P. S. C. Expert Resigns Over Central Deal
Sig. Cederstrom, a Public Service Commission real estate expert, resigns claiming the West Side appraisal would force radical changes in the Riverside Drive New York Central agreement. He says his preliminary report would reveal the wrong bases used by the port and terminal committee and that the actual appraisal should be redone under the Commission’s authority. The commission and Governor Whitman demand proof of his charges. a public hearing is set and dismissal could follow if unsubstantiated.
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T. H. Whitney
C. Hervey
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Chain
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Govenor Whitman
Hayard
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Mitchel
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Gederstrom
Whittan
Public Service Commission
George RB. Read
Simon Ax
SMF
New York Central
Ahtom
Eight Hour Law Compromise in Brotherhood Plan
Cleveland reports a top rail labor conference pursues an eight hour compromise amid the Adamson law question. Four brotherhoods and railroad officials plan a New York meeting to seek settlement, while leaders pledge no strike to hinder wartime government actions.
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United States
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Order of Railway Conductors
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Taille Way
Mattie Newman Exhumed by War Sparks Shipping Clash
The old schooner Mattie Newman, raised from the New England sands and sent to Liverpool, is cited in a Shipping Board dispute as authorities clash with the State Department over British treatment and possible raids on American coastwise ships. Secretary Daniels notes U S preference for work on own vessels in emergencies.
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Matti Newman
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San Francisco
William Denman
Great Britain
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Denman
Orient Trade
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Daniels
United States
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Plans to raise 5 million for Louvain restoration
Clifford N. Carver, former diplomat and aide to Col. Houge, arrived aboard the Adriatic with a plan to raise five million dollars in the United States for rebuilding the University of Louvain after German shelling and incendiaries. A committee of college presidents and financiers will lead the subscription drive, with work to begin after peace, restoring a medieval library and a university that housed about 1600 students before the war.
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Belgium
Wilson rebounds from cold as he resumes duties
President Wilson, recovered from a four day bed illness, sat up and attended to official business in Washington. He conferred briefly with Attorney General Gregory and was said to be in need of rest, though still actively engaged in affairs of state.
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Sir Sam Hughes Talks Of Unity With Gen Wood At New York
Sir Sam Hughes met General Leonard Wood at the Vanderbilt Hotel and later at Governors Island for a three hour session. The former Canadian minister hinted at military cooperation with the United States if war were declared on Germany, claiming the visit was personal though plans for weeks in the United States were noted. Colonel Herbert A Bruce also joined talks and will serve as consulting surgeon to imperial forces in France.
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War Shermanesque To Women Soldiers
London march 10 reports a deluge of questions facing the Adjutant General's department over the new women army auxiliary corps in France. Volunteers ask about khaki color, cap style, saluting norms, smoking at the front, boot cleaning duties, drill method, barrack hours, and hair length. Officials fear the questions lengthen delays as they seek clear policies. Florida Cuba Carolina resorts listed with Seaboard Air Line train details and Birmingham.
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Wilson Policy To Bring New World Groups
Berlin predicts two new coalitions after war driven by Wilson policies. Dr. Siegfried Heckscher, Reichstag Foreign Relations expert, foresees an Anglo-American group opposed by a German-Russo-Japanese bloc. He cautions about geopolitics shaped by US entry and Japan Germany ties.
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Mosquito Fleet Advocated by Naval Board in New York
The Naval Consulting Board, at an all day meeting in the Engineering Societies Building, urged immediate construction of a large mosquito fleet of light draft wooden motor boats for coast and harbor defense against submarines. A new craft type was announced with trials planned by the Navy Department.
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B. G. Lamme
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A M. Hunt
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For Life
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Hudson Maxim
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Ford
Canada
England
W. J Saunders
Typhus Epidemic claim eighty in Bree commune
Amsterdam dispatch from March 10 reports severe typhus outbreak in Belgium. The Belgian town Bree, in Limbourg province, records eighty deaths as the epidemic spreads among a 4000 population. The Nouvelles of Maastricht notes rising interest and fear over the contagion.
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