Dictatorship Collapses in Berlin and Government Restored
Reports say the reactionary dictatorship in Berlin collapsed and the old constitutional government resumed control. Defense Minister Nuske and President Ebert returned to Berlin as Vice Premier Schiffer took charge of affairs after Kapp relinquished his bid for power. Unconfirmed reports claim ex-Chancellor Kapp may have died by his own hand amid the crackdown on reactionary leaders.
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A. P
Berlin
Defense Nuske
Ebert
Stuttgart
Schiffer
Bauer
Kapp
SUGGESTS WIFE GET FREEDOM
State referee Roraback recommended divorce for Margaret Heffernan in a cross petition against Stephen Heffernan, after not proving the charge of impotence. The couple married December 19 1907. Margaret Kiely was her maiden name. Referee Trornback also favored Julia May Taylor’s desertion divorce, granting Mrs Taylor custody of four minors with no alimony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Heffernan
Stephen J. Heffernan
Roraback
Heffernans
Margaret Kiely
William P. Taylor
Julia May Taylor
Milford
Trornback
Taylor
Bolivian government regrets attack on La Paz legation
Express regret from Bolivian side in Lima on March 18 following a Bolivian protest note to Peru over the attack on the Peruvian legation in La Paz. Foreign Minister Porras seeks material reparation and arrests of involved officials. Looting occurred at La Paz commercial houses and La Razon office was destroyed. A Bolivian cavalry regiment withdrawn to La Paz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ima
Peru
Guerra of Molivia
Legaton
Lapaz
Legation
Porras
Lapas
la Razon
Guagni
Tartiel Low
Ex-Czar's Sister Found Living in Box Car in Russia
Grand Duchess Olga, sister of the late Czar Nicholas, is reported by American Red Cross workers to be living in a box car near Norvorossisk South Russia. She is among three Romanoff survivors aiding fellow refugees while facing severe hardship and exposure.
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Washington
Olga
Nicholas of
Rusia
Red Cross
Norvorossisk
South Russia
American Red Cross
Russia
House of Romanoff
South
Walsh Not Candidate for Democratic Presidential Nomination
Senator Walsh of Massachusetts said he was not a candidate for the Democratic nomination for president. He dismissed local enthusiasm and announced that W. J Buckley of Southbridge and Mayor H. P. Shea of Fitchburg were candidates for district delegates pledged to him.
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Washington
Senator Walsh
Massachusetts
W. J Buckley
Southbridge
Mass
H. P. Shea
Fitchburg
America Builds Splendid Fleet
Washington March 18 United States naval experts say the nation is building more warship tonnage than any other. Twelve superdreadnoughts and six battle cruisers totaling 865400 tons are under construction in private and navy yards. They will carry 152 sixteen inch rifles and 24 fourteen inch rifles with electric drive engines. By 1923 the fleet will include 19 super dreadnoughts and six battle cruisers in the first line. Six battleships Forbes South Dakota Montana North Carolina Massachusetts Indiana and Iowa and six new dreadnoughts will be in a class by themselves. Cruisers will reach about 33 knots and mount eight 16 inch guns. Length 876 feet, width 90 feet, 33500 tons displacement, 180000 horsepower.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
South Dakota
Montana
North Carolina
Massachusetts
Indiana
Iowa
Governor's boiler blast injures passerby at Asylum Street garbage plant
A boiler at the Asylum Street garbage plant burst this morning, sending the governor bolt through the wall and striking Burton Bradford of 73 North Avenue on the right arm. Bradford was treated at Emergency Hospital and sent home. Plant damage was not extensive.
