Juneau Miner Shoots Seven On Evans Hoove r and Wood Favorites
Manchester New Hampshire March 10 The first State Presidential election in New Hampshire yielded light turnout and late returns. Hoover led the Democratic primary while Wood won the Republican contest. Most Republican delegates pledged to Wood or favorable to him, one pledged to Johnson. Democratic delegates were unpledged in the First district, Woodbury elected unopposed in the Second, and delegates at large split between Hoover supporters and unpledged.
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Juneau
Evans
Manchester
N. H
New Hampshire
Herbert C. Hoover
Gen. Wood
Repubiican
Johnson
Gordon Woodbury
Hoover
Hoover not seeking office but ready to serve if called
New York dispatch reports Herbert Hoover wrote Ralph Arnold that he is not pursuing public office and wishes to remain a private citizen while remaining ready for service. Hoover describes himself as an independent progressive, opposing machine politics and favoring citizen selection of leaders based on issues rather than party lines.
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Hoover
New York
Ralph Arnold
Make Hoover President Club
California
Herbert C. Hoover
Cizen
Mir Hoover
Democratic Party
Former Progressives Campaign for Hiram Johnson
Sioux Falls South Dakota March 10 Raymond Robbins former Progressive from Illinois and Senators skeiworks of Nebraska W tivon of Iowa and W FE Bor al of Idaho plan a tour of South Dakota to air speeches for Senator Hiram Jon of California for the Republican Presidential nomination.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
Raymond Robbins
Illinois
Skeiworks
Nebraska
W. Tivon
Iowa
W. FE. Boral
Idaho
South Dakota
Hiram Jon
California
Philippine Legislature Grants pensions to public leaders
Manila March 10. The Territorial Legislature of the Philippine Islands grants six thousand dollar yearly pensions to Aguinaldo and Caryet Arellano former chief justice of the Philippine Supreme Court. The body also votes twenty five thousand dollars to Frank Carpenter retiring Governor of Mindanao.
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Manila
Philippine Islands
Aguinaldo
Caryet Arellano
Philippine Supreme Court
Frank Carpenter
Department of Mindainio
Salu
Admiral Sims Testimony on War Warnings to Senate
Admiral Sims told the Senate Committee that Wilson and Lansing ignored Walter Page cables from April 1917 warning of rising German submarine threats. Page urged immediate use of all destroyers and submarine chasers for British waters. Sims said Daniels initially opposed the Atlantic convoy system.
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Washington
Admiral Sims
Senate
Wilson
Lansing
Walter H. Page
Sime
Ambassador Page
Daniels
Atlantic
Sims cites navy delays costing lives and ships in WWI
Admiral Sims told a Senate investigating committee that Navy Department delays in aiding the Allies after the United States entered World War I cost about half a million lives and 15 billion dollars, plus 2.5 million tons of shipping. He argued prompt cooperation could have placed one million U.S. troops in France by early 1918 and likely prevented the German offensive.
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Washington
Admiral Sims
Senate
Navy Department
Germany
America
France
Peace Time Army of United States Now Established
The House approved the Army Reorganization bill establishing a peace time force of 289000 enlisted men and 17820 officers by 79 to 25 vote. It rejected an amendment to cap strength at 226000 enlisted and 14000 officers.
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Army OF
United States
Washington
House
American Legion Post Expels Veteran for Defending Wobblies
In Bellingham on March 10 the local American Legion post expelled ACC, a veteran of the Spanish and German wars, for defending the Industrial Workers of the World in their propaganda officials say.
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American Legion Post
Bellingham
American Legion
ACC
Durham
Industrial Workers of the World
Laborites Oppose Congressmen Over Railroad Bill
The American Federation of Labor targets 32 incumbents in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for re election votes in the Cummins Esch railroad bill campaign. The AFL urges laborites to vote against those lawmakers as the bill supporters.
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Philadelphia
American Federation of Labor
Pennsylvania
House of Representatives
New Jersey
Federation Bulletin
Laborites
Illinois University President Resigns in Urbana
Edmund J. James, president of the University of Illinois, resigns at age sixty five and announces his retirement. The Urbana based notice states his departure from the post effective soon.
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Illinois University
Urbana, Ill
Edmund J. James
University of Iinois
Wobblies murder trial nears jury verdict date
In Montesano week, March 1 the Wobblies murder trial for the Centralia incident heads toward a noon Saturday jury. More rebuttal witnesses testified this morning with claims the paraders held fire only after shots. Prosecution witnesses said Barnett was not at Frederick Hotel during Armistice Day shootings.
