Wilson to Make Treaty a Issue in Senate Fight
Washington sources report President Wilson will push the Versailles treaty as a major issue in the Senate and veto the Knox peace resolution if enacted. Democratic leaders abandon filibuster plans and expect a swift veto to shape the political battle ahead of June recess.
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United Press
Washington, D. C
Wilson
Senate
House
Senate Lodge
W Administration
Lodge
Washington
D. C
Underwood
White House
Isie
D.C
Poles Gain Ground in Ukraine and Cities
A Warsaw dispatch reports Soviet troops evacuated Kiev last Thursday and retreated to Kharkov while Poles entered the city Sunday, greeted by locals. Dispatches claim ongoing fierce fighting near Kiev and broader Polish advances including villages and rail stations, with prisoner and store gains cited.
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United Press
London
England
Kiefs
Kharkov
Warsaw
Daily News
Kiefi
Roussia
Wavier Foreign Commissary
Grodno
Byalysok
Prices Sag in New York as Wanamaker Store Acts
New York May 4 The 20 percent cut on all goods announced by John Wanamaker was resold today in wholesale prices, reducing retail prices and pressuring producers to dump stored goods on the market. Wanamaker official Joseph H Apell said the move aims to force price declines across the market.
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Ported Tress
New York N. Y
John Wanamaker
Joseph H. Apell
Benson Says Uncle Sam Was Ready for War
Washington May 4 Rear Admiral W S Benson chairman of the United States Shipping Board testified before the senate naval investigating committee that the navy department made every preparation short of mobilizing the fleet before the Germany hostilities. He stated the United States would as soon fight Britain as Germany and that detailed naval plans could not be fixed before entry into the war. He added the Lusitania sinking alone did not justify prewar mobilization.
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Washington, D. C
Navy Department
Germany
W. S. Benson
United Statees Shipping Board
Senate Naval Investigating
Benson
Simms
United States
Lusitania
America
France braced by arrests as general strike presses on
Paris May 4 Radical leaders in several cities were taken into custody as the government moves to suppress the general strike threatening railway, dock and mine workers. Additional arrests were expected to reinforce the effort to modify basic industries and end the walkout.
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Paris
France
New Vets to Lead Memorial Day Observance
A conference between the Memorial Day committee and American Legion representatives decided the next service will be directed by the Memorial Day committee, with the matter to be acted on by the American Legion post at its next meeting. Veterans of the Civil War and others who fought under the flag will be honored, and the transition to World War veterans handling the event is seen as fitting and promising.
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American Legion
Memorial Comittee
Inspectors to Review Mill Friday as Officials Arrive
The regular annual inspection of the Incan steel mills by American Steel & Wire Company officials will occur Friday. Visitors will arrive on a special train Thursday night and remain overnight, with inspections starting Friday morning.
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American Steel & Wire Company
Post Office Committee to Repeal Automatic Second Class Rate Increase
Washington May 4 The house post office committee voted to report a measure repealing the July 1 automatic increase in second class postal rates. The current schedule runs from 142 cents in the first zone to 5 and a half cents in the eighth with eighth zone rises planned under the act. The measure would maintain the existing rates and prevent the scheduled hikes.
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United Press
Washington
House Post Office Committee
Drive for the capital as Mexican revolutions unite
May 4 reports from Agua Prieta El Paso and Mexico City describe three rebel armies led by Calles Flores and others converging on Mexico City to press a capital seizure. Government forces claim victories, evacuations, and a tense standoff as unrest spreads through Juarez Cuautla Morelia and Michoacan with shifting loyalties.
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Agua Prieta
Sonora
Mexico
Revolutionary
Mexico City
P. Flias Cales
Calles
Chihuahua
Flores
Mazatlan
el Paso
Texas
Obregon
Juarez
Escobar
Casas
Grandes
Carranza
Werres
Tehuantepec
Suling Ciuz
Cuautla
Morelos
Delegates push for more Friday sessions at constitutional convention
Springfield UL May 4 Anxious delegates circulate a round robin to secure 77 attending members for Friday sessions aimed at finishing major work before the June 1 deadline. Some favor Wednesday and Thursday 9 oclock meetings to avoid Friday meetings, while others note partisan fights over waterways persist.
