Covenant Draft Drops Monroe Doctrine and Racial Equality Plans
The draft covenant of the League of Nations avoids references to the Monroe doctrine and to racial equality recognition. It moves through a special committee after March 27 with amendments on female open offices and two years notice for withdrawal. President Wilson guards Article X while reception of the Monroe amendment awaits delegations’ views.
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Paris
League of Nations
Council of Ten
League
Wilson
TROOPS TO STAY IN SIBERIA
Secretary of War Baker said he had made no statement about withdrawing American troops from Siberia after his west visit. Reports had claimed a spring withdrawal, but U.S. troops in the north may depart when Archangel harbor frees in a month and navigation resumes.
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Washington
Baker
West
Siberia
United States
Archangel
Mystery of Cyclops disappearance remains unsolved
Berlin reports the German admiralty cannot aid in solving the mid March disappearance of the U S naval collier Cyclops bound from Brazil to the United States with a crew of fifteen officers and 221 men plus 57 passengers and a cargo of mane machines.
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Cyclops
Berlin
United States
Brazil
Chippewa Chief Appeals Senate for Federal Education Aid
Chippewa leader Gabgenrdaush appeared in full regalia on the White Earth reservation senate floor seeking federal appropriations for education in the Tidlate reserve vallone. The chief spoke through the presid ing offrene's elaby with no interpreter, requesting legislative support for Native education funding.
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Senate
St. Vusul
Gabgenrdaush
White Earth
Geophone Aids Military Sound Exploration Under Ground
A fragment notes the geophone deployment for detecting sounds both above and below the surface, hinting at extensive symbolic or military uses. The text references wartime operations and the role of geophones in listening for subsurface activity, with mentions of Washington and national efforts.
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Washington
Montana Pioneer Dies in Helena Montana
A Montana pioneer and veteran of the Civil War era died in Helena on Thursday. The obituary notes his role shaping the state during its formative period and venerates his contributions to local development and community life.
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Los Atgeles
Martin Magin
Heleda
Mont
Montara i
Lincoln court rules tax deduction for Liberty bonds
The supreme court holds that Liberty bonds owned by national banks may be deducted from the variation of a bank’s capital stock when valuations are fixed for state taxation. The ruling clarifies how state tax assessments apply to federal securities held by banks in Lincoln.
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Bank
Lincoln, Nebe
National Banks
Chinet
Supreme Court
Masaryk Denies Quit Report Reaches Washington
The Czecho Slovak demands denied the earlier report of President Masaryk's resignation. An official note sent via Copenhagen courier in the week reached Washington on Thursday, confirming Masaryk has not stepped down.
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Washington
Masaryk
Copenhagen
Ferdinand Victim of Hun Conspiracy
New York report details secret Austro-Hungarian documents indicating German Magyar ties to curb Archduke Francis Ferdinand. The papers describe Berlin Budapest cooperation to counter Ferdinand as he sought independence from Berlin influence. No definitive Serbian plot found, and Ferdinand is depicted as friendly to Serbia against Magyar power.
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New York
George Creel
Committee On Public Information
Count Czernin
Austria-Hungary
Edgar Sisson
Prague
Bohemian
Francis Ferdinand
Austria
Sarajevo
William
Creel
Sisson
United States
Berlin
Budapest
Archduke Francis Ferdinand
Serbia
Auto Plunges Into Bay In Harbor Tragedy
Two women drowned when a car driven by J. P. Arthur of Waukegan Illinois plunged from a wharf into the bay near Oakland. The Victims were identified as Mrs. James E. Stockton and Mrs. Charles V. Smith, both residents of Hayward.
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Oakland
J. P. Arthur
Waukegan
Ill
James E. Stockton
Charles V. Smith
Hayward
Major Roosevelt Dies at Sea on Voyage to New York
Major James A Roosevelt, commander of the 802nd ammunition train and cousin of the late Colonel Theodore Roosevelt, died during the voyage aboard the transport Great Northern en route to New York where he was to arrive Thursday.
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Roosevelt
New York
James A. Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
Great Northern
Pogrom in Buenos Aires Slaughters Thousands of Jews
The Zionist Organization of America cites a report from Buenos Aires stating thousands of Jews were killed in a pogrom on January 9, according to the organization.
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New York
Buenos Aires
Zionist Organization of America
Rear Admiral Plunkett Led Naval Railway Batteries in France
Rear Admiral Charles P. Plunkett commanded the American naval railway batteries whose actions in the closing weeks of World War I showcased their effectiveness in France.
