Rail wage talks loom at White House on cost of living
Union leaders demand swift cut in living costs or higher wages for over 2,000,000 railroad workers. In Washington, they prepare to press President Wilson on the White House south lawn with three union heads and present written appeals through Director General Hines. Detroit reports say Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way and Railway Shop Laborers will study any fair Wilson proposal with seriousness.
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Washington
Fdéo
Wilson
Avis
Hines
White House
B. M. Jewell
Railway Employes’ Department
American Federation of Labor
E. J. Manier
The
Order of Railroad Telegraphers
Timothy Shea
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Railroad Administration
Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way
Brotherhood
Long Shoemen's Union
P. J. Coyle
Detroit
Mich
Allen E. Parker
Virginia House Rejects Susan B Anthony Amendment
Virginia refuses federal women suffrage as the House adopts Leedy resolution sixty two to twenty two with the Senate previously approving the measure twenty four to ten. The report notes maintenance of way workers remain on strike next Tuesday.
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Virginia
Richmond
House of Delegates
Susan 2. Anthony
Senate
Yale to Play West Virginia on May 5 in 26-game Schedule
Yale announces a 26 game baseball regular season schedule listing a game with West Virginia on May 5 in New Haven Connecticut. The schedule covers opponents and dates for the season.
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Yale
West Virginia
New Haven
Conn
Secretary Houston says no imminent European financial crash
Washington reports Secretary Houston expresses confidence that Europe's monetary problems will be settled satisfactorily. He notes U S capital supports Europe through private loans and asset sales rather than direct government loans. He cites about 4 billion dollars sent to Europe since the armistice and says U S treasury remains strong as loan certificates are redeemed. He rejects fears of a coming crash, while acknowledging remaining difficulties.
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Washington
Europe
Houston
United States Treasury
Althogether
Co operative banking urged at American Farmer Labor Congress
Chicago February 12 speakers urged keeping farmers and workers money in their ranks through co operative banks and stores. Glenn Plumb warned against concentrated control of business while Duncan McDonald and others highlighted savings from cooperative buying and wage workers’ access to credit.
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Chicago
American Farmer‘Labor Congress
Glenn &. Plumb
Plumb
Duncan McDonald
Illinois State Federation of Labor
Vu. C. Vyrask
Co-operative Buying
Herbert F.baker
Lansing
Mich
Farmers’ National Council
Sidney Hillman
Amalgamated Clothing Workers’ of America
Isaac Sherman
Moscow Municipal Co-Operative Bank
Russia
McKeighan testifies on Newberry case bribery pressure
Former Flint mayor William McKeighan recounts a August 1918 visit by Richard Fletcher and others pressing for Newberry support with a promise to reverse his assault and robbery conviction. He says the district went for Newberry and his case was later reversed.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
William McKeighan
Flint
Newberry
Richard R. Fletcher
Truman H. Newberry
State Supreme Court
Fletcher
Lansing
McKeighan
Michigan Supreme Court
Fletchers
MccKeighan
King
Castater
Henry
United States
Michigan
Supreme Court
W. J H. Eichhorn
Bold Bandit Strikes Again In Hazelwood Robbery
Pittsburg reports a bold bandit, sought by the city detective force after a downtown cap store holdup, entered a Hazelwood jewelry shop and escaped. The thief matches a suspect linked to three prior downtown robberies over the last two weeks, including last night’s jewelry store raid. Separately, Chicago says prospects for a new majors minor leagues working agreement look brighter after a double-session talks.
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Pittsburg
Hazelwood
Chicago
El Paso Hearing Adopts Silent Record On Mexican Situation
The Senate sub committee investigating the Mexican situation suspended public hearings in El Paso on February 12. Only Norman Walker, ex Associated Press correspondent, testified and stated that residents had faced coercion for ten years.
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el Paso
Tex
Senate
Norman Walker
Associated Press
Attacks Rumor Spur Precautions Across Border Towns
Citizens are urged to take extraordinary precautions to protect life and property amid rumors of attacks by Juaerz across the border from El Paso. It is unclear where the committee will hold future hearings, with Arizona or California as possible sites.
