Arbitration Will Decide Railroad Salary Dispute
Three arbitrators will hear the Erdman act case in New York to settle a year-long wage dispute between fifty four Eastern railroads and thirty five thousand firemen and enginemen. The panel includes W W Atterbury Albert Phillips and William L Chambers. The decision must come by April 2 with no appeal.
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New York
Conference Committee
Brotherhood of
Locomotive Firemen
W. W. Atterbury
Pennsylvania Railroad
Albert Phillips
Firemen's Organization
Wiliam L. Chambers of
Washington
Internateen Court of
Samoa
Spanish Treaty Claims Commisa
Wilsons Hand Seen in New Laws in Tariff Currency Debates
President Wilson intends to personally guide tariff and currency legislation with party leaders in Congress. He plans consultations with key figures, avoid drafting the bills, and press for coordinated action to steady business after the tariff revisions. Leaders anticipate tariff work in the special session and currency reform to follow.
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Wilson
Washington
Congress
House
Senate
White Slavery Question Pushed by Illinois Commission
In Chicago on March 9 a plan to urge President Wilson to aid the drive against white slavery is outlined as the Illinois Senate Commission resumes hearings in Hotel La Salle. Testimony includes statements by Beall Tossey and business leaders on wages of women workers and living wage proposals.
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Commercial Tribune
Chicago
Wilson
Illinois
Beall
Tossey
Commission
South State
Avithout
State Street
Women’s Trade Union League of Chicago
Colonial Hall
Charles E. Merriam
Edward R. Wright
Illinois State Federation of Labor
Miss.Mary McDowell
Representative Mann
Washington
Mann
League
Merriam
Vice Commission
Diplomat list forms as Wilson considers appointments
President Wilson nears a roll of diplomats with announcements expected soon. Names under consideration include Richard Olney as ambassador to Great Britain, William F. McCombs to France, T. W. Gregory possibly to ambassador, and Charles R. Crane to St. Petersburg or Peking.
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Richard Olney
Massachuetts
Great Britain
St. Petersburg
Peking
Augustus Thomas
France
Catt urges independence for all women in Philadelphia
Carrie Chapman Catt, president of the International Women's Suffrage Alliance, declares that wages influence prostitution and urges economic independence for women. She notes prices of necessities have risen and questions whether eight dollars a week is a living wage for a woman on her own.
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Philadelphia
Carrie Chapman Catt
International Women's Suffrage Alliance
Illinois Vice Commission
Chicago
Mrs. Catt
Vice Commission
America
Bishop Hartzell to Retire From African Mission
Bishop Joseph C. Hartzell, a noted Illinois Wesleyan alumnus and head of the Methodist Church in Africa, plans to retire from active mission work after twenty years serving in Africa. He began his ministry in the Central Illinois Conference with Pekin as his first charge.
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Methodist Church In
Africa
Commercial Tribune
Bloomington
Ill
Joseph C. Hartzell
Illinois Wesleyan University
Central Illinois Conference
Pekin
Cincinnati bound passenger train wrecks near Richmond Ky
North bound Louisville and Nashville passenger train No.38 wrecked near White Station ten miles south of Richmond. Two engines and all coaches overturned with no fatally hurt. Fireman thrown into a creek and escaped unhurt. Injured include E B Chapman M Jones Walter Bell W T Williams Lemuel B Pigg Webster Schreck. Track blocked, detour via Rowland planned.
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Richmond
Louisville & Nashville
Cincinnati
White Station
Here
E. B. Chapman
Knoxville
M. Jones
London
Webster Schreck
Newport
Schreck
George Devore
Rowland
Passengers Describe Thrilling Train Wreck Escape
W C Welch of New Haven recounts crawling from a ditched coach as the wrecked train reached Cincinnati at midnight. He, Dixon and Crawford from Norton describe tumbling from cars and scrambling out windows amid wreckage. The fireman, baggage man, and mail clerk suffered injuries while others escaped with minor harm.
