Dutch Refuse To Deal With Reds In Strike Settlement
Government pledges not to attack workers and to withdraw troops from Berlin as labor unions press for major reforms. Ruhr clashes kill at least 62 with 100 wounded as thousands of troops clash with communist guards near Wesel. Berlin and Berlin area officials arrest Kapp revolt leaders while pursuing others.
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Wesel
Germany
Copenhagen
Berlin
London
Exchange Telegraph Company
Spree River
Ruhr
Defense Corps
Empire
Manajer
Luettwitz
Couneil Jor Dove
Lst
Hard Coal Men Won't Quit
In Peoria on March 24 Illinois mine workers at a convention voted 480 to 123 against the proposed strike in the Belleville district after President Frank Farrington’s lengthy address denouncing Socialist Labor party leaders and insurgents who led last August’s wild cat strike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peoria
Frank Farrington
Illinois
Belleville
Three Army Officers Recommended for Court Martial
Recommends court martial for three officers of the 82nd field artillery based in El Paso Texas over the loss of supplies valued in the thousands of dollars. The recommendation follows an investigation into a significant discrepancy in issued goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
el Paso
Tex
Highty-second Field Artillery
Referendum Narrowly Favors Anti Gambling Ban in Switzerland
In Berne on March 26 a referendum on banning gambling houses drew a slim pro ban majority of about 50 000 from a total near 500 000 votes. The result signals a divided public stance on gambling regulation within Switzerland.
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Berne
Switzerland
Burglars Enter Bis marck Mausoleum in Copenhagen
In Copenhagen on March 25 thieves broke into Prince Bismarck's mausoleum at Friedrichsruhe and carried off silver wreaths on the casket. Police report two suspects arrested at Buechen as part of the investigation.
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Rob Bismarck
Copenhagen
Prince Bismarck
An Friedrichsruhe
Buechen
Massive losses in Coburg battle as communists fall
In Coburg Saxony Coburg Gotha communist forces were defeated with over 1000 killed. Reichswehr roads suffered 19 dead and 34 wounded in the clash dated March 25.
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Coburg
Berlin
Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
Reichswehr
Former Archduchess Marie Valerie Renounces Hapsburg T
Former Archduchess Marie Valerie, granddaughter of Emperor Francis Joseph, renounces membership in the house of Hapsburg and relinquishes all prerogatives in Vienna on March 23.
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Hapsburg Family
Vienna
Marie Valerie
Francis Joseph
House of Hapsburg
Turkish Chamber Quits in Protest Over Occupation
The Turkish chamber of deputies adjourned in protest against Allied occupation of Constantinople and the deportation of Turkish national leaders.
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Turk Chamber
Constantinople
Turkish Chamber of Deputies
Frozen Russian troops amid failed attempt to recapture Mezir
A Soviet military communique reports more than 16 000 anti Bolshevik troops found frozen to death on the steppes. Red forces gain ground along the Caucasus front near Ekaterinodar while Polish front battles center on Mozir. Lemberg papers claim Mohtlev captured as Ukrainian HQ moves to Human.
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London
Moscow
Red
Deni- Kino
Ekaterinodar
Caucasus
Warsaw
Bobruisk
Mozir
Lemberg
Mohtlev
Red Army
Mazepa
Sims Assailed by Pittman in Senate Hearings
Senate committee wrapped cross examination of Rear Admiral Sims as Senator Pittman accused him of wanting to turn over the navy to Britain in wartime. Pittman said Sims relied heavily on the British admiralty for opinions and recommendations and challenged his conduct on the hearings bridge.
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Washington
Sims
Senate
Pittman
Nevada
United States
Senator Pittman
Navy
City employees receive 10 percent raise across Chicago
Chicago officials approved an average 10 percent salary increase for all city employees and recommended restoring civil service workers slated for layoff. The council directed the finance committee to add $4,000,000 to the 1920 city income to reach $36,205,000, but sources for the extra cash remain unsettled.
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Chicago
Council
Stowaway Has Hard Luck in Harbor Plunge
Giovanni Nardi a young Italian was held for possible deportation after trying to swim aboard the steamer Pesaro from Naples. He dived from the ship in New York Harbor but the piling proved slippery and he was hauled back aboard and identified as a stowaway.
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New York
Giiovanni Nardi
Fillssland
Nardo
Fesaro
Naples
Pesaro
Small Majority Against Gambling in Berne Vote
In Berne Switzerland on March 25 a small majority opposed gambling. The result signals limited support for gambling activities amid ongoing policy discussions and local civic engagement.
