German Revolt Grips Berlin and Stuttgart Leaders Step Down
Reports say Dr Von Kapp and General Von Luettwitz resign amid threats of a soviet republic as workers mass in Essen and clashes erupt in Hagen. Observers pin hopes on Stuttgart assembly to form a stable government while deputies threaten Berlin with immediate revolution.
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United Press
Germany
Berlin
Ebert
Stuttgart
von Kapp
von Luettwitz
Essen
Rhine and
Westphalia
Hagen
National Assembly
Paris
Wal von Kapp
Cohn
Daumig
Weissensee
Reinchkendorff
Spandau
Clashes in all cities of Prussia grip map of revolt
London dispatches report the German revolution led by Dr Wolfgang Kapp near collapse with growing opposition and resignations. Kiel cites 400 to 500 in the city as factions move to avert civil strife while Berlin opposition widens as a security guard faction sides with the Spartacists against the revolutionists.
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ED L. Keen
United Press
London
Wolgang von Kapp
Gaid von Kapp
Bagg
Kiel
Asses
Holland
Toma
Basle
Berlin
von Kapp
Spartacans
Blizzard disrupts Nonpartisan League in North Dakota primaries
In Bismarck North Dakota the Nonpartisan League faced a near defeat as blizzards disrupted rural and urban voting for presidential primaries. Senator Hiram Johnson led Republican nominee prospects while Bryan's name dominated Democratic ballots with Palmer McAdoo and Gerard names written on many ballots. Weather delayed results and voter turnout was light. In Minnesota storms halted precinct caucuses delaying county conventions and leaving several counties with uninstructed delegates.
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Bismarck
N. D
Hiram Johnson
W. J. Bryan
A.itchell Palmer
W. G. McAdoo
Gerard
ST. Paul
Minn
Mar
Minnesota
Treasury Secretary Houston proposes tax on undistributed profits
Secretary Houston told the House Ways and Means Committee that federal income taxes cannot be cut until after 1922. He urged revising several federal taxes to adjust revenues and offset the Supreme Court ruling voiding stock dividends by imposing a tax on undistributed profits of all corporations after January 1, 1921.
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Washington
Mar
Secretary of the Treasury
Houston
House
Ways and Means Committee
Supreme Court
Germans Foiled in Effort to See the Kaiser at Amerongen
Several prominent Germans arrived by automobile at Amerongen yesterday seeking an audience with the former Kaiser. They were not admitted despite repeated attempts, according to reports from The Hague.
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the Hague
Amerongen
Kaiser
Auto Bandits Hit Cleveland Again
Three automobile bandits robbed the pay master of the American Borvesk Silk company of 12400 dollars as he left a branch bank of the Cleveland Trust company in Cleveland Ohio this morning. The bandits escaped.
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Cleveland, O
American Borvesk Silk Company
Cleveland Trust Company
Labor Candidate Leads in St. Paul Mayor Race
William Henry Mahoney, labor candidate, won St Paul’s majority nomination for mayor with complete returns. Incumbent Mayor Laurence C Hodgeson was re nominated alongside Mahoney in the St Paul race.
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Labor
St. Paul
Hoover Criticizes Publication of His Letter on League
In Washington on March 17 publication of Herbert Hoover's letter to President Wilson from last April stirs Senate debate as the treaty moves toward final stages. Hoover urges the US to stay out of treaty committees to help form a strong world court and predicts further European upheaval. Supporters say the letter strengthens Hoover as a potential president and shifts talk away from charges of internationalism.
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Washington
Herbert Hoover
Wilson
Hoover
United States
League of Nations
Europe
Hoover labels memo on commissions as breach of taste
Herbert Hoover denounces a memorandum he drafted at the peace conference as a breach of good taste while noting later changes about the United States having a representative on the reparations commission. He says some papers published a copy of the memo he prepared during the conference.
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New York
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
Europe
Ohio Supreme Court Upholds Auto Tax Law
Ohio's new graduated automobile tax law was declared constitutional by the state supreme court. The ruling triggers automatic issuance of license tags and sets the tax schedule: $8 for cars up to 25 HP, $12 for 25–35 HP, $20 for over 35 HP, plus 20 cents per 1000 pounds of capacity for trucks.
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Columbus
Ohio
Supreme Court
State Automobile Department
A. R. Snow
State Registrar of Autos
Smith
Ohio senators and campaigns shape 1920 governor race rumors
In Columbus Ohio on March 17 leaders await Senator Harding's return to the peace treaty push as General Wood's team plans Ohio stump visits before the primary. Rumors from Roscoe E McCullough's 16th district suggest a three way governor race may shrink to three, with McCullough possibly seeking a fourth term in Congress to avoid Democratic victory in the district.
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Columbus
Harding
Senate
General Wood
Ohio
Roscoe E. McCullough
G. O. P. International
McCullough
Congress
Ralph D. Cole
Scout Meet for Troop One Set at 6:30 Thursday
Troop One Boy Scouts will gather as usual Thursday evening at 6:30 o'clock in the Presbyterian church for their regular meeting.
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Presbyterian Church
Kapp Says Counter Revolution Will Crush Communists
A Berlin dispatch reported Dr. Wolfgang Kapp told correspondents negotiations with the Ebert cabinet were abandoned to concentrate power against the communists. He warned of a party revolt and urged reporters to stay off the streets as the counter revolutionary government braces for action.
