The Packers Dispute and War Labor Adjustments
Secretary Davis aided by Secretary Wallace and Secretary Hoover mediates the Packers dispute to avoid strikes. The piece urges peaceful wage and hour readjustment across railroads and steel, praising voluntary arbitration and government mediation to foster national prosperity and avoid wasteful work stoppages. It notes unions’ distrust, urges mutual trust, and calls for public support of the peaceable settlement.
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Davis
Wallace
Hoover
War Labor Board
United States Steel Corporation
Secretary of Labor
Railroad Labor Board
Harding
America
Aucceas
Allied conference eyes Turkish talks amid Greek fears in London
The London conference planned a fresh inquiry into Near East events to stall German reparations and buy time for a Turkish compromise. Greek officials warn concessions to Turkey threaten Thrace and Smyrna while Venizelos’s regime falls under Royalist pressure. A costly Greek army persists as Britain France and Italy consider funding.
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London
Near East
Turkey
Lloyd George
Tewfik Pasha
Constantinople
Bekir Sami Bey
Greece
Thrace
Smyree
M Venizelos
Chooe
Constantine
Great Britain
France
Italy
Angola
War liquidation board urged to salvage war materials
President Har digg calls for a law authorizing a war liquidation board to transfer title to war era materials and sell salvage items. Congress is expected to back the plan as billions in property deteriorate, with sales at low prices to recoup some cost of the war.
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Hardigg
Comgrens
Congress
Navy
Instrumenta
United States
Real Efficiency in Sight for District Officials
New District commissioners move to implement efficiency and better government rules. Rudolph and Oyster plan department surveys, early investigations, and a square deal for workers and residents. Efficient employees only will be retained, with reform aimed at modern, sane governance.
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Rudolph
Oyster
A Fitting Tribute To George Christian Dinner
District Republicans held a dinner honoring George Christian President Hardings secretary The event showcased harmony between the administration and party rank and file Washingtons closeness to the White House was highlighted Christians intimate contact with officials was noted The piece also comments on political dynamics and public figures in a broad, opinionated tone.
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George Christian
Harding
Washington
Hasson
George Christian Firat
Harding says labor must share in reconstruction work
The White House quote reflects President Harding arguing labor should bear a large part of industrial reconstruction. He notes a public belief that labor isn’t doing its part and recalls pre armistice concerns and postwar reports of reduced effort. He suggests workers accept reduced wages only if matched by full production.
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Philadelphia
Rediger
Harding
White House
Unpaid Income Taxes and Holiday Debates Across States
San Francisco Chronicle reports many unable to pay March 16 income tax installments. In St Louis the issue signals broader tax revision needs as business distress grows. New York notes a youth’s library sentence to stress reading, while Syracuse cites education costs at 820 million for 1918 and per capita $6. The Scranton Republican notes New Jersey debates Armistice Day as a legal holiday, amid industry opposition to more holidays.
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San Francisco Chronicle
Internal Revenue
St Louis
St. Louis
Post Standard
Syracuse
Claxton
United States
Pome
New Jersey
New Jerey House
Ruthven's New Lord Whose Wife Has American Blood
Ruthven's new lord is linked to an American bloodline through his wife, Bridget Lampton Cartisie. The piece traces the Ruthven lineage from the 17th century Court of Scotland, the debated patent of 1651, and the long history of Ruthven succession, noting parliamentary rights and royal acknowledgment.
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Ruthven
Curtis Lampton
New York
Vermont
Will
John Jacob Astor
London
Cyrun W Field
Lord Ruthven
South Africa
France
Welsh Guards
Prince of Wales
Bridget
Earl of Cartisie
Rifle Brigade
War Department
Whitehall
Francs
Flanders
Seroplane
Rivven
Riselo
Becaue
Freeland
Scotland
Ien
Ord
Holyrood Palace
Peers of
House of Lords
Westminster
Postmaster General Hays seeks hourly mail push to ease city congestion
Congress is asked to back a "mail every hour" campaign proposed by Postmaster General Hays. He aims to relieve big city post office congestion by moving more mail earlier in the day and has already discussed the plan with federal department heads in Washington. He vows to run the postal service on a strictly business basis to prevent future partisan neglect.
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Bete
Angola
Congress
Hays
Beig
Haya
Washington
Refuses Tariff on Hops In Emergency Bill Stand
Western lawmakers led by Senator McNary urged the House Ways and Means Committee to grant hops relief against foreign competition but the committee opted to keep the emergency tariff bill as vetoed by President Wilson. They warned changes could invite defeat and preferred the bill remain unchanged in its present form.
