Mob surrounds courthouse as black man questioned in kidnap tale
A 300 strong mob gathers in Danville Kentucky demanding to see Lucien Jenkins held for questioning in the seven year old Willie Trimble kidnapping. Officials move Jenkins to safety as the boy recounts being struck and dumped in a hole before later reaching his home.
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Danville
Lucien Jenkins
Willie Trimble
Boyle County
Jenkins
Thurmond
Faris
Trimble
Chicago switchmen demand more from railroads amid rapid normalizing
Traffic on major routes improved as the Railroad Labor Board moves to settle wage disputes. Insurgent firemen and enginemen in New York remained out, while Lackawanna engineers in Hoboken voted to return. In Detroit and Buffalo yards, crews faced or prepared for reinstatement as work resumed across Detroit, Toledo, Cleveland, and Philadelphia terminals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Railroad Labor Board
Washington
New York
Lackawanna
Hoboken
Buffalo
Cleveland
Toledo
Michigan Central
Detroit
Chicago Terminal
Chicago Yardmen’s Association
John @rman
Florida East Coast Railway
Jacksonville
Scranton
Erie
Elmira
N. Y
Philadelphia
A. O. Wharton
Railroad Employees’ Department
American Federation of Labor
Kansas City
Boy in Danville Beating Arrest Raises Suspicions
Keith Phillips, a 16 year old white boy, is held for observation after being arrested on suspicion of involvement in the beating and kidnapping of Willie Trimble, seven, in Danville. Detectives from Cincinnati join the investigation, with claims of a three person conspiracy and revenge against the boy's father.
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Lexington
Keith Phillips
Danville
Willie Trimble
Marcus
Trimble
Southern Railway
Phillips
Cincinnati
Finger Prints Point To Newport Robbery Suspect
Finger prints taken at the Newport residence of John Bahmann at 317 7 Third Street may identify a suspect in a last night theft. A safe was forced with nitroglycerin and a pick, yielding 1400 dollars in Liberty Bonds 600 in cash plus a watch. Police will photograph finger marks on the safe to aid capture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geggs
John Bahiman
Third Street
Newport
Bahlmann
Record Blizzard Paralyzes Midwest Rail and Wires
A sweeping April blizzard hit Wyoming Colorado Western Nebraska and Kansas paralyzing train service and cutting wire communication across much of the storm district. Heavy snow and wind disrupted travel and stranded travelers throughout the region.
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Denver
Col
Wyoming
Colorado
Nebraska
Kansas
German War Brides Arrive in New York on Antigone
Twenty one German war brides of American soldiers and 1 149 Polish troops, the first contingent of American citizens of Polish descent who enlisted and fought in the Polish army during the World War, arrived in New York tonight aboard the army transport Antigone from Danzig and Antwerp. The vessel also brought back 1 047 United States troops and officers and a large cargo of army stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Antigone
Danzig
Antwerp
United States
Enlisted Men Dominate Gallantry Citations in AEF
Washington April 17 Enlisted men received nearly 70 percent of the gallantry certificates issued to the American Expeditionary Forces AEF a War Department report shows Citations in orders for gallantry in action without medals totaled 3343 enlisted men 1219 company officers 9 general officers and 15 civilians and nurses The Second Division led with 211 citations followed by the Third Division with 536
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Washington
War Department
Aged Man Killed In Auto Accident In Milford
William Allen 62 of First Avenue Milford Ohio died after stepping into a truck at Wood burn and Madison. Bryan Steeers 19 of Athens Ohio drove the vehicle and Allen suffered a fractured skull and broken leg en route to General Hospital. Coroner Bauer to investigate. A 14 year old girl Hattie Grass of Eighth and Mound streets was struck by a motor truck near her home. She sustained a cerebral concussion and injuries and was taken to the General Hospital. Driver Ambrose White of 3027 Jefferson Avenue said he did not see the girl leave the curb.
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William Allen
First Avenue
Milford
Woodburn Avenue
Madison Road
Allen
Bryan Steeers
Athens
Ohio
General Hospital
Ambrose White
Jefferson Avenue
Residence Districts Can Bar Billboards
Judge Frederick L. Hoffman ruled that residential districts may prohibit billboards without written consent from 51 percent of local property owners. Philip Morton, fined in Municipal Court for maintaining signs on Woodlawn, Warsaw, and Vine between Erkenbrücher and Lewis without approval, challenged under an older city ordinance. The judge affirmed convictions, stating the city may change procedures and regulate signboards to protect public health and morals.
