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Newspaper
Laredo Weekly Times
Location
Laredo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1921
Page
1
The report accuses Walsh and BrOads of pressuring boards of adjustment and influencing colleagues to oppose unions. It claims Pennsylvania and New York Central executives caused repudiation of national agreements and sought to smash unions via public opinion campaigns.
Union packing house employees and nine allied unions head to Washington to confer with packers on wage cuts, ahead of a Monday meeting with Secretary Davis of labor. Ballots show 44,799 in favor and 600 against a strike if wage revisions fail.
Associated Press reports Northern Idaho residents push for a new Lincoln State formed from ten Idaho counties plus parts of western Montana and eastern Washington. Campaign to raise funds for propaganda will start within weeks and run for two years. Spokane would be the state capital as Idaho legislators recently approved the plan.
Washington reports the treasury has retired about 97 million dollars in Victory notes in eight months of the current fiscal year as purchases focus on Victory notes. February purchases totaled 53 million, with plan to reduce outstanding notes to around 4.5 billion as they mature. War Saving certificates redeemed rose to 111.6 million in eight months, signaling permanent absorption of these securities.
Chicago on March 19 saw railroad labor union officials push to finish their inquiry into the executive discussions of the national adjustment board. W. W. Atterbury of the Pennsylvania Railroad and C. R. Gray of the Union Pacific, chairs of the labor committee for the Association of Railway Executives, are due for examination by the board. Meanwhile Harrison Arkansas reported continued traffic suspension on the Missouri and North Arkansas line with coal shortages threatening an electric plant shutdown. In Texas, ranchman W C Howard near Celina was shot and likely fatally wounded.
St Louis date line: Police chief Martin O'Brien orders the arrest of all persons crying for sale on streets citing The Dearborn Independent anti-Semitic campaign. The action targets peddlers linked to Henry Ford's publication.
Governor Neff released a statement detailing reasons for commuting Floyd Ray from death to life imprisonment for the assault of a young white girl in Wichita Falls. He cites letters and local evidence indicating the offender is of unsound mind. Ray was scheduled to be hanged yesterday.
Buenos Aires March 19 Wheat exports this year will not be subject to an additional export tax, President Irigoyen declared today. An agreement was reached between local exporters and the government to fix weekly minimum prices in Argentina. Uncertainty about a levy such as last year’s contributed to weakness in the wheat market.
In Tokio on March 19 the foreign minister told the budget committee that Japan will stand firm on the mandate for Yap in the South Pacific, outlining its position during the budget session.
A fierce engagement near Kinsale Cork today left six crown soldiers dead and five wounded while attacking forces reportedly sustained heavy casualties. The battle raged with strong local agitation as the clash continued.
Detroit March 19. The Detroit Federation of Labor rejects claims that its leaders are being paid by the Soviet government for advocating recognition by the United States. A letter to Samuel Gompers states the imputation is without merit and unworthy of reply.
Bert Leston Taylor, noted humorist and columnist of A Line o Type or Two in the Chicago Tribune, died at his Chicago home after a two week illness from pneumonia, ending a long career in humorous writing.
In Waxahachie Texas on March 19 A G Hervey a drug clerk shot and probably fatally wounded Kathleen Connally a member of a prominent local family and then killed himself with the same revolver. Officers cited temporary mental trouble as a factor. He leaves a widow and one child.
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