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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 19, 1920

Page

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Berlin Kapp uprising crushed as Noske arrives in plane

Reports from Berlin and surrounding areas detail deadly clashes and uprisings tied to the Kapp-Lüttwitz rebellion. Colonel Bauer and other Luettwitz leaders are said to be assassinated by their own men, while Germans and American observers report widespread fighting and disrupted services. General Allen plans transport for Americans in Leipzig.

Coll Bauer Kapp Killc Noske Berlin Geneva Ludendorff Luetewitz Hamburg Coblenz Leipsic Allen London Wolfgang Kapp Exchange Disputch Amsterdam Ebert Asterdam Imperial Court Letpale Doctor Kapp Ineral von Luettwitz Gottlieb von Jagow Troth

Senate Backs Self Determination for Ireland in Treaty Vote

After an all day debate the Senate adopted a resolution to the peace treaty declaring for Ireland's self determination. The 38 to 36 vote referenced a June 6 1919 resolution and urged Ireland be admitted to the League of Nations when a government of its own choosing is established.

Washington Senate Ireland Germany United States League of Nations Reed Europe Gerry Rhode Island Hitchcock Nebraska Lodge Massachusetts

Kapp Coup Ends Hope for Ex-Crown Prince

The Kapp uprising and Dr. Wolfgang Kapp and their associates shattered any chance the ex-crown prince might have had and killed hopes for conservative parties in Germany.

Wolfgang Kapp Gerccam

Allies Scan Revolt At Paris Conference

Paris March 19 Allied envoys met with Premier Miller and Marshal Foch to discuss German events. They debated the Hungarian demand to modify the Versailles treaty and whether German war materiel might pass through Holland. Mitterand said France would take necessary measures to protect national and allied interests. Louis Barthou urged full Versailles compliance by Germany.

Paris Miller Marshal Foch Germany Slolland Holland Mitterand Chamber of Deputies France I’retler Louis Barthow

Seize $100000 in Whisky From New York Shipment

Prohibition agents seized seven motor truckloads of whisky valued at $100000 on arrival in New York from Resina Massachusetts. The consignments to Henry Bradley at 605 West Forty ninth Street were denied by the garage owners who knew no such person. An eighth truck with twenty barrels was seized at the same address bound for Dennis Carr, who was also unknown at the premises.

New York Prohibition Resina Henry Bradley West Forty-ninth Street Dennis Carr

Sister of Czar Olga Found in Box Car in South Russia

Grand Duchess Olga, sister of the last czar and one of three surviving Romanoffs, was found by American Red Cross workers in a box car near Novorossiysk. She helped fellow refugees amid poverty, was in rags, and grateful for food and clothing. Thousands of refugees pour into the region as relief efforts continue.

Washingt Rand Igu Ar Nicholas Russia American Red Cross Novvorosiysk Red Cry Tolking Red Cross Olga House of Romanoff Novorossiysk Red Cross Today South Russian Commission The Prince Oldenburg Rostev Mme. Koulinkevsky

U S Navy Leads In Warship Tonnage And Power

The United States leads in warship tonnage under construction with twelve superdreadnaughts and six battle cruisers totaling 665 400 tons. These ships will carry 152 16 inch rifles and 4 14 inch rifles with electrified drives, forming a formidable fleet likely completed by 1923. The six battle cruisers and six ships will rival any world craft, including the South Dakota Montana North Carolina Massachusetts Indiana and Iowa. The cruisers will reach about 33 knots with eight 16 inch guns, totaling 83 500 tons and 180 000 horsepower. The superdreadnoughts will mount 72 16 inch rifles per ship, at 684 feet long and 43 200 tons displacement, speed 23 knots, 60 000 horsepower.

Washington United States Ray South Dakota Montana North Carolina Massachusetts Indiana Iowa

Unclear Fate Mentioned for Royal Siblings and Empress

A fragment notes uncertainty over the fate of multiple royal figures including a sister of the czar and her husband. It mentions another sister named Exenta living in London and the dowager empress surviving in Copenhagen, with no definitive outcomes provided.

Thed Croga Esar Exenta London Copenhagen

Oil rates ordered cut by Interstate Commerce Commission

The Interstate Commerce Commission ruled that fuel rates from Kansas City to Chicago are unreasonable. The decision sets a required reduction of at least one cent below the current rate, aiming to lower shipping costs and standardize pricing across routes.

Interstate Commerce Commission Washington Kansas City Chicago

Denikin in Japan Seeks Aid as Bolsheviks Push

Reports reach London of General Denikin meeting Japanese staff in Tokyo to seek aid for antibolshevik forces in southern Russia. Finnish troops evacuate Soutigervi amid heavy fighting with Bolsheviks as central column fights along the Finnish frontier. Trains rush food from Helsingfors to Abo as survivors of the central column are interned.

