Government Intervenes to Avert Chicago Packard Strike
Washington reports Secretary of Labor Davis sent telegrams to the Big Five packers and to Dennis Lane of the Amalgamated Meat Cutters urging two representatives from each side to Washington for an inquiry. The action aims to prevent a general work stoppage amid wage reductions, signaling federal push to maintain industrial activity during the reconstruction era.
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Washington
Harding
Davis
Dennis Lane
Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butchers Workmen of
North America
Department of Labor
Departments of Agriculture and Commerce
Tam
Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butchers’ Workers of North America
White House
Government Looks to Prevent Sleep in Railroad Crisis
The article notes that authorities may act to avert a lull or shutdown if railroad conditions worsen due to large cuts. It frames the move as a precaution to keep operations moving amid a potential crisis and avoid gaps in service.
25000 World War veterans listed as unemployed
New York report shows over 25 000 World War veterans unemployed with 15 000 homeless and many inadequately fed or clothed, a service club official says. The figures reflect New York's urban veteran distress from war aftercare programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Army of Unemployed
Service Club
Harding Seeks Board Function Amid Ship Board Org Talks
Washington on March 12 President Harding urged Chairman Benson of the Shipping Board to continue to function as though the board were fully organized. The remark came as questions hover over the board's staffing and structure and how smoothly it can operate during a period of transition.
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Washington
Harding
Benson
Shipping Board
PLAN MERGER OF 3 ROADS
A merger of Southern Pacific Rock Island and El Paso South western railroads was discussed in Los Angeles with N L Amster of Boston stating the idea. No formal proposal had been made and Southern Pacific officials said they knew nothing of the plan.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Southern Pacific
Rock Island
el Paso & Southwestern
N. L. Amster
Boston
Membber
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
Anester
Southern Pack of
Feture
Tragedy in Wyoming Ranch Family as Mother Kills Four
In Lovell Wyoming March 12 Mrs James Watters wife of a prominent Big Horn basin rancher shot and killed four of her children and wounded two others then killed herself as she reloaded. One child is said to be about five. Authorities believe Mrs Watters was insane.
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Lovell
Wye
James Watters
Big Horn Basin
Watters
Rebels Ready to Shell Petrograd
London reporting Kronstadt demands the surrender of Petrograd by March 2% or face general bombardment. Dispatches claim arrests and executions of workers in Aranienbaum Systerbak and Volograd with Kronstadt denying hunger while praising artillery accuracy. Reports also note mutinies near Minsk and street fighting in Kiev between Bolshevik and anti Bolshevik forces.
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London
Kronstadt
Petrograd
Abo
Finland
Aranienbaum
Systerbak
Vetrograd
Krashaya Gorka
Minsk
White Russia
Helsingfors
Kiev
French Foreign Office denies talks with U S on League plan
Paris formally denies a report that the French embassy in Washington opened negotiations with the United States to accept a modified League of Nations. The foreign office says no such mission by Viviani is underway and notes that the League matter is handled by the French ambassador at the proper time. Briand expected to confer with Viviani after London visit.
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Caris
Mare
United States
State Department
Washington
League of Nations
Herding
Te Foreign Office
Rete Viviani
Foreign Office
Metador
M. Viviani
America
Anna Matheson Acquitted in Husband Murder Case
Sioux Falls report says Anna Matheson was found not guilty by jurors on charges of complicity in the July murder of her husband Martin. Trial centered on her involvement and potential role in the crime.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
Anna Matheson
Martin
Yanks Back Allies in Rhine Customs Policy
Maj. Gen. Henry T. Allen, commander of American forces of occupation, will enforce Rhine customs policy as directed by the Rhineland commission. Rumors of a new inland frontier in the Ruhr unsettle German industry as crowds gather around headquarters in Coblenz and Duisburg.
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Mayence
Germany
Marcel
Henry T. Allen
Rhine
Rhineland
Coblenz
Duisburg
Ruhr
Hamborn
Exeen
Gnd
Revenue Bureau Confesses Errors in Taxing Investment Gains
The Revenue Bureau admitted it erred in treating the difference between the March 1 1913 market value of investments and their later sale price as profit taxable income. If the ruling aligns with Associate Justice Pitney the decision could nullify taxes on millions paid on securities held for investment. The case, from the Federal District Court of Connecticut, centers on whether increased security values realized by sale can be taxed as income under the Sixteenth Amendment.
