New Mexico Senator Albert Fall Named Interior Secretary Candidate
Harding advisedly chose Albert Bacon Fall of New Mexico for interior secretary. Fall, age 59, a self taught farmer and rancher turned lawyer, served in the Spanish American War and held multiple New Mexico posts before entering the U.S. Senate in 1912. He manages a Three Rivers ranch and has Mexican mining, lumber, land, and railroad interests.
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Yall
Emma Garland Morgan
Clarksville
Tex
Manhattan
New York
Toltec
el Paso
Chihuahua
Mex
Washington
Albert Bacon
Three Rivers
N. M
Harding
Senator Fall
Frankfort
Horace Greeley
Texas
Fall
West
First Territorial Volunteer Infantry
Senate
New Mexico
U.S. Senate
Ber
New Mexico Supreme Court
Territory
Senator Yall
Japanese Cabinet Members Guarded After Attack
Tokyo reports heightened security for cabinet members and court dignitaries following the attack on the former prime minister's son in which M. Saionji was injured slightly. Suspects are believed linked to a secret society with six already in custody and seven more arrested. A grocer, who pinned a petition to a bamboo pole for the crown prince, and another man attempting to enter Prince council’s home were seized. Daily prayers at the shrine ask for intervention to prevent the crown prince's departure to Europe.
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Tokio
M. Saionji
Prince Council
Europe
Dakota Senate Rejects House Election Bill
BISMARCK Feb 28 The Dakota Senate defeated a House bill by the Independent Voters' Association that would change nominating and electing senators and representatives in Congress and delegates to national party conventions. The Senate also killed two House measures to place the state Workmen's Insurance Bureau on a competitive basis with private insurers.
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Bismarck
N. D
House
Independent Voters’ Association
Congress
Senate
State Workmen’s Insurance Bureau
German-Americans Protest Use of French Troops on Rhine
In New York at Madison Square Garden about six hundred police lined the venue and several hundred more stood by as thousands gathered to oppose deploying French colonial troops on the Rhine. The meeting, organized by the Horrors of the Rhine committee led by Dr Edmund Von Mach, voiced strong protest and concern.
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New York
Madison Square Garden
Edmund von Mach
Liberia Base Sale Report Not Confirmed
Reports from Madrid that Liberia offered to cede a naval base site to the United States in exchange for more loans found no confirmation at the Navy Department in Washington on February 28.
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Washington
Madrid
Liberia
United States
Navy Department
Denby Aims Navy Reform After St Augustine Visit
Detroit February 28 Edwin Denby new secretary of the navy said he would pursue a navy second to none. He spoke on his return from St Augustine Florida stressing speed and efficiency in boat material and training as key objectives.
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Detroit
Edwin Denby
St. Augustine
Floria
Army Secures Huge Passenger Air Ship Roma
The army plans to receive the Italian semi rigid airship Roma capable of carrying 100 passengers plus crew. An air service detachment heads to Italy to deflate and return the craft. The airship, 410 feet long and 82 feet wide, holds 1 200 000 cubic feet of gas and can travel up to 350 miles without landing.
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Washington
Roma
Air Service
Italy
Signor Usuelli
United States
Another Corn Bread Campaign
In Bloomington Illinois on February 28 a public statement urged serving more corn bread to promote health and help farmers against bankruptcy. A southern housewife notes one reason corn bread is not eaten is that it is made in northern style.
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Bloomington
Ill
M. &. Ryan
Robber's Loot Found After Train Robbery in St Paul
Currency and bonds totaling 14500 were found in a building, linked to the February 18 robbery of a Northern Pacific limited train. Strong, a Minneapolis mail clerk, was fatally wounded by the robber.
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St, Paul, Minn
Northern Pacific
Strong
Minneapolis
New York Central to Cut Wages Effective April 1
The New York Central Railroad plans wage reductions for thousands of laborers, effective April 1, according to notices signed by the general managers of the divisions. The action, reported from Cleveland, follows a revision proposal circulated to employees.
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Cleveland
New York Central Railroad Company
Mexico's national debts rise to over 570 million dollars
The report states that Mexico's external debts total more than 570 million dollars. It outlines the scale of borrowing from foreign creditors and hints at the impact on the national finances.
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Mexico
Dial proposes bill to limit judge duties in baseball dispute
Senator Dial of South Carolina introduced a bill to require federal judges to devote their time to judicial duties. The measure targets the Landis arbitration case in Chicago and classifies violation as a high misdemeanor. The bill was referred to the judiciary committee.
