Newberry Guilty of Campaign Conspiracy in 1918
U S Senator Thurman H Newberry is found guilty of criminal conspiracy in the 1918 campaign and sentenced to two years in Leavenworth plus a 10000 dollar fine. Sixteen co defendants receive varied penalties while others are acquitted. defense testimony credited with securing the verdict.
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Grand Rapids, Mich
United States
Thurman H. Newberry
Leavenworth
Senator Newberry
Paul King
Frederick Cody
New York
Charles Templeton
Detroit Board of Commerce
Hannibal Hopkins
B. Frank Emery
Harry O. Turner
Detroit
Bo V. Chilson
the Nation
Roger Andrews
Menominee
Milton Oakman
William J. Mickel
Oshkosh
Wis
Richard Fletcher
James F. McGregor
Fred Henry Flint
George S. Ladd Starbridge
Mass
Newberry
Mother Airedale Rescues Pups Then Dies On San Francisco Wharf
A Marine scow on the San Francisco waterfront becomes the scene of a heroic dog story. An Airedale mother saves four of her pups from a sinking basket but drowns before the last is rescued. Her three surviving stray pups are cared for by a resident Irish setter aboard the scow.
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San Francisco
Baron Rempel Kondo Claims Japanese Are Honest People
Baron Rempel Kondo of Japan Mail Steamship Co tells a New York dinner tale praising Japanese honesty. An American traveler, starving in a remote village teahouse, signs for food with a fish and egg drawing. geisha laughs then attendants enter with a portable bath and soap as he waits for a meal.
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Baron Rempel Kondo
Japan Mail Steamship Company
New York
New York Startled by Woman's Rag Doll Stroll
Mrs. Carl Lamb of Philadelphia wife of Lieutenant Carl Lamb A N drew attention in New York by strolling Fifth Avenue with a rag doll about twelve inches tall tied to her arm. She called the doll Patsy Dooley and explained she planned to take Patsy to China with her on a forthcoming trip.
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Carl Lamb
Philadelphia
New York
Fifth Avenue
Mrs. Lamb
Patsy Dooley
Thomas Sqneelix
Sister of late czar found destitute in Russia
Grand Duchess Olga sister of Nicholas II, one of three Romanoff survivors, was found by American Red Cross workers living in a box car near Novorossisk South Russia among refugees from Bolshevik territories. She is described as toiling for food and clothing, and formerly wife of Prince Oldenburg.
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Washington
Olga
Nicholas
Russia
Red Cross
Novorossisk
South Russia
American Red Cross
House of Romanoff
Czar of
The
Prince Oldenburg
Rostov
Mme. Koulinkovsky
Grand Duchess
Kenia
London
Romanoff
Copenhagen
Days Declare War on Senator Hitchcock
The Anti Saloon League declares war on Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska over a proposed amendment allowing light wines and beers. Wayne Bo Wheeler calls the move an attack on law enforcement and a wedge to undermine prohibition.
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Washington
Anti-Saloon League
Hitchcock
Nebraska
Wayne Bo Wheeler
Senate
Wheeler
Oil use up 125 percent in ten years says geologist
Dr. George Otis Smith told the American Association of Petroleum Geologists in Dallas that fuel oil consumption rose 125 percent over the last decade while production grew 95 percent. Gasoline use climbed 500 percent, he noted, urging economical drilling and warning against wildcat promoters to conserve natural resources. The convention drew over 250 geologists.
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Dallas
Tex
United States
George Otis Smith
Washington, D. C
American Association of Petroleum Geologists
Smith
United States Geological Survey
Chamber teams plan to handle influx of Mexican laborers
Representatives of the San Antonio Chamber of Commerce met with Laredo authorities to discuss handling the large influx of Mexican laborers and their families. Officials described the situation as serious and sought the best means to address it amid widespread poverty and unemployment.
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Laredo
Texas
San Antonio
Paper Shortage Blamed On Idle Freight Cars
Montreal March 20 Jazon Rogers publisher of the New York Globe arrived to probe the U S newsprint shortage and said empty freight cars moving paper are not being returned to Canada from the United States. He warned mills may halt production as supplies back up and storage capacity fills.
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Montreal
Jazon Rogers
The
New York Globe
United States
Canada
Rogers
Airplane to develop China transport Essay by Attache
American Commercial Attache Julian Arnold argues transportation is China’s key development challenge. He urges aviation aided by railways and waterways, with airfields supply depots and technical schools providing skilled labor to rapidly boost communications and China's global role.
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China
Peking
Julian Arnold
Chinese Recorder
Sith
Moose Cow Poses For Hunter’s Photo on River Bend
In the Hunter-Trader-Trapper issue from Columbus Ohio, hunters recount a moose encounter. A sleek cow posed at 75 feet before retreating into the woods as a calf, four to five months old, followed.
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Hunter-Trader-Trapper
Columbus
Sam Seen
Sam
New Cloth for Hard Wear Gains Market Push
Pudsey Yorkshire manufacturer introduces a new textile fabric claimed to lower men’s clothing costs. London agents say the cloth is made entirely of silk nail fibers and, despite superior wear to pure worsted, can be sold at shoddy cloth prices or a quarter of the best wool fabrics. It is described as strong almost untorn and suitable for hard wear, available in gray brown and black.
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Pudsey
Yorkshire
United States
Henry F. Grady
London
Colby Nomination as Secretary of State Confirmed by Senate
President Wilson’s nomination of Bainbridge Colby to be Secretary of State was confirmed by the Senate with no recorded vote. Lodge led the committee’s favorable recommendation after secret hearings, and Colby would take the oath of office the next day amid a continued secrecy stance. The Senate also confirmed Crane as Minister to China and Joyce to the Farm Loan Board.
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Washington
Wilson
Bainbridge Colby
Robert
Senate
Foreign Relations Committee
Lodge
Colby
Jones
State Department
New York
Charles R. Crane
Chicago
China
William Hf. Joyce
Berkeley
Cal
Farm Loan Board
Cork lord mayor shot dead in early morning attack
The lord mayor of Cork was killed at 1 AM by a masked assailant who entered his residence and fled the scene in an automobile. The shooter’s identity remains unknown.
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Cork
London
Easter Cold Snap Predicted by Waco News-Tribune
Waco News-Tribune quotes old timers who say King Winter may linger past Easter and note few geese sighted, suggesting a cold spell around Easter as long-time residents expect.
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King Winter
Waco News-Tribune
News-Tribune
See Menges Brothers for carriage and plow work
Local notice directs readers to Menges Brothers for carriage and plow services. Likely an advertisement or classifieds item referencing agricultural and transport tools. No dates or locations specified.
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Menges Brothers
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Michigan
Airedale
Czar
Senator Hitchcock
Moose
Tate-Roberson CO
Roberson
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