Mexican Crisis Overshadows Congress as Wilson Policy Looms
Washington D C The Mexican situation overshadows all work in Congress this week with the Senate Foreign Relations Committee expected to act on a resolution urging President Wilson to break off diplomatic relations and withdraw recognition of the Carranza government. Senator Fall notes no definite promise from the president. Other measures include the Cummins bill on railroad return to private operation and a long anti strike provision. a sedition bill by Senator Sterling may pass the House this week. Labor committees will address the coal strike and potential government action to stabilize mines or create an emergency tribunal.
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North Dakota Miners Return to Work Under 1 Cent Increase
North Dakota lignite miners accept a wage schedule of one cent per hundredweight increase authorized by Fuel Administrator Garfield. Agreement signed at Burlington between North Dakota Coal Operators' Association and miners' representatives from four large mining districts. The wage rise becomes effective immediately with lignite mine prices rising 25 cents per ton to 25 dollars, translating to a roughly 21 percent retail price hike to 26 dollars in retail outlets.
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Cold Wave Sweeps Rockies and Surrounding States
A cold wave is sweeping down the Rocky Mountain region. Heavy snow was forecast for Utah and has fallen much of the day in Wyoming and parts of Colorado. Forecasters say the snow will extend toward Arizona as temperatures dip 6 to 35 degrees below normal across northern plains states.
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Soldiers Return from Siberia Arrive Aboard Sheridan
One thousand one hundred American soldiers arrived in San Francisco from Siberia aboard the transport Sheridan. The ship’s hull bore the warning Bolsheyists beware We are coming home to join the American Legion signaling a triumphant return and reentry into service life.
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Wets Challenge Prohibition Proclamation in Court
In Washington D C Robert A Widemann of Stony Point N Y seeks to compel Secretary Lansing to cancel the state department proclamation announcing ratification of the prohibition amendment. He argues that enough states have not completed ratification due to some reserving a referendum. Justice Milz took the matter under advisement.
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Wilson's Message to Congress Demands Budget Reform
President Wilson urged a budget system, tighter audits, and simpler taxes while warning that wartime revenue rates may hamper peacetime growth. He pressed for national economic reform, farm and forest measures, and effective actions to ease unrest through lawful means and industrial peace.
Start Health Crusade Aims For Physically Fit Children
The Junior Red Cross and Anti Tuberculosis Association promote a health crusade to keep children physically fit. In an Ohio town 7,000 toothbrushes are used to care for teeth long neglected, making dental hygiene a key chore of the effort.
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Iowa Farm News Highlights Tractors Wool and Farm Bureau Reach
Webster county leads Iowa with 600 tractors in use as state totals approach 9,400. Boone County hosts a Farm Bureau membership drive December 15 to 20 with 17 state organizers aiding. Articles cover fur sales in Iowa, wool marketing, orchard spraying, raspberry crops, and the Keokuk County Farm Bureau activities from 1915 to 1919, including drought recovery and cooperative feed buying.
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