Fifty Thousand Men Idle as Strike Declared Illegal
Chicago April 7 unauthorized railroad strike spread to 25 railroads and idled more than 50,000 workers in Chicago with widespread impacts including packing houses. Rise of outlaw unions and calls for strikebreakers as larger wage demands and legal status dominate discussions. Grand lodge officers meet road chairmen while unions insist on wage gains and longer walkout.
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Rail Brotherhood
Chicago
Switchmen’s Union of North America
Frankfort Disorder Quelled After Fifty Struck by Bullets
Chaos erupted in Frankfurt as French troops opened fire on Scheillerplatz, killing a man and child and wounding 52 others including 8 women. Six Germans died and 35 were wounded in affrays, with order restored by nightfall. Authorities warned citizens to stay indoors after 9 pm as patrols maintained calm.
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Frankfort
Coblenz
Associated Press
Scheillerplatz
Break grows as union chiefs seek halt to railway strike
In Cleveland on April 7 the chiefs of the Brotherhoods of Railway Trainmen Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen discussed preventing further spread of the railway strike and planned another meeting for tomorrow Reports from Brotherhood headquarters noted walk outs in St Louis and Milwaukee W G Lee president of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen called the strike illegal Kansas City delegates representing every railroad voted to strike at 7 am tomorrow and prepared to inform remaining members of the Brotherhood of Railway Switchmen about possible changes in leadership and organization
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Chicago
Brotherhood
Charles Riley
Chicago Yardmen's Association
National Enginemen's Association
Brotherhood of Engineers and
Brotherhood of Firemen and Enginemen
Chicago Engineers
General Manager's Association
Cleveland, O
Brotherhoods of Railway
St. Louis
Milwaukee
New York Central
W. G. Lee
Brotherhood of Railway
Kansas City
Railroad car men strike in Kansas City split claim
In Kansas City on April 7 a walkout involved between 100 and 4150 members of the Brotherhood of Railway Car Men employed by the St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad. Leaders of the strike said the action aims to press wage and work condition issues.
Potatoes Hold At Eight Dollars Per Hundredweight After Boycott
The potato boycott failed to lower prices as the market climbed to eight dollars per hundred pounds in Denver and Cheyenne. Demand remained steady with no widespread cutbacks, while seed potato costs rose for farmers in Greeley. Rumors of large stores of spuds in Cheyenne were denied.
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Greeley
Cheyenne
Denver
Will of Aged Woman Probate and Elk Herd Move
The will of an aged woman names D. W. Gill as administrator and directs all debts and funeral expenses to be paid, then converts remaining estate to cash for bequests to St. Joseph's Union, the Holy Lands Commissariat, and the Boys' Home. The balance goes to Patrick Boyle if found within eighteen months. otherwise it funds St. Mary's Cathedral debt. Separately, Fort Russell authorities finalize placing Ellix elk on Pole Mountain military reserve near Cheyenne, with Warden Judkins to transport. hunting banned.
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State Supreme Court
Kennedy
D. W. Gill
St. Joseph's Union of
New York
Commissiariat of
Holy Lands
Mount Sepulchre
Washington, D. C
Cincinnati
Patrick Boyle
J. J. Keane
St. Mary’s Cathedral
T. Blake Kennedy
G. P. Johnson
Conroy
St. Mary's Cathedral
Pole Mountain
Cheyenne
Fort Russell
M. O. Bigelow
Military
W. T. Judkins
Jackson Hole
Colorado & Southern
Islay
Rotary Hears Call for Higher Cheyenne Property Taxes
Cheyenne Rotary Club discussed tax reform to lift the eight mill limit and fund city services. A committee led by Dr. George P. Johnston and others will study raising assessed values on real property to increase direct taxation. Mayor Ed P. Taylor spoke on municipal finances before the program.
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Cheyenne
Rotary Club
George P. Johnston
Dan C. Barksdale
Blake Kennedy
L. Titus
Charles W. Hirsig
Ed P. Taylor
Hilts
Knight-Campbell Music Company
Rotarians
Steinway
Music House
Gasoline Blast Rows Through Akron District
An explosion caused by leaked gasoline sent fumes through Akron Ohio igniting a system and triggering panic in the town center. The blast damaged the Linwood hotel and shattered show windows and fixtures. Fire crews reported widespread property damage and partial sewer disruption as authorities investigated tonight.
