New Jersey Attacks 18th Amendment Before Supreme Court
Washington March 30 The New Jersey attorney general argues the 18th amendment is unconstitutionally proposed and the Volstead Act unconstitutional. He maintains state rights and federal overreaching powers, presenting new points on amending the constitution and police powers.
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New Jersey
Supreme Court
Washington
Thomas McGraw
United States Supreme Court
Jersey
McCran
Congress
United States
Court expected to rule on constitutional prohibition April 19
Chief Justice White announced a recess until April 19 as the court eyes a likely final decision on the validity of constitutional prohibition. The move signals a pivotal ruling forthcoming after the break.
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Supreme Court
White
Chicago Strike Could Put 50 000 Workers Out
Chicago officials warn that a strike by the union stock yards and transit workers could force 50 000 packing house employees, including stock handlers cleaners and unloaders, out of work as plants begin to wind down. Armour & Co and other packers say stock on hand will cover one day but soon require closure. The Chicago Junction railroad reports no livestock will be accepted from markets, affecting supply.
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Chicago
Union Stock Yards and Transit Company
Vaeuins Company
Toe
Armour 4 ° Co
Chicago Junction Railroad
Miners to Ballot on Wage Offer Decision
London March 20 mine workers delegates vote today on whether to accept the government's 20 percent increase in gross earnings or strike for a 3 shilling minimum raise, shaping the miners action plan.
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London
Wilson to Spend Summer in Mass at Wood’s Hole
President Wilson will spend the summer at Wood’s Hole Massachusetts establishing a White House on Charles R Crane’s estate near Martha’s Vineyard. The family and executive offices will move for two weeks in June and all of July and August with travel by train and possible golf and yachting.
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Washington
Wilson
Wood's Hole
Mass
White House
Charles R. Crane
Chicago
China
Crane Estate
Puszsard's Bay
Vineyard Sound
Mart
New England
Giragnon
Radicals Hired to Teach in Schools
Washington reports Republicans accuse colleges of promoting socialist and anarchist ideas as they cite certificates given to Bolshevists, socialists, and anarchists teaching across the states. Representative Campbell declares professors are enemies of the constitution and government, citing a Harvard socialist who taught socialitem courses.
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Washington
Bolshevists
Representative Campbell
Kansas
Congress
Harvard
Committee of Congress
Campbell
Mississippi River At Flood Stage Rises In Wisconsin
La Crosse Wis March 30 rail road tracks to factories and houses along the river front were submerged as the Mississippi reached 1.2 feet above flood stage. Water covered Clinton street bridge flooring over Black River as the river kept rising. London March 30 George Tchitcherin Russian foreign minister to Poland openings peace talks March 10 Esthonia suggested.
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la Crosse
Wis
Mississippi
Clinton Street
Black River
London
George Tchitcherin
Poland
Moscow
M. Tchitcherin
Esthonia
Reds Falling Back Along Polish Front
Warsaw reports Bolshevik forces retreating eastward after severe losses along the Polish front in Podolia. Polish troops have pursued and retaken territory, with two enemy regiments annihilated in recent assaults and fighting continuing on all fronts.
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Warsaw
Podolia
Jim
Former Business Man Held for Forgery
Ollie M. Burger once of Elm Creek was arrested in Lincoln on charges of issuing forged checks. Police found a letter to his wife expressing fatigue with fugitive status and intent to kill himself, and he carried an automatic gun. He was identified by President Frantz of the Nebraska Hawkers' Association but did not resist arrest.
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Lincoln
Neb
Ollie M. Burger
Elm Creek
Barger
Frantz
Nebraska Hawkers’ Association
Nonpartisan Leaders in South Dakota Angry at Election Copy
Mitchell March 40 The state authorities of the Nonpartisan League condemn the issue of a so called special extra of the South Dakota Leader official organ urging members to abstain from Republican primaries.
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Mitchell
Nonpartisan League
South Dakota
Mother Nature Feeds Winter Wheat and Rye With Snow
The article depicts Mother Nature as a cosmic mother who blankets her children Winter Wheat and Rye with snow. As winter deepens the blanket thickens and the grains sleep, thawing in spring to drink and eat nourished by the melting snow, producing bread as the loaf grows with the blanket’s thickness.
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The
Wall Street Journal
Nike
Underwriting Wood Boom Ties Rail and Finance Giants
Tauls Seibold reports the New York World’s charge that a Wood presidential boom was funded by a network of railroad, banking, oil, steel and transportation interests. Key promoters include Dan Hanna and John King, with W C Proctor now in command. contributions reportedly totaled about one million dollars with $20,000 paid per investor.
