Berlin-Lancaster House talks fail to close German indemnity gap
The Lancaster House conference between Germany and the Allies collapses as German counter proposals fall short of Paris terms. British Prime Minister criticizes German misunderstanding of the position and signals possible French and Belgian actions with Britain cautious. Allied leaders plan to consult advisers and issue an ultimatum if no accord.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Associated Press
Lancaster House
S.mous
Upper Silesia
Germany
America
England
Great Britain
Berlin
Herr Schroeder
German Finance Department
Index to advertisements on page 74a items list
A fragmented catalog listing advertisers and pages including Art Museum Baldwin Piano Co Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and many local businesses such as Cigar Makers' Co-Operative Co and Hills Coal and Supply Co. It reads as an index of various merchants and services with page references.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baldwin Piano Co
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Pinkham
Aesinas
Cigar Makers
Co-Operative Co
Violent Savings Bank and Trust
Ridgway's
Globe-Wernicke Co
Eee
Nopographe Sho Siempessdoveas
Grove
Harry W. Smith—Clothing
Hathaway
cott-Smith—Clothing
Eet
People’s Savings Bank and Trust Co
Oocens Hs Bi
French Belgian Troops Ready to Invasion If Foch Gives Word
Paris reports readiness along the Rhine where French forces could advance on short notice. Belgian sources say Belgium would follow France. Officials say Marshal Foch must only say the word. The absence of Briand and Barthou delays any order until tomorrow night at the earliest.
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Paris
Rhine
Associated Press
War Office
Marshal Foch
Belgium
France
United States
Briand
Barthou
Wilson bids Cabinet farewell on last White House visit
President Wilson met his Cabinet for the final time and autographed photos for each adviser as he bade them farewell. The scene in the executive offices showed his emotional pace as he thanked the group before departing with his cane. The eight years together were highlighted by a plan to present his chair at Cabinet meetings to him as a gift. The Valley Forge Historical Society then honored him as an honorary perpetual benefactor for his historical influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Washington
White House
Valley Forge Historical Society
W. H. Burk
Valley Forge
Raymond T. Baker
Grayson
Silver Dollars Coined At Philadelphia Mint In February
Philadelphia, March 1. February production at the Philadelphia mint included 56,600 silver dollars, the first time in years. Demand for fractional currency fell, and no other silver was coined for domestic use. In addition, 2,238,000 nickels and 772,000 pennies were produced along with foreign issues including 400,000 silver half pesos for Colombia and 7,030,000 nickel twenty centavo pieces for Peru.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Republic of
Colombia
Peru
Clark Improves but Condition Remains Grave in Washington
Washington March 1 Representative Champ Clark Democratic leader of the House remains in extremely grave condition according to his physician Dr Jesse Shoup He showed a slight rally and drank liquid nourishment and his pulse grew stronger amid a flood of telegrams and inquiries from colleagues and leaders including Representative Mann of Illinois who opposed Clark for the Speakership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Champ Clark
House
Jesse Shoup
Representative Mann
Illinois
Mr. Clark
Defense Department Proposed for Cabinet
Senator New of Indiana has advised President-elect Harding to create a federal Department of National Defense uniting the Army Navy and an aviation division under a single Cabinet officer. The plan aims to streamline military command and oversight.
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Washington
Department of National Defense
Army
Indictments Drawn Against Cement Trust Firms and Individuals
A federal grand jury charges seventy four corporations and forty individuals in a cement trust case. Indictments allege Sherman Act violations including restraint of trade and monopolization. Names include Alpha Portland, Atlas Portland, Lehigh Portland, Atlas Cement Securities, Giant Portland, and Universal Portland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New, York
Cement Trust
Alpha Portland Cement Company
Atlas Portland Cement Company
Lehigh Portland Cement Company
Atlas Cement Securities Company
Giant
Portland Cement Company
Universal Portland Cement Company
United States
William Rand
Ben A. Matthews
Rand
Cement Securities Company
Western Corporation
Rocky Mountain States
California
Northwest
Texas
Portland Company
Key to Brute Murder Seen in Zanesville Quarrel
Verification of Miss Susie Mumford story on Harlan Brate murder shows the high school girl’s account is credible. Deputies say the evidence ties Kingsbury and others to the hold up and shooting in Lockland on January 16 1921. suspects include Walter Brockman and two youths identified by Miss Starr and Ellsworth Corey.
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Zanesville
Susie Mumford
Harlan Brate
John Wenner
Cincinnati
Brate
Lockland High School
Wenner
Ray S. Kingsbury
Walter Brockman
Fot
William Sprouse
Henry McMillan
Luella Starr
Arlington Heights
Ellsworth Corey
Lockland
Kingsbury
Miss Mumford
Five Bathers Killed as Seaplane Wing Sweeps Beach
Five Florida bathers were killed and several injured when a naval seaplane tumbled to the water along Pensacola Beach. Ensign John Walter Alcorn, in charge, was arrested for investigation after the wing tip swept the sands. Witnesses say the tail entangled with a kite string during stunts after landing a female passenger on the beach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pensacola
Fla
John Walter Alcorn
United States Navy
Navy
Alorn
Landig
Miner Survives 200-Foot Fall At Mayo District Mine
Dawson Y T March 1 Jack Stewart foreman at the New Kenka Hill silver mine in Mayo district fell 200 feet to a snow shelf but escaped with three broken ribs. The accident was reported today.