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Charles P. Plunkett
France
Poles Still Hold Lemberg Despite Official Reports
Interview published in the Matin cites Wada Voevod, a Russian carrier member, saying Lemberg remains in Polish hands after earlier reports of a Ukrainian capture. The claim contrasts a recent update from Ukrainian forces through other channels.
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Lemberg
Parla
Wada Voevod
Matin
Egypt Seethes as Churchill Calls Insurrection Threat
In the House of Commons on Tuesday Winston Spencer Churchill secretary for war declared that Egypt was in a virtual state of insurrection amid mounting tensions and calls for military service bil for imperial defense.
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Egypt
Churchill Saya
London
House of Commons
Winston Spencer Churchil
Hun Chiefs Face Trial for Grimes Plot in Berlin
Berlin reports say a court of investigation for war figures is to be created by the national assembly. The plan targets generals Ludendorff and von Bethmann-Hollweg, Admiral Tirpitz, and von Jagow, amid rumors of a Spartacan revival and renewed unrest. The first American food ships arrived as Germany moves toward Versailles talks.
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Berlin
Vossische Zeitung
National Assembly
Ludendorff
von Bethmann-Hollweg
Tirpitz
von Jagow
von Luttwitz
Republik
Weimar
Versailles
Germany
Great Fund for Exporters Opens for Foreign Trade Loans
Washington reports a new government foreign trade fund of up to 50 million dollars will be accessible to American exporters through War Finance Corporation loans. Regulations setting terms at about 5 percent for up to five years require adequate collateral. Exporters plan to move quickly once rules are finalized and applications begin.
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Washington
War Finance Corporation
Burleson Removes Mackay From Postal Telegraph Co
Clarence H. Mackay is ousted from management of the Postal Telegraph and Cable Co after a March 22 postmaster general order. The action follows long-standing tensions between government control of telegraph services and Postal Telegraph leadership.
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Burleson
Clarence Mackay
Telegraph Co
Washington
Clarence H. Mackay
Postal Telegraph and Cable Company
Postal Telegraph & Cable Company
Postal Company
Outbreak in Budapest sparks mob attack on post office
A Budapest report says a mob stormed the post office and military buildings and destroyed Honved monuments as extremists计划 to establish a soviet republic.
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Budapest
Copenhigetiera Budapest Diapateh
Extreme Socialiste
Allies Occupy Major Part of Hungary Including Miogary
London reports Allied troops have seized most of Miogary to curb Bolshevik gang lundering, leaving Budapest and nearby districts under control. The action aims to curb Bolshevik threats and restore order in the region.
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Hungary
London
Miogary
Budapest
Prediction of Cheaper Food Prices After Conference
Chairman Peek of the commerce industrial board predicted cheaper food in the near future after a New York conference with Food Administration officials. He said misunderstandings about Hoover’s wheat price statement were clarified and the grain appropriation would help keep wheat affordable and support lower prices for other products.
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Washington
Peek
Department of Commerce Industrial Board
Food Administration
New York
Hoover
Congress
Paris conference blamed for Hungary Bolshevism delay
London morning papers uniformly blame the Paris conference for Hungary embracing Bolshevism and the widespread dissatisfaction over the peace delay.
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Congress
London
Hungary
Radicals Attack Secret Service in New York
About 5000 radicals cheered a proposal to dock National Security League members and United States Secret Service agents in the East River, signaling tense anti government sentiment.
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Secret Service
New York
National Security League
United States
East River
Farrand Named Chairman of Red Cross Central Committees
Dr. Livingston Farrand former president of the University of Colorado is appointed chairman of the central committees and executive head of the American Red Cross in a leadership appointment.
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Livingston Farrand
University of Colorado
American Red Cross
Three Smothered in Grain Crash at Saskatoon Elevator
Three men were smothered beneath several tons of grain when a Canadian National railway train struck a grain elevator at Saskatoon Saskatchewan. The elevator burst into flames engulfing the engine baggage car and express car.
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Sask
Canadian National Railway
Greek premier apologizes to American missionaries
Advices state Premier Eiptherios Vousselou of Greece personally apologized to the three American missionaries arrested on February 16 in Saloniki. The note follows reports received here a few days ago detailing the incident and diplomatic response.
