Moscow House to Down That Fuel and Deaths Rise
Moscow endures extreme cold as fuel runs scarce with wooden houses torn for fuel. The Soviet government seizes major businesses serving Bolsheviks while flower shops thrive. Refugee women mauled at Smolensk and a pearl necklace snubbed by soldiers highlight hardships. Lenine and Trotzki are described amid a harsh moral climate and disease runs rampant.
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Warsaw
Moscow
Smolensk
Leon Trotzki
War and Marine
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Nikolai Lenine
Lenine
Tom Lenine
Russia
Bel
6000 Yanks Sail On Four Ships Due U S From March 3 to 3
The battleship Ohio hospital ship Comfort and two transports the Mexican and the Siboney sailed from France carrying 200 officers and 6000 men. They head for Newport News and New York with arrivals due March 3 to 5. The Mexican carries aero squadrons and the Siboney includes convalescent detachments and officers.
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Washington, D.C
Ohio
Comfort
France
Newport News
New York
Fertore
Lake Gaspar
Newport, News
Kansas Republicans pick Campbell for speaker candidate
Washington D C Feb 25 Republican members from Kansas decided to present Representative Campbell of Kansas as a speaker candidate at the house Republican conference Thursday night to nominate the next speaker. Massachusetts Representative Gillett and Illinois Representative Mann have been the only declared candidates, each claiming the nomination.
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Massachusetts
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Illinois
El Verso Havana Cigar Ad Seeks Two For Twenty Six
An old style advertisement notes El Verso Havana cigars offered at 2 for 26 cents, highlighting a bargain in a small shop. The copy emphasizes value for smokers seeking a budget choice.
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Havana
Rathbun waives pardon to start life term in Iowa case
Ern est Rathbun, jailed for criminal assault, consents to revoke his pardon after Ida county grand jury indicts him for perjury related to the pardon. Judge Albert refuses habeas relief and deems the governor’s pardon invalid for fraud, directing him to begin life sentence concurrently with a 10 year term at Fort Madison.
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Harding
Ernest Rathbun
Anamosa Reformatory
Rathbun
Albert
Ida County
H. M. Hayner
George Clark
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Board of Parole
Fort Madison
Army Recruiting Resumes in Iowa After Congress Boost
The War Department announced a new active recruiting drive will begin once Congress authorizes a larger pool of volunteers. Davenport again serves as the principal clearing house for town recruits with Col. Paul M. Goodrich and Lieut. Cok James EB. McDonald directed to report there to resume recruiting. Men ages 18 to 85 will be accepted.
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James EB. Mclonald
Iowa Rainbow Division Expected Home in May
Iowa’s 168th Infantry, the Rainbow division, likely to depart for home in May. An Associated Press dispatch from Coblenz cites arrival around April 15 and plans for a Rhine route via Holland. After reviews in Washington and New York, the unit may proceed to Camp Dodge for demobilization with a Des Moines parade planned.
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Polish Fighting With Ukrainians Off Through Truce
Warsaw reports a Sunday agreement to halt hostilities between Poles and Ukrainians starting at 6 p m Monday with 12 hour notice to end the truce. Paris says allied military mission to Poland departs Warsaw for Prague to mediate the Polish Czech Slovak conflict. Missions members include Maj Fordhams Capt Coolidge and Capt Tuboste.
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Polish Foreign Office
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Prague
Paris
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Coolidge
Tuboste
Cape Canal Bill Advances To Finance Committee
A favorable report was ordered to dry fy the senate commerce committee on a bill by Senator Metcher of Florida authorizing government acquisition and operation of the Cape Cod canal for up to 10 million dollars. The measure aims to secure a rest not to exceed the stated amount and reflects ongoing debate over federal involvement in major infrastructure.
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Associated Press
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Florida
Cape Cod Canal
China thanks US aid at Paris peace talks
Premier Chin Nu-Hsun of China expressed deep gratitude to President Wilson and the United States delegates for help given to Chinese representatives in Paris. He announced the China League of Nations Society to rally public support, noted China’s plan to publish wartime secret agreements, and said Japan’s objections had lessened as China aligned with American and British positions.
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China
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Paris
Chin /Nup-Hsun
Associated Press
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Union With Germany Sparks Massive Demonstrations in Vienna
In Vienna immense demonstrations favored uniting German Austria with Germany. Christian Socialists of German Austria agreed to the union if the capital sits in central Germany. German deputies and Austrian ministers addressed crowds. Vienna dispatch cites Reichspost. Also reports merger of the World's Court League and New York Peace Society forming League of Nations union with new officers. In Venlo area a grenade killed four children and injured 72.
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Weimar Assembly
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Theodore EK. Burton
Wilson Seeks Labor Calm Before Paris Return
President Wilson returns to the White House amid plans to meet governors and discuss unemployment and labor unrest. He aims to unify domestic affairs before sailing again for France, with cabinet meetings and potential joint-session address on the league of nations in progress.
