Cabinet meets as Harding weighs foreign policy in early days
President Harding and all department heads plus Vice President Coolidge convened for over two hours to review foreign relations and administrative issues. Weeks and Hughes provided updates on Rhine withdrawal and German border tensions while talks set a weekly cabinet cadence.
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Teuton Delegates Leave Wythe and Rhine Occupation
Dispatches report the occupation of Rhine cities by Allied forces including French and British troops proceeding without incident. In Duesseldorf troops secured bridges and factories while civilians observed troops and armoured units. Authorities say administration will follow German law under Allied oversight with no colonial troops used.
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Leaders of Meat Packing Unions Gather at Omaha
A meeting in Chicago where union leaders argued over hours and wages for meat packers. They claimed packers aim to force a nationwide strike to allow a 60 day shutdown to push high prices after low livestock prices. Packers countered that the new hours would not restore the 10 hour day and workers would not be paid less.
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Workmen revolt against forced mobilization in Petrograd
The London Times reports Helsingforski patch says Petrograd workmen resist forced mobilization and clash with soviet troops. Kozlovski leads a victorious advance, prepares to march on Petrograd, claiming to save the population from oppression by a tyrannous clique. Kronstadt attacked by Bolshevist infantry but repulsed with heavy losses. Finnish troops mass on the frontier as red troops move toward the Finnish border. railway links north and south of Petrograd disrupted.
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No Reservations Made for Yap Says Japanese
Associated Press reports from Tokio that Japan defends its Yap Island policy amid U S protests to the League of Nations. Foreign Minister Uchida told the diet that U S objections were not new and that America made no reservations as mandates were decided. He spoke after references to Pacific cable communications and Wilson era protests.
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Supreme court reverses Page death ruling in Smith case
The Montana Supreme Court reversed a lower court decision, overturning a $5,000 award to Catherine Page as administratrix of Clinton Page's estate in a suit against New York Realty Co. The case concerns workmen's compensation coverage for operators of passenger elevators at the Phoenix block in Butte, with Page's death from a 22 foot fall cited as the cause. The court held the issue hinges on whether the defendant's elevator operation constitutes a hazardous occupation requiring compensation coverage.
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Man killed by fall of earth at Stewart mine
Rayko Mladinovich of 103 Anacon road was killed at an early hour today on the 2100 foot level of the Stewart mine by a fall of earth. The accident was reported by authorities investigating the scene.
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Invasion Dispute Leaves Pacific Region Open to Arbitration
Panaman and Costa Rican forces retire to end their clash in the Pacific region near Balboa Panama as civil authorities resume control. The status remains unsettled and open to arbitration per United States guidance.
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United States
Plan for tariff revision within a few days
Republican leaders and Secretary Mellon will submit a tariff and revenue program to President Harding within days. A conference of Republican leaders to draft the plan was arranged, with Senate Finance Committee members meeting Mellon and House Appropriations Chair Good. Penrose heads the effort. talks favor an emergency agricultural tariff precedence when Congress convenes.
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Secretary of Treasury Urges Tight Economy Budget Plan
In a letter to bankers, Secretary Melion calls for strict government spending limits and a national budget system. He notes eight months of improving finances but warns of heavy drains this month and next, signaling the sale of short term certificates of indebtedness.
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Governor cites oil lobby bribe charge in tax bill trade
Helena dispatch reports Governor Dixon claims an unnamed oil lobby chief offered five votes against the tax commission bill in exchange for five votes for a 1 per cent oil tax. He says the allegation, supported by Billings business men, warrants investigation by Lewis and Clark county and the attorney general. The message omits blue sky and pipeline bills officials had expected to appear.
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Murderer makes escape Madrid Premier Dato assassinated
Premier Eduardo Dato was killed this evening near the chamber of deputies as gunmen fired on his motor car. A motorcycle assassin fled, and the chauffeur also died. Dato, a conservative leader, had long dominated Spanish politics and opposed reform.
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Weeks Postpones Sale of Six Million Pounds Wool
Special Dispatch reports that Senator Gooding of Idaho and Senator Stanfield of Oregon urged Secretary Weeks to indefinitely postpone auctions of six million pounds of army wool slated to begin in Boston on March 10. They warned that dumping the wool would depress the market and undercut growers’ sales, noting much of the 1918–1920 clip remains unsold in warehouses. Weeks acknowledged the potential psychological impact and indicated the wool sale would be reconsidered by the War Department.
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