Paris notes claim rapid Franco British troop withdrawal
Paris reports Premier Millerand assures evacuation of occupied Rhineland towns will align with German troop withdrawal from the Ruhr. London cites a conciliatory French note and strengthened Entente solidarity, easing fears of a broader crisis as cross-channel exchanges calm.
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Millerand
France
Rhineland
Earl of Derby
London
Andrew Bonar Law
House of Commons
Ruhr
Frankfort
Moving insurgent railroad strike widens across cities
Chicago April reports say the insurgent railroad walkout spreads to the East with increasing freight stoppages and factory shutdowns. Attorney General Palmer to announce action. federal investigators press cases as thousands return to work and yards resume movement.
Vassar Girls Refuse to Be School Marms This Year
New York April 12 Vassar College will not graduate a single school marm this year according to a survey of the senior class released by the New York Principals Association. Low salaries pushed students toward business social service and other professions.
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New York
Vassar College
New York Principals’ Association
Carranza Rule Sparks Provisional Seizure in Sonora
In Agua Prieta on April 12 a street proclamation calls citizens to arms against the Carranza government. General Calles, commander in chief of the Republic of Sonora forces, signs the order as thirteen Mexican states reportedly sever relations with Carranza. General Pina confirms the telegram from Hermosillo. Calles now directs the government after De la Huerta's appendicitis operation.
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Sonora
Mex
Carranza
P. Elias Calles
Hermosillo
General Pina
General Calles
Calles
Adolfo de la Huerta
Cleveland Prices Jump in Fear of Food Famine
In Cleveland on April 12 buyers in the commission and packing districts bid fiercely as the railroad strike raised famine fears. Meat prices jumped 2 to 4 cents a pound and crate vegetables rose 1 to 3 dollars per crate over Saturday as merchants rushed to stock up.
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Cleveland
Balmy Spring To Winter Blasts Hit Cincinnati
Cinciniati faced a rapid weather shift as rain turned to sleet and snow after 7 pm. Wind gusts reached up to 44 miles per hour on hilltops while streets were unprepared for the sudden storm. The day began mild but ended with a wintry blast and temperatures near ten degrees above zero at the west.
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Cincinnati
Devereaux
Parade of Army Horses Led by President Opens Be Kind to Animals Week
President Wilson reviewed a long parade of work horses and domestic animals from the east side of the White House. The event on Pennsylvania Avenue showcased Fort Myer artillery horses, Clydesdales, Percherons, business draw trucks, dogs, racing pigeons, and pets from the American army in France, urging kindness to animals alongside their wartime service.
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Washington
Wilson
White House
Secml
Pennsylvania Avenue
Capitol
Ft Myer
France
Woman Seriously Hurt After Snowstorm Auto Crash
Emma Nolte of 3146 Colerain avenue is in General Hospital in serious condition with a fractured left shoulder broken ribs and bruises after being struck by a car driven by William Galloway of 1741 Chase street at Whitley and Colerain avenues. Officer say snow obscured the driver’s view and the woman suddenly stepped from the shadow of a telegraph pole. She was taken to the hospital by police.
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Emma Nolte
Colerain Avenue
General Hospital
William Galloway
Chase Street
Whitley
Colerain Avenues
Mr. Galloway
Socialists Denied Use of Covington Hall
Socialists could not meet in Covington Hall last night as the group was denied admission by card only. Norman-Barnes Post of the American Legion complained to police, who refused to intervene. Lew Phillips, building custodian, prevented the gathering and attendees dispersed without incident.
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Covington
Norman- Barnes
American Legion
William Sandford
Odd Fellows Hall
Lew Phillips
Norman-Barnes Post
Clothing Dealers Ask Papers To Keep Quiet On Overalls Movement
Birmingham publishers refused a clothiers committee request to curb news of the Southwide overalls movement. They said the story would remain legitimate news. The blue denim trend, called the Tampa idea, spreads among business and workers across southern cities.
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Birmingham
Ala
South
Tampa
Bill to tax excess war profits for soldier bonus
Washington April 12 A bill introduced by Representative Johnson Republican South Dakota would re enact an 80 percent tax on excess war profits to fund a soldier bonus The proposal also taxes stock dividends and would apply to profits in 1919 1920 and 1921 Johnson estimated the measure could raise about 1 000 000 000
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Washington
Johnson
Republican
South Dakota
Bank Robbery at South Bend Bank Seizes $11 000
Five unmasked men robbed the South Bend Bank around 11 am forcing three bank officials and several customers into a washroom. Two robbers restrained the cashier and bookkeepers while a third took approximately $11,000 from desks and vault before fleeing.
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South Bend
Ind
South Bend Bank
Husband and Wife Killed by Train Near Manchester Ohio
Special Dispatch reports Smith Stone 65 and his wife were killed at Trinity Crossing opposite Manchester Ohio when a west bound freight struck them after they believed an east bound whistle signaled safe passage. The couple died late this afternoon. their bodies were mangled.
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Commercial Tribune
Manchester
Smith Stone
Trinity Crossing
Stone
Governor Cantu rows against Sonora secession in Mexicali stance
Governor Esteban Cantu of Lower California told the Associated Press that the Sonora secession movement is local and that the northern district government will remain in full accord with and loyal to the President of Mexico.
