Shipping board to auction former German fleet ships
Senate debate over selling 30 former German fleet vessels for 28 million dollars centers on bids and mystery deals. Senator Ashurst accuses the International Mercantile Marine of prewar and current value shifts, while officials deny British control rumors. A separate note to the Netherlands urges extradition of Emperor William to maintain European peace.
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President’s wage proposal kept secret for union review
The President’s wage proposal for 2,000,000 railroad workers was not released. Officials said it contained a proposal and likely a counter suggestion, as unions were to study it with leaders before any public statement. Secretary Lumulty avoided confirming a rejection, stressing the need for a strike settlement.
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President Wilson weighs wage talks with railroad unions
Detroit Feb 13 President Wilson discussed wage demands with railway brotherhoods aiming to avert a strike by over 360000 maintenance of way workers. He signaled reductions in living costs as a path to settlement while a general wage increase was not expected.
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Millerand Urges Hun Extradition For War Crimes
Paris reports Premier Millerand pressing the execution of the Versailles treaty extradition clause at the supreme allied council. If Germany refuses to surrender accused war criminals, they should be tried by default, according to Echo de Paris.
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France
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London
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Redfield Heads New Trade Body
William C. Redfield former secretary of commerce has been elected president of the American Russian chamber of commerce in New York. The announcement came today.
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William C. Redfield
Cotton futures open firm with varied gains
New York cotton futures opened firmer with March at 38.10 May 32.77 July 30.75 October 28.75 and December 97.50 bid. Liverpool and New Orleans showed strong demand after a local holiday with Manchester buying and English trade houses active. Early week buyers covered, pushing May to around 32.80 and July to 36.75 as fluctuations followed.
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Poindexter Candidacy Endorsed by Washington GOP
United States Senator Miles Poindexter earns unanimous endorsement from Washington state Republican committee. State convention set for April 27 in Bellingham to choose the party’s presidential nominee.
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Miles Poindexter
Washington State Republican Committee
Hellingham
Aberdeen boy to face hearing in quadruple murder
Charles Marshall, charged with killing farmer Robert Miller, his son, daughter, and an infant at the Miller farmhouse near Amory on January 15, is transported under guard to Aberdeen for a late day hearing. The 11 or 13 year old Pearl Miller testified Marshall may be the father of her infant sibling, and she described witnessing the killings from the attic after a dynamite stick was thrown through a window.
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High Point sees surge in home building and loans
At a High Point stockholders meeting the High Point Perpetual Building and Loan assn approved $27,300 in loans with $20,000 to fund local homes. Piedmont Building and Loan reports at least $25,000 sought for city home construction. Indications point to a busy year with many houses and new business and industrial projects planned in the Furniture City.
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High Point
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Miss Kate Royster Returns Home After Durham Visit
Miss Kate Royster spent a few days in Durham to attend the funeral of a nephew and returned yesterday to her home.
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Durham
Judge Kirkman Praises Cuba After Cuba Visit
Judge A. Kirkman returns from weeks in Cuba and addresses the municipal court. He praises Cuban beauty and modern jails, and jokes with officials at the police station. The court docket contains no cases for him this morning.
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Cuba
Washington
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Deserting soldiers flee to Mexico reported by war department
MEXICO CITY Feb 13 Three negro deserters from the American army have been captured by Mexican troops who are continuing a search for four others according to a report received at the war department today. Orders have been issued to prevent other members of the same outfit from entering Mexico should they also desert.
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War Department
Mexico
Tornado Claims Life in Mitchell County Georgia
ATLANTA, Feb. 13. A series of small tornadoes swept parts of Georgia yesterday killing a 15 year old girl and injuring several others. Property damage was reported in Irwin and Mitchell counties, with the only death in Mitchell county.
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General Davidson Dead at Fox Hills
Brigadier General Peter W. Davidson, second in command at the port of embarkation in Hoboken, died yesterday at Fox Hills military hospital on Staten Island after a short illness in New York.
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Peter W. Davidson
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Admiral Kolchak Shot Confirmed Execution
London reports official confirmation that Admiral Kolchak and a minister were executed at Irkutsk at 5 a m on February 7. The announcement comes after reports of his capture and execution in the former Russian interior.
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Admiral Kolchak
Irkutusk
Steamer William Henry Webb Seeks Help Off New Jersey
A wireless call from the United States Shipping Board steamer William Henry Webb reported she was anchored six miles off Cutter's Beach New Jersey with a broken engine and boiler troubles. The vessel requested immediate tugs as winds increased on its first trip from Philadelphia to New York.
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United States Shipping Board
William Henry Webb
Cutter’s Beach
New Jersey
Philadelphia
Fifty-First NAWSA Convention Opens in Chicago
The National American Woman Suffrage Association begins its fifty first and final convention in Chicago with about 2,000 delegates in attendance.
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National American Woman Suffrage Association
Emperor awards Rising Sun to GE manager for Japan
TOKIO Feb 13 The emperor conferred the order of the Rising Sun on John R. Gary general manager of General Electric here in recognition of his services to Japan's electrical industries Miss Grace Royster of Winston Salem is visiting relatives in High Point for a few days.
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Order of the Rising Sun
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