Senate to take up war army bill in early debate
Washington April 20 The Senate will begin debate tomorrow on the administration war programme as the war army bill faces a battle between supporters of a volunteer system and a selective draft. Chairman Chamberlain predicts passage as reported with likely votes by the end of next week.
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Lee aman WIFE DENIES ORDERING MURDER
Lincoln McKinley Grant a 16 year old boy accused in Miles Hewitt slaying broke down as he was taken to jail. He cried and told officers his earlier doubt about the murder date is erased. he now says the date is February 26, with earlier dates February 19 or 26. Mrs. Margaret Hewitt is the murdered man’s wife.
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Lincoln McKinley Grant
Miles Hewitt
Margaret Hewitt
German Plants Hindenburg Appeals for Settlement
London April 21 Ten thousand strikers mostly munition workers tried to burn Magdeburg Town Hall Friday. Soldiers fired on rioters killing and wounding many. town placed under siege as Kaiser refuses to bow to worker demands.
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Government food control plan presented to Congress
Secretary Houston outlined wartime food control measures to Congress, seeking broad powers for the Food Administration. The plan emphasizes efficiency and a shift toward more production efficiency rather than expanding farm numbers, with continuation promised on page 5.
German Residents Under Surveillance in U S
About 3000 German residents in the United States are under close surveillance by the Department of Justice. Officials say the field force is large enough to arrest virtually every man under suspicion within 24 hours. Suspects are located in every state.
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Train crash at North Station near Mystic Bridge avoided disaster
Herbert Carson, brakeman on the St John train from Boston, signalled brakes after the last parlor coach derailed and sideswiped the Saugus branch local due in 7 47. The quick stop prevented several cars from plunging into the water. no injuries reported.
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French Army Officers Arrive to Instruct Harvard Battalion
Five French officers who served on the western front have arrived in New York as military instructors at Harvard University. They were detailed by the French government at President Lowell's request through Ambassador Jusserand. The group includes Major Azan, Major De Reviers de Mauny, Captain Dupont, Lieutenant Morize, and Second Lieutenant Giraudoux.
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Harvard
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Dupont
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Giraudoux
Tremont Man Held After Shooting At Fiancée
Charles A. Johnson of Tremont street was charged with beating down a door and firing at his fiancée Miss Martha Martin of Dilworth street. He was held by Central Court in 1500 cash bail until April 26 after Patrolman Buckley arrested him. the bullet narrowly missed the girl and struck a wall.
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Mertha Martin
Dilworth Street
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Alibi Claim Put Forward By Woman in Springfield Case
Frank Noistring and Celia Noistring faced custody in Pittsfield as police prepared for trial. The sister of Mrs. Tlewitt allegedly asserted Celia’s alibi at 63 North Main Street, Springfield, claiming she was at that residence on February 26. Both women showed no emotion during jail transfer for an upcoming hearing.
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Coast ships to go to England
Heads of railroad owned and other coastwise steamship lines were asked to attend a Washington conference with the Council of National Defence on diverting many vessels from coastwise trade to transatlantic service. The meeting, postponed to next week, aims to release ships quickly for allied supply transport.
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Brookline Country Club Leases Four Acres for Gardens
The Brookline Country Club will give four acres of its land for farming. The Brookline Public Safety Committee advisory group announced the plan last night. Boy Scouts will be allowed onto club grounds to plant potatoes as four acres of lawn are ploughed up.
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Brookline Public Safety Committee
German Americans loyalty comments echo in Berlin diary
Amsterdam dispatches report German American associations and individuals of German birth asserting loyalty to the United States in potential war. Die Post of Berlin comments that Germans abroad may defend America but should not be forced to fight Germany, unless universal military service exists by law.
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Fire damages church vestry in Brighton
A fire last night severely damaged the vestry of the Church of Our Lady of the Presentation on Washington Street Brighton destroying valuable vestments. The blaze, deemed incendiary, caused damage over 5000 dollars. It was discovered after 10:30 by local youths who alerted Rev James J Murphy and Rev Hugh McDermott. Firefighters battled for nearly an hour to confine the flames to the vestry.
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Germans Lose More Positions in French Offensives
General Nivelle’s forces push back Germans in Soissons and Rheims as renewed French offensives report 19 000 taken prisoner. The Argonne forest reports the trenches entered while counterattacks on the Vauclerc plateau are repulsed and over one hundred guns captured in five days.
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Wilson to name commission for Russia aid
President Wilson plans to select a group of distinguished Americans within days to form a commission to travel to Russia. The goal is to confer with the provisional government and help strengthen democracy and assist Russia in the war against Germany.
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Wilson
Russia
Provisional Government
United States
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Germany
French Advance To Chemin des Dames Near Sancy
Northeast of Soissons French troops occupied the village of Sancy east of Manteuil Lafosse and pressed toward the Chemin des Dames along the Aisne, four miles north of the river.
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Car Runs Down Officials In Huntington Avenue Crash
Wokichi Kinochita an attache of the Museum of Fine Arts and Lieutenant Fei Arisaka of the Japanese navy were struck by an automobile on Huntington avenue at Essex street. Kinochita was probably fatally injured and Arisaka seriously hurt. The car was driven by Joseph Barnett of 89 Greenwich Street Roxbury.
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Museum of Fine Arts
Fei Arisaka
Huntington Avenue
Essex Street
Joseph Barnett
Greenwich Street
Roxbury
Bernhardt 10 Regain Health as Doctors Hopeful
New York April 20 Doctors issued a bulletin stating Sarah Bernhardt remains in a serious condition but there is every reason to hope for her recovery. A consultation was held early tonight with no change reported since noon.
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Sarah Bernhardt
Elihu Taft Backed for Nonpartisan Russia Commission Chair
Eliha loot, former Secretary of State, appears likely as chairman of a new nonpartisan commission to aid the democratic move ment in Russia. The President seeks leaders with commercial, railroad, financial and military expertise. The panel will advise on finances and railroad and industrial development, with potential low-interest loans from the United States.
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Eliha Loot
Russia
Tie
United States
Baseball scores from yesterday in Major Leagues
Results across leagues show Chicago 5 St. Louis 2 and Detroit 7 Cleveland 4 in American League with extra innings 13. National League games include Boston 4 New York 2 in 14 innings and Pittsburg 6 Chicago 1 plus St. Louis 7 Cincinnati 6 and Philadelphia 4 Brooklyn 1. Boston and New York were rainout in another match.
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Weather snapshot from yesterday with temperature readings
The snippet shows a collection of temperature figures and averages including yesterday’s high and low, mid day readings, and average temperatures. It references multiple digits and symbols, indicating a weather table or chart from a historical newspaper page.
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Catholic Archbishop of New Orleans Dies at 62
The Most Rev James Hubert Blenk archbishop of the New Orleans province died in New Orleans at age 62. Physicians cited heart trouble and related complications as the cause after years of declining health.
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James Hubert Blenk
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German strike escalation alarms Berlin authorities
Despatches from Berlin report a serious strike threatening munitions production. Chancellor von Bethmann-Hollweg cannot control the situation and Kaiser advisers urge Field Marshal von Hindenburg to appeal to strikers warning that continued disruption could ruin Germany’s war effort.
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Field Marshal von Hindenburg
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