Stillmans Broke Over War Work
Jones A Stillman and his wife separated in March 1920 amid disputes over her Europe war relief plans and his finances. She sought help from bank officials to advance her humanitarian agenda while accusing him of controlling their son Guy Leeds. The couple's divorce actions and custody fight proceed as plans for a settlement unfold, with a bank meeting looming and possible out of court compromise.
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Jones A. Stillman
Fred Hauvais
Guy Stillman
Stillman
Florence H. Leeds
Jay
Leeds
Miami
Fla
Guyana
Cuba
Mami
Bay
Mr. Stillman
France
Activit Fay
Pocantico Hills
Guy
Stilman
Paror
New York
Ember
Stean
Wing
Alay Leeds
Diamond Duty Delays Bride Gift in Holland Return
A news item reports a betrothal travel mishap as a future bride loses a $2,000 diamond pin at customs. The Dutch duties agency seized the gem aboard the Nieuw Amsterdam from Rotterdam, demanding $1,200 duty. The fiancé refuses to pay, the stone is valued higher, and the couple plans to ship the pin back to Holland after customs action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holland
Iie
Natal
Amsterdam
Rotterdam
Mmw Gancé
Ialil
Retters
Maxwell Lippette
Tates
Halms
Liprett
Boy Hangs Self Over Wedding Invitation Denial
Hackensack New Jersey March 20 Henry Wadsworth Smith thirteen years old hanged himself by a necktie to a bed post after being told he could not attend a family wedding. He had learned a friend had been invited and reportedly threatened suicide if he could not go. His mother found him dead upon returning from the ceremony. The tragedy prompted family regrets and may affect wedding plans and honey moon reservations. The boy was a son of H W Smith an official of the New York Custom House.
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J. Hy Boneonge
Ridgewood
Young Smith
Henry
Mnet
Walers
Congress
House of Representatives
Senate
Borah
Californs
Maryland
Omaha
Raleigh
Richmond
Concord
Neches
Nitro
Dobbin
Hopkins
Lawrence
Chase
Smith
Mullany
Denby
Sims
England
Daniel
Charlotte
Huntington
Missoula
Pueblo
Seattle
Connecticut
Louisiana
New Hampshire
South Carolina
Michigan
Dublin
Pyesa
Atkinson
John Sheehan
Cork
Sueehan
Crown
Kinsale
County Cork
Dungarvan
Marlborough Street
Mountjoy
Labo
Belgian Medical Gift From Rockefeller Funds $9 Million
The Rockefeller Foundation will give Belgium 100 million francs for a new Brussels medical center. The gift funds new buildings and endowments, razing old facilities, and creating a teaching hospital with a 30 bed ward, laboratories, and expanded classrooms. The project aims to make Brussels a leading European medical hub.
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Gerany
Rockefeller Foundation
University of Brussels
Foundatton
Charities Board of Brussels
Europe
Edith Cavell
Mme. Depage
A. Depage
Edith Yell
Depage
Mma
Depege
Red Cross
Sue
Lusitania
America
Hhe
Provident
Brusels
Pulls Off Red Sock Flags Train and Averts Wreck
Samn Lown of Helland Landing saved a Grand Trunk Railway passenger train from plummeting into a washout by signaling with a red sock pulled from a boot. The quick act halted the rush of the oncoming train and prevented disaster. The incident occurred near Ontario as the crew prepared to pass the washout.
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Ontario
Grand Trunk
Toronto
Samn Lown
Helland Landing
Grand Trunk Railway
Lowe
Leeds to Fly to Mother In Spite of Warning
William B Leeds Jr son of Princess Anastasic of Greece arrived Cherbourg on the Imperator and planned to fly to Athens to be near his mother who had undergone a serious operation despite her warning. He left for Caen where a biplane awaited him and expected to reach Lyons then Athens the next day. He stayed in seclusion in his stateroom during the voyage.
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Cherbourg
Associated Press
William B. Leeds Jr
Anastasic
Greece
William B. Leeds
New York
Imperator
Athens
Leeds
High Seas
Mother
Caen
Lyons
Clara Hamon Baptized After Acquittal in Ardmore Church
Clara Smith Hamon, acquitted Thursday of murdering Jake L. Hamon oil millionaire and Oklahoma Republican official, was baptized at Ardmore First Christian Church. The ceremony, led by Pastor Dr. Crayton Brooks, followed Sunday night services and included Mrs. G. J. James of Los Angeles, sister of Hamon, as a new baptismal participant.
