Leyland liner Bohemian sinks after crew abandons ship
Seven crew members are believed dead after the Leyland Line liner Bohemian broke up near Sam Brook Ledges as rescuers battled a blinding snowstorm. Sixty four passengers were rescued, while the rest of the crew remained aboard until lifelines secured the transfer. The ship later sank after abandoning hull. West Aleta crew members reach New York from Antwerp aboard the Northern Pacific with officers and civilians from Germany.
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Associated Press
Halifax
Leyland Line Bohemian
Sambro
Boston
Liverpool
Halifax Harbor
Tig Roebling
West Aleta
New York
Terschelling Island
Antwerp
Northern Pacific
Germany
Irish Resolution Not to Be Chloroformed, Congressman Avers
Washington March 2 Rep Mason Illinois told the Friends of Irish Freedom that his resolution in Congress to aid an irish republic will pass despite delays. He recalled facing charges of treason when he supported freeing Cuba and urged that England’s rule over Ireland will provoke trouble.
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Congressman Avers
Washington, D. C
Mason
Illinois
Friends of Irish Freedom
Congress
Irish Republic
Chicago Tribune
Great Britain
Ireland
Senate
Cuta
England
India
Ingland
United States
Cuba
Illinois Cities Seek Host City For Farmers Institute
Delegations from Chicago Dixon Peoria Danville and Monmouth urged the Illinois Farmers Institute board to select their city to host the next annual meeting. The board planned to decide this afternoon. Officers were elected: Frank Haynes president J P Gibbert vice president H A Young secretary C G Pickett treasurer and Frank T Mann auditor.
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Springfield
Chicago
Dixon
Peoria
Danville
Monmouth
Illinois Farmers Institute
Frank Haynes
Negesco
J. P. Gibbert
Carbondale
Hah. E. Young
C. CG
Pickett
Frank T. Mann
Gilman
Two Milanese Killed as Mob clashed with Police
A Sunday clash between a crowd and police in Milan led to two civilians mortally wounded when officers fired after stones were thrown. A general strike was declared at midnight with work suspended citywide to protest the incident tied to a demobilized troops meeting.
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Milan
Raise Declined by Official Who Says County Needs Cash
Chicago March 2 William J Graham deputy county comptroller refused a $900 salary increase because the county needs the money more than he does. The commissioners had voted him an increase from 6600 to 7500 dollars per year.
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Chicago
William J. Graham
Denikine Army Trapped Claims Moscow Radio
Moscow radios claim Denikine forces are trapped in the Kuban peninsula southeast of the Sea of Azov after a Bolshevik advance and the capture of Stavropol and the railroad junction Tikhoryetskaya near Yekaterinodar. The report notes Bolshevik victories and a severed southern retreat toward the Black Sea.
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Associated Press
London
Denikine
Kuban
Sea of Asov
Moscow
Stavropol
Caucasus
Tikhoryetskaya
Yekaterinodar
Vekaterinodar
Black Sea
Novorashisk
Serbian Italian Parley Drops With Sudden End
London reports surprise end to talks between Italian and Yugoslav premiers over the Adriatic question. No official reason given. noted Washington dispatch says President Wilson may reject joining a British French invitation for Italy and Yugoslavia to begin negotiations. Presidential reply expected soon.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
London
Italy
Jugo-Slavia
Washington
Wilson
French Railway Strike Ends Men to Unionize
Paris dispatch reports the nationwide railway strike settled with workers gaining the right to organize, arbitration on unsettled points, and an immediate review of future rules. Wages for strike days not paid, but disciplinary penalties for failure to resume work after summons will be cancelled. companies to revise other penalties.
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Paris
Havas
France
Domestic Clause Of Pact Adopted Again By Senate
The Republican peace treaty reservation asserting U S right to decide domestic questions under the League of Nations was adopted by the Senate 56 to 25. Fourteen Democrats joined Republicans. voting for the reservation were Ashurst Chamberlain Gore Henderson King Myers Nugent Phelan Pittman Reed Reed Smith Thomas Trammell Morida.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
United States
League of Nations
Senate
Ashurst
Arizona
Chamberlain
Oregon
Gore
Oklahoma
Henderson
Nevada
King
Utah
Myers
Montana
Nugent
Idaho
Phelan
California
Pittman
Reed
Missouri
Pennsylvania
Smith
Georgia
Thomas
Colorado
Trammell
Morida
Dry Amendment Direct Invasion of State Power
Rhode Island challenges the eighteenth amendment as a direct invasion of state sovereignty in a Supreme Court brief filed by Attorney General Herbert A. Rice. The brief argues Congress overstepped constitutional bounds, would erode civil liberty, and shifts power to federal officials, urging the court to maintain the federal state power division and reject the amendment as unconstitutional and revolutionary.
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Associated Press
Washington, D.C
Congress
Senate
List of I. W. W. Members Found in Chicago
Chicago reports state attorney Maclay Hoyne has possession of papers listing nearly all IWW members in the United States. Detectives recovered the lists from a man who named Alex Gaylin and reportedly attempted to falsify the information.
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Chicago
Industrial Workers of the World Organization
United States
Maclay Hoyne
Alex Gaylin
Vanliver
Moslem Theological Academy Denounces Bolshevism
A Constantinople statement by the Moslem Theological Academy condemns Bolshevism as a danger to civilization and justice. It says Islam forbids harm to life or property and upholds individual and community rights. The khalifat is urged to oppose Bolshevism for threatening humanity.
