Nineteen Killed as Canadian Express Trains Collide
A head on collision near Parry Sound Ontario between two Canadian National Express trains killed nineteen aboard and wounded many others. The flaming westbound coach collapsed as engines and cars were lifted from the rails, with rescue efforts hampered by down telegraph lines and poor communications. Identification was difficult with several named railroad personnel among the dead, and the cause remained under determination.
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Toronto
Canadian National Railroad
Drocourt
Parry Sound
Ontario
Smith
A. E. Gray
A. E. Warren
Central Division
G. W. Alexander
Gauvreau
Barstead
Ferguson
White
Miller
Manzo Begins Siege of Seaport Mazatlan
Escobar reveals plans to trap Calles army by tactical retreats insurgents charge rear columns of federals. Nebilo Palpar to take nag on U S border dary of Sonora.
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Nebilo Palpar
Nagon
U. S. Border
Calles Army
Capone's Grand Jury Appearance Stalls In Chicago
Al Capone, returning from Florida, faced a long wait as federal prosecutors tested whether he would testify before the grand jury. He left the building with two officers after hours in the waiting room, then agreed to return next Tuesday for further questions amid high security and secrecy.
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Scarface
Federal
Grand Jury
Chicago Heights
Florida
Capone
Dearborn Street
District Attorney’s Office
Chicago
Ralph
Indiana State Line
Johnson
Miami
Texan Kills in Love Triangle Over Stenographer
Dallas, March 20. G B Pierce 35 an insurance man killed Andrew M Blue 35 a stationery salesman in Pierce office with a paper knife after Blue demanded a signed agreement to end ties with Miss Irma Tarrant 21. Pierce was wounded and jailed on murder charge as Blue’s actions and motives link to a pursuit of Miss Tarrant. Blue was son of Rev Henry B Blue of Tullahoma Tennessee.
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Dallas
G. B. Pierce
Andrew M. Blue
Pierce
Blue
Miss Irma Tarrant
Miss Tarrant
Bullard
Tex
Henry B. Blue
Talhoma
Tenn
Willard Blue
Blakemore Methodist Church
Nashville
Tennessee
Oklahoma Governor Johnston Impeached and Removed
Oklahoma Governor Henry S. Johnston was found guilty of general incompetency by the state senate impeachment court and removed from office. Lieutenant Governor W. J. Holloway was sworn in as successor after the vote, while Johnston was exonerated on nine other charges. The action ended a two year political turbulence surrounding his administration.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
State Senate
Henry S. Johnston
House of Representatives
House
J.C. Waiton
Johnston
W. J. Holloway
C. W. Mason
State Supreme Court
Senate Court
Holloway
O. O. Hammonds
Murderer Sought After Discovery of Burned Auto
New Orleans police believe Mrs. Janet H Baker was murdered after Mrs Edwin Booth said she saw two men leave the burning car carrying Baker. A lodger reported seeing Baker drive off with a man in the car hours earlier, shifting theories from accident to foul play.
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New Orleans
Janet H. Baker
Edwin Booth
Baker
Foch Dies Within Days of Eleventh Anniversary
Washington reports that Marshal Ferdinand Foch died soon after the eleventh anniversary of his assumption of Allied command. The piece recalls his rapid rise, becoming Generalissimo on the Western Front and uniting Allied forces in 1918, with a noting of President Wilson’s March 29 congratulations.
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Foch
Allied
Washington
Dover
England
Ferdinand Foch
France
Gener
Alissimo
Wilson
Ohio Dry Leader Asked to Quit Amid Internal Dispute
Dr E J Moore superintendent of the Ohio Anti Saloon League says the resignation of attorney Charles M Earhart was sought by the headquarters committee for economic reasons. Earhart denies being asked to resign and claims no one has spoken to him. The dispute centers on the league’s condemnation of a police bill.
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Ohio Drys
E. J. Moore
Royal W. Ryan
Columbus
Ohio Anti-Saloon League
E. J. Mooore
Charles M. Earhart
League
Earhart
Dr. Moore
T. H. Campbell
Love's Labor Lost Held for Murder in Chicago
A Chicago streetcar motorman, Stanley Reichel, 28, posed as a private detective and allegedly killed Michael Rybska, 25, in a staged extortion plot to impress his sweetheart Frances Masalanka, daughter of John Masalanka. Reichel was held to the grand jury for murder after authorities found inconsistencies in his story and the coroner's jury ordered continued custody.
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Chicago
Stanley Reichel
Michael Rybska
Reichel Hunt
Rybska
Masalanka
Reichel
National Rites for Foch Mark End of Silent Great War Leader
Paris reports the death of Ferdinand Foch Generalissimo of Allied armies at 5 50 pm aged 76 77 and to be honored with a national funeral. Crowds fill Rue Grenelle and Invalides as dignitaries and former soldiers mourn the French leader who led Allied forces to victory.
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Paris
Ferdinand Foch
Carnot and
Faure
Pasteur
Gambetta
Victor Hugo
Napoleon
the Invalides
Napoleon Bonaparte
Foch
London
Great Britain
Marshal Petain
Marshal Lyautey
Niessel
Gouraud
Weygand
Paul Doumer
Poincare
Aristide Briand
Chamber of Deputies
Mme. Foch
Wehn
John J. Pershing
Rue Grenelle
Invalides Square
Poilus
Foch | Mines
Fournier
Becourt
Madison Congressman’s Son Missing After Wreck
Washington March 20 telegraph reports Representative John M Nelson of Madison Wisconsin announced his son is missing after a wreck. Authorities said search teams scoured the scene and no trace of the youth had been found by press time.
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United States
Wisconsin
Washington
John M. Nelson
Madison
Wis
Who Said Tis Spring
The passage extols spring and urges buying a home in the suburbs with flowering vines lilacs tulips wood violets and fresh air. It promotes suburban living as worth while and links spring to real estate opportunities in The Commercial Tribune Want Ads.
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Commercial Tribune
Lindbergh to Wed Anne Morrow in June
Col Charles A Lindbergh and his fiancee Miss Anne Morrow expect to marry in June. The ceremony site is undecided with options in Mexico City or the United States. Lindbergh may return to visit before the wedding and Miss Morrow's trousseau is being prepared.
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Mexico City
Col
Charles A. Lindbergh
Anne Morrow
Col. Lindbergh
United States
Bis
Miss Morrow
Trousseau
Lindbergh
Robbers loot pay car in New Orleans
Four hooded robbers forced a United Fruit Company pay car to the curb in the business district and escaped with 4800 dollars after wounding guard William Sebatier, 53. One bullet clipped a finger. They abandoned their car after it died and stole a chauffeur’s vehicle to flee.
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New Orleans
United Fruit Company
William Sebatier
Sebatier
Absence of Three Councilmen Blocks Legislative Action
Absence of three City Council members halted all ordinances yesterday as seven votes were required to suspend rules. Mayor Seasongood was away in Florida along with Edward T. Dixon and Martin Daly, leaving the chamber unable to proceed with readings.
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Seasongood
Florida
Edward T. Dixon
Martin Daly
Senator Bender Attacks Earhart After League's Move
Columbus report shows Senator George H. Bender deriding Anti-Saloon League counsel Charles M. Earhart after the league recommended abolishing his post. Bender calls Earhart a bootlegger and moonshiner while noting league leaders profit from dry politics. The row fuels ongoing discussions among legislators and Dr. Moore in Columbus.
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State Anti-Saloon League
Earhart
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