Wisconsin Senate Primary Roars With Four Candidates
Wisconsin voters head to a high stakes senatorial primary with Irvine Lenroot James Thompson Joseph E Davies and Dr Charles McCarthy contend for the seat. Lenroot backed by Taft and allied to win the house speakership, Davies seen as war proponent ally of Washington, McCarthy courting Democratic bloc, Thompson pushing for tax on war profits and immediate peace.
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Irvine J. Lenroot
Bau Club
Spelen Joseph UE
Madison
Charles McCarthy
Helvit
Victor
Joseph E. Davies
Irvine L. Lenroot
Wisconsin
James Thompson
Senate
Victor L. Berger
United Press
Mibwaaker
Wis
America
Irvine J. Lemout
Perior
United
Germany
Congress
Lenroot
House
Tames 1
Thompson
la Crosse
Senator la Follette
United States
Robert M. Ta Foullette
Washington
Joseph B. Davies
Federal Trade Commission
Davies
McCarthy
Kaiser Has Only Paper Peace for His Pains
Russian leaders reject the peace terms seen as a paper promise. Six commissaries resign over any accord with German imperialism, implicating Lenin’s inner circle. Hindenburg’s diplomats face trust issues as pan soviet delegates lack public affairs experience and rely on Lenin.
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Kaiser
Maxon
Ure Cmitest Pinenet
New York
Russia
Nicholas Lenine
Moscow
von Hindenburg
Lente
Hussia
West Front
Kai
Lenine
Huge railway contracts for engines and cars planned
An ANIPress report from Washington details about 100 million dollars in railway orders to buy about 2,700 locomotives and freight cars. The first locomotive order is for 990 units, with a second order near 1,000 engines and monthly allocations to follow. Major car orders focus on fifty to seventy ton freight cars. Baldwin and American firms likely to share locomotive production.
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Ani Press
Washington, D. C
Railroad Administration
Jnl
John Skelvin Wilums
Decision Ag
Ad Baldwin
Coal scarcity warning urges rationing for war needs
A statement from the Anthracite Operators General Committee cites a three ton per consumer average and warns against hoarding. It urges the public to order next winter's coal after April 1 while emphasizing fuel administration guidance and the need to conserve for war industries and government use.
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Associated Predy
Philadelphia
le Donager
Anthracits
Operators General Committee
Fuel Administration
Written by Roosevelt and the partisan clash in Congress
The dispatch cites United Press reporting on Theodore Roosevelt era politics. The piece notes Longworth and Byrnes in a bitter confrontation over partisan strategy in the House for the first time since the war, portraying Roosevelt as shaping an expansive political stance.
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United Press
Tington
Chavising
Longworth
Theodore
Byrnes
Sor
Cam Byrnesd
Wisconsin Defense Council May Remove Members
Attorney General Spencer Havenito A H Melville stated the Wisconsin defense council holds arbitrary power to remove a local defense council member for inefficiency or inactivity. The opinion was released today in Madison.
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Associated Press
Madison, Wis
Wisconsin Defense Council
Spencer Havenito
A. H. Melville
Council of Defense Today
U S Envoy Heads to Harbin With Mixed Delegation
United States Ambassador Francis and a group of thirty nine Americans Japanese and Chinese traveled by way of Omsk on March 31 en route to Harbin according to latest dispatches received.
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United Press
Tokyo
United States
Francis
Omsk
Harbin
Holland Delays Answer on Dutch Shipping Status
reports from New York and The Hague describe Holland’s hesitation over allied terms for seizure and use of Dutch tonnage. The United States plans to requisition about 80 ships totaling roughly 600 000 tons, with navy crews manning the vessels for wartime transport to aid troop movements and feeding ally ports.
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Holland
Washington
D. C
Moon
Whippling Board
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Navy Department
Shipping Board
Naval
America
al- Hed
Gernisty
Germany
New America
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The
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Entente
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Molland
Washington, D. C
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London
Tomerro
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Ryle
Sameefchen
Anperiano
Tolland
Eise
Ambassadors Notify U S Of Berlin Action On Property
Spanish and Swiss ambassadors in Berlin were directed by the German foreign office to notify the American government that measures against American property in Germany would proceed. Reports say Germany intends reciprocal confiscation with enemy property and cites comparable German holdings in the United States.
