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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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London
Jerman
Brittol
Imperator
New York
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