Governor ends bid to testify in Okmulgee bank case
Gov. J. B. A. Robertson, defeated in his bid to testify before the district court grand jury probing the Okmulgee Bank of Commerce collapse and banking dealings of state officials, returns to Oklahoma City. Observers view this as a retreat from plans to appear. The governor had sought a hearing after a courthouse incident with oil operator James Lyons. Officials say he will not act again until the grand jury reports.
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Okmulgee
Okla
District Court
Grand Jury
Okmulgee Bank of Commerce
J. B. A. Robertson
Oklahoma City
Robertson
Court House
James Lyons
James Hepburn
Turbulent Tucuman Legislature Held by Force
In Tucuman, Argentina, senate and assembly members were confined for over 24 hours without food by order of the senate president to secure a federal senator vote. Firemen and armed civilians surrounded the building as the incident risked bloodshed until federal troops were reportedly en route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buenos Aires
Senate
Tucuman
Yriogoyen
Wheat Growers Form National Pool Alliance
A federation of state Wheat Growers co operatives adopts the American Wheat Growers Associated name. It pools 76 to 90 million bushels of wheat and plans a zoning system to control flow from producer to consumer while preserving state organizations and centralizing export activities and marketing.
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Denver
American Wheat Growers, Associated
Atte
Gorge advances split river between Erie and Hillsdale
Rock River gorge remained fixed as a new seven mile gorge formed between Erie and Hillsdale below Sterling. The gorge margin pressed closely enough that Sterling officials said dynamite was unnecessary. The river rose at Sterling ten miles below Dixon.
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Dixon
Rock River
Erie
Hillsdale
Sterling
Washington AP muddled note on leadership change in cabinet
A garbled AP report from Washington outlines a transition where Hays follows Hue Beet Work as the new head, replacing a cabinet member who served one year. The unclear text suggests a general successor and a reshuffle in the executive branch.
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Washington
Mar
Huebeet
Will H. Hays
Fascisti seize motor boat and attack palace in Fiume
In Fiume fascisti seized a navy motor boat at Abbasia and bombarded the palace where Zanella's government held out. Italian troops and machine guns resisted as fighting raged, with casualties reported and Zanella's forces surrendering and retiring from public life.
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Rome
Council of Ministers
Fiume
Zanella
National Committee of Defense
Fascisti
Giunta
Abbasia
Gabriele D’annunzio
Giolitti
Committee of National Defense
Grenova
Rome battle ends as Seiella surrenders after siege
In Rome on March a report cites six dead and many wounded in a clash between fascist and opposing forces. Seiella capitulated after a siege of hours as fascisti entered the palace and demanded police disarmament and resignations. Italian authorities planned to escort Seiella and interior minister Blasics to Pola for safety.
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Rome
Mar
Scanella
Seanella
Fascisti Com
Senella
Fiume
Seinella
Blasics
Pola
Facta
Hair Hacking Attack On Teen Girl In Chicago
A 16 year old girl was seized by two men near her home in Chicago. They dragged her to a vacant lot and, after learning she had no money, forced her to surrender her hair with a jack knife. No further details on motive or arrest were provided.
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Chicago
Resignation of Polish Cabinet Over Vilna Deal
Warsaw March 4 AP Failure of Vilna and Poland to agree on Vilna as part of the republic led to the Polish cabinet resignation under Premier PoniKowski. Vilna delegates refused to sign the act citing no immediate union. The cabinet reportedly had secret Entente support. Three day celebrations tied to the signing were canceled as delegates return to Vilna. Vilna diet February 21 voted 96 to 6 for complete incorporation with Poland and rejected Russian or Lithuanian claims.
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Warsaw
Vilna
Poland
Ponikowski
Slash profits for cheap coal
New York March 4 AP The United Mine Workers of America urge cheaper anthracite coal by slashing mine owners profits rather than cutting miners wages They say coal cost to consumers is too high and propose a reduction in operator profits as a step before new wage negotiations The miners call for a saving wage that reflects industry hazards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United Mine Workers of America
Pacific Steamship Company Buys Great Northern
The steamship Great Northern, recently the Atlantic fleet flagship, was sold for 1 250 000 dollars cash to the Pacific Steamship Company Admiral line. The sale was announced after the shipping board action yesterday in Washington.
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Washington
The
Shipping Board
Pacific Steamship Company
Admiral Line
Steanship
Great Northern
Ca&h
Crisis in England deepens as Lloyd George coalition teeters
London March 4 A looming cabinet rift widens as Austen Chamberlain backs Lloyd George delaying resignation fears. Churchill signals support from Loughborough while Conservative coalitionists seek to rally behind a new center party. Diehards and New Coalition Group push to define the next election under a joint Lloyd George Cham berlain leadership.
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Ing Lloyd George
House of Commons
New Coalition
New Center
Diehard
Morning Post
Babes
Lloyd George
Chamberlain
Lloyd George Contemplates a New National Party
Winston Churchill, secretary for the colonies, in an address at Loughborough, signaled a political battle ahead and urged formation of a strong united party from coalition liberals and moderates. He framed liberal progressives as defending empire unity against socialist influences.
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London
Lloyd George
Winston Spencer Churchill
Loughborough
Churchill
England
Winuston
Exports Rise for Ireland Under Stead Act in 1921
A March 4 AP report notes wine exports to this country in 1921 exceeded any year in eight years under the Stead Act. Viceroy M. O'Hara says total exports reached 115, valued at 118,000 dollars, with about 83,000 dollars in 19%.
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Vv. M. O'Hara
Indian Leases to Icans Only
Secretary Fall replies to an association about limiting leases to Indians within a reservation. The inquiry notes veterans and interior department preferences for Japanese lease arrangements. The article discusses attitudes toward future leasing and potential impacts on land use and ownership.
