Shortage of coal prompts renewed federal rail priority orders
Washington reports a coal shortage prompts the Director General of Railways to recall old preferential lists and reestablish priority shipments for railroads Army Navy and other federal entities. Committees led by G N Snyder W T LaMoure James T Storrow and others will direct diversions to meet urgent needs while limiting nonemergency transfers.
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Washington
Qienerni
Walker PD
Hines
Marel 6 Pirester Hinev
Fellows
Maneatac Wts
Heer
Paglana
United States Fuel Administration
G. N. Snyder
Eastern Resonal Coal Committee
New York
W. T. LaMoure
James T. Storrow
New England
Wilson
Loy Iman
Director Hines
Rai
Weather Disrupts Rail Coal Supply Across Regions
Ongoing severe weather hampers railroad operations and coal movement from production areas to consumers. A coal strike in late 1979 caused a shortage of millions of tons, while 1980 production and transport have risen but demand remains far higher than supply.
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Honesary Qa
Peak in San Diego Arrest of Mercha-Joe Peak
The suspect Mercha Joe Peak, accused of fleeing last December with 25000 from Chilengo Saloonkeepers, was arrested in San Diego California. Federal authorities reported via telegram that L G Natt aided in the return from northern California. Peak was detained by San Mego police after a shooting at a rectourane.
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Chicago
Mercha
Joe Peak
Federal
Narpath
San Diego
Cal
California
L. G. Natt
Central District
Chihenge
Peak
San Mego
Ohio miners bar aliens from mine union membership
In Columbus Ohio March 6 the United Mine Workers of Ohio amended their constitution to require actual citizenship for membership, not merely declaration of citizenship by a foreign born worker. The change makes citizenship mandatory for all miners seeking union affiliation.
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Columbes
United Mine Workers of Olio
Ohio
Flour up to $12.50 a barrel in Minneapolis barley market
Change in the wheat outlook echoed in flour prices with a rise to 15.50 a barrel. Sacks and bar stock details are reported but incomplete, with the note dated March in Minneapolis Minnesota.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Democrats See Wilson On Treaty Deadlock Easing Steps
Democratic senators seek direct briefing with President Wilson on compromise Article 10 proposals to avert a renewed stalemate. Senator Hitchcock and colleagues press for a conference as talks continue between Simmons and Watson on adjustments to reservations.
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Wilson
Senate
Mitchecack
Nebraska
United States
League
Simmons Cen
North Carolina
Watson
Andiana
Uitchcock
Simmons
World Suffrage Meeting Set for Geneva June Dates
The international woman suffrage conference will be held in Geneva from June 6 to June 12, with London and Geneva hosting meetings and discussions on voting rights for women. The event gathers delegates from multiple nations to push for universal suffrage and women's political participation.
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Geneva
London
Japan to Withdraw Troops From Siberia Amid Peace Offers
London reports Japan plans to pull out troops from Siberia with March 20 as the first detachment departure from Vladivostok. The Soviet peace offer to recognize Lenine’s government and end terrorism follows Tokyo’s policy to end dispatches once main objectives are achieved. London press criticizes Japan’s stance on China and Shantung.
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Vladivostok
London Press
China
Honolulu
Sitdon
Siberian
Tokyo
Shimpo
Vindivostok
Japan
Siberia
Wussi
Imperial Diplomatic Council
London
New York
Misore Shidehara
United States
Ondon Times
Shantung Peninsula
China and Japan Discuss Buffer State Amid Bolshevik Spread
The article notes China’s desire to restore Kinmen to its territory and its stance before the League of Nations. It also reports Washington that Japan seeks a buffer state between itself and Soviet Russia as a key factor in future relations, with uncertainty over troop withdrawal from Siberia.
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China
Kinehan
League of Nations
Washington
Japan
Russia
Biberia
REPASS TRADE RESERVATION IN SENATE
The reservation to the reparations treaty was readopted in the Senate 41 4 to 2 with no changes. Six Democratic senators supported it, gaining one vote since last November.
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United States
Tmeny
Senate
Chamberlain
Oregon
Care
Oklahoma
Nugent
Idaho
Reed
Miersouri
Shields
Tennessee
Smith
Georgia
Erin Painted as Vesuvius
The Graphic features a Dublin dispatch saying only utmost coolness from authorities can avert tragedy in Ireland The piece warns that harsher martial law will worsen events and draw England into complications abroad It argues a Dublin castle clique aims to drive Ireland's youth toward Sinn Fein repression as a morale blow
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London
Dublin
Ireland
England
America
Dublin Castle
Sinn Fein
Battle Rumors Swirl From Lisbon to Oporto Frontiers
Reports speak of street fighting in Lisbon and Oporto with bumpers in circulation, but confirmation is impossible as communications are disrupted and frontiers closed.
