Avansino Brothers Arrested in Reno Moonshine Raid
Avansino brothers aged fifty four and fifty two, ranchers near Reno, were arrested shortly after midnight after a raid found a still and three gallons of liquor in a barn. Police say they were caught in the act of manufacture and will be prosecuted by state authorities, with possible federal action. background notes indicate months of tip information and police pursuit.
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Reno
Kirkley
Avansing
Berlin Government Falls as Kapp Resigns Amid German Turmoil
Reports from London and Copenhagen describe Berlin's Kapp administration resigning as radical opposition, Spartacist clashes, and widespread violence across German cities. Dispatches cite hundreds killed, with Kiel, Dresden, Hamburg, and Breslau among affected centers, and new soviet and workers councils forming in Essen and Chemnitz.
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Associated Press
Kapp
Berlin
Kiel
Dresden
LONDON
Exchange Telegraph Company
Brunnenstrasse
Spandau
von Hindenburg
Essen
COPENHAGIN
revolutionary workers
lower Rhine
Westphalia
Hamburg
committee of action
PARIS
Ber Un
Mssen
Dortmund
Leipsic
Mannheim
Frankfort
Brunswick
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Chemnitz
mm Bertin
Breslau
AMSTERDAM
Waite to Head 1921 Basketers
Noble Waite, star forward for Nevada, chosen captain of the 1921 basketball squad after a Thursday evening vote. Waite, three-year varsity player who scored over half the team’s points last season, hails from Hunkerville and attended the College of Agriculture Phi Delta Theta. Seven men cast ballots for next year’s captain: Martin, Williams, Buckmin, Reed, Bradshaw, Bean, and Waite.
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Noble Waite
Nevada
deagson
bill Suds
Witte
gseayon
Ele finks
Hunkerville
Reno
Ite iv
College of Agriculture
Phi Delta ‘Tin Creernity
Martin
Williams
Buckmin
Reed Mradshaw
Bean
Waits
Reno and Sparks Celebrate St Patrick Day Festivities
Reno and Sparks observed St Patrick Day with church and social events. In Reno the Century Club program by St Thomas Aquinas parish featured Rev. Wather Tubman as speaker, with singing by several artists and a dancing interpretation, ending with a dance and supper. Sparks hosted a Catholic church program with an address by Rev Father Meehan, readings, dancing, and music, followed by more dancing.
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Reno
Sparka
St. Patrick
Century Club
Young Ladies’ Sodarity
St Thomas Aquinas
Wather Tubman
St. Thomas church
WB. O'Sullivan
G, Glover
Allene Golling
Arthur
Father Meehan
Rebekah Circle
Whitaker Hall Club
Allies Train Guns of Great Navy Ships on Constantinople
Constantinople March 16 Allied troops occupied the city and the battleship guns of British dreadnoughts and other Allied warships moored at quays and in the Golden Horn began firing. Ships cleared for action, little alarm aside from Stamboul, shopkeepers delayed reopening but confidence returned as Allied powers participated in the operation.
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CONSTANTINOPLE
Golden Horn
com
Bosphorus
Five Pueblo youths held in death of 11 year old Ted Kuykendall
A group of five school boys was arrested in Pueblo Colorado after 11 year old Ted Kuykendall died from injuries believed to have been inflicted earlier that day. Police say jealousy over the boy’s standing in school sparked the attack. Ted was found behind a billboard and died an hour later. Names of the suspects are being withheld.
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PUEBLO
Colo
Ted
H. A. Kuykendall
Kuykendall
Nevada Benefits From Widespread Storm Across Regions
A broad Pacific storm brings light precipitation to Tonopah and the Humboldt valley with snow in Carson valley. Tonopah reports 0.02 inch, Winnemucca reaches 0.28 inch as the system moves southward into southern California. About 10,000 sheep have been rounded up in Carson valley for lambing season.
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Nevada
Oregon
Califoornia
Tonopah
weather bureau
California
Humboldt valley
Winnemucca
Carson valley
Danish King Address to Schleswig Plebesite Crowd
King Christian spoke to a large Schleswig crowd near Copenhagen palace on March 17. He said the international commission will determine the new Schleswig boundaries under the Versailles treaty and expressed confidence the decision will satisfy Danes worldwide. The Northern plebiscite zone favored Denmark while the Southern zone favored Germany.
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COPENHAGEN
Christian
International commission
Schleswig
Year old girl dies in blizzard to save children
In North Dakota a blizzard claims five lives and causes heavy property damage. Eighteen year old Blazer Mimor sacrifices her life by wrapping her coat around her young brother and sister who lay freezing for 24 hours before rescue. Hayes perishes saving others. Freight and passenger service crippled. deep snow hampers travel between Devils Lake and Minot. travelers stranded in hotels and coaches.
