American Firm Fights Mexican Grant of Million Acre Land Tract
The American embassy in Mexico City was asked to verify reports that Mexico granted agricultural concessions in Lower California to a Japanese syndicate. The tract, originally granted by Diaz to the California and Mexican Land Co. of Los Angeles, saw irrigation investment exceed $1 million and involvement by American settlers before confiscation in 2017 amid revolutionary upheaval.
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American Company
Washington
Mexico City
Lower
California
Department
Amado Augirre
Development and Agriculture
Wee
Mexico
Diaz
General Aguirre
Phillips
Los Angeles Company
Phelan
Teeny
Release Troops Not Needed General March Orders
Washington April 1. Necessity for prompt discharge of men who can be spared from the army and pose existing contracts do not hold. The report urges immediate release of eligible soldiers to ease demands on manpower.
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General March
Washington
Demobilization officers urged rapid discharge after emergency period
General March statements emphasize freeing all men drafted or enlisted only for the emergency as quickly as possible. The War Department circular directs demobilization officers to prioritize rapid release of personnel once their temporary service ends.
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March
War Department
Bolshevist Influence Rumors Reported in U S
A wireless message from the Russian foreign minister to Bela Kun in Hungary claims the revolutionary movement is growing in America. It states American papers note Bolshevik influence in New York, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Michigan, and Philadelphia riots attributed to Bolshevist influence.
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Paris
Tehitcherin
Bela Kun
America
New York
Pennsylvania
U. S. Troopship in Distress Near New York
A wireless report from Halifax says the U S naval supply ship Culgoa carrying 105 returning troops is in distress off New York. The vessel hove to in a strong northeast wind and rough seas after sailing from Brest on March 5. Troops on board are mainly from Arkansas Texas North Carolina and Pennsylvania.
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Culgoa
New York
Halifax
United States
Brest
Arkansas
Texas
North Carolina
Pennysylvania
Revolt Sparks Open Upheaval in Westphalia Center
A mass meeting in Dortmund endorses overthrow of the government and disarmament of the middle class. A general strike paralyses Dortmund and the Ruhr, with about thirty thousand workers at Lewsen returning to work.
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Cologne
Westphalia
Dortmond
Weimar
Ruhr
Lewsen
Supreme Court Recess Extends to April Fourteen
Washington April 1 The Supreme Court recessed until April 14 delaying rulings in pending cases and returning in mid spring.
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Supreme Court
Washington
Americans Refuse to Aid Japanese Troops
War Minister Tanaka told the Japanese house of representatives that American troops would not cooperate with Japanese forces against Bolsheviks near Blagovestchensk in Amur Province. He said the issue reflected differing views of Bolshevism and national policies, noting Allied command only guides actions when aligned with American policy.
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London
Blaglovestchensk
Tanaka
House of Representatives
Tokyo
Binglovestchensk
Amur
China- Siberian
Vladivostok
Otani
America
Berlin Arrest Claims Leader of January Disturbances
Berlin on April 1 reports Froest Daumty president of the executive committee of the soldiers and workers of Greater Berlin was arrested, suspected as a leader of January disturbances with Georg Ledehour who has been in jail for weeks. Daumty is described as a non dependent socialist.
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Berlin
Froest Daumty
Cornt
Greater Berlin
Tle
Georg Ledehour
Duaumig
Debs Threatens Nationwide Strike as Espionage Sentence Commences
Akron April 1 Debs socialist leader warned of a general strike by his party nationwide on the day he begins a ten year term under the espionage act. He spoke after the Supreme Court in Washington denied his request for a rehearing on the case.
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Cifle
Debs
Akron
Washington
Eugene V. Debs
Supreme Court
Cornu Products Refining Company
Palmer
Federal District Court
New York
Germans to Meet Allies at Spa Chateau Near Compeigne
Paris dispatch reports the German financial subcommission has arrived at Spa to discuss pending questions with Allied representatives. The six member panel will meet at the Chateau de Villette near Compeigne where Marshal Foch hosted armistice delegates last November.
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London
Evening News
Och
Rhine
German Foreign Office
Wiisen
German Financial Commission
Spa
Germany
Paris
Chateau de Villette
Compeigne
Marshal Foch
Harvard radio school to move to Great Lakes training station
The world’s largest radio school now at Harvard University will be transferred to the Great Lakes training station in Chicago around April 1. The school has about 4,000 students on its rolls, growing from 15 at the outbreak of the war.
