Idaho Considers Open Primary Bill At Seventeenth Legislature
The Idaho legislature opens debate on an open primary bill sponsored by Senator C. J. Wurtz of Canyon county. The measure proposes June primaries every two years with nonpartisan tickets allowed, party and delegate selection by primary, state support for delegates, and candidacy filing deadlines. The bill also defines political parties and includes penalties. identical measures expected in the House this afternoon by Rep. W. T. Smith of Jerome.
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Ida
Idaho
C. J. Wurtz
Progressive
Canyon County
Progressive Organization
House of Representatives
W. T. Smith
Jerome
Atlantic Edition of Daily Mail Set for Cunard Liners
London January 12 The Daily Mail will publish a daily Atlantic Edition aboard nine Cunard liners in the Atlantic service after February 10. The edition will absorb the steamship company’s daily bulletin and radio news from America and Great Britain. Experienced editors aboard the ships will provide the content for passengers.
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the Mail
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Steamship Company
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Great Britain
Man Buries Axe In Wife's Head In Oklahoma
W N Graves aged 56 killed his wife with an axe at their Muskogee home after she said she would leave him He then tried to kill his 22 year old son with a bullet knife and cut his own throat dying minutes later at a hospital The son reported Graves cried to the police describing the fatal act with the axe.
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Muskogee
Okla
W. N. Graves
Graves
Citizens League Formed to Aid Officers in Enforcing Law
Ogden Utah January 12 A militant citizens league was organized at a mass meeting of over 200 citizens in the Methodist church to assist peace officers in convicting bootleggers. Dr E P Mills chaired the meeting and Mayor Frank Francia spoke on police obstacles in gathering evidence.
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Ogden
Utah
Citizens’ League
E. P. Mills
Frank Francia
Auto-Suggestion Fails Cure in Death Case
Pittsburgh reports Emile Coue method fails to help Harry Conway who was found dead in his rooming house. A note reading Day by day in every way I'm getting better and better lay by his bed, while a letter from his Jamestown, Pennsylvania mother mentioned sending a new healing method. Conway had two years of stomach trouble.
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Pittsburgh
Emile Coue
Harry Conway
Conway
Jamestown
Germarns and French prepare ships to Memel amid Baltic tensions
Paris reports French and British governments plan to send warships to Memel to restore order as Lithuanian irregulars push toward the Baltic port. German guards contend with Lithuanian forces near Memel while French troops number in the hundreds, raising concern of a broader clash.
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Memel
Paris
Foreign Office
Kovno
Airmen Set Speed Record For West Coast Mail Run
Pilots of the western division of the US aerial mail service set a new record last Wednesday by covering 785 miles from San Francisco to Rock Springs in five hours and 88 minutes of flying. B H Winslow flew San Francisco to Reno in 1 hour 36 minutes, William Planck field Reno to Elko in 1 hour 45 minutes, Paul Scott Salt Lake City from Elko in 1 hour 20 minutes, and Henry G Boonstis went Salt Lake to Rock Springs in 1 hour 17 minutes.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
United States Aerial Mail Service
San Francisco
Cal
Rock Springs
Wvyo
B H. Winslow
Reno
Nev
William Planckfield
Elko
Paul Scott
Henry G. Boonstis
Salt Lake
Wyo
Teacher Trades Exam Papers For Bottle Of Mule
In Providence on January 12 a public school teacher Mrs Mabel R Woods allegedly traded exam papers for a bottle of white mule and a revolver amid a mistaken bag transfer with a bootlegger. Police say the exchange occurred as she moved between street cars, with a bootlegger reportedly possessing the papers.
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Providence
R. I
Mabel R. Woods
Boston
Civil War veteran Archibald Fiske dies in California
Col Archibald Fiske once cited as assistant adjutant general to President Lincoln during the Civil War died at his Eagle Rock home aged 87. A longtime Southern California resident he pursued politics and wrote several penitent and scientific treatises. He survived by a widow.
