Borah Demands Full Explanation of Wood Campaign Funds
Washington report of March 22 notes Senator Borah of Idaho urges Major General Leonard Wood and his campaign managers to disclose subscribers, amounts, and fund use amid concerns money is influencing the presidential convention. He calls for transparency to avert a national peril and asserts responsibility rests with Wood and his staff.
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Washington
Leonard Wood
Borah
Idaho
Wood
South Dakota
Virginia
Illinois
General Wood
General strike shuts Alsace markets and gas supply
Strasbourg report says a general strike began March 22 after wage talks between employers and workers failed. No newspapers published, gas supply cut, and many stores closed as the region grapples with the stoppage.
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Strasbourg
Alsace-Lorraine
sMarch
Icn
Deportations Lagging, Says King's Report
Senator King of Utah introduced a resolution alleging the labor department is not proceeding with proper expedition in carrying out deportation warrants. The move comes amid reports of delays in deportations of undesirables.
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Washington
Labor Department
King
Democrat
Utah
Aurora lights disrupt New York telegraph, wires fail
On March 22 the aurora borealis lit the sky over New York causing telegraph wires to stall and operations to halt. Western Union noted no instrument could measure the currents while American Telephone and Telegraph reported its service remained unaffected for telephone lines. Cable terminals and wireless gear suffered significant impact.
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New York
Western Union
American Telephone & Telegraph Company
Benson warned by Sims on politics with Simboard Basish
Rear Admiral Sims testified to the senate committee that Rear Admiral Benson, wartime naval operations chief and current shipping board chairman, told him not to fear criticizing Britain. Sims said the remark came before overseas deployment and was repeated later.
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Washington
Sims
Senate Investigating Committee
Benson
Shipping Board
Daniels
Paris
Hale
Pitman
Nevada
Admiral Sims
Navy Department
Henry P. Davidson
New York
Pittman
Admiral Benson
Guild Hall
Morganthau Slated for Tough Work in Turkey and Mexico
Washington dispatch says Henry Morgenthau Jr has been named among leading candidates for ambassador posts to Turkey and Mexico with an official White House announcement anticipated soon. No formal word was released by midday.
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Washington
Henry Morganthau
Turkey
Mexico
White House
Morganthau
Sheridan Recluse Margaret Biddict Found Dead in Hills
In Sheridan Wyoming on March 22 Mrs Margaret Biddict a recluse was found dead three miles from town. Believed to have wandered from her lonely home during a storm about three weeks earlier in a demented state. Neighbors organized searches after she was reported missing Saturday. A torn wire had ripped her clothing as she wandered in the storm.
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Sheridan
Wyo
Margaret Biddict
Senators Mark Time Until Wilson Sends Note
In the absence of an authoritative prediction of Wilson's act on the unratified treaty, diplomats expect a possible notification to other powers that the Senate has refused ratification. Some foresee a combined note with the president's future aims, while others doubt the plan will reach the floor for two weeks or more. Senate and House differ on the form of a peace declaration, with reservations and irreconcilables shaping debate.
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Washington
Wilson
Senate
United States
Mr. Wilson
House
League of Nations
Twenty Union Men Arrested Charged Price Conspiracy
In Terra Haute Indiana Ed Stewart and William Mitch leaders of District No 441 United Mine Workers of America were arrested along with 18 others by a U S marshal on charges of conspiracy to raise coal prices tied to indictments by a federal grand jury in Indianapolis.
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Terra Haute
Ind
Stewart
William Mitch
United Mine Workers of America
United States
Indianapolis
War Secretary Baker urges closer army civilian ties
Secretary of War Baker orders all officers to build cordial relations with civilian officials business leaders and civic heads to act as an active working force for the up building of the new army. The move aims to deepen public communion between the military and civilian sectors.
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Washington
Baker
General March
Pigs Reveal Blind Pig Run Found at Bump Homestead
In Lusk Wyoming on March 22 Deputy Sheriff Otis Hughes and Special Agent Louis Gusteson uncovered a blind pig at Walter Bump’s farm while searching for six missing hogs and a quantity of corn linked to the Cornell brothers. The property contained a homemade still and a corn supply.
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Lusk
Wyo
Cornell Brothers
Otis Hughes
Louis Gusteson
North Western Railroad
Walter Bump
City workers walkout over wage demands in Chicago
Chicago March 22 500 teamsters and chauffeurs quit work halting garbage collection and street cleaning. They demand a raise of two dollars a day chauffeurs earn six dollars a day teamsters nine. Clerks and stenographers threaten a strike if a twenty six dollar monthly increase is denied with other city employees seeking higher pay.
