Lloyd George Opposes Coal Mine Nationalization Plan
Prime Minister Lloyd George told the House of Commons that government seizure of coal mine ownership would be a grave disaster for the national well being. He argued private profit spurred output and warned against top‑down management by a government committee system. Churchill echoed the view, opposing centralized control and stressing the need for private enterprise to drive mineral development.
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London
Lloyd- George
House of Commons
Churchill
Dundes
Winston Churchill
War Office
Ministry of Munitions
Canadian veterans seek 2400 dollar bonus
Canadian ex servicemen at the Great War Veterans Association of Canada convention press for a government bonus ranging from 1000 to 2500 dollars and urge Parliament to act immediately to aid reintegration. They also request lump sum survivors’ payments equal to amounts soldiers would have received to the armistice signing. Dominion Secretary Treasurer McNeill cites a potential cost of 415.09 million dollars and notes government opposition to indiscriminate cash bonuses.
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Montreal
Great War Veterans’ Association of Canada
Dominion
McNeill
Delaware lawmakers delay vote on women suffrage amendment
Dover March 26 Republican leaders in both chambers agreed to postpone voting on a Delaware woman suffrage amendment until next week. The move comes as the legislature remains split over the issue with no immediate action planned.
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Dover
Del
Delaware
Laders
Senate
House
Dempsey Carpentier Bout Impossible This Year
Tex Rickard, bidder for the world boxing title, says no Dempsey Carpentier bout in 1920. Carpentier must return to Paris for an August contest, preventing a fall matchup this year.
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Associated Press
New York
Jack Dempsey
Georges Carpentier
Tex Rickard
Carpentier
Paris
Dempsey
Balloon Flight Sets Record Then Returns to Pensacola
Four Navy fliers completed a record balloon flight from Pensacola Florida to Murdock Illinois covering about 1200 miles in twenty hours. Lieutenant Theodore Lonnquest piloted the 35000 cubic foot navy balloon and landed in a corn field when gas ran low. They boxed the craft and shipped it back to Florida, returning to Pensacola by train.
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Chicago
Pensacola
Fla
Murdock
Ill
Theodore Lonnquest
Navy
Aeronauts
Florida
King Milan Obrenovitch declared bankrupt in Switzerland
Milan Obrenovitch of Serbia, dead 19 years, declared bankrupt by creditors. A meeting was set at Sierre for the estate, with sources noting his chateau and Swiss properties were bequeathed to descendants who have paid no taxes since the war. Swiss authorities plan estate sale.
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Geneva
Milan Obrenovitch
Serbia
Sierre
Paris
Vienna
Belgrade
Milan
Artim
Around the World in Four Days Prophecy by Andre Michelein
Paria reports Andre Michelein predicts aviation will reach 50 miles per hour soon and enable journeys of 7 406 miles without stops. A Paris Aero Club president says travel could go New York to Paris in twelve hours and travel around the world in four days.
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Paria
Caya
Andre Michelein
M. Michelein
The
Aero Club of France
New York
Paris
Ingyeet
Naples
Cairo
$60 Million on Hand for Steel Dividends in Ohio Region
A Youngstown survey shows $60,000,000 available for stock dividends among steel firms including Trumbull Steel, Brier Hill Steel, Youngstown Sheet & Tube, General Fireproofing, Standard Textile and Ohio Leather Compass. A 75 percent stock dividend plan at Trumbull was denied by attorney John T. Harrington. Other plants may issue dividends if conditions permit.
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Youngstown
Supreme Court
Trumbull Steel Company
John T. Harrington
Youngstown Sheet & Tube Company
General Fireproofing Company
Standard Textile Company
Ohio Leather Compass
Lancashire Mills Book Huge Orders
Lancashire cotton goods makers have booked orders from the Far East totaling 150 million dollars. Experts say the Lancashire cotton trade is at peak prosperity with strong demand for American cotton.
