Revolt News: Berlin Fighting Amid Strikes and Arrests
Dispatches report clashes between communists and troops in Berlin with casualties and ongoing fighting through Monday. The general strike spreads to Schleswig, paralyzing traffic as workers join nationwide action against the Ebert government. Peace conference council reportedly leans toward enforcing Versailles terms amid German opposition to von Kapp.
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Supreme Council
Germany
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Berlin
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Berlin clash leaves several dead in military patrols
A Berlin dispatch reports Monday evening clashes between soldiers and workers. A military unit marched through the workingmen quarter with the Deutschland Ueber Alles hymn, workmen cursed the song and were arrested, and when comrades tried to free them the army fired, killing several and wounding many.
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London
Berlin
Carpenter Falls Injures Back At Shipyard
John Irving aged 26 of 1241 Donovan Street is in Seattle General Hospital with body bruises after falling from a scaffolding to a ship deck in the National Shipbuilding Company's yard Tuesday.
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Donovan St
Seattle General Hospital
National Shipbuilding Company
Revolt Leader resigns as Kapp puts down uprising in Berlin
Berlin dispatches report Dr. Wolfgang Von Kapp and General Von Luettwitz resigning after a deputy backed ultimatum. Workers in Weirensee Reinischkendorff and Spandau armed to push a soviet republic and attack Berlin. Hagen clashes kill twenty three. Munich calls situation critical with Diet efforts thwarted. Essen sees an executive council of 30 negotiating alliance for a proletarian dictatorship.
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Berlin
Wolfgang von Kapp
von Ludttwits
Frankfort
Waders
Cohn
Daume
Luettwitz
Essen
Workers’ Revolutionary Council
Lower Rhine
Westphalia
Man Tries to Steal Police Car After Sentence Ends
Richmond Indiana March 17. Gaill Hawkins finishes a 66 day term then goes to a bakery to charge cakes to the county and attempts to steal the police automobile from the headquarters garage.
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Richmond
Ind
Gaiil Hawkins
Burglars Steal Marie Guernsey’s Home Goods in Madison Park
Burglars stole rose colored pretties from the Madison Park residence of Mrs. Marie Guernsey on Tuesday night. The burglary occurred at her home as thieves took woman’s ornaments and decorative pieces.
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Marie Guernsey
Madison Park
Bitro-Phosphate for Nervousness and Weakness
An advertisement extols Bitro-Phosphate as a nerve builder for thin, nervous people. It claims the tablet improves appetite, sleep, mood, and weight, with rapid gains reported, while warning against use by those not seeking flesh growth.
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Minent
Annual meeting notices and lectures at Woodland Park and Masonic venues
Social calendar items list tonight events including a church meeting at Woodland Park, a Women's Commercial Club luncheon with a speaker on legislative measures, a pipe organ dedication concert at Episcopal Church of Iohany, and a community entertainment night under Community Service Inc. supervision. Also notes a Yeats lectureship at the Arcade Masonic Club with attendees and several names and addresses of residents.
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Seattle
Presbyteral Secciety
Neon
Masonic Club
Misea
L. W. Forbus
Women's Commercial Club
Episcopal Church of Iohany
Spoo Hiltworth School
Community Service, Inc
William Butler Yeats
Ima T
Colby Asked to Testify Before Senate Panel
Washington March 17 Bainbridge Colby nominated by President Wilson to be secretary of state has been asked to appear before the senate foreign relations committee Thursday as it probes objections to his confirmation.
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Washington
Bainbridge Colby
Wilson
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Man Kills Himself and Mother-in-Law in Arkansas Tragedy
Fayetteville authorities report Clarence Roller 28 shot and killed his mother-in-law Mrs A N Cole 60 yesterday. He then fatally wounded his wife Fay Cole Roller and killed himself. Motive unavailable.
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Fayetteville, Ark
Clarence Roller
Mra. A. N. Cole
Fay Cole Roller
Legislators Estimate $500,000 for State Institutions
Olympia officials said lawmakers estimated a $500,000 appropriation next week to fund state institutions through the coming year. The figure targets the state's purse strings as the legislature plans funding through the next fiscal year.
