Fourteen Die in Italian Fascisti Communist Fights Across Tuscany
In Tuscany the Fascisti and communists fought across several towns on Sunday. Fourteen people were killed and about 100 wounded as Fascisti from Florence seized Prato and forced town officers to raise the tri color. In Capri Bisenzio and Arezzo aligned stations, ambushes and house-to-house clashes killed communists and wounded Fascisti. Reinforcements arrived from Formossa, ending the day’s engagements.
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Associated Press
Rome
Tuscany
Florence
Prato
Italy
Fascisti
Labor
Capri Bisenzio
Arezzo
Formossa
Allied Recognition Of American Rights On Yap Delicate Diplomatic Exchange
Washington and Tokyo publicized two memos and three notes on Yap with the United States insisting full equal rights in former German possessions. Japan warns a May 7 1919 council decision without representation would show bad faith. Secretary Hughes counters Tokyo and replies to Britain France and Italy.
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Washington
Pacific
Yap
Tokio
Iine
Hughes
United States
Germany
Japan
Supreme Council
Great Britain
France
Italy
Stockholders Back Gary in Steel Labor Stand at Meeting
United States Steel Corp stockholders at their New York annual meeting unanimously pledged support for Elbert H. Gary and associates in any future conflicts with labor unions. They asserted the right of individuals to contract freely and defended wage policies, while Gary urged publicity, regulation and government oversight as a remedy for labor issues.
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Associated Press
New York
United States Steel Corporation
Elbert H. Gary
United States
Mr. Gary
Gary
Death by Own Action Found in Seattle Hotel
Seattle April 18 Nels Peter son retired rancher was found dead in a local hotel and believed murdered but police announced he killed himself with a percussion cap. A fuse fragment was found in the blanket around his head and bits of copper and dynamite traces were reported in his mouth.
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Associated Press
Seattle
Nels Peterson
France Norway treaty crisis deepens at secret Storthing
A critical clash over France demands to renew the commercial treaty with Norway sparked a secret Storthing meeting. The foreign minister outlined the situation as negotiations stall and tensions rise between the two nations.
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Associated Press
Christiania
France
Norway
Storthing
Governor's Pilot Held Accountable For Wreck
Seattle, April 18. The wreck of the steamship Governor, rammed and sunk by the freighter West Hartland off Port Townsend, resulted in five deaths. The U S steamboat inspectors report blames pilot Capt Harry H Marden and the Governor's second and third mates for inattention to duty.
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Associated Press
Seattle
Governor
West Hartland
Port Townsend
Wash
Harry H. Marden
United States
United States Declines War in Central America
Washington reports that the United States will not tolerate war between Panama and Costa Rica over the White award dispute. It says U S obligations to Panama’s integrity justify actions if Costa Rican moves escalate. Officials hope diplomacy prevents conflict as American forces in Panama, Central America, and Cuban waters remain poised.
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South
Washington
Panama
Costa Rica
Panama City
Salvador
Honduras
Guatemala
Central America
Leggat Will Contest Filed In Butte Court
Preliminary steps in a court action to invalidate the will of Rod D Leggat of Butte were filed in district court. J Benton Leggat and others seek to set aside one third of the $60 000 estate and appoint a new administrator. The petition accuses Alexander and Stewart Leggat of undue influence and alleges the testator was of unsound mind due to illness and a stroke.
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Butte
District Court
J. Benton Leggat
Leggat
Abram C. Leggat
Sarah Leggat Carleton
Ruth Leggat Duhume
Jesse B. Mellor
Stewart Leggat
Alexander Leggat
Rose A. Smith
Fanny Harvey
Jennie Christmas
Copper Mines Suspend Work At Once In Globe
Globe, Apr 18. E G Dean general manager of the Superior and Boston Mining company announced a suspension of copper production effective immediately. About 50 men will be kept for development work.
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Associated Press
Globe, Ariz
E. G. Dean
Superior & Boston Mining Company
House Committee Backs Bill To Bar Out Aliens
Washington April 18 Favor able report by the house immigration committee on the bill restricting admission of aliens from May 1 to June 30 next year to 3 per cent of each nationality in the United States in 1910 was assured tonight. The committee planned to report tomorrow and seek immediate house action likely before army and navy measures. W S McClatchy Sacramento urged Japanese exclusion as necessary for the nation and warned California faces a grave menace from Japanese penetration. He noted other states already oppose foreign nations deciding immigration.
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Washington
House Immigration Committee
United States
House Committee
House
W. S. McClatchy
Sacramento
Cal
Relief Workers Aid Tornado Sufferers
Memphis April 18 reports say the death toll from Friday and Saturday tornadoes and storms across southern states holds near 100. National state and civic groups push relief efforts as immediate needs of sufferers are being met.
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Associated Press
Memphis
Sun Yat Sen to resign as president of Chinese republic
Cable advices from Canton report Dr Sun Yat Sen, elected by the Canton government, has decided to resign the presidency of the Chinese republic. The notice appears in the Chinese World, a local Cantonese language daily.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
Sun Yat Sen
Canton
Canton Today
Chinese World
Dentist Lasuer Convicted of Attempted Abduction in Minneapolis
Dr. F. A. Lausier, a Minneapolis dentist, was found guilty by a district court jury of attempted abduction of a young girl. The case will be appealed. Punishment upon conviction ranges from one to five years in prison, a $1,000 fine, or both.
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Associated Press
Minneapolis
F. A. Lausier
Youth Fights 10 Prevent Robbery of Cash Register
Paul Pessanti allegedly tried to rob a Continental Oil service station on East Front Street by using a ruse about filling a car with transmission. Station tender L. O. Davies wrestled him, clothes torn, as Pessanti fled with silver. Companion Joe Marino later arrested. Pessanti booked on robbery charges.
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Continental Oil Company
East Front Street
King
Motorcycle Corps
Utah Avenue
Joe Marino
Pessanti
East Park Street
Tarkin
Jack Duggan
Sheriff's Force
Marino
Davies
L. O. Davies
Lyden
Java landslide toll rises in East Indies disaster
London dispatch reports 24 people killed and 60 missing after a cloudburst and landslide in Java. The Tel of the event cites the Rotterdam cor respondent of the London Times. Java is described as the Netherlands East Indies treasure.
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Associated Press
London
A_ dispatch
Java
Rotterdam
London Times
Holland
East Indies
Settlement of London coal strike looms
London April 18. The miners strike persists but a favorable mood for settlement is evident in London. Premier Lloyd George in the House of Commons was conciliatory and resisted pressure to curb union privileges, warning that attacking trade union rights would provoke serious industrial trouble.
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Associated Press
London
Lloyd George
Hous of Commons
Ireland to Seek 100 Million Loan for Independence Fight
Special Dispatch to the Standard reports at the Medinah temple convention of the American Association for the Recognition of the Irish Republic that Ireland will request a new loan of 100 million dollars to finance its struggle against England. Harry J. Boland, representing Eamonn de Valera, urged delegates to be ready to provide the funds when Ireland asks in the name of Liberty.
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Republic of Ireland
American Association For the Recognition
Irish Republic
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Walsh Sisters
Donald O'Callaghan
Cork
Railroads Press Wage Cuts Across Japanese Open Hearing
Eastern railroads asked the US railroad labor board to order sweeping wage reductions for unskilled labor and some shop and train workers. The five member board proceeded with a consolidated hearing despite vacancies and pending presidential appointments. Exhibits on cost of living and wages from other industries were presented as many railroads finished their cases and the session adjourned.
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Chicago
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