Potomac Fire Rescue Aboard Ship Foils Catastrophe
Captain McLeod aboard the U S Pacific liner Potomac battled a midnight blaze from March 2 as stokers faced pistols and crews flooded the engine room. He backed the ship to flood the fire with water from the hold, using a war tactic to steer through the smoke and save the vessel and 164 passengers. The ship resumed its voyage at four in the afternoon with a list to port and thirty tons of water still in the hold.
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New York
Potomac
Bremen
William McLeod
McLeod
BE. M. Garland
Meek Leod
Seamoon
German plot to wipe out U S potash industry alleges
The American Potash Producers association charges in a petition to Congress that Germany deliberately targeted and dismantled the U S potash industry. They claim $80 million in American property has been destroyed in the past year, with markets closed and plants shut down, leaving thousands unemployed.
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Washington
Congress
American Potash ‘Producers’ Association
United States
Germany
McGuffey’s Daughter Dies in Oxford Ohio
Mrs. Henrietta A Hepburn eighty nine widow of A D Hepburn former president of Miami University died in Oxford Ohio. She was the daughter of William Holmes McGuffey author of the McGuffey reader.
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McGuffey
Oxford
Henrietta A. Hepburn
L of A. D. Hepburn
Kemal Pasha to Inspect Turkish Advance Divisions
Mustafa Kemal Pasha has moved from Angora to the Turkish nationalist army general headquarters. He will inspect advance divisions in preparation for the forthcoming offensive.
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Constantinople
African Revolt Ends as South Africa Quells Uprising
Johannesburg reports end of a miners strike after more than two months. Over 6,000 prisoners cited with government troops occupying Fordsburg and Dunswart. Tanks artillery and airplanes aided a bayonet assault, with capitulation after a 75 minute bombardment.
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Johannesburg
Union of South Africa
South Africa
Old
South African Industrial Federation
Fordsburg
Transvaal
Egypt Declares Independence as Ahmed Fuad Becomes King
A rescript from Sultan Ahmed Fuad proclaims Egypt an independent sovereign state and that the sultan will assume the title King of Egypt. Reported demonstrations in Cairo followed the declaration with street lamps smashed and trees uprooted, cavalry ordered to restore order.
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Cairo
Egypt
Sultan Ahmed Fuad
London
New Job for William G McAdoo in California Bank of Italy
William G McAdoo former secretary of the treasury and director general of railroads has been named counsel general by the Bank of Italy. The move follows his recent retirement from New York law practice to reside in California. The Bank of Italy is a major West Coast financial institution with statewide operations.
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Secretary of the Treasury
San Francisco
Bank of Italy
Wiliam G. McAdoo
New York
California
West
Six Die in Auto Crash in Detroit Interurban Collision
E. F. Ives, superintendent of the Detroit United Railway, his wife, three children, and a guest were killed when an interurban car struck their automobile in Detroit Michigan on March 21.
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Detroit
Mich
Ives
Detroit United Railway
Obregon Restricts Emigration Edict Signed
President Obregon of Mexico has signed a decree restricting emigration of Mexican laborers to the United States. The Mexican consulate in El Paso has been advised of the order.
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Obregon
el Paso
Tex
President Obregon
Mexico
United States
US Market Report Wheat Hogs and Prices March 16
Washington market week ending March 16 covers fruits vegetables grain live stock hay feed and dairy. Notable items include New York potato round whites at 1.71 per 100 lbs fob shipping points and eastern apple markets weaker for barreled stock while boxed apples hold firm. Grain shows Chicago cash No 2 red winter wheat 1.35 and corn around 58-59c. Minneapolis May wheat up. Kansas City May wheat down. Live stock prices feature Chicago hogs top 10.65 and beef steers 7.15 8.75 with sheep and lamb values listed. hay and dairy prices across major cities also provided.
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Washington
New York
Chicago
Iowa
North Dakota
Kansas
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Winnipeg
Timothy
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Memphis
Prairie
St. Louis
Buffalo
Boston
Wisconsin
Fever Idle in U S Now
Col Arthur Woods head of the Commerce department unemployment committee reports that enforced idleness is decreasing nationwide. He says construction projects planned will create many jobs in coming months, with favorable notes from major cities.
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Washington
Col
Arthur Woods
Commerce Department
United States
Colonel Wood
Unidentified man blows up near Tokyo palace grounds
An intruder attempted to breach the imperial palace perimeter in Tokyo. Guards confronted him as he tried to throw a bomb at soldiers. the device detonated in flight, destroying the attacker and leaving only his legs and head.