Albany Senate Adopts Boxing Legalization Bill
Albany N Y March 20 the Albany Senate votes 30 to 19 to pass the Walker bill legalizing boxing under the army navy and civilian board of boxing control in the state.
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Albany
Senate For
N. Y
Senate
Army, Navy and
Civilian Board of Boxing Control
Wooden Shoes for America
Dutch manufacturers plan to introduce wooden shoes to the American market. Delegations from several large factories travel to the United States with samples to promote the product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
the Hague
United States
Washington Senate Ratifies Federal Suffrage Amendment
Olympia March 24. Washington senate unanimously passed a ratifying resolution completing ratification of the proposed federal Constitution suffrage amendment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olympia
Wash
Washington
Senate
Chicago City Workers Strike Pauses City Services
Chicago on March 24 reports the first walkout in a possible general strike as 500 teamsters and chauffeurs quit, halting garbage collection and refuse services citywide.
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Chicago
Geddes to Sail for U S April 10
Auckland Geddes newly appointed British ambassador to the United States and Lady Geddes will sail from England on April 10 aboard the Kaiserin Auguste Victoria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geddes
U. S
Washington
Auckland
United States
Lady Geddes
England
Churches to Fight Reds Alliance Formed by Denominations
Washington March 23 more than twenty church denominations formed an alliance to oppose the red menace announced by the Interchurch World Movement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Interchurch World Movement
Newberry Convicted in Michigan Election Case
Truman H. Newberry junior U S senator from Michigan is convicted of conspiring in 1819 to violate election laws. He receives two years in prison and a $10,000 fine, with bond pending appeal. Several associates receive various sentences and fines, including Frederick Cody Paul H. King and Charles A. Floyd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Rapids
Mich
Truman H. Newberry
United States
Michigan
Clarence W. Sessions
Fle
Supreme Court
John
Newberry
Frederick Cody
New York
Paul H. King
Detroit
Cody
King
Charles A. Floyd
Leavenworth
George S. Ladd
Sturbridge
Mass
William J. Mickel
Allan 4. Templeton
Roger M. Andrews
Milton Onakman
Richard H. Fletcher
James F. McGregor
Fred Henry
Hannibal Hopkins
EH. V. Chilson
Harry O. Turner
B. Frank Emery
British honor U S Navy Fund for a New York Harbor Monument
Maj Evelyn Wrench sails for the United States on Saturday with a 6000 pound sterling subscription from thousands of British admirers. He will present the fund to Secretary Daniels for a monument in New York harbor, possibly a replica of the Dover patrol monoliths.
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London
Evelyn Wrench
United States
Wrench
Daniels
New York Harbor
Dover Cliffs
England
Bars horses from Denver ban to take effect 1925
An ordinance introduced in Denver's city council proposes banning horses cattle sheep and swine from within city limits and from street traffic starting January 1 1925. The measure aims to remove all livestock from the streets of Denver Colo. after enactment.
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Denver
Colo
Plan to end Spain railway strike agreed in Madrid
Madrid reports a general railway strike ending as a plan to halt the walkout takes effect Tuesday. Officials indicate the agreement will restore services and resume normal operations across Spanish rail networks.
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Spain
Madrid
Poles Repel Bolsheviks Near Bobruisk
An official statement says Polish forces halted the Bolshevik advance near Bobruisk driving back the Red drive. The report notes maintained pressure as the counter offensive continues.
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Warsaw
Bobruisk
General Luettwitz Arrested in Berlin Revolt
Berlin reports Major General Luettwitz and Admiral arrested as the Kapp revolt security sweep continues. Official announcements confirm the arrests in the capital.
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Luettwitz
Berlin
Admiral Trotha
Admiralty
Agreement Reached to Return All American Dead
Washington reports a pact between French and American representatives to ship all American dead in France back to the United States. The conference concluded with mutual approval and set the framework for repatriation.
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Washington
France
United States
Camel Caravans Hit Reno And Milwaukee In Prohibition Clash
The Camel Lodge reports a caravan of 500 members organized in Reno Nebraska to oppose the eighteenth federal amendment as supporters gather in Milwaukee. The movement signals organized opposition to prohibition.
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Reno
Milwaukee
Lodge of Camels
Reno, Ney
Benson Admits He Said It in Washington March 24
Renard Admiral William Benson tacitly admitted he uttered the famous admonition Don't let the British pull the wool over your eyes. The remark tied to Admiral William Sims highlights a public dispute over wartime messaging.