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Lancashire Mills
Manchester
Lancashire
Far East
Lorainite Named to Enforce Dry Laws Across Counties
Lorain Ohio March 26 J W W White of Lorain one of four men named to enforce prohibition laws is assigned thirteen counties including Lorain Williams Fulton Lucas Defiance Henry Wood Ottawa Sandusky Putnam Hancock Senaca Erie and Huron OPENS NAVIGATION SEASON Lorain O March 5 Captain William Hume opens 1920 navigation season piloting Tag Pennsylvania from Cleveland to Lo Tala
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Lorain
J. W W. White
Ohio
Williams
Fulton
Lucas
Defiance
Henry
Wood
Ottawa
Sandusky
Putnam
Hancock
Senaca
Erie
Huron
Lorain, O
William Hume
Pennsylvania
Cleveland
Delaware Suffrage Vote Delayed Amid Senate Row
Dover March 26 plans for disposal of ratification resolutions faced uncertainty as Delaware legislature reconvened. Suffragists claimed gains while Democratic House leader McNabb prepared to bring up the measures. Senate leadership voiced doubt and adjournment was planned, pushing a Monday vote to next week.
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Dover
D.W
Delaware
Representative McNabb
House
Senate
Walker
iShoe Cutters Demand $2300 Yearly Wage Rise
Cincinnati march 26 shoe voters have asked for a wage increase starting May 1. Union official says average wage is 1300 yearly and the aim is 2300. He claims manufacturers offered a 4 to 6 percent rise.
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Cincinnati
Freckles Remedies Promised In Watered-Down Ad
An old beauty ad promotes Othine double strength to remove freckles. It claims a single ounce applied twice daily fades the spots within days and offers a money back guarantee if not effective.
Plunkett Calls HM Gunnery A Big Asset At Jutland
Rear Admiral Plunkett told a Senate Navy committee the German superior gunnery turned the British on their heads at Jutland. He urged maintaining full navy personnel for proper training and noted shortages at war start due to policy by Mr. Daniels.
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Associated Press
Washington
Jutland
Plunkett
Senate Committee
Germany
Turf opening belies poverty of England
London reports a vibrant racing season start with the Lincoln Handicap as the year’s first major event. Bets in excess of a million pounds sterling changed hands, showing wagers by a wide social spectrum from aristocracy to newly wealthy workers. About thirty horses ran, with at least six owned by new war millionaires.
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London
England
Brigand Chief Panliteh Shot. Band Routed by Carabinieri
In a skirmish near Rome on March 26 the brigand chief Phaiiteh, leader of a North Adriatic band, was shot dead and his forces routed. His gang had terrorized local peasants for six months, driving people to stay indoors except in armed groups.
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Rome
Panliteh
Latria
Adriatic
Phaiiteh
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Bride and Army Officer Wed Despite Mother's Objection
Arthur Wellwood, a former army officer, and Amy Carlat marry and leave for Bermuda on their honeymoon. Amy’s mother, Mrs. C. Carat of Kansas City, raced to stop the wedding but failed as the couple wed and departed.
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Poughkeepsie, N
Arthur Wellwood
Amy Carlat
Vas- Bar College
Bermuda
CG. A. Cariat
Kansas City
Appointees Named For State Fisheries
Secretary of Agriculture Shaw announces George Morcher of London as Superintendent of inland fish hatcheries at 1800 dollars yearly and John T Travera of Bellaire as Supervisor of stream pollution at 2190 dollars yearly. Morcher previously led the London fish hatchery for twenty years and Travers was a deputy fish and game warden.
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Columbi
Shaw
George Morcher
London
John T Travera
Bellaire
Morcher
Travers
Milk price cut announced by local distributor
Youngstown milk distributors report a price reduction from 16 cents to 15 cents a quart. The brief note attributes the change to market factors and notes the announcement was made today.
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Youngstown
Beaman Reds Attack British Film Actors
London reports details of a dramatic escape from Revolution torn Germany. British actors and actresses filming a Red Russia themed picture arrived in Cologne and recounted a train attack by revolutionary soldiers. Norman Tharpe, an American actor who played Lenin, was among the group.
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London
Germany
Cologne
Red
Russia
Norman Tharpe
Lenine
Mystery in Brooklyn as Doctor Vicent Camisi Murdered
Police pursue a third man linked to the shooting and arson deaths of Dr. Vincent Camisi and two others at a Brooklyn lodging house. Victims found in their rooms with signs of struggle and a stash of money and valuables missing from the doctor’s pockets.
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New York
Saarch
Nef
Vincent J. Cam
Brooklyn
Campist
Aigi
Tal Campial
Tf Campisi
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