Leaders of J. W. W. have jumped bond
Chicago April 29 federal officers report the real leaders of the Industrial Workers of the World group convicted for wartime conspiracy have fled their bonds. Nine convicted men remain at Wherry, one has reached a penitentiary or is en route. Officials label the Leavenworth detainees as small fry while six men at large are viewed as chief instigators, with three possibly serving in the Russian Soviet government and three still in the United States. Two of the remaining three are expected to surrender soon. the last is deemed permanently missing.
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Chicago UL
Industrial Workers of the World
Leavenworth Penitentiary
Wherry
Leavenworth
Knights of Columbus hold 20th annual convention in Des Moines
The Knights of Columbus stage their 20th annual convention with about 200 attendees in Des Moines. Delegates from 68 Iowa councils will elect representatives and hear speakers including Supreme Knight A Flaherty and Supreme Director J J Meyers. Mass at St Ambrose and a Fourth degree dinner at Fort Des Moines are on the program.
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Cedar Rapids
Order
Knights of Columbus
Des Moines
Joe McCormick
Harry J. McFarland
St. Ambrose Cathedral
D. J. Lenihan
Ker
A. Flaherty
Philadelphia
Supreme Knight
Wm. P. O'Connor
Jamestown
Amerleay Legion
Theresa Carshill
Iowa
Fort Des Moines
Lee J. Dougherty
Davenport
Towa
San Franisco
J. J. Meyers
Carieu
New Trials Denied Townley and Gilbert in Sedition Case
The Minnesota Supreme Court denied a new trial to Gay C. Townley, president of the National Non Partisan League, and Joseph Gilbert, former organization manager, convicted of conspiring to teach sedition. Trial began June 23, 1918.
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St. Paul, Minn
State Supreme Court
Gay C. Townley
National Non Partisan League
Joseph Gilbert
Non Partisan League
Weather Forecast For Chicago April Twenty Nine
Chicago weather indicates partly cloudy conditions tonight and Saturday with frost in the extreme east. Warmer in the western portion tonight and Saturday, as temperatures edge up across the area.
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Chicago
Weather Observations From April 22 to April 29
Local observations by Dr. H. M. Staley cover the past 24 hours to 7 am. Includes daily high and low temperatures, rainfall, and a 1 pm temperature of 62 degrees. Data shows snow none on several days, with measurable rainfall on one instance and notable highs around 60s.
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H. M. Staley
Predicts Long Working Hours for Germany
Berlin, April 29. The Red Flag says the German working man must accept a twelve hour day to meet reparations costs. It estimates 19 million workers could see hours rise by a third or more if 6 billion gold marks are to be raised annually. Financial writers foresee a grim future despite optimism from foreign policy circles.
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Berlin
Simons
Harding
Germany
Des Moines Police Chiefs Replaced in City Council Action
Des Moines Iowa April 29 changes in police leadership were approved by the city council. Roscoe Saunders named to succeed Joe Donahue as chief with Detective Joe Newell as assistant chief and night captain. Tom Pettit Sr. chosen as chief of detectives to relieve Jack Brophy. Malfeasance charges against Brophy and Harty cited before the civil service commission. Mayor H H Barton credited with backing action while Miller opposed it. Plans reportedly include retaining ousted chiefs as part of the force.
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Des Moines
Thely Council
Roscoe Saunders
Iowa Bankers Association
Joe Donahue
Joe Newell
Frank Harty
Tom Pettit, Sr
Jack Brophy
Brophy and Harty
Civil Service Commission
W. E. Robb
Miller
H. H. Barton
Acton
Saunders
Robb
New York Society Film Benefit Scheme
New York Society launches a film mutual benefit bureau to supply town and country homes fashion gear and even a $1,000 yacht or a thoroughbred Pekingese to producers for authentic wealth portrayals Proceeds go quarterly to Maternity Center of New York and American Committee for Devastated France Anne Morgan and Mrs William G McAdoo join the executive committee The bureau has begun operations with a fox hunting scene staged by society members and their blooded horses
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New York
Film Mutual Benefit Bureau
France
Anne Morgan
William G. McAdoo
Bureau
Exclusive Negro Bank Chartered in Chicago
The Douglas National Bank of Chicago received its charter from the controller of the currency. It is the first national bank controlled by negroes with one white chairman and stock to be sold exclusively to Chicago negroes.
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Chicago, I
Douglas National Bank of Chicago
Toe
Chicago
Villistas All Acquitted in Columbus Raid Case
In Deming New Mexico all sixteen Villistas were acquitted this afternoon of murder charges tied to the Columbus raid. The verdict came on the first ballot with the jury deliberating thirty five minutes.
