Coal Operators Refuse Conference Proposal
Secretary of Labor Davis announced that central coal field operators rejected his plan for a conference with the United Mine Workers to discuss a new working agreement replacing the one expiring March 31. Illinois operators demanded an exception, while Indiana operators had tentative approval but later refused.
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Washington, D. C
Davis
Central Coal Fields
United Mine Workers
Illnois
Indiana Coal Operators Association
Wheat stock in elevators at low level in nation
Washington March 17. Stocks of wheat in country mills and elevators on March 1 totaled 62,564,000 bushels the smallest figure in ten years except for March 1, 1918. The report notes the continued tight supply despite steady demand.
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Washington, D. C
8000 Bonds Recovered In Des Moines Bank Theft
Eight thousand dollars worth of bonds and securities stolen from the Drake Park Bank at Des Moines in June 1920 were recovered in Council Bluffs by state agent Hi Yackey. The announcement was made today.
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Council Bluffs
Drake Park
Des Moines
Hi Yackey
Wife shoots and kills husband in sleep in Chicago
Chicago March 17. Mrs Rosa Abrahamson shot and killed her husband as he slept claiming he had lost his love for her. Police say the motive is domestic, with details limited to the shooting. Investigators known to be reviewing the case.
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Chicago, Ill
Rosa Abrahamson
Federal inquiry into Erie shop leasing and Meadville contract
The United States railroad labor board ordered a federal probe of the Erie railroad’s plan to lease its shops and contract all shop work to the Meadville Machinery Co of Meadville Pa. A board member may seek aid from the Department of Justice and survey Erie property to collect evidence.
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Chicago
Ill
Erie Railroad
Meadville Machinery Company
Meadville
United States Railroad Labor Board
Department of Justice
Governor Kendall Celebrates 54th Birthday
Des Moines Iowa March 17 Governor N E Kendall marks his 54th birthday born March 17 St Patrick s Day 18 on a farm near Greenville Lucas county Iowa If I had 500000 I would gladly be 24 years old again he said
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Des Moines
N. E. Kendall
Kendall
St. Patrick's Day
Greenville
Lucas County
Towa
Weather Outlook for Chicago Saturday Rain Expected
Chicago reports unsettled weather through tonight and Saturday with likely rain in the western and northern portions. Temperature is not expected to change much.
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Chicago
Weather Summary Observations by Dr H M Stanley
Local observations over the past 24 hours ending 7 a m notes snow or other conditions. Data includes precipitation, temperature trends and atmospheric cues recorded by Dr H M Stanley for the reporting period.
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H. M. Stanley
Man Hanged in District of Columbia Jail
McHenry a 24 year old former New London resident was hanged in the District of Columbia jail for the murder of a Washington city detective and an automobile dealer. Efforts to obtain commutation to life imprisonment failed as President Harding refused to act.
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Washington, D. C
McHenry
New London
Connecticut
District of Columbia
Washington City
Harding
Senate irrigation bill favored by committee
Washington March 17 the senate irrigation committee ordered favorably the house bill applying federal irrigation laws to organized districts and individual entrymen no change was made from the house form. the measure allows a district to contract with the interior secretary to release lands from government liens and enables owners to obtain extra credit from the federal farm loan board or other lenders.
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Washington, D.C
Senate Irrigation Committee
Secretary of the Interior
Federal Farm Loan Board
Arguments in Murder Case Nearing Close
In Los Angeles deputy district attorney Asa Keyes pressed toward the close of the final argument in the murder trial of Mrs. Madalynne Obenchain for the death of J Belton Kennedy. Judge Sidney N Reeve adjourned as Keyes neared completion and jurors were expected to hear by noon. Defense counsel Jud Rush spoke last pleading for mercy and a verdict that would free a woman who has suffered, urging she be allowed to grow old in peace and reunite with her late lover.
