Remarkable Frenchman Millerand to Govern Alsace-Lorraine
Alexandre Millerand, a Paris native and reformist socialist, is preparing to assume duties as governor of Alsace-Lorraine this week. Once elected to the chamber of deputies in 1885 as a radical socialist, he rose through the extreme left wing of the reform movement and became a noted lawyer, journalist, and statesman despite poverty in his youth.
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Alexandre Millerand
Alsace-Lorraine
France
Premier Clemenceau
Chamber of Deputies
Army of Reform
Early career of a French statesman and wartime minister
The text notes a French official who defended Montceau miners in his youth, became editor of La Justice at age 24, was appointed minister of commerce in 1900, and later held the key wartime role of war minister during the early Great War.
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Onl
Clemenceau
la Justice
Uncle Sam’s Revenue Law Expands Tax Tactics
A new batch of taxes under the six billion dollar revenue law takes effect Tuesday. The measures include taxes on transportation facilities and insurance, plus reduced 8 percent on berth and parlor car charges. New levies cover theater admissions and club dues, with stamp taxes and a 5 percent jewelry tax also starting. Most remaining taxes begin in May or shortly after, notably child labor, soda fountain, and semi luxuries such as dress items.
Staples Boys Case Set for Tuesday Hearing
The Staples boys custody dispute advances to a Tuesday morning session at 10. The meeting will decide reinstating the society as a legally authorized custodian of Wyoming children. Fremont county witnesses are expected from Lander as Allison argues the delivery contract with the society was abrogated and Mrs. Staples was absent from yesterday's court.
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Wyoming
Staples
Fremont County
Lander
Allison
Negro Is Stricken by Death Kneels In Prayer
James W. Black a colored employee at Union Pacific shops died in his Taylor block room Friday night. His body was found kneeling beside his bed around 10 am yesterday. Coroner Farly conducted an autopsy to determine the cause of death. Police were alerted by Patrolman Emil Christensen after Black did not emerge at his usual hour.
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James W. Black
Union Pacific
Taylor Block
Farly
Black
Emil Christensen
Drunken Mexicans Attack Railroad Man Fatally in Rawlins
Fourteen Mexican nationals are jailed in Rawlins Wyoming after a late night assault on a railroad employee named Cook. He died en route to Laramie hospital from injuries believed to be sustained during the beating. The motive appears unprovoked as intoxication preceded the attack.
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Rawlins
Wyo
Cook
Laramie
Help One Another Club Holds Earnest Meeting
The Help One Another club held a meeting with Mrs. Elizabeth Hawes and Mrs. Charles S. Thomas reporting on the state federation session. Mrs. Thomas donated 10 for the educational loan fund in the club's name. Members completed fifty little petticoats for tech refugees and did Red Cross work. A bake sale is planned for Saturday April 5 at Olsen Grocery starting at 7 o'clock with Mrs. W. Olen and Mrs. J. H. Frankenfield in charge.
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Charles S. Thomas
H.O. A
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H. M. Geary
Red Cross
F. L. Robinson
City Federation
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Olsen Frocery
WC Olen
J. HM. Frankenfield
Katherine Wilson
Stark
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Crutches Arch At Wedding Reception in Pershing House
Crutches held overhead formed an arch for the newlyweds Pauline Donahue and Private Ernest Ferreira at St Stephen's Church and Pershing House in New York City. The bride A Red Cross volunteer and the groom a soldier in Military Intelligence Service met there.
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Pershing House
New York City
Pauline Donahue
Ernest Ferreira
St. Stephen's Church
Gramercy Park
Red Cross
Irish Sinn Fein prisoners escape Mountjoy prison
Twenty Sinn Fein prisoners including J. J. Walsh escape Mount Joy prison in Dublin. Walsh used a rope to climb over walls during exercise around 3 pm. Prisoners seized a rope ladder setup and slid to the bank as crowds gathered and guards approached, with fugitives dispersing in several directions.
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Associated Press
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Sinn Fein
J. J. Walsh
House of Common
Mount Joy
Walsh
Capal Bank
Josie Ray Sets World Record In 1000 Yard Race
Kansas City March 9 Jose Ray of the Illinois athletic club beat Joe Stout of the University of Chicago in a 1000 yard match race at the Kansas City athletic club indoor meet. Ray finished in 2 15, said to be a new 12 lap track record.
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Kansas City
Jose Ray
Ilinois Athletic Club
Joe Stout
University of Chicago
Kansas City Athletic Club
Allies Demand Hungarian Soviet Government Resignation
British and American reports say the allies demand the resignations of Hungarys Soviet government and call for a national assembly elected under Allied troop supervision. The Temps notes possible military material and assets moving to Romania to counter a revived Budapest Soviet regime.
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Budapest
Wumania
Labor stagnates in Budapest as Sovet takes over property
Paris March 9 All work in Budapest has stopped and the government inventories shops, banks, and offices. Property real and personal has been seized, houses taken by the state, arms requisitioned, and many prominent persons arrested, including the Malian and British representatives. Prof. Philip Brown of Princeton represents the United States in Budapest. State leader wants decisive results.
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Paris
Budapest
Philip Brown
Princeton University
United States
Laramie County Jury Excused After Disposed Criminal Docket
Judge W C Mentzer excused the March term jury as all criminal docket items were disposed of by trial dismissal postponement or guilty pleas. Four defendants were sentenced yesterday including Louis Torrez on robbery charges and others unnamed in the fragment.
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District Court
Laramie County
W. C. Mentzer
Mentzer
Louis Torrez
Wyoming Court Terms Open With Multiple Sentences Posted
Articles report sentences and pleas in a Wyoming penitentiary case list. Li O Osborne faces four to four unimpressive years after uttering threats. Ernest Eastman charged with grand larceny may face two to hire years. Raymond Tall murder case delayed to October term. Estrada case dismissed for failure to charge an offense. amended information expected.
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Li. O. Osborne
Ernest Eastman
Raymond Tall
Ernest Lawrence
Cesario Estrada
Sam M. Thompson
Wyoming
Mentzrr
Estrada
Ukrainians Shell Lemberg Hit Cathedral and Palace
A Havas dispatch from Warsaw reports heavy shelling of Lemberg by Ukrainian forces from Monday into Tuesday. Scores of civilians killed and hundreds wounded as St George's cathedral and the archbishop's palace suffered severe damage amid the bombardment.
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Lemburg
Havas
Warsaw
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