Rail Heads Summoned to Appear in Labor Hearing
Four top railroad executives were summoned to testify before the United States railway labor board as part of hearings on national wage agreements. The move came after Frank P. Walsh refused to continue rebuttal testimony without the executives present. The witnesses include T. Dewitt Cuyler, W. W. Atterbury, Carl R. Gray, and R. S. Binkerd, with ongoing debate over subpoenas and labor rights.
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Chicago
Mar
Railroad Labor Board Today
Apar
T. Dewitt Curler
Association of Railroad Executives
W. W. Atterbury
Pennsylvania Railroad
Carl R. Gray
Union Pacific
R. 8. Binkerd
Atterbury
Frank P. Walsh
Big Brotherhoods
United States Railway Labor Board
Railroad Brotherhoods
Walsh
Morgans
Garys
Henry T. Hunt
B. M. Jewell
Railway Department
American Federation of Labor
United States
Cummins
Town
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Greek minister Capps retires. Hall acts as chargé d affaires
Edward Capps American minister to Greece retires and turns the legation over to Barton Hall the first secretary who will serve as chargé d affaires until Capps successor arrives Universal regret in Athens and views in Greek royalty circles see resignation as step toward recognizing King Constantine by the new U S administration Capps is a Princeton Greek professor on a year’s leave from Princeton University
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Athens
Mar
Edward Capps
Greece
Barton Hall
Mr. Capps
Capps
Athena
Constantine
United States
Princeton University
Utah Canners Back Relief Drive for Far East Aid
Utah Canners Association announces a plan to consign 775000 cases of Utah canned goods to Near East and European relief commissions instead of using the $145000 donated by state residents. Former Governor W P Spry in Washington has been asked to confer with relief commissions in Newark.
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Salt Lake, Mar
Utah Canners Association
Utah
W. P. Spry
Washington
Newark
Life sentence handed to barber for attack on girl
Chicago reports Judge Frank Johnston Jr. imposed a life sentence on William Tepfer, a barber, for attacking a 15 year old girl. The verdict, the heaviest in Cook County for such a crime, drew many congratulatory messages from women's organizations.
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Chicago
Frank Johnston, Jr
William Tepfer
Cook County
Death of Defendants Son Grounds Matewan Gunfight Trial
In Williamson West Virginia on March 14 the Matewan gunfight case began with the court announcing that Arch Williams two year old son had died overnight. The defendant remained in his seat as rebuttal testimony proceeded in the morning session.
Six Executed for Attacking Crown Forces in Ireland
Dublin reports six prisoners hanged at Mountjoy Prison for complicity in killings of British intelligence officers and crown forces. Two executed for the Dublin November 21 killings, four others for a June ambush. Large crowd, prayers, and security marked the executions.
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Dublin
Mar
Crown
Ireland
Mount Joy
Patrick Moran
Thomas Whelan
Whelan
United States
Frank Flood
Bernard Ryan
Thomas Bryan
Patrick Doyle
Here
Court Refuses Immediate Trial in 1919 World Series Case
Judge William E. Dever refused to move the Chicago White Sox defendants from the court call and set a new hearing for next Thursday. Defense urged an immediate trial though Eddie Cicotte Claude Williams Joe Jackson and others who confessed would not be available as witnesses, complicating convictions.
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Mar
William E. Dever
Chicago White Sox
Dever
Claude Williams
Buck Weaver
Oscar Felsh
Charles Risberg
Eddie Cicotte
Bill Burns
Joseph Sullivan
Rachael Brown
Chick Gandil
Abe Attel
Hal Chase
Judge Barett
American League
Joe Jackson
Greek Armenian Firm Dilizian Brothers Declared Bankrupt
The Dilizian brothers, a Greece-Armenian house with Near East and New York branches, were declared bankrupt in Milan. Debts total about 115 million lire while assets are around 130 million lire. Major creditors include Milan banks and American banks.
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Milan
Italy
Dilizian Brothers
Near East
New York City
Anks
Fiume Refuses to Recognize American Consul
Washington reports that Fiume has refused to recognize John Keblinger as the American consul as the United States has not recognized the Fiume government. Officials expect Keblinger to file a report after arriving in Trieste.
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Washington
Mar
APY
State Department
Packers 10 Percent Wage Cuts Stir Chicago Plants
Chicago march reaches tense stand as Armour and other packing firms cut wages 12 to 15 percent across the middle west. Workers vote on strike, with mediation talks and a planned Washington conference. Police brace for labor unrest as reductions spark mass meetings and protests in stock yards districts.
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Chicago
Mar
Armour and Company
Armour
Washington
James J. Davis
Davis
Wilson and Company
Wesley Estbrook
Stockyards
Fitzmorris
St. Louis
St. Joseph
C.K. Urquhart
Missouri
Packing wage cuts take effect in Kansas City
Kansas City reports wage reductions going into effect for packing workers this morning. Union leaders and company officials confirm the move and say no escalation from the strike vote is expected for about a week.
