Burial Lot Dispute Over Bodies Sparks City Ghostly Debate
Conflicting claims over a cemetery plot lead to questions of rightful possession as two supposed burials are found not to be there. Nearby alleyway burials and a haunted tone surround the dispute. A jail break was thwarted when guards discovered a blaze and a broken treasury floor section. Prisoners attempted escape using a hole in the floor and charred wood. Sheriff Lee Martin contained the incident as Mitchell and De Frantz faced confinement and privilege loss.
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Co Trasurer
Lee Martin
Freedom
J. T. Mitchel
Freel
Tein Om
Joy Defrants
Sacra Mns
Ra B. Gre
Ara
Martin
Mitchell
de Frantz
Aberl F
Allies enter Dusseldorf as Rhine frontier set
Allied troops briefly enter Dusseldorf amid early crowds as Rhineland commission enforces economic penalties. Washington orders American forces to stay at current positions while the Rhine customs frontier likely extends about thirty kilometers east of the Rhine.
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Dusseldorf
mall @toupa
He Rhineland Commission
Premire Lloyd Georgi
Th Supreme Council
Cobleux
Washington
Rhine
Allied Forces Complete Rhine Invasion Without Incident
British French and Belgian troops pitch tents on the Rhine as invasion concludes with no incidents. Ruhr posts come under Allied control and occupation begins following the successful advance.
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Rhine
Ruhr
Ebert Leads In Berlin After Passive Protests
Berlin reports Friedrich Ebert, the German imperial president, proclaims Germany cannot use force against Allied occupation but protests the violation of the peace treaty. He calls for unity and patience as foreign powers push for more German territory. The address urges citizens to remain calm while awaiting the imperial government to pursue rightful claims.
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Germany
Berlin
Friedrich Ebert
Versailles
Man Seriously Burned in Acid Plant Explosion
Carl Durbin, a Midwest employee, suffered severe burns from an acid recovery plant explosion at about 4:30 this morning. He was drenched with sulphuric acid, including the eyes, and is reported in serious condition after being rushed to a local hospital. Durbin lives at the Railroad and Poplar streets corner and recently moved here from Boulder County, Colorado, with a son who lost an eye in World War I.
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Carl Durbin
Midwest
Durbin
Railroad and
Poplar Streets
Boulder County
Colo
Benton elected president of University of the Philippines
Dr. Guy Potter Benton of New York, former president of the University of Vermont, was elected president of the University of the Philippines at a salary of $15 000 annually with a $1 500 housing allowance. The article notes about 9 500 acres of forest are cut daily to supply pulp for paper.
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Manila
P. I
Guy Potter Benton
New York
University of Vermont
University of the Philippines
Packers Cut Wages at All Plants Affecting Over 100000 Workers
The wage reduction reduces hourly rates by 8 cents and piecework by 12 percent across packing plants. The 40 hour minimum still applies and time and a half remains for Sundays and holidays. Packers plan closer worker-management relations and will release details soon.
Harding Meets Cabinet on Disputed Panama Costa Rica Issue
President Harding and his cabinet held a long formal meeting in Washington to discuss the Panama Costa Rica dispute the Rhine troop withdrawal and the coming special session legislative program. No announcement followed but troop withdrawal policy was a major topic.
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Washington
Panama-Costa Rica
Rhine
Congress
Harding
Germany
Six Convicted in Liquor Case in Chicago Trial
Chicago jury finds six defendants guilty of conspiracy to transport 176000 dollars worth of whiskey from Hobbs Kentucky to Chicago in violation of the Volstead Act. jury was out over 24 hours. Six defendants were acquitted.
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Chicago
Mike de Pike
Heitler
Hobbs
Packers Consider Strike Over Re introduced 10 Hour Day
Chicago March 8 Dennis Lane secretary of the Meat Cutters and Butcher Workers union comments on wage reductions and longer hours announced by the packers He says workers will not accept a return to the old 10 hour day and warns of a strike if demands are not met Lane adds workers seek fair and just bargaining and urges a midway concession if wage cuts are necessary Continued on Page 4.
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Chicago
Dennis Lane
New
Meat Cutters and Butcher Workers’ Union
Kerensky Heads Russian Revolution Report
Dispatches from Copenhagen Warsaw and London describe Kerensky leading revolutionary efforts against Petrograd with Moscow and Kronstadt as key targets. Bolshevik forces under Budenny rush to suppress insurrection as rumors of Soviet collapse circulate.
