Turbulent Budapest fights as Communists press gains
Reports from Budapest describe bloody street fighting between Communist guards and anti Bolshevik forces as Hungarian troops returning from Russia direct the defense. Casualties are said to be high while emigration is restricted and new decrees curb public life.
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Frank J. Taylor
United Press
Berlin
Mar
Budapest
Russia
Germany
Central Soviet
Ludendorff
Alexander Wekerle
Workers’ Council
Nations Assembly
Fritzadler
Visi
Untenta
Taxation muddle in Ohio eyed for May vote
Columbus March 26 The senate moves to relieve Ohio’s tax muddle by voting on the Parrett bill allowing counties towns and municipalities to hold a May 28 local option election on temporary relief outside the 1 percent Smith levy The plan would extend local government relief to end of 1919 and tie into a permanent taxation program from the joint taxation committee Also introduced were two bills for permanent taxation a re appraisal power and a broad inheritance tax A constitutional amendment on property tax classification was proposed with a May 28 vote date
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Columbus
Mar
Senate
Ohio
Parrett
Joint Taxation Committee
The
Tax Commission
Nearing Final Battle Casualties in Post Armistice List
Washington dispatch reports that America’s war casualty ledger is nearly complete with final casualties currently being published. Only late deaths or injuries since the armistice and any required list updates remain to be added.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
America
Plans to Financier Railroads Under Federal Control
Washington March 26 Plans for financing the railroads under federal control until Congress appropriates funds have been agreed upon by the War Finance Corporation the Railroad Administration and the individual railroads. The War Finance Corporation will make direct loans to the railroads announced Eugene Meyer Jr managing director.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Mar
Congress
War Finance Corporation
Railroad Administration
Eugene Meyer, Jr
Bolshevik Fronts Engage Across Northern Russia
General Kolchak pushes along the Kama in the Omsk region as Bolshevik lines resist on a three mile front near Ossa and Okhanek. Allies fail to advance on the Archangel front between Onega and Obozerskaya. Trotsky orders mobilization of the Neva torpedo division while two dreadnoughts are sent to Kronstadt but delayed by engine trouble.
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London
Kolachk
Kama
Omsk
Ossa
Okhanek
Archangel
Onega
Obozerskaya
Pineza
Trotsky
Neva
Cincinnati Welcomes Troops From 147th 186th 112th Units
Cincinnati news from March 26 reports a delayed arrival for Dilace and notes from Newport News that the 136th field artillery will depart Saturday and reach Cincinnati Sunday. Athens County Crimee boys are in the 136th at Milery.
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Cincinnati
147Th Infantry
186Th Field Artillery
112Th Military Police
Newport News
136Th Field Artillery
Athens County Comruree
136Th
Milery
Prosperity Ahead Predicted by E H Gary
Judge E H Gary head of a steel company predicted strong business progress and prosperity in the near future. He added the firm would not cut wages despite the optimistic forecast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary
E. H
Burton Warns of New World War If Peace Fails
Ex-senator Theodore E. Burton of Ohio, president of the League of Nations Union, spoke in Brooklyn on the proposed league. He warned that without concerted action among peace-loving nations, another terrific struggle looms. He said Germany welcomes returning soldiers and will rise again to prominence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Theodore E. Burton
Ohio
League of Nations Union
Chamber of Commerce
Brooklyn
Germany
Mumps Epidemic Halts High Society in Edwardsville
In Edwardsville Illinois business and social life pause as an influenza style epidemic slows activity. Sleeping sickness is not involved, mumps is reported as the illness impacting the community.
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Edwardsville
J A Patton Falls 20 Feet in Columbus Ambulance Stand
J A Patton fell twenty feet from a rear stairway and landed on top of an ambulance in Columbus. He was placed inside and rushed to the hospital with only slight injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
J. A. Patton
Chambers Asked to Aid Soldiers in Reemployment Efforts
Washington March 26 Colonel Arthur Woods wartime employment aide urged chambers of commerce in six thousand cities to take responsibility for finding work for returning service men. He warned unemployment will grow critical unless local groups establish employment bureaus and assist welfare bodies in providing buffer work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Chambers of Commerce
Arthur Woods
War Department
Woods
Westward Flood of Bolshevism Must Be Dammed
Prince Windisch Graetz warns that Bolshevism spreads from Hungary and Romania toward Western Europe. He urges immediate action by Entente powers, cites puppet rule under Karolyi, and notes Communist strength as remnants of radicalism reshape Hungary and fall to despair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rudolph Kommer
United Press
The
Berne
Prince Windisch-Graetz
Karl
Romania
Galicia
Hungary
Windisch-Graetz
Rumania
Europe
Peasants
Workers of
Karolyi
Czecho-Slovakia
Paris
Moecow
League of Nations Covenant to be Reworded for Plenary Session
Paris reports the league’s covenant will be rewritten in verbiage while keeping its core aim of peace through a community of nations. The revised draft may include stronger protections for sovereignty and a Monroe Doctrine guarantee, with a voting reform to empower America alongside Britain.
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ED L. Keen
United Press
Paris
League of Nation
Commission
League
Saar
House of Delegates
Senator Board
America
Great Britain
Wilson
Italy Threatens Quit Peace Conference Over Fiume Demand
Italy's peace delegates warn they will withdraw from the Versailles Conference if the Adriatic port of Fiume is not allotted to Italy. Jugoslavs insist the city, essential for a southern Adriatic trade outlet, should remain theirs. A minority of Fiume residents are Italian by blood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Fiume
Italy’s
Adriatic Sea
Jursias
Peace talks move toward broad treaty to end war
Paris dispatch reports a shift toward a comprehensive peace treaty replacing preliminaries. Observers expect joint terms to bind Germany and speed settlement, signaling a radical change in conference work and potential advantages for the Allies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred
Ferguson
United Press
Paris
Calting
Germany
Clean the Plates Advice Spurs KC Food Tip
Kansas City report notes Mrs. Helen Downing of Chicago urges clean plates and empty garbage pails as part of a broader dining hygiene push. The excerpt also references Tige and his canine pals amid ongoing hostilities offering no relief.
