De Valera Regime Crumbling as Free State Tightens Grip
Dublin dispatch reports Free State forces under General Prout sweeping the Clonmel mountains in pursuit of Eamonn de Valera Dan Breen and Countess Markiewicz. Officials say republican leadership shrinking and arms surrender rising while train wrecking and bank robberies decline. President Cosgrave begins public appearances signaling growing control.
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Daniel O'Connell
Dublin
Eamonn de Valera
Ireland
Free State
Prout
Clonmel Mountains
Wookend
Ive Valera
Dan Breen
Markiewicz
William T. Cosgrave
Administration delays tax cut policy until fall
In Washington, April 12, the Harding administration will not formulate proposed tax reductions until early fall when the budget will be more clearly defined.
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Ashington
ac _ Jance
Harding
Fire at Randolph Township High School in Englewood
Fire of suspected incendiary origin damaged the Randolph township high school building in Englewood, 12 miles from Dayton, but citizens extinguished it early today. The episode follows three weeks of a local school fight that split sentiment, with a deed for a new schoolhouse bought nearby and an injunction filed to stop construction.
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Dayton
Randolph Township
Englewood
Engiewood
Common Pleas Court
Fire Breaks Out at National Farm School in Jenkintown
Fire swept the main buildings of the National Farm School near Doylestown today. A students’ strike is underway at the institution as officials assess the damage and investigate the cause.
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Jenkintown
National Farm School
Juvenile Guilty in Slaying of FourYearOld Stepson
Juvenile judge E D Meek convicts Alfred McWilliams nine of deliberately killing his four year old step brother Willis Hess at the Hess home near Flushing with two bullets fired into the body.
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ST. Clairsville
E. D. Meek
Alfred McWilliams
Willis Hess
Hess
Jacob Hess
Flushing
Watch dog of the treasure dies in Cadiz
O. T. H. Scott, former Harrison County representative to the state legislature, is dead in Cadiz. While in the legislature he was nicknamed the watch dog of the treasure by President Harding when Harding was lieutenant governor.
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Cadiz
T. H. Scott
Harrison County
Scott
Harding
Search for three missing children ends in river tragedy
In Warren Ohio on April 12 authorities and city volunteers failed to locate Margaret Williams eight, John Williams three, and Sarah Sandford three. Police theorize they fell into the Mahoning River near their home and drowned. Mothers dispute the drowning theory and fear kidnapping.
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Walter L. Sandford
Charles Williams
Two University of Michigan Students Die in Ohio Crash
Sheldon Brown of Dubois Pennsylvania and Richard Sweet of Battle Creek Michigan died at Memorial hospital after a car collision three miles west of Monroeville Ohio at 3 30 yesterday. The two students tried to pass a car carrying Mr and Mrs Ignatius Brown of Peru township. Mrs Brown was thrown through the windshield and badly cut about the legs.
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Norwalk
Sheldon Brown
Dubois
Richard Sweet
Battle Creek
Mich
University of Michigan
Memorial Hospital
Monroeville
Ignatius Brown
Peru Township
Man Starves After Investing Wages in Fake Oil Stocks
Cincinnati Ohio April 12 73 year old Cuthbert Darlington starved to death in a Covington Kentucky shack after years of investing wages in fraudulent oil stocks. Patrolmen found him on a moth eaten mattress with no food and only sparse belongings. Coroner ruled death from under nourishment and starvation. Neighbors said he left wife and two children in Williamsburg Ohio two decades ago and had no contact since.
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Cincinnati
Cuthbert Darlington
Darlington
Covington
D. W. Stephens
Williamsburg
Ohio
Opposition to Harding plan for World Court grows in London
London April 13 The British government may invite the United States to a conference to curb liquor smuggling from British territory to the United States. An independent inquiry is under way to measure the extent of rum running from the West Indies and the British Isles into dry United States.
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Harding
West Indies
London
United States
International News Service
British Isles
Borah Opposes League Court and Calls for Real International Tribunal
Senator Borah, opposing the Harding plan, argues the league court will be controlled by political forces. He supports a real judicial tribunal governed by law, not diplomacy or European intrigue, and intends to fight for a truly effective court.
