French Occupation of North Frankfort Meets Light Resistance
Reports from Mayence and Essen describe minimal clashes as French troops occupy North Frankfort and advance into Essen. German Reichswehr units engage workers with mines and rifles, causing house damage and a bridge blow. overall fighting subsides with no decisive outcome and hundreds reportedly killed near Beckum.
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Mayence
North Frankfort
Reichwehr
Darmstadt
Frankfort
Degoutte
Rhine
Berlin
Essen
The
Associated Press
Reichswehr
Alten Essen
Alen Essen
Beckum
Hamm
Westphalia
Light Opera Season Planned at Cincinnati Zoo
The Zoological Garden will host a summer light opera season directed by Ralph Lyford. East artists will take principal roles, with a Cincinnati-based chorus and orchestra of noted young musicians. Works include Don Pasquale The Barber of Seville Martha The Secret of Suzanne and Haensel and Gretel plus scenes from Tales of Hoffman Rigoletto Faust Carmen Nanon Lucia Trovatore and more. The zoo band shell is being renovated to seat 1500 to 1800 with a raised roof a curtain gridiron and new dressing rooms. Negotiations are under way with several prominent singers. the seven to eight week run starts in June.
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The
Zoological Garden
Ralph Lyford
Cincinnati
Don Pasquale
Ouster Demand Aims at Springfield Mayor and Commissioner
Springfield Colorado April 6 The Municipal League requests ouster proceedings against Mayor B J Westcott and City Commissioner August L Beaupain. They refused to resign after league pressure. Keller plans recall action requiring 500 petitioners and 15 percent of voters to trigger a special election. Mayor Westcott says action must be taken and will not resign.
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Springfield, CO
Municipal League
Charles Keller
League
B. J. Westcott
August L. Beaupain
Westcott
Beaupain
Keller
Mr. Baupain
Body of Young Woman Found Strangled in Vacant Lot
In Rochester on April 6 a 28 year old woman, Mrs Francis De Lorm, was found strangled in a vacant lot on the city outskirts. Her husband William De Lorm said she left home Sunday night without explanation. A nearby resident reported hearing a woman's screams and male voices late Monday night.
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Rochester
N. Y
Francis de Lorm
William de Lorm
Five Thousand Dollars Recovered From Trolley Return
Mrs. Charles Becker of Phillipsburg lost a $5,000 package containing gold, silver and cash on a Dayton street car. Conductor George Miller of the Dayton Covington and Piqua line retrieved the parcel and returned it within three hours.
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Dayton
Charles Becker
Phillipsburg
George Miller
Dayton, Covington & Piqua
Use of Covington Water Barred on Trains in L N Case
City officials act after L N railroad demanded cutoff of Covington water for drinking on all trains. State Board of Health ordered immediate discontinuance affecting L N C W A and Southern rails. Water has been unsettled and may be unsafe. city investigates with no formal notice received yet.
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Covington
Peter J. Gill
Public Works
State Board of Heathh
Southern
State Board of Health
National Board of Health
National Board
Gill
State Laboratory
Lexington
Arthur P. Gorman
Adena League Formed To Suppress Crimes Seek Slayer
Citizens of Smithfield and Mt. Pleasant Townships formed a civic league at Adena to curb crime and find the slayer of 11 year old Frances South. About 150 members vow to aid investigations as the Jefferson County Grand Jury begins probing the murder tomorrow for about a week.
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Adena League
Steubenville
Smithfield
Mt. Pleasant
Adena
Frances South
Jefferson County
Grand Jury
Carpenter
Severed head shock at Holman Company elevator shaft
Carl Larbus, building worker, discovered a severed head and the body of Edward Kroll, 60, trapped between elevator cab and shaft on Western avenue. Coroner’s verdict indicates Kroll was caught by the moving cab while attempting to raise a steel door. He lived at 806 Carr street and was found about fifteen minutes after 7 am opening time.
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Holman Company
Western Avenue
Carl Larbus
Edward Kroll
Mr. Kroll
Toledo Strikers Pay Increase Ordered by Court
United States District Court ordered Toledo Railways and Light Company to resume service with a new fare of 7 cents and transfers at 2 cents. Carmen will receive retroactive pay from April 1 and the company must meet the wage scale of 54 56 and 60 cents, with no fixed hearing date set.
