Government probes coal operators and miners alliance
Federal prosecutors in Indianapolis prepare evidence on collusion between coal miners and operators to limit production under the Lever act and antitrust laws. A special grand jury convenes to hear contempt charges against 84 United Mine Workers officials as fuel shortages intensify across Indiana amid cutbacks and conservation orders.
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Indianapolis
Federal Grand Jury
Grand Jury
United States District
A. B. Anderson
United States
L. Ert Slack
Dan W. Simms
P. H. Penna
Terre Haute
Tudiana Cituminous Coal Operators’ Association
Indiana
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Enforcements Delayed for Railroad Fuel Measures
Orders were prepared to enforce the rail road fuel measures but local directors did not receive specific instructions. It was learned that in Cincinnati and other eastern city areas of the railroad administration the action had been delayed.
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Cincinnati
Railroad
Habeas Corpus Granted for Reds in New York
Federal Judge Mayer granted writs of habeas corpus for Alexander Berkman and Nena Goldman upon Harry Weinberger’s application. The anarchists, ordered deported for urging government overthrow by violence, were sent to Ellis Island for detention until a ship to Russia is available.
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New York
Alexander Berkman
Nena Goldman
Mayer
Harry Weirberger
Ellis Ishind
Russia
Weinberger
Manhattan
Ellis Island
Department of Labor
Arrest 98 in Steel Town Riot Probe at Donora
Ninety eight men were arrested by state police at Donora during a raid on a Lithuanian bell headquarters of striking steel workers. They faced conspiracy and intimidation charges and were held on 500 dollars bail each for a hearing next Thursday. Most detainees were foreigners.
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Pittsburgh
Donora
Lithuanian Bell
Dempsey Carpentier Fight Prize Posted for Paris Bout
Paris reports a purse of 2,000,000 francs will be posted for a Dempsey versus Carpentier match to be fought in 1020 at Paris. The announcement notes the bout is set to take place in the city, highlighting the high stakes and international interest.
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Paris
The
Presse de Paris Seys
Dempsey
Carpentier
Trains Cut Back Under Serious Winter Schedule
The Twentieth Century Limited and the Broadway Limited are removed from service to save coal as railroads cut passenger trains by up to percent across the eastern region. Fourteen Grand Trunk trains in Michigan are suspended. The drastic order, effective December 10, affects nearly 100 railroads and ends special trains for travel except in dense cities. Also, 25 airplane mechanics from Riverside are sent to San Antonio for aviation training and to fill vacancies at Kelly Field.
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Chicago
New York Central
A. T. Hardin
Eastern Regional
The
Railway Administration
Grand Trunk
Michigan
H. BE
Whittenberger
St. Louis
Texas
Riverside
Cal
Dee, G
Mareh Fell
Here
San Antonio
Tex
Kelly Field
Allies threaten coercion over Versailles terms in Europe
Paris and London report a unity plan by the peace council to pressure Germany into signing the treaty. Officials say Field Marshal Wilson travels to Paris for treaty talks while Lloyd George urges ratification to avoid renewed Allied blockade.
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London
Stock Exchange
Supreme Council of the Peace Conference
Germany
Glasgow
Andrew Bonar Law
The
Daily Mail
Lloyd George
House of Commons
William G. Tyrrell
Berlin
Paris
Council of Five
Foch
German plenipotentiaries at Versailles and looming action
Echo de Paris reports Clemenceau and Foch noting Germanys abrupt departure and Berlin’s new negotiators. The supreme council ponders a note to Germany on the protocol and possible action across the Rhine if responses remain unsatisfactory while American troops in the Rhine reach about 12 000.
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Versailles
Echo de Paris
Clemenceau
Marshal Foch
Petite Parisies
Germany
Berlin
Supreme Council
Rhine
Hinine
Russians Seek Peace as Bolshevik Talks Aim at Entente End
An official Moscow wireless says the Soviet leadership will seek peace with the Entente on noninterference terms while crushing counter revolutions led by Kolchak and Yudenitch. Karl Radek, freed from Moabit, will attend the Dorpat conference as a soviet delegate. In Leipsic the independent socialists adopt a program for a soviet system in Germany.