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Akron. O
Linwood Hotel
Senate Debates Universal Military Training Plan
Washington April 7 the senate opened the fight against universal military training with observers predicting final passage and likely rejection. Leaders refuse comment as 40 democrats and 43 republicans oppose the plan and a move toward voluntary training is planned. The vote delayed the plan from 1921 to 1922 with scant debate as Senator Wadsworth argues the regular army cannot defend the country.
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Washington
Senate
Wadsworth
New York
American Troops Leave Siberia Under Graves Evacuation
Brigadier William S. Graves arrives with 32 officers and 300 men in Manila on the Great Northern from Vladivostok to supervise the evacuation. The South Bend follows with 1,600 troops and 119 war brides, completing the withdrawal of American forces from Siberia.
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Manila
P. I
William S. Graves
Siberia
Great Northern
Vladivostok
South Bend
Airplane Goose Hunt Brings Aviator and Mechanic to Bond
In Atlantic City on April 7 a seaplane firing at geese 1000 feet up led to the arrest of aviator Kenneth Jaquith and his mechanic Bennett Evers Severs by Game Warden P K Ifilliard. They appeared before U S Commissioner Lewis on federal game law charges carrying up to 500 dollars fine and six months jail. Bail was set at 200 dollars each.
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Atlantic City
N. J
P. K. Ifilliard
Kenneth Jaquith
Bennett EB. Severs
Tuiliard
United States
Lewis
Jaquith
Chicago
Man Found Insane After Fatal Shooting in Lyons
In Lyons Kansas on March 24 Hinet shot and killed his sister Mrs George Reagin. A district court jury ruled him insane and he will be committed to the hospital for the criminally insane at the Kansas penitentiary. Bast said he shot Mrs Reagin after she cruelly treated her three children.
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Lyons
Kans
Hinet
George Reagin
Kansas Penitentiary
Bast
Reagin
Abbott Home Raiders Fined 1900 After Court Hearing
Five men were fined a total of 1900 after Judge Mentzer outlined a harsh but fair sentence to deter similar offenses. Each paid within two hours of sentencing and were discharged. Attorneys urged clemency, which the judge largely granted in determining the penalties.
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Mentzer
Defiant Miners to Face Court Hearing Friday
Alexander M. Howat president of district 14 of the Mine Workers and two other district officials who refused to testify in the Kansas industrial relations court investigation into the coal industry are scheduled to appear Friday before District Judge John A Curran for a hearing.
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Pittsburg
Kans
Alexander M. Howat
Kansas Industrial Relations Court
Kansas Coal Industry
John A. Curran
Senate Navy Bill Seen Boost by Senate Panel
The Senate Naval Affairs Committee plans to recommend a $39 million increase over House appropriations for rapid shipbuilding, lifting the total from the House authorized $424.5 million to a higher level to speed construction. The April 7 report notes the 1921 naval building program remains authorized by the House.
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Washington
House
Senate
Naval Affairs Committee
Wentzell Family Seeks News of Missing Soldier
The family of James Henry Wentzell pleads for information about his fate after discharge from military service in June 1919. He served overseas, returned to Cheyenne, and vanished without a trace, with his relatives growing anxious and asking him to contact them immediately.
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James Henry Wentzell
St. Russell
Wentzell
Cheyenne
Trial set for Cordillo murder case in Wyoming district court
The murder case of Frank Jennings in Lara mie is scheduled to begin in district court on April 20. Judge Mentzer ordered a venire of 75 jurors, signaling a lengthy trial, with multiple prosecutors and new defense counsel appointed as proceedings start. Temporary courtroom fixtures may be used if needed.
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J. Cordillo
Jennings
John Cordillo
Laramie
Frank Jennings
Mentzer
George Patter
Albany County
Charles F. Lane
G. P. Arnold
Hugo Denzelman
Gordillos
Denver
Warren Richardson
Board of County Commissioners
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Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Paris
Rhine
Hugh G. Wallace
Derby
Baron Matsui
Japan
Count Boning Longare
Italy
Millerand
Guungil
UNION
Break
Presidents
Nominarion Convention Circus
Chicags
Tohnson
Judkins
U. S
Siayer
Abbott Home Raiders
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