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Asylum Street
Burton Bradford
North Avenue
Bradford
Arrested for drunkenness with past record in Devon
Mrs Katie Rosa alias Kate Nostrand Kate Nos kin Catherine Nosha of Devon forfeited 15 bonds after failing to appear in city court. She was committed to the State Farm for Women on Feb 2 1919 for six months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katie Rosa
Kate Nostrand
Kate Noskin
Catherine Nosha
Devon
Rosa
State Farm For
Indian marksman nets 378 German scalps in war report
Corporal Petahmasabow of Parry Sound credited with 378 German scalps in a House of Commons report by Arthur Meighen. He, among 4000 plus Indian volunteers, earned the Military Medal with two bars. The report highlights acts of gallantry by the Indian contingent, over 5 percent of the eligible male population. One Indian, John Campbell, traveled 3000 miles to Vancouver to enlist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atawa
Ont
Tyancis Pesuhmmasabow
House Off Commons
Arthur Meighen
Interior
Petahmasabow
Parry Sound
DREZKI NEARLY ASphyxiATED AT HOME
Louis Drezki of 36 Columbus Place was found semi conscious at 4 AM by gas escaping from an open jet. Dr. B Cayle administered artificial respiration and he was taken to St Vincent's. The roommate returned about midnight and accidentally opened the gas fixture while undressing in the dark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Drezki
Columbus Place
B. Cayle
St. Vincent's
Diezski
U. S. Steamer Olockson Still Burning Near Panama
The steamship Olockson, 6076 gross tons, sailing from Philadelphia to Vladivostok, caught fire off Cape Maln after Balboa departure. She was towed to Balboa harbor by a government tug and remained burning. Operated by Pacific Steamship Co and owned by the U. S. Shipping Board, she had gasoline cargo per naval communications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panama
Olockson
Philadelphia
Vladivostok
Cape Maln
Balboa
Balboa Harbor
The
U. S. Shipping Board
Pacific Steamship Co
Pacific Coast
Railo
Naval Communication Service
New York State
Girl Faints Near Home On Williston Street
Helen Bailey aged 22 of 119 Williston Street collapsed while leaving her home around 11 this morning and fell unconscious on the sidewalk. She recovered quickly, an emergency ambulance was summoned, Dr. B J Burns treated her and urged hospital transfer which she declined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Bailey
Williston Street
B. J. Burns
Tenant Accuses Clements of Removing Doors in Lease Fight
In Common Pleas court Bertha Friedman sues Cornelius Clements of Norwalk alleging he removed doors and windows from leased premises after expiration. Friedman seeks damages of 500. Trial before Judge Booth began but not yet finished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cornelius Clements
Norwalk
Common Pleas Court
Bertha Friedman
Booth
Doctors Ought to Serve Long Apprenticeship
Cincinnati March 18 Physicians should serve a long apprenticeship before performing operations, urged Dr Charles L Bonifield Professor of Gynecology at Ohio Miami Medical College. He compared medical training to crafts and warned surgeons who lack practical experience risk untimely graves.
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Gwncinnati
Charles L. Bonifield
Ohio
Miami Medical College
Aged Woman Found Unconscious on Stratford Avenue
Esther Yates a 76 year old resident of 220 Evergreen street was found unconscious on Stratford Avenue near St. Michael's cemetery by a trolley passenger. An ambulance with Dr B J Burns took her to St Vincent's hospital where she remained in a coma in serious condition as physicians worked to diagnose the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Esther Yates
Evergreen Street
Stratford Avenue
St. Michael's Cemetery
B. J. Burns
St. Vincent's Hospital
Youth Held for Burglary in Early Morning Arrest
A 15 year old New York boy was arrested as he left Wranklin's grocery at 618 Water Street and arraigned in juvenile court charged with theft. The case was continued two days for further investigation. He said he left New York three weeks ago and has worked for American Railway Express Co earning $12 weekly, spending $11.60 on subsistence. He possessed miscellaneous property claimed to come from his New York home and has been lodging in Broad Street with weekly trips to visit his mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wranklin
Water Street
New York
American Railway Express Co
Broad Street
Train Derailment Near Redding After Brake Beam Failure
A New York New Haven and Hartford passenger train en route from New York and South Norwalk to Danbury derailed briefly south of Redding Connecticut. The brake beam failure occurred while crossing a bridge over a stream. the locomotive tender and baggage car left the track but cleared the bridge. The two passenger coaches stayed on rails, preventing disaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Redding, Conn
New York
New Haven
Hartford
Norwalk
Danbury
Red Cross saves 30000 in Dvinsk during relief drive
In Dvinsk on March 18 an American Red Cross unit from Warsaw rescued 30,000 people from starvation. Poles arrived with the army to find many dying as food reserves ran out for two weeks. Soup kitchens reopen feeding 17,000 children and 30,000 adults while residents dismantle wooden houses for firewood. A local resident, John Strabel, filed a claim for a fall on Crest Cent avenue due to dangerous sidewalk conditions.
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Dvinsk
Red Cross
Warsaw
Jonn Strabel
Hallam’ Street
Crest Cent Avenue
Danger From Bolshevism Drives German Politics
Gustav Noske arrived in Berlin after a Stuttgart trip as General Von Seeckt replaces Von Luettwitz in Berlin. Bolshevik danger is cited as extreme while Kapp troops withdraw and Spartacist forces loom. A united front against Bolshevism forms with independent socialists excluded and elections planned by June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coblenz
Gustav Noske
Ebert
Berlin
Stuttgart
General von Seecht
General von Luettwitz
Savage fighting reported at Gera and Dortmund
Reports from March 18 describe savage fighting in Gera near Leipsic where the prince of Reuss-Schleiz once governed. Dresden casualties reach fifty dead and 495 wounded as the city is isolated. Dortmund sees heavy morning clashes between regular troops, citizen guards, and armed workers with workmen taking control after reinforcements.
