World War I Economic Memorandum Urges Rapid Peace Restoration
London March 12 The supreme council issued a memorandum on world economic conditions calling for immediate restoration of peace and normal trade relations in eastern Europe. It urges reduction of armaments, deflation of credit and currency, removal of profiteering, and continued cooperation to ease exchange of essential commodities. It also notes need to restore devastated areas in northern France and discusses Germany and Austria with terms for food and raw materials access ahead of reparations.
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London
Supreme Council
Europe
League of Nations
France
Germany
Austria
Allied leadership reshuffle in Constantinople and Armenia plans
Gen Franchet d Haperey sails for Constantinople to take command of allied forces as British admiral gains supreme naval control. The first move is to occupy the Marash district to avert Armenian massacres. Chicago moves to repeal Prohibition via referendum following 51 to 10 council vote. West Virginia Senate approves federal suffrage amendment 15 to 14 with delegate vote 47 to 40 previously.
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Paris
Franchet ‘d'Haperey
Constantinople
Marash
Chicago
West Virginia
Charleston
W. Va
State Senate
House of Melegates
City Council Advances Tax for Uncleared Municipal Dues
In Youngstown Ohio on March 14 an ordinance proposal would tax unmarried men who pay no municipal taxes at about 20 cents per month. The measure including that provision was reported favorably by the city council.
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Youngstown
Fire in Algeria Destroys Alcohol Warehouse
A large fire in Oran Algeria March 11 gutted a warehouse destroying thousands of barrels of alcohol and other property with losses estimated at 70 000 000 francs. Fire brought under control after the blaze.
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Algeria
Oran
Prohibition group urges federal liquor purchase in Ohio
Westerville Ohio March 9 The Anti Saloon league calls for the federal government to buy all liquor stocks in bond from stores and distilleries in a nationwide move aimed at ending liquor sales.
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U. S
Westerville
Antii Saloon League
League
Four men steal $8000 in whiskey from bonded warehouses
Four unidentified men broke into government bonded warehouses at Valley Park Missouri seventeen miles west of St Louis and stole about $8000 worth of whisky on March 9.
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St. Louis
Valley Park
Wilson Opposes Treaty Reservations On Armament Clause
President Wilson told Democratic senators he opposes reservations that weaken article 10 or the league covenant. The Senate adopted a modified armament reservation 49 to 26, stating no arms limitation plan under the league can bind the United States until Congress accepts it, preserving U.S. right to increase arms if threat or war arises.
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Washington
Wilson
Sennator Hitchcock
Senate
Chamberlain
Oregon
Gore
Oklahoma
King
Utah
Kirby
Arkansas
Nugent
Idaho
Phelan
California
Reed
Missouriy Shields
Tennessee
Smith
Georgia
New
Republican
Indiana
McCormick
Tlinois
Council of the
League of Nations
United States
Congress
Council
Rent Hogs To Cause Strike In New York City
The Central Federated union warned of a general strike by about 850,000 city workers if relief against high rents and profiteering is not provided. Mayor Hylan and union leaders Edward Wannam and Ernest Bohm discussed possible support for a bill to curb rent profiteering at a conference.
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New York
New York City
Hylan
Edward Wannah
Ernest Bohm
Central Federated Union
Central Union
Roosevelt Estate Tax Figures Revealed in Mineola Record
The state of New York will receive 8891 in inheritance tax from the estate of the late Col Theodore Roosevelt. The appraisal by James N Gehrig shows an estate worth 727713 after expenses and debts and an overall value of 781082. The split is 630107 personal and 150075 real property.
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Mineola
N. Y
New York
Theodore Roosevelt
James N. Gehrig
Supreme Court Rules Stock Dividends Not Taxable Income
The Supreme Court, in a five to four decision, held that stock dividends declared after March 4 1917 cannot be taxed as income under the 1916 revenue law. The ruling voids taxes on such dividends and orders refunds. Myrtle H. Mucomber is awarded 1367 dollars for 1100 shares from Standard Oil of California.