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Los Angeles
Asa Keyes
Madalynne Obenchain
J. Belton Kennedy
Sidney N. Reeve
Keyes
Jud Rush
Military affairs panel to visit Muscle Shoals project
The House approved a visit by the military affairs committee probing private offers to purchase or lease Muscle Shoals property. The panel will travel to the site to examine the project details.
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Washington, D. C
House
Military Affairs Committee
Muscle Shoals Property
Lurned Beef and Garbage for 15 Cents St Patricks Day Treat
Chicago celebrates Saint Patrick's Day with a restaurant offering corned beef and cabbage for fifteen cents per plate. The deal stemmed from a wager by the manager claiming Ireland would become a free state within a year. A papal dispensation removed the fast-day restriction for the holiday.
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Chicago
Emerald Isle
Loop
Ireland
Free State
Farm Bureau Urges Open Marketing Talks For Coops
The American farm bureau called for an open door policy in cooperative grain marketing and urged participation from all coop grain sellers. It cited United States Grain Growers Inc and American Wheat Growers Associated, noting they meet in Chicago next week. The bureau demanded full disclosure from both sides and public access to the meetings, opposing any closed sessions.
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Chicago
American Farm Bureau
United States
Mysterious Disappearance Partly Solved in Fort Madison
Fort Madison March 17 The mysterious disappearance of Earl Phillips and Car Banta sixteen year old high school boys during the winter was partly solved today when the body of Phillips was found on the bank of the river.
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Fort Madison
Earl Phillips
Car Banta
Phillips
De Valera Warns Treaty Sparks Civil War Risk
Eamon De Valera told a public meeting in Dungarven that accepting the Anglo Irish treaty would grant independence only through civil war, repeating his opposition to the agreement and urging rejection.
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de Valera
Dublin
Eamon de Valera
Dungarven
Pebate
Two Damage Suits Filed In U S District Court Here
Two suits totaling about $21,000 were filed in the U S district court clerk’s office. Visa Arnett sues Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad Co over a trip and fall on a station platform causing permanent injuries seeking 6000. Winona Peterson sues Joseph J Hogan alleging loss of Hereford cattle valued at 15000 with seven percent interest from October 5 1920.
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U.S
United States District Court
Visa Arnett
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company
Plantiff
Clarke County
Osceola
Winona Peterson
Joseph J. Hogan
Forestbury
South Dakota
Corning
Iowa
Governor Urges Iowa Cohesion With Legion Job Drive
Des Moines Iowa March 17 Governor N E Kendall issued a proclamation urging Iowans to cooperate with the American Legion in its program to obtain work for the unemployed. The call emphasizes statewide support for relief efforts and job placement initiatives.
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Des Moines
Iowa
American Legion
N. E. Kendall
British Hope for Friendly Relations with Mexico
In the House of Commons Cecil Harmsworth announced negotiations with the Mexican government for an arbitration agreement on all British claims against Mexico. He said Britain is hopeful of eventual friendly relations between Great Britain and Mexico.
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London
Mexico
House of Commons
Cecil Harmsworth
Great Britain
Episcopal Missionary Letticher Dies in Connecticut
The Rev Charles Eugene Letticher Episcopal clergyman and editor of The Spirit of the Missions died at Cos Colt Conn March 17 He had served eleven years as a missionary in Alaska where he met and married Margaret Graves of Baltimore circumstances given in brief obituary form
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New York
Charles Eugene Letticher
Cos Colt, Conn
Alaska
Margaret C. Graves
Baltimore
Bank Safe Blown Open at Chatsworth Iowa Heist
Des Moines Iowa March 17 Yeges blew the safe of the State Bank of Chatsworth Sioux county Iowa at 4 30 this morning and escaped with practically all safety deposit boxes and contents. A large nitroglycerin charge shattered currency inside the vault and the total loot could not be immediately determined.
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Des Moines
Lawyer Sues Over Roulette Losses in Rhode Island
Edward T. Bannon of New Bedford sues six defendants in federal court seeking 100000 from Frank L. Murray of Greenwich and John F. Hennessy of East Providence and 75000 each from Jacob L Vog Montgomeryer August A Shaller James E. Morton and Charles L. Manchester Jr. He alleges fraudulent operation of gambling wheels at Rhode Island resorts deprived him of 560009 with partial recovery of 500009 sought.