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London
Moscow
Congress of Soviets
Generis Dentkne
Kolchak
Yudenitch
William G. Turrett
Berlin
Karl Radek
Germany
Moabit
Dorpat
Balkan States
Leipsic
Congress of Independent Socialists
U S Agent in Mexico Is Released
President Wilson's aides and senators discussed the Mexican situation as Third Secretary Hanna reported the release of consular Agent William O. Jenkins from Puebla's penitentiary. The embassy said Jenkins was freed after charges of false information about his abduction by bandits.
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Woashington
Wilson
Wall
New Mexico
United States
Hitchcock
Capitol
Fall
Wilton
Omto
Mexico
Paul
Fail
Congress
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Lansing
Grayson
Tenkins
Puebla
Jenkins
Mexico City
State Department
Willem O. Jenkins
Hanna
Pueblla
Jekins
Up Against the Real Thing In the Street
Maurice remained obstinate as Robert two years older tried to discipline him. He grabbed Maurice by the collar and warned that Maurice could not rely on his father to settle the matter this time.
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Maurice
Robert
Illinois mines will not open amid coal distribution dispute
Chicago dispatch reports Governor Lowden urges action as Illinois faces coal shortages. Lieutenant Governor Oglesby will press Washington officials to address the share of government coal. The governor's statement cites dangers of deep mined operations with inexperienced workers and suggests importing coal from other states until miners return.
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Chicago
Illinois
Washington
Lowden
Oglesby
Indiana
Not One Cent Can Be Added To Pay Wages
A brief notice states no additional charges can be added to wages from consumers. The wording emphasizes wage limits and protections against extra payments.
Waiting on Ohio Miners Follow if Settlements Ready
Washington December 6. Fuel Administrator Garfield declares no coal price increase to fund wage hikes for miners. He notes Ohio Governor Cox may strike a compromise offering a twenty five percent wage rise, provided consumer coal prices stay unchanged. He adds that if Ohio and Pennsylvania settle, miners will follow quickly.
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Evening Journal
Washington, D. C
Garfield
Cox
Ohio
Coal strike settlement eyed in Illinois miners claim
Springfield dispatch reports Frank Farrington president of the Illinois Miners predicts a swift coal strike settlement in Illinois and western Pennsylvania once a settlement is reached locally.
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OBIO
Evening Journal
Springfield
Pennsylvania
Thinoix
Frank Farrington
Minois
Oil profiteering crackdown targets western producers
Special to Evening Journals reports Attorney General Palmer ordered the prosecution of western oil producers for alleged profiteering as of December 6 in Washington D C. The move signals a federal effort to curb price-gouging in the oil industry amid wartime energy concerns.
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Washington, D. C
Palmer
Murder Mystery Cleared in Kalamazoo Case
In Kalamazoo Michigan on December 6 Mrs Walter Tabor stated Maude Tabor died in her mother's arms after an illegal operation. The body was hidden to save the family name.
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Evening Journal
Kalamazoo
Mich
Walter Tabor
Maude Tabor
Reverence at Battlefields Urged by Imperial War Commission
Rudyard, for the imperial war commission, appeals to visitors to the French fronts to observe reverence at sacred ground. He urges quiet conduct near the dead, notes many sightseers, and asks ordinary tourist lines to manage crowds while preserving respect for those laid to rest.
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London
Rudyard
Imperial War Comission
Mien
Imperial
Waerhives Commission
Nest
Elt
Beng
British relief ship Foigit sinks near Aegean coast
A relief voyage casualty reports the steamer Foigit foundering on November 27 near the Patna archipelago. Survivors were picked up by the Greek steamer Herons after the vessel split and sank off the Aegean islands. The incident involves the 3,440 ton Foigit with authorities noting rescue at Piraeus.
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Lonion
Deo
eAdyteest
Aghena
Foigit
Panta
Laecian Archipelago
Pheepew
Piraeis
Herons
New York
Far
Constantinapies
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Consul Jenkins
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