Government ownership urged to save railroads
The National Association of Owners of Railroad Securities proposes a federally supervised plan to coordinate rail facilities and services. A national railway service would be created by Congress to purchase equipment, with the Interstate Commerce Commission selecting five members to run the service division and oversee four regional railway boards. The plan promises annual savings, better service, and lower fares, warning that without drastic action government operation could follow.
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Associated Press
Washington
National Association of Owners of
Cummins
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
S. Davies Warfield
Interstate Commerce Commission
Warfield
Congress
National Organization
The
National Railway Service Corporation
Commission
Man Lives 26 Hours With Heart Exposed After Wound
Ben Hoelzel, 50, died after living 26 hours with his heart exposed to surgeons in New Orleans. He was injured Friday when a sleeve caught in a coffee grinder, ripping flesh from his chest and tearing ribs over the heart. Doctors call the case remarkably prolonged and valuable for medical journals.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
Ben Hoelzel
Hoelzel
Mystery deepens after Casey Jones body found
Big Timber March 20 Missing since February 9 the body of Casey Jones was recovered from Glass Lindsay Land company reservoir lake with a crushed skull. He had been beaten to death after a partnership dispute with rancher Ben Bradford who later died by his own hand. A blood stained cloth and a wagon hole in the lake ice were discovered. an inquest is planned tomorrow.
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The
Standard
BIG Timber
Casey Jones
Glass-Lindsay Land Company
Jones
Ben Bradford
Glasston
Bradford
Kramer Ranch
Demand Recognition of the Irish Republic in New York Mass Meeting
A mass meeting in New York adopted a resolution demanding U S recognition of the Irish republic and opposing British occupation. Copies were sent to President Harding and other Washington officials, stating that the U S must recognize the Irish republic.
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Associated Press
New York
United States
Ireland
Harding
Washington
Conference in Washington to mediate wage dispute
Washington March 20 Representatives of the five big meat packers and their union employes prepared for a mediation conference tomorrow with Secretary Davis. President Harding ordered the mediation with Hoover and Wallace assisting. Gompers and Morrison of the AFL joined the talks, pledging moral support to enforce the wartime working agreement. Packers Carl Meyer and James L. Condon led their side, with hearings planned before a joint session.
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Associated Press
Washington
Davis
Harding
Hoover
Wallace
Dennis Lane
Amalgamated Order of Meat Cutters and Butcher Workers of
North
America
R. S. Brennan
Samuel Gompers
Frank Morrison
American Federation of Labor
Gompers
Brennan
Packers
Carl Meyer
James L. Condon
Butte City Considers Three Bond Contracts Bid Offer
City Attorney Clinton says three contracts would follow any acceptance of H G Wolking’s bid for the 600000 funding bond issue. Slayton Co would be paid for printing and legal advice, a 2 percent brokerage fee to Wolking would be illegal, and a third contract would be needed for the purchaser’s bid. Council debates whether to accept the offer, with next meeting March 31 for final action.
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Butte
H. G
Clinton
W. L. Slayton & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Wolking
Committee of the Whole
Callow
Coolidge Urges Fair Dealings To Aid Consumers
Boston March 20 Vice President Calvin Coolidge says the nations economic need is just dealing with business and labor in a time of necessity for consumers. He foresees a new era of prosperity through friendly labor capital relations and a development program backed by national finances and revised revenue laws. He notes Germany indemnity and international relations as paths to stabilization and business expansion as Congress focuses on boosting employment and prosperity.
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Associated Press
Boston
Calvin Coolidge
Boston Chamber of Commerce
Harding
Algo
Congress
Holland Landing Man Stops Train With Quick Action
Sam Lowe of Holland Landing saved a passenger train by pulling a boat and flagging it to warn of a washout on the Grand Trunk railway. The locomotive halted at the dangerous spot, and passengers later presented him with a purse in gratitude.
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Associated Press
Toronto
Sam Lowe
Holland Landing
Grand Trunk Railway
Lowe
People's Choice Nominated at Butte Mass Meeting
The People’s Choice nominees were Mrs. Mary Colligan Dr. Peter Potter and Samuel Barker Jr at a courthouse mass meeting in Butte Saturday evening. Colligan a Walkerville resident and former teacher advocates school affairs. Potter leads park and recreation efforts for Butte children. Barker is a prominent civil and mining engineer in the state.
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Mary Colligan
Peter Potter
Samuel Barker Jr
Butte
Colligan
North Main Street
Walkerville
Potter
Barker
President Harding visits Walter Reed to study wounded soldiers
President Harding and Mrs. Harding spend over two hours at Walter Reed hospital meeting wounded soldiers and nurses. He discusses hospital facilities, medical care, and vocational training for the injured, aiming to shape government policy. Mrs. Harding receives a hammered silver jewel case from Private Joseph Yurkinski as a souvenir.