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Constantinople
Moslem Theological Academy
Nepotism seen in Spanish payroll evil by journal Matra
Relatives of prominent Spanish politicians are said to be placed on government payrolls, per Correspondencia de Espana. It claims former Premier Romanones secured seven family positions and former Premier Alhucemas twenty relatives in the civil service. Politics in Spain becomes family attack instead of merit.
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Associated Press
Matra
Correspondencia de Espana
Romanones
Alhucemas
Dra Sovernment
Spain
Ois
Attat
Mexican Passports for U.S. Witnesses Denied in Border Probe
Mexico City reports the American embassy requested visas for Mexican passports to U S witnesses who testified before the Senate committee on Mexican conditions. The Mexican government reportedly persists in denying visas, maintaining its stance against granting such documents.
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U.S
Associated Press
Mexico City
United States
United States Senate Committee
Pershing to urge preserving wartime posts and plants
Gen. Pershing plans to urge retention of key wartime cantonments and war plants to enable rapid army expansion and full production of war materiel. He will report to Secretary Baker within 10 days, endorsing economical upkeep and broad public support for universal service. He cites foreign instigation of unrest and denies discussing politics.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Pershing
Washington
Baker
Chinese Premier Resigns as Tokyo Wires Honolulu
Honolulu March 1 A special cable from Yuking indicates the Chinese premier has resigned. Gen Chin Yun Peng, former acting premier, leads a new cabinet formed last month to stabilize Beijing amid factional differences. Observers note influence from Tuan Shih Tai, a powerful former premier, in the cabinet reshuffle. Gen Chin Yun Peng also serves as minister of war.
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Associated Press
Honolulu
T. H
China
Yuking Today
Chin Yun Peng
Peking
Tuan
Shih Tai
Erie chief urges lower passenger fares and commodity rates
Frederick D. Underwood, president of the Erie, urged lower passenger fares and readjusted commodity freight rates to ensure equitable revenue distribution. He argued private control will bring better service and warned against class or higher passenger fares, favoring a 2 cent per mile cap nationwide with regional exceptions. He said commodity rates tax the least and benefit the public most.
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New York
Frederick D. Underwood
The
Erie
Underwood
Pacific Coast
Fisco
Allies Discuss Turkey Pact Naval Terms With England Experts
London reports the Allied Supreme Council deciding Turkey will have no navy with only revenue cutters remaining. The meeting with Walter Long and Baron Beatty focused on naval and financial terms of the treaty, with conclusions to be announced in two to three days. Prime ministers of France and Italy adjusted travel plans amid the discussions.
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London
Alli
Turkey
Allied Supreme Council
Walter Hume Long
Admiralty
Baron Beatty
Grand Fleet
J. Austen Chamberlain
Exchequer
Millerand
France
Nitti
Italy
Rome
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Sporle May Lead Third Ticket In City Race
Waterloo political scene heats as Fred A. Sporle, longtime resident and ex-police chief, is revealed as possible head of a third ticket. Labor and law and order factions vie with T. E. Leeper and N. W. Frisbie to shape a three-way mayoral contest.
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Fred A. Sporle
Waterloo
Sporle
Thompson
Sparle
Uckal
Mr. Sporle
Bead
Law and Order
Ho Mewes Aire
Udua
T. EB. Leeper
R. C. Thompson
Leon Link
Nonce
T.E. Leeper
Nelson W. Wrishia
Rail Strike Delayed as Unions Test Law in Court
Union leaders vote to delay a constitutional test of the railroad wage law and avoid a general strike. They form a committee to draft views and set an immediate course, seeking a fair trial of the act before membership votes. President Wilson moves to appoint a wage board with six union and six railroad reps and three public members.
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Washington, D. C
Desirete
BL. M. Jewell
Department of the American Federation of Labor
W. J. Manion
The
Order of Railroad Telegraphers
Timothy Shea
Brotherhood of Firemen and Enginemen
Washington
Wilson
New Transportation Act
Tripartite Board
White House
Board of Ningas
Senate
Congress
Thion
Brotherhoods
Dent
Ilroad
Palmer First Of His Party Asking To Be Nominee
Washington March 2 Attorney General Palmer declares himself a Democratic presidential candidate in a telegram to the Georgia state Democratic committee. He says the primary should allow the public to pass judgment on the record of the present administration. The move may spur other Democrats to announce candidacy.
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Glenn Tibbilis
A. E. Johnson
Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Palmer
Hiram U. Gardner
Georgia State Democratic Committee
Georgia
Althe
Mr. Palmer
D'Olier Opposes Bonus as Legion Seeks Soldier Help
In Washington the American Legion presses for relief measures for veterans without a cash bonus. D'Olier, national commander, declares the group seeks aid for financial disabilities through land settlements, home formation, vocational training, and service-based pensions, while stressing non-charity and national gain.
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Washington, D. C
Franklin D’olier
American Legion
D’ Olier
Telef
Thomas W. Miller
Wilmington
Del
Legion
Week's Debate with Poindexter Too Much for Wood
Detroit dispatch reports Gen. Leonard Wood will decline extending a joint debate with Senator Poindexter in South Dakota through March 15. Wood says the issue does not warrant a week of discussion and will not comment further. In Sioux Falls James Girard, former minister to Germany, and James Monroe of Chicago will debate tonight at 7, billed as the first presidential clash of the coming primaries.
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Associated Press
Detroit
Mich
Wmajj
Leonard Wood
Poindexter
South Dakota
Wood
Girard
Monroe
Sioux Falls
S. D
James Girard
Germany
James
Chicago
Herve
Dabete
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