Growing unrest of farm population alarms officials
Washington January 30 officials flag a developing unrest among farmers that could disrupt the economy. A Post Office Department report summarized by George L Wood and presented to the Senate Post Office Committee cites more than 40 000 farmer replies from 200 000 questionnaires seeking ways to cut living costs.
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Washington
Postoffice Department
George L. Wood
Senate Post Office Committee
James I. Blakslee
Post Office Department
New England
Middle Western States
Georgia
Eastern Agricultural Section
East Chatham
N. Y
Palmyra
Bryan Edwards Ourap Continues asheville January Entry
In Asheville N C January 30 William Jennings Bryan rebutted Governor Edwards New Jersey remark calling for a death harmony in the democratic party and blamed Edwards for insulting the party. He urged party unity and warned against Edwards talks.
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Asheville
N. C
Edwards
New Jersey
William Jennings Bryan
San Francisco
Bryan
Cummings
Kidwards
Democratic Party
Maine and Rhode Island Seek Prohibition Rights Clarification
Governor Milliken and Attorney General Sturgis of Maine conferred with Charles Hughes in New York to learn the rights of states that ratified the prohibition amendment. Rhode Island seeks guidance from the Supreme Court on rights of those that did not ratify. Milliken hinted at continuing efforts against alcohol, if possible.
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New York
Milliken
Sturcis
Maine
Charles i. Hughes
Rhode Island
United States Supreme Court
Hughes
John Barleycorn
Newberry Case Delayed by Flu
In Grand Rapids on January 30, the U S district court and counsel failed to assemble a full jury for the Newberry elections conspiracy trial. Two influenza cases in the venire and an excused juror due to illness at home reduced the pool, delaying talesmen questioning.
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Mich
United States District Court
Newberry
Talesmen
Mystery Man in Spokane Says Montana Names Ring Familiar
An unidentified man who surrendered to a marshal at Medical Lake asks to be jailed until his memory returns. He recallsBillings Miles City and Forsyth Mont. but provides no clear identity. Officers and reporters could not identify him. a Portland receipt bears the name George K Raymond, yet he denies familiarity with Portland or Seattle. He is otherwise in normal health aside from a headache and fatigue from walking.
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Spokane
Billings
Miles City
Forsyth
Mont
Medical Lake
Rceipt
Portland
George K. Raymond
Seattle
Miss Edythe OLeary First Woman to Fly Over Butte
Miss Edythe Geraldine OLeary a junior high school elocution and dramatic art teacher became the first woman to ascend into the clouds above Butte. She described the flight as safe smooth and unforgettable while pilot Rees guided the plane with steady nerve. Bookings for flights opened at Tidewater Investment company offices in the Lewisohn building beginning at 11 oclock this morning with many locals already eager to take a ride.
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Butte
Rees
Deer Lodge
Anaconda
Edythe Geraldine O'Leary
Miss O'Leary
Harry K. Hickey
Inland Empire Training Corporation
Miss O’ Leary
Hickey
Steamer Mielero crew rescued after five days afloat
Radio messages indicate the tank steamer Mielero sank Monday and the crew were saved by sister ship Sucrosa this afternoon after five days in small boats.
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Wilmington
N. C
Mielero
Heavy sentence for embezzler in Warren Ohio case
Charles B. Kistler former city treasurer pleaded guilty to embezzling city funds. He was fined 100,640.10 dollars double the amount embezzled and sentenced to 1 to 20 years in the state penitentiary by Common Pleas Judge C. M. Wilkins in Warren Ohio.
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Warren
Ohio
Charles B. Kistler
State Penitentiary
Common Pleas
C. M. Wilkins
Yarmouth Detained Over Whiskey Hoard After Voyage
The Black Star liner Yarmouth with a 4.8 million dollar whiskey cargo is held in New York as prohibition agents probe shrinkage in the shipment. Agents traced workmen moving 60 bottles ashore and later found 14 cases on upper decks, suggesting easy access during repairs prior to Havana voyage.
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New York
Yarmouth
Prohibition
James Shevlin
Havana
New York Harbor
Spotted Fever Ravages Baltic States and Poland
Swedish medical board reports alarming spread of spotted fever in the Baltic states and Poland. The investigation, done for the foreign office, warns the situation is grave for Sweden and Europe at large.
