Uncle Joe Cannon Retires From Public Life
Danville Minnesota March 10 AP Uncle Joe Cannon long time speaker and congressman returns home to retire from public service at 87 years. He travels from Chicago by train and receives a quiet home welcome. He keeps his humor and hat, declines memoirs, and pledges rest while friends plan a town celebration once he rests.
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Danville
Tnele Joe’’ Cannon
Congress
Washington
Grant
Chicago
Uncle Joe
Joe
America
Free Staters Reject Plan for Irish Peace
Dublin reports the Free State government rejects a proposed immediate arms‑dump truce backed by Archbishop Hardy and Munster allies. Kevin O Higgins states no basis exists for the Cashel proposal as Tom Barry seeks republican approval. In Northern activity, Bofin breaks from siege to lead a daring raid in Leitrim, destroying a passenger train near Glenfarne.
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Dublin
Mar
Free State
Ireland
Hardy
Cashel
Munster
Tom Barry
Republican Army Executive
Bofin
Belfast
Evening News
Arigna
Cavan
Leitrim
Glenfarne
Idaho Falls Elks Elect Officers At Annual Meeting
Idaho Falls March 10 At the annual Elks meeting Joe E Bennett was elected F R Jos Gesas L K John Poitiven Loyal K A B Williamson Lecturing Knight M B Bundlie treasurer Chas De Camp tyler D L Blevins Prustee Paul Peterson delegate to grand lodge Georgia.
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Idaho Falls
ELKS
The
Joe E. Bennett
F. R
Jos. Gesas
L. K
John Poitiven
Loyal K
Williamson
M. B. Bundlie
Chas. de Camp
Tyler
D. L. Blevins
Prustee
Paul Peterson
Mand Lodge
Statie
Lucky He Didn't Carry Full Quart
Police Magistrate B L Suecop turned over to postal authorities a Providence Rhode Island letter condemning the judge for fining a man 100 dollars for possessing a spoonful of liquor. The letter signed John Williams threatened violence against the judge for the fine.
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Pittsburgh
B. L. Suecop
Providence
R. I
John Williams
Ruhr factions tired of controversy seek peace talks
British correspondents in the Ruhr report a growing wish for settlement as workers and industrialists tire of the struggle. French industries suffer from coal curtailment while Britain Denmark Sweden and other trade interests press Paris. General Sir Arthur Godley returns to his post as French railway rights in the British zone are said to be settled amicably.
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Tendon
Ruhr
Rhineland
Great Britain
Holland
Denmark
Telegraph
France
Sweden
Washington
London
Paris
Arthur Godley
Cologne
Dombski Named Leader of New Polish Parliamentary Group
Warsaw reports a split in the Witos faction leading to John Dombski becoming leader of a new group. Dombski has headed the Polish delegation to the Riga peace talks and may be offered the Washington post held by Ladislas Wroblewski, with shifts in diplomacy tied to international politics.
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Warsaw
Witos
John Dombski
Dombski
Washington
Ladislas Wroblewst
Mrndicals
Witos Grootp
M. Dombski
Riga
Poland
Soviet
Russia
Washington's first woman senator returns home
Miss Reba Hurn, Washington's first woman state senator, arrives back in Seattle after the session. She expresses relief to "do housekeeping with a gas stove" and resume her law practice. Her proudest moments include displaying a platinum diamond pin from fellow senators and she notes she kept a resolution to not deliver a single Senate speech.
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Seattle
Wash
Reba Hurn
Washington
Bastrop Hearing Nearing a Close
In Bastrop Iowa on March 10 the Morehouse grand jury did not session as investigators adjourned until Monday morning. Authorities expect hooded hoot operations inquiry to end early next week with only a few more witnesses to be called. General Coco said the investigation would conclude by Tuesday night.
