England on War Basis 2 to Fight Big Strike
The article details the Triple Alliance threat by miners and transport workers, Lloyd George's warning of industrial war, and government measures to mobilize volunteers and reserves. It notes the miners' demand against wage cuts, the railway workers’ fears, and the planned emergency force for 90 days.
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England
J. Austen Chamberlain
Commons
Lloyd George
House of Lords
Earl Curzon
Kedleston
Triple Alliance
London Gazette
Ths
Herbert H. Asquith
John R. Clynes
Arthur Henderson
Clynes
Parliamentary
Labor Party
House of Commons
Mother's Ther's Experience Ad for Dr True's Elixir
West Buxton Maine ad tells of Mrs Arthur Campbell's two year old daughter's fever and illness improving after using Dr True's Elixir. It warns about worms causing stomach upset and lists symptoms such as sour stomach bad breath nose itching and teeth grinding.
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West Buxton
Arthur Campbell
Dr. True
Trwe
British Strike Expands as Triple Alliance Joins
The Triple Alliance of railway and transport workers backs coal miners strike and calls for a midnight Tuesday start. With 2 million on strike, 4 million workers idle. Government mobilizes resources. King George and Premier Lloyd George call out reserves and recruit 90 day volunteers to sustain essential work.
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Triple Alliance
Lloyd George
King George
Nation Readies Volunteers to Back Upset Workers Strike
London explains that a general stoppage order could trigger a flood of volunteers from non striking groups. The Middle Class Union mobilizes the new poor and salariat, registering thousands across England Scotland and Wales for emergency service roles. Committees recruit professionals to staff buses, tramways, and locomotives if the strike widens, following 1919 precedents.
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London
Triple Alliance
England
Scotland
Wales
King’s
Loss of Mines Fatal as Loss of War Says Premier
Premier Lloyd George warns that destroying mines would be as fatal as defeat in the war and pledges government action to preserve them in a final regret letter to Frank Hodges secretary of the miners union.
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London
Lloyd George
Frank Hodges
Miners’ ‘Union
Refused to Prosecute Dean Case Declared by Witnesses
Witness depositions in a $10,000 slander suit reveal that New Hampshire officials including Governor Bartlett and Attorney General Young refused to prosecute or show interest in the Dean murder case. Judge Charles L. Rich sues Selectman Edward C. Boynton.
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East Jaffrey
N. H
New Hampshire
Bartlett
Young
Dean
Charles L. Rich
Edward C. Boynton
Testimony in Dean murder case nears May trial
Depositions end on the highly watched case as Judge James A Brennan presides. Testimony recalls World War era rumors and flashlights while witnesses dispute timelines and the identity of the killer involving Judge Rich and banker Rich.
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New Hampshire
New England
James A. Brennan Nene
William K. Dean
New Plan to Cancel Debts and Reparations in 1919 Proposal
Baruch proposes a plan to cancel reparations by Germany and conditional cancellation of interallied debts. He favors US cancellation of British war munitions spending as a noninterest claim and links debt relief to tariff policy while avoiding immediate full cancellation to prevent future conflict.
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Washington
Germany
B. M. Baruch
American
Chamber of Commerce of
United States
Baruch
Great Britain
Mackerel Run Hits Cape May Ahead of Schedule
Captain Burke of Gloucester arrives with 200 Boston mackerel aboard the Catherine Burke after a voyage to the Five Fathom Bank Lightship. The catch is three weeks early, fish plentiful despite a northeast gale, and nine Gloucester fleet vessels are expected before Monday as Cape May residents quickly buy the catch.
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Cape May
N. J
Burke
Gloucester
Mass
Catherine Burke
Five Fathom Bank
Widow shoots suitor after broken engagements
On April 8 in a four room apartment at 509 Washington Street Sophia A. Francis 30 employed in a local laundry shot William H. Callahan 29 a police officer and former service member as he lay awake in bed after repeatedly breaking engagements to wed.
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Providence
Sophia A. Francis
Washington Street
William H. Callahan
Callahan
Harris Murder Tale Questioned by Detectives at Hospital
Detectives dispute Harris's account of the Elwell murder as he lies in a Rhode Island hospital after being wounded during a confrontation with his wife Mrs Francis. Police doubt the confession, while Dr Putnam and NY investigators call for further inquiry into the falsities Harris reportedly described.
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Callahan
Rhode Island
Francis
Marion T. Keith
River Street
Haster
Matunick
Keith
Shepard
Henry P. Oswald
New York
Elwell
Oswald
Putnam
Harris
Fairchild
Bill Duncan
District Attorney
Detroit
Cross
New York City
Falls Dying During Daughter's Act
Scott I. Litchfield aged 49 of 106 Essex Street Saugus collapsed on stage at the Dream Theatre while his daughter Lois gave a monologue. He died a short time after being removed to his home. Litchfield had served 20 years on the labor board at Charlestown navy yard.
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Lois
Dream Theatre
Saugus
Scott I. Litchfield
Essex Street
Mr. Litchfield
Charlestown Navy Yard
Price Listing for Household Goods
A compact catalog item shows an 1 lb can priced at 33 cents and a 1 Wh jar offered at a similar value, reflecting a small shelf promotion or daily deal in the store.
Hold Up at Tremont Street Bakery Nets $50
A masked man entered Nicholas Kakkel's bakery at 1108 Tremont street and threatened clerk Elizabeth Irsch with a revolver before rifling the cash register and escaping with $50. The incident occurred last evening.
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Nicholas Kakkel
Tremont Street
Elizabeth Irsch
Harris Tripped Up Many Times in Murder Contradictions
New York April 8 United News reports Whitman claims the murder story contains numerous contradictions. The dispatch notes repeated sharp shooting by investigators as new details emerge challenging earlier statements.
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Harris
Whitman
New York
United News
Investi
Bread prices cut in Chicago chain stores
April 8 Chicago bread market sees loaf prices drop from 10 to 9 cents in a chain store move. The reduction affects pound loaves and signals broader price pressure in urban grocery outlets.
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Chicago
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