German envoy to Moscow to negotiate with Bolsehviks
Zurich report says German foreign minister Rantzau will send Karl Kautsky to Moscow to negotiate with the Bolshevik government. Berlin bulletin notes security and Germany must look east for understanding of vital needs. London reports a grim development and a secret-service thwart of Bolshevik emissaries aiming to incite revolt in England.
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Zurich
Dr. Rantzau
Karl Kautsky
Moscow
Berlin
Dernburg
Berliner Oblatt
Germany
London
Evening News Today
England
Daily Express
Secret Service
Tenine
Trotzky
Red Army
Details of Czar Death Report by Paris in San Francisco
General Paris of the French army in San Francisco recounts Bolshevik murder of Czar Nicholas II and the royal family. He describes Ekaterinburg killings after seizure, mistreatment of the czarina and daughters, postmortem desecration, and burning of bodies. He cites liquor-fueled boasting and subsequent discovery by anti-Bolshevik officers.
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Paris
San Francisco
Nicholas
Russia
Robert C. Paris
Perm
Ekaterinberg
Gaida
Beer and intoxication questions stump Palmer's task
The piece weighs the difficulty of defining when beer becomes an intoxicant. It cites legal caution toward low alcohol beer, explores how different drinkers react to varying strengths, and suggests a theoretical “beer squad” to test effects under government scrutiny. It notes Attorney General Palmer faces a complex standard with no clear cutoff.
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New York Globe
A. Mitchell Palmer
Diet Squad
Government
Pure Food Laboratory
Solomon
Mr. Palmer
Germany Will Insist on Dantzig in Peace Terms
Berlin says Germany will not sign the peace treaty if allies demand surrender of Dantzig in West Prussia and upper Silesia. Dr Mathias Ersberger, head of the ar mistice parliamentarians, says Germany would neutralize the Vistula river and make Dantzig a free port. Poland seeks Dantzig annexation.
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Germany
Dantzig
Berlin
London
West Prussia
Upper Silesia
Mathias Errsberger
Erzeberger
Vistula
Poland
New Republic
Paris
Russia
Soviet Republic
Soviet
Archangel
Kola
Vladivostok
Odesee
Finland
Lithuania
Ukraine
Siberia
Soviet Russia
Roman Marriage Custom Omit "of" in Names
A note explains a Roman practice where married women take their husbands' names on the wedding day. It gives Octavia as an example, indicating Octavia wife of Cicero, with the word "of" omitted in modern usage.
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Octavia
Cicero
Slipper Styles Across Ethnic Traditions
To the east a general rule contrasts slipper colors by group with Turks wearing yellow slippers Armenians red and Jews blue.
Optimistic Thought Proclaims Public Debate On A Cause
A public discussion emphasizes the value of optimistic thinking in social causes. The statement argues progress depends on open dialogue and persistent advocacy, framing optimism as a tool to advance public interest and accountability.
Stock Market Closes Heavy After Mixed Trading Date
New York March 24 The stock market showed weakness amid a holiday eve lull with steel and copper issues fluctuating. Steel common fell to about 97 1 2 while Bethlehem Steel and General Motors moved in and out of modest gains and losses as bonds remained steady and trains bonds stayed heavy.
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New York
The
Stock Exchange
Baldwin Locomotive
Bethlehem Steel
Marine Preferred
Sinclair Oil
General Motors
Utah
Amaconda
Chile
Wilson and Company
Marine
Liberty
Anaconda
American International
American
Cologne
London
Spartacides
Westphalia
Essen
Grain Market Report from Chicago Tubes
Grain market in Chicago on March 24 shows corn closing 2 to 2 3 4 higher with march at 156 1 2, may 147, july 137 3 4. oats ease 1 8 to 1 cent higher with march 67 1 4, may 66 3 4, july 66 7 8. pork 45.00 may 42.00. lard 27.92 may 27.35. ribs 24.90 may 23.77.
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Chicago
Clearing House Statement New York March 24
Sub-treasury credit totals 169 256 dollars with exchanges 407 080 485 and balances 66 955 204 as of March 24 in the Clearing House report. The figures reflect daily financial movements and total credits and debits recorded by the institution.
