Lodge Objections Considered Over Covenant Form at Paris
Paris March 27 An American amendment to shield nations from foreign labor influx was adopted by the league of nations commission. The amendment aims to keep independence within domestic jurisdiction and preserves Monroe doctrine principles. Delegates seek rapid action to restore normal conditions across eastern Europe.
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Paris
League of Nations Commission
League
Wilson
League of Nations
Executive Council
Commission
Senator Lodge
Europe
Mackay Fired by Burleson in Telegraph Supremacy Move
Washington on March 25 saw Postmaster General Burleson issue an order removing Clarence H. Mackay and other Postal company officers from duties tied to government operation of the telegraph and telephone systems. A. F. Adams will oversee the entire Postal system, joined by W. W. Cook and William J. Deegan.
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Washington
Postal Telegraph and Cable Company
Burleson
Postmaster General
Postal Company
Clarence H. Mackay
A. F. Adams
Kansas City Home Telephone Company
General Telephone and Telegraph Operating Board
W. W. Cook
William J. Deegan
Mackay
Yanks to Rule Luxemburg in Third Army Zone
Word from General Dickman headquarters says Luxemburg will join the American Third Army area April 1. Sixth Army Corps under Brig. Gen. Cronkhite will operate in Luxemburg with the Fifth and Thirty third divisions, attached to the Second Army, extending Third Army control to the 1914 French frontier.
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Coblenz
Germany
Dickman
Duchy of Luxemburg
Sixth Army
Adelbert Cronkhite
Luxemburg
Second
Cronkhite
Marshal Foch
Third
Germany to receive Swedish herring through Red Cross
Stockholm report says Sweden will ship 200000 barrels of salted herring to Germany with the consent of the allied powers. The cargo is already on its way.
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Germany
Stockholm
Swedish Red Cross
Associated Powers
Sweden
Vernon Castle Estate Leaves Less Than Thousand
In New York on March 27 counsel for Mrs. Vernon Castle announced the estate of the late dancer and airman is valued at under $1,000. The will leaves the ill spouse all to Mrs. Castle.
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Vernon Castle
New York
Vernon Caste
Castle
Planes Sent for Sea Fight to Support Transatlantic Flight
The steamer Digby arrived at St Johns carrying two airplanes and airmen to navigate them for the proposed transatlantic flight. The Digby left Liverpool and is expected to reach port soon.
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St. Johns
Digby
Liverpool
Loot Car of $200,000 Silks Niagara Falls Ontario
Theft of furs from an express car traveling from New York to Toronto was discovered when the car was found looted with doors open near Niagara Falls Ontario. The loss is reported at about $200,000 in value.
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Niagara Falls
Ont
New York
Toronto
Allies To Land Men In Dalmatia And Hungarian Turmoil
Paris reports that allied troops may land at Split on the Dalmatian coast to quell disorders amid bolshevik influence in Hungary. Vienna dispatches say British monitors reached Budapest after being fired on the Danube, with mutinies in French regiments and internment of allied missions.
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Paris
Spalato
Dalmatian
Adriatic
Austria
Vienna
Budapest
Vix
Mafin
Saloniki
Neue S’reie Presse
Danube
Hungary
Brody
Lemberg
Roumania
Czecho- Slovakian
Jugo-Slavia
Russia
Carpathian Mountains
Kramarz
Martial Law Declared in Spain Amid Unrest
Madrid reports martial law proclaimed at five in the morning and possible suspension of constitutional guarantees. A general strike has erupted in Barcelona as tensions rise across the country.
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Spain
Madrid
Five O'Colok
Barcelona
Roumanian Prisoners Mutiny At Omsk Front
Three thousand five hundred Roumanian prisoners of war freed by the all Russian government at Omsk have surrendered their arms rather than fight bolshevist forces at the front near Harbin Siberia.
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Harbin
Siberia
Omsk
Cheaper Food Expected After New York Conference
Washington March 26 Chairman Peek of the department of ecommerce industrial board predicted cheaper food soon after a conference with food administration officials in New York.
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Washington
Peek
Department of Ecommerce Industrial Board
Food Administration
New York
Author of "Red Mill" Dies in New York
Henry Martin Blossom aged fifty two and a playwright died in New York from pneumonia. He contributed to American musical theater including the musical comedy The Red Mill.
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New York
Henry Martin Blossom
Revolt and unrest sweep Egypt and beyond
News briefs report widespread disturbances across Cairo and other cities. Rail traffic halted as mobs burn stations and uproot tracks while 10 000 students march shouting Vive Wilson Vive Egypt. Separately in London Churchill warns Egypt is in insurrection as the military service bill faces defeat. In Brisbane a Bolshevik clash ends with police baton charges against Russians amid revolutionary cries.
