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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1920
Page
1
Reports from Berlin state the von Kapp government has little time left as President Ebert’s cabinet in Stuttgart rejects any compromise. Kapp tendered resignation while followers vow to fight on and bloodshed continues around Berlin. Washington notes a return to the old government is likely.
Major General Leonard Wood leads Minnesota's Republican presidential primary with a large margin over Hiram Johnson and Frank Lowden, while Hoover and Poindexter trail. St Paul and Minneapolis show Wood favored. Johnson and Lowden split second place in scattered precincts.
London report notes Dr. Wolfgang Kapp proposes resignation to open talks with the Ebert government. General Maercker travels toward Stuttgart bearing compromise proposals as the Ebert cabinet rejects any negotiations and calls for Kapp to resign unconditionally.
Berlin dispatch quotes Hanover Tageblatt reporting Field Marshal Von Hindenburg declares no intention or desire to participate in the new government. The statement comes as political changes unfold in Germany.
Paris reports the French foreign office learned Doctor Kapp plans to resign as chancellor of the new German government acknowledging the situation is hopeless. Meanwhile his military backers say they will hold out to the end.
Berlin dispatch reports fifty killed and two hundred wounded in clashes between communists and Reichswehr at Dresden after the telegraph building seizure. Fighting also cited in Leipzig Weimar and Görlitz as Hamburg holds against revolutionary forces. Mathias Erzberger reported arrested by revolutionists.
Berlin reports indicate clashes between revolutionists and workers across multiple quarters including Schoeneberg and Wilmersdorf. Fifteen people died and many were wounded in the unrest.
The exchange telegraph reports Kapp stating the Ebert cabinet via General Maerker offered to open negotiations on the condition that the new German cabinet include experienced prominent ministers. No confirmation has been received.
A Franklin county public sale in Brookville Indiana featured a houn' dog selling for 22 dollars while a horse fetched 26 dollars and another item named Noro bregeat brought 36 dollars at the same event.
NAVY 3 WASHINGTON Mar 16 The House Naval Affairs Committee reported the 1939 21 appropriation bill cutting the department estimate by nearly 300 million dollars The total is 424 450 000 about 200 million less than last year The panel approved new construction only at San Diego and Astoria and denied requests for San Francisco San Pedro and Port Angeles developments
Two masked men ambushed R. E. Stafford, cashier at the internal revenue office in Seattle’s federal building, and robbed the strong box of about $20,000 in currency. The haul encompassed nearly all cash returns from Monday’s income tax collections for the Seattle district.
Fire tugs fought a blaze at the Hauscher building an old riverfront landmark in Cleveland Ohio causing extensive damage and threatening nearby property. About sixty workers escaped as fire apparatus from across the city converged to contain the flames and prevent spread.
In Lexington Kentucky Mayor Bradley argues that despite 100 saloons closed and low drunkenness, police manpower remains vital as automobiles have replaced saloons as the police ward due to increased traffic, requiring as many officers as ever.
Paris reports a split on a Berlin compromise between Ebert and revolutionists. Munich dispatches deny it while the French foreign office leans toward belief in a deal for a new cabinet of experts and popular elections. Possible Hindenburg presidency noted if Ebert yields.
Commanding Mrs Daisy Barrell and family feigned cover and warned by a man described as a negro burglar who entered through the cellar and looted the home of cash and jewelry valued at 250 dollars.
The Rome Oil and Gas company Athens $7,000 was set today by A. A. Campbell, A. B. Roe, C. F. Kircher, et al, in Columbus Ohio. The formation marks a new oil venture with Athens money backing the deal.
Ohio authorities announce charges against seven Columbus millinery shops for selling heron aigrets and paradise birds feathers. Affidavits by state Fish and Game officials indicate similar action against an eighth shop. Penalties include fines from 25 to 200 dollars.
Ohio Supreme Court ruled that cities may issue bonds to buy street railway systems within legal limits. After reaching the limit, remaining bonds can be secured by a lien on the utility itself. The Toledo case spurred the ruling, advancing municipal ownership momentum.
Dale Perry of Maplewood Drive was arraigned for carrying concealed weapons after threatening to kill his mother and shoot himself. The 20 year old was held without bond in county jail following a violent episode triggered by a dispute over a horse.
Lima Ohio March 16 One man died from burns and two were seriously hurt when an Ohio Electric freight car and trailer derailed at the Erie railroad crossing. The cars plunged 12 feet into a fire and were destroyed. The dead is Wm Harnish 40 conductor West Liberty Ohio. The injured are W J Weymouth 34 motorman and John B Bintemier of West Liberty sheltering on the trailer.
Harry V. Allen filed a $10,000 damage suit against Dr. Harry H. Funk in common pleas court alleging alienation of his wife's affections. Trial to begin with 25 witnesses. Asa E. Ward represents Allen, Hancock & Nell defend Funk.
The Albany Sheep and Wool Growers Association will meet in Yorkes hall on Saturday at one o'clock. Plans for the coming year and vital questions for sheep men will be discussed.
A blaze at the Oak Rubber Company toy balloon plant caused $150800 damage and injured two people. Chester Frank, a volunteer firefighter, suffered severe burns while Glen Curtis was knocked from his roof by the blast. Fire crews from neighboring towns assisted. the cause remains unknown.
Frankfort dispatch reports denial from both sides that compromise negotiations with the Kapp government have begun. Stuttgart and Berlin correspondents say official statements declare any such talks as pure inventions and untrue.
Miss Helen Taft acting president of Bryn Mawr College and daughter of former President Taft will lecture at the public library this afternoon in support of the Bryn Mawr 2,000,000 fund drive. She arrived in Columbus with Mrs. Charles Tiffany of New York and is being hosted by local Bryn Mawr alumnae.
Congress considers a resolution to require Secretary Baker to state the status of 15,000 U S troops in Germany amid reports of fighting. House leaders debate whether Americans should enter any future action if allied powers move to enforce peace terms.
In Mt. Vernon Kentucky Henry Aldridge charged with hogstealing and Dave Singleton charged with operating moonshine on Crooked Creek escaped from jail Sunday night. Two other prisoners refused to leave the jail.
Parig reports a compromise term proposed by a dictator. General Maereker, the deputy, is en route to Stuttgart with the proposals and a list of all persons concerned.
The readable fragments describe a legal or court context with a judge and related action, but the text is highly garbled. No clear names, places, dates, or outcomes emerge from the fragment.
Severe fighting erupts in Berlin and suburbs after clashes between citizens and revolutionaries. Soldiers fire machine guns after a bomb at General Von Luettwitz’s Pottsdam Square HQ. Casualties spread across Charlottenburg Schoneberg Steiglitz with multiple deaths and injuries. Chancellor Kapp threatens leaders of the strike with death.
An armed group captured the telegraph office in Dresden, according to a Berlin dispatch, with reports of casualties arising from the incident.
Representative Thomas B. Smith of New York introduced a measure in the House proposing the United States extend a credit of 1 billion dollars to Germany. The plan was presented today in Washington as part of ongoing wartime financial policy discussions.
The wrecking tug Relief was believed to have towed the coastwise steamer Mohawk, disabled with 185 passengers, about 50 miles northeast of Wilmington, N C, after reporting trouble on its voyage from Jacksonville to New York. The Vaarli aiding the rescue of a small boat from the Sydnaes, which had sunk ten days earlier, with its captain and 11 men onboard.
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