Rebellion Gains Ground as Forces March on Moscow
A multi‑column report describes anti Bolshevik insurgents seizing Petrograd, with skirmishes near Moscow and Odessa. General Antonov leads 60,000 peasants toward Moscow. Petrograd declares siege, arrests Loyal Soviet leaders, and ships defect to insurgents. Washington reports limited confirmation as of March 5.
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Pet-rograd
Antibolshevikt
Hells Ingfors
Russia
Odessa
Antonoss
Moscow
Le‘nme
Seige
Petrograd
Koslovsky
Kronstadt
Washington
Defendants Looked for Trouble in Matewan Gun Battle
In Williamson West Virginia on March 5 the defense for 17 men charged with murder of Detective Albert F Felts pushed for testimony claiming Felts and his men went to Matewan prepared to start trouble. Judge Bailes sustained objections. one alleged Felts threat, sworn by a sister of a defendant, was allowed. Meanwhile Champ Clark, long a national figure, was honored in Washington with funeral rites as his body began a journey to Missouri and Bowling Green Ohio with ceremonies noted by officials and dignitaries.
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International News Service
Williamson
W. Va
J. J. Coniff
Albert Ffelts
Felts
Matewan
Robert D. Bailes
Washington
Champ Clark
House of Representatives
America
St. Louis
Missouri
Bowling Green
Clark
Supreme Court of the United States
Pershing
Henry II Couden
Protest over Irish killings reaches White House on first day
Washington March 3 President Harding faced the Irish question as Frank P. Walsh submitted a formal protest against the February 28, 1921 shooting in Ireland by British forces. Walsh claims the six men were prisoners of war and denied religious rites, urging a remonstrance to Britain and attached notices to foreign embassies. Further White House reaction remained unspecified.
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Harding
Frank P. Walsh
Republic of Ireland
Ireland
John Allen
Thomas Obrein
Patrick Mahoney
John Lyons
Daniel O'Callaghan
Timothy McCarthy
Walsh
Hague
United States
Ment
Great Britain
Court of the King’s Bench
White House
Request Mexican President To End Strike
Washington on March 5 reports the executive council of the Pan American Federation of Labor asked Mexican President Obregon to use his influence to end the Mexican railway strike. Samuel Gompers convened the council and a telegram urging Obregon was drafted and sent to Mexico City.
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Obregon
Mexico
Pan-American Federation of Labor
Samuel Gompers
Executive Council
Mexican Federation of Labor
Mexico City
Revolution threat looms as Bavarian monarchists plan March 8
Berlin dispatch notes persistent reports a revolution plan in southern Germany if Allied penalties proceed. Independent socialists told the Bavarian government monarchists intend to trigger upheaval on March 8. Berliner Zeitung Mittag denies Hugo Stinnes orchestrated the 7.5 billion indemnity offer, citing that experts rejected the high figure.
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Berlin
London
Germany
Berliner Zeitung
Mittag
Hugo Stinnes
Herr Stinnes
World war cost to nations totals reveal US lead in losses
Senate figures compiled from official sources show the United States bearing the largest net loss from the war at 41.873 billion dollars after accounting for 2.3 billion in returns. Britain and Japan face lower recoveries with Jiang claimed indemnities sparking debate over Pacific island awards.
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Germany
Senate
Spencer
Missouri
United States
Great Britain
Japan
Islands of the Pacific
King and Davies trials fill weekly docket in Common Pleas
The Common Pleas judges expect a busy week with the King hearing and the Walter Davies trial for alleged misappropriation of funds from City Bank of South Lorain. An injunction hearing on Western Reserve Finance Company to bar Attorney T A Conway from business interference is set, with Judge Thompson handling King Monday and Redington likely presiding injunctions after trials. An out of town judge will hear the Davies case.
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Common Pleas
Walter Davies
City Bank of
South Lorain
Western Resere Finance Company
T. A. Conway
Thompson
Redington
Iter
Davieg
Shot Senator in Capitol Office in Nevada Clerk Hysteria
Senator Charles B. Henderson of Nevada was shot in his capitol office by Charles August Brock a former Reno resident now in Washington Brock 65 said Henderson had swindled him out of 3000 dollars Brock arrested and jailed at the Sixth Precinct Police Station as colleagues noted he had lingered days seeking interview The incident caused a wave of excitement in the senate office building and police planned observation of Brock
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Washington
Charles B. Henderson
Nevada
Capitol
Charles August Brock
Reno
Brock
Sixth Precinct
Henderson
German Chancellor Fehrenbach Signals Indemnity Stance
Berlin March 6 Chancellor Fehrenbach told the Reichstag Germany will back the Simons counter proposal on indemnity and seek agreement with the allies Monday. Ministers said they will support Simons while pursuing a negotiated settlement, even as nationalist leaders threaten reopening the war guilt question at London. Continued on Page 6.
