Wilson s Secretary of State Clash Prompts Schooling of Cabinet
Washington reports reveal that John W. Davis and Hugh C. Wallace are top candidates to head the state department after Secretary Lansing resigns following a clash with President Wilson. The dispute exposes long standing rifts between Wilson and Lansing on key policy areas before and during the Paris peace talks and the Mexican question. Lansing plans a vacation in Watertown New Jersey as discussions about the cabinet continue.
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Washington
Polk
John W. Davis
Great Britain
Hugh C. Wallace
France
State Department
Lansing
Wilson
William J. Bryan
Lane
White House
Congress
House
Senate
United States
Paris
Adinistration
Marshal
Watertown
N. J
Mall and Hitchcock
Norris
Nebraska
Mr. Lansing
Irreconcilable Senators Attack Treaty Fallout
Senator Borah of Idaho blasts the treaty as rapidly disapproved by writers and critics alike. He notes Lansing’s resignation and hints Clemenceau Orlando Lloyd George shifts. Representative Mascon calls for a House Foreign Affairs Committee inquiry into the feud between ex secretaries and the president.
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Lansing
Borah
Idaho
Bullitt
Lenine
Trotsky
Clemenceau
Orlando
Lioyd George
Mascon
Illinois
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Vate
United States
Gillett Urges Economy to Avert Financial Crisis
New York Feb 14 Frederick H Gillett Speaker of the House told a dinner crowd that the government must cut expenses to avert a looming financial crisis He urged individuals to work and save turning money from consumption into savings to restore normal demand and supply and boost production.
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New York
Frederick H. Gillett
House of Representatives
Istherst Association
United States
Wood and Cox to speak at brick manufacturers banquet
Columbus Ohio February 14 Major General Leonard Wood Republican and Governor James M Cox Democrat, contenders for the presidency, will share the same program at the National Brick Manufacturers Association annual banquet Thursday night. Wood has accepted the invitation to speak.
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Columbus
Leonard Wood
James M. Cox
National Brick Manufacturers Association
Von Capelle Arrives in Davos as Allies Demand Extradition
Vice Admiral von Capelle a former German navy minister arrived at Davos in Graubunden today. The ex minister is named among Germans whose extradition is sought by the Allies. Former Crown Prince Ruprecht of Bavaria has been at Davos for some time.
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von Capelle
Davos
Geneva
Switz
Grisons
Rupprecht
Bavaria
Disposition of German ships up to Congress
President Wilson faced a senate resolution asking if any agreement exists with Britain on how the German ships held by the Shipping Board will be disposed of. Senator Brandegee cited a reliable friend as his source, but admitted lacking documents or details. The Senate moved to action with little debate.
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Washington
Wilson
Senate
Shipping Board
Brannegee
Connecticut
Brandegee
Great Britain
United States of America
United States
Indian Gift Approval Denied by Commissioner
Cato Sells, commissioner of Indian affairs, denied a Muskogee report that Indian authorities approved a gift of 1.5 million dollars by Jack son Barnett for Oklahoma charitable institutions. Barnett, reputed richest American Indian, is estimated to have five million dollars in wealth across lands.
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New York
Cato Sells
Indian Affairs
Muskogee
Okla
Jackson Barnett
Oklahoma
Barnett
Earl of Reading to be British Ambassador to US
London Feb 15 The Sunday Times reports that the Earl of Reading is expected to accept the post as British ambassador to the United States.
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Earl of Reading
London
The
Sunday Times
Reading
United States
Taft backs Lansing over Wilson in cabinet clash
Former President Taft said the public would side with Secretary Lansing in the dispute that led to Lansing’s resignation. He argued the cabinet conferences were within lawmakers’ rights and not an assertion of presidential authority.
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Taft
Lansing
Wilson
New York
Fed
E. M. Houge
Amherst Association of New York
Whitman
Robert Lansing
Wash
William C. Redfield
Mr. Redfield
Dr. Grayson
Admiral Grayson
White House
Omaha
Neb
St. Joseph
William ‘Howard Taft
United States
State Lansing
Boarder Saul Roy Dies in West Virginia House Fire
In Elkins West Virginia on February 14 Saul Roy aged sixty five was burned to death when the home of Mrs Martha Mick where he boarded burned Mrs Mick saved her two children by tossing them from an upstairs window into the arms of boarder Andrew Simmons who discovered the fire Mrs Mick was seriously burned and cut during the rescue of the children.
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Elkins
W. Va
Saul Roy
Martha Mick
Mick
Andrew Simmons
Election of MilliGAN Conceded in Missouri Race
Excelsior Springs Missouri February 14 Captain J L Milli gan Democratic candidate and league of nations advocate defeated John E Frost Republican opponent for the Third District seat in Congress. W L Coles chairman of the Republican state committee conceded the result at 9 30 oclock with Milli gan expected to win by 100 to 180 percentage points. The campaign centered on the league of nations.
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Excelsior Springs
J. L. Milligan
League of Nations
John E. Frost
League
Congress
W. L. Coles
Republican State Committee
Hilligan
Coles
Joshua Alexander
League of Women Voters outlines policies in Chicago
Carrie Chapman Catt declares women should affiliate with political parties as the League of Women Voters forms its structure. The organization plans a national board with seven district directors and an executive council, aiming to push suffrage while facing partisan criticism. Opponents warned that suffrage by legislative act would fail in courts, signaling potential lawsuits if the Susan B Anthony amendment moves forward.
