Ransom of $25,000 on Boy's Head
Lexington capitalists son Paul Little, 11, remains missing after a kidnapper abducted him with a white man Wednesday. A $25,000 ransom demand was announced by E R Little, who vowed to pay. The kidnapper warned of harm if the money was not paid. Paul’s brother Keller recounted the events from Four Actet and Broadway to Main and Walnut, including a post office box deception and a staged meeting at East Main Street.
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Lexington
E. R. Little
Lexington Capitalist
Paunt Little
Little
Brother
E.R Little
North Broadway
Paul
Main and
Walnut Streets
Walnut Street
Rone
Mat
Miners Oppose Milit arism in Ohio Convention
Sub district six of the United Mine Workers in Cambridge Ohio adopted a resolution opposing any form of physical training or mental education to instill militarism. Secretary J W Savage urged that a strike by minors could be avoided, citing the US coal commission majority report as the basis for settlement.
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Cambridge
Ohio
Subdistrict Six
United Mine Workers
J. W. Savage
United States Coal Commission
Wll
Basia
Arrest of Thomas W. Lawson in silver stock case
Boston March 26 Attorney General Allen led to the arrest of Thomas W. Lawson for violating stock information filing laws. Four other operators including L. C. Van Riper were seized. Lawson and Van Riper promoted silver stocks as “the greatest gamble of the age” with unit holdings. Prices jumped to $8 or $9 before reversals and declines.
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Boston
Allen
Thomas W. Lawson
L. C. van Riper
New York
Lawson
van Riper
Meno
New German Cabinet Headed By Bauer Not Satisfactory
Berlin reports that Gustav Bauer will lead the reconstituted cabinet after negotiations. The Morning Post lists ministers including Schiffer, Mueller, Koch, Fischer Cuno, Boltz, and SilberSchmidt with Edward David as a non portfolio. Socialists denounce the lineup, deeming it too right leaning and demanding a stronger left tilt.
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Berlin
Gustav Bauer
Morning Post
Dr. Schiffer
Herman Mueller
Interior
Herr Koch
Herr Gessler
Finance
Fisher Cuno
Treasury
Herr Boltz
Bell
Herr Schike
Herr Silberschmidt
Dr. Schmidt
Herr Giesberts
Edward David
Herr Gesaler
Nuremburg
Cuno
Hamburg-American Steamship Co
Captain Cuno
Hold up card players in Lehigh home rob infant ring
Two masked men gained entry to Louis Patras home in Allentown and held up the card players at gunpoint, stealing $800 in cash along with watches and jewelry. The infant son, asleep in a crib, was robbed of a baptismal gift gold ring before the thieves fled.
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Allentown
Louis Patras
Patras
London Coal Strike Fears Loom as Talks Continue
London papers warn a miners strike within three weeks could halt industry if no agreement is reached. They urge fuller government information and critique the administration’s handling while negotiations resume with a modified offer.
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London
Lloyd George
Anthracite Miners Demand 60 Percent Wage Rise
New York March 26 anthracite miners press a sixty percent wage increase as their minimum. They argue hard coal diggers deserve 29 to 30 percent more than the recent bituminous raise and oppose accepting less than their full claim. A circular directs workers to remain on the job after April 1 as any wage award would be retroactive to that date.
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New York
Ludendorff Blamed For Berlin Revolt In Headlines
Berlin March 25 reports say the Prussian cabinet resigned and Gustav Noske may join the new Prussian cabinet. The Tageblatt denies a warrant for Ludendorff. Reports vary on his role in Kapp's coup and he is named as a leading figure by several papers.
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Berlin
Gustav Noske
Tageblatt
Ludendorff
Kapp
Tartars Massacre 17 000 Armenians Reported
London dispatch reports that Tartars massacred 17 000 Armenians in the new Armenian state under Young Turk influence. Archbishop Kholn of Erevan, visiting Allied authorities, says 3 000 people are being herded in Tartary villages and Armenian frontier areas remain under Tartars.
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London
Azerbaijan
Kholn
Erivan
Armenia
Tartar
Census reveals 1920 population shifts across cities
The census bureau reports 1920 population figures with notable gains for Davenport 56,727 Steubenville 25,503 Gloversville 22,026 Sheboygan 30,955 Johnstown 10,905 and Bloomfield 22,011. Increases range from 44 percent to 818 percent over 1910, highlighting major urban growth patterns.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Davenport
Steubenville
Balz
Glooversville
N. YW
Sheboygan
Wis
Johnstown
N.Y
Bloomfield
N. J
Kissing Unsanitary At Night Doctors Claim
New York March 6. Dr Lawison Brown of Shanac Lake tells the New York state medical society that kissing should be at night or late afternoon to avoid unsanitary conditions. He cites experiments with a tuberculosis patient kissing a sterile dish, noting morning kisses produced germs while afternoon or evening kisses did not.
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New York
Expenditures Viewed as War Waste by Kansas Governor
Governor Henry Allen of Kansas denounced wartime and postwar spending as extravagance in a March address. He cited 150000000 for Charleston and Norfolk port terminals with no ships, 20000000 for a river terminal unreachable by ships, 120000000 for nitrate plants yielding no nitrate, and 100000000 for tanks arriving after the armistice. He called the spending the most shocking mismanagement in history. Maine delegates elected to Republican National Convention included four at large and eight district delegates, with six presidential electors nominated.
