Duiburg street fighting as Reichswehr crush Reds
Reichswehr troops enter Duisburg to eject Reds in house to house battles. Four citizens killed and several injured as artillery shatters streets. Reds driven from Kais erberg to Sonnewell, two to three hundred Reds captured. some civilians report executions denied.
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Rhenish
Prussia
Duesseldorf
Associated Press
Reichswehr
Red Army
Rhine
Ham
Red
Wesel
Hamptorn
Dinslaken
Ruhrort
Kabisch
Sonnewell Street
Bismarck
Kasslerfelder Street
Jarres
Culebra Cut Slide Again Threatens Panama Canal
The Culebra Cut slide reactivated Friday night, narrowing the channel from 200 to 100 feet and reducing depth from 40 to 30 feet. Officials say shipping has not yet been halted.
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Panama
Culebra
Return of War Termination Fight Focuses on House Vote
In Washington on April 4 the fight over ending the war returns as the House plans to vote on a Republican resolution declaring the war ended after the Senate failed to ratify the peace treaty. The President may resubmit the treaty with reservations. Democrats vow to veto. The London Times warns the League of Nations faces a test on Armenia and the League’s fate.
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Senate
Hitchcock
Washington
Congress
Wilson
Eg Eee
Nebraska
South
Lodge
London
London Times
Council of the
League of Nations
Armenia
Supreme Council
League
Step Taken to End War Between Actors Clubs
New York April 4. The Actors Equity Association adopted a resolution to admit Fidelity members, with one dissenting vote, at the quarterly meeting. The feud between Equity and Fidelity intensified during the 1919 actors' strike from August 7 to September 6.
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New York
Actors’ Equity Association
Actors’ Fidelity League
Equity
Fidelity
Association
Duesseldorf Quiet as Red Outposts Guard Roads
Duesseldorf lies quiet with moderate Red outposts on all routes into the city under orders to receive and disarm returning Reds and conduct them to barracks. The Executive Committee vows to prevent resistance to peace terms while workers threaten a general strike if Reichswehr deploys. Red Guards have left Essen as Easter crowds fill the streets.
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Duesseldorf
Associated Press
Reichswehr
Essen
France Holds Back on Ruhr Troop Deployment
Paris reports no definite decision on sending German troops into the Ruhr coal basin beyond a vague official statement. The note says any military steps are to pressure Germany to obey the peace treaty terms.
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Paris
France
Ruhr
Germany
Anne Martin Seeks Republican Nomination for Nevada Senate
Anne Martin, who lost Nevada United States Senate race two years ago, announced from Washington headquarters that she will run again for the Republican nomination. Her platform opposes the peace treaty and the League of Nations and she would not wage a lone bid in the primary against a bipartisan fusion candidate, threatening to run as an independent if opposed.
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Washington
Anne Martin
United States Senate
Nevada
Miss Martin
League of Nations
Miss. Martin
Princesses and Barons in Refugee Red Cross Hegira
In Odessa on April 4 three Russian princesses and two barons along with presidents of major Russian relief groups traveled with the American Red Cross to southern Russia. The Nangamen, a cargo steamer, carried Red Cross workers and refugees from Novorossisk to Theodosia in the Crimea, stacked high with supplies and people.
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Red Cross
Odessa
Russia
American Red Cross Commission
Novorossick
Theodosia
Crimea
Nangamen
American Shipping Board
Warren Paint Plant Fire Destroys Goheen Works in Warren
Fire destroyed the Goheen Paint Company's Warren plant with losses near 250000. The Western Reserve Lumber Company also faced danger as flames threatened its site. Niles fire crews responded with six firefighters. the Goheen move followed Canton plant destruction two years prior.
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Goheen Paint Company
Western Reserve Lumber Company
Goheen Company
Canton
Niles Fire Department
Helen Taft Denies Engagement To Yale Instructor
A report claiming Helen Herron Taft planned to marry Frederick J. Manning of Yale was denied by Miss Taft in Los Angeles. Manning, a Yale history instructor, met Taft in 1917 and has since served overseas. Taft currently heads Bryn Mawr College after visiting Cincinnati recently.
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F.j.manning
Yale
Los Angeles
Cal
Helen Herron Taft
Taft
William Edwards
Miss Taft
Cincinnati
Mr. Manning
Manning
Sheffield
Bryn Mawr
Automobile Runs Down Nabisky Couple on Madison Road
Charles Nabisky and his wife Clara were struck by a speeding car on Madison road near Cin namon street as they waited for a street car. They were taken to General Hospital with serious injuries. the driver fled and a description of the automobile was obtained.
