Telegraphic Orders To Halt Coal Miners On April First
United States Workers plans a nationwide coal strike with 600000 miners ordered out at midnight Friday. John L. Lewis is expected in Indianapolis to announce telegraphic instructions while longshoremen and railroad unions weigh support. An emergency study shows utilities can last 52 days on coal reserves.
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Indianapolis
Ind
United States Workers
John L. Lewis
Miners Union
Springfield
Yis
New York
United States
Frank Farrington
Ilinois
Chicago
Washington
Egalitt
Coetree
Geological Survey
Department of Commerce
Tourists shot in Shanghai killing American woman Snyder
Two Koreans attacked a crowd of travelers alighting from the Pine Tree in Shanghai. Baron Tanaka escaped unharmed as eight people were wounded and American tourist Snyder died later. The assailants used knives guns and bombs before fleeing the scene.
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Shanghai
Snyder
American Shipping Board
Pine Tree
Baron Tanaka
Japan
Manila
Leonard Wood
General Wood
Americans Withdraw From Rhine as Joyden and Herrick Confer
Major General Henry T. Allen, commander of the American army of occupation on the Rhine, met with Ambassador Myron Herrick and Roland Boyden to discuss withdrawing American troops. A small detachment may remain for morale, while orders require complete retreat by week’s end and French arrangements to assume evacuated territory. The dispute over $241 million German indemnity and reparations pace lingers as Allied leaders await France’s Premier Poincare’s position.
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Paris
Henry T. Allen
Rhine
Coblenz
Myron T. Herrick
Roland Uoyden
Rhineland
United States
Great Britain
America
Poincare
France
Allen
Hertick
Boyden
Reparations Commission
Repeal Daylaw Flay Demonstration Faces Dry Forces
Columbus March 28. James A. White of the Ohio Anti Saloon League said a petition to amend the state constitution to repeal prohibition and permit beer and light wine with 2.75 percent alcohol has been filed. The measure would enable breweries and restore saloons, challenging the 18th Amendment. White noted it was defeated in 1919 and urged dry forces to mobilize with women voters now counted.
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Columbus
Ohio
James A. White
Ohio Anti-Saloon League
Smith
White
Elyrian Hurt In Plane Mishap In Coonville
A government air Wane forced landed near Coonville to avoid a crash. Aviator Dan Kaiser said he lost power and searched for a landing site over the lake and city. Williard Hicks was burned by a flare while nearby as gasoline ignited after a passerby tossed a match. the plane remains stuck nose in soft ground awaiting rain to dry the field.
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Coonville
Dan Kaiser
Williard Hicks
Gates Avenue
Emory Recovering From Latest Hospital Stay
George Emory, known for drinking denatured alcohol when no other beverages are available, is recovering from a recent hospital admission and expected to be discharged soon.
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George Emory
Escaped Convict Nabbed Here in Local arrest
An officer from the state re formatory at Frankfort Ky arrived last night to arrest John Gilkis alias John Jackson a colored man who escaped in 1918. He had been jailed six weeks earlier for stealing tobacco from a traveling man’s automobile in storage at the Hadaway barn. His photograph and fingerprints were sent to major cities and identified him as the Frankfort inmate.
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State Reformatory
Frankfort
John Gilkis
John Jackson
Jackson
Hadaway
Truth Testimony Sparks Fatal Courtroom Killing
In Fayetteville Georgia Weyman Cofield died after being stabbed in a courthouse minutes after testifying that he and his uncle Denis Cofield committed burglaries. Genus Cofield attacked him saying he’d rather hang than serve years in prison. The elder Cofield was restrained and jailed.
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Fayettevills
Weyman Cofield
Cofield
Denis Cofield
Genus Cofield
Kerlin
Child Drowns in Mansfield Cistern
Four year old Richard J. Larcey chased a dog through a Mansfield home. Minutes later the boy vanished and was found floating in the cistern water. Police and officials conduct an investigation into the drowning claim.
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Mansfield
Richard J. Larcey
John H. Larcey
Living wage urged to avert railway worker bankruptcy
March 28 report quotes B M Jewell head of the ACL railway employees department urging a living wage for shop crafts workers. He argues railroads cannot meet fixed charges while wages fall short, citing a 193 average income of 1933.50 and expenses of 1989.64 yearly. Berlin dispatch notes Chancellor Wirth rejects Allied demand for financial control despite Versailles promises. He vows to pursue fulfillment.
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Chicago
B. M. Jewell
Railway Employees Department
American Federation of Labor
United States Railway Labor Board
Jewell
Berlin
Wirth
Reighstag
Germany
Alleged Heart Breaker Denied Freedom in Pittsburgh Case
Federal Judge Knor ruled on August Probst a Swiss immigrant who claimed he was racially barred from leaving the country after allegedly making love to a girl from a wealthy Pittsburgh family at a country club near Pittsburgh. The decision leaves Probst in custody with no release granted.
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New York
Knor
August Probst
Pittsburgh
Probst
Illegitimate Child Case Takes Peculiar Angle
The Ohio case ex rel Erma Naimeth versus Mike Kovacs was heard in court with a peculiar angle. The child alleged to be fathered by Kovacs has died, and he contemplates marriage to the girl or face a jury deciding her support.
