Happenings of the World Tersely Told
In Berlin Chancellor Michaelis said Pope Benedicts peace proposals stem from moral seriousness and justice, contrasted with Wilsons reply. Howard F Keating of Philadelphia reported for air raid duties and a national soldiers index is planned by the War Department. Marines from Siberts command are reassigned as provost guards in France. weekly War Department notes say Allied western front ascendancy has shifted. M R Underwood of Wyoming shoots his ex wife Myrtle Saidan and himself after a train incident. Mrs Littauer of Camp Devens offers 500 for return of jewels. Government raids Industrial Workers of the World in Chicago lead to 36 arrests after indictments naming 167.
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Reichstag
Berlin
Pope Benedict
Wilson
United States
Peace Council
House
Colonel House
Germany
Entente
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Great Britain
Austria
Russia
Prussia
Napoleon
Prince Talleyrand
Vienna
Talleyrand
France
Europe
America
Italy
Austria-Hungary
Trouse
Labor unions accept temporary terms to end San Francisco strike
The Boilermakers and allied unions ratified a temporary agreement, forecasting full resumption on government shipbuilding contracts. In other news, auto racer W S Campbell died in a Fresno 25 mile race and 15 injured, a train wreck near Kelleyville, Okla left 25 dead or injured, Liberty bonds dominate New York trading, Butler urged expulsion of La Follette, and Fort Sheridan deaths followed electric train accident.
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San Francisco
The
Iron Trades Council
W. S. Campbell
Fresno
Cal
William Bolden
Liberty
New York Stock Exchange
Government fixes coal prices and tax bill growth discussed
Washington issued price cards by Fuel Administrator Harry A. Garfield setting maximum retail coal prices based on 1915 dealer margins plus 30 percent and a mine price cut in Pennsylvania anthracite. Conferees raise the war revenue bill to about 2.7 billion dollars, with an estimated 275 million dollar increase. Heflin clash with Norton erupts over charges of pro German influence. Shipping Board announces a 1,600 ship ocean fleet, 9.2 million tons, and a base charter rate of 5.75 dollars per ton for requisitioned vessels as government takes over available ships.
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Harry A. Garfield
Pennsylvania
Senate
Simmons
Senate Finance Committee
House
Rules Committee
Congress
Heflin
Norton
United States
Shipping Board At
Shipping Board
European War Updates From Front Lines And Sky Actions
Peruvian troops seized eight German ships in Calleo bay after information that vessels planned to flee. German airmen made a third London raid in three days, losing three of four aircraft. Eleven killed and 82 wounded by bombs on Saturday. British shipping losses match pre February levels, per British controller of shipping. Haig’s field dispatch briefly notes Planders actions. Seven counter attacks were repulsed with heavy losses. Italian troops now firmly hold the Bainsizza plateau. A steamship reports the sinking of two German submarines near an Atlantic port. British troops occupied a key position around Tower Hamlets after a six mile front attack.
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Calleo Bay
London
Haig
Atlantic
Tower’ Hamlets
Meld Marshal Pete
House to lead US data drive for postwar peace
Col. House appoints Dr. John H. Finley as chief assistant to gather European findings for a future peace conference. The program aims for unbiased analysis by experts, with no current peace negotiations implied, as the US expands its international role and prepares for complex postwar terms.
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New York
Col. E. M. House
Wilson
United States
John H. Finley
Finley
Europe
Doctor Finley
Colonel House
House
Lord Northcliffe
American Bankers’ Association
Atlantic City
America
Colonel Trouse
State Department
Department
Tie
Touse
Notice to Sick Women from Bridgeton New Jersey
Mrs. Munro T. Cummins of 322 Harmony St Penns Grove testifies Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound eased her irregular bleeding and severe pain after medical attempts failed She claims the remedy restored her health and urges other women to try it for displacements inflammation ulceration backache painful periods and nervousness
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Bridgeton
N.J
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
Munroro T. Cum-Minds
Harmony St
Penn’s Grove
Chigis Return to Villa Farnesina After 887 Years
The Princes of Chigi reclaim Villa Farnesina on the Tiber near St. Peter's after selling the palace to the Italian government. Prince Ludovico Chigi, head of the family, now may restore the 1509 11 palace and its Raphael frescoes, following an auction that cleared Neapolitan king furniture. The move reverses a longtime Rome saying that once a family leaves its home it leaves forever.
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Tiber
St. Peter’s Church
Princes of Chigi
Rome
Ludovic Chigi
Holy Church
Vatican
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Agosino Chigi
Raphael
Naples
Practice Makes Some Lawyers And Doctors Wealthy
A saying notes that practice can lead to wealth for certain professionals. It contrasts diligence in legal and medical fields with broader outcomes, implying financial benefits tied to expertise.
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Howard F. Keating
Philadelphia
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Sibert
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Washburn, NL
Kewanee
Myrtle Saidan
Ira Snow
Wyoming
William Litttauer
Littauer
Camp Devens
Ayer
Mass
Industrial Workers of the World
Chicago
William D. Haywood
Federal Grand Jury
Evan Evans
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St. Louis
Kelleyville
Oklo
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Nicholas Murray Butler
Columbia University
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HA. OE. Byram
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Company
A. J. Earling
Clermany
Col
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Dewey
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Fort Sheridan
Alghland Park
Chester Gilbert
H. T. de Hart
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Department of Justice
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Army
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Thomas Heflin
Alabama
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Ile
Senator la Follette
Fred A. Britten
E. Mason
P. D. Norton
John M. Baer
Bainsizza Plateau
Cutter
Chigis
Villa Farnesina
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