Union to break Chicago strike amid embargo and snow
Chicago April 6. Rapid end to the 2,500 man Chicago switchmen strike is forecast with 600 out of town strikers arriving to break the outlaw stoppage. An embargo on freight bound for Chicago through Ohio routes and a newsprint exception are in effect as union leaders vow arbitration and warn against outlaw actions.
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Chicago
Jobo Grungu
Kuld A. F. Whitney
Brotherhood of Railroad
Cleveland
New York Central
Ohio
American Railways Binet Company
Express Company
Fos
General Managers’ Association
A. F. Whitney
Brotherhood
Pid Inter
Mr. Whitney
Awitchman
Brotherhood of Railway Tralomen
Wort
Suffrage Up in Louisiana
In New Orleans on April 6 supporters moved to push Louisiana toward ratifying the federal woman suffrage amendment as the state legislature prepares to consider the issue at its May 10 session. Leaders from state suffrage headquarters intensified efforts to round up backing for the proposal.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Leailers
Firemen Withdraw After Rally in Chicago
About 500 to 600 men of the city fire department withdrew after a Saturday night rally led by Fire Marshal Thomas OConnor. The remaining 1,250 firemen stayed on the job as the group planned to meet and ratify the action in Chicago on April 6.
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Thomas O'Connor
Chicago
Two Thousand Kansas Miners Strike in Coal Fields
In Pittsburg Kansas on April 6 two thousand miners employed at ten coal mines in the state began a strike. The action affects the state’s coal fields and involves workers training amid wage and conditions disputes.
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Pittsburg
Ean
Kansas Coal Fields
The Path of the Blizzard
The Easter storm began as a rainstorm in Oregon and intensified as it moved through Utah and the Mississippi valley. Warm moist air fueled a major storm center in Tilinais, bringing heavy rain south and a cold gale with moist snow to areas near Chicago. The system swept east along the Ohio valley at roughly 600 miles daily, with maps showing rain and snow bands.
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Oregon
Utah
Mississippi Valley
Tilinais
Chicago
Ohio Valley
Rein
Sno
Railroads Admin Pleads $42 Million to Wind Up Affairs
Washington reports Congress asked to appropriate 420 million to close the Railroad Administration. Walker Dines cites total governmental losses at 1.8707 billion with 956.8 million owed by railroads. Figures include class four, express company, inland waterways and misc investments. Proceeds will fund ten year restructured payments and equipment costs.
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Congress
Washington
Railroad Administration
Walker Dines
Mr. Hines
American Railway Express
Central and Regional
The
Test Marth
Tnder
Wines
Risa
Railroad
Spring Floods Raise Alarms Across Snowbound States
A massive Easter thaw sent record April snowfalls and floods across a dozen states. Snow depths reached seven to ten feet in Kansas and higher drifts elsewhere, triggering emergency measures as transportation recovered with crews clearing routes and waterways prepared for expected runoff. Weather bureaus reported all-time April snowfall records shattered and a dangerous volume of meltwater threatening streams and lower lands.
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Kanaan
Chicago
All Weather Bureau
Amitheree
Story
Inchea
Kansas
Reds Drive Along Euxine fronts in Crimea region
An official Soviet statement from Moscow reports bolshevik advances along the Black Sea toward Nohongshar northwest of Tompse and the capture of Voulnak in Maulkop. It says the retreating enemy is pursued near the Tompse railway and reports new lines along Tehougoutehak toward the Chinese frontier.
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London
Wong the Bhiel Sea
Nohongshal
Tompse
Moscow
Maulkop
Ekatertodar
Voulnak
Tehougoutehak
Picketing Women Arrested at British Embassy Protest
Washington police seized two women during a protest for Irish freedom at the British embassy. Mlle Carroll of New York and Mrs Harry Walker of Astoria were taken into custody after attackers torn a banner and assaulted other pickets on Connecticut Avenue. The assailants were identified as Mrs Sophie Stanton and Mrs Hatle Larkin.
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Washington
Ireland
Mise Molle Carroll
New York
Harry Walker
Astoria
L. I
Connecticut Avenue
Sophis Stanton
Hatle Larkin
Rhine Occupation Arms In France Secrecy Quelled Rumors
Paris reports troops occupy Frankfurt and Mayence amid strict secrecy from Mille to Feeb. All Easter leave recalled as 700,000 French soldiers under arms, with potential right bank occupation discussed. British stance cautious. German Ruhr events noted with casualties near Lulsburg.
