Senate Adopts Article Ten Reservation On Peace Treaty
Washington March 16 The Senate by a two to one vote adopted the article ten reservation crafted by Republican leaders, signaling a renewed push toward deadlock on ratification. Forty-six to twenty-six approved the measure with fourteen Democrats joining Republicans, while several key figures remained opposed or undecided as talks shift to timing for a ratification vote.
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Washington
Wilson
Senate
United Republican
United States
League
Congress
McCormick
Hitchcock
Nebraska
Taft
Frelinghuysen
Navy Feared German Raids on Troop Ships in 1918
Rear Admiral Sims testified before the Senate naval committee that London and Washington feared German battle cruisers might raid American troop convoys in 1918. He described plans to station battleships and even Japanese cruisers, which he called impracticable, and noted reliance on luck and unsafe codes to protect transports.
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NAVY
Germany
Washington
London
Senate Naval Investigating Committee
Sims
Benson
Admiral Sims
Daniels
Navy Department
Japan
Mr. Daniels
Atlantic
United States
Queenstown
Ireland
Department
Rocial
Paris
General Pershing
France
New York
Hearse Routed From Pleasure Car Tax Rules
The Internal Revenue Service reclassifies motor hearses as automobile trucks taxed at 3 percent, instead of 5 percent as pleasure cars. Detroit based Michigan Hearse and Motor Company argued the coffin carrier is baggage, not a passenger coach, while mourners' coaches stay taxed at 5 percent.
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Daniel C. Roper
Commissioner of
Internal Revenue
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
David J. Nevin
Michigan Hearse and Motor Company
Grand Rapids
Mich
Nevin
A.C. Holden
Landslides In Canal Delay Larger Ships
Washington reports Panama canal delays to deep draught ships due to ongoing landslides at Cucaracha. Governor Yarding cabled that a Friday night slide halted six ships draft 25 feet or more, while six ships of lesser draft passed. the delayed vessels were expected to clear by Sunday.
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Washington
Panama Canal
Cucaracha
War Department
Panama Canal Zone
Department
Census Bureau announces 1920 population totals
Washington reports population statistics for 1920 from the Census Bureau. New Castle Thd M4 468 shows an increase of 6 013 over 1910 with figures indicating growth in the area.
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Washington
Census Bureau
New Castle
Wood Leads in Early Minnesota Republican Primary Returns
First returns from scattered Minnesota precincts show Leonard Wood with a strong lead in the Republican presidential preference primary. Johnson and Lowden trail, Hoover also gains support with some sticker votes as results from about 100 precincts report Wood ahead statewide.
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ST. Paul
Minn
Leonard Wood
Johnson
Frank O. Lowden
Wood
Lowden
Hoover
Revolt Spreading Through German Silesia and West
London reports from Berlin via Telegraph that Silesia forms an independent government led by socialist Herr Phillipps. In the Rhine and Westphalia, communists proclaim a counter revolution with labor councils in Essen and Dortmund. Heavy fighting continues in Frankfurt with Bavaria Wuerttemberg Baden uniting. Saxony reportedly to join this bloc.
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London
Berlin
Exchange Telegraph Company
Germany
Silesia
Herr Phillipps
Rhine Valley
Westphalia
Essen
Dortmund
Frankfort
Bavaria
Wuerttemberg
Baden
Saxony
Hoover Says Leader In Revolt Is Junker
Hoover describes General Von Luetwitz as one of the Kaiser's old gang and says he dealt with the officer during the war in occupied Belgium. He believes imperialists are closely connected with the revolt, though events in Germany have not yet clarified this.
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Washington
Marcel
von Luetwitz
Germany
Herbert Kloover
Belgium
Mr. Hoover
Food relief bill clears House for Europe credits
The House passed a bill by a 382 to 12 vote authorizing the United States Grain Corporation to sell 5,000,000 barrels of soft wheat flour on long term credits to Poland Austria and Armenia. Supporters urged immediate relief noting no domestic demand for the flour and the danger of spoilage before hot weather.
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Washington
Europe
House
United States Grain Corporation
Poland
Austria
Armenia
Fordney
Ways and Means Committee
Grain Corporation
Representative Green
Iowa
Kitchin
Ways and Means
Kitchin Democrat
North Carolina
Republican
Witchin
Es- Bae Ovda
Royalties Set for Government Land Leasing Bill
Regulations issued by the interior department establish production royalties from 33 1 3 to 121 2 percent on leases of government land under the claims relief section. Most lands withdrawn and operated under claims fall under the new assessment. Unproven lands not under claim face leases by competitive bidding with a minimum royalty of 1 2 4 percent. 30 days notice by publication is required. Preparations for offering these lands proceed, but no completion forecast is given.
