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Newspaper
Tucson Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1919
Page
2
Berlin reports say Spartacan forces attempt to seize strategic points including the Siegesalle and railway hubs. Gustave Noske is named commander in chief as government troops mobilize to quell the Bolshevik led uprising and restore order across the city.
In Washington a joint agreement recognizes the 13 international unions of the Metal Trades Department as representing Bethlehem Shipbuilding Company employees. Committees of five from each side will jointly handle issues, marking a departure in procedure and aiming to link shop committees with international unions. The plan affects Quincy Massachusetts San Francisco and Baltimore plants employing about 75 000 workers.
Major Albert D. Smith leads four army planes from San Diego to Mineola New York landing at Habblehurst field after 53 hours of flight covering 4200 miles. Weather delays extended the voyage to three weeks before arrival. Attending pilots included Maj Gen William L Kenly and Willian Bertet with the faster plane clocking 29 minutes for a 360 mile leg.
Washington and cities across the country observe a national day of mourning for Theodore Roosevelt. Officials suspend routine business as messages of sympathy pour in from leaders including Brazil, England, Cuba, Norway, Australia, and many others. Memorials in Oyster Bay and New York seek to honor his public service and era defining leadership.
In New York on January 45 the five delegates of the American Federation of Labor led by Samuel Gompers sail to England aboard the Carmania to seek a new international federation of labor uniting trade union movements across nations. In Washington on January 5 Assyrian Christians and Mesopotamian natives petition the State Department for Mesopotamia provinces Karput and Diaroiker to be placed under control. America England and France discuss self governance amid unsettled global affairs.
President Wilson, unable to be forced to a full retreat, spent a quiet afternoon with Mrs. Wilson and attended a brief conference with delegation members at headquarters. He did not venture outside, remaining largely inactive except for dictation. They visited the Italian Red Cross hospital where Mrs. Wilson received a gift of a cross. The Senate moved toward ratification of the amendment with a unanimous vote, supporting the measure.
Fragmentary OCR reads like a local notice or brief about changes in positions or postings. Names and places are unclear but it mentions removal or reversal of duties and potential updates to roles within a organization. No definite dates or concrete actions are readable.
Secretary Baker and delegates from seven cities urged the House Public Buildings Committee to oppose a Senate resolution that would halt all nearly finished housing projects. He condemned facilities for government workers in Washington as a disgrace and said women workers face crowded, exploitative boarding houses and humiliating treatment. He warned manpower would not decline for at least a year.
The War Department announced an early convoy home for about 16 000 American Expeditionary Forces troops. The listed units include the 32nd and 12% field artillery, 111th ammunition train of the 36th division, aero squadron and medical detachment, several battalions and companies of the 20th engineers, field artillery units, and multiple ambulance and quartermaster companies.
Washington officials forecast heavy road work this year with 206 million dollars for washways and a postwar total near 1.9 billion. State allocations include Iowa 15.6 million, Texas 20.0 million, Nebraska 1.66 million, North Dakota 6 million, Wyoming 0.66 million, Colorado 5.9 million, California 2.0 million, Arizona 0.6 million, Nevada 1.15 million, Idaho 0.88 million.
Democratic leaders in the Senate held informal conferences to chart unity for the remainder of the session and to shape the majority stance on President Wilson and the League of Nations. They agreed no hasty moves before the expedition of measures required before adjournment.
The federal reserve board reports a transition to a peace basis with eased business activity tied to conservation. Industries mark time in New York while other districts see improved conditions and expectations of price declines. agriculture remains strong with crops promising in cotton and wheat regions.
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