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Leonard Wood
Hiram Johnson
General Wood
Dan MR. Hannaison
McKinley
John T. King
Connecticut
Hanna
Wood
W. C. Proctor
Cincinnati
King
Wood Syndicate
Edward L. Doheny
Mexican Petroleum Company
Ambros
Monet
Motor Steel
Harry F. Sinclair
Sinclair Oil and Refining Company
New York State
H. M. Byllesby
Middle
Far Western
H.thompson
Federal Reserve Bank
Utah
Ana
A. A. Boraque
Chicago
Death of Boston Officer William G. Clancy in Ballroom Shooting
Home Sector reports Boston mourns police officer William G. Clancy killed at Koughan's Hall Charlestown after serving in World War I. He survived Vimy Ridge combat in 1917 with the American flag on his bayonet, later dying during a dance disturbance.
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Boston
William G. Clancy
Vimy Hidge
Gunner Chaney
Clancy
Roston Police Department
Koughan
Charlestown
Maging Electric Fighia
Death In Glass Lack
Typhus and contagious diseases spread in central Europe due to window glass shortages. Mud-cloned windows shut light and air to resist winter cold. Overcrowding in regis and mob looting worsen contagion, with Jews suffering most from the destruction of dwellings.
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New York
Europe
Regis
Italian Uprisings Signal Restive Italian Mind
The Minneapolis Tribune notes peasant uprisings in Italy reveal a restive popular mood but caution there is no evidence of a broad revolutionary conspiracy. It warns such a mood could fuel revolutionary propaganda and that the government must act with extreme caution to avert a social catastrophe.
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Minneapolis Tribune
Italy
Dispatcher
Polish heavyweight Zbynko defeats Olin in 63 minute bout
In New York a catch as catch can heavyweight bout saw Stanislaus Zbynko of Poland throw Finland’s John Olin in 63 minutes and 37 seconds. The match followed a title bout where Londos recently won the crown, and speculation noted a broader sugar plantation strike on Oshu beginning January 18.
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New York
Stanislaus Zbynko
Wraster
John Olin
Finland
Londos
Mene
Island
Oshu
Qeill Seers
Denmark's Wisdom and the 1801 War Territory Question
The piece argues Denmark wisely avoided reclaiming territories won from Germany in 1801. It notes a plebiscite showing 4 000 to 15 000 favoring remaining in Germany and discusses potential historic ramifications and frontier issues in Europe.
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Denmark
Germany
Europe
Lowden Declares Frugal Campaign in Illinois
Frank Lowden opened his presidential bid in Illinois saying he will not engage in costly campaigning. He told supporters he values the people’s approval over office and will not use billboards or advertising columns.
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Illinois
Springfield
Dior Frank
Lowden
Mlinois
Bill Bourds
City of Chicago Faces Major Municipal Labor Tie Up
Clerks stenographers and bookkeepers in Chicago municipal offices strike for higher pay. Some 136 garbage handlers also strike halting the garbage reduction plant and delaying collection. City council rejected a revised budget of 4 million dollars to fund raises. Three hundred of the 1,000 clerks voted for the walkout.
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Chicago
Convoy Weak When Antilles Sunk In 1917 Testimony
Rear Admiral William B. Fletcher testified to a naval board that the escort of the convoy including the transport Antilles was weakened by heavy seas the night before the torpedoing. He cited the Kanawha leaving the group on October 16 1917 leaving Antilles and two other transports with only two yachts as escort. The Antilles was sunk at dawn the following morning.
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Washington
Antilles
Brest
William B. Fletcher
Naval Board
Sims
Kanawha
Mletcher
Nitti Seeks Friendly Adriatic Accord with Jugoslavs
Premier Nitti told the chamber of deputies that the simplest solution to the Adriatic dispute is a friendly agreement between Italy and Jugoslavia. He outlined the administration's foreign policy after a day of stormy debate in which socialists attacked his plan.
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Rome
Italy
Jugo-Slavia
Premiser Nitti
Chamber of Deputies
Nitti
Jugo Slavs Clash With Italian Seamen at Spalato Port
Rome reports serious clashes between Italian sailors and Jugo-Slaves at the port of Spalato. Dispatches say Jugo-Slav provocations sparked a frenzy among locals and further clashes were feared.
