Wood campaign financing disputes surface in Senate inquiry
Dan Hanna of Cleveland agreed to raise 500000 to back Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood's senate bid, the committee heard. John T. King testified the plan emerged at a New York meeting with Hanna and William Loeb, and Wood was not told of the arrangement. King recalled contributions totaling about 9101 000 and notes for 50000, with funds arriving from Chicago and other sources. The testimony detailed Hanna's role and questioned discussions at Henry Frick's New York home.
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WASHINGTON
Dan Hanna
Cleveland
Leonard Wood
senate
John T. King
Connecticut
Gen. Wood
Gen
Wood
King
New York
Hanna
William Loeb
Theodore Roosevelt
Henry C. Frick
George W. Perkins
dui Xing
Kenyon
Maj. Hooker
Chicago
Senator Reed
Willam Losh
Senate May Cut Its Committees
Washington May 27 Chairman Knox of the senate rules committee announced plans to reduce standing committees from seventy four to thirty two and limit membership to five to fifteen. Major panels would have fifteen, smaller ones seven to thirteen, with expenditures groups merged into one seven member panel and the woman suffrage panel slated for elimination.
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WASHINGTON
Knox
senate rules committee
senate
GOP Heads Study Platform Planks
Republican leaders meet in Washington on May 27 to draft a digest of platform recommendations for the Chicago convention resolutions committee. Senators report progress toward a plan on Versailles treaty and the peace resolution amid allied questions. Monsignor Pechenard, bishop of Soissons, dies at 78 after heart disease, noted writer who stayed in Soissons during wartime bombardments.
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WASHINGTON
resolutions committee
Chicago
SOISSONS
Monsignor Pechenard
Palmer Opposed to Government Ownership of Railroads
Washington May 27 The Attorney General Palmer replies to a farm groups questionnaire, flatly opposing government ownership of railroads. He endorses federal control of manufacture and distribution of necessary commodities and calls for elimination of excess profits taxes in favor of higher income taxes on investments.
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WASHINGTON
Palmer
national board of farm organzations
Diaz Rebels Align With New Mexican Rulers Near Vera Cruz
Rebel forces commanded by Felix Diaz along the Vera Cruz coast near Nautla join other rebels and loyal troops to the Carranza government amid unconfirmed reports Díaz may have left opposition. Calderon slated as foreign minister with a Huerta interim cabinet, plus other posts. Villa threatens Parral as Gen Arieta switches sides to the de facto government. Gen Requez says force needed to resolve Villa issue.
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VERA CRUZ
Associated Press
Felix Diaz
Nautla
Carranza
Diaz
Calderon
WASHINGTON
Iglesias Calderon
Mexican liberal party
Madero
Senor de la Huerta
Mexico City
tony
Gen. Calies
treasury
Salvador Alvarado
Ortiz Rubio
Enrique Estrada
Alberto Pani
Rafael Zubaran
Mexico
congress
State department
Villa
Parral
Torreon
Domingo Arieta
Villa EL PASO
Tex
Francisco Villa
Ignacio Requez
Chihuahua defensas sociates
Gompers Allen Debate Friday at Carnegie Hall
New York May 27 Forty thousand requests for the debate between Samuel Gompers president of the American Federation of Labor and Gov Allen of Kansas at Carnegie Hall Friday night have been received by the committees in charge. The seating capacity is 2800 and seating will place opposing factions in alternating rows.
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NEW YORK
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Gov Allen
Kansas
Carnege Hall
Taft urges repeal of Washington direct primary law
William Howard Taft urged Washington Republicans to repeal the direct primary law describing it as an instrument to defeat the real will of party members. He spoke at a reception in his honor hosted by King County Republicans in Seattle on May 2.
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SEATTLE
Wash
William Howard ‘Taft
Republlicans
Washington
Taft
King county Republiana
Admiral Sims Rebutts Daniels Testimony Before Senate Panel
Rear Admiral Sims tells the Senate naval investigating committee that navy witnesses confirmed most of his thirteen criticism points. He says Secretary Daniels’ testimony is mistaken and unfair to his services. President Wilson’s anti U boat plan is labeled impracticable for technical reasons by Admiral Lima during rebuttal remarks.
