Delegation Named for Mobile Harbor Fight Over Congress Funds
After a noon meeting of the Mobile rivers and harbor committee a delegation was named to travel to Washington to urge a higher Mobile appropriation. Horace Turner chairs the group with Stewart Brooks Frank Du Bose Albert P. Bush A Parsons H G Barclay J S Taylor T K Jackson and John T Cochran slated to go if all can. They aim to press for more than the $350 000 suggested by the congressional committee arguing the port needs larger funds than the projected figure.
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Mobile: Rivers, and Harbor Committee
Rivers and Harbor Committees
Congress
Mobile
Washington
Rivers and Harbors Committee of Congress
Rivers and Harbor Committee
Oscar L. Gray
Con‘gressional Committee
Anl
Amle
Capital
Congressional Committee
Mobigans
Messrs
Horace Turner
Stewart Brooks
Frank du Bose
Albert P. Bush
A. Parsons
H. G. Barclay
J. S. Taylor
T K. Jackson
John T. Cochrane
Spy Blaze Sweeps Newark Oil Barges and Warehouses
Fire in Newark bay near the Submarine Boat Corporation yard destroyed over a million dollars of property including oil barges and warehouses. Soldiers pursued a fleeing gunman after a shot struck the sergeant. guards tightened security as the blaze was quickly controlled with no lives reported lost.
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Associated Press
Newark
N. J
Newark Bay
Submarine Boat Corporation
Quartermaster’s Department of the Army
St Tures
Submarine Boat Corporation Yard
Revolt in Kaiser’s Realm Rumors Stir London
Amsterdam correspondent reports extraordinary rumors of a German uprising and grave clashes suppressed by police. Many men and children wounded though confirmation is lacking, and no direct Berlin telegrams arrived in Holland on Thursday.
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London
Amsterdam
the Express
Germany
Holland
Berlin
Explosion in Ontario City Blazes Half Million in Damage
Peterboro Ont January 26 This city suffered about one half million dollars in damage today when half of the business section was wiped out by a fire caused by a boiler explosion in a store. By noon officials believed the fire was under control.
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Associated Press
Peterboro
Ont
President releases 1918 food conservation proclamation
President Filson completed his proclamation for a wartime food saving drive to aid the army and allies. The document will be issued at the White House and published in Sunday's papers and details the food administration’s wheat sale and distribution limits.
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Associated Press
Washington
Filson
White House
Food Administration
Estate seeks $2000 in Paul Lewis death suit
Edward R. Lewis as administrator of Paul Lewis deceased filed in the circuit court today a suit against J. R. Williams seeking $2000 damages for the death of Paul Lewis.
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Edward R. Lewis
Paul Lewis
Circuit Court
J. R. Williams
Paul Lars
United States Advances 9 Million to Belgium in Credits
The report notes an additional 9,000,000 loan credit to Belgium as part of ongoing U S financial support. It cites a total credits figure of 4,247,406,000 across all loans and credits.
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United States
Neglected Engines Cited in Freight Tieup Causes
Washington January 26. Director General McAdoo hears report from Interstate Commerce Commissioner McChord blaming private railroad mismanagement for freight congestion. Hundreds of locomotives idle in shops and roundhouses are stalled by neglect and unrepaired engines. Shortage of skilled workers worsens delays but local officials bear major responsibility.
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Washington
McAdoo
Interstate Commerce
McChord
Turner Offers Terminal for Coal Loading
Horace Turner of the Turner Terminal Company offers a terminal site to the U S government to improve coal shipments from Alabama mines. The plan envisions barges and river craft sending coal directly to a Mobile base, part of a $5 million Warrior improvement scheme. Federal officials and engineers will visit next week to evaluate barge and towboat yard sites.
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Mobile
Alabama
Horace Turner
Turner Terminal Company
United States
Turner
Washin
Shipping Board
Federal Shipping Board
Washington
Messrs. Hurley and Piet
The
Shipping Board and
Emergency Fleet Corporation
British Prepare for Greatest German Attack Says Curzon
Lord Curzon, member of the war council, told a Cardiff audience that British forces on the western front face the greatest attack yet and that Germany will likely deploy large forces freed by the Russian collapse, risking the greatest strain the British may endure.
