Adjourment at Early Date in Special Session Plans
President Harding and his cabinet reviewed reports from western lawmakers and the commerce and agriculture departments noting vast wool and farm product shipments to a stagnant US market. They urged considering production and transportation together and discussed foreign policy but made no decisions. Hoover favors tariffs over embargo, while embargoes on farm imports were deemed difficult to operate.
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Associated Press
Washington
Harding
Commerce and Agriculture Departments
United States
Congress
Tax commission bill dies in Montana senate clash
HELENA March 18 The Montana senate defeated the governor’s tax commission bill 28 to 25 after a series of amendments pared it to an appropriation for the state board of equalization and struck the enacting clause The debate centered on good faith and the measure’s provisions with opponents arguing it offered little new and would misstate the law The story notes administration leaders and supporters pressed the bill before the legislature.
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Standard
Helena
Tax Commission
Senate
Edwards
Rosebud
Assembly Rejects Governor Dixon Demands in House
The assembly refuses the governor's demands as supporters helped kill two bills in the regular session. Antis cheer and clap as the message is read in the house, prompting derisive reactions from opponents.
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Assembly
Dixon
Antis
Governor signs 1 percent oil tax and liquor prescription bill
Helena dispatch says in a late move Governor signs the 1 percent oil tax and Senate Bill 289 allowing physicians to prescribe liquor. He vetoes Senate Bill 290 Donlan absent voter law and House Bill 154 inheritance tax. Also reports an about face as his tax commission push wanes and immediate action requested.
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Standard
Helena
Senate
Donlan
Limerick rejects royal sympathy over mayor killings
Limerick corporation refuses extended sympathy letter from military HQ and Royal Irish Constabulary commander. It accuses crown forces of killing the mayor and former mayor and says police and military negligence could have traced perpetrators. Dublin Castle issues blame on Cashel Burgess Richard Mulcahey and Michael Collins for organizing attacks on crown forces in Dublin. Lloyd George silent on Dai Hiran talks as peace conference looms.
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Associated Press
Limerick
Corporation of Limerick
Royal Irish Constabulary of
Trish M
Dublin
Dublin Castle
Cashel Burgess
Richard Mulcahey
Michael Collins
Sinn Fein
Lloyd George
London
Dai Hirann
Ireland
Con
Radio music for all dances faces union protest
In San Francisco on March 18 Ellery W. Stone a former navy lieutenant and radio expert warned at a luncheon that wireless music sent from a central point competes with live orchestras and could leave half the city dancing to one piano.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
Musicians’ Union
Ellery W. Stone
Navy
Organization forms to fight bachelor tax in Montana
Miles City reports the formation of an association of unmarried men to fund a legal challenge in the supreme court against a bachelor tax. The group argues the tax targets one class for another's benefit, lacks basic fairness, and violates sound taxation principles while appealing to patriotic civic duty.
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Associated ® Press
Miles City
Mont
Supreme Court
Daugherty Confirms Palmer Beer Opinion Stands
Washington March 18. Attorney General Daugherty states that Palmer's opinion allowing physicians to prescribe beer for medical purposes will stand unless Secretary Mellon requests a review. He notes the Justice Department cannot issue reviews of its opinions except on departmental requests.
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Associated Press
Washington
Palmer
Mellon
Daugherty
Department of Justice
Miss MacSwiney Addresses Large Gathering of Women
Mary MacSwiney spoke at a high school auditorium urging American women to advocate for Ireland and honor wartime promises. The event featured singing, a copper tablet gift from Butte women, and strong calls for truth and justice amid war.
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Miss Macswiney
United States
Mary MacSwiney
Ireland
P. J. Brophy
Mme
Elsa MacPherson
B. F. O’flynn
Erin
Paul Bailor
P. H. McCarthy
Butte
England
First Snowslide Delays Great Northern Trains in Java Gulch
Tons of snow slid from the mountains between Whitefish and Cuthank, burying Great Northern railway tracks and delaying Through Passenger No 2 and the Fast Mail Train No 27. Crews cleared the line and detours utilized Northern Pacific rails between Helena and Sandpoint, Idaho, with expected reopening in 24 hours.
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Java
Whitefish
Cuthank
Great Northern Railway
Great Northern
Northern Pacific
Helena
Sandpoint
Idaho
Wanderer Sentenced to Death for Ragged Stranger Slaying
Chicago verdict returns death for Carl Wanderer who after escaping 25 years for killing his wife and unborn child is found guilty of murdering a ragged stranger used to cover the earlier crime. Defense moves for a new trial.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Carl Wanderer
Wool Embargo Urged by New Mexico Growers
The New Mexico Wool Growers Association urged an immediate embargo on wool imports in a message sent to President Harding. Praeger Miller, association president, signed the message from Albuquerque New Mexico on March 138.
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Albuquerque
N. M
New Mexico Wool Growers’ Association
Harding
Praeger Miller
Packing Unions Vote to Strike in Chicago Plants
Chicago packing plants workers vote 21 482 to 207 to strike if eight hour day cannot be kept. Telegraphic reports from union headquarters indicate similar majorities in other packing house centers nationwide.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Russo Polish treaty signed this morning in Riga dispatch says
A Riga dispatch to the London Times reports the Russo Polish treaty was signed at 9 30 tonight with ratification planned at Minsk within 30 days. The timing and venue are presented as confirmed by the Telegraph.
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Associated Preas
London
London Times
Riga
Minsk
Massachusetts Maintains Local Beer Option Policy
Boston March 18 Voters in cities and towns will keep the local option to decide if beers and wines containing up to 2.75 percent alcohol are sold in their communities. The supreme court ruled that municipalities must follow the annual voting provisions of the state statute, though parts are inoperative under Volstead Act prohibition. The core aim remains restricting intoxicating beverage sales.
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Associated Press
Boston
Supreme Court
Adjournment Possibility Looms In Helena Session
Helena March 18 A possible Sunday adjournment of the extraordinary legislature session looms as legislators report the seventh message of the governor has been largely acted upon. Most major measures are either settled or near final action with only a few pending, including the cement and plaster tax bills and the oil tax dispute between 1 percent and higher rates. The cement tax was raised to 4 cents a barrel and plaster to 20 cents a ton in the senate, provoking friction since the original 5 cents and 25 cents were vetoed as too high. The inheritance tax and liquor law to conform to the Volstead act await senate committee action, while new bills reflect today’s governor recommendations. An additional appropriation for the state board of equalization is also expected to be introduced.
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Standard
Helena
Assembly
House
Treasury
Senate
Tax Commission
Automobile collision near Spokane kills young woman and injures five
In Spokane on Northwest boulevard a speed ing automobile carrying six people collided with a street car just before 6 am. Miss Sophie Losh, 18, of Priest River Idaho, died. Two women and a man are reported fatally injured, with one man and one woman lightly hurt. Howard McGrath of Ellensburg was uninjured. The party had attended a St Patrick's day dance and were returning to Spokane. Police say alcohol may have been involved and investigations continue.
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Associated Press
Spokane
Sophie Losh
Priest River
Idaho
Northwest Boulevard
Howard McGrath
Ellensburg
Wash
Sever
Speohkame
St. Patrick's Day
Ube
Reon
Belf
Mary
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