Labor Unions Move to End World Military Terrorism
The American Federation of Labor backs a Pan American Federation of Labor to resist militarism across North and Latin America. Promoters, led by Samuel Gompers, aim for a congress with representatives from all nations, creating a permanent cooperative body to foster peace and closer U.S. Latin American trade ties.
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American Federation of Labor
Western Hemisphere
Germany
Washington
North America
West Indies
Europe
Samuel
Gompers
John Murray
California
Santiago Imbalas
Workers of
Porto Rico
Pan-American Federation of Labor
Carlos Loveira
Baltasar Pages
Loveira
Organized Labor
Daylight Bill Backed By National Association Leader
Dewitt Lothair Burnside of the National Daylight Association urges Congress to adopt daylight saving, arguing the extra daylight enables mailer training and universal instruction for thousands of factory workers, bike riders, and business people. He notes telegrams and letters in support from senators, representatives, labor unions, chambers of commerce, and other bodies, with President Wilson's approval.
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Congress
Germany
United States
Dewitt Lothair Burnside
Il Daylight Saving
Wilson
Chambers of Commerce
Boards of Tribes
MAdoo Calls for More Clerks and Pentagon Expansion
Secretary Viico yesterday urged Congress to appropriate 312800 for four additional clerks to support higher army and navy expenditures and new bureaus. The proposed clerks would earn 2400 per year as part of government employment growth under the comptroller of the Treasury.
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Vi Ico
Congress
Texas Cyclone Davis Proposes 300000 Veterans Aid
Representative Cyclone Davis of Texas urged a House joint resolution to appropriate 300000 dollars for travel expenses of Union and Confederate veterans to Washington for the May encampment. He aims to bring together veterans of both sides in a commemorative gathering at the capital.
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Cyclone Davis
Texas
House
Washington
Diy Sy
Three Held in Election Inquiry at Bryansville
Three men were held in Bryansville on a federal election inquiry. The suspects, linked to a plot to corrupt the keent election, were indicted by the federal grand jury and granted bond. Police chief Schmitt and local officials were among those linked to the case.
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Bryansvill
Byinsville
Lemerciers
Ossage
Uni
Bizar Schmitt
Mttwo
United States
Hebrews Push Americanism by Young Men's Hebrew Association
Judge Milton Straussberger spoke to about 100 YM H A members at a National Hotel luncheon. Mae Offenberg introduced Louis Brenner, field secretary of the national council, who said no other city has as strong a YM H A as Washington. A program of entertainment followed the talks.
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Young Mens Hebrew Association
Milton Straussberger
National Hotel
Mae Offenberg
Louis Brenner
New York
National Council
YM. H
Washington
Calhoun Jailed Thirty Minutes After Manslaughter verdict
Mansfield La Feb 21 Mdégar L Calhoun a local business man, today served a jail sentence of 30 minutes after being found guilty by a jury in criminal court of manslaughter. Calhoun admitted on the witness stand that he killed Green Columbus but said Columbus insulted his daughter. The jury verdict was guilty as charged with a recommendation for the extreme mercy of the court.
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Mansfield
Mdégar L . Calhoun
Calhoun
Green Columbus
Columbus
Denied Kiss Ends With Wife Shot Then Suicide
Baltimore, February 21. Michael Clarke, 23, allegedly shot and fatally wounded his wife, 17, after she refused a kiss, then killed himself. Married seven months.
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Baltimore
Michael Clarke
Clarke
Salute Funston Train At El Paso
The train bearing the beds of Gen Funston arrived at Union Station El Paso. A thirteen gun salute opened a funeral homage by Maj Gen John J Pershing and the Southern department staff. The Twen tyth third infantry and Eighth Cavalry observed with arms and sabers as wreaths were placed on the flag draped casket. The procession included thousands of civilians as the funeral car moved past the stand. The train then departed for the West.
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Funston
San Francisco
Union Station
Lnto
Twenty Third Infantry
John J Pershing
Southern Department
Biured Herd
Twents Third Infantry
Eighth Cavalry
el Paso
Daughters of the Confederacy
Cir
Texas
Alon
Proposed Statue to Funston in Memorial Hall
A bill introduced in the Kansas senate by the military affairs committee calls for a bronze statue of Gen Frederick Funston to cost 2500. The statue would be placed in Memorial Hall, funded from money lent to the state by the national government to cover Civil War indebtedness.
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Topeka
Frederick Funston
Kansas Senate
Committee On Military Affairs
New Record Hog Prices at Chicago Markets
Hogs sold near 13 dollars per hundred pounds at Tinon stock yards today, the highest price in Chicago market history. Stockard commission men estimate a shortage of one million hogs across the eleven principal U.S. markets.
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Chingo
Tinion
Chicago
Commin~ Sion
Exhibition of Highest Art Sculptors at Corcoran
Members of the Society of Washington Artists displayed paintings and sculpture at the Corcoran Gallery's twenty sixth annual exhibition. Highlights included Emilie Forster's Yellow Cape and Ellen Day Hale's Young Girl, with works by Lucien Powell and Richard Norris Brooke drawing praise. The exhibit runs until March 7 with varied hours. admission is free on most days and no awards are given as all works are for sale.