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Frederick L. Hoffman
Common Pleas Court
Philip Morton
Municipal Court
Woodlawn
Warsaw
Vine
Erkenbrücher
Lewis Avenues
Morton
Hoffman
Saturday Shoppers Throng City Streets In Buying Mood
Cincinnati residents crowded sidewalks and storefronts in a strong shopping spree despite looming freight and railroad strike threats. Merchants reported record-anxiety free sales and a gala day as residents purchased diverse goods with enthusiasm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Sworn Proof of Loss Needed Before Insurance Recovery
Ohio judge holds that sworn proof of loss detailing conditions must be furnished before a policy holder can recover. Judge Willard Wright ruled in Henry Murphy versus Buckeye National Fire Insurance Company of Toledo in the London Common Pleas Court.
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Columbus
Ohio
Willard Wright
London (O
Guatemala Reshapes Government as Cabrera Falls
Ex president Estrada Cabrera of Guatemala is captured and held at the Polytechnic School after capitulation to Carlos Herrera. Herrera forms a new government with a cabinet to restore order while American sailors guard the U.S. legation and consulate in Guatemala City.
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Herrera
U.S. Legation
San Salvador
Estrada Cabrera
Guatemala
Juan B. Padilla
San Jose
Guatemala City
Carlos Herrera
la Palma
Cabrera
Matamores
Ft. San Jose
Matamoros
Red Cross
A. A. Saravia
Louis P. Aguiro
M. Anoyo
Alberto Mencos
Adrian Vidaurre
Treasury
Jose A. Beteta
Sonora troops seize Culiacan capital amid revolution drive
General Angel Flores leads about 5,000 Sonora troops to capture Culiacan the capital of Sinaloa state. They advance toward Mazatlan then plan to move on Tepic in Nayarit as Carranza forces join the revolt and supply lines are reported full.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nogales
Sonora
Associated Press
Angel Flores
Culiacan
Sinaloa
Hermosillo
Mazatlan
Nayarit
Tepic
Carranza
Flores
Masked robbers seize $8000 payroll in Brooklyn
New York reports its second payroll robbery in two days as three masked men grab $8000 from George Konochier, 57, treasurer of Hope Clothing Company. He is hospitalized with a possible skull fracture and three broken fingers after resisting the bandits. The previous day robbers stole $10,000 from a cashier near a police station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
George Konochier
Hope Clothing Company
Brooklyn
Konochier
Davison Urges U S Aid to Europe’s War-Stricken Nations
David son of the League of Red Cross Societies calls for immediate U S government action to aid Europe’s war-ravaged nations. He spoke at a New York dinner honoring Red Cross leaders, outlining the League program and stressing ongoing relief as key to Europe’s recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States
Europe
Henry P. Davison
League of Red Cross Societies
Davison
War Council
American Red Cross
Red Cross War Council
Livingston Farrand
General Pershing
John H. Finley
Red Cross League
Mexico Faces Similar Troubles as Ten Years Ago
Washington reports Mexico repeats the unrest that followed Porfirio Diaz’s rule and precedes a pivotal 1920 election. Obregon factions accuse Carranza of tilting the process toward Ignacio Bonillas, while Sonora secession signals wider discontent and fears of renewed civil conflict.
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David Lawrence
Washington
Mexico
Porfirio Diaz
Francisco Madero
Venustiano Carranza
Alvaro Obregon
Carranza
Ignacio Bonillas
Sonora
Obregon
Ratification of Suffrage Moves in Delaware This Week
Reports from Washington and Ohio detail efforts toward ratification of the federal suffrage amendment. Delaware leaders say votes are ready to approve. Ohio voters face a November referendum on women’s suffrage and related measures. Boston issues a separate ruling on state participation in primaries.
