Controversy Over Navy Medals Narrowed in Senate Reports
March 7 report summaries show the three reports agreeing that no permanent harm came to naval morale and that enlisted men received little recognition. The majority, by Hale McCormick and Dexter, criticizes Secretary Daniels for partial planning of awards and favoring officers who lost ships. Democrats defend Daniels and target Admiral Sims.
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Rebuttal testimony in Grimm murder trial in Montesano
Between 50 and 100 witnesses are expected to testify this week in Montesano Washington as rebuttal in the trial of 19 alleged IW Wes for the Armistice Day shooting death of Warren G Grimm in Centralia. The state will begin rebuttal to impeach defense witnesses as court convenes tomorrow following the defense closing its direct case.
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Akron raid nets sixty six alleged radicals in a roundup
Olio March 7 reports federal operatives city police and sheriffs raiding meeting places in Akron arresting sixty six alleged radicals. Peo Monaldi the I W W organizer and associate A Emmanuel were among those captured. The item notes a crackdown on alleged subversives.
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Butte to Meet Fairview in Scholastic Basketball Opener
Bozeman March 8 The inter Scholastic basketball tournament draw assigns 16 teams. Butte faces Fairview in the opening Wednesday game, with several eastern district teams also seeded in the event.
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Skeleton hunt reveals near 100 bodies near Rheims
World War I era report notes nearly 100 skeletons found a few miles from Rheims in Sapigneule trenches by a canal lock. The discovery emerges from shell-pocked territory, once hidden by thick brush, tied to missing soldiers list and broader war aftermath.
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Mondell Opposes McAdoo Bond Proposal
Washington March 7 Representative Mondell of Wyoming Republican floor leader declared the American people cannot hope for lower taxes without a sharp reduction in government spending. He condemned former Secretary McAdoo's bond proposal to cover floating indebtedness as likely to cause a panic and noted treasury and Federal Reserve Board officials agree large bond issues would be disastrous. Mondell urged Congress to cut appropriations at least a billion and a quarter dollars below receipts to curb administration demands. He attributed the current situation to McAdoo's policy when he was secretary of the treasury.
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Ulster Unionists Urged to Accept Home Rule Bill
London report says Sir Edward Carson urged Ulster to abandon opposition and back the Irish home-rule bill now before Parliament. The Daily Mail calls it the most important development in years, with far-reaching implications as delegates return to consult local associations ahead of next Wednesday’s Belfast council meeting.
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Telfast
Wednesay
Villa heads a murderous band in Mexican train attack
Reports from Corralitos recall Villa’s assault on a train 400 miles south of El Paso. Ninteen bandits died as 80 Yan soldiers clashed with 300 Villa followers. Passengers, including Americans, were seized for ransom or killed. The bandit leader claimed civil liberty aims and vowed trains would halt.
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Tansom
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Felipe Angeles
Jimenez
IL Paso
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Marash Affairs Merely Brawls Describe Turco Armenian Tensions
The Associated Press reports ongoing rumors of clashes in Marash and Anatolia amid Armenian massacres. Officials deny Armenian movements and stress no action against Armenians in Anatolia, aiming to temper European opinion during peace talks.
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Naked and Frozen Bodies Reported in Harbin Dispatch
A London Times Harbin dispatch dated February 19 quotes British officers arriving at Harbin from Omsk and Chita describing piles of naked frozen bodies at stations. The report accuses Czech forces of stripping hospital trains and leaving the sick to perish from cold and hunger. In New York, William Gibbs McAdoo, former treasury secretary, reiterates he will not permit use of his name in Georgia’s presidential primary.
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Weather shifts bring mild highs and lingering snow
Reports show a rapid warmup with a 35 degree high and 36 above at 6 oclock. Snow remains heavy on pavements and tracks, with melt beginning in some areas while storms complicate clearance efforts and layoffs affect snow removal crews.
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Paris to London by Aerial Route
March 7. An aerial service is agitated by the Secretary of Aviation M Plandin to fly between Paris and London on the initial voyage a Goliath carried 11 passengers. Waterbury federal agents seized literature and detained 204 people for interrogation in raids linked to communist groups. New York Symphony Orchestra plans a European tour with Walter Damrosch conducting and soloists Spalding and Powell. Irkutsk falls under Bolshevik control as Moscow reports. Grand Rapids trial progress noted with defense closing arguments ready this week.
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President Wilson Accepts Premiers Proposal With Reservations
President Wilson says the United States would permit Italy and Jugoslavia to settle the Adriatic issue by limiting a proposed free state to Fiume and placing sovereignty in the League of Nations if both sides agree. He rejects withdrawing the December memorandum and urges an equitable solution aligned with conference principles, while resisting plans that favor Jugoslavia in Albania.
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Allied Supreme Council Holds Paris Conference on League Issues
In Paris an extraordinary meeting of the League of Nations executive council is planned to discuss sending an investigating committee to study control of the Loa. Reports out of Finland indicate White troops have penetrated Bolshevik lines in the Murman region and approach Kole.
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Prohibition Act to Be Argued in High Court
The legality of the prohibition amendment and related provisions will be argued in the High Court tomorrow. Rhode Island seeks to have the amendment declared valid and enforceable, with similar proceedings anticipated in Massachusetts where federal rulings support prohibition. New Jersey Attorney General McCran will seek permission to join Rhode Island in the action, a grant typically given. Court orders suggest an early decision, with wets hoping for relief against enforcement delays.
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Thode Island
World movement budget for religion campaign outlined
The interchurch world movement announced that the 1920 budget of 30 American denominations working together for global relief would total $336 million, with $229 million to be spent in the United States.
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Inters Church World Movement
America
Bolshevists Open Offensive Against Poles Near Pripet
London report says large BolshEvist forces launched an offensive on both sides of the Pripet region. Poles claim the enemy was repulsed with heavy losses. Washington notes progress toward easing trade restrictions with Soviet Russia as governments outline policies.
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Pripet Region
Central News
Berlin
Cousin of Former Kaiser Starts Hot Rough House
Berlin March 7 The Adlon hotel dining room hosted a violent confrontation as Prince Joachim Alberth of Prussia, a Kaiser relative, led a brawl with guests and Captains Klein and Roughes and Madam Klein of the French mission. Candles and crockery flew after foreigners were not stood for during Deutschland Uber Alles, with Captain Roughevin injured and Captain Klein escorted out by staff. Joachim, known Pan German extremist, has been barred from other Berlin hotels for similar acts against foreigners.
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