United Mine Workers Order Nationwide Strike April One
The United Mine Workers convention orders a nationwide strike by all coal mine unions to be held on April 1 pending a referendum vote. The action affects both bituminous and anthracite fields with new wage scales for two years and a five day week. Overtime and weekly pay are mandated, with penalties for violations trimmed by ballot.
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Indianapolis
The
United Mine Workers of America
Uven
Mother Jones
Alexander Howat
Kansas Miner
Wits
Oaueter
Aix Lee Cay
Philip Murray
International View
Fred Mooney
Charleston
W. V
District 17
Mooney
West Virginia
Jain Hesster
Indiana
Mihe Wouchers
Labor Convention Debates Temperate Demands At Rally
Delegates including Watts and Turney urged substitute demands to avoid disastrous outcomes. They warned the country not to commit to top heavy proposals and noted past shortages and current fuel surplus. A defensive alliance topic and anti administration mood marked the meeting as it debated the sense committee report.
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Alendant
Watts
Springfold
George Turney
West Virginia
Chisengo Thesday
Sense Committee
Sanger Barred From Japan Voyage Refused Visa Says Lectures Oppose Militarism
San Francisco reports the Japanese consulate refused a visa for Margaret Sanger head of the Birth Control League. She was to sail January 21 on the Taiyo Maru but said she would still depart and risk landing in Japan to continue her lectures opposing militarism.
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San Francisco
Cal
Tokro
Margaret Sanger
Birst Control League
Far Enet
F Songer
Japan
Mee Songer
Trade Improving Amid Mixed Business Signals
New York reports show cautiously rising business activity after a long readjustment. The tone is mixed with price fluctuations and labor slowdowns, yet gradual gains appear likely as demand stabilizes, grain prices recover, and foreign exchange remains strong.
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New York
West
Mondell Opposes Sales Tax To Fund Soldiers Bonus
Washington reports Rep. Mondell Wyoming still prefers using available treasury funds to finance the soldiers bonus. He urges President Harding to modify his stance against taxes and aims to avoid a sales tax in the Republican House caucus. First cash bonds could be issued October 1 if finances improve as economy measures proceed.
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Harding
Congress
Representative Mendel
Wyoming
Mondett
Mondell
Wars and Means Committee
Treasury
Wallerstead
Motel
Bandits Loot $6000 In Express Robbery At Alamosa
An express messenger named Marcus Gomez was shot and badly wounded during a robbery by ten masked men at the Alamosa depot. The bandits took about $6000 from the safe and fled, with the loot traced to a shipment consigned to a Denver firm. Local officials describe the condition of Gomez as critical and are pursuing leads.
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Marcus Gomez
Express
Ae Howes
Vanesa
Alamosa
SEARO
M. Dauckson
Ditwige
Colo
Tnterentional Trist Company
Denver
Courent
All Seven Pacts To Be Ratified As A Set
Washington report notes the senate committee will not consider the seven pacts separately. The four power treaty leads plans, with ratification for all seven to occur together or none. Reservations to the four power pact are being drafted as the administration awaits full information on negotiations.
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Armaments Cone
Senate Foreign Relations
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Senate
Harding
Harding Faces Mandel Plan Reversal Pressure
The article contends President Harding cannot approve the Mandel program without reversing his stated position from his letter. It notes party leaders and aides discuss alternate paths and political risks tied to any shift.
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Harding
1919 Income Tax Figures Released by Bureau of Internal Revenue
Washington reports 1919 income tax data with 5,526 earners over 100000 and five taxpayers over 5000000. About one in twenty Americans filed taxes, totals show 5,882,740 individuals paid 19 58491 458 in incomes, and corporate returns numbered 320,108 with taxes of 3 158 784 422.
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Washington
Bureau of Internal Revenue
United States
Diamonds Stolen From Krengel Bros Wallet on Train
Sidney Krengel of Krengel Bros reports 2000 diamonds missing from a wallet on a Central train from Chicago to New York arriving at Union Station. Value 876,800 cost, insured for 60,000. Diamonds kept under a mattress in Pullin Me when train stopped for washroom break.
