Third Term Amendment Speech Backed by House Lawmakers
Democrats and Republicans applauded Representative Humphreys of Mississippi as he urged passage of a one term presidential amendment. He argued the republic must avoid monarchy by limiting eligibility, citing Washington and Jefferson precedents and drawing broad praise from leaders on both sides.
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Washington
House
Humphreys
Mississippi
Woodrow Wilson
Wilson
Longworth
Ohio
Republic
Mrr
Humphrey
Thomas Jefferson
Uumphreys
New York Tribune
Grant
McKinley
Roosevelt
United States
George Washington
Lafayette
Madison
Jefferson
Jackson
Rubicon
Clark
Representative Kitchin
Kitchin
Vote to Remain at Work in Coal Strike Talks
New York March 25 The general scale committee representing anthracite miners votes to stay at work after April 1 while negotiating a new wage agreement. Agreement retroactive to April 1 if mine owners grant it. current contract expires March 31.
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New York
President lifts lid on price of fuel coal
Washington reports President Wilson withdraws government control over maximum price of bituminous coal effective April 1. He informs operators and miners that the majority coal commission report will guide wage-scale agreements and that prices likely rise to cover a 27 percent recommended increase. He urges fast finalization to end fuel-supply uncertainty and allow contracts for the season.
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Washington
Wilson
The
Coal Commission
Dutch grant places exiled Kaiser on Wieringen island
The Hague reports the Dutch government grants the island of Wieringen as a residence for the former German crown prince, part of a plan to safeguard William and his son from Allied demands. William of Hohenzollern is to be confined to Utrecht’s Amerongen and Doorn region, while the crown prince reportedly requested Wieringen and declined living near his father.
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Hague
Holland
Wieringen
William
William of
Denver to ban horses from city streets next year
A city council bill in Denver proposes an ordinance prohibiting horses cattle sheep and swine within the corporate limits or driven on streets. If passed, the ban would take effect January 1, 1925.
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Denver
Colo
Ship 20 Million Gold to U S
London reports a bullion market note that about 4 million pounds sterling, equivalent to 20 million dollars, will be shipped to America by week’s end. The transfer includes 2.5 million pounds from the Bank of England and the rest from other sources. Two Kids Fire New York School. New York detectives describe eleven year old Malcolm Rae and ten year old Samuel Koshkin confessing to setting fire to Public School 23 to avoid going to class due to spring fever.
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London
America
Bank of England
New York School
New York
Malcolm Rae
Samuel Koshkin
Masked candidate speaks for office in odd display
Obadiah Dubb reports that his surprising bid for office features a mask and bulb device. He continues to speak while wearing the mask, then returns it to its position by pressing the bulb.
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Obadiah Dubb
Wes
Buffalo Expreas
Umbrella's Early Use in English Luxurious Circles
The umbrella appears as a luxury item in seventeenth century England and is noted by Ben Jonson in a 1616 comedy. It reflects status symbols of the era and the cultural reception of portable shelter.
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England
Ben Jonson
Tornado Wrecks Chicago Suburbs and Far North Illinois
A devastating storm tore through Will, Dupage, Kane, Cook and Lake counties, killing at least 114 with estimates over 200, injuring more than 1,000. Maywood Melrose Park Elgin and Wilmette suffered heavy losses, trains toppled, buildings razed, and power cut. Chicago dispatched relief and guards to stricken towns amid widespread damage.
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Dupage
Kane
Cook Counties
Chicago
Illinois
Michigan
Wisconsin
Indiana
Ohio
Battle Creek
East Troy
Wis
Louis Brown
Wilmette
Elgin
Congregational Church
Cook
Lake County
Weather Bureau
British honor U S Navy support sails for New York harbor monument
Maj Evelyn Wrench sails for the United States on Saturday with a £6000 subscription raised by thousands of British admirers of the American navy. He will present the funds to Secretary Daniels for a suitable monument in New York harbor.
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London
Evelyn Wrench
United States
Wrench
Daniels
New York Harbor
Blind Man Correctly Predicted Knoxville Population Surge
In Knoxville Tennessee a totally blind man named F Saniand anticipated the census figures, declaring the population 77,818 after a census showing a 114.1 percent gain. Local investigators were surprised by his accuracy.
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Knoxville
Tenn
F. Saniand
Red Army claims 16000 antibolshevist troops frozen to death
Soviet communique reported by travelers says more than 16000 antibolshevist fighters died frozen on the steppes. It notes Red Army advances along the railway in the Ekaterinodar area of the Caucasus front and reports heavy fighting near Bobruisk as Bolsheviks attack Polish lines. Mohilev reportedly captured. Ukrainian HQ moved to Human by Mazepa.