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Internal Revenue Bureau
Pherson
Pitney
Federal District Court of Connecticut
Frederick F. Brewster
Rail wage cuts loom across western railroads
Chicago dispatch reports Maine Road and the Chicago Great Western leading a wholesale wage reduction across railroads serving Chicago. Unskilled workers face initial cuts, with talks planned for all staff from presidents to clerks as lines determine further reductions.
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Chicago, Great Western Railroad
First of Western
Railroad wage talks and Alton plans wage cuts
The article reports wage talks with workers and a planned wage reduction by the Chicago and Alton railroad to cut costs. Officials cite the Transportation Act, high fuel, materials, and payroll costs, and pressure to lower freight and passenger rates as roads face bankruptcy risks.
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Railroad Labor Board
Holden
Alton
W. G. Bierd
Chicago and Alton Railroad
Abonut
German Labor U K Move During Paris Conference
Representatives of unions with about 6000 members appeared before authorities at Dusseldorf and said they opposed a citys occupation while asserting it was needed against German capital exploiting reparations. They pledged public liberties would be safeguarded.
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Paris
Alliet
Dusseltorf
Irgebarg
Esch Named for Railroad Board and Other Nominations
President Harding nominated former Representative John J. Fech of Wisconsin and Mark W. Potter of New York to the Interstate Commerce Commission. Edward R. Stitt was named surgeon general of the navy, with McVay to head the Bureau of Ordnance. Various military and civil posts include Butler, Feland, Jones, and others in commissions and leadership roles.
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Washington
John J. Fech
Wisconsin
Mark W. Potter
New York
Harding
Interstate Commerce Commission
Fred Morris Denning
Missouri
Thomas ©. Marvin
Massachusetts
Stariff
William CC. Culbertson
Kansas
Esch
Robert Woolley
House
Edward R. Stitt
Navy
Charles B. McVay, Jr
Bureau of Ordnance
Marine Corps
Smedley D. Butler
Logan Feland
Harry Lee
William H. Joyce
Los Angeles
Federal Farm Loan Board
Walter Lyon
Pittsburgh
United States
Western District
Pennsylvania
Clarence C. Chase
New Mexico
John Thomas Axton
Army
Col
Gustave
Bolsheviks Ousted Report Says Rebels Take City
A today report states rebels are in control of the city after ousting Bolsheviks. The dispatch notes updated leadership and brief clashes as authorities concede the switch in power.
Race Riots in Springfield and Warsaw Revolution Report
Rioting erupts in Springfield Ohio between white and black residents with reports of violence and disrupted wages. A wireless dispatch from Warsaw claims revolutionaries have been ousted and soviet forces no longer control the area.
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Warsaw
Mar
Revolutioniats
McClanahan Charged With Violating Law Over Lecture Fees
A Des Moines report says P E McClanahan state superintendent of public instruction violated the law by charging a $50 fee for lectures at county institutes and state meetings. Four committee reports found no impeachment. one house report exonerates him while urging caution about his continued tenure.
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Des Moines
House
Senate
P. E. McClanahan
Senaty
Department of Education
McCrehahan
Oil prospecting yields artesian water flow in Almont area
Prospecting near Almont in Clinton County struck an artesian water flow at 1100 feet. The prospector left the field after abandoning equipment, leaving the water stream on John Struve's farm. Struve, a prosperous farmer, had leased to a development company. The oil boom has caused excitement and work continues in several nearby towns.
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Almont
Cinton County
John Struve
Towa
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Chicago
Avis
James J. Davis
Pacific Coast Lines
Gombardment
U. S
Allen
Revenue Bureau
Solicitor General
Blerd
Chicago & Alton
Maine Road
Frank
Chicage
Great Western Railroad
Great Western
Western Roads
Boston and Maine Railway
Chicago, Burlington and Quincey Railroad
Hale Holden
Mr. Bierd
U. K
Teton
Springfield
Ohio
Naminta
Joseph Ryan
National Guardsmen
Wearaety
Mele
Railroad Board
Rlso
Fred M. Deering
Hughes
M’clenahan
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