Riots and Indignation Meeting In New York
A last night indignation meeting in New York raised alarms over food shortages. The crowd remained tense as speakers claimed the people cannot get enough to eat, prompting calls for action.
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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1917
Page
1
Bread Riots Erupt as New York Mothers Demand Aid
Hundreds of tenement women march on City Hall crying for bread to feed their babies. Led by Ida Harris of the Mothers’ Vigilant League, they demand action from Mayor Mitchel as price spikes make potatoes and onions unaffordable. Police restore order after clashes at gates and in the streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ity Associated Press
New York
Ylace
Jean DP
Mitchel
Geognd
Ida Hartris
Mothers’ Viginlant League
Joseph Hartigan
Weights and Meas‘s
Manhattan
Williamsburg
Brownsville
Hartigan
Venomisioner
New York City
Alers
Marie’ Gans
Tis
City
Y Hall
Governor Bickett Bill 15 Passes Senate in North Carolina
Special to The Dispatch Raleigh February 7 Governor Bicketts crop lien bill setting 10 percent as max extra charge over cash price cleared the Senate 33 to 11. The House later approved an educational bill allowing county level nomination in party primaries biennially. Clark road bill providing 400000 dollar annual state loans to counties at five percent passed and becomes law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
N. C
Bickett
Senate
Houses
General Assembly
House
Supreme Court
Clark Road
North Carolina House Opens Session With Prayers
The House met at 2 30 this afternoon with a prayer by Rep Hewett of Buncombe. A letter from President Wilson thanking the Assembly for its vote of confidence on the foreign situation was read. A report without prejudice on Rep Gardner’s resolution proposes a 1916 general election vote on woman suffrage if 50 000 vote yes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Hewett
Buncombe County
Wilson
North Carolina Assembly
Gardner
Secretary Lansing urges bill to allow use of armed forces
Secretary of State Lansing and Assistant Attorney General Warren urged the Senate Judiciary Committee to press a bill authorizing the President to use the armed forces to enforce U S neutrality obligations. They cited risk from belligerent interned vessels seeking escape within U S parts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Prss
Washington
Lansing
Warren
Senate Judiciary Committee
United States
Chamberlain Urges City Exchange Help for National Service
Arthur Neville Chamberlain director general of National Service visited the London Stock Exchange to seek support for the movement. He proposed the Exchange close for a day or part of a day weekly so officials and staff can perform tasks of national importance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Prss
London
Arthur Neville Chamberlain
National Service
Lock Exchange
Explosion in Archangel kills 1500, wounds 2000
Reports from Copenhagen via Overseas News Agency state 1,500 people were killed and 2,000 wounded in an ammunition blast at Archangel, Russia. The casualty toll reflects a major wartime disaster amid ongoing conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Berlin
Sayville
Copenhagen
Overseas
Archangel
Russia
Senate OKs Espionage Bill Tight on National Defense
The Senate passed the Administration Espionage bill 60 to 10, expanding penalties for spying on national defense and related acts. It imposes up to life terms in war for aiding the enemy, and death or heavy penalties for conveying military information. House foes warn of liberty risks. The measure covers false oath statements, impersonations, passport forgery, and powers to seize munitions and ships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Administration
Senate
Department of Justice
House
United States
Army
South Carolina approves strict “quart a month” liquor bill
The legislature passed a measure allowing import of one quart of whiskey for medicine or one gallon of wine for sacramental use per month to adult men or female heads of families. It requires an affidavit to the probate judge and a governor signature. The law would take effect sixty days after signing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Prss
Columbia
S. C
South Carolina
Manning
South Carolina passes fire insurance reform bills
Columbia reports Governor Manning signed two of seven bills from a fire insurance commission. The measures establish a building code, empower the state commissioner to accept service as an attorney, set maximum municipal fees, regulate rates, and standardize fire origin investigations. Other bills include agent licensing and repeal of the valued policy law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Columbia
S. C
South Carolina
Manning
Italians Occupy Konitza in Western Greece
Exchange Telegraph from Athens reports two Italian battalions have occupied Konitza in western Greece near the Albanian border. Greek authorities at Konitza are said to have withdrawn southward to Janina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
London
Konitza
Greece
Athens
Janina
Fifth Maryland Guardsmen Return From Border Duty
The Fifth Regiment of Infantry Maryland National Guard arrived in Baltimore February 20 after eight months on the border. Crowds cheered as the unit marched from the station to the armory in a jubilant welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Baltimore
Maryland National Guard
New Foundland Schooners Mayola and Dorothy Sunk
Lloyds announced both the 146 ton Mayola and the 57 ton Dorothy have been sunk. Dorothy’s nationality was not disclosed by Lloyds, though some London papers describe her as the American schooner of that name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
London
New Foundland
Mayola
Dorothy
Lloyds
Has Been American Schooner Likely Rose Dorothy Sunk
It is believed in St Johns that the schooner Dorothy sunk in a London dispatch is the Newfoundland Rose Dorothy. The vessel was returning to port from Optorio Portugal with fishing salt and was formerly Provincetown owned before being sold to locals and placed on British registry a year ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Johns
N. F
Dorothy
Foundland
Rose Dorothea
Optorio
Portugal
Provincetown
Mass