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Berlin
Associated Press
London
Cormin Foreign Office
Germany
Berti
America
Washington
United States
Bo i Ganate
Mitchelliner
Yeas
Siberel Darbin
Manchariatua
Siberi Othe Campagn
Setvenoff
Cionern
Semenaff
Maret
Semenoff
Court Martial Hears Severe Sentence for Lt Dwyer
Washington reports a court martial at Camp Funston where Lieut John G Dwyer of the medical reserve service faces a harsher sentence for allegedly neglecting a private patient. Secretary Baker opposed a heavier punishment despite calls from medical officers.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Baker
Martin
John G. Dwyer
Medical Reserve Service
Camp Funston
McAdoo Seeks Railway Earnings Trend Data
Director General McAdoo orders twenty leading railways to report weekly earnings under government operation. Railways with annual revenue over 1 million dollars to provide monthly detailed earnings and expense data. Washington March 18. Associated Press report.
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McAdoo
Washington
DD. C
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Dlaw
Pay Checks Delayed by Influx of Inquiries
Government payrolls face delays as February pay allotments and allowances for soldiers dependents await processing after receiving more than 66000 letters. Officials warn two weeks more may be needed to finish the task after January checks were distributed on February 14.
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Associated Prose
Washington, J
McCarthy Confident on Democratic Nomination Prospects
Milwaukee March 18 Charles McCarthy voiced confidence about securing the Democratic nomination for governor. He said he had smashed his way to victory and spoke on the probable outcome of the race.
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United Press
Milwaukee
Wis
Victor
Charles McCarthy
Genator
Chicago photo engraving firms face price fixing case
Thirty four Chicago photo engraving firms were charged with agreeing to maintain prices in a government antitrust action. The Pluto Engravers' club members allegedly pressured workers to strike at plants that refused the fixed prices. Sentencing or penalties are set for April 24.
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Chicago
United PLC
Washington, D.C
Msareh
Federal Ceide Commission
Pluto Engravers’ Club
Chirag Chote Engravers’ Union No
Ita
Russians Hope Allies Can Rebuild Crisis With Germany
An unsigned Washington dispatch and summaries from Moscow express belief that the Allied cause can restore Russia’s stability and defeat Bolshevik threats. The message stresses continued Allied sympathy and cooperation, warning against renewed violence and urging unity to resist German influence.
Reluctant start marks term for Reitman in unclear note
Fragmentary OCR recalls a figure named Reitman beginning a term. The text is garbled with stray letters and names, making the surrounding context and details hard to confirm.
Four suspected spies detained as foreign agents in custody
Two men and two women held by justice department agents after covert correspondence with diplomats and officials of foreign governments. They face deportation as authorities investigate a ring active since 1914 with ties to France and Germany.
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New York
Justo
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Lave Ted
Mme Despina
Davidovich Siureh
Teron da Pevilly
Charlotte Nix
Romaelf
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Department of Justice
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Hadeeth
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Postpone Dry Vote Also Delayed As War Distracts
Local officials debate delaying a dry vote amid ongoing world disturbances and a state campaign. Council members urge caution, saying a full committee decision will come after a meeting with executive members and broader input from the community and promoters.
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Lee
Rex Biberiy Lean
Ted
Ecuedti- Hone Ag
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Conan Tohweibach
Eeireil
Willy
Munster
Baker Receives Ovation on Army Visit in Europe
United Press dispatch details Secretary Baker touring French military sites with General Pershing. He inspected an artillery school for 500 prospective officers then visited a grand cathedral, a vast army storage complex, and a ship repair park. Baker observed cross-examinations of staff and noted his emotional response to war sights.
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Hale
America
Shetty
United States
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Louis XV
Baker
France
Qerth
Gaker
Philadelphia
Capabe
General Pershing
Japs Seek Allied Input on Siberian Situation
Vague dispatches indicate Japan may wait on Allied proposals for intervention in Siberia. Washington remains undecided with no reliable quarters for a firm stance while Tokyo marks time awaiting President Wilson’s emissaries.
Opposition Shifts in War Loan Debate
Debates resumed on a measure to extend a $2,560,000 loan to war industries. Representative Hayes of California spoke for an hour opposing the bill and arguing it interferes with wartime prosecution and favors privately owned businesses.
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Ganees
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War Industries
Dagenians
Big
Left Without A Permit Arrest Report
Iven Mountain Michigan March 18 John Broil German national of New Butler Win was arrested foray for leaving New Butler without a permit and is held under local warrants.
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Front line gains and raids amid Allied and German actions
English and French forces maintain activity on the west front with raids and prisoner captures. French raiders report more than 130 prisoners and belated dispatches note Belgian army reinforcements and improved Belgian front lines. Reports also cite aerial combat losses, Siberian exchanges with Bolsheviks, and a Finnish advance with Hefnola captured and Red Guard prisoners.
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Knuth
Severit Priseiera
Attte
Lorkay
Zounebeke
Teerin
Arianne
Ue Matinvourt
St Mihiel
United Press
Copenhagen
Vasa
Finland
Hefnola
Hannerheim
Red Guard
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