Recall Ordered for North Dakota Officials During Convention
North Dakota delegates at Devils Lake April 2 ordered a recall election aimed at Governor Lynn J. Frazier Attorney General William Lemke and Commissioner of Agriculture Jon N Hagin to be held on or before November 5 A division proposed recalling key officials as a first in US history while constitutional amendments were also debated including large bond issues to fund state projects and retire debts with a cap on the state debt and mortgage backed bonds proposed for real estate backing.
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Devils Lake
N. I
Nonpartisan League
North Dakota
Lynn J. Frazier
William Lemke
Jon N. Hagin
D. E. Shipley
Dickinson
Agriculture and Labor
J.O. Higgan
American Legion
Treadwell Twitchell
United States
North Dakot
T. G. Nelson
Independent Voters’ Association
Nld
Bank of North Dakota
North Dakota Milling and Elevator Company
Ot Grand Parks
North Dakota Home Builders’ Association
St.taomo
Frazier Leads North Dakota Since 1916 With League Backing
Governor Lynn J. Frazier has led North Dakota since 1916 after a Nonpartisan League endorsed election. He carried an overwhelming plurality of 67,000 that year and has been re elected three times with league support. Attorney General Win Lemke heads the league backed ticket and John N. Fagin serves three terms as labor commissioner alongside Frazier.
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Devils Lake
F.T. O'Connor
Lemke
League
John N. Fagin
Labor and Agriculture
Industrial Committee
Frazier
Forces of Crown Suffer Heavily Impacts Dublin Forces
Dublin reports heavy weekly casualties among crown forces with 46 total. Police suffered 19 casualties including 5 killed and 14 wounded, military 18 killed and 14 wounded. The week saw 26 attacks, 22 of which were ambushes.
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Crown
Dublin
Talbot to Be Ireland's Governor in Succession
Field Marshal Viscount French will be succeeded as lord lieutenant and governor general of Ireland by Lord Edmund Bernard Talbot who has been joint parliamentary secretary for the treasury. Sir Robert S. Horne becomes chancellor of the exchequer. Stanley Baldwin moves to president of the board of trade.
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Talbot
Ireland
London
Field Marshal Viscount French of
Ypres
Edmund Bernard Talbot
The
Treasury
Robert S. Horne
Board of Trade
J. Austen Chamberlain
Stanley Baldwin
Collision off Point Wilson sinks Governor. 10 feared missing
The Admiral Line passenger Governor and freighter West Hartland collided in fog off Point Wilson, Washington. The Governor sank at 1 18 a m with about 10 missing. West Hartland limped to Seattle. A preliminary inquiry behind closed doors and a sweeping government probe are planned to determine responsibility.
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Seattle
Point Wilson
Wash
Strait of Juan de Fuen
Admiral Line
Steaingr Governor
West Jlartlind
United States
Robert C. Saunders
West Hartland
Shipping Board
Pacific Steamship Company
Way
Saunders
War Department Starts to Rehabilitate Air Service
Washington April 2 The War Department ordered 200 Thoms Morse type pursuit airplanes and a Martin bomber fleet as a first post armistice move to restore the army air service. Boeing of Seattle won the pursuit contract about 1 100 000 while the IL W F company of Garden City L T supplied Martin bombers at about 23 000 each. Secretary Weeks said most Army planes were three or four years old and obsolete requiring overhaul to regain wartime efficiency.
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Washington
Admnistice Toware
Army
Wavy Department
Thoms Morse
Boeing Company
Seatie
Weeks
IL. W. F. Company
Garden City
L. T
Air Service
First Resident Workers' College Organized in U S
Katunah New York April 2 The first resident workers college in America was announced after a two day labor leaders and educators conference at Brookwood school The college aims to provide liberal education for working people not as a propaganda instrument and will cooperate with labor groups and colleges to educate workers and promote democratic control by students and faculty
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Katunah
N.Y
America
Brookwood School
American Labor Union Movement
New College
Seamen Held as Bombers Released
Five sailors brought from Rio de Janeiro were discharged in New Orleans after being questioned by the Department of Justice. The men Philip Bender Henry Espan Fans Randin Tl Kuprechte and R Dorsh were suspected of mutiny on the City of Alton and possible ties to the Wall Street bombing, but no evidence warranted further detention.
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New Orleans
Rio de Janiero
Shipping Board
City of
Trade With U S Main Point Of Soviet Policy
London April 2 The Bolshevik envoy Leonid Krassin states Russia will seek U S trade relations as the main goal of foreign policy The first step is admitting Russian commercial representatives and payments would proceed in cash with credits to follow He notes respect for private property and equal value exchange as key to dealings and cites Baltic trade as proof of practicality.
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London
Hughes
Russia
United States
Leonid Krassin
M. Krassin
Associated Press
America
M. Kraussin
Baltic States
British Coal Strike Enters Quiet Phase Amid Silence
London reports a universal coal miners strike in effect with remarkable quietude. No negotiations or government mediation have occurred since Thursday's board of trade meeting. Parliament was adjourned and a royal proclamation convenes both houses for Monday, signaling upcoming debates.
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London
Board of Trade
House of Commons
House of Lords
Government first quarter tax receipts exceed $700 million
Washington reports March 15 tax payments push first quarter receipts to just over $700,000,000. Treasury officials say funds permit redeeming about $125,000,000 in treasury certificates due April 15.