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Los Angeles
Archibald Fiske
Lincoln
Eagle Rock
California
Standing Army Authorized At 125000 Enlisted and 12000 Officers
Washington reports the army appropriation bill provides a standing force of 125,000 enlisted men and 12,000 commissioned officers, unchanged from last year, described in the AP dispatch to the house.
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Standng
Washington
Rum runners land large supply off New Jersey coast
Highlands New Jersey January 12 AP The fleet of 22 rum vessels near Sandy Hook remains off Ambrose Channel lightship ready for business as four small boats were captured as they tried to land liquor. Liquor landed reportedly shipped to New York Philadelphia and Washington crews prepare to dispatch the cargo by motor truck. Washington January 12 AP Prohibition officials demand immediate NJ HQ report on morning papers describing extensive smuggling landings along the Jersey coast.
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New York
Philadelphia
Washington
Prohibition
New Jersey
Converning
Mer Rouge mayor testifies on Ku Klux Klan raids
Mer Rouge mayor Robert L. Dade testified in an open court probe of Klan raids in Morehouse parish. He named Dr. B. M. McKoin Captain J. K. Skipwith Kelly Harp and Ed Ivy as Klan members who held up and disarmed Watt Daniel W. C. Andrews and Harry Neelis near Chalhon La prior to the kidnapping and murder of Daniel and Richard last August. Dade admitted Klan membership and described masked and hooded participants and the non-violent nature of the robbery.
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Dade
National Guard funding and dam work outlined in war bill
Washington Jan 92 AP The army appropriation bill reports funds for Muscle Shoals dam No 21 and power unit work. It totals 214 million for military and non military activities with 23.9 million for the national guard up from last year and provisions for reserve officers training camps and civilian programs.
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War Department
House
Secretary of War
Panamaeaux
Air Service
Chemical Warfare Service
National Guard
Harding appoints new officials to federal reserve board
President Harding named Crissinger to govern the Federal Reserve Board and selected James G. McNary to become comptroller while Milo D. Campbell, a Coldwater farmer, is named to the board as the farmer representative. McNary has bank ties in Las Vegas and El Paso. Campbell leads farm groups including the National Milk Producers Association.
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Harding
Ee Treasury
Crissinger
Marion
Federal Reserve Board
James G. McNary
Las Vegas
N. i
Milo D. Campbell
Coldwater
Mich
Reserve Board
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Boston Reserve Bank
Hardin
Congress
McNary
Campbell
White House
Southwest
el Paso
First National Bank
First National Bank of
First Nathenul Bank of
Albuquerque
Two Drug Peddlers Nabbed in American Zone
Coblenz reports two drug peddlers believed to be gang members were arrested by American Department of Criminal Investigation operatives. Authorities found drugs valued at 6,000,000 marks in their possession, with the men arriving from Crefeid after learning the emerald dealers were set to depart.
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Coblenz
Department of Criminal Investigation
Crefeid
Final arguments in Skarin case conclude in Washington trial
Introduction of testimony in the trial of Clara Elizabeth fin charged with the murder of Frank Hochbrunn, wealthy real estate dealer, was completed at noon today. Attorneys prepared for their final arguments to be delivered in the afternoon session.
Prohibit Klansmen Demonstration Sparks City Debate
A local town voices strong opposition to a Ku Klux Klan event planned at night. Officials prepare measures to restrict assembly as residents urge order and safety during protests.
Northwest states form potato marketing policy plan
Seven potato producing states and the U S Department of Agriculture meet in St Paul to form a cooperative marketing policy. Minnesota led by H J Hughes notes nation wide potato acreage rose 18 percent since 1920 while prices dropped about 54 percent.