Honolulu Hawaii Col- Nikolavitch Denikin Tokyo Russia Shinpo Reds Hielsingfors Finland Soutigervil Lake Ladoga Poramervi Soutiaervi Reval Esthenia Helsingfors Abo Skobelstein

Peace Talks in Warsaw Delayed by Romanian Government Change

The Romanian delegation to peace negotiations with Soviet Russia has not met Polish officials due to a Romanian government change. Credentials are expected soon, with hopes to open talks. Lettish delegates have left Riga after preliminary talks and plan to return once instructed to resume negotiations with the Bolsheviks.

Meatsieey Kuban Denikin Ekaterinodar Novorossiysk Black Sea Warsaw Russia Riga

Army appropriation bill approved by House

Washington reports the army of 299000 enlisted men and 17800 officers receives passage in the House by 246 to 82. The measure then goes to the Senate for final approval.

House Representatives Washington House of Representatives Conate Tf

Towns Gain Slowly in East

Washington census bureau population figures for 1920 show Port Jervis New York at 10 171 up 6 3 percent since 1910 and Beacon New York at 10 906 up 3 5 percent from the 1910 combined Fishkill Landing and Matteawan which became Beacon in 1913.

Port Jervis Beacon N. Y Washington Census Bureau Fishkill Landing Matteawan

Bolivia Urges Chile Mediation to Avert Peru Crisis

In Washington and La Paz reports March 18 19 Bolivia seeks Chilean mediation between Bolivia and Peru to prevent a crisis. Bolivian aviation official Col Comes was attacked by 40 Peruvians in La Paz amid rising tensions and Peru requests material reparations and arrests of involved officials.

Washington Chile Bolivia Peru Polk Don Bertram Hatcieu la Paz Col. Comes Lima Guerra la Taz Legation Porras

West Virginia Senate Ratification Challenge In West Virginian

Telegram to Governor Bickett from J Gaines counsel for anti suffrage forces says West Virginia senate did not ratify the woman suffrage amendment and, after refusing to ratify, attempted a later ratification in violation of its rules. Legal steps will seek to set aside the senate action as invalid.

Turleigh N. C West Virginia Bickett J. Gaines West

Miners and Soldiers Clash in Fierce Faction Fight

Miners and soldiers clash in a fierce confrontation between opposing factions. The encounter escalated into a tense standstill with local authorities scrambling to restore order and prevent further violence.

Colby Approved as Secretary of State Nomination

Special to Evening Journal from London reports Bainbridge Colby won Senate approval for Secretary of State. The piece notes heavy fighting in Germany with hundreds killed in two days as Noske resigns to ease socialist tensions and the Ebert cabinet plans to return to Berlin.

Nvening Journal London Germany Noske Ebert

Senate Approves Colby Nomination as Secretary of State

The foreign relations committee favorably reported Bainbridge Colby for secretary of state to succeed Robert Lansing. The nomination advances in the Senate.

Evening Journal Senate Colby Bainbridge Robert Lansing Foreign Relations Committee

Enforcement Act Passes House by Slim Margin in Annapolis

Annapolis Md March 19 The prohibition enforcement act cleared the house of delegates by a vote of 98 to 62. The measure now moves to the senate for consideration and potential enactment into law.

Maryland House of Delegates Gose Annapolis

Not a Presidential Candidate in Massachusetts Claim

Washington March 19 Walsh of Massachusetts says he is not a candidate for the Democratic nomination for president. He dismisses as local enthusiasm the announcement of two candidates pledged as Sot district delegates to the national convention.

Washington Walsh Massachusetts

Mondell Claims Military Costs Hit 850 Million

Washington March 19 Representative Mondell Republican told the house that the army and navy nation bills pending carry a total of 850 million dollars arguing no country maintains a peace time military tab lest such a sum. He cited Prussianism in its balmiest days costing less and blamed higher pay for volunteers and U S troops compared with foreign nations.

Washington Representative Mondell House Kahn United Stas

Imperator in Peril After Severe List and Flooded Rooms

The liner Imperator, once Jerman then American then Brittol, suffered a dramatic 45 degree list during a voyage from New York begun March 8. Three days of peril followed with flooded staterooms and some crew fatalities reported as passengers describe seats being thrown during a concert in the first class saloon. The exact cause remains unclear with damage focused on the stok ehold and stern sections.

London Jerman Brittol Imperator New York

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Hagen Dortmund KAPP Portmond Ton Brandenburg Gate SCAN Czar U. S. Red Cross Grand Duchess Princess House of Humanoffs South U. S. Navy America Menifest St. John’s Japan Lenine Denekine Antibolshevik Prussia War Office TWEEN Bainbridge Colby Mondell U. S
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