Foster Steel Strike Agitator Backs Yardmen In U S Effort
William Z Foster, radical strike leader, is named as behind the nationwide rail worker walkout. Government says Foster planned to disrupt major railroad brotherhoods and unite workers into one big union. Reports indicate the peak of the strike has passed with some return to work and growing volunteer help restoring service.
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Foster
U. S
New York City
William Z. Foster
Department of Justice
Washington
Palmer
Middle West
Chicago
Pennsylvania
Soo Line
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
St. Louis
el Reno
Chicka’ha
Ft. Worth
Tex
Spokane
Wash
Eastern
Columbus
Brotherhood of Railroad Conductors
Toledo
Hunger strike prisoners freed in unconditional release
Sixty eight hunger striking prisoners were released apparently unconditionally ending the strike. Lord Mayor met Viscount French at Viceregal Lodge and returned with word of unconditional release after a dispute over a mouse policy. Trade unionists celebrate while Dublin drains of military presence.
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Dublin
Associated Press
Lord French
Viceregal Lodge
Dublin Castle
Viscount French
Man Held for Marrying 20 Wives Slashes Throat
Richard Huirt, under investigation for allegedly marrying over twenty women without divorces, is seriously ill in county hospital after two suicide attempts by slashing his throat and wrist. He is guarded while receiving treatment.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Richard Huirt
Huirt
Not Seeking Nomination General Says He Will Serve if Called
A Nebraska audience heard that the general is not seeking the presidency but would be willing to serve if the people call him. He stressed a nonpolitical stance and urged public support for leadership that reflects national needs.
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Washington
General Pershing
Nebraska Society
Nebraska
Students from six colleges aid railroad workers
Students from six colleges offered services to railroads to help disentangle transportation problems. Princeton Stevens and Johns Hopkins accepted and detachments from these schools are at work. Columbia NYU and Lafayette await assignment as Stevens men march to the Erie yard in Jersey City urging J J Mantell to place them.
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New York
Princeton
Stevens
Johns Hopkins
Columbia
New York University
Lafayette
Erie
Jersey City
J. J. Mantell
General Managers’ Association
Carranza troops clash as Sonora secedes upsets frontier
On the Sonora Sinaloa boundary Sonora army officers fortify the frontier while Carranza troops move from Casas Grandes toward Agua Prieta. Reports say the clash signals war between Carranza and Sonora with large troop movements and renewed recruiting. An attempted assassination on Carranza in Mexico City is reported by a former secret service chief now aligned with Sonora.
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Agua Prieta
Sonora
Associated Press
Republic of
Carranza
Sonora-Sinaloa
Nogales
P. Elias Calles
Sinlaca-Sonora
Chihuahua
Casas Grandes
Calles
Blanco Pass
Cales
Fox
Juarez
Chihuahua City
Douglas
Ariz
Mex
Mexico City
Roberto Carrillo
Sonora Republic
Obregon and Hill Flee Mexico City in Apparent Campaign Move
Lieutenant Colonel Alvaro Obregon, candidate for the Presidency, and General Benjamin Hill, his campaign manager, left Mexico City by car yesterday likely heading toward Iguala in Guerrero. Authorities report followers move freely and Obregon was permitted to depart despite known plans to flee.
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Mexico City
Alvaro Obregon
Republic
Benjamin Hill
Iguala
Guerrero
Obregon
Bread price conspiracy indicts twenty four Carolina firms
Twenty four firms and individuals in North and South Carolina were indicted by a federal grand jury in Charlotte charged with conspiring to raise bread prices. The alleged agreement was made at a January meeting here. Trials are set for June or July. Conviction carries a $5000 fine or up to two years in prison, or both.
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Charlotte
N. C
North
South Carolina
Influenza Toll Rises in Nicaragua As Ex-President’s Son Dies
In San Juan del Sur Nicaragua on April 14 Spanish influenza is blamed for many deaths. Among the notable victims is Tomas Martinez son of former President Martinez who was expected to seek the presidency.
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Nicaragua
San Juan. del Sur
Tomas Martinez
Martinez
Merchant marine policy bill plans sale of ships in ten years
Washington April 14 Associated Press says a key provision of the merchant marine policy bill would dispose of government owned merchant craft to private interests within ten years. The Senate sub committee drafted the measure with a seven member permanent shipping board and regional representation.
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Washington
Associated Press
Senate
Commerce Committee
Jones
Republican
House
Atlantic and Pacific
Gulf and Great Lakes
North Ohio foresees a 100 percent fruit crop this year
Columbus report states buds survived recent cold with no overall damage, forecasting a full fruit crop in Northern Ohio. Some local frost in Troy damaged 50 percent of nearby cherry trees, and peaches and pears showed damage, while apples remained unaffected. Central Ohio conditions are favorable for a large crop.
