Berlin Revolt Ends as Red Menace Grows
Berlin turmoil eases yet radical unrest spreads across Germany with workers seizing towns. Spartacist-led forces threaten Berlin while Ebert’s government orders action, and Leipsic hosts US troops as German factions clash amid Kapp and Noske changes.
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Berlin
RED Menace
Noske
Ebert
Dr. Kapp
Evert
Germany
Bolshevistm
Red
Reds
Germ
Dortmond
Leipsic
Rheinish
von Luttwitz
Endeayvoring
Berthold von Deimling
Verdun Front
Sister of czar thought murdered found in Russia
Grand Duchess Olga sister of late Czar Nicholas of Russia has been found by American Red Cross workers living in a box car in south Russia. She is among three surviving Romanovs, toiling among refugees from Bolshevik territory and grateful for any food or clothing.
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Washington
March
Olga
Nicholas
Russia
Red Cross
American Red Cross
House of Romanov
County Board Leader Discusses Road Building Plans
Morris MacDonald chairman of Mecklenburg County Commissioners visited High Point and conferred with W C Jones president of the State Association of County Commissioners on road building and uplift work in the state.
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Morris MacDonald
Board of County Commissioners of
Mecklenburg
High Point
W. C. Jones
State Association of Count Commissioners
Captain Burns Dies at Home in Asheboro
News from High Point reports the death of Captain A. E. Burns at his Asheboro home yesterday afternoon. A Southern Railway conductor for 30 years, he founded Burns Casket Co. and owned local property. He is survived by his widow, three children, three brothers, and three sisters. Funeral services are set for 3:30 this afternoon with railroad conductors as pallbearers.
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High Point
A. E. Burns
Asheboro
Captain Burns
Southern Railway Company
Randleman Road
Burns Casket Company
James Alexander
Katherine Burns
Robert
George Burns
Burns
Reed amendment to treaty killed
Washington March 18 The Senate resumed consideration of peace treaty reservations and rejected 48 to 27 Senator Reed Missouri's reservation on national honor or vital interests The chamber then defeated another Reed proposal to refuse any obligation to employ military forces resources or economic discrimination under the league covenant
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Washington
Senate
Reed
Missouri
United States
Bids Called For Road Between High Point And Lexington
The State Highway Commission advertised bids for 2.5 miles of hard surfaced road linking High Point and Lexington. Bids will be opened in Greensboro on April 5 with possible award. Work is planned to start by mid spring and finish in summer. Citizens hope the route connects with English Street where asphalt ends. A city council member urged extending pavement to aid linkage.
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High Point
Lexington
Raleigh
State Highway Commission
Greensboro
Highway Commission
Report Confirms Gilmer Stroud Death at Grangemouth
A news dispatch confirms the drowning of Gilmer Stroud age 17 of High Point when a boat returning to the Lake Eliko capsized at Grangemouth Scotland. The message from Norfolk agents says Stroud drowned January 31 with no details yet. Lake Eliko expected in Boston from Fowey England in early April.
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Gilmer Stroud
High Point
Grangemouth
Scotland
Robert Hasler
Norfolk
Lake Eliko
Boston
Fowey
England
Lincolns Miss Bond Keeps Washington Butter Mold Heirloom
Miss Lillian Bond of Lincoln Kansas owns a carved wooden butter mold tied to the inaugural dinner of General George Washington. The heirloom has been passed down through generations with a legend linking it to the first presidential meal.
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Lincoln
Kan
Lillian Bond
George Washington
New Guilford County Court House to Open April 1
The new Guilford county court house will be formally opened Thursday April 1 with a public gathering from 2 PM to 10 PM. Prominent Guilfordians will speak and county commissioners will outline future road building and county improvements planned over the next year. The nearly one million dollar courthouse has been under construction over a year and faced delays from material and labor shortages.
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Guilford County
Guilford
North Carolina
Republicans Denounce Virginia Negroes at Mass Meeting
In Richmond on March 18 the Black and Can faction of the Republican Party denounced the lily white wing for barring Negroes from a meeting. They adopted resolutions urging a Negro Republican state convention in Richmond on April 27 to elect fifteen delegates to the national convention. Speakers argued that proposed legislation to bar Negro women from voting in November defies federal law and will not be enforced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
A. ¥. Barrymple
Fedgal Prohibition Enforcement
National Prohibition
Kramer
United States
Dalrrymple
Maor Dalrymple
Init
Traniliver
Richmond
Lily White
Carter Dalton Trials in Greensboro Against Texas Oil Company
Carter Dalton joins Greensboro proceedings this week as trials proceed against the Texas Oil Company over last year’s explosion and fire. The case centers on damages and accountability in the incident that shocked the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carter Dalton
Greensboro
Texas Oil Company
Robbery at Beeson Hardware on North Main
Thieves shattered the rear door glass to break in at Beeson Hardware on North Main Street and stole guns pistols cartridges razors and knives worth about 1500 dollars. Police report no solid leads and suspect the same gang behind prior raids in Rancheman and Thomasville last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beeson Hardware Company
North Main Street
Welch
Rancheman
Thomasville
Heavy trading in stocks shocks market session
New York March 18 heavy trading in speculative issues produced one of the busiest mornings in weeks. Shares with dividend possibilities rose 2 to LS points as heavy buying and short covering followed Treasury Secretary urged changes to the excess profits tax. First hour sales topped 500000 shares led by motors railway equipment leather textile and shipping stocks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Secretary of the Treasury
Southern Power Denied Rehearing by Supreme Court
The Southern Power company lost its bid for a rehearing in its case with North Carolina Public Service, as the Supreme Court dismissed the action. Justice Brown authored the opinion, describing it as an elaboration of his earlier concurring view from the initial ruling against Southern Power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Power Company
Corporaton
North Carolina Public Service Company
Hydro-Electric Company
Supreme Court
Justice Brown
Rhode Island Legion rejects service bonus request
The Rhode Island American Legion department executive committee voted unanimously against requesting Congress to grant a money bonus to former service men. The March 17 decision emphasizes opposition to a veterans bonus at the national level.
