Newberry Case Begins With Big Slush Fund Charges
Federal case against U S senator Truman Newberry and 123 associates opens in Grand Rapids as Frank Dailey outlines alleged campaign excesses. Court seats fill, defense objects, and judge orders seating limited to defendants. Prosecution cites huge spending, Detroit and Grand Rapids HQs, and claims of widespread money use to influence Michigan voters.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Truman Newberry
United States
Federal District Court
Frank C. Dailey
James O. Murfin
Newberry
U. S
Martin W. Littleton
Mr. Dailey
Clarence W. Sessions
Secret Service
Littleton
Dailey
Detroit
New York
Milton Oakman
Fruman Hl. Newberry
Michigan
Murfin, Littleton and Nichols
Macedonian railwaymen strike for higher wages
In Athens on February 2, Macedonian railway workers began a strike demanding wage increases. A second item notes a Chinese custom where men shave the head when an infant is one month old, often as part of a banquet ceremony.
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Macedonia
Athens
Wage Increase Means Big Loss for Mines, Operators Say
Washington reports submitted to the coal strike settlement commission show that if a fourteen percent wage rise applied in 1920, central field bituminous mines would realize less than one percent return on capital based on 1919 tonnage. Operators warned gains above that would widen deficits, with the Pittsburgh coal producers facing a deficit of over six million dollars or thirty cents a ton, and other districts likely unable to cover invested capital. J P Muller testified that postwar mine earnings lagged behind other industries for the three years before the war and the war years.
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Washington
Coal Strike Settlement Commission
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Vein Operators’ Association
Central
Ilinois Coal Bureau
Southern Ohio Coal Exchange
Indiana Coal Operators’ Association
Ihines Coal Operators’ Association
J. P. Muller
Rumor of Revolt Fails in New York Assembly
Albany N Y Feb 3 The revolt rumors aimed at toppling Speaker Thaddeus C Sweet and Majority Leader Simon L Adler and re seating socialist assemblymen did not materialize at the session. Theodore Roosevelt friends say he would not act until after evidence is submitted in the committee investigation. The socialist trial enters its third week with defense counsel Martin Conboy stating the case for the defense should be complete by Thursday night and require a week to present its side.
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Albany
N. Y
Thaddeus C. Sweet
Simon L. Adler
Judiciary Committee
Theodore Roosevelt
Tceday
Martin Conboy
New York
Refuses Requisition From Southern State
SPRINGFIELD 11. Feb. 3. After a hearing Governor Frank Lowden refused to honor a requisition to return John Strosneider to Atlanta Ga where a charge of operating a confidence game is pending. Strosneider s attorneys offered an alibi claiming he was in Chicago when the alleged fraud occurred in Atlanta in which $10 000 was obtained from A J Mitchell of Chicago. Stronseider is on parole from Joliet penitentiary. Final disposition will likely be by the division of pardons and paroles at a meeting late February.
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Springfield
Frank ©. Lowden
John Strosneider
Atlanta
Strosneider
Chicago
A. J. Mitchell
Stronseider
Joliet
Division of
Legion Head Asks For Action On Bill Now
Providence, R I February 3 Franklin D Olier national commander of the American Legion told Providence post members that universal military training must be secured in months or it will be lost. He urged adoption of a proper military policy providing universal training and an organized citizen army and navy. He said every post should back the legislation strongly to make better citizens.
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Providence
R. I
Franklin D.olier
The
American Legion
D.olier
Hospital Staffs Strike Averted By Meal Provisions
In Vienna a hospital staffs strike was averted as authorities promised to provide meals. Physicians employed by health insurance firms struck for higher fees amid wider agitation for greater medical pay. The U S department of labor advised central labor bodies to consider a plan for government run industrial clinics to aid workers.
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Vienna
Working Conditions Service
United States Department of Labor
Dictaphone Planted In Macomb Jail For The Clugston Trial
Macomb reports a dictaphone was installed in the county jail to record conversations with prisoners for use at the Clugston trial. A woman detective was said to have been placed with Mrs. Clugston to extract a confession. Details on a dictaphone with Dr Alverson were not confirmed. State's Attorney Hainline declined comment.