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Washington
Marc
Teday
X. Hirano
Ington
Stick'Em Up Honey And Hold 'Em High
In Los Angeles on March 4 AP reports W. T. Taylor, returning from a dance, accompanied two women who then forced him at gunpoint to surrender $35. Nearby P. A. Downer was robbed of $19 in cash, $250 postal savings certificates, and $12 in checks by a Titian haired woman wielding a revolver.
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Los Angeles
Calif
W. T. Taylor
Taylor
P. A. Downer
Montreal City Hall Destroyed by Fire
Montreal officials waited for embers to cool after a blaze last night gutted city hall. Firemen suffered six injuries while authorities planned to open safes to check if debentures worth 5 million dollars and other public documents survived. The 1878 building, costing 700000, was a total loss.
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Montreal
Mystery Brooklyn Shootings Leave Three Wounded
In New York on March 4 three men, strangers to each other, were shot within an hour in a single Brooklyn neighborhood. Robert Sabundy on Lexington Avenue elevated line was leg-wounded, James Carey on Cumberland Street was side-shot, and Thomas Campbell on Nostrand Avenue took a right shoulder bullet. All suffered non serious injuries and were hospitalized.
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New York
Brooklyn
Robert Sabundy
Lexington Avenue
James Carey
Cumberland Street
Thomas Campbell
Nostrand Avenue
Five Chicagoans To Testify At Arbuckle Trial
Superior Judge Harold Louderback approved questions for two Chicago witnesses to be introduced as evidence in the third manslaughter trial of Roscoe C. Arbuckle. The depositions will be taken by an Illinois court appointed commission. Arbuckle is accused of causing the death of Miss Virginia Rappe at a hotel party last September.
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San Francisco
Harold Louderback
Chicago
Virginia Rappe
Cree
Roscoe C
Fatty) Arbuckle
Arbuckle
Miss Rapps
Peck Promotion Confirmed by Senate After Hearings
The nomination of Major Robert J. Peck to lieutenant colonel was finally confirmed by the Senate despite strong opposition over remarks disparaging Kansas and Missouri national guard contingents of the A E F. Senators noted he had been sufficiently punished by War Department rebukes and a rejected promotion last year.
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Washington
Mar
Robert J. Peck
Kansas
Missouri National Guard
Senate
War Department
Patrolman Perry Returns to Duty After Illness
Patrolman H. N. Perry has recovered from illness and will resume his post on the shift tonight, ending a brief layoff. The department confirms his return to active duty.
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H. N. Perry
Aida
Elite
Train Bus Collision At Painesville Kills Thirteen
At a grade crossing guarded by a watchman near Painesville New York Central express train collided with a motor bus. Thirteen bodies were counted with many injured as investigators blame the driver for trying to beat the train. Officials from Painesville and New York Central began inquiries.
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Cleveland
George E. McGee
New York Central
Painesville
New York Central Railroad
Here
Ferandez
Buffalo
Gernst
Pairport
A. W. Barnes
Chester Parrish
Hes Line
Adams
Carl Sullivan
Sullivan
MacBain
MacBaine
Teacher Held Up and Robbed in Desolate House
Miss Elsie Sparre a 19 year old Elvin schoolteacher was found after an all night search tied with wire and rope and gagged in a deserted house two miles from her school. She said a masked man held her up robbed her and forced her to walk to the house yesterday. No injuries beyond tying and binding.
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Tacoma
Wash
Elsie Sparre
Elvin
Striking workers cut power lines in Mexico City
In Mexico City last night striking workers at the light and power company allegedly cut the main power line, plunging streets into darkness except for a few areas. Police and soldiers patrolled, while thieves operated in the blackout. concerns grew as pumping stations were forced to halt, with water now drawn only from city reservoirs and tanks.
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Mexico City
Mexican Light and Power Company
Days Wage Fight in Constantinople
The Green Crescent, a Turkish temperance committee, drives for prohibition in Constantinople. Films show temperance results while lectures are given by professors and sojas. Efforts aim to limit drinking establishments and urge newspaper owners to reject liquor advertising.
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Constantinople
The
Green Crescent
Governors curb narcotic evil at regional conference
Six states met in Portland to tighten narcotics laws and curb illegal traffic. Governors Tlart of Washington Olcott of Oregon and representatives from California Wyoming Montana and Idaho attended. Resolutions urged stricter federal regulation to stop smuggling deport violators and enforce alien deportation measures.
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Portland
Mar
Tlart
Washington
Olcott
Oregon
California
Wyoming
Montana
Idaho
Grain export rates climb in Portland as ships demand higher fees
Portland reports grain export rates rising with steamship owners demanding 45 shillings, a 50 percent increase over three months. In Washington, Brig. Gen. John H. Russell is named as special representative of President Harding for Haiti and the Dominican Republic, leaving the White House for a forthcoming trip to the island.
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Portland
Washington
John H. Russell
Marine Corps
Harding
Haiti
Dominican Republic
White House
Paymaster Shot as $90,000 Payroll Is Stolen
A bandit in New York City shot Benjamin E. Primm assistant treasurer of the Tiffin Products Corporation and escaped with a payroll of $90,000. The incident occurred as the executive was ambushed during the cash handover. Primm was wounded but not fatally, as police launched a city-wide manhunt for the suspect wearing a geow mask.
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New York
Geow
Benjamin EB. Primm
Tiffin Products Corporation
Long Mn
Operators and Miners to Meet in Interstate Conference
Representatives of the union coal miners of Oklahoma Arkansas Texas Kansas and Missouri will meet with officers of the interstate conference on March 6 to discuss wage matters.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Union Coal Miners
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Texas
Kinnaad
Missouri
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