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Madison Road
Cinnamon Street
Charles Nabisky
Clara Nabisky
Money Crisis Confronts Nation Says Mondell
Washington April 4 Representative Mondell republican leader said government expenditures exceeded revenues from all sources by more than 200 million dollars in the first nine months of the fiscal year. He warned that the temporary 706 million dollar floating debt reduction implies renewed short term borrowing and possible rate hikes up to six percent. The two and a half billion dollar war deficit remains uncovered by bonds, he added, signaling serious indebtedness challenging recovery.
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Washington
Mondell
Wyoming
Overalls Protest High Prices In Tampa Parade
About 500 citizens dressed in overalls marched to Courthouse square to sign a petition pledging not to buy expensive garments until prices drop. The petition, given to the Mayor, urged limits on manufacturers and retailers profits and accused them of profiteering. Firemen joined, abandoning tailored uniforms for overalls.
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Tampa
Fla
Suffrage Fight Intensifies in Louisiana Ahead of Vote
In New Orleans Louisiana moves to likely vote on ratification at the May 10 legislative session. Miss Kate Gordon and Miss Jean Gordon oppose the federal amendment citing states rights while Governor-elect John M Parker supports suffrage. Senate and House members remain divided with 75 newcomers holding pivotal sway.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Kate Gordon
Jean Gordon
John M. Parker
Long
Parker
Progressive Party
Pleasants
Senate
House
Dover
Del
Delaware
General Assembly
Beekman to head Rhode Island GOP delegation
Governor R Livingston Beekman leads Rhode Island’s slate for the Republican National Convention with four delegates at large and six district delegates to be elected at the state and congressional conventions. Delegates are expected to be uninstructed and not tied to a single presidential candidate. The executive committee approved the slate headed by Beekman.
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Providence
R. IL
Rhode Island
State Executive Committee
R. Livingston Beekman
Chicago switchmen strike gains impetuS
Chicago on April 4 police guard yards as a wave of walkouts spreads from 700 switchmen on the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul line to the Chicago Junction Illinois Central and Chicago Northwestern railroads. Union officials say 9 000 on strike while railroads cite snow and say no talks. The Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen deems the strike illegal and volunteers are urged to report.
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Chicago Yardmen’s Association
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
New York Central
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Chicago Junction Railroad
Ilinois Central
Chicago & Northwestern
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
Junction Railway
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad
General Managers’ Association
Brotherhood of Railway
Switchmen’s Union of North America
Washington
Labor Board
New York Gets Food Despite Harbor Strike
The New York Harbor strike creates conflicting signals between the marine workers committee and railroads managers. Railroads route shipments via the Poughkeepsie bridge to bypass harbor tugs, with J J Mantell of the Erie stating workers are returning to duty and tugs in service. He predicts a sharp rise in delivery of foodstuffs tomorrow and notes an export embargo may be lifted.
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New York
Marine Workers’ Executive Committee
Managers’ Association of the Railroads
New York Harbor
Rairoads
Poughkeepsie
J. J. Mantell
The
Erie
Fifth Avenue Easter Parade Bravely Defies Rain
New York on Fifth Avenue braved cold drizzle as Easter parade goers showcased French and American modiste art. Men wore bold business suits priced to 190 with later outfits around 200, umbrellas and parasols added color while hundreds chose church attendance over silks. The hurricane decked buses crowded with spectators and churches filled to capacity.
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New York
Fifth Avenue
Palm Beach
New York Clothiers
St. Patrick's
St. John the Divine
Old Trinity
Fess Attacks Hoover at Rhode Island Convention
Representative Simeon D. Fess, head of the Republican Congressional Committee, prepared a Rhode Island speech condemning Herbert Hoover. He accused Hoover of sympathizing with Wilsonian policy and argues for a Republican leader who rejects the Wilson regime and its wartime actions.
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Washington
Herbert Hoover
Providence
R. I
Simeon D. Fess
Republican Congressional Committee
Rhode Island
Fess
Wilson
Hoover
France
Congress
Earl Gray
Lord Northcliffe
United States
Storm disrupts Michigan presidential primary voting
Detroit reports a mid-winter snow storm gripping nearly all of Michigan on the eve of the Presidential primary as campaigns brace for disrupted voting procedures and delays.
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Detroit
Michigan
White Way Palaces Branded as Vice Dens After Inquiry
New York April 4 Reverend John Roach Straton pastor of Calvary Baptist Church preached on a moral resurrection for New York. He said Broadway gilded palaces hold vicious resorts and dancers taught by ill repute while liquor is openly sold. Proprieties attended the sermon.
