Easter Peace Yields to May Day Hope for Treaty
Paris dispatch reports Easter peace talk giving way to May Day peace prospects. Big four near agreement on reparations responsibility Saar Danzig Fiume and German boundaries. League of Nations covenant drafted with Monaco details and Monroe Doctrine article sparking debate. Wilson defense cited as pivotal in shaping acceptance and Geneva as league seat.
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Fred
Ferguson
United Press
Paris
Saar
Fiume
Danzig
Big Four
League
France
China
Wilson
America
No Present Danger Faces the Yanks in Russia
New York dispatch reports American troops at Archangel facing limited Bolshevik harassment. Despite outnumbered enemies and winter ice, planners anticipate holding positions for about two more months until Archangel opens for transports. Potential retreat east toward Murmansk and Kola is described as a last resort.
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Russia
J. W. T. Mason
United Press Staff
New York
Archangel
Murmansk
Kola
American- Archangel
England
Arcangel
Dublin reports Paris offer home rule to Ireland
Paris sent a deputation offering Ireland home rule as a British dominion if Sinn Fein abandons its republican policy. The Dublin corre spondent notes De Valera opposed the League of Patrons while Griffith defended Wilson and urged a message to the president.
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Paris
Dublin
The
Post
Edward de Valera
Ireland
Sinn
Upheaval Will Be Labor Demand
Springfield April 12 United Press demands call for recognition of the Russian Soviet Republic independence for Ireland and self-determination for India in the platform of the new Labor Party of Illinois. A new trial for Thomas J Mooney and W K Billings convicted of murder in San Francisco in the preparedness day bombing will be demanded.
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Springfield
IIL
United Press
Ireland
India
New Labor Party of
Illinois
Thomas J. Mooney
W. K. Billings
San Francisco
Spring decorating season under way in Chicago
Chicago reports mark of spring with seniors from the university growing mustaches as part of a lighthearted local trend. The season’s mood finds students embracing playful grooming during campus events.
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Chicago
Chicago University
Special Carrier Service Ensures Timely Athens Delivery
Regular subscribers missed by carrier may call the Messenger up to 6 PM for a special carrier to deliver a paper by bicycle at no extra charge. Routes are organized so every subscriber is served by 5 PM. if not, call for a special carrier. Messenger Office, both phones.
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Athens
Present Hun Leaders Can Have Their Way If They So Desire
Berlin reports that the present German government appears stable and can mobilize half a million troops if needed. It could enforce order by force but tolerates strikes until peace is secured, while Bavarian turmoil and a rising socialist resistance threaten if communists gain strength.
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Frank J. Taylor
United Press
Berlin
London
Munich
Ebert Scheidemann
Foreign Office
Brockdorff-Rantzau
Hugo Haase
Count von Bernstorff
Paris
Banquet Plans For Monday Evening Completed
One hundred fifty invitations were mailed by special delivery to all members of old Company L who served in the 136th Field Artillery for a banquet at the First Christian Church Monday at seven. The men will meet at the Armory at 6:30 and march to the church, followed by an 8:30 ball at the Armory. Major H. M. Johnson and Captain Connett will attend as guests with ladies from local churches serving the feast.
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136Th Field Artillery
First Christian Church
Armory
M. Johnson
Capt. Connett
Christian
Presbyterian
First M. E
Chestnut Ridge Railway Seeks Dog Fare Approval
Chestnut Ridge Railway asks the I C C to allow charging dogs a regular fare. The eleven mile line runs between Kun kle town and Palmerton Pennsylvania with service under consideration.
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Washington
Chestnut Ridge Railway
Chestnut Ridge
Kunkletown
Palmerton
Pennsylvania
Allies consider credits to feed Russia by inter allied scheme
Paris reports an authoritative source says allies will feed Russia if financial terms are agreed. An inter allied scheme may be arranged to establish credits for food payments. Americans urge feeding Russia to prompt a halt to hostilities and move toward moderation.
