Bonus bill moves as conference looms in tax plan
Fordney files majority report on a costly bonus compromise bill while Lineberger gathers 60 signatures for a Republican conference to decide on floor action. Leaders weigh suspending rules or fast tracking the measure as Speaker Gillett returns from Florida and debate timing remains unsettled.
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Gillett
Fordney
Wajys and Means
Taneberger
California
House Republicans
Venme
Lineberger
Representative Towner
Republican House Organization
House
Aether
Fordrey
Ntre
Florida
Iesday
Ways and Means
Treadway
Massachusetts
Tilson
Connecticut
Britain Air Force First Defense Line
London reports in the Commons debate on naval estimates. Austen Chamberlain argues aircraft autonomous and critical, warning limiting battleships must include aviation limits. Amery cites Washington conference savings of £13,200,000 and praises its impact on global naval policy.
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Associated Press
House of Commons
Austen Chamberlain
Armvy Seal
Chamberlain
Great Britain
Admiralty
War Office
Committee On Imperial Defense
Air Force
Navy
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The
Measures "Kick" in Kisses in San Francisco
J W Breitweiser of UC education dept says he will use a kissograph to measure blood pressure changes from various kisses. The device, an adaptation of a sphygmomanometer, is said to detect friction and emotional response in kisses from mistletoe to soul kisses, with couples recruited by the Ad club.
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San Francisco
Calif
J. W. Breitweiser
University of California
Department of Education
Breitweiser
Opposes Cut in Army Would Abolish Old Forts Weeks Says
Secretary of War Weeks argues for abolishing many army posts to cut overhead as Congress debates the army appropriation bill. The President seeks executive legislative coordination on treaty and soldiers’ compensation while asserting leadership. The army is down to 137,000, with plans to dispose of unneeded real estate and reduce nonessential posts.
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Washington Post Co
St Augustine
Fla
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House
St. Augustine
Gillett
War Weeks
War Department
Washington
United States
Ferdney
Fatima
British Air Force
Italy
Pope
U. S
Nebraska
Kingship Declared as Ahmed Fuad Pasha Becomes Egypt’s King
Cairo proclaims Ahmed Fuad Pasha king of Egypt with 101 gun salutes in major cities and 21 in provincial capitals. Viscount Allenby greets the new monarch who declares Egypt’s independence and sovereignty. Demonstrations erupt in Cairo with masked crowds, trees felled, and cavalry used to restore order.
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Egypt
Associated Press
Ahmed Fuad Pasha
Alexandria
Port Said
Viscount Allenby
Royal Palace
Fuad
Sarvat Pasha
London
Fatima Tries Bombay Voyage After Sidestepping Ship
The Princess Fatima of Kabul, once famed for a 44 carat diamond, fled from debts and a landlord dispute in New York. She planned to sail to Bombay aboard the City of Lahore with three princes, aided by the British government, but did not reach the pier. The US holds the diamond and her lawyer Paul Kotch said he is finished.
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Associated Press
Fatima
Sultana
Kaboul
Afghanistan
Lahore
Bombay
Sam
Atlantic
Broadway
White House
The
United States
America
Paul Kotch
Ida M. Wyllie
Metropolis
Matzenauer divorce case widens with admission
New York March 16. Attorney John Godfrey Saxe admitted he was retained by Mme Marguerite Matzenauer amid reports she has filed for absolute divorce from chauffeur Floyd Glotzbach. Matzenauer accused him of infidelity and said she financed his lavish lifestyle while planning a quick legal separation.
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Associated Press
John Godfrey Saxe
Mme
Marguerite Matzenauer
St. Louis
Floyd Glotzbach
St.Louis
Marguerite ‘Marwenaner
Associated Press Today
Carmel
Calif
Glotzbach
Mme. Matzenauer
Detroit
John Duval Dodge
John F. Dodge
House of Correction
Charles L. Bartlett
Recorder’s Court
Dodge
Igourt
Edwin Schultz
Dodges Automobile
Suit Seeks 500000 In Roulette Losses
Providence March 16 Edward T Bannon a New Bedford attorney sues in federal court seeking 100000 from Frank L Murray East Greenwich 100000 from John F Hennessy East Providence 75000 from Jacob I Vogel August A Schaller East Greenwich 75000 from James B Moran Providence and 75000 from Charles L Manchester Jr Auburn for alleged fraudulent operation of roulette wheels at Rhode Island resorts that eliminated chance and enabled large winnings.