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Congress
McNary
Oregon
House
Ways and Means Committee
Wilson
Panama Boundary Dispute Note Cited by Hughes
Secretary of foreign relations read in congress the Hughes note to Panama dated March 16 urging immediate compliance with the arbitral award in the Costa Rica boundary dispute. The official advised that the move reflects the United States commitment to justice, with Senor Quiròg praising past U S services to Costa Rica.
Austria Thanks Hoover For Relief Efforts
In New York on March 23 President Haimach of Austria sent a letter to Herbert Hoover praising the European relief council for unfogging efforts aiding Austria. He asks Hoover to extend thanks to all who participate in the relief work and contribute time and money for their benefit.
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New York
European Relief Council
Herbert Hoover
Haimach
Austria
Hoover
George H Gilmn
Disabled Soldiers League
Willard White
Strong
Italio Czech Treaty Signed Opens Trade Routes
Rome March 23 Italy and Czechoslovakia signed a commercial treaty after over a month of negotiation. The convention benefits Italy by enabling coal transport from upper Silesia through Bohemia while Czechoslovakia gains traffic privileges through the port of Trieste to the Levant and Mediterranean regions.
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Rome
Italy
Czechoslovakia
Foreign Ministry
Upper Silesia
Bohemia
Trieste
Levant
Mediterranean
Ruins of Palmyra Unearthed by Archaeological Team
In Beirut on March 23 officials report discoveries of a sophisticated Greco Roman city at Palmyre about 95 miles east of Homa. The ancient necropolis is exposed and photographs have been taken. Excavation will continue to uncover monuments still partly buried under sand.
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Beirut
Palmyre
Homa
Theigh Commissioners Archaeological Service
Envoy Reduced to Charge in U S Diplomatic Move
Athens March 22 Dr Alexander Vouros named Greek Minister to the United States will be treated as chargé d affaires, according to the cables. The American legation here declined to view Vouros passport as minister, noting that President Harding has not yet established relations with King Constantine. The Greek foreign office then amended the diplomat's passports.
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Athens
Alexander Youros
United States
Vouros
Harding
Constantine
President Harding hosts visitors from nine schools
Several hundred girls from nine preparatory and high schools in the Eastern States visited the White House yesterday and joined bands with President Harding. The students came from Adelphi College and schools in Hastings on the Hudson Brooklyn Pikeville Maes New Haven Kearney V Philadelphia and West Pittston. They are spending their Easter Vacations in Washington.
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White House
Harding
Adelphi College
Hastings-on-the-Budson
Brooklyn
Pikefeld
Maes
New Haven
Conn Kearney
Philadelphia
West Pittston
Washington
Washington debate on disability bonuses and future war risks
George H. Gilman argues against broad bonus legislation, urging funds go to disabled veterans first while warning against costly outlays. Eugene Rutherford speculates on rapid future warfare techniques and a deadly new poison squid weapon that could devastate armies within hours if deployed.
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Eugene Rutherford
New York
Ebbitt
Chemical Warfare Sérvice
Men Posen
Germany
Farmers Turning to Diversified Crops
Edgar M Cummidge of Indianapolis predicts farmers will keep production steady while diversifying crops. He notes only modest reductions in tobacco cotton rye and wheat and rye acreages with some shift toward dairy cattle more poultry and varied planting. Despite curtailment, productivity gains should yield stable income for farmers.
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Edgar M Cummidge
Indianapolis
Raleigh
Bill to Regulate Grain Pits Debated at Session
Senator Norris of Nebraska to chair the Senate agriculture committee plans a special session bill to regulate future trading on grain exchanges. He is gathering information and favors regulation through taxation, after consulting the Federal Trade Commission and Department of Agriculture experts.
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Norris
Nebraska
Senate Agriculture
Congress
Federal Trade Commission
Department of Agriculture
Yukon Province Suggested in Commons Debate
In Ottawa on March 23 Col C W Pack of northern British Columbia proposed a new province named Yukon including most of British Columbia north of the 62nd parallel and the Yukon territory. It would require plebiscite approval by the electors of the mentioned territory.
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Ottawa
Ontario
Yukon Territory
British Columbia
Cracked Dishes Illegal Under Texas Regulation
Austin March 22 reports new Texas law prohibits cracked dishes in bars hotels and restaurants under state regulation. The measure, signed by Gov Nem, requires sterilization of all food service dishes and bans use of any dish found with infectious or contagious contamination in dairies restaurants hotels or parks.
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Austin
Tex
Texas
Gov Nem
Restauranta Botely
Parkein
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Tritase
Flushing
Kochendorfer
Dickens
Hawthorne
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Wayward
Tioman Ruthven
Charles
Gry
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William I
Jean
Isabel
Frances Ruthven
Redcastle
Forfarshire
James Johnston
Graitney
George II
Mary
Walter Hore
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Russia
MAH L
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House Committee
Panama
Los Madonna
Ricci
Fine Arts
Bologna
Agri
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