Four Chiefs Handed Iatum After Listening to Demands
The four chiefs delivered Iatum after hearing the men's demands. Managers then considered a proposal as part of the decision process.
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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1917
Page
1
Railroad chiefs and Brotherhoods in conciliatory mood
Impression rose that both sides were ready to resolve the eight hour dispute as delegates adjourned discussions without a formal agreement. The union chiefs issued an ultimatum and managers planned a separate session before replying at four.
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G. Lee
Praijerheads
Wold
Witil
Freight Embargo Hits Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Lynchburg Virginia March 15 local freight representatives announce an absolute embargo on all destinations for the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway except coal freight. The order takes effect at midnight due to an impending strike.
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Lynchburg
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Strikes Loom On St. Louis San Francisco Rail Line
Memphis dispatch says members of railroad brotherhoods on the St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad were ordered to strike at 6 oclock next Monday night if an 8 hour day settlement is not reached. Reports say workers on the St Louis Southwestern and St Louis Iron Mountain and Southern have also been ordered to strike early.
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Memphis, Tenn
St. Louis and San Francsco Railroad
St. Louis Southwestern
St Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern
Wilers
President Keeps Distance As Rail Strike Tension Persists
President Wilson remained noncommittal as the threatened railway strike looms, awaiting outcomes from the New York conference and ongoing work by the Department of Labor and the Federal Board of Mediation and Conciliation.
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Washington
Wilson
Department of Mator
Federal Board of Mediaid
New York
Compromise Proposal Cited for Eight Hour Day With Reduced Pay
A well-placed source says the railroad brotherhoods propose an eight hour day with pay for five hours instead of ten as originally demanded. The plan would set wages on a mileage basis, sparking debate over work time and fair compensation.
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Chicago
Railroad Brotherhood
Body of Mobile Bride Recovered From Bridge Tragedy
The body of the two month bride of John of Mobile was recovered from Hall's mill bridge washed into Mobile last midnight. Her sister Mrs Montgomery and the four year old child are not seriously hurt. The husband was driving the vehicle when the accident occurred.
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Associated Press
Mobile
Ala
John “Bridge
Hall
Teck
Freight Embargo Shuts Down Chesapeake and Ohio Traffic
A general order from Chesapeake and Ohio Railway declares an absolute embargo on freight shipments in anticipation of a trainmen strike. Shippers are warned all shipments from all points will be rejected by close of business, with connecting lines and steamship traffic not received after tomorrow night. Government shipyard work will be hampered by delayed material deliveries.
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Associated Press
Newport News
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company
C. and
Norfolk and Western
Virginian Railway
Hampton Roads
Government Troops Take Charge of Santiago
Havana reports government forces under Colonel Sanguily are disembarking at Santiago to take possession of the city. American blue jackets and Marines concentrate supplies on the wharves at 11 o'clock in preparation to embark on war vessels.
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Associated Press
Havana
Sanguily
Santiago
Blue Jackets
Canada to cede entire wheat crop to Britain
Ottawa reports that the Canadian council of agriculture meeting in Regina has decided the whole Canadian wheat crop shall be taken for the British government. This action signals wartime grain supplies set aside for England.
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Associated, Press
Ottaway
Canadian Council of Agriculture
Regina
Canada
Russian Duma Overthrows Government in Petrograd and Moscow
London reports a successful revolution in Russia as the Duma with army backing ousts the reactionary government. Prominent figures like former premier Strumer and interior minister M Protopopoff are imprisoned. A safety committee now governs while Petrograd and Moscow garrisons join the revolution. The dynasty remains unsettled with possible abdication of Emperor Nicholas.
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Associated Press
London
Russia
Petrograd
Duma
Moscow
Strumer
M. Protopopoff
Committee of Safety
Nicholas
Cary T. Grayson Confirmed Navy Medical Director
Washington March 15 Dr Cary T Grayson was confirmed by the Senate today as medical director and rear admiral in the navy.
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Associated Press
Washington
Cary T. Grayson
Senate Today
Revolt Rumors Reach Petrograd Amid Riots Across Russia
Swedish papers report open revolution in several Russian cities since last Thursday. Petrograd sees violent riots with mobs storming shops and closures ordered as authorities warn civilians to stay indoors. Reports add that soldiers used sabres and many were wounded. railroad bridge over the Neva dynamited by revolutionists.
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Associated Press
Stockholm
Berlins
Tuckerton
Russia
Tidningen
Sundsvall
Neva River
Petrograd
Nyhethr
Haparanda
Moscow
Sinc
Nohetir
Berlin Hears of Revolt in Petrograd Russia
Overseas News Agency reports March 14 revolution in Petrograd. Duma executive committee proclaims provisional government, arrests ministers, and calls troops, railways, and banks to resume activity as order returns. Commander Engelhard appointed to Petrograd. Provisional management of the Telegraph agency named Gronski.
