Surrender of Sovereignty Debate Across Nations
In Chicago Senator McGill McCormick of Illinois argues against the league of nations draft, saying Siam would vote equally with the US and foreign powers could deploy American troops and influence Monroe Doctrine decisions. He condemns the proposed balance of military strength and warns armament requires enemy consent. New York City leaders like Hughes and Roosevelt call for careful study and national service ideas.
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Chicago
McGill McCormick
Ilinois
Republican Club
League of Nations
Siam
United States
McCormick
England
France
Germany
German Ships To Virtual Nation Debate At Spa
The Westminster Gazette argues control of German ships is essential to feed the German people amid stalled shipping talks at Spa. It notes repeated warnings that submarine warfare could hamper Germany’s supply of food and raw materials after the war.
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London
Westminster Gazette
Spa
Germany
Educator Links Movies to Child Behavior in Chicago
Professor E W Burgess of the University of Chicago reports survey results from 227 public school teachers covering about 100000 students. The study lists effects such as false views 82 cases and lack of respect 84 yes responses.
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Chicago
City Council — Censorship Commission
E. W. Burgess
University of Chicago
Revival Urged for Afronautic Study in U S
In New York on March 8 at Madison Square Garden Franklin D Roosevelt assistant secretary of the navy urged the government to adopt a definite policy to secure the United States a rightful place in aviation. He warned that the nation must not fall behind again as other countries lead in flying. Colonel B P Caste outlined a plan to introduce aeronautical courses nationwide with military pilots and equipment needs cited.
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New York
Charles Evans Hughes
New York County Lawyers Association
League of Nations
Franklin D. Roosevelt
United States
Navy
Madison Square Garden
Army Division of Military Aeronautics
War Department
Army
Robins Seeks Testimony On False Statements
In Chicago on March 9 Raymond Robins former American Red Cross commissioner to Russia sent a telegram to Senator Overman requesting permission to testify. He objected to false statements alleged to have been made before the committee by Ambassador Francis.
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Red Cross
Bolshevists
Constituent Assembly
Russia
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Robins
Chicago
Raymond Robins
American Red Cross
Overman
Francis
Private Ownership Sought By Warfield
SAVANNAH Ga March 9 The people of the United States plainly have indicated that they are opposed to government ownership of railroads S Davies Warfield of Baltimore president of the National Association of Owners of Railroad Securities asserted in an address here Mr Warfield said that failure of congress to enact legislation for the return of the roads to private ownership put the railroad properties in such condition that they would be faced with disaster and to prevent this government ownership would eventually have to be accepted
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Savannah
United States
S. Davies Warfield
Baltimore
National Association of Owners of
Warfield
Suffragist Scorches Senate Leaders in St Louis Address
Miss Florence King Chicago attorney and president of the Woman's Association of Commerce of the United States faulted the sixty-fifth congress for not passing the suffrage amendment. In an Equal Suffrage league talk in St Louis she named Senators Reed Borah and Wadsworth as the opposition leaders.
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ST. Louis
Florence King
Chicago
Woman's Association of Commerce of the United States
Sixty-Fifth
Congress
Equal Suffrage League of St. Louis
King
Reed
Borah
Wadsworth
League of Nations debate fills Tremont Temple
Boston March 9 a meeting opposing the league voiced by Senator Borah and Senator Thomas. Former Senator Beveridge presided and attacked the proposed global pact as a liability to the United States. He warned against becoming forever bound to European and Asiatic interests and stressed peace as the immediate postwar goal.
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Boston
League of Nations
Wilson
Taft
Tremont Temple
William E. Borah
Idaho
League
League of Diplomats
of Nations
America
Charles S. Thomas
Colorado
United States
Europe
Asia
Albert J. Beveridge
Indiana
Peace council proposes revictualing Germany by allies
Paris March 7 The great powers council moved toward easing the crisis from Spa talks on German ships and food supply. A tentative plan by Lord Cecil would have the allies revictual Germany in coal potatoes nitrates and other goods until next harvest in return for delivery of ships. Agreement among Lloyd George Clemenceau House signaled revival of Spa negotiations while cables seizure and prize court issues were referred to a special committee. Military terms for the peace treaty remained under discussion and a reduced German army size was tentatively approved.
