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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1920
Page
14
The War Department announced a new National Guard unit named Company L to be formed in the United States. It will include twenty four light fighting tanks and one light signal tank, with ten 37 millimeter guns and fourteen machine guns. The barber quip about which side to pick concludes the piece.
City hall becomes a rumor factory as Caldwell administration nears a royal derby handoff. An informal Saturday caucus aims to shape the council lineup, while officials juggle official duties and gossip-filled hopes for political favor.
Wire briefs report student protests at Clemson College over cadet punishment and kitchen police terms, a Me customs killer of alcohol smugglers, a New York rummage sale crowd injuring bystanders, Columbia sophomores clashing with freshmen at dinner, Berkeley refloated after grounding, a 17 year old police confession in Missouri, and various college and political notes from Washington to Spokane.
In Aurora Illinois on March 11 workers preparing to organize a union to secure 45 cents an hour for wash women. The move signals a collective bargaining effort and wage demand by local laborers.
Ballot listing presidential choices with a write in space. Names include Newton D. Baker, Wa. E. Borah, Hiram Johnson, Frank D. Lowden, William G. Mead, A. Mitchell Palmer, Miles F. Poindexter. Voter may mark a choice or write in a name at the bottom.
Secretary of the Treasury Houston told the House Ways and Means Committee that enacting soldier aid proposals would raise living costs and burden every citizen. He urged raising funds by taxes over issuing new bonds, warning a one to two billion dollar expenditure would be a serious national issue. He noted taxes cannot be cut materially for a long time.
The monster army transport Mount Vernon was placed in drydock at Hunters Point in San Francisco after a successful trial voyage. The ship will depart for Vladivostok next Tuesday.
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