King Nicholas of Montenegro Dies in France
King Nicholas I of Montenegro dies in Antibes France at age 79. The Italian queen and King Victor Emmanuel are expected to attend the funeral. Montenegro’s fate has been tied to the postwar peace talks as the nation’s status remains unsettled.
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Nicholas OF
Montenegro
Frange
Antibes
France
Arhodiny
Tony
Italy
Nicholas
Victor Emmahuel
Big Four Railroad Reports First Wage Cut Plan
Big Four Railroad announces a proposed wage reduction effective April 1 affecting up to 10 000 track and yard workers across the Big Four and four allied lines including Cincinnati Northern Evansville Indianapolis Terre Haute Louisville Jeffersonville Bridge and Muncie Belt Railways. A March 21 conference with company and employee representatives will decide final rates as the public seeks equity amid postwar rate distortions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Four
E. M. Costin
Big Four Railroad
Costin
Cincinnati Northern
Evansville
Indianapolis & Terre Haute Railway
Louisville & Jeffersonville Bridge and Railroad
Muncie Belt Railway
Bulletin
United States Railroad Labor Board
Mr. Costin
League Says Yap Tangle Taken Up by America With Supreme Council
Paris March 1 The League of Nations replies to the American note on mandates. It says the allocation of Yap to Japan was decided by allied powers and the United States should raise any questions with the Supreme Council. The note invites a U S representative to the next April meeting and stresses cooperation. The embassy received the reply at 1 30 pm.
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Paris
Associated Press
Yap
Japan
United States
Supreme Council
Council of the
League of Nations
Washington
League
Council
Elevator Boy Hero Saves Tenants In Norfolk Fire
Andrew Moring, an elevator operator in the Norfolk Building, repeatedly ferried tenants to safety through smoke from a blaze in a northwest air chute. He rescued Mrs. Emma Mara from Flat 103 on the tenth floor and continued evacuating residents as flames and water damage spread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Moring
Norfolk
Eighth
Elm Streets
Emma Mara
George Ebber
Muench
Jenny Richardson
Champion Shoe Repairing Company
J. Baker
Chicago
Til
William
A.‘’Phelan
Michigan Central Admits Blame for Porter Wreck
Michigan Central General Manager Henry Shearer announced the line’s investigation found engineer W. S. Long and fireman George F. Block on Train No. 20 at Porter Ind. to blame for the February 27 wreck that killed 37. The report says they violated signals and will be dismissed. The New York Central had argued signals favored the Porter crossing. Missouri Central statements differed earlier.
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Chicago
Henry Shearer
Michigan Central Lines
Michigan Central
Porter, Ind
New York Central
Porter Ind
Michigan Centrain
Michigan Centrain Train No. 20,” Said Mr. Shearer
George F. Block
Mr. Shearer
Kalamazoo
Mich
Associated Press
Shhearer
Porter
J. O. Cook
Cook
Charles McFadden
New York Central W
Lenine and Trotzky Fled to Crimea Amid Bolshevik Revolt
Reports from the Russo Finnish frontier say Vassily Ostrov near Petrograd is in insurgent hands and isolated. Fighting continues between sailors and workmen against officers as rumors spread that Lenine and Trotzky have escaped to Crimea. February 25 saw about forty Communists killed and 200 arrested at Nicholas Vaurhall. Prisoners were freed from Djabine by striking bands.
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Helsingfors
Vassily Ostrov
Petrograd
Lenine
Trotzky
Premia
Crimea
Nicholas Vaurhall
Repeal of War Laws Cleared by Congress
Congress voted to concur in Senate amendments to repeal most wartime statutes and send the measure to the President. The Lever food and fuel act would be repealed, while trading with the enemy and Liberty Bond acts stay in force. Espionage act of 1917 would be restored, and harsher 1919 laws repealed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Washington
House
Senate
War Finance Corporation
Unanimous Vote on Naval Bill Amendment
Senate attaches Borah Edge disarmament amendment to naval appropriation calling for US Japan Great Britain conference. Seven hours of debate precede defeat of Walsh substitute by 28 to 30. Senate recess held after lengthy session.
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Senate
United States
Britain
Japan
Associated Press
Washington
Great Britain
Borah
Idaho
Edge
New Jersey
Walsh
Montana
Smith
Georgia
Poindexter
Tomorrrow
Jones
New Mexico
Congress
Senator Lodge
Massachusetts
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
California
Pacific
Council of the
League of Nations
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Clark
Defense
U. C
Arlington
Florida
Miner
Nicholas I. of
Daniela I
Skupshtina
Kingdom of the
Slavia
Helena
Bolsheviki
Lodge
Big Navy
Harding
Williams
Mississippi
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