Colorado launched second great battleship in modern era
Camden N J March 2 the United States added the second of the world s greatest battleships with the launching of the Colorado at the New York shipbuilding yards. Theodore Roosevelt signaled the launch and Mrs Max Melville broke champagne. The Colorado displaces 22000 tons, length 624 feet, speed 21 knots, armed with eight 16 inch guns and numerous secondary weapons.
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Camden
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United States
New York
Delaware River
Col
Theodore Roosevelt
Max Melville
Denver
Colorado
Maryland
Newport News
Washington
West Virginia
Great Britain
Japan
Hood
Constellation
Iowa
South Dakota
Montana
North Carolina
Indiana
Massachusetts
Britain not paying interest on US debt dispute
Washington reports treasury officials in charge of foreign loans denied Sir Philip Gibbs claim that Britain would not pay interest. They stated Britain has paid interest since May 1910 and has borrowed from the United States to cover deficits. Britain’s total debt to the United States stands at about 4.277 billion dollars.
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Washington
Sir Philip Gitte
New York
Great Britain
United States
Treasury
Greeks Ready for Drive to Bronesa
General Papoulas, Greek commander in chief, left Smyrna with tied British Staff officers for Bronza to prepare an offensive scheduled this week. British officers’ presence is seen as proof that the move is dictated and planned from the British war office.
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Paris
Papoulas
Smyrna
Bronesa
British War Office
Germany Refuses To Pay Reparations Demand
Germany states it cannot meet the demand for gold marks by March 7 and submits the issue to the Allied reparations commission. The note proposes a conference of experts to study the matter, but the commission has taken no action.
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Varia
Germany
Bolsheviki Occupy Batum and Constantinople
Bolshevik forces have occupied Batum and Constantinople as of March 23, with reports confirming Soviet control in both cities. The action marks a rapid expansion of Bolshevik influence amid ongoing regional turmoil and shifting front lines.
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Batum
Constantinople
Batwn
Stowaways Handed to China-bound Liner at Sea
Thirty four Chinese stowaways aboard the United States bound steamer China were transferred to the China-bound liner Nile at sea and sent back to their homeland. The transfer occurred without incident two days from Moanatatu.
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San Francisco
United States
China
Dave Fron Moanatatu
Senatorial Testimony on Espionage at Pennsylvania Lines
Brig. Gen. W. W. Atterbury testified before the Railway Labor Board in Chicago that the Pennsylvania lines maintained an extensive spy and espionage system among employees and kept small arsenals with guns and ammunition at various plants. Labor attorney Frank P. Walsh alleged annual police-system spending of about 800000, but the board limited questioning. Atterbury admitted some facts before Judge Barton halted further inquiry.
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Chicago
W. W. Atterbury
Pennsylvania Lines
Railroad Labor Board
Frank P. Walsh
Pennsylvania Read
Atterbury
Barton
Esch Recess Appointment Tied to Interstat Commerce Commission
John J. Bach, former Wisconsin representative, receives a recess appointment from President Harding as a member of the Interstate Commerce Commission. In Washington, March 23, the administration moves toward an emergency tariff bill, with leaders signaling quick passage to shield farmers from foreign competition.
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Wisconsin
Interstat Commerce Commission
Rush Fordney
Esch
John J. Bach
Harding
Interstate Commerce Commission
Wilson
Congress
House
Ways and Means Committee
Penrose, Smoot
McCumber
Senate Finance and House Move on Tariffs and Revenue
Conferees from the Senate Finance Committee seek no limit on debate to ensure passage of the bill. The House is expected to rush it under a special rule, with the anti dumping bill and permanent tariffs revision to follow. The Wage and Means Committee will begin framing the tariff, as the Senate Finance Committee handles revenue measures while the House works on tariffs.
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Senate
Penrose
House
Wage and Means Committee
Senate Finance Committee
Decker implicates another in Warsaw murder report
Virgil Decker eighteen held for killing his chum Leroy Lovet of Elkhart Indiana made a new statement through his attorney implicating John Invagnelia known as Dago Joe At Warsaw authorities requested Invagnelia was arrested at Elkhart Indiana in connection with the case.
