Railroad Brotherhoods to Meet Wilson on Wage Demands
President Wilson plans a parlor conference with three railroad brotherhood representatives to discuss wage demands for about two million workers. Hines will submit a memorandum detailing union claims as officials weigh the serious economic questions.
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Extradition talks and railroad wage dispute unfold
Allied council prepares statements on Germany's extradition and wage demands by railroad unions. Hines argues against immediate pay increases amid rail privatization. Wilson's decision awaited as maintenance of way and shop workers plan a February 17 strike with broad city mobilization and Washington talks ongoing.
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Millerand Threat of Long Occupation Not Reached Germany
Berlin reports indicate German foreign office has not received Millerand note threatening an indefinite Rhineland occupation over treaty obligations. Meanwhile Berlin says coal-delivery negotiations with France remain unsettled and not concluded.
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4 Per Cent Beer Bill Proposed by Rep Vare in House
Washington Feb 12 A proposal by Rep Vare Republican Pennsylvania to amend the Volstead act would raise beverage alcohol to four per cent for sale. The plan follows a previous 1/2 per cent cap and aims to legalize higher content under a future Congress session.
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Courier Delivery Notice and Customer Service Phone
The Courier should be delivered at your home before 5 30 PM. If you fail to receive your paper by that time due to carrier error or other cause, please call 3330 and two copies of the paper will be sent. Phone calls should reach the office before 12:30 PM.
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Smyrna Turmoil Sparks Turkish Resistance and Greek Mobilization
Peace conference delays Turkish status decisions hurting Smyrna harbor operations amid Bolshevik fear and rising Greek occupation resentment. Reports say Greek leaders Venizelos Paraskeropoulos and Verghiandis meet on Chios to keep 400,000 troops under arms and call 1921 recruits to guard districts within 40 miles of Smyrna.
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Commander Osborne Tenders Naval Prison Resignation
Washington report says Commander Thomas Mott Osborne, commandant at Portsmouth naval prison in New Hampshire, has tendered his resignation from the naval reserve and asked Secretary Daniels to accept it when a successor is chosen. Officials state the move is not connected to immorality charges against inmates.
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French wheat policy may keep import monopoly
Paris reports the government contemplated and definite steps taken to retain the import monopoly while permitting the 1920 wheat crop to enter a free market. Agriculture Minister M Ricard told deputies that prices at 75 francs per quintal will stay for 1919 crops and government control of requisition grain remains.
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Paris
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All-Russian Troops Join Czechs Against Reds
In Cheremkova near Cherenikova on the Trans-Siberian line, Gen. Kappell’s western armies have united with Czech forces to fight Bolsheviks. Chereni kova has been retaken from Bolsheviks, with strategic gains near Irkutsk. American Red Cross envoys Ricknell and Mills depart Paris for Constantinople to establish a headquarters for overseeing shipments to the near east and southern Russia.
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Wilson to Call Cabinet Meeting Next Parley
The cabinet is likely to be convened and chaired by President Wilson. Secretary Lansing said no more regular sessions will be held for the present. Grayson, the president's physician, noted the president has been taking on more official duties and hinted at a forthcoming cabinet gathering.
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Washington
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Premiers Task in London Draws Allied Leaders
London today hosts a meeting of the supreme allied council on Downing Street with premiers Lloyd George Millerand and Nitti, Marshal Foch and Gen Weygand present along with French ambassador Paul Cambon and Philippe Le Barthelot. Paris papers expect harmony after difficult talks, foreseeing a near full agreement on key issues.
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London
Supreme Allied Council
Downing Street
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Nitti
Marshal Foch
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Paul Cambon
Great Britain
Philippe le Barthelot
Foreign Office
Paris
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Johnson Nominating Petitions Circulate for N. D. Primaries
Petitions nominating Hiram Johnson for the Republican presidential nomination in North Dakota primaries on March 16 were circulated in Bismarck Devils Lake and elsewhere. Earlier petitions for Major General Leonard Wood were circulated but not filed.
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Hiram Johnson
United States
California
North Dakota
Devils Lake
Leonard Wood
Williams warns against artificial banking prosperity
Washington Feb 12 John Skelton Williams comptroller of the currency warns that rising banking figures may be artificial and deceptive. He notes 1919 saw no national bank failures affecting depositors and calls the growth of money and securities an inflated value amid reduced production. He argues enrichment cannot come from higher domestic prices alone.
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John “Skelton Williams
Paper Swaddling Garb for Babies Born in Vienna
A Vienna report from New York dated February 13 describes babies born in famine raised Vienna being wrapped in newspapers instead of swaddling clothes. The note comes from a messages hub at the American Relief Commission, responding to Vienna’s relief request via cablegram.
