Three U S Ships Sunk by Divers Missing Twenty Two
Washington reports the sacking of three American steamers City of Memphis Illinois Vigilancia by German submarines. Twenty two crewmen are missing with fourteen aboard the Vigilancia landed at Scilly Isles. The City of Memphis and Illinois survivors total fifty three.
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U. S
City
Memphis
Vigilancia
Illinois
City of Memphis
Washington
London
Iinals
Thellinois
Port Arthur
Tex
Scilly Islands
German Concessions at Tiantelo Reported Taken
Peking dispatch says Chinese troops occupied the st Peetute at Tiantelo without opposition and the push has taken over. The brief fragment notes a rapid advance with no resistance, reflecting wartime uncertainty and shifting control in the area.
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Tientsin
Hankow
Peking
Tiantelo
Supreme Court Upholds Adamson Law and Restricts Strikes
The Supreme Court rules 6 to 3 to uphold the Adamson eight hour law for railway workers while declaring that employees of public service organizations cannot strike in concert. Chief Justice White says the right to strike is surrendered when public service depends on workers in the face of national enemies.
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Washington
Congress
Supreme Court
White
New York
Justice Pitney
Tustlee Vandeventer
Justice Day
Justice Vandeventer
Justice White
German revolt warned by Berlin Vorwaerts
Amsterdam dispatch notes the Berlin Vorwaerts drawing a parallel between Russia and Germany urging freedom for all nations. It compares the Russian provisional government declaration with Chancellor von Bethmann-Hollweg in the Prussian diet and questions the king's delay in restoring the 1848 franchise.
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Amsterdam
Berlin
Vorwaerts
Jtussia
Germany
Aasks
von Bethmin-Hollweg
Explosion at Cologne Imminion Factory Shatters City
A large imitation factory at Cologne blew up on Seegday causing casualties and triggering rescue efforts. Local authorities report injuries among workers and underline ongoing investigations into the blast and its causes.
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Nares
Teutan Giastologne
Cologne
Seegday
Beveral
Czar Nicholas II Abdicates as Russian Revolution Ends Romanoff Rule
Petrograd reports Czar Nicholas II abdicated with his heir the czarevitch and Duke Michael resigning as regent. A new cabinet under Prince Georges Looff forms as revolutionary forces seize key districts. casualties estimated around 500 with Kronstadt declaring for the revolution and troops deserting to join rebels.
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Petrograd
Cznar Nicholas II
Russia
Czarevitch
Michael Alexandrovitch
Prince Lyoff
Council
Interior
Georges E. Looff
Paul N. Miliukoff
Manuiloff
Moscow University
A. J. Guchkoff
Duma
M. Ichingareff
Rail strike called off as unions and managers ratify deal
In New York on March 20 the four great railroad brotherhoods and railroad executives signed a settlement ending the dispute. The pact raises the combined railroad payroll by about 60 million dollars yearly, benefiting over 300000 workers. The agreement notes overtime provisions, eight hour days in various service categories, and maintains mileage or ten hour pay bases where applicable. President Wilson’s intervention after a U boat crisis prompted the negotiated end to the threat of a strike.
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Memphis
Cardiff
Thompson
Gank
C. G. Laird
W. I. Percy
F. Bevill
W. MM. Thompson
M. Dierland
J. Welch
P. J. Donahue
Phillips
New York
Porty
Ulineis
Tankahip
Texas Company of
Port Arthur
London
Newport News
Iversen
Vigilmein
Walker, Armstrong & Co
Savannah
Azores
Havre
Chester
Mexico
United States
Boston
Galveston
Vera Cruz
City of
Europe
Noe
War Office
Admiralty
St. Isaac's
Petrograd
Duma
Marseillaise
Rodzianko
Lst
Kronstadt
Brotherhoods
Wilson
United States Supreme Court
Brotherhoods and Roads
Commission
National, Conference Committee of Railroads
Washington
Willison
Biltmore
Council of workingmen's delegates orders Russia factory restart
In Petrograd the council of workingmen's delegates prescribes immediate resumption of work in all factories. Factories will pay full wages for days lost due to the revolution as per a Reuters dispatch.
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London
Council of Workingmen's
Petrograd
Reuter
Land paid for by 53 acres wheat in Western Canada
A farmer in Holden district near the Grand Trunk Pacific paid for 160 acres by selling wheat from 53 acres, proving land values and postwar demand may rise. Many Alberta Saskatchewan farmers follow similar paths, investing in stock, homes, and mechanized farms as prosperity grows. Also noted is a planned Pioneer park memorial for Wyoming cowboy James Kid Willoughby, funded by subscriptions.
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Canada
Holden
Grand Trunk Pacific
John Larcome
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
James
Kid) Willoughby
Wyoming
Los Angeles
Frontier Dalys Committee
Pioneer Park
Cheyenne
Three D’s in Dodd’s Kidney Pills
Robert W. Ferguson of Hingham Massachusetts describes years of kidney disorder and backache. He nearly died in Vancouver but recovered through persistent use of Dodd's Kidney Pills and now remains largely cured, while occasionally using the remedy to keep kidneys regulated.
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Robert W. Ferguson
Hingham
Mass
Vancouver
Dodd
Mr. Ferguson
Adv
An Exchange of Courtesies
A short dialogue shows a baker demanding six cents a loaf and a customer vowing to pay ten later, ending with the man named Dumdum walking out. The fragment touches on domestic virtues and trust in marriage with a brief social vignette.
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Mr. Dumdum
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Litense Prospekt
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