Germany Ordered to Pay Reparations by May First
Paris reports the Allied Reparations Commission demands Germany fulfill Article 25 of the Versailles treaty by paying the equivalent of twenty billion gold marks before May 1921. Payment may be in gold or valuables, with occupation costs first. Germany must also be notified of total war damage before May 1, and risks full treaty enforcement if noncompliant. The article notes disputes with the League of Nations and ongoing Franco German financial arrangements.
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Paris
Germany
Allied Reparations Commission
Petit Parisien
League of Nations
League
France
Alsace
Lorraine
Death at rail crossing puzzles Indiana coroner inquest
In Bourbon Indiana a coroner inquest is set to open to resolve the mystery of a man found dead at a railroad crossing near Warsaw. The body, first thought a train victim, may have been beaten to death in a nearby shack. Virgil Decker 20 was identified by Fred Decker his brother. LeRoy Lovett of Elkhart is linked as last seen with him.
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Warsaw
Indiana
Bourbon
Ind
Here
N. B. Aspinwall Iied
Fred Decker
Virgil
John Lovett
Elkhart
Virgil Decker
LeRoy Lovett
Pred Decker
Davenport Raid Highlights Year Socialist Verdict
In Davenport an extended raid drew attention to socialist activity with local factions claiming evidence of support and public reaction reflecting political tensions during the period.
Young Assassin Threatens Life Of His Betrayer
Madrid reports Pedro Mateo, a young anarchist who confessed to being one of Premier Dato's assassins, revealed a list of prominent Spaniards marked for death. He blamed his landlady for betraying him and warned the police to pay her earnings for denouncing him, implying she may not survive to collect it.
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Madrid
Pedro Mateo
Dato
Girl Heads Big Smuggling Gang Across Swiss German Border
Police uncovered a second underground tunnel linking Switzerland and Germany used to smuggle German and Austrian coins and narcotics. The gang profited heavily and funded the tunnel with large capital. Several members were arrested. A prominent woman, living in wealth in Bregenz Austria, led the operation until betrayed by a discontented insider.
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Constance
Beden
Mar
Bregenz
Austria
Man jumps from Brooklyn Bridge to his death
A 56 year old man leaped from the Brooklyn Bridge in New York City and died on impact. His body was recovered from the water.
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New York
Brooklyn
Five Die in Pullman Fire Near Pueblo
Five people burned to death when a Pullman car on the Denver and Rio Grande train between Pueblo and Walsenburg caught fire around 2 a.m. The Corona sleeper was destroyed. seven slept inside, two escaped with minor injuries. Names include F. S. Steelman and A. B. Jack.
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Pueblo
Colo
Denver and Rio Grande
Walsenburg
F. S. Steelman
Missouri Pacific Railroad
A. B. Jack
Latara
Denver
Alamosa
R. G
Jud Nixon
Colorado Governor orders inquiry into train fire near Pueblo
Governor Oliver H. Roe orders a full investigation by the Colorado Public Utilities Commission into the Pullman Denver-Alameda wreck near Pueblo that killed five people. Fire destroyed a passenger car and sparked a statewide probe into the blaze and safety measures.
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Denver
Colorado Public Utilities Commission
Oliver H. Rou
Tax receipts for 1920 may reach 600 million
Washington reports nearly half a billion dollars in 1920 income and excess profits taxes as the treasury expects receipts to fund short term borrowings and redeem war securities. Analysts anticipate a possible total around 600 million, higher than last year's 800 million due to economic depression.
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Washington
Mar
Sam
Treasury Department
Treasury
Police Hurt by Explosion in Dublin
Five police recruits were wounded when a bomb exploded during a house search on Great Brunswick Street. Three civilians died and several were wounded as casualties followed the blast. Troops were confined to barracks amid fears of disorder after Mount Joy prison executions. Cork reports three men killed in separate incidents as British officers were held up.
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Dublin
Great Brunswick Street
Mount Joy
Cork
Cross Haven
Thomas Hennessy
Michael Murray
John Mogasta
West Clare
Divorce suit deferred in New York court
In White Plains New York on March 15 James A Stillman president of the National City Bank of New York and his wife Fifi Potter had a divorce case adjourned indefinitely Supreme Court Justice Morschauser postponed argument on a motion to examine Stillman income for alimony and fees. The defense seeks 19000 a month alimony and 25000 in counsel fees.
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White Plains
N. Y
James A. Stillman
The
National City Bank of New York
Fifi" Potter
Supreme Court
Morschauser
John F. Brennan
Brennan
California
Nevada
Lawson Denied a New Trial in Wife Murder Case
Burnell Langon of Little Rock Ark was denied a motion for a new trial after a jury sentenced him to life imprisonment for wife murder in Omaha. Defense said an appeal to the state supreme court and possibly the U S supreme court would be pursued.
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Omaha
Burnell Langon
Little Rock
Ark
Troup
State Supreme Court
U. S Supreme Court
Rock Island to Get Payment Under Government Guarantee
The Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Railway is set to receive a government guarantee payment. The Interstate Commerce Commission issued a certificate to the secretary of the treasury for a $6,000,000 payment to the company under the Winslow guarantee.
