Senate Adopts Two Peace Treaty Reservations
The Senate advanced two peace treaty reservations. One for withholding assent from the Shantung settlement passed 69 to 2 and 48 to 24 on re adoption. The other requiring American League representation by congressional action sparked a bitter clash, tested party lines, and drew support from 13 Democrats against solid Republican unity.
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Washington
Senate
Rebes
Shantung
League of Nations
Walsh
Montana
Senator Lodge
Massachusetts
Hitchcock
Nebraska
Wilson
White House
Shantung Reservation
Japan
China
Eddie McGoorty Loses in London Bout
Eddie McGoorty American light heavyweight is defeated in the thirteenth round by Frank Goodard an English heavyweight at Holbrow stadium London.
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London
Eddie McGoorty
Holbrow Stadium
Frank Goodard
Perfect Girl Named San Francisco Dancer of Note
Miss Du Bois Ferguson is described as physically perfect after a lifetime of self created dances. A California girl from San Francisco is noted as one of the city’s most beautiful belles and a standout in dance.
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Miss du Bois Ferguson
Miss Ferguson
California
San Francisco
House Agrees to Palmer Sugar Price Inquiry
In Washington on March 4 Republicans pushed a resolution for the judiciary committee to investigate Attorney General Palmer over Louisiana sugar pricing. Democrats cried foul saying the move aims to impeach Palmer and curb Democratic popularity. Republicans said the president and Palmer bear responsibility for high prices and Palmer overstepped authority.
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Washington
House
Judiciary Committee
Palmer
Louisiana
Clovia
Mr. Palmer
Big Tabernacle Rises Fast on Vacant Corner
The large tabernacle at House and Nineteenth streets was rapidly taking shape with construction begun yesterday under Rev. R. O. Lewis. The framework for a building running from front to rear was nearly complete by nightfall as Dr. E. J. Bulgin prepares to arrive Sunday.
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R. O. Lewis
E. J. Bulgin
Blizzard's Furry Not Fel t Here
Blizzard hits southern Colorado Nebraska and Kansas with fierce snow. Rotary snowplows clear tracks on the Denver & Rio Grande from Durango to Silverton as officials aim to reopen the line by Saturday. Snow slides on the Colorado & Southern between Leadville and Como are being cleared after heavy falls. Clearing weather aids workers as they wage the long plow effort.
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Denver
Rotary
Colorado
Denver & Rio Grande
Durango
Silverton
Colorado & Southern
Leadville
Como
Cheyenne to Welcome Air Passenger Carrying Service
Cheyenne based Southern Wyoming Aircraft corporation files articles of incorporation. capitalized at 100000, aims for aerial transport of persons and goods with first year directors named. Expected aircraft shipment in April. Also notes corporate capitalization changes for Picetiern Oil and National Exploitation Company of Wyoming.
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Cheyenne
Southern Wyoming Aircraft Corporation
Hollister
Hart Blick
Edwards
V. C. A. Swainson
WoWster
Picetiern Oil Company
Gasper
National Fixploration Company of Wyoming
Dempsey and Kearns Indicted in Drift Law Case
The San Francisco federal grand jury returned indictments against heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey and his manager Jack Kearns for conspiracy to evade the drift law. A second indictment charges Dempsey with evading the selective service act. Both men deny the “slacker” stories as groundless and insist they will prove their innocence.
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Jack Dempsey
Jack Kearns
Federal Grand Jury
San
Francisco
Dempsey
Kearns
Champ
Hig Nanager
Wyoming Oil Tax Shift From HQ to Production States
The Supreme Court ruling assigns state income taxes to the states where oil is produced rather than where company headquarters sit. Wyoming, lacking an income tax, gains nothing while Colorado loses potential revenue. Colorado-based headquarters may incur tax shifts, reducing Wyoming’s tax exposure and benefiting oil producers financially. J C Crawford of Producers & Refiners Corp notes the ruling forces income tax division for the firm.
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United States Supreme Court
Colorado
Wyoming
Oklahoma
Kansas
Texas
Supreme Court
Col
Orado
J.C. Grawford
Producers & Refiners Corporation
Sir Auckland Geddes Blessed with Yankee Wife
Sir Auckland Geddes the new British ambassador to the United States is noted for his wartime roles including minister for national service and reconstruction and head of London's local government board. He married Miss Ross of Staten Island and previously served as a professor at McGill before WWI injuries and later duties in France.