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Springfield
Pete Ae Short
Seare
Caaiman Charles Woodward
Ottawa
Lorimer
Deneen
Big bill passed to finish railroad administration affairs
The House approved and sent to the president the third urgent deficiency bill totaling 309 million dollars. Most funds will wind up the affairs of the Railroad Administration.
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Centro i
Washington, D.C
House
Railroad Administration
Grade School League Opens With Opening Game Victory
The city and parochial series opened at Normal diamond with Haish defeating Clifden 10 to 2. St Marys plays Ellwood, and Haish meets Normal Training School tomorrow. The four week, eight game slate ends with a pennant for the top team. An umpire and assistants were secured for the games.
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Scriowl
Haish
Clifden
Halsh
Eamel
Wolf cubs captured in hunt last week
In Caprelin and Litchfield UK on May 4 farmers report rising wolf depredations in central regions. Six young cubs were captured during a recent organized hunt. Parents escaped, another hunt planned soon. A Sangamon county farmer delivered a fox wot pel.
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Litchfield
Nds
Hant
Sangamon County
Joe Leonard Dies After Operation for Washington Team
DeKalb fans mourn the death of Joe Leonard former third baseman for the Washington team of the American TV. He passed away in a hospital in the capital city after a naval service and a rapid rise in major league circles. Home listed as West Chicago.
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Joe Leonard
Washington
Bos
Appen
Jack Kilt
Joe
Navy
West
Chicago
Council to Organize at First Meeting
The first council meeting this evening will handle regular business. New committees will be appointed and the aldermen informed of duties. The restroom committee will present a report likely to be accepted.
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Wee Cre
Two Women Caught In Slipper Theft at Local Store
In a vain attempt to beat the high cost of living two local women were found stealing a pair of slippers from a merchant. They carried a large shopping bag and, after confrontation, admitted the theft. The merchant replaced the items and lectured the pair.
Excavation Begins on New Warehouse by South Third Street
Work has started on a new warehouse by the North Western tracks on South Third Street. The old building beside the track has been moved to the south side of the lot and the new structure will rise close to the railroad. Significant tree removal has been completed and preparations for construction are underway.
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Peter Christiansen
South Third Street
North Western
Did You Miss It The Little Shepherd of King dom Come
The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come plays at the Princess Playhouse tonight for its final showing. Local theatergoers are urged to catch the production before it closes.
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Kingdom Come
The
Princess Playhouse
Grain futures soar on Chicago Board
May corn opens at 1.81 up from yesterday. July corn climbs to 1.69 as May oats rise to 1.0614 and July oats advance to 0.915.September oats gain 0.77 from prior close as the Chicago Board of Trade opens with new highs for the crop.
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Chichago
Chicago Board of Trade
Tornado Knocks Out Peges Village as Death Toll Rises
In Muskogee Oklahoma on May 4 volunteers search wreckage after a Sunday night tornado that devastated Peges. Fifty one dead and about 1004 injured, with physicians nurses and businessmen aiding the effort. The storm swept a three mile by one mile area.
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Fey
Pastor Attends Illinois Church Conference in Rockford
Rev Gustafson of the local Swedish Mission Church will depart tonight for Rockford to take part in the yearly conference expected to gather representatives from every Illinois church. Several more from the city will accompany him.
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Gustafson
Rockford
Ilinois
Legionnaires Postpones Meeting To Next Tuesday
The American Legion will not meet tonight due to an Americanization program at the Armory. The gathering is rescheduled for next Tuesday night with hopes for a large attendance for important business to come before all veterans.
