Colorado Senator Attacks Bonus Bill as Costly and Mercenary
Senator Thomas of Colorado blasts the proposed bill as sordid and illegal, warning it would cost about 3.5 billion dollars and burden taxpayers. He condemns land reclamation schemes as pork barrel promotions and criticizes tax provisions, urging rejection.
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Kin of Deported Reds Suffering, Says Mrs Weed
Mrs Helen A Weed of Connecticut testified before the Senate judiciary committee about hardships faced by families of Amasians deported last year on the Soviet Ark Buford. She cited evictions in New York and destitution in Detroit and Chicago as wives and children were not permitted to accompany their husbands. She helped in relief work, aiding nearly 100 wives and children seeking to follow male relatives.
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Helen A. Weeds
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Detroit
Chicago
Weed
Auto Truck Men Protest Proposed Registration Fee Increase
Hartford March 1 Owners makers and users of commercial motor trucks opposed State Highway Commissioner Bennett at a joint hearing before the Legislature on Anance and roads bridges and rivers. They argued a sizable fee hike would be prohibitive and drive business to other states. Speakers urged only a 1 percent rise over current fees, with broad support from manufacturers merchants and representatives. Senator DeLaney spoke for opposition. Continued on page seventeen.
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C.J. Bennett
Tarme
Connecticut
A.L. DeLaney
Fairfield County
Hays To Quit As 6 O P Chair As Cabinet Appointed
Washington March Hays will resign as chairman of the Republican National committee soon after he enters the Harding cabinet as postmaster general. He traveled to Washington to attend the inauguration and discussed his possible replacement with A T Herr and Charles D Hilles.
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National Committee
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Hays
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Fround A. T. Herr
Kentucky
Charles D. Hilles
New York
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Tyne
Mays
Harding's Cabinet Selections Stabilize Party Unity
Washington march 1 the weighing by politicians of the politico aspects of Mr Harding s cabinet selections suggests his choices Hughes Hoover and Theodore Roosevelt Jr have made party schism unlikely for four years. Johnson of California opposed Hoover but the broader Johnson faction accepts the roster despite past enmity. Johnson s personal stance remains but his followers largely support the new lineup.
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Hughes
Hoover
Washington
Mr. Harding
Harding
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr
Hiram Johnson
Cajiforne
California
Leonard Wood
John
72 Cement Firms Indicted in New York
Federal grand jury indicted 72 corporations and 42 individuals in a cement industry trust case. Indictments cite Sherman Act violations, including restraint of trade and monopolization. Named firms include Alpha Portland Cement, Atlas Cement, Lehigh Portland Cement, Giant Portland Cement, and Universal Portland Cement. Assistant U.S. Attorneys William Rand and Hew A. Matthews presented evidence. Rand called for prosecution to curb an industry wide price uniformity and output control.
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Federal
Coment Trust
Alpha Portland Cement Comment Company
Atlas Cement Secompany
Lehigh Portland Cement Company
Atlas Cement Securities Company
Giant
Portland Cement Company
Aversal Portland Cement Company
United States
William Rand
Hew A. Matthews
Rand
Stade
Champ Clark Not Expected to Live the Day
Washington March 1 Champ Clark of Missouri may not live until morning his physician Dr Jenge Shoup said tonight The former speaker and present minority leader has lain at the bedside since last evening after a sinking spell His condition grew worse today and he was described as comatose with consciousness only briefly regained The House colleagues are prepared for his death and associates said his heart was not responding to treatment and could stop at any minute.
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Maton
Champ Clark
Missouri
Jenge Shoup
House of Representatives
My. Clark
Congress Hall
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Shoup
Jold Associates
Clark
Wilson to Ride to Capitol With Harding
President Wilson plans to accompany Harding to the capitol Friday morning in a presidential party. The group will meet at the New Willard hotel at 10:30 oclock, ride to the White House, then proceed to the Capitol for the inauguration events and to consider bills pending at the closing hours of Congress.
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Joseph P. Tumutty
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French Forces Ready to Invade Germany Paris Amazed
Paris officials say French military units hold readiness along the Rhine for a rapid advance at a moment's notice. The Associated Press reports plans have been prepared in recent days, with Marshal Foch able to order action. German counter proposals provoke diplomatic unease as Parliament weighs responses sourced from Paris. Continued on Page Two.
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Rhine
Associated Press
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Marshal Foch
Simons
Paris
Vigorous Bridge Toll Protest Affects Milford Stratford
A proposed toll on the Washington Bridge between Milford and Stratford triggers a strong protest ahead of a legislative hearing by the Roads Bridges and Rivers committee in Hartford. Merchants fear trade losses as Milford and Bridgeport residents may shift spending to New Haven to avoid tolls, with many Milford beach residents and Bridgeport commuters affected.