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New York
John Roach Straton
Calvary Baptist Church
Broadway
Nominations For NYU Hall Of Fame Include Douglass
Nominations received for the Hall of Fame at New York University will add fourteen names this fall. Included are Barbara Fritchie Susan B Anthony and Frederick Douglass the first Black figure suggested for immortality at the university. Nominations close May 1 and will be reviewed by the Senate before Board of Electors approval.
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New York
New York University
Barbara Fritchie
Whittier
Susan B. Anthony
Frederick Douglass
Douglass
Toledo in Blizzard Halts Street Car Service and Strikes
A severe April blizzard froze Toledo streets as street car service remained at a standstill due to a strike by car men. Workers demand a sixty cent hourly wage with fare increases, while City Council has yet to approve changes, threatening resumed service by midweek.
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Maumee
Lake States
Toledo
Weather Bureau
Carmen
Cornell Schreiber
Toledo Railways 2Nd Light Company
Schreiber
Tornado Ravages Bethel Area Causing Major Damage
Special Dispatch reports a tornado struck Bethel Ohio near Sodom two miles south around 2 PM. It unroofed buildings including the Sodom brick schoolhouse which was razed and destroyed barns. Mrs. Hockman sustained critical injuries and neighbors rescued her from wreckage. No damage total given.
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Commercial Tribune
Bethel
Sodom
Here
Hockman
Gale Strikes Parkersburg Unroofing Homes and Downed Poles
A late afternoon gale ripped through Parkersburg West Virginia causing many houses to lose their roofs trees to be uprooted and wires and poles to topple leaving extensive damage throughout the city.
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Parkersburg
W. Va
Storm Rips Newark Oregon Causing Heavy Property Loss
A powerful wind and rain storm struck Newark Oregon on April 4, plunging the city into darkness for hours and inflicting damage estimated in the thousands of dollars. The weather disrupted lights and caused widespread property harm as residents assessed the destruction.
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Winds and sleet collapse Sandusky street traffic and nets
High winds and sleet storm crippled Sandusky streets and utilities, with scores of telephone and electric wires down. Commercial fishing suffered heavy damage as many Lake Erie nets were ruined and valuable catches lost.
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Sandusky, O
Lake Erie
Nebraska Easter storm eases as snowdrifts melt
The Easter storm that hit southeast and south central Nebraska abated by morning and warmer weather helped melt snowdrifts four to six feet high. Train service remained slow, but many railroad lines reopened during the day.
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Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska
Easter Weather Brings Severe Storms To St Louis
Intermittent rain and snow, a thirty mile wind, and freezing temperatures marked Easter in St Louis as officials report a dropping 26 degrees and a new April low. Heavy snowfalls spread to Hannibal and Marshall as travelers faced delays from the winter storm.
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ST. Louis
St.Louis
Hannibal
Marshall
Blizzard Strands Railways and Roads Across Central Plains
A sweeping blizzard hit Kansas, Nebraska, the Texas Panhandle, northern Oklahoma, and Missouri. Rail lines and highways were blocked, trains were hours late, and drifts reached seven to ten feet with three feet in parts of Kansas. Temperatures were well below freezing and a rapid warmup was forecast to melt snow and flood some streams.
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Illinois
Indiana
Michigan
Weather Bureau
Texas
Missouri
Kansas
Chicago Weather Office
St. Lawrence Valley
Atlantic Coast
Lake
Ilinois
Est
Gary
Ind
Chicago Are
Bureau of Streets
Kansas City
Nebraska
Texas Panhandle
Oklahoma
McAlester
Topeka
Kan
Easter snowstorm hits western Pennsylvania and extends east
An Easter snow storm blankets western Pennsylvania and moves east with rain expected in the Atlantic states and heavy snow in the Great Lakes and Ohio Valley. Freezing temps reach southern Arkansas and Texas as Chicago reports about eight inches of snow. Forecast calls for rain or snow across much of the eastern region with much colder conditions on Tuesday in the Ohio Valley and surrounding areas.
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Peghiylvania
Atlantic States
Great Lakes
Ohio Valley
Arkansas
Texas
Weather Bureau
Chicago
Oho Valley
Atlantic
Gulf States
Pennsylvania
Entire Ohio Valley Storm Wreaks Havoc Across Region
A severe storm spread through the Ohio and Mississippi Valleys with hail and rain, accompanied by a cold wave. Cincinnati reports indicate heavy weather overnight with forecasts predicting continued ferocity and winter conditions for Easter Sunday.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Missippi
W.C. Bevereaux
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