Three Ways to Solve Problem Three Ways to Solve Problem
A 1920 analysis by David Lawrence discusses Governor Sleeper of Michigan and Truman Newberry's federal conviction. It outlines three paths to resolve Newberry's seat dispute and notes political impact on Michigan and national Senate control. The piece compares Berger and Newberry cases and explores potential resignations, vacancies, or new elections.
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D. C
Sleeper
Michigan
United States Senate
Truman H. Newberry
Victor Berger
House of Representatives
Berger
Mr. Newberry
Supreme Court of the United States
Wisconsin
House
Newberry
Wilson
League of Nations
Senate
Washington
Truman Newberry
Lorimer
Illinois
Navy
Henry Ford
The
Senat
David Lawrence
Kidnapped Boy Found In Lexington Hotel Room
Paul Little, 12, who had been held for ransom by an abductor, was found safe in a Lexington hotel room after the kidnapper left. He called home to report his location and described two days of confinement with minimal food and threats, while his captor, aided by an accomplice named Jack, vanished. The ransom plot involved a Cincinnati man registered as J. C. Cox and an initial demand of 25 000 dollars.
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Paul Little
E. R. Little
Lexington
Paul
Little
Jack
Sim
Navy Department
Germany
Daniels
Joseph K. Taussig
Naval War College
Newport
R. L
Taussig
Navy General Board
General Board
Atlantic Fleet
Hich
Department
William B. Fletcher
Brest
Thomas P. Magruder
Fletcher
Navy Board of Inquiry
Sims
Antilles
Magruder
Americans in Chile oppose U S note on Peru Bolivia tensions
The American chamber of commerce in Antofagasta Chile denounces the U S note urging Chile to curb conflict between Peru and Bolivia as erroneous and harmful to American interests. A cable to Ambassador Shea requests rectification to restore goodwill. Washington later releases Chilean reply summary.
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Valparaiso
Shea
United States
Peru
Bolivia
U. S
Alparaiso
Chile
Joseph H. Shea
Rea Hanna
Chamber
Washington, D. C
la Paz
State Department
Bonillas Gains Ground in Mexican Presidential Campaign
Ambassador Ygnacio Bonillas accepts the Civilista nomination and gains support from President Carranza against Gen. Obregon, weakening Gen. Pablo Gonzalez's chances. The July 4 elections spark concerns of revolutions, but officials foresee improved U.S.-Mexico understanding regardless of outcome.
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Ashington
D. C
Ygnacio Bonillas
Mexico City
United States
Mexico
Bonillas
Carranza
Alvaro Obregon
Pablo Gonzalez
J. Bonillas
Obregon
Francisco Villa
Wesel Holds as Government Troops Flank Reds
German troops press a double flank against workers along the Lippe river near Wesel while artillery bombards the workers HQ at Lipperdorf. Fifteen shells hit Wesel causing civilian casualties. workers threaten to destroy factories if Wesel falls.
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Rem
Worth
Lippe Schloss
Lippe
Civi
Wesel
London
Eng
Germany
Exchange Telegraph Company
Berlin
Reds
Rman
Theaters Headliners and Cast in Today's Bill
A brief entertainment page notes the feature films and stars across theatres BIJIOU Fox News presents A Daughter of Two Worlds starring Norma Talmadge. ELLANAY features A Daughter of Two Worlds. GRECIAN screens The Sporting Duchess with Alice Joyce. RIAL TO shows Double Speed with Wallace Reid. UNIQUE presents The Walk Offs with May Allison. WIGWAM offers an all comedy bill.
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Bijiou
Fox News
Ellanay
Norma Talmadge
Alice Joyce
May Allison
Miner strike in Warren district linked to I W W amid deporations
At Tombstone Arizona on March 26 1917 witnesses testified in the Harry E Wootton kidnapping trial that the Warren mining district strike began June 26 1917 and was called by the Metal Mine Workers union I W W. Testimony described denials of a transmission demand and depositions arguing I W W influence in the Bisbee deportations.
