Berlin Insurrection Sparks Demands for Stern Punishment
Stuttgart March 18. In Germany the chancellor urged stern punishment for Berlin insurrection criminals. Leaders in uniform or mufti must be prosecuted and their property confiscated. Bauer blamed the officer caste and political wire pullers for the outbreak, warned Bolshevism threatens Germany, and pledged to uphold the constitution as Berlin awaits reconstruction. The assembly session was held under heavy guard with barbed wire around the Art hall.
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Mathias Kaberger
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Ebert
Loyal troops assume guard duty in Berlin chaos
Violent clashes between workers and Vor Kapp troops erupted as Berlin's authorities evacuated the capital. Reports say several killed, many wounded near the Hotel Adlon and Unter den Linden. Marines and police attempted to restore order while crowds attacked foreign mission areas.
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Germany faces united demand to reorganize after Stuttgart escape
Dispatches from Berlin report President Bert's return and pressure for a broad reorganization. Allied officials warn of a dangerous Soviet backed by Spartacists threatening order in Germany's industrial zones, with France Britain and Italy assessing support. Berlin dispatches hint at cabinet reshuffling and new defense and finance ministers to stabilize the country.
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Finganece
Resignation of Noske Shocks German Cabinet
March 10 reports from Pavis say radicals have enough strength to force the resignation of Gustav Noske minister of defense in the Weimar era cabinet. Feine, Berlin police chief Ernst and premier assumed resignations. Democrats issue a manifesto for direct people’s vote to elect a new president and cabinet of specialists. Masene Schiffer runs Berlin as proxy. Sapp’s plan echoes earlier exile proposals. Germany mood shifts toward conservatism, no Soviet collusion evident according to envoys.
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Schiffer
Germany
New England Rivers In Flood Across Region Today
Flooding worsens as Merrimac Taunton and Connecticut rivers rise a foot daily. Southeastern towns report damaged homes, washed- away houses, and mills shut down. Dam safety efforts include reinforcing embankments and breaking up ice floes as authorities warn of further river overflow.
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Taunton Rivers Flood. Mills Closed as Water Rises
Rivers in southeastern Massachusetts rose at about one foot in 12 hours. Taunton Mill and Three Mile rivers flooded boiler rooms and streets, forcing three Taunton mills to close and leaving hundreds out of work. The Taunton Brockton highway became impassable and rail and trolley service were disrupted. Bridges showed distress as ice floes packed around supports.
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Weather forecast for New England and nearby states
Forecast for Washington Miareh New Ingeland and Western Massachusetts predicts rain or snow and warmer tonight with rain Saturday and warmer in afternoon or night. Connecticut and New Flaven nearby expect rain or snow with warmer tonight and Saturday, colder by afternoon or night. Winds shift southeast to south and intensify. A central storm area over IL spreads cloudy rain into Lake region and Ohio and Mississippi valleys. Temperature rising in central and eastern districts.
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Mississippi Valley
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Moving Day for the Working Class Keongmica Conditions
Keongmica marks moving day for workers amid shifting conditions as housing and labor issues prompt relocations. Local officials and unions coordinate efforts to assist families facing housing insecurity and job transitions.
Moving Day in Boston Slums Spurs Housing Plan Talks
Boston officials report a mass exodus from slums to better areas as 3,500 tenement houses remain idle. Deputy health commissioner Thomas Jordan tells the city planning board conference that landlords cannot rent without improvements and better economic conditions. The conference weighs plans to relieve congestion in improved city sections.
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Food Costs in January Reach Highest Level
Washington March 19 Living costs in February were six tenths of one per cent down from January figures from the Labor Department based on reports from 51 cities. January prices were the highest since 1918, 2.2 per cent above December. From January 14 to February 15, 1920, 21 items rose, 17 fell. Major increases included cabbage 15 per cent and potatoes 11 per cent, with several other staples up 4 to 6 per cent. Decreases were led by fresh eggs 17 per cent and lard 5 per cent, with many staples down 1 to 2 per cent. Overall, 22 articles rose in 145 cities and fell in 34.
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Cincinnati
Deacon awarded damages in libel case over royal links
London March 19 The lord chief justice awarded Gladys Deacon sister of the Princess Radziwill 500 pounds damages in her libel suit against the London Graphic The suit arose from stories alleging matrimonial troubles in the Radziwill family and linking Deacon to the former crown prince of Germany She testified she met the Kaiser’s oldest son once at Blenheim Palace and never communicated again The newspaper apologized unreservedly after the complaint calling the imputations cruel to a young woman.
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Two Policemen Shot In Baltimore Gun Fight
Baltimore on March 19 saw two policemen shot and a Black man shot as part of a gun fight linked to the district’s gun access policy. The suspect, misidentifying officers in civilian dress as physicians, barricaded in a cellar for four hours and was wounded ten times while police and bystanders watched.
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U S Exports Fall to February Low Since 1919
The Commerce Department reported total U S exports for February at 646 million dollars, the lowest since Odqdlobir 1919. Imports stood at 467 million dollars, down 7 million from January.