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I. N
Washington
Harding
Watson
Indiana
William E. Borah
Idaho
Herbert Hoover
League Court
Borah
Europe
Hoover
I International Court
International Court
Record Dance Marathon Seeks New Time Mark in Cleveland
Miss Helene Mayer a department store clerk plans to extend the 56 hour dance challenge set after 48 hours of continuous effort. She will seek to add at least six hours beyond the Texas record and may push toward ten more if medical clearance allows. Her partner F. M. Sturznickel is the fifth partner since the attempt began Tuesday at 9 35 a m in Cleveland.
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Cleveland
Helene Mayer
Alma Cummings
Texas
New York
Mayer
F. M. Sturznickel
Trotzky Eyes Foreign Capital via Trade Program in Russia
Moscow dispatch notes Leon Trotzky's growing influence as he outlines a congress program urging state and private industry balance and improved labor conditions to attract foreign capital. The plan emphasizes transport and war industry as key defense needs and calls for fewer restrictions.
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Trotzky
Russia
Moscow
Leon Trotzky
Lyria Mayor Denies Soft Drink Licenses to Violators
Mayor 8S R Jones enforces a city ordinance by denying licenses for soft drink stands to anyone or family members convicted of liquor violations. The policy aligns with the recently adopted rule in Lyria.
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Lyria
R. Jones
Donahey Delays Road Contracts Over Economy Review
Governor Donahey orders itemized expenditure and road contract proposals reviewed by Finance Director Baker before letting by the highway department. He warns temporary road-building delays or resignations are possible, except for three specific contracts using a patented bithulitic process. An optimist quip closes the note.
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Columbus
Donahey
Baker
State Highway Department
Herrick
General Assembly
Oberlin-Elyria
Oberlin-Norwalk
Lorain County
Chagrin Falls-Cuyahoga Falls
Cuyahoga County
Canada weighs withdrawal from League of Nations
Ottawa reports parliament will again be asked to seek Canada’s withdrawal from the League of Nations before this session ends. A Canadian ambassador to Washington is also anticipated, but unlikely before the upcoming imperial conference of dominion premiers in London in October.
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Ottawa
Ont
Canada
League of Nations
Washington
London
Britain to aid U S in liquor smuggling crackdown
The British government promised to cooperate with the United States to break up liquor smuggling along the Atlantic coast. Sir Auckland Geddes conveyed Britain’s intention to Secretary of State Hughes, via the British ambassador in Washington.
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Washington
United States
Atlantic
State Department
Great Britain
Hughes
Sir Auckland Gerdes
Einstein Relativity Theory Proven by U S Bureau Tests
Experiments by the United States Bureau of Standards confirm the accuracy of Einstein's theory of relativity and gravitation. Dr Paul K Heyl announced this afternoon that tests used an ultra sensitive instrument capable of detecting weight differences as small as one billionth part of a diamond or topaz.
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Washington
United States Bureau of Standards
Paul KR. Heyl
Loss on government merchant fleet February report
Washington April 12. Chairman Lasker said the shipping board sustained a loss of 4 065 381 50 during February. The figure was 876 955 less than January's loss, due to fewer ships in operation, as Harding prepared to meet the board on disposition plans.
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Washington
Harding
Shipping Board
Lasker
Siberian City Vladivostok Captured by White Forces
Vladivostok, the great Siberian seaport on the Pacific coast, has fallen to White forces after a fierce struggle. Bolsheviks reportedly retreated outside the city to await reinforcements for a possible retake. Vladivostok has been under Soviet control since late last year.
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London
Vladivostok
Siberian
Pacific Coast
Helsingers
Reds Attacking Churches in South
Anti religious demonstrations reported in South Russia near Odessa. Red workers raiding churches and burning irons, while processions marched through streets shouting blasphemies.
