Huge graft alleged in U S shipbuilding contracts
San Francisco January 16 government investigators uncovered a vast fraud involving more than 31 billion tied to wartime shipyards on the Pacific coast. Grand juries will sit in Oregon Washington and California as prominent shipbuilders face investigation for false vouchers and 10 percent cost overstatement.
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San Francisco
Oregon
Warrinngton
California
William SL. Tidwell
Treaty Department
United States
C Greneral Bert Schlescer
Inter
Searces
Elies
Washington
Bulfiders
Seattle
Schlesiger
Schlesinger
Repo
Mali
Palmer
United States Shipping Board
Pacific Coast Shipbuilding
Shipping Board Ukewlee
Chatenann Hurley
The
Shipping Board
Staelt
Pacific Coast
Noe Peasons
Allmatic
Gulf Coast
Postwar yards clear up illegal transactions without courts
Several illegal transactions found in Eastern yards soon after the armistice were cleared up without resort to courts.
Water Power Bill Passed In Senate After Ten Year Fight
The US Senate approved the water power bill by 52 to 18 and sent it to conference to settle House Senate differences. An amendment limiting licenses to 25 cents per horsepower was restored 44 to 22. The measure creates a federal water power commission of War Interior and Agriculture to issue licenses for waterpower development after investigation. Licenses run for 40 years with reasonable annual charges.
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Senate
Washington
House
Sen
Secretaries of War, Interior and Agriculture
Isene
Air service funding cuts threaten key routes
Washington reports the post office appropriation knife cuts the air service fund. A decision to pull support could abandon routes between New York and Washington and New York and Chicago if the Senate does not sustain the action.
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Waxshington
Post Office
House
New York
Washington
Chicago
Senate
German sea terror commander dies in Hamburg hospital
Berlin dispatch reports Morulit commander of the submarine that sank the French Danton and other ships died in a Hamburg hospital after taking poison. In Alabama Florata Aludan Jack Waters, an African American man, was lynched after an alleged attack. his body was found hanging from a telephone pole with bullet marks.
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Berlin
Morulit
Danton
Hamburg
Lokal Aazelger
Alabama
Florata
Alu
Dan
Jack Waters
Wee
England Fears New Red War Amid ParIs Crisis
Wartime anxiety rises as Churchill Long Beatty Wilson summoned to Paris for urgent talks with Lloyd George. The dispatch warns of Bolshevik advances in the Middle East and notes bolshevik control of vast resources, signaling a possible European-wide conflict.
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Tandon
Germany
Poly
Winston Spencer Churchill
Wir
Walter Home Long
Admiralty
Maren Beatty
Mir Henry H. Wilson
Imperial Staff
London
Lloyd George
Seni
Museia
Odessa
Ship Mrs Woalrow Wilson Launches at Hog Island Yard
The 7,825 ton cargo carrier Clearwater, Hog Island's eighty first vessel, was launched there named the Mrs. Woalrow Wilson by Mrs. Wilson.
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Wilson
Philadelphia
Clearwater
Hog Island
Woalrow Wilson
Berlin Riots Deepen as Red Denials Spur New Unrest
Reports in Berlin criticize Germany for denying a Soviet pact while riots escalate. officials bar demonstrations at the doctor Liebknecht death anniversary. Observers fear wider revolt across Germany and Vienna as communist agitators leverage Berlin unrest and factory activity returns to normal.
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Berlin
Karl Leibknech
London
Germany
Vienna
Communista
Ax Martners
Worklagme
Cor
Reichstag
Berlin Riots Death Toll Reported With Scores Wounded
Berlin reports 42 dead and 100 wounded after rioting as per local papers. Mik Berlin notes the casualty figures and ongoing unrest in the city.
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Berlin
Mik
Fiume to Italy Stirs Slavs Division Among Yugoslavs
Report from Varis talks on the Fiume question show a split within the Jugoslav ranks. The Slovene faction resists ceding Dalmatian coastal territory in exchange for sovereignty over Fiume and a western land link to Istria. Other elements favor accepting the compromise.
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Varis
Jwet
Talkins
Lioyd George
Clemenceau
Dalmatian
Fiume
Istria
War warnings from General Bliss and Baker on Poland aid
Washington reports Secretary Baker urged the state department to consider supplying Poland with sweepers and other aid to counter the bolshevist advance. General Bliss told the house Ways and Means committee Poland is the bulwark against bolshevism as the US weighs a 150 million dollar relief credit for Europe and calls for allied military supply support.