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Ohio
Erma Naimeth
Mike Kovacs
Mike
Tex Rickard Fate To Be Decided By Jury
In New York on March 28 the Tex Rickard case moves to a jury late Tuesday. The promoter faces charges of attacking 15 year old Sarah Schoenfeld. Justice Wes servogelin adjourned to 3 pm after arguments. Both sides rested. motions to dismiss were denied. A policeman witness testified in rebuttal. The jury seeks a quick verdict if possible.
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New York
George L
Tex” Rickard
Sarah Schoenfeld
Supreme Court
Wesservogelin
Richard
Withness
Geo. M. McGann
House pauses business to honor Rep Tudien W Parish
The House adjourned today out of respect for the memory of Representative Tudien W Parish Democrat who died last night in Wichita Falls from injuries in an automobile accident A resolution of condolence was adopted unanimously.
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Washington
House
Tudien W. Parish
Wichita Falls
Plan to Inject Sales Tax for Soldier Bonus Faces Senate Fight
Predicted battle centers on adding a sales tax to fund a soldiers' bonus bill in the current session. Republicans Smoot and Frelinghuysen back the levy, Edge pushes the tax stance, while Simmons Walsh and Harrison align with using interest on foreign debt to raise funds. Debates likely within two weeks as the finance committee handles the measure.
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Washington
Senate
Simmons
North Carolina
Finance Committee
House
Walsh
Massachusetts
Harrison
Mississippi
Administration
Toledo Arrests Seize Four Walking Arsenal Suspects
Four men claiming Toledo as home were arrested in Lorain after a late hour. Charles Edwards John Powers James O Neal and Thomas McDonnall held on multiple charges. Police recovered four revolvers two rifles ammunition and liquor with them. The stolen car will be turned over to Toledo police.
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Lorain
Toledo
Charles Edwards
John Powers
James O'Neal
Thos. McDondd
Margaret Mate 34 Dies After Long Illness at Home
Margaret Mate of 19 West River Street died last night after a two year illness. She is survived by her husband Michael Mate, five children, two brothers, and two sisters. Funeral services will be at St Marys Church at 10 o'clock Thursday morning followed by burial at St Marys Cemetery.
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Margaret Mate
West River Street
Michael Mate
St. Mary’s Church
St. Mary’s Cemetery
Order Forbidding Women to Smoke Repealed In New York
In New York on March 28 police Commissioner Enright rescinded a rule forbidding women to smoke in public places after it had been in effect for 12 hours. The measure, issued by the police through a mixup linked to Daniel McCoy, a city clerk’s resolutions clerk, followed an anti-smoking ordinance proposed by Alderman McGuinness of Greenpoint. Hotel and restaurant dining rooms caused a stir as the ban was enforced.
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New York
Enright
Daniel McCoy
Aged Resolutions
Alderman McGuinness
Greenpoint
Board to Appropriate Land for New School
The board of education has passed legislation calling for the appropriation of land on Western Heights for school purposes and suit will be begun at once. Two suits filed today include Adolph Malinovsky versus Steve Marcenik for 330 dollars with an attachment request, and The Third National Bank against Elmer G. Prosser for 331.85 on a cognovit note.
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Board of Education
Western Heights
Adolph Malinovsky
Steve Marcenik
Lorain
Third National Bank
New London
Elmer G. Prosser
Ulster Premier vows steady policy amid tensions
Sir James Craig, premier of the Ulster unionist government, tells the Northern Parliament he will maintain his policy toward the Irish Free State, denying any breach of faith toward Michael Collins while blaming unemployment for Catholic job vacancies. Sinn Fein leaders Griffith and Duggan arrive in London as peace talks begin.
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Belfast
James Craig
Ulster
London
Sinn
Amundsen Arctic Drift Aims for Wireless Arctic Crossing
The Amundsen expedition plans to drift 2000 to 3000 miles through polar seas aboard the Maud leaving Seattle June 1. Two airplanes will accompany the voyage enabling wireless radio contact and aerial observations as scientists conduct long term Arctic studies over three to five years.
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New York
Seattle
Wash
North Pole
Racld Amundsen
Christiania
Stangerfjord
Amundsen
Maud
Oscar Omdal
Omdal
Norway
Dahl
Hach
Peary
Pole
Arctic
Spitzbergen
Greenland
Radio Phone Craze Hits Elyria City
The Elyria area reports a rush for home radio outfits with about 100 units in the city. Only four can both send and receive and three hold government licenses. Costs range from a $10 receiver to $75–$109 setups, with power generation needed and occasional flicker of lights as government rules tighten usage.
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Lorain County Electric Co
Earle Brown
Ohio Street
Eli Sparks
Wath Street
The
Electric Co
Ted Smith
Seventh Street
Wolfe Court
Iain
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Hotel St George
Herrick
Flay
Daylaw
Elyrian
EMORY
Wirth Reifets
Tex Rickard
Bouse
N.Y
Missouri
Albirtie Wright
Washington College of Law
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Elyria
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