Nations commission closes covenant talks without full amendments
Paris April 41 The peace conference league of nations commission finished its review of the covenant without granting the Japanese and French demands. Japan and France reserve right to press amendments at plenary session. Rhine Polish frontier and reparation issues partially settled with focus on Rhine river territory and German western border. Adriatic and Italian claims on eastern shore remain in abeyance.
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Brg Associated Press
Paris
Leagues
F Nations Commission
Japan
France
Rhine
Lorraine
Holland
Poland
Danzig
Germany
Clemency recommended for espionage cases sent to President
Attorney General Palmer reports clemency recommendations for 52 espionage conviction cases have been forwarded to President Wilson. Names and specific commutations will be announced after action. Palmer notes inflated amnesty claims and cites 288 jailed under the espionage act two months ago, with 179 still confined.
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Associated Press
Washington
Wilson
Palmer
Thomas W. Gregory
Chicago
Cantorals
Urison
Reopen War Claims in Transylvania Villages
Report from Geneva via Associated Press states that Hungarian regulars attacked and pillaged Romanian villages in Transylvania. The Romanian bureau in Rome received updates describing raids and burning, with officials pledging to defend Rumania’s borders.
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Associated
Prann
Geneva
Rome
Transylvania
Buard
Impeachment Recommendation Against Governor Harding
The Judiciary committee in Des Moines recommends impeaching Governor W L Harding to the Iowa House of Representatives after a late night decision on the Ernest Rathburn pardon investigation.
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Des Moines
W. L. Harding
Iowa House of Representatives
Judiciary Committee
Ernest Rathburn
French Plan To Feed Starving Reds Faces Opposition
April 1944 reports Nansen Branting and Swedish leaders meeting with President Wilson and Hoover. They discuss revictualing Soviet Russia, especially Petrograd, to feed cities as winter ice breaks up. Hoover notes council of four must approve due to political sensitivities amid dire Russian conditions.
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Hjalmar Branting
Fridsjorf Nansen
United States
Wilson
Herbert C. Hoover
Inter-Allied Relief
Relef Council
Russia
Petrograd
Yeaterday
Council of Four
Soviet Russia
Nansen
Grad
Aioe
Hoover
Wansen
Labor Editors Oppose Mooney Strike in Chicago Gathering
Editors of labor papers at a Seventh Federal Reserve district conference in Chicago disapproved a nationwide strike to free Thomas Mooney. They urged apprehending the guilty parties, urged union assessments, and asked the American Federation of Labor to lead the money and prosecutions to locate Mooney. G. C. Taylor of Grand Rapids presented the resolutions.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Federal Reserve District
Liberty Town
Thomas Mooney
San Francisco
Mooney
Tiue Committee
American On of Labor
G. C. Taylor
Grand Rapids, Mich
The
Observer
War Labor Board backs wage equity at Denver firm
The War Labor Board orders Western Chemical Company of Denver to pay women equal wages for equal work and restore original wages with back pay. It also requires employee elect a shop committee to bring forward grievances, and finds no justification for wage reductions since the initial complaint filed last November.
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Washington
War Labor Board
Western Chemical Company
Denver
Colo
Banner County Sheriff Names and Locations in Rocky Mountain Era
The Banner County sheriff in Nebraska known for long service is noted in a fragmentary report. Names and dates are unclear, but references to Cheyenne and regional law enforcement figures suggest a historical note on local sheriffs and jurisdiction in the Rocky Mountain area.
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Put. O'Grady
Banner County
Nebraska
Rocky Mountain Region
Soviet Republic plan thwarted in Ruhr by troops
Berlin dispatch reports a proposed Soviet republic in the Ruhr district thwarted by government forces including the seizure of Essen. Seven Mulheim Ruhr Council members were arrested for high treason as Bavarian unrest and feared gang warfare between factions grows amid radical appeals. Augsburg cut off from Munich with troops positioned at Passau and Freising.
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Associated Press
Copenhagen
A_ disputch
Berlin
Huhr
Essen
Mulheimen Ruhr Council
Munich
Logal Anzeiger
Bavaria
Jt Jll
Hofmann
Passau
Freising
Augsburg
Soldier Decorated for Heroism Arrives at Fort Russell
A soldier honored for conspicuous gallantry in the Somme offensive arrives at Fort Russell. Private Marold C. of Woods Cross, Utah, served in the 301st Heavy Tank Corps and is among those mustered for the ceremony.
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Russell
Somme
Ft. Russell Yosteree Muster-Ous
Marold C. P of Woods Gross
Utah
301At Heavy Tank Corps
German Finance Minister resigns amid personal reasons
The German national government announces the resignation of Finance Minister Bralin, cited as a personal decision. The statement from the ministry notes no further details and signals a forthcoming appointment to fill the vacancy.
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Associated Iressa
Bralin
L Ite
Dr. Schifter
Kolla Millagays
Irish delegates arrive in Paris to press self determination
Three Irish American delegates Edward F. Dunne Michael J. Ryan and Frank P Walsh arrived in Paris to appeal to the peace conference. They seek to be heard by the council and urge the Ireland question be handled under President Wilson's principles and the right of self determination.