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Lansing
Mid
Ilenry Allen
Kansas
Charleston
S. C
Norfolk
France
Wilson
Allen
Europe
Maine
Bangor
J. E. Watson
Indiana
Delaware Soions On Eve Of Ballot Upon The Suffrage Issue
Dover Delaware March 26 The Delaware legislature prepared for a Senate vote on ratifying the federal woman suffrage amendment. Public hearings featured advocates and opponents. Suffrage workers said they still lacked enough votes but expected changes to push a majority. opponents were confident. If Delaware refuses to ratify the plan shifts to Connecticut per Carrie Chapman Catt. Miss Charlotte Rowe, anti suffrage speaker, warned that ratifications elsewhere could be challenged in the U S Supreme Court.
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Dover
Delaware
Delaware Legisslature
Senate
Connecticut
Carrie Chapman Catt
Connectticut
United States Supreme Court
Arrange Conference To Fix Miners Wages
Washington March 26 Final arrangements for a joint conference of the senate prommittee of the bituminous coal operators and a miners committee at New York next Monday to consider a new wage agreement were completed Thursday night by John Lewis president of the United Mine Workers of America and T T Brewster the operator's committee chair. Flight miners and eight operators from the central competitive field Ohio Indiana Illinois and Western Pennsylvania will attend. The first meeting will be held at 2 pm Monday preceded by a preliminary miners conference.
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Washington
Senato
New York
John Lewis
United Mine Workers of American
T. T. Brewster
St. Leouis
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Pennsylvania
No Trace of Fugitive Adams After Escape Attempt
Kansas City March 86. No trace found of Edward C. Adams who leaped from a moving train window while being taken to the state penitentiary at Jefferson City to begin a life sentence for murder.
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Kansas City
Edward C. Adams
Jefferson City
Belin
Murph
Submarine H-1 Rescued From Reef Then Sunk
The submarine H-1 wrecked on shoals off Santa Margarita Island was towed off the rocks by the repair ship Vestal but sank 43 minutes later in fifty feet of water. Wireless messages from the base said the hull was leaking and divers would attempt patching to pump out water and refloat the craft.
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Los Angeles
Calif
Santa Margarita Island
California
U.S. S. Vestal
Wireles
Wood Gets South Dakota Vote With Slender Plurality
Wood leads in South Dakota Republican presidential endorsement with 29,362 votes against Lowden 27,? and Johnson 23,604 as 322 precincts report. Poindexter garners under 1,000. Gerard leads Monroe in presidential preference in some counties. Norbeck 28,164 and Haney 22,138 in Senate race. McMaster 27,856 and Richards 18,371 for governor. Charles Christopherson renominated.
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Sioux Falls
Muarch
Wood
Lowden
Vic
Johnson
Miles Poindexter
James W. Gerard
New York
James QO. Monroe
Maywood
Isis
Gerard
Monroe
Davison County
Norbeck
Haney
McMaster
Richards
Charles Christopherson
Loudon
Black Hills
Minnehaha County
Dog Vates
Reserve Enlistments Stopped By Daniels
Senatorial testimony cites Secretary Daniels delaying naval reserves enrollment. Captain Leigh C. Palmer testified that procrastination caused a manpower shortage early in the war. He said Daniels claimed too many reserves and ordered enrollment halted, though Palmer and others continued recruiting.
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Washington
Daniels
Leigh C. Palmer
Bureau of Navigation
Senate
Navy
Palmer
United States
Hale
Real estate ad hints at vacant room under cheap terms
An old classified ad fragment suggests a vacancy notice offering a room for rent at a low charge. The incomplete text mentions a waning want ad and a low price, indicating a real estate listing in need of a renter.
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Whig
Young Man Hurt By Lodge Goat Gets Judgment
Bert Alderbrand a 19 year old man injured his right leg riding a mechanical goat during a Modern Woodmen initiation in St Louis. He sued for 5000 dollars. the court awarded 2000 after the lodge Hilderbrand agreed to settlement.
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ST. Louis
Bert Alderbrand
Falkenhainers Court
Modern Woodmen of America
Hilderbrand
St. Lewis Camp
Falkenhainer
Lodge
Fletcher Recall Not Due to Loss of Antilles
Washington March 26 Investigation into Rear Admiral W S Fletcher removal from Brest command opened at a naval court of inquiry. Admiral Fletcher and Admiral Sims clashed over convoy rules while Secretary Daniels refused to widen the probe to all French waters actions. Fletcher testified the orders were vague and verbally given.
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Washington
W. 8
Fletcher
Brest
Naval Court of Inquiry
Sims
Admiral Fletcher
Daniels
Admiral Sims
Antillas
Antilles
General Motors declares higher dividend on old and new issues
New York March 26 Directors of General Motors Corporation declare a 20 percent annual dividend on old war value shares and on new 10 for 1 shares. The increase reflects an 8 percent rise in total disbursement. Old stock pays 2.50 cash quarterly plus one quarter in new shares. new holders receive 25 cents cash and one-fourth share of new stock. Old shares to be retired. future dividends on the new issue only.
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New York
General Motors Corporation
IMIS
General Motor
France and U S on peace pact ratification
PARTS March 25 report quotes M Barthou asserting France spoke for the chamber that the nation is not ready to accept a U S ratification stance. The article notes President Wilson’s reply to Senator El and questions the U S future role in the league of nations while deeming the treaty a dead letter for now. France seeks security and a united front against Germany, with the overall view that Barthou’s critique may have been ill timed.
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M. Barthou
France
Tay
Wilson
EL A
United States
League of Nations
England
Eaiadd
End Chaos in Saxony and Gotha
Reported conflicts across Saxony and Got ha as workers seize control in Gotha and battle garrisons. Berlin coup triggers strikes. armed workers mobilize near Erfurt Naumburg and Weimar, deaths feared, martial law contested amid shifting military control.
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Saxony and
Gotha
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