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Providence
R. I
The
American Legion
Department of Rhode Island
Congress
Berlin Rumors Tie Dr Wolfgang Kapp to Reactionary Plot
In Berlin rumors circulate that Dr Wolfgang Kapp, former head of a reactionary movement, may be named in a plot against the government. The report notes the tense postwar climate and uncertainties about leadership.
Radicals Suffer Privations After Deportation to Russia
March 18 report on radicals banished from the United States facing hardship in Russia. They cannot locate relatives or find work as Alexander Berkman and Emma Goldman organize aid efforts to provide employment and care while permanent plans are sought.
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Moscow
United States
Russia
Alexander Berkman
Emma Goldman
Baby's lineal ancestors reach fifth generation
Eureka Kansas March 1 Wayne Hartenbower born here lays claim to records for grandparents great-grandparents and great-great-grandparents. The child has eleven lineal ancestors living and is said to be starting the fifth generation with loud appreciation of his attainments.
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Eureka
Kan
Wayne Hartenbower
Government setup and resignations reported from Amsterdam dispatch
A dispatch from Amsterdam says a new government was formed last Saturday and the resigning official has died by his own hand. The reports reached Amsterdam by telephone from Berlin.
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Nary
Amsterdam
Berlin
Luettwitz Leaves Berlin With Armored Forces
Amsterdam March 18 General von Luettwitz who led troops backing the Kapp regime has departed Berlin with his armed forces according to a telephone message received today.
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Amsterdam
von Luettwitz
Kapp
Berlin
Public mood in Berlin crowds and troops uneasy
Berlin dispatch notes crowds filling public places in ugly humor with panicky military behavior. Jaltic troops reportedly allied with independent socialists who were said to command 12,009 armed men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Berlin
German National Assembly Holds Meeting in Stuttgart
About 250 members of the German national assembly gathered in Stuttgart on Wednesday in the art hall. Military forces occupied the square before the hall. No disorders occurred as the assembly convened.
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National Assembly
Stuttgart
Berlin Crisis Following Kapp Regime Collapse
Acting commissioner Ellis Lorin Dressel informs Washington that Kapp's regime has fallen and danger now lies in a communist uprising. Reports say communist forces are marching on Berlin from other cities, but Dressel believes a few hours of quiet may avert a crisis.
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Germany
Berlin
Wolfgang Kapp
Gustave Noske
Ebert
Stuttgart
Ellis Lorin Dressel
State Department
Washington
Kapp
Diesel
President Ebert Arrives in Berlin After Night Flight
London report says President Ebert reached Berlin last night per a telephone message to the Amsterdam correspondent of the Exchange Telegraph company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Ebert
Berlin
Amsterdam
Exchange Telegraph Company
High Point Foundation Receives New Large Gift
A. E. Tate reports a major new donation to the High Point Foundation for upkeep of a local Y M C A. The giver's name and amount are undisclosed. Previously W. L. Stamey gave a $100 liberty bond.
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A. E. Tate
High Point Foundation
Tate
High Point
W. L. Stamey
Suspect Faces Bond Return Question in Robbery Case
Victims must prove that 14000 dollars in bonds held by John F. Schmidt were gained through conversion of loot. If proven, Schmidt may receive the bonds after finishing his penitentiary sentence. so far, the required proof is lacking in Chicago on March 18.
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Chicago
John F. Schmidt
Germany Faces Upheaval as Soviet Influence Grows
Washington officials say the collapse of Germanys military revolution worsens the Ebert governments challenge to control workers. Reports speak of soviet formations in several cities and a possible general strike with mixed consequences. Debates on allied moral support and postwar penalties continue.
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Washington
Germany
Ebert
Scapa Flow
United States Builds Record Warship Tonnage by 1923 Verdict
Washington reports that U S naval experts say the United States is constructing more warship tonnage than any other nation. Twelve super dreadnoughts and six battle cruisers totaling 865000 tons are under way with 152 sixteen inch and 24 fourteen inch rifles and electric drive engines. Completion is projected for 1923 creating a two line fleet of 19 super dreadnoughts and six battle cruisers in first line.
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Washington
United States
Pirate
Bickett Grants Paroles To High Point Youths And Others
Governor Bickett pardoned John Shepard and Baxter Whetsine of High Point for breaking into the High Point Grocery last fall. They served six months on county roads and will report monthly for a year to Judge O A Kirkman. Also pardoned was R C Huffman of High Point for immoral purposes at the Imperial hotel, with support for his family in Kernersville. Huffman had three months left of a one year sentence. Julius C Smith urged a pardon for Ceellwit (Ceellwit unclear) and friends note Rev C A Ceell wit remains home on Thurston street.
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Raleigh
Bickett
John Shepard
Baxter Whetsine
High Point
O. A. Kirkman
R. C. Huffman
Imperial Hotel
Huffman
Kernersville
Julius C. Smith
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Leipsig
Daling
Telegraph
Allen
Coblenz
H. ‘. Allen
Czar
Red Cross Reports
Hight Point
Rushin
Atlantic City
Stroud
New Court House
Southern Power
Rhode Island
Babys
Lurtepwitz
Public
Bamblen
Kapip
Uncle Sam Bages
U. S
C. A. Ceell
Ildarn
Thurston Street
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