League of Nations urged by Lloyd George hope for world harmony
The Manchester Guardian reports Premier Lloyd George appeals for Britain and the United States to lead in forming a functional League of Nations. He warns that arms reduction without real commitment mocks the ideal and calls for concrete sacrifices to prove faith in collective security. He stresses cooperation over rivalry to avert another catastrophe and to replace force with justice in international relations.
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Lloyd
League of Nations
Manchester Guardian
Erica
Great Britain
League
Fears For Peach Crop From Sudden Sleet and Cold Snap
Report from Haven on March 28 describes growers fearing damage to the peach crop as sleet coated buds already swollen to the size of marbles. A rapid temperature drop from 48 to 28 degrees over three hours and snow flurries raised concerns that ice and cold would injure the fruit.
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W. Haven
Red Uprising Nippped by Americans in Berlin
An attempted Spartacide revolt aimed to arm seven thousand former Russian prisoners of war at Rub al ben was thwarted by Americans in Berlin. An Exchange Telegraph dispatch says Russians were seized and rushed to trains and scattered across Germany.
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Hondon
E Spartacides
Hungary
Berlin
Rublenben
Essex grand jury indicts woman for common scold
In New Jersey March 28 Judge William Marjorie heard Mrs Hildegarde S Fuller, matron of Newark, indicted by the Essex grand jury for being a common scold. Counsel moved to quash arguing the statute is obsolete. The charge carries a ducking penalty if convicted.
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N. J
Hildegarde
Fuller
Essex Grand Jury
William T. Marjere
Mar
New Jersey
Officers Released After Armistice Duties Rise to 85,961
A March report shows 85,961 commissioned officers released since the armistice. On March 20 the figure marked 46 percent of duty personnel since November, with 86 percent in staff roles. The war department notes the large share of discharges and reassignments as postwar demobilization progresses.
Blockade Lift Sought for German Austria at Conference
Paris reports an official communique declaring the blockade on German Austria will be lifted once machinery prevents re export to Germany. The meeting attended by Secretary Lansing and foreign ministers from Britain France Italy Japan appointed a commission to study removing the Morocco servitude and discussed Schleswig frontiers with Denmark laying claim to the region.
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Paris
Germany
Lansing
United States
A. J. Balfour
M. Pichon
Baron Sonnino
Baron Mikino
Japan
Morocco
Algeciras
Schleswig
State to prove gun found on road used by Madden killers
Hartford. The state will prove by expert testimony that the nickel plated pearl handled 38 caliber revolver found near Captain William F. Madden’s death on January 30 was the weapon that fired the fatal shot. J Henry Fitzgerald, Colts inspector and small arms expert, testified the gun showed damage from being thrown to the ground and identified the bullet by a barrel flaw visible on the slug.
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Hatch
William F. Madden
Cheney Mills
Madden
Hugh M. Alcorn
Criminal Superior Court
Alcorn
J. Henry Fitzgerald
Colts
Macomber
Manchester
Nuess
Explosion at Aberdeen proving grounds shocks Washington
March 28 reports confirm a huge TNT explosion at the United States proving grounds in Aberdeen Maryland. Wire outages hinder official details and casualty confirmation as ambulances rush to the scene. Army officers were sent to report, and communications remain disrupted.
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Aberdeen
Washington
United States Proving Grounds
War Department
Army
Baltimore
Government
Sleet Closes Streets as New York Faces Ice Coat
A March 28 cold wave turned rain into snow and sleet in New York City, coating streets with ice by dawn. Surface and elevated transit halted briefly amid numerous accidents caused by high winds. A woman blew into the Harlem River and was rescued by a cyclist policeman.
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New York
Harlem River
Missouri Senate Passes Presidential Woman Suffrage Bill
Jefferson City Mo March 28 the Missouri senate approved the presidential woman suffrage bill by a 21 to 2 vote after house passage the measure will be signed by Governor Gardner. It grants women in Missouri the right to vote for president and vice president electors.
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Jefferson City
Missouri Senate
House
Gardner
Railroads To Receive War Finance Loans
The War Finance Corporation announced first loans to railroads with railway administration certificates as collateral. Lehigh Valley gets 2,400,000. Wheelore and Lake Erie 618,000. Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburg 208,800.