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Bridgeport
Housatonic
Oxygen Rush to Enrico Caruso Sparks Relapse Fears
NEW YORK March 1 Three tanks of oxygen were rushed to the apartment of Enrico Caruso world famous tenor ill with pleurisy He had been operated on earlier to relieve a collection of fluid on one side of the pleural cavity The significance of the oxygen delivery the first renewal since the tenor suffered his relapse and was troubled with a weakening of heat action was not explained Doctors said he was resting comfortably Facing limited contact with a news outlet the tenor remained under medical care as reports varied.
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New York
Enrico Carego
Caruso
Lhe
Protests Burst Over Service Charge Before Committee
Hartford March 1 protests against the meter or service charge by gas and electric companies were voiced at the Judiciary committee hearing on a bill to end the practice. J B Blinn of New Haven cited a petition with four thousand signers and labor groups from Stamford, Naugatuck, Middletown. Middletown’s Ly. O Flynn urged the charge be stopped noting poor relaying after street work. Blinn argued New Haven Gas Co profits and guaranteed eight percent dividend for 1921 favor big consumers over 43 000 small users.
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Connecticuteperation of Labor
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Middletown
Ly. O. Flynn
Gab
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Bridgeport
Ryar
Blinn
New Haven Gas Company
Senate Battles Over Naval Bill And Japan Ties
Washington March 1 The Senate debated relations with Japan for two hours behind closed doors and failed to shift opposition to the naval appropriation bill. Senator Poindexter promised a prolonged session until action is taken, as Lodge urged secrecy to avoid public discussion. The disarmament plan failed 28 to 39, a heavy party vote, with Smith of Georgia the lone Democrat in support of Republicans.
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Associated Press
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Smith
Georgia
League Mandates Bar Non Members Open Door Rights
League of Nations members gain exclusive open door rights in East Africa territories under review. Texts show French and British mandates limit native troop deployment for Europe, while non members risk restricted transit, navigation, and economic equality under future assemblies.
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London Reports Lenin and Trotsky Flees to Crimea
Reports from London indicate Lenin and Trotsky have fled Russia amid a Bolshevik upheaval. The London Express cites sources saying revolutions occurred in Petrograd and Moscow with journals referencing a new phase of upheaval as agents discuss events in Crimea.
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Moscow
Noisy Anti-Theft Device Foils Young Thief
A youths attempt to steal a car failed when a loud device fixed to a wheel warned of theft. Policeman John Tempsey noticed the touring car moving slowly with a small boy at the wheel. He halted the vehicle as the boy jumped out and fled on Water Sheet last night. The device also prevented fast driving by the car.
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Masked Men Steal Liberty Bonds in Missouri Heist
Five masked bandits attacked a driver in Jeyperon City and robbed his truck early today, taking about $24,600 in Liberty bonds. Officials said the bonds were part of a registered mail shipment en route to State Treasurer L. D. Thompson from the Federal Reserve Bank in St. Louis.
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L. D. Thompson
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German Reparations Talks End in Curt Dismissal
Lancaster House talks collapse as Germany’s Simons offers 7.5 billion dollars and Lloyd George snaps at the proposal. Allies ready to issue an ultimatum and consider asserting economic pressure if Germany refuses. Conference adjourned amid sharp exchanges on indemnity. Bulletin notes a briefing with juridical and military advisers planned for Thursday.
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Skeleton With Glasses Found At Lord's Point
Skeleton found near the Lord's Point bridge in Stonington appears to be a man about five seven, wearing a Panama hat, brown shoes, gold rimmed glasses and a decayed clothing mat. A cane, small empty bottle with a Providence Rhode Island drug store label, four hollow teeth and a battered gold watch were found. Medical examiner W H Gray suspects death occurred that summer but cannot determine the cause. The shore area around Lord's Point is a summer resort near Iron Holyele and Sark Mass.
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Murder trial delayed as Wade appeal awaited Supreme Court ruling
Mrs Ethel Hutchins Nott and Joann Edward Johnston will not be tried this term for the George I W Nate murder. Wade’s appeal decision from the Supreme Court is awaited. Judge Kellogg has postponed Kranz case to May. court session will likely end Friday as most cases have concluded.
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Ethel Hutchins Nott
Joann Edward Johnston
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Homer S. Cummings
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Joseph Roche
Max Kranz
Arthur V. Donahar
Newtown
John P. Kelloge
Minal Superior Court
Arthur Dee
New Haven
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Uhe
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