Railroad Strike Called Off After Manager Concessions
New York report says the conference committee of railroad managers authorized mediators to avert a strike. Elisha Lee signed a letter stating there will be no strike and workers will receive eight hours pay for ten, as adjustments ensure uninterrupted railroad operation amid national defense needs. Brotherhood leaders immediately notified chiefs that the strike was off.
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New York
Conference Committee
Wilson
Elisha Lee
National Conference Committee of Railroads
the Council of National Defense
Supreme Court
Lane
Brotherhood
Submarines Sink Three American Ships Without Warning
London reports the sinking of the City of Memphis the Illinois and the Vigilancia with no warning. Fourteen men from the Vigilancia are missing as are some from the City of Memphis. The Illinois crew landed safely and a patrol boat searches for others.
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London
Memphis
Illinois
Vigilancia
City of
Cardiff
New York
Port Arthur
Tex
Allies Advance on 82 Mile Front Occupy 60 Villages
British troops continuing their rapid move after German retreat have occupied Nesle Chaulnes and Peronne. Along a 45 mile front they penetrated German positions up to 10 miles in places and have taken more than sixty villages, according to the official British headquarters report.
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London
Nesle
Chaulnes
Peronne
Yarrowdale Seamen Return via Lyons Stop in Berne
Fifty nine American seamen captured on the prize ship Yarrowdale halted in Berne for lunch Monday, then left at 3 for Lyons en route home through Spain. Pleasant A. Stovall and the American legation welcomed them as Mrs. Harold McCormick provided each man with 50 dollars. Some bought souvenirs others suitcase and clothing.
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Yarrowdale
Berne
Germany
Lyons
United States
Spain
Pleasant A. Stovall
Legation
Harold McCormick
Funeral Warship Named for Guthrie Body
Washington DC reports Japan has signed the armored cruiser Azuma to transport the body of Ambassador Guthrie to the United States. Mrs Guthrie will return aboard the same vessel.
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Washinon
D. C
Japan
Azuma
Ambassador Guthrie
Guthrie
Dublin observes quiet St Patrick’s Day
Dublin marked St Patrick’s Day with a calm day as many country people arrived but no processions occurred. Church services drew large attendances and the town experienced a peaceful public mood.
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Dublin
Navy moves to curb German submarines with fast craft
President Wilson orders aggressive naval action against U boats. A $115 million emergency fund is approved to speed warship construction and fund special craft while suspending eight hour labor rules in navy plants. The New York yard will build 60 submarine chasers at 110 feet in 60 to 80 days, with up to 40 laid down immediately. Navy academy classes graduate to supply officers, and general shipbuilding accelerates under private builder arrangements.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
Congress
Daniels
New York Navy Yard
Naval Academy
Allies Pressing Enemy Hard in Major Allied Advance
Paris reports French forces seized about 20 additional villages as they push toward the St Quentin Laon line, crossing Ham on the Somme and Chauny on the Oise. The British advance expanded with 40 more villages captured and ground gains of two to eight miles as cavalry pressed rear guards. Mesopotamia operations note Maude forces crossing the Diala river, taking Bahriz and part of Bakubah, with Turkish forces retreating toward Khanikan.
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Ham
Somme
Chauncy
Oise
St. Quentin-Laon
London
France
Mesopotamia
Maude
Diala
Bahriz
Bakubah
Khanikan
Bagdad
Fifteen of Vigilancia Crew Drowned After Torpedo Attack
Plymouth reports that fifteen crew members died when the American steamer Vigilancia was torpedoed by a German submarine. Captain Frank A. Middleton said the ship sank without warning and 48 crew members escaped in two lifeboats, with 25 swept into the sea by heavy swell.
