One Million Strong Army of Victory Loan Fronts US
Washington April 21 United Press reports a new victory loan drive with one million volunteers collecting funds to pay the price of peace. The notes mature in four years at 4 percent, the highest rate yet, as Treasury officials push a last major effort to fund wartime debt.
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United Press
Washington
United States Treasury
Treasury
United States
The
Ameris
West Front
West
Frank R. Wilson
War Loan
Treasury Department
War Finance Corporation
J Tke
Liberty Loan
Germans Plan to Reject Paris Peace Terms at Paris Pact
Berlin reports say the German peace delegation will refuse to sign the armistice terms in Paris. Foreign office officials claim the bluff will frighten the Allies into softer terms, while predicting Bolshevik influence and a fragile German government.
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Paris
Frank J. Taylor
United Press
Berlin
Foreign Office
America
Germany
Mans
Trial board reaches steel price agreements amid rail dispute
In Washington on April 21 members of the trial board reported new steel price accords tied to the ongoing rail action. The deal, among major mills and factors in food textiles and related sectors, aims to curb costs and ease the auction program. Representatives from New York and Chicago pledged cooperation.
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Washington
General Hines
Pee
New York
Chicago
Board of
Thingness
Bera
Exile Proposed for Kaiser by Four Powers
The Big Four reportedly agreed on exile for Wilhelm Hohenzollern as punishment for violating Belgian neutrality. The plan aims to bring him before an international tribunal for a political offense rather than extradite him for Belgian crimes. If convicted, exile like Napoleon is favored.
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Lowell Mellett
United Press
Paris
Big Four
Wilhelm Hohenzollern
Kaiser
International Tribunal
Holland
Belgium
Napoleon
Lansing
Committee On Responsibilities For
Wilhelm
Japan
Bond Sellers Bet Regal to in City of Athens
Victory Loan campaign reports show solidifications holding up in Athens. In ward four second precinct at noon, over $6,500 was received from local households, indicating strong support for the bond drive as Henry Zenner confirmed.
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Athens
Second Precinct
Henry Zenner
Zenner
Gotham Ad Offers $2000 Year Breakfast in Bed
New York on April 21 reports a newspaper ad promising a luxurious work offer for a woman to perform house duties. The post includes a breakfast in bed service and a limousine as part of the compensation.
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New York
Gotham
Master bakers chorus triggers raid misunderstanding
In New York on April 21 the master bakers chorus prepared to sing when soldiers outside mistook the throat clearing for a German opera, leading to a humorous raid-like interruption of the concert.
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New York
Master Bakers
Aerial stunt duo rescued after sea plane crash on Lake Michigan
Lieut Robert E. Lee and Lieut Brown of Chicago were performing Victory Loan aerial stunts when their plane plunged into Lake Michigan from about 1000 feet. They were saved by submarine chasers and pulled from the water.
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Chicago
Victory
Lieut
Brown
Lake Michigan
Mountain Clan Ready to Glean Out Grand Jury
Mountain clan leader Edgar Morris, alleged slayer of Magistrate S. G. Sullivan, threatens to shoot the courthouse as grand jury meets. Troops and deputies guard Standishville as Morris, freed on $5,000 bond from a prior shooting, vows action to prevent bail collection.
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Standardsville
Edgar Morris
S. G. Sullivan
Morris
Sullivan
Court House
Japanese Naval Program Details for Next Fiscal Year
Tokyo reports a naval program for the coming year aiming to build two battleships two battle cruisers two cruisers eight destroyers and seven submarines. The Japan Mail Steamship Co plans to spend 95.09 million dollars over three years on an immense ship building program including three 10 000 ton liners for the American run.
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Tokyo
Japan Mail Steamship Co
Opening of Italian Parliament Delayed to May 6
Rome reports the opening of the Italian parliament, originally set for April 21, is postponed to May 6. Officials cited scheduling and procedural considerations.
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Rome
Property owners face higher state aid road costs
Township trustees from York Athens Lodi and Waterloo met county commissioners to press a higher state aid contribution. Property owners must now pay at least twenty five percent of road repair bills while trustees pay at least fifteen percent, up from ten. The meeting focused on highway repairs and funding.
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York
Athens
Lodi
Waterloo
Columbus
Germans reject Versailles terms before assembly vote
Berlin reports say the German government will not accept a peace treaty without review by the national assembly. The cabinet and foreign office show defiance as radicals demand acceptance of any terms while the government accuses the allies of provoking a crisis to spark a blame game if it falls.
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Germany
Foreign Office
Frank J. Taylor
United Press
Berlin
Cabinet
National Assembly
Versailes
Athens County Victory Bond Drive Aims To Reach 870000
Victory bond workers launched in Athens County at nine this morning to raise a county quota of 870000 by May 10. The drive features badge ribbons, home and business displays of bond loyalty, and visits to every dwelling. Local officials and soldiers joined in to bolster support, with a city goal raised from 215000 to 300000 as teams spread across towns.
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Victory
Athens County
Telephone workers strike ends after wage settlement
In Boston on April 21 20 000 New England telephone employees ended a strike after a settlement conference with union leaders government and company officials. The pact restores collective bargaining rights and grants wage increases across inside repair, slicers, linemen and other departments with parallel consideration for workers in other jobs.
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Boston
New England
Easter Program At Orbiston Church Draws Crowd
The Church of Christ at Orbiston held an Easter program Sunday evening with a crowded audience. Students Doris Matthews Mary Hill Helen Shepherd and others performed recitations while Lavine Jones and Josephine Blackston sang a duet and several quartets and dialogs were presented. An offering was taken to support orphanages. Plans were noted to modernize the port of Honfleur at the Seine’s mouth opposite Havre.
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Orbiston
Church of Christ At
Rev. Cole
Supt. Sauters
Doris Matthews
Mary Hill
Helen Shepherd
Howard Pennell
Lillian McManaway
Irene Hill
Virginia Smart
Delbert Sapp
Josephine Blackston
Lavine Jones
Bolsheviki Army in Homel Surrenders to Soviet Forces
A Vienna dispatch reports Bolsheviki troops in Homel surrender to Soviet forces. Army control shifts amid claims the socialist ward or Bolshevik police were in limbo. Large quantities of military materials reportedly passed to Soviet hands with no official confirmation.
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Berne
Enna
Workmen's Council
London
Vienna
As Homel
Iuaereee PTA April Meeting With Dr H H Goddard
The April meeting of the Iuaereee Parent-Teacher Association is set for Wednesday afternoon in April at 3 o clock. Dr H H Goddard Director of the Bureau of Juvenile Research will address the group. He is a noted psychologist lecturer and author of The Kallikak Family (1912). His talk will interest members of the Association and others in child life research. The Mothers Association and city residents are invited. Recent Art Mix has added several new works now on display in the halls.
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Iuaereee Parent-Teacher Association
H. H. Goddard
Bureau of Juvenile Research
Goddard
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Bolsheviki
Hon
Barneis
Canaanville
Albany
Worstell
Chauncey
J. J. Semidt
Jerseyville
W. B. Connor
Coolville
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Seine
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