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Rome
Spalato
France Faces Radical Bid to Seize Government
Paris March 31 Bolshevists in France have openly urged overthrow of the government through armed insurrection Senator Cheron declared in a four senate speech today. Cheron said the radicals planned to take over the government.
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France
Paris
Bolshevists
Cheron
Senate
Hulin Denied Intervention in Christian Science Dispute
Boston March 31 The supreme court refused Emily Hulin of New York leave to intervene in the litigation between Christian Science church directors and the Christian Science publishing society trustees.
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Boston
Supreme Court Today
Emily Hulin
New York
England to Send U S Much Gold Soon
The Dow Jones Newswires reports Britain's plan to move large gold sums to the United States in connection with the Anglo French loan maturity in October. Estimated total transfers exceed 100 million dollars, with Britain's share around 20 million dollars.
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England
U. S
Former G. A. R. leader dies in Bridgeport
Al fred Sears former commander in chief of the Grand Army of the Republic in 1912 13 23 died at his home in Bridgeport Connecticut He was 87 years old.
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G. A. BR
Bridgeport
Conn
Alfred Sears
United States
Lin
Exchange Falls Early as Markets Open Weak
New York March 31 marked weakness in the foreign exchange market with demand for sterling at 385, francs at 14.87 off, checks at 20.55, and marks at 0.156.
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New York
GOP to endorse firmer policy toward Mexico
In St Louis on March 1 the GOP platform committee moves to draft a plank declaring support for a firm U S policy toward Mexico pending the Pall probe report. Henry Lape former ambassador to Mexico said the stance will not push for direct intervention and will keep the president reasonably free to act in emergencies.
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St. Louis
OFPF
National Platform Committee
Pall
United States
Henry Lape
Wilson
Mexico
Plank
Emer
Majority Rule In Supreme Court Decisions Debate
A reader condemns the Supreme Court for heavy reliance on majority opinion and fears a single judge could alter outcomes. The author argues for stricter adherence to established rules even when one vote could flip rulings. He calls for less emphasis on personal whim and more on collective reasoning.
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Supreme Court
W Hare
Hilientet
Milk as Food Sparks Debate On Diet and Health
A discussion of milk's role in nutrition cites experiments by Hess and Unger questioning fat soluble vitamins and growth claims. It notes vulnerable groups need calories, explores skim milk diets, and suggests vegetable fats as alternatives while urging cautious adoption pending confirmation.
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Benant Farm
Anne
Drs Hesse
Unger
McColum
Bloch
Hopkirn
Mellinby
Hess
Hess and
Mager
Inger
When You Are Happy and Sad Dear Friend
Poem fragment expressing companionship through joy and sorrow. The speaker asks for shared fortunes and trials, offering lifelong support and a faithful handshake. The lyric voice invokes enduring friendship and mutual presence in fate across changing times.
Fair Fighter Receives Philippine Pension
The Philippine government granted General Emilio Aguinaldo a pension of 6000 dollars. Though he led no direct resistance against the United States, Aguinaldo assisted in easing relations and aided recruiting for service against Germany. He is portrayed as a loyal citizen in civil life with broad regard for both nations.
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Ceneral
Emilio Aguinallo
Aguinallo
United States
Germany
Rules For Pedestrians From A Misread Memo
A garbled historic note outlines odd pedestrian rules such as wearing lights on a bicycle like device, sounding horns before turns, and hiding behind trees when drivers are nervous. It also mentions license fees, an exam of dodging skills, and odd restrictions on gas use and clocks changing.
Labor Will Unite Ble Committees Mobilize 160000 Workers
Washington reports steps to mobilize 160000 workers into nine committees to back a nonpartisan labor campaign. Samuel Gompers Frank Morrison and James Connell head the drive with 40000 unions invited to form local three member committees. By unity and solidarity AFL claims progress and plans for broader campaigns in West Virginia New Jersey and other states.
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Washington
Samuel Gompers
Frank Morrison
James Connell
Cone Junction
Anonothly
American Federation of Labor
American Foderation of Labor
Lnborn
West Virginia
New Jersey
Father charged after fatal shooting of son in Chicago
Chicago reports indicate Frank Tie no today shot his son Frank Jr after alleged misconduct. The boy died alone in hospital as police hold the father Plunge Sr on a murder charge following an assault with a deadly weapon incident.