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Paris
Russia
America
Bathing Beach Censors Study Anatomy Rules
Chicago officials review beach attire standards amid new regulations. Rules specify trunks must begin at four inches above the knee with patella reference, but collarbone starting point remains undecided. Officials debate appropriate coverage and public reception.
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Chicago
Teachers Will Pay Here After War Boost in Pay
Washington reports a permanent salary rise for teachers due to the war. Dr James R Hanna of the bureau of education says one third of US teachers left for war jobs but are returning. He notes daily job requests, a prior shortage of fifty thousand teachers, and a rise in new but underskilled teachers entering the system.
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Washington
James R. Hanna
Bureau of Education
United States
Hanna
Whip Boy and Send Him Back to the Country
In Chicago a two round bout at juvenile court ends with James Froome battered by his father under Judge Victor Arnold's supervision. The judge calls for reform through discipline and sentences Froome to an Illinois farm to avoid reform school.
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Chicago
James Froome
Reform School
James
Victor Arnold
Arnold
Froome
Illinois
Grain Grading Is Sought Now
Washington April 12 The drive for greater uniformity in grain inspection and grading across markets prompts a Chicago conference on April 14 with leaders from major grain trade and milling groups the national council of farmers cooperative associations the Bureau of Markets and the Railroad Administration.
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Washington
Chicago
National Council of Farmers, Co-Operative Association
The
Bureau of Markets
Railroad Administration
Phone Workers Vote to Strike in New England
Nearly twenty thousand union telephone operators and workers for the New England Telephone and Telegraph Company and affiliated companies will strike next Tuesday morning unless action to avert the walkout. The vote occurred at a meeting with 2,000 workers from across New England in Boston.
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Boston
New England Telephone and Telegraph Company
New England
Former Judge Confesses to Embezzling $38,000
Trial of former Municipal Court Judge William T. Wheeler adjourned to Monday after Assistant District Attorney Taulane presents evidence Wheeler confessed to embezzling 38000 dollars from the estate of John Joyce Jr of Columbus Ohio. Widow Harriet Reinhart Joyce testified to business relations with Wheeler.
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Philadelphia
Wm. T. Wheeler
Taulane
Wheeler
John Joyce
Columbus
Ohio
Harriet Reinhart Joyce
Modify Order On Wireless Authority Cut Apr 15
Washington April 12 The acting secretary of the navy Roosevelt said all restrictions on non commercial radio receiving stations will be removed on April 15 including amateur, technical and experimental stations at schools and colleges. Sending restrictions remain in effect until peace is proclaimed.
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Washington
Roosevelt
School
Coleges
New Soldier for Europe Seen in Athens
The first troop train of the new army of occupation passed through Athens from Texas to Camp Meade Md en route overseas. Troops praised Athens hospitality as the town first eastward stop for eatables. A nine coach hospital train arrived at 7 30 am en route to Camp Taylor Ky and Camp Sherman. Five troop trains were scheduled to depart starting at 1 30 pm.
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Army of Occupation
Athens
Texas
Camp Meade, Md
Camp Taylor
Camp Sherman
Must Wear Khaki at Ball Seeks Former Company L Men
A later notice says only men in uniform may dance at the ball Monday night. Invitations went to all former Company L men and any who did not receive them are urged to attend the banquet and dance.
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Company L
147th Parade Before Friends in Cincinnati Today
Cincinnati's 147th Infantry marched in a home city parade on April 12 before demobilization at Camp Sherman. Led by Colonel F W Galbraith, the veterans from St Mihiel and the Argonne, 3500 men with gas masks and fixed bayonets passed under an arch of triumph to a reviewing park amid flowers, before leaving tonight for Camp Sherman to be mustered out.
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Cincinnati
United Press
147Th Infantry
Camp Sherman
F. W. Galbraith
First Ohio
France
St. Mihiel
Argonne
Aguz Caisson
C Sherman
Germany vows eleventh hour appeal if soviet peace dictated
A dispatch from Weimar reports that the national assembly adopted a resolution warning that Germany will appeal to all mankind if a soviet peace is imposed. The report is dated Copenhagen April 12. HMNS will appeal.
