McAdoo urges five year test on railways state control
Director General McAdoo tells Senate committee that private railroads could run tickets without anti trust issues and proposes a five year trial of government control. He questions eliminating all competition while noting supply of rolling stock improved and costs rose with materials. Senators press for concrete plans if Congress rejects the idea.
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Associated Press
McAdoo
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Senato Kellogg
Minnesota
Ma ‘Fe
United States
Kellogg
Medoo
Sais
Cummins
Chicago
Kelloge
Congress
America
Reaso
McLean
Russia to wed off unmarried women in Petrograd
The Petrograd town council plans to provide all unmarried women aged 18 to 45 with husbands chosen by the council. Children from these unions would not stay with their parents and would be educated under Soviet government control.
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Associated Press
London
Petrograd
Copenhaen
Counc
Troops May Keep Uniforms
A senate military committee approved the horse bill authorizing soldiers sailors marines to retain their uniforms and personal equipment after discharge from service.
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Washington
Senate Military Committee
British Soldiers Protest Delay in Demobilization
Several thousand British soldiers marched from three rest camps to Folkestone to protest delays in demobilization. The protest highlighted frustration with extended service and disrupted plans for postwar return home.
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Folkestone
Delas
Berger Recalled in Socialist Sedition Trial In Chicago
In Chicago on January 4 the defense wrapped its case as five Socialist leaders face conspiracy charges under the espionage law. Victor Berger was recalled to discuss a Milwaukee Leader editorial from last summer calling defendants not traitors, while Adolph Germer testified briefly. Brumbaugh’s motto shift and wartime circulation by Young Peoples Socialist League women were noted.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Thase
Victor JL. Berger
Milwaukee Leader
Leader
Wasasmine Berger
N WW
Berger
Adolph Germer
Socialist Party
Edmund Brumbaugh
Omaha
Neb
Hansi
Young Peoples Sociarlat League
Suffragettes Watch Fire In Front Of White House Extinguished
A two day vigil by National Woman's Party suffragists outside the White House ended when a crowd of men put out the fire. A second blaze on the sidewalk was extinguished by police after heat buckled the pavement and sparked an explosion heard nearby.
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White House
Wow & Wire
Washington, D
National Woman's Paginv
Banda
Special Agent Chases Tie Stealers on Southern Pacific
Special Agent Ait Sehepke of the Southern Pacific hunted tie thieves along the Tucson division from El Paso to Yuma. Bounds was arrested in December, pleaded guilty to petty larceny, and fined £194. He also paid 25 cents per tie for 1869 ties collected over four years. The agent warned others to obtain permission before taking old ties to avoid federal court action.
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Ait Sehepke
Southern Pacific
Tucson
el Paso
Yuma
Dee Slom
Bounds
Southern Pacific Company
Sehege
Woman bound over in prostitution case near military encampment
Two men were bound over to the federal grand jury Friday on a prostitution charge within ten miles of a minor encampment. The white woman involved and the university’s now-discontinued S A T C are noted, with ongoing Justice Department action as the area shifts social policing to local authorities.
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Federal Grand Jury
United States
Jones
University
Department of Justice
Tucson
Sheriff's Office
Police Department
City council to seat new members after 1917-18 term
The 1917 18 city council will leave office Monday evening and new councilmen will take seats. Retiring are J H Schneider and Fred Goodell, with Goodell serving the unexpired term of Warren Grossetta, now in the army. R E Fishburn reelected to represent the first ward, William T Pyott the second, and Paul Gatlin at large. Bernard and Richardson hold ward seats, Hedrick remains councilman at large.
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J. H. Schneider
Fred Goodell
Warren Grossetta
R. E. Fishburn
William T. Pyott
Paul Gatlin
Allen C. Bernard
J. Breck Richardson
Elias Hedrick
Miss Jones Attends Boss Jones Inquest Saturday
Miss Bill Jones of Phoenix travels to attend the coroner's inquest into the Christmas eve incident. Postmaster F D Hastings of Red Rock and other witnesses in Courtland are also in town for the proceedings.
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Miss Jones
Boss Jones
Bill Jones
Phoenix
Southern Pacific
F. DD. Hastings
Red Rock
Carlos Bolton
U. S
Courtland
Attorneys urged to back bill revamping U.S. law system
United States District Attorney Flinn and a Washington committee press Arizona lawyers to petition Congress for passage of a proposed bill to revise all U.S. laws. The plan promises a codified, double-indexed code, reducing attorneys’ time seeking outdated volumes.
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Arizona
United States
Flinn
House of Representatives
Washington
Congress
Flynn
John T. Watkins
DHL
Water research unit shifts to Tucson location
United States Geological Survey water research branch moves its Arizona field operations from California to Tucson. F Komnesh becomes field engineer for Arizona under a restructured California and Arizona district overseen by M D Melshan. Professor Smith of the University of Arizona assists as a state representative with office support in Tucson.
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United States
Cemprical
Tucson
F Komnesh
Arizona
Eteworth
Ans
Tocfei
California
M.D Me
Ilashan
Hestom House
San Francisto
Geological Survey
University of Arizona
Or Smith
University & Lending
Tueeer
Arthus Wheatley Named Republic Track Sales Manager
Arthus Wheatley becomes Republic track sales manager for the Southern Arizona Motor Company. He enforces the territory and will sell the Republic in Cochise Graham Pima and Santa Cruz counties. Wheatley is well known in Tucson.
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Arthus Wheatley
New Republic
Southern Arizona Motor Company
Thich
Republic
Four Centies
Cochise
Graham
Pima
Santa Cruz
Wheatley
Jin Tucson
Pat Higgins Named Probation Officer of Juvenile Court
Pat Higgins received his commission as probation officer of the juvenile court from Judge Pattee and was sworn in. He succeeds J. S. Hopley, who filled the role admirably. Higgins is a former deputy county health officer.
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Pat Higgins
Judge Pattee
J.S. Hopley
Higgins
Ormerly
James El. Dams Dies at 65 in Arkansas
James E. Adams a millwright and mechanist of 115 East Pennington street died Saturday morning aged 65. He is survived by a widow. The remains will be sent to his former home at Hot Springs Ark.
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James El.dams
James 1 Adams
East Pennington Street
Hot Springs
Ark
Pauline Willey Dies in Tragic Accidental Fall
Pauline Willey a 14 year old schoolgirl daughter of Mr and Mrs Willey died Saturday morning after a fall. The Willey family resides in Goulde Fae Pee.
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Pauline Willey
W. Willey
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