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Legionaires
Wilson Meets His Cabinet This Afternoon
President Wilson and his cabinet went into session at two p.m. today in Washington D C. The meeting, held this afternoon, focused on ongoing policy matters and administrative updates from key departments.
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Wilson
Washington, D. C
Swedish Mission conference may visit DeKalb this summer
A possible invitation to host a conference of churches of the Swedish Mission denomination may come to DeKalb this summer. A church business meeting tonight will decide whether to extend the invitation to the national and regional gatherings planned for Rockford in August and DeKalb in early fall with the national conference at Moline later in the fall.
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Dkalb
Conference of Churches of the
Swedish Mission
Rockford
DeKalb
Moline
High School and Normal Baseball Set for This Week
The High School and Normal baseball teams expect a game this week, possibly tomorrow night if the weather holds. The last meeting ended 19 to 1 in favor of Normal, but High School aims for a big rebound and seeks a decisive win.
Ex Service Man Enrollment Notice At Local Banks
A public enrollment card is urged by an aid to the American Lesson. Banks listed will close Thursday afternoon starting May 6 including Jacob Halsh Bank DeKalb Trust & Savings Bank Firet Trust & Savings Bank and First National Bank. L Wolf the clothier visited the city today.
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Ennar
Inito
H. D. Fisk
First National Bank
Jacob Halsh Bank
DeKalb Trust & Savings Bank
Firet Trust & Savings Bank
Inst National ‘Bank
Goodison Takes Job As City Engineer
Mayor Wagley appointed Major Harry B. Goodison to the post of city engineer. Goodison, a former soldier, accepted promptly and began familiarizing himself with duties. The council will confirm him tonight. Likely a June 4 formal start, with temporary duties this month.
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Major
Wagley
Harry B. Goodison
Tiate
Dicker
Major Goodison
New Strike In Progress In Textile Line
Boston May 4. The Bedford textile workers strike has become an industrial crisis affecting New England cotton and woolen manufacturing. About 20,000 operatives did not report for work after mills announced reopening. A sympathetic strike of allied trades has been called. Wage increases demanded.
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Boston Mass
New England
Brakeman Killed Near Nelson Yards
George Suprenowski a young freight brakeman on the N W road was killed at Nelson when his crew tried to bank their engine back on the tracks another train mistook signals and struck the derailed engine before Suprenowski could crawl clear
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George Suprenowski
N. W
Nelson
Supronowski
Medicine Show Draws Crowd Despite Cold Evening
A cool 14st degree evening failed to deter a healthy audience at the Toneal medicine show on the corner of Seventh and Garden streets. Performers delivered a lively open air act and the crowd expressed strong approval.
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Seventh and
Garden Streets
Dramatic Club Plans One-Act Plays At Normal School
The Dramatic Club of the Normal School closes its present season with three one act plays this Friday in the auditorium. Indian Summer Overtones and Joint Owners in Spain have been staged by Little Theatre groups and proved successful. Tickets go on sale tomorrow at Seear's Admission five cents All seats reserved.
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the Dramatic Club
Normal School
Spain
Seear's
May Allison in The Walk Offs at the Star
May Allison stars in The Walk Offs at the Star Theatre tomorrow and Thursday with three daily showings 3 00 7 30 and 9 00. The film blends romance and satire with luxurious settings and a portrait of society parasitism as a penniless beauty falls for a man who loves her despite herself.
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May Allison
Star Theatre
Screen Classic
Frederic
Fanny Matton
Ufe
Stag
Geddes Tries to Gain Favor of Americans
Washington May 4 a vigorous diplomatic counter offensive aims to counter anti British propaganda in the United States Sir Auckland Geddes the new British ambassador leads the drive to win American good will In two weeks he has issued statements attended dinners and displayed ambassadorial affability British public men are expected to back Geddes in presenting Britain s side on the Irish question and other affairs The effort includes countering the impression that U S soldiers are not appreciated in Britain
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Uluru
Washington, D. C
United States
Atlantic
Sir Auckland Geddes
America
Sir Auckland
Geddes
Britain
Two Die in Dupont Powder Plant Explosions
Two men were killed in two explosions of semi smokeless powders in the sorting and packing departments of the Dupont Powder Company near Wilmington Delaware. The blasts occurred today and casualties were confirmed early reports.