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Juaerz
el Paso
Arizona
California
Irkutsk Recaptured by Western All-Russian Forces
A Chita dispatch reports General Kappellet commanders have recaptured Irkutsk and linked with General Semenoff. The forces found no trace of Admiral Kolchak, whose fate remains unknown.
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Harbin
Chita
Kappell
Irkutsk
Semenoff
Kolchak
Lincoln Attitude Viewed by Lane in Philadelphia Club Talk
Secretary Lane argues Lincoln would urge a world council and a league of nations or not, in facing present American unrest. He asserts Lincoln’s aim would be to end economic warfare, reduce class conflict, and replace strife with lawful cooperation, asking what’s the matter with the whole world.
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Philadelphia
Abraham Lincoln
America
Lane
Lincoln Club
United States
Lincoln
Eason
Council
Suffragists Open Last National Convention in Chicago
Chicago hosts the final national convention as suffragists gather 2000 delegates to shape a legislative program on citizenship, industry, child welfare, food supply, social hygiene, and unified laws. Carrie Chapman Catt to deliver the opening address. dissolution of the suffrage association proceeds while work toward ratification continues.
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Chicago
United States
Carrie Chapman Catt
League of Women Voters
League
Suffrage Association
Senator Poindexter Decries Labor Leaders Move for Government Within Government
United States Senator Miles Poindexter denounces a proposed AFL plan to gain congressional and presidential influence by ballot and pressure tactics. He warns a small coterie of labor leaders could seize control, threatening free government and the Constitution if transportation and essential industries are stalled by strikes or coercion.
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Utica
N. Y
American Federation of Labor
Congress
United States
Miles Poindexter
Washington
Utica Republican Club
Farmers and Laboring Men of America
Gompers
Vladivostok Zemstvos in Full Control
Washington reports the Vladivostok government now controls the city. Major General Graves of the American Expeditionary Forces in Siberia says Vladivostok is quiet and shows no desire for revenge, indicating friendly relations with the United States.
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Washington
Vladivostok
United States
Graves
Siberia
War Department
Zemstvo rule extends as 15000 revolutionists cited
Medviedoff presides as Zemstvos gain full control. Graves reports 15000 revolutionists active in Vladivostok, Nikaisk, and Harborovnk. Rejoicing noted among a majority of people. Vladivostchensk fell six days ago. Harborovnk expected to follow. In Europe, Schleswig plebiscite voting delayed to March 14 by the international commission.
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Ists
Zemstvos
Medviedoff
Copenhagen
International Commission
Schleswig
Little progress on Article Ten in treaty talks
Washington reports show little progress in negotiating the new Article Ten reservation to the peace treaty. Republicans split as about thirty of forty nine would back ratification with the altered stance, while many reservationists oppose the changes. Democrats face a possible desertion by Hitchcock and other leaders amid continued discussions.
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Washington
United States
League
Congress
Benator Hitchcock
Nebraska
Hitchcock
Payne to Leave Shipping Board for Interior Post
Washington reports John Barton Payne will become secretary of the interior on March 1 succeeding Franklin K. Lane. Payne aims to tidy up shipping board work before departure while White House hints at Shaferth possible replacement and notes Payne’s West Virginia birth and Chicago legal career.
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John Barton Payne
Secretary of the Interior
J. F. Shaforth
Washington
The
Shipping Board
Railroad Administration
Franklin K. Lane
White House
John Franklin Shafroth
Colorado
Payne
West
Tucker County
Kingwood
Chicago
Tornado Destroys Homes. One Child Dead in Cagilla Area
A tornado near Cagilla on February 12 demolished several houses and killed a ten year old Black girl, with multiple injuries. Unconfirmed reports said several others were killed in Mitchell county's northeastern area.
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Cagilla
Mitchell County
Capital levy proposal dominates Plumb speech in Chicago
Glenn E. Plumb of the Plumb Plan League urged a property tax to discharge the national debt and floated a Germany style capital levy. He connected the idea to a broad Farmer-Labor cooperative program aiming to wrest economic control from private banks and preserve political rights.
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Chicago
Glenn E. Plumb
Plumb Plan League
former-Labor Cooperative Conference
Germany
Great Britain
Plumb
Federal Reserve System
Treasury
Federal Reserve
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