Ex Soldiers Seek Liberal Relief Policy From Congress
Washington March 2 Franklin D O er national commander of the American Legion outlined to the House ways and means committee the organization wants no bonus but aid for ex service men to overcome financial disadvantages. He said the Legion seeks liberal treatment for all veterans consistent with national welfare and urged legislation covering land settlements home aid vocational training and adjusted compensation based on service length. More than fifty bonus bills were noted as before the committee, while the panel clashed on procedure in an executive session after clearing the room.
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Washington
Franklin D'Ower
The
American Legion
House Ways and Means
Legion
O'Diler
Thomas W. Miller
Wilmington
Del
Regle Intivé
Palmer Declares Presidential Candidacy for Democrats
Attorney General Palmer declares himself a Democratic presidential candidate in a telegram to Hiram L. Gardner, secretary of the Georgia State Democratic committee. He says Democrats should select him if needed and views the primary as a chance to challenge the current administration's record, suggesting other Democrats may announce candidacies.
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Washington
Palmer
Hiram L. Gardner
Gia State Democratic Committee
Democrats of
Georgia
K. Palmer
Atlanta
Georgia State Democratic Committee
General Denikine's Army Trapped in Kuban Peninsula
London report cites a Russian Soviet official statement claiming the retreating Denikine army is trapped in the Kuban peninsula near the Sea of Azov. It notes the Bolsheviks' reported capture of Stavropol and advancement to lines near Ekaterinodar, along with the seizure of Makharytskaya railroad junction 80 miles northeast of Yekaterinodar.
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London
Denikine
Kuban
Sea of Asov
Moscow
Northern
Caucasus
Donkine
Flrat Kohan
Mkhoretskaya
Yekaterisndar
General Duvall feud ends as Major General Wm. P. Doval dies
San Diego Calif March 2 Major General Wm. P. Doval aged 75 retired, died last night at his Coronado home after a three month illness. The body will be sent to West Point for interment.
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San Diego
Calif
Wm. P. Doval
Coronado
Weet Point
Supreme Court upholds steel trust. government may sue again
The Supreme Court refused to dissolve the United States Steel Corp and its iron and steel industry combos, dismissing the Sherman Act case without prejudice. It held practices had ceased since 1911 and that breaking up the vast trust would disrupt business and harm public interests, with Justice McKenna delivering the opinion.
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Washington
United States Steel Corporation
Iron and Steel Industry
Steel Trust
New Jersey
Supreme Court
McKenna
Pitney
Clark
Day
Steel Corporation
Standard Oil Company
Justice McKenna
American Tobacco
Standard
Palmer enters Georgia Democratic presidential race
Atlanta dispatch reports Attorney General Palmer formally announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination. He seeks Georgia primary support April 20 and plans a possible Georgia canvass. Other petition entrants include Champ Clark Edwards Hoover Lansing and McAdoo.
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Mr. Palmer
Champ Clark
Edwards
New Jersey
Herbert Hoover
Robert Lansing
William G. McAdoo
Georgia
Secretary of the Treasury
Refer Constitutional Questions to People in New York
Washington debate on March 2 proposes that ratification of constitutional amendments be decided by state voters rather than legislatures. The plan also seeks submission by two thirds of state legislatures and by Congress, under Representative Johnson, Democrat, New York.
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Washington
Johnson
New York
Congress
Gerard and Monroe to Hold Joint Presidential Debate
Sioux Falls March 2 James W Gerard of New York Democratic candidate for Presidential preference will debate with James Q Monroe of Chicago independent Democratic candidate tonight under provisions of the Richards Primary law requiring Presidential candidates to debate national issues. This will be his first Presidential debate under the law.
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Sioux Falls
D. O
James W. Gerard
New York
James QC
Monroe
Chicago
Premier of China resigns as cabinet forms in turmoil
Honolulu March 1 report from Tokio via Nippon Jiji states the premier of China has resigned. General Chin Yun Peng, now premier and war minister, leads a new cabinet. Observers see Tuan Shih Jui behind cabinet changes amid factional tensions in Peking.