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Washington
Treasury
American Legion Posts Decorate Graves on Memorial Day
Indianapolis March 81 The grave of every American soldier who died abroad during the World war will be decorated on Memorial Day by the American Legion. All posts were called on for contributions to bear the expense in a bulletin from Lemuel Bolles national adjutant. Public contributions also welcome.
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Indianapolis
American Legion
Legion
Lemuel Bolles
Talk on Tobacco and the Woman Question in Smoke Imagery
A satirical piece by Robert Quillen contrasts male and female smoking. It notes chewing tobacco more common in rural areas and cigarettes among youths and women while decrying overstatements about harm. It weighs social acceptability, motherhood, and pipe imagery in a witty, period voice.
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Robert Quillen
Saturday Evening Post
Willie
Heaven
There Are Always Three Sides to Every Question
Edwin James, returning war correspondent, vacations in Virginia, debates the League of Nations with a local farmer. The discussion grows heated before the farmer concludes there are three sides to every question his side your side and the right side.
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Edwin James
America
Virginia
League of Nations
James
Saturday Evening Post
Brain growth and skull thinning observed by surgeons
Scientists note brains are enlarging while skulls appear thinner. Observations from wartime skull surgeries support the claim that head size is increasing as brain volume grows.
Railways Show Deficit Despite Increased Earnings
January deficit across 202 railroads to the Interstate Commerce Commission totaled 1,167,800 dollars. Freight and passenger revenues rose, but operating costs surged, with 109 roads failing to cover expenses and taxes. Eastern and southern districts underperformed against rate expectations while western lines reported minimal net income.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Association of Railway Executives
Real Estate Transfers and Oil Royalties Listed
County records show patents and warranty deeds transferring land and oil rights. Transactions name Patents to Frank Anderson Glenn R Miller August W Bjork Nick Hoffman Bertram E Richards and multiple lots in townships 25 26 and 22 with ranges 3 8 4 7 and 6 west. Warranty deeds cover several multi-part oil and gas interests with various grantees and fractions. Agreements note ten percent of oil and gas proceeds payable to Hirshberg and Smith from renewals and quarters in township 24 north ranges 6 and 7 west.
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U. S
Frank Anderson
Glenn R. Miller
August W. Bjork
Nick Hoffman
Bertram E. Richards
C. S. McDonald
Roy W. Pilling
John L. Gog
Ernest F. Goff
Adams
George FE. Minty
Floyd M.smith
B. M. Smith
Frank R. Walkup
George Coley, Jr
J. C. Morgan
Chas. Strand
J. P. Rigler
Don Hargrove
George M. McCole
George Wilson
F. O. Nelson
H. M. Yaw
Northwest Quarter
Southwest Quarter
Township
John J. Greene
I. A. Oulton
George Coffey
August de Rooy
E. G. Huston
M. C. Green
R. B. Glover
M. K. Gordon
Burt J. Monroe
C. H. Scherf
George O. Mingridge
P. J. Moll
Minnie Rumsey
James B. Gould
Hubert Earnhardt
Obert Peterson
John W. Hall
Bert Harbaugh
Elmore L. Smalley
E. J. Liptak
Cr. James Smith
Henry Wallenhorst
Ed. Hirshberg
E. A. Smith
Charles Wilson
Neuf and Zimmer Freed by Germany
The War Department announced that Carl Neuf and Franz Zimmer, two Americans jailed in Germany for an attempt to kidnap Grover Bergdoll, were released at noon. The release came from the Berlin Foreign Office, with Coblenz commander Brigadier General H. T. Allen reporting that a German commissioner's telephonic notice said the sentences were remitted pending good behavior.
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Washington
War Department
Carl Neuf
Franz Zimmer
Germany
Grover C. Bergdoll
Berlin
Midwestern Business Hesitant Cited by Federal Reserve
The Seventh District Federal Reserve reports renewed business hesitation across the Midwest. Uncertainty stems from high retail prices, reduced building activity, workers resisting wage cuts, delayed farm liquidations, tight money demand, and high interest rates.
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Chicago
Middle West
Federal Reserve Bank of the Seventh District
Bombing Tests Under Way by Army and Navy
Simultaneous mobilization of army and navy air forces is under way for joint bombing tests against naval vessels in June and July. Army flyers gather at Langley Field Virginia to practice dropping on moving water targets. Navy air forces concentrate at Hampton Roads and Yorktown Virginia.
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Washington
Army
Navy Air Forces
Langley Field
Hampton Roads
Yorktown
Literacy Progress Shown in First 3 States of 1920 Census
Census bureau results for Alabama Arkansas and Delaware show declines in illiteracy. Alabama drops from 22.9 percent in 1910 to 16.1 in 1920. Arkansas falls from 12.6 to 9.4 percent. Delaware declines from 7.1 to 5.9 percent.
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U. S
Washington
Census Bureau
Alabama
Arkansas
Delaware
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Resident Workers’ College
Lieut. W. D. Coney
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Ninetyfirst Aero Squadron
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Atlantic
W. H. Webb
Dillyn R. Davies
Elsie F. Davies
Lenora Isabel DeValle
Trachot Gardens
George Coffey, Jr
L. F. Rutherford
Neuf
Zimmer
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