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Tombstone
Ariz
Warren
Bisbee
Metal Mine Workers’ Union
Fred W. Brown
Harry E. Wootton
Tom Conners
Calumet and Arizona Mining Company
U. S. Embree
Metal Mine Workers’ Industrial Union No
Connors
Walter L. Furthershaw
Russell H. Lutz
Department of Justice
Chicago
Frank E. Curley
Chi
Rio Janeiro Strike Expands Across City to Halt Traffic
Rio Janeiro March 26 reports a strike that has paralyzed traffic as firemen on Brazilian steamships join idle teamsters and truck drivers. Carpenters wood workers waiters restaurant staff ship mechanics and munition laborers plan to join the movement.
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Rio Janeiro
Brazil
Bolsheviks Seize Maikop in Kuban Territory
London dispatch reports Bolsheviks occupying Maikop in Kuban Cis Caucasia, per wireless message from Moscow today. The notice notes the strategic town fell amid the ongoing Soviet pressure in the region.
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London
Eng
Maikop
Kuban
Ciscaucasia
Moscow
Tlingig Mines May Shut Down
Peoria March 26. Frank Farrington president of the Mine Workers of Illinois says there will be an unavoidable suspension of work in Illinois coal mines after March 31 when the union agreement expires. A New York meeting may yield a brief continuation, but a suspension is likely.
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Peoria, Ill
Illinois
Frank Farrington
Pe Mine Workers of Illinois
New York
Mystery Robberies in Juarez Baffle Officials
American traveler Endstrom told the Juarez police he was arrested Thursday night and that a Masonic emblem gold cuff buttons and a large diamond ring were taken and not returned. He reported the Masonic emblem appeared on him after jail. The diamond ring was later returned at a Paso del Norte hotel but details are unclear. Consul Dow said Henry Sterker reported $125 missing from him.
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Juarez
Paso del Norte
BE. A. Dow
Henry Sterker
Break in Consolidated canal threatens further damage
In Phoenix on March 26 a major break in the Consolidated canal remains unrepaired and risks more water damage from upriver floods. The Tempe canal built a brush dam to divert 15 000 inches through its old heading. Late rains aid irrigation but a dry spell may force replanting of cotton and hurt crops.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Tempe
El Paso Herald Circulation Leads Local Newspapers
The El Paso Herald boasts a proven circulation nearly double that of any rival El Paso paper, signaling strong readership dominance in the city.
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el Paso Herald
el Paso
American Says Juarez Cops Took Part of His Money in Arresting Him
W. S. Lasselle of Delano California says he carried 2700 dollars in Juarez when arrested for drunkenness. He claims 4 one hundred dollar bills were missing after counting his money while police say only twenty remained and that officials witnessed the counting. A dispute between Juarez police and Lasselle is being addressed by American consul Dow to reach a satisfactory adjustment.
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Juarez
W. S. Lasselle
Delano
Calif
FE. A. Dow
Lasselle
Consul Dow
Mexico Moves to Halt Mexican Worker Emigration
Mexico City March 26 interior department circulars urged state administrations to curb Mexican worker emigration to the United States. The note says southern states offer little work and warns that unchecked emigration harms Mexican agriculture and industry.
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Mexico City
Mex
United States
Interior Department
Rebel Leader Driven From Cunduacan Into Hills
A Mexican dispatch reports rebel leader Celso Pineda and his followers forced from the village of Cunduacan into the hills. Government troops were sent to disperse the group as authorities seek to quell the uprising.
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Celso Pineda
Mexico City
Dee Juarez
Cunduncan
Wanda Hawley Lookalike Contest Invites El Paso Girls
The Herald runs a Wanda Hawley similarity contest inviting local women to submit photos by April 1. Three judges will select a winner, announced April 3, with the prize a solid gold bracelet watch at a Rialto theater box party.
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Los Angeles
Famous Players Laskey Star
Realart Pictures Corporation
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Herald
Miss Hawley
el Paso
Rialto Theater
Baltic Troops to March on Berlin Reported
Berlin reports that Vorwaerts says Baltic Iron division troops based in Pomerania and Uckermark have mobilized a citizens guard and killed a local executive of the Independent Socialists in Prezlau as the division plans to march on Berlin.
