President Wilson Calls for Bipartisan Wage Conference
President Wilson urged railway executives and employees to form a bipartisan wage conference under section 301 of the railroad bill. He asked both sides to nominate representatives to meet at once with Director General Mitten to decide procedure and initiate wage negotiations aimed at an early settlement.
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Washington
Wilson
Cay
Weae
Brotherhoods
Mitten
Cayter
Transporte Om Net
Vestocar
Bul
Riots and Wage Talks Ease as Union Votes Likely Settlement
Unions reportedly backed a new wage agreement with the railroad firm and decided not to push a general strike. Leaders said they favor dialogue with the president and await fair legal handling of the dispute. The plan followed a lengthy conference lasting over three hours.
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Nhevance Inns
Tos
Hail Horthy as Deliverer in Hungary
Budapest reports Admiral Miklós Horthy sworn in as regent of Hungary. His salary is fixed at 3 million kronor per year, a deputation escorted him to the chamber, and the assembly presented a draft law creating his office. Crowds cheered as he began his new role.
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Budapest
Torthy
Hungary
National Assembly
Former German Ship Moccasin Sinks at Brooklyn Pier
The former German passenger steamship Moccasin, earlier renamed from Pring Joachim, sank at its Brooklyn pier after a South American voyage under US Shipping Board assignment. The cause of the sinking remains undetermined as authorities investigate.
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New York
Mare
South America
United States Shipping Board
Brooklyn
Pring Joachim
United States
Strike of Spanish Priests Feared In Madrid
A delegation of Catholic bishops conferred with Spanish ministers about clergy stipend demands. The government was advised to comply to avoid a possible parish priest strike.
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Madrid
Literacy law is a bar to aliens
New York March 3 Representative Isaac Siegel says the literacy test blocks thousands of immigrants and raises living costs. He cites 3 percent sent back at New York and a third abandoning plans, and notes 12 Italian prospective brides are held at Ellis Island for failing the test. He argues border enforcement is weak and domestic labor needs push workers toward migrants.
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New York
Isaac Siegel
House Intoleration Committee
United States
Siegel
America
Ellis Island
México
Poles Repatriated After Railway Strike Delay
A party of Poles returning from America to Poland were held up at the eastern station by a railway strike but departed by a special train for Warsaw.
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Paris
Poland
Warsaw
Senate Passes Two Reservations on Monroe Doctrine
The Senate voted 58 to 2 to readopt the Lodge reservation barring submission of Monroe Doctrine questions to the League of Nations and to keep the United States as sole interpreter. Seventeen Democrats joined Republicans. 22 Democrats remained aligned with Wilson, blocking ratification. A second Lodge reservation was also adopted 56 to 25, with 14 Democrats bolting to support it.
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Washington
Senate
League of Nations
United States
Wilson
Adinistration
Hitchhcock
Lavige
Hitchcock
Boral
Legion Pushes Army Plan Skips Universal Drill Policy
The American Legion continues its fight for a national universal military training policy. house leaders will sidetrack the issue during army reorganization debate. The legion's special committee, chaired by Thewias W. Miller of Wilmington, Delaware, vows to press for adoption despite ongoing congressional delays.
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Washington
Battle of the American Legion
House
Thewias W. Miller
Wiltington
Det
Legion
Borts
Radicals Seek Release or Deportation to Russia
In a third manifesto from Youngstown prisoners 37 detainees demand action on their cases. They urge either freedom or deportation and request transfer to Russia if deportation to native lands is impractical.
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Youngstown
Russia
Turkish Fleet to Be No More
London dispatch reports the supreme Allied council ruling that Turkey shall have no navy. Only a few revenue cutters will be left. The council conferred with Walter Home and Baron Beatty while consulting J Austen Chamberlain and others on naval terms. Additional decisions to be announced in two or three days.
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London
Supreme Council of the Allies
Turkey
Supreme Council
Walter Home
Admiralty
Baron Beatty
Grand Fleet
J. Austen Chamberlain
Exchequer
Ryer
Council
Millerand
France
Nitti
Italy
Rome
Allies Turn to Russia for Wheat in Soviet Victory Report
London dispatch reports Allied planners agreeing on a tentative rationing plan to source wheat from Russia. Premier Lloyd George urged direct exchange with the Soviet government as Red troops claim victory near the Nelaya front, annihilating Denikin's Kuban corps and driving refugees from Novorossiysk.
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Novorossiysk
Ned
Europe
United States
Lloyd George
Great Britain
Russia
Cotomic
Council
Pertinax
Pnsittcnt
Echo de Paris
Reds
London
Nelaya Front
Caucasus
Moscow
Bolshevisi
Staropol
Stavropol
Northern Caucasus
Bolshevist
Evacuation of Novorossiysk Nears Final Plans
Constantinople March 3. Allies expect the evacuation of Novorossiysk on the Black Sea coast any day. Officials discuss refugee handling with preference to women and children. the wounded stay behind. About 20,000 additional refugees can be cared for by the Allies.