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Kansas City
Mar
Davis asks packers for wage conference plan
Secretary Davis reported receiving replies from five leading packers and their employees agreeing to a conference with two representatives from each side to settle wages and other differences. No date set yet, but Friday this week is under consideration after the employees finish a strike referendum.
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Washington
Mar
Davis
Omaha Packing Plan Affects 8000 Workers
Omaha reports indicate about 8000 packing house employees return to work under wage cuts and new hours effective today. Armour plan synopsis outlines representation, duties, and board powers to study wages, safety, hours, sanitation and other mutual interests with management retaining execution.
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Armour & Company
Tariff Plans for Congress Date Set in Washington
Washington March 14 AP Formulation of a definite program for tariff and internal revenue legislation faced Republican members of the Senate Finance Committee and the House Ways and Means Committee today after a meeting with Secretary Mellon to draft recommendations for President Harding. Senator Watson of Indiana urged enactment of internal revenue reform ahead of tariff revision, advocating repeal of excess surtaxes and a moderate sales tax. He also urged a budget law arranging annual payments by the Allies of a debt.
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Washington
Mar
Senate Finance
House
Ways and Means Committee
Mellon
Harding
Watson
Indiana
Senate Finance Committee
Vienna crowd attacks Jews during anti Semitic violence
Disorder erupted at the Austrian Anti Semitic association congress in Vienna as crowds hurled stones and damaged shops owned by Jews. Police dispersed rioters after hours of street fighting, with several windows broken and Jews assaulted in the ghetto area.
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Vienna
Mar
Austrian Anti Semitic Association
Austria
Bavaria
Garian
Chii
Aas
Suise 0
Three Die In Mexican Train Collision Near Huichapam
Three Mexicans were killed yesterday near Huichapam, Querétaro, when a local train collided with an express that stood in the station. Passengers in the station restaurant witnessed the crash.
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Mexico City
Huichapam
Quéretaro
Supreme Court Upheld Lower Rulings on Protests, Land Claims
Fragmented AP text indicates a decision involving the Supreme Court upholding or expounding on earlier rulings tied to protests and land claims. The report references the Interior Department and Newton, with mentions of expiration and court actions.
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Washington
Supreme O
Newton
Fortress recaptured as Soviet troops push advance
Copenhagen reports Krasnaya Gorka fortress recaptured from Russian rebels by Soviet forces and garrison now cadet led. Leon Trotzky orders large howitzers to Oranienbaum after executing rebel leaders. Kronstadt siege cited with severe conditions from hunger amid Moscow uprising suppression. Moving Polish Front notes Bolshevik divisions with artillery and air corps advance toward Poland across Smolensk Vitsebsk Orsha Mohilev region.
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Copenhagen
Helsingfors
Krasnaya Gorka
Leon Trotzky
Oranienbaum
Gulf of Finland
Kronstadt
M. Kolesov
Moscow
Stockholm
Aftonbladet
Riga
Poland
Smolensk
Vitebsk
Orsha
Mohilev
Washington mines face 20 percent wage cut across state
Tacoma March 14 Indications show all but Rozlyn and Bellingham commercial mines will close by tomorrow night as operators push a 20 percent wage reduction. About 2,500 miners may lose jobs while roughly 2,000 remain in mines under the old scale. United Mine Workers oppose the cuts and Pacific Coast Coal Company executives cite non profitability.
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Tacoma
Washington
Rozlyn
Bellingham
Ernest V. V. Newsham
United Mine Workers of America
N. D. Moore
Pacific Coast Coal Company
Salesman stabbed by Mexican in Twin Falls
G. B. Ackerman traveling representative for Scheureman Brothers Suit and Cloak House of Des Moines Iowa died this morning in Twin Falls Idaho from injuries after being stabbed by Francisco Sanchez a Mexican on Sunday afternoon police report confirms the incident occurred Sunday afternoon with Ackerman later dying in hospital leaving forceful motive details unreleased
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Twin Falls
Ida
Ackerman
Scheureman Brothers Suit and Cloak House
Des Moines
Francisco Sanchez
Davis sets March 21 for wage dispute talks with packers
Secretary of Labor Davis announced Monday, March 21 as the date for representatives of the packers and packing house employees to meet him to attempt an agreement over the wage cut controversy.
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Washington
Davis
Packing House
Salt Lake Job Printers Seek $41 Weekly for 44 Hours
Salt Lake City job print workers filed a wage demand with employers for forty four hours a week at forty one dollars, effective May first. They currently earn thirty nine dollars for forty eight hours weekly.
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Salt Lake
Boy Burglar Shot Dead in Theatre Roof Raid
Chicago March 14 AP said one of three burglars was shot and killed by a policeman during a rooftop battle at a theatre building. The other two burglars were captured as police described the men were cutting a hole in the roof to blow a safe.
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Chicago
Pullmans spilled by broken rail near Dixon Illinois
A broken rail wrecked the Chicago and Northwestern overland limited near Dixon Illinois as it traveled at about fifty miles an hour. A trainman suffered minor injuries. Eight Pullman cars derailed in the accident.