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Montesano
Centralia
J. P. Jones
Charles Norman
Frank A. Faite
Eugene Barnett
Frederick Hotel
Barnett
Spokane County Delegation Backs Short Special Session
Spokane Washington March 10 members of the Spokane County delegation to the state legislature approved curtailment of business for the special session to pass woman suffrage approve school funds and a $15 per month soldier bonus Gov Lewis Hart called the session for March 22 at Olympia but did not limit business so locals fear a long term
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Spokane
Wash
Spokane County
Washington
Lewis Hart
Olympia
Exploring New Oil Fields Near Chehalis
Chehalis WA March 10 reports show new oil field activity in Washington. Boring for oil will begin early summer in Kickitat prairie near Mossy Rock. Thomas Cunningham of Seattle, a former Wyoming oil man, has leased land in Kickitat believed to contain oil.
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Chehalis
Washington
Kickitat Prairie
Mossy Rock
Thomas Cunningham
Seattle
Wyoming
Note to Allies by U S Government
The Treasury Department reports that the American government will make no more loans to the Allies. Secretary D. F. Gustyn states the policy as of March 14, clarifying financial support limits and signaling a shift in wartime aid strategy.
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U. S
Washington
Retary
D. F. Kgustyn
The
Treasury Department
Utrasya
German to Fight for Six Million Dollar Property in Seattle
Alva Von Alvensleben, rumored cousin of former Emperor William, arrives in Seattle to assert six million dollars in Canadian property lost during the war. Recently released from Fort Douglas detention camp, he says he is ready to finance larger transactions now than before the war.
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Seattle
Alva von Alvensleben
William of
Germany
Canada
Fort Douglas
Utah
United States
Alvensieben
British Columbia Labor Federation Votes to Merge
Delegates meeting in Victoria vote forty to five to dissolve the British Columbia Federation of Labor and join the one big union movement. Resolutions favor the Russian Soviet form of government.
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Victoria
B. C
British Columbia Federation of Labor
Compromisers Seek Change To Article Ten Pact
Washington March 10 A bloc of Republicans backs a substitute for the Lodge reservation to Article X the sole unsettled part of the League covenant but Democratic support seems insufficient to guarantee passage Compromisers continue work amid deadlock The reservation would give the United States voting power equal to other nations only when Congress consents and it passed 57 to 20 with 17 Democrats and 40 Republicans voting yes.
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Washington
League of Nations
United States
Congrees
Socialists Name Debs as Only Presidential Candidate
The Socialist party executive committee has scheduled a National Presidential Nominating Convention in New York on May 9 and aims to draw support from radical labor groups. Eugene V. Debs is listed as the sole candidate in the field.
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Chicago
Socialist Party
New York
Eugene V. Debs
Treasury announces new issue of 3.75 percent certificates
Washington March 10 Secretary J F Houston of the Treasury announces a new offering of treasury certificates bearing interest at the rate of three and three fourths percent first in deb tedness dated March 15 and maturing in one year The new ruling makes possible the purchase of the new certificates by installments.
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Washington
J. F Houston
Treasury Department
Treasury
Youthful Murderer Sentenced to Pay Extreme Penalty
Isom White aged nineteen was sentenced in Everett Washington to the extreme penalty for the murder of taxicab driver Lee Linton last November. Counsel for the condemned man filed notice of appeal for a rehearing of the case.
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Everett
Wash
Isom White
Lee Linton
Seattle Pioneer Dead in City
Seattle mourns the death of Mrs. Cassan dra Eckler George a prominent city pioneer. The passing was reported on March 10 in Seattle. She contributed to community growth and local history.
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Seattle
Mre
Cassandra Eckler George
Greek Miner Goes On Shipboard Rampage Near Ketchikan
Nick Demmar a Greek about 42 years old ran amuck aboard the steamship Admiral Evans off Zarembo Island just before 8 pm firing eight shots into the smoking room wounding seven passengers none seriously. He vanished after the attack. a shipboard search and later watch near the vessel were ordered.
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Ketchikan
Nick Demmar
Admiral Evans
Zarembo
Demmar
Sam Baker
Western Dry Goods Company
R. Sinclair
Evans
Petersburg
Anton Lenger
Demmer
M. M. Jensen
United States
Walter B. Sharpe
Sharpe
Eemar
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Anton Lengor
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Butler
L. Larson
L. B. Drury
Amuck
Liberty
Vapioag Bay
M. Demoartes
Alaska Gastineau
Perseverance
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Kimi
H. L Faulkner
Alaska Gastineau Mining Company
Faulkner
N. D. Demorates
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