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The
Hague
Dortmund
Westphalia
Gera
Leipsic
Principality of
Reuss- Sehleiz
Dresden
Germany
Copenhagen
Thom
Divorce Petition Details Violence Allegations in Pluff Case
Alice Pluff, living at 1018 Howard Avenue, seeks divorce from Henry Pluff alleging intolerable cruelty. State Referee Roraback recommends divorce with alimony of 8 dollars weekly for seven years. Pluff allegedly attacked her, cut her neck, struck her face, kicked her body, and threw her from bed at 2 a.m. A friend testified watching Pluff throw plates at Mrs Pluff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Pluff
Alice Pluffs
Roraback
Howard Avenue
Senate Leaders Ready For Test On Treaty Ratification
Senate leaders prepared for a test on ratification of the peace treaty with debate likely to continue tonight and possibly into Saturday. President Wilson ally William Jennings Bryan faced uncertainty as Democrats weighed concessions to Republican reservations before a final vote.
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Washington
Senate
Wiliam Jennings Ryan
Eave
Lenroot
New Counterfeit 20 Dollar Note Reported
Secret Service division summarizes a dangerous counterfeit $20 Federal Reserve Note in Circular No. 440. On the New York bank note is check letter C plate 40 with McAdoo as secretary and Burke as treasurer. The bill uses silk threads, a photographed face, hand made treasury numbers, and an etched back plate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Reserve
Secret Service Division
Treasury Department
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
W. G. McAdoo
the Treasury
John Burke
United States
Cleveland
Uninstructed Delegates Dominate Minnesota Conventions
Delegates from 84 of Minnesota county conventions report 30 elected uninstructed delegates for district conventions on Friday and the state convention here Saturday. Wood and Lowen gain endorsements in several counties, Johnson receives two delegations, with Cook and Clearwater counties missing due to interrupted wire service. Weather promises fair tonight with increasing clouds Friday and warmer temperatures.
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St Paul
Minn
Minnesota
Wood
Lowen
Johnson
Cook
Clearwater
Counterfeiter Camorra Fined in New Haven Court
Nicholas Camorra of Sylvan avenue was fined 506 dollars and costs and one day in jail after pleading guilty to counterfeiting equipment found in his home. The items were seized during a fire investigation led by Lieutenant Keyser of the fire department.
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Nicholas Camorra
Sylvan Ave
Thomas
New Haven
Camorra
Bis
Keyser
Fire Department
Heir Appeals Probate Court Claim Against Feeney Estate
Mary Morris niece of John Feeney appeals to the superior court over a 34800 claim allowed by the probate court. The $4800 claim was filed by Margaret Beck of this city. Feeney died last year without a will.
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John Feeney
Mary Morris
Margaret Beck
Feeney
Admiral Sims Lists Thirteen Charges On Navy Delays
Washington March 18 Rear Admiral Sims concludes a long arraignment of the navy departments conduct of the war by detailing thirteen specific counts in his indictment. He says his criticisms target the navy department as an organization not individuals and cites lack of preparedness essential plans and early hesitations as primary causes of failures. He notes victory might have come despite these errors not because of them and vows he will feel justified if his January 7 letter to Secretary Daniels is seen as warranted.
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Washington
Navy Department
Sims
Senate
Navy
Daniels
Berlin crowds in ugly humor stir city streets
Berlin reports Wednesday night crowds filled public places in an ugly mood. Military forces showed panicky behavior. Many Fulth troops reportedly joined independent socialists who were said to command 12,000 armed men. By 9 pm 210 members of the German national assembly had arrived in Stuttgart, including five independent socialists, with plans for today’s session.
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Berlin
Fulth
The
Nations Assembly
Rnn
Connecticut River Rises Rapidly Threatening Navigation
At noon the Connecticut River measured 15 feet 4 inches above low water and was rising. Officials expect a crest near 16 feet by Friday morning as navigation may reopen within a week, with rapid clearing in lower reaches and several open spots north of Middletown.
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Alartford
Conn
Connecticut
Hartford and New York Transportation Company
Middletown
John T. Much Prominent in Bridgeport City Hall Visit
John T. Much the former presidential campaign manager for Gen. Wood and a regional political boss drew attention at Bridgeport city hall this morning. He was seen in close talks with City Clerk J. A. Robinson over party affairs and potential leadership roles, including state chairmanship and national convention debate duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John T. King
Gen. Wood
Bridgeport
JA. H. Robinson
Meanest Burglars Fight Little Girl in New York
A 12 year old girl in West 25th Street woke to burglars seizing a bank containing 75 pennies. She chased one man, fought his companion, and was knocked unconscious by a blow with her bank. Neighbors found her at the scene and police hunted the attackers with patrols urged to pursue the suspects.
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New York
Margaret Hagney
West 25Th St
Eantime
Bargaret
Twentieth Street
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Ruth Baker Kupfer
Walker S. Kupfer
Lafayette Street
Kittery
Superior Court
Florence Allard
Walsh
America
State Farm
Drezki
U. S
Les Ring
Jones Avenue
Leonard Caporza
George Street
Joseph Viecent
Deine
Sing
Capezza
Visconti
Independent Socialists
John T. Much
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