Western Canada farming boom boosts fortunes of farmers
A former Devil's Lake North Dakota farmer, A. E. Merriam, recalls moving to Alberta in 1900 with $1,500 and six horses. He reports hogs, cattle, crops, and land values rising, with annual income from hogs reaching $5,000 and land worth $25 to $85 per acre. He credits Alberta’s climate and livestock focus for his success.
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A. E. Merriam
Devil's Lake
N. D
Western Canada
Merriam
Alberta
North Dakota
Dalroy
Dakota
China Germany rift rumor sparks sharp talk
A fragmentary comment about China breaking with Germany triggers debate. There is also a quip on a supposed big break and a note about an honest man revealing truths to creditors. A health ad promotes Garfield Wome Herb laxative and a fire statistic cites 80 structures per hour and 720 per day.
Monroes Doctrine Torn In Editorial Critique Of Wilson
The Lokal Anzeiger denounces President Wilson in Berlin reporting his inaugural address as tearing up the Monroe Doctrine and pursuing megalomaniac aims. It accuses him of misstatements and threatens war while claiming neutrality and provoking American outrage across the Atlantic.
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Berlin
London
Martha
Lokal Anzeiger
Wilson
James Monroe
Washington
America
Zimmermann Plot Reported by First Minnesota Regiment
A discovered note tied to the Zimmermann plot was intercepted by First Minnesota troops returning from the south. An officer seized a messenger from Bernstorff crossing the Rio Grande with the document, intended to be moved to Carranza in Mexico. The note was sent to Washington about a month ago.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Lane
Progreso
Tex
Secret Service
Zimmermann
Minnesota
Bernstorff
Rio Grande
Mexico
Carranza
Washington
American Hospital Units Quit Germany
Berlin reports that American medical units have withdrawn from Germany. Dr. Edward F. Nippert of Cincinnati led the American phsyical unit back to Deutsch Eklau to operate under the New York committee. Other units under the German American aid society returned to Graudent and Naumburg, where equipment was donated to municipalities.
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Berlin
London
Existion
Edward F. Nippert
Cincinnati
Deutsch Ekylau
New York
Chicago
Graudent
Naumburg
Mob Halts Lynching Attempt in Becker Case
In Illinois a mob sought to lynch William Becker after his arrest for the murder of his parents near Maxon City. Sheriff Clone diverted the pursuit toward Pekin and Havana to avoid capture, moving Becker to Logan county jail under guard. Becker refused to speak tonight.
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Peoria
Clone
Maxon County
William Becker
Maxon City
Ill
Hecker
Logan County
Lincoln
Havana
Pekin
Reaver
The Bronx on A Journey with the Chief AVL Hunters
A fragment refers to The Bronx journey involving the chief AVL hunters. Details are limited but the text indicates travel and leadership roles within an avian or AVL focused group. The readable snippet suggests an organized expedition or patrol led by a chief figure.
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Bronx
Wingle File
Avl
Packers Strike When Hogs Pass 15 In Chicago
Chicago market report shows live hog prices rising to 15.05 spurring a packer strike as eastern bidders withdraw and 20 000 hogs out of 33 000 receipts remain unsold. Quotations fell back to yesterday's average after the price spike.
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Chicago
Villa near U S border demands surrender of Juarez
Reports indicate Villa forces have demanded the surrender of Juarez and urged General Murguia to battle outside the town if refused to prevent further complications.
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el Paso
Tex
Villa
Juares
Murguia
Army commissions for 6000 soldiers
Washington March 1 The War Department directs that between 6000 and 6100 enlisted men be designated by regimental commanders for commission as company officers in any army. Each regiment will select 62 eligibles, with a similar list planned for National Guard regiments. If a volunteer army is summoned these men would be drafted for officer training. Military aptitude, not experience, will govern. The regular army may lose efficiency but this is seen as necessary to provide a training force even for a 500000-strong volunteer army.
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Washington, D. C
War Department
National Guard
Regular Army
Sweden to retain neutrality policy amid crisis
Berlin dispatch reports Ging Gartaxe of Peasy resigns from a cabinet position over neutrality policy. The Swedish government, reshaped by kingly request, remains in office to preserve Sweden's neutral stance despite a parliamentary defeat over a 30 million crown funding request.
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King
Berlin
Tuckertown
Ging Gartaxe
German Newe Bureau
Gustav
Sweden
Navy shipbuilding firms press speed up plan at Daniels conference
In Washington on March 7 Secretary Daniels met with virtually every shipbuilding company holding navy contracts. Firms prepared to detail needed manpower and funds to accelerate current work and to show how much additional output their plants could handle. New contracts will include provisions to extend the speeding up of construction.