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Washington
Chicago, Rock Island and Parific Railway Company
Winslow
Interstate Commerce Commission
Secretary of the Treasury
Talaat Pasha Assassinated in Berlin by Armenian Student
Former Turkish statesman Talaat Pasha, ex grand vizier and finance minister, was shot dead in Charlottenburg Berlin. The assailant, an Armenian student, was arrested after firing at Talaat and wounding his wife.
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Talaat Pasha
Berlin
Fina
Turkey
Charlottenburg
Talaat Pash
Talaat
Bolsheviks Lose Control of Soviet Troops Reported
Dispatches from Finland and Estonia describe hourly disturbances in Moscow and widespread turmoil. Kronstadt fortress artillery and Bolshevik forces clash along the Gulf of Finland and Petrograd while Kronstadt forts are claimed captured. A Kronstadt garrison seeks food from the American Red Cross station at Viborg.
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Stockholm
Finland
Esthenia
Kronstadt
Yestenda
Gu of Finlandae
Petrograd
Jasyna Gork
Red Cross
Viborg
London
Man
Moscow
Helsingfors
Central News
Reval
Antonoff
Roumanian
Ukraiine
Odessa
Radical carpenters invite French soldiers to union meeting
In Duesseldorf radicals called in French troops to help quell a union meeting fight. The soldiers left after refused demands, and police were needed to restore order. No injuries reported. The city housing department seeks 300 rooms and furnishings for occupancy authorities’ use as a hardship accommodation plan.
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Duesseldorf
Mar
Two Gunmen of Chicago Caught in Murder Case
Witnesses identify two Chicago gunmen linked to a murder in a 19th war era incident. Raymond was shot hours later. Samuel Ama proprietor of a ghetto cafe and Compino saloon keeper are named as suspects. Police confront witnesses as reports detail the arrest.
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Ibriola
Murdler
Gy Raymond
Samuel Ama
K Compino
Nleago
Austrians War on Judaism Prompt Worldwide Resolutions
Fragmented OCR notes describe anti Semitic resolutions and protests linked to a Jewish congress in Budapest. Mentions a central bureau and contacts, with references to anti Semitic demonstrations and Austria as a focal point, dated around a recent Sunday.
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Vicenne
Marne
Puti Semitic Congress
Budapest
Austria
DEFENDANT TELLS A GRAPHIC STORY OF RELATIONS WITH WEALTHY LOVER
Ardmore Oklahoma March 15 AP Clara Smith Hamon on the witness stand described the day of November 21 the night Colonel Jake L Hamon was shot She testified to living under multiple names and receiving funds to leave Ardmore while detailing the confrontation and the hospital visit She said the shooting was accidental and related to conversations about a will and happiness with Hamon while denying planning murder
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Ardmore
Okla
Mar
Clara Smith Hamon
Jake L. Hamon
Col Hamon
Hamon
Clara
Colonel Hamon
Clara Smith
Clara Hamon
Hamnen
Mr. Hamon
Ketch
Durant
Denison
Dallas
San Antonio
R. Ketch
Everett W. Sallia
Cisco
Texas
el Paso
Juarez
Mexic
Chihuahua City
Sallis
Ben Harrison
Old Mexico
Sam Blairt
McLean
Keteh
Kansas City
Lexington
Orth
Freeling
Pebereey
Mrs. Hamon
Enid
Ilamon
Blair
Jimmy
Hannon
Packers 10 Discuss It Next Week In Chicago
Labor leaders plan a conference for March 21 with Dennis Lane and a second union representative joining five packers and government officials from labor commerce and agriculture. Ballots are being mailed to packing centers in the Midwest as unions seek a vote on the eight hour day amid wage cuts and hours restructuring. Samuel Gompers the AF of L president is expected to arrive in Chicago to address the gathering.
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Chicago
Dennis Lane
Amalgemeter Meat Cutters
Orkmen
Departments of
Labor, Commerce and Agriculture
Middlewest
Commerce and Agriculture
American Federation of
Samuel Congas Ofther
Gompers
Lasie
Washington
Swift and Company Tenny Shears
Labor mediation talks loom as packers meet unions
Washington reports open mediation talks near as packers and workers prepare for a conference. Secretary Davis will chair with Hoover and Wallace attending while Samuel Gomperas is to represent the Amalgamated Order of Meat Cutter and Butcher Workmen at the talks in Washington.
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Washington
Davis
Reguer
Dennisia
Ing
Hoover
Wallace Wisit
Gompers
Chicago
Stockeyard
Samuel Gomperas
American Federation of Labor
Amalgamated Order of Meat Cutter and Butcher Workmen of
North America
Efforte
Gompera
Left handed Mrs Hanna tied to murder case in Reno
Mrs Etta Hanna’s alleged suicide five years ago is linked to James H Neven in a Reno murder trial. Witness Mrs McLeod claimed Mrs Hanna was left handed, arguing she fired the fatal shot with her left hand, the bullet lodging in her right wrist. The defense aims to finish its evidence this week with Neven expected to testify.
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Reno
Mre
My McLeod
Etta Hanna
James H. Neven
Neven
Cotton Figures Show Decrease in February Totals
Washington February cotton figures show a drop from 1990 lint and linters to 305 563 bales of hut bales of linters with 26 803 of lint, and overall lint and linters totals reach 3 530 604 for the year while 828 447 of tioters and related items are recorded.
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Washington
Man
Conaus Reau
Marie Tabli
Linters
Proas
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