Martens Seeks Proletariat Rule in United States
Russian soviet agent Ludwig A K Martens told the Senate committee he would like to see a dictatorship of the proletariat established in the United States though he said he does not work for that outcome. He identified Colonel Beck as a Soviet military attaché and cited reports on operations against Bolsheviks.
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Washington
Ludwig Co
A. K. Martens
Senate
Russia
Wade Ellis
Beck
New York
Martens
Mr. Ellis
Brussilof
United States
Department of Justice
Detroit
Ellis
Comrad’s
Russian Federated Socialist Republic of Workers and Peasants
Mississippi bill would pay Will Purvis for hanging ordeal
In 1903 Will Buckley was killed near Columbia, Purvis was convicted and hanged twice after a noose failed. The bill introduced by Rep John Yeager would pay Purvis $5,000 for his convict-farm service and suffering. Buckley’s cousin backs the measure. supporters expect passage.
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Jackson
Mass
Mississippi
John Yeager
Lamar County
Will Purvis
Columbia
Marion County
Will Buckley
Grand Jury
White Caps
Purvis
Providence
Supreme Court
Anse MelLaurin
United States
Joe Beard
Marion
Beard
Yeager
Buckley
Colby to be Secretary of State former Roosevelt Bull Moose leader
Bainbridge Colby of New York, a key figure in Theodore Roosevelt’s progressive camp, named by President Wilson to succeed Robert Lansing as secretary of state. Colby has previously served on the Shipping Board and Emergency Fleet Corporation and was active in the 1912 Chicago convention.
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Bridge Colby
New York
Progressive
Theodore Roosevelt
Robert Lansing
Wilson
Colby
Frank L. Polk
White House
Raymond P. Baker
Mint
Celby
Senate
Celhy
Shipping Board
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Allied Shipping Conference
Paris
Chicago
Roosevelt
New York State
Hughes
St. Louis
Williams College
Mass
Columbia Law School
American Held by Bandits for Ransom Money
Barry Hogarty an American citizen and superintendent of the smelter at Matimi is reported kidnapped by Mexicans and held for ransom. The State Department has no information on a reported release of Joseph F. Askew who was held for $26 000 ransom.
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Washington
Barry Hogarty
Matimi
State Department
Hogarty
American Metal Company
New York
Monterey
Mexico
Joseph F. Askew
Tlahnalilo Company of
Askew
Labor Plans Fight Over Railroad Bill After Veto Push
Union leaders pressed a last ditch effort to veto President Wilson’s railroad reform bill by seeking executive disapproval and vowing to challenge its constitutionality if veto occurs. Delegates, restless over “legislative attacks on union labor,” prepared to press objections tonight and then fight to the end.
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Wilson
White House
Erzberger Steps Down as Finance Minister in Berlin
Berlin February 25 The under secretary of state Nosele selected to succeed Mathias Erzberger as minister of finances. Nosele had been deputy to Erzberger since January 27. Erzberger’s retirement is described as temporary by a Berlin paper amid right wing sympathy claims.
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Berlin
Nosele
Mathias Mraberger
Financces
Erzberger
Cotton futures open steady amid firmer overseas buying
New York cotton futures began steady with March at 36.85 cents and May at 34.33 as the market stayed quiet early but gained tone after yesterday's firm cables and Liver pool buying. Near months rose 5 to 15 points at the open and active positions traded 12 to 17 points above last night's close.
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New York
Cables
Liverpool
Seaman Far rington Court Martial Record Summary
John Farrington, a seaman with five years army service, has faced 14 court martials and four and a half years detention, never served abroad. He is currently serving a three year penal servitude for theft of postal drafts.
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London
John Farrington
Insurance Men Cooper and Moore Visit Greensboro
N. Cooper and Charles E. Moore, Greensboro insurance men, spent a short while in this city Tuesday on business.
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T. N. Cooper
Socialists Sentenced in Cincinnati Draft Conspiracy Case
In Cincinnati on February 25 United States Judge Peck sentenced thirteen socialists to terms ranging from three to fifteen months for conspiring to defeat the federal draft.
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Cincinnati
United States
Peck
White mule for sale as cover for bootleggers in Vincennes
In Vincennes on February 25 a round up of whiskey peddlers is described by a federal agent. A bootlegger ring bought an old white mule and staged a sign in a stable to lure buyers, then assessed prospects and quoted an inflated price to deter suspicion.
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Vincennes
Prohibition Enforcement
Lodging Requisition Takes Control of City Apartments
VIENNA February 25 The lodging requisition commission has seized ten thousand four hundred thirty one apartments and seven thousand five hundred ninety one single rooms in the city. The abundance of available flats is blamed on aristocracy owning multiple palaces. One magnate Count Wabblis is said to possess seventeen private residences used personally.
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Vienna
Count Wabblis
Last horse-drawn fire engine offered to museum
London reports that the final horse-drawn fire engine in the city’s brigade has been offered to the South Kensington science museum for preservation. The move marks a shift to motorized apparatus in the department.
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London
London Fire Brigade
South Kensington Science Museum
Republicans 10 Hold a Meeting Here Friday Evening
A Republican meeting of the four High Point township wards and township voters will convene at City Hall Friday at 7:50 p m. Leaders anticipate a strong turnout and discussion of party matters. Delegates to the county convention in Greensboro Saturday will be chosen, with names of probable candidates expected to be mentioned and boosted.
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High Point Township
Greensboro
Greenboro
West Virginia Legislature Ready to Act on Woman Suffrage
National ratification headquarters says the West Virginia legislature is fully qualified to handle the woman suffrage question without Maryland input. Maryland leaders debated sending a delegation to Charleston to oppose the amendment after deliberating overnight.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Maryland
Not Guilty of Retailing in Municipal Court
George Jones a white man was found not guilty of retailing whiskey after a hearing before Judge O A Kirkman in municipal court. It was the only case on the docket this morning.
