Congress Has Big Program Advances Planned to March Fourth
Congress moves to push a large program through both houses before adjournment on March 4. Lawmakers outline definite plans to complete key legislation this session as the Sixty Fifth ends.
21 Feb 1919
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Newspaper
Warren Evening Times
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1919
Page
1
Congress moves to push a large program through both houses before adjournment on March 4. Lawmakers outline definite plans to complete key legislation this session as the Sixty Fifth ends.
Congress edges toward final passage on numerous measures including the farm price support and land leasing bills while readiness for adjournment grows. A potential Senate filibuster looms as leaders weigh the wary stance of Republicans on minor waterways and public works.
Copenhagen February 21 Berlin dispatch says American troops sent to secure food supplies have been quartered in a hotel in the German capital to ensure safety of American food shipments. The report is from the extrablade.
Reports from Fouden dated February 21 state Germany resumed hostilities after agreeing to armistice terms. Infantry and artillery attacks were in progress on the eastern front Wednesday with ongoing battles against the Poles.
President Wilson invites to dine at the White House with Tumulty, while Senator Fall of New Mexico declines citing the need for public discussion. The telegram from J. W. M. in February details Fall’s request to keep the invitation confidential and to allow proper congressional consideration.
Detroit and Toledo report an ongoing liquor influx after Michigan Supreme Court opened flood gates. An estimated half a million gallons of whiskey poured into Michigan as thousands travel the Toledo-Detroit route. Wrecked autos and a 2 million dollar value highlight last night’s rush to move alcohol into the state.
Prime Minister Clemenceau shows further improvement this morning after a restful night. His condition is described as more satisfactory, though aides warn that fatigue and advanced age may still pose risks for the veteran statesman.
Paris reports Premier Clemenceau’s condition again satisfactory with no blood since Wednesday. Doctors say the bullet only grazed outer tissue. recovery hopeful though age is a concern. An anarchist round of house searches and a Libertaire arrest followed the attack as the Big Five adjourned the peace talks.
Eddyville Ky Feb 21 Patrick Kearney and James Lawlock both of Covington Ky were electrocuted in the state penitentiary early today for the murder of two men they shot while robbing a savings bank in Covington on March 56 1918.
Idaho Senator Borah charges President Taft with denying a plebiscite to the League of Nations constitution urging the matter be taken up by the United States voters. The dispute follows a recent statement attributed to former President Taft.
Washington Feb 21 Senator Borah urged the League of Nations charter be put to a plebiscite in the United States as he warned a nationwide vote would be difficult to secure. He argued the issue affects Americans for all time and favored consulting the people before a radical departure from policy. He challenged Taft’s assertions on entangling alliances and the Monroe Doctrine.
Baltimore Cathedral rector and Cardinal Gibbons associate Monsignor William A. Fletcher died at Mercy Hospital after a heart attack in September. He was vested with the purple in 1914 and served 29 years in priesthood, 24 as an associate of Cardinal Gibbons in the United States.
Paris reports growing confidence that American peace delegates will back a plan to keep an international army on the Rhine as protection against a sudden attack. The British stance on the left bank suggests German threat would fade with disarmament, yet France seeks additional safeguards.
Boston reports liquor dealers saying cocktails highballs and other whiskey or gin drinks will rise at least five cents per glass after President Wilson signs the 6 billion revenue bill. He is expected to sign the measure upon arriving in town Monday.
Baltimore February 21 Major Edger McCain dramatic editor of the Baltimore Evening News and a forty year member of the editorial staff died at his home early today from kidney congestion He was 62 years old.
Wireless message from the President to the Department Commander of George Washington orders the vessel to be held in readiness for his returns to France on or about that date.
President Wilson plans to sail from New York on or about March fifth, with orders to hold the George Washington in readiness. Six United States destroyers escort the presidential ship, expected to reach about miles off Cape Cod, as New Mexico lags behind due to turbine trouble. The President will land at Commonwealth Pier in Boston and parade to the Copley Plaza Hotel, with a 21-gun salute and plans for a Mechanics Hall address.
Dispatch from Weimar and Vondon reports belief that peace preliminaries could conclude in Paris within a week. Committees are not scheduled to report until President Wilson returns to Paris next month, delaying final completion of the peace talks.
Fragmentary report describes a disorderly scene in Munich with guards crackdowns after an attack on a building. Mentions a Grand Duke Frederick August and a cantag seeking 150,000 marks, with sailors and miners involved. Details are garbled and names uncertain.
Paris February 21 Insanity will likely be the plea of Emile Cottin the man who tried to assassinate Premier Clemenceau. His mother says his great grandfather and a cousin died in a madhouse. Authorities oppose the defense citing his self declared Bolshevik beliefs and dangerous tendencies.
Ten representatives from the United States Great Britain France Italy and Japan resume labor discussions today after a halt caused by the attempted assassination of Premier Clemenceau. The session aims to restore momentum toward a settlement and address wartime labor questions.
Paris February 21 The council of ten reps from United States Britain France and Japan resumes work after Clemenceau’s near assassination. Marty Foch will report new military and naval terms for Germany within days. The plan includes an international army along the Rhine. UK and US likely keep forces to secure France and enforce terms. A Russian solution will be sought by a five-power commission. talks with Bolsheviks have broken off. President Wilson’s trip around March 12 expected to finish reparations work.
Washington reports abundant creamery butter in U S cold storage with prices expected to drop again. On February 1, 1919, storage reached 36,815,795 pounds, up from 26,725,815 last year, plus 13,796,954 pounds held by the government for army navy and Allied governments.
London February 21 miners in Wales and Northern England voted for a general strike across the British coalfields. South Wales ballots showed a 31,429 majority in favor, Northumberland miners reported 26,551, and Yorkshire miners backed the walkout 40 to 1.
New York February 21 Tom Gay head waiter at the Fifth Avenue Hotel and a friend of President Lincoln and Generals Grant Scott Sherman and Sheridan is dead in the city. David H. Moffiat a wealthy mine operator once took Gay to Europe and gave him a present at a march.
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