Jury Deadlock Ends Foster Trial in Michigan Case
A 31 hour deadlock in the William Z Foster trial ends with jury unable to convict or acquit on criminal syndicalism charges. Judge White discharged the 12 jurors as no change occurred after 38 ballots. Ruthenberg to be tried April 16.
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ST. Joseph
Mich
William Z. Foster
Chicago
Charles White
Foster
Communist Party of America
Here
Charles E. Ruthenberg
Berrien County
White
Calvin Bachman
Bachman
Clement Ritzler
Theodore Katzbach
A. M. Birdsey
Arthur Barker
A.J. Jackson
Vivian G. Ingles
Dwight Babcock
Theodore Drier
Bridgman
Michigan
Communist Party
France ready to scrap fleet if others follow
Paris April 5 The French Naval Committee head Gustave de Kerguezec urged a new world armament conference to scrap big navies, promising France will disarm if other powers do likewise. He warned a failure to act could bring total destruction in a new war and supported submarines and aviation as essential to defense.
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France
Associated Press
Paris
Gustave de Kerguezec
M. de Kerguezec
Chamber of Deputies
Washington
Chamber
Alsace
Lorraine
M. Briand
M. Kerguezec
United States
England
Italy
Roe Saacue
Way clear for nation to acquire Monticello
New York April 5 Obstacles to turning Monticello Jefferson home into a national shrine have been removed and the Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation will seek Albany incorporation on April 18. A nationwide drive to raise a one million dollar foundation fund grows under temporary chair Stuart G. Gibboney.
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New York
Monticello
Thomas Jefferson
Albermarle County
Thomas Efferson Memorial Foundation
Albany
Stuart G. Gibboney
Osage Indian oil lands leased at Osage lease sale
Pawhuska Oklahoma April 5 148 tracts of Osage lands were bought at the twenty first Osage lease sale totaling 8 290 100 dollars Oil men purchased ten 160 acre tracts in the Burbank Pool for 7 577 000 dollars.
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Associated Press
Pawhuska
Okla
Burbank Pool
Reinstitution of Mrs. Stoiber Triggers Temple Schism
Mrs. May Cornell Stoiber accepted reinstatement as leader of the New Thought Temple, after a board vote and member poll backed her return. James A. McElroy warned the move would split the temple, vowing to form a separate congregation if Stoiber remained. He cited a drop from 800 to 400 members as evidence of her regime’s impact.
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May Cornell Stoiber
New Thought Temple
James A. McElroy
Woman shoots Dufford official in Newcastle store
Mrs Josephine Best a young widow shot Carl H Dufford secretary treasurer of Dufford Furniture Co in the Dufford Furniture Store Newcastle Pa She waited for police after Berne Dufford seized the revolver The victim is in critical condition believes motive arose from a failed relationship no words were exchanged before the shooting
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Newcastle
Dufford Furniture
Josephine Best
Carl H. Dufford
Berne Dufford
Best
Furniture Company
Dufford
Compensation Bill Not Before House Today
The Rules Committee decided not to place the constitutional amendment eliminating employers open liability under the workmen's compensation law on the House calendar today. Hundreds of telegrams urged support for the resolution as part of the agreed program between capital and labor. The Redman bill for increased benefits and death awards passed earlier the week.
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Columbus
House of Representatives
House
Redman
Senate Passes Finefrock Bill in Ohio Statehouse Debate
In Columbus on April 6 the Senate approved the Finefrock bill allowing imprisonment of women in the Marysville Reformatory to pay fines while allowing male prisoners to work on roads and public works. The vote was 23 to 11, with Hamilton County and most Cuyahoga delegation members opposing. Critics warned of constitutional rights violations and class legislation. supporters argued the measure reflects long-standing penalties for nonpayment of fines and would apply broadly to liquor violations, not just Prohibition.
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Associated Press
Columbus
Senate
Marysville Reformatory
Hamilton County
Cuyahoga
Maude C. Waitt
George Bender
Joseph R. Gardner
Rep
Cincinnati
Judiciary Committee
Frank B. Burch
Aktron
House
Gartner
Burch and Gardner
Thomas Gifford
Lucas County
J. F. Burke
Lorain
G. M. Kumler
Preble
Thomas A. Jenkins
Lawrence
Robert L. Adair
Dem
Wayne
Burch
France
Akron
Gifford
Adair
Kumler
Burke
Anti-Saloon League
Hopkins Confirmation Rejected by Ohio Senate
Governor Donahey faced the Senate rejection of his appointment of William A. Hopkins of Cincinnati as a member of the State Public Utilities Commission. The Senate voted 20 to 7 on April 5, with four Republicans joining three Democrats in the decision.
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Columbus
Donahey
State Senate
William A. Hopkins
Cincinnati
State Public Utilities Commission
Lettuce Is Whisky Bandits Take Liquor From Railroad Men
Four armed bandits robbed a warehouse in Chicago downtown freight yards of the Pennsylvania railroad. A truck was driven away carrying liquor hidden inside a lettuce shipment billed to Levi Lutz. Police say Levi Lutz does not appear in local commission listings and the theft involved a carload of whiskey disguised by lettuce.
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Chicago
Pennsylvania Railroad
Otbers
Levi Lutz
Commission
German glider sets new record at Wasserkuppe
Fritz Stamer, a noted glider pilot and head of a glider training school, achieved a world record with a motorless flight lasting 1 minute 16 seconds at the Wasserkuppe. The test is part of pilot training programs and includes other noted pilots such as Douglas Hamilton who have passed examinations.