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Macomb
Clugston
Slt
Phlanschmidt
Chicago
Alverson
Hainline
Manchuria Becomes First Postwar Hamburg Voyage To U.S.
The Manchuria, first passenger ship from a German port to the United States since July 1914, arrived in New York from Hamburg January 9 with 39 passengers. Officers blamed slow Hamburg dock labor and malnutrition for delays while noting ample mail and phosphate cargo.
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New York
United States
Hamburg
Southampton
Adrian Zeeder
Manchuria
America
Germany
Railway Agent Shot And Killed During Struggle In Office
CHICAGO February 3 Bernard Donov an thirty one is held in connection with the shooting death of Henry T Swegman chief agent of the Pennsylvania lines and wounding of clerk Harry L Clausen during a struggle in Swegman s downtown office Donov an who escaped earlier later surrendered claiming he did not shoot Swegman the gun discharged during the fight Swegman was shot four times Clausen was shot in the leg Donov an had been discharged from American Railway Express the same day and said Swegman had been driving him from every job since firing him four years ago He was identified at the detective bureau as Jack Donov an who shot and killed David Pharr in 1914
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Chicago
Bernard Donovan
Henry T. Swegman
Pennsylvania Lines
Harry L. Clausen
Swegman
Donovan
Clausen
American Railway Express Company
Detective Bureau
Jack” Donovan
David Pharr
Prices Advance On Furs Auction Sales In St Louis
ST. LOUIS Feb 3 More than 4000000 of furs were sold at the opening of the winter auction of the Internal Fur Exchange here. Price advances were recorded in virtually every lot disposed of. Nine thousand government seal skins brought 1282000 and 4000 for the Canadian government netted 572000. The top price on seal was 177 a pert, a 55 percent increase over last September. In the afternoon session 8500 Persian lambs brought 180000, an advance of 30 percent. Russian squirrel advanced 90 percent, 1200000 selling for nearly 2000000. Other lots sold included 850000 moles which brought 240000, 740 fisher, 97500, 2800 shiras, 14000, 2200 caracals, 66000, and 14000 bad ger, 28000. Buyers asserted the high prices reflect the small visible supply of furs in the world.
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ST. Louis
New Cases Increase In Chicago Flu Reports
Chicago reports a drop in influenza and pneumonia deaths in the last 24 hours but shows a jump of over 300 new cases. Influenza cases total 820 with 89 deaths and pneumonia 374 new cases with 69 deaths.
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Chicago
Local Social Notes Susceptible to Illness and Travel
Mrs C W Breitweiser of South Twelfth street is confined to home with a severe cold. Miss Martha Miller of Baring Missouri, recently a guest of Mrs Anna Linneman at 1115 Chevy street, has left for Springfield to visit friends and relatives.
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C. W. Breitweiser
South Twelfth Street
Martha Miller
Baring, Mo
Anna Linneman
1115
Chevy Street
Springfield
New Jersey Senate Ratifies Suffrage Amendment
In Trenton on February 3 the New Jersey Senate approved the suffrage amendment by 18 to 2 after a brief debate. The House postponed action until Monday. A referendum submission measure was reported adversely, while ratification was reported favorably.
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Trenton
N. J
New Jersey State Senate
House
Issue Dublin List Delineates 36 Known Republican Army Members
Dublin officials release an official list naming 36 individuals described as known members of the so called Republican army. The document, issued tonight, outlines alleged affiliations and assigns status to the named persons in relation to ongoing security considerations.
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Dublin
Republican Army
Arrests During Raids Under Defense of Realm Act
Twenty six of the detained are from Cork, eleven from Limerick, ten from Tipperary, eight from Dublin and one from County Clare. The raid period led to numerous arrests under defense of the realm act.
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Cork
Limerick
Tipperary
Dublin
County Clare
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