World events brief of crime and politics from across the nation
Eleven alleged I W W members were found guilty of criminal syndicalism in Washington. Smiling Jack O Brien was hanged in Chicago for murder. A Battle Creek bride was ax murdered. her husband is missing. New Jersey judge dismissed a Socialist club suit over Victor Berger exclusion. Palmer orders resurvey for hoarded food. Bat Nelson named chief beneficiary in a Chicago inherited estate. New Mexico ratified woman suffrage amendments. World record Hampshire pigs sold in Nebraska. A $6 000 000 000 building boom planned by contractors. League of Women Voters backs Wilson era League of Nations treaty. Great Northern Northern Pacific and Burlington railways predicted to merge. Pennsylvania crude jumps to 5 65 a barrel. Albert I Lauer arrested for a $15000 bribe to a federal tax official.
Senate hears Wilson denial of Britain liner deal
President Wilson told the Senate he had not struck any agreement with Britain over the sale of the 30 former German liners seized in American ports. The Senate also faced a deadlock on the treaty, with Senator Hitchcock noting only a people’s vote next election can release it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Brandegee
Senate
Washington
Great Britain
American
Hitchcock
Senate Commerce Committee
Jones
Congress
America
Turkey
Berlin
Supreme Court
Leipskc
Fryatt
Germany
Netherlands
Europe
Curacao
Caribbean Sea
Venezuela
Wilhelm
Holland
War Department
House
Baker
Disque
Ryan
United States Shipping Board
Bailey
District Supreme Court
Shipping Board
Stevens
Payne
Pomerene
Ohio
McAdoo
Indiana
Marshall
Lowden
North Dakota
Nonpartisan League
Johnson
Wood
Peary Dies at Washington After Illness
Personal Rear Admiral Robert E Peary founder of the North Pole myth died at his Washington home after weeks of illness from pernicious anemia Franklin K Lane secretary of the interior retires March 1 and takes national chairmanship of the Salvation Army second home service appeal May 10 to 20 Miss Katherine L Kennard a Champaign suffrage delegate died in Chicago’s St Luke hospital from injuries after an auto accident
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Robert E. Peary
North Pole
Washington
Franklin K. Lane
Salvation Army
Katherine L. Kennard
Champaign
St. Luke’s Hospital
Chicago
Dublin raid sparks arrests after abbey street clash
Military raid with a tank and two armored cars near Grafton street in Dublin led to several arrests after early morning clashes between civilians and police in which a constable was killed and another constable and a civilian wounded. A Paris dispatch notes the Danube struck a mine off Cape Ramill._oid
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Grafton Street
Dublin
Paris
Black Sea
Cape Ramill
The
Bosporus
Adriaic and Turkish peace wrangle dominates Paris talks
The Adriatic dispute tops international news as Wilson clashes with the Big Three over December London terms. Allied leaders face potential war risk with Italy and Jugoslavia while Washington seeks open covenants and American involvement in postwar settlement.
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Edward W. Pickard
Adriatic
Fiume
Lloyd George
Millerand
Nitti
Jugo-Slavia
Wilson
London
United States
Washington
France
America
al- Hed Council
League of Nations
Dalmatian
Italy
Republic
Great Britain
Paris
California Fig Syrup Ad Claims Safe Laxative Use
Public notice ad promotes California Fig Syrup as a safe laxative for children. It urges parents to look for the California name on the package and to give the product without fear, praising its fruity taste and listing full dosing directions on each bottle.
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California
Adv
Sampling the Cellar Stock
The Home Sector quips about Bill after military service noting he remains heavily tied to a dugout environment. The exchange hints at ongoing habits formed in service and postwar placement.
Ely's Cream Balm Advertises Quick Catarrh Relief
An advertisement promotes Ely's Cream Balm claiming rapid relief from cold and catarrh. It describes soothing the swollen nasal mucosa, opening blocked nostrils, and easing headaches, with use by applying a small amount in the nose and urging readers to tell their druggist for the product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ely
Novel idea for a film play about a marital harmony
A husband and wife in the plot face no serious marital difficulties. The narrator presents a novel concept for a film play where blissful partnership drives the dramatic premise.
Eat Less and Take Salts for Kidneys
American men and women should guard against kidney trouble from overindulgent meals. Four ounces of rad Salts taken with water before breakfast can flush and stimulate clogged kidneys, neutralize urine acids, and help bladder disorders. Jad Salts is inexpensive and safe for home use.
A New Department Delivers Questions About Meat Shelves
A shop introduces a new department and asks about meat stock. A clerk notes women do not hurry for scraps as they do in other lines.
Diamond Dyes Guarantee Fadeless Colors For All Fabrics
An advertisement touts Diamond Dyes as guaranteed to produce new rich fadeless color on wool silk linen cotton or blends. It claims the directions in the package cover dye methods for any color and materials and urges customers to have dealers show the Diamond Dye Color Card.
Contentment Versus Wealth Cited in Timely Quip
A brief exchange frames contentment as superior to wealth with a wry admission that true contentment is harder to obtain. The dialogue echoes a classic moral contrast on value and effort.
The Worst Thing A Man Can Do Says Friends
A reflection on trust and reputation as remarks suggest a man facing accusation by friends who believe he would never commit the act. The quote frames a moral dilemma about expectations and judgment among peers.
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Ben Shecks
Montesano
Wash
Jack” O’brien
Richard Burke
Albert McCauley
Battle Creek, Mich
Clyne
Palmer
Bureau of Investigation
Bat" Nelson
House of Representatives
New Mexico
Santa Fe
Hampshire
Nebanka
Neb
Raymond C. Pollard
Associated General Contractors
League of Women Voters
National Woman's Suffrage Association
Great Northern
Northern Pacific
Burlington
St. Paul
Minn
Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh
Albert I. Lauer
Briges & Turivas
Hines
Wilsop
Naval
Secretary of Navy
Daniels
Mendell
Meredith
Appropriations Committee
W. S. Benson
John Barton Payne
Galicia
Moscow
Rotterdam
New York
Tobacco Trade Conference
Hague
Amur
Sberia
Martin Conway
England
Vladivostok
Nikelek
Horbarovsk
Genoa
Rome
Neuva
Copenhagen
Mustapha Kemal Pasha
Asia Minor
Constantinople
Algora
Anatolia
Saar
al- Hed
Amsterdam
Southern Pacific
Pecos River
Texas
Wendell Phillips
Marshal Foch
Dover Patrol
Calais
Supreme Council
Dardanelles
Bosphorus
Entente
Noske
Brandenburg
Siberia
Soviet Russia
Russia
Sea of Azov
Ukraine
Petrovsky
Sevastopol
Crimea
Odessa
Poland
Roumania
Hungary
Federation of Labor
Tella
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