Peking Cables to Paris On China Japan Agreements
Peking dispatches to the Paris peace conference list all China Japan agreements including the 21 demands and military convention with copies shown to the delegation. Officials deny coercion claims while reiterating that no secret pacts exist. Paris reports that documents related to German rights in Shantung are being reviewed by the great powers.
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Shantung Province
Council of the Great Powers
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Associated Press
Baron Chinde
Chin Nun-Hsun
Baden Red Revolt Stifled Except Mannheim Stand
London and Berlin dispatches report a failed Bavarian Spartacan bid to set a soviet government in Baden and establish control in Mannheim. Bavarian authorities sealed Heilbronn style, with troops in Karlsruhe and bans on non Socialist papers for 10 days. Several leaders killed or arrested amid unrest as Munich and Dusseldorf elections were disrupted.
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Baden
Mannheim
Karlsruhe
Weimar
Catin
U S War Debt Needs Billions A Year Till 1944
Washington March 26 It will cost the American people about 41 2 billion a year for 26 years to pay the war debt according to treasury estimates based on incomplete knowledge of final debt. The net debt is placed near 18 billion with interest at 4 1 4 percent totaling 765 million a year to be raised by taxes and paid to bond holders. A sinking fund of 417 6 million annually would be needed to redeem all bonds in 24 years. Congress has not authorized the sinking fund.
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Wilson
Burone
Washington, D. C
Treasury
Reedeen
Glass
Banda
Woman Held In convent murder case near Traverse City
Mrs. Stanislawa Lypchinski was arrested in Leelanau County on murder charges linked to the years old disappearance of Sister Mary Johns from the Isadore convent near Traverse City. authorities planned to question Father Andrew Bienowske as a warrant remains unserved. exhumation at the parish house had sparked the investigation. The nun was known to walk long distances in the woods, and bloodhounds were used to trace her after she disappeared.
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Mich
Leelanau County
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Mary Jobus
Isadore
Traverse City
Andrew Bienowske
Lypehinski
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Thei E Huren
Mary Johns
Oun
Convent
Prince Leopold held as plotter in premier's death
Geneva Feb 25 Prince Leopold former German Eighth Army commander on the Russian front has been imprisoned in Munich on suspicion of instigating Premier Eisner's murder. A list of would be assassins has been found. plans to seize 20 aristocrats as hostages are claimed. Munich students searched. provisional nine-member ministry formed including Prof Friedrich Foerster of Munich University. Berne Bavarian committee votes a pension of 10 000 marks for Eisner's widow. Belaw at Duluth Feb 25: Duluth thermometers ranged from 18 to 27 above.
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Deans Urge More Clothing for Girls at National Educators Meeting
Deans from two universities attending a national educators meeting called for stricter dress standards for girls. They hold current attire is too scant and endorsed a New York federation’s campaign for a saner dress form.
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Weimar considers national defender corps plan amid draft reforms
Berlin reports the Weimar assembly may adopt a national guard bill replacing the old imperial army with one brigade per former corps. Conscription ends, voluntary recruitment runs via a central bureau. Hugo Preuss defends the tentative constitution draft, says work was done in 48 hours and rejects "patchwork." Germany seeks equal League of Nations terms and German Austria negotiations proceed with Dr Otto Bauer arriving.
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Weimar Assembly
Weimar
Hugo Preuse
Germany
League of Nations
Otto Bauer
Austria
Town Woman Injured in Passenger Train Wreck on St. Paul
Rockford Ill Feb 25 The death talk of the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul passenger train wreck at Latham Park last night remained at two today Two of the 40 injured are in no serious condition Mrs Fred Brown of Sabula Ia who was in the wreck for two hours before extrication and I Fred Lawrence of Rockford The dead Harry Smith shoe sales man Janesville Wis 23 years old c E Cohnoran Beloit Wis trainmaster Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway company
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Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Latham Park
Fred Brown
Sabula la
Fred Lawrence
Harry Smith
Shoe Stlesman
Janesville
Wis
C. E. Cohcoran
Beloit
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Company
Restoring Commerce Power Wins Senate Sanction
The Senate Interstate Commerce Committee unanimously favored the Cummins bill restoring full rate powers to the commission to revise suspend or set aside rules as held before government control. Cummins did not press a separate bill to block railroad owners before remedial laws. The panel indicated the issue may return this session. Swiss Legation Granted Free Passage Through Russia En Route to Berne with two special trains scheduled for Thursday.
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Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Cummins
Congress
Presa
Berne
Petrograd
Russia
Wilson backs league plan amid busy Washington week
President Wilson sent a confident telegram to Theodore Burton reiterating support for a league of nations as he returns to Washington on a special train from Boston. He signs the six billion dollar war revenue bill aboard the train and prepares for a packed week with cabinet, Senate and House committees, and a District parade.
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Wilson
League of Nations
Theodore E. Burton
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League of Nations Nnen
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Town Major Honored By Top Decoration of Serb Government
Maj Daniel J McCarthy of Davenport Ta a member of the American Red Cross mission to Serbia has been awarded the highest decoration of the Serb government for his medical work among soldiers and refugees in Serbia.
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Daniel J. McCarthy
Davenport
American Red Grass
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