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Supreme Court
Washington
Justice Pitney
Holmes and Day
Clarke and
Brandeis
Internal Revenue Bureau
Congress
Myrtle II. Mucomber
Standard Oil Company of California
J. P. Morgan
Herbert TL. Pratt
Man and Woman Found Slain in Lake Park Avenuue Building
Chicago reports a double homicide at 607 Lake Park Avenue where Clifford Bleyer thirty six an advertising man living at 018 Galt Avenue and Ruth Thundall thirty years old recently divorced were found shot in a third floor Randall apartment. A revolver lay between them with Bleyer shot in the temple and Mrs Thundall in the temple.
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Chicago
Flint
Lake Park Avenue
Clifford Bleyer
Galt Avenue
Ais
Ruth Thundall
Bleyer
Union League Club
Mrs. Randall
Seven Die In Fire At Ohio State Hospital
A blaze in the male ward of the state hospital for epileptics in Gallipolis Ohio killed seven patients and left two more in noncritical condition. The fire's origin is unknown. The deceased include William Smith Toledo Patrick Donnally Norwalk Ohio John Bain Cumberland Wayne Larimer Dixie Ohio Marold Heinlein Wheeling West Virginia John McNalty Cincinnati and James Jones Cincinnati.
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Gallipolis
State Hospital
William Smith
Toledo
Patrick Donnally
Norwalk
John
Bain
Cumberland
Wayne Larimer
Dixie
Marold Heinlein
Wheeling
W. Va
John McNalty
James Jones
Cincinnati
Senator Edward C. Curtis Dies in Grant Park
State Senator Edward C. Curtis a longtime Republican figure in Illinois politics and a member of the constitutional convention died at his Grant Park home after a two week illness. He had been active in politics for 25 years.
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Grant Park
Ill
Edward C. Curtis
Winois
Gift to aid disabled veterans from YMCA funds
The American Legion reports a gift of 5000000 from the YMCA to benefit men disabled in the service. The income from the fund will be used for wounded veterans, with the announcement dated March 12 in New York.
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New York
The
American Legion
Washerwomen Union Forms in Aurora
In Aurora TIL on March 12 workers in the washing trades organize a union to set a minimum wage of 45 cents per hour. Current average earnings run 35 cents hourly with long commutes and arduous travel.
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Aurora
Til
Rail Men to Stay on Job After Board Offer
Chicago March 10 representatives of 78000 railway workers in the United Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Men and Railway Laborers vote to remain on their jobs and give the new labor board a chance.
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Chicago
United Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way
New Labor Board
Six Die as Jjitney Bus Is Hit by Train at Crossing
Six persons were killed when a jitney bus carrying passengers was struck by a passenger train at a Bremen Indiana crossing. The driver tried to cross in front of the train.
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Hus Auto
Bremen
Ind
Bolshevik Offensive Against Poles Reported
Berlin dispatch says bolsheviks opened a large offensive on both sides of the Pripet against the Poles. Polish reports claim the enemy were repulsed.
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London
Pripet Region
Berlin
Comer Bragg Comer Nominated as U S Senator
Montgomery March 9 Braxton Bragg Comer of Birmingham former Alabama governor was named United States senator to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Senator John W Bankhead in a move shaping state and national politics.
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Comer
Alabama
Montgomery
Ala
Braxton Bragg Comer
Birmingham
United States
John W. Bankhead
Forestry Head Graves Resigns to Return to Private Life
Washington reports Henry S. Graves longtime head of the federal forestry service since Gifford Pinchot resigns to return to private life. Graves led Yale forestry before government service and headed lumber operations for American expeditionary forces in France.
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Henry S. Graves
Gifford Pinchot
Washington
Federal Forestry Service
Ins
Graves
Yale Forestry School
France
Virginians Killed In Fight At Pounce Va
Milford Hubbard and his brother in law Jerry Hubbard were killed in a gun fight at Pounce Virginia. Willard Hubbard Milford’s brother was seriously wounded in the same incident. Ashland Kentucky reports confirm the fatalities and injury.