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Ruhr
Paris
Millemind
Feeb
Rhine
Degoutte
Mayence
Wiesbaden
Vronkfort
War Office
Brance
Frech
Marshall Foch
Foreign Office
Frankfort
Dannstadt
Homburg
Hanau
London
Petit Parisien
France
Saci
Truhr
Echo de Paris
Lulshirg
Miners balk on wages singed by Illinois strike spread
In downstate Illinois several mines refused to work amid souring wage feelings after a general scale agreement between coal operators and miners signed in New York on March 31. Frank Farrington, president of the Taft miners, says at least 20 mines were affected with reports of disturbance at Staunton Gillespie Kincaid Johnson City and Stonington.
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Springfeld
General Scale
New York
Illnois
Frank Farrington
Taolé
Staunton
Gillespie
Kincaid
Johnson City
Stonington
Remedy Across Blood and Glands Promoted by Dealers
The ad claims a medicine that acts in blood and glands, expels germs, wards off trouble regardless of exposure, and prevents disease with a few drops daily. It markets as safe with no injurious ingredients, sold by druggists, harness dealers, or manufacturers for 60 cents per bottle, and seeks agents. It also includes tongue twisters and quirky snippets unrelated to the remedy.
Triner's Medicines Endorsed in Nazareth Letter
A Nazareth Texas letter dated March 8, 1920 praises Triner's American Bitter Wine and Angelica Bitter Tonic for various ailments. It asserts these remedies outperformed other movieries and recommends Triner's Cough Sedative and liniments for colds, rheumatic pain, and sprains, urging readers to buy from Joseph Triner Company at 1983-43 Ashland Ave, Chicago.
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Triner
M. Thier
Nazareth
Texas
Joseph ‘Triner Company
Ashland Ave
Chicago
U—Ady
Fur shop ad in Japanese enclave signs men and ladies skins
An OCR fragment describes a fur shop in a Japanese enclave with a storefront sign promising skin repairs for ladies and gentlemen as they waltz through the door, reflecting period advertising language and shop services.
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Walt
Loyalty Unshaken Water in Germany Waters? American Girl Clustered
Fragmentary OCR reads as a collage of phrases including Loyalty Unshaken and Water in Germany Wasser American Girl cluster The Bun A Long War Too Civvy How often do they pay you to the army Demolded About once a war.
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Germany
Wellesley
Salts Offer Quick Relief for Backache and Kidney Ailments
An old health advisory claims backache and kidney discomfort stem from excessive meat intake. It recommends four ounces of Ind Salts dissolved in water before breakfast for several days to restore kidney function, plus a grape and lemon remedy to cleanse the system.
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Esther
Thousands of Germans flee toward Swiss frontier
Geneva reports thousands of German refugees, many wealthy, gathering on the northern Swiss frontier in hopes of entry into Switzerland as they believe Allied occupation of Frankfurt and other southern German cities will end in days. They insist on leaving Germany amid the ongoing upheaval.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Frankfort
Germay
Find Body of Missing Girl in Chicago Lake
The body of a toddler about two years old, matching the description of Jenone DeKay, the Hull House disappearance, was recovered from the lake at the foot of Huron Street. The green dress bore a Swiss tailor’s mark and matched the attire DeKay was known to wear.
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Chicago
Jenone DeKay
Hull House
Huron Street
Mise DeKay
Flood Cuts Bridge at Connell Bluffs In Apel Indiana
Flood waters of the Missouri river cut the long drawbridge at Wind Centre Bridge, the world’s longest, causing a severance of traffic and delaying crossing in Apel Indiana. Local authorities report extensive damage and ongoing flood response along the riverfront.
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Connell Bluffs
Apel
Mlamouri River
Ten drown in ferry upset near Lowndesville
Ten people drown when a flatboat ferry capsized on the Savannah River near Lowndesville after heavy rains raised the river eight feet above normal. Among the scant readable names is Captain Kit Dalton, once linked to Jesse James gang activity, noted as the sole survivor of renowned outlaws.
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Lowndesville
Savannah River
Anderson
Kit Dalton
Bandit Dice
Memphis, Tenn
Jesse James
Quantrell Raiders
Sam Bass
Bad
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