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Kansas City, MO
Tige
Helen Downing
Chicago
Knights Templar Conclave in Athens March 26 at 7 PM
Regular Athens Commandery conclave convenes tonight at seven with two Knighthood candidates to be conferred. Knights to attend in full uniform. Commander F. M. Hutchinson and Vice Commander Jas. A. Palmer preside.
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Atention
Knight Templars
Athens Commandery
F. M. Hutchinson
Jas. A. Palmer
Bec
Chicken stealing should be penitentiary offense says Thon
Springfield Illinois Representative Thon urges a bill to make chicken stealing a penitentiary offense though the measure gives no specification of the penalty type.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Ill
Thon
Special Carrier Service Ensures On Time Athens Delivery
Regular subscribers who miss delivery may call the Messenger up to 6 o'clock in the evening for a special carrier by bicycle at no extra charge. Routes are organized so every subscriber is served by 6 o'clock. If the paper is late after 6:56 call the Messenger Office on both phones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Murder Mystery Ties Robbery to Slaying in Nelsonville
The body of James P. Cassidy of Cannonsburg is found in the river near Nelsonville. Police and Connor Johnson investigate a possible robbery motive after bruises and a large cash sum were linked to the victim. A postmortem is ordered as officers seek arrests.
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York
Nelson
James P. Cassidy
Cannonsburg
Connor Johnson
Athens
Nelsonville
Harry Young
Cassidy
Cannesburg
The
Owls and Eagles
British Troops Occupy Assaman Amid Egyptian Unrest
British troops from the Soudan move to occupy Assaman around the Nile dam. Advices from Egypt say troops are widely distributed in the provinces. War Minister Churchill told the House of Commons that Egypt is virtually in insurrection and a large British force remains under arms.
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London
Soudan
Assaman
Great Nile Dam
Egypt
Churchill
House of Commons
Explorer Passes Atlanta Police Veteran Hanna
F. A. Hanna, 60, longtime Atlanta police officer for twelve years and a survivor of the 1882 Greely Arctic expedition, died in Atlanta on March 26.
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Atlanta
F. A. Hanna
Greely
Artic Regions
Children Perish in Gleiwitz Catholic School Crush
March 26 report from Weimar states eighty orphans died at a Gleiwitz Silesia Catholic school when a false alarm triggered a frantic stampede.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weimar
Gleiwitz
Silesia
Berlin forms volunteer corps to preserve order at home
General Hoffmann and General Lettow-Vorbeck organize a new volunteer corps to preserve order at home and protect the empire frontiers officials said today in Berlin. The force aims to support civil authorities amid mounting wartime pressures within the empire.
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Berlin
Hoffman
Lettow-Vorbeck
Empire
Mrs Bem Churchh ll Seeks Divorce Over Nude Parties
In Chicago Illinois Mrs Bem Churchh ll files for divorce alleging her husband staged nude parties at home. The case centers on alleged continuous conduct creating an unhappy marriage and seeks dissolution of the union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ill
Bem. Churchhll
British and German commissions invited to Spa for swift talks
A Berlin dispatch via Copenhagen says the British economic commission at Spa invited the German commission to send a final delegation to ensure rapid, unimpeded communication with the German government. Martial law governs Spain after demonstrations in Barcelona over food shortages, with the government pledging action to suppress disorders.
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London
Berlin
Copenhagen
British Economic Commission
Spa
Madrid
Spain
Barcelona
Census Takers Named in 1920 Plan by Commerce Dept
Washington March 26 Four hundred supervisors to direct the 1920 census as of January 1 will be named by the commerce department about July 1 census director Rogers announced. Supervisors will hire local enumerators who must pass a practical exam and fill out a sample census form. Supervisors will draw 1500 for about seven months plus one dollar per thousand enumerated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Mar
Commerce Department
Rogers
Giant hydroairplane wrecked near Newark Bay during test
The hydroairplane planned for Captain Sundstadt to cross the Atlantic was partly wrecked last night after plunging about 400 feet into Newark Bay. No further details on injuries or cause were provided.
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Bayoone
N. J
Sundstadt
Atlantic
Newark Bay
Nations urge immediate action to stabilize central Europe
Paris dispatch reports delegates press for swift, broad action to secure Central European nations amid Bolshevik expansion. Allies may provide armies and military support. Hungary, Russia, Poland, Ukraine, and Romania seen as volatile, with Germany's signing of peace treaty in doubt and France's unstable government cited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Phillip
United Press
Paris
Mar
Rtral
Europe
United States
Hungary
Russia
Poland
Ukraine
Rumania
America
Germany
Dozen Injured as Store Balcony Collapses in Philadelphia
Dozen people injured when the mezzanine balcony at Darlington's department store collapsed in downtown Philadelphia as job seekers crowded the area. Panic and screams filled the store as the structure gave way under the weight of the crowd.
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Philadelphia
Darlington'’s Department
New Hollow Gas Range Cover Converts Heat to Water Boiler
A hollow cover for gas range burners shields the flames and redistributes heat. It can be connected with a boiler to heat water, turning the range into a compact integrated heating system.
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