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Cincinnati
New Haven
Conn
J. Dixon
D. B. Crawford
Norton
Crawford
Dixon
Panama
Elkus Named Possible Successor to Bullitt as Solicitor General
Wilson accepts the resignation of William Marshall Bullitt as Solicitor General with effect on March 11. Bullitt will present Attorney General McReynolds to the Supreme Court. Abram I. Elkus of New York, counsel for the Democratic National Committee, is prominently mentioned as Bullitt's likely successor.
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George W. Guthrie
Pennsylvania
Norman B. Mack
John Basset Moore
Moore
Columbia University
Bryan
Charless. Barrett
Georgia
National Farmers’ Union
Agriculture
Houston
Agricultural Department
Bibb Graves
Alabama
W.R. Holister
New York
Philadelphia
Washington
O'Gorman
Navy
Wilson
William Marshall Bullitt
Bullitt
McReynolds
Supreme Court
Abram I. Elkus
Democratic National Committee
Mr. Bullitt
Police Chief Shot During Raid at Resort in Monbossen
Acting Chief George Etinger was shot dead at the door of a disorderly resort during a raid by police state troopers and detectives. A warrant accuses Mosh Hough, a former Belle Vernon officer, of pandering related to a 16 year old girl held at the resort. Dudgeon and two inmates were arrested later in Uniontown.
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Commercial Tribune
Monbossen
George Etinger
Mosh Hough
Belle Vernon
Hough
Etinger
Dudgeon
Uniontown
Fairmont
W. Va
Call of the Sea Entices Bathers in New York Parks
On March 9 crowds filled Central Park paths and Fifth Avenue as spring drew visitors. Coney Island and Brighton Beach welcomed over 75,000 beachgoers with first swims since last summer. Ocean Parkway hosted a large automobile parade and Rockaway Beach saw long beach walks. Cottages closed since fall reopened today.
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New York
Central Park
Fifth Avenue
Upper Broadway
Coney Island
Brighton Beach
Ocean Parkway
Rockaway Beach
Turks Tell Of Attack On Adrianople's Walls
Constantinople reports allied bombardment of Adrianople on Thursday and Friday with Turkish forts replying. Turkish artillery at Bulair struck a battalion of the enemy, inflicting heavy losses. The next day the enemy fired on the Turkish cruiser Turgut Reis, which silenced the batteries. Teathalja remains quiet and few papers mention Janina's fall to Greek arms.
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Constantinople
Adrianople
Bulair
Turgut Reis
Teathalja
Janina
Man and woman accused in suit to recover 450000 property
In New York a suit filed in the Supreme Court accuses Jane Sommer also known as Jane Moller and Lambert Sommer of conspiring to seize Charles G Moller fortune. Affidavits describe a marriage obtained under dubious claims and seek return of Madison Avenue real estate plus other assets with a receiver to be appointed.
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Commercial Tribune
New York
Charles G. Moller
Peter Moller
Henry A. Havemeyer
Moller
Supreme Court
Geigerich
Jane Sommer
Jane Moller
Lambert Sommer
St. Louis
Summer
Cabelle & Gilpin
Sommers
Missouri
Charles
John
Christopher
Madison Avenue
RRS Bac F Jr
Fifth Street
Lawrence
Li. I
Janet Sommer
Butts & Vining
Mr. Butts
Mr. Vining
Motler
Last Word From Beleaguered Nacozari Fleeing Telegraph Operator
Report from the Mexican border conflict cites 8,500 constitutional troops nearby while insurrections surge. A telegraph operator at Nacozari sent his final message before wires failed saying it was too hot there. Rebels burn bridges near Nogales, and Agua Prieta citizens flee to Douglas as clashes intensify.
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Nacozari
Douglas, Ariz
Douglas
Agua Prieta
Aguas Prieta
Pope Pius X Shows Improvement in Health
Rome March 9 A marked improvement noted today in the condition of Pope Pius X with less inflammation and hoarseness. He expressed relief and hopes to resume his ordinary life when allowed by physicians who urge continued rest. He passed a tranquil night and received Cardinal Merry del Val and family. Doctors report no gout, but a simple bronchial affection remains, not alarming.
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Rome
Pius X
Ahici
Cardinal Merry del Val
Marchiafava
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