Wobbly Trial Nears End as Defense Witness Testifies
Elmer Smith, defendant in the Centralia veterans shooting case, testified that he warned Britt Smith of a raid on Wobbly hall and discussed self defense and defense of property. He did not know armed individuals were present and did not instruct against using guns. A recess to draft jury instructions is expected next week.
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Montesano
Elmer Smith
Centralia
Wobbly Hall
Britt Smith
Britt
Wilson
Minister Edmands Admits No Link to Wobbly Raid
T E Edmonds a Presbyterian minister now defense investigator admitted in a letter read into the records that he found no evidence connecting Warren O Grimm to the raid on Wobbly hall. The letter, written to attorney Vanderveer, surprised the court and marked the trial’s most dramatic moment as the defense nears closing.
Lawyer cites John Brown case in defense plan
In Montesano a letter by Rev. T. E. Edmonds to Attorney Vanderveer, defense counsel for the Wobblies, proposes using the John Brown case as a basis for arguing. A witness testifies about a former service man’s remark on Grimm’s death and gun threats.
Dempsey and Keller Box in Los Angeles Exhibition
In Los Angeles on March 5 Jack Dempsey will meet Terry Keller of New York in a four round exhibition. Keller recently won over Beckett and is seen as a rising contender. The U S Marshal has telegraphed a request to order Dempsey and Kearns to appear in court at noon to post bail on draft evasion charges.
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Los Angeles
Jack Dempsey
Terry Keller
New York
Keller
Beckett
United States
Dempsey
Kearns
Mano
Jempsey and Kearns Bond San Francisco Draft Evade Case
Jempsey and his manager Kearns provided bonds of 1500 dollars each to appear in San Francisco on March 20 to answer charges of evading the draft. The case centers on alleged avoidance of military service with both men entering pleas and awaiting further proceedings.
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Los Angeles
Jack Jempsey
Kearns
San Francisco
Humboldt to stay on San Francisco Los Angeles route
San Francisco March 5. It is announced that the steamer Humboldt will not renew the Seattle to Alaska run and will be placed on the San Francisco Los Angeles route instead. The plan to operate between Seattle and Alaskan ports has been cancelled.
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Humboldt
Seattle
Alaska
San Francisco
San Fransisco
Los Angeles
Blizzard Weakens as It Moves Toward Atlantic Coast
A strong Midwest blizzard whipped from the Mississippi to the Rocky Mountains and south to Dallas with winds near fifty miles per hour and heavy snow. Forecasters say the storm is weakening as it travels east toward the Atlantic coast, likely easing its grip tonight.
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Chicago
Mississippi River
Rocky Mountains
Dallas
Texas
Washington
Middle West
Atlantic Coast
King County Members Seek Short Special Legislative Session
King County members of the Washington State Legislature plan to limit business in the upcoming special session to measures in the call. They favor a short session and expect the previous officers to remain in power, including Fred A. Adams of Spokane as Speaker and Dr. P. H. Carlton of Olympia as Senate President.
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Seattle
King County
Washington
Fred A. Adams
Spokane
House
P. H. Carlyon
Olympia
Senate
Holland Likely to Surrender Former Kaiser
The Hague March 5 The draft of Polland s answer to the second extradition note of the Allied Supreme Council is complete. It is believed Holland will refuse but consent to surrender the former German Kaiser as a safeguard for world peace.
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the Hague
Polland
Allied Supreme Council
Holland
Former officers indicted for attempted fraud in army salvage
Detroit March 5 Grant Browne of New York Soterious Nic holson and Lever Waterbury former officers were found guilty by a federal jury of conspiracy to defraud the government in the purchase of army salvage.
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Detroit
Mich
Grant Browne
New York
Soterious Nicholson
Lever Waterbury
Army Salvage
Japan seeks buffer state between Japan and Soviet Russia
Washington March 6 It is understood Japan is gravely concerned over Bolshevism spreading westward and desires the creation of a buffer state between Japan and Soviet Russia as a safeguard against influence and conflict.
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Wasmington
Japan
Soviet Russia
Alaska Pioneers hold first Admiral dance reunion
More than five hundred people attended the Seattle Lodge of the Alaska Pioneers reunion. Past President B. M. Behrends of Juneau reviewed the group's history. George Snow, Alaska’s first doctor, and Dr. Benton Woods, the first dentist in Alaska, shared reminiscences with the audience.
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Seattle
Conboy Declares Socialists Guilty in Albany Case
Martin Conboy summing up the case against suspended Socialist members of the New York Legislature said they were traitors to the country and that the charges against the Socialists had been proven He added that the Socialists were planning to bring about a revolution in this country.
