Nationwide strike postponed at last hour
New York March 17 United Press reports the nationwide railroad strike, slated to begin, has been postponed for 48 hours as mediators and President Wilson seek a settlement. Leaders from both sides express optimism while Supreme Court action on the Adamson law may influence outcomes.
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Itty United Press
New York
Muntey
Brotherhood
Wilson
Lane
Daniel Willard
Washingston
Mercion
Naciun
Supreme Court
Ieep
W. S. Sene
The
Enginers
Sene
United Press
Suffragettes to Tour Solid South in April
Suffragettes will invade the Solid South April 1 by motor to align Southern women with the West and the National Women's Party. Thirteen states will be visited including Virginia North Carolina South Carolina Georgia Florida Alabama Mississippi Louisiana Tennessee Arkansas Kentucky West Virginia and Maryland. Richmond Virginia and nearby cities start the tour with Charlotte Rocky Mount Greensboro and Salisbury in North Carolina to follow. Prominent North Carolina lawmakers will be visited and conference speakers include Mississippi Governor and leaders from several states. Leaders from California North Dakota Nebraska Delaware Maryland will participate along with North Carolina organizer Miss Maud Younger. The group aims to gain support among party strongholds and press the President for backing.
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United Press
Washington
Sacred Solid South
West
National Women’s’ Party
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
Tennessee
Arkansas
Kentucky
West Virginia
Maryland
Richmond
Fredericksburg
Petersburg
Charlotte
Rocky Mount
Greensboro
Salisbury
Claude Kitchin
Pou
House Rules Committee
Representative Webb
House Judiciary Committee
Vivian Pierce
California
Beulah Amidon
North Dakota
St.Clair Thompson
Doris Stevens
Nebraska
Mabel Vernon
Delaware
Lucy Branham
Maud Younger
Miss Younger
New Russian Era Progress Report From Petrograd
Petrograd reports that Grand Duke Michael abdicated his hereditary rights unless chosen by the people. The move toward democracy accelerates as the Duma committee governs. Food stores are seized for distribution and rail traffic speeds with worker cooperation. Former officials are promised fair trials. army garrisons assist in stabilizing the transition.
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United Press
Petrograd
Grand Duke
Michael
Czarevitch
Czar Nichol
Russia
Committee of the Duma
Wilson Eyes Every Move on Railroad Strike
President Wilson works on plans to meet any hit from a railroad strike after a 48 hour postponement. He faces divisions among railroad workers and hopes big four brotherhood chiefs will push toward a solution to avert national disruption.
Villa Heady 10 Storm the City
El Paso Texas March 17 General Murguia entrenched in Chihuahua City preparing a final stand. Villa’s bandits press to trap him with barbed wire entanglements and cannon on the hills should Villa attack.
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United Press
el Paso
Texas
Villa
Murguia
Chihuahua City
French Cabinet Resigns Shocks Paris Government
London reports on March 17 that the French cabinet has resigned, dispatches from Paris arriving in the evening indicate a sudden political shakeup in the French government.
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United Press
London
Paris
Gompers Appointed Mediator In Railroad Strike
Samuel Gompers president of the American Federation of Labor learned at 3 o clock today he would join the mediator board for the threatened railroad strike. He left Atlantic City for New York and said he would stay with the mediation effort through its end.
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United Press
New York
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Atlantic City
Washington
Well Known Raleigh Woman Dies at 82
Special to The Dispatch Raleigh N C March 17 Mrs Ellen Colburn Seawell mother of Supreme Court Clerk Joseph L Seawell and Commissioner B B Seawell died tonight at her East Hargett street home She was 82 a prominent Raleigh resident with deep family ties in Salisbury and Charlotte Funeral services will be held Monday afternoon from the First Presbyterian church
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Raleigh
N. C
Ellen Colburn Seawell
Supreme Court
Joseph L. Seawell
B. B. Seawell
East Hargett Street
Capital Life
First Presbyterian Church
Food shortage feared in East if railroad strike spreads
Washington reports the Agriculture Department warns thickly populated East Coast areas could face food shortages within two weeks after a railroad strike. New York may run dry in under ten days, with Philadelphia and Boston at about 75 percent of normal storage. Alternatives like Great Lakes via Hudson Canal or increased trucking are discussed, but rail disruption remains the main problem.
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United Press
Washington
East
Bureau of Markets
Agriculture Department
Bureau
New York
Department
Europe
Bureau of Agriculture
Philadelphia
Boston
Chicago
Great Lakes
Huds Canal
Zeppelin Destroyed Over Compiegne in Daylight Crash
Compiegne France March 17 crowds watched a Zeppelin burn through a two mile descent. Four crew members leapt from the blazing airship as French anti aircraft guns fired. Incendiary shells set the craft ablaze causing a slow fall to the ground.
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United Press
Compiegne
France
Paris
Villa executes Germans after Parral capture
An American refugee reports Edgar Kech German consul and another German citizen were executed by Villa at Parral after Villaista forces seized the city. They were accompanied by five Syrians.
