United States Steel reports 1918 quarter and year results
New York Jan 27 United States Steel Corporation discloses a deficit after fixed charges and dividends of just over 1 million dollars for Q4 1918 but shows year long earnings above charges. The board approves 13 4 percent preferred and 11 4 percent common dividends and a 13 000 000 expenditure appropriation the first since 1910 with 15 539 215 balance carried forward. J P Morgan presided as Elbert H Gary was absent.
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New York
United States Steel Corporation
ISIS
J. P. Morgan
Elbert H. Gary
Charles Steele
Morgan Bunking House
Nine Fired by Blazing Boy at Notre Dame de Rossire
Thirteen-year-old Wilfrid Robin with his clothes aflame while lighting a stove caused a fire at the Robin home in Notre Dame de Rossire Quebec. Nine others were burned, five dead including the boy and a three week old infant Alma Labrecque. Joseph Labrecque and Joseph Robin were also among the injured with one likely to die. Two Robin children and Edmond Lebrecque survived the tragedy.
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Quebec
Wilfried Robin
Notre Dame de Rossire
Wilfrid Robin
Joseph Robin
Alma Labrecque
Joseph Labrecque
Robin
Edmond Lebrecque
Italy and Greece Adrift in Growing Enmity
Berlin dispatch notes a sharp rise in hostility between Italy and Greece as Italian papers grow increasingly violent in tone while officials remain less agitated. Greece is expected to evacuate Albanian districts, with Albanian police to maintain order under the Prince of Wied, whom Rome backs for stability.
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Washington Post
Berlin
Italy
Greece
Prince of
Wied
Aibynia
One Death From Diphtheria At Children's Hospital
A mild epidemic of diphtheria is reported at the Children's Hospital with one death and about ten to eleven cases. Dr W C Wood ward says cultures show germs among one physician, several nurses, and several children. Authorities see no spread risk and deem all cases mild.
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Children’s Hospital
Children's Hospital
District Health Office
W. C. Woodward
Woocward
Crisis for Canada Feared in Trade Crash Tale
Montreal January report quotes M P 3 M MacDonald of Canso Nova Scotia warning the American tariff and western US trade routes threaten an economic split between eastern and western Canada. He urged immediate tariff revision to avert crisis, likening Canada’s plight to the US Civil War era.
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Montreal
United States
Canada
M. MacDonald
M. P
Canso
Nova Scotia
MacDonald
Street Cars Plan Granted to Jerusalem Route to Bethlehem
A Turkish concession for a Jerusalem to Bethlehem street car line and for electric tram service in Jerusalem was granted today to a French bank that recently funded Turkey’s purchase of the Brazilian battleship Rio Janeiro. The move follows capital linked to wartime armaments. Cunard liner Mauretania sustains minor damage from sea explosions. four men die and several injured. sailing likely postponed from February 1. In Haleyville Alabama, three young children die after eating rat poison while parents were away.
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Jerusalem
Palestine
Bethlehem
Turkey
Rio Janeiro
Mauretania
Liverpool
Janu
Cunard
Haleyville
Ala
Perry Rowland
Washington Greeks plan mass protest in capital
Washington Greeks will hold a mass meeting Sunday at the Greek Church to protest Greek war atrocity charges leveled by Bulgaria. Organizers aim to mobilize about 300,000 Greek-Americans for the demonstration. Meanwhile, a request seeks permission to allow motion picture films in parcel post to expand postal business, pending approval by Assistant Postmaster General Stewart.
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Washington
Sixth
Greece
Bulgaria
Parcel Post
Kodak
Stewart
Speer Faces Tempers in Georgia Hearings
Savannah January 27 congressional investigators report another clash as Federal Judge Emory Speer, accused of misconduct, is silenced by Chairman Webb amid protests from Gen Peter Meldrim and others. Webb warns witnesses against offensive language and demonstrations while detailing a controversial midnight order affecting the Central of Georgia line.
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Savannah
Congressional Committee
Emory Speer
Southern District of Georgia
Webb
Judge Speer
Peter W. Meldrim
A .B. Lawton
Pantral of Georgia Railroad
Pie Book cited in graft inquiry over patronage plan
Albany January 27 former congressman Theron Akin testified about a so called pie book used by Highway Commissioner John Wm Carlisle to record patronage given to political leaders Osborne leading graft inquiry seeks the book Carlisle revealed how much patronage he had allotted Wright an assistant highway engineer was involved. Roy Fuller did not respond to the remark.
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Albany
John WM. Carlisle
James W. Osborne
Theron Akin
Fort Johnson
Montgomery County
Akin
Carlisle
John B. Wright
Wright
Osborne
Roy K. Fuller
Year for 21 Wreck Deaths in New Haven Plea
Charles H. Murray, flagman of the Bar Harbor Express, pleaded guilty to manslaughter for the September 2 wreck of the White Mountain Express on the New Haven Railroad at North Haven. He was sentenced to one year in the county jail, suspended, with probation officer supervision. the disaster claimed 21 lives.