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Clearing House
New York
Sub-treasury Credit
Mad At Everybody From Dublin Irish World Blast At Wilson
Richmond Times-Dispatch notes bitter Irish World attacks on President Wilson for refusing to dictate Britain’s Irish policy. The Irish press calls Wilson a liar and archetype of treachery while likening him to a saintly ex-kaiser and St Patrick in a sweeping critique of U S policy on home rule.
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Richmond Times-Dispatch
Wilson
Dublin
Great Britain
Cromwell
St. Patrick
Dead Come Alive In Kingdom Of The Young
Poem and essays reflect on mortality and renewal with imagery of the departed returning in brightness while the living seek solace in a kinder afterlife. The piece blends lyric verse with commentary on democracy and governance, touching on income tax and political mediocrity.
Russia Again at Berne and Bolshevik Propaganda
The New York Evening Post discusses French passport denial to three Berne delegates studying Russia. It notes socialist leaders at Berne denouncing Bolshevism, while a cautious majority favored no full investigation. The piece argues Bolshevik propaganda distorts Western views with sensational reports and condemns counter revolutionaries like Breshkovskaya and Tchkidovsky as misrepresented figures. Merit appears in unexpected places, urges readers to try a Press Want Ad.
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Russia
New York Evening Post
Berne
Socialist Opnion
Kautsky
Lisner
Branting
Henderson
Ramsay MacDonald
Rernaudel
Lenine
Breshkovskaya
És Tchdikovsky
Arekovskaya
Axelrod
Siberia
Three Boys Missing in Stamford Boat Trip Incident
Stamford March 24 report that Robert Ryxbee and James Whalen, with a third unnamed youth, are missing after being seen venturing from Toad Island Sound in a rowboat during a fishing trip yesterday morning. Local search teams mobilized as authorities seek clues to their disappearance.
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Stamford
Conn
Robert Ryxbee
James Whalen
Thy
Toad Island Sound
Sale of Middletown Estate Property
In the Court of Probate Middletown district on March 24 1919 estate of George H Bishop late of Middletown announces private sale of his interest in house and lot 155 Main St Middletown to occur March 29 1919 at 10:00 AM at the office of the Trust Department Connecticut Trust and Safe Deposit Co Hartford Attorney Clark T Durant represents the trustee.
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Middletown
George H. Bishop
Main St
Trust Deartment of Connecticut Trust and Safe Noone Company
Hartford
Connecticut
Connecticut Trust and Safe Deposit Co
Clark T. Durant
Why it is He Takes Such Terrible Chances
Cartoon pondering why a man risks police and divorce courts and scandal to kiss another man's wife while his own wife waits at home for affection. It questions the motive and consequences of infidelity with a sharp, satirical tone.
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Cartoons Magazine
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Czar
At Géwi
Tel
Am Car Foundry
AT &S Fe
Balt & Ohio
Bethlehem Eee
Butte & 215
Bethlehem Bteel
Chile Copper
C&oo
Erielst
Elec
Gt Northern
Interboro
Kennecott
Lehigh Valley
Miami Copper
Norfolk & West
North Pacific
St Gar
Penna
Rhshs Repub
Katherine Tynan
Spectator
Wall Stret Journal
Congress
United States Senate
Wall Street
McAdoo
New Jersey
New York City
United States
Amerongen
Exkaiser
Vienna
Amsterdam
Philip Banyatsky
Greenwich Avenue
Merit
Evening Press
Pearl St
Portland
Marinello
Licen Santee
Seark
U. S
Hart Seed Co. Sure
Bacon Bros
J. F. Nixon
United Tea
Importers’ Co
Brainard & Logan
A. L. Southmayo
Malin
Middletown National Bank
Geneva Cutlery Corporation
Geneva, N.Y
W. T. Fields CO. Investment Brokers
New Haven, Conn
Chester L. Hull
Main Street
Teles
Arthur B. Jenkins
U. & and Foreign
Mutual Building
A. E. Holmes
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