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Bastop
Morehouse Grand Jury
Coco Aaght
Pisht
Senate
Davis
Rexbue
Robert G. Archibald
Rezburg
Idaho
Southeast
C. Moore
Hewi
Pletcher A
Jeter
Hoag
Ture
Leist
Governor Date
Capitol
Memorial tribute at Buffalo Bill grave by western pioneers
Fifty F l delegates from western states honor Colonel William F Cody at Lookout Mountain grave despite a snowstorm. Pawnee Bill lays a wreath as speakers including ex governor Stubbs and Arapahoe Rev Coolidge attend. A 2000 mile pony express relay from St Joseph to San Francisco raises funds and may feature a pageant comparing transport modes.
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Denver
Colo
Mark Twain Memorial Association
St. Joseph
San Francisco
William F. Cody
Buffalo Bill
Lookout Mountain
Gordon W. Lillie
Pawnee
Bill
W. R. Stubbs
Kansas
N. Peixette
California
Sherman Coolidge
A. Cannon
St. John’s Cathedral
James D. Phelan
Schoolaes Toen
Highway Blaze From Leaky Oil Pipe Near Artesia
An oil pipe leak near Artesia, 18 miles southeast of Los Angeles, sparked a fire that scorched over a quarter mile by 100 yards, destroying several houses and a dairy. An unidentified man in a car was missing after attempting to cross the blaze. fire crews cooled the area by shutting off the oil supply, and flames were expected to burn for hours.
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Los Angeles
Artesia
Here
Rainmaking by Airplane Declared a Success
Washington reports Brigadier Mitchell of the army air service announced demonstrations at Dayton army air station show rainmaking by airplane is practicable. Scientists will continue tests using army air equipment to perfect the process, following General Ell’s concept of electrically charged sand seeded into clouds.
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Washington
Dayton Army Air Station
Wm. Mitchell
Army Air Service
Oeell
Excess Profits of Wool Dealers Ordered by AG
The Department of Agriculture reports $662,477 in excess profits of wool dealers from the 1918 clip and $360,365 distributed to over 100,000 wool growers. Auditing shows 1,065 dealers with excess profits totaling $1,489,327. $25,850 remains to be collected and distributed, with 35 cases in the hands of the Department of Justice.
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Washington
Mar
Department of Agriculture
War Industries Board
Department of Justice
Weather Outlook For Week In Pacific Northwest And West
Weather outlook from Washington for the coming week notes generally fair conditions in California and occasional rain elsewhere with near normal temperatures. The Northwestern Rocky Mountain and plateau regions show fair conditions in the east with probable rain or snow in the west and temperatures above average.
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Washington
Pacific States
California
Rocky Mountain
Plateau
Prince Fined Seven Million for Agitation Against Occupation
German prince Von Lippe was tried by court martial and fined 7,000,000 marks. The prosecutor sought two years and a 10 mark sentence after his arrest on February 28 for stirring up agitation against occupying forces.
Young Bride Suffered Diphtheria In Portsmouth
Immature bride of Reginald died from diphtheria in Portsmouth four days after marriage. The report notes Mrs. Vanderbilt formerly Miss Gloria Morgan daughter of Harry F. Morgan American surgeon general in Brussels. She was 18. The text reflects incomplete transmission with fragmented phrases.
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Portsmouth
Reginald
Vanderbilt
Gloria Morgan
Harry
Fiay Morgan
Brussels
Bilt
Fumes Of Ether Dope Passengers Overcome On Subway Car
New York report says about sixty subway riders were overcome by ether fumes from a can used by Richard Chanorre, a young American. He claimed he was trying to obtain a cab, but police found many passengers reacting with hysteria as the train arrived at the station.
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New York
Mar
Ther
Richard Chanorre
Seventeenth Session Passes Bundle of Bills Last Hour
Chicago witnesses recount alleged plots in the murder trial of Tillie Klimek wife of three men. Testimony links a friend’s claim of divorce avoidance to poison and murder schemes with grave diggers detailing burials and exhumations related to Klimek’s husbands.
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Klimeks
Urbanski
John R. Ussewawski
Stanley Passek
Education budget advances as commissioner salary is cut
Boise March 10. The house passed the $1,856,198 two year education appropriation despite protests over eliminating the commissioner of education salary. Critics charged the move hides the abolition of the office while the senate pursued a separate mill levy for institutions.