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K. L
Edward T. Bannon
New Bedford
Federal District Court
Frank L. Murray
East Greenwich
John F. Hennessy
East Providence
Jacob I. Vogel
August A. Schaller
James B. Moran
Charles L. Manchester, Jr
Auburn
Bannon
Rhode Island
Albany Assembly Approves $1 Million Vet Relief Plan
Albany March 16 a bill to appropriate one million dollars for the relief of disabled and unemployed world war veterans passed the assembly unanimously. Eligible married men or single men with dependents would receive forty five dollars monthly while single men without dependents would get thirty dollars, if unemployed for fourteen days and federal claims unsettled. The maximum payment is two hundred fifty dollars per veteran.
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Albany
N. J
Riots in India Put Down in United Provinces
London dispatch reports the agrarian unrest in the united provinces of India now controlled. Armed police and civil police numbers were boosted, transport improved, and troops marched through disturbed areas as officials monitor remaining risk. Government statement cites governor’s report.
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London
United Provinces
India
India Office
Guards Pact Debate Spurs Irish Fight in Revolution Row
The sixteenth article notes Ashurst defending Irish-American fighting record while Reed charges the four power pact as a quadruple alliance. He claims islands in the Pacific are ceded to Japan and Britain, weakening U S defenses. Williams’s absence prompts Ashurst to cite Irish American heroes and Viviani’s speech framing the French view of the accord.
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Britain
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Winnet
Mississippi
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Williams
Arizona
Great Britain
Great Brtain
Lays Islands
Pacific Ocean
Guam
Philippines
Ferdney Clears Bonus Costs and Opposes Army Cut
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Indicted railway ring tied to 2-million-dollar thefts
Buffalo March 16 34 railroad detectives saloonkeepers merchants chauffeurs and farmers face federal indictments for a theft ring handling goods worth 2 million yearly over three years. Liquor thefts totaled 700000 since 1921 with alleged rail yard complicity. Notables include John J Maloney former NY Central police chief. Bank balances cited show sizable fortunes among suspects.
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Associated Preas
New York Central
Peter J. Bentley
John J. Maloney
New York Central Polices
Hired cripples to beg in Brooklyn court
In Brooklyn court, two crippled women, a little crippled boy and an armless man testified against John Stefan who admitted employing them to beg for him. Stefan claimed wages were three dollars daily plus meals and liquor, with them turning over all coins earned. Bank books showed recent deposits. all were charged with vagrancy and sent to the workhouse pending further investigation.
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Brooklyn Court
John Stefan
Stefan
Stéfan
South African Miners Strike Called Off By Union
The long running miners strike in South Africa is declared null and void by the old South African Industrial Federation. The augmented executive will also call off the mine strike and the federation repudiates complicity in the revolution against the government. Officials in Pretoria report loyal citizens aided authorities to quell the attempted social upheaval linked to bolsheviks and communists.
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Union of South Africa
Associated Press
South Africa
Old
South African Industrial Federation
Pretoria
Rand
Irish Crisis Deepens Over Treaty Threats and Ulster Plans
Dublin reports Arthur Griffith warns against a Marae 26 convention to seize army control, signaling possible civil war if treaty acceptance leads to independence. Carson in Lords attacks coalition policy, arguing it could trigger revolutionary change while Birkenhead defends self rule and urges Irish suppression of revolt.
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Associated Press
Dublin
Arthur Griffith
Dal Eiream
Ministry of Defense
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Camon de Valera
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London
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South
Ireland
Ulster
Free State
Michael Collins
Inshmen
Rand
South Africa
Colonial Office
Downing Street
Armed Gang Stops Train Carrying Belfast Mail
A Belfast to Dublin mail train was stopped near Newry by an armed gang using a red lamp. They boarded the locomotive, guarded staff, and seized the mail while another hold–up occurred across the border yesterday. Ulster special constables removed seven youths from Crossley Tender near Londonderry. the prisoners are said to be republican police. Four men captured after an engagement in the Tyrone mountains were sentenced.
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