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American Soldiers Ordered Home With Wives From Germany
Two hundred fifty U S soldiers in Germany who married European women are to return to the United States with their wives under Major-General Henry T. Aven's order. Army authorities say soldiers without wives in the occupied area are better workers now. About 200 marriages to German women have occurred since Allied forces reached the Rhine, with others marrying French, Belgian, or Luxembourg women.
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U S to Redeem Last Floating Debt Monday
Washington reports Treasury aims to redeem the remaining floating debt on Monday as Secretary Houston notes a bright position. About 60 million of short term certificates await re funding and tax certificates totaling nearly 2.99 billion will not require extra funds. Houston rejects doomsayers and cites Europe’s reconstruction and a heavy 17 billion dollar domestic road program planned this year and next in a rebounding economy.
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New Head of French Chamber to Bab Oratory
Paris Feb 12 Raoul Peret today elected president of the chamber of deputies by 372 votes to 25 He succeeds Panui Deschan nel who was recently elected president of the republic Peret told the chamber that the deputies must curb excessive oratory and focus their attention on restoring French finances and strict Versailles treaty execution.
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Conference Bill Seen Ready For Quick Passage
Washington reports that the conference report on the railroad bill is expected to be adopted promptly, aiming to place the measure on the statute books before March 1. House and Senate leaders say opposition from Democrats will not delay, with the conference report nearly identical to the Esch bill and key provisions removed.
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Treaty Reservations' Given Senate Hardly What Democrats Ask
In Washington on Feb 12 the Senate heard formal presentation of revised foreign policy reservations for the peace treaty. Senator Lodge outlined modifications, noting eight of fourteen would change and the preamble would drop the need for affirmative acceptance by other powers. Democratic conferees approved four remaining changes, while discussions on Article X and the Monroe Doctrine were kept intact.
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Washington, D. C
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Senator Lodge
Evacuation Underway as Yekaterinodar Alleges Collapse
A Moscow wireless dispatch reports American troops guarding the Siberian railway withdrawing from Vladivostok while the American mission departs China for Harbin. Whites evacuate Yekaterinodar amid its imminent fall as orders for Siberian withdrawal move forward.
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China
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Payne Named Secretary of the Interior by Wilson
President Wilson chose John Barton Payne to serve as secretary of the interior succeeding Franklin D. Roosevelt era? June. Payne, former chairman of the United States Shipping Board, will assume duties March 1 after Lang retires upon request. Payne previously led the Shipping Board since August 7, 1914 and was general counsel for the Railroad Administration and the Emergency Fleet Corporation. He is a Virginia native, 60 years old, and based in Chicago.
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Serbian French secret defense pact alleged
Rome reports two documents published by Idea Nazionale claim Serbia proposed an immediate attack plan and mobilization of its fleet in a France Serbia alliance. The French response allowed Dalmatian bases and merchant fleet aid but demanded a trade pact first and warned of radical changes before any military agreement.
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Farmer-Labor Meet Seeks Standardized Co-operative Methods
Chicago February 12 The All American Farmer-Labor Co-operative congress opened with aims to standardize co-operative methods promote direct trade and cooperative banking and credits About 100 delegates attended over three days Speaker H A Fuller of the American Society of Equity St Paul Minn discussed practical co-operation methods from Minnesota and Iowa Including a demonstration of a heavy woolen coat sold at reduced prices to show co-op production benefits He urged financial independence for farmers through cooperative banking.
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Lincoln Lincoln Alliance Seeks Co operation Inspiration From Lincoln
Lincoln Alliance for Co operation of Men in Lincolns name hosts a conference in Cumberland Gap Md to spread the Lincoln gospel of cooperation. Washington secretary Lansing urges the nation to model patriotism on Abraham Lincoln citing his humble origins and service to the republic as a guiding asset. The event includes leaders from labor business politics and universities and closes with a banquet featuring Gen Wood and other speakers.
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Navy Plan for Two Superdirigibles Heads to Congress
Washington February 12 The Navy outlines a plan for two superdirigibles, the largest in the world, one built in Britain and set for a trans Atlantic flight to America. Craven reports a 2700000 construction cost and lists nine Atlantic air stations to be kept. A new small station at San Pedro and later stations at Astoria and Port Angeles are proposed as urgent needs.
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Government Whisky Dispensary Planned for New York
The United States Attorney Ross of Brooklyn outlined steps to establish a government whisky dispensary. He cited profiteering by druggists and poor quality whisky for the poor and said he would discuss the matter with the Internal Revenue commissioner to have a federal agency sell good whisky at reasonable prescription prices.
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