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Washington
War Finance Corporation
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Wheelire and
Lake Erie
Buffalo
Rochester
Pittsburg
Call for Return of Troops in Massachusetts Senate
Massachusetts senate adopted resolutions calling for immediate peace and the recall of American troops. They also deemed the proposed covenant of the League of Nations not wholly satisfactory to the people of Massachusetts after earnest debate.
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Boston
League of Nations
Massachusetts
Massachusetts Senate
Metal Market Report from New York Prices
The metal market in New York on March 28 shows quiet activity. Spot prices for lead range from 516 to 550, with March and April at 515 to 527 1 2. Spelter remains quiet with spot and March/April at 618 to 614 and May/June at 615 to 630.
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New York
Grand Turf Winner Loses None Today
London March 28 The grand national turf event was won today by a horse, with spectators and betting offices reporting strong margins and a swift finish.
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London
Memorial Bill Introduced In Senate And House Actions
Hartford March 28 the senate reports favorable on selling Shore Line Electric Railway Co to Eastern Connecticut Power Co and increasing capital to 5 million with bonds up to three quarters. A new memorial bill allows towns to appropriate up to 15 percent of grand list for war memorials. Other actions include pay rise for state librarian to 5 thousand and unfavorable report on personal tax by aliens with first papers. The house backs gubernatorial mansion continuation and confirms two judges with salaries of 3 thousand each.
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Hartford
Senate
Shore Line Electric Railway Co
Eastern Connecticut Power Co
Golden
Meriden
Willis N. Cook
Hamden
Connecticut Humane Society
Bristol and
Edwin C. Dgjtkinson
Francis A. Pallotti
Atlantic Coast In Storms Grip Hammers Seaboard
A blinding snow storm with 60 mph gale paralyses traffic from New York to the Atlantic coast. Harbor movements are disrupted and ships delaying troops, while New England endures violent weather with fires and bridge hazards.
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New York
North Atlantic Seaboard
Seaboard
American Boundary Line
Florida Coastany
St. Louis
la Touraine
Sandy Hook
Weather Bureau
New England
Connecticut
Massachusetts
East River
Convoy Assignments for A. E. F. Units Announced
The War Department announced in Washington on March 28 that certain A. E. F. units are assigned to an early convoy. Ambulance company 16 percent, headquarters of first corps sanitary train, 326th bakery company, 333rd company, evacuation hospital 32, and convalescent camp No. 10 are listed for the movement.
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Washington
War Department
First Corps
326Th Bakery
Bold Robbery in Detroit Bank Seals Vault, Loot Seen
Six masked bandits entered the Federal State bank at Military avenue and Fort street in Detroit Michigan just before 2 p m forcing 12 people into vaults and escaping with between 60000 and 70000 dollars in currency authorities said the incident occurred March 2.
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Detroit
Mich
Federal State Bank
Military Avenue
Fort Street
Yankee Division Homeward Bound
The April 5 report notes the Yankee division is returning home, detailing travel plans and expected arrivals. The item lists unit movements, travel routes, and personnel identified in the section.
Homeward Yankee division set to sail by April ninth
The 26th division homeward from France begins arrival in Boston by early April with the 101st Engineers leading the parade. Five transports may carry the entire division from Brest between March 29 and April 9, with possible adjustments if ships are unavailable. Route through Beacon to Park Square covers 5.5 miles to accommodate 75 000 spectators.
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France
101St Engineers
George W. Burnnell
101St
Col. Bunnell
Brest
War Department
Mount Vernon
Agartemnon
America
Mongolia
von Steuben
George Washington
Matsonia
Army
Agamemnon
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Beacon
Charles Streets
Beacon Street
Park
Tremont
Boylston
Arlington
Commonwealth Avenue
Charlesgate
Berkley
Commandant 26th Division Sails From Brest For U S
Major General Hale commands the 26th Yankee division staff and key units depart Brest aboard the Mount Vernon with 5 600 men. Col Edward L Logan leads the 101st infantry as 6 834 enlisted and 400 officers sail on the America. Additional regiments and ships follow, aiming for Boston docks by April 12 with strong health and morale reported among crews.
