New Bids Sought for German Passenger Ships
Washington February 18 AP rejection of all bids for the thirty former German passenger ships offered for sale was recommended to the senate commerce committee by Chairman Payne who urged authority to renew negotiations for sale under the American flag. He noted 188 ships have sold to Americans and urged policy clarity on government ownership and operation costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Shipng Board
Senate Commerce Committee
Payne
Congress
Naval Board
Shipping Board
International Mercantile Marine
Caid
Calder
New York
Lowden Opens South Dakota Campaign in Sioux Falls
Governor Frank O. Lowden arrives in Sioux Falls to launch his South Dakota campaign as the first 1920 presidential candidate to speak in the state. He will give five addresses, while Major General Leonard Wood opens in Yankton and Senator Hiram W. Johnson is expected to trail in the next weeks.
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Sioux Falls
Frank O. Lowden
Illinois
South Dakota
Leonard Wood
Yankton
Hiram W. Johnson
California
Cummings Libel Suit Against Idaho Power Dismissed
In district court Judge R. M. Terrell granted a non-suit in the $40,000 libel case of B. A. Cummings against the Idaho Power Co. and M. E. Hughes. The plaintiff’s testimony on business losses and prestige was challenged. the defense argued the plaintiff’s income and activities contradicted claims of damages. The trial featured cross examination and testimony from Cummings and his wife, with the jury seated and the case adjourned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ER. M. Terrell
B. A. Cummings
Idaho Power Company
M. E. Hughes
Jesse Hawley
Mr. Hawley
Cummings
Hughes
Power Company
R. M. Terrell
Burns
Bannock County
Arbon Valley
Lyman Fargo
John Hyland
Claude Williams
C. H. Loveland
E. J. Colbeer
J. B. Parsons
R. H. Christensen
Mike O'Brien
L. A. Ferguson
K. D. Houtz
W. B. Wright
Charles Schenk
George Wakefeld
Sharp Cuts in Expenses Drive Economy Plan
Washington reports a legislative appropriation bill proposing abolishment of nine sub-treasuries and thirteen state surveyors-general offices plus two assay offices. The bill totals 104.12 million dollars, with big cuts in clerk hires and miscellaneous expenses and 42.04 million for the internal revenue bureau. Sub-treasuries in Baltimore New York Philadelphia Cincinnati Chicago St Louis New Orleans and San Francisco would close. Surveyors-general offices in listed states would end June 30. Assay offices at Deadwood South Carolina and Salt Lake City to close. Congress trims 400 thousand in miscellaneous services. no new services are created and foreign commerce bureau expansion was denied.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Internal Revenue Bureau
War Risk Insurance Bureau
Baltimore
New York
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Chicago
St. Louis
New Orleans
San Francisco
Surveyors-General
Department of Commerce
Foreign and Domestic Commerce Bureau
Far East
Central and
South America
Record Sale Fetches High Prices for Hampshire Sows
Nehawka Nebraska February 18 1940s sale by Raymond C Pollard reports 42 Hampshire bred sows selling for 21985 total 528 average and a top price of 2650 with buyers from twenty eight states.
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Nehawka
Neb
Hampshire
Raymond C. Pollard
Luyers
Gronna Bill Opposed by Summers and Grains Talks
Representative Summers warns the Gronna bill to abolish the grain corporation would hurt wheat growers and consumers. He says export would stop, causing a wheat glut and low prices harming farmers and future acreage. Grain exchanges and chambers of commerce from eleven major cities also oppose the bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Representative Summers
Senate Agriculture Committee
Boards of Trade and Chambers of Commerce
Adriatic Settlement Reply Sent to Wilson for Review
The Supreme Allied Council's reply to President Wilson on the Adriatic issue was ceded and forwarded to Washington by the American embassy. The text's public release rests with Wilson, and the communication reportedly rejects reopening the Adriatic question. It states December decisions, accepted by Wilson, will be carried out if Wilson provides the path.
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London
Supreme Allied Council
Wilson
Washington
United States
Adriatic
Lloyd George
Nitti
Clemenceau
Jugo-Slavia
Western League Adopts 1920 Schedule At Kansas City Meeting
Club owners gather in Kansas City to adopt the 1920 Western league schedule and set the opening date. The program notes potential changes in circuit membership, with several towns reported seeking admission.
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Kansas City
Woman Radical Rose Stokes Seeks New York Congress Seat
Rose Pastor Stokes, New York millionaire communist and former Socialist, among 167 indicted for advocating overthrow of the U S government, announces candidacy for Congress from New York's fourteenth district. She is free on appeal from a 10 year federal draft obstruction sentence.
