Harding Refuses Mediation On German Reparations
The United States rejects mediating the German reparations dispute while urging Berlin to promptly propose terms for discussion. Secretary Hughes states a rapid resumption of talks is desired and warns that war status does not bar diplomatic effort. The German appeal to President Harding is publicized as Washington views the move cautiously.
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Washington
Pesident Harding
Germany
United States
Fehrenbach
Simons
Harding
Diesel
Berlin
Hughes
White House
State Department
Department
Associated Press
Marshal Foch
Louis Loucheur
Brussels
M. Jaspar
M. Briand
David Lloyd George
Lympne
England
Briand
Paris
Rhine
France plans Ruhr occupation figures disclosed by La Liberte
La Liberte reports 80,000 French troops will occupy two thirds of the Ruhr valley plus Elberfeld and Barmen in Westphalia. Maintenance costs run 44 million francs monthly with Cilicia veterans and 1919 class men forming the balance. Coal deliveries may yield 1.9 billion francs yearly and other industries about one billion, totaling nearly 3 billion francs annually.
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la Liberte
Ruhr
Elberfeld
Barmen
Westphalia
Cilicia
Daugherty Refuses Personal Interview With Rosenbluth
Attorney General Daugherty declined a one on one meeting with Captain Robert Rosenbluth of New York who faces charges linked to the 1918 shooting of Major Alexander Cronkhite at Camp Lewis. Rosenbluth arrived with Senator Calder and a letter from Secretary Hoover as the case undergoes federal or state review. if extradition under state laws occurs the department will not intervene.
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Washington
Daugherty
Robert Rosenbluth
New York
Tacoma
Wash
Alexander Cronkhite
Camp Lewis
Rosenbluth
Department of Justice
Senator Calder
Department
Hoover
Catherine Davis
Corrections
Jory
Haywood Possibly Fleeing to Russia After Sentencing
Washington reports say William D. Haywood of the I W W may be in Russia, possibly Riga or Moscow, as the Justice Department has no current word on his location. He has until Monday to report for his Leavenworth sentence. if absent, authorities will seek his return by all means. Haywood was last seen in New York in March with others sentenced to prison, most of whom have surrendered or their whereabouts known.
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Washington
William D. Haywood
Leavenworth
Kansas
Lewis J. Baley
Bureau of Investigation
Baley
Russia
Riga
Moscow
Haywood
Supreme Court
New York
State Department
Masaryk Resigns Czecho-Slovak Presidency
Prague dispatch reports Professor Thomas G Masaryk has resigned due to ill health. Dr Edward Benes will become premier and acting president as the country adjusts to a new leadership.
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London
Thomas G. Masaryk
Czecho-Slovakia
Prague
Exchange Telegraph Company
Edward Benes
Union workers reject 30 percent wage cut in mills
New York April 21 Union workers in paper and pulp mills across the United States and Canada voted to reject a thirty percent wage reduction proposed by manufacturers for May 11. The labor bureauInc announced tonight.
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New York
United States
Canada
The
Labor Bureau, Inc
Germany asks U S mediation on reparations in WWI
Berlin reports Germany formally asked President Harding to mediate the reparations dispute with the Allies. Loring Drezel delivered the note signed by Chancellor Fehrenbach and Foreign Minister Simons, pledging to accept any award and to fulfill it fully.
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Associated Press
Berlin
United States
Loring Drezel
State Department
Washington
Fehrenbach
Walter Simons
Germany
Harding
Many
Mayfield Acted in Self Defense in West Virginia killing
In Morgantown on April 21 two witnesses testified Wade Mayfield shot Pat Blevins after Blevins threw a large stone at him March 6 near a mining town. Witnesses Barnard and Thomas said Mayfield fired as Blevins reached toward his hip for a pistol. The defense argued necessity of self defense to save Mayfield.
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Morgantown
W. Va
Pat Blevins
Wade Mayfield
Mayfield
George Barnard
Eldon Thomas
Barnard
Thomas
I. G. Lazzelle
Eugenius Mayfield
Dora Mayfield
Archie Mayfield
Arche
Blevins
Lazzelle
Defense Evidence on Blevins Hearsay and Character Testimony
The defense sought permission to present testimony of alleged lawless acts by Blevins over months before the shooting, while the state urged only general character evidence. Marshman Edward Wadsworth, a 74 year old professor and author in Pittsburg, died after months of illness.
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Blevins
Marshman Edward Wadsworth
Pittsburg
Marshman
Edward Wadsworth
Scranton Fugitive Quizzed Over Wall Street Blast Ties
Tito Legi, arrested in Scranton on suspicion of involvement in the Wall Street explosion last September, denied NY presence in seven years while admitting draft evasion during World War II. Interrogators from local authorities and a Justice Department agent pressed him as records show his movements near a construction job.
