Rathbun case timing pardon money funds questioned
William Rathbun sr testified at Des Moines about paying attorney George Clark 5000 for a pardon for Ernest Rathbun. The affidavit says Clark claimed 5000 could secure a pardon from Gov Harding, with receipts and currency required, as the case unfolds in a public hearing.
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Des Moines
Wiliam Thbun
Ida County
Towahouse
Ernest
Staan Tami
Mr. Hayner
Wm. Rathban
Ernest Rathbun
M. Rathbun
Fredathbun
A. C. Johnson
Ida Grove
Rathbun
Clark
Grove
Will Rathbun
Georges Clark
Poeram Rathan
Gov. Harding
George Clark
William
Sleet Storm Grips Colorado and Wyoming
Western states isolated by a heavy sleet storm that paused wire communications west of Denver and delayed trains. The most severe impacts were between Cheyenne and Rawlins with widespread wire outages and near record snowfall. Another storm similarly intense hit New Mexico and Arizona with damage not yet fully known.
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Preea
Denver
Colo
Colorado
Wyoming
Weather Bureau
Telegraph and
Cheyenne
Rawlins
Wyo
New Mexico
Arizona
Weather aid pledged for trans Atlantic air flight tests
London March 21 no. All British air forces weather bureau resources to aid aviators in a cross ocean flight. A 24 hour forecast will be made from St Johns Lisbon and the Azores. A British battleship will co operate between St Johns and the Azores. Lieut Harris sails for Halifax today to test high wind currents with a box kite device.
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Associated Press
London
British Air Forces
Weather Bureau
Mall
Maj
Gondle
Th Bureau
St. Johns
Lisbon
Azores
Africa
Lieut
Harris
Halifax
Montcalm
Air Ministry
St Johns
Foe Helmets-a Dime Bargain Prompted for War Bond Sale
Washington March 21 The Victory Liberty loan drive prompts publicist to offer German helmets at ten cents each but 85 000 helmets bought for a dollar from the War Department will not be given away and resale to district managers is a facetious scheme. Helmets available only through federal reserve district loan headquarters and will be prizes to loan workers.
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Washington, D. C
Victory
Liberty Loan Organizations
War Department
War Departments
Federal Reserve District
Redfield Discusses Great Lakes Ocean Waterway Plan
Duluth Minnesota March 21 United States Secretary of Commerce William C Redfield arrived for talks with Charles P Craig vice president for Minnesota of the Great Lakes St Lawrence Tidewater association They reviewed the deep waterways project and sought cabinet support to advance the plan.
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Associated Press
Duluth
Minn
Wiam C. Redfield
United States Secretary of Commerce
Charles P. Craig
Winnesota
Hindenburg Slams Baden Over Abdication Disclosure
Berlin reports von Hindenburg assails Prince Maximilian of Baden for publishing the emperor Wilhelm II abdication facts without consent. The piece notes Wilhelm fled to avoid advice he disliked and delayed decisions that might have saved the throne amid Germany’s crisis.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Marshal von Hindenburg
William
Maximilian of
Baden
Maximilian
the Tageblatt
Germany
Wilhelm
No Irredentist Chance for Foe British Advice
Paris reports Jules Cambon, head of the peace commission for Polish affairs, outlining a plan to create a Polish state with firm foundations while honoring nationalities, as Lloyd George warns Germany must not trigger irredentist movements east of the Vistula.
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Paris
Havas
Supreme Allied Council
Jules Cambon
Peace Conference Commission of
Lloyd George
Germany
Vistula
Food Prices Down Six Per Cent But Still Up
Prices showed a six per cent drop for the month ending February 15, while overall levels remained 9 per cent higher than February 1918 and about 75 per cent above 1913. Of 42 articles, 26 were cheaper in February. declines reached 33 percent or more, with potatoes pushing the lone upturn at 25 percent. War stamp sale push launched to promote savings in retail stores nationwide.
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Washington, D. C
Department of Labor
Washington
Savings Division of the Treasury
Million Russians to Return Home Over Job Shortages
The executive committee of the second Russian colonial convention announces the incorporation of the Svoboda Steamship line in Delaware. They state the motive is the dissatisfaction of Russian workers with employment conditions in the United States and plan to purchase steamships to transport 1,000,000 members.
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Proms
Uusean Workersy Bolshevik
New York
Svoboda Steamship Line
Stry
Delaware
Anti trust law questions loom over steel price pact
Washington March 21 industrial board headed by George M. Peek met with Attorney General Palmer to seek legal judgment on a steel and iron price scale for 1919. The agreement with the steel trade may violate anti trust laws, delaying full implementation.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Industrial Board
Palmer
George M. Peek
Department of Justice
Royal Belgian King and Queen Visit Pershing in Chaumont
King Albert and Queen Elizabeth of Belgium arrived in Chaumont by car for a visit with General Pershing at his château. They reviewed the 81st American Division at Courban airfield and later joined Pershing and allied officials for tea with the general and staff.
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Associated Press
Chaumont
France
Albert
Elizabeth
Belgium
Gen. Pershing
Courban
Promise of Allies to Rebuild Belgium to Be Kent
Premier Belacroix spoke on March 21 about Belgium’s 1819 budget showing a deficit over 600 million francs to be covered by income and inheritance taxes as well as tobacco and spirits levies. He said 10 billion francs are needed to liquidate war costs, stressing the country’s survival hinges on allied promises to rebuild Europe and their spirit of generosity.
