Reds in Germany Sparked by Communist Uprising Across Central Regions
Reports from Coblenz to Halle describe a widespread communist insurgency in German zones with federal artillery shelling uprisings near Ehrenbreitstein and Leipsic. Bridges blown and rail lines disrupted as police and troops move to restore order amid limited communications and fierce street fighting.
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Coblenz
Montabaur
Ehrenbreitstein
Halle
Germany
Eussian
Saxony
Ekisieven
Saugerhausen
Fistehen
Count Toumaki
Mansfeld
Kisieo
Bertin-Leipsic
Leipsic
Leuna
Reichewechr
Bitterfeld
Planta
Wiles
Berlin
Bertin
Reichswerr
Wilhelmstrasse
Bavaria
Einwehnerwehr
Green
U. S. May Help Exporters Widen War Finance Aid
Washington officials fear a new War Finance Corporation program will shift policy toward aiding exporters. Director Angus W. McLean says the fund, about 482 million in the Treasury, could fast track cotton and other raw materials moving to Germany, reshaping support for American producers.
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Washington
War Finance Corporation
Germany
Treasury
Angus W. McLean
Corporation
Ford assets show strong cash and stockholdings in 1920 report
Lansing March 29 Total assets of the Ford Motor Company shown in the annual report filed with the secretary of state amount to 384,554,941. The report lists cash on hand of 13,557,244.51 and credits owing at 4,448,633.50. Liabilities on unsecured indebtedness total 145,005,400.61. The report notes Henry Ford owns 53,021 shares, Edsel B. Ford 71,010, and Mrs. Henry Ford 5,413.
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Lansing
Mich
Ford Meteor Company
Henry Ford
Edsel B. Ford
Supreme Court ruling on bond value taxation
The Supreme Court held that an increase in the value of a capital investment is taxable as income under the revenue act of 1917. The court also ruled that the rise in value of corporate bonds held for investment is taxable under the 1916 revenue act.
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United States Supreme Court
Washington
Supreme Court
Supremem Court
Independent Laver party Rejects Lenin’s 21 Conditions
Southport Moyland March 29 The Independent Laver party in conference here rejected by an overwhelming majority a proposal to accept Lenin's 21 conditions for affiliation with the Third Internationale of Moscow.
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Lenin
Southport
Moyland
Independent
Laver Party
Mostow
Mrs. Pullman Dies in California After Philanthropic Life
Pasadena, Cal March 20 Mrs George Pullman of Chicago famed social leader and philanthropist died of bronchial pneumonia at eighty two Her deathbed was attended by Governor Lowden her son in law and Miss Harriet Lowden A long time patron of the arts and a benefactor to St Luke’s hospital she donated large sums to war relief and hospital work Her marriage to George M Pullman inventor of the sleeping car followed by four children
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Pasadena
Cal
George Pullman
Chicago
Vormer
Lowden
Illinois
Harriet Lowden
Pullman
Chcago
Potter Palmer
St. Luke's Hospital
Harriet Sanger
Georges M. Pullman
Frank ©. Lowden
Hattie Cirolan Sanger
George M. Pullman, Jr
Bolshevik Uprising Plan Shifts World Headquarters to Berlin
Moscow reports rescindment of moneyless trade policy as M Le shava outlines return to money standard. Co operatives will control distribution and peasants receive goods on credit then pay in products. Lenin chaired committee to approve concessions including foreign capital to aid industrial growth. Berlin notes the German uprising seen as part of relocating world revolutionary headquarters from Russia to Germany.
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Germany
Moscow
Berlin
M. Leshava
Russian Foreign Trade Board
Russia
Toeign Trade Board
Foreign Trade Board
Committee of Commissars
Frome Quarters Report on Russia Britain Pact and Moscow
The piece argues the world revolutionary movement is bankrupt for leadership from Russia concerning a trade agreement with Great Britain. Lenin and Trotsky allegedly paid Britain to seal the pact, prompting an abandonment of revolutionary work. The British pledge aims to halt Russian propaganda from within and to end Moscow as the Third International headquarters.
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Frome
World Revolutionary Movement
Tussia
Great Britain
Lenin
Trotazky
Revolutionary Movement
Russia
Moscow
Third Tternationale
U S to Offer Aid for More Houses
A Senate committee report calls for federal action to relieve a housing shortage of about 1,000,000 homes with an estimated 15 billion dollars needed. Proposals include federal supervision of coal, a new commerce department, construction loans, postal savings expansion, and utility revenue assurances for builders.
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Washington
United States
Senate Cominiter
Calder
Commerce Department
Bureau
Interstate Commerce Commission
Cold Weather Hurts Crops Across Wide Area
The cold wave advances from the Great Lakes region into the east as states report heavy crop damage. Oklahoma estimates losses around 11 million dollars with 75 percent of frail crops ruined. Illinois and Missouri also face significant fruit and general crop damage amid freezing temperatures and sleet.