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Paris
United States
Ireland
Edward F. Dunne
Illinois
Michael J. Ryan
Philadelphia
Frank P. Walsh
Kansas City
Council of Our
Domid
Wilson
Controversy Over Geneva as League Capital Sparks Uproar
Bitter critique erupts over Geneva chosen as League of Nations capital with fears of bias and race, while Brussels is urged to be the seat. President Wilson's remarks on Geneva are cited as pivotal, fueling national sentiment and resentment.
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Associated Press
Paris
Gian
Gelan
Geneva
Teague of Nations
Wilson
Willy
Brussels
League of Nations
Delon
Weather Forecast for Wyoming Patchy Unsettled Weekend
The forecast calls for unsettled conditions across Wyoming with east and south portions catching brief showers. Winds shift and temperatures vary, with pockets of sun between passing clouds expected through the weekend.
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Wyoming
Placard in Paris Attacks League Proposal by Labor
A Paris placard issued by the general federation of labor denounces a league of nations plan as not reflecting Wilsonian aims. It argues the war on war creed and the people of the world claim the 14 points, while condemning peace sabotage and urging workers to oppose the project.
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Paris
General Federation of Labor
League of Nations
Society of Nations
Wilson
Justin
Unvese
Bavarian Socialists Debate Cooperation With Communist Council
Munich April 44 The majority Socialists rejected a proposal to abstain from all cooperation with the new government and adopted a resolution to block any further attempt to re establish unity. If the move fails the party will decide on future cooperation.
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Associated Press
Munich
Mieciog
Chinese objections to Monroe Doctrine wording
April 11 report notes Chinese objections to the Monroe Doctrine amendment. Beijing officials argued the clause could affect Chinese interests and questioned its principles and potential reach. The dialogue highlighted tensions over international influence and territorial rights in the era.
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Dy Associated Prensa
the Chines
Monroe Dow
Chines
British PM Lloyd George delay to Versailles date unclear
Paris April 11. Indications say David Lloyd George will not depart for London until the date Germany delegates are summoned to Versailles. An American delegate estimates the probable date between April 26 and May 1 for the invitation to come.
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Paris
David Lloyd George
London
Versailles
Gompers Protests Change in Covenant
Sonnet Gompers, AFL president, protests amendments to the International labor covenant drafted for the peace conference. He notes the plenary session adopted the report and objects to reopening it. The plan calls for an International labor conference annually with a governing board including government, employer and labor representatives. The first conference would be in Washington next year with Gompers as president.
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New York
Sonnet Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Wilson
Gompers
Gon
Barnes
Cablinet
Paris
Jabor Commission
Cavh
Washington
Bent
British Government Suffers Setback In Hull Bye Election
In Hull central Mull district a by election produced a Liberal victory. Commander J. M. Kenworthy, an Asquithian Liberal, defeated Coalition Unionist Lord Rustico Percy by a majority of 97 with vote totals of 8,616 to 7,699. The result marks the government’s second setback since the new Parliament’s arrival.
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Hull
Associated Press
London
Mull
J. M. Kenworthy
Asquithan
Rustico Percy
Kenworthy
Lord Morey
Prominent Utah Men to be Mustered Out of Army at Russell
Prominent Utah residents Dale W. Hoyt and Jackson, with other Oakland area figures, arrived at Fort Wiser for muster out. Hoyt, once manager for Flemingway and Mosier, led the large Dry goods dealer in the capital. Jackson formerly of the Lake Publican era is noted among arrivals for discharge.
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Utah
Russell
Fort Wiser
BA Lake Gily
Dale W. Hoyt
Flemmingway & Mosier
Thane Jackson
Lake
Eral Nepublics
Hide
Eritisticat
Salt Lake OG
Americans Not in Favor Plan for German Reparations
Paris report notes British and French lawmakers push for full indemnities from Germany. Reparations commission members doubt the 45 billion mark and fear payment may falter as years pass, risking noncompliance under the peace treaty. They warn future political shifts could revive demands on the German state and its prisoners to aid reconstruction efforts.
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Paris
Germany
Council of Four
Bumaia
Loy
Europe
Hussia
France
Nancy
Herman
Visit of Corporal Slaney Honors Marine Hero at Château Thierry
Corporal A. D. Slaney of the Sau Company United States Marines arrived in the city after two years service in aversion and joined Mrs Blaney at 03 East Eighteenth Street. He was discharged recently at Quankioo Virginia. He is celebrated for heroism at Château Thierry in July last year where German forces were repulsed and American troops pushed toward Paris. His stable record is cited with pride as a distinguished veteran who served overseas sixty days after landings in France on July 13.
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A. D. Slaney
Sau Company
United State Marines
Averson
Blaney
East
Eighteenth Strest
Quankioo
Virginia
Slaney
Ghateau Thierry
Gott
Dra Ituns
Hiis Coupe
Deve
Uvat Peri
Teale
Denver
Vranea
Adiamen
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League of Nations Commission
Gregory
Agrans
Neighbo
Harding
Chéyenne
Mitchell
Pablie Leligero
Ate
Ruhr
Old Ireland
U. S
W. W
Nations League
Communist Council
Committees On International Labor
Todey Wath Amemients
George Nicol Barnes
Diitish
Gompere
Chateau Thichry Teufel Runden
Cheyenne
A.D. Slaney
Marine Corps
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