Pius to Amend Papal Laws Lengthen Conclave Interval
American continent cardinals have asked Pope Pius to extend the time between a pope's death and the conclave from ten to fifteen days. The move aims to allow more clerics to attend elections, with Vatican reports noting the interregnum lacks legislative power.
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Rome
Pius
Vatican
Marburg Jr. Shoots Self in Mexican Ranch
Theodore Marburg Jr., son of the former American minister to Belgium, is believed dying after shooting himself in the head at his Sonora ranch in northwestern Mexico. Reports reached his father who left for the border.
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Theodore Marburg, Jr
Belgium
Sonora
Mexico
Seven Capital Theaters Closed After Inspectors Report
Seven Washington theaters including New National and Pol as well as Metro politan Columbia Maryland Foraker Cosmos were shut by the District of Columbia board after engineers inspected all venues following the Knickerbocker collapse. The report cited structural weakness and poor fire protection, with reopening months away in some cases requiring major repairs or a new roof.
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New
National
Pol’s
Capital
Board of Commmissioners
District of Columbia
Knickerbocker Theater
Metropolitan
Columbia
Maryland
Foraker
Cosmos
Crandall Company
Knickerbocker
Tragic Gas Deaths Include Actor’s Wife and Two Children
In Trantwood New Jersey on February 20, Mrs Mary RK Adams aged forty wife of actor L P Adams and her two children Dorothy ten and Matthew nine were found dead from gas poisoning. Police say the gas was turned on in a personal crisis by Mrs Adams.
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N. J
Mary RK. Adams
L. P Adams
Dorothy
Matthew
Adams
Sinn Fein players avoided prosecution after Derry arrest
Sinn Fein football players arrested in Derry on arms charges will not be prosecuted, a move that eases North South tensions amid Belfast clashes. The decision comes as Premier Craig signals a shift after Downing Street guidance and northern cabinet discussions.
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Nelfont
Peh
Tister
Sinn Fein
Derry
Northern Territory
Belfast
Craig
France to Repudiate Debt Press Report Sparks Alert
Washington reports from Feb 20 indicate officials view a statement by M Tons Pouchert former French minister of devastated regions that France has no resources to pay debts as a precursor to an official declaration of inability to meet obligations to the United States. In a cable interview M Loucheur financial authority said the fact cannot be concealed that his government is unable to meet its obligations.
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Washington
M. Tons Pouchert
France
United States
M. Loucheur
Grable
Montreal letter opposes Quebec woman suffrage
An ep copal letter congratulating women in Quebec who oppose the suffrage movement was issued by Mer. PLFL Roy coadjutor of Cardinal Begin. Roy said woman suffrage conflicts with the traditions and faith of the French Canadian race.
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Quebec
Mer
Plfl Roy
Cardinal Begin
Roy
Spider Web 214 Miles Long Mystery Report
A curious claim describes a spider with a body of four individuals and a web extending 214 miles. Details remain unverified as observers report an unusual silken structure spanning vast distance.
A Feminine Argus Scene In Helen’s Wry Glance
A feminine Argus note captures Helen's reaction as eyebrows rise and a gleam lights her many eyes. The moment hints at sly awareness and observant wit in a delicate social scene.
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Helen
Miss Jean G Kennedy Elected World Student Delegate
Miss Jean G Kennedy of Omaha Nebraska a Mount Holyoke College student class of 24 has been elected one of four student delegates to the World Student Christian conference in Peking. Kennedy was chosen by the National YWCA to represent 21 colleges including major Eastern women’s schools for the conference opening next April.
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Omaha
Neb
Mount Holyoke College
South Hadley
Mass
United States
World Student Christianation Conference
Peking
Ohi
Kennedy
Nat Y, W. C. A
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