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Constantinople
Novorossiysk
Caucasia
Black Sea
Edwards Signs 3.5 Beer Bill in New Jersey
Governor Edwards signed a compromise measure after a 12 tovote in the state senate allowing manufacture and sale of beverages with 3.9 percent alcohol by volume. The bill faces court challenges once put into operation, with Attorney General McCran and Edwards expected to defend it using state legal power.
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Trenton
NS. d
Edwards
New Jersey
State Senate
Germany
McCran
Plumbers Strike For Ten Dollar Day Across Region
Union plumbers in Marion and several nearby towns walk out demanding ten dollars a day instead of the current eight seven. The strike spreads through Carbondale Herrin Marion Murphysboro West Frankfort Christopher Benton Duchouln and Minooka.
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Marion
Carbondale
Herrin
Murphyshero
West Frankfort
Christopher
Benton
Ducholn
Mincha
Senate Probe On Shoes Prices Proposed
Washington March 3 A senate inquiry to determine causes of the present high prices of shoes was proposed in a resolution introduced by Senator McNary Rep Oregon Miawai Pia March 3 Damage estimated at over 5 000 000 was done to fruit and vegetables in south Florida by the lowest temperature ever officially recorded here for March 34 degrees
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Washington
Senate
McNary
Oregon
Miawai
Pia
South
Florida
Congressmen clash in heated House Ways and Means session
The Ways and Means Committee argued over soldier relief measures in a stormy meeting in Washington. After spectators were cleared, the panel continued in executive session to hear further testimony. American Legion leaders stressed support for liberal treatment without a bonus while about 8 million soldiers watch developments.
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Washington
House
Ways and i Means
Franklin TuOlier
American Legion
Thomas W
Train Hits Handcar Near Janesville, Two Dead
A handcar with Dawes and John Ryan was struck by a train near Janesville Wisconsin, killing Dawes and Ryan and seriously injuring Hermian Moor. The incident occurred while the men were working on the handcar.
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Handear
Janesville
Wis
Dawes
John Ryan
Hermian Moor
Bolshevik Elements Gain Control in Portugal
Report states Bolshevik elements in Portugal have proclaimed a Soviet republic as workers seize power. The claim notes unrest and shifts in authority amid national turmoil and political upheaval.
Wilson Motors President Takes Motor Ride Today
Madrid dispatch reports from the Portuguese frontier indicate that Portuguese workmen have proclaimed a soviet republic amid ongoing trials and discharges at Newberry. Fifteen more defendants were discharged in the Newberry case as reported by the Evening Journal.
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Madrid
Spain
Portugal
Wilson Makes First Outing Since Return
President Wilson went for a motor ride in Washington D C marking his first public outing since returning from his western trip last October.
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Evening Journal
Washington, D. C
Wilson
Washington
Fifteen More Defendants Charged in Newberry Election Case
Grand Rapids dispatch reports Judge Sessions filed charges against fifteen additional defendants in the Newberry election conspiracy trial on March 8, adding to the ongoing legal action.
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Evening Journal
Grand Rapids, Mich
Judge Sessions
Newberry
Maryland to be launched as Navy's largest ship
Newport News plans the launch of the Maryland on March 20 as the navy's biggest vessel yet. The 600 foot long 97 foot beam 32000 ton displacement ship will mount eight 16 inch rifles as its main battery. It will lead a class of four ships followed by six 15000 ton ships with 12 16 inch guns each and higher speed.
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Newport News
Maryland
False coinage doubled on government securities rise
Washington March 3 counterfeit ing was doubled in the last six months due to more government securities including federal reserve notes circulating, Chief W H Moran of the severet service told a house committee seeking larger appropriations to round up counterfeiters. He said raising federal reserve notes is among the swindlers most common acts.
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Washington
Federal Reserve
W. H. Moran
Senators Ban Free Seeds in Agriculture Bill Action
The Senate Agriculture Committee moved to remove from the annual agriculture bill the provision for free seed distribution to constituents. The decision follows a recommendation from the new secretary of agriculture and aims to end the long standing practice funded by the federal budget.
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Washington
Senate Agriculture
House
U S Steamer Delayed After Vladivostok Firefight
Osberg of the American steamer Delight reports that troops fired on their boat in Vladivostok on January 2 as she attempted to flee with her superstructure shot through. The vessel reached Seattle with damage and bullets lodged in the ship during the encounter involving a rebel leader.
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Wash
Osberg
Delight
Vladivostok Fathor
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