Government withdraws coal price control April first
President Wilson ends government control of bituminous coal prices effective April 1 and reinforces a 27 percent wage increase plan based on the coal commission majority report. The move sets terms for new wage agreements while noting no legal basis for future peace time price fixing.
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Elyme
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Henry M. Robinson
Rembrandt Peale
Fuel Administration
South Dakota Primary Focuses On Presidential Endorsement
South Dakota voters proceed to polls to endorse a Republican presidential candidate under the Richards law while other races for senator congressmen and state officials draw secondary interest. Four GOP hopefuls Leonard Wood Hiram Johnson Frank O Lowden Miles Page Dexter campaign nationwide, with women voting and weather aiding turnout.
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Stoux Falls
S. D
United States
Chicago
Wilson
Pierre
James W. Gerard
New York
James O. Monroe
Maywood
Leonard Wood
Hiram Johnson
Frank O. Lowden
Miles Poindexter
Allies May Let Germans Into Ruhr Valley
The Ruhr valley remains a volatile German stronghold as peace conferees in London weigh whether government troops may enter the region. Czecho-Slovakia protests a move, with no decision reached by press time. Officials in Stuttgart express cautious hopes for a peaceful settlement. Noske resigns as defence minister, accepted by President Ebert.
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Eng
Ruhr
London
Germany
Stuttgart
Associated Press
Gustav Noske
Ebert
Herald Reader Praises El Paso Paper From Mexico
A Mexican correspondent from Durango writes to El Paso Herald praising the paper as a life saver while far from American civilization. The letter, dated March 12, highlights the Herald as a friend and expresses gratitude for its presence.
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Mexico
Asarco
Durango
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el Paso Herald
New Nations Rush Troops to Frontier
Openhaven dispatch reports Esthenia and Livonia, formerly Russian Baltic provinces, now independent, concentrating troops on the frontier. Britain has failed to mediate the boundary dispute.
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Denmark
Esthenia
Livonia
Berlingske Tidenede
Koyno
Great Britain
Russian general Yudenitch visits Copenhagen chancellery
Gen Yudenitch commander of the northwestern Russian army arrived in Copenhagen and spent several hours at the chancellery of the old regime. He held conversations with prominent members of the body about the Petrograd episode and its defeat last fall.
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Denmark
Yudenitch
Petrograd
Toda
Russia Needs 32 Billion Rubles to Restore War Damage
Warsaw reports a Polish government official via telegraph news agency quotes Soviet papers stating Russia requires thirty two billion rubles in gold to rebuild after the conflict. The figure underscores the scale of destruction and reconstruction costs cited by Polish officials.
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Warsaw
Poland
Russia
Telegraph News Agency
Big Springs Watchman Slain as Train Butcher to Face Hearing
Big Spring Texas March 23 B Andrews night watchman was shot to death at 2 15 am two .32 caliber bullets killed him instantly The killer has not been identified and W A Huddleston Fort Worth news butcher on Texas and Pacific train No 1 will have an examining trial Wednesday authorities pursue a motive the cause of the tragedy is unknown.
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Texas
B. Andrews
Mr. Andrews
W. A. Huddleston
Fort Worth
Texas and Pacific
Roads Oppose Classification of Traffic Rates
John E Benton representing public interests told the Interstate Commerce Commission that investment accounts must not be used as a valuation basis for railroads under the transportation act. He stated Congress forbade that method and urged no changes to the current classification for rate making, arguing increases should reflect traffic burden rather than horizontal shifts.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
John E. Benton
Association of State Railroad Commissioners
Benton
Congress
State Rangers Ready to Hold Disputed Land
A 14 man Texas ranger detachment is kept in readiness at Astin to be sent to the Texas Oklahoma border if needed. Adjt Gen W D Cope consulted with the attorney general's department and was advised to hold the force in case of emergencies. Border reports say the situation remains quiet.
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Texas Rangers
Texas-Oklahoma
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W. D. Cope
Attorney General’s Department
Aged Woman Seeks New Leg 1500 Miles From Home
Eighty three year old Senora Refugio Alvarez travels from Ocotlan Oaxaca to Juarez to obtain a wooden leg aided by consul E A Dow. The journey spans over 1500 miles with Santa Fe railroad support and aims to return to Colonia Juarez, Chihuahua after fitting. Kartchner family, driven from Mexico by revolution, seeks emergency passport to return to Colonia Juarez and resume farming in Utah.
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Juarez
E. A. Dow
United States
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Oaxaca
Republic of Mexico
Santa Fe
Mexico
Senora Alvarez
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Santa Fe Bridge
Colonia Juarez
Chihuahua
Kartchner
Arizona
Blanding
Utah
Family Driven From Mexico Returns Full of Hope for Future
Howard Kartchner of Utah applied Monday to immigration authorities seeking reentry and hoping his property is intact and relatives and friends are safe after displacement from Mexico.
