Embassies and documents escalate Von Papen case
Washington faces a knotty issue as Germany demands intact embassy documents seized in New York. Officials debate whether to return papers to the German embassy or keep them, with Lansing and Gregory seeking guidance amid potential diplomatic repercussions.
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State Department
Department of Justice
Alf
Franz von Papen
New York
Wilson
Lansing
von Bernstorff
Gregory
United States
Marshall
Oho
Senate Judiciary Committee Deadlocked on Brandeis Nomination
Washington April 22 The senate judiciary committee is nearly hopelessly deadlocked over the president's nomination of Louis D Brandeis to the supreme court. Multiple meetings failed to progress and action within two weeks seems unlikely. The committee weighs whether to send the nomination to the senate with a recommendation for confirmation or rejection. The final decision will rest with the senate in executive session.
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Senate Judiciary Committee
Brandeis
Senate
Cabinet meeting may decide U S action on war and Mexico
President Wilson awaits Germany's reply to the submarine ultimatum and a full report from General Hugh Scott on the Mexican situation. The April cabinet session likely will decide whether the American punitive expedition against Carranza's forces is withdrawn.
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International News Service
Washington
America
Wilson
Germany
Gerard
Hugh Scott
United States Army
Mexico
Carranza
Army Airo Service Shake-Up Began Under Wilson
Secretary of War Baker announced a major shake-up in the army aviation service noting censure of Brig. Gen. George B. Scriven and Lt. Col. Samuel Reber and the relief of Col. C. Goudier. President Wilson approved the court findings against Goudier while Baker defended the experimental state of heavier-than-air craft. The move follows review by army officers and refers to aviation in Mexico.
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Washington
Army Aviation Service
Baker
George B. Scriven
Army Signal Corps
Samuel Reber
Army Aviation Section
Lewis E. Goudier
Western Department
Wilson
C Goudier
Scriven
Reber
Army
I. A. Garlington
M. M. Macom
Army War College
PL McCain
Goodier
Avia- Section
Mexico
Arbor Day Program Observed At Connersville High School
Arbor Day was observed yesterday at Connersville High School where over 300 students and staff attended an Assembly Hall program. The event featured readings and talks on tree planting and care followed by planting a maple on the north lawn with a sealed bottle containing club names and school publications placed under its roots. KE L Rickert praised forestry and urged preservation as forests fade nationwide.
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Connersville High School
Assembly Hall
Columbia
Gov. Ralston
Marion Smith
Johnny Appleseed
Frances Moore
John Gregg
Grace Edwards
Robert Oliver
Carolyn Brown
M. S. Hallman
Ong
America
North Lawn
Ralph Fettig
Norma Hurst
Clarion
KE. L. Rickert
Ricketts
Taft Urges Immediate Mexican Troop Withdrawl
Former president William Howard Taft visiting La Crosse Wisconsin says Mexican troops have served their purpose and should be withdrawn immediately if in danger. He asserts Villa has escaped and criticizes Roosevelt noting he has more newspapers than votes.
A Patriot Ford to Appear on Easter Morn
Local automobile seller George R. Beeson prepared a patriotic Ford painted in red white and blue to travel in support of Preparedness. The plan was to reveal the decorated car as a community surprise, but the secret leaked by those enlisted to help.
Morning Mail Delays Spark Local Protests In Connersville
Residents prepare to protest officials as mail service stalls. The eastbound C I W mail train arrives late in Connersville after being held in Indianapolis delaying distribution and causing merchant and factory concerns to suffer. The Indianapolis papers reach carriers at noon, prompting speculation of national events.
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Connersville
Indianapolis
Francisco Villa
Charlie Chaplin
Chicago
Reverend Clifford Leaves Connersville For Scottsburg Visit
The Rev. John F. Clifford of Connersville travels to Scottsburg Indiana to conduct services at Fairview Universalist Church tomorrow morning. He will speak tomorrow evening on the Young People's Christian Union discussing A Lay Man's Views of the Need of the Church.
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John F. Clifford
Connersville
Scottsburg
Indiana
Fairview
Germans Permit Russian Civilians to Return Home
Berlin reports the German government will release several hundred Russians interned since the war began who are not of military age or fit for service. They will be sent to St Petersburg via Copenhagen, in exchange for Russia freeing an equal number of German civilians.
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Berlin
St. Petersburg
Copenhagen
Russia
Hoosier-Dixie Highway Meet to Visit Connersville in May
Fayette County prepares for a May gathering as Hoosier-Dixie Highway advocates led by J Wood Wilson and Tom M Morgan come to Connersville. The Commercial Club plans banquets and committee-host duties to showcase highway progress and boost regional interest in routing through Fayette County.
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Fayette County
Indiana
Connersville
Commercial Club
Lst
Big Four
Indianapolis and Cincinnati Traction Company
J. Wood Wilson
Marion
Hoosier-Dixie Highway Association
Tom M. Morgan
Fayette
Adjourned Fayette Court Ends With Unfinished Heaton Case
The Fayette Circuit Court adjourned its belated term after two weeks with one major criminal case tried. Clyde Heaton, charged with petit larceny, is not to be arraigned until the autumn term, and possibly not then. No grand jury action occurred. District Prosecutor James A. Clifton has information on illegal proceedings to be pursued at the next grand jury.
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Fayette
Gray
Union County
Clyde Heaton
Young Heaton
Rush County
Riley Stewart
Palmer T. Bilby
Connersville
James A. Clifton
Clifton
Local Youth Wounded Wrestler Fights Serious Illness
Harry Schenkel III, a well known young man, sustained slight wounds in a recent wrestling incident. The scrapes became inflamed and blood poisoning developed, leaving him seriously ill.
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Harry Schenkel
Admiralty Submits Reports of German Subsea Operations
Berlin reports the German admiralty sent to the American section of the foreign office a voluminous record of submarine actions during the war. The document lists every ship attacked and the outcome, and is expected to influence next week’s reply to the American note.
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Admiralty
Berlin
Foreign Office
Mrs Housner Defends Self in Connersville Assault Case
Mrs Elizabeth Wanley of Vermont Avenue was summoned in Justice Tate's court on assault charges. Mrs Mary Housner testified she caused no provocation and was struck from behind with a coal piece, causing painful injuries from which she has not fully recovered. Wanley has not spoken.
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Elizabeth Wanley
Vermont Avenue
Campaign underway for Fayette County centennial homecoming
Fayette County Historical Association announces plans for a July centennial in Connersville with Hon. D W McKee as Homecoming Committee chair. Officials seek names and addresses of former residents to invite them, and a mass meeting at the Commercial Club will include Charity Dye of Indianapolis speaking on historical efforts.
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Kee
McKee
Fayette Bar
Connersville
Fayette County
Hawkins
Commercial Club
Charity Dye
Indianapolis
Indiana
Pierce Son Goes to Louisville for Mother's Funeral
J N Pierce of Eastern avenue, linotype operator at the Connersville Evening News, learns of his mother Mrs Belle Pierce's death in Louisville Kentucky. She had long resided there and died likely from an apoplexy. She lived with son George A Pierce. three sisters and other relatives survive. The son left for Louisville at noon to attend the services Sunday afternoon.
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J. N Pierce
Eastern Avenue
Connersville
Louisville
Purchase Pool Room by Cort Layson and Ralph Lyons
Cort Layson and Ralph Lyons have bought the billiard room at the corner of Central and Sixth Street. The former Greek proprietor operated it, and the new owners plan a conversion into a model billiard parlor with new fixtures and amusement apparatus.
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Cort Layson
Ralph Lyons
Central
Sixth Street
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