Transit Bills Debated At Albany in Mayors Fight
Albany coverage centers on the heated public hearing where 21 upstate mayors opposed the Knight Adler transit bill, joined by five others and state leaders, while Governor Miller defends reform. The meeting drew large crowds, with debates over home rule, public utility concerns, and potential fare impacts.
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Knight-Adler
Miller
New York State Conference of Mayors
Upstate
Hevill
Alfred
Steplan
Views of Miller and Johnson on Transit
Governor Miller defends a traction bill as preserving home rule while preventing obstruction. Senator Johnson condemns the law as coercive and destructive, alleging it would force the city to surrender property and bargains to a super governing body.
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Miller and Johnson
Miller
Johnson
Super-Governing Commission
Admits He Got 12500 Graft For Dock Favor
A Tammany Hall member testified to receiving a 12500 commission for securing use of a city pier for a shipping company. Investigators sought dock department records and warned of subpoenas for bookkeeping staff. The witness indicated more documents would be examined and a grand jury presentation could follow.
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Tammany Hall
American Steamship Company
William Hall
Vennor Whitman
Hilvers
Steamship Company
Chilvers
Whitman
Dock Department
Murray Walhart
TAC
Smith
Brooklyn
City Oficinia
City Pier
Shilvers
Last Meeting Held On the Front Porch
Marion Ohio March 2 1921 a quiet gathering bids farewell to Warren and Florence Harding as they depart for Washington amid tearful friends and neighbors The scene centers on 380 Mount Vernon Avenue and the community’s sincere sendoff before the Harding caravan to the capital The article notes a solemn mood the departure of the couple and the reactions of local figures and pupils from the town.
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Panta Star
Marion
Ohio
Mount Vernon Avene
the Republic
Cmpaign
Warren
Florence Harding
Washington
Marding
Eteot
Amos Kling
Eithes
White House
Reed speech on Navy and idealists in Senate.
In a late night Senate hearing Reed delivered a long speech praising a large navy while deriding idealists and dreamers. Only Senator Smith of Maryland paid close attention as others drifted, with Reed stressing defense over treaties and warning against cynical Humpty Dumpties.
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Inglon
Senate
Jim Reed
Praneine Larrimore
Reed
Senator Smith
Maryland
Sinatoe Smith
Human Brotherhood
Reod
Nee
Volen
Suvith
America
Harding Favors Parley on Naval Armaments
Marion Ohio March 2 President-elect Harding expressed gratification at the Senate action approving a naval armaments conference with Great Britain and Japan. He said he is wholly in accord and favored such a conference as part of his world association plan, noting it as desirable even if necessary as a wider issue.
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Chicago
Harding
Donathan
Jim Prendergsat
Hardigs
Warren Gamalio
Flordios Kline Hardin
Marion
Mare
Dick Crissitiowr
Cola Dolly Sieht
Elvet
Caledonia
Nelghbovinge
Doe Harding
T. G. McAfee
First Baptist Church
Rama
Sna Marion
Senate
Great Britain
Japan
Florida
World Association
Germans Send Black Troops to Rhine Propaganda Claim
The French War Office rejects German charges about black troops on the Rhine. It says no black soldiers exist there since the armistice and that reports are German propaganda. It asserts Tunisian and Algerian troops are near white in appearance, explains Moroccans were used to pressure demobilization, and describes German efforts to incite unrest through staged incidents and misleading press.
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Tribune
New York Tribune
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French War Office
Efurt
Peite
Rhine
Oecupied
Arens
United States
Algerins
Yone
Geritat
Germany
Berlin
Woneny
Conferees Set Army Size At 156000 For Next Year
Washington Senate and House conferees reached a compromise on the appropriation bill establishing an army of 156000 enlisted men for the next year. The deal trims the Senate 175000 figure and House cap of 150000, funding subsistence and pay for personnel. The measure advances to the Senate and then the House, with approval expected promptly.
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Arena
Senate
House
Liggint
Bullard
Death of Champ Clark Ends Era in Missouri Politics
Wallington March 2 Champ Clark a towering Missouri figure in Democratic politics for a quarter century died near the Capitol. The former House Speaker passed after a long career of leadership and service, with colleagues pausing only briefly in respect. His death followed a political defeat and the heartbreak of his grandson Champ Clark Thomson’s death, with doctors noting a rapid decline due to age and illness.
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Champ Chink
Missouri
Democratic Party
Randson
Champ Clark Thomson
Mn Clark
Hoolden
Capitol
Clark
Bowling Green
Hesse
Clirk
Clourisy
Remnett Agid
Janes Thomson
New Orleans
Sematori
Mississippi
Veterin Democrathe Toutor
Council Deal To U S Plea In Yap Case
Washington March 2 The League of Nations notified the United States it cannot support the American protest over Japan's Yap mandate. The note says the US has not ratified the peace treaty nor joined the league, invites a US representative to the next meeting, and suggests resolving the dispute with the Allied powers. Officials say no further steps will be taken by the Wilson Administration, and a special representative may be sent with full authority to handle mandate matters.
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League of Nations
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League Council
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Britain
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Wilson
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Germany
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Tng
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Coan Ci
Berlin
London
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Lloyd
Foch Forgets Tea as King Waits Half Hour
London dispatch reports Marshal Foch forgot a scheduled tea with King at Buckingham Palace. The King and French Premier Briand arranged the engagement for yesterday. the King waited thirty minutes before sending an equerry to inquire. Foch apologized, saying he was preoccupied with grave conference matters.
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London
Marshal Foch
Buckingham Palace
M. Briand
Soviet Chiefs Admit Revolt Is Widespread
Reports from Helsingfors and Riga claim Petrograd unrest crushed though counter revolutionary activity spreads. Lenine promises aid to destitute workers, with a 10 million ruble fund and foreign purchases. Moscow proclaims Red army triumphs while denouncing socialists as aristocracy agents.
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Helsingfors
Finland
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Sov
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Lenine
Kiga
Latvia
Associated Press
Moscow
Commissary For Labor and Defense
Nikolai Lenine
Ikraine
Saya
Petroviad
Allies plan occupation of Ruhr cities if Berlin rejects reparations
The Supreme Council of the Allies decided to occupy Dusseldorf Duisburg and Essen on the Rhine if Berlin refuses to accede to Paris reparations demands. The move, approved by Marshal Foch, would seize customs and exports and cut rail links, with a German reply due by Monday. French long-range guns have been positioned to command Essen as a show of force.
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Berlin
Arthur S. Draper de Trumnen Kueanean
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Ruhe
Germany
Ruh
Belgium
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Briand
Vince
Anywnus
London
Mayen
Associated Press
Front Porch Caretaker Receives White House Offer
Marion Ohio dispatch describes a self styled caretaker to the White House urging support for Harding. Veterans demand Colonel Anderson ousted for unpatriotic remarks at a Rhine meeting. Madison Square Garden event plans form a retaliation rally as American Legion units urged to demand his removal.
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West
Alexander E. Anderson
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Manestan Naval Post
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Miller
New York National Guard
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