Packing Industry Conference Advances Mediation Extension
Washington reports progress in the wartime wage dispute between five major packers and their union employees. Secretary Davis, aided by Hoover and Willace, met with labor and industry representatives and signaled continued mediation to extend the wartime agreement for differences to permanent mediation. Hours and wage issues remain central as talks proceed.
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Washington
Davis
Harding
Hoover
Willace
Elploves
Tabor
Cabie Net
Soviets Sign Several Treaties Amid Power Consolidation
London reports from Moscow state the Soviet government ratified treaties with Turkey Persia and Bokhara and signed a peace pact with Poland plus a Britain trade accord. The message notes these as significant, easing external war and boosting recognition. It also says France will remain isolated from soviet Russia.
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London
Moscow
Turkey
Persia
Bokhara
Poland
Great Britain
United States
China
Romania
Russia
France
Plumbers Hit With Jail Terms And Fines In Antitrust Case
New York on March 23 reports jail sentences and fines from 250 to 4500 dollars imposed yesterday on about twenty defendants including 32 master plumbers and corporations. Indicted last December in the building trust investigation for violating the state antitrust law. The heaviest sentence was 60 days and the Hopkins Plumbing Company faced the largest fine. Several penalties were suspended.
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New York
Building Trust
Hopkins Plumbing Company
Greece Abandons Offensive Against Turks in Asia Minor
Paris reports the planned late March Greek drive against Turks in Asia Minor has been canceled for now. Dispatches indicate Greek army instructions were rescinded though forces still surround Smyrna.
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Paris
Asia Minor
French Foreign Office
Five Men Tied to Wall Street Bomb Plot Held in New Orleans
Five men seized from the freighter Rushville and moved to Orleans Parish Prison face mutiny charges in a federal case. Capt J H B Weelhern of the New York and Cuba Line testified on capture while Justice officials say investigation continues for possible ties to the New York explosion of September 16.
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New Orleans
Pace Ish
J. H. B. Weelhern
New, York and Cuba
Bushiville
Department of Justice
New ‘York
Wall Street
Rushville
Philip” Bender
Lionel Kuebredauts
Rudalph Dorsh
Hans Randin
Henrik Lipan
van Weeldern
Rio de Janiero
Washington
Manel
New York
William J. Fiynn
Bureau of Investigation
Flynn
Grain Elevator Blast Shakes Chicago Area
An explosion of grain dust at a southern Chicago grain elevator injures and traps workers. Two dead, four missing, others escaped. The Armour Grain facility, cost over 10 million, housed near the Calumet river and damaged nearby towns including Hammond Whiting with shattered windows and estimated losses ranging from two and a half million to one hundred thousand in Whiting.
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Chicago
Calumet River
Armour Grain Company
Hammond
Whiting
Ast
Congress to move early on Fordney tariff measure
Washington reports that the Fordney tariffs bill, vetoed by Wilson, will be rushed through Congress as the first major act of the extra session. President Harding asked for a measure to aid farmers, and the Ways and Means Committee reversed course, reviving the Fordney bill after nearly agreeing last week not to consider emergency legislation before permanent tariff and revenue revision.
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Wilson
Washington
Congress
Harding
House
Sykes Starts on Prison Term for Draft Obstruction
Joshua Sykes known as Jehovah King of Heaven and Earth leaves Denver for San Francisco then Washington to serve an 18 month sentence for obstructing the draft. His secretary Andrew M. Dean also heads to prison after a related conviction.
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Sykes
Denver
Joshua, Sykes
Jehovah
Heaven and Earth
the Tabernacle of David
San Francisco
McNeil's Island
Washington
Sykés
Andrew M. Dean
Germany Wins Upper Silesia Vote Says Paris Report
Unofficial dispatches claim Germany carried a majority in Upper Silesia with 12 of 17 districts voting for Germany and Poland favored in the eastern districts. Polish officials through Washington report Poland leading in 462 communes versus 92 for Germany, with final plebiscite results to be determined by combines rather than simple majorities.
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Paris
Upper Silesia
Poland
Petit Parisien
Washington
Foreign Office
Warsaw
Legation
Germany
Council of Ambassadors
League of Nations
United States
League
Aland Island
State Department
Nenus
Grmany
Silesia
Europe
Thoose
America
Extra Session Called by President For April 11
President Harding issued a formal call for an extra session of Congress to meet April 11 to receive legislation recommendations from the new administration. The proclamation does not name specific issues, only that Congress convene to receive communications from the executive.
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Congress
Washington
Harding
Legislative Branch
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Marshal Foch
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