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Boise
Mar
House of Representatives
State Department of Education
Rainard
Shoshone County
Bruce
Ada County
House
Taylor
Appropriations Committee
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
Packers Demur to a Complaint Against Merger
Chicago March 10 AP Proposing to demur to a complaint of illegal combination filed by Secretary of Agriculture Wallace Armour & Company and Morris & Company two of the five leading meat packing concerns have virtually consummated the proposed merger awaiting only a formal statement to make it effective The statement announcements asserted here would probably be issued Tuesday and Wednesday.
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Chicago
Secretary of Agriculture
Wallace, Armour & Company
Morris & Company
Bank President Commits Suicide In Chicago
The Logan Square Savings Bank led by president Fred W. Popp is under investigation after his suicide last night. Directors insist the bank remains solvent despite the tragedy and ongoing inquiries.
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Chicago
Logan Square Trust Savings Bank
Fred W. Popp
Earl Walker Sent to Reform School Over Marble Case
In Omaha a 10 year old, Earl Walker, was found incorrigible in juvenile court after a marble game judged to prove his opponent fudged. The boy admitted losing and was sent to reform school, despite threats of punishment by a school attendance officer.
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Omaha
Nebr
Earl Walker
Carver
Giassies
Earl
Third Degree Used to Force a Confession
San Diego reports that defense attorney Wadham accuses local police and sheriff officers of using coercive third degree methods to extract a confession from Dr Louis L Jacoba charged with the murder of dancer Fritzi Mann. He seeks the return of seized articles including two revolvers a camera and photos. The district attorney denies the allegation stating the confession was voluntary.
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San Diego
Calif
Louis L. Jacoba
Fritzi Mann
James E. Wadham
Ney Kempley
Zacobe
Wadham Feld
Kempley
Jacobs
Wadham
la Jolla
Dr. Jacobs
Britain not forced to guarantee loans says former officials
New York March 10 AP R C Leffingwell assistant secretary of the treasury during the Wilson administration joined Oscar T Crosby former president of the inter allied council on war purchases and finance in asserting that America did not force Great Britain to guarantee loans for the allies Leffingwell noted Britain might not have borrowed if she had not financed Allied purchases in Britain responsibility to the United States covered only debts she incurred on her own account
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New York
R. C. Leffingwell
Treasury
Oscar T. Crosby
Inter-Allied Council On War Purchases
America
Great Britain
Mr. Leffingwell
Ambassador Harvey
Lord Balfour
Balfour
McAdoo says no suggestion Britain bear US war debts
William G. McAdoo, former secretary of the treasury, told AP that neither Lord Balfour nor he ever proposed that Britain take responsibility for debts the United States owed to allied governments other than Britain. He denied any suggestion of a British assumption of such debts.
Idaho Legislature Adjourns Sine Die After Deadlock
The Idaho legislature adjourned sine die at 12 25 a m with house and senate deadlocked over I H Nash salary cuts and land office funding. The house cut the land department salary to 3000 from 3600 while the senate disagreed but finally adopted the amendment. Deficiency bills were limited as timbers and forest fire reimbursements faced scrutiny.
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Boise
Idaho
House
Senate
I. H. Nash
Republican Party
Land Department
Killings Charged Alien Smugglers in Four Bodies Found
Four men connected to an alien smuggling operation were charged after four victims were found dead in Florida. Police reported the victims tied to the smugglers and the case ongoing in Tallahassee.
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Tallahassee
Fin
Sacco Hunger Strike Nears Four Weeks in Dedham Jail
Nicola Sacco, awaiting a court decision on his 1921 murder conviction with Bartolomeo Vanzetti, entered the 24th day of a hunger strike in Dedham Mass. He weighs fourteen pounds less than at the start and asked for only a gallon of water. Attorneys for the defense asked to postpone the appeal hearing for a week.
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Dedham
Mass
Nicola Sacco
Bartolomeo Vanzetti
Police seize 509 suspects amid pot shortage in Essen
In Essen on March 10 AP reports a spike in crime linked to a pot shortage as police removed 509 suspects from the Vereinshaus hotel and nearby buildings last night. Authorities continue patrols during the search operation.
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Essen
Vereinshaus
Ings
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