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Providence
R. I
Edward T. Bannon
Hedford
Federal District Court
Frank L. Murray
Fast Greenwich
John F. Hennessy
East Providence
Jacob L Vog Montgomeryer
August A Shaller
East Greenwich
James E. Morton
Prescott Schools Closed By Quarantine Order
The Health Board issued a quarantine order affecting Prescott closing all schools and prohibiting public gatherings for two weeks. Scarlet fever and diphtheria cases prompted the action, with no school today and services cancelled or postponed across the community.
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Prescott
The
Advertiser
Paara of Health
Millionaire John Devol Dodge Begins Five Day Turn
Detroit, Michigan reports John Devol Dodge son of the late Frank L. Dodge starts a five day sentence in the house of correction for speeding. He pleaded guilty with 21 others to the same charge and received a $100 fine plus license revocation. After release he faces Kalamazoo liquor transport charges and a $10,000 suit from a newsboy injured by his car.
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Detroit
Mich
John Devol Dodge
Frank L. Dodge
House of Correction
Dodge
Reformatory
Kalamazoo
Firing of Guns Greets New Monarch of Egypt
Cairo marked the proclamation of Ahmed Fuad Pasha as King of Egypt with salvos of 101 guns in Cairo Alexandria and Port Said and 21 guns in other capitals. Viscount Allenby visited the royal palace to congratulate King Fuad who announced Egypt’s independence and sovereignty. He declared the title His Majesty King of Egypt to confirm the nation’s dignity and status.
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Cairo
Egypt
Ahmed Fauna Pasha
Alexandria
Port Said
Viscount Allenby
Royal Palace
Fuad
Sarvat Pasha
Kahn Calls Army Cut Too Drastic in Current Time
Chairman Kahn of the House military affairs committee warned Congress that proposed army reductions are too drastic for the moment. He urged caution against a supposedly false economy, stating the current cut would harm national defense.
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Washington, D. C
Congress
Kahn
House Military Affairs Committee
United States to insist on payment for occupation bill
Washington March 17 declaration that the United States would insist upon payment of its bill of 241 million dollars for keeping American soldiers in Germany was made by party leaders Senators and Underwood.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Germany
Underwood
Towboat Helper Wreck Drowns One Captain in Cincinnati Harbor
The towboat Helper of Campbell's Creek Coal Co. sank after turning over near the Southern railroad bridge in Cincinnati. Captain EB A Burnside the pilot drowned. two other crewmen feared dead while the rest were rescued. Government boats responded from Fernbank dam.
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Cincinnati
Helper
Campbell's Creek Coal Company
Southern Railroad
EB. A. Burnside
Baltimore & Ohio
Fernbank Dam
Market Report From Chicago and Des Moines Livestock Exchanges
From Chicago live stock opening market beef steers 7.25 to 8.00 top 10.50 pigs mostly 15 to 25 cents lower with 100 to 120 pound hogs 8.75 to 10.30 cattle receipts 3 500 and sheep 7 000 with steady to slow demand. Des Moines grain futures show May wheat at 1 38% and pork at 20.00. Des Moines hogs steady with receipts 2 500 and sheep 2 000.
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Chicago
Lamson Bros. & Cos
Hubber Bidz
Des Moines
Joseph
Ash Market Report and Prices
Market listing from March 17 at noon shows prices for eggs beef and chicken. Entries include heavy spring chickens at 18 cents per pound light spring chickens at 20 cents and light hens at unknown price. Horse hides beef hides and cheese notes appear with multiple figures.
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Leca
Witrict
Columbia
Senate
Muscle Shoals
ASA
Episcopal Missionary
E. Bitticher
State Bank
Chatsworth
Yetitio
Kan
Tad
the “Aevertiser
Uct
Associated Press
U. S
Fis
Ash Market Report
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