Disruption Begins Among Switchmen Aimed by I W W Agents
Senate inquiries exposed plans by I W W agents to mobilize railroad workers against management. Palmer publicized documents urging formation of a one big union uniting Canadian and American factions and targeting the American Federation of Labor. Government monitors radicals after a major strike, with reports of recruitment, raids, and deportation actions, as seen in a letter from Hutgers criticizing Martens.
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Palmer
Jon
Simeon
Fos
Organizan
Fedation
LW. W
Srtan
Canada
Vic
Jonm
A. V. Hutgers
Third Communist Internationale
Ludwig CA. K. Martens
Martens
Covier
Hutgers
Brothers return to work as railroad strikes ripple nationwide
Reports from general chairmen across the country list dozens of cities where Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen members are returning to work. In Cleveland, about 500 members voted to resume tomorrow, while other regions including Michigan Ohio and Spokane show varied strike progress.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Brotherhood of Railway
Brotherhood
Ist
Washingston
D.C
Muskogee
Okla
Omaha
Memphis
Little Rock
Parsons
Kan
Seattle
Tacoma
Spokane
Everett
Auburn
Wash
Ogden
Utah
Barstow
San Bernardino
Cal
Collinwood
New York Central
North America
Lay
Illness of Juror Halts the Trial
The trial pauses as juror illness prevents continued testimony on Dec 9 details. Mrs Prenatt testifies she saw two men enter the home and a gunman shoot at her husband on the porch, identifying Gust Andrews in the courtroom as the shooter.
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Mra. Prenatt
Andrews
Mac
Treaests
Sealine Fred Hall
Alent
Tom Williams
H. A. McIntosh
Theodore Chronos
Prenat
Tom
Williams
Golden Gate
Theolden Gate
Moose Block
Nelock
Prematt
Rotering
Mrs Prenate
Gust Andrews
Garrison Avenue
Idonna
Colling
Taonna Block
Lynenade
Defens
Leslie Smith
Eheritf
Prenatt
Smith
Pronatt
Electric tragedy as boy dies after electric lines contact
A boy died after an electric accident south of Centerville near the Diamond and West Gray rock mines. The father tried 20 minutes of resuscitation at home, a doctor arrived too late, and coroner’s inquiry will continue. The site has high voltage lines, trolley wires, and railroad tracks nearby.
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Centerville
Diamond
West Gray Rock
Father Dean
Efort
Francis
Holland
San Francisco
Western Sugar Refining Company
Ttme
California-Hawaiian Sugar Company
Pa OG
Chicago political titan Roger Sullivan dies at 76
Roger Sullivan of Chicago dies after a long public career. He helped back Woodrow Wilson at the 1912 Baltimore convention and led Illinois’ delegation before switching support to Wilson. A businessman, he arrived in Chicago in 1879 as an apprentice machinist and was worth over a million at death. He served as probate clerk and gauger and pursued a senate bid in 1914. He declined the vice presidency in 1916.
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Hoe
Illinois
Baltimore
Champ Clark
Ilinois
Wilson
Possi
Sullivan
Chicago
Belvidere
Cleveland
Thomas I. Marshall
Indictments Filed Against Eighteenth Amendment Violators
Marquette Michigan April 14 federal grand jury returned twenty four indictments against alleged violators of the eighteenth amendment. Paris April 14 Berlin reports say 000 additional German soldiers have entered the neutral zone.
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Hlikting
JOTN
Marquette, Mich
Federal Grand
Jureee Eee Ees
Paris
Havas
Berlin
Prince on High Seas as Renown Sails to Java
Honolulu dispatch reports the Prince of Wales continuing his voyage toward Australia as the battle cruiser Renown departs for Java. The move comes as Britain maintains its global naval presence.
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Sessa
Prince
Honolulu
Prince of Wales
Australia
Java
Difference in Ice Types Described in The Text
A historical excerpt notes six kinds of ice with four arising only under unusual conditions. It describes ordinary surface ice forming on lakes and rivers as the common type.
Ice behavior under extreme pressure creates multiple ice forms
The text describes ice forms under varying pressures and temperatures. Ice 1 forms near 32 F with about 5 000 psi and breaks into powder on release, expanding four to eight times. Ice 2 forms around 20 C with higher pressure, Ice 4 from greater pressure, Ice 5 at 28 400 psi, and Ice 6 at 142 000 psi, the heaviest form.
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Avaited
Pershing Not Seeking Nomination Says He Would Not Refuse
Washington April 14 General Pershing states he is not seeking the presidency but would not refuse service if called by the people. He spoke at a reception in his honor for the Nebraska society.
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Washington
General Pershing
Admission of Mexican and Canadian Laborers Limited
An order issued by Secretary Wilson suspends immigration laws to admit laborers from Mexico and Canada solely to cultivate and harvest beet crops in Colorado Wyoming Utah Iowa and Nebraska.
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Washington
Wilson
Mexico
Canada
Colorado
Wyoming
Utah
Iowa
Nebrask
Paper shortage closes Zeitung as Illinois paper halts daily run
April 14 Chicago reports the Illinois Staatz Zeitung the only German language daily suspends one issue due to paper shortage. The Sunday edition may still publish. Campaign notes cover ranchers and hunters in Camp Crook district focusing on wolves bobcats and coyotes with high pelts income and local bounties.
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Chicago
Illinois
Staatz Zeitune
Tmornink
Crook
Ping Hille
Edward Seall
Scall
Peanuts and Corncobs Highlight Dye and Food Uses in Meeting
In St Louis on April 14 speakers at the American Chemical Society session praised peanuts and bearers for their strong food value. They also noted corncobs can cut dye costs, emphasizing practical byproducts of common crops.
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ST. Louis
American Chemical Society
Eee
Hoover declines Maryland presidential bid today
Following a meeting of Hoover men today it was announced that Mr. Hoover would not enter the republican presidential primaries in Maryland at this time. In Columbus Ohio striking Dayton switchmen vote to return to work tomorrow after 250 men paused work tonight.
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Toledo
Yardmen’s Association
Willys. Overland Automobile Company
Baltimore
Hoover
Maryland
Columbus
Ohio
Dayton
Begin to Purify Your Winter Blood Cure
An old fashioned sale for a spring blood purifier touts Sulpheric Tablets as a potent tonic to remove winter poisons. It claims sluggish blood causes liver and kidney ills, colds, coughs, and skin issues, urging yearly use to prevent spring and summer illnesses. Sold by all druggists in sealed tubes with directions.
Freezone promises painless corn removal with touch treatment
A vintage ad touts Freezone as a painless corn remedy. It claims the product stops aching instantly and lets users lift the corn with fingers. The note credits a Cincinnati inventor and notes a small bottle is inexpensive and sold by druggists.
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Rodda
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van Orden
Melovich
James Larkin
George McDonald
Prenatts
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Garrison
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Zeitung
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