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Washington
Harvard University
Wavy
Great Lakes
Hicago
Tts
Siz
Government Not Entitled to Reduced Rail Rates for Soldiers
The Supreme Court ruled the government cannot claim reduced transportation fares on land grant railroads for discharged or retired soldiers, military prisoners, or enlistees. The decision affects veterans and military personnel seeking lower-rate travel on these lines.
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Supreme Court
Hungarian Troops Clash With French In Border Zone
Paris reports a small French force in the neutral zone between Hungary and Romania was attacked by Hungarian troops. About 350 French soldiers were taken prisoner, and Hungary promised to release them after the French general demanded it. Berlin notes panic among Germans in Budapest and a Communist incursion into German West Hungary was repulsed after clashes with locals.
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Paris
Hungary
Roumania
Berlin
Budapest
Copenhagen
Berin
Executions Reported in Budapest During Turmoil
Budapest reports say one hundred fifty persons were executed by the new communist regime for looting amid the political upheaval that week.
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Siys
Buudapest
Budapest
Wilson and Lloyd George confer on war peace path
Premier Lloyd George and President Wilson held a private hourlong talk before the council of four met at the president’s residence to speed peace talks. Echo de Paris says Germany must destroy forts on the Rhine right bank under French frontier security. Totransigeant cites a war indemnity between 30 and 50 billion dollars, rising as Germany’s economy recovers.
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Wilson
Lloyd George
Council of Four
Echo de Paris
French
Germany
Rhine
Kaiser Turns To Socialism In Humorous Telegraphie
The Hague correspondent of the Daily Mail reports that the former German emperor Wilhelm II has embraced socialism. He is described as acting like an ordinary man at table, helping with the wait staff, and donning a general’s uniform before converting to a democratic socialist stance by dessert. The former empress is noted to spend much time in prayer.
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London
Hague
Daily Mail
Wilhelm
Harriet seeks pink enamel leg under pension rules
Harriet Goldstone, a munitions worker who lost a leg last summer, applies to the ministry of pensions for a pink enamel artificial limb. The choice between pink and brown rests with the supervising surgeon under current regulations.
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London
Harriet Goldstone
Bethyal Green
Ministry of Pensions
Harriet
Forty Drowned at Ship Launching in Bristol
At the Merchant Shipbuilding yard in Bristol Pennsylvania the scaffold during the launching of the freighter Waukaa collapsed. About 150 spectators fell into the Delaware River with roughly 40 to 50 believed dead and nearly 150 rescued as divers and police searched the swift water.
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Bristol
Merchant Shipbuilding Company
Delaware
Harriman
Itwaa
Selals
Spartacan Element Threat Says Inciting Impend
A Spartacan element is described as threatening incursion imminent, with officials warning of an impending rise in tensions. The report notes potential escalation and urges vigilance from security services.
Work of Bolshevik Threat Grows in Berlin
London dispatch reports rising Bolshevik influence in Germany with unrest spreading to Berlin. Reds gain ground in several districts aided by government troops as the Berlin situation grows critical.
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London
Germany
Berlin
Meat Packers Released From Food Administration
Washington April 1 1933 meat packers nationwide were released from the Food Administration’s center as the government ends control over meat packing operations.
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Meat Packers
Oo Keeume Journal
Washington, D. C
Pood
Wilson Accepts Share of Peace Conference Delays
Paris April 1 President Wilson says he will take his share of responsibility for delays at the peace conference and that the long talks have ended and results must follow. German forces under Hindenburg are being assembled at Greudenz and Thorn to defend the railway from Danzig to Posen.
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Preciering Journal
Paris
Wilson
Tie
Hindenburg
Greudenz
Thorn
Danzig
Posen
Wreck Found Near Bermuda of Troopship Crew
A fragment of a unidentified three masted schooner was found about 280 miles north of Bermuda by the transport Maul arriving from Brest with troops. Lt Everett H. Sanderlin and 18 crewmen launched a lifeboat through storms to the derelict. Distress signals flew and a broken lifeboat was tied to the deckhouse. It is feared the crew were washed overboard.
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New York
Bermuda
Brest
Everett H. Sanderlin
Redfield’s A D Is Indicted In Tinplate Plot
Washington April 1e0 Grant Smith formerly private secretary to Secretary Redord of the department of commerce is indicted by a federal grand jury on the charge that while in government employ he conspired with exporters to obtain clearance for shipment of large quantities of tinplate to Peru.
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Washington
Grant Smith
Redord
Department of Caluimerce
White
Peru
Romania Granted Credits For Emergency Needs
The British government arranged credits for Romania to secure immediate necessities, notably railway material, and to equip an army of 150,000 men. The Canadian government also granted 25,000,000 for Romania to buy agricultural supplies.
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London
Roumania
Ronmania
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