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Associated Press
Gersfeld
Fritz Stamer
Dia
Wasserkuppe
Stamer
Douglas Hamilton
Arlington Hotel Fire Claims One Fireman in Hot Springs Blaze
The Arlington Hotel in Hot Springs Arkansas burned, killing one fireman and seriously injuring two others as a wall collapsed. Over 300 guests escaped amid dense smoke as rescuers pulled fifty people from smoke-filled halls and guided guests to safety via balconies and ladders. Loss exceeds 1 million dollars with extensive personal effects lost.
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Hot Springs
Ark
Arlington Hotel
South
Purnell Flees State as Lawsuit Moves Forward
The Israelite House of David leader Benjamin Purnell reportedly fled Michigan amid quo warranto proceedings to dissolve the colony. Sheriff George C. Bridgman said he could not serve Purnell personally. Legislature considers curbs on religious society practices and franchise privileges in Benton Harbor case.
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Lansing
Mich
Benjamin F. Purnell
House of David
Michigan
George C. Bridgman
Berrien County
Bridgeman
Parnell
Purnell
Benton Harbor Colony
Sunday Closing Fight Leads Merchants to Court in Findlay
Six Findlay business men were bound over to the grand jury on charges of unlawfully operating stores on Sunday April 1 after waiving examination in Mayor Rodabaughs court. Two more defendants have affidavits filed but have not appeared. The cases involve sale of candy and tobacco on Sunday.
Bolshevist Troops Clash With Peasants in Ukraine
Dispatches received in Berlin report serious clashes between Bolshevist troops and Ukrainian peasants. Bolshevists allegedly executed 340 peasants over protests against the Soviet prosecution of high church dignitaries. Reports also cite anti Jewish pogroms and Jewish families fleeing toward the Polish frontier.
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Berlin
Ukraine
Lemberg
Springfield Bank Embezzler Penfield Faces Million Dollar Shortage
Federal agents probe Penfield case as directors claim the deficit may exceed a million dollars. Rumors tie a prominent Springfield organization to earlier irregularities and bonds missing from the Springfield National Bank. A Springfield woman is said to have known of a five thousand dollar shortage.
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The
Commercial Tribune
Springfield
A. H. Penfield
Csahier
Springfield National Bank 3
Penfield
United States Grand Jury
Cincinnati
George S. Dial
Dial
United States District Attorney's Office
Board of Directors
Springfield National Bank
Anda
Essen Paris Express Engine Wrecked by Dynamite Charge
An attempt to wreck the Essen Paris express between Kettwig and Werden with dynamite failed to injure passengers. The locomotive was wrecked by the explosion but the day coaches sleeper and diner remained on the tracks. General Degoutte fined Kettwig 50 million marks and Werden 20 million marks.
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Associated Press
Essen
Kettwig
Werden
Ruhr
Degoutte
Georgia Deputy Arrested on Kidnapping Charge in Dayton Escape
Georgia constable James L. Thomason and prisoner Bee Danson were arrested in Cincinnati after a Dayton, Ohio police request. Thomason, claiming Georgia and Ohio governor requisitions, left Dayton with Danson aboard a traction car to Cincinnati. Dayton seeks capias as Danson’s son accuses Thomason of kidnapping over mortgaged property.
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Georgia
Dayton
Ohio
James L. Thomason
la Grange
Bee Danson
Spring Grove
Crawford Avenues
James Sinkking
Tenth District
Dayton (O
Thomason
Danson
Thomson
Cincinnati
Dunsegn
Will Danson
Fred H. Derfus
Derfus
Ku Klux Empire Becomes Blackmailing Government Says Founder
Atlanta April 5 The Invisible Empire under current Klans leadership is a government by blackmail declares William J Simmons founder and Emperor Simmons vows to stop diverting treasury funds to blackmail. Thousands of Klansmen gather as Simmons is proclaimed Imperial Wizard by the first Klan lodge and the Kloncilium backs him.
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Ku-Klux Empire
Mother Klan
Atlanta
Ku-Klux Klan
William J. Simmons
Nathan Bedford Forrest Klan No. 1
Simmons
Kloncilium
Evans
New York
Knights of the Ku Klux Klan
Order
Fire collapses three story Chem Utilities building in city
A fire wrecked the Chemical Utilities building at 1515 West Sixth Street destroying two thirds of the floors and causing a $75 000 to $100 000 loss. Firefighters saved a car of alcohol and prevented spread to Fries & Fries adjacent plant. Two rail lines were briefly disrupted as hoses crossed tracks. Fire officials suspect a spark from a passing locomotive ignited the debris.
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Chemical Utilities Company
West Sixth Street
Fries & Fries
Utilities Company
Big Four
Sixth Street
Charles Scheerer
Roanoke Avenue
Madisonville
Scheerer
Warsaw Avenue
William Knight
Three Prisoners Hurt In Jail Dynamite Attempt
In Warren Ohio three inmates were injured as dynamite blew a hole in the jail wall and rattled iron bars. Prisoners Joe Buhle Pete Dragich and Fred Hunter were removed to the jail hospital with injuries. Authorities allege inside and outside suspects were involved. four outsiders were detained.
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Pete Dragich
Bloomfield
Fred Hunter
Warren
Ohio Seamless Tube Plant Closes After Walkout
Ohio plant in Shelby shut down after a general workers walkout. About 176 hot mill workers went on strike yesterday and all but fifteen of the remaining staff joined today in sympathy, halting operations.
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Shelby, O
Ohio Seamless Tube Company
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Rae
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Springfield Concern
Ruthenberg
Senate Marine Committee
AGIOS
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OSAGE
New Thought Congregation
Garmer
Marysville
Hamilton
Hopkins
Hreman
Blaze Sweeps
Arlington
Bolshevist
Spark
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