Saturnalia of Corruption Charge in Campaign Spending
Senator Borah labeled big financial interests as buying influence in the 1920 presidential race. He cited Wood and Lowden backers spending vast sums to control the Republican convention and predicted Democratic contenders would spend similarly. Debate followed with denials of excessive spending and calls for transparency on campaign costs. Borah warned of a nationwide corruption surge unless Congress acts.
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Saturnalia
Washington
Senate
Borah
Idaho
Leonard Wood
F. O. Lowden
Wood
Lowden
Moses
New Hampshire
General Wood
Gen Wood
Indiana
South Dakota
Wilson
Senatt Ashurst
Arizona
Assassination Spreads as Sinn Fein Arrests Grow Worldwide
Dublin reports thirty five Sinn Fein figures detained today while five men with American passports are held on embarkation for the United States. In London, Ireland’s underground campaign claims another magistrate’s life as Allan Bell is shot on a Dublin tram. No arrests yet for the Bell murder. A Viscount warns of dangers as placards offer large rewards and witnesses count the number of attacks.
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Dublin
Erica
London
Ireland
Allan Bell
Royal Constabulary
Constabulary
Army
Viscount French
Bell
Hundreds in Peril on Steamer Ortega Near Wales
The British steamer Ortega from Liverpool to Valparaiso sent an SOS from latitude 52N 6W near the Welsh coast. She requests towing to Liverpool as heavy gear shifts offshore. The steamer El Paraguay offers assistance. Ortega’s captain declines to reach Fishguard. Passengers include 4120 first class, 400 second class, and 4140 third class lives aboard.
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London
Ortega
Liverpool
Valparaiso
U. S
Fishguard
Mueller to Form New German Cabinet After Bauer Resigns
In Berlin on March 26 Dr. Herman Mueller foreign minister in the Bauer government was asked to create a new cabinet. Vorwaerts says the Social Democrats unanimously support Mueller to head a new ministry. Bauer’s cabinet resigned amid labor federation pressure with labor to gain strong influence in the Mueller administration.
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Berlin
Herman Mueller
Bauer
Vorwaerts
Social Democrat
Herr Mueller
Labor Federation
Stuttgart
Labor
Mueller
Belgian Reinforcements Guard Rhine Bridgehead
Belgian troops arrived to guard the bridgehead at Buderich Rhenish Prussia. More than twenty guns are in position to fire across the Rhine if needed. Thursday night saw little activity as revolutionary workers remain in their positions after yesterday’s engagements.
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Buderich
Rheniséi
Prussia
Associated Press
Rhine
Thursady
Wesel Under Fire As German Workers Bombard City
London dispatch reports Minister of Posts Giesberts returned to Berlin from the Ruhr district and confirms Wesel still holds out after a bombardment this morning by revolutionary workmen.
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Wesel
London
Giesberts
Berlin
Ruhr
Frontier Days Plan Shifts to Head and Heel Roping
Frontier committee in Charles Careys office at 8 last evening approved program changes and purses for 1920. Most running races will be cut and replaced by head and heel roping events. Ernest Seton Thompson will be asked to supply a slogan for the show and a telegram sent. A moving picture bucking contest will feature invited western stars Bill Hart Pete Morrison Tom Mix Douglas Fairbanks William Farnum and others who have appeared in western drama. The group will reconvene Monday night to finalize plans.
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Frontier Committee
Charles Carey
Ernest Seton Thompson
Bill Hart
Pete Morrison
Tom Mix
Douglas Fairbanks
William Farnum
Cheyenne High Clinches Two Wins In Interscholastic Tournament
Cheyenne High School basketball won both games in the University of Wyoming organized interscholastic tournament in Laramie and will enter finals with Aston University Preps Rock Springs Cowley and Worland. Cheyenne defeated Wheatland 12 to 10 and Evanston 19 to 6 with star guard Sorenson out ill.
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John Bruner
Cheyenne
University of Wyoming At
Laramie
Aston
University Preps
Rock Springs
Cowley
Worland
Wheatland
Me Yanston
Evanston
Sorenson
H. Ericson
Afton
Young bandit boasts of violence after Cheyenne car robbery
Joseph K Dunkus and partner George Gunther were arrested after a raid at the W. E. Dinneen garage where a 1920 Buick was stolen. Dunkus claimed he would have shot G McPherson and Undersheriff Davis during the arrest. Sheriff Trabing pursued from Albany county into Colorado, exchanging fire that left five car bullet holes and shattered glass.
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Joe Dunkus
Colorado
George Gunther
Dinneen Garage
Joseph K. Dunkus
G. McPherson
W. E. Dinneen
McPherson
Lic Muimw U
Dunkas
Lon C. Davis
Cherokee Park Road
Tie Siding
Cheyenne
Dunkus
Davis
Avis
George Trabing
Albany County
Colorado Line
Trabing
Tabing
Hungarian Crown Offered to Former Emperor Charles
Admiral Horsey the regent of Hungary secretly offered the Hungarian throne to former Emperor Charles with consent of a majority in the population and return of the Hapsburgs. He invited Charles to Budapest to discuss allied approval, but the ex-emperor hesitates and has not left Prague.
