Kiel bombardment and German political upheaval update
Kiel suffered heavy casualties with up to four hundred killed as German cruiser Eckernfoerde shelled the workmen quarters amid fighting over the Kapp government. Berlin reports say President Ebert gains support while Groener and Hindenburg discussions aim to restore constitutional order and end the Kapp regime.
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London
Kiel
Eckernfoerde
Copenhagen
Ekstrabladets Kiel
Kapp
Daily Mail
Berlin
Reservation to shift U S toward Europe policy in treaty talks
Washington report on March 17 describes Republican Senate leaders proposing a new reservation to the peace treaty. The text pledges grave concern at any European upheaval and signals possible U S action, aiming to soften administration resistance and secure broader support for ratification amid Irish question debates.
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Washington
United States
Europe
Senate
Lenroot
Wisconsin
Knox
Pennsylvania
France
Joint Maneuvers For Yankee Fleet Off Panama Coast
The Pacific and Atlantic fleets will conduct joint maneuvers off the Panama coast next January to keep the navy ready during peace time. A battle-lesson drill is planned, then the combined fleet will visit major Pacific ports, marking the first time the entire battleship strength reaches the Pacific coast since 1907 08.
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Washington
Pacific
Panama
Daniels
Rodman
Wilson
Pacific Coast
San Francisco
Robley JD. Evans
Golden Gate
Cape Horn
Seendine
Connecticut
Admiral Evans
Annapolis
Hawaii
Census shows population changes in several cities
Washington report lists Danville, Lafayette, Binghamton, Oak Park, Mattoon and Newt Ky populations with gains and losses. Danville up 5,879 to 33 750. Binghamton up 18 357 to 66 800. Oak Park up 20 368 to 39 830. Mattoon up 1 993 to 13 449. Newt Ky down 992 to 29 517.
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Washington
Danville
Lafayette
Ind
Binghampton
N. Y
Oak Park
Mattoon
Newt Ky
Maryland Governor Backs Light Wine Beer And Cider
Annapolis Md March 17 Governor Ritchie urged passage of the Jones bill to legalize 34 percent beverages and endorsed the program to allow manufacture and sale of beer cider and light wines He argued farmers labor and the public should not be denied these rights and that they have always produced cider and light wines
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Annapolis
Ritchie
Maryland
Army Attache Reports Berlin General Strike
From Coblenz, 11 this morning Colonel Davis of the American mission in Berlin telephoned that a general strike includes public utilities with no street cars, no lights, and no water. He said there have been no disorders yet and no change in the situation.
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Coblenz
Davis
Berlin
Crucible Steel Declares 50 Percent Stock Dividend
Pittsburgh March 17 Directors of the Crucible Steel Company of America late declared a stock dividend of fifty percent payable in the common stock on April 30 to stockholders of record April 15. It is the first major corporation to announce such a move since a Supreme Court ruling on stock dividends.
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Pittsburgh
Crucible Steel Company of America
United States Supreme Court
Spain Will Not Recognize New German Government
Madrid reports Spain will withhold recognition until a majority of allied governments has taken the step. The announcement stresses caution and waits for broader Allied agreement before any formal acknowledgment.
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Madrid
Spain
Planes Scatter Pamphlets Over London From Berlin Flight
A fleet of airplanes departed Berlin today to drop pamphlets for the new government, according to an Amsterdam dispatch to the Evening News.
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London
Berlin
Amsterdam
Evening News
Kapps Peace Offer Refused as Political Standstill Deepens
Paris reports that the so called compromise accepted by the Ebert government is rejected due to labor clause objections by independent socialists and resistance to Noske’s replacement. Reichswehr officersback the old government while Kapps influence appears limited and negotiations pause. Militist and workers factions loom large as standoff continues.
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Paris
Berlin
Ebert
Democrats
Gustav Noske
Reichswehr
Kapp
Minnesota Republicans weigh Wood delegation at state conventions
In St Paul and Minneapolis county conventions set for today to determine if Major General Leonard Wood wins a solid 24 member Minnesota delegation to the convention. Johnson and Hoover forces vie for influence in Ramsey and Hennepin counties amid erratic statewide results and ballot irregularities.
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ST. Paul
Minn
Twin Cities
Minneapolis
Minnesota
Leonard Wood
Wood Forces
Hennepin County
Hiram Johnson
Ramsey County
Johnson
Lowden
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
Ramsey
Hennepin
Wood Men
Wood
Wood Granted Leave To Make His Canvas
Washington reports Major General Leonard Wood was granted a two months leave to pursue the Republican nomination for president. Major General George Bell Jr will head the central department from Camp Grant and oversee operations with headquarters in Chicago during Wood’s absence.
