Frontiers Fears as Ulster Clash Inches Toward Collision
Belfast dispatch reports border lines in Ulster near Caledonan County Tyrone as Irish Republican Army and Ulster Special Constabulary exchange fire with limited losses. Aerial and ground skirmishes intensify as forces creep closer. In Belfast gunmen target carters, injuring one, another ashman wounded. Maghera barracks seized. a B special constable killed near Tobermore amid wire cutting and road obstruction.
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London
Ulster
Evening News
Belfast
Irish Republican Army
Ulster Special Constables
Caledonan
County Tyrone
Kober
Carters
Ballymaccarret
Maghera
Londonderry
Tobermore
Magher
Potomac Fire Thriller Aboard Ship During Ocean Voyage
Passengers on the United States liner Potomac recount a fierce mid voyage fire from Bremen to Bremerhaven. Captain William McLeod and crew fought flames with hoses and in port lids while 104 passengers sought lifeboats. Fire began March 2 and crews battled until the ship steadied as a fire raged in the fireroom and stokers.
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New York
Potomac
Bremen
William McLeod
Holland
North Sea
McLeod
M. Garland
Daring attempt to break jail in Windsor
Ernest Tillard aged 24 in Sandwich jail after a five year sentence for highway robbery and assault made an early morning escape with Paul Triolet of Amherstburg. A guard Turner Thompson was attacked by the two men but subdued with help from Chief Jatler Wanless and guards.
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Windsor
Ont
Ernest Tillard
Sandwich
Kingston Penitentiary
Paul Triolet
Amherstburg
Turnkey Thompson
Jatler
Wanless
Last of the Six Hundred dies in Toronto
George Richardson, who blew the charge at Balaclava during the Light Brigade, died in Toronto on Saturday. He is believed to be the last of the Gallant Six Hundred and held 16 medals for valor.
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Toronto
Liverpool
The
Mail and Empire
George Richardson
Light Brigade
Balaclava
Rotary Club Address Discusses Judge Made Law
Mr. G. L. Fraser spoke on judge made law during the Rotary Club luncheon. He argued law evolves from precedent and common sense, with judges shaping most of today’s statutes. The club announced it will not sponsor a Rotary baseball team this season and will issue uniforms only to interested players.
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Rotary Club
G. L. Fraser
Fench
Rotary
Wheat Board Revival Hinted by Ottawa Delegation
Winnipeg report says both government and opposition seek Progressive support for reinstituting the Canadian Wheat Board. N. P. Lambert, returning from Ottawa, stated the Western farmers' delegation urged the board's reestablishment and the King government appears attentive.
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N. P. Lambert
Winnipeg
Can. Press
Canadian Wheat Board
Ottawa
Western Farmers’ Organization
Brother of Premier King Dies in Denver
Dr. D McDougal King, brother of Canadian Prime Minister W L Mackenzie King, died at his Denver home after a long illness. He authored medical texts and had lived in Colorado for over 16 years. The premier later left Ottawa to bring back his brother's body.
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Denver
Col
D. Mc. Dougal King
W. L. Mackendzie King
Canada
King
Colorado
Ottawa
W. L. Mackenzie King
McDougall King
Dr. King
Big Storm Deluges Colorado and Plains Regions
A harsh mixed rain and snow storm swept east of the Rockies reaching the upper Mississippi valley with winds over 40 mph. Denver reported one death and several injuries from accidents on slick streets. Power and telegraph lines were disrupted, with Durango and other towns without lights. Seven inches of snow fell near Sharon Springs, Kansas, while western Kansas rail service faced delays and some trains operated with two locomotives or snow plows. The storm began as light rain then intensified overnight and eased into fair weather forecast for the next day.
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Denver
Col
Rocky Mountains
Mississippi Valley
Nebraska
Colorado
Durango
Telluride
Silverton
Otray
Leadville
Sharon Springs
Kan
Kansas
Eleven Drill Pros to Work in Mesopotamia Fields
Twenty one drillers from Petrelea Ontario will depart next week to join Mesopotamia fields. They will be employed by the Anglo Persian Oil Company.
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Mesopotamia
Petrelea
Ont
Marelli
Anglo- Persian Oil Company
Gandhi Guilty Plea In Indian Non Cooperation Turmoil
Calcutta reports a demonstration after Gandhi’s Saturday sentence with a bonfire of foreign cloth but orderly conduct. In Ahmedabad Gandhi admits to teaching disaffection and accepts six years for the three charges, while striking to uphold non violence. The judge notes Gandhi’s national stature but imposes the same sentence as Tilak. Gandhi’s ally Shankar Lal receives one year and a fine.
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Calcutta
Gandhi
Ahmedabbad
British India
Mohandas K. Gandhi
Young India
Tilak
Shangerlal
Edmonton House Debates Expenditures On Bridges And Roads
In Edmonton the assembly clashed over highway and bridge spending with charges of unapproved 1921 outlays. Hon. H Mitchell cited auditors’ reports, claiming past over-expenditure was unfounded, while others defended budget controls as the estimates for public works were passed.
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Edmonton
L. Proudfoot
Acadia
Alex Ross
W. M.washburn
Stony Plain
Sturgeon
Bow Valley
Okotoks
H. Mitchell
Bow‘ Valley
Public Works Department
Death by poison ends MIT student and Clark suicide
In Boston on October 20 Otto H Larsen a MIT senior died of poison after attending a gay party at the home of Pauline Virginia Clark a divorcee who also died Thursday. Larsen had visited Clark often and friends say he was deeply attached. Letters allegedly signed by Larsen claiming Clark planned suicide and that he provided poison were received by a newspaper and Medical Hexaminer Magrath hours after his body was found.
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Boston
Mass
Otto H. Larsen
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Pauline Virginia Clark
Larsen
Institute
Miss Clark
Slight Decrease in Cost of Living Reported
The average weekly family budget for 26 staple foods in about sixty Canadian cities was 10.60 dollars in February, down from 11.03 in January and 14.08 in February 1921. Including fuel and rent, the February total averaged 21.06 dollars, versus 21.52 in January and 24.85 in February 1921.
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Ottawa
Alberta to wage pest control campaign in quarantined areas
A joint Dominion and provincial effort led by H. Strickland at the Provincial University will combat the eradicable pest in Southern Alberta. Large quantities of poison under the new pest act will be distributed with half funded by government and half by municipalities and farmers.
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Edmonton
Albert
H. Strickland
Provingiat University
Strickland
Russia Moves Toward Capitalism Faces Communist Purge
Moscow on March 20 reports say N Lenin and Soviet leaders will argue at the All Russian Communist Congress that Russia has reached the limit of retreat toward capitalism yet must remove thousands of communists from key posts and install efficient managers.
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Russia
Moscow
C?cient
Nikolay Lenine
Great Fire at St Nagaire Damages 11 Million Francs
A massive blaze in Paris yesterday at St Nagaire caused damage estimated at 11 million francs. Fire brigades battled the flames through the night, with crews from major stations assisting.
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Paris
St. Nagaire
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Mexico
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Premier
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Pass Public Works
Romawee Ender BF
0. H. Larsen
Pauline Clarke
Istr
Portes
E. HH
Atrieki
Aeator
Red Cross Society
H. Hassard Pyscho
G. W. V. A. Hall
Porte
Lhickvale
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