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Geneva
Associated Press
Admiral Horsey
Hungary
Charles
Hapsburgs
Budapest
Great Conspiracy Defeated Treaty Williams Charge
In Jackson Mississippi March 26 the senate rejected the peace treaty amid a charge of a great conspiracy against President Wilson. Senator John Sharp Williams blasted the opposition as part of a long running debate, calling the league of nations rejection “the time of the great conspiracy.” He warned that future historians will note the two-year period as a great conspiracy era.
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Jackson
Miss
Senate
Wilson
John Sharp Williams
Mississippi
Wiliams
Williams
League of Nations
United States
Council of the Nations of
Funeral for Mrs. Sarah Shapiro Sunday at Mt Sinai
Funeral services for Mrs. Sarah Shapiro wife of A Shapiro of 623 West Twentieth Street will be held Sunday morning at Mt Sinai synagogue at 10 o clock Rabbi Hoffman to conduct the services Interment will follow at Mt Sinai cemetery under the direction of W W Dumm
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Mistress Shapiro
Sarah Shapiro
A. Shapiro
West Twentieth Street
Mt. Sinai Synagogue
Hoffman
Mt. Sinai
W. W. Dumm
Film Star Killed in Real Avalanche Near Innsbruck
Geneva reports say German film company crews at 9,700 feet staged an avalanche scene with 11 actors. A real avalanche collapsed the mountainside burying the group. Herming Cooler died and several others were injured including Frankine Cooler.
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Geneva
Herming Cooler
Dreseden
Innsbrurck
Wildgratz Mountains
Frankine Cooler
Thera
Kidnaped Boy Found Safe After ransom effort
Paul Little 12 returns home in Lexington as police seek two men after he was abducted Wednesday afternoon and imprisoned in a hotel bathroom for 48 hours. He telephoned his family from the hotel, said captors threatened his life with a revolver, and left a ransom note demanding 25000 dollars. The note's payment in a garbage can was reportedly placed but the kidnappers did not appear.
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Lexington
Paul Little
Edward R. Little
Austin
Paul
Little
Ohio recount with drys predicting victory in prohibition vote
In Columbus on March 26 the dry forces claimed they would record a small dry majority after a recount of the state prohibition referendum. The initial 479 net minority for wets was reduced to 159, with further reductions anticipated. Drys expect anti prohibition forces to seek recounts in precincts where wets allege favorable errors.
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Columbus
Lowden offers to join all candidates in campaign expenditure records
Governor Frank O. Lowden telegraphed Senator Borah offering to join all Republican presidential candidates in submitting every campaign expenditure record. He pressed for wide publicity of contributors names and amounts, and all books and vouchers, in reply to Borah's charges in the Senate.
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Chicago
Borah
Frank O. Lowden
Idaho
Senate
Associated Press
S Hour Day Local Shops Return to Nine Hour Day
Shopmen at Union Pacific shops will work nine hours a day. The change comes after a period with eight hours and overtime, effective yesterday.
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Union Pacific
Boy Bitten Through Lip by Dog Attends School Next Day
Clarence Dunder son of Mrs. C. W. Dunder of 409 East Eighteenth Street was bitten through the lip by a dog on Thursday. He recovered enough to attend school again yesterday.
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Clarence Dunder
C. W. Dunder
East Eighteenth Street
Bryan Campaign Stops in Elmwood and Lincoln Nebraska
W J Bryan opened his Nebraska campaign in Elmwood and closed in Lincoln with a speech aimed at women voters. He argued the Democrats can better appeal to organized masses against greed and oppose compulsory military training while backing the League of Nations.
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Lincoln
Nebr
W. J. Bryan
Nebraska
Elmwood
Bryan
Democrats Party
Republican Party
League of Nations
Christopolus Case Dropped by Court
The charge against Chriss Christopolus proprietor of the Dyer hotel that he permitted immoral use of rooms was dropped by the city after noon yesterday. Nellie Morrison and Bill Ageldpauli were found guilty of disturbance and fined $25 and $15 respectively under the purity ordinance compromise verdict.
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Chriss Christopolus
Dyer Hotel
Nellie Morrison
Bill Ageld= pauli
Wood Managers Intimate Borah Peevigh After Wood Victory
New York March 26 Congressmen Gould and Miller campaign managers for General Leonard Wood issued a formal statement defending Wood against Senator Borah. They dismissed accusations of aiming to control the Chicago convention and said they would face the bar if Borah’s charge persisted. The denials also addressed Doheny’s alleged campaign contributions.
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New York
Norman J. Gould
Thomas W. Miller
Leonard Wood
General Wood
Senate
Borah
Oral Wood
South Dakota
Chicago
Wood
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Underwood
Sinn Fein
Bauer Group
Ebert
Qteero
Frontier Days
Cheyenne High
Hapsburg
Ohio
Wilts ‘Cowden
Christopolus
Borah Peevigh
Dakota
Minglicos
Senata
E. L. Doheny
Mexican Petroleum Company
Wood Campus Fund
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