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Honolulu
T. H
China
Tokio
Nippu Jiji
Chin Yun Peng
Com
Peking
Tuan Shih Jui
Trench Strike Settled In France Railways
Paris, March 2. French railway workers won the right to organize across the rail system. Arbitration is accepted on unsettled points and future rules will be studied. Wages during the strike are not paid, but penalties for unauthorized absence will be cancelled. company directors will revise penalties to be fair.
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Paris
France
Proposed Inquiry Into Combed Yarns Blocked Today
Washington March 2 An effort to have a federal inquiry into rising prices for combed cotton yarns was blocked today by Representative Walsh Republican Massachusetts who would not permit immediate consideration of Rep Tilson s Connecticut resolution. Walsh said hearings were not yet available for inter state commerce committee to report the measure favorably.
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Washington
Walsh
Massachusetts
Tilson
Connecticut
Interstate Commerce Committee
New Jersey Democrats Back Personal Liberty Plank
Trenton March 2 The Democratic state committee endorsed a national convention plank for the restoration of personal liberty and the repeal of the prohibition amendment with state rights to legislate on prohibition. It pledged support and urged New Jersey delegates to advocate the plank and press for its adoption. The committee also endorsed Governor Edwards policy.
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Trenton
N. J
Democratic State Committee
Itelf
San Francisco
State Committee
Democratic Party
New Jersey
Resolutions Committee
Edwards
Livestock Men Say Packers Are Not True to Their Word
Washington March 2 livestock organizations accuse the Big Five meat packers of breaking promises to oppose congressional probing. EBC G Lassiter of Texas testifies before the House agriculture committee, charging the packers and their attorneys are not creditable.
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Washington
Nat
House Agriculture Committee
Ebc G. Lassiter
Texas
Mob Seeks Cap Davis After Attacks Near Stroud
Shawnee, March 2 A mob hunting Cap Davis, a negro accused of attacking a Chandler schoolteacher and sentenced to 45 years, seized another negro from a train and headed toward Chandler. A later report says Davis and a prisoner are being moved to McAlester as deputies pursue the fugitives.
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Shawanee
Oklo
Cap” Davis
Stroud
Henry Starr
Davis
Traiil
Chander
Wewoka
McAlester
Sherif Burgess
Okla
Mar. 2
H. L. Brown
Chandler
Oklahoma
Cap" Davis
Will Name Tribunal For Wage Demands At An Early Date
Washington reports President Wilson will establish a wage tribunal under the railroad bill to hear demands of about two million railroad workers. He invites unions and railroads to nominate six representatives each. the president will choose three from each side and three public members for a nine member board awaiting Senate approval.
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Washington
Wilson
White House
Senate
Polish Uprisings Have a Rolatavte Appearance
Warsaw reports conflict over Polish troops at Koyno with official notices claiming suppression while newspapers warn the unrest continues. Articles describe Bolshevik prisoner releases by insurgent Polish forces and conflicting messages on the uprising’s status.
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Warsaw
Koyno
Seven Perons Lost When Steamer Goes Down Near Shore
Seven lives are believed lost when the Leyland liner Bohemian broke up near Sambo edges in a snowstorm while entering Halifax harbor. Sixty four passengers were rescued in the morning, but about 120 crew remained aboard until last night. Three boats escaped. rest perished during lifesaving transfer. The ship then sank after breaking in two.
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Halifax
Boston
Liverpool
Halifax Harbor
Roebling
Fire destroys Meyers-Arnold store in Greenville aftermath
A morning fire in Greenville totally gutted the Meyers-Arnold Company department store on North Main. The blaze spread to the nearby Garing Theatre and caused smoke and water damage to Craig-Rush Furniture Co and Yeager's Quality Shop. Loss estimated at 200000 with about 150000 insured. stock valued at 150000 was destroyed. Fire lasted four hours before control.
