British fault U S claims on oil in Mexico and mandates
London argues American insistence on equal treatment clashes with U S oil interests in Mexico. Lord Curzon says Mesopotamian and Palestine oil rights held by British and Standard Oil are not mere abstractions and cites Philippine law restricting mineral lands to U S or Philippine citizens. He notes U S oil share locally and rejects possible U S veto of British prerogatives while stressing world oil should be developed irrespective of nationality.
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London
United States
Mexico
Colby
Lord Curzon
San Remo
Great Britain
France
Mesopotamia
Curzon Snid
Bagdad
Mosul
Palestine
Standard Ol
Philippines
Haiti
Costa Rica
Pete
Mr. Colby
Roberto V. Pesquiera
Washington
M. Pesquiera
de la Huerta
Obregon
Ambiguous Statement on Territorial Control Expansion
The text asserts that American authority should extend into mandated territories at the expense of subjects of another state who held a concession from their former territorial government. The passage frames control as a power shift tied to prior concessions and governance.
Figures on Income Tax in First Quarter
Washington reports income and profit taxes paid for the first quarter totaled 27 543.49 dollars. Last year the first quarter receipts were 23 000 000 or more. Experts project the annual total near 3 250 000 000 dollars, about 250 000 000 above carrier estimates.
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Washington
Treasury
Suis Storgs
Laporte Couple Celebrates 63rd Wedding Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Brown of Laporte observed their sixty third wedding anniversary on April 6 marking sixty three years of marriage. The couple celebrated with family and friends in Laporte Indiana.
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Laporte
Ind
Lewis Brown
U S Note Hardens Berlin View On Reparations
Berlin papers react to Secretary Hughes note with disappointment and say there is no basis for optimism that the United States will support Germany financially or morally for relief of indemnity demands. German organs denounce Washington for insisting Germany started the war and must accept responsibility.
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Berlin
Germ
Hughes
United States
Germany
Washington Administration
Harding to Open Season with First Pitch in D.C.
President Harding, long a baseball man, will throw the first ball at the opening of the American league season in Washington on April 6. The event marks the league kickoff as officials and fans anticipate the new campaign.
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Washington
Harding
Britain Faces Industrial Crisis Deepening in Commons
London and Berlin dispatches report Lord Curzon warning the economic crisis could trigger a national convulsion if class warfare grows. Labor Minister Sir Robert Horne rejects extending government control of mines as miners threaten action. Duncan Graham seeds a miners’ seizure if wartime profits aren’t shared, while German communists urge sympathy strikes.
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London
Lord Curzon
House of Commons
Robert Horne
Duncan Graham
Berlin
Die Rote Fahne
German Communist Party
Harding orders inquiry into care for disabled World War I veterans
President Harding directs a Dawes Commission inquiry to identify where U S government departments fail to assist crippled and injured veterans. The probe will examine delays and abuses in administering veteran benefits while avoiding controversial scope. The commission will study how agencies carry out laws and appropriations for veterans.
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Washington
Harding
Charles G. Dawes
Chicago
Dawes
White House
Congress
Tts
Inquiry on care for service men and future regulations
The speaker urges scrutiny of how veterans are cared for and of abuses that have arisen. It calls for a careful review of current regulations likely to affect policy for decades and asks Brig. Gen. Sawyer to provide information to aid the committee.
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Republc
Sawyer
Ex-Emperor Charles Quits Fight for Hungarian Throne
Budapest reports Ex-Emperor Charles left Steinamanger en route out of Hungary after Teleky indicated a special Austrian escorted train waited at the border. Switzerland says it will permit provisional reentry if he arrives soon and must announce departure 48 hours prior.
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Budapest
Charles
Steinamanger
Hungary
Teleky
National Assembly
Austria
Graetz
Innsbruck
Feldkirch
Buchs Bern
Switzerland
Greeks Lose Ground as Turks Press in Asia Minor
News from Constantinople reports Greek forces in north Asia Minor facing heavy losses near Brussa as Turkish nationalists advance with superior numbers. Ismet Pasha likens their victory to the Marne, citing Greek retreats from Eski-Shehr and Inegol while Turkish cavalry and captured units push forward.
