Berlin Communist Uprising Suppressed Amid Arrests and Orders
Police report controlling the Berlin insurrection district after fighting. A thousand unemployed men attempted factory seizures on the outskirts but were repelled. The Berlin communist paper was ordered suspended and loot was handed over as leaders sought a truce. In Merseburg, ex I. W. W. members lead demonstrations while workers hold Bitterfeld factories under a red army of 3,000.
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Berlin
Eiselben
Hellstedt
Mansfield
W. W
Merseburg
Germany
I. W.W
Leuna
Red Army
Saxony
Bitterfeld
Klarfeld
Halle
Injured Flyer Improved in Natchez Hospital
In Natchez Mississippi Lieut Wh D Coney showed slight improvement this afternoon Dr J B Ullman said Coney’s temperature at 103 earlier is now equal He is conscious and pain free though spinal fracture pain is common His mother travels from Jacksonville Florida and is due tonight Egypt has become a major rice exporter supplying a large domestic demand.
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Natchez, Miss
D. Coney
Egypt
Messenger slain by four bandits in Chicago
Halmar Johnson Brinks Express messenger was killed today on the North Side by four payroll bandits who seized two money packages. He resisted to save the loot and died as the bandits escaped in a stolen car identified with State Senator Hull. Loot amount unknown.
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Chicago
Halmar Johnson
Brinks Express Company
Johnson
Hull
Four Black Men Publicly Whipped in Delaware Workhouse
In Washington Delaware on Saturday afternoon four black men were publicly whipped at the New Castle county workhouse in the jail yard before about 125 people. Warden M S Plummer administered the punishment with a three foot regulation whip. Three men flinched while one accepted the blows with a smile. The event sparked county debate over the whipping post as a crime deterrent.
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Washington
Del
New Castle County
Delaware
M. S. Plummer
Plummer
Marry Em Young Says Judge Sabath Verdict
Judge Joseph Sabath, divorce chancellor, urges early marriages as the surest path to happiness. Louis Legner reports leap year weddings spur by apartment hunting and a rise in licenses for mismatched ages, with older men marrying younger women.
Hoover Ideas May Gauge A Cabinet Break
United Press report by Clarence Dubois details Herbert Hoover three weeks into office studying six industries to foster nationwide business cooperation. He aims to delegate more, transfer duties to commerce, and push foreign trade through credits and coordinated ocean relief, rail, shipping, and manufacturing inputs.
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Clarence Dubois
United Press
Washington
Mar
Herbert ‘Hoover
Hoover
Commerce Department
Republican Party
Europe
Detectives to Escort Prisoner Linked to Payroll Robbery
Two Cleveland detectives proceed to Columbus to extradite a man confined in the Ohio penitentiary. Identified by Sam Purpera aged 17 as a participant in the payroll robbery and murders of Alfred C. Sly and K. Fanner last December.
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Cleveland
Columbus
Ohio Penitentiary
Sam Purpera
Alfred C.,sly
Ee K. Fanner
Wilson to be watched by physicians after illness
Former President Wilson showed improvement today and physicians expect no permanent ill effects from yesterday's indigestion attack. Dr. Cary T. Grayson checked on him at the Wilson home as relatives grew concerned by his restless night and the possibility of a second attack.
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Washington
Wilson
Cary T. Grayson
Dee Grayson
Sterling Rutf
Annual Race Cleveland Sparked by Spring Fever
The annual spring fever season for runaway boys is noted in Cleveland on March 26. Chief Smith warns of troubles ahead as warm weather spurs hockey play and daytime country outings.
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Cleveland
Chief Smith
Knights Templar Easter Service Announcement
Special notice for Knights and ladies to meet at the Masonic Temple Sunday at 9 30 and march to the First Christian church. After service they return to the Temple for luncheon signed by Chas E Cameron and Jas A Palmer Rev dated 3 25 2
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Knights Templar
Masonic Temple
First Christian Church
Temple
Chas. E. Cameron
Jas. A. Palmer
Hope Held For Five In Navy Balloon Incident
Pensacola reports little hope for rescue of five men aboard the navy balloon blown out to sea. Search continued at dawn with power boats dirigibles and a growing flotilla of planes. Pigeons released from the balloon reached Panama City carrying faint messages about distance and altitude.
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Pensacola
Fla
United Press
Navy
Panama City
German Government Accuses Communists of Forging Revolution
Berlin reports the government accused the communists of instigating a staged revolution to pressure workers and force reparations, while the authorities blamed the communists for exploiting Poland and the reparations issue to topple the present administration. The government predicted the uprisings would be crushed by tomorrow.
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Berlin
Germany
Carnival Coming In Athens This April Under Red Men
The J. L. Cronin Carnival Company will perform in Athens during the week of April 18 under the auspices of the Red Men Lodge.
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J. L. Cronin Carnival Company
Athens
Uder
Red Men Lodge
Auditor Seeks Back Taxes On Howard Spears Estate
County Auditor Fred Cornwell files in court for a restraining order to stop drawing funds from the First National Bank in Glouster held for the Howard Spears estate. Taxable property valued at about 50 000 largely transfers to W J Spears of Seattle while no will or administrator is found. Auditor seeks transfer of taxes owed to the state and county.