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Warsaw
Ind
Virgil Decker
Leroy Lovet
Elkhart
John Invagnelia
Dago Joe
Invagnelia
Prohibition Agents Shot Dead Near El Paso
Federal Prohibition Officers S. B. Beckett and Arch Woods were killed during a raid on a ranch near El Paso Texas. The raid followed a tip about 23 cases of liquor meant for the ranch. After a car search yielded nothing, gunfire erupted from the house as the officers pressed the raid. the attackers fled toward the river into El Paso.
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el Paso
Tex
Pfederal Prohibition
S. BE. Beckett
Arch Woods
Prohibition
Neil T. Shearman
Beckett
Woods
Packers Finish Their Case in Labor Dispute
Washington reports progress toward an amicable settlement between packing companies and employees. President Hoover said “pleasing progress” is being made by Labor Secretary Davis Commerce Secretary Hoover and Agriculture Secretary Wallace as government conciliators.
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Washington
Herding
Davis
Commerce
Hoover
Agriculture
Wallace
James L. Condon
Inder
Wisher
Packing House
Four Men Held in New York Bomb Plot Connection
Four men said to be linked to last year’s Wall Street bomb blast were brought to New Orleans from Rio de Janeiro aboard the Rushville. Shackled ship crewmen, they carry registers listing Philp Bender alias Chief Lionel Kuebreczuff Rudolph Dorsh Hans Randin and Henrik Lipan. Randin reportedly lived on South Street in New York City. All aged about twenty five to thirty five, they were held at the parish jail after arrest on the City of Alton in late February.
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New Orleans
Wall Street
Rio de Janiero
Shipping Board
Rushville
Germean
Philp Bender
Lionel Kuebreczuff
Rudolph Dorsh
Hans Randin
Henrik Lipan
Randin
South Street
New York City
City of Alton
Japanese Say U S Will UK Pact News in Washington
Bishop Yo shigesu Hira iwa of the Japan Methodist church in New York reports that Count Shidehara, Japan's ambassador, told him the Harding administration may adopt the Morris Shidehara agreement in California. The churchman notes the Japanese public awaits confirmation and concerns over racial expansion remain unsolved.
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New York
Yoshigesu Hira Iwa
Japan Methodist Church
Washington
Shidehara
Harding
California
Ehurchman
Fireworks plant blast devastates A L Due Works at Rendings
A series of explosions shook homes within two miles as rockets bombs and other pyrotechnics were hurled over a wide area destroying the A L Due Fire Works company plant at Rendings a suburb of Cincinnati.
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Cineinnati
A. L. Due Fireworks Company
Rending
New York Banker Stillman Declines Resignation
James A. Stillman president of National City Bank offered his resignation at a board meeting in New York on March 23, but directors unanimously declined to accept it. The board will take no further action on the divorce suit until trial to avoid prejudgment. A letter from Mrs Stillman written in 1918 is cited by Stillman’s lawyers as a confession of infidelity, described by a source as a long rambling letter.
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New York
James A. Stillman
National City Bank
Stillman
Mr. Stillman
State basketball title not settled
By Sam Smith in the Des Moines Capital. With the 1920-21 season nearly over the state crown is disputed among Ames College Iowa University Boone Davenport Cedar Rapids and Audubon girls. The piece argues an official annual tourney overseen by the state high school association is needed to determine a single champion.
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Sam Smith
Des Moines
Ames College
Iowa University
Boone High
Ames
Boone
Iowa
Davenport
Boone Ee Oy
Anamosa
Cedar
Cedar Rapids
Chicago
Boones
Audubon High
Drake
State High School Association
November 11 To Be Holiday In Iowa
Des Moines March 22 Armistice day will be a holiday in Iowa if Gov Kendall signs a bill passed by both houses. The Lake bill to permit city councils to declare restricted districts and regulate trades industries and building permits in the districts passed the house. Senator Smiths bill to publish moneys and credits on tax returns was placed on the senate calendar. Venard of Ha seated in the house as successor to the late Stone.
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Des Moines
Iowa
N. E. Kendall
House
State Senate
Smith
Senate
Committee On Ways and Means
Representative Forslinger
George L. Venard
D. O. Stone
Miss Stella May Seeks Pulaski County Clerk Nomination
The first Kentucky woman to run for county office under general suffrage law, Stella May, seeks the Republican nomination for Pulaski County clerk, a post held by her father for twelve years.
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Kentucky
Stella May
Pulaski County
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