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Belgium
Kent
Associated Press
Brussel
Marth
Belacroix
Lwe
Europe
Belgian Refugees in England Thrive and Face Tax Demand
Belgian refugees who fled to England at the war’s start have prospered, court testimony in Hempstead shows. Women earned up to 1500 dollars yearly and men 2500 to 3500 dollars, yet 500 Belgians ignored income tax notices. the court ordered immediate compliance.
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England
London
Associated Press
Hempstead
Textile workers strike on multiple fronts sparks protests
Reports from Paterson and Lawrence describe violent clashes and arrests as woolen mill picketing and mob actions unfold. Mrs. Glendower Evans leads Lawrence strikers in dawn patrols at Ashford Mills, while in Paterson authorities quell a fray between militia reserves and workers and sympathizers.
Buenos Aires Port Strike Sparks Indefinite Tie Up by Boat Owners
Buenos Aires reports government orders longshoremen to unload coastwise steamers to allow trans Atlantic vessels, but workers refuse. Boat owners vow to tie up all vessels indefinitely, halting river port traffic as a measure in the ongoing port disruption. In Washington, the US Agriculture Department urges continued home garden production to meet food needs amid war and reconstruction efforts.
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Buenos Aires
Associated Press
Paraguay
Patagonia
Associated Fress
Washington,d. C
Department of Agriculture
Department
United States
War Labor Board to Settle Clinton Plant Trouble
In Clinton Iowa on March 21 workers returned to the Iten Biscuit company plant as the War Labor Board proceeds with arbitration over unresolved strike issues. Board decisions will be retroactive to this morning, with operations resumed under pre strike conditions.
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War Labor Board
Clinton Plant
Clinton
Iten Biscuit Company
United States War Labor Board
Courier delivery deadline and reprint policy notice
The notice states newspapers should be delivered before 5 30. If late due to carrier error or other cause, call 3330 and a copy will be sent. Phone calls must reach the office before 6 30 p m.
Fake income tax advisers face charges in US probes
The article reports that private income tax advisers in several states allegedly misled taxpayers and filed false returns amid a rush to file. Investigations by United States attorneys are expected. reforms include an IRS volunteer corps to educate the public on tax regulations.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Sles
oMicars
United States
TASB
Internal Revenue
Roper
Hamburg Seamen Refuse to Crew Ships Carrying Troops
Hamburg seamen vote to refuse duty on ships delivering German merchant vessels under entente demand. They insist half the crew be unioned and the other half recruited by the transport union, while German steamers Burgermeister von Melle and Burgermeister Schroeder stay docked in Hamburg amid protests.
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Associated Press
London
Hamburg Seamen’s Union
Sup
Hamburg Senate
Germany
Union
Transport Union
Amsterdam
Asamen
Berlin
Copenhagen
Burgermeister von Melle
Burgermeister Schroeder
Brussels
Hamburg
Paris
Cleveland
Patricia
Cape Finisterre
United States
England
America
Paderewski Thanks for Food Sent to Poland
Premier Paderewski of Poland thanks Herbart Hoover for American relief food sent to Poland. He recalls noble efforts of four years to aid Poland and praises Col. Grove and staff for daily higher quality bread aiding thousands after years of suffering.
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Associated Press
Paris
Paderewoki
Poland
Herbart Hoover
Allied Relief
M. Paderewski
Grove
Col. Grove
Fishing Grant to Japanese Reported by Mexico
At the request of Senator Phelan of California the state department is inquiring into a report that Japanese fishing interests have been granted concessions on the west coast of Mexico. Officials said today no information had been received to indicate such concessions. Operations of Mexican American and Japanese fishermen off the Mexican coast have long been a source of controversy.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Phelan
California
State Department
Mexico
Mexican
Year Ago Foe Made Last Big Drive Before Yanks Came
Washington March 21. One year past the German onslaughtstoked by a peak power aimed to crush Britain before American troops arrived. In nine months the US armies broke the hinge of the front and Sedan fell. German leaders then fled as their nation surrendered to avoid capture.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Picardy
Machinge
Germany
Rhine
Sedan
Italy and Jugo-Slav land row sharpens at peace talks
Italian delegation withdraws from the Paris conference over Fiume and Dalmatia disputes. Reports say Italy demands Fiume and key Dalmatian ports while Jugo-Slavs press for a Croatian city port. Telegraph dispatches note frontier issues hinder rapid treaty progress and US allies pursue a settlement.
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Paris
Bas
Fiume
Italy
Neace
Orlando
House of the
Italf
Adriatic
Dalmatian
Jando
Chamber of Deputies
Quarnero
Jugo-Slavia
Supreme Council
Paria
Associated Press
Wilson
Clemenceau
Lloyd George
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Pershing
United Mine Workers
Hayes
Associated Presay Pagsaic
N. J
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Indianapolis
Ind
Frank J. Hayes
United Mine Workers '‘of America
General Policy Committee
United Mine-workers
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Board of Trade
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Woller
Basel
San Felice
Austria-Hungary
Associated Presa
Gereman-Austria
Vienna
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