Borah accuses profiteers in war campaign funding
Senator Borah charged in the Senate that war profiteers seek control of both major party conventions. He said large sums support the Wood and Lowden campaigns, urging disclosure of who supplies the money and accusing profiteers of manipulating Republican and Democratic nominating battles.
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Washington
W. E. Borah
United States
Senate Today
Senator Borah
Leonard Wood
Frank O. Lowden
Gen. Wood
Lowden
Historic site for women’s club house in Washington
The Association of Collegiate Alumnae with over 10 000 members and 125 local branches opens a national club house in Washington. The building has long served in social and political life, hosting figures such as Senator John Slidell before secession and Lincoln era secretaries Gordon Wellen and Lamont, among others.
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Association of
Washington
South
Jobn Slidell
Louisiana
Lincoln
Navy
Gredon Wellen
Mr. Lamont
Cleveland
Mr. Alger
McKinley
Pastor Objects To Prize Fight In Seattle
Dr M A Matthews pastor of First Presbyterian church urged Prosecuting Attorney Brown to bar the Fulton Hector bout in Seattle. Brown dismissed the objection saying the event would resemble a small naval game of ping pong. The four round prize fight drew much interest for the Seattle program tonight.
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Seattle
M. A. Matthews
First Presbyterian Church
Brown
Fred Fulton
Minnesota
Hector
Bremerton
Matthews
Dr. Matthews
Carpentier Showed Speed In Sparring Display
Georges Carpentier the French heavyweight champion demonstrated speed and cleverness in a shirt sleeves sparring exhibition with Major Anthony Drexel Biddle at the International Sporting Club dinner in New York. Tex Rickard refereed the match and many prominent New Yorkers attended. Carpentier is scheduled to meet Eddie Hagan Yale champion in an exhibition sparring contest tonight.
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New York
Georges Carpentier
Pugilist
Anthony Drexel Biddle
International Sporting Club
Tex Rickard
Carpentier
Eddie Hagan
Yale
City to Sell $1 Million Bonds Direct to Public
Seattle March 26 The city plans to sell a million dollars of city right and power bonds directly to the public eliminating brokers. The bonds are part of the $5,500,000 issue approved by voters to finance the Skagit river power project.
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Seattle
Skagit River
Abolition of Salt Lake prison camp ordered
Salt Lake City March 26 A Department of Justice order ends the prison camp for interned alien enemies here. Seventy five prisoners are expected to be released within a week.
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Salt Lake
Department of Justice
Federal Grand Jury Indicts Seattle People for Liquor Smuggling
Seattle reports thirteen open and five secret indictments issued by the Federal Grand Jury for violations of liquor and drug smuggling statutes from Canada into the United States.
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Seattle
Federal
Canada
United States
Treaty Defeat Was Conspiracy Said By Gov Cox
Chicago March 26 Gov James M Cox of Ohio told the Iroquois Club that the defeat of the peace treaty and the League of Nations stemmed from a Senatorial partisan conspiracy. He urged caution against Bolshevik hysteria and backed repealing the excess profits tax abolishing federal inheritance taxes and replacing them with a small business volume tax.
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Chicago
James M. Cox
Ohio
Iroquois Club
League of Nations
Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
Cox
United States
Senator Hoke Smith Seeks Democratic Nomination
Atlanta March 26 Senator Hoke Smith formally announced his candidacy for the Democratic Presidential nomination. He opposed committing the party to a campaign based on a League of Nations proposition, but said the League should have been ratified by the Senate without changes.
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Atlanta
Hoke Smith
Georgia
League of Nations
Senate
Republicans Oppose Government Ownership in Railroads
Ogden Mills, chairman of the Republican National Platform Commission, told the Women's Republican Club in Providence that the platform will oppose government ownership and operation of railroads, back a national budget system, and support tariffs to guarantee most favored nation treatment. He urged inclusion of national and district industrial commissions to settle disputes and prevent strikes, while judging the League of Nations defective.
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Providence
R. I
Ogden Mills
Republican National Platform Commission
Women’s
Republican Club
Republican Platform
Millis
League of Nations
Sundblad, Ketchikan Steamer Mate Falls Overboard
A wireless from the steamer Ketchikan reports Karl Sundblad, second mate, lost overboard while bound north. The body was not recovered. The Ketchikan, an Alaska Steamship Company freighter, sails to Southeastern Alaska.