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Imperial Palace
Tokyo
De Valera opens new Irish republic organization
Dublin March 17 Hamon de Valera issues a manifesto to form an Irish republic group seeking international recognition and denouncing the peace agreement with Great Britain. Berlin March 21 the dollar climbs to 283 marks prompting currency rumors about Germany’s gold reserves.
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Irish Republic
Dublin
Hamon de Valera
Great Britain
Germany
Berlin
Reichstag
Miners Vote to Strike On April First
Six hundred thousand union miners in the anthracite and bituminous fields threaten to quit work on April 1 unless a wage dispute is settled. The announcement came from New York on March 21 as talks continue without a breakthrough.
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New York
Bonus bill for veterans presented to House for 1923 plan
The Ways and Means Committee favors the measure with a 1923 package totaling 16 million dollars in cash bonuses, 26.6 million in death benefits, and 31.9 million for vocational training. Estimated eligible service members total about 2.458 million. the plan centers on adjusted service certificates and targeted aid rather than a full cash scheme.
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Washington
House of Representatives
Fordney
Ways and Means Committee
House
Gillett
Florida
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Favorite Stories of the Quarter Lessons in the Bible
Devotional and curricular guide for March focusing on biblical prophets Elijah Elisha Jonah and Amos. It outlines biographical or summary methods, reviews Rehoboam Jeroboam conflict, Elijah's rain forecast tests of faith, Naboth Ahab enclosure, Elisha healing Naaman, Jonah Nineveh repentance, Amos warnings, and eventual exile with emphasis on justice and obedience.
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Israel
Elijah
Elisha
Jonah
Amos
Halisha
Rehoboam
Jeroboam
Ahab
Zarephath
God
Baal
Jezebel
Naboth
Bilijah
Heaven
Naaman
Jordan
Assyria
Nineveh
Woman Overwhelmed by Ill Health Finds Relief Here
Mrs. E T Galloway of Carter's Creek Tennessee writes she spent years in bed with a female ailment. After using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound she reports full recovery and returning to farm chores and housework. She urges others to try the remedy.
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Carter’s Creek
Tenn
Dia KE Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mystery Fire Ravages Chicago Amid $10 Million Loss
A March 17 report attributes the Chicago fire to arson, causing one death and injuries to many. Property damage is estimated up to 10 million, with 120 firms' stocks and records wiped out and 20,000 workers left jobless. The Springer estate buildings and Burlington, both fire damaged, along with several other structures, were destroyed near West Jackson Boulevard. A suspect was arrested then released as investigators pursued the blaze’s origins.
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Chicago
Springer Estate
Burlington
Jackson Boulevard
Canal and
Clinton Streets
Metropolitan
Canal Street
Elevated
Congressman Parrish Injured in Tex Overturning Auto
Texas Congressman Lucien Parrish of Henrietta was seriously injured when his car overturned near Roby Texas. Attending physicians at Stamford say he will recover.
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Texas
Fort Worth
Lucien Parrish
Henrietta
Roby
Stamford
Gandhi Sentenced to Six Years in Prison
In Ahmedabad on March 21 M K Gandhi the Indian noncooperative leader was sentenced to six years imprisonment without hard labor after being arrested on sedition charges.
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Gandhi
Ahmedabad
India
Mohandas K. Gandhi
Girl Slayer Freed in Waco Courtroom Case
Marcia Matthews seventeen-year-old schoolgirl acquitted of all charges after killing her alleged betrayer in a Waco courtroom on February 24.
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Waco
Tex
Marcia Matthews
Mockery of a Worldly Spirit Cited by E H Chapin
A quotation attributed to E H Chapin argues that a worldly spirit suspects emptiness in all things and mocks the surrounding world. The line reflects a critical stance on futility and belief in meaning beyond surface appearances.
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E. H. Chapin
True Morality and the New Testament Instruction
A compact reflection citing Locke on moral knowledge, arguing the New Testament as the singular source for full understanding. The quotation frames morality through biblical guidance and contrasts secular views.
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Locke
The Tax to Be Paid
A fragmented column appears to discuss taxation and conscience, linking fear and guilt to tax burden. The text seems to imply moral or social pressure surrounding payment, with a possible authorial voice labeling tax as a burden tied to conscience.
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Sewell
Red Cross Ball Blue Advertises Laundry Linen Cleaner
A vintage ad praises Red Cross Ball Blue for whitening table linens and assures reliability at all good grocers.
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Nile
William M’adoo
Bureau of Markets and Crops
DE Valera
P. B. Fitzwater
D. D
Moody Bible Institute of Chicago
Western Newspaper Union
Review
Farmer
Mr. Hill
W. H. Hill CO
W. F. Young, Inc
Temple St
Springfield
Mass
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