New York Railways Receiver Appointed In Court Action
Job E. Hedges, a former Republican gubernatorial nominee, was named receiver for the New York Railways Company by United States Judge Meyer after a petition by the American Brake Shoe and Foundry Company. The Federal court move follows admitted financial distress and mounting debts while Interborough Rapid Transit and Interborough Consolidated were not included in the receivership. President Theodore P. Shonts declined to comment beyond references to a wartime revenue petition and transfers limiting fare revenue.
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United States
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Delaware
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Interborough Con-olidated
Interborough Rapid Transit Company
Pees
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Interborough Consolidated
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Verfect GOL Pertest Climate April Update
Readable fragment notes a climate pull for April with mentions of spring and April timeframe. No clear events, people, or organizations are identifiable in the fragment.
Ex Emp Charles to Live in Switzerland
Vienna reports Emperor Charles of Austria will leave for Switzerland to live, with abdication debated by the National Assembly. He may be escorted by British officers, and three children are already there. Swiss authorities consider the request favorably after Allied signals. News also notes ex-Empress Zita is said to be in Néuchâtel incognito.
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National Assembly
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Arthur J. Balfour
Federal Council
Néuchatel
Berne
Indictment for Dr Wilkins Murder Narrowed to Trial
Nassau County Grand Jury in Mineola has indicted Dr Walter Keene Wilkins for first degree murder in the death of his wife Julia Wilkins outside their Long Beach summer home. He was jailed in Mineola awaiting arraignment before Justice Albert H. Seeger and plans to plead today. The DA stated a May term trial is likely with ex DA Charles N. Wysong retained as defense counsel.
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Grand
Nassau County
Mineola
S. 1
Supreme Court
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Albert H. F.seeger
Weeks
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Charles N. Wysong
Hadeen
Wilkins
William J. Burns
Six (4) Ans In Hot Water Over Indigestion
A brief item notes Six (4) answers facing scrutiny over indigestion issues. Pigee is cited in connection with the controversy.
Plan to Run Down Bolshevik Upsets New York in State
Albany reports lawmakers plan a joint Senate Assembly investigation into Bolshevist propaganda in New York with a 50 000 dollar appropriation. Senator Walters notes a near half million dollar foreign draft intercepted linked to revolutionary activity in New York City as motive for swift action.
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Judiciary Committee
United States Senate
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Luxemburg Premier Wires Independence Vote Plebiscite
Luxemberg Parliament votes to maintain independence and autonomy after a referendum discussion. Emile Reuter announces the chamber's decision while dispatches from London report a March 18 vote of 30 to 20 on a plebiscite to decide the dynastic future.
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Newfoundland Flight Attempt Sails From Montreal Reported
The Porte fly boat from Newfoundland aims to cross the Atlantic as an official air ministry project. London reports new British rigid airships ordered after trials. Two 800 foot vessels will use six engines totaling 1,800 horsepower with lifting power near 9 tons.
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London
Mall
Airmen Arrive in St John’s for Transatlantic Flight Observations
A party of English airmen and meteorologists has landed in St John’s to study wind currents and conditions for transatlantic flight plans. They will stay months, visiting island areas to pick observation points, as speculation grows over Harry Hawker’s ocean crossing attempts with a Sopwith two-seater and Rolls-Royce engine.
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Bolsheviki Execute Mme Jakovleva Leader of Executions
Copenhagen reports a Bolshevik newspaper lists executed counter revolutionary figures and names Mme Sternberg Jakoleva or Mme Jakovleva as head of executions. The dispatch notes she led the commission for suppressing counter revolutions in Petrograd and is linked to thousands of deaths. An AP report from Stockholm recalls mixed judgments on her cruelty and efficiency.
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Stockholm
Uritzky
Coal Commission Proposes Nationalization Or Joint Control
The Sankey interim report urges seven hour underground shifts from July 16 1921 and six hours from July 18 with wage increases for miners and a voice in mine direction. It favors nationalization or unified control over ownership, notes £30 million annual wage rise, and cites housing and living condition issues in mining areas. Prime Minister Bonar Law says government accepts the report and will pursue nationalization by May 20 with ongoing interim reports and coal control for two years.
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Royden
Shipping Control Committee
Robert Smillie
Frank Hedges
Leo Chiosta Money
Sidney Webb
Scotland
Andrew Bonar Law
House of Commons
Bonar Law
Bonar Law Aiso
Bellans In Hot Water
Local reports indicate Bellans in hot water amid protest and speculation. The situation centers on unresolved issues provoking public attention and media scrutiny.
Wilson and Premiers Seek Agreement Over Reparations
At Hotel de Crillon a League of Nations sub commission met with Lord Cecil chairing and Venizelos present. Thirteen neutral powers were represented along with delegates from Norway Persia Salvador Switzerland Argentina Spain Holland Denmark and Sweden. No serious differences were noted as discussion on the covenant continued with amendments proposed by neutral states and Switzerland on the Monroe Doctrine.
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Sweden
League of Nations Commission
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Alfonso
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Japan Seeks Equal Rights Clause at League Council
Paris March 19 Japanese amendment to the League Covenant would secure equal treatment for aliens from League nations. Japanese delegates argue foreign equal rights extend to travel and residence, while other delegations urge immigration policy remains domestic. Canadian and Australian observers weigh industrial and racial considerations amid broader debate.
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Associated Press
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League
Supreme Council
Reuter
Dominion
Commonwealth
Australia
Canada
Peace Conference Faces Reparations and Frontier Disputes
Paris dispatch reports leaders delaying no peace due to League of Nations as reparations and the Franco German frontier take precedence. Commission estimates German wealth abroad could fund about 12 billion with potential confiscations, while total claims hover near 40 billion.
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Associated Press
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David Lloyd George
Mr. Lloyd George
League of Nations
Germany
Commission
Spartacides Postpone Berlin General Strike
Berlin dispatch reports Spartacides circulating handbills in Neukölln announcing the general strike set for March 26 has been postponed to April.
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