Poles Put 33 Reds to Death at Pinsk
Warsaw April 8 The Associated Press reports thirty three Bolshevists were executed at Pinsk on the eastern frontier of Poland after charges of plotting an uprising to seize the city. An allied commission may send a mission to Pinsk for fuller inquiry.
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Warsaw
Associated Press
Bolshevists
Pinsk
Poland
Francis E. Fronczak
Buffalo
American Red Cross
Fronczak
Urges changes in woman's dress by Kate Upson Clark
Kate Upson Clark spoke at the Dorchester Women's Club on "Can Personality Be Acquired" and urged radical dress reforms to improve health through lighter, looser clothing, arguing that a strong race of women requires a change in dress.
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Kate Upson Clark
Dorchester Women’s Club
Miss Clark
Vote for League of Nations Referendum Report
More than 140000 Americans voted via representative newspapers on joining the League of Nations. The Boston Post shows 107644 Yes and 33407 No, a nearly 3 to 1 proLeague result with mail ballots dominating this section. New York Globe turnout shows Yes 65250 No 22524.
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United States
League of Nations
Post
New England
New York
Boston Post
The
New York Globe
the Post
Chicago Daily News
Newton Plans Big Welcome for Vets
Newton city government and residents arrange a large welcome for 8000 returning soldiers sailors and marines. An morning parade reviewed by General Edwards and Mayor Childs leads to Norumbega Park Auburndale for luncheon followed by village dinners. An evening ball occurs at the armory.
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Newton
Edwards
Childs
Norumbega Park
Auburndale
Armory
Federal aviation laws to regulate air navigation proposed
The article details proposed federal control over aviation, with the secretary of commerce licensing all aircraft and enforcing rules for day and night air traffic. A federal act would supersede pre 1914 state laws, address smuggling risks across borders, and create new pilot certificates, medical standards, and designated landing airfields near borders. New York City plans an aerial police force, and land and sea traffic rules would guide air routes and lighting.
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United States
Canada
Mexico
Navy, Commerce and War Secretaries
National Advisory Committee For Aeronautics
Wilson
Congress
Secretary of Commerce
Joint
Army and Navy Board
Massachusetts
Connecticut
War Department
Army and Navy Board of Aeronautic Cognizance
Federal Agents of Justice
Illegas
New York City
England
Definition of lifting and carrying capacity in aviation
The lifting capacity of an airplane is the maximum flying load. Carrying capacity equals lifting capacity minus aircraft dead load including structure power plant and essentials. The Pan American Aeronautical Exposition opens May 1 at Atlantic City and runs throughout May.
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Atlantic City
France Runs Several Aerial Mail Services
Paris April 8 French Wireless Service reports France operates multiple air mail routes including Paris to Valenciennes Paris to Brussels Strasbourg to Longwy Briey to Nancy and Paris to Bourges continuing mail flights across the country amid expanding aviation services.
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France
Paris
Paris-Valenciennes
Paris-Brussels
Strasbourg- Longwy
Briey-Nancy
Paris-Bour
Rail services listed as strictly military routes
The data lists routes including deaux, Paris-St Nazaire and Tarascon Nice and notes Paris Valenciennes Strasbourg Longwy Briey Nancy services are strictly military. The phrasing suggests a military designation for certain regional rail connections without broader context or dates.
Roget Completes Non-Stop 684 Mile Flight Arrives Rome
Lieutenant Roget, a French aviator, landed in Rome at 4 pm after a non-stop 684 mile flight from Lyons. He departed Lyons at 9 15 am Sunday, completing the journey begun Sunday morning.
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Roget
Rome
Lyons
France
Fontan Starts Atlantic Flight Attempt From Cape Verde
Lieutenant Jean Pierre Fontan begins a long journey from Casablanca via Daker in Senegal to the Cape Verde Islands accompanied by mechanician Philibert Cahouet. A London dispatch cites Paris reports that Fontan left Villacoublay for Daker on March 16 but landed near Blois due to a cracked cylinder. He plans to fly from Daker to Pernambuco, Brazil, a 1616 mile leg.
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Versailles
Associated Press
Jean Pierre Fontan
Casablanca
Morocco
Daker
Senegal
Cape Verde Islands
Philibert Cahouet
London
Paris
Fontan
Villacoublay
Blois
Perambuco
Brazil
Pernambuco
Massachusetts Woman's Relief Corps elects Parker president
At the 14th annual Massachusetts convention held at Shawmut Church, Mrs Agnes Parker of Watertown was elected president of the Department of Massachusetts Woman's Relief Corps. Over 1500 delegates attended from corps across the state with officers named including Mrs M Eunice Coolidge as senior vice president and Mrs Ella Long as junior vice president.
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Agnes Parker
Watertown
Department of Massachusetts Woman’s Relief Corps
Shawmut Congregational Church
Massachusetts
M. Eunice Coolidge
Ella F. Long
Hyde Park
Cazina
King
Sons of Veterans
Boston
Parker
A. Louise Shapleigh
Swampscott
Mary H. Simmons
Addie H. Haltrome
Worcester
Florence McAdams
Stoughton
Flora S. Chapin
Mark
Shawmut
Coolidge
Peters
Adams
Nebraska
Gilman
Daggett
Fannie Ayer
Cambridge
Massachusetts Army Nursing Association
Fannie Jones
Somerville
Emma, Henry
Sues to recover seized property in New England
Richard Mayer of Waltham filed the first New England suit in Federal District Court to recover property seized by the alien property custodian. Mayer seeks an injunction to halt a sale, alleging the Richard Mayer Company and the Anglo American Cotton Company both at 200 Summer Street have remained loyal to the United States.
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New England
Federal District Court
Richard Mayer
Waltham
Uncle Sam
Richard Mayer Company
Anglo American Cotton Company
200
Summer Street
Mayer
United States
Glycerined Ostrich Feathers Trim Broad Picture Hats
A notice notes glycerined ostrich plumes remain the preferred trimming for broad picture hats. The article highlights fashion preferences and manufacturing details for millinery in the period.
Replacements Want to Go Home
A letter from Boston dated April 8 1919 appeals to Massachusetts readers to consider the thousands of 6th Division replacements at Camp Devens who have faced 18 months away from home. The writer notes delays in official news, the hope of a homecoming, and asks locals to swap spots in the parade for those still serving overseas, most of whom work in agriculture.
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Erneland
Camp Devens
Central
Omcers
France
Massachusetts
Boston
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Slattery CO
Tremont Street
Boston Common
Serge
Jersey
rTrn
Jkt H
Van's Sny
Theodore E‘ Hedlund
Yalob
Welch
Welch Grape Juice CO
Westfield, N. Y
Broad Street
Africa
Headswoman’s Relief Corps
Mrs. Eliza Brown Daggett
Attleboro
Woman’s Relief Corps
Gibbs Underwear Co
Philadelphia
Liggett Drug
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