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Fehrenbach
Reichstag
Germany
Walter Simons
London
Paris
Dr. Simons
President tries to broker peace in Isthmus conflict
Fitzgerald Ga March 5 At noon today all union workers of the Atlanta Birmingham and Atlantic Railroad in shops yards and offices walked off for a vacation. They vowed to keep off work until B L Bugg head of the road issues orders enforcing wage cuts.
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Fitzgerald, Ga
Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic Railroad
B. L. Bugg
Army and Navy Heads to Be Retained
Washington March 5 Secretary of the Navy Denby announced at the White House that Major General John A Lejeune will be commandant of the Marine Corps. Denby also said he would nominate Brigadier General George B Barnett for permanent major general. Washington March 5 Secretary Weeks announced General Peyton C March will continue as chief of staff of the United States Army until further orders after submitting his resignation. Dover March 5 two Dover auto mechanics paint an auto body using an old beer pump and claim it works fine.
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Denby
White House
John A Lejeune
Marine Corps
Lejoun
France
Senate
George B. Barnett
Weeks
Peyton C. March
United States Army
March
Dover
John Barleycorn
US asks Costa Rica and Panama to halt boundary fighting
Washington reports the Herding administration dispatched identical notes to Costa Rica and Panama on March 5 requesting an immediate ceasefire in the boundary dispute. The move follows Hughes and Harding discussions at the White House and cites the canal zone protection agreement with Panama.
Chronicle-Telegram lauded for accuracy in King trial coverage
Lorain Mayor William F. Grail praised the Chronicle-Telegram for accurate Elyria King trial reports. He said the paper carried the clearest testimony and headlines, noting its motto Printing of Truth and Facts Always. The mayor expressed belief the public values precise coverage and rapid journalistic progress in Lorain.
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Elyria
William F. Grail
Lorain
A. A. King
Grail
President and Mrs Harding host reception for GOP committee
In a brief White House East Room welcome the president and Mrs Harding greeted Republican National Committee members. The delegation says no successor to chairman Will Hays will be chosen until the committee convenes in June.
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Washington
Harding
White House
Republican National Committee
Will H. Hays
Four Masked Bandits Rob Mail Truck Near Kansas City
Four masked bandits robbed a mail truck at Sugar Creek near Kansas City, taking two mail sacks. The loss amount has not yet been estimated.
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Kansas City
Sugar Creek
Bandits Loot and Burn Bank Near Ottawa
Bandits looted and burned the State Bank of Rantoul near Ottawa Kansas early today, obtaining at least 4000 dollars in cash. In Cleveland, Democratic campaign events begin March 10 with a dinner honoring Secretary Baker's return, hosted by local party leaders.
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Kas
State Bank of
Rantoul
Here
Cleveland
Newton D. Baker
Harding era opens with swift action and Cabinet in place
President Harding begins his administration with early and late work at the desk. Secretary of State Hughes reports to the White House hours after the oath, raising the Panama Costa Rica crisis as a key test of the new Latin American policy to be seen by neighboring nations. The two leaders discuss the open warfare and the task ahead for U S policy in the region, in a brisk first day of government.
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George R. Hohms
International News Service
Washington
Harding
Charles E. Hughes
White House
United States
Panama
Costa Rica
Four key bills loom as Ohio legislature reconvenes
Columbus March 1 Four major measures await return of the Ohio legislature after recess to observe President Harding’s inauguration. The agenda includes a state department reorganization a comprehensive recodification of election laws tax and appropriation bills and other financial measures. With 306 bills pending and only 22 of 392 passed both houses the session faces mass committee holds and a likely mass slaughter of measures as leaders push for adjournment around April 10.
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Columbus
Harding
Ohio
House
Senate
Florence fights claim many killed and wounded
A Central News despatch reports fifteen killed and 250 wounded in renewed clashes between communists and nationalists in Florence on March 5. Barricades line the streets as the violence peaks with bombs and rifles. Also noted is Woodrow Wilson's calm status after yesterday's inauguration events.
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London
Florence
Hamon Deathbed Statement Sparks Controversy At Trial
The death bed statement of Jake Hamon, Oklahoma oil king and Republican national committeeman, will be central at the murder trial of Clara Smith Hamon. The state seeks to prove Hamon, dying, accused her of shooting him deliberately after threats. Expected witnesses include Frank Ketch, Dr Walter Hardy, Rev T J Irwin, and Errett Dun Tap. The defense plans surprise witnesses to deny the accusation.
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I. N
Ardmore
Okla
Jake Hamon
Oklahoma Oil King
Frank Ketch
Hamon
Walter W. Hardy
T. J. Irwin
Lawton
Errett Dun- Tap
Wil Spring
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