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Howard Spears
Glouster
Fred Fred Cornwell
First National Bank
Spears
W. J. Spears
Seattle
Washington
Rain Forecast for Easter Sunday Across Nation
Weather likely to bring widespread rain from Friday night into Easter Sunday across nearly all regions. Forecasters warn of unsettled conditions as forecasts call for rain nationwide, with showers affecting many states and communities.
Teen Men Are Indicted a Second Time
Madison March 26 Fighting Bob LaFollette addressed a Farmer Labor conference in the capitol assembly room. He defended his war record and attacked Washington policies, warning of trouble unless the government is returned to the people and opposing communism while preferring public ownership over Morgan.
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Madison, Wis
Bob” LaFollette
Capitol
Farmer-Labor
Washington
Morgan
Restraining Order Blocks Bank Funds in Cleveland
Mrs. Anna McGannon was granted a restraining order preventing the Society for Savings Bank in Cleveland from issuing any funds to or for William H. McGannon, former chief justice of the state. The ruling stops the bank from handling McGannon related transactions pending further court action.
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Cleveland
Anna McGannon
Society For Savings Bank
William H. McGannon
Pagermer
Aty
Tourism fares cut for summer travel across rail lines
Chicago reports railroads announce reduced summer rates from June 1 to October 1. Discounts range from 10 percent on eastern routes to about 33 percent to the Rockies and Pacific coast. Northern excursions drop about 15 percent, with home-seeker rates likely on the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul line from St Paul to Montana Idaho and Washington.
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Chicago
America
Travlel
Rockies
Pacific Coast
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
St. Paul
Sioux City
Montana
Idaho
Washington
May Get the Money Without a Sacrifice
Dorothy Miller a 16 year old girl in Tren ton New Jersey offered herself in marriage for 1000 dollars to pay for her mother's operation. An unknown man phoned the St Paul Daily News promising a certified check for the girl with no marriage required. Misses Freda and Helena Gillilan are spending Easter vacation with their parents at Torch.
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ST. Paul, Minn
United Press
Dorothy Miller
Trenton
N. J
St. Paul Daily News Today
Freda
Helena Gillilan
The
John Hancock High School
Torch
Refuse Trade With Russia Refused by U S Officials
Washington reports that Soviet activities from Moscow influence the U S decision to cut trade with Russia. Secretary Hughes seeks convincing evidence of policy change. In 1911 European Russia imports stood at 526.7 million with 51.0 million from the United States. by 1919 imports totaled 523.6 million with 441.2 million from the United States.
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A. J. Bradford
United Press
Washington
Moscow
Western Hemisphere
Europe
Asia
Hughes
United States
Russia
Macnstons
Chen Wan Graw
Department of Commerce
Japanese Warship Sent to Siberian Coast to Protect Fishermen
Tokio March 26 United Press reports a Japanese warship will be sent to the Siberian coast to guard fishermen after China refused to extend fisheries agreements and access to Siberia.
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Tokio
United Press
China
Siberia
Siberian
Judge Sayre to Speak at Easter Service at Presbyterian Church
Judge E. D. Sayre will discuss the trial of Jesus from a lawyer perspective during Sunday evening Easter service at the Presbyterian church. Morning service will be presided over by Dr. J. A. Miller with many youths from the church taking part.
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Sayre
E. D. Sayre
Jesus
Presbyterian Church
J. A. Miller
Joint savings accounts common among Cleveland couples
Cleveland bankers report one third of local savings accounts are joint with husbands and wives. Most are held by elderly or newly married couples.
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Cleveland, Mar
Cleveland
Easter Eggs Cheap in Columbus Market Offer
Market dealers in Columbus advertise Easter eggs at 25 cents each making holiday supplies affordable for shoppers.
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Columbus
Griffith case on Martins Ferry murder trial in Ohio
The state rested at 11 25 today in the W T Griffith case a Moundsville penitentiary prisoner on trial for first degree murder for the alleged slaying of Henry Lewis a fellow convict when Griffith escaped from the institution Jan 9.
Judge Worstell Explains No Women Jurors In Athens County
Judge Worstell of the common pleas court explains why Athens County juries lack women as the current wheel was drawn before eligibility changes. He notes accommodations may need alterations and that future juries could include women once the new commission arrives in May. He adds thoughts on ideal jurors and jury composition.
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Athens County
Worstell
Common Pleas Court
Moonshine Fight Leaves Officers Wounded Near Charleston
In Charleston West Virginia a clash with alleged moonshiners left Justice of the Peace Martin and Deputy Peter Of Charleston wounded and hospitalized at St Francis. The gunfight occurred at Davis Creek six miles from Charleston at two o clock with officers returning fire after order to halt.
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Charleston
W. Va
Mar
Justice of the Peace
Martin
Peter
St. Francis Hospital
Davis Creek
Charton
Pony
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