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Washington
Interior Department
Indignant Woman Challenges Hickson Debate on Women
Washington reports Dr William J Hickson of Chicago accused women of weakening national stamina. Florence King president of the National Women's Association of Commerce challenged him to public debate. She cites Adams in the garden of Eden and questions Buckman's war blame comment. She argues many men were pacifists and references 1916 election results.
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Washington
William J. Hickson
Chicago
Hickson
Florence King
National Women’s Association of Commerce
Miss King
Adam
Garden of Eden
Dr. Buckman
United States
Railway unions in Berlin call immediate general strike
Berlin March 15 railway men's unions declare an immediate general strike after Chancellor Kapp refuses to commit to their demands. They seek a coalition government including union leaders and new elections at the earliest possible moment.
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Berlin
Anzeter
Kapp
Prussia Regions Afterwards Handed to New Regime
Official dispatches report Pomerania including Stettin and Silesia passed to the new regime. Socialists in East Prussia also back Chancellor Kapp.
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London
Pomerania
Stettin
Silesia
East Prussia
Kapp
Rhine Force Status Mixed in Germany Dispatches
Washington reports from March 16 discuss unclear military and political conditions in Germany. General Allen’s Coblenz area role and potential Foch authority are debated while a Hamburg strike is reported under military control. Officials warn that future actions depend on Washington approval and German political shifts influence occupation dynamics.
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Associated Press
Washington
Henry T. Allen
Coblenz
Germany
War Department
Allen
Rhine
Marshal Foch
State Department
Hamburg
War
Alien
Baker
Allan
An Pour al
Situation Objectire
General Allen
Hanover
Saxony
Bavaria
German Officers In Exile Cheer Kaiser In Geneva
In Geneva 820 German officers, imprisoned in France, praised the overthrow of the Ebert government in Berlin. They cheer former emperor Wilhelm and express satisfaction as they travel home to Germany. Several prominent military leaders are in Switzerland watching Germany's developments with keen interest.
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Geneva
Wilhan
Germany
Ebert
Berlin
France
Switzerland
Peace conference to monitor trend of events in Germany
London reports the peace conference agreed to remain fully informed on developments in Germany after a brief discussion. The Turkish treaty was taken up in consultation with Premier Venizelos of Greece.
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London
Germany
German Government Accord Outlines Immediate Changes
Paris reports a provisional deal between the new and old German authorities. Details include Kapp abandoning cabinet plans, a new expert cabinet, elections within two months, a people elected president, Ebert to stay in power temporarily, and the creation of a second chamber titled the chamber of Labor.
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Paris
Wolfgang Kapp
Berlin
Kapp
Ebert
Reichstag
Germany
Stuttgart
Brietivy
Friedrich Ebert
Reichsta
Prussia National] Assembly
Cal
Vacancies In State Department Delay Passport Issuance
Washington March 16 A virtual travel embargo and the end of an acting period left the State Department headless as no passports were issued. Officials said 600 to 800 passports had been issued recently, mainly to Europe and Cuba travelers, while Senate hearings on Mr Coiby’s nomination were postponed due to witness absence.
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Washington
Polk
denDringeady
Europe
Cuba
Senate
Supreme Court Eyes Full Review On Prohibition Appeals
The Supreme Court will hear all phases of the prohibition issue before ruling on the validity of the prohibition amendment and the Volstead Act. It granted New Jersey original proceedings and took under advisement appeals from New York and San Francisco, handling private storage liquor cases and other interpretations. The court postponed a planned March 29 recess amid numerous requests for hearings.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Rhode Island
Kentucky
Massachusetts
State of
New Jersey
New York
San Francisco
New Chancellor For Republican Germany Government
London dispatch reports Chancellor Kapp stating the new German government is neither monarchical nor reactionary. He backs a republican system and seeks peace at home and abroad, denying claims of reintroducing conscription or restarting the war.
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London
Kapp
Germany
Berlin
Exchange Telegraph
Berlin News Makes Kaiser Pace Garden
Former Emperor William spent most of the day in the garden at Bentinck castle, pacing in visible nervous tension as religious services were omitted. The strain of recent events weighs on him, driving him to seek the outdoors and avoid company.
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Berlin
Amerongen
Wiliam
Bentinck Castle
Berlin Turmoil as Grenades Fall on Government Quarter
AP dispatches from Berlin report eight hand grenades hurled from a roof at the defense ministry headquarters with no known casualties. Simultaneously clashes between soldiers and crowds in outer Berlin suburbs leave several dead or wounded as politics shift between Kapp and Ebert factions.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Baron von Luettwitz
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