Peace before trade needs fundamental changes
Secretary Hughes says resumption of trade with Soviet Russia hinges on fundamental changes protecting persons and property. The US government will consider trade only after assurances of private property guarantees, safe labor rights, contract sanctity, and sound production conditions amid Russia’s upheaval. The note follows Moscow’s appeal for a trade delegation and cites need for lasting prosperity.
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Washington
Russia
Hughes
Reval
Moscow
United States
State Department
Famine Killing 1000 A Day Across Chinese Provinces
Reports from the international relief headquarters in Peking show famine gripping Hepan Shensi and Chibi provinces. In 22 Honan counties the March 15 daily death rate averaged 1,000 with six northern counties reporting about 300 daily deaths.
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Peking
Hepan
Shensi
Chibi
International Relief Organization
Honan
Wealthy stockman Mack Dillon denies statement at court
In a courtroom scene during a stock pool suit, Mack Dillon declares I hope God will strike me dead if I made that statement. Moments later, Pillow, aged sixty, collapses and dies, his health described as hale and hearty a short time before.
Knight Found Guilty in Organist’s Death Sentenced to Die
George Washington Knight, 22, African American, was convicted of murder in New Brunswick New Jersey for the death of church organist Edith Wilson. He was sentenced to die.
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New Brunswick
N. J
George Washington Knight
Edith Wilson
Joliet Soldier Dies on Rhine
War department reports Private Laurence J Murphy of Joliet died March 18 in Coblenz Germany. His nearest relative is listed as Mrs John Murphy.
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Joliet
Rhine
Washington
War Department
Coblenz
Germany
John Murphy
German Reds Routed as Ebert Declares Martial Law
London dispatch reports Hamburg radicals driven from seized industrial sites except Blohm und Voss shipyards under siege. Fifty killed in Hamburg riots as police battles end with communists routed. Berlin confirms martial law in Saxony and Hamburg with Senator Hense named dictator.
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London
Hamburg
Blohm and Voss
Berlin
Heiligengeistfeld
Germany
Ebert
Saxony
Hense
Packers and Unions Agree on Concessions in Packing Industry
Washington March 25 peaceful adjustment of the labor dispute in the packing industry was reached when the Big Five packers and union employees signed a compromise agreement. The letter to Secretary Davis outlines wage cuts, eight hour day revival, and a termination date of September 15, 1921 with administrator oversight.
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Alschuler
Washington
Labor
Davis
Samuel Alschuler
Japan plans no disarmament in coming year
Tokyo reports disarmament will not be included in Japan's next year's program as Navy advocates win in the diet. The budget totals 1,508,000,000 yen with 31 percent for the navy. The bill awaits the emperor's signature after peers approve it by standing vote.
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Tokyo
Japan
House of Peers
Bergdoll Case Sent to State Department for International View
War department transferred all Bergdoll escape draft evader materials to the State department at Secretary Weeks direction to be assessed from an international perspective.
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State Department
Washington
War Department
Grover Cleveland Bergdoll
Germany
Weeks
Harding urged to lead 21 republics league for policy issues
President Harding was urged by Dr. Henry Hill of Panama to form a league of 21 republics from Mexico to Patagonia with the United States to settle all questions concerning domestic policy and international relations.
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Washington
Harding
Henry Hill
Panama
Mexico
Patagonia
United States
Falls Eleven Stories to Death in Chicago
Thomas Wohl a 37 year old window washer died after plunging from the eleventh floor of the Transportation building at Dearborn and Harrison streets in Chicago. His body was found after the fall.
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Chicago
Thomas Wohl
Transportation
Dearborn
Harrison Streets
Cattle in U S Estimated by Agriculture Department
Washington reports cattle in the United States are estimated at 66,191,000 head with 23,431 dairy herds and 83,824,900 related figures. The March 28 bulletin from the Department of Agriculture outlines the national totals and breakdowns for cattle stocks and dairy operations.
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U. S. Washington
United States
Department of Agriculture
Mrs Stillman Accused of Mothering Indian Guide Child
In White Plains New York March 25 the Supreme court heard preliminary arguments in the divorce suit of James A Stillman president of National City Bank of New York. The issue of alimony sought by Mrs Ann C Stillman was argued with testimony on Mr Stillman income. One lawyer admitted $536000 for 1920. other figures had been claimed up to 1 000 000. Justice Morschauser reserved ruling on alimony of 10000 monthly and 25000 in counsel fees.