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Benson
Washington
Renard
William
Sims
Reds Spy on Legion Warning by Americanism Chief
Arthur Woods, chair of the national Americanism commission, issued a statement warning that radicals are attempting to obtain membership in the American Legion. The notice came from Indianapolis on March 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saya
Legion
Indianapols
American Legion
Arthur Woods
National Americanism Commission
Wilson Ends Government Control of Coal Prices
President Wilson withdraws federal price controls on bituminous coal effective April 1 and informs operators and miners that the majority coal commission report will guide wage-scale agreements. He notes no legal basis to fix future prices absent a new emergency and cites about a 27 percent postwar price increase absorbing prior gains, totaling roughly $200 million yearly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wilson
The
Coal Commission
Plan Recount Effort in Michigan Senate Race
Washington reports preparations for a recount of ballots in the Ford-Newberry Michigan senatorial contest. A subcommittee of the Senate privileges and elections committee arranged the process and timelines.
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Michigan
Ford-Newberry
Washington
Senate Privileges and Elections Committee
Slaying of Major Cleete Reported in Assam
London dispatches to the Daily Mall say Major H. D. Cleete was killed at Sadiya Assam by a missionary. Early reports did not identify the killer, but later messages name L. W. Jackman a physician affiliated with the American Baptist Foreign Missionary Society.
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London
Calcutta
Daily Mall
H. D. Cleete
Sadiya
Assam
Cleete
L. W. 3. Jackman
American Baptist Foreign Missionary Society
Postal Workers Keep $240 Bonus Despite House Action
Washington March 23. Postal employees will not lose the $240 bonus approved for federal workers. They will continue to receive the bonus wage despite the house’s recent move to strike the appropriation.
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Washington
House
Reds Plan Rejected Dismisses Centralized Government Demand
Berlin report states the Ebert Bauer government firmly rejected the demand from trades unions and the two socialist groups for a centralized workingmen's government. The move underscores ongoing coalition tensions amid March developments.
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Berlin
Ebert-Bauer
Poles Repulse the Reds on Warsaw Front
Bolshevik forces launched repeated assaults along the Polish front near Warsaw. Poles repelled the attacks and took 900 Bolshevik troops prisoner in two days of fighting.
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Warsaw
Senate Confirms Crane and Joyea for China and Farm Loan Board
The Senate confirmed Charley H. Crane of Chicago as minister to China and William Joyea of Berkeley, California as a member of the Farm Loan Board.
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Senate
Crane
Washington
Charley Ft. Crane
Chicago
China
William 3. Joyea
Berkeley
Cal
Farm Loan Board
Cork Buries Slain Lord Mayor Amid Grief
In Cork on March 28 the city mourns the murder of Lord Mayor Mac Gurin. Businesses closed and crowds stood for five hours as the funeral cortege moved through the streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cork
MacGurin
West Held on $10,000 Bond Theft Charge
Chicago reports Paul Ashley West a former Research Laboratory Co Toledo employee is in detectives custody charged with embezzling $10,000 in Liberty bonds from the firm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Paul Ashley West
The
Research Laboratory Company of
Toledo, C
Detective Bureau
Wilson Asked to Quit Race
Democrats in the House applauded Representative Humphreys of Mississippi as he urged a one term limit for the presidency. The speech, cited from Washington on March 27, drew bipartisan praise from leaders like Kitchin and Longworth, and emphasized opposition to a third term for Wilson.
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House
Kitchin
Washington
Humphreys
Mississippi
Woodrow Wilson
Wilson
Longworth
Ohio
Republic
Humphrey
Thomas Jefferson
Trumphreys
New York Tribune
Grant
Mr. Humphreys
McKinley
Roosevelt
United States
George Washington
Lafayette
Madison
Jefferson
Jackson
Stubbon
Clark
Representative Kitchin
Mr. Kitchin
Phil
Iowa Trap Shooting Event Set for Des Moines in May
The Iowa Trap Shooting association schedules its state tournament at Des Moines from May 31 to June 3. The report covers wool returns in Lee and Taylor counties, farm truck rankings, school board pay raises, and local agricultural and civic developments across Iowa including Emmett and Clarke counties.
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Iowa Trap Shooting Association
Des Moines
S. M. Castner
Ames
Iowa
Lee County
United States Department of Agriculture
New York
Eldora Co-operative Creamery Association
Livestock Shipping Association
Robertson
State Board of Control
Clarke County
Delaware County
Manchester
Emmett County
Wyegle
Consolidated Schools
Wyele
Taylor County
State Association
Jefferson Iowa
Iowa Supreme Court
Devil’s Backbone
Forestville
Dundee
U. S. Supreme Court
Iowa Food and Dairy Department
Tama
Toledo
Garwin
Connection Between Number Nine and Gold Across Ages
A brief look at a nugget weighing 173 ounces found in the Belgian Congo and the odd pattern of great gold discoveries occurring in years ending with the digit nine. The piece notes historic finds from Sutter’s Mill in 1849 to Klondike in 1899 and cautions readers to test occult theories about the “Science of Numbers” before practical use.
