Chamberlain Moves to Reply as War Cabinet Debate Rises
Republican leaders in Washington report a heated clash over Wilsons war cabinet plan and a director of munitions. Senator Chamberlain seeks personal privilege to answer President Wilsons denunciation, while Republicans forecast no vote on the War Cabinet bill and plan short Senate session.
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Washington
House
Bureau of Munitions and Ordnance
Wilson
War Council
Senate Military Committee
Senate
Chamberlain
Naval Affairs Committee
Mann
MUST SELL APRIL EGGS
Hamilton County Food Controller Blume orders cold storage egg owners to release all April eggs by February 1 and to issue other storage eggs soon after. He expects retail prices of 48 to 60 cents a dozen to consumers and notes a surge in cold storage eggs this year with 405 cases totaling 30 dozen per case versus 1,112 cases last year.
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Cincinnati
Hamilton County
Blume
Strike Good Gas Wells At Mentor Knitting Mills Property
The Lake Shore Chemical company reports two gas wells struck at Mentor that can supply about 2,500,000 feet of gas daily to Painesville. It expects delivery within 20 days after connecting with the Painesville Gas company. Dozens of wells have been drilled in the area.
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Painesville
Ohio
Lake Shore Chemical Company
Mentor Knitting Mills
Mentor
Machinists Seek Higher Pay In Local Plant
More than 1600 machinists at the American Locomotive Co in Schenectady N Y demanded higher wages threatening a strike on Saturday if unmet They sought 15 cents an hour and 10 percent on piece work The company offered 7 5 percent and five percent The men refused the offer
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Schenectady
N. Y
American Locomotive Company
Thomas R N Carver Plans Postwar Soldier Colonization Scheme
Thomas R N Carver pursues a proposal to reorganize soldiers after the war ends. The plan seeks to repurpose veterans into structured communities. Officials study feasibility and potential challenges.
Bread Rationing Extended Across Paris District
Paris January cut bread to 10 ounces per person daily as France expands rationing nationwide. Victor Boret says measures conserve tonnage for American troop transport while praising autumn farm efforts and increased spring seed wheat needs.
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Paris
Victor Boret
M. Boret
Flays Unit's Physique in Army Medical Report
Major B O H Harvey a medical statistician cites Camp Cody data on the 34th division noting 35 percent of sickness could have been prevented if physically able men were drafted. In six months 383 deaths occurred none from preventable diseases with pneumonia the leading cause.
No Change in Copper Price Extended to June 1
Washington reports President Wilson has extended the copper price of 23.5 cents a pound to June 1 on the war industries board recommendation. The extension keeps the price fixed while wages stay level, with sales to allies and the public at the government rate and measures to curb speculators. Production must continue for the war.
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Washington
War Industries Board
Wilson
Camp Lewis Leads War Insurance Push Across Camp
Camp Lewis at American Lake Washington reports the first large insurance drive for soldiers with more than 204 million dollars in applications filed by 22 58 policies up to yesterday January 24. Average coverage stands at about 9 37 per soldier.
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Washington
Lewis
American Lake
Wash
New York Police Head Ousted by Mayor Hylan
Mayor John F. Hylan forces the resignation of Police Commissioner Frederick H. Bugher after a stormy 24 days in office. Acting commissioner Lt. R. B. Enright is placed in charge with civilian oversight, amid a crackdown on motorcycle squad misconduct tied to traffic cases and the Ruth Cruger murder inquiry.
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New York
John F. Hylan
Frederick H. Bugher
Bugher
Hylan
R. B. Enright
Enright
Ruth Cruger
Alfred Cocchi
Detective Chief Is Jailed in Soldier Detention Case
New York January 24 William O C Hamilton head of a detective agency was sentenced to four months to four years in prison for detaining soldiers and sailors over their furloughs and charging the government $50 for each surrender. Two of his employees are serving five year terms.