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Plymouth
London
Vigilancia
Neils P. North
Carl Adeholde
Frank A. Middleton
New York
Middleton
Shells Lifeboat Kill Eight Men in Baltic Waters
A Dutch steamer Selien chartered by the Belgian Relief Commission was shelled by a submarine. The lifeboat carried the first, second and third mates and five seamen. all eight were killed. The Selien, bound for New York in ballast, had left Rotterdam Friday and was attacked at 6 pm Saturday afternoon near Stavanger according to a dispatch.
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London
Selien
Seaplanes Save Ship After Submarine Attack
A British freighter Nastgate arriving from La Pallise was attacked by a German submarine but escaped destruction due to prompt aid from two French seaplanes. Crew reports holes in ventilators from shellfire. attack location and date not revealed.
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New York
la Pallise
Adamson Law Declared Constitutional by Supreme Court
The Supreme Court held the Adamson eight hour standard for railroad wages constitutional. Chief Justice White announced the decision after recounting the negotiations and the President's efforts to avert a strike, noting the act fixes both hours and wages and strips parties of wage-contract power.
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Washinon
D. C
Supreme Court
White
Congress
Wilson Sees Way Clear in Strike Decision to Urge Arbitration Law
President Wilson plans a strong push for a compulsory arbitration act in a special session, citing the Adamson Supreme Court decision as supportive. The plan may bar interstate railroad employees from striking during arbitration, drawing concern from AFL leaders over reduced union power.
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Wilson
Washington, D. C
Congress
Supreme Court
Adamson
Canada
Federaton of Labor
Ex Czar of Russia May Quit Native Land for Switzerland
The Dowager Empress Marie Feodorovna, in Kiev, met her son former Emperor Nicholas after his abdication. She plans to relocate likely to Denmark, with Nicholas possibly moving to Switzerland or France, as much of his entourage accepts the new government.
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Czar
Russia
Switzerland
Petrograd
London
Marie Weodorovna
Kiev
Nicholas
Alexandra
Gregory Rasputin
Mademoiselle Grubava
Rasputin
Marie Feodorovma
Denmark
Nicholas Romanoff
France
Crimea
New German Peace Move Hinted in Hague Dispatch
London dispatch from The Hague reports a new German peace move on foot. Prominent Germans have visited Holland and Switzerland to gauge Britain’s attitude toward ending hostilities. An emissary to Holland says the Russian revolution alters the situation and Germany can no longer claim a desire to free the Russian Baltic provinces.
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London
Hague
Holland
Switzerland
Great Britain
Germany
Four Die From Greens Poisoning in Idaho Family
The Richards family of Carey Idaho loses Claude Richards 22 and his mother and two sisters over poisoned canned greens last week. The father Samuel P Richards remains in critical condition with some hope of recovery. A hired man who ate the greens is improved and expected to recover.
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Boise
Idaho
Claude Richards
Slayer of Judge is killed in Birmingham pursuit
David D. Overton, once county court clerk on death row for killing Judge W. T. Lawler, was shot and killed by a sheriff's posse in a Birmingham suburb. The posse had pursued him and six other jail escapees who had broken out earlier that day.
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Birmingham
Ala
David D. Overton
W. T. Lawler
Russian Royalty Abdicates Throne in Revolution
Abdication ends the Romanoff dynasty as Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovitch is named regent and a new cabinet led by Prince Lvoff takes power. The Duma forms a provisional government while soldiers at the front loom over reception of the manifesto. London reports Britain France and Italy recognize the provisional Russian government.
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Petrograd
London
Nicholas
Alexis
Michael Alexandrovitch
Michael
Constitutional Assembly
Duma
Council of Ministers
Russia
Aruma
Revolutionista
Michael V. Rodzianko
M. Rodzianko
Great Britain
France
Italy
Reuter
German Chancellor Bethmann Hollweg Pushes Democratization
London telegraphs note a Frankfurt Zeitung parallel between Bethmann Hollwegs sudden Diet appearance and Petrograd revolution. The paper says his speech signaling democratization mirrors a revolutionary impulse, driven by the will of a large German majority rather than personal endorsement.