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Seattle
Ketchikan
Karl Sundblad
Alaska Steamship Company
Alaska
Indian kills family and self in Utah ranch shooting
Salt Lake March 26. A drunk Utah Indian known as Square John went on a killing spree at Red Oak firing at his family after drinking flavoring extract he fatally wounded his wife and two sons, killed all the ranch stock, then killed himself in a dramatic rampage.
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Salt Lake
John
Red Oak
Amundsen off on dash for the Pole
London reports Captain Roald Amundsen has left his Arctic ship on a project to reach the North Pole. Two men accompany him, and airplanes may be used in the venture. No outcome预计 news until next spring.
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London
Roald Amundsen
Arctic
Siberian
North Pole
Amundsen
Pole
Caldwell names Reeves to take Murphine's place
Seattle mayor appoints Major Carl Reeves to head Public Utilities replacing Murphine, directing street car operations. Reeves, a former City Council candidate, also names six zoning commission members to enforce the building zoning ordinance. Members include Blethen, Alden, Folsom, Stacy, Nash, and Goodwin.
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Seattle
Hugh M. Caldwell
Carl Reeves
Thomas Murphine
Reeves
Caldwell
Clarence B. Blethen
Fire Destroys Molon Brewery and Warehouse in Montreal
Montreal reports a large blaze destroying the Molon brewery and warehouse. Estimated loss is about one million dollars. Fire crews fought the flames through the night, with authorities assessing damage and inspecting surrounding structures for safety.
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Montreal
Molon
Spokane Hits Bottom and Is Leaking
Seattle March 26. The steam ship Spokane of the Admiral line southbound from Alaska struck bottom in Wrangell Narrows while seeking anchorage during a snow storm. She is leaking in fuel tanks No 1 and No 2 and will be drydocked on arrival Sunday.
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Seattle
Spokane
Admiral Line
Alaska
Wrangell Narrows
Anchorage
Fishing Schooner Loses Master Off Goose Island
The fishing schooner La Paloma arrived from Hecate Strait reporting master Axel Antonsen lost overboard last Monday off Goose Island. His body was not recovered.
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Seattle
la Paloma
Hecate Strait
Axel Antonsen
Goose Island
Harvard and Washington to Debate in Boston in May
Harvard debating team accepts challenge from University of Washington for a joint debate in Boston in May. The subject is not yet determined.
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University OF Washington
Harvard
Cambridge
Mass
Boston
Hart Signs Bills From Short Washington Session
Olympia March 26 Louis F Hart signed all bills passed in the recent special session of the Washington Legislature. The session was the shortest ever held in the state.
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Gov. Hart
Olympia
Louis F. Hart
Washington
Peruvians Attack Bolivian Aviator Sparks Indignation
Lapaz Bolivia March 26 great indignation follows an assault on Colonel Comes of the Bolivian Aviation service by a mob of forty Peruvians. He was pelted with stones and sticks and suffered painful injuries as a result.
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Lapaz
Bolivia
Comes
Paul Little Is Recovered From Kidnapping Ordeal
Paul Little was found safe by his parents in Lexington after a hotel call from the boy who had been held by a kidnapper. His father, E R Little, had left $25,000 in a downtown garbage can last night as directed, but the money was recovered this morning with no one claiming it.
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Lexington
Paul Little
Paul
E. R. Little
Magistrate Allan Bell Shot Dead in Dublin
London March 26 Allan Bell the resident magistrate who led the inquiry into Sinn Fein dealings with Irish banks was shot outside the Dublin Masonic Club this afternoon. His assassin escaped.
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London
Allan Bell
Sinn Fein
Dublin
Gortatlea Police Barracks Blown Up Injuring Three
A blast destroyed the police barracks at Gortatlea near Tralee in County Kerry. Three policemen were injured in the attack. The incident occurred on March 26 as authorities investigate those responsible for the explosion and seek to restore order.
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County
Kerry
Cork
Gortatlea
Tralee
County Kerry
Japanese Order Keeps Dominion Mills Running For Years
New York March 26 Japan orders Dominion Steel Company to supply rods and bars. The deal sustains mill operations for several years and reflects strong demand for American steel products abroad.
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New York
Japan
Dominion Steel Company
Long Hair May Again Become Popular
New York reports the general organizer of the Barbers' International Union says a dollar haircut list is in sight. The note signals potential trends in pricing and grooming.