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London
Lord Curzon
War Council
House of Lords
Cardiff
Germany
Red Cross Provides 2 Million Francs for Belgian Refugees
Havre report states the American Red Cross has placed 2,000,000 francs at the Belgian government for relief of Belgian refugees. The aid amount is earmarked to support shelter food and medical care amid the displacement.
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RED Cross
Belgium
Havre
American Red Cross
Duff Arrested by U S Officials on Liquor Charge
Willie Duff was seized by Deputy Sheriff Moses Bernstein under a federal capias after missing a prior appearance. He was indicted for selling liquor to soldiers and also faced a reprohibition charge in circuit court. Assistant District Attorney H. Pegues notes the federal charges.
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Willie Duff
Moses Bernstein
Duff
Secor Sins
Districtttorney H. Pegues
North Dakota Senate Ratifies Day Statute
The North Dakota Senate voted to ratify the federal prohibition amendment with only two dissenting votes, following a house resolution. The action occurred in BISMARCK on January 26, as reported by Associated Press.
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North Dakota
Senate
Y Associated Press
Bismarck
N. D
House
Weather Forecast From Washington Report
The Weather section reports forecast details from Washington dated January 26. It notes conditions likely to affect the region and provides expectations for precipitation and temperatures. Further specifics are unavailable in the readable fragment.
Fire damages Baltimore area mills halt 600k loss
Department of Justice agents probe the blaze that gutted the Oella mills near Baltimore destroying cloth for army uniforms. The plant valued around $600,000 and six hundred workers were left unemployed. mill president William A. Dickey called the fire accidental.
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Baltimore
Department of Justice
Oella Mills
William A. Dickey
Fire at Fidelity Storage Warehouse claims life in Paterson
A Paterson New Jersey blaze at the Fidelity Storage Warehouse on January 26 caused an estimated 150000 dollars in damage. One person is believed dead and fifteen firefighters were trapped on the roof but escaped with narrow margins.
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Paterson
N. J
Fidelity Storage
Fire at Westinghouse service plant in Buffalo causes $150,000 loss
A blaze at the Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing service and repair plant in Buffalo New York caused a fire loss estimated at 150000. The fire caused extensive damage but no injuries were reported. Fire crews battled the flames throughout the day.
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Buffalo
WN. Y
Westinghouse F Electric and Manufacturing Company
Protest Filed Over Home on Houston Street Opening
Plans to open a women’s home on Houston Street have stalled after complaints from local residents. The Social Service Workers of Mobile, a bi-denominational group, will review housing arrangements before any opening.
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Houston ST
Houston Street
Subscriptions Pushed for Alabama Soldier Comfort Fund
Bee Mobile Council conducts a morning drive to raise funds for Alabama soldiers and a Chickasaw shipbuilding visit. Chairman Joseph Espalla Jr reports strong donations, with 30 workers to canvass at 2 pm. The goal is Mobile's $4,500 share by mid next week.
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Alabama
Bee Mobile Council
Peas
Chickasaw
Joseph Espalla,Jr
Emigttiee
Mobile
Fuel Administration Sets Rules for Coal Diversions
The Fuel Administration issues strict rules to curb unauthorized coal diversions by local officials. Key provisions require Washington approval for out of state destinations, state or local committee heads cannot divert coal to other communities without state authorization, and coal must not be diverted between preferred users except in emergencies. Coal bound for tidewater cannot be held without approval, and coal must not be dry until payment arrangements are made.
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Associated Press
Washington
The
Fuel Administration
Tidewater
Guard for Mobile Plant Sites Aims to Deter Theft
United States troops will guard Mobile area plant sites and docks along the Mobile River including Pinto Island Blakely Island and Canal Street yards. Detachments will be posted at the Henderson plant Alabama Dry Dock shipyard and various docks while a prohibited zone is adopted by the city, with Deputy Collector Callaghan and Chief O Shaughnessy coordinating the troop placements.