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HMNS
Copenhagen
Weimar
National Assembly
Germany
Labor Ideals Adopted by New Born Party in Illinois
The Illinois Labor party, formed today in Springfield, passed its platform calling for equal pay and suffrage for workers, right to organize, public ownership of utilities, eight hour week, universal education, employer insurance, work compensation and mothers pensions, curbing supreme court powers, abolition of state senate, state home aid, and expanded employment services.
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Springfield
Ill
Labor Party of
Dlinois
Eae Universa
Supreme Court
Senate
Telegraph Rates Rise Amid Financial Pressures
Washington April 13 The Postmaster General Burleson announced a twenty percent increase in telegraph rates, saying the rise is needed for all industries to avoid financial collapse and to cover costs, mirroring broader post office rate changes.
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Washington
Aie Press
Burleson
Old Fourth to Be on One Ship
Governor Cox announced receipt of a Pershing cable confirming the 166th Infantry Regiment Rainbow Division will embark on one ship. Adjutant General Layton and the Ohio Society of New York coordinate welcoming activities for the 166th, the former Fourth Ohio, in Columbus.
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Columbus
Cox
Pershing
166Th Infantry
Rainbow Division
Layton
Ohio Society of New York
166Th
Windy Macomb Finds 47 Bottles in Car Heap
In Macomb Illinois on April 123 Policeman Purdum notes wind reveals clues in a lighthearted way. A search under a heap in a car reveals 47 bottles as a surprising find.
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Macomb
Ill
Purdum
Ben
Reception for A Service Man in Albany
A surprise reception celebrated Everett Saulters, recently returned from Fort Worth and Staten Island, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Saulters in Albany. About sixty neighbors and relatives attended, with games and a marshmallow toast shared late in the evening.
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C. L. Stewart
Sadie Brooks
Mabel Dixon
Bliss Woodyard
Bella Woodyard
Laura Woodyard
Pauline Potter
Annistine Searles
Winnie Martin
Roma Stanley
Bernice Stanley
Edith Stewart
Lida Douglas
Ruth Woodyard
Bertine Saulters
Avelia Brickles
Miss Ator
Villa Tippie
Eva Tippie
Oma Stanley
Anna Saulters
Plans for major First Church Bible School event tomorrow
The well organized plan calls 800 attendees at the First Church Bible School event tomorrow the largest congregation since its dedication. Speakers include Bible teachers with national reputation addressing psychology and faith topics from the school. Notable attendees from Ohio University and Miss Lillie Farisco are listed among the participants.
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Clré
Oes
Png
Bible School
Unaton
Serenadian
Korcak
James DeForest
Ohio University
Mississ Lillie Farisco
Aircraft contest details from a historic aviation page
Fragmentary notes describe a contest involving an Atlantic flight and Hawker Grieve with Morgan’s navigator, F. P. Maclean, and a R. E. 8 hangar canvas setup. It mentions wing spans around 41 feet, Martinsyde craft, and wooden frame requirements, with emphasis on field assembly and aircraft types from wartime design.
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Atlantic
T Gan
Hawker
I Mander
Morgan
F. P. Macran
Xish
Martinsyde
Hawkers
Williamsville man reports bite in bee industry dispute
An incident in Millford records a claim by April delango Schiarone that Michael B. Niro bit him during a dispute at a recent bee event. Authorities note the altercation concerned an “incivelates” matter and warrant further investigation.
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Millford
Mass
Delango Schiarone
Michael B. Niro
Pines United records massive tonnage amid year decline
The United reports 226,699,000 long tons for the year, an 8.6 percent drop from the previous year, reflecting a notable decrease in output or demand.
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United
Monro Doctrine Amendment Text Delayed For Covenant Submission
Partial OCR fragment notes that the exact text of the Monroe trine amendment will be made public only after the covenant is submitted. The plenary session planned to substantiate and validate treaties and regions, with emphasis on the Monroe doctrine.
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Raymond F. Crist
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Gingy
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