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Cairo
Egypt
Wilson
London
House of Commons
Winston Spencer Churchill
Sydney
Australia
Brisbane
Aix
Uncle Sam Buys Many Autos in War Department Orders
Washington March 24 Motor truck manufacturers delivered 96 551 trucks of all types to the war department from orders 115 187 still to be filled after cancellations due to the war ending All but one of 20 0388 motorcars on order by February 1 had been delivered about half going overseas Ambulances and motorcycles are nearing completion with 14 078 ambulances and 39 239 motorcycles still to be delivered or in process.
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Washington
War Department
Department
Publc
Mary B. Kennedy
Boone
New York
Miss Kennedy
Leo D. Allen
Fort Dodge
Tulsa
Oklahoma
Bill Shackleton
Oskaloosa
Iowa
Adjutant General of
Clarinda
Sten Biscuit Company
Clinton
Sioux City
Minnesota Senate Passes Woman Suffrage for Electors
The Minnesota Senate approved a bill granting women the right to vote for presidential electors by a 49 to 11 vote. The measure, already passed by the House, moves to the governor for signature.
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Senate
St. Paul, Minn
House
Railways Get $100 Million From War Department
Washington March 24 The War Department advanced the railroad administration one hundred million dollars to tide the railroads over until further funds are provided by Congress.
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Washington
War Department
Railroad Administration
Congress
Siberian Forces Take Okansk As They Push Westward
Paris reports Kolchak troops move from Perm toward the trans Siberian line with advances of up to 30 miles in places. Okansk, 50 miles southwest of Perm, falls as Bolsheviki fall back along the Kama river. Birsk region also shows marked Kolchak gains northwest of Ufa.
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Paris
Kolchak
Perm
Omsk
Okansk
Osa
Kama River
Birsk
Ufa
New Plan To Pay For Bonds By Bank Transfer
Washington reports a proposed method to move Liberty bond installments for discharged soldiers to banks. The plan aims to allow continued payments after service by avoiding refunds when veterans cannot pay in full, reducing lost subscriptions and refunds from monthly deductions.
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Washington
War Department
Treasury
WILL SETTLE ALL CLAIMS
Washington March 24 Acting Secretary Crowell announced that all obligations of the war department will be paid despite the deficiency appropriation bill failing to provide funds. Payment would involve shifting the department's account and he warned that everyone may go to jail but every obligation will be paid.
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Washington
War Department
Crowell
Des Moines Bank Heist Spurs Citywide Alarm
Two men robbed the Iowa State bank in Des Moines business district just before 9 am and escaped with more than 20000 in cash. Police launched a citywide search as investigators questioned workers and reviewed security footage for clues.
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Des Moines
Iowa State Bank
Subs On Way To Surrender To Entente Powers
Ten German submarines have left Hamburg bound for the Entente nations, per a Basle dispatch. In Chicago a gas tragedy killed Veronica Towjanska and her two children Irene and Henry at 2050 West Twenty-third Street.
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Hamburg
Basle
Chicago
Veronica Towjanska
Irene
Henry
West Twenty-third Street
Captain Roosevelt Returns on the George Washington
Captain Kermit Roosevelt wife and two children Ker mit Jr and Willard among passengers returning on the transport George Washington. American slain in Mexico body of Oscar Wallace found near Progreso Coahuila after kidnapping by bandits.
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Roosevelt
New York
Kermit Roosevelt
Kermit, Jr
Willard
George Washington
Mexico
Washington
State Department
Oscar Wallace
Progreso
Coahuila
Bavaria to Disarm Soldiers
Bavaria informs the German government that Bavaria will disarm its soldiers and will not furnish troops for the empire. The announcement from Zurich is dated March 26.
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Bavaria
Zurich
Demonstration in Vienna Turned Against Entente
Demonstration by Vienna communists showing sympathy for Hungary’s proletariat dictatorship developed into a protest against the entente.
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Vienna
Copenhagen
Communists
Hungary
Entente
Fire Destroys Barracks at Pelham Bay Training Station
Two large barracks at the Pelham Bay naval training station burned down in a fire believed to be arson. A third building was damaged in the blaze reported March 26.
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Pelham Bay, N
Pelham Bay Naval Training Station
Villa Led Defeated Force Near Chihuahua City
Gen Joaquin Amaro defeated a strong force believed led by Villa and Angeles at San Andres de Los Chucones near Satero fifty miles south of Chihuahua City.
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Villa
Chihuahua
Mex
Joaquin Amnro
Angeles
San Andres de Los Chucones
Satero
Chihuahua City
Europe Presses To Diminish American Trade In Cuba
Business circles in Cuba report European firms are mounting strong campaigns to curb American competition in select lines. The note comes as Washington considers responses to protect U S interests.