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Chicago
Congress
League of Woman Voters
National American Woman Suffrage Association
Carrie Chapman Catt
League
National League
Board of Directors
Will H. Hays
Republican National Committee
New York
National Association
Mary G. Kilbreth
Attack on Mexican Governors Conference Sparks Protest
Governor Adolfo de la Huerta of Sonora denounces a Mexico City governors conference called by President Carranza as a secret plan to align election procedures. Estrada Cruz Rubio and Iturbe also refuse to attend. Oregon linked candidate Obregon set to travel to Nuevo Laredo for a major foreign policy statement.
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Washington
Adolfo de la Huerta
Sonora
Mexico
Mexico City
Carranza
Enrique Estrada
Zacatecas
Cruz Rubio
Michoacan
Iturbe
Sinolao
Obregon
Neuvo Laredo
United States
Possibility of General Strike Deferred Amid Conference
Washington February 14 union leaders postponed a threatened general walkout of about 200000 railroad workers until after a February 23 union conference and Wilson urged delaying action to allow wage talks. A separate 90000 member maintenance of way strike was also indefinitely postponed by Allen Barker amid White House mediation efforts.
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Washington
Hines
Wilson
White House
Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way
Mr. Wilson
Sy. A. Barker
Maintenance of Way Workers
Parker
Walker
Maintenance Union
United States
Vetroi
Mich
Allen K. Barker
Railway Union
Barker
Executive Committee
Maintenance of Way
Nhot
Committee of the Brotherhood
Way
Ignor
Railway Workers Demand Immediate Relief Amid Grim Conditions
A petition or speech recalls the brutal conditions faced by railway workers urging rapid relief for union members. The speaker stresses there is no retreat from the demand and warns of dire consequences if relief is delayed. The message underscores urgency and solidarity among laborers.
Armenian genocide threats cited by relief official
Dr. James L. Barton, back from directing relief in the Near East, reported that while in Turkey he heard open threats that Armenians would be wiped out as soon as allied forces withdrew.
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Armenia
Boston
James L. Barton
Relief Commission
Near East
Turkey
Peary Leaves Navy Hospital After Treatment
Admiral Robert E. Peary, who had been under treatment for several days at the Navy hospital in Washington, left the institution today.
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Peary
Washington
Robert E. Peary
Navy Hospital
Trial Delivers Snippet on Velvet Bribe Claim
Grand juror testimony tied campaign work to payoffs in the 1918 Newberry senatorial effort. Witnesses including George L. Jordan and Claire R. Higbee appeared as prosecutors pressed questions about a $1095 sum and a claim of velvet payments.
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Charles V. Deland
Newberry
Grand Rapids
Mich
Truman H. Newberry
United States District Court
Jackson
George L. Jordan
Claire R. Higbee
W. G. Richter
Frank T. Dally
Clarence W. Sessions
Richter
Dailey
George Welch
Welsh
Treaty negotiations at impasse over reservations
Washington, Feb. 14. Peace treaty talks remain deadlocked as senators split on compromise to win ratification when the treaty returns to the Senate next week. Senator Hitchcock and Republican leaders present revised reservations but show little appetite for acceptance. A possible middle ground suggested by some would replace or by any other means with or by its resources, but no assurance exists that either party will adopt it.
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Washington
Senate
Hitchcock
United States
Fourteen Percent Wage Rise Threatens Coal Mines
Operators tell theSettlement Commission that the fourteen per cent wage increase without price adjustments will force many mines to shut down. They note margins after costs rarely exceed four per cent and warn profits vanish, urging protection of investment returns amid postwar demand.
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Owners Tell Settlement Commission
Washington
Coal Strike Settlement Commission
Hann Tors
John P. Cameron
Pittsburg
C. E.lesher
Washington, D. C
Percy Tetlow
Europe
French Bride Pronounced Sane by Examiners
Mrs. Fwalt Sauer a young French bride of a former soldier was found sane today by a board of examiners after her husband brought her before them. She had suffered nervous prostration over high living costs and what she called American extravagance in Council Bluffs on February 14.
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Sane
Council Bluffs
Edwards to Box Mitchell in Milwaukee bout
Lew Edwards the Australian lightweight champion signed to meet Richie Mitchell of Milwaukee in a ten round no decision bout in Milwaukee on or about February 26. Mitchell is expected to sign shortly.
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Edwards
Box Mitchell
Milwaukee
Wis
Lew Edwards
Australia
Richie Mitchell
Mitchell
Navy Yard Pay Bill Sought to Prevent 13000 Dismissals
Secretary Daniels urged Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Warren to reinstate about $10,000,000 for navy yard payroll in the deficiency bill to fund urgent wavecraft repairs and avert the discharge of roughly 13,000 navy yard workers.
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Washington
Daniels
Warren
Senate Appropriations Committee
Senate
House
Action urged to bar Japanese land ownership in Canada
Vancouver Feb 14 The Associated Boards of Trade of British Columbia urged immediate government action to prevent Japanese ownership of land. At its annual convention the group adopted a resolution calling for a commission to devise a method to make it impossible for orientals and undesirable aliens to own lease or control land in Canada.
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Vancouver
B. C
Canada
Dominion
Associated Boards of Trade of
British Columbia
Aliens in Youngstown Demand Deportation or Release
In Youngstown Ohio on February 14 thirty severe aliens confined by federal agents in the county jail issued a manifesto to the press denying violence and asking to be deported quickly or released.
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Youngstown
Ohio
Seed Exemption From Enargo Freight Embargo
Seed movement is exempted from the freight embargo in the eastern and Allegheny regions until February 18. Seeds receive grain‑level preference and may be moved south, west, and east, widening transport routes under the order.
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Enargo
Washington
Allegheny
Italian Reservists Return from Naples on Mallory
The Henry R. Mallory sailed from Naples for New York becoming the first American passenger steamer to depart since the war. On board were fifty first cabin passengers and one thousand Italian reservists returning to America.
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Naples
Henry R. Mallory
New York
America
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