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Albany
N. Y
Martin Conboy
New York
Poughkeepsie Crew in Irons Arrives at Norfolk
The Shipping Board steamer Poughkeepsie reached Norfolk harbor with thirty four crew members in irons, guarded by bluejackets from destroyers. The tense arrival underscores a potential revolt aboard the vessel, signaling a brewing labor dispute aboard the wartime ship.
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Shipping Board
Norfolk
Poughkeepsie
Spokane Hoover Club Names Its Executive Officers
Spokane Washington March 5 The Hoover For President club organized in Spokane announces a 100 member vote for Hoover with a nonpartisan executive committee named by members.
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Spokane
Hoover
Wash
Germany Allowed Internal Loan Precedence Over Indemnity
The Allied Supreme Council permits Germany to launch an internal loan to prevent a dangerous European weakness. The repayment of the loan takes precedence over indemnity payments, per the London Evening Standard report dated March 5.
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London
The
London Evening Standard
Allied Supreme Council
Germany
Europe
Japan to Withdraw Troops From Siberia
Tokyo cable reports Japan will withdraw troops from Siberia in line with U S policy. Troops begin leaving Russia on March 24.
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Honolulu
Japan
Siberia
America
Russia
Prices fall in Seattle on milk butter and eggs
Seattle reports butter eggs and milk prices easing due to temperate rainy weather boosting production. The weather is cited as the main cause of cheaper dairy and related goods.
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Seattle
Senator Johnson in Train Crash in South Dakota
Senator Hiram Johnson of California campaigned in South Dakota for the Republican presidency when a Chicago and Northwestern train collided with the Great Northern train he rode. The wreck occurred thirty miles south of Sioux Falls. No injuries were reported.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
Hiram Johnson
Alifornia
South Dakota
Chicago & Northwestern
Great Northern
Missing Man's Body Found Hidden in Woods
Walter Arthagall, 21, a Seattle clerk, was found shot dead by two surveyors in woods between Kent and Des Moines. Coroner Tiffin deems the death murder. He left Aero Alarm Co desk last Monday to deposit sixty dollars and never returned. an unfinished letter suggested he planned to return. He was a former sailor with no apparent enemies.
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Seattle
Walter Arthagall
Kent
Des Moines
Tiffin
Bengall
Aero Alarm Company
Government aided rebels debated in Senate hearing
Former Senator Hardwick of Georgia and D. C. Poole testified before a Senate subcommittee on whether the American government through diplomatic agents aided revolutionary efforts against the Russian Soviet government. Poole denied Hartwick’s charge that he helped conspire under the American flag to blow up bridges.
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Washington
Hardwick
Georgia
Oursel
Martins
Senate
D. C. Poole
Moscow
Hartwicks
Clapp Endorses Poindexter For Presidency
A Seattle post Intelligencer special reports former Minnesota Senator Moses E. Clapp endorses Washington Senator Miles A. Poindexter for the Republican Presidential nomination. The March item notes the cross state endorsement and campaign signal from a leading GOP figure.
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Seattle
The
Post Intelligencer
United States
Moses E. Clapp
Minnesota
Miles A. Poindexter
Washington State
Hoover Club for Seattle Planned Next Week
A Hoover For President Club will be organized in Seattle next week. Herman Roes has called a meeting to establish the group and discuss backing for the candidate.
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Seattle
Herman Roes
Secret Service Chief Harry Moffatt Dies in Oakland
Harry M. Moffatt, longtime chief of the secret service in San Francisco, famed for dismantling counterfeit rings, died in Oakland on March 5. His career shaped federal efforts against counterfeiting and he held national renown.
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Oakland
Calif
Harry M. Moffatt
Secret Service
San Francisco
Legion Divided Over Bonus Question
Walter W. Burns former captain at Green Point New York told the House Committee that any bonus for service men would be money wasted. He said the reward was the defense of the country and the American Legion was split on the issue with some favoring a bonus and others land grants. He urged provisions for incapacitated veterans.
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Washington
Walter W. Burns
Green Point
New York
House Committee
Burns
American Legion
Rumored gold shipment lifts exchange rates in London
Reports from London claim Britain planned to ship 200 to 250 million dollars in gold to America, boosting British exchange rates. The pound rose to $3.37 with expectations of further gains, while German exchange also rose on news of Allied permission for an internal loan.
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New York
London
Great Britain
America
Germany
Allied Supreme Council
Gold shipment stabilizes Canadian exchange in New York
In New York on March 5 three million dollars in gold were shipped to Canada to stabilize the Canadian exchange. It is expected that additional shipments will follow soon to support the currency markets.
