Hazardous devices sent to prominent Americans in May Day plot
Secret service and police traced seventeen hazardous devices mailed to leaders and officials across the nation as part of a alleged Bolshevik May Day plan. Investigators suspect a chemist aided by a mechanic built the devices, all sealed with red stickers and wrapped to resemble department store samples.
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New York
Secret Service
United States
Hardwick
Georgia
Burnett
Alabama
Finkert
San Francisco
Ole Hanson
Seattle
Gimbel’s
Charlies Kaplan
Senator Hardwick
Mexico and Costa Rica face league of nations criteria for admission
Paris report states Mexico and Costa Rica must prove stable governments and willingness to accept league principles before membership. United States recognizes Carranza government while France and Britain do not. Costa Rica is not invited. Mexico’s status remains unconfirmed, with no rupture in Paris and Panide never accepted as Mexico’s minister to France.
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United Press
Paris
Mexico
Costa Rica
Russia
League of Nations
United States
Carranza
League Committee
Albert Pani
France
Munich Reported Lost to Soviets, Copenhagen Dispatch Says
The Berlingske Tidende reports the Munich Soviet government has been overthrown. The dispatch is unconfirmed from any source.
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Munich
Copenhagen
Berlingske Tidende
Keeping Books on Luxury Tax For Athens Stores
Athens merchants face new luxury taxes effective today, with a proposed two part tag showing article cost tax and total. The torn tag end goes into the cash register to prove tax collected for Uncle Sam. Ice cream parlors may keep the penny level tax in separate boxes.
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Athens
Uncle Sam
Labor day seen with vast Europe demonstrations in Hyde Park
May Day celebrations spread across Europe amid industrial upheavals and gains by organized labor. London hosted a monster Hyde Park rally with a record crowd as British and continental labor leaders spoke. Dublin notes wide May Day observance as Ireland’s north remains active.
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London
Europe
Hyde Park
Joint
International Labor and Socialist Congress
Laeber
Plan to boost bread price spurs Chicago labor probe
Chicago May 1 reports of a plot to raise bread prices are under investigation by Fred L Feick mediator for the United States Labor board amid the Bakers strike now in its fourth day. Wagon drivers who joined the bakers may return to work at any time Feick was informed.
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Chicago Ill
Chicago
Fred L. Feick
United States Labor Board
Bakers
Feick
Street car strike paralyzes Wheeling firms and transit
In Wheeling West Virginia a thousand street car workers strike effective before daylight disrupts electric lines across the Tri State District. Cars cease operation and workers switch to wagons trucks and taxis or walk to jobs. They demand about twenty cents an hour wage hike from the City Railway Company Traction and Electric Company and related lines.
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Wheeling W.va
Wheeling
Tri-Sstate
City Railway Company of
Wheeling, Traction and Electric Company
West Alexander
Wheeling, Traction Company
West Virginia
Ohio
Weirton, Steubenville and Wheeling Traction Company
Deserted oasis cut off by strike in Bridgeport Ohio
May 1 report from Bridgeport Ohio describes a wet oasis for West Virginia cut off by a strike leaving the village deserted with no disorders or attempts to operate cars observed.
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Bridgeport
Ohio
West Virginia
Printers Strike Ties Up Albany Newspapers
Albany printers walked out in a wage protest causing morning papers to print as usual while evening editions were disrupted no linotype operators were on duty and none would be produced tonight unless a deal is reached today the standstill halted all editions tomorrow if unresolved.
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Albany
N. Y
Enclel Infentor Patents Heat Method for Glass Floor Recesses
An Enclel inventor patents a method for heating a travel floor recesses covered with translucent glass without interfering with darkened stages.
Commerce Board Tours Stedman Plants Amid Packing Line Revelations
Chamber members toured Stedman’s pack ing institute in Athens, watching hogs processed into lard, meat, and sausage with 65 hogs per hour output. They then toured the wholesale and grocery divisions, viewing a $400000 stock can and a 35-employee operation, ending with a serenade and note of Stedman’s two plants.
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Chamber of Commerce
Stedman
Mr. Stedmans Institute of Packnology
Transport Finland Brings Pennsylvania Division Units Home
The transport Finland docked at Hoboken delivering headquarters troops of the 28th Pennsylvania division and units of the 163rd engineers from the 2&th division. Fourteen officers and three enlisted men of the headquarters company proceed to Camp Dix. Engineer units arriving include field and staff, headquarters first battalion, and detachments A to E to be distributed to Camp Dix, Devons, Custer, Taylor, Upton, Sherman, Grant, and Dodgers.
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New York
Finland
Hoboken
Pennsylvania
163Rd Engineers
2&Th
Camp Dix
Devons
Custer
Tayior
Upton
Sherman
Grant
Dodsa
Government bans all meetings on Labor Day
On April 30 in Nome the government prohibits all meetings and demonstrations planned for Labor Day, enforcing a broad prohibition across the event.