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Ashland
Milford Hubbard
Jerry Hubbard
Willard Hubbard
Milford
Pounce
Fire destroys Elmwood Casting plant in Cincinnati
A large blaze in Cincinnati on March 9 leveled the Elmwood Casting company plant, sparing only the office building. The inferno caused about 250000 dollars in damage to the plant and 200000 dollars in losses to owners of patterns and work stored on site.
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Cincinnati
Elmwood Casting Company
Villa Holds U S Man Demands 50 000 Ransom
Joseph Williams an American SMR company employee at Pedriceña Mexico is captive of Francisco Villa. Williams a WWI veteran is held for 50 000 dollars ransom after a Mexico City Juarez train robbery near Corralitos Chihuahua 400 miles south of El Paso. Ten of Villa's men and nineteen guards died in the battle with guards.
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Il Maso
Villa
Poles Rout Reds Capture Two Key Rail Junctions
Polish forces under Colonel Sikorski attacked near Mozir and Kolenkovitz southeast of Minsk on Sunday morning, seizing two railway junctions and capturing about 1,000 Bolshevik soldiers and many officers. The action aimed to halt Soviet operations from Mozh and Kolenkovitz and to scatter troops massing behind the front.
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Warsaw
Sikorski
Mozir
Kolenkovitz
Minsk
Mozh
General Star
Legion Bonus Plan Wrong in Presentation to Congress
Washington March 9 A serious mistake by the American Legion in outlining soldier relief proposals was cited by Col I Lester Jones member of the legion executive committee He said the committee would meet this month to propose a definite and sane policy for a quiet respectful presentation to Congress and to finance any plan proposed.
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Washington
American Legion
House Ways and Means Committee
Col. I. Lester Jones
Legion
Congress
Jones
Earthquake Devastates Makhet and Grakati Area
An earthquake west of Tiflis kills hundreds and leaves thousands homeless. Makhet Grakati and nearby villages are destroyed while Tiflis itself suffers severe damage. Refugees flood into the city as Georgia votes 20,000,000 rubles for immediate relief.
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Tiflis
Transcaucasia
Constantinople
Makhet
Grakati
Constituent Assembly of the Republic of Georgian
German Seed In France Aids Devastated Areas
German seed shipments of oats and barley arrive in France as part of reparations orders and are praised for quality. The deliveries speed up sowing in devastated regions around Paris and nationwide.
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France
Paris
Germany
Reparations Commission
Boiler Explosion Kills Thirty In Demrath
A Demrath power works boiler exploded, burying 90 workers and leaving about fifty missing eyes lost or damaged. The blast occurred in Rhenish Prussia, with many believed dead.
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Tertin
Insurance rep Charles J. Rogers falls to death in Detroit hotel
Charles J. Rogers of St. Louis, reportedly an insurance company representative, died instantly after leaping or falling from an eleventh story window of a downtown Detroit hotel on March 10. The incident occurred amid unclear circumstances leaving the cause under investigation.
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Detroit
Mich
Charles J. Rogers
St. Louis
Insurance Company
President Wilson Joins Open Automobile Ride
President Wilson rode in an open automobile in Washington accompanied by Mrs. Wilson Rear Admiral Grayson and Randolph Bolling Mrs Wilsons brother.
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Wilson
Washington
Grayson
Randolph Bolling
Plan to Protect Poles Emigration Moves Behind Government
A Warsaw dispatch reports a foreign commission request to place émigré returns from America under government control. In Akron Ohio, federal operatives and local police raided meeting places, detaining sixty six alleged radicals led by H W Kage of the justice department.
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Paris
Warsaw
Diet Foreign Commission
America
Akron
H. W. Kage
Department of Justice
Indictments target 125 coal mine operators and miners
A federal grand jury charged 125 mine operators and miners in Indiana Illinois Ohio and western Pennsylvania with conspiracy to raise prices and disrupt distribution under the Lever Act and criminal code. Most defendants are listed but 28 will receive notices. Penalties up to 10000 fine and two years' imprisonment.