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Oporto
Madrid
Lisbon
Sugar price fallout defense by Illinois official
Head of the Illinois Fair Price Commission Maj. A A Sprague defends Attorney General Palmer against sugar price rise charges. He says the federal sugar equalization board, not Palmer, caused the ungoverned advance after a 1744 cent price, with sideral plans to raise southern sugar prices and set a 17 cent national rate.
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Illinois Fair Price Commission
Leonard Wood Executive Committee
Chicago
Federal Sugar Equalization Board
A. Mitchell Palmer
A. A. Sprague, Je
Ilinois Fair Price Commission
Judiciary Committee
Palmer
Wilson
House of Representatives
Weehington
Major Sprague
Charles F. Clyne
Denver
Colo
Sugar Company of
Éane
Seaboard
Sugar price equalization halted by unidentified intervention
The attorney general and the equalization board faced a sudden halt as southern sugar refiners sought price parity. Southern molasses producers claimed cost records showed they could not compete in refined sugar yet could sell at 17 to 18 1/4 cents, prompting pushback from other producers and triggering a decisive interference that froze the plan.
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Washington
Palmer
Enane
Weld
Equalization Board
Mexican Rebels Kidnap American Citizen Near Santa Lucretia
Washington reports Peter W. Summers an American citizen was kidnapped by a rebel band led by Jesus Marella at Salinan Cruz Mexico. Summers, a former Paw Paw Michigan resident, had been farming and running a mercantile business in Santa Lucretia, Mexico, with a ransom sought of 1000 presen.
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Washington
Peter W.W. Sumers
Salinan Cruz
Mexico
State Department
Summers
Jesus Marella
Paw Paw
Mich
Santa Lucretia
Dubuque Braces for Harsh Winter Day
Dubuque woke to subzero cold for a second day of the severe cold snap. Travelers faced slow schedules as snow disrupted road and transit conditions and kept cars and trucks behind time.
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Dubuque
Express Strike Shuts Chicago and Rail Hubs Today
An express strike called in Chicago halts all inbound and outbound service with 3000 workers quitting across Detroit Cleveland Toledo Elkhart Davenport and other rail points. Union officials cite wage demands while shipments of newspapers dairy products films and auto parts are idled under orders from the Brotherhood of Railway Clerks and international officers in Washington.
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Cleveland
Toledo
Elkhart
Davenport
Chicago
The
Brotherhood of Railway Clerks
Yoleda
Emchart
Davis
Motine
Ror. Shepherd
Brotherhood of Railways
Notion Picture
Grand Lodge of International Officers
Washington
C. B. Simpson
Grain Lodge
Greece Ratifies Peace Treaties on First Reading
Athens March 6 The chamber of deputies ratified the German Austrian and Algerian peace treaties on first reading amid formal sessions and parliamentary procedure.
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Greece
Athens
Chamber of Demuties
Daniels May Recommend More Ships
Report cites Admiral Daniels urging a broader shipbuilding program if ratification fails. Officials weigh naval expansion as cost debates continue and strategic needs are debated in Washington.
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Daniels
Allies Plan to Occupy Constantinople After Armenian Massacres
Secretary Daniels told the House Naval Committee he would back a larger naval building program for the next fiscal year than the General Board proposed, if the peace treaty is not ratified in this session of Congress.
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Fvenine Journal
Washington, D. C
Daniels
House Naval Committee
General Board
Congpress
Allies to Enter Turkey Occupation of Constantinople Planned
Special to Evening Journal from London reports Allies decide on a military and naval occupation of Constantinople in response to continued Armenian mistreatment by the Turkish government. General Judendorff, former head of the German military system, leads a large staff traveling through Finnish territory toward Russia.
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Turkey
Evening Journaly
London
Constantinople
Turt Cn
Judendorff
Russia
Action on Colby Deferred in Senate Committee
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee deferred action on Bainbridge Colby’s nomination for secretary of state. Members said they would await more information before a vote. No charges or decision on a new investigation were announced and no date was set for the next step.
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Washington
Bainbridge Colby
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Census figures show city population changes 1900 to 1910
Washington reports new census figures with gains for Muncie Lexington and Kingston noting increases in population. The data highlights overall growth, with percentages ranging from 18.38 to 56.6 percent and a 75 percent rise in found groups.
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Sige
Jolet
Anderso
Muncie
Lexington
D la
Kingston
N. C
Troops Battle Food Rioters Across German Cities
Berlin dispatch reports serious plots in Munich and Stranbing as crowds demand foodstuffs. Protests led by profiteering court arrests triggered clashes with troops. one person killed and many injured. In Washington officials plan to consult on Turkish treaty terms before transfer to Constantinople representatives.
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Central News Dispatch
Berlin
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United States
Constantinople
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