Rail strike talks drift as Wilson weighs action
Chicago and New York dispatches report renewed conferences between railroad managers and Brotherhoods with no clear path to a settlement. President Wilson mulls steps to settle the strike, while unions demand an eight hour day without wage cuts and vow broader action if terms fail. embargoes appear on several lines as the crisis deepens nationwide.
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Wilson
New York
Altho
United States
Brotherhoods
Maine
California
New York Central
Nickel Plate
Baltimore & Ohio
Chicago
St. Louis
Brotherhood
Addamson
Loyauty
Baltimore & Ohio Roads
Elisha Lee
National Conference Committee of the Railroads
RR. T
St. Louis Terminal Railroad Association
Merchant's Bridge
Wiggins Ferry
Northwestern Roads
Southern
Norfolk and Western
Virginia
Chesapeake & Ohio
American Railroads Association
Washington
Supreme Court
Americans Warned of Fryatt Fate by German Press
The Muenchner Neueste Nachrichten notes that armed American merchant crews may face Fryatt's fate if they engage German submarines. The warning follows the U S state department's announcement that American merchant ships will be armed. The report circulated via Paris and Berne.
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Fryatt
Paris
Germany
United States
Muencher Neueste Nachrichten
Berne
State Department
Local railmen calm in face of big strike
Waterloo stores report flour and meats ample for weeks while union men and railroad officials say orders are not yet issued and locals expect government action to avert real disruption. Starving shortages unlikely. traffic may halt late Monday or Tuesday, but orderly walkout anticipated with no universal strike.
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Waterloo
Middlewest
Brotherhoods
H. P. Estey
Illinois Central
Chicago
F.C. Wight
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
T. F. Kenney
Fireman Brotherhood
Norman Bell
Ulineis Central
W. J. Peddicord
Union Mill Co
Black Hawk Coffee and Spice Company
Quiet Restored in Russian Capital After Revolution
London March 16 A Reuters dispatch from Petrograd notes the rapid return to normal life after the revolution with order as the watchword. Crowds reportedly reported occupants of commandeered motor cars to duma committees to assist their return. The revolution is described as bloodless with some deaths viewed as minor against the gains. Temperatures fell near zero delaying bread and potatoes. the piece ends with an ad and newsroom notices.
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London
Reuter
Petrogran
Duma Committee
Petrograd
Grand Duke
Nicholas
March Blizzard Ties Up Traffic and Wrecks Wires
Old Man Winter strikes again as a March blizzard snarls traffic and topples wires. Utility crews race to repair damage after storms, with trains delayed and streetcar service only partly restored. Buildings endure wind harm including a front-wall collapse on Fifth Street. no injuries reported.
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Great Western
Lie
C.F
Cedar Rapids Ashendar Falls
Rock Island
First Methodist
Randolph
Fourth Streets
Overland Automobile Co
Fifth Streets
A. A. Dunham
George Wilt
Ecounei
Crowds Defy Czarist Orders Amid Petrograd Tensions
London dispatch reports Petrograd unrest as "peaceful" street demonstrations draw large crowds despite police bans. Nevsky Prospekt fills with middle class and labor figures, greeted by troops and Cossacks showing unusual mutual cheer, signaling tense but calm early in the crisis.
British Push North of Bagdad Take Town
A report from General Maude says British forces occupy a portion of Bakubah town about miles northeast of Bagdad as British troops advance north. The opposing Turkish defenders are reported to be falling back.
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Bagdad
Kondon
Bakubah
Maude
Building Condemnation Hearing for Waterloo Auto Clearing House
A determination on condemnation is sought for the building owned by John Hanson and J H Nadtey and occupied by the Waterloo Auto Clearing house. The notice cites concerns about safety and standards and calls for a formal hearing to decide the property's fate.
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John Hanson
J. H. Nadtey
The
Waterloo Auto Clearing House
Bloodless? Revolution in Russia and fall of Empire
A Reuters dispatch from Petrograd reports the abdication of the emperor and the naming of Grand Duke Michael as regent. The Duma and reform councils oppose dissolution as mutinies spread across regiments, leading to a brewing revolution. Troops desert and join protesters, turning Petrograd into a stage for a dramatic shift in power.
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Czar
Russia
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Duma
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M. Rodzianko
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