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Mount Vernon
France
Hale
26Th
United States
104Th Infantry
101St Engineers
Edward L. Logan
101St Infantry
America
1038Rd Infantry
Frank M. Hume
51St Brigade
Agamemnon
Helmick
LeMans
Tp Top
Boston
Dry Law Fight Plans by Brewers Counsel in Chicago
Levy Mayer will lead a three-step legal campaign to test the constitutionality of the dry amendment. Distillers from across the United States organized a committee with members Naylon Kessler Dieterle Woolner Benz and Wathen to seek relief from Congress.
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Brewers
Chicago
United States
Congress
Distillers Committee
H. M. Naylon
Rochester
N. Y
Julius Kessler
York
George F. Dieterle
Cincinnati
Samuel Woolner
Peoria
Ill
George Benz
St. Paul
Minn
R. E Wathen
Louisville
Bandit Positively Identified In Brooklyn Bank Heist
New York March 28 Roy Tyler was identified today by Detective Albert Doody as one of two bandits who held up the East Brooklyn Savings Bank on December 13 and escaped with 13000 after shooting two bank employees and Doody. Taxicab driver George W McCullough witnessed the identification but could not name Tyler. The plan to re enact the hold up was canceled.
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Roy Tyler
Albert Doody
East Brooklyn
Doody
George W. McCullough
McCullough
Tyler
Savings Bank
Peace Will Free Dangerous Aliens Upon Peace
Washington reports Attorney General Palmer says about 500 dangerous alien enemies including criminals and spies will be freed after peace unless Congress passes deportation machinery. About 4,000 interned, 2,600 merchant seamen and 48 naval personnel from Tsian Tau. 2,000 other dangerous alien enemies. Parole released 600 harmless cases. 900 dangerous remain, with 200 linked to IWW. Deportation plans hinge on next Congress action.
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Palmer
Tsin Tau
Germany
State Department
Department of Justice
Parker Statel
Secretary of Labor
Congress
Gregory
Wilson
Lenine Entertains Bolsevick Premier Hosts Lavish Dinners
London dispatch reports Nikolai Lenine has seized Villa Os toumof in Moscow, turning it into a fortress. He hosts magnificent dinners and balls with military bands and free performances by actresses and dancers, kept under tight guard by a special force.
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London
Nicholai Lenine
Russia
Ostoumof
Moscow
Wiveloss
Lenine
Berne
Refuses to Abdicate: Charles Renounces November 11 Declaration
Geneva March 28 In a Reichspost report former Emperor Charles of Austria declares he will not abdicate and retracts his November 11 declaration. He and Empress fled from their castle after an attack by bandits and fear of assassination. They have relocated to Wartau in Switzerland following the eastern country seizure.
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Geneva
Charles of Austria
Reichspost
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Switzerland
Wartau
French Troops at Budapest Not Disarmed Denial
Copenhagen reports a denial from Budapest that French troops there have been disarmed by Bolsheviks. Bela Kun, leader of Hungarian communists, has exchanged a prison cell for a castle after organizing prior red riots in Hungary. He was once a protege of Lenin in Russia.
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Budapest
Copenhagen
Bela Kun
Nichola Lenine
Russia
Hungary
Ira E. Hicks Dead Noted New Britain Postmaster 1889 1915
Ira E. Hicks longtime New Britain postmaster from 1889 to 1915 died at his West Main street home shortly after midnight. He had been in frail health for some time and was survived by his wife, a daughter of Henry B. Russell of New London, whom he married about ten years ago, and one son, Ira E. Hicks Jr.
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Ira E. Hicks
New Britain
I E. Hicks
West Main Street
Henry HB. Russell
New London
Ira E. Hicks, Jr
Subtreasury Losses Nancy Banks Record March Loss
New York on Thursday the sub treasury lost 882000 dollars to banks, decreasing the week’s net gain since Friday to 5427000 dollars. The report cites the ongoing treasury operations and the impact on the market.
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New York
Monroe Doctrine Secured in League Covenant
White House circles express absolute confidence that the American Monroe Doctrine amendment will be part of the final League of Nations covenant. They cite President’s insistence and a Grayson message as indicators that the amendment will be included, either at plenary session or by the council of ten. Officials expect official word within a day or two.
