Unions Agree to Test New Railway Wage Law
Labor leaders declare all men good Americans and commit to aiding President Wilson. He asks railroad executives and unions to appoint bipartisan representatives to negotiate wage disputes under the new law, aiming for a prompt conference and early disposition of demands. Unions vote to trial the law while delaying challenges to its constitutionality, removing the threat of a general strike for now.
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Rioters in Spain Kill Two and Wound Ten in Street Clash
Two Dereons were killed and ten others wounded in a street fight between nationalist and patriot groups in Balbao Spain. In Milan a general strike spread across the city March 8, disrupting commerce and traffic with reports of widespread action and halted services.
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Balbao
Allies Turn to Russia for Grain and Victory Headlines
Allies seek Russian grain exchanges as London talks outline wartime product plans. Moscow reports a Bolshevik victory near the Brelaya front with Denikin’s Kuban corps shattered and Stavropol captured. Refugee figures include about 20,000 to flee Novorossiyak as allies plan evacuations in Caucasus.
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Washington Senate Probe Focuses on Shoes Match
A fragmented note hints at a Senate inquiry into footwear procurement or a shoes deal connected to Washington with unclear dates or names. The readable text mentions a probe, possible officials, and a link to a match or event, but details remain uncertain.
Legion Clash as House Committee Sees Confusion on Soldier Relief
In Whelington on March 3 the House committee debating soldier relief legislation broke into a heated procedural row. Spectators filled the chamber as members argued over whether measures should be buried in committee, then adjourned to reconvene. Legion leaders pressed for liberal treatment aligned with national welfare, citing 3,000,000 affected veterans.
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Horthy Named Regent of Hungary with High Salary
Budapest reports Admiral Miklós Horthy as Regent of Hungary with a salary of 3,000,000 kevenen per year. A deputation escorted him to the chamber, where he took the oath and received the draft law creating his office. Enthusiastic crowds cheered as the flag draped procession reached Parliament.
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Adwins Horthy
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National Assembly
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Former German Ship Sinks After Brooklyn Pier Incident
The former German passenger steamship Mocea git, recently in US Shipping Board service to South America, sank at a Brooklyn pier. It had been seized on entering the war and was previously the Pring Joachim. Details on causes remain unavailable.
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South America
United States Shipping Board
Ita
Brooklyn
Pring Joachim
United States
Ship Strands Off Samuzzo Banks With 2700 Immigrants Aboard
London reports Themer Ca serth en route to New York with 2700 immigrants aboard has run aground on the Samuzzo banks and is badly damaged, per an Exchange Telegraph dispatch from Paris.
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Themer Caserth
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Pals
Council Trims Turkey in Naval Terms at Conference
London reports the supreme council plans to leave Turkey with only a few revenue cutters as part of the naval terms. The council consulted Walter Hume, first lord of the admiralty, and Barap Beatty, commander of the grand fleet, on financial terms with J Austen Chamberlain and other experts. The conferences may publish conclusions in two or three days as Premier Stt erand of France plans to return.
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London
Supreme Council
Turkey
Democrats Get In Wet Camp
Gov Edward J Edwards of New Jersey becomes the Democrats wets candidate for the presidential nomination. The Edwards petition with about 5000 signatures is filed in Springfield by a party organizer, following Gen Leonard Wood’s Republican filing with 6000 names. Cermak says blank petitions drew demands from several cities and more signatures could have been obtained.
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Anton J. Cermak
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Edwards Signs 3.5 Percent Beer Bill in New Jersey
Governor Edwards signed a compromise measure approved by the state senate by 12 to 9. The bill permits manufacture and sale of beer at 3.5 percent alcohol by volume in peacetime with Germany, with enforcement and legal challenges anticipated. Governor Edwards and Attorney General McCrun plan to defend the measure.
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Navy Launch of Maryland World’s Largest Ship at Newport News
The superdreadnought Maryland will be launched in Newport News on March 20 as the navy’s largest ship yet. It measures GOD feet in length, 97 feet beam, and displaces 32,000 tons, armed with eight 16 inch rifles, the heaviest guns on a naval craft. It will lead a class of four ships, with about 49,000 ton subsequent vessels planned carrying 12 16 inch guns and higher speed.
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Newport News
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Legion Pushes Army Plan for National Universal Service
WashingtonMarch 3 The American Legion will not halt its push for a national universal military training policy. Legion leaders decided to sidetrack the issue while considering the army reorganization bill. Thomas W Biller of WilmingtonDel leads the Legion special military committee and announced the position.
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American Legion
Thomas W. Biller
Wilmington
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Prices of principal foods rise in England in January
London March 3 reports that the cost of all principal food items in England rose to 136 percent above prewar levels in January and the cost of rent clothing light and fuel was about 12 times higher, according to statistics prepared by the American Chamber of Commerce in London.
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London
England
American Chamber of Commerce
Lonton
Cold Fatal to Florida Fruit
Damage estimated at over five million dollars to fruit and vegetables in south Florida by the lowest temperature ever officially recorded. The report from Miami on March 8 notes extensive losses, signaling a severe agricultural impact from the cold snap.
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Florida
Miami
Fla
South
Needfire in Highland Folk Custom and Purification Rituals
Historic Highland Scotland and parts of Europe held needfire rites to ward off disease in flocks and renew vitality. Sparks came from friction between wood or rope, fires were extinguished locally, and fires rekindled from the needfire. The practice persisted into recent times with ritual herd passage and purificatory aims.
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Highlands
Scotland
Europe
Unfortunate. It Jove anit ain loved in print era
The fragment presents a terse exchange where mispronunciations or dialect appear in dialogue. It hints at affection or regret without clear context or identifiable people, places, or organizations to anchor a fuller news item.
Water Power Wasted on Alto Varana River Potential
The Alto Varana river forming a boundary between Paraguay and Argentina could turn Paraguay into an industrial center. Waterfalls are said to reach 200 feet with an estimated 10000 horsepower in some areas. The Tguaza falls are considered possibly more powerful than Niagara.
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Paraguay
Argentina
Bragfic
Economy and Dance Fads Stir parental Debate
A fragmentary item questions why parents fear traditional dances for children and laughs off the fad. An apparent rebuttal claims one saved shoe tether is proof against excessive worry, reflecting a small, humorous comment in a broader community debate.
Value Through Conduct, A Lesson from Le Bruyere
A terse European sentiment notes that every person is valued in this world, reflected in a remark by Le Bruyere about conduct proving one’s worth and esteem in society. The line emphasizes inner virtue seen through outward actions.
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Ms Conduet
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