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Associated Press
Paris
Council of the Great Powers
Spa
Germany
David Lloyd George
M. Clemenceau
Edward M. House
Robert Cecil
Robert Lansing
Lloyd George
Jack Johnson Seeks Return Fight with Willard in Mexico City
Havana March 9 Jack Johnson former heavyweight champion arrived from Spain en route to Mexico City for a ring return. He seeks a rematch with Jess Willard under new terms and would split purses as 75 25 or other arrangements. Johnson, about 225 pounds, has signed a contract for five bouts in Mexico and hopes to meet Dempsey and other top fighters, planning a U.S. visit after completing the Mexico schedule.
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Havana
Jack Johnson
Spain
Mexico City
Jess Willard
Johnson
Willard
Mexico
Jack Dempsey
United States
Travel from Cairo to Jerusalem by sleeping car
A traveler may now board a sleeping car in Cairo at dinner time and reach Jerusalem by 4 pm the following day, a trip that previously took at least three weeks before the railroad was built.
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Cairo
Jerusalem
Former Quincy Man Awarded French Cross
Lieut Frank Robinson formerly with The Whip visits Quincy from Danville his present home wearing a Croix de Guerre awarded by the French government on December 8 for extraordinary heroism in delivering munitions and food during the 14 day battle near Soissons. He served with the 270th regiment where Sgt Emmett Thompson of this city also served and earned the American Distinguished Service Cross as an aide to his lieutenant.
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Frank Robinson
Danville
Soissons
Emmett Thompson
Wilson Opposes Change in Draft Covenant
President Wilson maintains view that no fundamental alteration is needed to the league of nations covenant. He favors minor phrasing changes and continues an uneventful voyage aboard the George Washington. Rain returns as the ship sails, with calm seas reported since leaving New York.
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U.S
George Washington
March
Wilson
Tos
New York
Fears of Attacks as German Opera Opens in New York
New York March. Expressing fear soldiers sailors and marines may wreck the Lexington Opera House when German operas open Monday night Rowland Haynes director of the New York community service orders canteen heads to prevent violence. In Hartford Clark G Bell of this city who once managed Car vie Nation tours says he is forming a party to protest national prohibition.
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New York
Lexington Opera House
Rowland Haynes
New York Community Service
Hartford
Conn
Clark G. Bell
Carvie Nation
Buford Transport Helpless Off Virginia Coast Carrying 1000 Troops
The Buford, a transport carrying more than 1,000 officers and men, reported helpless off the Virginia capes. It was convoysed toward Newport News and steered by hand as distress calls went out. The troops include detachments for Fort Logan, Camp Grant, Columbus, Baracks, Arkansas, Minnesota, Tennessee, Texas, and various units from Louisiana, Mississippi, and Illinois.
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Norfolk
Buford
Virginia
Virginia Capes
Naval Base
Newport News
Sixth Coast Artillery
Fort Logan
Colo
Sixth Heavy Mobile Ordnance Repair Shop
Camp Grant
Columbus
Ohio
Arkansas
Minots
Minnesota
Tennessee
Texas
346Th Infantry
87Th Louisiana
Mississippi
Illinois
Demonstration of Fordson Tractor At Collins Plow Co
Farmers and landowners attended a Fordson tractor demonstration in the warerooms of Collins Plow Co at Sixth and Vermont streets. Factory experts showed plows harrows and seeding machines adapted for tractor use while Sales Manager Lockwood of Bloomington demonstrated the Fordson. A representative of Oliver chilled plow showed its role beside tractors and experts demonstrated the American Seeding machinery and the Oliver Tandem disk harrow.
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Collins Plow Co
Sixth
Vermont
Lockwood
Blooming
Fordson
Oliver
Attempts Attack on Albert Belgian King
While King Albert was visiting Louvain a man tried to pass a troop cordon. A military policeman stopped him. the assailant drew a revolver and both men were slightly wounded. The attacker was arrested and sent to Brussels prison.
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Paris
Albert
Louvain
Brussels
Havas
Krussels
Lincoln School Team Barred on Local Y Floor
The Lincoln school basketball team was barred from the local Y floor on Saturday night after being invited to a curtain-raiser before the main game. The colored Lincoln boys had been invited to meet the Dewey team earlier and practice on the floor, but the Y physical committee refused the appearance.
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Lincoln School
Dewey
Otre
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R. Wallace
Miss Schwab
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