Harding Orders American Troops Home from Germany
President Harding announced all U S troops in Germany will be repatriated by July 1. The State Department sent Berlin assurances that Dr Otto L Weidfeldt would be acceptable as Germanys ambassador. Secret Service recovered $175 000 in stolen Liberty bonds from the Treasury branch in Washington.
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Turbulent Times Report Dogs Multiple Global Incidents
Disguised attackers assassinate two sergeants in Galway while three musketeers kill a Mayo man in a workhouse hospital. Kemal Pasha to inspect Turkish divisions as Nairobi sees deadly clashes. Cairo declares Egypt sovereign with Ahmed Fuad as king. German disarmament dispute noted. Dublin marks St Patrick's Day with parades. Gandhi sentenced in Ahmedabad. Peel named India secretary. Dollar hits Berlin high at 283 marks per dollar. Bulgarian coup rumors and Stambouliski’s fall noted. Large fire at St Nazaire. 170 syndicalists jailed in Lisbon. Costa Rica reports a smallpox outbreak with 2000 cases.
Pact Ratification Shadowed by Senate Battle and World Tensions
The Allied reparations commission faces a tough Senate threshold to ratify the four power Pacific treaty as critics accuse authorship and motives. Secretary Hughes defends the pact as clear and essential to Far East policy, while debates maneuver around reservations and possible entangling alliances. In South Africa, Smuts declares martial law to quell a miners strike that paralyzed Johannesburg, signaling a tense union under threat of revolt. Meanwhile Gandhi's arrest sparks global protests and India British tensions deepen over Montagu’s Turkey telegram and Genoa conference looming in April.
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France spurns US reparations claim as talks stall
The Paris allied reparations commission balked at a $241 million American bill for Rhine army costs through May 1 1921 and referred it to allied governments. US ratification of Versailles is disputed, and Britain debates a moral claim. House moves on a veteran bonus bill with four aid options while miners threaten a possible strike. Mary Garden warns stars must lower pay or quit. Liquor treaty talks with Britain and Cuba surface. Radio political campaigns foretell wireless debates. A mayoral tale of a leg injury and unseen voters prompts curiosity.
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Blazes as Infernal Imagery and Saint Blaise Link
The Chicago Journal discusses the slang blaze as a euphemism for hell and examines a rival origin tied to Blaizers the mummers in St Blaise processions. It notes the festive use of the term in English and American speech and questions the drift from religious pageantry to vulgar expression.
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Light in Walking Cane Invents Air Fueled Lighter
A novel cigar lighter built into a walking cane from France uses compressed air to ignite a hidden briquette. A steel rod extends into the hollow cane carrying the incendiary material, which glows when the handle is thrust in and is extinguished by retracting the rod.
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Bayer Aspirin Adpressing Brand Protection
An old advertisement urges readers to request Bayer Tablets of Aspirin by name. It notes the Bayer Cross stamp on each tablet and package as a protection against imitation, claiming world famous status and physician use for over twenty-one years.
Amundsen Plans North Pole Flight With Two Planes
The explorer Amundsen prepares to circle the world’s top by air taking moving pictures. A wireless telephone will keep him in touch with his family. The piece notes romance fading as mechanical inventions reduce danger and thrill to a cellar level.
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Red Cross Ball Blue Ad Promises Clean Clothes
No ugly grimy streaks on the clothes when Red Cross Ball Blue is used. Good bluing gets good results. All grocers carry it.
Seasons of the city lesson told by a wise kid
An East Side classroom lesson on the four seasons leads to a playful exchange. Teacher asks how many seasons there are and Rachel answers with a witty NY sweatshop district twist, two seasons slack and busy.
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