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Constantinople
Eiptherios Vousselou
Greece
Saloniki
Germany risks peace by delaying signing of pact
German policy favors pressure on the entente through a movement aimed at influencing Wilson. Public opinion broadens beyond the government as reactionary, radical, and leftist groups unite to push closer ties with Russia, highlighted by Kautsky's Moscow visit amid Hungary’s upheavals.
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Wilson
Moscow
Herr Kautsky
Berlin
Germany
Russia
Kautsky
Hun N
Hungary
Hughes Proposes Seven Amendments to League Covenant
New York. Charles E. Hughes proposed seven amendments to the League of Nations covenant on Wednesday night. The edits aim to shield the American continent from European aggression, protect the United States from foreign administration, and revoke the guarantee of political independence that breeds dispute among member nations.
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New York
United States
Charles EB. Hughes
National Woman Suffrage Group Forms Nonpartisan League
After two hours of debate the National American Woman Suffrage Association organized a nonpartisan, nonmilitant, nonsectarian Woman's Voters' League. The two-house structure includes delegates from voting and nonvoting states to secure voting rights through national and state laws and to increase the impact of women voters on government.
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St. Louis
National American Woman Suffrage Association
Woman's Voters’ League
United States
Rail Building Not Abandoned in Pittsburg
Walker D. Hines director of railroads told the Pittsburg Traffic club that despite railroad finances the administration will push ahead with as much of its improvement program as possible to keep labor employed and maintain tracks in repair.
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Pittsburg
Rairoad Administration
Walker D. Hines
Quiet in Cairo and Alexandria Reopens North Lines
Dispatches to the state department report internal conditions in Egypt have greatly improved. Cairo and Alexandria are quiet, and communications north of Cairo, previously interrupted, have been restored.
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Egypt
Washington
State Department
Cairo
Alexandria
Hun Leader Vows Not an Inch Surrender in Berlin Rally
Berlin reports a defiant speech by the Haupt leader promising no surrender of German territory and naming Dr Schiffer as finance minister in the new cabinet. A large crowd gathered outside the chancellery palace on Sunday per the Tages Zeitung.
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Berlin
Ensat
West
Dr. Schiffer
Palsace
Former Missouri Judge Indicted in Saloon Extortion Case
Grand jury returns indictments charging former county court judges William Bub and Marvin Kirkman with conspiracy to extort money from saloonkeepers in Wintrop Missouri. The case hinges on alleged coercive payments tied to county business.
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Missouri
Br. Joseph
William Bub
Marvin Kirkman
Wintrop
Melt All Statues Demand Across Germany
Berlin Socialists push to melt all statues of former leaders and statesmen, including Bismarck, and to transfer the materials to industry. The proposal calls for removal of monuments as a public policy measure.
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Berlin
Socialiets
Bavaria
Bismarck
Iyduetey
Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Proves Helpful
A reader testimonial from Mrs D M R of Ti describes relief from female troubles after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She reports improved health allowing daily work on a small farm and credits recommendations from friends. The ad notes familiarity with the product and its long history of use.
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Lydia B. Pinkeham
D. M
Hall's Catarrh Cure Described In Old Advert Script
The text discusses catarrhal deafness caused by inflammation of the Eustachian tube lining. It notes hearing impairment from mucous buildup and references a product called Hall's Catarrh Cure as a remedy. The fragment mentions names and locations associated with the advertisement.
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Agereeds Hall Caarre Med
Catarr
HALL
Fortune Teller Promises Long Life To Wealthy Old Man
An elderly man, ninety six, visits a fortune teller who predicts a long life and wealth. He exits excitedly, handing her a large denomination note, and she confirms that both his life and money are assured.
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Bir
War Increases Mental Diseases
Figures from the New York State Hospital commission show 8,905 more admissions to state hospitals in 44 months since war began than in the same period before hostilities. Prewar admissions were 29,816 versus 88,311 after. State hospitals are housing about 6,500 more patients than capacity.
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New York State Hospital Commission
Practical Estimate Says Briggins Is A Good Loser
Dialogue notes practical loss control as Briggins earns praise for never losing more than two or three dollars, even in bad luck, prompting the remark that he is a good loser.
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Briggins
Luck Brings a Full Day's Search for It
The remark notes that those who devote long hours—fifteen or sixteen per day—in seeking It encounter plentiful luck and perseverance as a guiding factor in their pursuit.
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von Luden
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Hughes
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Lydia E. Pinkham
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