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New York
William OC. Hamilton
Lawrenceburg Men Chop Wood to Fight Coal Shortage
Lawrenceburg Indiana January 24. More than 900 professionals and residents spent the day cutting cord wood at three riverbank camps to ease the coal shortage. By night 600 cards indicating wood availability were cut and will be sawed and delivered to buyers by dealers.
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Lawrenceburg
Ind
Luxburg’s Illness Alarms Doctors in Buenos Ayres
Count Karl von Luxburg former German minister confined for mental illness at a Buenos Aires hospital was moved to a quieter suburb. Several violent attacks in recent days prompted doctors to fear for his condition and to seek further treatment.
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Luxburg
Buenos Ayres
Karl von Luxburg
Quieker
Soldier Dies Escaping Guardhouse in Bufito
Private Flood Dickey of Company A 108th Infantry was shot through the body and died after an attempted escape from the guardhouse at Bufito. Private Lawrence Scaville of Company H was shot in the hip while trying to escape. Both were confined for minor offenses.
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Srartappurg
S.C
Flood
Dickey
Bufito
Lawrence .Scaville
Food Prices Jump In Venice Res Tale
The Danisili restaurant in Venice closes due to waning visitors and high operating costs. City authorities raise heat prices by 0.10 lira per pound and increase horse meat price from 2 to 3 lira 4 centimes per pound.
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Venice
Danisili
President Reviews New Food Bills
President Wilson examined the administration food bills aimed at enforcing wheatless and meatless days. The Washington briefing notes show the president studying the proposed measures and their implementation details for national conservation and public discipline.
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Washington
Wilson
Woman Dies of Heart Trouble Outside Bethlehem Undertaker
Bethlehem Pa January 24 Mrs Angelo Castellini on way to visit friends collapsed and died of heart trouble in front of Undertaker Weimbach’s home.
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Undertaker
S. Bethleem, Pa
Angelo Castellini
Undertaker Weimbach
Western Front activity rises as war wears on
British and German reports indicate renewed western front operations in France and Belgium with raiding in Northern Belgium and heavier artillery fire along Flanders. Italian fronts show Austro German positions holding with multiple local Allied successes while Austria Hungary faces unrest and calls for peace.
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Austria-Hungary
Germany
France
Belgium
North Sea
Nieuport
Flanders
Italy
Asiago
Piave River
Adriatic Sea
Ports Enlarged to Meet Postwar Trade Demands
Judge William Kent of the tariff commission urged expanding seaports and free zones to handle growing foreign trade after the war. He noted current harbors visited during the inquiry are inadequate and predicted a larger merchant marine and increased U S trade.
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Philadelphia
William Kent
Tariff Commission
Fines for Aiding Germans In Windsor Ontario
Alphonse Bachelder road manager for a New York operatic company was fined 600 dollars and costs by a Windsor magistrate for assisting three Germans to pass from the United States into Canada. He pleaded guilty and claimed ignorance of the law. his size promptly paid the fine.
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Windsor
Ont
United States
Canada
Alphonse Bachelder
New York
Bachelder
WADCO Freight Embargo Hits Eastern Railroads
Director McAdoo imposes an unofficial embargo on most freight east of the Mississippi while coal and food move with priority. Weather worsens delays as far south as Hampton Roads though plans for a coal zone and faster moves are discussed with Garfield.
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McAdoo
Garfield
Washington
Mississippi
Ohio
Potomac
Pennsylvania
Baltimore & Ohio
Pittsburg
Philadelphia & Reading
Fuel Administration
Atlantic Seaboard
New England
Tidewater
Hatton Roads
Norfolk
War
Navy Departments
Shipping Board
Discontent Runs Full in Austria as Censors Tighten
Internal strife in Austria-Hungary simmers beneath quieted surface as food shortages and war weariness threaten unrest. Reports say a million workers left wartime duties in a large strike while government declares readiness for peace without annexations, amid censor clampdown and propaganda by Admiral von Tirpitz.
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Austria-Hungary
Austria
Hungary
Admiral von Tirpitz
Germany
Great Britain
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