Wilson Defers Extra Session and Heads Parade
President Wilson will not call an extra session of Congress until after his return from Europe. Senator Martin said he expects the president home by June 1. The day included signing 28 bills, including a 100 million European food relief appropriation and a Roosevelt widow pension. He announced plans to march on foot at a parade of District of Columbia troops to honor homecoming soldiers and sailors.
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New York
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League of Nations
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Ohio
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Department of Labor
Wilson Signs War Tax Bill Affects District Liquor Law
President Wilson signs the six billion dollar war revenue measure aboard a special train in Washington. The bill includes a rider prohibiting liquor sales in the District of Columbia and enacts new taxes on luxuries and many goods starting May first.
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President Wilson
Boston
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Glass
Tioga Oil Refinery in Clarendon Destroyed by Fire
A fire at Tioga Oil Refinery in Clarendon near Warren Pennsylvania caused $150,000 in damage. An explosion in a still started the blaze and one fireman was seriously burned.
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Tioga
Clarendon
Navy Seaplane No. 8405 Vanishes Off Virginia Coast
The navy announces the loss of large seaplane 8405 on a Norfolk flight. Ensigns McDonald Terrier Bell and Dibble with chiefs Hazel Hobdy are aboard. A radio report saw a plunge near Fishers Island after noon Sunday. coast search found no trace.
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Albert F. Hazel
West Roxbury
Mass
Roy L. Hobdy
Bowling Green
Norfolk
Fisherman's Island
Chicago Mayor Renominated By Republicans In Tight Primary
Chicago Republicans renominated William Hale Thompson for mayor by a plurality estimated between 40 000 and 45 000. Democrat Robert M Sweitzer defeated Thomas Carey, with Judge Harry Olson and Capt. Charles E Merriam trailing. Women voters influenced turnout as suffrage leaders crowded the polls amid a peaceful day.
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William Hale Thompson
Chicago
Robert M. Sweitzer
Thomas Carey
Harry Olson
Charles E. Merriam
Not Guilty Verdict In French Murder Case
Marie Lescont a 22 year old dressmaker was acquitted in Seine et Marne France after she killed her child by severing its foot vein while the baby mourned as she claimed motherhood of a German child she had been forced to bear following capture at Maubeuge.
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Seine-et-Marne
France
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Maubeuge
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Marie
Peace Night Bonfires Aimed For Global Illumination
The Overseas Hero mobilizes members worldwide to secure a world wide illumination via a chain of bonfires on peace night, the night the peace treaty is signed.
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London Overseas Club
London
Sparticans Busy in Saxony Ripple of Red Chief Slain
Reported activity centers on Saxony with Spartican forces and the Red Chief slain as Ebert troops move to quell unrest. Authorities claim counterattempts by Nobs aimed to spark wider trouble across the region.
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Ebert
Spartacists Seize Auto Plants as Bavarian Premier Appointed
Disturbances across Berlin and western Germany erupt as Spartacists seize Mannheim Bens auto works and disrupt rail and telecommunication links. Berlin names Scheld Bavarian premier after Fisner’s assassination and Saxony sees a fresh revolt with a general strike and post office seizures.
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Mannheim
Karlsruhe
Scheld
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Kurt Fisner
Herr Segitz
Herr Auer
Munich
Moon wire control bill rushes through House rules
The House rules committee announced two measures will be debated this week. The wire control bill limits government control of telegraph and telephone lines to December 31, 1979. A rural settlement bill seeks 100 million dollars for soldier settlements in all states.
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Washington
House Rules Committee
Prosecution Pushes Butter and Egg Board Cases
Chicago officials plan to press federal actions against the Chicago butter and egg board and the Elgin butter and egg board. United States District Attorney Charles F. Clyne said indictments against more than 30 members were returned months ago for Sherman anti trust violations after talks in Washington with Attorney General staff.
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Chicago Butter and Egg Board
Elgin Butter and Egg Beam
United States
Charlies F. Clyne
Clyne
Washington
Gregory
Plan to honor Roosevelt with Victory loan bonds
Senator Kenyon of Iowa urged colleagues to place Theodore Roosevelt’s vignette on securities of the new Victory loan as a fitting tribute. He said the idea could be offered as an amendment to the bond bill when it reached the Senate.
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Senate
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Hungary Leaders to Face War Crimes Trial
Zurich reports former Hungarian Premier Wekerle and other officials of the old regime will be tried for war crimes. The Budapest dispatch states the cases arise from actions during the Hungarian government’s rule.
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Budapest
Greece asks for U S troops in Epirus plebiscite
Paris February 26 Premier Venizelos told the council of ten Greece is ready to accept a plebiscite in Epirus if American troops occupy the region to insure fair voting.
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Fighters to Keep Uniforms for Discharged Soldiers
Washington reports the house voted to allow discharged soldiers and Marines to retain their uniforms. The conference report on the uniform bill was adopted without a record vote and includes a five cent mileage allowance for travel home. The report heads to the senate for adoption.
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Washington
House
Senate
Explorers Land Safely After Arctic Ice Pack Crossing
Alaska reports Storker Storkerson and five companions who boarded a floating ice pack in the polar basin last May have landed safely on November 7. The party, sailing from Victoria, B C on June 17, 1018, was part of Vilhjalmur Stefansson led effort to study barren arctic wastes for Canada.
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Victoria
B. C
Vilhjalmur Stefansson
Prince Livio Borghese Named Italy Minister to Serbia
Prince Livio Borghese, long serving as councilor at the Italian Embassy in London, is appointed to represent Italy as minister to Serbia. He is the second son of Prince Paolo Borghese of the storied Siena lineage linked to Pope Paul V, with a famed Rome villa and palace. Born across cities including Smyrna, Rome, Pekin, and Cairo, he is 45 years old.
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Livio Borghese
London
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Siena
Pope Paul V
Borghese
Rome
Liv
China lists secret China Japan pacts and loans at Paris peace talks
Pekin dispatch reports the foreign office in Beijing sending a cable to the Chinese delegation in Paris detailing all China Japan secret agreements. It lists twenty one demands and railway loan drafts including Kirin forest and mine loan and Kiaochau to Tsinan railway notes. Premier Chin Nun Iisun thanks President Wilson and the United States for support.
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Foreign Office
Paris
Japan
China
Kirin Forest
Kaomi-Suchowfu
Tsinan- Shuntefu
Kiaochau- Tsinan
Wilson
United States
Chin Nun-Iisun
Five Spaniards Held for Deported Plot Against Wilson
Philadelphia report says five of eleven Spaniards arrested remain in custody while six are released after hours of questioning. Justice agents plan to seek deportation of the five who were held.
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Department of Justice
Former Rulers Vote in German Election
Berne Feb 26 The former king and queen of Württemberg took part in a recent election naming themselves Herr and Frau Württemberg and voted at the ballot box without an escort, signaling recognition of the republic.
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Herr
Republic
Counterfeiting on Increase in Unemployment
Washington reports counterfeit activity has risen as industrial work declines. Most cases target the denomination of bills while overall bogus money reproduction remains limited. Several recent arrests reveal ex workers turned to counterfeiting after wartime layoffs.
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Washington
Treasury
Three Killed in Depth Bomb Explosion at Rockaway
Three personnel at the naval aviation station Rockaway beach were killed when a depth bomb exploded during parcy log.
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Rockaway
New York
Rockaway Beach
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