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BISMARCK
N. D
bilzgard
Blazer
Mimor
tventy
Hayes
styte
Great Northern
Minot
Devils Lake
Hoover Declines but Is 100 Late in New Hampshire
A delated telegram from Herbert Hoover received by Democrat Robert Murchie states he is not a candidate and cannot approve the use of his name in New Hampshire Democratic primaries. The message arrives after three Hoover pledged delegates were chosen in last week's primaries.
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CONCORD
N. H
Herbert Hoover
Robert Murchie
Hoover
Murchie
New Hampshire
M P R R Resumes Business in Reno
Missouri Pacific railroad freight agent H M Warren arrived from San Francisco to survey the Reno freight situation. He said public welcome showed railroads back under private control with more business than cars can handle and a car shortage fueling congestion. Western operations will be managed without a Reno resident agent, with travel agents based in San Francisco.
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H. M Warren
Missouri Pacific railroad
Reno
San Francisco
Warren
25 000 March in Parade for Ireland in New York
In New York on St Patrick's Day a massive parade drew 25 000 marchers from St Patrick's Cathedral. The event showcased both legacy symbols and the Irish republican flag, honoring Eamonn De Valera with a reviewing stand including Gov Alfred E. Smith, Mayor Hylan, Archbisho p Hayes and other dignitaries. The day featured a Pontifical Mass at the cathedral, and the crowd included representatives from numerous Irish-American organizations.
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IRELAND
NEW YORK
Fifth Avenue
Eamonn
De Valera
St. Patrick's Cathedral
Isle
105th
United States infantry
republic
Alfred B. Smith
Glynn
Hylan
Hayes
Bryan urges Senate ratification during Washington visit
Senatorial Democrats rush to confer with W Bryan arriving from Florida en route to New York. He urges ratification of the peace treaty while stressing the party must not defy the Senate majority or seek to reverse it against the will of the people.
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WASHINGTON
W. Bryan
Florida
New York
Bryan
senate
Majoriy
Democrat party
Sims Testimony Details Staff Shortages Slowing War Effort
Rear Admiral Sims described to the Senate Investigating Committee how staff shortages abroad limited the United States Navy’s early war efficiency. He said he arrived in London in April 1917 with one aide, asked for three more officers, and received little response until July when Captain N. C. Twining was appointed chief of staff. A civilian aide and a medical officer were later added, but clerical and technical support remained insufficient during critical months.
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WASHINGTON
senate
Sims
United States
navy department
s lage
Admiral Sims
London
department
Queenstown
Givikhan
eivilian
navy
Daniels
N. C. Twining
Mary Pickford letters flood Genoa ranch scene
Special to the Gazette from Minden dated March 16 reports about eighty five letters addressed to Mary Pickford arriving at Jem Campbell’s Genoa ranch. The correspondence comes from across the United States from North Dakota to Florida, with many notes marked special delivery or registered. Campbell has also received several applications from ranch hands and cowboys seeking to be near the adored actress, who they believe still resides in Genoa.
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MINDEN
Mary Pickford
Jem Campbell
Genoa
United States
North Dakota
Florida
Campbell
Mary, Pickford
Bryan warns senators on treaty ratification crisis
William Jennings Bryan, in Washington, told Democratic senators who sought his counsel that refusing to ratify the treaty would put them in a personal crisis, signaling political peril for opponents.
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WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN
Washington
Minnesota Primary Viewed as Fake by Hiram W. Johnson
Detroit, Mich March 17 A signed statement by U S Senator Hiram W Johnson condemns Minnesota Republicans for a so called primary he calls a first strong arm toctis of the 1920 campaign He says the party machine controls the state and disfranchises farmers by a manipulated window of voting and a fake preferential vote for President He urges voters in Minneapolis and St Paul to oppose the process calling it machine controlled and a travesty on free expression.
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DETROIT
Mich
Minnesota
United States
Hiram W. Johnson
Fuhnson
Republcan
Hoover
Lowden
Wood
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Hennepin county
Divorces Granted in Two Proceedings by Judge Moran
Two divorce decrees were granted yesterday by Judge Moran. Hannah Bottomley sued Edwin Bottomley for failure to provide and alleged liquor spending. Amelia Wickham divorced Fay Wickham amid cruelty allegations. Wickham to serve county jail for sixty days for failure to support his minor children and to perform road labor, with $150 daily to wife. Wickham marriage dated July 17, 1912 at Denver and Bottomley marriage dated September 28, 1905 at Stockton.
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Moran
Hannah
Edwin Bottomley
Amelia
Fay Wickham
Wickham
Cunningham of
Sparks
Four constitutional amendments pass in North Dakota primary
Fargo dispatch reports four amendments adopted with about five to one margins in statewide primary returns from cities. Amendments include recall of officers, lower voter residency, state coal lands cultivation, and city utilities mortgage power within constitutional debt limits. Presidential preference and delegate elections show sparse city returns with anti Non-Partisan League majorities in both parties.
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FARGO
N. D
League
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