Pay raise clash in Senate House vote shakes Smoot amendment
The long fight over federal pay increases intensified as the House rejected the Smoot amendment 189 to 174 and faced a 282 to 196 vote on the same issue earlier. Senate action backed the conferrees’ Small amendment, widening pay for workers earning under 480 and boosting those over 480 to 1000 by five to fifteen percent.
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Hughes Returns to Law After Supreme Court Term
New York lawyer Charles E Hughes speaks at a banquet in his honor hosted by the New York County Lawyers Association. He says he has resumed legal practice after six years on the Supreme Court bench and a recent presidential campaign, urging the bar to back the President in upholding the nation’s rights entrusted to him.
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London Scarcity of Leather Forces Clogs for Children
Londoners turn to wooden clogs as a substitute for shoes amid leather shortages. Dispatches report children in schools trudging in clogs at seven cents per pair, with weekly installments for the poor. A British firm even declined a 100000 pair order for Belgium due to home demand.
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New York Rep proposes DC food rationing to curb costs
Representative William Bennet introduces a joint House resolution to cut living costs in the District of Columbia by authorizing the health department to restrict food quantities served in hotels and restaurants and to cap daily portions per person. The measure was referred to committee, while residents note higher prices and smaller portions in public dining venues.
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Detroit Germans Request Peace Plea To Wilson
In Detroit on a Friday night the Detroit Deutscher Bund urged President Wilson to avoid war with Germany. About 300 American citizens pressed for peace, praising Bryan as a leader against a hypocritical war while condemning subsidized press and munition makers.
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Senators Visit Wilson Vets Vote Bone Day 0 6
A wartime Senate meeting and White House discussions unfold over revenue measures and a possible extra session as Democratic leaders seek to manage the filibuster and push a prohibition referendum. At Capitol, McAdoo and senators consider funding options while Smith, Stone, and Swanson weigh the foreign policy outlook and preparedness program.
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Gambling raid seizes outfits at 33 West Thirty third
Detectives raided the big brown stone building at 33 West Thirty third Street known as the house with the front door. They seized ten thousand ivory poker chips and several hundred decks of cards along with a roulette wheel with inlaid ivory, racing charts, card tables and chairs, and ripped phones from the walls. The caretaker was the only person found inside, with cigarette and cigar butts indicating recent occupancy.
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Weat- Thirty Third Street
Frank Farrell
King Receives Gerard in Madrid Audience
Paris. February 24. James W. Gerard former United States Ambassador to Germany and Mrs. Gerard were received today by King Alfonso. They conferred with the king for two hours. They were accompanied by Joseph Bod, the American Ambassador to Spain.
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Reno Decree Upheld in Kaufman Annulment Case
Special to The Warnington Post reports the Reno divorce decree remains valid as the New York appellate division denies Joseph Kaufman’s appeal for annulment of his marriage to Angela Kaufman. Evidence showed Kaufman sent her to Nevada for the divorce and funded her suit. Angela testified Buckley was dead, though he later appeared in court.
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Kaufmans divorce case reveals missing Buckley history
Witness testified Kauf marriage began in Bridgeport on April 15 1913. Buckley married to Mrs Kaufman January 12 1902 and disappeared after about a year. She claims Buckley reappeared during annulment trial and confronted her on the stand. Commodore Richard T Mulligan USN retired dies at 61 in Elizabeth New Jersey.
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Citizens organize wartime security service in Greenwich
Greenwich officials led by Mayor Joseph P Crosby and First Selectman Newton S Johnson formed a citizens security service with police powers for riot and emergency duty. A 50 member picked corps was sworn in this afternoon and equipped with revolvers and riot sticks. Training and rifle drills will start at the Greenwich State armory under Police Chief Andrew Talbot. Notables include H H Adams Jr, A W Marshall, Walter B Todd, Ralph L Morrow, Emerson R Newell, Roger S Baldwin, Charles A Moora Jr, A C Hencken, A M Morris, and C W Howard.
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Bishop Thomas Nicholson to Wed Evelyn Riley in June wedding
Bishop Thomas Nicholson of the Methodist Episcopal Church announced his engagement to Miss Evelyn C. Riley head of Latin at Cornell College Mount Vernon Iowa. The wedding is set for June 19 in Greencastle Indiana.
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