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Germany
Vorwaerts
Pomerania
Uckersmark
Stettin
Iron Division
League of Pomeranian Land Owners
Prezlau
Independent Socialists
Erlin
Fate of Pere in Jury's Hands
The case of Jose Perea charged with murder in the deaths of Maria Rembeck and Manuel Sanchez is before a jury. Prosecutors urged the death penalty as defense pleads insanity and self defense after detailing the double killing 25 miles down the valley on February 13.
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Jose Perea
Maria Rembeck
Rembeck
Juarez Alley
el Paso
Manuel Sanchez
Perea
Sanchez
Workers Readies to Maintain Ruhr Order If Forces Stay
Representatives of labor councils from the Rhine and Westphalia at Essen agreed not to abandon the Ruhr struggle. They said peace would only be possible if government forces withdraw from the Muenster district, else workers will uphold public order in the area.
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Holland
Ruhr
Germany
Rhinean
Westphalia
Essen
Muenster
Allies Take No Action On Troops In Neutral Zone
Paris reports that the allies have not granted or refused permission for German regular troops to enter the allied occupation zone or the neutral zone east of the Ruhr. There is also no new interallied intervention question in the Ruhr district.
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Paris
France
Former Kaiser Withdraws Deposits From Zurich Bank
Former emperor William of Germany withdrew 250000 Swiss francs from a Zurich bank in early March and allegedly sent the funds to Berlin shortly before an attempted reactionary revolt.
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Zurich
Geneva
Switzerland
William of
Germany
Berlin
Danish Troops to Move Into Northern Schleswig
Report from Copenhagen states Danish forces will enter Northern Schleswig amid allied arrangements. Details continue on page 2.
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Schleswig
Copenhagen
Denmark
Allied International
Judge Jackson Resigns To Return To Law Practice
Judge Dan M. Jackson resigned Friday as secretary and legal adviser to the Fall Senate committee on Mexican affairs. He leaves effective immediately to resume his El Paso law practice with Jackson Isaacks Fryer. He was formerly a major in the judge advocate general's department before joining the committee.
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Dan M. Jackson
Senate
Jackson
el Paso
Jackson, Isaacks & Fryer
Judge Advocate General's Department
Snowslide Kills Four At Bingham Utah Home
Four killed in a Bingham Utah snowslide when a residence collapsed. Victims include Mr and Mrs E M Parr and their two sons Harold 14 and Earl 4. All bodies recovered.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
E. M. Parr
Harold
Earl
Bingham
Hidalgo County Delegates Momentous Maiden Ballot Honor
Hidalgo County, New Mexico, selects Mrs Luella S Clark county superintendent to cast the maiden ballot for the Republican state convention. The Hidalgo delegation to the Lordsburg meeting chose a woman to vote on behalf of the new wealthiest county with one delegate. Morningstar presided and Reynolds served as secretary. three women attended along with Clark.
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Lordsburg
N. M
New Mexico
Hidalgo
State Central Committee
Chicago
Luella S. Clark
Morningstar
Robert M. Reynolds
S M. Chase
Woman's Club
Parent-Teachers’ Association
B. 8. Jackson
Clark
Magistrate Alan Bell Shot Dead in Dublin
London reports Alan Bell the PR resident magistrate who led the Sinn Fein banking inquiry was shot dead outside the Masonic club in Dublin. Government leader Bonar Law said Bell was dragged from a tram by four armed men and killed.
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London
Eng
Alan Bell
Sinn Fein
Masonic Club
Dublin
Tral News
House of Commons
Bonar Law
Bell
Women Delegates Lead New Mexico GOP Convention
Santa Fe March 26 Women sit as delegates in the Republican state convention the first in New Mexico history total 14 delegates elected from Bernalillo Chaves Colfax San Juan Santa Fe Socorro Otero Valencia San Miguel Bernalillo Rio Arriba leaders back Maj Gen Leonard Wood while many oppose instruction Col George W Prichard temporary chairman delivers keynote address California style party attacks Democratic record to rally support for a Republican president.
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N. M
Republican Party
New Mexico
Bernaviilo
Chaves
Col.fax
San Juan
Socorro
Otero
George W. Prichard
State Central Committee
Wood
Leonard Wood
A. B. Fall
Otero County
Edward A. Cahoon
Eduardo M. Otero
Valencia
United Sta
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Stuttgart
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