President Ends Federal Control on Coal Prices
President Wilson lifts government control of bituminous coal prices effective April 1 and endorses the majority coal commission report as the basis for wage-scale agreements. He notes no law fixes future peace-time price levels and warns against further price setting absent an emergency. The move returns fuel administration to pre‑control status amid anticipated higher coal costs.
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Washington
Wilson
The
Coal Commission
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Johnson bars third party in Michigan tour
Bay City Mich March 24 Senator Hiram W Johnson of California said he would have nothing to do with a third party in response to a possible move by Republican liberals as outlined in the Senate. He added he would fight exclusively within the Republican ranks, recalling past experience with a third party.
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Bay City
Mich
Hiram W. Johnson
California
Michigan
Senate
France
Maryland
Johnson
Hard Coal Men Won't Quit
The anthracite miners general sense committee in New York by a nearly unanimous vote decided to stay at work after April 1 while seeking a new wage agreement. They require any wage award to be retroactive to that date as the current contract expires March 31.
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New York
General Sense Committee
L Nll
Builders of Nation Meet in Chicago
In Chicago today the National Federation of Construction Industries held its first annual convention. Officials argued construction builds permanent national wealth, yet was treated as nonessential during the war and hampered by government actions. They warned high costs of living persist with under construction and prohibitive freight rates, delaying housing and rebuilding nationwide.
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Chicago
Eago
National Federation of Construction Industries
Federation
United State
Miners Vote Against Strike After Farrington Address
In Peoria on March 24, after President Frank Farrington condemned Socialist Labor leaders as insurgents who led last August’s wildcat strike, Minole mine workers in convention voted against the strike and supported Betterttte to 125.
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Peoria
Frank Farrington
Socialist Labor Party
Minole
Guards Escort Galway Assizes Judges in Ireland
Dublin report says armored police with drawn swords and guards escorted judges of the Assizes court at Galway to the courthouse. A justice told the grand jury of four murders two robberies with arms and many other crimes since the last assizes. Tipperary urban district council condemns the murder of Thomas Coote, Lord Mayor of Cork.
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Dublin
Assizes
Galway
Grand Jury
Tipperary
Thom
Ee Cooturtein
Lord Mower
Cork
Postal Clerks 10 Keep $240 Bonus Amid Misunderstanding
Washington reports postal employees will not lose the $240 bonus. The Post Office Department confirms current wage bonus will continue through the fiscal year and remain under the protection of pending appropriation bills. Senate consideration is expected after agricultural appropriations, while officials note labor groups used the confusion for propaganda.
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Washington
Linz
Post Office Department
Service Bulletin
House
Senate
German Red Army Meets Bad Defeat in Weser Vicinity
Reports from Berlin on March 24 describe a strengthening communist challenge. In Coburg and Saxony Gotha, forces suffered heavy losses and the regular army faced significant casualties while rebels seized control in Schleswig and Schleswig Holstein. Fighting persisted north of Spenvan with house to house clashes, fourteen insurgents killed and many wounded.
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Berlin
Mihvenk
Coburg
Saxenburg- Gotha
Reitswehr
Spenvan
Boeizow
Revolutionary Workmen Hit Thoroughfare in German Front Fight
At Henningderf near Spandau many killed and sixty five wounded. Rebels claim capture of five cannons six mine throwers 3000 ft flee 20000 cartridges and 200 horses. Reds report progress from Diniaken to Dronsten with 900 prisoners taken Dorsten Valsum captured and a general advance toward Wesel. An armored train halt disrupts industrial region supply.
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Henningderf
Spandau
Doreton
Ruhr
Red Army
Diniaken
Prieselderft
Holten
Dronsten
Muenster
Dorsten
Valsum
Reds
Wesel
Halterf
Delaware suffrage poll shows opposition to ratification
A Delaware two‑house poll finds 34 members opposed and 18 in favor of ratifying the nineteenth amendment. Suffragists say the result is dubious but hope the assembly may still approve later, though passage seems unlikely until other state measures move forward.
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Eesearch
Ratifica
Delaware
Want Column Clue Prompts Local Purchases
A terse note directs readers to the want column for purchases and listings. The column supplies contact details and item tags for community exchanges. Readers are urged to check the want column for available goods and services.
