Cardinal Gibbons Dies After Long Illness at 87
Baltimore reports the death of James Cardinal Gibbons archbishop of Baltimore and primate of the American Catholic Church after a prolonged heart illness. Pope Benedict sent the apostolic benediction. Taft lauded his civic virtue. Gibbons influenced U S church and state through tours to Rome and wartime guidance. Born in Baltimore 1834 he spent youth in Ireland and America, and urged peace through arbitration.
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America
Archiepiscops
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Louis R. Stickney
James
Wiliam Howard Taft
Republic of the United States
United States
Pius XX
Benedict
Wilson
Europe
Archdiocese of
New York
American Committee
London
Lloyd George
Germany
James Gibbons
Ireland
New Orleans
Oriminen
Dreadnaught Colorado Launched At New York Yard
The battleship Colorado was launched at the New York Ship Building company yard with Mrs Max Melkle Denver Cole as sponsor. Senator Nicholson’s daughter attended as a ceremonial figure, while Assistant Secretary Theodore Roosevelt praised the event, placing the craft among the era’s powerful U.S. warships.
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N. J. Maceh
Colorado
New York Ship- Building Company
Max Melkle
Denver
Cole
Nicholson
Theodore Noosevelt
Eggs Lowest in Six Years
March 23 report from central market notes eggs at their lowest price in six years as buyers watch prices closely amid cooling demand and steady supplies.
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Orker
Thena Deale
Pasing Lutzen
Eight Hour Day Saved in Packing Labor Truce
Washington March 24 peaceful adjustment of the packing house labor dispute ended as representatives of the five packers and workers signed a compromise agreement. The accord, urged by Secretary of Labor Davis with help from Secretary Wallace and Hoover, preserves current wages and hours under Alschuler administration while outlining modifications and a potential future review date. Brennan and Lane signed for workers. Meyer and Condon for Armour & Co and other firms.
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Ble
Davis
Woo
Harding
Wallace
Hoover
Davin
Labor
Alechuler
Alschuler
Samuel Alschuler
Redmond
Brennan
Dennis Lane
Carl Meyer
James G. Condon
Armour & Co
Cudahy Packing Company
Morris & Co
Swift & Co
Wilson & Co
Berlin Reports Red Defeat in Hamburg Revolt
Berlin reports clashes as communists are driven from seized industrial sites in Hamburg, leaving only Blohm and Voss shipyards besieged. Casualties rise, police claim revolt funded by Soviet gold, and martial law spreads with Saxony under civilian control and Hamburg under a dictator.
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Hamburg
Blohm and Voss
Berlin
Heiligengelstfeld
Ebert
Germany
Saxony
Hoersing
Hense
Moscow
Europe
Famine Killing 1000 A Day Reported In China
Reports from Peking say famine grips Hepan Shenat and surrounding provinces. International relief center notes daily death tolls around 1000 in 22 counties of Thomas Ret area and about 200 daily in six northern counties.
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Hepan
Shenatana
International Relief Organization
Thomna
Clara Smith Hawon Signs Movie Contract After Trial
Ardmore Oklahoma March 23 Clara Smith Hawon was acquitted of the murder charge against Jake L Hamon the political figure. She signed a two year contract to enter films of moral value, receiving 25000 dollars in cash in advance and half of profits.
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Ardmore
Oklo
Clara Smith Hawon
Jake L. Hamon
Irish Captives Break Attempt at Cork Prison
Irish army members attempt a daring break from Cork prisoners are thwarted by extraordinary precautions. one sentence notes the failed effort and the security measures in place.
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Republican Army
Cork
Decker implicates another in Warsaw murder case
Virgil Decker eighteen held in Elkhart for killing Leroy Lovett made a new statement via his attorney. He implicated John Invagnolia known as Dago Joe. Invagnolia was arrested at Elkhart on Warsaw authorities request.
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Warsaw
Ind
Virgil Decker
Leroy Lovett
Elzbart
John Invagnolia
Dago Joe
Invagnollia
Elkhart
Extra Congress Session Called by President
Washington announces a proclamation by President Harding for a special congressional session on April 12 1921 at noon to receive executive communications. The call lacks listed topics and signals likely focus on the Fordney tariff matter as leaders push the bill. John J Esch receives a recess appointment to the Interstate Commerce Commission.
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Congress
Harding
Congress of the
United States
Warren G. Harting
United States of America
John J. Esch
Wisconsin
Interstate Commerce Commission
Wusely
Wilson
EIGHT DIE IN IRISH AMBUSH NEAR TRAIN JUNCTION
Dublin March 23 A raid on a Royal Fusiliers train near County Berry's Ford Junction left seven crown forces dead including an officer and twelve wounded. A civilian passenger also died and two civilians were wounded. The ambushers suffered unknown casualties except for one dead man. The train carried 29 Royal Fusiliers and several civilians amid heavy crossfire.
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Dublin
Crown Forces
Peace Before Trade With Russia Hinges On Reforms
Secretary Hughes states resumption of U S trade with Soviet Russia depends on assurances of fundamental changes protecting life and property and establishing conditions to sustain commerce. The note to the Soviet representative in Reval expresses sympathy for Russia yet says production and private property guarantees are essential before any trade can resume. No concrete reply yet from Washington on accepting a Soviet delegation.
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Russia
Hughes
Reval
Moscow
United States
Rusale
State Department
Welch stockman dies after courtroom outburst
Mack Dillon, a thy stockman, angrily denied a witness’s claim in a salt stock sale case in Welch West Virginia. Minutes after leaving the courthouse he collapsed and died at sixty.
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Welch
W. Va
Mack Dillon
Dillon
Iare
Hearty
Western League Urged by Panama Doctor to Lead Inter-American League
Washington March 26 President Harding was urged by Dr Henry Hill of Panama to spearhead a league of 21 republics from Mexico to Patagonia with the United States to settle all questions of domestic policy and international relations across the Americas.
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Washington
Harding
Henry Hill
Panama
México
Patagonia
United States
Debs Comes to Washington for Case Inquiry
Debs in Atlanta Ga prison for violation of the captonage laws traveled alone to Washington March 25 to confer with Attorney General Daugherty about the investigation of his case ordered by President Harding. He left Washington alone after the meeting, a decision reportedly made after consultation with the president.
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Eugene V. Debs
Atlante, Ga
General Daugherty
Harding
Debs
Ynt
Washington
Daugherty
Japan Not Disarming as Navy Budget Passes Diet
Tokyo and Washington reports show Japan plans no disarmament next year as navy supporters win in the diet and the budget of 1,508,600,000 yen awaits the emperor's signature. The plan allocates most funds to the navy amid strong advocacy, while a separate incident in Porter, Indiana, results in 87 deaths and 20 injuries due to a wreck blamed on engineer Long’s failure to observe certain signals.
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Tokyo
Japan
House of Peers
Washington
Long
Porter
Ind
Interstate Commerce Combination
Witty Fragments From a Society Evening
A collection of clipped quips and conversations portraits a society gathering with sharp banter about art, aviation, stenography, and eloquent asides. The lines include a painter’s reply to social chatter, a joke about a stenographer’s spelling, and a brief reflection on patience and perception.
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