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Washington, D. C
Daniels
Cooksey Sworn In As Treasury Secretary’s Aide
Jos. Washington March 4 1920 Cooksey sworn in as an assistant to the secretary of the treasury a revived post with a 6000 dollar annual salary. He served as private secretary to Secretary McAdoo and earlier on the Washington staff of the Associated Press. The rest of the text discusses a mammal ancestry section and unrelated ancient observations.
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Washington, D. C
Chorge R. Cooksey
Minnesota Guardsman Sentenced to Five Years for German Espionage
Minneapolis March 4 a Minnesota infantryman was court martialed convicted and sentenced to five years imprisonment for furnishing military information to Germany. L S Scharfenberg of St Paul a private in Company L Flint Minnesota born in Germany and naturalized, denied writing a letter to a German woman but handwriting comparisons supported the verdict. He began his five year term at Fort Leavenworth.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Minnesota
Teutonapy
Enuty
Llano Grande
L. S
Charfenberg
St. Paul
L. Fliat Minneta
Germany
United Sates War Department
Bchaffenberg
United States Army
Wilson
United States
Scharfenberg
Fort Leavenworth
Plans Test for P O Postmasters in Civil Service Move
Washington March report states that first to third class postmasters will join civil service, following fourth class already under it. Postmaster General Burleson says the order takes effect around April 1, signaling major patronage shifts and potential changes in federal procedures nationwide.
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Washington, D. C
Congress
Burleson
House
Senate
Muc
Wilson plans modified civil service for postmasters
President Wilson and Postmaster General Burleson anticipate an executive order creating a three class postmaster civil service. Examinations may be set to aid nominations, with confirmation by the Senate as before, under existing laws.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
Burleson
Civil Service Comminsion
Senate
Plotters Held in Hoboken for Grand Jury Trial
Fritz Kolb and Hana Schwartz were held without bail in Hoboken for trial on an alleged plot to destroy war munitions for the Entente. Two bombs found in Kolb's room were identified by the prisoners in court.
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Hoboken
N. J
Fritz Kolb
Hana Schwartz
Kolb
Toy makers pledge support to Wilson
The Toy Manufacturers Association in convention in New York with delegates from across the country announced a resolution sent to President Wilson praising his action to uphold the rights of American citizens at home and abroad. The memorial pledged the group to support the president in every effort to uphold the honor of the republic.
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New York
Toy Manufacturers' Association
Ben
Wilson
Kansas City Charter Proposal Defeated In Special Election
Kansas City Missouri on March 1 reported that a proposed new charter for Koneny was voted down at a special election. Figures show a near tie with the negative side leading by under 109 votes. The measure required a four sevenths majority to pass.
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Kansas City
Women to Hear Murder Evidence in Tracy Trial
In Seattle Wasi in March the murder trial of Thomas H. Tracy opened with twelve talesmen selected. Eight are women. Two defense peremptories and one by the state used. Tracy faces murder charge in the death of Deputy Sheriff Jefferson Beard on November 6 during a boat landing for a free speech campaign near Everett Washington. A 13th juror may be chosen if any regular juror becomes incapacitated.
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Seattle
Wasi
Thomas H. Tracy
Talesmen
Tracy
Jefferson Beard
Everett
Wash
Beard
Hudson sentenced to a prison term in county clerk case
District Judge Dungan sentenced Charles H. Hudson to a state penitentiary for one to 10 years after conviction as county clerk. Sheri Cole took Hudson to the penitentiary Tuesday morning. John Vastine became county clerk upon Hudson’s resignation.
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Hastings
Neb
Dungan
Charles H. Hudson
Bruckman
Sheri Cole
Hudson
John Vastine
George Munson
Vastine
Gertrude Croft
Young Girl Claims Gypsies Kidnapped Her Near Dillier
Dinah Jones a 12 year old girl from Green City Missouri said she was kidnapped by a band of gypsies and taken to a farm near Dillier County. Sheriff Bowles took her to Fairbury while authorities seek her parents in Hannibal or Katinas City. The captors reportedly disappeared.
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Fairbury
Neb
Cgireen City
Dinah Jones
Dilller
Thin County
Hannibal
Katinas City
Dillier
Old Time Railroader Paul Kleinfeth Dies After Wagon Accident
Paul Kleinfeth, longtime Shux nois Central employee at Cornell Bluffs Iowa, died after a wagon load of wood tipped and rolled over his chest. He slipped from the wagon and was found dying hours later.
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Cornell Bluffs
Paul Kleinfeth
Shuxnois Central
Home Rule for Ireland Up to Irish Question Declines
Premier Lloyd George said the government would confer self government on parts of Ireland clearly demanding it. He warned against any settlement that could provoke civil war or pull the whole kingdom into wartime conflict during the great world struggle.
