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03-03-23, 09:41 AM | #5341 |
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3rd March 1923
German railroad Unions in the Ruhr area, which was occupied by france, remain on strike despite the risk of the death penalty. French troops take control of the the railroad workshops in Darmstadt and Mannheim and the Harbor in Karlsruhe. Ship Losses: Babinda (United States) The cargo ship caught fire at San Francisco, California and was abandoned. Hieronymus (Danzig) The auxiliary sailing ship foundered in the Skaggerak off Hanstholm, Denmark. Her crew were rescued by Aalborg ( Denmark).
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03-05-23, 02:20 PM | #5342 |
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5th March 1923
Ship Losses: Yunur (Norway) The cargo ship was driven ashore on the Westman Islands, Iceland and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued.
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03-06-23, 01:51 PM | #5343 |
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6th March 1923
The Halibut Treaty was signed between the United States and Canada. It was the first time Canada had ever signed a treaty with a foreign nation without involving a representative from Britain. German Reichskanzler Wilhelm Cuno demands the unconditional evacuation of all french soldiers out of the Ruhr area, according to german sources instead of the usual 2,1 million tons of coal only 74.000 tons reach france due to striking railroad and coal workers and sabotage actions.
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03-07-23, 02:29 PM | #5344 |
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7th March 1923
The execution by explosion of eight inmates was carried out by Irish Free State authorities at the village of Ballyseedy in County Kerry after a group of nine was taken to a crossroads and tied together around a land mine, which was then detonated. ""Heinrich" Ford Idol of Bavaria Fascisti Chief". Adolf Hitler told the "Chicago Tribune" that he would support automobile magnate Henry Ford (who was known for his anti-Semitism) if Ford ran for President of the United States. Ship Losses: Monte (United Kingdom) The auxiliary sailing ship came ashore at Mandal, Norway and was wrecked.
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03-08-23, 12:53 PM | #5345 |
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8th March 1923
Ship Losses: Mindini United Kingdom The cargo liner ran aground at Samarai, New Guinea. Her passengers and crew were rescued by Nauru Chief ( United Kingdom).
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03-09-23, 02:26 PM | #5346 |
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9th March 1923
"Lenin Suffers a Stroke, Condition Is Serious; Announcement Causes a Sensation in Moscow"/"Say 30 Policemen Belong to Ku Klux— Detectives of Bomb Squad Investigate Report That Associates Are in the Klan". Ship Losses: Rigel (Finland) The cargo ship was sunk by ice 10 nautical miles (19 km) off Mariehamn.
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03-10-23, 01:39 PM | #5347 |
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10th March 1923
Vatslav Vorovsky, the Soviet delegate to the Conference of Lausanne, was assassinated in the restaurant of the Cecil Hotel. Ship Losses: Blazer (United States) After a coil of tow line washed off her deck during a gale and fouled her propeller and her crew was unable to clear it from the propeller, the 48-gross register ton motor vessel – bound from Kodiak to Kanatak, Territory of Alaska – was washed onto the beach and broke up near Portage Bay (57°34′05″N 156°02′15″W) on the Alaska Peninsula 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) southwest of Kanatak. Her crew of three survived.
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03-11-23, 02:55 PM | #5348 |
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03-13-23, 12:58 PM | #5349 |
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13th March 1923
"The price list of a Berlin provision store, where the most needed commodities are sold at exorbitant prices. Pickled herrings at 350 marks each are the cheapest on the bill of fare." "On the platform of the Grace Methodist Episcopal Church in Newark, NJ on Sunday night, the "Exalted Cyclops," the Rev. Parris E Greenly, minister of the Church, and the "Kleagle", with thirty-eight other hooded klansmen scattered among the congregation." Ship Losses: Marjane (France) The trawler was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Hyères, Var by the explosion of a mine which had caught in her nets. Two of her crew were killed.
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03-14-23, 02:33 PM | #5350 |
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14th March 1923
Ship Losses: Cape Cod (United States) The cargo ship a struck rock in Long Island Sound and was beached on Plum Island.
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03-15-23, 02:41 PM | #5351 |
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16th March 1923
"Berlin Offers $10,000,000,000 to Free Ruhr" (Germany offered 20 billion gold marks to France and Belgium to end the occupation of the Ruhr.) Ship Losses: Eastway (United Kingdom) The cargo ship was wrecked at Lourenço Marques, Mozambique with the loss of two of her crew. Survivors were rescued by a tug. Merville (United Kingdom) The cargo ship foundered in the North Sea with the loss of thirteen of her fifteen crew. Survivors were rescued by Frithjof Eide ( Norway).
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03-17-23, 01:14 PM | #5352 |
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17th March 1923
Ship Losses: Banhei Maru No.2 (Japan) The cargo ship foundered off Yokohama. Buckleigh (United Kingdom) The cargo ship ran aground in Jones Inlet, New York. She was refloated on 31 March. Freia (Uruguay) The cargo ship caught fire at La Boca, Buenos Aires, Argentina. She broke free from her moorings and sank.
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03-18-23, 02:11 PM | #5353 |
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18th March 1923
"Carabinieri and fascists performing the service of honour at the funeral of Queen Milena of Montenegro in San Remo." Ship Losses: Maid of Sparta (United Kingdom) The cargo ship ran aground on Samsø, Denmark (56°04′N 11°00′E) and was abandoned by her crew. She was refloated on 22 March.
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03-19-23, 02:37 PM | #5354 |
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19th March 1923
George Herbert, financial backer leading to the discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb, suffers a severe mosquito bite which eventually takes his life. “The curse of the mummy” enters newspaper headlines. Ship Losses: Shannonmede (United Kingdom) The cargo ship was driven ashore at Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain.
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03-20-23, 02:12 PM | #5355 |
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20th March 1923
Ship Losses: Peiho (Germany) The schooner came ashore 10 nautical miles (19 km) north of Cape San Diego, Argentina. Twenty four crew landed on New Year Island.
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