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Chicago
Rose Pastor Stokes
New York
United States
Congress
Vicar’s Sermon Triggers Vandalism in Aix France
In Aix near Tulle France the vicar denounced modern dancing in a Sunday sermon. On Monday night his church windows were smashed as reports say local youths are suspected of the vandalism. The incident follows his denunciation of dancing and baile during worship.
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Tulle
France
Aix
Deschanel Becomes France's Tenth President at Elysee
Paris reports Paul Deschanel assumed the presidency, succeeding Raymond Poincare after a pivotal era. The transfer occurred at the Elysee Palace with a formal ceremony and escorted procession through Paris. Deschanel then met Poincare at city hall for a reception as officials and crowds acknowledged the transition.
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Paris
Paul Deschanel
Raymond Poincare
Palace of the Elysee
Senate
Chamber of Deputies
General Council
French Republic
Charles c. A. Jonnart
Returned Soldier Convicted of Sedition in Winnipeg
John Farnell, a returned soldier and leader in last spring’s general strike, was convicted of making seditious utterances. He allegedly urged a silent parade. on June 21 paraders clashed with police, leaving two dead and several injured.
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Winnipeg
John Farnell
Farnell
Caldwell and Duncan Lead Seattle Mayoral Primaries
Hugh M. Caldwell attorney and former army mayor and James Duncan Seattle Central Labor council secretary ran for mayor in the March 2 election. Caldwell led primaries with 28,516 votes, Duncan had 26,040, and incumbent Mayor C. B. Fitzgerald was eliminated with 21,419 votes.
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Seattle
Hugh M. Caldwell
Army
James Duncan
Seattle Central Labor Council
Caldwell
Duncan
C. B. Fitzgerald
Stand Pat Is Parting Word Of Carrie Catt
In Chicago on February 18 AP reports Carrie Chapman Catt bids women voters join a party. League leaders urge affiliation with Republican or Democratic ranks and oppose a separate women’s party. Catt warns against stand-out politics and urges voting only for platforms vetted by conscience.
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Stand Pat
Carrie Catt
Chicago
League of Women Voters
National American Woman Suffrage Association
League
The
Suffrage Association
Carrie Chapman Catt
Wilson Gave Order Troops to Siberia
General March testified before a House committee on medal awards that American troops were sent to Siberia by President Wilson despite General Bliss’s military proposal. He warned against promotion by seniority, arguing it often elevates inefficient officers.
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Washington
Russia
Siberia
Wilson
Tasker H. Bliss
Supreme War Council
Peyton C. March
House
Bliss
March
Kerensky Seized and Imprisoned by Bolsheviki
Alexander Kerensky once Russian premier has been arrested in the Caucasus after traveling to urge local support for the democratic center party. He was taken aboard a British ship to the region, but arrived in Baku to find a cold reception and was imprisoned.
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London
Alexander Kerensky
Bolsheviki
Caucasus
Central
Copenhagen
Usthenian
Varanis
Kerensky
Russian Democratic Center Party
Baku
Ashton Dog Race Postponed Due to Lack of Snow
Ashton Idaho February 18 Special The 1920 Ashton dog races are postponed indefinitely because warm weather melted snow making roads impassable and wheeled travel impossible. This is the first time in Ashton without sufficient snow at race date. Money donated by local merchants has been returned and preparations begin for next year.
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Ashton
Idaho
Dog Race Association
Califonia
Labor Board to Decide Rail Wage Conflicts under Plan
The war wage levels will stay in place until September 1 under the railroad reorganization bill. It provides that wages remain at current levels for six months after private control resumes and sets rates to require ICC approval before any increases, with a federal labor board to arbitrate disputes. The measure includes a revolving fund of 500 million dollars for loans and claims, and mandates avoidance of carrier interruptions during disputes.
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Washington
Railroad Administration
House
Senate
Interstate Commerce Commission
Congress
Wilson
Hines
Tomore
Esch
Cummins
Federal Railroad Contingent Fund
Commission
Federal Labor Board
Railway Boards of Labor Adjustment
Railway Board of Labor Appeals
Houser Calls Grand Jury Investigation Ordered
Attorney General Palmer directed the U S attorney in Portland Oregon to conduct a full thorough probe of charges against M H Houser of the United States Grist Corporation by a Spokane grand jury The move follows Houser’s telegram demanding equal publicity for the Spokane report and challenging the grand jury statement.
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Washington
Palmer
Portland
Ore
M. H. Houser
United States Grait Corporation
Spokane
Houser
United States
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Lowden
General Wood
Hiram Johnson
Brooklyn
Record
Gronna Bill
Western League
Panama
Bishop Ames Crain Morris
Madison, Wis
James Craik Morris
Grace Episcopal Church
Morris
Deschanel
Tasker Bliss
Brotherhoods
Grain Corporation
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