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Miam
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Dakotas
Wisconsin
Michigan
Montana
Nebraska
United States Department of Agriculture
Aa Bank
H. J. Hughes
O Pece
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South Dakota
United States
Idaho Senate considers districts within another district plan
Boise Idaho January 12 organization of irrigation districts within a district is provided for in a measure introduced into the Idaho senate this morning by Senator Frank Harris Democrat Weiser.
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Boise
Idaho
Idaho Senate
Frank Harris
Weiser
G N Shopmen Return to Work After Settlement
In St Paul Minnesota on January 12 AP reports more than 1000 Great Northern shopmen ended a strike that began July 1 after negotiations. Union officials ratified the decision following a briefing by R A Henning head of the Northwest Shops Crafts.
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Minn
Great Northern Railroad
R. A. Henning
Northwest Shops Crafts
Vets Discharged After Telling War Stories To Judge
Three Manila Bay veterans met in San Francisco and recounted the Olympia battle tale to a police court judge. They were booked for drunkenness, but one man took responsibility and the judge dismissed the charges after hearing the tale.
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San Francisco
Manila Bay
Admiral Dewey
Lazarus
Swindle Operatives Net Big Profits From Fake Stocks
Atlantic City January 12 AP report to the executive committee of the Associated Advertising Clubs of the World shows swindlers earned about 600 million dollars from fake stocks in the last year. An old operation led by Texas men through reorganized defunct companies netted 30 million. Texas operators barred from legitimate papers run their own journals to push schemes in ads and news, said William P. Green, head of the vigilance committee.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Associated Advertising Clubs of the World
Texas
William P. Green
Vigilance Committee
France tightens grip on Ruhr as protests rise
Paris reports France has firm control over Ruhr production and warns of extending occupation if Essen gains fail. Paris says Ruhr banks shift security and deposits as strikes ripple to Bochum and Essen while coal prices rise and wages surge. The indemnity payment of 500 million marks is due next Monday.
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Essen
Ruhr
Poincare
Chamber of Deputies
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le Matin
M. Potacare
Natal
Degoutte says Ruhr occupation mission completed
General Degoutte, commander in chief for the Ruhr movement, declares the extended occupation zone mission accomplished. He notes protection of the Essen entrance and the economic mission is secured and asserts no trouble has occurred so far.
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Duesseldorf
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Essen
Berlin
German railway men protest French occupation
The German railway men's union directorate issues a protest urging calm and submission to force, hoping a worldwide protest will achieve their aims. Count Guenther von Der Schuenburg, ally of Rhineland separatist leader Dr. Joseph Smeets, reportedly arrested by German police in occupied territory.
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Berlin
German Railway Men’s Union
Ice
Guenther von der Schulenburg
Joseph Smeets
Rhineland
Patrolman Proved Exception to Rule in San Francisco
In a Volstead era scene Tony Tomm owner of a soft drink stand judged customers by foot size. Patrolman John Blanton in civilian clothes gave a whispered cue, Tony checked feet, found small, and arrest followed. Tony pleaded guilty and paid a fine.
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Tony Tom
Tony
John Blanton
Fragmentary note hints at foreign policy tension and condemnation
A partial clipping references the French movement and reactions to Britain’s role. It notes broad condemnation and asks whether involving Britain’s ally would worsen burdens before ending with a continuation cue on page nine.
Packer Control Act Enforcemen Plans Questioned By Big Five
Representatives of Chicago’s five major packers urged changes at a conference with Secretaries discussing administration of the act. Officials present indicated 90 step enforcement plans under the new law, part of the agriculture department program, faced questions on how accounts would be carried out. The packers argued the tentative plan may not reflect congressional intent.
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Chicago
Is Yards
Congress
Child Actor Signs Metro Contract
Los Angeles January 12 Jackie Coogan a child motion picture actor signed a contract to make four films for the Metro Corporation. The deal calls for cash and sixty percent net profits announced by the parties.
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Jackie Coogan
Yest
Metro ‘En Corporation
Jackie
Douglas Fairbanks
Pickford
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