Plan to Import Servant Girls
New Yorker report details a proposed solution to domestic labor shortages by importing trained Danish servant girls. Acting immigration commissioner Bryan Uhl received confirmation from Charles E. Lexow that hiring abroad and bringing them to the United States would not violate the alien contract labor law. Lexow notes many girls would come if transport and work costs are covered, citing England's wartime losses and influenza impact on marriage prospects.
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York
Denmark
Bryan Uhl
Charles E. Lexow
Lexow
America
Hartford Governor Refuses Special Session on Suffrage
Hartford March 16 Governor Holcomb refused to call a special session of the Connecticut General Assembly to act on the woman suffrage amendment. He outlined constitutional grounds, saying a true "special emergency" is required to summon lawmakers and that a desire by individuals does not justify a special session.
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Hartford
Conn
Holcomb
Connecicut General Assembly
General Assembly
Senate Reaffirms Disagreement Over Peace Treaty Article 10
Washington report notes the Senate by 56 to 26 adopted a new Article 10 reservation framed by Republican leaders, signaling continued opposition to President Wilson over the treaty. Fourteen Democrats joined Republicans. administration leaders expect more defections on ratification, risking another deadlock before the November elections.
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Washington
Wilson
Senate
United Republican
Une
Longer working hours agreed at Remy electric division
In Anderson Indiana on March 16 the Remy electric division of General Motors and more than 4000 workers agreed to a nine hour day from 6 45 am to 4 15 pm. The change ends the eight hour two shift system while keeping pay rates. A small night crew remains for repairs and workers may take lunch off or take paid time off with a shorter shift. All staff will have Saturdays off after 12 15 pm.
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Anderson
Ind
Remy Electric
General Motor Company
German Government Predicted Short Lifespan After Coup
Official information from Berlin indicates the Von Kapp revolutionary government may be short lived as the old regime could regain power. Reports from Paris and London say Knapp may resign while Kapp and Ebert negotiate, with hints of a compromise and backing from military forces.
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von Kapp
DR. Kapp
Washington
Berlin
Paris
French Foreign Office
Knapp
London
Ebert
Marker
Kapp
Stantargt
Foreign Office
Berlin In Revolt as Communists Fight Reichswehr Forces
Severe clashes erupt in Berlin and suburbs with machine gun fire after a bomb hit General Von Luettwitz’s headquarters. Mob attacks sixty soldiers, several killed, many wounded, and strikes spread nationwide. American hotel workers walk out as railway workers join protests amid reports of coalition talks with Ebert faction.
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Berlin
Ebert Group
Dresden clashes leave many dead as Reichswehr, communists clash
A Berlin dispatch reports fifty killed and two hundred wounded in Dresden amid fighting between communists and Reichswehr troops after the rebels seized the telegraph building. The former finance minister under President Ebert is said to be under arrest. violence also erupts in other cities.
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Ebert
Paris
Dresden
Berlin
Finance
Republican Leaders Move to Vote on Treaty Ratification
Senate Republicans plan to seek agreement to vote on the treaty ratification on Thursday. They indicate they have enough votes to pass it, and some Democrats may support ratification if the treaty is adopted.
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Lodge
Community backs memorial building plan in Gibson County
A Tuesday meeting in Princeton's court room showed unanimous county support for erecting a memorial building and Coliseum, honoring World War I and other conflicts. Maj. Cragin of the State Tax Board outlined tax implications and pledged to report favorable to the bond proposal.
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Gibson County
Princeton
State Tax Board
Alva Levi
Maj. Cragin
Lebanon
Ind
Indianapolis
Avvision
Levi
Coliseum Board
Board of County Commissioners
Hollingsworth
Major Cragin
Memorial Coliseum
Columbia Township
Gibson
Pike
Car overturns on sharp curve near Patoka
A C and E I freight train derailed on Miller's hill north of Patoka Indiana when a shelled corn car shifted on a curve. The caboose crew escaped injury while the cargo spilled and likely ruined. salvage may be sold to nearby farmers for hog feed.
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Patoka
Ind
Democrat
Miller’s Hill
Here
Southern Railway
Girl Reporter Ruth Abeling seriously hurt in Terre Haute
Ruth Abeling a newspaper feature writer is in a serious condition after a nighttime attack in Terre Haute. Detectives say the head blow was delivered with a libicle tube filled with putty. fifty dollars remained on her. Airedale dog was later harmed nearby. Police pursue the case.
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Terre Haute
Ruth Abeling
Miss Abel
Cashier Robbed at Seattle IRS Office
Two unidentified men robed the cashier in the Federal building Seattle and fled with about $20,000 in currency from the strong box. The sum represented nearly all the money received from income tax returns on Monday and Monday night.
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Seattle Wash
Internal Revenue Office
Federal
Mob balks at New Albany lynching attempt
In New Albany Indiana a mob of several hundred gathered at the city jail at night to lynch Charles Peterson a negro accused of attacking Mrs Cecilia Summers. Police escorted him to Jeffersonville reform school for safety while Chief McCulloch urged dispersal and a jail search was allowed. Mrs Summers and Pearson are noted in the incident. Also mentioned is the first aerial wedding journey of Lt and Mrs J Elwood Boudwin of the US flying corps departing Bolling Field in Washington.
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New Albany
Ind
Charles Peterson
Cecilia Summers
Jeffersonville Reformatory
J. Elwood Boudwin
United States Flying Corps
Bollingfield, Washington
Woman Connected to No Exposure Motive in Attack
A woman stated she had not been connected with any exposure cases, which could be a possible motive for the attack. She formerly lived at Vincennes.
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Ing
Vincennes
Rivers Rising From The rains
Heavy rains have caused area rivers to rise with streams and tributaries swollen. White river expected to reach about 19 feet at Decker in three to four days as Wabash and Patoka rivers rise. floods feared along smaller waterways.
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White River
Decker
White
Wabash
Patoka
Elks Plan March 1 Initiation and Supper
Notice for the Elks invites all members to a country style supper and initiation on Wednesday night March 1 at 7 o'clock. Members must present a current card to partake. Abe Martin and Bill Herschell will be guests of the Elks.
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Abe Martin
Bill Herschell
The
Elks
Mutiny Among Japanese Troops in Siberia Reported
A Soviet wireless dispatch from Moscow reports a revolt in several Japanese units in Siberia with soldiers ripping off shoulder straps and replacing them with red ones. The dispatch notes growth of revolutionary activity in Korea with many arrests by Japanese authorities and says Japan is taking measures against the communist government at home.
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Ondon
Siberia
Moscow
Korea
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