Cabinet approves war waste clearance plan and postwar measures
President Harding announced cabinet consensus on creating a war liquidation board to handle postwar property nationwide and relieve department heads. Alaska needs attention as population falls and transport breaks down while foreign trade expansion and Shipping Board reforms are discussed amid hopeful business recovery signals.
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Shipping Board
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United States
United States shipping board
Harding
Flower Day for War Dead Proposed To Mrs. Harding
A campaign to create a national Flower Day on Armistice Day November 11 to honor soldiers and sailors will be presented to Mrs. Harding by Mrs. Simon Shaw of Canyon Texas. The effort recalls three sons in service and aims to have women wear flowers in tribute nationwide. The piece also notes political maneuvering and potential appointments as President Harding continues to consider key posts in the Interior Department and Indian affairs.
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Mrs. Harding
Harding
Simon Shaw
Canyon
Tex
Interior Department
Oklahoma
Alva McDonald
Victor Locke
Curtis
H. B. Peakrs
Lawrence
Kans
Campbell
Albert H. Denton
Arkansas City
J. George Wright
Jesse W. Smith
Transport Madawaska Collision Off Barnegat Sinks Aid Sought
The army transport Madawaska, inbound from Manila, collided with the steamship Invincible off Barnegat New Jersey, leaking badly and prompting urgent aid requests. Passengers were transferred to the Invincible as boats were launched. later reports said the Madawaska was alongside the Invincible with no immediate danger.
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TPress
Madawaska
Manila
Invincible
Barnagat
N. J
Cautious Reform Work Marks Harmonious Efforts With Congress
A cautious push for government reorganization unfolds with a joint Senate committee led by Smoot planning to meet on April 3 to outline whether a general or separate bills approach is best. President Harding guides cabinet unity as Congress weighs budget, revenue, and long term reforms likely stretching into an extra session.
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Sy GEORGE NOTHWELL BROWN
Washington Fest Co
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Capitol
Washington
Pennsylvania avenue
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Harding
Smoot
army
navy
Senate
House
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President concentrates on cabinet plans and early labor talks
Government planning shows reclassification and foreign trade questions on a fast track. Harding’s cabinet meets daily with broad discussions aimed at efficiency. Wage cuts loom for many staff as talks with labor and railroads proceed, with conferences set for March 29 and April 16 decisions pending.
Rail wage cuts opposed by East railroad workers
East coast railroad workers reject wage cut proposals saying current pay must be sustained and will appeal to the railroad labor board if reductions occur. About 70,000 New York Central employees resist from 7 to 21 percent cuts, with actions potential across other unions and a pending board ruling anticipated for April.
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New York
Ageoviated
railroad labor board
Chicago
workera
New York Central railroad
askilled
New York Central
central lines
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western railroad
labor board
Anthony Spair
United Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way
World-Wide War on Jews at Austrian Anti Semitic Congress
Resolutions from the Austrian anti-Semitic congress call for a world anti Jewish bureau and monthly anti Jewish demonstrations in Austrian provincial capitals. The government is urged to expel all alien Jews by April 1 or face grave consequences. Berlin reports preparations for a large anti Semitic demonstration Sunday linked to a protest over the London reparations conference rupture.
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Vienna
London
Talaat Pasha Killed in Berlin by Armenian Student
Talaat Pasha former grand vizier and key Turkish leader is shot dead in Charlottenburg Berlin by an Armenian student named Salomon Teilirian who was captured by bystanders. The shooter fled but was seized by a crowd and handed to police. Talaat and Enver Pasha formed a wartime triumvirate blamed for Armenian massacres. he fled to Germany where extradition was discussed but not carried out.
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Berlin
Marenio
Presa
Talaat
Pasha
Enver Pasha
Djemel Pasha
Germany
Djemel
Talaat Pash
Allies Seek U S Aid to End German Obstruction
Diplomats say American approval could push Germany to yield on reparations and disband excess armed forces after the Silesia plebiscite. Washington signals no sympathy, a stance believed to encourage Allied demands and stabilize Europe. Silesia may be divided and the occupation's grip on exports may tighten.
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Germany
Washington Post Co
France
Belgium
United states
league of nations
America
diplomate
Europe
Harding
upper Silesia
Terrorism Fails in Spain Hardens Peace Efforts
Barcelona reports three hundred leading syndicalists call to end terrorism and seek conciliation with Germany seen as evading the issue. Harding policies praised by officials as France and Britain prepare emissaries. Germany urged to pay reparations while allies seize control of vital export routes and tighten their grip on German industry.
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Associated Press
Barcelona
Germany
Russia
United States
Harding
Mr. Harding
Europe
Viviani
France 3
Great Britain
Douglas Haig
Briand
Bimons
Marcel Uachin
Poincare
Cachin
M. Hennessey
M. Auriot
France
Washington widow named to League traffic board
Mrs Hamil ton Wright of Washington DC appointed by the League of Nations council to the board of assessors working with the advisory committee on opium traffic. She is joined by Sir John Jordan of Great Britain and Henry Breaner of France. Wright was the widow of Dr Hamilton Wright a noted Garcotte traffic figure and Paris peace commission member killed in a street accident.
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New York
Hamilton Wright
Washington, D.C
council of the
league of nations
league
Sir John Jordan
Great Britain
Henry Breaner
France
peace commission
Paria
Judge disqualifies self in Pine Association case
Federal Judge Faris disqualifies himself from presiding in the government suit to dissolve the Southern Pine Association. Arguments scheduled for today are deferred as the case is reassigned. The move follows his 1913 Missouri Supreme Court opinion finding the Southern Pine Manufacturers Association in violation of antitrust law.
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St. Louie
Faris
Southern Pine Association
State supreme court
Southern Pine Manufacturers Association
Hand Bomb Injures Doctor in Maine Mail Blast
Madison Maine March 135 Associated Press Somerset county authorities sought the person who mailed a bomb in a package to Dr John L Pepper injuring his right hand and jaw. He survived and was conscious as surgeons amputated the right arm. The office was wrecked and the parcel contained torn metal and nails. Pepper 60 practiced 25 years led local board of trade and served in World War II era medical units.
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Maine
Associated Press
Somerset
John L. Pepper
Physiciana
gald
Anon
Fepper
board of trade
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army medical corps
Camp Sherman
Ohio
Camp Devens
Briand Defends Policy as Radicals Attack Reparations
Paris Paris March 15 The chamber of deputies debated reparations from the London conference with Briand defending government aims as Socialist and radical spokesmen challenged the penalties. Vincent Auriol urged an international office financed by America to rebuild devastated regions while others favored German restoration plans. Germany is urged to pay 20 billion gold marks by May 1 1921 under Versailles provisions.
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Paris
Associated Press
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London
Briand
chamber
Vincent Auriol
France
M. Auriot
Great Britain
America
M. Auriol
M. ‘Audiai
Louis Loucheur
Austria
Jean Hennessey
Walter Simons
M. Briand
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Petit Parisien
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