Anil Strike Plot to Grush Up Declares Reds Started
Washington April 15 official view that the railroad strike is a planned revolution to overthrow the U S government. Attorney General Palmer presented documents to President Wilson, outlining Communist Party goals and urging public disclosure to warn workers and strike leaders. He cited plans for a May Day uprising and the influence of I W W backed by the Communist Labor Party of America.
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Washington
Department
Justice
Wilson
Palmer
I. W
Pers
Department of Justice
Communist Party
Russia
Documenta
Communist Party of America
Communist Labor Party of America
Chicago
American Federation of Labor
The
Provisional Bureau
Amsterdam
Communist International
Europe
America
Arrest 16 in lottery raid across Ohio
Gohimbue O April 13 Federal authorities prepare to open an inquiry into alleged nationwide sale of lottery tickets by four international firms. Columbus men were arrested by police on charges of selling eketa or promoting a lottery.
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Gohimbue
Ohio
Fine Columbus
Explosion at Rotenstein Munitions Plant Reported
A blast at Rotenstein munitions site caused a dampening of mounts and a Sunday incident. Reports cite a heavy explosion with significant damage and an official day count of casualties and delays. Authorities caution that details are incomplete as investigations continue.
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Roten‘stein
France awaits supreme council on Ruhr troops withdrawal
Paris reports dated April 13 say France may sanction a plan allowing Germany to keep limited troops in the Ruhr to restore order. Britain protests withdrawal from Frankfort and other towns while French troops facing an international outcry, with Black troops reportedly withdrawn from Frankfort but left on the left bank of the Rhine.
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WM Evoels
Drankfort
San Remo
Germany
Wabr
London
Iwat
Lord Derby
Millerand A
Britain
France
Lloyd George
Lord Curzon
Supreme Council
Ruhr
Frankfort
Europe
Rhine
Wilson names wage board to handle railroad strike
President Wilson appoints the railroad labor board with George W. Hongar and Henry Hunt representing the public, Horace Baker, J. B. Billet, and William L. Park for the railroads, Albert Phillips, A. Wharton, and James J. Forrester for the employees. The board meets in Washington to address grievances as freight traffic has been crippled and action is expected soon.
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Washington
Railroad Labor Board
Wilson
George W. Hongar
D. C
Henry Hunt
Cincinnati
Barton
Tennessee
Horace Baker
J. B. Billet
William L. Park
Albert Phillips
A. ©. Wharton
James J. Forrester
Volunteers sought to pour beer into Lake Michigan
Chicago reports volunteers wanted to pour beer into Lake Michigan during the week as federal authorities seek to enforce prohibition. More than 60,000 bottles of real beer would be dumped to protest the ban, with Deputy Marshals Howard and Kieln overseeing operations. They estimate two weeks’ work and rely on volunteers due to no government appropriation for hire.
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Chicago
Lake Michigan
Marshale Howard
Kieln
Uprising Threat Moves Into May Amid Labor Strife
Government faces open conflict with revolutionary groups seeking to replace the state, as 80 outlaw railroad union leaders are jailed under the Lever Act. Business leaders warn of chaos as strikes and terrorist agitation stretch across industries, aided by a powerful US based international radical network.
Russia better without Japs says Graves in Manila
Brig. Gen. William S Graves, commander of the American expeditionary forces in Siberia, declares the Russian situation will adjust itself when the Japanese leave Siberia. He quotes that ninety eight per cent of Siberia’s people are bald evi ls and that they are working for peace, seeking the good of the country and the people.
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Manila
P. L
Siberia
William
Graves
Apd
Bluebeard Taken In Los Angeles After Seattle Case
In Los Angeles on April 12 a suspect called Bluebeard was arrested on a Seattle warrant amid allegations of at least 140 wives. Deputies Coote and Bell seized him in Hollywood and tracked him to San Diego. Evidence includes a black satchel with jewelry, bonds, and a list of 23 women marked as potential victims.