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Exchange
New York
Canada
Sleeping sickness toll rises in Portland city
Portland Oregon reports eleven cases of sleeping sickness with eight deaths. Six deaths occurred in December, one in January, and one in February, bringing total fatalities to eight.
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Portland
Oregon
Ore
Expulsion Of LA Times Reporter From Mexico
Gerald Brandon, Mexico City correspondent for the Los Angeles Times, was expelled from Mexico as a pernicious foreigner. Police escorted him from Mexico City to Nuevo Laredo, where he crossed into the United States. He is charged with meddling in Mexican politics.
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Laredo
Tex
Gerald Brandon
Mexico City
The
Los Angeles Times
Mexico
Nuevo Laredo
Brandon
First electric train runs over Milwaukee line to Othello
The first electric train over the Pacific coast end of the Milwaukee railroad left Tacoma this morning. The system is electrified to Othello Washington a distance of two hundred miles. A special train with officials and reporters preceded the regular service carrying many passengers.
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Seattle
Pacific Coast
Milwaukee Railroad
Tacoma
Othello
Wash
Supreme Court ruling tightens scope on wartime phone charges
Tacoma March 5 The Washington State Supreme Court denied that the Public Service Commission acted without authority in enforcing war time charges ordered by Postmaster General Burleson. Seattle and Tacoma city attorneys say the ruling may allow telephone companies to be compelled to refund increases made last summer.
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Tacoma
Washington State Supreme Court
Public Service Commission
Washington State
Burleson
Seattle
Supreme Court
Japanese Labor Trouble Brews in Sunny South
In Sacramento California on March 4 the California Meat Dealer's Association passed a resolution asking Governor Stephens to convene a special session to address alien exclusion legislation. A Shapiro of Oakland, president, said oriental butchers offered to members a wage competition they cannot meet, as employers pay low wages and operate without unions, raising living standard disparities.
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Sacramento
Cal
California Meat Dealer's Association
William D. Stephens
California
A. Shapiro
Oakland
Spokane Sails On First Trip This Year With Big List
Seattle March 5 The Spokane of the Admiral Line sailed on its first trip of the season to Southeastern Alaska at nine o clock this morning carrying 184 passengers. The Juneau list includes H. H. Howell and wife Migg Eva Campbell S Jolson Fred 8 Graham Mrs Coughlan James E Dolan and wife and Frank Helsell. Most passengers are cannerymen and cannery employees.
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Seattle
Spokane
Admiral Line
Alaska
Juneau
H. H. Howell
Migg Eva Campbell
S. Jolson
Fred
Graham
Coughlan
James E. Dolan
Frank Helsell
Bipartisan Talks Shape League Covenant for Senate Vote
In two Senate votes it appeared a bipartisan agreement on parts of the League of Nations covenant could control the Senate majority and the treaty might be shaped to secure the two thirds necessary for ratification.
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Shantung
League OF Nations
Senate Readopts Shantung Reservation in Peace Treaty
Washington March 5 The Senate readopted the Shantung Reservation to the peace treaty in a bi partisan compromise, voting 48 to 21 versus 53 to 41 in November. Ten Democratic Senators supported the readoption. Senator Stadtnedge proposed a direct reference to Japan and nonreservation language was struck from the treaty.
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Washington
Senate
Shantung Reservation
Jfiv
Republicans Lose for First Time in Chamber Vote
The bi partisan compromise conference approved a regulation to select American representatives of the League by Congress. Senator Walsh of Massachusetts led eight Republicans to join Democrats, making a 37 to 32 margin. The final adoption vote was 55 to 14, with all anti change Democrats joining the majority.
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Washington
Senate
League
Congress
Walsh
Massachusetts
Women Arrested Over Ouija Boards Declared Insane
Martinez Cal March 5 four women arrested yesterday at El Cerrito were adjudged insane for strange vocations involving Ouija boards. Three men arrested with them were discharged. Evidence showed the women had eloped burned children's hair and burned bank notes bearing the figure 7.
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Martinez
Cal
el Cerrito
Duc de Grassel Arrives in New York as Exiled Lover Portrait
The Duc de Grassel reached New York aboard the French steamer La Savoie announcing his voluntary exile to mourn French actress Gaby Desly. He spoke of family opposition to their intended marriage and showed two large pearls bequeathed by Desly as he previewed his gesture of sympathy.
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New York
Duc de Grassel
la Savoie
Gaby Desly
Gaby
Attorney General Palmer investigated by Judiciary Committee
Washington March 6 The House ordered an investigation by the House Committee on Judiciary Affairs into the conduct of A Mitchell Palmer over the price of Louisiana sugar. The vote was strictly partisan.
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Washington
House
House Committee On Judiciary Affairs
Mitchell Palmer
Louisiana
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