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Washington
White House
Cary Z. Grayson
Paris
League
Peace Conference
Council of Ten
Poindexter Attacks League Compared to Kaiser Dream
Senator Miles Poindexter of Washington likened the proposed League of Nations to the Kaiser’s world conquest plan in an address at St. Louis. He criticized Wilson’s administration for indifference to war prep failures and warned that a world government would enforce peace by limiting freedom.
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Miles Poindexter
Washington
League of Nations
Wilson
League
Abolish Marriage Rite Takes Hold in Hungary
Budapest reports Hungarian bolsheviki have abolished marriage ceremonies mirroring Russia. Under the decree, illegitimate children gain equal rights, and a couple living together a year is deemed married without ceremony. Separation dissolves automatically. Food policy grants full rations to workers and red soldiers, half to middle class, small share to the bourgeois.
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Copenhagen
Budapest
Plan for Buffalo as world’s largest packing center
Buffalo plan envisions the city becoming the headquarters of the largest independent packing company. William A. Morgan, a Buffalo leader formerly with Swift & Company, said New York capitalists now control the Klinek Packing Co, a $10,000,000 annual business. Options have been taken on most smaller packing firms in major cities and details of the proposed combination will follow.
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New Packing Corporation
Buffalo
N. Y
Buffao
William A. Morgan
Swift & Company
New York
Klinek Packing Co
Welsh Miners Return to Work
Thirty thousand Welsh miners returned to work this day after a strike that split from their leaders protests. The Central News dispatch from Cardiff says the revolt is broken and expects the remainder to resume work tomorrow.
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London
Cardiff
Clearing House Statement New York March figures
Sub treas ury credit totals 3 310 358 in exchanges 663 511 582 balances 52 327 365 reported for New York on March 28 with daily clearing data and balance figures for the Clearing House.
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Clearing House
New York
Sub-treasury
Left bank Rhine neutralization tops big four talks
Paris March 28 the big four negotiators weighed France demands on Alsace Lorraine Saare basin and the left bank Rhine military neutralization plus a large cash payment. Wilson George and Orlando oppose the second and fourth demands as Clemenceau presses for hard terms amid warnings of possible German occupation if talks fail. The foreign ministers began sessions with Lansing Balfour Picton and Sonmino as opposition grows to safeguarding the Monroe Doctrine in the League covenant.
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Wilson, Lloyd-George
Orlando
Alsace-Lorraine
Paris
France
Germany
Clemenceau
Rhinle
Wilson
Lloyd George
Lansing A. J. Balfour
M. Picton
Baron Sonnino
Judge Orders Pleadings and Master in Christian Science Case
Boston March 28 Judge Bradley of the supreme court directed the Christian Science Publishing Society trustees case against the First Church of Christian Scientists. Pleadings to be completed by April 4 and a master to be appointed if counsel do not agree on one. The dispute centers on control of the publishing business and alleged attempts to oust trustee Lamont Rowlands of Picayune Mississippi.
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Boston
Christian Science Publishing Soctore
First Church of Christian Scientist
Bradley
Supreme Court
Mary Baker G. Eddy
The
Christian Science
Lamont Rowlands
Picayune
Telephone Operators Strike in Bridgeport Union Action
Five Bridgeport exchange telephone operators and officers of the new union struck just after noon after being told they would be discharged for recruiting. They predicted about 100 more operators would join the walkout in the coming days. Efforts seek Theresa Sullivan of Boston, union organizer, to come here tomorrow.
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Bridgeport
Bridgeport Exchange
Theresa Sullivan
Boston
Explosion Blasts Venice Harbor Killing Seventy
A packet named Spiridionne laden with naphtha and carrying 250 soldiers and 20 officials exploded in Venice harbor on March 28. Seventy people were killed and many injured as the blast rocked the port. The ship was bound for Pola, creating a major maritime disaster.
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Venice
Rome
Pola
Lenine Urges March on Vienna
Nicholas Lenine the Bolshevik premier of Russia urges the Hungarian Reds to march on Vienna and offers Budapest a loan of 100000000 kronen.
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Vienna
London
Nicholas Lenine
Russia
Budapest
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