Porter wreck report blames engineman and fireman
The Interstate Commerce Commission report cites Engineman Long and Fireman Block of the Michigan Central for failing to observe signals at Porter Indiana, causing a 37 killed 20 injured crash. Long had a long discipline record including multiple suspensions for signal violations and vision issues.
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Washington
Long
Michigan Central
Interstate Commerce Commission
Bureau of Safety
Bureau
Block
Waboose
Black
Destroyer Toucey Refloated off Brunswick
The destroyer Toucey, ashore Saturday off Brunswick Georgia, was refloated today and arrived under her own steam. She sustained little damage.
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Charleston
S. C
Toucey
Brunswick
Index to Advertisements Page 1
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Fifth-Third National Bank
Henry L. Doherty & Co
Irwin, Ballmann & Co
Platt Brothers Co
Provident Savings Bank
T. Co. Foley
Garfield Dry Cleaning Co
Gidding
Hathaway
Aaich
Mitchell’s—Furniture
Ricellea A Veleee BC
Pinkham
Pogue's
Richmond Bros.—Paints
Tae Ddeeky
Schaefer Rubber Co
Sheviin’s Oyster House
Sonada
Sleeping sickness deaths rise in city area
Three deaths within 48 hours bring Cincinnati's total sleeping sickness cases to 35 since January, with 12 total fatalities. Health officials say new cases are rare and the disease is at a standstill, though hospital notes dispute one fatality as cerebral hemorrhage and deny current cases at the General Hospital.
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Malachy
Cincinnati
O. M. Craven
Board of Health
Craven
Theresa Deters
Plum Street
Lorraine Schroot
East Liberty Street
Virginia Maloney
Erie Avenue
Edwards Road
Hyde Park
Thomas Hays
Vine Street
Charles E. Ehn
William H. Peters
Peters
General Hospital
Hays
Deters
Bryan Confident Women Will Vote Him President in 1924
In Miami on March 21 1920 William Jennings Bryan told the Young Women's Christian Association that with women voting he would be elected if he ran for President in 1924. He spoke after chairing the association fundraiser and addressing union workers.
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Miami
Fila
William Jennings Bryan
Young Women's Christian Association of Miami
Bryan
Auto narrowly survives crossing with train at Beechmont crossing
Earl Custer of Mt Washington and his wife drove onto the Pennsylvania Railroad crossing at Beechmont while told to stop by flagman Frank Creager. The Norfolk and Western locomotive struck the car but both occupants escaped injury, the auto and radiator sustaining damage only.
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Frank Creager
Delta Avenue
Beechmont Avenue
Pennsylvania Railroad
Earl Custer
Mt. Washington
Norfolk & Western
Boys Fire School To Escape Lessons
Norfolk police say two boys believed responsible for fire that destroyed John Marshall Public School a 28 room building valued at 200000. Teachers and most pupils escaped as flames damaged five nearby houses and arson investigation began. Charles Dreyfus alerted authorities after seeing smoke and two boys near burning rags.
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Norfolk
John Marshall
Charles Dreyfus
Dreyfus
Fire destroys Howe Sound plant at Brittania Beach
A fire that swept the Howe Sound Mining and Smelting Company plant at Brittania Beach 25 miles from Vancouver caused about 750000 dollars in losses. Company employees saved the town from total destruction as the blaze raged yesterday.
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Vancouver
B. C
Howe Sound Mining and Smelting Company
Brittania Beach
Seven Crown forces killed in Alon Ambuk military train ambush
Seven Crown forces members including an officer died and twelve were wounded when a train near Headford Junction County Kerry was ambushed. The attack left a civilian dead and injured several others as police reports tallied attacks across Ireland. Surviving soldiers held off attackers for fifty minutes until reinforcements arrived and forced the rebels to withdraw.
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Dublin
Associated Press
Crown Forces
Headford Junction
County Kerry
Ireland
County Donegal
Rochestown
County Cork
Mullinahone
County Tipperary
Royal Fusiliers
Ulster Boycott Considered Over British War Policy
In Belfast on March 21 the Danl Eireann discussed widening the Ulster boycott until British war actions end. Sinn Fein plans to issue decrees via the Department of Trade naming prohibited articles with fair notice before enforcement. Another measure empowers Home Affairs to bar next month's census as an invasion of Irish rights.
