Republicans push war end resolution in Congress
Washington March 31 Republicans in control of the house put a joint resolution to end the war with Germany before Congress. The measure calls for termination of the state of war and sets terms for reciprocal trade, with Germany allowed 45 days to notify termination or face trading and loan restrictions. Democrats oppose, urging executive branch sole power, while Republicans predict a veto can be overridden with a two thirds majority.
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Germany
Congress
House
Foreign Affairs Committee
Ero Fe
United
United States
State Department
Porter
Danish Leader Cooly Declines King's Request
London reports a Danish strike postponement until next Tuesday indicates socialists seek a compromise and may avert action if the situation changes. King Christian asked M. Vahle and his cabinet to meet before leaving office, but Vahle refused, saying no advantage would be gained.
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London
London Times
Copenhagen
Christian
M. Vahle
Vahle
Banks of Middle West Boost Rates on Banker Acceptances
Chicago March 31 The Federal Reserve Bank raised the rate on loans secured by bankers' acceptances from 5 to 5 percent to curb credit inflation in the Middle West and discourage further borrowing. The bank also lent $396,544,867 to member banks, a record sum in its history.
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Chicago
Middle West
Chicago Federal Reserve Bank
Thea Federal Reserve Bank
Rotary Conference Opens in Oakland For TwentyThird District
The fifth annual conference of the Twenty third district Rotary clubs opened in Oakland for a two day session. Welcome address delivered by President Herman T. Johnson of the Oakland club with Albert S. Adams of the International Association of Rotary Clubs in attendance.
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Oakland
Calif
District of Rotary Clubs
California
Nevada
Arizona
Hawaii
Herman T. Johnson
Oakland Club
Albert S. Adams
International Association of Rotary Clubs
Douglas Increases Teachers Salaries in District Plan
Douglas Wyoming March 31 Douglas board of education adopts new salary schedule for district teachers. First year service 1080 dollars, second year \u2013 , third year 4260 dollars, special teachers 41320 dollars, principals 41380 dollars.
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Douglas
Wyo
Ediation
Mrs England to help Democrats while husband attends GOP meet
Mrs. William H. England of Ponca City Oklahoma travels to San Francisco to aid the Democratic National Convention in selecting a presidential candidate while her husband attends the Republican National Convention in Chicago as a delegate. The couple, with six children, balances politics with family and business. The wife owns real estate interests and the husband is an attorney.
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William H. Englund
Ponca City
Okla
San Francisco
Chicago
England
Miners claim operators gouge coal prices in new wage deal
News from New York on March 31 reports the Central Competitive field ratified a Wilson coal commission backed contract raising wages by 27 percent. About 400000 soft coal diggers gain. mine prices to rise from 65 cents to 4.50 per ton. miners cite domestic cost increases since 1943 and warn the public bears the extra cost.
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New York
Wilson
Coal Commission
T. L. Lewis
New River Coal Operators’ Association of
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Mediators Arrive to Settle Chicago Strike
Oscar F. Nelson and Carl Spangler labor mediators arrive from Washington to seek a settlement of the 900 livestock handlers union strike that has halted butchering and left nearly 10,000 workers idle at the stock yards.
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Chicago
Oscar F. Nelson
Carl Spangler
Department of Labor
Washington, D. C
Livestock Handlers’ Union
End of Extravagance Era Signals Lower Prices Ahead
Federal Reserve reports from multiple banks say postwar extravagance is ending and a price dip may come. The board notes a hesitant or slipping prices trend, with optimism on business conditions for spring. Manufacturing sees relief delayed by stock absorption. some sectors expect gradual price easing.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Banks
Federal Reserve Board
Act of Kindness by Stranger Leads to Contested Will
Testimony in district court details how an act of kindness toward an elderly Cheyenne woman, Ellen Boyle Conroy, set off events resulting in Clifford Sewall seeking probate of her about $8,000 estate. Contest alt claims include incapacity and undue influence. Bishop McGovern and others object to probate.