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Wilmington
Del
Dupont Powder Company
Here
Miss Dadds Chronically Ill in Berkeley Cal
Reports from Miss Bess Dadds who returned from Siberia show a severe cold turning into influenza. Her California stay is marked by ongoing illness and loss of voice since February. Relatives in Chicago and Waukegan seek any sign of improvement as local readers await further updates.
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Miss Bess
Dads
Berkley
Calif
Siberia
Dadds
Japan
California
Berkeley
Chicago
Waukegan
Cal
Y. M. GA
Liberia
Daddy
France
America
M. Wood
Male and Female at the Armory Theater
A vivid production described as large and spectacular, to be seen at the Armory Theatre on Wednesday and Thursday, inviting audiences to witness its notable scale and staging.
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Armory Theatre
Dawn and comic comedy at Star Playhouse tonight
At the Star Playhouse J Stuart Blackton’s Dawn from Eleanor Porter stars Sylvia Greamer and Robert Gordon with Eddie Lyons and Lee Moran in In the Sweet Dry and Dry. The International News presents German raider Moewe footage. Performances 7:30 and 9:00. Adults 20 cents, children free. Wart tax included.
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J. Stuart Blackton
Eleanor Porter
Pollyanna
Sylvia Greamer
Robert Gordon
Eddie Lyons
Lee Moran
Moewe
Twenty One Nations in Clever Americanization Program
Tonight at the Armory a free Americanization program will unite 21 nationalities into a single event honoring the land of their adoption. The lineup includes Danish, Malian, Swedish, French, Lithuanian, Bolyaian, Russian, Serbian, Montenegrin, Jewish, Norwegian, English, Scotch, Iheir, Polish, Dutch, Greek, Croatian, Austrian and Negro. Officials say the eight o clock program will run without delays and all residents, native and immigrant, are invited to attend.
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Clevrer
Armory
Chronicle
Ireland ambush leaves sergeant dead in Kerry
Upstea Press dispatches report a police sergeant was killed and two constables wounded in an ambush while cycling from Listowel to Ballylongford in County Kerry. Dublin authorities adopt a Sinn Fein parliament resolution declaring the government authority and to obey its decrees.
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Upstea Press
Dublin
Ireland
Listwell
Bally Longford
Kerry
Leland
Sinn Foin
Fective
Miss Schamm New Clerk at the Reliable
The Reliable store adds a new saleswoman named Miss Schamm. She comes from Freeport with strong recommendations and is now engaged to work at the shop.
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Miss Schamm
the Reliable
Anna Schamm
Freeport
Wood Wins Maryland Preference Delegates
Major General Leonard Wood carried Maryland’s preferential primaries by about two to one, winning Baltimore and 20 of 22 counties. He will control Maryland’s state convention and its 16 delegates to the Republican national convention. No Democratic candidates for president were on the ballot. Complete returns show Wood 15 900 to Johnson 6 059. A separate Utah note says Republican delegates to the national convention will go uninstructed. four delegates were elected, led by Senators Reed and Smoot, seen as pro Wood.
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United Press
Baltimore
Leonard Wood
Maryland
Hiram Johnson
Wood
San Francisco
Johnson
Prices
Utah
Reed
Smoot
Heinous act of young mother reported in Urbana case
May 4 Urbana United States a deputy sheriff served a writ in a divorce suit when Mrs. Charles Wilbur hurled her three weeks old infant to the floor injuring it perhaps fatally and crippling it for life. Neighbors notified police she was jailed and the child taken to a hospital.
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Ay United Ree
Urbana
Charles Wilbur
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Nelson Yards
the Star
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