Legislation activity rising as Pennsylania lawmakers work overtime
Harrisburg March 27 The legislature demonstrates intense activity with many bills at various readings as the lower and upper houses maintain heavy calendars. Senator Penrose attends the Legislative Sons of St Patrick banquet and urges patriotism while lawmakers push for audits and inquiries into department spending.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Senate
House
Penrose
United States
Legislative Sons of St. Patrick
McClain
Senator Penrose
St. Patrick
Ireland
Powell
Joint
Joint Appropriations Committee
Joint Revenue Commission
Commonwealth
Federal action urged to unify railroad regulation
Judge Lovett told the Newlands committee that railroad development now rests largely with Congress and not rail executives. He urged a unified federal system with compulsory railroad incorporation to standardize finance, rates, and duties under national charters.
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Washington
Congress
Robert 8. Lovett
Union Pacific System
Newlands Joint Congressional Committee
Interstate Commerce Commission
Lovett
United States
Child Diagnostician Proffers Counsel to American Mothers
Mrs. Mariam Finn Scott of New York, a unique U.S. diagnostician, observes children to deduce traits and prescribes rearing methods. She emphasizes that parents shape a child's life, with early correction during the formative first six years, and education beginning at birth.
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Child Diagnostician
Mariam Finn Scott
New York
United States
Scott
Czarisms Blow From The Church In Russia's Shift
The church stands as a key power in Russia as the synod reshapes under the new government. With the procurator of the synod guiding royal church ties, reformers push to align the Orthodox church with republican aims, while peasants may resist. The regime moves swiftly to secure stability amid risks.
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Committee of Safety
Lyvoff
Russia
New Order
British Unveils Pneumatic Gun On Western Front
German reporters describe a new British gun that is nearly silent when fired, allowing use close to the front. The shell bursts like a mine, creating a large destructive area, and is primarily aimed at deep dugouts and trench positions.
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Western Front
Efficiency boosts loading with in-building autos and elevators
A New York department store speeds up wagon loading by running delivery autos inside the building and moving them on large elevators to various floors. This avoids extra handling and speeds delivery. France plans daylight saving time shift with decree set for March 24 advancing clocks by one hour to 13 o'clock night. Normal time resumes October 7 at 11 p.m.
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New York
France
Paris
Journal
Officiel
Little Grandmother of the Russian Revolution Returns from Exile
Catherine Breshkovsky known as the little grandmother of the Russian Revolution has been invited to return to Petrograd by Justice Minister Kerensky after thirty years in confinement and exile. At seventy three she helped lead a radical movement, was jailed in Siberia, and built support abroad before rerelease and exile.
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Mme
Catherine Breshkovaskaya
Petrograd
M. Kerensky
Siberia
America
Russia
Eight Aeronautic Stations Planned Along Atlantic and Gulf Coasts
A joint army and navy board plans eight aeronautic stations along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts to patrol for defense. Each station will house six officers and forty men with dirigibles and seaplanes, plus over 100 coast scout boats. Coco Solo near Colon is the first site with a $1,000,000 appropriation. training begins at Pensacola.
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Army and Navy Board
Atlantic
Gulf
Navy
Pensacola
Fla
Coco Solo
Colon
Canal Zone
Department
Pacific Coast
A German-born man arraigned for flag desecration in Boston
Augustus von Hagen was arraigned in South Boston District Court on a charge of desecrating the American flag. He was held on $500 bail for a Thursday hearing. Von Hagen, born in the United States, had worked in a local machine shop until recently and was alleged to have used a small rag to wipe grease from the work bench.
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Boston
Augustus von Hagen
South Boston
von Hagen
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