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Greenville
S. C
Meyers-Arnold Company
North Malin Street
Garing Theatre
Graig-Rush Furniture Company
Yeager
Greenville, Maren
Myers-Arnold Company
Craig-Rush Furniture Co
Yager's
Myers-Arnold
North Main
Laurens Street
Negro 18 Hanged For Murder Of Woman
Washington March 2 James Henry Jackson a negro who shot and killed Miss Lillian Hood of Brownsville Tenn over a year ago was hanged today at the District jail. Jackson was robbing the boarding house when Miss Hood woke and a struggle followed as he dragged her through a window into the back yard after firing.
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Washington
James Henry Jackson
Lillian Hood
Brownsville
Tenn
Jackson
Miss Hood
Florida fruit damage from late winter cold wave
Kislag frosts in southern Florida reached 34 degrees in Miami the coldest March reading on record. Damage to fruit and vegetables across South Florida is estimated over five million gallons of loss, with grapefruit avocado and mango blooms destroyed and fields north of Miami largely wiped out. Highs around the Atlantic coast forecast. Tampa reports limited future damage due to irrigation and late bloom, Sanford hit 28 degrees but irrigation saved crops.
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Washington
Florida
Miami
Wes
Ted
Weather Bureau
Atlantic
Gulf Coast
Frs
Tampa
Fla
C. E. Stewjar
Florida Citrus Exchange
Sanford
Pershing Sees Country Favoring Military Service
General Pershing said on his return to Washington that wartime posts and plants must expand to resume full production of war materials. He noted strong sentiment nationwide for universal or some form of service, citing benefits to service members and fears about future manpower.
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Washington
General Pershing
United States
Inforux
Divorces Congress From Free Seed Propaganda
Acting on a recommendation from the new Secretary of Agriculture the Senate agriculture committee voted to strike from the annual agricultural bill the $240 000 allotted by the House to continue the long standing practice of distributing free seeds to constituents by members of Congress The action removes a political perk tied to seed distribution and reallocates funds to other farm programs.
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Congress
Washington
Senate Agriculture Committee
House
Counterfeit network doubles in six months alert
American steamship Nameang sailing from Gibraltar to Washington is crippled by steering gear failure after a six month rise in counterfeit activities. Wireless reports say the vessel is disabled about 1 300 miles east of Cape Virgins while Chief W M Morah of the secret service testifies to Congress on steps to curb counterfeit notes and broaden federal reserve note seizures.
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New York
Nameang
Gibral- Washington
Philadelphia
Federal Reserve Notes
Virginia Capes
W. M. Morah
Secret Service
House Appropriations Committee
Republicans Probe Hoey Election in Ninth NC District
Washington March 2 Agents of the Republican Congressional Campaign Committee opened an inquiry into the Ninth North Carolina special election. Chairman Fess said the probe was not to challenge Hoey the Democrat winner but to expose acts complained of by Republican workers including alleged illegal voting and intimidation by election boards.
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Washington
Republican Congressional Campaign Committee
North Carolina
Fess
Ohio
Hoey
John Morehead
Disabled Steamer Newport Resting On Rose Island Shore
The Steamer Newport from Norfolk and Boston, damaged and ashore at Rose Island last night, was reported resting easily today on a shelving rock shore. It was hoped she could be pulled off at high tide late this afternoon as the coast guard cutter Acushnet and a Navy tug stood by.
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Newport
Shipping Board
Fedar Springs
Norfolk
Boston
Rose Island
Coast Guard
Acushnet
Governor Edwards Signs Bill Allowing Beer After Peace
Governor Edwards signed a bill permitting the manufacture and sale of beer containing 8.6 percent alcohol by volume after peace with Germany is proclaimed. The measure passed the legislature earlier this year in Trenton New Jersey.
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Edwards
Trenton
N. J
Radwurds
Germany
Yeat Orday
Believed list of IWW members and addresses found
Chicago officials said a man named Wes claimed to have a list of IWW members and their addresses across America. Detectives seized the evidence from him as they investigated the claimed compilation and delivery of the documents.
He Was Convinced Wiping Dishes Was Not Men’s Work
An orthodox churchman objected to washing dishes after meals insisting it was not a man’s job. His wife cited scripture about wiping Jerusalem as a man wipes a dish and turning it upside down. The man continues wiping dishes.
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Jerusalem
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