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Delaware
Fess
Washington
Representative Fess
Ohio
Republican Congressional Committee
Delaware Assembly
Senate
House
Dover
Boston
Congress
J. Weston Allen
Albert P. Langtry
Secretary of State
Twelve delegates named for Geneva suffrage congress
The American Woman Suffrage Association released the list of twelve delegates to the post war International Suffrage Congress in Geneva June 6 to 12. The names include Mrs. Jacob Baur Mrs. J Hamilton Lewis Mrs. Desha Breckinridge Mrs. W E Barkley Mrs. Halsey Wilson Maud Nathan Mrs. Charles F Spencer Helen King Robinson Miss Dorothy Reichfeldt Mrs H Carvers Miss Julia Lathrop and Dr Marion Horton with Carrie Chapman Catt as President and Mrs Stanley McCormick as First Corresponding Secretary accompanying as alternates and visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Geneva
American Woman Suffrage Association
Jacob Baur
J. Hamilton Lewis
Chicago
Desha Breckinridge
Lexington
W. E. Barkley
Lincoln
Neb
Halsey Wilson
Maud Nathan
Charles F. Spencer
Topeka
Kan
Helen King Robinson
Denver
Dorothy Reichfeldt
Aberdeen
S. C
H. Carvers
Kansas City
Julia Lathrop
Washington
Marion Horton
Windsor
Carrie Chapman Catt
Stanley McCormick
Young Poultry Raisers in Schools Learn To Make Hens Lay in Winter
Fifty Cincinnati school poultry club boys ran a seventeen week winter egg project starting December 6. They improved flock output from 1 020 to 4 968 eggs and raised weekly profits from 25 56 to 116 52, averaging 30 48 per boy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Charles Springer
Coal Freight Moves as Toledo Strike Breaks
The Toledo break in the switchmen's strike ends a freight backlog. About 2,000 coal cars and loads of lumber, cotton, and perishable goods will move to Toledo and Detroit. Potatoes, fruits, poultry, and sugar shipments resume. Authorities consider coal requisition for public utility use.
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Toledo
Chesapeake & Ohio
Louisville & Nashville
Southern
Big Four
Baltimore & Ohio
Detroit
John A. Morris
Cincinnati
Cincinnati Union
Lockland
Oakley
Norwood
Michigan
Ohio
Red River
Chicago
Cincinnati Traction Company
Galvin
Traction Company
Four Officials Arrested in New York Profiteering Sweep
Louis Joseph of Wilson & Co a Brooklyn manager was jailed for profiteering with $2 500 bail. Federal agents accuse him of using the railroad strike to raise beef prices to 33 cents a pound from 26 5 cents. Eugene A Sullivan known as the potato king head of his company was arrested for profiteering after selling 45 000 pounds of potatoes at $6 75 a hundred. John Fleming and Henry H Shulte of New York and New Jersey Produce Co were arrested for violating the Lever Act by reselling Sullivan bought potatoes at 13 50 a hundred after paying 6 75.
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New York
Louis Joseph
Brooklyn
Wilson & Co
Eugene A. Sullivan
West Side
Eugene A. Sullivan Company
Department of Justice
Sullivan
John Fleming
Henry H. Shulte
New York and
New Jersey Produce Company, Incorporated
New York Strikers Tie Return to Wage Increase
In Hoboken 3000 railroad firemen and enginemen vote to not return to work until guaranteed wage increases keep pace with living costs. The union demands a raise from either the Wage Board or managers, while the Brotherhoods face ultimatums and possible loss of seniority.
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New York
Hoboken
Railroad Wage Board
J. J. Mantell
Railroad General Managers’ Association
East
Recognition Demanded by Outlaw Unionists
In Chicago on April 17 the Yardmen's Association seeks recognition as the governing body of railway switchmen and yardmen. Officers of the outlaw union report hundreds returning to work and expect a rapid return to normal conditions. John Grunau, president, is among 25 arrested or to be charged.
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Chicago
Danville
UNION
Yardmen’s Association
Grunau
Switchmen
Brotherhood of Railroad
Switchmen’s Union of North America
Villa Grove
West Franklin
Salem
Es Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad
Chicago Yardmen’s Association
Chicago Germinal District
John Grunau
Yardmen's Association
All Toledo Yardmen Report Back for Work
Rail yardmen in Toledo Ohio returned to duties after a meeting at noon April 17. Twenty three railroads entering Toledo reported full crews would operate tomorrow and freight would move in pre strike quantities within two to three days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo,o
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Kentuges
General Managers’ Association
U. S
Hattie Grass
Republics
Chee
Jonora
Days Davison
Lawrence
Chat
J. H. Druffel
Smith
Hamilton County
Cuyahoga County
Montgomery County
Franklin
Lucas
Stark
Summit
Scioto
Butler
Ashland
Preble
James A. White
Anti-Saloon League
Massachusetts
Cleveland, CO
New York Central Lines
Union Station
Cleveland Lodge No. 377
Brotherhood of Trainmen
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