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Moscow
Russia
Odessa
Bandits Kidnap American Miner in Mexican District
Mexican bandits seized O. W. Krull mining engineer in the San Diego district southwest of Torreon Mexico after looting the mine storehouse of provisions. The incident was reported from El Paso, Texas, on April 12.
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EL Paso
Texas
O. W. Krull
San Diego
Torreon Mexico
Swiss Rider Max Oser Accepts Rockefeller Heiress Marriage
Basle April 12 Major Max Oser a Swiss riding instructor aged mid forties betrothed to Miss Mathilde McCormick granddaughter of John D Rockefeller carries a sworn consent to marry from Harold I McCormick Chicago the girl's father in an exclusive International News Service statement via Osers close friend William Christ.
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Basle
Switzerland
Max Oser
Mathilde McCormick
John D. Rockefeller
Harold I’. McCormick
Chicago
Oser
Today
William Christ
Europe cannot forget the Ruhr war legacy
A European article from a wartime study notes militant sentiment rising again in Europe. Germans renew respect for soldiers as war instinct reemerges after conflict in the Ruhr, reflecting ongoing tensions and memory of past battles.
Europe urged to forget war as Ruhr tensions rise
Special Correspondent reports Europe struggles to forget the war as Ruhr affairs revive militant sentiment. War bulletins and clashes spark renewed fear, with Europe’s public torn between antiwar vows and a readiness to rally to arms if conflict returns. Old Prussian officers regain respect amid the rising tension.
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London
Europe
Ruhr
Euvolpe
Ten Thousand for Brick and Five Thousand for Half a Brick
Mrs. Catherine Kilbury of Somerville and Mrs. Mary Ackford of Cambridge sue Abraham Baron for a total of 15000 dollars alleging a brick and a half brick fell from his house causing damages. The case is before Judge King and a Middlesex County jury.
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Cambridge
Mass
Catherine Kilbury
Columbus Avenue
Somerville
Mary Ackford
Carlysle Street
Abraham Baron
Mother Travels 2000 Miles for Idaho Children
Mrs Pauline Baugh journeyed to Athens to seek her three kids kidnapped from Lewiston Idaho. Sheriff McKinley holds the children Nellé Nicoile and Reese while Probate Judge Johnson processes habeas corpus to determine custody.
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Athens
Pauline Baugh
Lewiston
Idaho
Wenesday
2. C. Baugh
McKinley
Johnson
Ohio
Parker
Joe Lambert
Athens County
M.kinley
Union Station
Sprague’s
Childdren
Mee Kinley
Joe Lambern
Carter aide to Carnarvon reported ill in Egypt
Cairo dispatch reports Howard Carter’s assistant, involved with the discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb, is seriously ill from overwork. Friends say superstition links his breakdown to a supposed ancient curse on those who disturb pharaoh tombs.
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Cairo
Egypt
Howard Carter
Lord Carnarvon
Carter
Speeding Motor Crashes Prompt Manhattan Safety Drive
In New York City five people died in automobile crashes in the last 24 hours, prompting renewed efforts to curb speeding. Official figures show a high toll for March 30 with 143 injured and 000 killed in streets, including Thomas Smith, Tammany leader, struck by a taxicab. Schools will add safety lessons on speeding to the curriculum, with 000 teachers delivering prepared content.
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New York
New York City
Thomas Smith
Tammany
Etti
Home Building Boom Tops Nation in 1923
1923 sees the greatest residential building surge in U S history despite higher costs. Dr John M Gries reports first four months demand at nearly 700 million for residences and 1.4 billion in contracts. New marriages push home construction as labor and wage trends stabilize amid standardization efforts.
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Robert S. Thornburgh
Washington
International News Service Today
John M. Jgries
Department of Commerce
United States
New York
Chicago
Los Angeles
Dr. Gries
United States Responds to Canadian Trade Protest
The State Department announced in Washington that the U S has replied to a Canadian protest over restrictions proposed by the Shipping Board. The measures aim to bar American vessels from the run running trade with a country, affecting purchaser access and trade rules.
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Washington
United States
Shippf Board
Satate
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