and oppose the Entente allies, reversing their surrender at Kavala to the Bulgarians.
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London
Saloniki
Anglo- Hellenic League
Kavala
Constantine
Goerlit
Germany
Macedonian Front
Lord Devonport Appointed Food Distribution Chief in England
In England, Lord Devonport is named to a Lloyd George cabinet post overseeing food distribution. He built a substantial fortune through a network of grocery stores.
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Lord Devonport
Lioyd-George
England
Woman as States Attorney Named in Chicago Move
Edward J Brundage the attorney general elect announced on Thursday he would appoint Miss Juanita Bates as an assistant attorney general in Chicago. The appointment marks a step for women in state legal offices.
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Chicago
Miineisie
Eiward J. Brundage
Ettwney
Mixe Juanotio Bates
Murder at Death Corner Chicago To Wie El Hand Thursday
Chicago police report another murder at Death Corner. The suspect is Peter Kon ar allan, linked to a fatal incident near Cokpirent 4 Mon avenue in a crowded room.
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Death Corner
Chicago
Wie
Peter 'Kon Ar Allan
Cokpirent
Mon Avenue
Germany Holds Modified Peace Terms After Berlin Conference
Washington reports Germany ready to grant modified peace terms after a Berlin conference between the Kaiser and Ambassador Gerard. The terms include evacuation of Belgium and French territories, and indemnities offset by Allied reparations, with Russia to pay Germany damages for East Prussia. Disposition of Balkan states and colonial restoration are also addressed under terms acceptable to Austria, Bulgaria, and Turkey.
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Kaiser
Gerard
Wilson
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East Prussia
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Austria
Bulgaria
Turkey
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Pacific Islands
Draft Held Legal Force for National Guard Service
A Washington circular outlines national guard service for male citizens 18 to 45, drafted into war time duty under War Department rules. It also notes a planned reserve training battalion formed from the guard reserve to fill front-line vacancies by voluntary enlistment. A Chicago rail report says 1916 traffic reached records but new mileage was the smallest since the Civil War, to be reviewed in Friday’s Railway Age Gazette.
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United States
National Guard
Congress
War Department
Guard
Militia Bureau
Chicago
Railway Age Gazette
Large Shipment of Gold From New York Bank
New York records the largest single day importation of gold with a deposit of 39,000,900 dollars by J P Morgan and Company at New York and Philadelphia assay offices marking a historic funding infusion into the country.
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New York
J. P. Morgan & Co
Philadelphia
Policeman Shot Down in Rapid City Hotel Altercation
D-Jamee Hawks, a policeman, was slain as he entered a Rapid City hotel responding to a call for help. Euser Spiking is charged with the murder in connection with the incident.
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Rapid City
Jamee Hawks
Euser Spiking
Buildings Bill Fases Veto in Washington
President Wilson indicated he would veto the 44 million dollar public buildings bill. He noted the measure is the form of a pending proposal that has reached him through the House.
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Washington
Wilson
A. BE. Kemp
House of Commons
Slayer of Husband Exonerated in Chicago Court
Mrs. Tye M Barnes was found not guilty of murdering her husband James R Turmey, a traveling salesman. The jury deliberated three hours in criminal court, clearing Barnes of the accusation in a sensational local case.
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Chicago
Tye M. Barnes
bin Vend
James RB
Turmey
Ory
Mounted Bandit Robe Bank Near Hebeton Wash
A bandit robbed the Bank of Hebeton about twenty miles southwest of Ebton Wan. The attacker wore a robe and fled with cash after holding up the bank, while a bystander reported the event to authorities.
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Mounted Bandit Robe Bank
Hebeton
Villa to Go North with 6000 Men in New Push
El Paso reports Francisco Villa plans a two pronged move, with about 5000 troops to advance on Chihuahua City and another 500 to Calderon ranch near Juarez. A refugee corroborates the large force, well armed and provisioned, seeking to interrupt border railroad traffic and seize Juarez. Skirmishes near Calderon were reported but not confirmed.
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Texas
Francisco Villa
Chihuahua City
Juarez
Torreon
Villa
Caleron Ranch
American Machinery for Russia in Transit to Vladivostok
During the past week more than 250 carloads of American made agricultural machinery bound for Vladivostok has passed through Auburn Washington.
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Russia
Seattle
Vladivostok
Auburn
Wash
Holdup Wound Report Stirred by Sheriff Inquest
A Phoenix incident ends with gunshot wounds amid a reported holdup. Authorities led by Sheriff J Murphy investigated details of the alleged participation, noting a duel context and three shots fired during the event.
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Phoenix
Pete Falman
J Murphy
Don Ty Sherif
Durin
Bomb Plot Aimed at Governor Spry Home in East Lake City
A buried bomb on the sidewalk to Governor Spry's front porch was found after a snow sweep. Police say the device could have wrecked the home and nearby houses. Six L W W members were jailed. a $500 reward was posted for information leading to the bomber’s arrest. Police link Jennings explosion to the same suspects and a plan to divert guards.
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William Spry
Washington
Richard F. Neslen
Burlington
Spry
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Chief White
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Joseph Hillstrom
Ninth South
Jordan River
Murray
Edward
Till
Charles
John Eseliva
Oscar
Robert Erickson
James B. Jennings
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Jennings
Governor's Home
Governor's Yard
Federal bank designations announced for farm loan system
The farm loan board named Washington twelve cities to host federal farm loan banks and expects the system to operate within sixty days. Banks will open in Springfield Missouri Baltimore Maryland Columbia South Carolina New Orleans Louisiana Houston Texas St Louis Missouri Louisville Kentucky Saint Paul Minnesota Omaha Nebraska Wichita Kansas Spokane Washington and Berkeley California.
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Berkeley, Calif
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Storm Toll Rises Across Regions Including Arkansas Tornado
Storms raged across the west Tuesday bringing blizzards in the north and a damaging tornado in south central Arkansas where nine killed and fourteen injured were confirmed. Unconfirmed reports warned of more deaths as weather varied from heavy rain to unusual mountain cold. Chicago crime study by Thomas M. Kilbride notes steady violence with a murder roughly every day and a half and a robbery every six hours amid rising concern.
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Chicago
Springfield
Thomas M. Kilbride
State Board of Pardons
Invasion Battles Across Verdun and Danube Fronts
Wartime dispatches report Teutonic allies pressuring Russians and Roumanians in Dobrudja while British motor cars inflict damage near Petrograd. French and German forces clash around Verdun with bombardments and patrol fights, and air combat losses rise. The Aegean and Macedonian theaters show limited action with quiet fronts except Doiran counterattacks.
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Aueatiny
Roumaniana
Wallachia
Pokelant
Dobrudja
Matenin
Danube
Brailag
Petrograd
Rake
Macedonia
Lake Doiran
Fivet in American Waters Defied By Allied Trade Forces
A cryptic report notes rising tensions in Atlantic waters with official commerce controls tightening. The piece mentions American ships and allied trade measures, signaling a shift in maritime policy and potential friction at sea.
France to Honor Joffre Parlio
The government plans to award Ceperal Joftre the dignity of marshal of France in recognition of his eminent services to the country. A decree nominating him will be submitted soon.
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Joffre Parlio
Ceperal
Muarahal
Praice
Rycagutetion
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