Mexican Labor Body Considers Panama Costa Rica Protest
Mexico City March 14 A P says the Mexican Federation of Labor was asked by the Guatemalan confederation to join a Latin American labor protest to Washington against U S military involvement in the Panama Costa Rica dispute. Mexican officials have not acted on the request.
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Mexico City
Diecers
Mexican Federation of Labor
Washington
United States
Panama
Costa Rics
Babe Shorting Vaudeville Star Dies in Galesbere
Babe Shorting a vaudeville performer part of the terling and Margaterite team died in Galesbere on March 14 from complications linked to illnesses. The report notes unclear handwriting but confirms death in the city with reference to the act.
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Galesbere
Babe Shorting
Terling
Margaterite
Wilson Promotions Sustained by Senate
Washington reports the Senate confirmed about 5,000 war era promotions submitted by President Wilson before the administration change, including captain rank, after extensive debate.
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Washington
Wilson
Senate
Congress in Special Meet Early April
Senator Lodge announced from the White House that Congress will be called into a special session on Monday April 11. President Harding asked the Senate to stay in session an extra day to consider more nominations. The date allows leaders time to shape a tax and tariff revision program.
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Washington
Congress
Senator Lodge
White House
Harding
Senate
Hoch Did Not Get Passport in Naples
Naples March 14 AP Father John Hoch passport denied visa by American consul Here plans to travel to Rome to seek explanation from the American embassy He will proceed via Prague to obtain permission to enter the United States He was accused of association with Count Michael Karolyi former president of Hungary expelled from Italy two weeks ago for alleged communist agitation.
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Naples
John Hoch
Rome
Jamn
United States
Father Hoch
Michael Karolyi
Italy
Harding narrows ship board chairmanship to Farrel pick
President Harding has narrowed candidates for the ship board chairmanship to James A. Farrell of United States Steel R A C Smith of New York Ward Line official and Frank Munson of Munson Steamship. J Mayhew Wainwright is seen as assistant secretary of war Eliot Wadsworth named assistant secretary of the treasury and Eugene Meyer Jr nominated as a director of the War Finance Corporation. Also recommended were Teving W Wright and J L Kirby for land office posts and William H Joyce reappointed to the Federal Farm Loan Board plus Lieut Col Gustav Jukes to the Mississippi River Commission.
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Washington
Harding
James A. Farrel
United States Steel Corporation
R. A. C. Smith
New York
Ward Line
Frank ©. Munson
Munson Steamship Line
White House
J. Mayhew Wainwright
Eliot Wadsworth
Boston
Mass
the Treasury
Eugene Meyer, Jr
War Finance Corporation
Wilson
Corporation
Fall
Teving W. Wright
Thermopolis
Wyo
Land Office
Lander
J. L. Kirby
Sheridan
Buffalo
William H. Joyce
Los Angeles
Cal
Federal Farm Loan Hoard
Guatave Jukes
Mississippi River Commission
Berlin Appeals to the League over Reparations Penalties
Berlin reports the government sent a note to the secretary general of the League of Nations protesting the penalties enforced by the Entente for Germany's alleged non fulfillment of reparations obligations.
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Berlin
Nee of Nations
Entente
Germany
Nonpartisan Workers Suffer Brunt in Salina Incident
Salina Kansas March 14 AP Two nonpartisan laborers O Parsons and J Ceivic were tarred and bound in Barton County Saturday night and suffered facial injuries while confined to beds and unable to attend to duties. Authorities report bruising and eye injuries as investigators pursue details.
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Salina
Kas
Mar
O. Parsons
Barton County
J.C. Tevic
State Side Hamon Case Completes Ardmore Trial
Ardmore March 14 AP defense opens as Clara Hamon faces murder charge in hotel room shooting. Frank Ketch testified he drew $5000 to aid Clara, claimed Hamon admitted Clara fired the shot, and advised her to flee Altmore. Mrs Hamon testified calmly about visiting Hamon and Clara, taking Clara’s pistol, and sending Olive Belle to Chicago.
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Ardmore
Frank L. Ketch
Jake L. Hamon
Clara Smith Hamon
Hamon
J. L. Hodge
Keteh
Thomas W. Champion
Ketch
P. Freeling
Jake Hamon
Clara Hamon
Altmore
Clara
Russell. Brown
Hock Garrett
Brown
Frank Ketch
TRYING FIX CLARA'S AGE AT HAMON MURDER TRIAL
Ardmore Oklahoma March 14 four of Oklahoma’s chief witnesses in the Clara Smith Hamon murder trial remained to be called as trial resumed. Prosecutor Freeling said expected witnesses and a few minor ones would complete testimony for the defense to begin late today.
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Ardmore
Okla
Clara Smith Hamon
Mra
Ie Hamon
P. Freeling
Oklahoma
Frank L. Ketch
Homan
Erret Dunlap
Sam One
Cen
Qereean
Nesses
Hamon
Hasan
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J. W. Burns
Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen's Union
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W. W. Campbell
Lick Observatory
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Priorady
Hoch
Ship Board
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Wainwright
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