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Washington
United States
Poland
State Department
Baker
Europe
Elivs
House
Ways and Means Committee
General Bliss
Baorpe
Moscow
Bliss
Honor for Yank Dead Requests Bodies Left Abroad
Bishop Brent urges Secretary Baker and next of kin to decide resting place for fallen soldiers. Field of Honor plan proposed for a central France memorial with annual observances under the U S flag. Critics argue against wholesale repatriation and accuse undertakers of profit motives.
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Washington
Charles H. Brent
France
Baker
American Field of Honor Asociation
Senate
House
America
Brent
Congress
Sail to Begin Returning Bodies
The Powhatan, sailing from New York to Antwerp, carries 75 former service members and officers who will visit battlefields to begin returning the hearts of American soldiers to the United States. Expedition led by former Rainbow division artillery officer Herbert S. Voreman.
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New York
Army
Powhatan
Antwerp
Belgium
Herbert S. Voreman
Rainbow Division
No Medals for Privates in World War I Honor List
Representative Gallivan says only one enlisted American soldier received the Distinguished Service Medal in World War I. A sergeant is named as the sole recipient, with allegations that no corporal or private earned the award, suggesting errors in War Department decorations.
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Gallivan
Washington
Massachussetts
War Department
Michigan Wins Snow Fight in Northwestern Cities
Northwestern Michigan towns freed from heavy snowbound conditions as lines reopen and aid accelerates. Passengers stranded since Tuesday begin arriving while trains lag behind. In San Diego Francis Marion Gray aged 77 and cousin of President Wilson dies, longtime Michigan banker and former resident.
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Muskegon
Mich
Michigan
Blix Ward
Marquette Railroad
F. M. Gray
Wilson
San Diego
Cal
Francis Marion Gray
Dieckers
Mr. Gray
Hiscace
Aosen
Michigans
Reds Battle with British in India
Geneva reports Enver Pasha has begun a bolshevist revolt in Turkestan Afghanistan and Baluchistan aiming at India with Soviet funds. A Dutch official says the movement targets Great Britain, with delegations from Afghanistan and British India linked to Moscow.
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Switzerland
Enver Pasha
Kurdistan
Turkestan
Afghanistan
Baluchistan
Baku
Enver
Asia
India
Moscow
Hague
Holland
East
Great D
Britain
Far East
British Trate
Campalsu
Bolsheviki Gaining Occupy Odessa in Movements
Special to Evening Journal reports in Washington that United States marines repelled an attack on Port au Prince Haiti's capital. Over three hundred bandits struck the city with many killed captured or wounded in the assault.
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Evening Journal
Washington
BD. C
United States
Port Au Prince
Odessa Occupied by Bolshevists, Basle Dispatch
Special to Evening Journal reports that Odessa, Russia’s chief port, has been occupied by the Bolshevists. The dispatch from Basle notes the sudden shift in control and its potential impact on regional trade and Allied shipping.
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Basle
Odessa
Russia
Bolshevik Assault Hits Lettish Polish Lines East of Dvina
War news from Warsaw dated January 16 reports a Bolshevik attack against Lettish and Polish positions east of the Dvina river. After heavy fighting, Polish forces counterattacked, incurring significant losses on the opposing side.
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Ectal
Evening Journal
Warsaw
Bolshevist
Dvinsk River
Reginald De Koven Dies Suddenly in Chicago
Prominent American opera composer Reginald De Koven died in Chicago today from apoplexy. The sudden death shocks the musical community. De Koven was renowned for his contributions to American opera and vocal music.
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Ie i Journal
Chicago
Reginald de Koven
America
Bankrolled Bandits Confess After Post Office Robbery
Four hours after the robbery of the J Lyshoj post office and general store at Alnost four bandits were jailed and made full confessions according to initial reports from Clinton Louisiana.
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Evening Journal
Clinton
Dan
J. Lyshoj
Alnost
Lenine Army Captures Rostov on the Don
A wireless dispatch from Moscow reports Bolshevik forces capturing Rostov on the Don. About ten thousand prisoners, thirty two guns, nine tanks and vast baggage were taken. The small Don bridges were destroyed by the enemy while the large railway bridge survived. This marks the Bolsheviks greatest victory since their rise to power.
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London
Rostov-on-Dening
Don
Restov
Red Army
Bolsheviks
Welch Speech Spoiled by Prohibition Demonstrators
Prohibition demonstrators disrupted a speech by Dray Ton-v-Pandy, Wales, Jan 16, entering the hall where Deactor Neary spoke, beating a bass drum and singing. Dr Neary halted his address amid the disturbance.
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Ton-v-Pandy
Wales
Lord Mayor of Cork Attacked Returning from Soldier Meeting
Cork January report says Lord Mayor was beaten by a group of men after leaving a demobilized soldiers meeting. He was knocked down and rescued by two former soldiers who removed him from the mob amid political tensions.
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Cork
Cork, Jan
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rConnaer
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