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Olympia
Burglar Takes Cash and Revolver From Home
A burglar entered the home of C. W. Karner at 1810 Fourth Ave W Tuesday night and ignored his six year old son who was aware of the intruder. The thief stole cash and a revolver.
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C. W. Karner
Fourth Ave. W
Nonpartisans face defeat in North Dakota primaries
In Bismarck on March 17 the National Nonpartisan League faced its first anticipated loss in four years as statewide interference affected rural presidential preference votes. Republicans favored the opposition faction. Hiram Johnson seen as leading GOP choice. Bryan listed on Democratic ballot with Palmer McAdoo and Gerard written by many. Results awaited for several days.
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N. D
National Nonpartisan League
Republian
Hiram Johnson
W. J. Bryan
A. Mitchell Palmer
W. G. McAdoo
Gerard
Prescription for Catarrhal Deafness from 19th Century Remedy
The text urges readers with catarrhal deafness or head noises to buy Parmint double treneth, mix with hot water and sugar, and take a tablespoon four times daily. It claims quick relief, opened nostrils, easier breathing, and reduced throat drainage, promising an easy, inexpensive home remedy.
Boy Disappears with Gun and Cash Near Hiawatha Place
Tom Woods, 16, vanished from the home of Harry Moon at 911 Hiawatha Place after going to visit a farm in the country. He had a .22 rifle and 60 cents, and was last seen Tuesday noon near the river area, with police alerted and a possible boat trip suspected.
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Harry Moon
Hiawatha Place
Mons
Bouth
Prohibition cases and accidents mark Oakland court docket
Stella Johnson pleads not guilty in federal arraignment with trial set for next week in Oakland California. Prohibition prowler ransacked Fred Hard's home and left with liquor while providing milk and beef tea. Walter Powers gets 10 days jail and 200 fine for illegal liquor possession. David Boulger, restaurant proprietor, jailed after police discover home made beer. Nagle and Gowhl injured in Seattle Tacoma highway crash amid liquor discovery. Officials appoint Griffith and O’Hara to regional posts as sentences and terms are adjusted.
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Cal
Fred Hard
David Boulger
Fifth Ave
Pine
McDonald Plans Eastward Talks on Prohibition Enforcement
Tacoma March 17 Donald A McDonald enforcement director for Washington will leave Tacoma late this week to arrange cooperation with county officers in enforcing the national prohibition law. He will visit Spokane and other points east of the mountains later reaching further destinations.
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Tacoma
Donald A. McDonald
Washington
Spokane
7000 Join New York Stevedores Strike
New York March 17 Coastwise shipping was at a standstill today as 7000 longshoremen, stevedores and checkers joined the coastwise strike. Crews on vessels unable to operate have left over 2000 men unemployed since Saturday morning.
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New York
Coast Wise
Sound Lines
Shipping Board to Buy Big Oil Order
The Shipping Board decided to enter a private agreement with Standard Oil Co of Jersey Mexican Petroleum Co and another large firm to supply 10 million barrels of fuel oil at about 2.07 dollars per barrel. The remark about a loafer appears as a stray editorial aside.
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The
Shipping Board Today
Standard Oil Co. of
Jersey
Mexican Petroleum Co
Bisbee Deportation Trial Faces Admissibility Dispute
In Tombstone Arizona on March 17 the Bisbee deportation case focused on the admissibility of W. W. evidence. Judge Pattee asked County Attorney French for views on a cited authority while the defense prepared a brief response. A key move arose when French said he had agreed to indefinite postponement in a perjury case involving Stevenson, defense attorney.
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Ariz
W. W
Bisbee
Pattee
French
Charge Attempt to Influence Jurors in I. W. W. Case
In Spokane on March 17, the trial of James Stephens and Charles Butts for criminal syndicalism was continued to the April term. Two prospective jurors testified that efforts were made to sway their opinions. The entire special venire was dismissed.
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Spokane
James Stephens
Charles Butts
Crane Named Envoy to China by Senate Committee
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee reported the nomination of Charles R. Crane as minister to China. The expected appointment follows Crane’s prior diplomatic service and aligns with U S policy interests in East Asia.
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Crane
China
Washington
Charles R. Crane
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
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