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White Plains
Ann C. Stillman
James A. Stillman
National City Bank of New York
Supreme Court
Brennan
Morschauser
Taylor Estate Granted to Widow in Chicago Probate
Letters of administration were granted to Bert Leston Taylor's widow by Probate Judge Henry Horner after showings he left no will. The estate was valued at $25,000 in Chicago on March 28.
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L. T
Chicago
Bert Leston Taylor
Henry Horner
Tacoma Flour Price Drop Marks Lowest Point Since 1577
Tacoma Washington reports flour prices fall to the lowest level in decades with patent grade barrels reduced by 40 cents, millers announce the cut as supplies adjust.
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Tacoma
Wash
U S Weekly Market Report Grain Prices Edge Lower As Demand Cools
U S Bureau of Markets notes week ending March 24 saw bearish sentiment from good weather and crop prospects with prices trending downward. Exports remained brisk with Gulf wheat premiums about 28 cents. corn hit new lows while Chicago cash markets showed mixed gains and losses across wheat and corn futures. Dairy and livestock sectors reported modest price shifts, with butter rising then softening and hogs and cattle posting smaller weekly moves.
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Washington
Gulf
Europe
Chicago
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Winnipeg
Hay
Kansas
Timothy
Cincinnati
Prairie
New York
Northwestern
Bureau of Crop Estimates
California
Louisiana
Texas
Wisconsin
Young Americas
Debs Visits Washington for Espionage Case Inquiry
Eugene V. Debs serving a sentence in Atlanta for espionage law violations traveled to Washington alone to confer with Attorney General Daugherty about the investigation ordered by President Harding. He returned to Atlanta alone after the conference.
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Washington
Eugene V. Debs
Atlanta
Daugherty
Harding
Debs
Wilson Hinted for League Honorary Presidency
In League of Nations circles it is reported that the next League Council meeting in May may offer the honorary presidency to former President Woodrow Wilson.
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Wilson
Paris
League of Nations
League Council
Woodrow Wilson
All-Water Freight Line Operates Reaching Helena
Helena Arkansas March 28 The first freight from Cincinnati by the all water route and without change of boats in over ten years arrived here on a steamer recently entered in through trade.
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Helena
Ark
Cincinnati
Packers Are Scored in Chicago Meats Controversy
Washington reports the Big Five meat packing firms face sharp criticism amid a dispute with their employees. The American Federation is cited in the discussion as weighing in on the situation.
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Washington
Chicago
Fed
Death of Cardinal Gibbons Ends Era in American Church
Baltimore March 25 Cardinal James Gibbons archbishop of Baltimore primate of the Catholic Church in America died after a long illness chiefly of the heart in his eighty seventh year. He was a confidant of three popes and influential in church and public life including support for the Allies in World War I and aid to Belgium.
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James Cardinal Gibbons
America
Pope Benedict
Cardinal Gibbons
Rome
Holy Father
Louis R. Stickney
James, Cardinal Gibbons
William Howard Taft
Republic of the
United States
Pius X
Benedict
Wilson
Europe
New York
American Committee
London
Lloyd George
Germany
James Gibbons
Ireland
New Orleans
Lesson on Living Happily With Others
A Sunday school lesson outlines dedication to God as a living sacrifice and nonconformity to the world. It teaches loving fellow Christians sincerely, honoring others, zeal in church life, and praying. then urges kindness to unbelievers, doing good to enemies, finding common ground, and pursuing peace.
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Christ
Cana
Mary
Martha
Mothers Lead the Way
Fragmentary quotation from Landor on mothers shaping children and the infant heart. No clear event or context provided.
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Landor
They That Bow Heads Quote
A brief quotation attributed to A. S. Wilshire contrasts bowing before God with standing erect before the world, presenting a reflective moral line. The snippet emphasizes piety and personal resolve as public virtue.
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A. S. Wilshire
Mothers and the Future Destiny of the Child
A concise quotation on motherhood states that a mother's work shapes a child's future, reflecting Napoleonic era sentiment about maternal influence and responsibility.
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Na ‘Poleon
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