Mail Train Robbery Highlights Armed Clerks Policy
Post Office Inspector says regular mail clerks are now armed and able to protect the mail after a Santa Fe Express robbery near Chillicothe and Galesburg. One suspected robber, Henry Johnson, was captured. about $500 in packages recovered. marines withdrawn from trains previously guarded the mail cars.
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Kranens City
Santa Fe Railroad
Chicago
Galesburg
Kansas City
Washington
Tres
Santa Fe
Chillicothe
Williamefield
Henry Johnson
Wil- Hamsfield
Marine Guard
Four Women Serve On Arbuckle Jury In Rappe Case
The Rotone C. Patty Arbuckle jury is completed with four women among its members, including a publisher and banker. Two alternates will be chosen. Juror May Sharon revealed she was approached by a woman claiming to be with a protective league seeking her view on Arbuckle's guilt.
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San Francisco
Rotene C
Patty
Arbuckle
Virginia Rappe
May
Sharon
Women's Protective League
Russia Opens Trade to All Firms and Individuals
Izvestia publishes a March decree declaring free import and export trade in Soviet Russia. Cooperatives and private individuals may independently buy abroad and import goods, while foreign firms may conduct import export business in Russia on their own account.
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Moscow
Russia
Izvestia
Plague Sweeps Costa Rica In Major Smallpox Epidemic
A San Jose dispatch reports a severe smallpox epidemic hitting Costa Rica with about 2 000 cases described as the disease spreads across the republic threatening the capital and provinces.
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Costa Rica
San Salvador
Republic of Salvador
San Jose
Riot in Nairobi over Indian agitator Tha ku
London reports a deadly riot in Nairob i British East Africa after the arrest of Indian agitator Tha ku. Twenty natives killed and thirty wounded as police and troops fire on demonstrators, who use women as shields before panic ends the assault.
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London
Nairobi
British East Africa
Thaku
Mohs
Will Have to Labor 5 Days In Detroit Jail
Attorneys fail to free John Duval Dodge the young millionaire from the house of correction after a five day speeding sentence. A writ of habeas corpus was dismissed as Dodge endures a feverish night on a prison cot. He faces further charges in Kalamazoo for illegal liquor transport and a $10,000 suit over a car collision. In San Jose a woman slashes flags at three churches, prompting police to pursue her.
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Detroit
Mich
John Duval Lodge
Young Willionaire
House of Correction
Young Dodge
Ira L. Jayne
Dodge
Job
Jobe
Katlantazoo
Ilegally
Hquer
Hewshey
Doder
San Jose
Cal
Four Shot In Cork Clash During Irish Republic Parade
In Cork Ireland March 18 police clashed with members of an Irish Republic parade after orders to disperse were ignored. Four persons were wounded in the ensuing exchange of gunfire, one of the injured being a member of the band.
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Cork
Ireland
Irish Republic
Y W C A National Convention to Gather in Hot Springs
Over fifteen hundred delegates from across the country will gather in Hot Springs Arkansas for the seventh national biennial convention of the Y W C A of America. The meeting marks the first time the organization visits a town and introduces a national student assembly acting as a legislative body. Distinguished international and American speakers will address topics on internationalism and the business of peace.
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Hot Springs, Ark
Not Springs
Ark
Young Womens Christian Associations of America
National Student Assembly
England
France
Belgium
India
South America
Maude A. Royden
Liverpool
Helene Goblet d'Alviella
Anne Lamb
Calcutta
Charlotte Niven
London
Florence Allen
Cleveland
Lrst
Common Vlews Court
United States
Robert FE. Speer
National Board
Mabel Cratty
John French
Mational Board
New York City
Frederick M. Patst
Philadelphia
Ashby Jones
Luke G. Johnson
Atlanta, Ga
Eduard C. Lindeman
Greenville
D. C
Robert E. Jones
New Orleans
Y. W
Kahn Defends Army Strength Against Cuts to 115000
Washington March 18 Representative Julius Kahn California Republican argued President Harding’s stance against reducing the army below 140000. He attacked the appropriations committee plan to cut to 115000 officers and 11000, calling it a false economy and noting entertainment and consumer spending far exceed military costs. He urged maintaining a strong force in China as part of national defense.
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Washington
Julius Kahn
California
Harding
Kahn
House Appropriations Committee
Kaln
Sisson
Mississippi
Quinn
Kallene
Regular Army
National Guard
Organized Reserves
Chinese Troops Imperative Calls for New Military Posture
Mr. Kahn argues security costs of protecting 25 square miles of mainland and dependencies at 3 per capita, totaling 1081 755 507 of national wealth. He notes American army size is small and inexpensive compared with other nations and cites Secretary Hughes on avoiding radical changes to troops in China.
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Mr. Kahn
Kahn
America
China
Hughes
Wife shoots sleeping mate in Chicago home
Rosa Abrahamson shot her husband as he slept, then lit a match to ensure death, dressed, and sought a cop to surrender. A coroner's jury six hours later ordered she be held to the grand jury for murder. She described years of alleged neglect and desire for a son as motive.
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Chicago
Rosa Abrahamson
Boy Slayer of Two Hanged Near Capitol
John McHenry, a self confessed killer, was hanged outside the capitol in Washington after President Harding refused to intervene. He faced the west unaided, smiled, and died without opening his lips, having murdered a garage owner and a detective sergeant.
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Washington
John McHenry
Capitol
McHenry
Harding
Flapper on Farm as Well as in City Sparks Debate
Chicago March 18. State probation officers discussed rural flappers at midwinter meeting. Stella B Shepley urged county probation officers to help rural youths with recreation and guidance, arguing energy spent on reform is essential for moral, mental and physical well being.
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Chicago
Stella B. Shepley
Probation Extension Committee
Elly
Unemployment Declines as Construction Projects Rise
Washington reports from Colonel Arthur Woods show that enforced idleness is decreasing across parts of the country. He cites Albany and Baltimore as signs of improvement, with jobless rolls shrinking in Waco Peoria Grand Rapids Hutchinson Savannah Atlanta and Norfolk V a.
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Washington
Arthur Woods
Commerce Department
United States
Woods
Albany
Baltimore
Waco
Tex
Peoria
Grand Suapid
Meh
Hutchinson
Kansas
Savannah
Atlanta
Norfolk
Norfail
Two Die In Balloon Accident In Southern France
Paris reports a deadly balloon accident at an artillery camp. Two men fell to their deaths from 60 feet when parachutes failed to open. A third man remained in the basket as the craft drifted away 5000 feet above the ground.
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Paris
France
Frantica
Seldiere
Steht
White House Bills Are Cut
Washington March 18 President Harding trims executive costs and aims for economy in government. February expenses of the executive mansion fell to 15010 dollars, the lowest in memory. The cost of running the executive establishment dropped from 25000 to 80000 dollars since his presidency began.
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Washington
Harding
Native port visit unfolds on steamer voyage summary
A U S steamer stopped at a New Guinea port where a local chief and retinue joined natives aboard. The visiting dignitary showed interest in bright deck hatchets, jokingly offering a trade for a boy, then declined. He later returned with six women and offered them for a single hatchet.
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New Guinea
Dusendt Couple Welcome Baby Boy at County Hospital
Mr and Mrs Harry Dusendt of West Chester celebrate the birth of a fine boy at the county hospital. The happy parents join relatives in greeting the newborn.
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Harry Dusendt
West Chester
County Hospital
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U. S
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Artthur Woods
White House
Sir Gordon Hewart
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Gordon Hewart
Great Britain
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