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U.S
Washington
Cuba
Reds in Snow Advance as Allied Forces Fight in Russia
Kolchak troops push toward Bolshoia Ozera while bolsheviks abandon stores and suffer regiment losses. Allied forces attack Bolshoia Ozera from both sides amid extreme cold and arctic tents. Polish troops seize Pinsk and Grodno as bolsheviks retreat.
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London
Kolchak
Reuter
Omsk
Osa
Perm
Hungary
Raab
Vienna
Budapest
Danube
Russia
Bolshoia- Ozern
Obozerskain
Onega
Obererskala
Bolshevi-Ozera
Malcolm Y. Arnold
Lincoln
Neb
Bolshoia-Ozera
Warsaw
Pinsk
Grodno
Spain Orders Eight-Hour Day In Building Trades
Madrid reports the government issues a decree establishing an eight hour workday for building trades to settle the contract dispute. Premier Romanones says Barcelona, a center of unrest, is quiet as shops and restaurants reopen.
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Barcelona
Madrid
Romanones
Spain
Prussian Assembly Rules out Rhine Concession
Paris March 27 reports the Prussian national assembly voted unanimously against relinquishing any Rhine territory, with emphasis on the Saar basin, according to German dispatches reaching the city.
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Rhine
Paris
Prussian National Assembly
Germany
Sarre Basin
Mission Quits Budapest After Safe Departure
Washington reports that Prof. Philip Brown and Capt. Nicholas Roosevelt, American members of the interallied mission in Budapest, have left the Hungarian capital in safety.
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U. S
Budapest
Washington
Philip Brown
Nicholas Roosevelt
Ready to Fight Bolsheviki, Paris
Boris Savinkoff acting minister of war in the Keren sky cabinet says in Paris interview that 300,000 Russians are ready to fight the Bolsheviki but lack arms and equipment.
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Paris
Boris Savinkoff
Kerensky
Fire Aboard American Steamer Jacox Near Sydney N S W
The American steamer Jacox from San Francisco to Sydney N S W via Honolulu reports a fire at sea. Five feet of water is in the forehold after the blaze.
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London
San Francisco
Honolulu
Sydney
N.S. W
Iowa Scenes Report From Des Moines to Sioux City
Iowa youths and veterans appear in a mosaic of wartime stories. A Hopkinton youth is killed in a quarrel at the Huggins home near Hopkinton, while Private Fred L. Sexton of Waterloo earns the Distinguished Service Cross for gallantry. Des Moines school children invest 425 000 in Liberty bonds and War Savings Stamps, Alta farms bring high prices, and Marcus sells a 240 acre tract for 312 50 per acre.
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Jesse Gray
Hopkinton
George Huggins
Fred L. Sexton
Waterloo
Des Moines
Thornburg
Alta
R. N. Holsaple
Anti-Saloon League
Michigan
AntiSaloon League
Marcus
Quirin Place
Oscar
Heline
Julius Sorenson
Audubon
Guthrie
James Black
Black
W. T. Graham
University of Iowa Hospital
Iowa City
Children’s Hospital
General Hospital
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Endorsed
An advertisement recounts a woman’s recovery from organic troubles using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. It claims renewed health and work ability after treatment and urges others to seek the remedy, noting the company offers medical advice from Lynn Massachusetts. A brief exchange about wearing a ring and military uniforms follows.
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Oregon
Lydia E. Pinkeham
D. Meters
Herb B. Pinkham
Lydia
Lynn
Mass
Haarlem Oil Capsules Promise Relief From Kidney and Back Aches
A long advertisement touts Haarlem Oil Caps as a universal remedy for kidney issues back pain indigestion and urinary problems. It claims centuries of use imported from Holland with five drops per capsule and a money back guarantee if relief is not found.
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Hasrlem
Holland Laboratories
GOLAL
Fluffy Man at Church Causes Confusion for Caroline
A pastor visits a church and a young girl, Caroline, questions which man she saw. She describes the speaker as a fluffy man with hair, expressing dismay at the unfamiliar faces and voices. The grandmother clarifies the scene as they reflect on the church service.
Quick Freeze Tip for Ice Cream Making
A brief tip notes that freezing ice cream is faster in a warm place where the ice melts more quickly, saving time in the freezing process.
Money Talks in Quiet or Deaf Language
A reflective line contrasts money’s influence with how most people perceive it as a soft murmur or a language that fails to be heard by many.
To the father of twins life seems but a span
A short tribute notes the swift passage of time after the birth of twins, reflecting on the father’s joy and the fleeting nature of childhood as days slip by. The piece honors family, parenthood, and the precious early days of twins.
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