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Indianapolis
United States District Court
United States
Indiana
Ilinois
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Dan W. Simms
Lafayette
Ind
United States Attorney General
J.rt Slack
A. Garfield
A. 2. Anderson
Slack
Anderson
United Mine Workers of America
Coal Wages And Prices Up
A majority report from President Wilson’s appointed commission recommends a 25 percent wage increase for bituminous coal miners. The raise would absorb the 14 percent already granted last November, yielding an 11 percent net rise with no changes to hours or conditions. A minority report may follow. In St Louis, Thomas Brewster of the operators’ scale committee warned prices would rise if the wage increase is approved.
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Washington
Wilson
John P. White
St. Louis
Thomas T. Brewster
Coal Operators' Scale
Joyce Nominated to Federal Farm Loan Board
Washington reports President Wilson nominating William N. Joyce of Berkeley California to fill the vacancy caused by George W Norris on the federal farm loan board. The move follows Norris resignation as officials announce the nomination. In Wisconsin Rhinelander a court sentences Mrs Stanley Blomski to twenty years in Waupun state prison for murdering her six year old son Albin while her husband is acquitted.
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William N. Joyce
Berkeley
Cal
Washington
Wilson
Federal Farm Loan Board
George W. Norris
Rhinelander
Wis
Stanley Blomski
Waupun
Albin
Trade union congress opposes nationalization strike
The special trade union congress in London voted overwhelmingly against a strike policy and favored continuing constitutional efforts to nationalize mines.
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London
Special Trade Union Congress
Millers Protest Grain Export Rates
A delegation from the Southwestern Millers League met with Shipping Board Chairman Payne in Washington on March 13 to protest the differential in grain export rates. The move targets ongoing pricing disparities affecting millers and grain shipments.
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Millers
Washington
Southwestern Millers’ League
Payne
The
Shipping Board
Bandits Seize English Missionaries in Yunnanfu
Two English missionaries were captured by bandits near Yunnanfu in South China, the same area as the captors of Doctor Shelton the Ohio missionary. One Linglishman escaped.
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Yunnanfu
South China
Doctor Shelton
Diamonds for Armenians Charity Sale Planned
Diamonds valued at 40000 dollars will be sold and the proceeds given for Armenian relief. The fundraiser is organized by Mrs. Andrew D. White widow of the Cornell president.
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New York
Andrew D. White
Cornell University
Revenue gains in February exceed budget and 1919 figures
Paris reports February government tax revenues of 794 million francs, up 215 million above budget estimates and 340 million higher than February 1919. Strong gains reflect improved collection and economic activity.
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Paris
Iowa Farm and Community News Highlights Across Counties
Miss Pearl Cameron wins Davis county pig club prize. Karl Wells of Sigourney takes the University of Iowa oratorical contest with Edward Van Beek and Ja Schmock placing second and third. Milk for Brooklyn schools funded by Parent Teachers Association for a month. County Agent Dent sells 145 bushels of clover seed for 4350 dollars and a carload of corn for 2023 dollars. Eagle township in Black Hawk leads in farm crops and housing despite extensive auto use. Clinton county increases nutrition classes from 45 to 63. Women’s Club funds work with 100 dollars. Ringgold county pullets show profit margins. Mitchell county to gravel sixteen miles of roads. Delaware county seed buyers urged to contact Farm Bureau Co-operators. Iowa state penitentiary earns net profit of 16000 dollars in 1919. Auto fatalities fall from 281 in 1917 to 203 in 1919. Efforts to improve lime spreading equipment underway at ISU. Tama county road program covers thirty miles of primary roads. Spotted Poland China sale at Shenandoah nets an average 258 dollars per head. Kings gold County Farm Bureau names slate of officers. Union county culls 1000 birds, 350 as non lovers. Orchards sprayed for the first time in years, with four sprays planned.