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London
Berlin
Wolfgang Kapp
Ebert
Kapp
Sleepin g sickness outbreak reported in Canton Ohio
One person is dead and nine others are sick with sleeping sickness in Canton Ohio according to reports to the Canton medical society by members today.
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Ohio
Canton
Canton Medical Society
Wilson views Turkish forces to leave Constantinople
President Wilson has informed Under Secretary Polk that he believes the Turks have no right to stay in Constantinople and should be ejected. The communication was reported as semi official today.
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Washington
Mar
Wilson
Polk
Constantinople
Baltic Troops Used by Royalists to Oust Ebert
General von Liettwitz, once Noske’s lieutenant under Ebert, trained Baltic troops who dispatches say were used by von Luettwitz and other royalists to overturn Ebert. The photo shows him as the new head of Germany’s military forces and without the goose step.
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von Luettwitz
Ebert
Gsemtag
von Liettwitz
Noske
Baltic
Germany
DeValera Urges Irish To Pledge Fealty On St Patrick
Washington report on Eamonn DeValera calling for Irish unity under the Motherland. He says Sons and daughters of the Gael must band together to break political slavery and be the dawn for the despairing, urging will and a clear way forward.
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Washington
Eamonn DeValera
Irish Republic
Sons and Daughters of the Gael
Foch Declares Rhine Front Secure Against German Revolt
Marshal Foch and allied commanders report the Rhine front ready to meet any emergency from the German revolution. Foch has returned to Paris confirming the security posture along the Rhine.
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Mayence
Foch
Alled
Rhine
Paris
Fair price administrators unlikely to curb high living costs
In Columbus Ohio F C Croxton former Ohio food administrator said the federal move to appoint fair price administrators in Ohio cities will not solve the high cost of living. He urged extension of the state bureau of markets and a state controlled market news service to unify reporting as prices vary by region.
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Columbus
Ohio
Department of Justice
Washington
F. C. Croxton
Croxton
Bureau of Markets
Resolution to ease German Austrian trade in postwar era
A bill introduced in the House by Representative Britton Illinois proposes a peace era commission to restore normal trade with Germany and Austria. The body would include the secretary of state commerce labor treasury and the chairmen of the federal trade commission and the shipping board to guide trade development.
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Washington
Mar
United States
Germany
Austria
House
Britton
Illinois
Secrtary of Commerce
Secretary of Labor
Secretary of the Treasury
Federal Trade Commission
The
Shipping Board
Trade Development Commission
Little Clase Banquet Ticket Deadline Today
Tickets must be collected for the Little Clase Banquet scheduled Friday. Organizers urge attendees to secure passes at the designated club office before the event.
Bryan Says Prohibition and Treaty Not Key Issues
In a Washington interview William Jennings Bryan says the presidential race should focus on major domestic problems and that prohibition and the peace treaty should not be campaign planks. He argues Democrats favor ratification with Lodge reservations but sees the treaty as a campaign matter could yield changes if voters demand it.
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Hugh Bailie
United Press
Washington
Mar
William J.arse
T Y
Bryan
Senate
Jefferson
Democratic Party
League of Nations
Democratic Organization
New York
Wilson
Champion Joe Stecher Tops Hassane in Pro Wrestling
Champion Joe Stecher defeated Yussif Hassane in Pittsburgh with an arm lock and body scissors after an hour and 35 minutes last night, preserving his record.
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Pittsburgh
Joe Stecher
Yussif Hassane
New Britain Woman Found Dead In Trunk Murder Suspect Husband Sought
The body of Anna Evans, 20, was found strangled in a wardrobe trunk in her New Britain apartment. Police seek George Evans, her husband, after learning the crime occurred likely while he worked as a miner under the name Evinoff in Boulder, Colorado.
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New Britain
Conn
Mar
United Preas
Anna Evans
George Evans
Ae Evans
Alowell
Evans
Aged Teacher Hartzel Dies After Robbery Attack
Adelbert Hartzel of Newton Falls died in Warren today from injuries after last night’s robbery as he entered his home. The 74 year old school teacher was beaten unconscious by three thieves and robbed of 200 dollars.
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Warren
Adelbert Hartzel
Newton
Falls
Hartzel
Giant searchlight to flash messages over Dayton skies
Reports warn residents that a massive searchlight, the largest in the world with 1 250 000 000 candle power, will beam across the area during the Delco Light convention in Dayton. Weather permitting the beam will be visible up to 100 miles each night and flash messages in the continental code readable from Athens and beyond.
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Mars
Dayton
Athens
Yeggs Unlock Alger Bank With Torches
Yeggs used acetylene torches to burn doors of all safety deposit boxes at the Alger bank last night and escaped with the contents. The total loss remains undetermined.
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ALGER
Alger Bank
Anthracite miners await coal commission report before contract
New York March 17. Miners and operators say no new agreement can be reached until the soft coal commission report is public. Phillip Murphy, head of the miners delegation, said the eight member committee will wait to hear the government view before any anthracite pact. He accused operators of marking time awaiting the report to shape negotiations.
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New York
Bituminous Coal Commission
Washington
Committee of Eight
Phillip Murphy
Murphy
Soft Coal Commission
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