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Ellen Boyle Conroy
Clifford Sewall
Jamaica
Conroy
Sowall
Patrick H. McGovern
Ellen P. Welsh
Massachusetts
Hermann Wellnitz
Bishop McGovern
W. Be, Mullen
Gill
T. Blake Kennedy
Miss Welsh
J. GC
New York Assembly Deliberates Ouster of Five Socialists
After 14 hours of debate in Albany, the New York assembly remained in session at 2:15 a.m. with no ballot time set to expel Assemblyman Louis Waldman. Speaker Thaddeus G. Sweet warned that the party must unite to defend the American flag, declaring a granite bulwark against traitors and enemies within and without.
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Albany
N. Y
New York Assembly
Thaddeus G. Sweet
Louis Waldman
Roosevelt
America
Sweet
Republic
Lunatic Adjudged Insane After Hospital Delusion
Isaac M. Tupper 60 of Pine Bluffs Wyoming was declared insane at a Cheyenne district court arraignment. He claimed an electric netting bed at St John's Hospital caused his hallucinations and will be sent to Evanston state hospital. He was brought to Cheyenne under restraint and detained at St John's pending trial.
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St. John’s Hospital
Isaac M. Tupper
Pine Bluffs
Wyoming
State Hospital
Evanston
Tupper
Cheyenne
St. John's Hospital
Wheatland Five to Tackle Local Soldiers Tonight
The Wheatland Town Team plays the Fifteen Cavalry basketball squad at the post gymnasium this evening at 8. Wheatland has not lost this season, though the previous meeting ended 28 to 24 in Wheatland's favor. Fans expect a lively game with fast action.
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Fast Wheatland
Cavalry
Wheatland
Post Gymnasium
Wheatland Town
The
Carpenters Abide by Agreement Delaying May 1 Strike
Building work in Cheyenne will continue as carpenters withdraw their strike ultimatum. The union and contractors defer settlement at least 30 days, with wages sticking at $7 daily and a hoped new agreement on expiration May 1. About 1,100 tradesmen face avoided disruption.
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Cheyenne
UIC
Archie Allison
Allison
Alli
Suffrage 18 Set Back By Del Enemies
Dover Delaware March 31 The Delaware house of representatives failed to take a vote on the woman suffrage federal constitutional amendment. Rep Hart Democrat said events since the decision to vote troubled him and he would not call it up. Anti suffrage members pressed for action as Hart left the chamber. Lloyd Republican then introduced a similar resolution. Speaker Corbitt sent it to the committee on revised statutes after a tied vote on merits.
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Dover
Del
Delaware House of Representatives
House
Hart
Lloyd
Corbitt
Committee On Revised Statutes
Arsenals Paralysed as Italian Workers Strike Nationwide
A Central News dispatch from Rome reports state workers in arsenals tobacco factories and other concerns quit for higher wages. The general strike began at midnight affecting Turin Naples Venice Florence Bologna and many other cities.
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London
Rome
Turin
Naples
Venice
Florence
Bologna
State GOP approves ten Chicago delegates in Mississippi
Jackson Mississippi March 34. The state republican committee today approved the ten delegates to the Chicago convention selected at recent district conventions. The delegates were instructed for Major General Leonard Wood. Delegates at large will be named tomorrow by the state convention.
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Jackson
Miss
State Republican Committee
Chicago
Leonard Wood
Married in Wyoming while underage wife sues for divorce
Charlotte Torrence, 16, testifies in Laramie county district court that Adam Torrence assaulted her during marriage begun in Nebraska. She describes him biting her face during a holiday card game and threatening to shoot anyone who interferes. She left him January 16 and his whereabouts are unknown.
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Nebraska
Wyoming
Charlotte Torrence
Robert L. Wright
Twenty-sixth Street
District Court
Laramie County
Adam Torrence
W. C. Mentzer
Alaska
Torrence
Terrence
Melvaleg
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