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Berlin
Petrograd
Council of the Empire
Duma
M. Rodzianko
Engelhard
Gronski
German Front Turbulence Continues as Russians Advance
Military reports detail German retirement on the Franco-Belgian front while Russian forces push toward Mesopotamia and Persia. One column seizes Kermanshah after a two day fight. another moves from Sakkiz toward Baneh near the Mesopotamian border as Turkish forces retreat to the west. In Petrograd a revolution reshapes government with Duma leadership and 30,000 troops backing the uprising.
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Persia
Mesopotamia
Kut el-Amara
Bagdad
Tigris
Kermanshah
Hamadan
Sakkiz
Baneh
Mosul
Samara
Somme
Champagne
Russia
Berlin
Petrograd
Duma
M. Rodzianko
Bulgars in Action Continues in Sofia
In Sofia on March 15 Bulgarian players delivered a strong performance as part of an ongoing action. The report notes continued activity and preparations, with details to follow on page Hight.
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Sofia
London
Bone dry law enforcement rises in Tennessee arrests noted
Nashville reports no formal complaints about enforcement yet while daily arrests spread across the state. A Paris dispatch cites a broken bottle odor from a trunk transfer leading to the arrest of its owner who allegedly carried eighteen quarts. Springfield dispatches cite a speeding stop with a half pint found on a passenger, placing him in jail.
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Nashville
Tenn
Paris Dispatch
Springfield Dispatch
British Seek Immediate Appam Possession at Supreme Court
The British owners ask the Supreme Court to waive its 39 day delay and issue a mandate at once to restore the liner Appam and cargo from U S marshal custody in Norfolk. The court ruled March 6 that the ship and cargo be restored to Britain. The Appam was brought to Hampton Roads by a German prize crew four years ago.
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Associated Press
Washington
Norfolk
Supreme Court
Hampton Roads
Villa Forges In Big Clash Today
Reports of heavy fighting between Mexican troops and Villa bandits at Trincheras forty miles west of Santa Anna reached the War Department via Nogales. General Gonzales commands the de facto forces while General Reyna leads the bandits. combat began March 13 and continued at noon March 14. Eight cars carried wounded de facto troops to Santa Anna. Pershing says National Guard troops on the border will start homeward by March 21.
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Associated Press
Washington
Trincheras
Santa Anna
War Department
Nogales
Gonzales
Reyna
Pershing
National Guard
Dead Body Found on Pavement in New York Hotel
Rudolph Matz an attorney from Chicago was killed early today by falling from the eighteenth floor window of the Hotel Belmont. He arrived Saturday with his wife and a nurse and had been under a physician’s care for neurasthenia. The nurse found the body on the courtyard pavement after a draft opened the room window.
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Associated Press
New York
Rudolph Matz
Chicago
Hotel
Belmont
Matt
Well Known Lawyer Rudolph Matz Dies in Chicago
Rudolph Matz a prominent Chicago lawyer born in 1860 and partner in Matz Fisher and Boyden with Walter L. Fisher and Wm. C. Boyden died following his recent trip to New York to consult a specialist. He served on multiple boards and connected with various enterprises beyond law.
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Chicago
Rudolph Matz
Matz, Fisher and Boyden
Walter L. Fisher
Wm. C. Boyden
Otto H. Matz
Fremont, Halleck and Grant
New York
German spy trial set for Sander and Wannenburg
George Vaux to testify as chief witness in the forthcoming trial of Albert Sander and Chas Wannenburg in New York. The men are accused of conspiring to send spies to Great Britain for military intelligence for Germany. Bacon identified as the envoy may influence key rulings on wartime espionage cases.
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Associated Press
New York
George Vaux
Tower of London
Albert O. Sander
Chas. N. Wannenburg
Great Britain
Germany
Bacon
England
Cedric
Sander and
Wannenburg
Pisoners
Senate Action on Ship Registry Changes
Washington March 15 The Senate adopted a resolution by Senator Stone urging the Secretary of Commerce to provide a complete list of ships entering American registry in the past fifteen months and all related transfer details. The move aims to reveal any ships changing registry since Germany began its ruthlessness on February 1 without discussion.
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Associated Press
Washington
Stone
Secretary of Commerce
Senate
February Cotton Usage Hits Record Overall Consumption
Government figures show United States cotton consumption in February at 547,203 running bales, with seven month total at 3,914,866 bales. Exports fell sharply from 703,932 last year to 356,039 this February, while linters and spinning activity rose.
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Associated Pres
Washington
United States
Census Bureau Today
College student dies from a gunshot wound reported
Stockton Heth Jr. died after claiming in an antemortem statement that Professor Charles E. Vawter shot him at the Vawter home in Blacksburg. Lieutenant Clement Heth, his brother, spoke for the family and said authorities would place Vawter at disposal.
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Associated Press
Roanoke
Stockton Heth, Jr
Charles E. Vawter
V. P. I. Institute
Clement Hether
U. 8
S. A
Clement Heth
Clem
Heth
Roop
Montgomery County
Vawter
Blacksburg
Christiansburg
Professor Vawter
Grand
Clement* Heth
Stockton Heth. Jr
Stockton
Commonwealths
Montgomery
Jones
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