World News and Military Movements from 1919 Era South
Reports from Essen state German workers must hand in arms by April 10. a May 1 world strike is being prepared by socialists and radicals in Switzerland. The Tosa battleship will be the largest in Japan with 40,000 tons and ten 16 inch guns. German red guards and Krupp operations face discipline. Turkish revolution fears rise, and Russia eyes peace talks with Poland planned for April 10 in Esthonia.
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Wilson selects envoys and wartime finance moves at Congress
President Wilson picked John Lind and William Bayard Hale as special envoys to Mexico. Thomas Slattery testified to the senate on Mexican affairs. The House Ways and Means Committee approved soldier relief legislation with a possible cash bonus funded by bonds or luxury taxes. Guaranties under the new railroad law may cost about 15 million dollars for six months. Navy submarine force deemed inadequate for war with Germany by Rear Admiral A W Grant. Indictments returned in DC grand jury probe of a leak in the Supreme Court decision on Southern Pacific oil land. Wage talks between railroad and union committees broke off over demands totaling about 1 million with no public audience option.
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Bursting News from 1920 Report Highlights Diverse Crises
Domestic strikes in Chicago threaten city workers payroll stalemate as 1000 firefighters ponder resignation. In Oklahoma five children found dead in a tent their mother nearby with slash wounds. Gen Ralph D Sims commits suicide in Asheville sanitarium. New York Assembly convicts socialist members for disloyalty amid moves to unseat them. Margaret Wilson aids Serbian orphans. Bergdoll convicted of draft evasion. A shooting in New Orleans over marriage refusals. Arkansas court upholds death sentences in Blaine murders. Mississippi reports virulent smallpox. Kentucky night riders torch tobacco crops. Autopsy at Cambridge hospital reveals surgical clamp on corpse. New Orleans supports Volstead Act amendment for beer and light wine sales. McAdoo shifts from United Artists ties. Tornado causes $50,000 damage in Searcy. Manville Textile mill walkout ends with Nourse mill closure in Woonsocket.
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Government debt and spending spark calls for restraint
Washington reports show expenditures exceed revenues by over $200 million in the first nine months of the fiscal year. A temporary $706 million debt reduction prompted Treasury to seek further loans. Representative Mondell warns only strict economy can avert a crisis as short term notes push potential quick gains yet risk disaster without income-controlled spending. Charlotte analysis urges caution on government ownership of railroads and broader nationalization risks amid new transportation law. Census data lists Concord as up 18.6 percent since 1910. Charlotte sailors join navy. Chowan College receives $300,000 funding. Pinetops reports rapid housing growth. West Hattaway sails to Charleston. Raleigh bank clearings rise. a General Simms death noted. YWCA building plans delayed due to site shortages. Methodist campaign raises $7,682, surpassing goal.
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Change in Ex-Kaiser's Lifestyle Observed in Amerongen
The arrival of the Duchess of Brunswick and their daughter and son-in-law at Amerongen has altered the former German emperor Wilhelm II’s routine. He has not cut a single tree since their arrival, signaling a quieter, more domestic living pattern.
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Ban on Trade With Soviet Russia May Be Lifted
Washington officials said the ban on trade relations with Russia may be lifted soon though the latest American proposal to co ordinate action with Great Britain France Italy and the United States to this end has been temporarily deferred here.
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Delaware bill to tax beer with 312 percent rate dies
Annapolis report says the high voltage beer measure, tied to Volstead Act validity, failed in the senate 16 to 11 despite Governor Ritchie backing it. The bill would have become operative only if Prohibition was struck down.
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No Other Policy Than Exclusion of Japanese Can Save California
W S McClatchy publisher of the Sacramento Bee said at a luncheon in this city that California faces a birth rate and living standards crisis. He warned that any immigration policy other than exclusion would destroy the American population in the West and possibly the United States.
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Palmer Orders an Investigation of Alleged Illegal Combination
Attorney General Palmer ordered an examination into charges that cotton dealers conspired to depress cotton prices in violation of the Sherman antitrust act. He telegrammed United States Attorney Alexander in Atlanta directing the inquiry into the alleged price reduction scheme.
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Copenhagen crowds appeal to king to avert general strike
Enormous crowds gather outside the town hall and march to Amalienborg castle with a resolution asking the king to prevent a general strike. The march is led by town councilors and the resolution also calls for a ministry of men not responsible for the current crisis.
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Suffrage Forces of Delaware Launch Statewide Drive
Suffrage leaders in Delaware vow to overcome defeat by touring the state. A large delegation leaves Dover to visit every town and hamlet to win over legislators and their constituents.
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