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Belgian Congo
Australia
London
California
Sutter's Creek
Klondike
Arctic
Yukon
British Columbia
Bitter Creek
Africa
India
U S Allows German Troop Send to Stuhr Valley
Ambassador Wallace in Paris was told by the state department that the United States would not oppose Germany sending government troops into the Stuhr valley to quell the uprising there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Washington
Wallace
Paris
State Department
United States
Stuhr Valley
Polish Premier Skulski Meets Pope Benedict in Private Audience
Polish premier M. Skulski was received in private audience by Pope Benedict with Ignace Jan Paderewski also as guest of honor at a reception hosted by Poland’s minister to Italy.
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Tome
M. Skulski
Premiser
Poland
Pope Benedict
Ignace Jan Dpaderewski
Italy
Saloon license petitions filed ahead of court ruling
St Louis on March 27 reports 67 petitions for saloon licenses were filed as residents expect the Supreme Court to rule the federal prohibition amendment invalid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Supreme Court
Cunard Launches Big Liner Scythia at Barra Shipyard
The Cunard Line reports the Scythia large liner has been launched at Vickers shipyard in Barra England. Officials in Chicago note the ceremony was witnessed by Cunard offices and mark a major milestone for transatlantic service.
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Cunard Line
Chicago
Cunard
Vicker’s
Barra
England
Cunard One Steamship
Nebraska convention fixes Sept 21 for constitution vote
Lincoln March 27 The Nebraska constitutional convention sets September 21 as the date for a special election to ratify or reject the proposed new constitution.
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Nebraska
Lincoln
Neb
Boy of 19 Sentenced to Die in Electric Chair
New York report states Jess Walker eighteen or nineteen years old from Eyansville Indiana was sentenced to die in the electric chair in the week of April 25 for the murder of Samuel Wolchock on March 11, 1919.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Jess Walker
Eyansville
Ind
Samuel Wolchock Muarch
We Eat Mermaids Dugongs of Warm Seas Profiled
The Philadelphia Ledger describes dugongs as mermaid like creatures valued for meat skin oil and bone. They are large porpoise sized mammals with tusks and strong lungs living in warm seas near mud flats where nets trap them near shore.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Forecast of Influenza Epidemics Based on British Doctor
A British doctor writing in The Lancet argues influenza recurs every thirty three weeks with milder waves in mild weather. He predicts the next epidemic for January or February, sixty six weeks after the 1918 severe outbreak, then mild waves in September 1920 and April 1921, and another in December 1921, noting a possible decline in virulence offering hope for years ahead.
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London Lancet
Barber Shop Bargain Ends With a Punch Line
Henry Bray visited Dave Moran's barber shop and asked for a shave on one side for a dime. Dave offered both sides for 15 cents or one side for 10 cents. Henry chose the outside, prompting a humorous punch line from the crowd in Hot Springs Arkansas.
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Dave
Cracky
Henry Bray
Dave Moran
Henry
Hot Springs
Arkansaw Thomas
The Leading Passion In Fishing Echoed By A Joke
A popular author recalls two elderly fishermen meeting near a shop. One explains finding blood stains and his wife hurt at home after a long day of fishing. The other interrupts with a question about fishing, turning the moment into a grim punchline.
Lecture in English Fails in French Dining Scene
A humorous note recalls Maurice Maeterlinck attempting an English lecture in a French restaurant, highlighting the difficulties of cross language performance and the playful frustration of miscommunication in a dining setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maurice Maeterlinck
Pertinent Query, Telephone Operator Returns from Overseas
A terse note records a telephone query about a returning overseas operator identified by Park 6668 and a voice on the line asking about the operator's former outfit with the Home Sector.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Park 6668
T. O
Buddy
Postmaster Resigns In County Seat
Farmer Hornbeak reads a county seat paper and notes the town postmaster has resigned. His wife questions whether people believed in the world ending, reflecting local concerns and light humor from the Kansas City Star.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmer Hornbeak
Gezzo
Tennyrate
Kansas City Star
House hunting winds reach Kansas in Cyclone Belt
A Kansas resident recalls a stranger’s comment while house hunting, noting the area faces housing difficulty beyond the East. The exchange ends with a wry twist about whether a cyclone could have reached that far.
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Kansas
Boston Transcript
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Ill
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