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New Haven
Conn
Charles H. Murray
Bar Harbor
North Haven
Murray
Obituary notices for several prominent Washington figures
Funeral services were held in Baltimore for former Senator Lyman R. Casey of North Dakota who died in Westmoreland. James Armistead August and Cal. James Armistead August’s funeral was at their home with interment at Rock Creek Cemetery. Thomas P. Hagan of Mount Rainier died of heart disease. services set for Mount Rainier. Elia Cotterill, longtime War Department clerk, died at 1707 Corcoran Street after heart trouble. interment at Rock Creek. Adelaide J. Brown, widow of Dr. William V. H. Brown, died in Los Angeles. she was active in Washington charities and hospital work.
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Lyman R. Casey
Baltimore
North Dakota
Westmoreland
Washington
Congress
Foater County
N. Dak
Carl
Frank Casey
Atwood Toplift
New York City
James Armistead
Herbert Scott Smith
St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church
Cal
Eighteenth Street Northwest
Rock Creek Cemetery
R. M. August
C. R. Perry
R. W. Brooking
H. B. Miller
F. W. Parker
E. L. Cockrell
Thomas P. Hagan
Mount Rainier
Stony Gap
Thirty-second Street
Bunker Hill Road
St. James’ Church
Charles A. Cotterill
Rosa C. Pennebaker
Charles J. Gillette
Cleveland
Ohio
St. Paul’s
Adelaide J. Brown
William V. H. Brown
George Whitfeld Brown
Connecticut Avenue
Northwest
Los Angeles
Brown
Troy
N. Y
Washington City Orphan Asylum
Children's Hospital
Shaw urges England to end wars with stronger restraint
Special Cable from London reports George Bernard Shaw mocks Britain for fearing to use arms. He contends England could single handedly halt international war, criticizing the rush for bigger armaments and urging wiser, value-focused strength and influence over needless cannon buildup.
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George Bernard Shaw
Washington Post
London
George Barnard Shaw
Great Britain
England
Court warned judges against tyranny and veto power
United States Chief Justice Walter Clark of North Carolina denounces government by judges and the judicial oligarchy. He says unrest signals strength, urges curbs on courts and cites 1903 Supreme Court actions as enabling unelected power over Congress, warning against usurpation by the judiciary.
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New York
United States
Justha Walter .Clark
North Carolina Supreme Court
United States Supreme Court
Congress
J Miles
Union
Clark
Legislative Branch
Justice Harlan
Legislative Department
Lord Strathcona Buried In Simple London Ceremony
The body of Lord Strathcona and Mount Royal, Canada's high commissioner, was buried in Highgate Cemetery after a Westminster Abbey service attended by state officials and prominent figures. pallbearers included the Duke of Argyll, the Earl of Aberdeen, and the Marquis of Lansdowne. Royal family members and cabinet officials attended. Walter Hines Page, U.S. ambassador, was among those present.
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London
Lord Strathcona
Mount Royal
Canada
High- Gate Cemetery
North
Westminster Abbey
Duke of Ar- Byll
Earl of Aberdeen
Marquis of Lansdowne
William Osler
Earl of Lichfield
Thomas Vansittart Bowater
Lewis Harcourt
Astute
Thomas Skinner
George Adam Smith
Aberdeen University
King George
Queen Mary
Alexandra
Walter Hines Page
Savannah tinner shot in Thunderbolt amid conflicting stories
Neal Palmer of Birmingham and Washington, D. C. says he was shot while trying to stop Mrs. BE J Androu from shooting herself. He previously claimed he shot himself or was shot by her. Palmer is gravely ill. Andreu remains in custody.
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Savannah
Neal Palmer
Birmingham
Washington
D. C
Thunderbolt
BE. J. Androu
Washington Post Bureaus Reports Local Council Actions
Several council members blasted proposed legislation banning garages within 80 feet of churches while the lower board approved it 10 to 4 and aldermen deferred. An ordinance for numbered vehicle tags at 1 dollar yearly went to general laws. The city veto on a 250 dollar legal expense bill for Urban Lambert was sustained 6 to 8. Funeral rites were held for Joan H Ward. a squad from Alexandria Light Infantry fired a volley.
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Washington Post Bureau
King Street
Alexandria
Common Council
Board of Aldermen
Chauncey
Washington
Joan H. Ward
North Patrick Street
C. R. Strausburg
Methodist Protestant Church
Alexandria Light Infantry
Girl Takes 3 Leaps To Die
New York January 77 Homesickness led Mary Lucas a 23 year old shirtwaist factory operator in Williamsburg Brooklyn to leap from the six story factory roof. She jumped to the fire engine house roof then to another roof and finally fell to the yard. She suffered broken limbs and was deemed unable to live by doctors at Williamsburg Hospital.