No Prospect of Agreement in Printing Trade Talks
Washington April 29 Secretary Davis of the labor department failed to bridge the gap between printing trades unions and employers after a conference with union representatives. He said there is no prospect of an agreement.
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Washington, D. C
Davis
Othor Department
Representaives
Lone Bandit Robs Davenport Bank Bank in Davenport
A lone bandit entered the Peoples Trust and Savings Bank in Davenport Indiana and forced employees to the wall with a gun. He collected loose money from the counter and fled on foot. Loot was about $1000. Police and sheriff hunted the suspect and expected capture.
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Davenport
Peoples Trust & Savings Bank
Ten People Killed in Payroll Robbery at Mexican Air Field
Houston dispatch reports the bloodiest payroll hold up in Mexico’s airfield history. About 15 Mexican bandits robbed the Atlantic Guilt West Indies 618 company, seizing 135000 pesos in Mexican gold near Tampico on April 21. Ten people died, including two bandits, in the ensuing firefight.
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Houston
Tex
Mexico
Atlantic
Guilt
West Indies
Tampico
Million Dollar Fire at Turin by Fascists
Early today fascisti set fire to the Turin Federation of Labor headquarters costing over one million dollars. The ground floor was saturated with gasoline, causing extensive damage and raising fears of further unrest in the area.
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Turin
Turin Federation of Labor
Italian Nationalists Seize Fiume City Hall
Italian fascisti have seized the city hall in Fiume and proclaimed a provisional directorate under former mayor Ricardo Gigante. Elections held last Sunday in favor of autonomists are declared cancelled and order is in effect.
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Paris
Fiume
Ricardo Gigante
Piume
Aguilar and Murgia Denied Captured by U.S. Agents
San Antonio April 29 Department of Justice agents denied a report that Generals Canjid o Aguilar son in law of the late President Carranza of Mexico and Francisco Murgia both said to be in revolt against the one government had been captured by United States agents on the Mexican border.
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San Antonio
Tex
Canjdido Aguilar
President Carranza
Mexico
Francisco Murgia
United States
Department of Justice
Sem
Kahn to Refer an Amendment to Army Enlistment
Washington April 28 Chairman Kahn of the military affairs committee said the enlistment of 168000 men in the army appropriation bill was too small and he would offer an amendment to raise the number to 175000. He added he is not an alarmist though world conditions are unsettled.
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Washington, D. C
Chateman Kahn
House Today
Youth Given 25 Year Term for Robbing Mail
Delbert Smith, 19, confessed to robbing a Northern Pacific mail car near Little Falls Minnesota on February 18 and fatally wounding mail clerk Z E Strong. He pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 25 years in the federal penitentiary at Leavenworth Kansas by Judge Morris in federal court. He will be taken to prison tonight after arrest seven weeks later in Salt Lake City.
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Minneapolis Minn
Delbert Smith
Northern Pacific
Little Falls
Minn
Z. E. Strong
Laavenworth
Kas
Morris
Ken
Smith
Salt Lake City
Fish Resolution Seeks Withdrawal of American Forces
Washington April 29 A resolution introduced by Representative Fish Republican New York calls for withdrawal of American occupational forces from Germany immediately upon approval of the Knox peace resolution in the event of its passage.
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Washington, D.C
Germany
Representative Fish
Republican
New York
Baseball Scores and Standings Across Major Cities
Yesterday's results show Brooklyn beating New York while Philadelphia edged Boston and Cincinnati defeated St Louis. Other scheduled games include Chicago at Pittsburgh and Philadelphia at Brooklyn with Boston visiting New York. American League results include Cleveland versus Washington and New York versus Boston with rain delaying St Louis at Chicago and Detroit games.
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Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
Chicago
New York
Boston
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
St Louis
St. Louis
Pittsburg
W. P
Cleveland
Washington
Detroit
Philadephia
Delphia
Mail plane crash near Cleveland causes pilot’s death
A mail plane from Chicago crashed into the Cuya hoga river bank near Cleveland today amid heavy fog. The craft was destroyed by fire and the pilot died from burns. Report says the pilot took off from Bryan, Ohio before the mishap.
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Cleveland
Chicago
Cuyahoga River
Bryan
Ohio
Four Executed At the Cork Prison
Four men convicted of levying war against the British crown were executed by firing squad at Cork jail. Patrick O Sullivan Maurice Moore Patrick Ronayne and Thomas Mulcahy faced the same fate after overnight mass. The condemned were addressed by Canon O Sullivan before death. Bodies were withheld from relatives and interred at Cork jail.
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Cork
Pattrick O'Sullivan
Maurice Moore
Patrick Ronayne
Thomas Mulcahy
Canon O'Sullivan
Death ruled in poisoning not diphtheria in Illinois
Chicago April 29 Mary Vance daughter of a Glencoe Illinois dentist died from poisoning and not from diphtheria as the death certificate stated. Coroner's physician who conducted the autopsy at the parents' request announced the finding, noting the death occurred after a long illness.