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Scranton
Tito Legi
Wall Street
Department of Justice
New York
Loigi
Bluefield Supply Company organized with 69000 square feet
Bluefield’s newest enterprise, the Bluefield Supply Company, has organized after chartering in West Virginia with 500000 capital. Officers elected include W E Gilkeson president and S V Brooks vice president. The firm has purchased the Bailey building and adjacent property to provide 69000 square feet of floor space with ample rail siding and aims to be in full swing by June 1 to 15 serving mines railroads and hardware dealers in southern West Virginia and southwest Virginia.
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Bluefield Supply Company
Bluefield
West Virginia
W. E. Gilkeson
V. Brooks
C. E. Taylor
Matoaka
W. Thornton
J. C. Miller
Huntington
E. L. Bailey
W. Brooks
C. J. Taylor
W. L. Thornton
Virginia
The
West Virginia Senate okays five member efficiency panel
Charleston, April 21. The West Virginia Senate authorized Governor Morgan to appoint a five member efficiency commission to examine management and expenditures across state government. The panel reports to the governor and can make recommendations for greater efficiency. It serves without pay, with expenses covered, and requires no more than three members from the same party.
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Charleston
W. Va
State Senate
B. F. Morgan
Bowers
Ayes
Burr
Coulter
Dinsmoor
Helmick
Henshaw
Hill
Johnson
Morton
Poling
Porter
Sanders
Shackleford
Shaffer
Shinn
Staats
Stewart
Noel
Giodbey
Harman
Hunter
Lewis
McClaren
White
Arnold
John J. Cornwell
House
Senate
United States
State Board of Education
Detroit Garage Explosion Kills Child and Woman
An explosion at a Fort Street rear shed of Gustave Hermann’s soft drink parlor in Detroit leaves Lawrence Burnett five and a woman presumed to be Mrs. George Hermann dead. Two men and several others are badly injured as three nearby buildings and multiple homes are damaged. Police probe cites possible gas tank cause.
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Detroit
Mich
George Herman
Fort Street
Ellesmere Avenue
Lawrence Burnett
Geo. Herman
Ferdinand Miller
Myrtl Miller
Myrtle Lucas
Belle Lailson
Gustave Hermann
Explosion Injures Several as Homes Hit Hard
A blast shattered windows three blocks from the site injuring several, including Mrs. Louise Burnett and her two year old son. An unidentified sixteen year old girl was rendered deaf and dumb. Police could not soon determine the cause, initially suspecting an acetylene tank, with dynamite or TNT later considered as possible the source.
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Louise Burnett
Pershing to Head Skeleton Staff
General Pershing will be appointed head of a skeletonized general headquarters or war staff to direct field operations in war. The plan, announced by Secretary Weeks, keeps peacetime duties separate while forming a ready force to command multiple field armies if hostilities occur.
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Washington
Cgeneral
Pershing
Weeks
National Guard
Yecks
France
War Plans Division
General Staff
President Harding Meets Delegates on Freight Rates Proposal
Delegates from the National Farmers Union were hosted on the White House south lawn in Washington on April 21. President Harding pledged serious consideration to a plan for a conference of labor capital basic industries and railway executives to explore freight rate reductions. Senator Capper of Kansas urged the idea during the briefing.
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Harding
Washington
National Farmers’ Union Convention
White House
Capper
Kansas
Pittsburg man convicted for sedition under 1919 act
Joseph Martinovich of Pittsburg was found guilty of sedition under the 1919 state law, the first Allegheny county conviction under the act. He, an Austrian, was said to be a district organizer for the United Communist Party of America and urged armed revolution against the U.S. government. Sentence to be passed later.
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Pittsburg
Joseph Martinovich
Allegheney County
Martinovich
United Communist Party of America
United States
Allerat Establishes Alibi in Moundsville Plant Explosions
Sam Allerat, arrested by state police and questioned for five hours over two explosions at the North American Coal Company plant in Moundsville, will be released in the morning after troopers and Prosecutor R. P. Posten say he established an alibi.
White House Receives D. A. R. Delegates at Continental Congress
President and Mrs. Harding welcomed delegates and members of the D. A. R. at the White House in Washington. The April 21 reception marked the largest gathering of women guests at the White House during the current administration.
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White House
Washington
Harding
Continental Congress
Harvey Nomination Sparks Four Hour Senate Clash
The Senate held an unusually prolonged open session over Colonel George Harvey's appointment as American ambassador to Great Britain. Senator Harrison of Mississippi led a blistering attack, calling Harvey prejudiced and vindictive, while Republican leaders Lodge and Brandegee urged restraint. Debate touched on Harvey’s past, the league of nations, and Wilson relations, concluding with a reading of Wilson Harvey correspondence.
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Washington
George Harvey
Great Britain
Senate
Harrison
Mississippi
Harvey
White House
Lodge
Massachusetts
Brandegee
Connecticut
Reed
Missouri
Harding
Court of St. James
Colonel Harvey
League of Nations
Senator Lodge
United States
Woodrow Wilson
Heflin
Alabama
Wilson
Coolidge
Norris
Nebraska
Ashurst
Arizona
Mr. Wilson
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