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United Press
el Paso
Texas
Edgar, Kech
Villa
Parral
Hundreds Walk Out As Freight Stalls On B and O Line
Cleveland reports show no freight moved out of Cleveland on the Baltimore and Ohio tonight with possible delays into Monday. Officials cite postponed strike orders while conductors and firemen dispute the reason, and Nickel Plate crews along with smaller lines also stop work.
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United Press
Cleveland
Ohio
Baltimore and Ohio
H. B. Green
Carey
Green
Conneaut East
New York
Slow Service Sparks Railroad Strike Warning
New York reports slow wire service prompted freight workers on the Baltimore and Ohio and Nickel Plate railroads in Ohio to plan a 6 o'clock strike. W. S. Stone, president of the Brotherhood of Engineers, said orders arrived late due to weather and that workers will return once messages are received.
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New York
Maren Jr
Baltimore & Ohio
Nickel Plate
Ohio
W. S. Stone
Brotherhood of Engineers
United Press
Strike Shortens Delay On B&O Freight Run
Big Four brotherhoods on the Baltimore and Ohio freight line from Washington to New York walked out briefly after 7 PM missing official notice of a forty eight hour postponement. They waited 20 minutes at terminals after hearing press reports of a postponement, were warned not to act on them, and returned to work after the postponement order arrived delayed by wire congestion.
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Washington
Big Four Brotherhoods
Baltimore and Ohio
Here
New York
United Press
Nickel Plate Tied Up in Conneaut Strike Action
Conneaut Ohio reports Nickel Plate Railroad crews off duty as Brotherhood members refuse to operate. They refused to follow press reports delaying the strike and began a 7 o clock Eastern time walkout amid no official postponement.
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Nickel Plate
Conneaut
Ohio
Nickel Plate Railroad
Brotherhood
Five Hundred Go On Strike On Pittsburgh Division
Five hundred engineers, firemen, conductors, brakemen and trainmen on the Pittsburgh division of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad struck at 7 PM. They refused to return until formal notification of the postponement arrived, and the strike tied the line between Pittsburgh and Connellsville.
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Pittsburgh
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Connellsville
Switchmen Do Not Walk Out In Chicago Yards
Timothy Shea, head of Chicago brotherhoods, said switchmen at the Chicago yards of the Rock Island Pacific, Baltimore and Ohio, and Indiana Harbor Belt walked out at 6 pm but returned an hour later after they learned the strike was postponed. Road officials denied any walkout.
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Chicago
Timothy Shea
Chicago Brotherhoods
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific
Baltimore and Ohio
Indiana Harbor Belt
Shea
Three Roads
Death in Wingate Takeover Firefight Following Attempted Assault
In Wingate near Monroe a posse killed Bunk Marks after he shot Ed gar Williams twice during a plan to return him to jail for alleged assault on Williams wife. Williams survived hospital care with critical head and abdomen wounds. Marks brother was jailed at Monroe to prevent unrest.
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United Press
Charlotte
N. C
Bunk Marks
Wingate
Edgar Williams
Williams
Monroe
Thes Marks
Germany Returns 13000 Belgians as Partial Reparations
Rome March 17. Germany has acceded to Pope Benedicts request by returning 13000 Belgians deported from their country, out of 80000. The government says no further reparations will be made beyond the 13000.
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United Press
Rome
Germany
Benedict
Corriere D'Italia
Planting Day Proclaimed To Battle Boll Weevil
Governor Bickett issued a proclamation urging North Carolinians to plant every arable foot of land in food crops on April 5 as an anti boll weevil measure. He appealed to mayors farmers landlords and merchants to act and cited a scripture backed call to grow grains and grasses. The plan aligns with amending crop lien laws to aid small farmers against credit pressures.
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Raleigh
N. C
Bickett
North Carolina
State Hospital
Caesar
General strike to hit Chicago railroads Monday night
Chicago March 17 A general strike on nearly all railroads operating from Chicago will begin at 6 o clock Monday unless a settlement is reached. Timothy Shea the spokesman for the brotherhoods says the three groups will walk out simultaneously and they demand an eight hour day before agreeing to any compromise.
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United Press
Chicago
Brotherhood
Timothy Shea
Brotherhoods
Shea
New York
Yellow tie ripped and green paint scene blocks warrant
New York dated March 17 magistrate Nowlan refused to issue a war rant to Victor J. Brown after he alleged three men leaped on him tore off a yellow tie and painted him green. The magistrate demanded witnesses Brown did not produce any.
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United Press
New York
Nowlan
Victor J. Brown
Brown
British Take Bapaume in Western Front Advance
London reports that Bapaume fell to Haig's troops completing a month long advance from Ancre positions. The capture signals a likely German strategic retreat along the Arras Bapaume line to avoid encirclement, potentially adding about 12 square miles to British gains as the fight around Arras and Bapaume continues.
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United Press
London
Bapaume
Field Marshal von Hindenburg
Gibraltar
Field Marshal Haig
Ancre
Trouts
Arras
England
Arras-Bapaume
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