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WASHINGTON
Sims
senate naval investigating committee
navy department
navy
Daniels
Wilson
Lima
Fires in Ireland Do Much Damage
Dublin May 27 The destruction of property by fires continues in Ireland. Kilbrittain Castle near Brandon County Cork, an ancient landmark, was destroyed with damage estimated at 100000 pounds and the castle was unoccupied. Reports give no cause. At Gaven Ballinasloe Maj Pollock farm fire caused about 40000 pounds damage. several valuable horses burned and police and military aided in fighting the flames. The fire would not render assistance in putting it out.
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DUBLIN
Ireland
Kilbritain Castle
Brandon
County Cork
Maj. Pollock
Gaven
Ballinasloe
Coal Miners Trial Set For November 8
Indianapolis May 27 Fifty seven bituminous coal miners and operators entered not guilty pleas in federal court yesterday. They will be tried November 8 1920. Charged with conspiracy to limit the production and distribution of coal to raise prices.
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INDIANAPOLIS
Explosion kills garage owner in Omaha blast
Omaha resident Frank Zo ten, proprietor of a garage, was killed when an explosion wrecked his home early today. His partially burned body was found two hours later. Police have not determined the cause. He lived alone. The Paris session notes the Austrian treaty ratification by the chamber of deputies.
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OMAHA, Neb
Frank Zoten
golem
Mystery of Gold Arrivals Baffles Officials in New York
Million of dollars in gold have arrived with unclear destination as New York officials refuse to confirm details. The San Francisco mint and J P Morgan & Co report bullion shipments totaling 13.48 million and 20 million respectively. Authorities note guns and guards accompany bullion moving toward federal reserve banks. The origins cited include Hong Kong and Vancouver with suspected ties to wartime military supply loans.
Western Union to avoid wires inside Coliseum at convention
Western Union announced no wires would be in the Coliseum during the Republican national convention. A branch telegraph office was halted by order of the building superintendent after labor leaders threatened strikes by electrical workers and carpenters. Correspondents must send copy to a branch office about a block away for dispatch.
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CHICAGO
Western Union Telegraph Company
Coliseum
Charles F. Hall
Western Union
Chicago Delegates Claim Leaders in Republican Nomination
Chicago May 27 Delegates for the Republican presidential nomination begun final drive for the 493 votes needed at the convention opening next Tuesday. Maj Gen Leonard Wood leads with 153 instructed votes but short of one third. 145 contests loom with Wood and Gov Lowden leading in disputes. Sixty four surplus delegates with fractional votes have been chosen from ten states.
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CHICAGO
Vermont
Wood
Leonard Wood
national committee
Frank C. Lowden
Johnson
South Dakota
New Jersey
Indiana
Michigan
Nebraska
Senate panel rejects Wilson Armenia mandate proposal
Washington May 27 the senate foreign relations committee disapproved President Wilsons plan for an American mandate over Armenia by eleven to four with Republicans all in favor and four Democrats opposing including Hitchcock and Williams. The panel left debate to senators and noted questions of legality and form.
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WASHINGTON
Wilson
Armenia
senate foreign relations committee
congress
Shields
Tennesee
Williams
Mississippi
Hitchcock
Nebraska
Logde
McCumber
Horah
Brandeges
Fall
Knox
Harding
John
New
Moses
Smith
Army reorganization bill reached by House Senate conferees
May 27 report states a permanent peacetime army of 280000 enlisted men and 17800 officers, total 297800 including Philippine scouts. Senate amendments onSelective Service and AFL objections were dropped, and voluntary military training for youths 18 to 21 was removed along with proposals placing the regular army national guard and reserves under a single War Department control.
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WASHINGTON
house
senate
American Federation of Labor
regular army
national guard
war department
Australian Wheat Crop Shortest in Twenty Years
Washington May 27 The wheat crop of New South Wales has been drought damaged and may not meet domestic consumption in Australia. The American consulate at Sydney reports a yield of 4,296,000 bushels, the smallest in twenty years.
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WASHINGTON
New South Wales
Australa
Sydney
Sutherland extends lead over Wood in West Virginia primary
In Wheeling West Virginia on May 27 Senator Howard Sutherland widened his margin over General Leonard Wood in the Republican presidential preference contest as returns from 1520 of 1860 precincts were tallied. Sutherland 28008 Wood 23129. In Reading Pennsylvania the Armenian mandate issue surfaced as General Synod of the Reformed Church endorsed President Wilson's request to Congress for a mandate over Armenia.