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Washington
United States
Commerce Department
Evans makes full confession of wife's murder
New Britain March 19 George Evansoff alias Evans provides a complete confession to Detective Sergeant A J Richardson detailing the murder of his wife whose body was found in a trunk. He says the quarrel began over unfaithfulness and their son. he choked her, hid the body in a trunk, sold his watch, then attempted suicide in New York Park Avenue hotel.
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William Orden
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Boulder
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Vank Troops Brought Home 3709 Foreign Brides From Europe
Washington reports that 3,709 foreign brides of 17 nationalities were brought home by American expeditionary force members up to March 15, with records from Hoboken port showing brides received in Red Cross hostess houses. Totals by nationality include French 2295 and British 1191 among others. about 5,000 soldiers are believed to have married foreigners.
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Five Burned to Death in Quebec House Fire
In St Johns Quebec on March 19 Mrs Phillipe Larivier 27 her brother in law S Bessette 80 and three of Larivier s children were killed when their home burned after an exploding oil lamp. The husband escaped with one child by leaping from a second floor window another family in the house escaped in their night clothes.
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Wilson to send coal commission reports to operators and miners
Report from Washington on March 19 says President Wilson will dispatch the majority and minority coal commission reports to coal operators and miners so both sides can meet to draft a new wage agreement.
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Wilson
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Hitchcock Predicts 40 Nay Votes In Ratification Decision
The Senate is expected to vote tonight on the ratification resolution with projected opposition from about 40 senators. The current draft differs in several key points from Senator Lodge’s November summary, altering some terms and conditions of the treaty.
History of Uphas Prackh Preaty at Versailles Debates
The document chronicles events from the Versailles signing on June 28 1919 to Senate actions through November 19 1919 rejection 41 to 51. It notes revival February 19 1920 and Lodge reservations adopted March 18 1920 with March 19 1920 debate on ratification before final vote.
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Wilson
Senate to vote on ratification four months after failed treaty
Washington reports that four months to the day after the last treaty vote the senate is expected to vote on ratification again. The treaty earlier failed on November 19, 1919, when no resolution could command the required two thirds.
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Washington
Senate
Final Senate vote on peace treaty likely today
Washington march 19 with all indications pointing to a final vote today on the peace treaty the senate opened the preamble to the ratifying resolution the Lodge amendment was called first providing that failure of allied powers to object after the notice of ratification shall be taken as full acceptance the amendment passed with little debate Brandee added a proviso delaying effect of ratification to 60 days after the senate's resolution adoption most leaders see no vote outcome change Hitchock predicts 40 to 42 votes against ratification and may seek a vote on unqualified ratification and reservations endorsed by the democrats and president Wilson
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Senate
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Branderee
Hitchcock
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United States
Brandegee
Connecticut
Hedge Resolution Changes in Senate Ratification Vote
Washington March 19 The ratification resolution before the senate differs from Senator Lodge’s November draft. The current text includes 15 reservations replacing the five from the earlier version and omits the previous preamble. The summary below highlights the more important changes and implications for the vote.
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Washington
Senate
Senator Lodge
Reservation changes and Brandegee amendment in treaty debate
The text notes a shift in acceptance of reservations by powers, replacing note exchanges with tacit acceptance if no objections are filed before U S ratification. It adds Senator Brandegee’s irreconcilable provision requiring a 60 day notice of ratification by the president. A Lodge X substitute limits U S commitments by listing refused means and asserts Congress’s full liberty of action in future aid decisions.
Favorable report on nomination of Bainbridge Colby
The Senate foreign relations committee ordered a favorable report on Bainbridge Colby for secretary of state. Some members said they would not be bound to vote for confirmation. The committee declined to reveal the exact grounds of objections. Colby testified well on his own behalf after other witnesses. Action would be sought in the Senate once the treaty is disposed of.
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Colby
Sixteen Armed Negroes In Charge Of Liquor Caravan
Federal agents seized eight truckloads of whiskey near New York. Sixteen armed men led the caravan believed to be from the Pikersville Distilling Company area in Maryland. The drivers allegedly operated under a government permit to move about 12,000 quarts of old rye.
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New York
J. CL. Gladding
Baltimore
Pikersville Distling Company
Pikersville
Stewart
Highlandtown
Disarmament Substitute Adopted By Lodge Reservation
A substitute for the original Lodge disarmament reservation was adopted stating that the United States will not be bound by any disarmament plan until Congress accepts it and reserves the right to strengthen armaments if the United States is invaded or at war.
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Congress
Reservation on League voting power and Irish self-determination debate
The Lodge reservation on voting power in the League was voided and a new one asserted that no country with colonies may outvote the United States until amendments pass. It links U.S. adherence to self-determination for Ireland with admission to the League. Senate debate shows fatigue as Brandegee amends timeframes and Lodge reservations face rejection amid warnings from Lodge Hitchcock Borah and Simmons factions.
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