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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1921
Page
1
Advancing Allied forces take control of area around Duesseldorf with air dominance over the city. Airplanes hover as machine gunners deploy on bridges and key roads, while residents react to the surprise occupation.
British and French air forces over Düsseldorf as allied troops move to seize bridges roads and key factories. Belgian infantry cross into the center while engineers land to the south. Mayor asked for schools barracks and railway station. Rhine traffic halted. communications cut. Delegation photos taken as German residents observed the advance toward Berlin.
Treasury Secretary Melon calls for curbs on expenditures to reduce the national debt. He outlines a plan for shorter time certificates of indebtedness and tighter controls on current operations. He notes the need to balance relief with wartime obligations and cites a projected debt rise to 7.6 billion dollars over two years. He stresses prudent spending and a national budget system to keep the treasury in surplus for the fiscal year ending March 31.
London reports Marek and the Viviani mission to Washington to convey France’s salutations to President Harding on his inauguration. The courtest visit aims to seek an opportunity to explain the League of Nations and its aspects if the occasion arises.
Labor leaders announce coordinated action as packers push wage cuts and reduced hours across the industry. Ten hour shifts, possible 40 percent pay reductions, and factory layoffs are planned responses as unions rally workers and threaten sit downs.
Washington dispatch reports President Harding and key department heads discussed Rhine policy. A withdrawal decision remained unsettled as officials weighed domestic impacts and awaited replies from Ghent. The War Department planned further briefings with Weeks amid cabinet deliberations on occupation.
In a federal court session Judge Anderson denounced soft drink parlors amid prosecutions tied to Agnor conspiracies and liquor violations. He urged state officers to act and warned that harsh penalties would follow for violations, as trials continue for related defendants.
The article describes a municipal proposal with financial figures and public safety concerns. Amid unclear OCR text, it notes a $10,000 allocation to address scale issues and references a controversial pledge linked to urban development. Officials, including university and civic groups, express mixed reactions during committee discussions.
In a wave of targeted killings in a densely populated Chicago ward, Alderman Powers ally Paul Labriola and store owner Terry Tagmond were fatally shot within hours of each other. Investigators note the violence, linked to long-standing political tensions, as the public reels from a terror campaign amid arrests and a warned climate of fear.
A North Dakota style plan surfaces in Michigan's lower house as Representative Whiter Tenge of Tron Metutatn introduces a concurrent resolution to divide Michigan into two states. The lower Peninsula would join as the present name Michigan with a new Upper Peninsula called Superior. The measure grants the upper peninsula legislative power in the separate state but faces opposition from both regions and questions about viability and unity.
A Washington column reports diverse views on President Harding’s reconstruction policy and forthcoming tariff plans. Senate leaders and White House attendees express uncertainty about adjournment timing, revenue measures, and how legislation might affect American industry and imports.
A report from New York outlines a future strategy for the Socialist Party. Central topics included executive committee actions, party relations, and alignment with the Communist Internationale. The document lists four alternative methods to define relations within the party and outlines positions on funding and internal unity.
Madrid reports the Prime Minister was assassinated this evening while leaving the chamber in a motorcar. Seven assailants fired multiple shots as the premier rode away. Further details and identified figures are unclear in the fragmented account.
A dispatch reports Soviet troops under assault by rebels, with the revolutionary leader claimed victorious by a correspondent. Artillery reportedly silences enemy guns as Kerensky is believed to direct the offensive against the Red Government.
Helsingfors dispatch reports Petrograd workers revolting against moralization attacking soviet troops. Soviets take most of the city while Kozlovski leads a victorious push to march on Petrograd. Krasnaya Gorka forts fire on the Petersburg line and Kronstadt is threatened.
Fragmented OCR reports a Friday White House dinner where Republican leaders and Secretary Mellon discuss an emergency tariff and revenue program. Senators Penrose and McNary push for a swift fiscal bill, with House and Senate committees to begin drafting soon for the April session.
In York Marshe Allezed killer died by his own hand after being cornered by a mob. The suspect fired at the pursuing crowd and then shot himself as authorities closed in. A wound from pursuing officers and a final self-inflicted shot ended the incident.
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