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Toledo, CO
Toledo Railways and Light Company
Servi Ce
United States District Court
John M. Killits
Carmen
Cornell Schreiber
Mrs. Cumming Pleads She Loved Him Too Much To Kill
In Hampton Virginia on April 6 Mrs Millie Jester Cumming testifies at her murder trial for the death of her divorced husband S Gordon Cumming. She recounts marriage, birth of their son, divorce and alleged abuse and imprisonment before admitting I loved him too much to kill him. She describes meeting him on the street on the day of the shooting and says she remembers little after that until seeing him on the pavement.
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Hampton
Millie Jester Cumming
S. Gordon Cumming
Cumming
Strike of Switchmen Idles 13,000 in Chicago Area
In Chicago on April 6 a wave of unauthorized switchmen strikes halted freight movement. Between 15,000 and 18,000 packing house workers were unemployed while freight enginemen and firemen joined, potentially swelling strikers by thousands. Union leaders warned of expedited discipline and possible loss of seniority for noncompliant members.
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Chicago
A. F. Whitney
The
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
W. G. Lee
Brotherhood
Cleveland
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific
Chi
Whitney
Milwaukee & St. Paul
Illinois Central
Foo
Northwestern Rail
Probation Plan in Adult Courts Urged by Judge Hoffman
Judge Charles W. Hoffman urged extending probation to Ohio adult courts at Rockdale Temple. He cited statewide cost savings, reduced trial numbers, and lower prison populations, arguing probation lowers social harm and preserves families and workers.
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Charles W. Hoffman
Court of Domestic Relations
Rockdale Temple
Ohio
Hoffman
Chicago
Philadelphia
New York
Boston
Ohio Penitentiary
Ohio State Reformatory
Ohio Reformatory For Women
Herbert Parsons
Gold shipments to U S to go to South America
London reports indicate most recent gold shipments to New York were destined for trans shipment to South America to settle war time debts. Additional gold has been sent directly to South American ports amid traders’ reluctance to extend credits.
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London
New York
South America
McKellar Attacks Army Reorganization Bill in Senate
Senate debate on the army reorganization bill features Sen McKellar of Tennessee opposing provisions for a large general staff, Under Secretary of War, and a War Council. Wadsworth and Frelinghuysen defend the plan as learning from World War I and reducing red tape. The chamber defers peacetime strength decision pending universal training votes, with action expected later in the week.
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Washington
McKellar
Tennessee
Senate
Wadsworth
New York
Frelinghuysen
New Jersey
War Department
Bank Bandits Flee After Vault Hold, $8000 Seized
Two men robbed People's Bank in Cave City Kentucky locking President Caldwell in a vault. They escaped in a car with $8000, Caldwell freed by a passer-by. Posse with bloodhounds pursued to Glasgow Junction. robbers fled into the hills amid gunfire.
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Cave City
People’s Bank
Caldwell
Glasgow Junction
Defeat for Bennett in New York GOP race for national delegates
In early returns from New York City and scattered statewide precincts Bennett trails the regular Republican ticket by a wide margin. Uninstructed delegates are elected to the Republican national convention while the “big four” lead Democrats to the Democratic convention. Milwaukee reelects Mayor Hoan as chief executive in a close Socialist triumph with strong majority projections.
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New York
New York City
William M. Bennett
Republican Organization
Bennett
Hiram W. Johnson
California
Nathan L. Miner
James W. Wadsworth, Jr
William M. Calder
William Boyce Thompson
Alfred E. Smith
Elisabeth Marbury
Harriet May Mills
Louis E. Desbecker
Milwaukee
Wis
Daniel W. Hoan
Clifton Williams
Hoan
Williams
Prohibition
Johnson's Lead Grows Hoover Tops Edwards in Primary Returns
Detroit April 6 The statewide presidential primary returns show Hiram W Johnson of California leading among Republicans with 124 727 votes across 1 645 of 2 421 precincts Leonard Wood ranks second closely followed by Governor Frank O Lowden of Illinois as the race remains virtually unchanged late tonight Hoover and Edwards are mentioned as top contenders with Johnson maintaining his broad lead.
