Labor Leaders Weigh Global Peace Meet April 15
International labor figures in New York plan a mass meeting at Cooper Union on April 15 to elect delegates for a world congress of labor aimed at halting the European war. Speakers include La Follette and Gompers. a 20 million trade unionist strike is discussed as a potential action.
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Mass
New York
Cooper Uton
World Congress of Labor
International Peace Delegation of Labor
Robert M. la Follette
Wisconsin
United States
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Lvid Meyer London
Central Federated Union
Federated Central Body
Europe
Pringlyg
la Follette
Washington
War costs and losses mount as nations clash
In reports from Rome Naples and London the toll of war is tallied as six million lives lost and eight billion four hundred million dollars spent in eight months. Experts warn only exhaustion remains, with Russia likely to suffer least.
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Rome
Paris
Avanti
Lha
Russia
Villa defeats Oregon 13 in Mexican conflict report
El Paso reports Obregon army and Villa forces in decisive engagement near Queretaro with counts estimated between twenty thousand and twenty five thousand on each side. Obregon withdraws southward. Villa pursues as the battle continues and continued coverage follows on page two.
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EL Paso
Tex
Obregon
Villa Fuc
Carros Ole
Oragon
Sonora
Alee
Mexico City
Queretaro
Villa
Missing man Beach arrested for bigamy in Denver
Claries H. Beach proprietor of Branch grocery vanished Feb 19 from his home, leaving a wife of two months. He was arrested in Denver on a bigamy charge filed by Mrs. Leon Loser of Omaha, whose ex-husband, a Maybray gang member, was linked to prior swindle cases foiled by police.
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Denver
Colo
Claries H. Beach
Nineteenth Avenue
East Dakota Avenues
Beach
Leon Loser
Omaha
Maybray
Paderewski Leads Polish Mission on White Star Adriatic
London April 8. Among passengers on the White Star liner Adriatic leaving Liverpool yesterday is Ignace Paderewski who sails to the United States to represent stricken Poland. The pianist has given up playing until the end of the war.
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London
White Star
Adriatic
Liverpool
Ignace
Paderewak
United States
Poland
Ammonia Bath Tragedy Endangers Girl in Greeley
In Greeley Colorado on April 5 Neva Farmer a domestic in Thos McCants home nearly suffocated after adding ammonia to hot bath water. The door was locked and Mrs McCants broke the transom and window to reach the fainting girl. Both were overcome by fumes but the girl was rescued and remained in serious condition.
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Greeley
Colo
Neva Farmer
Thos, McCanta
Death of Bashti, Whitneys Brookdale brood mare
The prized brood mare Bashti died at Brookdale farm, New York. Bashti was sired by Adam, a French stallion, and belonged to Harry Payne Whitney.
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New York
Bashti
Harry Payne Whitney
Brookdale Farm
Adam
Caretakers Free on Cattle Trains Prompt Rate Proposal
In Chicago on a hearing before Interstate Commerce Commissioner Daniels, Conrad Spans of the Burlington testified that carriers grant free transport to caretakers accompanying cattle shipments. He urged a three cent rate increase per 100 pounds for cattle hogs and sheep and five cents for horses and mules, noting 79,989 caretakers benefited in 1914 at a cost of 419,092 dollars, 7.8 percent of livestock revenue.
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Chicago
Conrad Spans
Burlington Road
Interstate Commerce
Daniels
Spans
Burlington
Clifford G. Thorne
Iowa
Work crews dig to reach buried man in 30 foot collapse
In New York, three shifts of city engineers and volunteers frantically dig into a well where William Esser of Flatbush lies buried under 30 feet of earth after a cave in during pit enlarging work.
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New York
William Esser
Flatbush
Labor Leaders Asked to Lead World Peace Effort
Labor representatives from England and Germany urged to take a leading role in a world peace congress of labor, with plans to pursue diplomatic solutions and, if needed, coordinated international action including a potential general strike to end the war. Keir Hardie and the Independent Labour party push a Stop the War campaign as Norwich delegates back antiwar resolutions.
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England
Germany
Meyer London
European Societinta
Europe
Mayand
International Congress
Keir Hardin
Independent Labor Party
Norwich
Woman sues aged man for half a million dollars
Ida McNabb 87 files suit in Palatka Michigan alleging breach of promise by John Kinney after a five week acquaintance. She says Kinney proposed marriage, pressed her about age, then declared he never intended to marry.
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Washington
Ida McNabb
John &. Kinney
Palatka
Kinney
Film companies form slant service corporation in 504 006 capital
A new slant service corporation is formed by Lubin Vitagraph Selly and Es many moving picture companies. The $504 006 direct capital is organized with branches planned in New York Philadelphia and other leading cities to be ready for release within a month.
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Philadelphia
Lubin
Vitagraph
Selly
Es Many Moving Picture Companion
Cea
New York
Labor Arbitration Review Stages Western Wage Case
The federal arbitration board, led by Judge Peter C. Pritchard, resumes deliberations on demands of 65,000 western locomotive engineers firemen and hostlers for higher pay and shorter hours. President Wilson helped avert a strike as terms edge toward a landmark settlement amid disputes over earnings and living costs.
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Richard Fairchild
Chicago
Bess
Federal Board of Arbitration
Western
Peter C. Pritchard
North Carolina
Federal Building
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Brotherhood of Loomotive Firemen
Western Railroad
Wilson
President Carter
Firemenn Brotherhood
James M. Sheean
Campathia
Warren 8. Plane
Brothehood
Aid
Carter
Bsheeen
Dynamite Cap Incident In Idaho School
Ten thousand dynamite caps disappeared from a powder house and were found in the possession of about thirty school children in Pocatello Idaho on April 8. The caps were used to explode fireworks near students. around one hundred were detonated near a group of children but no injuries occurred. Some caps were hidden beneath the schoolyard fountain.
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Pocatello
Idaho
Seed shipments reach thousands of constituents in capitol mail
Thousands of seed packets, provided at One church Sam's expense, are being mailed from Washington. A representative ships 5 000 packets to constituents, each with five varieties, totaling 75 000 000 images of seed.
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Washington
Sam
Capitol
Machaenitor Abt
Rev Faucette Named Pastor of New Church in Swomd
The Rev W Faucette and his family arrived from Casper Wyoming to lead the West Greterholit church area near Spokane. He is a Moody Bible Institute graduate and has five years of preaching experience. The Chinese Leader editor Abet Hieathy is noted in the piece.
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W. Faucette
Caoper
W. W
Spokane
Huygwan Enpeki
Peeshyteran
Lee Eathre
Portland
Moody Bible Buie
Ikea Moines
Abet Hieathy
Ue Cheyiee Eiate
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Hague
Amsterdam
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Oregon
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Firemens' Brotherhood
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