Western delegates push deportation plea at national caucus
In St Louis on May 8 delegates from the American region failed to secure Theodore Roosevelt as chair, electing Major Henry D. Lindsley of Dallas. The group debated IWW and Bolshevik threats and advanced a resolution urging Congress to deport radicals and curb distribution of their literature.
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Missouri
Theodore Roosevelt
Henry D. Zindsley
Dallas
Texas
Sullivan
Congress
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Lcense
Land of Freedom
I. W. W. Bolsheviki
Elks Authorize Lot Purchase For Five Story Home
At a regular lodge meeting the trustees were authorized to complete the purchase of four lots on the corner of Shoshone and Second streets north. This primes the site for a five story home for the Elks. Twenty applications for membership were presented as the lodge seeks to grow.
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Lodge of Elks
Shoshone and
Second Streets
The
Elks
Announced Guilty Plea Leads to 90 Day County Jail Term
Antone Montez pleaded guilty Tuesday to purloining a $30 suit from the Toggery and was sentenced yesterday by Probate Judge Duvall to 90 days in the county jail.
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Antone Montez
Duvall
Attorneys Journey to Hailey for Trial Before Ensign
Judge James R. Rothweil and Attorney Ostrom of Buhl were among six traveling to Hailey yesterday to present a case before Judge Ensign.
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Hailey
James R. Rothweil
Ostrom of Buhl
Ensign
Germany Faces Peace Terms as Berlin Debates Acceptance
Berlin circles outline probable peace terms and Cabinet session debates Germany's action. Count von Brockdorff-Rantzau may resist signing but most expect acceptance due to Germany's helpless position. Translation of the treaty text due Friday. Early forecasts from London via Amsterdam spark protests over army size indemnity Saar region and Danzig issues.
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Berlin
Germany
Count von Brockdorff-Rantzau
Weimar
London
Amsterdam
Tageblatt
League of Nations
Sarre
Danzig
Lane Plans $400 Million Homesteading Program
AP reports in Washington that Secretary Lane revises the postwar homesteading plan as applications from over 40,000 soldiers and sailors flood in. Initial $100 million estimate could rise to about $400 million to establish discharged service members on lands, with government aid through repayment and four percent interest, aiming to build farmer communities on unused lands.
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Associated Press
Washington
Lane
Congress
Hines urges compulsory railroad consolidation into large systems
Walker D. Hines, director general of railroads, urged private yet government regulated consolidation of all U S railroads into 12 to 20 large systems. He called for official appraisal and capitalization of the new systems, rates to guarantee earnings, and government partners on boards and regulators.
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Walker D. Hines
Economic Club
Wilson
Railroad Administration
Hines
Res
Treaty critique across political spectrum criticizes terms
Dr Theodor Wolff in Tageblatt condemns the peace treaty as brutal and unstatesmanlike. He warns the Rhine occupation could fuel imperialism and revenge in Germany, calling the eastern settlement unjust. The Bourse Courier deems concessions more extensive and unbearable, while Lokal Anzeiger summarizes the treaty as crushing.
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Theodor Wolff
Wilson
Wolff
Rhine
Berlin Stock Exchange to Close for Three Days
London dispatches report the Berlin stock exchange to close for three days amid pecca conditions. A Berlin peace committee meeting notes the German government backing a commercial treaty with Russia.
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London
Berlin Stock Exchange
Exchange Telegraph Company
Berlin
Russia
Kolchak Forces Advance in Siberia Reported by Omsk
AP reports from Omsk dated April 29 say Admiral Kolchak’s Siberian forces press the Bolsheviki in the Simbursk region west of Shentala station and claim Sergieffsk captured. Reds retreat south of the Kazan Yekaterinburg line as Kolchak also takes Christopol on the Kama with steamers guns and ammunition.
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Associated Press
London
Kolchak
Omsk
Simbursk
Shentala
Sergieffsk
Samara
Kazan-Yekaterinburg
Admiral Kolchak
Christopol
Kama
Provisional North Russia Gov Recognizes Omsk Authority
On May 8 the provisional government of North Russia officially recognized and declared allegiance to the Omsk government. It will maintain independent local affairs pending closer ties with Omsk while awaiting a fuller connection.
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Archangel
North Russia
Omsk
British gunboats push Bolshevik outposts near Tulgas
Archangel dispatch reports British gunboats with a strong patrol yesterday broke through an enemy outpost north of Tulgas destroying dugouts and an ammunition dump. A Bolshevik attempt against British American and Russian positions at Malobereznik was repulsed.
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Archangel
Tulgas
Malobereznik
Mexican Arrested Over Marriage License Bid
L. Martinez a Mexican was arrested yesterday on Sheriff Pratt of Rupert request. He is wanted for attempting to obtain a marriage license for a white girl under 18 and another Mexican. Pratt transported Martinez to Rupert yesterday evening.
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L. Martinez
Pratt
Rupert
Martinez
Woud Take Default in Idaho Suit Over Absence
Preliminary to an effort to take default judgment Tandy Wiglesworth yesterday filed a return showing failure to locate the defendant Nina Wiglesworth in Idaho. The defendant is now in Dearing Nebraska, according to the plaintiff.
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Delfault
Tandy
Wiglesworth
Nina D
Idaho
Dearing
Neb
Mary Koll Meyer Sues Pocatello Trust. Dismissed by Judge
Two suits filed by Mary Koll Meyer against the Pocatello Security Trust Company were dismissed yesterday by order of Judge Babcock. The action, noted in the local court records, ended without a trial or further proceedings.
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Mary ©. Kollmeyer
Pocatello Security Trust Company
Babcock
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