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Associated Press
Washington
Harding
Walter Reed Hospital
C. E. Sawyer
Mr. Harding
Joseph Yurkinski
White House
Ohio
Greek Decree Calls 1913 14 15 Classes to Colors
Athens March 20 A royal decree issued to call three classes 1913 1914 and 1915 to the colors King Constantine says the measure is to insure greater protection of Greeks in Asia Minor aid pacification of the Near East and help allies enforce the peace with Turkey Paris reports in diplomatic circles that Greeks plan a major offensive against Turkish nationalists
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Associated Press
Athens
Constantine
Asia Minor
Near East
Turkey
Paris
Move to recognize Soviet government urged by Senator France
Senator Joseph S. France of Maryland urged immediate U S recognition of the Soviet government in Russia following the Russo British commercial treaty. He spoke in New York on March 20 asserting the move is imperative for American interests.
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Associated Press
New York
Russia
United States
Joseph S. France
Maryland
Polish Bands Clash With British Troops in Silesia
Special dispatches from Katowitz report that Polish bands crossed the Silesian frontier into Rosenberg and fought British troops at Gross Lassowitz. Several persons on both sides were seriously wounded, the dispatches state.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Katowitz
Silesia
Silesian
Rosenberg
Gross Lassowitz
Fire destroys Holdwood Park riv er resort near Baltimore
Fire at Holdwood Park, a famed river resort near Baltimore, left the property nearly ruined today with an estimated loss of about 290000 dollars and no insurance.
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Associated Press
Baltimore
Holdwood Park
Cardinal Takes Possession Of Saint Nereus Church
Cardinal Dennis J. Dougherty of Philadelphia took possession of his titular church Saint Nereus and Achilleus in Rome with impressive ceremonies this afternoon.
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Associated Press
Rome
Dennis J. Dougherty
Philadelphia
Saint
Doughty to Face Trial for Bond Theft Conspiracy
Toronto March 20 John Doughty long time secretary to theater owner Ambrose J Small who disappeared December 2 1919 will be tried in county criminal court Tuesday on a charge of stealing 105000 worth of Victory bonds the property of his former employers He also faces a conspiracy to kidnap Small charge in the same case.
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Associated Press
Toronto
John Doughty
Ambrose J. Small
County Criminal Court
Victory
Doughty
Small
Pastor’s 14 Hour Heart Pause Shocks Swiss Town
A Swiss minister Rev. Mr Baudenbacher aged 50 reportedly died after heart failure in Berne. He woke 14 hours later to flowers and condolences, after a death certificate and funeral plans had been made. Funeral postponed indefinitely.
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Geneva
Berne
Bandenbacer
Baudenbacher
Baptism for Clara Hamon after murder acquittal
Clara Smith Hamon, acquitted of murdering Jake L. Hamon, reputed Oklahoma Republican figure, was baptized at the First Christian church in Ardmore by Dr. Clayton Brooks. Sister of Mrs. Hamon from Los Angeles attended, with family and church members present, in a quiet ceremony followed by a later service.
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Associated Press
Ardmore
Okla
Clara Smith Hamon
Jake L. Hamon
Oklahoma
First Christian Church
Clayton
Brooks
G. J. James
Los Angeles
Cal
Hannon
J. L. Smith
FE Paso
Texas
V. B. Walling
Wilson
Claude
Jimmie
Austin Chamberlain to Lead the Unionist Party
London March 20 Austin Chamberlain appears set to be elected leader of the unionist party in the commons at tomorrow's meeting. He has told the unionist members he will accept the leadership only if the election is unanimous.
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Associated Press
London
Andrew Bonar Law
Austin Chamberlain
Commons
Chamberlain
Fall of Kronstadt Reported by Refugees
Refugees recount the Kronstadt fall amid Bolshevik onslaughts led by Leon Trotsky. about 1,700 men tried to reach the east and 1,000 prisoners were captured. executions followed, bodies sunk with stones in the Gulf of Finland. Food scarcity and mass killings described as Bolshevik patrols seal off Kronstadt.
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Associated Press
Stockholm
Kronstadt
Leon Trotzky
Trotsky
Gulf of Finland
Investigation Demanded Over Legion Meeting Funds
Capt EZ. McAfee, a self described member of the American Legion, demanded an investigation by District Attorney Swann into the Madison Square Garden mass meeting held last Friday and the source of its funds alleging British propagandists financed the event.
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Associated Press
New York
EZ. ¥. McAfee
American Legion
Swann
Madison Square Garden
Country wide survey of conditions war veterans
Indianapolis March 26 The 800 Rotary clubs nationwide begin a survey of conditions surrounding care for disabled World War veterans to verify American Legion reports. Rotary committees in each community will investigate local welfare and rehabilitation offerings and report findings to Chicago for nationwide evidence.
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Associated Press
Indianapolis
Ind
American Legion
Chesley H. Perry
Rotary Clubs Association
F. W. Galbraith Jr
National Legion
Rotarians
Uncle Sam
Rotary Club
Chicago
United States
Am People
Am Legion
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Samuel Barker, IR
Peter Porter
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Hamon
Unionist Party
Gulf
Rotary Clubs
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