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Belfast
Associated Press
Danl Eireann
Sinn Fein
Department of Trade
Minister of Home Affairs
Lady Astor Fends Off Threatening Soldier
Lady Astor faced a wartime encounter in Plymouth when a soldier halted her at her home, used violent language, and threatened to kill her. She pursued for identification, the soldier was captured and handed to police, but she requested no prosecution.
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Plymouth
England
Lady Astor
Astor
Ohio lawmakers consider bills on licensing lawyers and election bets
A bill by the Ohio State Bar Association would license all lawyers for 10 annually and establish a State bar with disciplinary powers. Sen Deweese also proposes a penalty of 10 to 500 dollars and up to six months imprisonment for betting on election outcomes or candidates. Another bill would require the Secretary of State to supply county police chiefs with lists of registered motor vehicles and owners.
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Columbus
Ohio State Bar Association
Senate
Deweese
Miami County
George H. Bender
Cuyahoga County
Ohio
Culbert
Sandusky County
Secretary of State
Unions urge strike ballot over roads in bags plan
Eastern Federation of the Brotherhood of Railway and Steamship Clerks calls for a referendum strike ballot if railroads do not follow the 1920 transportation act. The 85,000 member federation warns of wage cuts and chaos and pledges to defend current standards while backing Frank Walsh before the Railroad Labor Board. They blame W. W. Atterbury of Pennsylvania for wage reductions.
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New York
Eastern Federation of the Brotherhood of Railway
E. H. Fitzgerald
Grand J
Brotherhood
Frank P. Walsh
United States Railroad Labor Board
Chicago
W. W. Atterbury
The
Pennsylvania
National Agreements Described as Harmful by Atterbury
In Chicago on March 21 Brigadier General W. W. Atterbury vice president of the Pennsylvania Railroad and former Railway Executives Labor Committee chairman denounced national agreements as prolific of misunderstandings during a full day cross examination before the Railroad Labor Board. Frank P Walsh questioned him as unions’ counsel.
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Atterbury
Chicago
W. W. Atterbury
Pennsylvania Railroad
Railway Executives’ Labor Committee
Railroad Labor Board
Frank P. Walsh
Whisky Thieves Raid City Warehouse for Five Barrels
Five men with a motor truck overpowered night watchman John Cosgrove at 1536 West Sixth Street and stole five barrels of whisky last night. Cosgrove reported the robbery before the suspects fled. detectives searched but found no trace of the truck or thieves. A prior raid at a nearby warehouse is noted.
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West Sixth Street
John Cosgrove
Cosgrove
John Wahoff
Weatherly
Bohlke
Grantan
Columbus Gas Rate Increase After City Council Fight
Columbus Ohio March 21 The City Council approved a gas rate ordinance after a heated debate. The new rate ranges from forty five to sixty five cents per thousand cubic feet, replacing the former thirty cent charge. The ordinance remains in effect for three years.
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Columbus, O
Federal Gas and Fuel Company
Columbus Gas and Fuel Company
Wine and Raisins Break Import Records
Washington March 21 During the first year of national prohibition in this country Malaga Spain shipped to the United States five times the total amount of wine sent here in the ten preceding years American Consul Smith says in a report received today by the Department of Commerce The total of wine exports from Malaga to America in 1920 exceeded 475000 gallons and was shipped under permits for non beverage purposes Exports of raisins from Malaga to the United States in 1920 was unprecedented the Consul reports the total being 10906 metric tons or about 1000 tons more than the total to all countries in 1919
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Washington
Malaga
Spain
United States
Smith
Department of Commerce
America
Opening Day Sees Record March Heat Across Atlantic Coast
Washington posts 89 official degrees and 99 on street thermometers as cities from New York to Norfolk hit record March 21 highs. A sharp cool wave then moved east of the Mississippi, bringing snow in Kansas and freezing conditions in the Texas panhandle. Weather officials expect normal warmth to return in about two weeks.