President Wilson and the Treaty Plan Unclear in Senate Talks
Informal discussions among senators reflect a range of opinions on what President Wilson will do about the unratified German treaty. Some predict a notification to other powers declaring treaty rejection, while others expect a combined notice with future policy, as leaders defer action pending the president’s course.
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Washington
Wilson
Germany
Senate
Lipiomats
Colbine
Simone
House
Publican irreconcilables and the treaty ratification
Diplomats note the senate and president face a changed case after an adverse November vote. The treaty may be returned to the president, but previously the pact was left with the senate and the initiative rested with that body, with silence a possible option.
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Senate
Plan Recount in Michigan Senate Election
A senate sub committee began arrangements for recounting about 40 000 ballots in the Ford Newberry Michigan senatorial race. The panel chaired by Senator Watson of Indiana spent time fixing costs for tabulation across the eighty ten counties.
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Ford-Newberry
Washington
Michigan
Senate Privileges and Elections Committee
Watson
Indiana
Pullman Tariff Increase Granted by Interstate Commerce
Washington march 24 permission granted the Pullman company by the Interstate Commerce Commission to file special tariffs increasing rates about 20 percent. The move targets standard lower berths to at least 2 dollars and seats to at least 75 cents. Protests may be filed within thirty days and a hearing will follow. absent protests the commission may approve the rise.
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Washington
Pullman Company
Interstate Commerce Commission
German air ace killed in Leipzig fighting
The Leipzig battle between communists and troops claims 150 dead. Lieutenant Buechner, famed pilot with forty confirmed victories, was shot down and killed during the combat.
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Buechner
Leipzig
American Dead To Be Returned From France
Washington reports a Franco American conference reached an agreement to return all American dead in France to the United States once arrangements are complete. The decision, sent to Chairman Porter, ends the controversy with Premier Millerand’s knowledge. Bodies anywhere in France may be returned when the graves registration service reaches the sites.
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Washington
France
United States
Wallace
Porter
House Foreign Affairs Committee
State Department
Millerand
American Graves Registration Service
Riots Mention Prominent Roles Amid Street Turmoil
A report notes that key figures are taking a prominent part in riots across the land, highlighting widespread unrest and influential participants amid mounting tensions and clashes.
Frozen Russian soldiers and anti Bolshevik clashes reported
A Moscow dispatch notes six anti Bolshevik soldiers found frozen to death on the plains. Reports from Coblenz describe women fighting in Ruhr districts amid anti semitic demonstrations. A Washington dispatch mentions a senate inquiry witness and a Camden representative Browning dying in a Capitol battershop.
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Evening Journal
Coblenz
Ruhr
London
Mar
Thessays
Moscow
Washington Girl Buys Music School
Miss Mildred Stewart daughter of Dr and Mrs C W Stewart forms partnership with Miss Martha ris to purchase the Mar School of Music and Expression They will occupy the school and furnishings on the 20th The school sits in War Hall East 47th street near Lawrence Avenue a long standing music school with courses in piano violin theory and expression The owners have run it for over twenty years and are moving to California A Chicago Music News note praises Miss Stewart organ recital at Kimball Hall highlighting Bach Toccata and Fugue and other works by young students
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C. W. Stewart
Martharis
Mar School of Music and Expression
War Hall
East 47Th Street
Lawrence Avenue
Couraee _ I
California
Stewart
Music News
Chicago
Kimball Hall
Misa M Stewart
Middelschulte
Guilmant
Albig Visitor Dines With Dr Stewart
Arthur Townsend of Albig met with Dr Stewart last night at the hot Dr Stewart. Townsend is identified as supreme president of the national P. E. O. society.
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Arthur Townsend
Albig
Dr. Stewart
Dr. Townsend
Tional
P. E. O. Society
Never Thought of That a Cranberry Antiscorbutic Note
A brief fragment notes cranberry as a fine antiscorbutic and mentions an unexpected thought, conveying a casual historical remark on the fruit’s perceived health value. The readable text hints at a playful or editorial aside about cranberry remedies.
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