April survey shows partial business recovery with uncertainty
The Federal Reserve Board reports April edged toward an improved feeling in many areas, yet full recovery remains slow and uneven. Wholesale prices show signs of stabilizing, while labor wage readjustment and high transport costs hinder rapid readjustment. US Steel cut prices on April 12, and iron and steel output rose in March to 3,022 tons. Building activity advanced, but overall conditions are still unsettled.
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Washington
Federel Reserve Board
Jds
Iron and Steel
United States Steel Corporation
Industrial Board
Fis Iron
Rail unions meet to adopt uniform working rules
Chicago May 1 United States railway labor board orders set of uniform rules to govern working conditions will be drafted and submitted for negotiation as shop crafts delegates gather in Chicago for a nationwide conference. About 300 union representatives are expected to attend as the rules mirror national agreements ordered to be observed starting July 1.
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Chicago
United States
United States Railroad Labor Board
Labor Board
Arm skeleton found on Westport farm linked to relic claim
A complete left arm with shoulder blade was found in a shed near the former George Kulke house on Maple Street in Westport on Saturday afternoon by John Conroy. The finder, who had commented to Deputy Sheriff Gould, said the arm had been on the property for two years and was brought from France by Wallace Wilmot, a Bridgeport war veteran. Investigators inspected the Kulke property for any other remains while Wilmot’s whereabouts remain unclear. The story continues on page two.
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George Kulke
Wallace Wilmot
Bridgeport
France
Maple Street
Westport
John Conroy
Wallace Street
Teke
Willian H- Gould
Palrfield
Kulke
Wilmot
Elderly Bayonne Woman Dies of Heart Attack in Bridgeport
Mrs Elizabeth Guth, 70, of Bayonne New Jersey, arrived at her daughter's 184 Grandfield Avenue home in Bridgeport in good spirits. She collapsed while ascending Orchard Street steps moments before admission. Medical Examiner ruled heart failure the cause. She had moved to Bridgeport three weeks earlier and intended to join the local lodge after visiting officials. She died as the door opened to admit care.
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Elizabeth Gouth
Bayonne
N. J
Grandfield Avenue
Orchard Street
Sullman
Irish may enter peace conference plans emerge
British Prime Minister Lloyd George and Irish leader De Valera may meet in a direct peace conference after Lord Derby’s Ireland visit. Derby reportedly carries semi proposals to invite De Valera to discuss Ireland’s future. Sinn Fein opposition and Dublin Castle report. Militants attacked trains. five soldiers wounded. ambulances seized with surgical instruments. Dublin aims to expel American correspondents before elections.
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Lloyd- George
de Valera
Lord Derby
Ireland
Lord Berty
Treland
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Sunday Times
Sinn Fein
Dimgarvin
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Dublin Castle
County Kerry
Carlow
Sinn Teiners
Nan Treiner
Railway Employes Adopt Labor Schedule
Representatives of 600 New York railroad unions met to adopt with reservations the U S railway labor board schedule for future working agreements. The meeting aimed to effect further amalgamation of maintenance of way workers clerks machinists boilermakers carmen firemen and oilers across the four big brotherhoods with delegates from Boston Trenton Toledo Chicago and other cities discussing the boards sixteen points.
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New York Railroad
Alsthat Wounen
United States Railway Labor Board
Carmen
Boston
Trenton
Toledo
Chicago
Ihe
Coroner’s Probe Sought In Woman’s Stamford Death
Stamford May 1 Coroner J J Phelan was asked to conduct an inquiry into the death of Ethel Cow a 30 year old woman who died at Stamford hospital from an undetermined cause. Police report she was brought in unconscious Friday night shortly after buying whiskey at a nearby grocery store.
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J. J. Phelan
Ethel Cow
Waeman
Stamford
Officers Confiscate Moonshine Equipment
Deputy Harmon and two constables conducted a raid in Willimantic on May 1 targeting moonshine operations. Officers seized distilling gear near the property of Joseph Worlin in Lebanon and arrested a man named Bnenerr, while others fled. Additional officers pursued leads to nearby woods and grain storage facilities as part of the crackdown.
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Harmon
Constantes
George Spenter i Columbar
Bnenerr
Adiobher Woods
Hee
Haulin Agher
Joseph Worlin
Lebanon
Irish Labor Upholds Republican Movement
May 1 report says the labor party issued a manifesto against party participation in elections to the Irish parliament. It urges workers in the North and South to support candidates aligned with government of Ireland by the Irish people and oppose privilege based on property and ancestry.
Kingsbury Addresses Social Conference Address List
The eleventh annual meeting at Lie Rannoellont Conference featured remarks by Kingsbury. Speakers included representatives from Bridgeport South Manchester Washington and Philadelphia, delivering addresses to the assembled attendees.
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Kingsbury
MIR
Lie
Woodrow Wilson Can Now Hang Out Shingle
Fragmented OCR text appears to reference Woodrow Wilson and legal or political matters in New York with garbled content and names. The readable portions mention Wilson and a possible Albany or New York context, but the excerpt is largely incomprehensible and lacks a coherent report or concrete facts to summarize.
