Victory Loan Passes Despite Filibuster in Senate
In a late night session the Senate ended a Republican filibuster and passed the Victory loan bill authorizing 7 billion dollars in bonds and certificates with no roll call. Senators La Follette and Sherman led the opposition but failed to rally support, as aides hustled tired members to reach a quorum.
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Michigan Miners Face 16 Percent Wage Cut in Calumet
Calumet Michigan March 3 A 16 per cent wage reduction is ordered for about 10 000 workers at the Calumet and Heels Mining company and subsidiaries. All labor classes are affected as mills mines and smelters run on three quarters time. The cut remains until conditions allow full operation.
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American plane sets world speed and climb records
The War Department disclosed that an American built and designed plane set what officials believe are new world records for speed and climbing. In tests at Ithaca New York the aircraft reached an official speed of 368 23 miles per hour and climbed 10 000 feet in 4 minutes 52 seconds.
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Revolt in Germany as government faces crisis
London reports possible fall of the German government. Berlin officials consult with the workmen's council after a lengthy manifesto denouncing terrorist attempts to disband the national assembly. The manifesto warns of widespread famine and vows industrial councils and relentless action against terrorism.
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Wilson to Stay Three Months in Paris Mansion
President Wilson will remain in Paris for three months upon his return, as negotiations secure the Hotel Bischoffheim for the president. The mansion, built 18 years ago at a cost of 1,000,000 dollars and furnished at over 3,000,000, has 40 rooms and lavish fittings. The adjacent house will house police and fire forces amid heightened precautions after the Clemenceau assassination attempt.
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General Wood Warns U S on Preparedness and Arbitration
Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood warned that arbitration is not a substitute for preparedness, but an adjunct to it. He argued a strong, organized nation can arbitrate more effectively than an unarmed one, citing Belgium and Switzerland as examples. He noted he learned from German maneuvers that the Kaiser claimed the United States would need two and a half years to be ready for war.
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Wilson to Sail for France After Congress Adjourns
President Wilson plans to sail from Washington on the transport George Washington Wednesday morning after Congress adjourns. He will stop in Philadelphia to visit his daughter and grandson, then proceed to New York for a League of Nations speech with former President Taft before boarding ship for France.
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Italy Holds 70 Land Dispute Claim Strong Stand
Italy refuses to submit Adriatic territorial claims to arbitration. Italian press rejects the Jugoslav suggestion, urging allied powers to accept Italy's negative stance. Commentators note Italy's position aligns with the peace conference stance and Austrian defeat.
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Former German Emperor Bailed To Retain Private Fortune
Weimar March 1 reports the government opened an inquiry into the former emperor's finances after claims he could not live on government support. Investigation found he might claim 75,000,000 marks, but the government granted only 600,000 marks temporarily while determining ownership of the rest.
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Germans Renew Attacks on Poles at Polish Front
Posen March 3 German armies along the Polish borders renewed their attacks after three days of quiet violating terms of the armistice. Fighting continues at several points as German forces press against Polish lines.
President Promises Support for Business Readjustment
President Wilson opens the White House conference of Governors and Mayors in Washington to address peace time business and labor problems. He says the government will be the servant of states municipalities and counties tackling re adjustment and restoring labor conditions to a formal basis, serving 700 million people worldwide.
Fire destroys Boyle Catholic Home in Fond du Lac
A blaze at the Boyle Catholic Home for the Aged in Fond du Lac Wisconsin killed three residents aged seventy to eighty and left three dead and nearly a score injured or shaken by shock. The fire started from an overheated furnace as inmates retired and sisters prayed. Loss estimated at $100000. Deceased are John Mathews Jennie Bresnahan and Mrs N Weiner.
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Hanged Negro Suspect Executed At Naval Station Jail
Annapolis March 1 Johnny Snowden, a negro, was hanged at the naval academy jail for the murder of Mrs. Lot tie May Brandon in August 1917. She was the wife of Valentine Brandon. The jail was heavily guarded by soldiers with machine guns and Baltimore police to prevent demonstrations. no disorder occurred.
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German diplomat Karl Brockdorff-Rantzau named secretary of state for foreign affairs
Count Karl Brockdorff-Rantzau becomes secretary of state for foreign affairs in the Ebert government. He is slated to serve as one of Germanys peace delegates.
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STILL WAR ON WILSON AS SUFFRAGE BANNER TO GREET HIM
Miss Alice Paul leads a protest planned to disrupt Wilson's sailing for Europe. Demonstrators will line the dock in prison garb and display suffrage banners in front of the Metropolitan Opera House while the president speaks at Madison Square Garden. Members from many states join with New York suffrage groups led by Mrs. H. P. Belmont.
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Paris plans large cut in living costs
Paris officials expect a 40 percent drop in France's living costs within a month as the food ministry enacts new purchase importation and distribution measures. Vilgrain says distribution centers or Vilgrain barracks will open in 15 Paris wards next Thursday, with ration stores in every arrondissement by March 10 offering 3616 calories and 118 grams of fat per person.
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Essad Pasha Seeks Recognition of Albanian Government
Saloniki March 3 Essad Pasha provisional president of Albania says entente powers must recognize his government to settle the Albanian question and secure Balkan peace. He claims to have deposed the German Prince William of Wied and to have checked the insurrectionary movement by the Young Turks and Bulgarians.
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Debt Burden on Bulgaria Amid War Costs
Bulgaria faces a financial crisis with a national debt around 1.5 billion dollars and wartime expenses driving the total past 2.2 billion. Prior to the conflict the debt stood at 160 million, with Germany owed about 660 million advanced during the war.
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Senator Lodge Warns League Peril and US Sovereignty
Senator Lodge urged careful scrutiny of the League of Nations charter arguing it would annul the Monroe Doctrine and surrender American sovereignty. He warned Germany threatens again and called for a revision to keep Washington policies and avoid internationalism. He proposed amendments excluding the Monroe Doctrine and domestic matters from league jurisdiction and a safe withdrawal clause.
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Foreign controls tighten on Russia finance triangle
Washington reports that U.S. authorities and the Federal Reserve Board are acting to curb financial transfers with Russia. Britain and Pekin are cited as taking measures, aiming to halt Bolshevik propaganda funding.
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Crowder to Visit Cuba to Advise on Election Laws
General Crowder Judge advocate general and provost marshal will leave soon to advise the Cuban president on revising election laws. Secret Baker said President Wilson approved the trip.
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