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Sir Auckland Geddes
U. S
Local Government Board of
London
National Service
Sir Gedde
United Kingdom
Sir Auckland
Ross
Staten Island
McGill University
Toronto
Flanders
France
Lloyd George
King George
Farmers Reject Red Labor Ties at Chicago Meeting
The American Farm Bureau Federation adopted a resolution denouncing efforts to ally farmers with radical labor movements at its first annual session in Chicago. The 1,060,000-member federation from 28 states endorsed the American Legion and health and industry conservation, condemned strikes and a proposed four percent tax on land over $410, and sent the executive committee to Washington to present the program to Congress.
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Chicago
American Farm Bureau Federation
Agriculturists of
America
American Legion
Conservation of Health and Industry
City considers firearms dogs and hogs ordinances
City commissioners weigh three proposed laws regulating firearm sales and use, vicious dogs and the raising of dogs. Officials study examples from other cities and aim to grant police authority while handling dog quarrels. The current rules may limit swine farming without proper sanitary compliance.
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Gheyenne
Ouija insanity recognized in Western court
In Martinez California on March 4, the Superior Court committed Adeline Pottini and three other women to state hospitals for the insane after a 24 hour seance with ouija boards. The defendants are Mrs S Bottini Mrs Joseph Soldarvani and Mrs Edward Morro.
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Martinez
Calif
Adeline Pottini
S. Bottini
Joseph Soldarvani
Edward Morro
Gero
Sfe
Cleveland Chamber of Commerce hosts Cheyenne visitors
Seventy six members of the Cleveland Chamber’s manufacturers and wholesale merchants tour the West and will arrive in Cheyenne at 11 15 AM. A luncheon and banquet at the Masonic temple follow a city drive, with Governor Carey and other Cheyenne leaders delivering welcomes.
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Ohio Metropolis
City
Manufacturers’ and Wholesale Merchants’ Board
Cleveland Chamber of Commerce
West
Cheyenne
Salt Lake City
Ogden
Chamber of Commerce
Rotary Club
Fort Russell
Masonic Temple
BE. W.stone
Robert D. Carey
W. C. Mentzer
East
Ohio City
Ed. P. Taylor
W. BE. Chaplin
N. P. Black
W. R. Grier
M. H. Hartung
J. R. Carpenter
W. K. Jones
A. W. Pettit
P. H. Parkhurst
Dave Nimmo
Jake Sherman
R. A. Hopkins
Kendall Bon
George W. Daher
A. D. Hoskins
C. S. Hill
Draper J. J. Metnerney
J. M. Carey
B. Irwin
Col. M. Ma McNamee
M. C. Bigelow
P. E. Nelson
F. M. Bruner
W. Re. Dinneen
John R. Kay
H. V. Lacey
Sam Freed
A. D. Johnston
Wm. S. Hays
Harry L. Davis
John McAlvan
1H. R. Weston
Ray B. Lee
S. BE. Bartlett
BE. Co. Brandenburg
Sam Asher
A. J. Bachman
William Daley
M. P. O'Keefe
Harold England
Clarence Hammond
Paul L. Leichnitz
R. B. Davidson
Must Reduce Taxes Warns WM. G. Wadoo
William Gibbs McAdoo warned that taxes must be cut. He proposed delaying a sinking fund tax set for 1920 and deferring European interest payments until Europe can meet its charges.
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WM. G. Wadoo
Wilson Rejoinder Sent On Adriatic Note To Europe
President Wilson dispatched his rejoinder to the latest note from French and British premiers on the Adriatic situation. The contents were not disclosed by the State Department.
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Washington
Wilson
Europe
State Department
TALCUM POWDER DRUGGISTS UNDER FEDERAL PROBE
Chicago officials investigate a so called talcum powder druggist amid complaints by the Retail Druggists association that ex-saloon keepers pose as pharmacists. Two physicians were arrested last night and federal officials seek to curb licensed pharmacists operating with scant drug store equipment for display windows.
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Chicago
Retail Drugegists’ Association
Period for Filing Income Tax Extension for Corporations
The bureau of internal revenue announced a two month extension for corporations to file final income tax returns to May 15. A tentative return and one fourth payment must be filed by March 15, with a formal extension request explaining why a complete return cannot be filed on time.
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Washington
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Bureau
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