Injured Workers Rescued as Fire Rages at Alexander Industry Plant
In Denver, eight dead and twelve hospitalized after explosions and a rapid fire at Alexander Industries paint shop in Kingl ewood. Workers entered the blaze to rescue many injured as flames reached 50 feet and walls collapsed. The Eagle Rock aircraft maker faces a deadly incident with 26 employees present amid chaotic evacuations.
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Associated Press
Denver
Col
Alexander Industries Company
Kinglewood
Effie Harkins
Ella Taylor
Gertrude Jarrett
Ross Owen Scott
Carl B. Moseley
Carriebelle Weese
Jack Nordstrom
Robert Holm
Eagle Rock
Ambu
General Chiang Breaks Through Northern Army
General Chiang achieves a smashing victory in southern Shantung driving a northern army back. The capture yields 32 000 prisoners and 32 field guns along with 6 000 machine guns.
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Chiang
Shantung
Peking Defense Opens Shantung Drive Against Northern Forces
Nationalist commander Chiang Kai-Shek and ally Feng Yu-Hsiang press a march through Shantung toward Peking. About 550 Japanese marines land at Tsingtao to guard Japanese interests while martial law halts port traffic. Northern leader Chang Tso-Lin concentrates troops near the Shantung-Chihli border as 32 000 prisoners and heavy armaments are claimed.
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Shanghat
China
Shantung
Chiang Kai-Shek
Feng Yu-Hsiang
Peking
Tsingtao
Yenchonfu
Kufonhsien
Confucius
Hulbert
Noa
Sicard
Pruitt
Preble
Chang Tso-Lin
Shantung-Chihli
Tientsin-Pukow
Springfield Democrats pledge 58 delegates for Smith
Illinois Democrats at a state convention in Springfield pledge 58 delegates to Governor Alfred E. Smith as their presidential choice. A 10 minute demonstration occurred when Smith's name was mentioned. Notables named include George Brennan William Dever James Hamilton Lewis and Edward Hurley. Resolutions condemn indictments of cabinet members and urge appointing Anton Cermak to the Senate.
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Associated Press
Springfield
Henry Horner
Edward N. Hurley
Shipping Board
L. Jones
Rescue Trimotor Flies to Bremen Relief Mission
A North American Newspaper Alliance trimotor plane lands at Lake Staynes near Murray Bay after a swift detour from Detroit. Floyd Bennett and Bernt Balchen pilot the craft carrying repair parts to aid the Bremen crew stranded in ice and snow, part of the alliance sponsored rescue effort.
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Standard and North American Newspaper Alliance
North American Newspaper Alliance
C. B. Allen
Murray Bay
Que
North American Newspaer Alliance
Bremen
Greenly Island
Lake Staynes
Detroit
Alliance
The
Standard
New York
Mitchelfield
Floyd Bennett
Byrd
North Pole
Bernt Balchen
France
America
Dead Bandit Hanged For Highway Robbery
Angel Ortiz Gallarza, a recently captured bandit chieftain, was hanged by the roadside near Tresimarias. His body hung from a tree with a placard "For highway robbery" after a holdup on April 8 on the Mexico City Cuernavaca highway. The military authorities ordered the execution at the scene.
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Associated Press
Mexico City
Angel Ortiz Gallarza
Tresimarias
Gallarza
Mexico City-Cuernavaca
President Coolidge asks not to appear on primaries
President Coolidge in a letter to Massachusetts Republican chairman Francis Prescott asked that his name not be proposed as a presidential candidate in state primaries. He said such action would be embarrassing and compromise him, though he publicly favored having his name entered in some primaries.
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Associated Ties
Washington
Coolidge
Francis Prescott
Massachusetts
Republican State Committee
Varney Seeks High Pay for Air Route Through Montana
Walter T. Varney, president of Varney air mail line, says the Great Falls to Salt Lake route should pay from start of operations. He notes two divisions, Boise offices, seven planes, six hour northbound trip, and strong local support and landing fields provided by municipalities and counties.
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Great Falls
Salt Lake
West
Varney
Mr. Varney
Christie Granted Divorce Decree Nisi in England
London from April 20 Mrs Agatha Clarissa Christie writer of detective stories was granted a divorce decree nisi from Col Arichibald Christie today. The suit charged misconduct and was not defended. Christie gained fame after her 1926 disappearance and later reappearing in Harrogate under an assumed name.
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Associated Press
London
Agatha Clarissa Christie
Col
Arichibald Christie
Christie
England
Surrey
Harrogate
Just Kids Safety Club Grows With Big Jump
Butte children respond to a call from the Standard forming the Just Kids Safety club. About 500 new members sign up promising to look up and down before crossing streets as 590 buttons await distribution.
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Just Kids Safety Club
Standard Office
Kidland
Standard
Just Kid Safety Club
Butte
Sinclaire trial nears verdict after six hours of defense
In Washington on April 20, Harry F. Sinclair's conspiracy trial moved to the final stage as Judge Justice Jennings Bailey prepared to give the jury its charge. Martin W. Littleton urged a not guilty verdict for Sinclair, while Owen J. Roberts for the government called the lease and Fall's receipt of 233 500 in Liberty bonds a slimy tale.
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Associated Press
Washington
Harry F. Sinclair
Jennings Bailey
Martin W. Littleton
Sinclair
Owen J. Roberts
American editors vote for strict penalties for ethics violators
At a Washington convention the American Society of Newspaper Editors amended its constitution to allow censure suspension or expulsion for members who violate the code of professional ethics. Willis Abbott and Tom Wallace led the change amid a 18 to 15 vote after a lengthy debate. Clarence Darrow criticized the press while condemning broader social systems in the United States.
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Associated Press
Washington
American Society of Newspaper Editors
Code of Professional Ethics
Willis Abbott
Christian Science Monitor
Tom Wallace
Louisville Times
Cotlilley
Abbott
Felix Robertson Confederate General Dies in Texas
Gen. Felix H. Robertson age 88 dies in Waco Texas after over a year of failing health. He was the last of the Confederate generals and his body will lie in state before funeral arrangements are announced.
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Associated Press
Waco
Texas
Felix H. Robertson
Robertson
Slight quake felt in Acatlan Puebla Mexico
A slight earthquake was felt in Acatlan Puebla Mexico early this evening. There is no appreciable property damage, but residents are nervous.
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Mexico
Associated Press
Acatlan
Puebla
Millionaire of 1920 Files Bankruptcy in Tulsa
John W. Gilliland once a millionaire from oil, filed for bankruptcy in federal court in Tulsa listing liabilities over 1 million dollars and assets around 25 thousand. He claimed no personal exemptions and said about 1 million of the claims were secured.
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Associated Press
Tulsa
Okla
John W. Gilliland
Four Elopees Jailed in Chicago After Cross-Country Trip
Four youths from Seattle and Denver, two boys and two girls, were arrested in Chicago on forgery and auto larceny charges after a cross-country trip aimed at marriage in New York. William E. Young Jr and Carl Visiter, both 23, along with Marie and Ora Stone, ages 19 and 17, were connected to a speeding fine and attempted to cash a bank check.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Seattle
Wash
Denver
Col
New York
William E. Young Jr
Carl Visiter
Marie
Ora Stone
Young
Vister
Bangtails Near Wire in Derby Run Headlines
Bangtails race the mile in the Red Triangle derby at Butte YMCA as $20,437 is counted toward a $25,000 goal. Flying Ebony led for three furlongs with Dolph Heilbronner aboard while Sir Harry held second amid heavy going and improving weather.
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Red Triangle
Butte Y. M. C. A
Heilbronner
Sir Harry
Medlin
Larry Myers
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