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Mobile
Ea Mobile
Fort Morgan
Thenderson Plant
Alabama Dry Board. Shipbuilding Company
Pinto Island
Murnan Company
Blakery Island
City Commission
Pinto
Blakely Islands
John 8. Callaghan
Collector of Customs
P. J. O’shaughnessy
McAdoo pledges railroad cars for allied food shipments
Director General McAdoo assured that adequate railroad cars will be provided to move purchases of foodstuffs to Allied seaports. The pledge came during a conference with British, French, and Italian representatives including Sir Richard Crawford Andre Tardieu Count di Cellere and focused on diverting export traffic to Gulf ports. Routing details will be set by allied representatives with Edward Cham traffic director of the food and railroad administration.
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Washington
McAdoo
Richard Crawford
Andre Tardieu
Count di Cellere
High Commission
Gulf
Edward W. Cham
The
Food-And- Railroad Administration
Longshoremen Strike In New York Piers
About 1 000 longshoremen on five Southern Pacific Steamship Co piers on the North River began a strike for higher wages. Reports say the number quitting reached about a thousand men.
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New York
Southern Pacific Steamship Company
North River
Stray Shot Wounds Famous Russian Author
Goldeaaien Gorky, famed writer of Svo vodnala Zhizn, was struck in the neck by a stray shot while driving in a carriage. He received a slight wound and was reported by a newspaper as injured but not seriously harmed.
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Aivedates F Press
Goldeeaien Gorky
Svovodnala Zhizn
Cabeen Pues
Te Today
An Ccehapiant Staan
Two Individuals Seek U S Naturalization
Jack Henry Schwartz born in Holstein Germany filed a declaration of intention to become a citizen in a United States district court and resides in the area A second unnamed petitioner also seeks naturalization in the same proceeding.
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Jack Henry Schwartz
Holstein
Germany
United States
United States District Court Eee
Special Food Ration Planned for American Shipping Crews
An official notice states crews of ships sailing from Atlantic and gulf ports will start a special food ration on February 1. The plan highlights limited rations, including lean beef and pork, to support long overseas journeys.
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Atlantic and
Gulf Ports
Austria ready for separate peace and Bolshevik unrest
A Petrograd dispatch says Austria is willing to end the war with a separate peace and accept the Russian democratic program except self-determination. Bolshevik reports claim widespread demonstrations in Austria-Hungary, with workers and soldiers forming groups in Vienna and Kishinev reportedly surrounded by Romanian troops.
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London
Austria
Germany
Petrograd
Exchange Telegraph Company
Austria-Hungary
Vienna
Kishinev
3B 1
Ter
Congress of Peasants
Finnish Senate Demands Russia Halt Arms to Rioters
Helsinki reports the Finnish senate issues an ultimatum to Russia to stop arming Finnish rioters aided by Russian troops under threat of immediate war. Russia replies by promising to bring the army home as a Workmen and Soldiers Congress forms. Leaders named include Nikolai Lenin Leon Trotsky and Marie Spiridonova.
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Helsingfors
Russia
Congress of All Russia Workmen's and Soldiers
Nikolai Lenine
Leon Trotzky
Marie Spiridonovo
Speedy sentence for draft violators to follow court orders
James D. Maher, clerk of the supreme court, sent mandates to lower courts to invoke judgments at once against draft violators who lost appeals. Trial courts will impose sentences without delay. The action follows the attorney general's motion and affects appeals from Minnesota, Georgia, Ohio and New York, excluding Emma Goldman and Alexander Berkman seeking rehearings.
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Associated Press
Washington
James D. Maher
Supreme Court
Minnesota
Georgia
Ohio
New York
Emma Goliman
Alexander Berkman
Lumber Production Census Planned for 1917 Output
The forest service and the National Lumber Manufacturers Association will conduct a national census of lumber production for 1917. Questionnaires have been mailed to about 20,000 sawmills to report the volume of each kind of lumber cut.
