Life Saving Crew Drowned After Rescue Attempt
Special to Thnk Republican Chatham Mass March 17 Capt Eldridge of the life saving station and five crewmen perished while attempting to aid a distressed barge. In Washington March 18 the retirement of Major General Otis prompts shifts in top commands and reassignment of generals. Also reports on Mackinaw Strait ice conditions, German reactions to New York Orient steamship line, a trotting match decision, and other local notices.
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Republican
Chatham
Mass
Eldridge
Otis
Washington
Lants
Chicago
Dakota
St. Paul
Arthur MacArthur
Denver
Colorado
Frederick Furston
MacArthur
Department of the Colorado
Genial
W.A Kobbe
Department of Dakota
Berlin
New York
Orient
Hamburg-American Steam Packet Company
Levant
Stanley
David S Stanley
Soldiers’ Home
Loyal Legion
Society of the Army of the Cumberland
Grand Army
United States Army
Cleveland Adopts 3-Cent Streetcar Fare Ordinance
Cleveland council approves a 3 cent streetcar fare with two dissenters. Mayor Johnson, allied with the company, says construction of new lines will start within a month after property owner consent was secured. Snow in Black Hills follows in Omaha reports.
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Cleveland
Johnson
Crowding Bill to reorganize the militia moves in upper house
In Columbus on March 18 the senate passes the Harding bill to reorganize the national guard to align with the regular army. The measure increases state military value, extends encampment time, and eases mobilization without extra mainte nance costs, aiming for approx fifty thousand dollars for the state militia. House action rushes to memorialize congress for pensions and other measures.
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Columbus
Senate
House
National Guard
National Congress
Ebert
ADY
Wget
Warner
State Commissioner of Schools
Ohio State
Ohio
Miami
Roudebush
Connell
Congress
Foraker
Mitchell Raiders
W. F. Brown
W J Knight
William Blensinger
John A. Wilson
Jacob Parrott
W. H. Reddick
Daniel Dorsey
Billy
Finley
Fraser
Chapman
Roll
Nihart
Monomoy barge disaster and rescue efforts near Cape Cod
A wreck on a south Cape Cod barge near Monomoy station capsized the Ateboat, five men lost, and lifeboats from Chatham and Harwich aided rescuers. Captain Elmer Mayo and crew on rescuing barges aided survivors, including Lemuel Ellis. William H. Sot Cleveland of Boualls Transportation Company among the lost, with Captain Eldridge also among those who perished. A separate incident reports a man named Seymour attacked Mrs. Seymour. the motive is unknown, police pursue him.
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Monomoy
Cape Cod
Wadena
Otemnian
Lemuel Ellis
Elmer Mayo
Joby Weilepe Kk
Asor
Senate approves ship subsidy bill after lengthy session
Washington March 18 after extended debate the senate passed the ocean mail subsidy bill by 42 to 31 with Republicans voting against final passage. Amendments limiting contracts to July 1 1920 and cap per year expenditures were rejected or altered. Negotiations preserved key provisions on foreign ships and Morgan Leyland acquisition while upholding contract protections. The house meanwhile debated the river and harbor bill and faced criticism over Cuba reciprocity and related issues.
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Washington
Senate
Alligon and Lolliver
Iowa
Spooner and Quarles
Wisconsin
Proctor and Dillingham
Vermont
Aga
McLaurin
South Carolina
Allison
Mi Frye
Commence
Voong Ug
Arbomim
Vet
Patterson
Colorado
Pettus
Alabama
Spooner
Congress
Hanna
Ohio
Pierpont Morgan
Leyland Line
United States
Students in Revolt in St Petersburg Prompted Crackdown
Reports from St Petersburg on March 18 describe mass student protests with 16 000 participants as police and cavalry mobilized. Clashes followed with arrests and injuries as demonstrators sang Revolution songs and shouted Down with the autocracy while authorities maintained a strong show of force. Early indications suggest the unrest is more severe in the capital provinces, with ongoing reports of rioting and casualties.
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St Petersburg
Europe
Russia
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A. J. Fredrick & Go
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Lake Michigan
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Martin Wilson
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Stewart Fife
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Peking
Tien Tsin
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Missouri River
Samet
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Commerce Committee
Hoar
Th Committee On Judiciary
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Wachter
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T Taylor
State Board of Medical Examiners
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Porsch Chemical Company
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Muirket
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