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Columbus
Ohio
RE. C. Cotton
State Bureau of Horticulture
Troy
Perry County
Hindu Fortune Teller Denies Hoodoo Allegation
Henrietta Beyer of 841 Wade Street faced Municipal Court on a fortune telling charge. She admitted telling fortunes but denied hoodooing clients, claiming her skill brings good luck and suggesting someone placed a hoodoo on her. she was fined $50 plus costs by Judge Alexander.
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Henrietta Beyer
Wade Street
Henrietta
Joseph Woeste
Sugar Shortage Looms In Cincinnati Three Day Reserve
Three days of sugar remain in Cincinnati as a railroad strike blocks shipments. Brokers warn bakers candy makers and ice cream producers may close shops. Prices may rise to 35 cents a pound as refiners quote 16 cents.
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Cincinnati
Peter J. Schneider
Great Strides by Caproni in U S Airplane Industry
Italian airship pioneer Gianni Caproni visits Dayton Ohio praising U S aviation growth. He tours the Dayton-Wright factory and McCook Field, calls Dayton well placed to lead national aviation development and says Dayton’s name becomes synonymous with airplanes worldwide.
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U. S
Caproni
Dayton
United States
Gianni Caproni
Dayton-Wright
McCook Field
Ohio Auto Club Sues Over New License Law
Ohio State Automobile Association moved to test the validity of the new state automobile license law in the U S Supreme Court. The association filed for a rehearing in the state Supreme Court after all state courts upheld the law, with an appeal to the federal high court planned if a new trial is denied.
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Ohio Auto Club
U. S. Supreme Court
Columbus, CO
Ohio State Automobile Association
United States Supreme Court
State Supreme Court
Federal Supreme Court
Mayor To Take Oath In Denim At Inauguration
IMPORIA Kansas April 14 an overall club formed with city firemen policemen to wear denim during inauguration of Rev J C Brogan newly elected mayor likely in overalls Women clubs at state normal college and College of Emporia and local high school consider forming a gingham auxiliary Spokane April 14 Fire Chief A L Weeks and many firemen report for duty in khaki uniforms after blue regulation outfits costing 72 dollars would be required only for formal occasions
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Imporia
Kansas
Emporia
J. C. Brogan
Kansas State Normal School
College of Emporia
Spokane
Wash
A. L. Weeks
Weeks
Oregon merchants pledge to wear overalls to cut clothing costs
In Roseburg Oregon on April 14 a group of business men signed an agreement to wear overalls and soft shirts until clothing prices drop. The pledge aims to reduce apparel expenses amid rising costs.
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Roseburg
Ore
Ohio Suffrage Leader Seeks Democrats on Primary Vote
Mrs Harriet Taylor Upton, president of the Ohio Woman Suffrage Association, telegrams Democratic State Chairman Durbin asking whether Democratic officials blocking women from voting in the April 27 primaries is approved. The inquiry cites M G Foster of Findlay handling referendum petitions against the women’s primary suffrage law.
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Warren, O
Harriet Taylor Upton
Ohio Woman Suffrage Association
W. W. Durbin
M. G. Foster
Findlay Board of Elections
Martens German Alien Cleared for Justice Action
Senate panel finds Ludwig C A Martens a German subject and enemy alien. He awaits Labor Department hearing on deportation as the committee urges Justice Department action based on his activities. The report says Martens’s propaganda seeks global socialism and overthrow of governments with force.
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Washington
Ludwig C. A. K. Martens
United States
Senate
Department of Justice
Martens
Department of Labor
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Cleveland Woman Loses 50000 Pearl Necklace
Mrs. Alice Hickox, a Cleveland society and club woman, reported a 50000 pearl necklace missing. Police launched a nationwide search after private detectives and railroad officials in Pennsylvania spent nearly a month investigating the March 23 disappearance. The necklace held ninety three gems with a diamond clasp.
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Cleveland
Alice Hickox
Pennsylvana Railroad
Newsprint Firms Agree on 20 Percent Wage Rise
Representatives of eleven large newsprint manufacturers in the United States and Canada reached an accord with union officials in New York to grant workers a 20 percent general wage advance in renewing the next year’s contracts. The compromise, covering about 30 000 workers, is expected to prevent a strike.
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New York
United States
Canada
Roger Sullivan Dies at 59 in Chicago Political Leader
Roger C Sullivan longtime Cook County Democratic leader and national figure died at his home in Chicago at age 59 from bronchial pneumonia after a monthlong illness. A veteran of every Democratic convention since 1892, he rose from an Illinois railroad shop apprentice to a wealthier political power.