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Ardmore
Ohina
Clara Smith Hamon
Jake L. Hamon
Oklahoma
First Christi Church
Crayton Brooks
G. J. James
Los Angeles
Hamnon
Plan Recommends National Railway Service Board Run Rail System
Washington report outlines a plan by the National Association of Owners of Railroad Securities to reorganize U.S. railways. It calls for a National Railway Service with a five member ICC division, a forty member board, four group railway boards, and forty committees to oversee equipment, efficiency, and terminal operations. The plan aims to avoid government ownership while boosting efficiency and reducing duplication.
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National Service Agency
Congress
Warhell
National Railway Service
Railway
Wfieighs Diviefon
National Railway Service Board
National Railway Service Corporation
Service Corporation
X Group Railway Board
Minister Awakes After Fourteen Hours Pronounced Dead
In Tierne, Rev. Mr Baudenbacher, a 50 year old pastor with heart trouble, was declared dead after fourteen hours with no heartbeat. He awoke in his funeral setting amid flowers and mourners, saying his call had not come. Doctors cautioned about prognosis while cardiology experts note uncertainty about resumption after long cessation.
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Geneva
Associated Press
Tierne
Baudenbacher
Baudenbscher
Brooklyn Cardiological Society
William J. Cruikahank
Bandenbacher
Berne
Dublin Night Of Terrorism Ends Week Of Irish Fighting
London dispatch reports a violent Dublin week as rebels and Crown forces clash. Casualties rise with 18 British troops killed and 97 wounded and 20 Sinn Féin members killed with 50 wounded since January 1. Curfew tightened, theaters close, and daylight saving discussed as Dublin endures strikes, bombings, and street battles. Other towns report Belfast violence and Cork attacks as authorities warn of further unrest and security measures.
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Fron Tha Tribune
New York Tribune Inc
London
Dublin
St Patrick's
Dublin Castle
Sinn Péiiers
Cross Barry
Dungarvan
Aun~gier Street
Camden Street
Deep-Sea Tug Strike Set For April 1 Coastwide
A coastwide strike of about 2100 seagoing tugboat workers to begin April 1 looms as owners refuse to renew wage scales from the expired agreement of December 1 1920. The walkout will idle roughly 150 tugs and 2400 crew across Atlantic and Gulf ports including New Orleans Savannah Charleston Philadelphia Boston and New York amid claims of lower pay by 25 to 50 a month. Representatives of engineers meet in Philadelphia to coordinate action with port crews as discussions continue in Washington and at company offices.
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Atlantic
Gulf Coast
William A. Maher
Association of Masters, Matts and Pilots
Philadelphia
Renaer
Bremeny
New Orleana
Savannah
Charleston
Jacksonville
Baltimore
Norfolk
Mampton Road
Boston
Providence
Portland
New London
New Bedford
New England
New York
Maher
Tampico
First bear chases boy off railway track near Sussex
Sussex N J March 20 the first bear of the season awoke and chased seventeen year old John Belcher along the Lehigh and Hudson Railway tracks. Belcher dodged the bear using rocks and a club, then fled to a farmhouse for help. The bear pursued briefly but disappeared by the time help arrived.
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Sussex
N. J
John Belcher
Vernon Township
Belcher
John
Lehigh & Hudson
Brain
Polish Forces Cross Border in Upper Silesia Clash
Reports from Kattowitz say Polish troops crossed the Silesian frontier into Rosenberg and clashed with British forces at Gross Lassowitz with several wounded on both sides. A plebiscite vote proceeds amid limited communications and heavy turnout across Upper Silesia as Germans and Poles vie for the region’s sovereignty.
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Berlin
Associated Press
Plebiv
Upper Silesia
Tarnowitz
Prosa
Germany
Poland
Silesia
South Africa
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U. S
Tampa
Harry S. Black
Ferbert
Phillips
United States
Black
Porter
Harry
West Palm Beach
Hardee
Edward (. Romsh
First National Bank of Miami
Theodore (. Houser
Graham
J. R. Handley
Allen
Dade County
West Vim Beach
Cocoanut Grove
Biscayne Bay
Hardeen
Bryan
Royal Palm Park
William Jennings Bryan
Mr. Bryan
Willis 0
Garrett
First Presbyterian Church
Clara Hamon
U.S
House
Ers
Washington
National Association of Owners of
Sun the Savings Banks
S. Davies Warfield
A. RB. Cummins
National Association
Esch-Cummins
Apd
Warfield
Carter Field
Navy Department
Mouse Naval Committee
Matt
Mr. Baudenbacher
Dack
Montjoy
Doyle
Belfast
York Street
Londonderry
Passage West
Giolitti
Milan
London Times
Giolitth
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Union
New Orleans
Boy
Bruin
Jersey
Rosenberg
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