U S Plans to Fortify Hawaii and Panama Canal Entrance
A wartime plan shifts from Guam to Hawaii and the Panama Canal key entry, as Japan's gains prompt rapid strengthening of Pacific defenses. 16 inch guns will be rushed, Pearl Harbor expanded, and submarines plus aviation bases built in the Canal Zone and Panama bay islands are eyed.
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Joint
Army and Navy Board
Guam
Japan
Pacific Ocean
House
Pacific
Hawaii
Panama Canal
Army
Navy
Congress
Ans
Canal
Continental
United States
Pearl Harbor
Canal Zone
Arould
Republic of Panama
Teuhoga
Panama Bay
Panama
Toboga
Sir Henry Morgan
Republic
Central America
Austria's Crisis Pushes Govt to Seek Allied Oversight
Vienna dispatch reports Austria faces a severe financial crisis. The Christian Socialist government considers asking the interallied reparations commission to take over and run the country as parliamentary efforts to form a government majority fail with Socialist Democrats refusing coalitions.
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Tertin
Austria
Vienna
Reparations Commission
Socialist Democrats
Two Journeymen Bandits Arrested After Pontiac Break-In
In Hammond Indiana on January 10 two journeymen bandits identified as Joseph Pawlak and William Brennan were arrested while trying to break into a sporting goods store after escaping Pontiac. They admitted plans to steal revolvers.
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Hammond
Ind
Joseph Pawlak
Baltimore Avenue
William Brennan
Kseconaba Avenue
Chicago
Pontiac
Reprisal at Dillon's Cross Destruction by Cork Detachment
London reports that a military detachment from Cork arrived at Dillon's Cross in armored tanks and conducted two hours of demolition in reprisal for a recent ambush, destroying all nearby buildings.
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London
Cork
Dillon's Cross
Cornell reveals semi centennial endowment total
Ithaca N Y Jan 10 Cornell universitys semi centennial endowment fund reached 5052770 at campaign close announced by J D White chairman of the endowment committee of the Cornell board of trustees.
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J. D. White
Ithaca
Ithaca, N. YY
Cornell University
Cornell Board of Trustees
Milukoff Casts Russia as Bankrupt in London Remarks
In London Jan 10 Professor Paul Milukoff Russia's foreign minister under Kerensky declares Russia has little to offer beyond flax and timber sold multiple times. He warns British firms against trading with a bankrupt Russia and says Bolshevik trade risks spreading revolution in England. He notes Lenin's claim of a negligible gold reserve.
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London
Paul Milukoff
Kerensky
England
Russia
State Department
Washington
M. Milukoff
Railroad unions attacked in petition for immediate inquiry
W J Lauck for the International Association of Machinists charges railroads misuse federal funds to crush unions. He cites vehicle repair shop shutdowns and high rates to shift costs to the public, tying the open shop drive to feuds with Morgan interests and United States Steel.
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Washington
National Treasury
Interstate Commerce Commission
W. Jett Lauck
International Association of Machinists
Lauck
William H. Johnston
Machinists’ Organization
J. P. Morgan & Co
Church World Movement
United States Steel Corporation
Coal and Steel Industries Face Labor Tensions
The document cites Morgan affiliated groups and the Lockwood commission in New York noting that United States and Bethlehem Steel refused to supply fabricated steel to New York City construction firms employing union members. It highlights coal firms under Morgan influence resisting union recognition and notes civil government breakdowns in Mingo and Logan counties West Virginia and Birmingham district Alabama amid labor disputes.
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Lockwood
New York
United States
Betiehem Steel
New York Ciy
Morgan
Mingo
West Virginia
Birmingham
Alabamia
Coal and Steel Co
United States Corporation
Steel gems for Boni's bride dazzle Paris crowd
A Paris social note describes intricate cut steel jewels worn by Mille de Castella and linked to Boni de Castella. The fashion features filigree steel ornaments crafted by leading jewelers, highlighting a new trend as jewelry appears on the bride.
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Paris
Ellane
Marie
Anna Gould
Alleyrand
Mille
Jules Patenotre
German Ambassador Meyer Resigns Over Friction with France
Paris Jan 10 Ambassador Meyer of Germany asked permission to resign saying he gave up financial interests to serve his country in Paris but found it impossible to work amicably with the French government. He forwarded the resignation after a recent incident when U S Ambassador Wallace refused to meet him at a social function or introduce him to Mrs Wallace.