Gunboat Scorpion Rumor Refuted in Constantinople Telegram
Amsterdam reports a Constantinople telegram stating there is no truth to the claim that the American gunboat Scorpion in Constantinople has been seized or sunk. Rumors circulated for days, origination traced to Rome where papers treated them as fact. Washington officials said the report was discredited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Amsterdam
London
Constantinople
Scorpion
Rome
Washington
Grain Meeting in Chicago Discusses Federal Wheat Grading
Grain men from Central West markets met in Chicago to discuss proposed federal grading of wheat and moisture rules for winter wheat. They recommended reducing the test weight for red winter wheat and hard wheat grades three to five by one pound per bushel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Chicago
Central West
Frederik VIII Not Yet Ready to Resume Voyage
The Frederik VIII docked at Halifax with Count von Bernstorff. Canadian immigration officials examine steerage passengers for German agents, aided by detectives, searching personal effects and documents for contraband or plots. Snow falls heavily as the ship remains largely deserted below decks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prss
Halifax
N. S
Frederik VIII
Count von Bernstorff
Europe
United States
Guardsmen Begin Guard Duty in Massachusetts
Seven National Guard companies began guarding government and railroad property across Massachusetts to relieve police after the break with Germany. The move was described as precautionary, not due to any specific threat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Boston
Mass
National Guard
Germany
Major General Frederick Funston Dies in San Antonio
The body of Major General Frederick Funston who died suddenly in San Antonio will be sent to San Francisco for burial. Short services will be held at Fort Sam Houston, then the body will go to the Southern Pacific station for the westbound train. Captain Fitzhugh Lee will accompany the body, with six enlisted guards. Mrs Funston resides in San Francisco and requested burial there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
San Antonio
Texas
Frederick Funston
San Francisco
Fort Sam Houston
Southern Pacific
West
Fitzhugh Lee
Ambiguity Over Austria Hungary Stance on Submarine Warfare
Frederick Penfield American ambassador in Vienna delivered a note to the Austro Hungarian foreign minister seeking a final definition of Austria Hungary attitude toward submarine warfare. The aide memoire asks whether prior assurances after the Ancona and Persia incidents remain in force or have been withdrawn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
London
Frederick V. Penfield
Vienna
Reuters
Amsterdam
Austria-Hungary
Penfield
Ancona
Persia
Foreign Ministry
Aide Memoire
Major General Frederick Funston Dies in San Antonio
News says General Funston died suddenly in San Antonio at 51 after an angina attack while with friends at a hotel. Pershing and Mrs Funston's party in San Francisco. Topeka senators seek body lie in state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Texas
Pershing
el Paso
Funston
San Francisco
Frederick Funston
M. W. Ireland
Ireland
Malvern Hill Barnum
Southern Department
National Guard
Villa
Columbus
N. M
Kansas Senate
General Funston
Topeka
Capitol
Mother May Not Attend General Funston Funeral
Emporia Kansas Feb 20 the mother of General Funston may be unable to attend his funeral she is ill at the home of her daughter Mrs F A Eckdall in Iola Kan and the shock aggravated her condition. Expressions of sympathy arrive from many places.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emporia
Kan
Funston
F. A. Eckdall
Pershing Assumes Command of Southern Department
General Pershing notified the War Department that he has taken command of the Southern Department, which includes American forces on the Mexican border. The post, previously held by General Funston, passes automatically to Pershing as next in grade until a permanent successor is named. No decision has been made on a new Southern Department commander.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pershing
Washington
War Department
Southern Department
Funston
Baker
United States weighs Austrian reply on submarine warfare
Ambassadors press Austria to state its position on intensified submarine warfare after the Ancona sinking and Lyman M Law incident. State Department seeks to avoid severing ties while weighing broader Central Powers responses amid tensions over American lives at sea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ancona
United States
Washington
Austria
Turkey
Bulgaria
Orient
State Department
Lyman M. Law
Esch car shortage bill favorable report to House
The Esch car shortage bill was favorably reported to the House by the Interstate Commerce Committee. It would grant the Interstate Commerce Commission broad powers to suspend car service rules and issue reasonable directions in freight traffic emergencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Pros
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
House
Interstate Commerce Committee
L and N Conductors Acquitted by Lodge Trial
Fourteen Louisville and Nashville Railroad passenger conductors were acquitted at a lodge trial in Louisville Kentucky for violating conductors rules by suing to stop a strike last September. The case hinged on whether the lawsuit breached lodge guidelines and procedures in their effort to avert labor action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Louisville, Ky
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Desertions Hit West Virginia Regiment In Texas Deployment
Charleston West Virginia reports eighty five members of the Second West Virginia regiment deserted since their departure last fall for San Antonio Texas. The adjutant general is authorized to offer a reward of sixty dollars for each arrest.
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Associated Press
Charleston
W. Va
Second West Virginia
San Antonio
Texas
Adjutant General
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Maryland
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Bernstorff
Massachusetts
United .States
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America
Lodge
West Virginia
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