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Copenhagen
Alexander Kerensky
Kronstadt
Petrograd
Kerensky
Moscow
Warsaw
March
Pres
Budenny
Rusa
Taide Yosterday
oMoluie
Vollah
American Federation Cuts Ties with International Union
Washington March 8 dispatch reports the American Federation of Labor severed relations with the International Federation of Trades Unions, sending notice to Amsterdam. The move followed an executive committee meeting. Also noted is the Los Angeles Magna basketball club beating a city college team by 20 points in Honolulu.
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Washington
American Federation of Labor
International Federation of Trades Unions
International
Amsterdam
American Federation
Povies
Rone
Honolulu
Los Angeles
Bandits Loot Denver Bank Vaults in Mass Cash Heist
In Denver Colorado a gang robbed more than 100 safety deposit vaults in a single heist. The thieves escaped by car, taking cash and Liberty bonds but leaving a small safe untouched. Sheriff units in Denver and nearby counties comb the area for the fugitives as investigators track the bandits.
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Denver
Colo
Shor Pyay
G. BE. Totten
Citiens
Totten
12 Hour Day Near End in Steel Mills
New York March elimination of the 12 hour day in United States Steel mills is under study by a committee of presidents of subsidiary companies. Chairman E H Gary says the seven day week and long turn are already eliminated by all companies as shifts change.
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New York
United States Steel Corporation
E. H. Gary
Policy aims for a unified U S Army under Weeks
Secretary Weeks announced a war department plan to form one harmonious army combining the regular army the national guard and organized reserves. The reserves will be organized as divisions with full officer and enlisted strength for rapid recruitment to full force. New York City features more than eleven thousand miles of paved streets and sidewalks.
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Washington
War Department
Regular Army
National Guard
Weeks
New York City
Whistles Call Carriers to Notify Evening Paper Delivery
Tribune carriers use whistles to signal delivery. Twenty two carriers are equipped and will blow to announce the paper on doorsteps. The scene recalls old routines and the familiar pound of a newspaper ride.
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Sur
the Tribune
Ueda
French Forces Move to Seize Rhine Cities
General De Gaulte ordered by Foch to advance on Rhine cities the allies plan to seize after Germany rejects the Paris payment plan. A strip ten miles deep on the eastern Rhine will be occupied. General DeGoutte to base at Neuss. The 77th division under General Gaucher moves from Bonn. Mayence dispatches say the city remains calm amid fresh news from London.
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Paris
Maron
General de Gaulte
Rhine
Foch
Germany
Journal
Mayence
DeGoutte
Neuss
Free French Econiingent
Bonn
Gaucher
London
Blockade Prepared After German Evasion Attempts
London reports orders for British troops to advance on Dueseldorf and Rhine forces to be reinforced in Germany. Four battalions are ready for the British sector as Allied blockade threatens to counter any evasion of Rhine customs by diverting trade through Rotterdam or North Sea ports.
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London
Duesnoldorf
British War Office
Germany
Upper Silewa
Rhine
Rotterdam
North Sea
Mall
Ship Sinks 800 Perish in Hong Moh Disaster
Hong Kong March 7 A P More than 800 Chinese believed drowned when the 3000 ton British owned steamer Hong Moh foundered off Pattawan port on March 3 The vessel had carried a large Chinese passenger list and a few survivors were reported arriving at Singa Sasapete but details remain scarce
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Hongkong
Associated Press
Pasnedes Blond
Port Watoon
Awangt Evince
News O
Bere’ Ee
Singa Sasapete
Aostanyind
Big Wool Sale Is Called Off
War department orders for the sale of 6,000,000 pounds of army surplus wool at Boston next Thursday were suspended by Secretary Weeks at the request of western senators. Weeks said he would study the sale's effect before acting again as western lawmakers warned the timing could be disastrous during the new wool clip.
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Washington
War Department
Boston
Weeks
Cameron
Oregon
Maple sap runs ahead as Brattleboro reports early sugar flow
Brattleboro Vermont reports a heavy sap run despite tin pail shortages as maple sugar makers announce an early arrival of maple sugar in the district. Districts indicate a strong flow and record pace for the season.
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Brattleboro
Parking Zones Authorized in Business District
City police chief Lynch gains council approval to create parking zones in the business district on Second and Center Streets. Commercial vehicles including taxis, baggage trucks, and moving vans would be barred from parking there to curb petty crimes tied to taxi services. Lynch to designate zones and revoke licenses for violators.
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Ounell
Lynch
Casper
Center
Second Streets
Center Street
Firat Street
Midwest Avenue
Second Street
Taxia
Wheat on farms 26.4 percent of 1920 crop. other grains listed
Washington reports March 1 holdings show wheat on farms 207,591,000 bushels or 26.4 percent of the 1920 crop, with corn at 45.6 percent and other grains and figures for barley oats and rye. A thunder duration of about 45 seconds is noted.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
LCTO
Harley Bold
Farcon
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