Square N John kills family then shoots self in Utah ranch tragedy
Salt Lake City March 25. Alcohol influenced crazed Indian Square N John 50 shot dead his two young sons and wounded his wife fatally on a Red Cat Duchesne county ranch. He killed six horses five cows five dogs and twenty chickens before turning the pistol on himself and dying instantly. Officials say the Indian was intoxicated by a highly alcoholic flavoring extract.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
N. John
White Rock
Red Cat
Duchesne County
Cox Blasts Senate For Peace Treaty Defeat At Iroquois Club
Gov James M Cox of Ohio denounces partisan senate actions blamed for defeating the peace treaty. He urges repeal of the excess profits tax and federal inheritance tax, proposing a small tax on business volume as fair and noninflationary. He also warns against hysteria over Bolshevism and calls for restraining war institutions.
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Chicago
Iroquois Club
James M. Cox
Ohio
Senate
Cox
Evans declines delegate race backs Mrs Thompson
Representative John M. Evans announced he would not seek a seat as a delegate to the national Democratic convention. He said the state has many worthy candidates and he will stand aside to help Mrs. Tyler L. Thompson gain the seat, noting that women deserve representation on the delegation.
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The
Standard
Washington
John M. Evans
San Francisco
Missoula
Montana
Tyler L. Thompson
Thompson
British Premier Lloyd George explains Turkish mandate stance
London March 25 Premier Lloyd George answered Asquith criticisms by outlining why Britain kept the United States involved before deciding on a mandate for Turkey. He said Britain avoided ousting the sultan, urged Armenian protection, and favored US input while offering arms and training to bolster Armenian self defense.
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London
Herbert H. Asquith
Paisley
Lloyd George
United States
Great Britain
France
Turkey
America
Mr. Lloyd George
Constantinople
Armenia
Cilicia
England
Asia Minor
Fire destroys home for Confederate veterans in Kentucky
Pewee Valley, Ky. March 25 A large home for Kentucky Confederate veterans burned tonight causing an estimated loss of 75000. No deaths or injuries occurred as several hundred aged veterans were led to safety before the blaze could spread. Louisville firemen arrived in time to prevent nearby houses from catching fire. Origin of the fire is undetermined.
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Pewee Valley
Louisville
General Strike Call Shakes Rio Janeiro
A general strike was proclaimed at midnight in Rio Janeiro by the Federation of Workers, signaling widespread labor action across the city and its industries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rio Janeiro
The
Federation of Workers
Armenians mass slaughters reported in new Armenian state
London reports Archbishop Wheln of Wiivan arrived to discuss Armenia with allies. He cites 17 000 Armenians killed by Tartars under Young Turk influence, with 3 000 driven into Tartars villages and 14 000 murdered at Akoulis in December. Frontiers remain ill defined, fueling further massacres.
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New State
London
Tartars
Young Turks
Azerbaijan
Wheln
Wiivan
Armenia
Akoulis
Kiss Not in Sunlight Wait Till Moon Rises
New York report from March 25 describes Dr. Lawson Brown of Saranac Lake telling the New York State Medical Society that kissing is insanitary until lips are sterilized by sun and air. He cites a tuberculosis kissing test showing morning kisses carry germs while afternoon and evening kisses pose higher risk.
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New York
Lawson Brown
Saranac Lake
New York State Medical Society
Brown
Saranac
Butte Cooks and Waiters Union Vote Favors Strike
Members of the Butte cooks and waiters union believe a strike was approved in a vote taken yesterday though canvassing not yet complete. The result will be reported to the Silver Bow Trades and Labor assembly, with a special session planned next Wednesday to hear recommendations.
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Butte Cooks and Waiters’ Union
Silver Bow Trades and Labor Assembly
J. M. Franks
Charles Roberts
Fred Cronin
Waribee
Schubert
Fisher
Meagan
Parks
Socialist case report shapes expulsion calls in Albany
The assembly judiciary committee investigating disloyalty charges against five suspended socialist members will submit its report to the assembly next Tuesday. Reports say a majority of the 18 committee members insist the panel recommend expulsion.
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Albany
N. Y
Assembly Judiciary Committee
Assembly
Lady Cynthia Curzon Engaged to Lieut Mosley
London March 25 The engagement is announced of Lady Cynthia Curzon second daughter of Earl Curzon of Kedleston and Lieut Oswald Ernald Mosley MP for the Harrow division of Middlesex
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London
Cynthia Curzon
Earl Curzon of
Kedleston
Oswald Ernald Mosley
Harrow
Middlesex
Debar Enemy Aliens From Canada For 15 Years
March 25 Montreal report that the Great War Veterans association adopted a resolution asking the dominant government to bar enemy aliens from entry into Canada for fifteen years.