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Chicago
Mary Vance
Glencoe
Illinois
Los Angeles
Navy Supply Bill Passes the House
Washington April 29 The House passed the annual naval appropriation bill after defeating amendments. The measure appropriates 2914000 000 of which 90 000 000 funds continuing construction on vessels. The bill moves to the Senate with a rising vote of 212 for and 15 against.
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Washington, D.C
House
Senate
Britain's Lloyd George May Delay Ruhr Occupation Ultimatum Said
The London Matin reports Prime Minister Lloyd George would consent to the occupation of the Ruhr only after an ultimatum granting a set amount for delay is sent to Germany. The stance aims to appease those in favor of delaying action and reflects wartime policy tensions.
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Ppril
Associated Press
Lloyd George
Britain
Ruhr
Germany
London
Matin
Texas Cattle Die of Mysterious Malady
Fort Worth April 29. Laboratory tests are under way by state veterinary experts to determine the cause of a mysterious cattle illness in Llano county. State officials were summoned Monday to investigate a new disease that has ravaged local herds, with about 260 head reported dead recently.
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Fort Worth
Tex
State Veterinary Department
Llano County
Alleged mail bandit identified as murder suspect
Detroit authorities announced that George Rogers, tied to the Toledo mail robbery, is the convict who escaped from a San Francisco jail over a year ago after being convicted of murder. The revelation links Rogers to the crime and notes federal authorities confirmed the identification.
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Detroit
Mich
George Rogers
Toledo
San Franciso
Market Summary from United States Bureau of Markets
Opening Chicago markets show cattle receipts around 5 000 with steers and yearlings trading up to 1 cent higher and bulls steady. Hogs receipts about 21 000 with opening gains 10 to 15 cents. lambs and sheep steady to 25 cents higher. Grain futures mixed with wheat near 139% May and corn 56% May. cattle and hogs futures also listed.
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Unitestates Bureau of Markets
Associated Press
Chicago
Mark Cases Inc
Joseph Markers
Local Cash Markets Report Grain and Feed Prices
Market brief lists corn me oats timothy hay and straw prices with wheat and clover seed. Timothy seed priced at 1.50 to 175 and barley 21 cents vs 19 cents springs. Hides and ducks noted. horse hides one dollar and beef hides two cents.
Three Boys Run Short Lived Movie Venture
Chicago April 29 three boys aged 11 to 12 attempted a cheap screening scheme at a neighborhood theatre closed for remodeling. They opened a locked drawer of films, charged two cents admission, and employed other youths as musicians. Police contained the plan as patrons fled, with damage totaling hundreds of dollars in film destroyed and machines operated.
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Chicagoil
Moving Picture House
Farmer Hauls Autos While His Hogs Wait
Mitchell April 29 A Davi son county farmer hauled a wagon load of hogs and solemnly watched as nine automobiles were pulled from mud on the main north county highway just south of the northern county line. One big car remained stranded in the center for hours while eight others attempted to pass and became stuck on either side of the road. The farmer calculated he would gain as much from his spring pigs as from the auto recovery efforts.
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Mitchell
White
Davison County
War Criminal Trial Begins at Leipsic May 23
Berlin reports that about nine hundred war criminals named by the Entente will face trial at Leipsic beginning May 23. Seven judges will hear early cases against minor offenders with witnesses from England. Charges include abuse of prisoners by Heine and maltreatment at camps at Flavy Le Martel and Pommerensort. British French Belgian reps attend. Germany conducts prosecutions with no political influence.
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Berlin
England
Gery
Knox bill attacked in Senate report today
Washington DC April 2 The Knox peace resolution was declared to be fraught with untold difficulties and likely to prove a disappointment to its friends in a minority report submitted to the Senate today by the Democratic members of the foreign relations committee.
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Washington, D.C
Senate
Foreign Relations Committee
Get Prison Terms on Night Riding Charge
Jonesboro Ark April 29 Twenty three men under Indiev went on charges growing out of night riding here last fall today pleaded guilty and were sentenced to prison terms ranging from two months to a year. They included Dewitt Garrett who has been on trial for a week and whose attorneys last night asked permission for him to change his plea from not guilty to guilty.
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Jonesboro
Ark
Indiev
Dewitt Garrett
Found Shot to Death At Wheel of Auto Poste
A man was found shot to death at the wheel of a car in Poste. Police opened an investigation as neighbors reported a loud confrontation earlier. No immediate suspects are named, and the motive remains unclear. Local investigators urge anyone with information to come forward.
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Kahn
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Ride
Leipsic
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