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Society of Washington
Association
Corcoran Gallery of Art
Richard N Brooke
John J White
Louis Lombard
A . Burleson
William Kent
Charles H S Butler
H T Newcomb
Oscar Underwood
Ellen Day Hale
St Paul Institute
St Paul
Mmn F Carl Smith
Lucien Powell
Washington
Canadian Rockies
Cape Ann
Richard Norris Brooke
Corcoran Art Gallery
Bbc
Move-Hearings Extended Two Days In Prohibition Fight
Kentuckian Barkley pushes to shift control of the prohibition fight from the district committee to the rules committee after a 13 to 7 vote to extend hearings two more days. The House stands largely dry while the district panel is labeled wet, with debate over the law's November 1 1917 effective date and possible amendments. Representative Ragsdale was absent.
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Barkley
Kentucky
Clark
Rules Committee
District Committee
Senate
Crosser
Hamill
Lobeck
Burke
Dooling
Bailey
Wilson
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Focht
Darrow
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Gould
Tinkham
Aiken
Lloyd
Vinson
Hillard
Mapes
Wheeler and Johnson
Ragsdale
Treasury
Uncle
Sam
South Washington Citizens Assn Endorses Day Bill With Referendum
The South Washington Citizens Association endorsed the Sheppard district day prohibition bill with an amendment for a referendum at a Jefferson School meeting last night. The Lewis telephone bill was discussed at length without action. Dr Helge Murray introduced the motion and Dr Louis A Johnson presided.
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South Washington
Benjamin N Duke III suffers nervous breakdown on train to Palm Beach
Benjamin N Duke III president of Citizens National Bank and Durham and Southern Railway is recovering from a nervous breakdown after a mid journey episode on a train with Mrs Duke. He was taken off at Jacksonville Florida, a private car used, and he returned to his Durham home. Separately navigators of the American Association of Munters Mates and Pilots met and pledged support to the government in case of war. John H Pruett of Brooklyn was re elected president.
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Benjamin N Duke
Citizens National Bank
Durham and Southern Railway
Duke
Palm Beach
Fla
Jacksonville
American Association of Munters
Wilson
John H Pruett
Brooklyn
Admiralty Details U-Boat Losses and Policy Debate
Sir Edward Carson spoke on submarine dangers and Allied secrecy, noting the difficulty of confirming submarine sinkings and recounting recent Allied encounters. He urged national sacrifice, expanded naval manpower, and tighter imports to sustain the war as the submarine threat looms.
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Robbery on Tenth Street Near H Street in Washington
John Drukker of 605 L Street NW was knocked down and robbed by a colored man early this morning on Tenth Street near H Street. The assailant took $123 in money and an Elke membership card.
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L Street
Tenth Street
H Street
Elke
Board of Education Officials Travel West to Learn
The Rev Dr John Van Schaick Jr and Ernest L Thurston head to Missouri for lessons from the National Educational Association gathering in Kansas City. Thurston gains ten days leave with pay. Van Schaick initially balks but agrees after salary concerns are eased.
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Board of Education
Ernest L Thurston
National Educational Association
Kansas City
Boards of Education
van Schaick
Mr. Thurston
Missouri
Rats at City Hall Eat Lunches and Vanish Cat
City Hall workers report rats raiding the lunch room in the register of wills office. Lunch parcels emptied, including sandwiches, cheese, cake, pickle and pie. A stray cat then entered, quickly disappeared, leaving staff to wonder if the rats ate the cat.
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Register of
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Willis Taylor
Old City Hall
House Adopts Senate Bill to Bar Liquor Shipments
The House backed the Bane Dry measure by 321 to 72, splitting parties as it cleared the decks for a national amendment. Brewers favored curbing mail order liquor, while distillers opposed. The Reed amendment would restrict importation to wet states, with 14 states flagged as likely affected. Local option states remain largely unaffected, and several bone dry efforts move toward or await action.
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Kentuky
United States
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Montana
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Germany's Policies Now Dictated By Gen Ludendorff Boss
Geneva report notes Gen von Ludendorff holds de facto control over Germany's military and civil sectors including food, industry, and diplomacy. He and Hindenburg direct universal conscription, wartime economy, and submarine policy from Pless, with industrial leaders seeking his guidance on munition output.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Associated Press
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Prussia
Vistula
von Ludendorf
Russia
Krupps
August Thyssen
Thyssen
Associated Presa
Presa
Pless
Tragedy at Richmond Dance Ends in Double Suicide
In Richmond Virginia Raymond Winn aged 20 shot and killed Misa Llise Thorpe 17 at a dance then killed himself after a quarrel. Both were guests at the event accompanied by another young man. The tragedy unfolded on the lawn outside the dance venue.
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Richmond
Raymond Winn
Misa Llise Thorpe
Miss Thorpe
Winn
Underwriters Meet Today At Willard For Convention Prep
The executive council of the National Association of Life Underwriters meets at the Willard at 10 this morning to outline works for the annual convention in New Orleans on September 28. A banquet follows in the evening with delegations attending from Baltimore Richmond Norfolk and other nearby cities.