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London
Steppes
Moscow
Russia
Red
Denikine
Ekaterinodar
Caucasus
Warsaw
Bobruisk
Mozir
Lemberg
Mohilev
Red Army
Mazepa
Martens Sues for Million Over Red Propaganda Claims
Ludwig C. A. K. Martens files a $1,000,000 libel suit in Supreme Court against Review of Reviews Company editor Albert Shaw and author Arthur Wallace Dunn over Dunns The Reds in America. Martens alleges the book falsely portrays him as aiding propaganda to overthrow the U.S. government.
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New York
Ludwig C. A. K. Martens
Supreme Court
Review of Reviews Company
Albert Shaw
Arthur Wallace Dunn
America
United States
Chicago City Wages Rise and Budget Increase
Chicago officials approve a 10 percent raise for all city employees and restore civil service layoffs recommended by the council finance committee. The council directs a $4 million addition to the 1920 city income estimate, totaling $36,205,000, with funding sources still unresolved.
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Chicago
Council
Stowaway Giovanni Nardi Detained At Ellis Island
Giovanni Nardi an eager Italian would be entrant to the United States was held at Ellis Island for possible deportation after attempting to swim ashore from the steamer Pesaro from Naples. He leapt from the ship near the harbor but slippery pilings thwarted entry. He was rescued by police and returned to the Pesaro where he was found to be a stowaway.
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New York
Giovanni Nardi
Ellis Island
Nardi
Pesaro
Naples
British Raise Sea Treasure
London reports a sunken treasure valued at about 50 million pounds. The operation uses underwater cutting flames and pumps to seal vessels without divers to salvage the cargo from submerged ships.
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London
Borah Assails Preconvention War Profiteers in Senate
Idaho Senator Borah charged that war profiteers and wealthy backers are controlling presidential nominations via preconvention expenditures. He cited testimonials bought in Indiana and asserted money is corrupting voters and party processes amid calls to curb spending.
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Washington
Borah
Idaho
Senate
Saturnalia
Congress
Leonard Wood
Indiana
Senator Borah
Lowden
Chamberlain
Oregon
General Wood
Bil. Borah
Edward I. Doheny
Mexico
California
South Dakota
Wood
Sterling
Rep
United States
Sims Assailed by Pittman in Senate Hearings
Senator Pittman accused Rear Admiral Sims of wanting to hand the American navy to Britain during the war and relying on the British admiralty for his views. The exchange included Pittman shaking his finger and Sims retorting that they follow Senate procedure, not Navy methods.
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Washington
Sims
Senate
Pittman
Nevada
United States
Navy
Notable 1919 Headlines Touch on War and Diplomacy
A string of late-World War I era notices reports Mrs. Humphrey Ward’s death from heart disease in a London hospital, Elihu Root joining the League of Nations committee in London, Ali Said Pasha’s arrest in Constantinople, and the Wabash, Chester & Western railroad sale to Jesse Diamond for 400000 dollars. Other items note milk price cuts in New York, a new German cabinet, and the death of historian Thomas H. Owen in Alabama, among varied international and domestic updates.
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Humphrey Ward
London
Elihu
Root
League of Nations Committee
Ali Said Pasha
Constantinople
Wabash, Chester & Western Railroad
Jesse Diamond
Chicago
New York City
Germany
Herman Mueller
Berlin
Thomas H. Owen
Department of Archives and History of
Alabama
Montgomery
Ala
Tennessee
Nashville
Auckland Geddes
New York
United States
Minnehaha State Bank
Minneapolis
Minn
Warsaw
Washington
Paul Little
E. R. Little
Lexington
A. W. Stickney
H. D. T. Reynolds
Siberia
State Department
Chamber of Deputies
Paris
Culebra Cut
Panama Canal
Great Waterway
Panama
Gortatlea
Tralee
County Kerry
Munster
Ireland
Charles Lederer
Brooklyn
Alan Bell
Sinn Fein
Masonic Club
Dublin
War Department
House Military Committee
Joseph Fairbanks
Department
Claims Board
Hanlontown
Laporte City
Markets Report: Grain, Flour, and Livestock Prices
Chicago markets show mixed futures and cash prices for corn rye and wheat with multiple contract figures. Flour and hay pricing, plus cattle hogs and sheep ranges, reflect broad commodity activity on March 27, recent trading session.
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Chicago
Pickford Defends Beauty At Los Angeles Tea
Mary Pickford asserted beauty counts in film at a Los Angeles tea, dismissing remarks that beauty has no bearing on the movie world. Misa Pickford supported the sentiment with a light remark.
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Mary Pickford
Los Angeles
Misa Pickford
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