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New York
Mary Lucas
Williamsburg
Brooklyn
Misa Lucas
Strike vote on Big Four and Lake Shore telegraphers
Cleveland Ohio January 27 Refusal by the Lake Shore and Big Four railroads to grant demands of 2500 railroad telegraphers telephone operators and station agents may trigger a strike over more than 2000 miles of road Strike ballots have been sent and are to be tallied in two weeks If approved the grievance committee will take charge
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Lake Shore Road
Cleveland
Ohio
Lake Shoreland
London Coal Strike Ends in London Yard Resumption
London soldiers coal strike term foreshadowed today as union men voted to resume work in yards where employers agreed to a 2 cent per ton rise. Several large London firms have consented, with around 10 000 workers involved.
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London
Hanna's Secretary Dead in Philadelphia death of Rev. Marion W Hissey
The Rev. Marion W. Hissey, longtime confidential secretary to late Senator Mark Hanna, died in Philadelphia after a two week illness from heart trouble. He had served as pastor of Kensington Congregational Church since 1899, born in Ohio in 1859.
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Marion W. Hissey
Philadelphia
Mark Hanna
United States
Ohio
Kensington Congregational Church
Dr. Hissey
Graft charges rise in Liptons case in Paris inquiry
London Jan 28 The graft inquiry into British army canteen supplies widens with bribery and corruption, naming Malta manager James Ness of Liptons Limited and retired Col Whittaker. Nine army officers and nine civilians are summoned as the case resumes in Bow Street court. Prosecutor R D Muir says Ness paid Whittaker 70 for monthly contract gains and Whittaker later renegotiated a new Liptons army contract favorable to the firm.
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London
R. D. Muir
Bow Street
Theut
Col. Whittaker
James Ness
Lepton
Muir
England
Liptons
Woman Health and Digestive Aid Promoted by Syrup Pepsin
An article argues that female beauty derives from health tied to bowel regularity and promotes Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as an ideal, mild, nonhabit forming remedy. It cites Mrs C S Vance as a testimonial and notes availability at stores for fifty cents to one dollar with a free sample by mail.
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C S Vance
S. Ray St
New Castle
Dr. Callwell
America
W B Caldwell
Washington St
Monticello
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National Kennel Club
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William Brigham
J. Carter Burns
St. Aloysius Sanctuary
Gonzaga College Theater
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Charles J. Reagan
Fenton A. Ruppert
Ignatius L. Stormont
Francis A. Dougherty
Eustace 8. Hart
University Club
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William Taylor Thom
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Panama Canal
Gertrude T. Rider
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Walter G. Holt
Arthur G. Dunn
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Joseph W. Beale
Speer
Elia Cotterill
North Carolina
Tinner
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Alexandria Council
John H. _ Ward
Ethel Brill
Wedate Ees
Htnet Sprii1
Louis Brill
Laurecelot McKellegh
Seminary Hill
Fairfax County
St. Mary's Cathole Church
H. J. Cutler
Stuart
Clarissa Tilghman Mieming Balch
Safe Deposit and Trust Company
Douglass Stuart
Girl
Hanna
Sloan
J. H. Bleckwedsk
Groton-on- K
Perigo
25Th St
Des Moines
Hudson, N.Y
Early
Sloan, Inc
Boston
Mass
Malta
Paris
Lampana Fender Repairing & Specialty
Moore & Co
Olds Autocrat
Oldsmobile
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Tourist Auto Livery CO
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Jeffrey
Ewer
H. B. Leary
St. N. W
Irvin T. Donohoe
St. Studebaker Commercial Auto & Supply Co
N. W. Wel
Oakland Pollock Car Corporation
Ave. N. W
Bartram
J. Bartram
W. L. Smith Co
Gat
Henderson-Rowe Auto Co
14Th St
WILCOX_TRUX
Congressional” Garage CO
Agta
Pa. Ave
E. Tel. L
Chicago
Pneumatic Tool Company
14Th Street
Probey-Haynes Motor
West
Wisconsin Ave
COLE
Cole Motor Sales Cima
Southern Huildis
St. New
Cadillac Baker
Cook & Stoddard Co
Conn. Ave
Marmon Potomac Motor
Conaercticnri
WooD's Electric Car CO
Loemme
C. 5. Vance
Resorts and Travel
Atlantic City
N. J
Ocean Tront
EtEotel Minis
Atlantic Cifys NS
Hkvery
Walter J Buzby
Marlborough- Glenheim
Josiah White & Sons Company
Chelsea
Dennis
Galen Hall
Holmhurst
Marlborough-Blenpelay
Pennhurst
St. Charles
Seaside
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Strand
Albert
Ane St
University Pl
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Earlington
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Seville
Madison Ave
Virginia
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Randolph
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Resorts Vista
Fifth Ave
Washington Southern Railway
Richmond and
Potato South
Fredericka Purchare Union Station
Boorida Limited
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Fredericksburg
Milford
Fromn
Frank Liebey & CO
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Harris
Washington Block
Sumri County
Placers
R. D. Wa
Thomas Circle
Aing City
Square Foal
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Phoms
Sea
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