Attacks On Govt Wage Bill Stoke UK Coal Crisis
London dispatch reports Premier Ags introduces a minimum wage bill to end the coal strike with second reading set for Thursday and third for Friday. Syndicalist leader Tom Mann arrested, charged over incitement to mutiny. Recorder of London defines syndicalism while widespread distress from the strike hits 1,000,000 miners and 1,500,000 workers across the country.
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Clouse of Lords
Bonar Law
Mr. Law
George Cove
Cove
Tom Mann
Wimbledon
Mann
Salford
Guy Bowman
Upton Sinclair
Syndicatlum
Daily Telegraph
A. P. Dispatch
Grand Jury
Recorder of London
Old Bailey
Forest Fulton
United Kingdoms
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Warrowby
Staffordshire
Erwass
Nottingham
Chesterfield
Nere
Ilkiston
Seven Die in Dunmore Gas Explosion
Seven people died and two were injured in a Dunmore gas explosion near Scranton caused by likely faulty fittings. The blast and resulting fire destroyed three houses, with two women and seven children among the victims.
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W. A. P. Dispatch
Scranton
Imine Sefttmes
Brutlings
Dunmore
Conference of progressive democrats urges Clark withdrawal
Lincoln meeting on Wilson Clark and Harmon shapes Nebraska delegation. Resolution calls Clark withdrawal to aid Wilson and Harmon against Harmer risk. In Washington Clark supporters lament Pence behavior as the GOP fights for momentum.
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Neb
Woodrow Wilson
al Champ Clark
William J. Bryan
Harmer
Ohie
Peska
Clark
Nebraska
Baltimore
Wilson
Hannon
Harmon
Churchill Speech on Navy Stirs Germany in Berlin
Report from Berlin and London describes Churchill's naval address provoking strong reactions. Observers note cabinet fractures in Germany and Emperor Wilhelm postponing trips while admiralty and press react with fear and defiant language.
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Germany
Stock Exchange
Alr
Colums
Spee
Winston Churchill
Albert Po Yon Tirpitz
Impesal Navy
Admiralty
C P R Reroutes Crow’s Nest Line Moves Whitla Townsite
Canada Pacific Railways abandons Basano to Swift Current realignment and proposes Swift Current North-West to Camrose as route plan. Whitla townsite relocation approved to shave grade by 74 feet, with new town lots offered free to existing lot holders. building costs refused by the company. Ottawa reports note Medicine Hat remains unaffected.
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Alberta
Minister of Railways
Bassano
Swift Current
Camrose
Canadian Pacific
Medicine Hat
Crow’s Nest
Whitla
C. P.R
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Buchanan
Firebug Again Busy at Nelson Yale Columbia Sawmill
A second incendiary fire destroyed Yale Columbia Sawmill in Nelson causing hundreds of thousands of feet of lumber valued at about seventy five thousand dollars to burn. Wind averted a larger catastrophe. fifty workers face unemployment as police remain baffled about the arsonist's identity. Millions of feet of lumber nearby remain at risk. The mill, insured, may not be rebuilt.
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Nelson
BOC
Yale- Columbia
Hotel Burned in Lucknow Ottawa March 20 Fire
Royal hotel in Lucknow Ontario was destroyed by fire this morning. Guests and staff escaped unharmed. Loss estimated at 320000 dollars.
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Ont
Royal Hotel
Great Rest for Canada Promising Immigration Season
London reports a phenomenal push to Canada this season with many workers seeking the new world. The Podh. has sold every third-class berth through May as sailors rush to emigration ports.
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Mar
Canada
Podh
Vernon Bandits Wanted for Murder
Vernon BC dispatch reports two desperadoes who robbed a Bellevue store and killed constable Ashton aboard the steamer Okanagan. The pair fled to Penticton on a raft, were captured later in a British Columbia Saloon, seized control on board, then shot the constable. Constable Ashton is hospitalized with poor prospects.
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Peachland
Gellesley
Summerland
Ashton
Kelowna Hospital
License Law in Alberta Declared Best in Dominion
Edmonton report quotes Attorney General CC R Mitchell defending Alberta license law as the best in Canada and urging moral reformers to aid its enforcement. He cites corrections to recent misreports and notes a census dispute over Carmangay population affecting a license decision.
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Temperance and Moral Reform League
League
Edmonton
CC. R. Mitchell
Alberta
Dominion of Canada
Canada
Auveaine
Lee Ishationite
Manitoba
British
Hunt
Carmangay
Calgary
Ottawa Commons Debates Sam Hughes Budget and Quebec Bridge
In Ottawa on March news of the federal budget for the coming year dominates the Commons. George P. Graham defends the Quebec bridge letting against British contractor bias while Col. Hughes defends militia spending. Critics question camp plans and auto purchases for the staff as Oliver Wilcox objects to prices.
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Sam Hughes
Geo. P. Graham
Quebec
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Geo. E. Foster
Cher
Michael Clark
Red Deer
Col. Hughes
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