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Washington
Great Lakes
Weather Bureau
Lake
Mississippi Valley
New England
Middle Atlantic
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
John A. Whitehurst
State Board of Agriculture
Kansas Fruit Is Frozen in Cold Wave
Topeka reports all fruit crops likely ruined by a deep cold as horticulturalists note thermometers at 20 degrees and in Burlington the low reached 15 degrees. The cold wave caused considerable damage to fruit and small grains across the region.
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Kansas
Topeka
Kan
Burlington
Chicago Plans Disarm Meet
Plans for a world church alliance to be held in Chicago May 17 18 to promote an international friendship pact and reduce armament among nations were officially formulated at a union ministers meeting in the Central Y M C A auditorium. Former Vice President Thomas Marshall William Jennings Bryan and Edward Pitene of Boston are to attend.
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Chicago
World Church Alliance
Central
Thoms Marshall
William Jennings Bryan
Edward Pitene
Boston
Ite
Vivien Arrives in New York as France’s Ex-Prime Minister
Former French premier Rene Vivien arrived aboard the steamship La Joie on a courtesy mission to the United States. He said he would not comment further until he salutes the American chief executive and the people, expressing France’s respect and gratitude.
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New York
Rene Vivieanis
France
la Joie
Othether
United States
Londons farms burn as Sinn Fein plots alarm officials
In England and Ireland, reports of arson and raiding disrupt authorities. Incendiary fires threaten farm buildings near London with 20 burned. in Dublin districts Kingstown Blackrock Dalkey Killiney Foxrock raiders raid post offices, rob telephones, and seize instruments to disrupt city communications.
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Scotland Yard
Sinn Fein
Downing Street
Lloyd George
Bank of England
Newcastie
St. Albans
Hertfordshire
Baconsfield
Buckinghamshire
Wales
Buildings Wrecked by Blast Today in Chicago
A gas explosion in Chicago today destroyed multiple buildings and caused extensive damage. Reports indicate at least ten fatalities and several injuries as responders work at the scene. Emergency crews cordon off the area while investigators determine the blast’s cause.
Burroughs Dies Aboard Train In Shocking Death
Special to the Kwentner Journal reports naturalist John Burroughs dies on a train this morning. In Chicago Ten or more people killed and around thirty injured in a gas explosion on Harbor Street near Halsted wrecking several tenement houses and sparking a large fire.
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Kwentner Journal
Chicago
Harbor Street
Halsted
Noted naturalist Jno Burroughs dies on express train
John Burroughs, renowned naturalist, died suddenly this morning aboard a New York Central train at Kingsville Ohio. He was 81 years old.
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Srecrete Evernine Journal
New York
Jno
Burroughs
New York Central
Kingsville
Ohio
Rioting Teens Wounded After Ruhr Strike Attempt
In Essen Germany a clash erupted as teen rioters were wounded following a Reds backed strike attempt in the Ruhr district. The effort failed and authorities reported chaos in the industrial area.
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Jowr
Essen
Germany
Acta
Hese
Reds
Ruhr
Greek Forces Occupy Bakisseri City in Turkish Front
London dispatch reports Greek troops have occupied Bakisseri, taking numerous prisoners and capturing a large quantity of Turkish war material. The advance marks a significant development on the theater, with Greek forces securing the city amid ongoing hostilities.
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Eelette Kivering Fournal
London
Bakisseri
Chaplin’s Mother Detained. Ellis Island Admittance Sought
New York March 2 Mrs Hannah Chaplin fifty five was detained by immigration authorities and sent to Ellis Island for examination due to mental illness. She believed shell shock from London bombing affected her plans for lifelong comfort, and arrangements were made in Washington for a bond to admit her. Chaplin has spent a fortune trying to restore her health.
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New York
Chariie Chaplin
Hannah Chaplin
Inf Mivration
Ellis Ishimo
London
Chaplin
Washington
Woman Slayer Indicted in Ziegler Killing Case
Chicago March 20 grand jury returned a true bill charging Mrs. Cora Orthwein a divorcee with manslaughter in the death of Herbert F. Ziegler at her apartments on Surf Street weeks ago after questioning witnesses regarding the tragedy.
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Orthwein
H. P. Megler
Chicago
Cora Orthwein
Herbert Fb. Ziegler
Sis Surf Street
Rail wage demand refused by U S railroad board
Chicago March 20 The United States railroad labor board dismissed appeals for higher wages led last fall by fifteen railroad labor against sixty seven short lines nationwide.
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United States Railroad Labor Boarch
Chicago
United States Railroad Labor Board
Cvsiway
To Catch Fish by Airplane in Boston March
William C. Adama, state fisheries director, petitioned the federal bureau to employ aircraft to locate schools of mackerel and transmit information to observers on land.
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Boston
William ¢. Adama
Federal Fisheries Bureau
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