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London
Reuter
Amsterdam
Frankfurter Zeitung
von Bethmann-Hollweg
Germany
Petrograd
the Zeitung
Acta
Duma
Dr. von Bethmann- Hollweg
Bandits Kill Two Americans at Magistral Mines
Partial confirmation reaches officials of a mining company that two American workers Louis Seigler and Charles Winn were killed by bandits at the Magistral mines in El Oro Durango. A Mexican employee crossed the border saying Seigler Winn and the Magiatral Mexican were surrounded by bandits while seeking safety.
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el Paso
Tex
Magistral
el Oro
Durango
Louis Seigler
Charles Winn
Seigler
Winn
Mexicana
Magiatral
Press May Censor Self In Wave Of Aiding War Information
Secretary Dan iela weighs seeking personal cooperation of press association officials and editors of leading newspapers to prevent publication of military details on arming and sailing of American merchant ships. A conference with New York editors and others in Philadelphia Baltimore and Boston may be arranged early in the week.
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Washinon
D. C
Daniela
Press Association
New York
Thes
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Boston
U S At War? Wilson Seeks War Authority Against Submarines
Washington reports the destruction of three unarmed American merchant ships by submarines. President Wilson weighs rapid steps including a special session of Congress on April 18 to seek authority for aggressive measures. Armed neutral status remains as ships are armed and plans to deploy warships are discussed.
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Washinon
D. C
United States
Germany
United Stated
Congress
Wilson
Abdicates Throne and Romanoff Lineage Overview
The article traces the Romanoff claim to Moscow tracing to Avdrie Romanoff from Privala in the 14th century. Mikhail Feodoreviteh Romanoff became heir in 1618 at age 17. The direct line ended in 1780 and the female line in 1762 with the Holstein Gottorp branch prevailing. The family’s marriages linked them to German royal houses, making them as German by blood as the emperor.
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Romanoff
Avdrie
Grone
Moscow
Privala
Mikhail Feodoreviteh Romanoff
Romanoffs
Holstein-Gottorp
State of war powers debated by officials
Some government leaders argue the executive may declare a state of war and take protective actions before Congress meets, while others see no indication the President will pursue that path.
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Congress
United States of Russia Formed by Victorious Duma
A tablegram from a Russian American Asiatic corporation claims the Duma is forming a government to be known as the United States of Russia with Prince Lvoff as President. The Empress and Crown Prince are in Finland. Emperor Nicholas returns to central headquarters.
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United States of Russia
New York
Finland
Emperoria
Svetogorsky
Pakou
Russian-American-Asiatic Corportion
Ivan Norodny
Petrograd
Norodny
Dumi
Prince Lvoff
Flag Raising Ordered at Tombs Yard
New York pastor New-Bouck White of the Church of the Social Revolution serves a 30 day sentence in the Tombs for burning an American flag during a June melting pot ceremony. He will raise the new flag each morning and haul it down at night. Edward R. Ames and Aust Henkel, also jailed for the same act, will carry the flag to and from the warden's office daily.
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New York
Bouck White
Church of the Social Revolution
Tombs
Edward R. Ames
Aust Henkel
Ranchers plan shipbuilding venture in Seattle
R W Michael of Seattle and Portland leads Pendleton district ranchers in Crepem toward investing a large sum in Seattle motorships. He argues wooden ship construction will convert wheat crop proceeds into a growing industry seen as in its infancy.
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Seattle
Wash
R. W. Michael
Seatle
Portland
Pendleton
Crepem
Michael
Noted Leaders, Events, and Crises Spotlighted in Washington and Abroad
In a busy political and world affairs page, Premier Lloyd George moves a congratulation in the House of Commons. Reports detail farm loan rate adjustments, emergency defense funds, and various economic measures. International items include royal and ambassadorial notes, labor and railway issues, and tensions from Russia, Germany, and Serbia.
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Lloyd George How
House of Commons
Rumelan
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