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Mexico
Howard Kartchner
Utah
Consul Warns Travelers of Dangers in Mexico
American consul at Juarez warns entrants to interior Mexico of rebel and bandit activity in southern Chihuahua and near Torreon. Continued on page 3 column 4.
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Mexico
Juarez
Chihuahua
Torreon
El Paso Herald Tops Circulation Among Local Papers
The El Paso Herald is stated to have circulation nearly double that of any other El Paso newspaper, underlining its lead status in the local press market.
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el Paso Herald
el Paso
Morgenthau Nominated Ambassador to Mexico
President Wilson nominates Henry Morgenthau of New York former Turkey ambassador to be ambassador to Mexico. He would succeed Henry P Fletcher who resigned after disagreement with the administration Mexican policy.
Murder Case Defendant Says Wife Blamed Engineer
Prescott, March 23. William Parker testified in a murder trial over the killing of James E. McNeeley a locomotive engineer. Parker said his wife claimed McNeeley forced paternity after their baby's birth and that he later confronted McNeeley on the street and fatally shot him after a scuffle.
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McNeeley
Arctic Natives Face Starvation From Game Shortage
Dawson reports natives of the Arctic Red river region face starvation due to a winter shortage of big game. RCMP expedition members to Herschel Island and Fort McPherson arrived with news that not even enough skins exist for moccasins. Relief supplies have been sent to Fort McPherson.
Embargo on Express Shipments Lifted in 14 States
The American Railway Express company lifted an embargo on express shipments today in 14 states and the District of Columbia due to a Chicago strike. Arizona Arkansas California Delaware Florida Georgia Louisiana Maryland Nevada New Mexico North Dakota North Carolina South Carolina and Utah are affected.
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Utah
Texans Want Col. Haines on U S Shipping Board
Texas congressmen recommended Col H H Haines of Galveston for a seat on the United States Shipping Board. With two Republican vacancies to fill, Texans named Haines as the best Republican choice in the state for one post.
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U. S. Shipping Board
Washington, D. C
Texas
Col
H. H. Haines
Galveston
United States Shipping Board
Haines
Headliners In Today's Theaters
The page lists top film attractions including Durand of the Bad Lands with Dustin Farnum at the Durand theater Ellan ay presents A Daughter of Two Worlds with Norma Talmadge Greci an shows The Deadlier Sex with Blanche Sweet Rial To screens Haunting Shadows with H B Warner and Uniquean Right of Way featuring Bert Lytell Wigwam offers 23% Hours Leave with Doris May and Douglas McLean alongside amusement ads on page seven.
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Dustin Farnum
Ellanay
Norma Talmadge
Blanche Sweet
H. B. Warner
Bert Lytell
Doris May
Douglas McLean
Extra Session Not Necessary for Pink Boll Worm Issue
Austin Texas March 23 The attorney general s department says no special session is needed to handle the pink ball worms problem for now Governor Hobby said he will act to relieve the cotton men ace and would call a special session only if current laws prove inadequate He may attend a Washington conference April 6 on the pink boll worm matter.
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Texas
Attorney General's Department
Hobby
Texas Chamber of Commerce
Washington
Aurora Borealis Lights Up Northern Sky Second Time In 40 Years
The Aurora Borealis appeared over El Paso and surrounding areas during the night, prompting speculation about wells and fires before the weather bureau confirmed it was the second sighting in more than four decades. Weather official R M Shaver noted the display extended from California to Russia and from Labrador to Jamaica, with the phenomenon explained as atmospheric electricity interacting with earth currents.
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Ranger
Oro Grande
New Mexico
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France
Weather Bureau
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Robert W. Service
California
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Jamaica
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Sims On Stand in Navy War Accountability Hearing
Rear Admiral Sims testified before a Senate committee led by Pittman and Trammell on U S submarine losses after entry into WWI. He credited convoy adoption as war turning point and faulted delayed American ship deployments for lost tonnage and stalled manpower gains in France by May 1, 1918.
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Sims
Senate
Navy
Pittman
Nevada
Trammell
Florida
United States
France
Girl Lights Match at Opening of Gasoline Container
Prescott Arizona March 23 A little girl Dollie De Petris lit a match at the opening of a 50 gallon gasoline container. Doctors said they saved her eyes in hospital.
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Ariz
Dollie de Petris
Special permits required to export hides after May
Mexican authorities in Mexico City plan reissuance of import or export permits for cattle and goat hides after May 1, as brokers and importers in Juarez believe. President Carranza issues a decree banning exporting hides of cattle or goats after May 1.
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Mexico City
Juarez
Carranza
Airplane delivery brings El Paso Herald to Big Bend region
The El Paso Herald is delivered by army airplanes across the Big Bend south of Marfa and Alpine. Planes from Marfa and Sanderson patrol the river daily when weather allows. Col. Considine conceived the service, which takes papers from Sanderson and reaches distant Big Bend areas the day after publication, aiding weekly mail delays.
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Alpine
Glen Springs
Sanderson
Col
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