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Chicago
Clerks and Stenographers’ Union
GOPPER CANDIDATES VIE AS SD PRIMARY VOTER TURNOUT FORECAST
In Sioux Falls and across South Dakota on March 22 voting activity rises as General Wood Senator Johnson Governor Lowden and Senator Poindexter campaign for Republican presidential endorsement. Democrats back Wilson for a third term with James Gerard and James Monroe contesting.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
South Dakota
Leonard Wood
Hiram Johnson
Frank C. Lowden
Miles Poindexter
General Wood
Pierre
Lowden
Johnson
Poindexter
Wilson
James W. Gerard
New York
James O. Monroe
Maywood
Ilineis
United States
Willis GC. Cook
Philo Hall
Brookings
James Mee
Centerville
John A. Bowler
Peter Norbeck
Ed. S. Johnson
Dick Haney
Huron
Norbeck
U. S. G. Cherry
Sioux Walls
Tom Taubman
Plankington
Rapids City
Rooters Rally With Local Five To Laramie
A pep meeting was held at the high school to learn new yells and songs. A sizable group of rooters will accompany the team to Laramie to help win the championship if possible.
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Local Five
Laramie
Gem City
Four men fined in police court for traffic violations
Four men were fined in police court yesterday afternoon five dollars each for violations of the traffic ordinance, and two forfeited their bonds.
Mildred Harris Chaplin Seeks Legal Separation in Cheyenne
The latest photograph shows Mildred Harris Chaplin formerly of Cheyenne claiming need for money to support herself as she files for divorce from Charlie Chaplin. Chaplin denies the non support claim while friends recall the Chaplin family's sad years after their baby died shortly after birth last July.
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Mildred Harris-Chaplin
Cheyenne
Charlie Chaplin
Chaplin
Unlawful Association With Woman Questions Father’s Rights
A Wyoming police court tried Joe Rias for striking Magdalene Giotero, daughter of the woman he has lived with as husband for five years. Judge McInerney fined Rias $25 for breach of the peace after disputed claims over paternal rights and punishment of the child. The mother asked that Rias be kept away from their home at 219 East Twelfth Street.
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John J. McInerney
Joe Rias
C. A. Swainson
Riage
Wyoming
William James
Rias
East Twelfth Street
Jas
Nias
Magdalene Giotero
Soldiers Sing Riot Sparks Fatal Dublin Clash
In Dublin on March 22 a riot erupted as about 300 soldiers paraded the streets. Two men were shot dead and four seriously wounded amid disorderly conduct, jostling passersby, hammering doors and smashing windows.
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Dublin
Associated Press
German Defense Minister Resigns. Ruhr Conflict Intensifies
Berlin reports Gustav Noske resigns as defense minister to President Ebert amid cabinet shakeups. Paris cites eight thousand killed since March revolt. Ruhr Spartacist forces range from 20 000 to 40 000, armed with heavy weapons and artillery. German troops plan to surround the Ruhr, violating Versailles articles 42 and 43, as officers inform French authorities. Red army in Ruhr said to recruit largely from iron workers.
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Berlin
Associated Press
Gustav Oske
Ebert
Paris
Ruhr
Germany
Foreign Office
William Major Beerfield
Maximilian Harden
Red Army
Railroad Wage Board Ready for Work
Washington March 22 formation of a joint railroad wage board was completed by the conference committee representing railroads and sixteen unions. H P Whiter of the Pennsylvania railroad was named chairman. The bipartisan body will consider wage claims of 2 000 000 workers. It began re examining records gathered by the wage adjustment board of the railroad administration. The board will use these records as a basis for discussion once minor differences are settled.
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Washington
H. P. Whiter
Pennsylvania Railroad
Wage Adjustment Board of the
Railroad Administration
WONT WORKS SELL STAMPS TO RAISE DEFENSIVE FUND
John Graham an I W W organizer opened in Bisbee to sell stamps marked Centralia Raids to fund defense for I W W members convicted of murder during Armistice day parade. He arrived with stamps and pamphlets under a false name and distributed literature claiming Centralia I W W victims.
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Bisbee
Ariz
John Graham
Centralia
Graham
Centralia I. W. W
Denver seeks to banish Old Dobbin by city ordinance
Denver March 22 Old Dobbin would be banished from city streets if Alderman Theodore H Proske introduces an ordinance. Driving or keeping horses cattle sheep or swine in Denver would become a misdemeanor with a fine. Effective date would be January 1 1925 offering owners a chance to sell out before enforcement.
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Denver
Dobbin
Theodore H. Proske
Sheep Rescued From Ice Jam in Big Horn River
Four hundred head of Dickie outfit sheep stranded on a small island in the Big Horn River were saved from washes by a massive ice jam. Owners paid 1482 dollars for the rescue and transfer to safety. Worland also faced flooding as Nowater creek flood pushed water along railroad lines and damaged Worland Lumber and Hardware.
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Worland
Wyo
Big Horn River
Dickie
Nowater Creek
Thorland Lumber & Hardware Company
Potato Boycott Begins Amid City Watch on Potatoes
The Brotherhood of Iquality composed of railway and craft unions announced a potato boycott to curb rising prices. King Spud is under covert watch to see if he will imitate Humpty Dumpty. The movement claims enough families are on the blacklist to materially affect potato demand in the city.
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Spud
Brotherhood of Iquality
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