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George Jones
O. A. Kirkman
Dead Man Sign Plumb Rain Collision on Main Street
Max Samet collided with the dead man’s sign at Main and Washington streets and damaged his car windshield during a rain shower. Officer Wood said poor visibility blinded by rain caused the mishap. Samet agreed to pay for the damage and was discharged.
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Main Street
Max Samet
Main
Washington Streets
Samet
Wood
Trials for LW. W. Industrial workers murder case in Washington
Federal troops from Camp Lewis arrived in Montessano to cover the trial of 10 alleged industrial workers charged with murder in the armistice day Centralia parade killings. The defendants faced charges stemming from the shooting of four former servicemen during the 1919 event.
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Montessano
Wash
Camp Lewis
Centralia
Attempt on Prince Alexander and Premier reported
A dispatch from Triest to a Rome newspaper, relayed by the Central News Rome correspondent, says an attempt was made on Prince Regent Alexander of Serbia and Premier Protitch. Both were wounded in the attack.
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London
Alexander of
Serbia
Protitch
Triest
Rome
Central News
Poland 13 Ready to Make Peace
Warsaw reports Poland inclined to enter peace negotiations with the Russian Soviet government immediately. An official statement by the foreign affairs commission of the diet explained the government and diet attitude toward Bolshevik peace proposals.
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Warsaw
Poland
Foreign Affairs Commission of the
Diet
Western Union Lineman Killed Four Hurt After Handcar Crash
J. M. Riley of Orangeburg South Carolina died instantly and four colleagues were seriously injured when a handcar they rode was wrecked by Norfolk and Western train No 22 near Yadkin Virginia yesterday.
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Western Union
Roanoke
J. M. Riley
Orangeburg
S. C
Norfolk and Western
Yadkin
Moton predicts end of lynchings in the South
Dr. Robert R. Moton of Tuskegee Institute told Boston audiences that within a few years there will be no more lynching of negroes in the South. He cited pledges from governors of North Carolina Tennessee Georgia and Kentucky to halt lynchings during their terms. He noted North Carolina’s governor recognized a negro committee as brothers.
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Boston
South
Robert R. Moton
Tuskegee Institute
North Carolina
Tennessee
Georgia
Kentucky
Meton
Whiskey revolt investigation reaches Lyon County unrest
Washington dispatch reports a full inquiry into the prohibition controversy in Lyon County Michigan. Officials assign H M Gaylord to Grand Rapids and then central district duties as internal revenue seeks to reconcile authorities and avert further conflict. Nine barrels of wine seized from a priest’s cellar were destroyed after being rolled into the street by federal agents.
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Washington
Lyon
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Roper
H. M. Gaylord
Grand Rapids
Tran Liver
Chicago
Rober
Gaylord
Greer Held For An Assault
Greer, a local merchant who runs a grocery on Russell street, will have a hearing next Wednesday morning before Judge O A Kirk in municipal court. He faces an assault charge on a female. The case was set for trial today but a continuance was granted. Greer was arrested Monday and released on a $600 bond.
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Greer
O. A. Kirkman
Russell Street
Asquith Elected to Parliament in Recent Election
Former Prime Minister Herbert H. Asquith was elected to Parliament in the recent election. Announcement of the result was made today in London.
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London
Herbert H. Asquith
Clark Petitions Filed for Georgia Primary
A petition with sufficient signatures to place Champ Clark on Georgia’s presidential preferential primary ballot April 20 has been received by the state Democratic executive committee. Clark joins McAdoo and Hoover as names submitted by over 106 white Democrats, with Hoover awaiting confirmation of his Democratic status. The petition originated from Griffin, Georgia.
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Atlanta
Champ Clark
Georgia
State
Democratic Executive Committee
William G. McAdoo
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
Clark
Riffin, Ga
House Military Committee Drops Universal Training
Washington February 25 The Republican lead in the House failed to secure universal military training in the army bill. The committee reported the bill favorably without a training provision after an 11 to 5 vote rejecting four months training for youths starting July 1922. A separate bill on universal training was authorized for later work.
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Washington
Republican House
House
Caldwell
Kahn
Wilson reply delivered to supreme council on Adriatic
London Feb 25 The Adriatic crisis note from the allied group has drawn a response from President Wilson which arrived today and was given to the supreme council for consideration. The move marks a formal exchange on the ongoing regional issue.
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London
Wilson
Supreme Council
Whiskey to be listed for medicinal use on fair price list
Chicago February 24 Whiskey for medicinal purposes will be placed on the federal fair price list alongside butter eggs flour and other necessities of life. The decision was announced by Harry Mager collector of internal revenue after a conference with District Attorney Clyne Prohibition Commissioner Howard and A A Sprague head of the Ohio fair price committee The whiskey price was not set.
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Chicago
Harry Mager
dMacer
Clyne
Huber T Howar‘l
A. A. Sprague
Finois Fair Price Committee
Southern flagman drowns after fall from train in Kingville
Feb 25 Southern railway flagman T. D. Shir rer fell from a train on the Congaree river bridge at Kingville and drowned. The locomotive remained on the span as rescuers searched the river for the body.
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Columbia
T. D. Shirrer
Southern Railway
Congaree
Kingville
Carolina Assembly Rejects Seven Hour School Day Bill
Feb 24. The Carolina general assembly refused to fix the school day at seven hours by continuing the current session and a bill containing that provision was not adopted.
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Columbia
Buwth Carolina General Assembly
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Davidson Lin
Bain
State Highway Commission
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W. C.boren
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