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Chicago
Roger C. Sullivan
Cook County
Sullivan
Hot Springs
Ark
Palm Beach
Fla
Washington
Roger Sullivan
Bryan
Carter Harrison
William R. Hearst
Illinois
Belvidere
Ill
Fate of Sub Treasury In Cincinnati Sealed By Committee Vote
Agreement to abolish the Sub-Treasuries at Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore New Orleans St Louis San Francisco Cincinnati and Chicago on July 1 1921 was reached today by Senate and House conferees on the appropriation bill. Empl oyes will be transferred and bonus payments of 240 to government employees will continue due to increased living costs.
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Washington
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
New Orleans
St. Louis
San Francisco
Cincinnati
Chicago
Senate
House
Fire destroys Dayton traction car barns at Tippecanoe City
A morning fire at Tippecanoe City wipes out the Dayton and Troy Traction car barns. Loss placed at 150000 dollars, with eleven passenger coaches two converters and the machine shop burned. Traffic remains open despite the blaze origin unknown.
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Dayton, O
Dayton & Troy Traction Line
Tippecanoe City
Lowden Holds Illinois Lead in Presidential Preference Vote
Illinois results show Lowden leading with 226 646 votes to Wood 158 423 and Johnson 46 659 with 5324 of 5690 precincts reporting. Bond issues for municipal improvements totaling 34 million were defeated in Chicago as women voted more against bonds.
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Wood
Johnson
Chicago
Lowden
Hiram Johnson
Illinois
Cook County
Hoover Strong in Butler County Gains Support
Hoover Republican workers in Butler County enlist many staunch supporters for their candidate for president. A mass meeting is planned at Hamilton on Monday night with speakers announced at the Ohio Campaign Committee headquarters.
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Hoover Republican
Butler County
Prezdent
Ohio Campaign Committee
Hamilton
Speak
Miners Fear Strike Over Delayed Wage Pact
Unrest in the anthracite fields grows as about 15 000 of 40 000 District 9 miners in Shamokin pa threaten to quit tomorrow until a fair wage deal is assured. Union leaders plan to brief the General Scale Committee and urge workers to stay at work under the retroactive agreement while negotiations continue. John L Lewis says the union will urge continued work.
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New York
General Scale Committee
District 9
Shamokin
Christ Golden
John L. Lewis
Professor Todd to Signal Mars From Giant Balloon
Omaha April 14 Prof David Todd of Amherst College will attempt to signal Mars April 23 using a large gas balloon at Fort Omaha. A. Lee Stevens balloon expert will provide the bag and apparatus to record atmospheric waves and keep impressions for study after descent. Samples of air will be taken at altitudes using vacuum canisters for later analysis. Dust particles will be examined with Johns Hopkins University equipment and Rockefeller Institute experts study upper air properties. Meteorological tests involve a new wind velocity device on a free balloon.
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Omaha
Neb
David Todd
Amherst College
Mars
A. Lee Stevens
Ft. Omaha
Earth
Jacob Wuest
Todd
R. W. Wood
Johns Hopkins University
Rockefeller Institute
Health Department Nurses face salary increase rejection
The Board of Health refused to grant 25 percent raises to thirteen district nurses, risking resignations. Health Commissioner Dr W H Peters cited inadequate funds and possible staff cuts to retain qualified workers. Several district physicians threatened to quit without higher pay amid prior demands for a $300 yearly raise. Eleven nurses earn 1200 annually and two earn 900. Peters and Dr G A Fackler to meet nurses to discuss finances.
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Health Board
Board of Health
W. H. Peters
Peters
Pettis
G. A. Fackler
Railroads urge switchmen to return to work amid widespread walkout
With 80 percent of switching crews off duty Cincinnati terminals faced growing delays as Baltimore and Ohio urged walkout participants to resume posts. Railroads reported up to 65 percent of their yard workers striking, while embargoes and stalled freight left 2,000 coal cars and numerous perishable shipments stranded in the Cincinnati terminal.
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Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Ivorydale
Elmwood
Stockyards
Brighton
Storrs
West Street
C. W. Galloway
Baltimore
R. N. Begein
Cincinnati Yards
Pennsylvania
Southern
John Morris
Cincinnati Roads
Mr. Morris
Cincinnati
Federal agents reveal plot of Reds to break up unions
DoJ investigators say William Z Foster led the outlaw railroad strike and that the government plans to publish the motives behind the walkout to persuade strikers to align with recognized unions. President Wilson met his cabinet as officials discuss wage reviews by the Railway Labor Board. Senate debates Labor Board nominations amid criticism of its makeup.
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Washington
Associated Press
Department of Justice
William Z. Foster
Wilson
Railway Labor Board
Senate
Labor Board
New York Strikers Offer Peace Overture
Edward McHugh, head of the strikers’ committee, announced that with the Railroad Labor Board appointed, the workers would use the opportunity to conciliate grievances. Restoration of passenger train service into New York progressed as the strike’s defiant stance softened amid improved timetables.
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Gotham
New York
New Jersey
Edward McHugh
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