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Paris
Meyer
Germany
Herr Meyer
United States
Wallace
Arbitator Awards Rhine Fleet Shares to France
Paris, Jan 10. Walker D Hines the former U S railroads director general now arbitrator in German inland shipping under the peace treaty awards France 13 percent of Germanys Rhine fleet amounting to 253000 tons of barges and tugs with 24000 horsepower. He says the decision is final and appeal is not possible. France also gains control in the Fendel Rhine navigation company and a small set of Rotterdam port installations. France will pay Germany by offsetting the value of received property against reparations due, with final valuation after the February hearing.
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Walker D. Hines
United States Director General of Railroads
Paris
United States
France
Germany
Rhine
Hines
Fendel Company
Rotterdam
Badische Company
Farmers Won't Take Loss on Produce Prices
Washington report from January 10 states farmers still hold large stocks of onions potatoes and other root crops. The Department of Agriculture market review notes that perhaps there has never been a time when average prices were so low and producers faced slow demand.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture Market Review
Potate Prices Lag as Farmers Face Losses After Record Crops
Record crops fail to lift shipments as farmers resist selling at slim gains after holidays. Prices near season lows in Chicago at $1.25 per 100 pounds, with other markets ranging from $1.50 to $2.10.
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Chicago
North Dakota Bankers Plan Rejected by Commission
The North Dakota industrial commission rejected bankers plan to sell 86.5 million dollars in bonds to fund the state industrial program. The commission called the proposal a bid by financial interests to dictate the state political financial and industrial policies.
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Bismarck
N. D
North Dakota
Industrial Commission
Wall Street
Butler Aims to Push Grand Fleet to 1916 Completion
Representative Thomas Butler says America’s grand fleet progress will continue in 1916 under the Navy building program. Butler spoke after a conference with President‑elect Harding and indicated he could not pledge Harding but expects strong support for the navy plan.
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Marion
America
Liberty Motor Car to rehire hundreds January 17
Detroit reports Liberty Motor Car company will re-employ several hundred workers on January 17 after a period of curtailed staffing. The move is set to raise production across local automobile parts factories.
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Detroit
Liberty Motor Car Company
M Graws Fly By Air to Board Train in Jacksonville
Charles Stoneham owner of the New York Giants and John J McGraw manager chartered an airplane and flew from Havana to Jacksonville where a train waited. It marks the first such trip from Havana to Jacksonville by air and rail.
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Havana
Charles Stoneham
New York Giants
John J. McGraw
Chicago
Jacksonville
Inaugural Ball Revival For Harding Coolidge Support Grows
Washington letters pour in from across the nation requesting tickets for the revived inaugural ball signaling the Harding Coolidge inauguration. Inaugural committee chairman Edward B. McLean says the event will outshine previous balls and Washington plans a grand social occasion with citizens’ committees handling arrangements.
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Washington
Harding
Coolidge
Edward B. McLean
United States
France and Britain plan to force German disarmament
Paris reports Britain and France are in accord on methods to compel Germany to disarm its civil guards. An official French source says only final details remain. Berlin control reports note a former German general heads the civil guard, with Paris seeking guarantees that existing regular and militia bindings are dismantled.
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Paris
Germany
Excelsior
Allies’ Control Commission
Berlin
Petit Parisien
France
RAIL WATERMEN TO MEET FORLAKE FREIGHT DEALS
Detroit officials and commercial leaders from Great Lakes ports will gather next spring to push closer ties between rail and water carriers. The Detroit Chamber of Commerce will call the meeting with about 200 participants from Paw and Minneapolis among expected attendees. A permanent organization may form to promote freight interchange and harbor development with shipper friendly legislation.
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Detroit
Mich
Great Lakes
Lakes
Woman Slays Her Spouse in Texas Apartment
El Paso report says Harry E. Griffin forty a service car driver was shot and killed instantly in his apartment four bullets fired by his wife who admitted the shooting claiming he planned to leave her for another woman before officers arrived she whispered goodbye to him as she left.
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el Paso
Tex
Harry E. Griffin
Harry
Indians to Apportion Million in Rosebud Funds
Heads of all Indian families on the Rosebud reservation will meet in Butte Creek Station to make a roll for the distribution of $1,000,000 of Dakota tribal funds. The council will last two days and determine how the spring apportionment will be carried out.
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Butte Creek Station
8. D
Rosebud Reservation
Naval power report shows US weaker than Britain
Information indicates US naval strength is about half of Britain and less than Japan’s, with Japan holding more than double the sea power. The report accompanies golf federation notes naming venues and leaders for 1921 championships.
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Washington
Great Britain
Japan
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