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The
National Association of Life Underwriters
Willard
New Orleana
Baltimore
Richmond
Norfolk
Holland to Buy Two U Boats for Navy
Official dispatches received yesterday report the Netherlands government preparing to buy two submarines for its navy. One is German and one is British, seized and interned when they entered Dutch waters. Holland lacks materials to build subs domestically.
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Netherlands
Holland
White Bread Is Curse Of Nation Warns Dr Wiley
Dr Harvey Wiley, a food expert, told the Navy League women’s section that white bread is poisonous and the nation’s greatest curse after coffee. He urged whole wheat bread as the proper nourishment from cradle to keep men fit for military service.
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Dr. Wiley
Harvey Wiley
Navy League
America
Gypsy Smith Wins 115 District Sermon and Scandals
A mass Gypsy Smith Jr revival drew 115 and more, with warnings on profanity and society. The event featured Boy Scout and Girl Scout bands and ongoing fund collections for the evangelist. Separately Representative Ben Johnson exposed a $235,760.38 discrepancy in District and Federal finances, seeking refunds and investigations into misapplied fines and future appropriations.
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Ben Johnson
Kentucky
Jedger
Johnson
Treasury
Supreme Court of the District
National banks report record earnings for 1916
Comptroller Williams announced calendar year 1916 brought the largest gross and net earnings since the system's founding. Gross earnings reached 600 million dollars, up from 528 million in 1915, with net earnings of 170 million, up 43 million. Banks earned over 17 percent on capital stock and over 10 percent on combined capital and surplus in the last six months as interest rates fell nationwide.
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Williams
Clark Points Out Frats' Good Points at Banquet
Speaker Champ Clark praised the Delta Tau Delta fraternity at Gamma chapter’s initiation banquet in Washington, saying benefits outweigh any evils. More than 100 local Deltas attended at the chapter house, with many Congressmen and notable figures among the guests and toastmasters sharing fraternity memories.
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Gamma
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William P Borland
Ltp Padgett
A EF Munhall
W Waverly Taylor
GC & Fairbank
Harold EK Oasis
Wilmarth Brown
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Aortis
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Lucas
R BR Bielaski
J B Matre
J B Hassett
Ralph W Brown
Herbert Ku
EL Bullock
H Butman
D C Dyer
C L James
A C Wilkins
Charles F Fuller
Robert Hettinger
Wallace Ashby
Russell Duval
Dean C. Howard
Bennett Clark
Norwegian steamer Bjornstjerne Bjornson sails for Swiss grain
The Swiss legation said the Norwegian ship left Norfolk with 240000 bushels of wheat and 60000 bushels of barley for delivery in Cette France under Swiss charter. It dismissed rumors that the vessel would carry munitions and stated Germany’s submarine route remains the sole permitted passage for Swiss goods.
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Norfolk
Cette
France
Germany
Switzerland
Swiss Federation
May clash with Salazar near Boca Grande, New Mexico
Calumbus reports Jose Ynes Salizit with about 300 followers at Bora Grande 32 miles southwest of Columbus. Carranza consul says Gen Jose Murgula and Col Salvador Chipa will junction near Boca Grande as US troops rush to the border to scout toward the area. Airplanes depart for Boca Grande on a scouting expedition.
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Jose Ynes Salizit
Bora Grande
Columbua
Carranza
Jose Murgula
Salvador Chipa
Boca Grande
United States
Canada Opposes Ban On Fish Trade Policy
The British Ambassador Sir Cecil Spring-Rice and Secretary Redfield discussed pending legislation aimed at restricting fresh or frozen fish imports from Canada to aid the American salmon industry. Canada seeks to avoid prohibitory measures and may offer concessions to prevent a ban.
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Cecil Spring-Rice
Redfield
Canada
Arrest Spy Suspect In New Haven Bridge Photo Case
New York police arrested a 21 year old man after he talked about photographs of the New Haven Railroad bridge over Heil Gate. Detectors accompanied him to a house while he claimed to be Ignatius Joes mrt of Galuia Harry. The suspect offered no clear motive.
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New York
New Haven
Heil Gate
Ignatius Joes
Pershing chosen to command Southern Department
Major General John J Pershing has been appointed commander of the Southern Department, succeeding the late Major General Frederick Funston. Pershing plans to leave for San Antonio to assume command, after having held the post in temporary command since Funston’s death. The announcement came from Major General Hugh L Scott, chief of staff.
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Tex
John 3
Pershing
Hugh L .Scott
United States Army
Southern Department
Frederick Bunton
San Antonio
Department of
Funston
German Soldiers Clash Kill Count Reaches Thirty Two
Maastricht report in Les Nouvelles says thirty two Bavarian and Prussian soldiers died and about two hundred were wounded in a quarrel that sparked a fight last week at Beverloc Belgium as German troops clashed amid rising tensions between Prussia and Bavaria.
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Les Nouvelles
Beverloc
Belgium
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