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Chicago
Frank Tie
Frank, Jr
Frank
Plunge, Sr
Uasault
Prominent Men Named in Indictment of Miners and Operators
About 125 miners and operators across Indiana Illinois Ohio and western Pennsylvania were named in a federal indictment for alleged violations of the Sherman Antitrust and conspiracy laws. Key figures include International President John Lewis Secretary Treasurer Wm Veene and Chief Statistician Percy Tetlow among the miners and Thomas T Brewster of St Louis chairman of the operators scale committee Phil H Penna of Terre Haute and F S Peabody of Chicago among the operators.
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Indianagelis
Ceat
Irngis
Indichina
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Fiere
Internation
John ©. Lewis
Wm.uiveen
Percy Te
Organized Labor Launches Hoover for President Drive in San Francisco
San Francisco organized labor formed a Hoover for President movement with Wm. T. Stonsor as president of the Central Labor Council and J. J. McTiernan as vice president. Headquarters were set up for the union labor club as Stonsor urged unanimous support, arguing Hoover backs the League of Nations and Labour’s ideals.
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San Prongeisco
Hoover
San Francisco
Wm. T. Stonsor
Centeal Labor Counc
J. J. McTiernan
Labor Counc!l
Iloover
Union Labor Club
Ilonsor
Hiram Johnson
Wan
Bonsor
League of Nations
Orient Manager Dies During Mass in Wichita
Nicholas J. O'Brien, general manager of the Orient railroad’s Texas lines, collapsed at mass in Wichita Kansas on Sunday. He had led the Orient lines for 18 years and previously worked with Union Pacific. his brother Ilo and another sibling were listed as survivors in Omaha.
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Wichits
Kan
Nicholas J. O'Brien
Texas Lines
Orient Railroad
O'rien
Orient Lines
Road
Orient Managers
Ilo
Union Pacific
Omaha
Washington
Aelster
Brother
Seratan Troubles Weary War Aide Reports Berlin Talks
Reports from Berlin describe ongoing negotiations as Germany faces potential troop movements into the Ruhr region. Authorities consider a possible French occupation of key cities, while uncertainty remains about broader German action and the Ruhr situation. Copenhagen reports a German general strike decision remains tied to Ruhr valley negotiations and the Workers' council stance.
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Copenhagen
Erin
Germany
Rohr
Muenscor
Country bankers seek exchange on checks from reserves
Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin bankers plan to meet in Minneapolis on April 1 to discuss injunctive action to stop the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis from collecting checks from banks in the region without paying the usual exchange rate. The meeting notes that reserves banks have acted as cleaners and may now collect checks at par value, with Wisconsin already placed on the par rate and Minnesota to follow in April.
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Minneapolis
Mion
Wisconsin
Ecuador and Colombia Fix Boundary Sunday
Washington reports that Ecuador and Colombia set plans to resolve their boundary on Sunday. John Barrett, director general of the Pan American trade council, described rising Latin American competition with the United States and noted China’s expanding strategy to gain access to Latin markets.
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Washington
Japan
Lattig
America
Rerinus
Naval crew to attempt trans Atlantic flight
A naval crew from the United States plans a trans Atlantic flight departing for England. The group includes officers and aviators aiming to cross the Atlantic in a nimble air craft, continuing the era's pioneering long distance sea to air ventures.
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NAVAL
Uninstructed in Kansas Convention Elections
Ealing Kansas in April saw Mouron contrueted celeggites elected at large to the rotincan OAtho Convention. The state convention was held with peshenuay.
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Kansas
Ealing
Kan
Mouron
City union votes to strikeMay fourth amid wage rise plans
The city department workers vote on a strike set for May 4 after approval of wage increases from 120.50 to 150 for four months. Two thirds backed the measure yesterday and one third today.
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Laowis
Chee Department
Tupelo Verdict Sentences Marshall for Triple Murder
A jury found Charles Marshall guilty of murdering Paonie Green Miller infant and her father ape brother in Tupelo Mississippi. Marshall was sentenced to hang on May 14.
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Tupelo
April Foe
Charles Marshall
Paonie Green Miller
En Nfant Child
Ape
Marshall
Appetite and divorce case rattles Dallas court docket
In Dallas Texas April Le Hansen Puffer faces a misdemeanor claim while Mia Wi J Rechmidt seeks divorce. The proceedings describe disputes over a meal and alleged acts described as perverted acts, with each party presenting their case for separation and related issues.
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Dallas
Tex
April le Hansen
Puffer
Mia Wi
J. Rechmidt
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