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WHEELING
W. Va
Howard Sutherland
Leonard Wood
West Virginia
Intelligencer
Sutherland
Wood
READING
General aynod
reformed ‘church
SWiléonia
congress
Armeniat
Johnson Says He Will Not Bolt Party in Chicago
Concord NC May 27 Senator Johnson of California declared in a political address he would not bolt the Republican party if not chosen as the presidential nominee in Chicago. He called the intra party dispute a family quarrel and predicted the quarrel would end when the Chicago convention selects its nominee.
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CONCORD
N. C
Johnson
California
Chicago
Tam
Gold From Hong Kong Sent To San Francisco
Vancouver B C May 27 Gold valued at 12 million dollars brought from Hong Kong on the steamship Empress of Russia has been shipped to San Francisco under heavy guard. The money, Russian funds held in Hong Kong bank vaults for three years, accompanied by silk on the liner.
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VANCOUVER
B. C
Horkong
Empress of Russia
San Francisco
Honkong banks
Day chairman backs Capper and Sheppard
Chicago May 27 Girgal G Hinshaw chairman of the prohibition national committee issued a statement endorsing Senator Arthur Capper of Kansas for the Republican presidential nomination and Senator Marrus Sheppard of Texas author of the eighteenth amendment for the Democratic honors.
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CHICAGO
Girgal G. Hinishaw
prohibition national committee
Arthur Capper
Kansas
Marrus Sheppard
Texas
Pictures of Carranza Funeral Across Full Page
El Universal edition reaching Laredo shows full page funeral scenes from May 24. It includes a view of Carranza’s body prepared for burial, surrounded by flowers, with his face and beard matching life, refuting reports he shaved before fleeing.
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LAREDO
Texas
El Universal
Mexico City
Carranza
Near Duel in Paris Senate Over Unmarried Tax Bill
In Paris on May 27 a heated debate over a social tax on the unmarried provoked a near duel in the Senate. Presiding senator Berard suspended the session as attacks and interruptions escalated. A proposed amendment sought to exempt ecclesiastics from the tax while other lawmakers debated broader changes affecting married couples. The tumult grew so intense that Berard symbolically tipped his hat to halt proceedings and a planned duel between Senators Harvey and de la Haye was averted by friends.
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PARIS
France
Alexandre Berard
Leon Bourgeois
Dominique Delehays
des la
Harvey
Senator de la Haye
Jules
Berard
Dominique de la Haye
President Wilson vetoes peace resolution over Germany
President Wilson vetoed a Republican measure seeking peace with Germany, arguing it would affix an ineffaceable stain on U S gallantry and honor. He said the resolution omits key aims of the war and that rejecting the treaty of Versailles would imply pursuing only national interests.
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WASHINGTON
Wilson
Germany
United States
Seys lt
House of Representatives
house
Jana
Champagne shipment freed en route to Chicago hotel
A 640 case California champagne shipment consigned by the California Wine Association to a Chicago hotel was detained at Needles, Cal, then released after Washington confirmed a valid transport permit. Hotel manager Joseph Biefield said the wine was bought for sacramental use by priests and rabbis.
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LOS ANGELES
Cal
California
California Wine Association of
San Francisco
Chicago
Needles
Washington
the
wine association
federal prohibition enforcement
Joseph Biefield
Navy Budget Agreed By Senate and House Conferees
The naval budget for next year is fixed at about 426.006 million dollars after full agreement between Senate and House conferees. The accord sets 20 million for navy aviation, bases on San Francisco Bay to study sites, and preserves the 27,400 strength of the machine corps with altered oil land development and reserve plans. A congressional commission of five senators and five representatives will report on Pacific coast base sites by December 31.
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WASHINGTON
senate
house
Pacific coast
San Francisco bay
congressional
congress
machine corps
department
naval oil
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federal reserve bank
United States mint
Charlton Hall
astern
pom.s
Havana
J. P. Morgan & Company
San Franscisco
Hong Kong
New York Federal Reserve Bank
NEW ADULY
Senate Committee
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