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Washington
Atlantic Coast
United States
New York
Philadelphia
Boston
Hartford
Mississippi
Kansas
Texas Panhandle
Morehead
Minn
Weather Bureau
Unseasonable Freeze Damages Crops in Nebraska
Lincoln Nebraska March 21 Apricots and stone fruit suffered serious damage while cherry and peach trees were frost bitten after a 60 degree drop in temperature over 48 hours. Prof R F Howard of the University of Nebraska notes the high 81 degree Saturday afternoon followed by a 21 degree morning.
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Lincoln
Neb
R. F. Howard
Department of Horticulture
University of Nebraska
Statue The Pagan Exhibit Case Highlights Rumsey Feud
In New York City Art Rumsey wins a court order directing the Architectural League of New York to justify displaying his statue The Pagan at the Metropolitan Museum of Art show next month. Rumsey, a noted sculptor, polo player, and Harrianan son-in-law, argues the nude piece is meritorious, while others call the work controversial. Rumsey leaves for England to compete in the International Cup. a supporters' committee defends the statue as non obscene.
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Rumsey
Neww .York
Supreme Court
Newburger
Charles Cary Rumsey
E. H. Harriman
Architectural League of New York
Metropolitan Museum, of Art
League
Committee of Sculpture
England
TWO AVIATORS KILLED IN FALL AT PALM BEACH
Two aviators died when their seaplane crashed near Palm Beach Florida during a landing attempt at too low altitude. Lee Robert of West Palm Beach and J H Farrington of Saranac Lake New York were killed. Robert piloted the craft and Farrington, the instructor, leaped clear but was crushed.
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Palm Beach
West Palm Beach
Fla
Lee Robert
J. H. Farrington
Saranac Lake
N. Y
Robert
Farrington
Poll Tax Law Signed in Washington for Voters
Governor Hart signed the poll tax bill, effective immediately, requiring every resident aged 21 to 50 to pay $5 before May 1 each year. Employers must withhold wages until tax payment, and revenue funds a soldiers' bonus bond retirement.
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Olympia
Wash
Hart
Emergency Tariff Bill First Act of Congress at Harding's Request
James A. Reilly president of the Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce telegraphed President Harding urging Congress to pass tax revision legislation before tariff reform during the special session next month. He warned that tax changes should precede tariff revision for timely business revival. Similar messages came from the Rotary Club and the Cincinnati Credit Men's Association.
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Congress
Harding
James A. Reilly
Chamber of Commerce
Cincinnati
Mr. Reilly
Rotary Club
Cincinnati Credit Men’s Association
Cabinet Tangle Over League Hindering Nation’s Normal Business
Washington March 21 The cabinet debates America’s return to normal business amid talk of a League of Nations and German indemnity. Coolidge publicly links business growth to settlement of international questions, while others push toward debt handling, currency stabilization, and foreign markets.
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League
Lawrence
America
Congress
Harding
League of Nations
Coolidge
Hardling
Anglo-Russian Pact Seen as Step Toward Soviet Regime
London dispatch notes the Anglo Russian trade accord signals de facto recognition of the Soviet regime and may lead to a full treaty. Kronstadt unrest is cited as proof of Russian discontent and push toward a more democratic future through foreign opening.
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London
Associated Press
Lloyd George
Robert Stevenson Horne
Board of Trade
Russia
Kronstadt
Moscow
Pravda
Poland
Turkey
England
Germany
Romania
Italy
Supreme Council
America
France
Victory over Kronstadt signals socialist wing triumph
HELSINGFORS reports on March 21 that the victory over Kronstadt is believed to mark a breakthrough for the socialist wing. The brief dispatch notes the outcome and its political implications in the current climate.
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Cialist
Helsingfors
Associated Press
Kronstadt
Permanent tariff bill and revenue to follow
Washington report on the shift in strategy for tariff and revenue laws as the Fordney emergency tariff bill is revived in Congress. The plan aligns House and Senate leaders with President Harding to push a six month emergency measure ahead of a permanent tariff and revenue revision.
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Washington
Wilson
Congress
Harding
House
Ways and Means Committee
Penrose
Smoot
McCumber
Senate Finance Committee
House Committee
Fordney
Longworth
Green
Senate
Ways and Means
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Dail Eireann
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OP Ring
Mercury
David Lawrence
Calvin Coolidge
Boston Chamber of Commerce
Hughes
Cabinet
Europe
Freaty
Hoover
Denby
Navy Department
Leonid Krassin
Great Britain
Sweden
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