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Jemet Pasha
Marne
Asia Minor
Brussa
Eski-Shehr
Ismet Pasha
Faki-Shehr
the Marne
Joffre
Sugut
Vilejik
Inegol
Papeulas
Yeni-Svehr
Adabasar
Ismid
Buyuk
Aflum Karahissar
Greek Forces Halted in Asia Minor Brusa Area
Dispatches in Paris report a complete check for the Greek troops in the Brusa section of Asia Minor with the northern Greek army retreating. Greece mobilizes three additional conscript contingents, but they do not supply the hoped for strength for a new offensive.
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Paris
Brusa
Asia Minor
Greece
Dawes Keeps Sulphuric Eloquence In Washington
Brig. Gen. Charles G. Dawes heads President Hearding's soldier relief committee in Washington. When camera crews approached, he curtly refused posing and ordered them to leave so the work could proceed. His blunt reply drew attention to his unyielding focus on duties.
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Washington
Charles G. Dawes
Chicago
Congressional
Hierding
Committee For Soldier Relief
Bergdoll Habeas Corpus Plea Denied by Kansas City Judge
Efforts of Erwin Rh Bergdoll, the Philadelphia draft evader, to win release from Leavenworth Army disciplinary barracks were thwarted when Federal Judge Potlock of Kansas City denied his writ of habeas corpus. The ruling was filed in the federal District Court.
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Kansas
Topeka
Kan
Erwin Rh. Bergdoll
Philadelphia
Army
Leavenworth
Potlock
Kansas City
Bergdoll
Wes
British steamer Impoce wrecked near Blonde rock off Cape Sable
A British steamship named Impoce struck Blonde rock off Cape Sable while en route from Talarn to Halifax. A radio alert led the Canadian cutter Aberdeen and the British tanker Imperoynball Sone to render aid, with hopes to float her at high water.
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Boston
Blonde Rock
Cape Sable
Aberdeen
Malifax
Talarn
Stone Fall Kills Boy Near Mount Vernon High School
Eleven year old Paul Hayward Clark died when a large stone weighing about a ton fell from a crane near Mount Vernon High School. The accident occurred as he passed the scene, causing instant death.
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Mount Vernon
Paul Hayward Clark
Clark
Lige
French Pleased Over Hughes Note Delights in Paris
Paris reports that U S reply on reparations gives French officials satisfaction as it closes escape routes for Germany under the Versailles treaty. Newspapers applaud Secretary Hughes and the German memo by Dr Simons, while critic Per tinix finds the reply not opportune. L Home Libre calls America's answer peremptory and decisive, comforting France in its hour of need.
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Paris
United States
Germany
Cireles
Sirland
Senate
Cnd
Charles E. Hudges
William Sinons
Pertinix
Echo de Paris
Hughes
Simons
L'Home Libre
America
Ex Emperor Halted by Large Crowd at Rally
A former emperor faced a large crowd that halted his return and disrupted a scheduled event. Police redirected segments of the procession as protesters demanded accountability from the ex-monarch. Local officials urged calm and warned against escalating tensions.
Paris Notes U S Rights in War Settlements
Vienna reports a tense scene as former emperor Charles travels from Hungary toward Switzerland. His train halted by about five thousand workers who demanded to present views on his actions, delaying passage for several hours before the crowd dispersed.
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Vienna
Charles
Hungary
Switzerland
Bruck
Hughes note affirms US rights in postwar settlements
Paris April 6 The note from U S Secretary of State Hughes was received by the French Foreign Office today It asserts United States rights in all settlements arising from the world war Identical notes were sent to Britain and Italy The text will be issued in Washington later.
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Hughes
Evenine Journal
Paris
Foreign Office
United States
Washington
Presbyterians and Baptists Win Sunday School Basketball Titles
In a high school gym, the Presbyterian first team beat First United Presbyterians 18 to 12 to set up a Friday championship showdown with the Baptists. The Baptist seconds defeated Presbyterian seconds 8 to 2 to claim the second division crown.
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Presbyterian
First United Presbyterians
Baptists
Baptist
Presbyterian First
First Church
Cook
Bieber
Skipton
McLaughlin
Dubois
H. Bailey
Bramer
McCartney
R. McGugin
Duboig
Bailey
Eicher
Skiptons
Duke
McConahey
Elwell
Chance
Brindley
T. Batley
J. McGugin
Wade
Letts
Shields
Nickerson
Johnson
Schmoler
Beatty
Conahey
McGugin
Lester Duke
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