Railroad Bill Adoption Expected After Conference Report
Washington reports that despite opposition to some conference changes, Senate and House leaders foresee prompt passage of the railroad bill. The conference report will be sent by Saturday or Monday with a vote planned early next week. Chairman Esch asserts enactment before March is crucial and predicts House will approve without delay.
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Associated Presa
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Senate
House
Esch
Houge Interstate Commerce Committee
Crea
Ang Enn
Balsery
Congolidgitona
Wilson
Zadanda
Culirman
Todas
Wireless telephone service to be common soon
New York Feb 12 wireless telephone service for commercial purposes will be established between Chicago and New York, following a successful conversation, announced today. Mobert Fl Goren, in New York, inventor of the radio telephone, spoke for thirty minutes noting the progress toward broader use.
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New York
Mobdbert Fl Goren
Women Meet in Chicago for Organization Plan
In Chicago on February 11 the National Woman Suffrage Association opened preliminary conferences toward its upcoming fifty first annual convention. Leaders expect a new nonpartisan League of Women Voters to emerge contingent on ratification of the national suffrage amendment by 26 states. About 2000 delegates representing 2 million members planned to attend.
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Ilty
National
Waovan Suffrage Association
Equalians
League of Women Voters
Suffrage Association
Woman's Party
Moveent
Quarrge Association
Jeaders
Canadians Move to Complete New Vessels
Ottawa reports Parliament will seek 2,900,000 for ship construction under the Laminton government. Canada has placed orders with Canadian firms for sixty steel cargo steamships, twenty three delivered, the rest under construction. By December 31, 1919, expenditure reached 49,328,220 dollars with about 2,040,200 more needed.
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Ottawa
Uthe Laminton
Haa
Frede rick William offers deal amid Silesia clash
Frederick William presses for acceptance of his peace plan as Teutons evacuate Silesia ahead of plebiscite. Dutch reports deny high‑profile German extradition fears while German authorities seek to avert Rhineland occupation. French troops move into upper Silesia as rail yards grapple with record snowbound freight cars in Saint John.
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Frederick William
Biicheror
Williams Stroig
Bothing
Wieringen
Frederick Wiliam
Grand Duke of Hesse
Holland
60 000 000 Fail To Make Use Of Public Library
New York February 12 A program to promote better citizenship through better reading by reaching 60 000 persons who do not use libraries was discussed at today's conference. Plans include expanding the country library system, placing libraries on ships of the merchant marine, Coast Guard stations and lighthouses, and in hospitals for discharged service men.
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New York
American Library
Limited
Merchant Marine
Coast Guard
Constantinople Faces Delayed Peace Decision and Unrest
In Constantinople harbor work is disorganized as the peace conference delays Turkey’s futures decision. Bolshevik threats hinder cargo to Black Sea ports while speculators raise prices. Russian refugees are welcomed as Turkish resentment grows toward Greek occupation and Smyrna. Turkish nationalists insist on territory with Turkish majorities before peace.
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Black Sea
Paris
London
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Greece
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M. Veradiandis
Andernems
Austolia
John Barton Payne Named New Secretary of Interior
President Wilson selects John Barton Payne of Illinois as secretary of the interior to succeed Franklin Land. Payne, former chairman of the Shipping Board, will assume the post March 4 after serving as general solicitor for the railroad administration and as head of the Emergency Fleet Corporation. A Virginia native aged about 52, Payne will be the cabinet member replacing Land as the president tightens control of official business. Cabinet meetings will be trimmed for now with Wilson personally guiding much of the work. Secretary Lansing said no more cabinet sessions would be held in the near term.
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Bed
Julian Barton Payne
Iitois
Wilson
Winsginia
Chicago
Avery
Lansing
Ben
Tw Multy
Mr. Wilson
Goods Manufactured By Farmers Displayed at Chicago Congress
CHICAGO Feb 12 The All American Farm Cooperative congress opened today to standardize cooperative methods and promote direct marketing and cooperative banking. About 100 delegates attended. One exhibit showcased goods from farmers and cooperatively owned mills under the cooperative commission formed in Chicago last November.
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All American Farm Cooperative Congress
Cooperative Commission
Chicago
Yankee Soldiers Return With German Brides
Two hundred fifty American soldiers in Germany who have married European girls are to return to the United States with their wives under a Major General Alten order. Army authorities will not permit future soldier marriages in the occupied area, arguing that men without wives in Germany are better soldiers. About 200 soldiers have married German girls since the Rhine occupation, while others wed French or Belgian women.
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Germany
Americyith
Henry T. Alten
Rhine
Wilson to Confer on Brotherhood Case With Rail Leaders
President Wilson plans a confidential meeting with railroad brotherhood representatives to discuss wage demands of about 2,010,000 rail workers. Director General Hines relayed the union claims and arguments to the White House, signaling a final decision by the president.
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Presser
Wilson
Hines
Trinity
E -Presit
Trunbty
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Menorandust
Sen Tohn
Railroad Administration
White House
W. G. Lee
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
Tis
Sion
Tellroad
Lincoln Birth Inspires Patriotism Across the Nation
Washington and Ohio reports describe Secretary Lansing praising Abraham Lincoln as a model of patriotism and national principles. In Cleveland area, a conference seeks Lincoln’s spirit to foster cooperation between employers and workers, with 400 leaders attending and a plan to Lincolnize America nationwide.
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Lincoln
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Linuin
Republic
America
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Oveveland
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Cumberland Gap
Lincolnize Amerina
American destroyer Talbot in distress near Serpent's island
From Disterss Constantinople on Tuesday February 10 a U S destroyer Talbot was reported in distress near Serpent's island in the Black Sea. The situation involved towing by the British cruiser Ceres of a tanker and two tugs with refugees from Odessa toward Constants Rumania under bad weather conditions.
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Odessa
Constants
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