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Los Angeles
Cnly
Watson
Ageney
Haivng
Mog
Seattle
Sige ‘Hia
Wld
Bunco
San Diego
Seattle Dispatch
Coote
Bell
Hollywood
Mia
Louise Bilton
Oakland
San Francisco
Court sends Howat to jail in Kansas mining case
Alexander Howat, president of the Kansas miners, was jailed for contempt of court by Judge Curran of Crawford county district court. He refused to obey a court order to appear and testify along with four other United Mine Workers officers. Also found guilty were August Derby, Thomas Harvey, and Robert Foster.
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Pittsburg
Kan
Alexander Howat
Kansas Con
Curran
Crawford County District Court
Howat
Curryn
United Mine Workers of America
Kansas District
Kansas Court of Industrial Relations
August
Derby
Thomas Harvey
Rober Foster
Democratic National Convention Set for San Francisco
Waterbury Connecticut April 10 The Democratic national committee chairman Homer S Cummings declares the party will hold the national convention in San Francisco overriding proposals for Oakland He notes dissatisfaction at this stage but says a San Francisco plan will proceed with a personal representative already there.
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Waterbury
Conn
San Francisco
Homer
Cummings
Oakland
Bay
England Born Actress Lillie Wilkinson Dead at 79
Worcester April 12 Mrs Lillie B Wilkinson died here at seventy nine years she was famous for playing Topsy in Uncle Tom's Cabin. She was a native of England.
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Worcester
Mass
Lillie B. Wilkinson
Fanmage
Topsy
England
Pershing Denies White House Candidacy at Nebraska Banquet
General Pershing stated at a Hotel Washington banquet that a formal bid for the presidency would be permitted. The remarks were made during a Nebraska Society event in Washington.
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Washington
General Pershing
The
Nebraska Society
Bayer Aspirin Promoted in Handy Tin Boxes
The advertisement touts Ravyar as the world famous Anpirin from Bayer, claiming it is safe for colds and headaches. It highlights twelve tablet tins and larger packages, stressing easy access and affordability for users.
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Ravyar
Physiciana
Bayer
Mahice
Daily Thought on Silent Sympathy and Stage Restraint
A fragmentary dialogue explores how restrained acting can alter audience perception. The manager notes the performance impressed the audience but doubts lasting impact, while a writer and dancer reference practice and posing in a backstage exchange.
Shipments and ships vexed by garbled trade talk
In a fragment from Mlataken Locality a quip about a shipment of Nquor ends with a puzzled exchange on a vessel. The dialogue hints at freight terms and a docking miscue, reflecting locale speech and trade jargon in a quirky snippet.
Nature Fair and the Human Dynamo Adage
A Kansas City Star piece on nature’s repair work and motivation contrasts with a stubborn sluggard who defers tasks. It likens energy to a dynamo and jokes about a summer girl poised to enter the scene, reflecting playful newspaper style.
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Lucy
Guo
Kansas City Star
Fertile Valleys Shaped by Drying Ancient Lakes
The article argues that many fertile regions were once lake bottoms made dry by natural convulsions or gradual processes. It cites rivers like the St Lawrence and ranges between the Alleghenies as having originated from inland lakes, and notes seas such as the Euxine Caspian Aral as remnants of a vast north Asian ocean. It suggests the Bosporus opening drained this ocean into Europe and Asia, a idea echoed in Greek memory.
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St. Lawrence
North America
Allegheny Mountains
Arat
Asia
Peter Simon Pallas
Europe
Greece
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Cabinet
Mags
Gerte
Francois DE St.’ Phalie
Francois ‘de St. Phalie
Baldwin’ Locomotive Works
Philadelphia
Presi‘dent
Chamber of Commerce and Prtustry
United States
Groce
Senate
United, States
Rad
Hel
Red
U. S
Tts
William RB. Moss
Committee On Americanization
Chicago Association of _Com
Merce
David R. Prancis
Moss
Earle
Ford
Williams
Foster
Atecl
Man
Industrial Workers ‘of the World
Friends of the American “Revolution
Ole Hanson
Aittle
Winnipeg
Atrike
William $. Graves
Sullivan
Lilibats
Democratic/fordesational
All Chicago
Bluebeard
California City
Kanana
Lillie E. Wilkinson
Pershing
Couras
Bost
Hunt
Qunt
Biuggard
Louisville Courier-Journal
Postum Cereal Company
Creek, Mich
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