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Montreal
Dominion
Canada
Great War Veterans' Association
Allen of Rangas Opeak o Hio Ming rant on wartime spending
Lansing Mich March 25 Gov Henry Allen of Kansas condemned wartime and postwar government spending as a carnival of extravagance. He warned the full record will show shocking mismanagement and waste and criticized President Wilson and an American party mission to Europe as an oriental style display.
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Lansing
Mich
Henry Allen
Kansas
Wilson
Allen
Europe
Catholic Population in United States Shows Large Increase
New York March 25 Official Catholic directory for 1920 6 announces a rise of 186 224 in US church membership to 27 650 204. Archbishops grow from 14 to 16 while bishops decline due to deaths. Seminary count rises to 1 179 with 148 new parishes and two orphan asylums. Secular clergy reach 14 889 and religious order priests 21 019.
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New York
United States
Hogs in Moonshine Case Highlight Oregon Trial
Federal officers testified at Mrs. Nettie Connett’s moonshining trial in Portland that her corral hinted at an elaborate still on the Pull Run property. A hired man said mash fed the hogs was the key setup while Connett claimed ignorance and dismissed workers after discovering the operation.
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Portland
Ore
Nettie Connett
Brewer
Churches urged to use more advertising in papers
New York March 25 The department of publicity of the New Era movement of the Presbyterian church issued a publicity manual for pastors. It explains the need for church advertising and urges its more extensive use in newspapers.
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New York
Department of Publicity
New Era Movement
Presbyterian Church
Brown University Closes After Scarlet Fever Outbreak
Providence reports Brown University shuts down following a student outbreak of scarlet fever after a meeting with college officials and health authorities. The campus will remain closed until April 8, with the women's college unaffected.
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Providence
R. I
Brown University
Women’s College
Negro Selected to Go to Chicago From Dublin Delegation
Dublin Ga March 25 A county sheriff intervened after a disruptive meeting to restore order as Twelfth district Republican convention chose a negro as district delegate to the Chicago convention. He will go uninstructed.
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Dublin
Wood
Chicago
GM Directors Declare 20 Percent Dividend on Old and New Shares
New York March 25 Directors of General Motors declared a 20 percent annual dividend on the old shares par value 100 and a 20 percent dividend on the new shares issued at 19 for 1 if the old. The move reflects the company’s earnings policy for both share classes as markets monitor the payout.
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New York
General Motors Corporation
Ludendorff Linked to Kapp Revolt After Versailles Plot
Berlin reports circle Ludendorff as mastermind behind the Kapp coup. Papers claim a planned June revolt, a refusal to sign the Versailles Covenant, and attempts to seize control with Noske's opposition. The Taneblatt denies warrants for Ludendorff.
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Kapp
von Luettwits
National Assembly
Weimar
von Laetzwite
Corms
Gustav Noske
von Luettwitz
Ebert
Noske
Defense
Americans Captured by Bolshevists in Siberia
Washington reports that Dr. A. W. Stickney a geologist and H. J. Reynolds an American employed by an English concern have been captured by Bolshevists in Siberia. The State Department says Ambassador Davis will seek facts and American agents in Siberia are ordered to investigate.
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Washington
A. W. Stickney
H. J. Reynolds
Siberia
Ate
London
Davis
Navy court opens on Fletcher removal from Brest command
Washington March 25 A naval court of inquiry began examining why Rear Admiral William B Fletcher was removed from command at Brest Admiral Sims earlier said he decided against Fletcher after two ships sailed without convoy and the Antilles sinking. Secretary Daniels refused to broaden the inquiry scope to cover all French waters handling.
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Washington
William B. Fletcher
Brest
Naval Court of
Lima
Fletcher
Daniels
Daniela
Simm
Mletcher
Antilles
Sims
Blockade proposed against Russian vermin in Europe
A Hague dispatch reports that a Dutch newspaper correspondent suggests a large scale hygienic blockade around the new Balkans region in Eastern Europe to stem Bolshevism and disease. He describes dire sanitary conditions in Soviet Russia and warns of cholera plague and smallpox spreading. He cites a Polish front and red army neglect of vermin as evidence.
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The
Hague
Mareh
Amesterdam Handelsblad
Soviet Russia
East
Balkans
Europe
Asia
Delaware Senate to Vote on Woman Suffrage Today
Dover Del March 25 The Delaware legislature moved toward a vote on a woman suffrage constitutional amendment with public hearings for and against ratification. Suffrage leaders admitted uncertain votes while pledging possible shifts. Carrie Chapman Catt warned of seeking Connecticut if needed. Charlotte Rowe denounced ratification as likely to be challenged in court.
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Delaware
Senate
Dover
Del
House
Connecticut
Carrie Chapman Catt
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Berlin
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Ladendorff
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