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Stockholm
Baltic States
Poland
Swedish
Foreign Office
Sweden
Europe
Eight Students Die of Flu at Minnesota University
Eight University of Minnesota students died from influenza today. About 150 students are ill, and Minneapolis reports around 2000 cases of the illness. Local officials warn of ongoing spread as the outbreak continues.
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Minnesota
Minneapolis
University of Minnesota
Deadlock Over Article X Ends Bi partisan Peace Talks
Unofficial bi partisan efforts to break the peace treaty deadlock failed as Senator Lodge refused any change to Article X. The conference dissolved after walking out, with Democrats planning to bring the treaty back to the open Senate for ratification on February 10.
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Washington
Senate
Senator Lodge
Massachusetts
Taft
Hitchecoe
Nebraska
Hitcccock
Hitchcock
Lodge
Taft Reservation
United States
Congress
Bandit Robs Mail Car on Union Pacific Train
An armed assailant on a passenger train between Omaha and Fremont, Nebraska, robbed the mail car of all registered mail. The bandit used an empty revolver. $8,000 in war savings stamps was ripped from a bag but not stolen. No other contents were taken.
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Omaha
Union Pacific
Here
Fremont
Neb
Senator Oliver Declares Candidacy for Lieutenant Governor
Billings Jan 80 Former State Senator John Oliver of Carter county announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for lieutenant governor at the forthcoming primaries.
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Billings
Jan
John Oliver
Carter County
Montana Supreme Court Rule Changes Primary Law
The Montana Supreme Court ruled the amended primary act is not an emergency measure and can be blocked by referendum petitions. Elections will proceed under the old law, with a April 23 presidential delegate and candidate preference vote set, and a mid-summer primary for state and county offices to follow.
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Montana
Helena
State Supreme Court
W. H. Poorman
District Court
Unparalleled Scene as O Doherty Elected Derry Mayor
In Belfast on election day Alderman O Doherty won Derry’s mayoral post by 20 to 19 amid cheers and banners. The crowd shouted taunts at opponents and sang God Save Ireland as the formal installation began. O Doherty warned insults would be barred from the guild hall and a painful chapter in the country’s history closed.
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Belfast
O'Doherty
Derry
Ireland
Ile
Sinn
Two Captured Airmen to Be Released Today
Lieuts. I. Davis and G. W. Grimes United States Army aviators who made a forced landing in Mexico near Zapata county Texas on Wednesday are expected to return to American soil tomorrow. The Mexican government sanctioned their return and the supply of oil and gasoline to them after exhaustion caused the landing thirty miles inside Mexican territory.
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Brownsville
Texas
I. . Davis
G. W. Grimes
United States Army
Mexico
Zapata County
George I. Martin Named Assistant Secretary of State Fair
George I. Martin secretary of the Great Falls Employers' Association was named assistant secretary of the state fair by a committee led by W. M. Biges and S. Warden. He will assume duties February 15 and has lived in Montana since 1880, previously residing in Helena.
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Great Falls
George I. Martin
G Falls Employers’ Association
W. M. Biges
State Fair Board
Fair Board
Martin
Helena
Whiskey Ordered for Flu Cases by U S Marshal
United States Marshal Henry Behrender was authorized to furnish free whiskey to reputable physicians for the treatment of influenza cases in Detroit Michigan. The instruction came in a telegraph from Washington this morning.
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Detroit
Mich
Jar
Henry Behrender
Washington
Influenza Cases Rise in Spokane With No Deaths
Spokane Wash January 30 6 one hundred ninety five influenza cases reported tonight bringing total to about five hundred with all cases mild and no fatalities recorded.
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Epokane
Wash
Samuel Gompers Attacks Compulsory Health Bill
Samuel Gompers and others attacked a compulsory health insurance bill in the New York senate during the National Civic federation meeting. Davenport defended the bill saying it would foster employer employee understanding with an estimated cost of about 24 cents per person.
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New York
New York Senate
M. Davenport
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
National
Ciciv Federation
Davenport
Gompers
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