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Pearl Cameron
Davis County
Burlington
University of Iowa
Karl Wells
Sigourney
Edward van Beek
Sioux Center
Ja Schmock
Lamont
Parent-Teachers’ Association
Brooklyn Public
T. M. Dent
Jefferson County
Eagle Township
Altho
Clinton County
Julia Brekke
Ringgold County
Mitchell County
Orchard
Osage
St. Ansgar
Krall
Delaware County
Farm Bureau
Ft. Madison
Iowa
State Highway Commission
Soils Department
Iowa State College
Tama
Lincoln Highway
Marshall County
Toledo
Traer
Blackhawk
Henry Field
Shenandoah
Kings Gold County Farm Bureau
J. A. Bliss
Arthur F. Beck
Howard Lesan
Clark Thompkins
J. P. Stack
Union County
Girl Will Wed Helpless Hero
A French veteran Emile Tilloloy left blind and deaf with amputated arms after a 1916 shell blast finds solace in love. His fiancée Jeanne Delavoine taps a yes to marriage, ending debates on euthanasia and offering a path of hope amid lifelong suffering in Canaples Somme.
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Paris
Emile Tilleloy
Jeanne Delavoine
Tilloloy
Tilloley
Jeanne
Milwaukee Mason Survives 125 Foot Smoke Stack Fall
Edward Skaring of Chicago fell from a 125 foot smokestack in Milwaukee as a gust knocked him off his perch. A rope inside the stack saved him, though his legs were fractured in two places.
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Chicago
Mason
Milwaukee
Wis
Edward Skaring
Skaring
Roger Williams Advocated Toleration Among Puritans
Roger Williams, founder of Rhode Island, arrived in Boston in 1631 and became the first advocate and leader among Puritans for the principle of religious toleration.
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Roger Williams
Rhode Island
Boston
One Box of Dodd's Kidney Pills Helps Mrs Frey Rheumatism
Mrs Ira Frey of Le Mars Indiana suffered six months with rheumatism. She described swelling limbs, joint stiffness, backache, heavy limbs, dizziness, eye flashes, heart flutterings, poor sleep, and breath shortness. After one box she reports marked improvement. buyers are urged to order by sending 60 cents.
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Dodd
Mrs. Frey
Ira Frey
le Mars
Glass Weights Replace Wood and Iron in Europe
Swiss use glass weights for weighing in Switzerland and similar shifts occur across Europe as glass replaces wood and iron in various measuring tasks.
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Switzerland
Europe
California Fig Syrup Ad for Child Laxative
A vintage ad urges mothers to choose California Fig Syrup of Figs as the best laxative for children. It touts its fruity taste and promises safe dosing, urging mothers to say California when purchasing.
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California
Ady
Wall Street boosts sheep shearing pace claim
The Locality notes experts say fifteen minutes to shear a sheep by hand, while the idea of doing it in Wall Street? implies a brisker, wittier take on efficiency and finance culture.
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Wall Street
Dr Kilmer Swamp Root Kidney Remedy Ad
An advertisement promotes Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as a pure non stimulant herbal medicine for kidney liver and bladder troubles. It claims every bottle is scientifically compounded with a sworn purity statement and offers sample bottles by mail with a ten cent request note.
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Dr. Kilmer
Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N
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Ohio State Hospital
E. C. Curtis
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Ile
Blue
Rupert Blue
Public Health Service
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Sir Auckland Geddes
Kalamazoo
Helen C. Statler
Woodbridge
Michigan
Bandit
Solons
Asia
U.S
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Farm Board
Hawkeye State News
Nttle
Canaples
Department of the Somme
Mount Zion
William Fritz
Anna J. Campbell
Hahntown
Bright
Dodd's Medicine Co
Buffalo
Hill
Peterson
A. C. Gilbrath
Erle
Peterson Ointment Co., Inc
Guarentes
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