District Chairmen Control Situation in Railroad Wage Debate
New York March 14 Chiefs of the railway employees brotherhoods will present a modified eight hour settlement proposal to railroad managers and urge unity among roadway workers. The plan, endorsed by local and national representatives, aims to back a nationwide strike if rejected. chairmen across districts hold power to authorize action.
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New York
Brotherhoods of the Railway Employees
Voy
G.lee
After & Coondearcutemere
Lee
Jie
Supreme Court
Pittsburg
Great Brotherhoods
Chicago
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Washington
Brotherhood
Death of Duchess of Connaught in London
The Dutchess of Connaught died in London after bronchial pneumonia following a bronchial attack on February 5. She was wife of the Duke of Connaught, uncle of King George, and former Governor General of Canada, born July 25, 1860, with two daughters and a son.
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London
Louise Margaret Alexandra Victoria Agnes
Prussia
Prince Frederick Charles of
Prince Arthur William Patrick Albert
Duke of
Cincinnati approves loop lease for street railway
The Cincinnati Street Railway Company stockholders approved the loop lease ordinance by 27 to 1 after a long session. Mayor Puchta signed the measure promptly at City Hall after studying its provisions. Council criticized the earnings distribution, with Councilman Sheehan voting no. The ordinance requires two company acceptances within two days.
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Cincinnati Street Railway Company
Cincinnati Traction Company
Frederick L. Spiegel
Rapid Transit Commission
Avondale
Avondale Improvement Association
W.C. Culkins
Chamber of Commerce
Sheehan
Anders
Jones
Tudor
Puchta
Edward Bathgate
Sinking of American Liner Brings US Closer to War
A German submarine torpedoed and sank the American liner Algonquin on March 12. No lives were lost. Captain Norberg, a naturalized American, led 24 crew with nine Americans aboard. The ship was unarmed, and officials say the act signals nearer actual hostilities and tests US tolerance.
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U. S
The
Commercial Tribune
Washington
United States
Norberg
National Economy Urged by Toledo Credit Expert
A Toledo credit expert told the Ohio Credit Men’s Association conference that war with Germany or peace in Europe could trigger a credit crisis. A. M. Streicher warned wartime production would focus on government orders and urged lawmakers and the public to sacrifice and curb waste. Mayor Puchta welcomed 250 delegates to the Hotel Linton event.
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Toledo
Germany
Europe
Credit Men's Association
State of
Ohio
Hotel
Linton
A. M. Streicher
Streicher
Puchta
Recalled Ambassador Says Safe Conduct a Scrap of Paper
Berlin reports Germany will protest to Washington through the Swiss legation after Ambassador von Bernstorff reports on how British authorities interpreted the diplomatic safe conduct. He notes the long Halifax detention and personal belongings taken, and recalls the line from von Bernstorff that diplomatic safe conduct sometimes is a scrap of paper.
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International News Service
Berlin
Germany
Washington
von Bernstorff
Lansing
Halifax
Count von Bernstorff
Eastern railway unions back general strike plan
The Eastern Chairmen of railway brotherhoods vote to back a nationwide strike starting March 17 at 6 pm unless eight hour day concessions are granted. W G Let notes near-universal endorsement except Northwest Division. action targets Eastern roads including the Baltimore Ohio Pennsylvania Central Boston and Maine and other lines.
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Railway Brotherhoods
W. G. Let
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
St. Paul
Balmore & Ohio
Pennsylvania
New Oar Central
Boston & Albany
Boson & Maine
Atlantic Seaboard Line
Onboard Air Line
Southern Railway
Whisky Bath Drenches Quincy Streets in Sprinkler Flood
In Quincy Florida on March 14 a sheriff commandeered the city street sprinkler to wash away hundreds of barrels of blockade whisky. The unusual cleanup left the town sprayed with whisky as authorities sought to remove the illicit stock.
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Quincy
Fla
Wilson Names May Dayton Postmaster
President Wilson sent the nomination of Forrest L. May to the Senate for the Dayton Ohio postmaster position on March 14.
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Wilson
May Dayton
Commercial Tribune
Washington
Forrest L. May
Dayton
Senate
Victorious British Northward Move Pressures Bapaume Fall
Paris reports Lyautey resigns as French War Minister after parliamentary clashes. London notes British forces reach Kermanshah near Bagdad and retake Turkish guns. Haig’s army advances toward Bapaume as German eastern front actions report gains for Berlin.
Lipon Pleads Not Guilty in Mann Act Transport Case
Joseph Lipon pleaded not guilty and was held on $1,000 bond facing Mann Act charges for transporting an eighteen year old from Cleveland to Detroit. Prosecutors say Lipon placed the girl in a house of ill fame in Detroit and profited from her earnings.
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Cleveland
Joseph Lipon
Kllitg Today
Detroit
Breitenstein
Lipon
France Sees War Expenditures Reach Seventeen Billion Francs
Paris reports that by end of June total war spending will approach 83 billion francs with 73.4 billion francs in realized resources. Budget Committee says higher taxes and spending cuts are proposed. Short term bonds in circulation total 14.5 billion francs. France has advanced allies 87 million francs, bringing total outlay since August 1, 1914 to 87 billion francs.
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Paris
France
Raoul Peret
Chamber of Deputies
M. Peret
Hiis
Budget Committee
Bouck White and two parishioners convicted for flag desecration
In New York on March 15 Bouck White pastor of the Church of the Social Revolution and two church members were found guilty of burning an American flag in a church melting pot. Eight co defendants were acquitted and the jury urged clemency for the trio.
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New York
Bouck White
Church of the Social Revolution
White
Fernand Labori Dies Prominent Paris Lawyer in Dreyfus Era
Fernand Labori, famed Paris lawyer born 1860 in Rheims, died after a long illness. He rose to international prominence through the Dreyfus affair defending Zola and later Dreyfus at Rennes. He also represented Mme Caillaux and other notable clients in France and in cases involving Americans.
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M. Labori
Paris
Dreyfus
Emile Zola
Maitre Labori
Rennes
France
Caillaux
Mme. Caillaux
Rheimg
German letters found on U S Army sergeant charged with desertion
Sergeant Alexander Fruchter of the Seventeenth Cavalry is detained at Fort Bliss on desertion charges. Investigators found suspicious German letters and papers in his effects. A German civilian friend has been under surveillance as authorities seek links to a German plot on the border and in Mexico. Carranza officials in Chihuahua City reportedly received an offer to raise a German reservist regiment if war with Germany and Mexico began. Four German officers are said to be with Francisco Villa, whose whereabouts remain unknown.
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Wilson
United States
Germany
Lansing
Atlantic
Christiania
New York
Halifax
Frederick
Faross
EL Paso
Tex
Alexander Fruchter
Seventeenth
United States Cavalry
Ft. Bliss Guardhouse
Fruchter
México
Carranza
Chihuahua City
Mexico
Francisco Villa
Villas
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