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New York
Barbers’ International Union
Elihu Root Joins Commission for World Court
London March 26 Elihu Root accepted the invitation to become a member of the committee to arrange the constitution of the International Court of Justice as provided for by the League of Nations covenant.
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London
Elihu Root
International Court of Justice
League of Nations
Daniels blamed for navy manpower shortage
Washington March 26 Capt Leigh Palmer head of the bureau of navigation told a Senate committee that Secretary Josephus Daniels was responsible for the early shortage of naval personnel due to his procrastination policy before America entered the war. He said Daniels later opposed building a reserve though he aided recruiting.
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Washington
Leigh Palmer
Bureau of Navigation
Senate Committee
Josephus Daniels
Navy
America
Daniels
Governor Allen condemns wartime spending and Wilson trip
In Lansing on March 26 Gov Henry Allen of Kansas assailed postwar expenditures as extravagant and wasteful. He criticized President Wilson for traveling to Europe to aid peace negotiations, saying no honest return to government was pursued.
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Lansing
Mich
Henry Allen
Kanass
Wilson
Europe
Naval Court Opens Probe Into Sims Removal
Washington march 26 The Naval Court of Inquiry opened an investigation into Admiral Sims decision to remove Rear Admiral Fletcher from command of the American base at Brest during the war.
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Washington
Naval Court of Inquiry
Sims
Fletcher
Brest
Admiral says German marksmen nearly won at Jutland
Rear Admiral Plunkett told the Senate committee that German gunnery nearly forced a British disaster at Jutland. He cited no details but asserted the Germans nearly achieved a great victory. He also attacked Secretary Daniels for not providing enough naval manpower.
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Washington
Plunkett
Senate Investigating Committee
Jutland
Josephus Daniels
Daniels
I W W accused of tampering with Seattle juries
Seattle March 26 Charges have been made that Industrial Workers of the World investigators are tampering with jury panels by working in residence districts and seeking neighbor information on prospective jurors for upcoming syndicalism trials. Some Wobblies allegedly posed as law officers to gain talk. Prosecuting Attorney Fred Brown is investigating.
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Seattle
Industrial Workers of the World
Fred Brown
Coal Operators Accept 27 Percent Miner Increase
St Louis March 26 Thomas T Brewster chairman of the coal operators scale committee said today he does not anticipate any opposition from operators to the 27 percent raise granted to miners by the coal commission.
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St. Louis
Thomas T. Brewster
Coal Operators’ Scale Committee
The
Coal Commission
Ebert May Use Armed Force to Quell Ruhr Uprising
United States informed that German troops may be sent to Ruhr Valley to quell the uprising. The German government reportedly mobilized a large army near Wesel and Ruhr, with Radical forces outnumbering the government army at contact. French and British consent said to be given. The Ebert cabinet reportedly resigned with Bauer and a new stern cabinet to fight Communists in Western Germany.
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Germany
West
Washington
Hugh C. Wallace
Paris
United States
Ruhr Valley
Wesel
Ruhr
Ebert
Bauer
Communists Entrench Along Lippe River Threaten Wesel
London report says Communist forces and workers dig in along the Lippe River threatening to destroy factories and mines in Western Germany if Wesel is not captured. Central and sub headquarters coordinate with the main command as government troops mount counterattacks. Reports indicate Wesel remained under government control last night with further fighting expected.
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London
Lippe
Germany
Wesel
Ebert
Spartacist revolt aided by Russian Soviets in Rhine provinces
Munster correspondent reports Sparticist movement in the Rhine provinces long organized with Russian aid. Munster leaders expect Trotsky to arrive at Berlin gates by July 1. The plan shifted from May 1 as Von Kapp revolt provided an opening for action.
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Rotterdam
Munster
The
Courant
Rhine
Trotsky
Berlin
von Kapp
Restoring Order in Saxony Cities Amid Strikes
In Gotha on March 26 order is being restored as industrial centers in Saxony see workingmen capitulate and end strikes. Military authorities take charge of cities as workers lay down arms and return to work. Normalcy slowly returns across the region.
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Gotha
Saxony
California court says newsboys are independent merchants
Sacramento Calif March 26 The state industrial welfare commission lacks authority over newsboys who sell papers on the streets as they are independent merchants rather than employees Attorney General A S Webb writes to Katherine Fdson executive officer of the commission
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Sacramento
Calif
State Industrial Welfare Commission
A.S. Webb
Katherine Fdson
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