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Washington
Leonard Wood
George Bell, Jr
Camp Grant
Central Department of the Army
Chicago
Soviet Republic Declared at Hof Bavaria
Berlin dispatch reports a soviet republic proclaimed at Hof in northeastern Bavaria near Bayranth. Population given as about 3,666 residents amid wartime upheaval and regional tensions.
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Amsterdam
Handeleblad
Berlin
Hof
Bavaria
Hof Ia
Bayranth
Clark Declines Senate Bid Prefers House Leadership
Washington March 17 Representative Champ Clark of Missouri said he will not run for the Senate. He cited a preference to remain in the House to continue Democratic leadership and serve the people there rather than swap leadership roles between the two chambers. He weighed personal, party and national considerations before deciding.
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Washington
Champ Clark
Missour
Senate
House
Missouri
Clarke
Colby Will Explain Matters That Delay Action From Senate
Washington March 17 Bain Colby nominated by President Wilson to be secretary of state will testify Thursday before the Senate foreign relations committee to address questions delaying his confirmation A transcript of testimony has been sent to Colby as hearings on his fitness continue and the post remains vacant suspending passport signing and other duties while action hangs on his statement.
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Greener
Frankfurter Zeitung
von Hindenburg
Kapp-Von Luettwitz
Groener
Ebert
Berlin
Wnder
Kapp
Germany
Washington
Bainbridge Colby
Wilson
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Colby
State Department
Herbert Parsons
New York
Marlsborough Churchill
Army Intelligence
Unpaid Interest On Loans To Foreign Governments
Secretary Houston reported unpaid interest on loans to foreign governments through November totals 236,240,114 with next year’s estimated 463,215,613. Countries listed include Belgium France Great Britain Italy Russia and Czecho Slovak with varying amounts due and due in 1920.
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Washington
Houston
Senate
Belgian
France
Great Britain
Italy
Russia
Belgium
Fed
Berlin Crisis Deepens as Kapp Resigns and Ebert Takes Lead
Berlin reports Kapp resigns in favor of President Ebert and efforts to form a Kapp ministry end. Ebert moves government HQ to Stuttgart. assembly to meet there. US 18,000 troops receive field gear while Rhine forces total just over 100,000. Dresden battles kill 59 and wound 200+ as Kapp loyalists lose support.
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Berlin
Kapp
Ebert
National Assembly
Stuttgart
Wolfgang Kapp
Bauer
Ludendorff
London
London Times
Associated Press
Rhine
Imperial Finance Ministry
Wieringen
Helland
Germany
Frederick Willaim
Holland
Munich
Paris
Bavaria
Democrats
Chanevellor Kapp
Antwerp
Dresden
Water from Lincoln era well christens Evergreen City ship
Miss Margaret Fenton of Bloomington will christen the city ship Evergreen City at Bristol Pa using water from a historic well once used by Abraham Lincoln. The well is from Colonel Hogg’s former home, a Civil War era site Lincoln frequented during his circuit court days.
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Bloomington
Margaret Fenton
Evergreen City
Bristol Pa
Abraham Lincoln
Hoover Receives Honorary Doctorate for Polish Aid
Gra cow university conferred the degree of honorary doctor of medicine on Herbert Hoover for services rendered to Poland. The March 16 ceremony at Havas was noted in the report.
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Hoover
Gracow University
Herbert Hoover
Poland
Shopmen Delay Return After Water Pollution Protest
In Bloomington on March 17 a mass meeting of Chicago and Alien shopmen failed to decide on resuming work after a walkout protesting polluted water in shop fountains. Company officials pledged to replace water pipes. The Community Council urged the next grand jury to probe responsibility for redirecting polluted stream water into the shops.
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Bloomington
Chicago
Census Returns For 6 Cities Given Out
Census bureau data for 1920 shows Amarello Texas 154M with a 355.8 percent jump since 1910 Madison South Dakota 4144 up about 32.1 percent Stevens Point Wisconsin 11370 rising 30.3 percent Eldorado Kansas 10995 up 251.4 percent Creston Town 8034 up 16 percent Mitchell South Dakota 1948 or 80.1 percent increase Madison and Stevens Point credited with notable gains in population in 1920.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Amarello
Texas
Mitchell
S. D
A Eldorado
Kas
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Noske
Merker
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Handlesblad
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Halle
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