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Associated Press
Washington
Forest Service
National Lumber Manufacturers’ Association
City of Wilmington Disabled At Sea
The City of Wilmington reported by wireless that it was disabled at sea amid trouble and its supply of provisions was nearly exhausted. Naval authorities kept its position private while ships were ordered to assist.
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Apenciated Press
Atlantic
City of Wilmington
Bank reserves show weekly excess over legal needs
New York report states that no house banks and trust companies hold a reserve of 96,681,750 dollars in excess of legal requirements for the week. This marks an increase of 29,005,520 dollars from the prior week.
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Associated Press
New York
President Wilson’s Cold Shows Improvement
President Wilson’s cold showed some improvement on January 2 in Washington, with officials reporting the illness is easing and no complications have arisen. Medical staff continue to monitor his condition and provide updates as needed.
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Associated Press
Washington
Jan
Wilson
Weather forecast for South Atlantic and East Gulf states
The Weather Bureau predicts Sunday will bring rain followed by a cold snap across the south Atlantic and east Gulf states. It will be much colder Sunday night in the east Gulf and Monday in the south Atlantic with frost likely on the north Gulf coast Monday. Temperatures rise after Tuesday with fair weather, Tennessee to see snow Sunday and a cold wave with strong northerly winds.
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Ted Oe
Washington
South Atlantic
East Gulf States
Weather Bureau
East Gulf
South Atlantic States
North Gulf Coast
Tennessee
Packers Seek To Stop Probe State Heney Charges
Francis J. Heney, special counsel, declares the big meat packing interests aimed to influence officials to block a federal inquiry. He cites 1916 plans to derail congressional investigation and to shape tariff and price policy through an amendment to the agricultural bill. Government documents show an elaborate campaign by Chicago packers to sway lawmakers and forestall scrutiny.
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Associated Press
Washington
Francis J. Heney
Cre
Y Rt
Mony
No Action Yet on Lighting Rate Raise in Jackson
Mayor Pat J. Lyons said no action has been taken to file an injunction against Mobile Electric Co to halt rate increases for lighting while awaiting City Attorney R. H. Smiths opinion. T. K. Jackson of Mobile Electric Co visited Lyons in a social call lasting about twenty minutes. The lighting contract was not discussed.
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Pat J. Lyons
Mobile Electric Company
RK. H. Smith
T. K. Jackson
Lyons
Jackson
Paper mills to close Mondays under fuel ruling
The fuel administration had ordered news paper mills closed on the next nine Mondays to save fuel. The ruling was revised after the Federal Trade Commission found sufficient news print stock to cover newspapers for 28 days.
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Associated Press
Washington
Federal Trade Commission
Seventeen Charged With Gaming In Inferior Court
A group including Charles Alexander Charles Banks Walter Jackson Dave Wilson and others appeared before the inferior criminal court charged with gaming. They pled guilty and each faced a fine of 1 dollars and costs or ten days in jail.
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Charles Alexander
Charles Banks
Walter Jackson
Dave Wilson
Dude Nelson
Henry Miller
Paul Young
Dick Washington
Mamie Jones
Robert Washington
Allen West
Willie Duncan
Isaac Alexander
Joseph Jackson
Sharad Lay
James Petite
Felix Hatch
Wage Commission Won't Probe Railroad Grievances
The railroad wage commission led by General McAdoo will not investigate labor grievances. It will focus on wage questions and broad policy directions, limiting its work to those areas as announced by the advisory board in Washington.
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Associated Press
Washington
Railroad Wage Commission
McAdoo
German Raid Repulsed by French Forces
Paris reports a German raid west of St. Gobain between the Oise and Ailette rivers failed to achieve its objectives. The French war office issued the official statement on the raid, noting defensive success and minimal enemy impact.
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Paris
St. Gobain
Oise
Ailette
French War Office
Federal authorities place six men in custody during probe
Six men including Freek Nelson and Henriksen appeared before the recorder on a dangerous and suspicious charge in a morning investigation. Harmon Ostrander claimed U S citizenship while a pistol was found on his person and an additional carry charge was added as officials pressed the case.
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