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Woodrow Wilson
Marine Workers Strike Paralyses U S Seaports
A broad strike by marine workers tests President Harding and the administration as officials stay silent. Labor leaders seek an impartial arbitration commission, while ship owners resist, threatening skeleton crews to keep vessels afloat. The nationwide action, called at midnight, appears to be spreading among seaports as talks with Secretary of Labor Davis yield no compromise.
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Washington
White House
Kowewyn
Davis
Mellon Proposes Tax Reforms to Congress This Year
Secretary Mellon urges Congress to repeal the excess profits tax and the luxury taxes this calendar year. Proposals include a modified corporate profits tax to replace excess profits revenue, a higher income tax rate for top earners, and retention of certain indirect taxes while broadening the base to yield substantial revenue.
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Washington
Congress
Mellon
Jingo Press Blamed By Forum Speaker For Jap Feeling
Margaret Slattery, sociological writer, described world travels and views on Japan at the United Church Forum. She split Japan’s mood into two camps, one jingoistic and influenced by sensational yellow journalism, the other peaceful and intellectual, with chances for either side depending on Western example and influence.
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Jingo Press
U.S
Margaret Slattery
China
Japan
Corea
India
Ceylon
Turkey
France
United Church Forum
Three Held Charged With Robbing Bank
Police report three suspects arrested after a bank robbery on April 21 in Chicago netting more than $24,000. Two men were taken into custody. extradition proceedings are expected. Names and details are unclear due to damaged text.
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Rethen
Schibert
Amuers
Yank
Ghicaga
Ae Ae Iin
Bornstein
Pauline Heraatedt
Wid
Doeenh
Kelly
Denied hospital by parent child dies of scalds
A child died after a scalding accident at her grandmother's Lamratia Venpala af Maple Street home while a parent refused hospital care. Emergency staff found the child dying and prepared to transport to the hospital, but she died on arrival. Investigators note convulsions prior to death and hospital denial as the tragedy unfolded.
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Faimur Nivateian
Waliiods
War Declared on Dirt and Rubbish throughout City
Citywide cleanup drive kicks off as residents urged to join a public effort to clear waste and debris. Officials promise enforcement and local volunteers ready to begin after a briefing at the community center.
Germans Given Ten Days to Meet Reparations Figures
Paris May 1 The reparations commission outlines the German war burden figures and states Germany must meet the amounts due under article 23% of the Versailles treaty. The commission also notifies the German war burdens body that 12,000,000 in gold is due today as part of the ongoing settlement.
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Paris
Reparations Commission
Versailles
Py Ueere
Lhe
May Day Passes Quietly as Bridgeport Police Relax Vigilance
May Day passed without disorder in Bridgeport as police ended an eight hour shift rotation early in the afternoon. A few arrests were routine and minor, with no signs of trouble. Officers who had been stationed at the Fairfield Avenue girls building were dismissed after guarding conditions worsened by cold weather.
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Bridgeport
Coresial
Bairfield Avenue
First Official Draft Evaders List Sent Out
Chicago May 1 The first official World War I draft evaders list for the army area includes Michigan and Wisconsin. It shows about 17 000 names to be printed and sent to newspapers post offices draft boards county sheriffs and chiefs of police with a reward offered for the capture of each evader.
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Chicago
Weaf
Am Fung Corps
Michigan
Wisconsin
Ap Wort Sheridan
Palive
Paris Quiet as May Day Passes Amid Rome Peace
May Day passed with little excitement in Paris and Rome, with fewer arrests for minor infractions and no disorder reported. In Paris labor headquarters closed at noon as few workers punched cards, while Belgium saw orderly May Day demonstrations with no disturbances.
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Paris
Rome
Tholay
Sarge
Portons
France
Ta Patis Inhor
Baseball Fans Stage Near Riot at Newfield
A few hundred baseball fans clashed near Newfield during a Springfield league game. Police escorted several men from the stands as threats and shouts erupted. officers moved the crowd toward a vehicle and disorder briefly paused before resuming after a delay.
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Newfield
Helaceen
Mayer
Jack Tant
Rodrigues
Maier
Tage
Infarnderataad
Allies Reach Pact On German Reparations Penalties
Belgian minister aids M Jaspar in shaping a compromise accepted by French and British leaders. The plan outlines a ten day window to enforce penalties if terms are refused with a broader supervision scheme for Germany’s revenue and new controls. France prepares Ruhr occupation and mobilizes an additional class as talks continue.
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Germany
Reparations Commission
Germaany
Togethe
Supreme Council
Lrey
France
Ruhr
M. Jasper
Hard to quit the game when ahead and whispering dare
The speaker notes the difficulty of quitting gambling when already ahead and hearing provocative whispers. It contrasts the temptation to press on with the risk of losing, suggesting the average mind finds it especially hard to stop once behind.
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Lady Buck
Weather forecast for South New England and regions
Fragments of a weather bulletin describe overcast and cool conditions in South New England on Monday and Tuesday. Disturbances offshore bring gales and coast warnings, with below normal temperatures, then a outlook of cooler but generally clear conditions east of the Mississippi with cloudiness Monday and Tuesday.
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Sew Ngiunes
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Rocky Mountain
Mississippi
New Haven
Weaaaeer
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Atlantic
Wea
Eudy
Oblear
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Tuttaie
Cincinnati
Chicago
Denver
Detroit
Hartford
Hatteras
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