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Washington
Dial
South Carolina
Department of Justice
Landis
Chicago
Judiciary Committee
Moore Injured Doomed Bantam Bout in Toledo
A 12 round scheduled bout between Joe Burman and Roy Moore was called off in Toledo after Moore injured his shoulder in New York. The note also mentions rare sugars for detecting typhoid costing several hundred dollars per pound.
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Toledo
Joe Burman
Roy Moore
New York
Moore
Woman Stalls Off Officers As Slayer Flees From Police
Casper dispatch reports John Murray, sought for three Missouri murders, fled from a Salt Creek oil field house early Sunday as two women friends blocked county officers at the back door. Murray escaped in trousers and a union suit after a woman said she needed to dress. He had been employed at a nearby gas plant for months.
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Casper
Wyo
John Murray
Missouri
Salt Creek
Here
Murray
Robbers Hit Casper Hardware Store For 300 Plus Worth
Robbers in Casper worked in public view on South Center street last night at the Schulte Hardware store and stole revolvers and other merchandise valued at more than 300 dollars. A rear window was broken and the lock drilled to gain entrance. News circulated as Ralph Schulte opened the business this morning and officials statewide were alerted to a lookout for the thieves.
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Casper
Wyo
South Center Street
Wilson to Account for Defense Fund
President Wilson expected to send to the House tomorrow a statement of disbursements from the $100,000,000 special war fund. The figure was being compiled from treasury files.
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Washington
Wilson
House
Treasury
Last Month of State Fiscal Year Begins
The last month of Wyoming's fiscal year began today as state departments accelerate activity to spend contingent fund balances before they revert to the general fund of unexpended April 1.
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State of
Wyoming
Over Six Hundred to Stay in Shops
The Union Pacific cheyenne shops will lay off 465 men next Wednesday, leaving more than 600 employees on the payroll. The Wednesday cut lifts total reductions in these shops since October 1 to 50 percent.
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Union Pacific
Texas to Take Care of Tubercular Vets
Governor Neff approved a senate bill appropriating 1 500 000 dollars to erect a tubercular hospital for ex service men in Austin.
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Texas
Austin
Tex
Neff
Senate
Soldiers Shot Up in Cork Street
In Cork Dublin on February 28 at least five soldiers were killed and eleven wounded when armed civilians attacked them as they walked unarmed along the street. A military communication reports the incident occurred this evening.
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Dublin
Associated Press
Cork
Engineer Disappears After Rail Accident
Only six bodies were taken from the Chesterton morgue as the search for the Michigan Central engineer continued. Authorities suspect miscommunication at the crossing as Joe Cook, a substitute signal operator, may have opened the crossing for the New York Central train. Evidence cited includes cuts in Michigan Central ties suggesting derailment before the train neared the intersection diamond. An inquest was postponed by County Coroner Dr. H. O. Seipel until identification is completed.
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Chesterton
Michigan Central
Joe Cook
New York Central
H. O. Seipel
Town official proposes speed limit for trains at crossing
Town Trustee R Huff announced today he intended to move toward limiting the speed at which trains pass the crossing, signaling action by the local government to improve safety.
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R. Huff
Highest Class Crews in Railroad's History
A veteran trainman says Union Pacific's Wyoming division layoffs have led to freight trains run by the road's highest class crews. The "Ivory train" is described as staffed by two engineers and three conductors, reflecting losses of younger brakemen and firemen.
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Union Pacific
Wyoming
Notable Labor Shuffle Reassigns Roles in Rail Yard
A report notes a reorganization where firemen positions were reduced and shifted to engineers while brakemen roles were cut and taken by conductors, reflecting a broader retrenchment within the rail yard workforce.
State Dairy Commissioner Prepares for New Acts Enforcement
State Dairy Food and Oil Commissioner C. B. Greenbaum readies enforcement of several acts from the recent legislature that will not take effect immediately. The filing outlines upcoming regulatory steps and timelines for compliance across dairy food and oil industries.
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State Dairy, Food and Oil Commissioner
Greenbaum
Cape Cod Faces Threat From Rising Seas Says Expert
The text cites acts including weights and measures dairy sanitation and a gasoline standard, warning that Cape Cod will wash away unless a strong sea wall is built. Prof Elizabeth Fisher of Wellesley College is quoted regarding sea protection.
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United States Navy
Cape Cod
Elizabeth I. Fisher
Wellesley College
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