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London
Lloyd-George
Ireland
Old Parties to Join to Beat Independents
Washington D C March report notes a possible House reorganization with Champ Clark as speaker. Democrats and Republicans discuss partitioning committee memberships and patronage if five independents unite to dictate House rules next session. Independents have held secret caucuses and may delay business. neither party will exceed 215 seats without a pact.
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Washington, D
March
Champ Clark
House
Vote Fixes October 15 For Prohibitory Amendment
Des Moines Iowa March 8 the senate voted 35 to 0 to fix October 15 next as the date for the special election on the prohibitory amendment. The house passed the Price bulk sales law 70 to 29 and a road patrolment bill. Senator Everameyer opposed any election. Representative McFerrell moved that the legislature adjourn Sine die at noon March 31.
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Des Moines
Senate
Fister
House
Everameyer
Iowa
McFerrell
Harding
Belgian Men Refuse German Work Under Hunger and Cold
A Belgian message to the Associated Press describes the brutal food shortages and deportations. It notes repatriated men returning exhausted yet many refuse to sign agreements to work for the enemy, calling the act heroic and admirable.
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London
Belgium
Associated
Germans Indicted for Sinking War Freight Ship
Florence March 7 Capt Johann R Klattenhoff and eight officers and men of the German steamer Lebenfels were indicted by a federal grand jury in Charleston harbor case for sinking the Hansa line freighter February 2. The defendants face trial. they are free on bond of 4000 dollars each.
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Florence § C
Johann R. Klattenhoff
Federal District Court
Charleston Harbor
Klattenhoff
Uberty
Port's records smashed by February shipments of petroleum
Philadelphia March 7 According to the report of the commissioners of navigation February shipments reached 57 000 000 an increase of 14 000 000 over the previous high record This surge was mainly due to crude petroleum and nitrate of soda used in gun cotton production
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Philadelphia
Alexvirt
Commissioners of Navigation
Jewell Leads Shank in Indianapolis Republican Mayoral Nomination
Unofficial returns from 140 precincts show Charles W. Jewell leading Lew Shank by about 600 votes for the Republican nomination for mayor of Indianapolis. Jewell 15 014 to Shank 1 408. Shank threatened to run independently if defeated. Dick Miller unopposed for Democratic mayoral nomination. Boston firemen vote on affiliation with American Federation of Labor.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Precinete
Charles W. Jewell
Lew Bhank
Jewett
Shank
Dick Miller
Senate Committees and Stone Face Push for Reorganization
Objections mount to Senator Stone as head of foreign relations while Democrats and Republicans seek committee rule changes to curb dilatory tactics. The White House hints at an extra session as talks on arming ships resume after Wilson meetings with officials and senators.
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Washington
Stone
Missouri
Senate
Martin
Committee On Committees
White House
Congress
California Senate condemns Works and old Senate rules
A concurrent resolution in Sacramento condemns United States Senator Works for filibustering the armed neutrality bill and calls for changing the archaic rules of the U S Senate. Five Democratic members introduced the measure in the California Legislature.
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California
Sacramento
Cal
United States
Works
Senate
Senate Defeats Censure Resolution Over Armed Ship Bill
In Denver on March 7 the state senate failed to approve a resolution censuring 12 U S senators named in dispatches as responsible for killing the armed ships bill urged by President Wilson. Debate centered on mob spirit influencing the decision.
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Denver
Colo
State Senate
United States
Congress
Wilson
India Revolt Plots in U S Broken Up
Washington March 7 German plots to foment revolutions in India dating before World War I were said by the state Department to be largely under control in the United States. San Francisco served as a wartime base but the leader’s identity remains undisclosed and his activities have been curbed. A smaller Manila junta opposed by Britain is also reported broken up.
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Washington
D. C
India
State Department
San Francisco
Germany
Manila
Train load of spuds found lacking owner
San Bernardino county authorities sought the owner of 24 car loads of potatoes found on a railroad siding in Colton California. The potatoes worth about 35000 dollars were shipped from another county to evade the tax. no consignee or canal name was shown.
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Colton
Cal
San Bernardino County
Momlay
Transport calls help near Tacoma distress Manila trip
Telephone advices from Port Angeles report the United States transport Dix left Seattle for Manila in distress 150 miles south west of Cape Flattery and in need of assistance. The cutter Snowhomish left Port Angeles to aid the distressed vessel.
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Tacoma
Wash
Port Ancelea
United States
Dix
Beattl
Manila
Cape Flattery
Commt Ward
Snowhomish
Portaneelen
Unea
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