Japan Surrenders Shantung. Gains Economic Concessions
Paris dispatch reports Japan to cede the Shantung peninsula including Kiao Chau to China. Japan will retain economic rights on the peninsula and gain concessions at Tsing Tao. Japanese forces to withdraw with Chinese police guarding mines and railways under joint supervision.
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Carl D. Groat
United Press Staff
Paris
Japan
China
Shantung Peninsula
Kiao Chau
Tsing Tao
Shantung
Ohio officials' illegal funds to be recovered
Four million dollars illegally drawn by officials in Ohio is targeted for recovery. A bill in the legislature would empower the attorney general to sue if local prosecutors refuse. The bill has passed the house. Auditor Donahey urges Senate action and threatens abolishing the Bureau of Accounting if it fails.
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Columbus
Ohio
State Bureau of Accounting
Donahey
Senate
Bureau of Accounting
Forger Cornelius Barr Says Lead To Wanted Man
In Chicago Cornelius A Barr told a city editor that he could produce a man wanted forgeries across the United States in exchange for 325 dollars. The forger, identified as Farr, was arrested today following Barr’s statement.
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Chicago
ISIL
United States
Cornelius A. Barr
Farr
Italy Peace Delegation Considers Return to Paris
The Italian peace mission held a long conference tonight and it was understood a decision was reached on whether the delegation would return to Paris for further talks.
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Nome
Itatian
Paris
Red Rioters Crushed in Cleveland Shooting Incident
In Cleveland Ohio on May 1 an unidentified man was shot by detectives at East Ninth street and Prospect Avenue during a disturbance. Detective Woodring said the man attacked him after identifying himself. The bullet entered the head and the victim died at Huron road hospital. A larger labor strike wave was noted with several thousand Detroit plant workers out and sixteen plants reporting strikes.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Huron Road Hospital
East Ninth Street
Prospect Avenue
Woodring
Mettel
St. Clair Avenue
West Third Street
Detroit
Violent May Day Clash in Cleveland as Reds Suppressed
In Cleveland on May Day, a mass confrontation broke up parades and meetings. Police, soldiers and sailors clashed with demonstrators. C. E. Ruthenberg among those arrested. scattered injuries reported and hundreds detained at Central Station and precincts.
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Cleveland
Ohio
C. E. Ruthenberg
Barrett
H. 8
Bergen
Ruthernberg
Central Station
Smith
Public Square
Superior Avenue
East Ninth Street
Bolivar Road
Barnett
United States District Attorney
Id. S. Wertz
Woodland Avenue
Bliss Morton
Euclid Avenue
Socialist Headquarters
Detroit Police Halt Large Red Demonstration
In Detroit on May 1 a potential mass Red demonstration was averted as 175 police reserves joined about 4,000 people at the House of Masses. Authorities blocked the planned march to city hall with minimal violence.
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Detroit
Mich
Frayer Wife Alleges Non Support After Evictions
In Chicago Mrs. Charles Frayer says she and her husband moved often to avoid eviction and claims non support. Frayer is sent to the workhouse for one year after the incident.
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Chicago
Ill
Charles Frayer
Frayer
Building trades strike hits Ottawa workers
Ottawa Ontario May 1 reports more than 3,000 men in the building trades struck after representatives of the union and the Builders and Contractors Association failed to reach a deal at a conference last night.
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Ottawa
Ontario
Builders and Contractors Association
Peace talks open in Versailles as German envoys present credentials
Versailles May 1. At 3 PM German Foreign Minister Brockdorff-Rantzau and delegates delivered credentials to Jules Cambon Henry White and Japanese Ambassador Matsui. The opening session lasted only five minutes signaling the start of negotiations with the Allied powers.
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William Phillip Simms
United Press
Versailles
Germany
Brockdorff Rantzau
Wherr
Jules Cambon
Henry White
Mateus
Allied and German delegates delay start for treaty talks
In Versailles the first Allied German meeting at the Trianon Palace Hotel was pushed to the afternoon to examine credentials. German delegate Brockdorff-Rantzau and Allied credentials chairman Jules Cambon lead the talks. Draft articles of the treaty near completion with about forty thousand words already cabled to Washington.
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William Phillip Simms
United Press
Versailles
Trianon Palace
Brockdorff—Rantzau
Jules Cambons
Washington
Cleveland Labor Federation asks Burleson to resign
Postmaster General Burleson was to receive a copy of a resolution from the Cleveland Federation of Labor demanding his resignation. The resolution, adopted at last night’s meeting, alleges he has refused to deal with organized workers and to address their grievances in his department.
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Cleveland, O
Burleson
Cleveland Federation of Labor
Special Meeting of Paramuthis Lodge No. 25
Paramuthis Lodge No. 25 F and A M holds a special meeting Friday May 2 at 7 PM to confer the Master Degree on one candidate and to practice inspection. Members are urged to attend. J A Palmer Secretary Roy Hinchman W Master.
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Paramuthis Lodge
No. 25
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Thomas J. Mooney
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Cochran
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Ireland
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Commerce
H. M. Detroyer
Italy
J. A. Palmer
Roy Hinchman
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