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California
Mexicali
Lower California
Mexico
Esteban Cantu
Associated Press
Sonora
Creel Demands Palmer Probe On Bulletin Transfer
George Creel, head of the wartime Public Information Committee, calls on Attorney General Palmer to investigate Joint Congress Committee on Printing charges that The Official Bulletin was wrongly transferred to Roger Babson. He also accuses Senator Reed Smoot of waging a secret campaign to discredit him and wipe out the Creel Committee.
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New York
George Creel
Committee On Public Information
Palmer
Joint Congress Committee
Creel
Roger W. Babson
Wellesley
Mass
Reed Smoot
Joint Committee
Babson
Creel Committee
Smoot
Roger Babson
German Music Returns to London Quietly
In London on April 12 German music returned to public performance without protest. Strauss's Don Juan was heard for the first time since 1914 with an indifferent reception only from a few who left the hall.
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London
England
Strauss
Queen’s Hall
Senate Resists Remove of Army Training Provisions
The Senate rejected a bid by Senator McKellar to strike the voluntary universal training clause from a reorganization bill. The vote was 37 to 9, signaling the plan's continuation into conference with the House.
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Sena
McKellar
Democra Tennessee
Senate
House
Pevious Lenroot
Wisconsi
Borah
Idaho
Grenna
North Dakota
South Carolina
Harrisor ¥ By
Arkansas
Tennessee
Reed
Missouri
Swanson
Virginia
Trammel
Florida
Military Committee
War Department
Kahn
Wilson to Choose Bigger Summer White House Site
President Wilson will not set a summer White House at Wood's Hole Massachusetts as expected. He will likely select another location with greater accommodations for the large staff of secretaries and attaches.
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Wilson
Wood’s Hole
Washington
Associated Press
White House
Wood's Hole
Mass
Thut
Rail Strike Tension Spurs Justice Action Amid Rail Turmoil
Open rebellion on U S railroads deepens government concern as radicals and Bolshevists loom. DOJ officials warn of conspiracy to halt transport and food supply. Palmer reviews evidence for possible indictments while Lever Act and wartime laws loom over the crisis. Inside railroads, a conductor dismissal fuels pretext claims.
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David Lawrence
Washington
Department of Justice
Department
Patrer
Palmer
Georgia
House
Senate
Guatemala Revolt Overthrows President Cabrera
Reports from Guatemala City state Cabrera’s government has fallen with street fighting and shelling. A marine guard was landed to protect the U S legation as factions contest control and a new government forms in Mexico City in support of the revolution.
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Mexico City
Estrada Cabrera
Guatemala
Los Herrera
Universal of
Tapa Chula
Chiapas
Washington
State Department
Guatemala City
Tacoma
Niagara
Legation
Benton McMillan
Chemical Inventions To Cut Cost Of Living Revealed
ST. LOUIS April 12 Delegates to the American Chemical Society say recent discoveries cut living costs by millions. Gottrell’s lead substitute lowers insecticide costs while arsenic recovery from smelter smoke reduces lead use. Leather from shark hides and substitutes for cream of tartar also lower prices, with paint costs dramatically trimmed by new compounds.
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ST. Louis
American Chemical Society
Fred G. Gottrell
United States Bureau of Mines
Charles L. Parsons
Washington
Society
Cincinnati heiress to donate 1 000 000 to university and 75 000 to Chest
Mary M. Emery widow of Thomas J. Emery reportedly plans a 1 000 000 gift to the University of Cincinnati to fund professors salaries and a 75 000 donation to the Community Chest. Livingood denies the reports calling them without foundation and misleading.
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Community Chest
the Commercial Tribune
New York
Mary M. Emery
Thomas J. Emery
Cincinnati
Emery
University of Cinclin&p
Queen City
Hoover Club Organized at University Mass Meeting
About 100 students attended a mass meeting at the University where a Hoover for President Club was formed. Officers include Chairman E C Schubert and Executive Secretary Harry M Cohn. The group pledges support for Hoover only and plans future smoker events. General Edwin F Glenn and Roger K Rogan discussed the Wood campaign with local organizers.
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United States
E. C. Schubert
College of Engineering
Harry M. Cohn
Law College
Aubrey Williams
College of Liberal Arts
Sylvia Abbert
The
Liberal Arts Colleg S
Id Liddle
University Hoover Club
Edwin F. Gienn
Ohio Wood Campaign Committee
Roger K. Rogan
Leonard Wood Club
Hamilton County
Wood
Gibson
Glenn
National Wood
Chicago
Illlinois
Lowden
Chi
Food Crisis Deepens as Federal Troops Unload Mails
New York faces a growing food crisis as railroad strikes halt freight and passenger service. Federal troops move into Jersey City to unload stranded mail trains while Justice agents probe the district. Meat prices rise and port Jervis is described as under strike control as officials warn of further disruption.
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New York
United States
Jersey City
Department of Justice
New York District
Chicago
New York Central
New Haven
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Central Railroad of
Erie
Port Jervis
N. Y
J. J. Mantell
Baltimore & Ohio
Staten Island
Government to Act Soon in Rail Strike Crisis
Washington April 12 The government awaited field reports from the Department of Justice as Attorney General Palmer signaled a possible decision tomorrow. White House announced President Wilson would send to the Senate nine Railway Labor Board members, with delays caused by selecting public representatives to ensure suitable appointees.
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Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Middle West
Cleveland
I Brotherhoods
Ser Nat
Bart
Washington
Palmer
Department of Justice
Ilinois Central
Milwaukee & St. Paul
New York Central
General Managers’ Association Today
Outlaw Yardmen’s Association
Associated Press
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Senate
Railway Labor Board
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