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Detroit
Hiram W. Johnson
California
Leonard One Johnson
Lowden
Illinois
Japanese Occupation of Vladivostok Reported by State Dept
Official dispatches from the American Consulate relay Japan’s occupation of Vladivostok in early April. Japanese forces extended to hill fortifications around the city and raised the flag on Tiger Hill. The occupation began April 4 amid gunfire with no American injuries reported. Several Czechs were killed in the clashes.
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Washington
Vladivostok
State Department
Tiger Hill
Tokyo
Siberia
Takyanagi
Manchuria
Korea
Tenants Seek Relief From Gouging Landlords in New York Courts
Nearly 1,000 evicted tenants were helped by New York courts under new rent profiteering laws. Courts often delayed evictions one to six months or granted stays, while crowds gathered, police were posted, and judges noted both favorable and harsh outcomes. Plans were announced for 200 lawyers to provide free aid to tenants.
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New York
Justice Morris
Westchester Court
Justice Prince
Manhattan
British Chiefs Appeal for Funds To Keep League Alive
An appeal in The London Times by Earl Grey Premier Lloyd George Admiral Beatty former Prime Minister Asquith Lord Robert Cecil and John R. Clynes calls for 1 000 000 pounds to fund an educational campaign to sustain the spirit and ideals behind the League of Nations covenant. It warns that without British support the league will wither and die and that future children face calamities compared with the late war.
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London
Earl Grey
Lloyd George
Admiral Beatty
Premer Asquith
Lord Robert Cecil
John R. Clynes
London Times
League of Nations
League of Nations’ Union
League of Natons
League
Bryan Pushes Meredith for President over McAdoo and Palmer
William Jennings Bryan favors Edward T. Meredith for the Democratic nomination, citing prohibition, labor friendliness, business ability, and farmer interests. Meredith supports Wilson, woman suffrage, and League of Nations, while Bryan keeps his own role limited and IA delegation plans unfold ahead of San Francisco.
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Washington
William Jennings. Bryan
Edward T. Meredith
Des Moines
Bryan
Meredith
William G. McAdoo
Iowa
Wilson
McAdoo
Palmer
League of Nations
David
Lawrence, Inc
Mr. Bryan
San Francisco
William Jennings Bryan
Woodrow Wilson
Pickets in Capital Fire Leaflet Bombs From Airplane
Irish pickets in Washington defied police by dropping leaflet bombs from a flying machine near the British embassy. Four land pickets were arrested and held in the House of Detention for violating the federal law against insulting foreign diplomats. The embassy displayed a banner reading Down with British militarism as the incident drew attention in the capital.
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Washington
Associated Press
Dolly Madison
Andrew Jackson
Lafayette Square
White House
Dupont Circle
Connecticut Avenue
Honor Walsh
East
Shelton’ Avenue
Germantown
Elaine Barrie
North Twentieth Street
Philadelphia
Helen O’brien
Delmar Road
St. Louis
Kathleen O’brien
South M Twenty-sixth Stret
United States
Laskey
New York Mayor Orders Inquiry To Lift Pastor's Vice Charges
Mayor Hylan orders a fifth probe into vice in New York City. He directs Commissioner Hirshfield to investigate Rev. John Roach Straton's Easter sermon claims of revelry on Broadway. Investigations include police, grand juries, and a legislative inquiry proposed in Albany.
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New York
New York City
Hylan
David Hirshfield
John Roach Straton
Calvary Baptist Church
James E. Smith
Mr. Smith
Smith
Dr. Straton
Broadway
Tammany City
Albany
Louis A Cuvillier
Hirshfield
Straton
Enright
Dominick Henry
Tenderloin
Thomas McDonald
Henry
Three Ways Found to End War with Germany
Washington April 6 The House Foreign Relations Committee report urges ending the war with Germany by treaty conquest or cessation of hostilities. A nine hour debate rule allows consideration Thursday with flood of Virginia expected to introduce a minority view.
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Washington
House Committee On Foreign Relations
Germany
Porter
House
Representative Flood
Virginia
Representative Venable
Mississippi
Congress
Representative Mondell
Onsen
United States
Supreme Court
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Johnson
Horn
Bennet
Springfield
Toledo
UNION
Trainmen’s Brotherhood
U. S
Mkellar
Hoover
Michigan
Edwards
Wilson Rules Party
Lawrence
David Lawrence
Majority
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